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Durham Literacy Center and Achievement Academy of Durham have merged into a
IN MEMORIAM
Wynn. Leader, mentor, advocate and friend are
As a combined organization, Durham Literacy
longtime Durham
Phail meant to me. Durham, and the entire state
single organization under Durham Literacy.
Phail Wynn Jr., a
will continue to empower
educator who held
who want to improve their
Duke University and
will continue as usual, and
Community College,
influential roles at
literacy skills. All programs
Durham Technical
the entire Wynn family.” Phail is also survived
died unexpectedly
Rahsaan Wynn and brother Michael Wynn.
volunteers and students. A number of Duke University faculty released books
recently, including: Professor of Practical Ethics Walter
Sinnott-Armstrong (Think
Again: How to Reason and
Argue); Fuqua School of Business Professor Aaron Chatterji (Can Business Save the
Earth?: Innovating Our Way to Sustainability); Professor of Humanities at Duke Kunshan University James Miller (China’s Green Religion: Daoism and the Quest for a
Sustainable Future); Duke theologian Amy
Laura Hall (Laughing at the Devil: Seeing the World with Julian of Norwich); and founding university archivist William E. King (Julian
Abele and the Design of Duke University: An Extended Essay).
by his his mother, Valree Fletcher Wynn, son
age 70. Phail served as president of Durham Tech for 27 years and was the first African-American to be named a community college president in North Carolina. He had just recently retired from his role as Duke University’s first vice president of the Office of Durham and Regional Affairs. Among many notable Durham dignitaries who shared their sympathy was Congressman G.K. Butterfield, who said that he “was shocked
and saddened to learn of the passing of Phail
ON THE MOVE
Association (NCPA). NCPA provides a voice for
of Durham-headquartered Eli Global LLC,
the profession. Tonya is the first African-American
Global Bankers Capital (GB Capital), an affiliate
psychologists and promotes high standards for
announced the appointment of investment
woman to lead the organization.
to coordinate the firm’s credit investment and
Preservation
veteran Seth I. Friedman as managing director business development activities.
Chapel Hill graduate Trace Clevinger self-published his book, “Beneath It All.” The story takes place in Wilmington, N.C., and
highlights several familiar
North Carolina destinations. The book is available for purchase on Amazon.
durhammag.com
condolences go to his beloved wife, Peggy, and
of natural causes at his Durham home July 24 at
Durham resident and UNC-
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of North Carolina, has lost a giant. My sincere
Durham County residents
they are welcoming new
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a few words that come to mind to describe what
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April Johnson in
Susan Miller, CPA,
early July as the
DMJ & Co., PLLC July 1.
executive director.
partner-in-charge of the
selected April
she’s worked since 2005.
nationwide search. She was formerly a historic
become a partner at
organization’s
Susan also serves as the
The company
Durham office, where
after a competitive
Dr. Tonya D. Armstrong was elected president of the North Carolina Psychological
SEPTEMBER 2018
Durham hired
preservation planner for the City of WinstonSalem. Prior to working for Winston-Salem, she worked with Preservation Durham in