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>From: Alex Redd <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: LIBERIAN GETS MASTER'S DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT
>Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:47:55 -0500
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>Liberian Gets Master’s Degree In Management
>By: Alex Redd
>Madison, WI
>December 16, 2003
>
>The America dream for self-improvement has, for the most
>part, been fruitful for most serious-minded Liberians in
>the diaspora. Presumably, from the 90s through the new
>millennium, many Liberians seeking refuge in the U.S. have
>seized the moment to educate themselves in various
>disciplines for brighter future. So is the case with a
>Liberian, Carlos Wallace Smith Jr. of Brooklyn Park,
>Minnesota who, on Saturday December 13, 2003, was a
>recipient of a masters of arts degree in Management from
>the College of St. Scolastica of Duluth, Minnesota. “ The
>journey started in the Fall of 2002 and ended this Winter
>of 2003 with no break in between” said the new graduate,
>Carlos Smith, in high spirit and great delight during a
>phone interview from his town home last Sunday morning.
>Carlos sees his latest accomplishment as a one step
>forward and a new beginning for pursuance of financial
>security and happiness on all front.
>
>Widely known in Liberia as “DJ WALL” since the emergence
>of Ducor Radio (DC101.1FM) in August 1995, the new
>graduate toppled the airwaves of the radio station as a
>popular figure for synthetically blending the mixture of
>hip-hop, R&B and Rap music that cajoled many youthful
>followers. He founded the United Artists With A Vision, a
>social group designed to bring out the talent and dignity
>in teenagers, who felt overshadowed by mundane maladies
>as a result of the Liberian Civil War. “ He’s one of the
>most intelligent human being I have ever come across”,
>says Sylvia Henri, a former female co-worker at Ducor
>Radio, who is currently working on similar master’s degree
>but with a twist in public relations at the University of
>Maryland.
>
>Asked if he senses a mismatch between his master’s degree
>in management and his voracious appetite for a music
>career as in the past in Liberia, Carlos replied “ I have
>always been a mosaic person---music will be with me ’til I
>die”. And, of course, this is true of Carlos. He is a
>pianist at the Faith Chapel Evangelical Ministry in
>Minnesota. This role “ brings me joy and attainment of my
>faith with the Lord and, as well a strong association with
>my pastor John Saah, who graciously welcomes me
>wholeheartedly”. There is something more appealing to the
>surname of Carlos , when it comes to the political
>landscape in Liberia.
>
>His great grand father, James S. Smith, was Liberia’s Vice
>President under President E.J. Roye. In addition, Carlos’s
>great grand mother was a renowned Liberian lawyer. The new
>graduate’s biological father, Carlos W. Smith Sr is
>currently the secretary-general for the United Peoples’
>Party (UPP). “I have been swamped by family pressure all
>these years to become a useful citizen” said the new
>graduate with glee of hope for the future. It is Carlos’
>hope to return home as situation improves there to give a
>face lift during the country reconstruction process,
>particularly in human development. His master’s degree in
>management is heavily based in human resources: labor
>aspect of strategizing, organizing, planning, developing
>and implementing coherent tasks in both private and public
>sectors of society. Carlos’ father, a prominent Liberian
>politician, had the fortune to sent his son to the
>University of Liberia to obtain his undergraduate degree
>in Economics before final arrival in the U.S.
>
>While his dad is in Liberia, the former radio broadcaster
>at DC Radio in Monrovia, expressed his gratitude to the
>entire family for their kind support; getting along with
>seven brothers and two sisters in the U.S., except for one
>who resides in Monrovia, Carlos is the first among his
>siblings to obtain such higher education in the U.S.
>
>Upon arrival in the U.S in January 1999, Carlos
>temporarily resettled in Trenton, New Jersey with his
>biological mother, Eleanor Badio. While there, he quickly
>obtained a diploma as an administrator in computer
>networking following twelve months of intensive training
>at Computer Solutions Institute of New Jersey. Sensing
>greener pasture in the financial sector and, as well the
>need to draw closer to other family members and friends,
>he later moved to Minnesota. According to Carlos, his
>step-mother, Margaret Juah Smith, whom he described as
>“heartwarming and inspiring” welcomed him with open arms
>in Brooklyn Center, MN.
>
>There, he started out as a licensed insurance producer
>with Primerica in areas of life, health and accident
>insurance for many clients. Following that, Carlos worked
>at Well Fargo Bank as an Escrow Analyst before moving on
>to his current position as a Retail Analyst at the
>corporate office of U.S. Bank in Saint Paul, MN. Carlos is
>an active member of the Midwest branch of the Association
>of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA).
>
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