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The Pilot
Gardner-Webb College—Home of the Bulldogs
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1971 BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
Kathy Logan, G-W Holiday Tournament Queen poses above between
Debbie Burns on the left and Lanita Wright on the right.
G-W Receives
Accreditation
Miss Kathy Logan was elected
by the students of Gardner-Webb
to reign as Holiday Tournament
Queen at the Gardner-Webb Holi
day Tournament, December 27-28.
Her attendants, Lanita Wright and
Debbie Burns complete the court.
The election was sponsored by
the Bulldog Club. Kathy and her
court appeared in the Shelby
The Religious Education Club
is planning publication of a stu
dent directory. Such directories
are popular items on many college
campuses. They are a welcome
convenience when one is attempt
ing to locate a fellow student or
any other member of the college
community.
Included in the directory will
be an alphabetized list of the
school address, post office box,
and telephone number of each stu
dent, along with similar informa
tion on faculty members and ad
ministrators.
This service will be rendered as
a money-making project for the
Religious Education club and as a
service to the college. The pur
chase price for the directory will
be reasonable, under one dollar
per copy.
There is a new political machine
on campus called the Young Re
publicans. lohn Chandler, a senior
at Gardner-Webb, received a char
ter from the state organization, the
North Carolina Federation of Col
lege Republicans.
The party on campus was form
ed under this charter. They
are concerned with who is elected
as the republican candidate for
the presidency.
Chandler feels that the party
will serve as a catalyst to inform
the 18 year-olds and the college
students of the importance of a
two party system.
Since North Carolina and South
Carolina are basically democratic.
Chandler feels there is a need for
more republican representation to
assure a definite two party system.
The recent act by Congress
which lowered the voting age to
18 assures the college student a
voice in political elections, if he
becomes an active participant. The
Young Republican party offers any
interested student at Gardner-
Webb a chance to become actively
involved. Any student who desires
to join or who would like to re
ceive any additional information
contact John Taylor who is serv
ing as secretary. Other party offi-
Christmas parade December 2, and
will appear in other area Christ
mas parades. Kathy will throw out
the game ball at the tournament
Hailing from Shelby, Kathy is a
junior at G.W. Lanita, also from
Shelby, is a sophomore, and Deb
bie is a freshman from Kings
cers include Chandler as president,
Ken Jarvis as vice-president, and
Harvy Rash as treasurer.
A Gardner-Webb College stu
dent, Sidney Martin, Jr., of Ashe
ville, was one of four students
who visited the office of Lt. Gov
ernor Pat Taylor as the state pro
claimed November 6-12 as “Stu
dent Nurse Week in North Caro
lina.”
Martin is a nursing student at
Gardner-Webb and chairman of
the recruitment committee of the
Student Nurse Association of
North Carolina which annually
sponsors the week.
Others who attended the meet
ing with Martin were: Lynn
Hough, Lenoir Rhyne College;
Brenda Jackson, state president
from Fayetteville State and Donna
Corbin, also from Fayetteville.
Student Nurse Week was cli
maxed by a state workshop spon
sored by the student group in
High Point. The theme for the
year is “Nursing—1980.”
Gardner-Webb’s nursing stu
dents were recently involved in a
research project. The Sophomore
class participated in a study of
hypertension sponsored by a lead
ing pharmaceutical company.
Under the guidance of Dr. Jo
seph Walker, a local physician,
the students obtained and recorded
the blood pressures and pulses of
some 60 persons. Readings were
taken in the prone position, imme
diately upon standing, and every
minute thereafter for a total of
ten minutes. Data sheets were for
warded by Dr. Walker to the re
search center where computers will
compile the results.
The entire study entailed thou
sands of persons, ranging in age
from 16 to 90. Findings will be
obtained and reported by Dr.
Walker as soon as the information
is available.
Sophomores earned $110.00 for
their class by participating in the
project. Sharon Gwyn is President
of the participating Sophomore
class.
Gardner-Webb College has re
ceived four year senior college ac
creditation from the Southern As
sociation of Schools and Colleges.
The action was taken at the as
sociation’s annual meeting in
Miami on December 1.
Dr. E. Eugene Poston and
Thomas J. McGraw were in Miami
when the announcement of accre
ditation was made. The students
were gathered together at 10:30
a.m. on December 1 in the gymna
sium and the announcement was
formally made. Mr. Bill Boyd, di
rector of public relations, made
the announcement to the student
body and played a recording of
his telephone conversation with
Dr. Poston.
“1 am grateful to God that our
dream has been fulfilled, an ac
credited senior colleges with a
Twenty-five seniors at Gardner-
Webb College have been named
to Who’s Who in American Col
leges and Universities. Students
were chosen for their participation
in campus activities and academic
standing, and were voted on by
the faculty and administration.
The complete list of students is
Jeff Cranford, Mrs. Sue Rash,
Mrs. Jackie McSwain, Shirley
Young, Kathy Daves, Nancy Ma-
gill, Teresa Jackson, Karen Hardin,
Pat Hooper, Joel Jenkins, Carolyn
Santanella, Mrs. Debbie Webb, Jill
Sanders, Mel Campos, Fagg Now-
lan, Mike Shook, Susan Wilson,
Christian atmosphere,” said Dr.
Poston after the announcement
was made. “It was a genuine thrill
for us for several reasons. First,
because of the students—1 did not
want one single student to have a
degree from a non-accredited sen
ior college; second, the faculty,
staff and administration have
worked hard and sacrificed for
this day; third, the trustees, advi
sors and associates have gone all
out to help the college reach ac
creditation; fourth, the workers
and contributors for the past two
campaigns have put forth a great
effort for this day; fifth, the Bap
tists of North Carolina have sup
ported the college in a marvelous
Suzi Connor, Cyndy Lemmons,
Phil Swanson, Patsy Bumgarner,
Charlsie Griffin, Dickie Sherrill,
Judy Smith, and Charles Wilson.
A list of all seniors with a qual
ity point ratio of at least 2.5 was
computed and circulated among
the faculty and administration for
a vote. The results were tabulated
and the twenty-five students with
the highest number of votes were
selected. Campus nominating com
mittees consider the student’s
scholarship, his participation and
leadership in academic and extra
curricular activities, his citizenship
and service to the school and his
promise of future usefulness.
seventh, Mr. McGraw for his out
standing leadership in the acade
mic program after taking the job
at the illness of Dr. Thurman
Dr. Poston added that, “this is
the beginning of a new era at
Gardner-Webb. Our greatest task
of excellent quality is ahead of
us and we still need the help of
all of our friends.”
McGraw stated that “now that
this day is here I believe that we
shall be a college which will con
tinue to upgrade its program and
continue to be a college where the
most important thing we have is
the student. The next few years
will be decisive ones for all of us
as new innovations are introduced
in the field of higher education.”
Gardner-Webb received appro
val in the fall of 1969 from the
North Carolina Board of Higher
Education when the third year
program was instituted to grant a
four year degree.
The long road to accreditation
was started September 11, 1967,
when the Board of Trustees ap
proved Dr. Poston’s request for
the college to enter the senior col
lege field. Even earlier, in 1961,
upon becoming president of the
college. Dr. Poston outlined his
hopes to make the senior college
field.
In November of 1968 the Bap
tist State Convention of North
Carolina, meeting in Raleigh ap
proved the request of the college
to become a senior college. The
administration immediately began
a program to earn senior college
accreditation.
In the fall of 1969 the college
began the preparation of a status
report which was submitted to the
Southern Association in December
1969. In the spring of 1970 an
advisory committee visited the
campus and later filed a report of
its findings with the college.
In October 1970 the Southern
Association’s Committee on Ad
missions to Membership reviewed
the status of the college and sug
gested further steps to be taken
toward accreditation. An evalua
tion committee was authorized by
the Southern Association at the
December 1970 meeting and this
committee visited the campus at
Boiling Springs and made a report
back to the college in June of its
findings and recommendations.
At The College
Mr. Bill Boyd plays the recording of Dr. Poston’s announcement pro
claiming Gardner-Webb a fully accredited senior college. Five-hundred
students attended the rally held in the gymnasium on December 1.
At The Airport
Wives, staff members and students met Mr. McGraw and Dr. Poston as they returned to Douglas Airport.
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way; sixth, the entire area around
the college has encouraged and
supported us in this program tor
an accredited senior college: and
Who’s Who At G-W