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Campus News Parents'weekend filled with activity for visiting families Parents' weekend was bustling with activity and events for everyone. The "On Broadway" performance of Jack and Sally Jenkins began the weekend on Friday night. The singing husband and wife team entertained a crowded Turner Auditorium audience with favorites from Broadway. Saturday morning parents were greeted by President Jackson and his wife, Carolyn, at a President's Reception in the Ella Cobb Camp President's Home. Open residence halls, meetings with faculty advisors, a picnic on the lawn, and football game with Montgomery College rounded out a busy Saturday. That evening a Christian concert fea turing Jennifer Rothschild, an in spirational musician, was held in Turner. The concert was sponsored by the office of student development The Chowan College Parents Council, a new organization of parents, met during the weekend for the first time. The council is to serve as an advisory board to the college's administration providing recommen dations, support and service. Mem bership on the council is determined by class of student, geographic location, and by suggestions from faculty, staff and other council members. Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Hicks 111, of Mechanicsville, Va., are serving as co chairpersons of the Parents Council. Their daughter Tammy is a sophomore this year. One of the first tasks of the group was to issue a parent questionnaire to determine the needs and interests of the parents and their students at Chowan. The council meets twice a year, once A scholarship luncheon to honor recipients and donors of endowed scholarships was held on Parents' Day. Over 135 honorees heard Mrs. Mabel Claire Maddrey of Raleigh, speak. (Above) Dr. B. Franklin Lowe presented a certificate to Wanda Faye Lassiter, recipient of the JJB. Early Scholarship, as donors Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Myers of Ahoskie, observed. in the fall on Parents' Day and once in the spring on a dale selected by council members. Any parent interested in serving on the council is encouraged to contact Kevin Clary, director of alumni services, in the office of development at Chowan, 398-4101, Ext. 226. On Campus in brief An Interdepartmental Meeting of Business and Economics Educators from North Carolina's Baptist colleges and universities met at Chowan Sept. 27-28. Educators from Campbell, Chowan, Meredith, Gardner- Webb, and Wingate heard speakers including Dr. William Lunstrom, associate dean, graduate school of business at Old Dominion University, Va. and Dr. Dwaine Greene, formerly on the faculty at Chowan and now on the faculty of Lees-McRae College. A workshop on the Alexander Technique was presented for musicians by Martha Mazonson in Daniel Hall in September. Founder's Day Convocation was held on October 10. Clayton Lewis, director of corporate and foundation relations, and Professor Betty Batchelor, spoke to the students about the history of Chowan and some of its most memorable faculty members. Forum Lyceum lecture series brought Dr. John Bishop, professor of economics at East Carolina University, to campus to speak on "Voting and the Public Choice" and Dr. Michael P. Graves, chairman of the school of communication studies at Regent University in Va. who spoke on "the Metaphors of George Fox," founder of the Quakers. "Moment of Silence" - a Star Search-winning singing group, performed on October 31 in the Braves Den. Baritone Jay A. Pierson, on East Carolina University music faculty, presented a concert in Daniel Hall Oct. 29. Accompanied by Victoria Fischer, pianist, on the faculty of Elon College. The Thirteenth Annual Horizons in Business brought high school students to campus on November 1 to hear about topics such as international business and money management. The Chowan Art Gallery has hosted important exhibits this semester. A poster exhibition given to the college by Senator Jesse Helms to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Senate, the works by Sarah Blakeslee Speight, renowned N.C. artist, and the weavings of Kathryn Gremley, a designer and weaver at Penland School of Crafts in N.C. were popular exhibits on campus this fall. Chowan science faculty members are conducting a series of workshops for area school teachers this fall and next spring. Dr. Garth Faile, chairman of the department, and professors Phyllis Dewar, Jim Dewar and George Hazelton are presenting the workshops which help teachers meet goals on the N.C. Standard Course of Study. Roanoke-Chowan Community Concerts began the season in November with the Canadian Trio, a chamber music ensemble, and feature Glen Yarbrough and the New Christy Minstrels in December. Gatewood named to first Knight Professorship Herman W. Gatewood has been named to the Knight Professorship in Printing Technology at Chowan College, announced Dr. B. Franklin Lowe, vice president for academic affairs. The Chowan College Board of Trustees, by unanimous vote, approved the ap pointment of Gatewood as the first Chowan professor to receive the Knight Professorship at their recent fall meet ing. Gatewood, who served as chairman of the department of graphic communica tions from 1970 until earlier this year was nominated by the academic affairs committee of the board for his years of service as a teacher and as department chairman. Gatewood recently stepped down as chairman because of ac creditation requirements for any school offering a four-year degree in printing technology. He continues as a professor of graphic communications at Chowan. "It is gratifying that the Board of Trustees has seen fit to name Herman Gatewood to fill the Knight Pro fessorship of Graphic Arts," said Dr. Lowe. "Certainly this is an honor that he richly deserves. For more than 28 years, he has served effectively as a departmental chairman at Chowan and as a teacher within the area of graphic communications. His loyalty to the college and his commitment to the education of young people are beyond question. He has and continues to be an asset to Chowan College." The Knight Professorship was established in 1986 through a grant from the James L. Knight Charitable Trust of Akron, Ohio. The Herman W. Gatewood professorship is named for the late James L. Knight, chairman emeritus of Knight-Ridder, Inc. It is the third endowed professorship in the history of Chowan College and the first ever appointed in the Krueger School of Graphic Communications. The Knight family is one of the most distinguished newspaper families in the country, James L. Knight was one of the co founders of Knight-Ridder Newspapers. The James L. Knight Charitable Trust has endowed the department of graphic communications throughout the past several years with the establishment of a Knight Scholarship for a student in printing as well as the Knight Professorship. In accepting this honor, Gatewood responded, "I find it difficult to adequately express how pleased I am to be named to the Knight Professorship of Printing Technology. I am deeply honored since I know of Mr. James Knight's significant contributions to the newspaper and publishing industry through Knight-Ridder Newspapers, and the fact that he has made this pro fessorship possible through his interest in the printing program at Chowan College." Gatewood joined the faculty in 1963 and was appointed chairman of the department in 1970. Originally from Chatham County, Va., his career in the printing industry began at the age of 12 when he worked for the Chatham Star- Tribune. He also worked on weekly and daily newspapers in Virginia and with commercial printing operations, at one time operating his own company. He attend^ Danville Technical Institute, receiving the graphic arts diploma. He completed additional study at Old Dominion University and at Chowan College. Under his chairmanship, the de partment of graphic communications at Chowan has grown into one of the most outstanding printing technology schools in the country. Chowan will be only the second college in North Carolina to offer a four-year degree in printing when the college returns to four-year status in 1992. Named the Krueger School of Graphic Communications in 1989 in honor of William Krueger, an eminent printing industrialist, the department today features state-of-the-art printing equipment and a four-color scanner not found at many commercial printers. Gatewood inaugurated the program of professional photography at Chowan in 1972. He also founded the Chowan Graphic Arts Foundation, Inc., com posed of newspaper executives in North Carolina which continues to support the department of graphics at Chowan. He was selected for the 1974-75 edition of Personalities in the South and in 1986 he received the highest award given by the North Carolina Press Association's Production Conference, the A1 Resch Award. The award was provided by the family of the late A1 Resch, publishers of the The News and Record of Siler City and recognizes an individual who makes the largest contribution to promote greater newspaper production efficiency at the production conference. Gatewood has participated in this conference for over 20 years and has served on the executive committee. He is a past president of the Mur freesboro Rotary Club, past chairman of the board of directors of Ridgecroft School; member of the board of deacons, Murfreesboro Baptist Church; and a Mason. He is married to Aldeen Gatewood, the manager of the Chowan College bookstore, and they have one daughter, Patricia Lynn, who is a junior at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. lowan Today — Winter, 1991 — PAGE 3
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