Buffalo Criterion, 1988-06-02

              the buffalo criterion rochester mr oldest and targes american week r a 60 years - featuring paid legftim circulation established in 1925 it/(/tvsi7avv j&w2-8 1988 niagara region vol 6 - no 23 bishop head awards medal to sister mary xavier verden osp .« th mm 1t..v,r..n*l edward d head bishop of the catholic diocese of mo presented the pro kcclesia el pontifice medal issued by pope john paul ii <•• sister mar a . it . r verden osp on sunday may 22nd in the chapel of the diocesan educational campus frl dodge st in buffalo sister xavier has been an oblate sister of providence for 46 years she was born in atlanta ga where she received her high school education she received a master's in education from webster college st louis missouri and her master's in administration and reading from the college of st thomas in st paul minnesota her first assignment after entering the oblate community was at st paul and augustine school in washington d c where she taught second grade she also attended st louis university's school of social work sister xavier served as principal of st peter claver elementary school in st paul for four years and at st benedict the moor school in washing ton she moved to buffalo in 1973 and for the past 15 years has served as principal of the diocesan educational campus which has educated over 900 children in grades k-8 ninety-eight percent of the students are black and ninety-five percent of the school is non-catholic under sister xavier's leadership the school has distinguished itself for its programs which have encouraged spiritual physi cal social and intellectual growth in its students the pro ecclesia et pontifice award for the church and the pontiff instituted in 1888 to mark the golden priestly jubilee of leo xiii continues today to be awarded as a ign of the pope's recognition of outstanding ser vice to the church papacy it has been bestowed upon sister xavier in recognition of the fact that as a black religious serving in the diocese of buffalo she has distinguished herself as a dedicated religious and excellent educator a competent administrator and an active participant in the ministry of the diocese within the catholic central city at the conclusion of the academic year sister xavier w ill retire as principal of dec and return to assume duties of director of health services at the motherhouse of the sister of providence in baltimore maryland named executive v.p lan webber ph.d has been named executive vice president and mem ber t the board of directors for the hazard ous waste management corp located at 4454 genesee st in buffalo old westinghousc plant announced ronald m rao chairman of the board of hazardous waste management liardous waste man agement corp antici pates s_o million in annual sales and expects to grow from 65 current employees lo 250 next year the goal i the company is to become a full service hazardous waste manage ment corporation to treat or dispose of all forms of hazardous waste including asbestos pc b.s heavy metals and industrial waste working with manu facturing plants utilities and schools dr webber received his ph.d degree in analytical rtadiochemistry from car leton university in ottawa canada b s degree in chemistry and physics from the university of london england and a.r.c.a.t.s degree in chemistry and physics from the royal college of advanced techology in saltord england mr webber will be the liason for his company with area universities particularly with the suwab and hazardous waste center there he will supervise all research and development projects with the corporation 22nd naacp medgar evers civil rights banquet slated the naacp's 22nd annual medgar evers civil rights awards ban quet will be observed sun june 12th at 6:30 p.m at the buffalo convention center awardees are medgar evers drs lydia t wright and frank g evans community ser vice women for human rights and dignity ac cepted by founder and board chairman con stance b eve and the links organization ac cepted by president mrs leah c hodges human relations raul russi superintendent of t h c erie county holding cen ter and dr robert l palmer vice provost for student affairs state uni versity of new york at buffalo and the youth award cozette lyons dr evans and dr wright are one of buf falo's most respected and beloved husband-wife medical teams after a combined total of 81 years in the medical profession the couple have decided to retire they have done more than practice medi cine they have given time creativity and inspiration to the buffalo community dr evans is a graduate of the indiana university medical school and intern ed at new york's harlem hospital a diplomate of the american board of family practice he serves on the staff of millard fillmore hospital and is clinical assistant profes sor of medicine at the suny school of medicine in buffalo dr wright a meharry medical school graduate is an attendant in pedi atrics at buffalo children's hospital and a member of the american academy of pediatrics not only has dr wright distinguished herself as a physician but she served on the school board 1962-1967 she was particularly active in the specialized school concept that later was termed magnet school a member of st philips episcopal church and st philips altar guild dr wright has been singularly active in such activities as open housing planned parent hood and community self-help groups her biography appeared in the first edition of who's who of american wo men in 1980 mrs constance _ < i b eve founded and or ganized women for hu man rights and dignity inc whrdi and five years later in 1985 her energetic and inspirational activities and determina tion resulted in openirg the women's residential resources center 2528 main st wrrc is now considered a model facili ty thousands of women and their children have been helped by whrd and wrrc their efficient staff and volunteers mrs eve is the linchpin who transformed a concept into reality blessed with a charm ing magnetic highly per suasive personality mrs eve developed a coopera tive spirit with the park side community assn businesses unions foun daitons private citizens friends neighbors and everyone the beautifully renovated and furnished home opened as an alter native to incarceration for women of buffalo and erie county ' mrs eve in her own right has received almost as many honors as her famous assemblyman husband arthur the couple are proud of their five children arthur jr dr frank g.evans medgar evers civil rights award dr lydia t wright medgar evers civil rights award raul russi human relations award constance eve community service award leah hodges community service award building fund program tremendous success mrs mamie mcneely and the mcneely day committee wish to thank rev a charles ware pastor of friendship baptist church officers auxiliaries members friends and advertisers who helped to make mcneely building fund program a success they especially thank their pastor who has so graciously joined in to help fulfill the dream of the late rev e d mcneely r«>v a charles ware prayer of praise i will extol thee my god who daily loadeth us with benefits who giveth us richly all things to enjoy thou crownest the year with they goodness thou openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing every day will i bless thee and i will praise thy name for ever and ever for thou art great and doest wondrous things thou o lord art a god full of compassion and gracious long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth let my mouth be filed with thy praise and with thy honour all the day and i will glorify thy name forever more amen black educators plan 15th annual dinner ihe blaox educators as sociation of western new york will hold its fifteenth annual award dinner on sundae june th at b p.m at the kensington place 377 kensington avenue » the association's edu cator 1 the car award will be presented to carl ingraham a teacher at mckinley high school and an executive member of the buffalo teachers federation rev herbert v reid pastor 1 geth semane baptist church will be honored for out standing community ser vice the president's award will be presented to mrs hazel b upshur a retired teacher for her many years of dedicated service to the association and to education ken neth berry will he honored tor his continuous support of local education pro grams the winners of the annual black history writing competition sponsored by the black educators association and the buffalo public schools will present their winning compositions and receive fifty dollars first place prize six scholarship winners will be recognized for academic excellence they are angela carter of the buffalo traditional school salcna pitts sene ca vocational high school diana coles performing arts school antoinette i-ttman kensington high school and carlos bates riverside high school for ticket information call 838-3193 ms theresa pope is president of the associa tion radio-a-thon to benefit community affairs program this photo shows imam abdel nurridin and criterion columnist and educator eva doyle mrs doyle was a recent guest on the program and a strong advocate of face up wufo's face up hosted by imam abdel nurriddin will be * inducing a radio-a-thon over the next few weeks the program airs saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m and will be appealing to the public for donations last year youth for self help summer program the brainchild of wufo's station manager jesse key and imam nurridin provided 43 jobs for community youth the program went into debt when pledges made during the radio-a-thon were not honored thus resulting in the year's radio appeal face up is a community affairs program which has aired over the past two years featuring guests from all walks of life with various topics of community interest designed to rais public awareness the radio program is heard over wufo 1080-am on your radio dial to help in this worthy cause make checks payable to wufo radio 89 lasalle avenue buffalo n y 14214 in care of face up former buffalonian here for neighborhood days the evangelism com mittee of lincoln memori al united methodist church 641 masten aye buffalo will present rev steve parson as guest speaker during neigh borhood days on june 12th 13th and 14th youth night is june 13th at 7 p.m and 40 plus night june 14th at 7 p.m rev parson a buffalo native is the grandson of the late rev elijah j echols sr founder of first shiloh baptist church he is the founder senior minister and pastor of richmond christian center rich mond virginia richmond christian center is one of the fastest growing congrega tions on the east coast pastor parson's dynamic ministry is one of simpli city spirit and power based on the word and the lordship of jesus christ the lincoln family in vites the public to come to their sanctuary to hear pastor parson's power packed message mrs virginia long is chairperson rev steve parson a fine quality persian rug may 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