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and at Harlem Hospital, where she had been born. Her husband, Dr. Charles C. Hunt, is also an internist. When their two daughters were born her parents took care of them until they were two and a half and they went to day care.

"The children had the best of both worlds, parents who were caring and grandparents who were doting," she recalls with a smile. "While I went into private practice I arranged my office hours so I could be with them at dinner and bedtime." Her daughter Joanne is now Director of Pulmonary Pediatrics at St. Thomas Hospital in the Virgin Islands. Her other daughter, Patrice, is a real estate broker and market research analyst in Boston.

Attending physician in internal medicine at Harlem Hospital, she has been chairperson of the Utilization Review Committee there since 1974, and has been first vice president of the American Board of Utilization Review and Quality Assurance Physician for the past year, among her many professional and civic endeavors.

"What I am really concerned about is the direction in which medicine is going," she said." Years ago reimbursement came out of patients' pockets. Now the third party insurance payment is an intruder between the patient and the physician and sets up guidelines on what services a patient can get and how much a physician can get paid for it. I recognize that this is partly a result of the great advances we have made in technology, but there is a whole group of our population who have no health insurance. Society is making no attempt to help this group. We are writing off a whole section of society from access to health care. I believe health care is a right. I believe education is a right. But I don't have the answers. I know the question must be addressed, but all I have as I grow older are questions, not answers."

In honor of Dr. Foster's being chosen Distinguished Alumna, friends and colleagues are endowing the Pearl D. Foster Scholarship Fund. The Hon. William H. Booth '41, retired Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, and Charles R. Sherwood, vice president of Carver Federal Saving Bank, will serve as co-chairmen. The fund will provide scholarships to the most talented women and minority students majoring in biological sciences. The goal of $25,000 would provide two full-tuition scholarships.

"The criteria for the award—academic achievement—would appropriately reflect the values and life of Dr. Foster," the co-chairmen said.

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TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY—To help celebrate his tenth anniversary with Somerset Importers, Ltd., Alfred P. Schexnayder (center). Vice President and Assistant National Sales Manager, is presented with a gold watch by John E. Heilmann (left), President and CEO of Somerset. Joining in to congratulate Mr. Schexnayder is Neil L. Bianchini (right), Senior Vice President, Acting National Sales Director, Somerset.

Somerset Importers, Ltd. is exclusive U.S. importer and marketer of Johnnie Walker Red Label, Johnnie Walker 12-year-old Black Label, Crawford's and John Begg scotch whiskies, Tanqueray gin, Appleton Jamaica rums, Pimm's, and Hine cognac. Somerset's domestic products include Old Fitzgerald, W. L. Weller, Weller 207, Cabin Still, Rebel Yell and stitzel-Weller C.D. bourbons, Stitzel-Weller C.D. gin and Stitzel-Weller C.D. vodka.

Mr. Schexnayder joined Somerset in 1973 as district Manager, New York. He has moved into positions of increasing responsibility since then and, prior to his appointment as Vice President, Assistant National Sales Manager, he was Assistant Division Manager of Somerset's Southwestern Division.

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Joan Logue-Henry has been named a vice president of Unity Broadcasting Network. The announcement was made by Eugene D. Jackson and Sydney L. Small, chairman and vice chairman, rspectively of Unity Broadcasting Network, Inc.

Ms. Logue-Henry began her career with Unity in 1976 as director of public relations with responsibilities and special project functions. In addition to formulating the network's image through press coverage, public information strategies, corporate relations and promotional activities, she has been responsible for addressing a variety of organizational challenges.

During the major growth period of Unity, Ms. Logue-Henry's endeavors were essential to targeting and employing corporate identity vehicles, which resulted in positioning the company as one of the foremost African-American communications companies in the United States.

In 1978, she was instrumental in managing the growth and development of the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, trade organization. These highly impactful efforts resulted in legislative and FCC initiatives which enabled African-Americans to more than double ownership of broadcast properties.

A highlight of Ms. Logue-Henry's career, during her tenure at Unity, was a co-founder of the World Institute of Black Communications, Inc. In this capacity, she provided major input to the development and implementation of the CEBA Awards. CEBA honors communications excellence to Black audiences. In the six years of its existence, CEBA has become the hallmark of success in honoring those who have shown innovation in addressing the $150 billion Black consumer market.

Logue-Henry is an alumna of Wheaton College in Norton, MA and attended New York University's Graduate School of Business.

Unity Broadcasting Network, founded in 1972, is the parent company of National Black Network, a Black line-connected radio network with outlets located in more than 100 cities throughout the United States.

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