President's Report 2007 - Benedict College

BENEDICT
COLLEGE
Simultaneously, the Gladys Butler Goforth Laboratory for
Chemical Research and Teaching explores principles of organic,
analytical, physical and inorganic chemistry. Powered by the latest
in spectroscopic equipment, the Goforth Lab is funded by grants
from the U.S. Department of Defense, Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and NASA.
Not to be outdone, the Freeda Moore Johnson Laboratory for
Environmental Science Research aspires to be South Carolina’s
premier research center for “green” technologies and their
impact on reducing environmental pollution. The Johnson lab’s
unique equipment is funded by the National Science Foundation
and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security
Administration.
The premier James F. Littles Laboratory for Engineering
Discipline Integrated Teaching (EDIT) may be the only lab of its
kind dedicated to instruction in design testing, simulation, and
building of circuits and other prototype technologies. Created
according to the standards of the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET), the Littles Lab is backed by a
grant from the National Science Foundation.
Finally, the Ethel Mae Taylor Laboratory for Computer Science
Research explores issues in and the teaching of mobile computing,
artificial and real intelligence, and embedded systems. The Taylor
Lab is also home to Team STACIE (Science and Technology Activity
Centered Interactive Education), a collaboration of Benedict
College engineering students, faculty and industry partners joined
in creating unique extracurricular and teaching experiences on
this topic.
One would be hard pressed to find a better setting to discuss
research findings from these state-of-the-art facilities than the
new Juanita Scott Simmons Conference Room, housed near these
five Alumni Hall labs. Dr. Simmons, esteemed professor of biology,
served Benedict in several critical administrative capacities for
nearly 40 years. Her efforts also
resulted in more than $7 million
in grants, some of which paid
for renovations to the building
that now houses the conference
room bearing her name.
Mrs. Freeda Moore Johnson, class
of 1949, proudly stands in front of
the new Environmental Science
Laboratory that bears her name
resulting from her generous
support to its renovation.
Dr. Taylor, class of 1946, greeted guests at the
grand opening of the new Ethel Mae Taylor
Computer Science Research Laboratory, which
was made possible through her financial
support of the program.
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