YWCA ACADEMY OF WOMEN INDUCTION
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of the nine Wake County women selected for induction into the
2001 YWCA Academy of Women have Meredith College connections.
Meredith Trustee Elaine Marshall, instructor Kathy Olevsky,
and alumna Valerie Brown were among the 2001 inductees to be
honored at a November 8 award ceremony. The YWCA Academy of
Women honors the area’s most outstanding women who have
achieved personal, community and business success.
Elaine Marshall, who currently serves as vice chair of Meredith’s
board of trustees,
was inducted in the Government category. Marshall made history
in 1996, when she
was elected secretary of state, becoming the first woman in
North Carolina elected to statewide executive office.
Before being elected statewide, Marshall was a champion for
North Carolina women while serving in the state senate in the
early 1990s. One of her most memorable accomplishments was galvanizing
women legislators to make marital rape a crime. Marshall has
received numerous awards for her ongoing advocacy on behalf
of women.
Kathy Olevsky, who was inducted in the Physical Fitness/Recreation
category, has taught beginner, intermediate and advanced karate
at Meredith College for eight years. She also teaches karate
at Peace College.
As a competitive sixth degree black belt in karate, instructor
and community volunteer, Olevsky works to create and enhance
physical activity opportunities for all. She has been responsible
for numerous accomplishments of the Wake County Council on Fitness
and Health, has owned and managed Karate International in Raleigh
since 1978, and is a recognized authority in the fitness field.
In August 2001, she was the highest-ranking female in karate
ever to be inducted into the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
Valerie Brown, the 2001 YWCA inductee in the Education category,
earned a Master of Arts in education from Meredith College in
1994. Brown was honored for her work as vice president of programs
for Wake Education Partnership.
In this role, Brown advocates for children, families and teachers
while working to engage the larger community in the essential
work of the Wake County public schools. Among her many accomplishments
are creating the Wake Task Force for Teacher Excellence and
establishing a literacy center at Joyner Elementary.
The YWCA established the Academy of Women in 1983 to honor the
outstanding and diverse achievements of Wake County women. Colleagues,
employers, families and friends nominate outstanding women annually
for the honor of induction into the Academy. Other nomination
categories are Arts/Entertainment; Business/Entrepreneur; Health
and Human Services, Science and Technology, Teen Woman and Volunteer. |
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COMMENCEMENT
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 MEREDITH
SETS HOLIDAY CLOSING
As
announced by President Maureen Hartford, Meredith College
will officially close for the holidays at 2 p.m. on Friday,
December 21, 2001. Meredith will re-open on Wednesday, January
2, 2002.
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Square; captain at the 20th precinct, as deputy inspector
and as inspector. She also worked as deputy chief in charge
of 500 detectives in Queens from 1997–99.
Perlov holds a bachelor of science degree from the John Jay
College of Criminal Justice. She also graduated from the New
York Police Academy, the Senior Management Institute for Police
in North Andover, Massachusetts and Columbia University’s
Police Management Institute.
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CAREER CENTER
DIRECTOR RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD |
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W. Folger, director of the Meredith College Career Center,
was awarded the Roy Anderson Award recognizing lifetime achievement
by the North Carolina Career Development Association (NCCDA).
The Roy Anderson Award was presented during the NCCDA Fall
Conference. The award is given to an individual in North Carolina
who has made an outstanding contribution to career development
in the state and at the regional and/or national levels.
Earlier this year, Folger also received the 2000–01 Outstanding
Professional Award from the North Carolina Association for
Colleges and Employers (NCACE), the key professional association
for career services professionals in college and corporate
settings.
Folger has been director of Meredith’s Career Center
for the past 14 years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Hollins College and a Master of Education degree in counseling
from Wake Forest University.
NEW
EMPLOYEES
Submitted
by the Office of
Human Resources
Please
welcome the following new
employees to the Meredith community:
Susan M. Hwang, Technology Services
Michael Long, Maintenance
Daniel Perez, Grounds
Jose Perez, Grounds
Kaye Rains, Marketing and Communications
Frances Reyes, Housekeeping
Louise Silver, Housekeeping
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