Recent Black History Celebration at James Sprunt Community College

by Kathy Grear 03/25/2016

KENANSVILLE, NC– Dr. Kent Guion, Chief Diversity Officer from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, was the guest speaker for the recent Black History Celebration at James Sprunt Community College.

Dr. Guion received a Medical Doctorate from the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a MA in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a BS in Zoology from North Carolina State University. He also completed a Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology and Primary Care General Internal Medicine at Duke Medical Center.

Dr. Guion’s speech was well-received by a captive audience of students, faculty and staff.  He spoke about the importance of connections and the importance of “maintaining an ongoing black history month acknowledgement.”  He also shared that we can “acknowledge some of the things that

happened in the past and continue to understand and learn more, just about with every year, about how different contributions really have put us to where we are at this moment in time.” 

Two uplifting musical selections for the special event were provided by the newly formed Spartan Ensemble, made up of JSCC students and staff.  The ensemble is under the

direction of Tonda Clowney, Sr. Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President of Student Services, and Christy Jeffers, WIA Case Manager.

Opening and closing remarks were given by Mr. Jimmy Tate, with Jeremy Faison, Vice-President of the SGA, introducing the speaker.

This event was sponsored by the JSCC Leadership Center and the JSCC Student Government Association. •