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Deborah Aronson-Grifnn is half-
time director of college relations. She
received her B.A. in communications
from Ouachita Baptist University in
Arkadelhphia, Arkansas.
She worked with Baptist Children’s
Homes as communications associate from
1988 to 1990. She left to marry her
husband, Jimmy, and move to
WilUamston where she has been a free
lance photojoumalist and writer for two
years.
Grifiin is currently special sections
editor for the Daily Reflector in
Greenville. She also continues to free
lance from her home.
Her husband farms and is sales
representative for Moorman’s Feed
Company.
Griffin
Robert E. Lee Jr., attorney with the
law firm of Revelle, Burieson, Lee and
Revelle, will be teaching a business law
class at Chowan this year. Originally from
Murfreesboro, he received his B.A. and
juris doctor from Wake Forest University.
He and his wife, Ann, have two children,
Ann Mariah and Robert E. Lee III, both
age 12. He attended summer school at
Chowan in 1964 and 1965. In 1969, he
taught western civilization spring semes
ter. He has been on the board of advisors
and currently serves as General Counsel
for Chowan College.
Lee
Bonnie Revelle is new in the science
department. She will be teaching
anatomy in the fall and physiology in the
spring, part-time. She previously worked
as a pediatrician in Ahoskie. She holds a
B.S. in biology from Davidson College.
Her M.D. is from East Carolina Univer
sity Medical School. She did her pediat
rics residency at Bowman Gray. Bom in
Branchville, Virginia, her family lived
several places. Her father, Thomas H.
Caulkins, is minister at Murfreesboro
Baptist Church. She and her husband,
Chuck, have been married 11 years.
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Sellers
Judy Thome teaches introduction to
exceptional children one night a week in
the department of education. Living in
EUzabeth City, she is director of excep
tional children’s programs for Elizabeth
City, Pasquotank County school system.
She graduated with a B.A. in history from
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and has her master’s in
vocational rehabilitation counseling from
Chapel Hill. She received her doctorate in
education from Virginia Tech.
Her husband, Robert, teaches English
at EUzabeth City State University.Married
24 years, they have two children and one
grandchild.
Elizabeth Michael Vick is the
newest member of the art department.
She will be teaching art history and studio
courses in painting and drawing. Origi
nally from Charlotte, Vick received her
B.A. in studio art from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her
M.F.A. from the University of North
Carolina in Greensboro.
A representational artist, Vick
specializes in painting, using mostly oils.
Her art has been shown all across the state
and in New York City.
She currently lives in Jackson with
her husband, Jerry, whom she met at
Chapel Hill. Married just over a year, he
is an attorney in Jackson.
“I’ve always painted,” says Vick,
“even if it was with my mother’s lipsticks
SepL 3rd, they had a baby girl, Emily
Adams, who is sister to Thomas, 6, and
Rachel, 3. Chuck is an attorney in
Murfreesboro.
Todd Sellers joined the admissions
team August 17 as student enrollment
coordinator, his first job out of coUege.
Graduating from Campbell University last
May, Todd holds a B.S. in social science.
Originally from Charlotte, Todd has lived
the past year in Murfreesboro, His father,
Billy Sellers, is pastor of the Meherrin
Baptist Church there. “I enjoy traveling a
lot,” says Todd. “I was impressed with
Chowan and when this job came up I
thought 1 would enjoy it.” Todd will be
targeting home-schoolers.
Vick
on the walls.”
Excited about her classes, she says, ”I
expect my students to do great work. I
would like to get their work into local
competitions. There is a strong art
department here. We have great faciH-
ties.”
She has been teaching part-time since
1987 in various places including Elon
College, the Center For Creative Arts in
Greensboro, Guilford Technical Commu
nity College, Halifax Community College
and even a private school in Spain.
Peggy Yates joins the department of
education this year teaching children’s
literature on a half-time basis. Also, as
coordinator of the instructional mate
rial center (curriculiun lab) in the library,
she will be developing the center as the
department of education continues to
grow. Yates will also be director of field
based observatloiis.
Thorne
Yates
Living in Ahoskie, Yates previously
taught at Roanoke Chowan Community
College. She has her undergraduate from
Fairmont State College in Fairmont, West
Virginia. She received her master’s degree
in elementary education from Tarleton
State University in Stephanville, Texas.
She brings 11 years of teaching experi
ence in elementary and junior high
schools.
She and her husband, Andrew, both
from West Virginia, have been married 20
years. They have two children, Stephanie,
Hand Adam,9.
‘Tcackr, Coacli
Mentor. Friend”
by Jack Goldberg
Assistant Atheltic Director
When Head Coach Jim Garri
son leads his 35th edition into the
stadium, named in his honor, this
fall it will bring to a close a long
affiliation with junior college
football. Chowan College will be
rising to NCAA Division III status
in the fall of 1993.
In the past 34 seasons, at the
helm of the Braves Gridiron
program. Garrison has compiled an
impressive 186-141-12 record,
good for third place among all
active coaches in the NJCAA.
As the curtain begins to fall.
Garrison reflected back on some of
his fondest memories of Chowan’s
link to JUCO football. “In the
early days we had the privilege to
be associated with a great group of
schools in North Carolina," says
Garrison. Fellow junior colleges,
Wingate, Mars Hill, Gardner-
Webb, and Lees-McRae, along
with Femim out of Virginia, and
Wesley in Delaware provided great
rivalries and participation against
quality programs. ”
In the ensuing years, the
rivalries began to disappear as
these schools moved up the ladder
to four year status.
The Braves joined the coastal
Conference which consisted of
long-time rivals Lees-McRae,
Wesley and Ferrum, along with
newcomers Nassau, Potomac State,
and Harford Community College.
The affiliation which has
covered the past two decades has
seen Lees-McRae, Ferrum and
Wesley all departing to four-year
programs, effectively snuffing out
the tremendous rivalries that had
been established.
Garrison commented, “Our
program has enjoyed being able to
compete in Conference Champion
ships and to be ranked among the
nation’s finest over our many years
in the NJCAA. Having the oppor
tunity to play in and win two East
Bowls gave me great satisfaction
as I look back over the years.”
In the early years a very strong
relationship developed among the
group of coaches and athletic
administrators which now has
diminished in the passing of time.
Over the past decade and half.
Garrison has found his program
traveling to Michigan, Georgia and
Alabama in an effort to fill their
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