4 The Compass March, 2000 NBC News National Correspondent Coming to ECSU By Stacy Brock program, the Today Show Assistant Editor newscasts and America's Rehema Ellis joined NBC Talking. News as a general assignment Prior to joining NBC, Ms. correspondent in early 1994. Ellis worked at WHDH-TV in Based in , Ellis , where she anchored reports on a variety of issues the station's weekend news­ of national importance. She casts as well as the station's was part of NBC's special cov­ weekly public affairs broad­ erage of the plane crash of cast, "Urban Update." While John F. Kennedy Jr. providing at WHDH, Ms Ellis provided reports for Nightly News, the live coverage of the Pope's Today Show as well as live Visit to Denver and subse­ coverage for MSNBC. quently anchored a half-hour Ms. Ellis was one of the first special on the trip. correspondents on the scene In 1991, she followed of the crash of TWA Flight 800 Nelson Mandela from new in New York and spent nearly York to Boston on his historic six weeks report on the trage­ visit to the United States. dy. Her work has taken her to Ms. Ellis also served as a Zaire, Africa to report on the political reporter while at Rwandan refugee crisis, and WHDH, covering the 1988 Photo courtesy of NBC News NBC News Correspondent Rehema Ellis will visit the campus on April 13, to Haiti during the U.S. occu­ presidential campaign. Before 2000. For more information contact The Office of Student Affairs at pation of that country. She has 335-3654. anchored the NBC Sunrise (See Correspondent, pagelO) University Honor Societies induct 17 during i\/iid-year Ceremonies Two of including creative and criti­ group had been inactive on October 4, 1964. Kendra cal writings. Sigma Tau the campus, but has since Parker, President and Miss Elizabeth City Delta members have the undergone a successful Kappa Delta Pi, and Dr. State University's rights to scholarships and to reorganization, there has Samuel Moore, Kappa Delta top honor societies contribute to the literary been an election of new Pi advisor, conducted the publication The Rectangle. officers and one fundraising ceremony. recently inducted The organization's first project has been completed. Dr. Charles Cherry, chair­ 17 new members. chapter was installed at Kappa Delta Pi, the person of the Department of Dakota Wesleyan College in International Education Education and Psychology, By Inger Parker Michelle, South Dakota by Honor society, held induc­ was the guest speaker. The Sigma Tau Delta's Iota Nu Judeon Q. Owen. Sigma Tau tion for its members on focus of his speech was to Chapter welcomed seven Delta was established on the Thursday, November 9 in emphasize the importance of inductees into the organi­ Elizabeth City State the Kermit E. White time. zation during a recent cere­ University campus in 1995. Graduate Center. It was "If you want to know how mony held in Johnson Hall. The November 1999 hon- founded on the basis of valuable a month is, ask the Sigma Tau Delta was found­ oree list included: Colina knowledge, dignity and mother of a pre-mature ed on the basis of sincerity, Bartlett, Stacy Brock, Inger power. Kappa Delta Pi's baby," Dr. Cherry said. His truth, and design in May of Parker, Albert R. Walker III, motif is to inspire the young speech was inspirational to 1924. The international Kimberly Ware, Jeanette and the old to grow by the inductees, who were English honor society ena­ Watson and Ms. Diane R. using their heritage, to inspired to use time wisely bles students to confer dis­ Zeuner. Dr. Glenda Griffin develop a concern for the and not waste it. The induc­ tinction for high achieve­ and Ms. Kathy Brothers con­ needs of others, and to tees were: Mrs. Kim ments in the English lan­ ducted the ceremony. Dr. strengthen moral character Ballance, Mrs. Carly Brothers guage, to promote interest in Velma Blackmon, chairper­ and personality. It was Meads, Kathleen Davis, literature and the English son of the Department of founded at the University of Kenneth Mays, Stephanie language on campuses and Language, Literature, and Illinois on March 8, 1911. It Miller, Levar Mizelle, Carol surrounding communities Communications, congratu­ was established on the Pressnell, Darlene Skinner, and to foster the discipline of lated the new members and Elizabeth City State Tracy Twiddy, and Paulette English in all its aspects. gave closing remarks. The University campus on Wagner.