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* Alphanumeric Systems Inc., based in Raleigh and owned by
NCCBI board member Darleen Johns, was ranked
216th of the 500 largest woman-owned and operated
businesses in the U.S. by Working Woman magazine.
The ranking is based on annual revenues. Only
companies owned by a woman were eligible for the
list. In addition, the female owner must actively
participate in running the business. Alphanumeric
Systems was one of four North Carolina companies
in this national ranking.
* James O. Roberson of Cary, president of Research
Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, accepted the 2000 Career
Achievement Award from the Association of
University Related Research Parks at the group's
annual conference June 9 in Boulder, Colo. The
award is given to individuals who have made
research and science parks a central focus of
their careers, who have achieved success with one
or more parks over a substantial period of time,
and who have received peer recognition for
advancing the field. During Robeson's 12 years at
RTP, the park has grown from 50 to 106 R&D
companies and from 32,000 to 43,000 full-time
employees.
* Deputy Revenue Secretary Michael Hodges has
been awarded the national Federation of Tax
Administrators' 2000 Award for Leadership and
Service. The award, presented during the group's
annual meeting in Boston, is presented annually
to someone who demonstrates "sustained and
significant service" in administration of
state taxes. A deputy secretary since 1996,
Hodges helped oversee the development of the N.C. Department of Revenue's technology applications,
including a new system that electronically reads
data on income tax forms, and also led efforts to
introduce electronic filing.
* Gastonia was one of 10 cities chosen by the National Civic League as an All-American City.
Gastonia, with a population of 62,077, also was
named an All-American City in 1963. The National
Civic League cited the West Gastonia's Boys and
Girls Club, where volunteers share talents to
tackle serious problems facing 800 of the city's
most disadvantaged children; Unity Place; and the
Make Room for Reading literacy project as
examples of Gastonia's efforts to improve the
community. New Bern was one of 30 finalists for the
awards.
* Sprint has contributed $48,500 to the
state community college system for scholarships
at campuses within the company's local service
area. Last year, 86 students received
scholarships through the program, now in its 17th
year. The money funds two scholarships. The
Sprint Scholarship pays 50 percent of annual
tuition for qualified minority students and
displaced workers. The Sprint College Transfer
scholarships provide $500 a year to students
enrolled in college transfer programs. Black
students receive priority. To qualify, applicants
must live in the state, attend the same school
for the length of the scholarship and must have a
3.0 average.
* The A.J. Fletcher Foundation has pledged $50,000 to the N.C.
Community Colleges Foundation's campaign to raise
at least $5 million for an endowment for the
system.
* SAS Institute, Cary, has given the UNC system
has received a five-year, $3 million grant that
will give students, faculty and administrators
use of the company's computer software and
services. Under the grant, SAS will license all
UNC faculty, staff and students to use the
company's products, with no limit on the number
of users or computers.
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