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North Carolina A&T State
University Director of Athletics, Dee Todd,
announced Nov. 21 that head football coach
George Small and his staff will not return
to the Aggie sideline in 2006.
“Today, Coach George Small
and his staff were dismissed after careful
review and consideration of the direction
of our football program. In line with our
commitment to the development of student-athletes
and to our Division I-AA status, we feel that
it is in the best interest of our football
program to make this change. This allows the
University to begin the process of finding
Coach Small’s successor,” said
Todd.
The process for finding the
next football coach will begin immediately.
The University will conduct a national search
and will seek someone with extensive experience
in the Division I-A ranks that will help A&T
become a highly competitive program in the
MEAC, one of the most competitive Division
I-AA conferences in the country.
“As with each of our
institutional goals, building a strong athletics
program requires us to look carefully at
our strengths and weaknesses and to critically
examine the reality within which we operate,”
Todd said. “The plan for our athletics
programs is to build a strong, successful
program that complements A&T’s
academic programs."
“The North Carolina
A&T State University family thanks Coach
Small and staff for their years of service
and wishes them and their families the best
with their future plans.”
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Three seasons ago, Walter
Stith began his collegiate career as
a 265-pound tight end at Western Michigan
University. Now, he stands as a 6-foot-8,
320-pound National Football League prospect
at N.C. A&T State University. Stith
has been invited to play in the 60th
annual Hula Bowl on Jan. 21, 2006.
The Hula Bowl, played at Aloha Stadium
in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an environment
that showcases talent in front of scouts
from every NFL team. The head coaches
for the two teams will be Tyrone Willingham
of Washington and Tommy Tuberville of
Auburn, two of the top coaches in NCAA
Division I-A football.
The game will be televised on ESPN2
and broadcast worldwide on the Westwood
One/CBS radio network.
Stith transferred from
Western Michigan last spring and has
had an immediate impact this season
on the offensive line at the right tackle
spot. He was honored as the Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference Offensive Lineman
of the Week after opening holes for
a 252-yard rushing performance by the
Aggies in a win over Norfolk State.
Stith also had outstanding
performances against N.C. Central, where
he recorded six pancake blocks while
leading teammate Brandon Sweeney to
150 yards rushing on 32 carries. He
also had a major role in Sweeney’s
205-yard rushing day in a 40-33 overtime
victory at FedEx Field. Stith has been
a consistent all season with an average
grade of 87% on his blocking. Grades
are determined by assignment and execution.
Stith becomes the third
Aggie player in eight seasons to play
in the Hula Bowl, joining All-Americans
Chris McNeil (1997) and Curtis Deloatch
(2002).
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Dr. Lelia Vickers,
Dean of the School of Education
North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State University had a groundbreaking
ceremony for its new School of Education Building,
10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the new building site
on the corner of Benbow Road and Bluford Street.
Expected occupancy date is early 2008.
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N.C. A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center
N.C.
A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center Dedication
and Unveiling of Joseph Holston's "Graduation"
Friday, December 16, 2005
3:00 p.m.
photo:
News & Record
Tiffany Kittrell, Carla Marshall, & Lynai
Thorne
Three North Carolina A&T
State University coeds were killed in a
car accident Nov. 15 around 10:30 p.m. in
Guilford County. According to the State
Highway Patrol, Carla M. Marshall, 19, was
driving north on Highway 421 and Tiffany
H. Kittrell, 19, and Lynai B. Thorne, 19,
were in the car.
Marshall was a sophomore from
Raeford, NC. Kittrell was a freshman majoring
in criminal justice from Alexandria, VA. Thorne
was a freshman from Raeford.
“All of us who are part
of the North Carolina A&T Family send
our sincere thoughts, prayers and concern
to the families,” Chancellor James C.
Renick said. “The Aggie Family is here
to do all we can to provide support and comfort
during these difficult days.”
A&T’s Counseling
Services provided counseling for students
on campus and were available to help others
needing support. The Division of Student
Affairs worked closely with the entire campus
community, especially residence halls, to
provide necessary assistance for students.
Hundreds of students, faculty,
staff, alumni and community representatives
attended a campus memorial service Nov. 20
at A&T’s Memorial Student Union-Exhibit
Hall.
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