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Ellen McGuire was an African American woman who began working at NC State in 1889. McGuire worked at NC State for 50 years and retired in 1939. According to a 1939 Technician article, McGuire was born into slavery on a North Carolina plantation. Although McGuire maintained many responsibilities, she spent the last 31 years working in the infirmary on campus.
Toni Thorpe retired after 25 years at NC State. Beginning in 2002, she was program coordinator for the African American Cultural Center (AACC). She played crucial roles in a number of events and activities at the center: Harambee; Blacks in Wax Live Museum; Heritage Days; AYA Ambassadors; the Nubian Message; the Red, White and Black Walk; "What’s on the Table" discussions; and MLK Jr. Campus Commemoration.
Trudi Lacey was the first African American woman to receive a four-year scholarship in women's basketball at NC State in 1978. She helped the Wolfpack win the school's first ACC women's basketball championship in 1980. She was the first player in ACC history to earn four consecutive all-tournament honors. After college, she coached a number of teams including the Charlotte Sting, the Washington Mystics, Queens College, and Johnson and Wales University.
The Nubian Message began publication in response to student protests alleging racial bias by the Technician. Tony Williamson served as the paper’s first editor-in-chief, and the paper was released in the Talley Student Center. In the inaugural issue, Williamson stated his intention to "totally, truthfully, and faithfully cover every aspect of African American life at NCSU" and his hope that the Nubian Message would become "the media voice for African Americans at NC State." Because the Nubian Message received no University funding and Nubian staff were prohibited from using NC State media equipment, the first issue was published with assistance from North Carolina Central University. Following publication of the first issue, the University allowed Nubian staff to utilize campus media equipment.
This was the first commencement held under the accelerated program, causing the exercises to be held approximately four weeks earlier than usual. Certificates, instead of diplomas, were awarded to seniors. Speakers included Governor J. Melville Broughton, Josephus Daniels, Dr. John M. Cunningham (president of Davidson College), and R. L. McMillan, state head of the American Legion. An honorary Doctor of Science was awarded to rural sociologist Carle Clark Zimmerman. An honorary Doctor of Agriculture was awarded to Charles William Burkett, founder of the Alpha Zeta agricultural fraternity. Honorary degrees of Doctor of Engineering were awarded to alumnus Graham Hudson Anthony, president of Veeder-Root, Inc. and alumnus Thomas Kenneth Mial of Johns-Manville.
The commencement speaker was Francis Pendleton Gaines, president of Washington and Lee University. The invocation was given by Rev. Lee C. Sheppard of Raleigh. Dr. John Rustin, pastor of Mount Vernon Methodist Church in Washington, DC, gave the baccalaureate sermon on June 4th. Honorary Doctor of Science degrees were awarded to Stephen Cole Bruner, alumnus and chief of the Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology at the Estacion Experimental Agronomica de Cuba, and Adrianus Moritz of the American Enka Corporation. Agricultural journalist and alumnus Junius Sidney Cates was awarded an honorary Doctor of Agriculture. Benjamin Brown Gossett, director and founder of the Cotton Textile Institute, was awarded a Doctor of Textile Science. Wallace Carl Riddick, professor of civil engineering, was awarded a Doctor of Engineering at the 50th Anniversary Celebration.
