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[[image - black & white photograph of three men discussing the United Negro College Fund]]
[[caption]]UNCF SUPPORT - Christopher Edley, executive director of the United Negro College Fund (left), Dr. Luther H. Foster (center), president of Tuskegee Institute; and Marshall B. Bass, corporate manager, personnel development, R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc., discuss the importance of supporting UNCF. R. J. Reynolds Industries recently contributed $34,800 to the fund.[[/caption]]

"RESULTS" is the by word at R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.

Without a lot of talk, we think our track record speaks for itself. For example, the picture you see of Christopher Edley, Dr. Luther H. Foster and Marshall Bass relates to our recent contribution to the laudable United Negro College Fund. But that's only part of the story.

Our relationship with UNCF goes back a ways and to date we have contributed more than $450,000 to that organization.

In cooperation with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), we've established a $50,000 journalism scholarship to help increase the ranks of black journalists.

Fourteen students are already pursuing journalism degrees at leading colleges and universities on scholarships from this program. A total of 20 students will receive these scholarships before the programs ends.

We could say much more about our involvement in education—our commitment of almost one million dollars to Winston Salem State University, our summer scholarship program for teachers, etc.—just as we could about our strong equal employment opportunity program and our programs for doing business with black and other minority owned businesses.

Twenty-two percent of our work force in the United States is comprised of minority citizens. As for the business we do with minority owned business, our list of black and other minority owned companies from which we buy goods and services keeps getting longer.

All of our many programs in education, employment, and business get results. And as far as we're concerned, that's what really counts.