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Carolina News Alumni Association to honor McNair at Homecommg gala by Kelly Haggerty Senior Writer The Alumni Association will be host to a dinner for returning alumni and several reunion classes Friday night at the Sheraton Hotel in cele bration of Homecoming. Robert McNair and Luther Battiste will be hon ored as distinguished alumni at the dinner. McNair was graduated in 1958 with a degree in liberal arts and served as student body president while he attended USC. Alumni Association As sistant Director Lynn Bradley said he has since be come a respected businessman. “He’s owned several companies and most re cently acquired an NFL franchise for Houston. His resume is quite extensive,” Bradley said. “He is be ing honored for his continued success in business and for his contributions to USC.” Three years ago, McNair donated $20 million to USC to start a scholarship program for out-of state students. The scholarship is comparable to the Carolina Scholarship Program for in-state students. Students submit applications that are judged on academic performance, SAT scores, talent and essays. Of the students who apply, 30 become Mc Nair finalists with a guaranteed $8,000 a year. Af ter an interview, 15 of the finalists become Mc Nair Scholars and get $12,000 a year. According to Scott King, associate director of admissions, the McNair scholarship program is still in an early stage of development. “When it is fully funded, there will be 20 Mc Nair Scholars to equal the number of Carolina Scholars,” King said. Business freshman Adam Wilson, of North Car olina, was awarded the scholarship last year. “Obviously, I am very grateful because my ed ucation is pretty much paid for,” Wilson said. “Mr. McNair is doing a great thing by giving back to the school. I think his honor is well de served.” Wilson and the other McNair scholars will at tend a dinner in their honor Thursday night and will have the chance to meet McNair. “I am looking forward to meeting him,” Wil son said. While McNair excelled in the business field. m Battiste is being honored for his service to the uni versity. As a lawyer in Columbia, Battiste was the fust representative for District 1 at the Columbia City Council. He held his position for 15 years. “He kept the university informed of whatUas going on in the city,” Bradley said. “He*was a good resource for the university, as well as an avid sup porter.” Battiste and McNair will be two of seven award recipients at the dinner. Bradley Smith will receive the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for service,. Stephen Brown will be honored as Outstanding Young Alumni Aretha Pigford will be honored as Outstanding Black Alumni, and Philip Mullen and Harriott Faucette will become honorary life mem bers of the Alumni Association. During the celebration, alumni will gather for cocktails, eat dinner and watch the awards cere- * mony. President of the Alumni Association William 1 ■ Doar and USC President John Palms will present the awards. Both McNair and Battiste will speak, as well. The Alumni Association has given awards to alumni for 30 years. However, it’s the sixth year for the gala. It was originally held the morning of the Homecoming football game. “WeProved it to Friday evening to make it more special and a bigger event for the alumni,” Bradley said. Oct 17 ' Assistance rendered, LaBorde. Tire victim complained v of depression. The reporting officer observed the vic tim in an extreme state of intoxication. Emergency Medical Services and First Responder were notified responded! The victim was taken to the Palmetto ene H > USC Pouce CCrime Report t Compiled by John Huiett advised that the suspect was on the property after be ing warned to stay off by USC police officers. The sus pect was placed under arrest, booked at the USC Po lice Department and transported to the Richland County Detention Center. Disorderly conduct. School of Law, Complainant, said the subject was being very loud and boisterous. A witness said the subject was so bad that she feared for her safety, Upon talking with the subject, the re-’ ' sponding officer discovered the subject was neither a» : student nor a focultyorstaff member. The subject was • warned to stay off USC property or fee anest for tresj? ‘ passing after notice. N' .v - * * * ' > * ’* Oct 14 Grand larceny of laptop computer, Russell House Book store. Complainant said a person or persons used a key to remove one Apple laptop computer from a glass case while the complainant was at lunch. The report ing officer dusted for fingerprints, but none were good enough to be lifted. Estimated value: $1,600. Oct 13 Larceny of calculator, Russell House Bookstore. Vic p tim said he put his bookbag down at the bookstore. Up-. on’reuiming to it an unknown person or persons had ■ -*■ removed It, along with its contents: a T-I83 calculator, HililHIillliHHUUBiHUH uorrection:_ The caption in Monday’s issue of The Gamecock should have said Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, not Alpha Ki Alpha. 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