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afieT: New Faculty/Staif Grifnn Anderson is the new assistant football coach for the defen sive line at Chowan. A 1990 graduate of Dartmouth College, Anderson received two B.A.’s, one in economics and one in history. As a two-year varsity letterman, Anderson ran fullback. He has had various jobs since graduation including working for Merrill Lynch in New York. Bocock football. He graduated from Bridgewater College in 1981. He then spent two years with the St. Louis Cardinals. His coaching career began at Stone wall Jackson High School in Mt. Jackson, Virginia, where he stayed eight years. Bocock then coached Valley League baseball in Shenandoah Valley. He came to Chowan from a coaching job at Citrus High School in Inverness, FlcMida. “My goal is to make Chowan a regional and national power in baseball,” says Bocock. “Chowan possesses all the qualities that could help me accomphsh that. We have beautiful facihties and are committed to a very sound education of the student athlete. We are committed to excellence in all realms, academically and athletically.” He met his wife, Kay, in Florida where she worked for the Citrus County Sherifrs Department. Married one year, they have a three-month-old boy named Tyler Cobb, “after the greatest baseball player of all time.” Anderson Last summer and early fall, Anderson spent five months on his sailboat with his black Lab-mix, Samantha, sailing from Washington, North CaroUna to Marblehead, Massachusetts and back. Originally from Hinsdale, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Anderson is positive about his first coaching experience. “I look forward to the knowledge I will gain from the exf>erienced coaching staff of Chowan,” he says. “It is different being on this side of it, especially only being out two years. It is rewarding to get someone to understand what you are trying to teach them.” As the football program is being redefined this year, Anderson has high hopes for the Brave’s future. “I think we’ve got some challenges as we go to Division Three,” he says. “But there is a good team spririt and a cohesiveness that will carry us through this season.” Mike Bocock is the new baseball coach at Chowan as of September 1. Bocock comes well-qualified to the department with several years of coaching and as a former St. Louis Cardinal. Originally from Harrisonburg, Virginia, he was a student at Chowan from 1977 to 1978, where he played baseball and Colclough Scott Colclough has been hired as chairperson, department of health and physical education. Originally from Durham, he holds a B.S. from Campbell University. He received his master of arts in education from East Carolina Univer sity and his doctorate from Middle Tennessee State. He began his coaching and teaching experience at Creedmoor Elementary School as physical education coordinator. He then taught and coached five years at South Granville High School in Creedmoor. In 1979 he came to Chowan as assistant basketball and football coach. He also was residence director of Parker Hall. He then spent several years at Pembroke State University, teaching and coaching. He comes back to Chowan from North Carohna A. and T. in Greensboro. There three years, he was university supervisor of student teachers in the physical education department. At Chowan he will be working with the education department, putting together a four-year curriculum for teacher certification in physical education as well as teaching classes. Brandon Diehm is student enroll ment coordinator/ international students in the admissions department as of August 3rd. Originally from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Diehm graduated from William and Mary College in May of 1991 with a B.A. in economics. ‘The best time I had in my life was in college,” says Diehm Diehm. “I thought nothing could be greater than going back and working for a college.” He will travel around to high schools, updating guidance counselors about Chowan and meeting with students expressing interest in Chowan. “We will also be following up in Baptist churches and schools —hitting the private schods pretty hard,” he says. “We are going to target students interested in graphics, teaching and art.” Diehm is excited about the future of Chowan. In recruiting students he emphasizes success. “I think the best sales pitch of all is the personal attention students get here. There is no reason you shouldn’t achieve here. The facilities are here.” Brenda Gordon has been hired in the English department. She will be teach ing composition, modem British hterature and drama. She received both her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and her doctorate from the University of Florida. Prior to coming to Chowan, Gordon was visiting assistant professor at Stetson College in DeLand, FI. for three years. “I love teaching,” she says. “I’ve known all my life I wanted to teach.” Gordon She does not have a favorite course she teaches. “1 can find just as much joy teaching a freshman class as any other. I think 101 is the most challenging because you have students in there that don’t necessarily want to be there.” Hanging on her wall in her office is this quote: “Obstacles are what you see when you drop your eyes from your goal.” Earning her degrees later in life, she has held an array of jobs that have taken her across the country. She has lived in Lake Tahoe, served as an airline attendant and even been a housepainter. “I’ve had an interesting hfe,” she says. She feels her experiences lend something to the classroom. “It adds a dimension to my teaching,” she says. “Out in the ‘real world’ you learn a lot. It makes me feel all those years were not lost, just making me who I am.” Barbara Gosnell returns to Chowan as secretary to Dr. Jerry F. Jackson, president of Chowan College, working half-time. She previously worked in the library 18 years. She and her husband. Dr. John W. Gosnell, associate professor of sociology and psychology and chairman of the social science department, met at Bridgewater College in Virginia, while she studied music. Married 42 years, they have two daughters, Linda Renner, of Edenton, and Pamela Cox, of Conway; and three grandchildren. Gosnell Rich Gray is the new head wrestling coach at Chowan. He is also a sophomore in the physical education department and president of the Student Government Association. Originally from Douglasville, Georgia, Gray, 24, has wrestled since he was eight. After graduating from high school, he served four years in the Marines where he wrestled competitively six to eight months out of the year. In 1989, he placed 6th in World Cup wrestling in Tokyo. That year he also placed 4th in Sambo, a type of wrestling in the National Pan Am Games. In 1990, he won Sambo wrestling in the Pan Am Games. In 1989 he was Amateur Athletic Union’s Athlete of the Year. Last year, his first year at Chowan, he Gray was one of five All-Americans out of the 15-member team. He looks fwward to his first year of coaching. “This is a real driving experience,” he says. “1 want to take what I’ve learned and give some of it back in wrestling and academics.” His team this year has five returning academic all-Americans and one All-American. Gray will red shirt this year because he is not allowed to wrestle and coach at the same lime. During his spare time. Gray competes in beach volleyball. continued next page 21
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