Elizabeth City State University - Viking Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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DR. JIMMY R. JENKINS, SR AND FAMILY 27

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liLl AtStTII CITV. NORTH CAROLINA 2740 ' ) OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR i919l 335 3230 Dear Members of the Class of 1987: You have achieved a significant milestone in your preparation to become a productive contributor to our American society and the world. Commencement is not an end but a beginning of a new plateau in your efforts to achieve higher goals for yourself and your family. We, the administrators, faculty and staff, sincerely hope that your matriculation here at Elizabeth City State University provided you with quality experiences that prepared you for the challenges you will face as you move forward in the world of work. As we approach the Centennial of your Alma Mater, this administration is continually progressing with plans and strategies to realize the mission this university has established. It shall be our purpose to reaffirm our goal of making this institution achieve its full fruition as the regional university of northeastern North Carolina serving the educational needs of all the people of this region, state and nation. Your Alma Mater needs your support in order that it can continue to grow and become self-sufficient. If the University is to become the most attractive institution of higher education in our state and on the eastern seaboard of our nation, it will do so on the support of its alumni and friends. By the Centennial, with your cooperation, you will see a University that has transformed in every positive way imaginable. We look forward to your full support as dedicated alumni in helping Elizabeth City State University to fulfill its mission. Then, we can truly say . . . if you look to the East, you will see a star and that star is Elizabeth City State University. Finally, Faleese and I wish for you a bright and prosperous future and Godspeed. Respectfully yours. Jimmy R. Jenkins Chancellor 26

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£ 5 Mrs. Vivian Armstrong fRight General Studies Dr. Treana Adkins (Below) Teacher Education Dr. James C. Agazie (Above) Division of Education Mr. Leonard Ballou (Center) Institutional Research Archives Mrs. Doretha Banks (Right) Institution Research 28