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Portland Coed Earns Scholarship
Delores Bridges o f Portland was
one o f four college students who
appeared on a "Good News” taping
o f the Montel Williams Show to dis
cuss the difficult ies o f financing their
college education only to be sur
prised by IN C E President William
H. Gray, III with scholarships.
Aurelio Ibarra, from Paul Quinn
College in Dallas, TX, Shana Adams
from Xavier University in New O r
leans, LA, Angela Goode from Saint
Paul'sC ollegein Lawrenceville, VA,
and Bridges who attends Clark At
lanta University in Atlanta, GA, were
stunned by the UNCF awards.
W ith Montel looking on. Gray
presented mock checks to each stu
dent. Scholarship funds were pro-
v ided through grants to UNCE from
MBIA Insurance Corp., United Par
cel Serv ice(U PS), NYNEX Founda
tion and Ronald McDonald Chil
d ren 's Charities.
Ibarra is a Mexican-American
biology student who wants to be
com e a physician. He received a
S5.000 scholarship from NYNEX.
Goode is in the Single Parents
Program at Saint Paul’s College. The
business administration major is the
recipient o f a S I0,000 scholarship
from MBIA.
Bridges is a business and mar
keting major. She received a $5,000
scholarship from UPS.
Ms. Adams, an aspiring physi
cian. received a two-year, full-tu
ition scholarship for the RMCC/
3, 1995 • T he
P ortland O bserver
United Negro College Fund
Announces Contribution
The U nited Negro College Fund
announced today that Com sat C or
poration will contribute $100,000-
$20,000 per year over five years - to
“Campaign 2000: An Investment in
A m erica’s Future.”
“The nation’s historically black
colleges and universities have opened
the doors o f opportunity to some o f
our most distinguished citizens,” said
Bruce L. Crockett, Comsat president
and CEO. “W e at Comsat applaud
the work o f the United Negro Col
lege Fund’s 41 private colleges and
universities and are happy to partic
ipate in its capital drive.”
UNCF President and CEO W il
liam H. Gray III, said, “Com sat C or
poration is global and high-tech.
UNCF colleges and universities are
multicultural and visionary. Com sat’s
support o f UNCF reflects our com-
plementary relationship.”
C ro c k e tt a d d e d , “ fo r se v e ra l
y e a rs, C o m sa t has m ade e d u c a
tion a c e n tra l fo cu s o f its c h a rita
ble c o n trib u tio n s . O ne o f o u r
g o a ls is to h e lp a re a y o u n g p e o
ple re c e iv e a so lid e d u c a tio n and
p u rsu e th e ir c a re e r g o a ls. O ur
m u ltiy e a r p le d g e to the U n ited
N eg ro C o lle g e Fund e n a b le s us
to e x te n d the reach o f o u r e d u c a
tio n a l s u p p o rt.”
C o m sa t
C o rp o ra tio n
(NTSE:CQ) is a global provider o f
communications and entertainment
products and services.
UNCF, celebrating its 51st an
niversary this year, is one o f the
leading higher education service or
ganizations in the country, having
raised nearly $1 billion since its in
ception in 1944.
ST. MICHAEL’S LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL
NE 29TH and Dekum
282-0000
Portland's Delores Bridges (far right) was one of four unsuspecting college students awarded UNCF
scholarships by College Fund President William H. Gray, III, on a segment of the Montel Williams
television show. Also pictured are Aurelio Ibarra, Paul Quinn College (from left); Shana Adams, Xavier
University; Montel Williams; and Angela Goode, St. Paul’s College.
UNCF Health and Medical Scholars
program.
The College Fund is a consor-
tium o f 4 1 private, historically black
colleges and universities, which en
roll 54,000 students and are open to
people o f a 11 racial and ethnic groups.
The College Fund is a leading higher
education assistance organizations.
• 3-year-olds meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 4-year-olds meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
• Classes begin the Tuesday following Labor Day each
September
St. Michael’s Preschool admits students of any race,
color,or national or ethnic origin.
For further information call the Church Office at 282-0000.
ITT Technical Institute Students
Unleash Creativity
Students unleash creativity at
ITT Technical Institute’s Annual
Spring T.E.C.H. Fest, slated for Tues
day, M ay 16, 1995, from 9:00 am to
9:30pm . Theall-dayeventw ill show
case students’ learning and creativi
ty in Automated Manufacturing Tech
nology (A M T), Electronics Engi
neering Technology (EET), Com
puter-A ided Drafting Technology
(CAD) and Hospitality Management
(HM). O ne o f the spotlighted exhibi
tions will be the senior AMT gradu
ating class project, which focuses on
robotics, titled ''P.A .N .D .O .R .A .’S
BOX” .
The T.E.C.H .Fest is an event
with many purposes: to show high
schools in the area what ITT Techni
cal Institute offers in the way o f edu
cation, to bring out students' talents
and to help build their confidence.
Students invite family and friends to
view their exhibition o f projects and
to network with prospective employ
ers, with hopes to develop future
career opportunities.
The Portland ITT Technical In
stitute is operated by Indianapolis-
based ITT Educational Service, Inc.
(ITT/ESI), a subsidiary o f ITT C or
poration providing education to near
ly 20,000 students through its ITT
T echnical Institutes. Founded in
1968, ITT/ESI is one o f the largest
private higher eduction systems in
the country, operating 55 ITT Tech
nical Institutes in 25 states. Estab
lished in 1978, the Portland ITT Tech
nical Institute offers educational pro
grams in Automated Manufacturing
technology. Electronics Engineering
Technology, Computer-Aided Draft
ing T echnology and H ospitality
M anagement to 400 to 600 students
annually.
ITT Technical Institute's Port
land Cam pus is located at 6035 NE
78th Court. The entrance is on Co
lu m b ia B o u le v a rd , n e x t to the
Colwood National G olf Course. For
more information or directions, con
tact Barbara Super or Dea Murray at
255-6500 or 800-234-5488.
OLCC Requests
Dates O f Proms,
Graduations
I t ’s th e se a so n fo r high
sch o o l prom s. A nd, next m onth
the sc h e d u le for high sch o o l
g ra d u a tio n s b eg in s. T here may
be o th e r a c tiv itie s, c e le b ra tio n s
and u n -o ffic ia l " s k ip ” days b e
ing p la n n e d for high sch o o l se
nio rs.
“ U n f o r tu n a te ly , m any o f
th e se a c tiv itie s w ill in v o lv e the
use o f a lc o h o l and may lead to
a lc o h o l-re la te d a c c id e n ts .’ said
R ich ard E vans, O reg o n liq u o r
C o n tro l C o m m issio n R e g u la to
ry F ield S e rv ic e s d ire c to r.
“ T h a t's why w e are again
ask in g for the d a te s o f the se
n io r e v e n ts from O re g o n ’s high
school p rin c ip le s .” E vans said.
T his is th e eig h th y e a r that the
O L C C has re q u e ste d the d ates
o f high sch o o l c e le b ra tio n s to
share w ith local law e n fo rc e
m ent a g e n c ie s and m ajo r h o
tels.
E vans e x p la in e d w hen the
O L C C learn s o f a party In v o lv
ing m in o rs an d a lc o h o l, the
co m m issio n sta ff w ill try to stop
the party b efo re its sta rts. “ We
inform the sp o n so rs o r p ro p e r
ty o w n e r th at O regon law does
not a llo w anyone but a p aren t
or g u a rd ia n to m ake a lc o h o lic
liq u or a v a ila b le to a m inor. The
law also clearly states th at o w n
ers o f p ro p e rty w here such p a r
ties o c c u r are legally re s p o n s i
ble and su b je c t to h av in g th e ir
p ro p e rty c o n fis c a te d ," E vans
said.
T he O L C C has also e n lis t
ed the c o o p e ra tio n o f O regon
b eer w h o le sa le rs to help p re
vent keg sales o f beer to m i
nors.
T he co m m issio n re q u e sts
w h o le sa le rs to tell c u sto m ers
ab o ut the p e n a ltie s for fu rn ish
ing a lco h o l to m inors. T he m in
im um fin e for fu rn is h in g is
$ 3 5 0 W h o le s a le rs a re a lso
ask ed to rep o rt any sale o f a
large n u m b er o f kegs to one
b uyer to the O LCC.
A nyone w ith in form ation
a b o u t p a rty p la n s in v o lv in g
m in ors and alcohol is e n c o u r
aged to call the O LCC toll free.
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