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G A R L A N D VOL XIII ISSUE 11
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UNT Jirinet Argueta of Garland on Northwestern Mutual winning team
First-place winners (left to right): Back row: Sumeet Kumar, Oliver Day, Josh Jahn, Jeffrey Kemp. Front row: Myongchul Baik, Jennifer Wilson, Melissa Argueta, Heather Moon.
DENTON (UNT),— Three teams of University of North Texas students earned cash prizes for analyzing a technology vendor for the hospitality industry in the Fall 2014 Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition. Six teams of graduating seniors, selected by instructors from a representation of all College of Business departments, made presentations to a panel of judges in November. The judging panel included: Chris Gray of Accenture Consulting, Grace Warden of Northwestern Mutual Corp, Randall Jamison of Ze-Net Technologies and Scott Jamison of Ze-Net Technologies. “The experience was very beneficial to our organization, and the students were able to highlight and bring into focus some of the issues we know we’ve been facing, but having fresh eyes and perspectives on things we see every day brings creative solutions and ideas to the surface that we may not otherwise consider,” said Scott R. Jamison, vice president of operations for Ze-Net Technologies and a 1999 graduate of UNT. “We were very impressed
with the caliber of the students, both in their presentation and in the ideas they brought to the table,” Jamison said. “The quality of the student that the UNT College of Business and this competition is presenting to the business community is outstanding.” The competition has been held twice a year at UNT since 1995 as part of the capstone course for graduating seniors in the UNT College of Business. “Students were required to apply their knowledge and skills learned to address a complex set of strategic, structural, and behavioral issues related to this privately held, familyowned business,” said Derrick D’Souza, professor of management at UNT. The following students earned first place and $700 per team member: · Jirinet “Melissa” Argueta of Garland · Myongchul Baik of Chuncheon, South Korea · Timothy Oliver Day of Plano · Joshua Jahn of Rowlett
JANUARY 7, 2015
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Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Luncheon honors founder
DBDT's 2015 Founder's Luncheon scheduled for January 9 at the Hilton Anatole is chaired this year by Drs. Ellen and Dralves Edwards and has a Citywide community group of Committee members. Dr. Dralves currently works as an independent contractor in Emergency Medicine at three hospitals. He retired in 2004 after fourteen years as Senior Pastor and Founder of the St. Luke Christian Center Church in Duncanville. Dr. Ellen Cooper Edwards is CEO/Independent Distributor for Organo Gold International/Coffee Life Style. Her Company Capitalizes on four fast-growing industries: Internet, Home-based Business, Health &Wellness and Coffee. Dr. Ellen is also vice President of Doctor's of Faith International Ministries, Inc. Founder ' Luncheon committee members include Mrs. Audrey Thomas. Ms. Christine Thomas, Mr. David Griffin, Mrs. Deloris Washington, Mrs. Gloria Lockett, Mrs. Hattie Garrett-Newhouse, Ms. Heidi K. Murray, Mr. Howard Brown, Mrs. Jeanette Brown, Mrs. Joleen Chambers, Ms. Kimberley Runnels, Mrs. Kimberly McCormick Jones, Mrs. Laura Jeffers Murray, Mrs. Millie Ferguson, Mrs. Paula Watkins, Rev Bryan Carter, Rev. Claude Maples, Rev. Elzie Odom, Rev. Patricia Maples, Rev. Richie Butler, Mrs. Stephanie Carter, Mrs. Susie Bell, Mrs. Sandra Dorsey Malone and Mrs. Verna G. Brown Mitchell. The Luncheon honors it's Founder Ann Williams having founded the Company 38 years ago. it is the major fund raising event for the Organization and proceeds support the organization's outreach programs and scholarships. Honorees this year are Michelle Thomas, Chase Bank
Ann Williams
and Jim and JoLeen Chambers, community volunteers. Clarice Tinsley Fox 4 News will again be the Mistress of Ceremonies for this Community affair that welcomes in the new year. For more information and tickets call 214871-2376.
Garland gears up for King activities 26th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and March – Garland, Texas The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Garland, Texas unit will host its 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and march on Saturday, January 17, 2015, beginning at 10:00 A.M. MLK Parade Route in Garland – January 17, 2015 Parade starts on Dairy Road @ Garden Drive (near Embree Park), Garland, Texas, 75040 It proceeds north on Dairy Road to Highway 66 (Avenue D) West (Left) on Highway 66 (Avenue D) to First Street North (Right) on First Street to Highway 66 (Avenue B) West (Left) on Highway 66 (Avenue B) to Fifth Street North (Right) on Fifth Street to Austin Street Parade ends at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street, downtown Garland, TX, 75040 2015 MLK Theme/Grand Marshals/Commemorative
Please see UNT, page 6 Program - The 2015 theme is “Spotlighting Garland’s
NAACP Beginnings on MLK Day.” Grand marshals for the celebration in Garland will be Pastor D. L. Wilson of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church and Pastor Ronald Session of Shiloh Church, both located in Garland, Texas. The celebration continues on January 17, 2015 with an MLK Commemorative Program in the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. 5th Street, downtown Garland, immediately following the parade and march. Garland’s massive MLK Communitywide Youth Choir led by clinician Reuben Lael Griffin will perform. This event is free and open to the public. MLK Youth Extravaganza on January 18, 2015 - Granville Arts Center Brownlee Auditorium Youth groups from area churches and the Garland ISD will showcase their spiritual talents in praise dance and athletic talents in step routines on Sunday afternoon at 300 N. 5th Street, downtown Garland, 75040, beginning at 4:00 P.M.