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Commander Anthony Swain (’82) leadsUSS CARR during Iraq WarECSU salutesCommander AnthonySwain, a 1982 ECSU honorsgraduate and an 18-year USNavy veteran. TheCommander led servicemenon the USS CARR throughthe Arabian Sea, theNorthern Arabian Gulf andthe Red Sea in support ofPhoto Submitted by U.S. Navycoalition forces during thewar against Iraq. The USS CARR supported strikegroup carriers that launched planes and escortedships that transported supplies to Army personneland Marines on the shore of Iraq.As commander of the ship, Swain says hisgreatest responsibilities include training youngofficers and developing young sailors. He creditsECSU with offering courses that broadened hishorizons and instilling in him that nothing isimpossible— “even country boys from rural, NorthCarolina can graduate, rise in the ranks and makegreat contributions to the world’s most powerfulmilitary.”Dr. Leonard Slade, Jr. (‘63) chairsdepartment ranked top 10 nationallyThe University of Albany African Studiesgraduate program, chaired by Dr. Leonard A.Slade, Jr., an ECSU alumnus—class of 1963, wasrecently recognized as one of the top 10 in thenation in a July issue of Blacks in Higher Education.According to a recent article about the honor in theAlbany Times Union, “The top-10 ranking is basedon an analysis of U.S. Department of Educationdata and an on-site evaluation by outsideprofessors. The evaluators praised the leadershipof Slade and the diversity and dedication of thestudents. UAlbany tied for eighth place with NewYork University, just below Cornell University andahead of 10th-place University of Massachusetts atAmherst.”Dr. Slade was named interim director of thehumanistic studies doctoral program at the StateUniversity of New York at Albany. Dr. Marcus J. Newsome (’75) has beenappointed and sworn into office as Superintendentof Newport News Public School System. Prior to hisappointment as superintendent, Dr. Newsomeserved as Regional Executive Director for PrinceGeorge’s County Schools in Upper Marlboro, MD.The Peninsula Alumni Chapter will host a “Meetand Greet” reception for Dr. Newsome and hisfamily on Sunday, October 12, 2003 at 5:00 pm atthe Southall Landings Clubhouse on the Bay inHampton, VA. Maxine Beatty (’75) received a doctoral degree inHigher Education Administration from GeorgeWashington University. Dr. Beatty resides inHampton, VA where she is an active member of thePeninsula Alumni Chapter, as well as a lifetimemember of the National Alumni Association ofECSU. Major Clarence E. Lewis (‘73) was promoted to anewly created position of deputy chief. Lewis is a1973 graduate of ECSU and joined the RaleighPolice Department after teaching elementary schoolin Halifax County and a stint in restaurantmanagement. He first worked as a patrol officerand has had assignments in every division of thedepartment. He is a graduate of the FBI’s NationalAcademy. Congratulations to a proud Viking! Rev. Dr. Earl M. Brown (‘67) was awarded anHonorary Doctorate of Divinity by Dr. Bernard W.Franklin from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School ofTheology at Virginia Union University. Dr. Brownwas previously awarded an Honorary Doctoratefrom the Richmond Virginia Seminary. Lynetta Jordan (‘96) recently had her first article“Trading Your Destiny for a Temporary Fix”published in the premier issue of ChristianConnection magazine. Written in a conversational,yet insightful way, the article warns of camouflagedtemptations and expressed the importance ofknowing and walking in your purpose. Themagazine, published in the Tidewater, VA area, hasa distribution of 10,000. Ms. Mary Ward (‘41) received National BoardCertification in the area of Career and Technicalalumni newsEducation, Early Adolescent and Adult, ages 11-18. Dr. Ulysses Bell (‘65) was recently appointedvice president of Institutional Advancement atStillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL.ECSU MAGAZINE FALL 2003 45