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Trustees approve changes
and plans for college
The Chowan College Board of Trustees, at their regular meeting on April 23,
approved the appointments of several administrative positions at the college.
At the recommendation of President Jerry Jackson, the board approved the ap
pointment of B. Franklin Lowe as vice-president for academic affairs; Winslow
Carter, vice-president for student enrollment; Jim Garrison, vice-president for
athletic administration; Ben Sutton, vice-president for business administration; E.
Vincent Tilson as vice-presidentfor development; Bruce Moore, vice-president for
student development. The board also approved the appointment of Dr. Hargus
Taylor, fonnerly the chaplain for the college, as assistant to the president
In approving this new organizational chart for the college, the board also
endorsed the employment of a dean of women for the college, and a new campus
minister. These positions have not yet been filled.
The board of trustees voted to change the name of West Hall, a residence hall for
men, to Dunn Hall in honor of Charles Kelly and Laura Jane Hardison Dunn, Sr..
Charles Kelly Dunn, Jr., firom Lake Gaston, has made a donation to the college in
honor of his parents. Dedication ceremonies are planned for the fall.
Upon approval by the board, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Thomas M.
McCrary, from Raleigh, appointed a committee to select an architect to design a
new student union building on campus, although this project is three to four years
away.
The board also heard a report from the Four-Year Study Committee which is
conducting surveys to determine if Chowan should become a four-year institution.
No decision was made by the board regarding that study.
The writing of a new college history by Dr. Hargus Taylor was also approved by
die board. The present history documents the college history through 1%2, and the
new history will include the Whitaker years. Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker served as
president of the college from 1957 until August, 1989.
Four new lifetime honorary trustees, appointed by the executive committee of
the board, were recognized at the meeting. They are: E JL. HoUowell, from Edenton,
Charles Revelle, Sr., from Murfreesboro, H. Douglas White, from Rocky Mount,
and Dewey Wells, from Winston-Salem.
Retired religion professor
Mixon dies in Murfreesboro
Daisy Lou Mixon, retired professor of
religion, died April 12. She had resided in
Murfreesboro since her retirement from the
Chowan faculty in 1978. Mrs. Mixon joined
the staff as chairman of the Department of
Religion and Philosophy when her husband.
Dr. F. O. Mixon, assumed the presidency of
Chowan in 1951.
When Dr. Mixon died in 1956, Mrs. Mixon
continued to chair the Department of Reli
gion and Philosophy until her retirement
She received the B.A. degree from Winthrop
College, and the B.A. and masters degrees in
Religious Education from the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary. Shecompleted
additional study at Union Theological Semi
nary in New York City.
Mrs. Mixon taught Sunday School at
Murfreesboro Baptist Church for years, and
was one of the few women ever to deliver the
keynote address at the N.C. Baptist State
Convention. She was named Outstanding
Educator in America in 1974, and received
the Excellence in Teaching Award spon
sored by the First B^tist Church of Greens
boro.
She served as president of the North Caro
lina Teachers of Religion, and a member of
the Board of Trustees of the Women’s Mis
sionary Training School. She received nu
merous awards and honors from Chowan
College trustees and faculty for her scholar
ship and leadership while at Chowan. F. O.
Mixon Hall, a men’s residence hall on cam-
Daisy Lou Mixon
pus, was named in memory of the former
president. Dr. Mixon.
The Mixon family established an endowed
scholarship at Chowan College, the Forest
Orion Mixon Scholarship, in memory of Dr.
Mixon.
Mrs. Mixon is survived by one daughter.
Dr. Lynn Mixon Hale, a physician in Win-
ston-Salem; and six grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren. Her son. Forest Orion
Mixon, Jr., a research scientist from Chapel
Hill, and his wife, were killed in an airplane
accident in 1989.
Annual business dinner honors students
The Department of Business held its an
nual Dinner in May. Dwothy Wallace, chair
man of the department, presided at the dinner
which honored students, clubs and faculty
members for outstanding performance dur
ing the year.
Janerose Kinyanjui was the recipient of
the Marylou Armstrong business award, the
top award given to a business student. Elaine
Casmus was honored by the students major
ing in business as the Outstanding Faculty
Member in the department. She teaches
merchandising management and has been on
the faculty of Chowan for four years.
Other top awards included the O’Neal
Award, presented by Betty Francis, formerly
a professor in the business department at
Chowan. She presented the award (or im
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provement and self-realization to Cathy
Spindler. The award is named in honor of
Francis’sparents, Mr. and Mrs. O’Neil, from
Richmond, Va..
Jill Overton was the recipient of the Howard
Award, presented by Professor Andrea Ea
son, for high motivation. This award is pro
vided by Mrs. Walter J. Brown, Jr. of
Murfreesboro.
Three students were recognized by L. M.
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ment Chris Stallings, Lori Jones, and Jane-
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Alpha Beta Gamma
inducts new members
Hyrum Hill in appreciation for his ‘excep
tional support’ for the faculty of the business
department
Scholarship recipients, honor students,
candidates for graduation, and Who’s Who
Among Students in Junior Colleges were
also recognized. Dejjartmental organizations.
Alpha Beta Gamma, Beta Tau Chapter, the
Data Processing Managment Association,
and Phi Beta Lambda, Mu Zeta Chapter were
all recognized also.
Darlene Artis was named outstanding
member of the DPMA, and Sandra Annette
Perry was named outstanding member of Phi
Beta Lambda.
News Note
The Beta Tau Chapter of the Alpha Bela
Gamma inducted nine new members during
the candlelight ceremony held in Marks Hall
Auditorium on the campus of Chowan Col
lege recently. The service was conducted by
the current officers, Janerose Kinyanjui,
presidentLori Jones, secretary-treasurer,and
Kevin Johnson, projects chairman.
Alpha Beta Gamma is aNational Business
Honor Society established in 1970 to recog
nize and encourage scholarship among col
lege students in business curricula. The honor
society provides an opportunity for the de
velopment of leadership and service.
New initiates into the Beta Tau Chapter
were: Darlene Artis, Fremont, N.C.; Robert
Bazemore, Cofield, N.C.; Whitney Cuth-
bertson,Murfreesboro,N.C.; James E. Harri
son, Windsor, N.C.; Sheryl Lynn Morse,
Sterling, Va.; Jill D. Overton, Ahoskie, N.C.;
Greg Rollins, King George, Va.; Chris
Stallings, Macon, N.C.; and Amy Melissa
Underwood, Franklin, Va
The initiates were guests at a dinner hosted
by the business department faculty following
the ceremony. Renee Drake and Patricia
Edwards, professors in the department of
business at Chowan, serve as club sponsors.
U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F.
Cavazos has annoimced a special six-month
grace period that will allow borrowers cur
rently in default to pay off their federally-
guaranteed student loans without penalty.
This is a one-time opportunity for borrowers
to satisfy the legal obligation of their de
faulted student loans.
Under the student loan payoff program,
which begins on March 1,1990, borrowers
who have defaulted on federally-guaranteed
student loans may contact the guarantee
agency holding the loan and arrange to repay
the loan in full before August 31,1990.
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