JCSU leader prepares to step away

Photo: Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy.

CHARLOTTE -- Nearly 50 years ago, Johnson C. Smith University’s 12th president set foot on the campus, first as a student and then years later at a leader. Now, Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy says it is time to say good bye. Yancy started at JCSU in 1960, and while at first she was homesick, the school would eventually be her home away from home. Upon graduating in 1964, she knew her time at the university was far from over.

"I left here determined to make Johnson C. Smith University proud of me,” said the first woman to ever be the school’s president. "It was different coming back as interim president. I thought I'd be here for maybe six months because … I figured by September I'd be back in the classroom at Georgia Tech and life would continue. I never expected to be here for 14 years."

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JCSU Men's Tennis Signs Robert Butts to NLI

Photo: JCSU head tennis coach James Cuthbertson, Jr.

Westlake HS Standout to Play for Golden Bulls in the Fall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.) high school standout Robert Butts has signed to play at Johnson C. Smith University. Coach James Cuthbertson is elated at the prospect of Robert joining the Golden Bulls.

"Robert will help us contend for top honors in the CIAA Conference," said Cuthbertson. "We are extremely happy. His one handed and two handed backhands are awesome. He is also a good server."`

At Westlake he was tennis team captain and MVP of the tennis team. He also was Mr. SGA, Mr. Orchestra and a member of the student government association, the chorus, and the Future Business Leaders of America. This year's edition of the team will be playing in the state playoffs for the first time in ten years.

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