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12 Chowan Today Spring 1993 ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Board Offers Advice, Time and Committment The Alumni Board at Chowan Col* i$ Biad« up ofB diverse groap ^20 ypeopk ihmt throiigliottf tlt« ahimni ; body. It is representative of the Heids education, business, real $• tate and agriculture. The di-^ rectors that serve on the board are from nnall towns and big cities and spaa tbe classes firMn the 50$ throi^ the 80s; / Ev«> though Ott Board «t Directors is a divemr^preseno , tatimt of tiw ateinni liodyt it has in the purpose of the Assodatim ivhich w to 'promote the interest of' ClM>wattCilegeand Christian iliigiiffr fdvc^|iin« esIaUtshing Dtttttnall^ beneficial rdafitws ,|>etwee8 the College and ahnaai.” Each director serves as an wivisor to (he 0l!ce of Servko and asidsts tntk thdr attendance 'ift qwterijr represettfiof the c^lt^ al and oftthe c^piw and sifM p^ttgtite4kJtonfI«t^ahyF^«^ Homecoming '93: Walking Into the Future As the springtime begins to warm and Chowan looks at closing another academ ic year, members of the staff, faculty and student body are busily preparing for the Fall Homecoming, October 16. The Homecoming ’93 Committee has already laid the plans for a weekend filled with pep rallies, bonfires and re unions. This year will bring back an exciting rivalry as Chowan, The Four- Year College, faces off with one-time rival Fenum College of Vir ginia. Joining the ranks of NCAA Division III of fers us the oppwtunity to face many new oj^nents in the fall lineup. The afternoon game will be preceded by a parade through the streets of Murfreesboro and the college campus. The Chowan clubs and orga nizations are currently meeting to plan their floats and exhibits for the parade. The events of the weekend will be life Clary, IKrector of Alumni Senices topped off with the classes of 1953,1968 and 1983 celebrating their 40th, 25th and 10 th re unions, re spectively. The com mittees for each of these classes are presently form ing and will soon begin planning their re union event for the weekend. If you are a member of one of these classes and are interested in help ing with your reunion, please contact the Alumni Office. Already it looks to be a busy and fun- 9j Debra Giiffln Former faculty member, Anna Belle Crouch, waves along the parade route as she represents Jenkins Hall. Crouch was once a resident director for the women's dorm. She is accompanied by Smiley the Clown. filled weekend for alumni, parents, students and Chowan family and friends. Look for more details about the Homecoming ’93 schedule in the next Chowan Today, or call Kevin Clary at (919) 398-4101. The board has two runctioning: committees which a.ssii>t in the direc' tion and fanplementation of the Ahunni program*. TbeFoad-Raising and Long Sange promoting and organizing the cam paign for the Alumnt Loyalty Fund. The committee members also are charged with reviewing and revising the a$$o^tion’s long raiq(e plan. The IVograms aii4 Special Events Committee is digged wfth there^n-> | sibility of assisting the Atumni Oflke in organizing^ promothig and execute» ing programs vrhich include and pro^ mote the Alumni of Chowan. This committee assists w^h Hanea>ming, chapter develo|Httettt and : merchaur dise promotion, to name a few. The Board k an active group : advtsws who always welomnes com* meats and se^estions through* ‘ out the alumni body. *^A group of people like the AJnmni Board is very special to my dUce and the College,'' stated Kevin Clary, di rector of alumni services. ‘Their sug« gestions and input are invaluable^ 1 enjoy the opportunfty to spend tbne with these wondnrful people.” ^ Ckow*B AJumat Aamciattcm 'iy, Bo«nlof Dtrectors Officen * Jeff E. Howie in (»S7) PresMeat, Norfolk, Va. ♦ H»rry W. Webster (’«) IV«8ideot‘Elecf, Rocky Mount, SM.C. • XHMtBeCrifRn Agricola (’70) Vice Presideitt, CoBrttand, Va. * Oary WIBIms SwrEtaryiSuitbifc, Va. • CteirtesB.PoBdinCtSl) Past PreskieBt, SulMk, Va. An Alumni Profile Shirley Johnson (’74), A Legal Eagle By Phil Royce Chowan College boasts of a number of alumni who are serving their communities in a meritorious manner. One of these is Shirley Gatling Johnson (74), who is the Hertford County Clerk of Superior Court. Her experience and back ground in the Superior Court is quite possibly unmatched by any other county clerk in the state. A life- long resident of Murfreesboro, Shirley attended Riverview Elementary School, C. S. Brown High School and graduated from Murfreesboro High School in 1971. At Chowan, she majored in secretarial administration and business law. She credits Chowan with providing her with an excellent background which she has drawn upon in all her jobs. After serving as a receptionist and secretary at Dr. J. D. Weaver’s Clinic in Ahoskie for 18 months and as office clerk at Belk’s Department Store in Ahoskie for two years, she began her service with the Superior Court in 1976. She worked as both a receptionist and a child support enforcement specialist. Later, when she became the small claims, juvenile and child support courtroom clerk, she earned the opportunity to woik as the assistant bookkeeper in addition to her other duties. In 1982, she was promoted to the position of chief deputy clerk. As deputy clerk, she worked in the criminal district courtroom, did the calendar preparation, kept all court records, took judgments and made sure all documents reached their proper destination. In 1984, she was selected to fill the position of junior assistant clerk of Superior Court. In this position, she experienced for the first time the g judicial phase of the job. Her responsibilities in this office consisted of filing all Civil District Court cases (divort^s, equity settlements, child custody and general law suits), calendar preparation and distribution and officiating as civil district court room clerk, which involves recording minutes, processing and documenting all judgments rendered, microfilming, etc. Other duties were reconciling bank statements and in the absence of the other employees, performing double duty. In 1988, Shirley was elevated to the top level, short of being the clerk of Superior Court, senior assistant clerk of court. The duties of this office are primarily the same as clerk to Criminal and Civil District Court, but on a larger scale and more complex. The work deals with "special proceedings" such as adoptions, foreclosures, guardian ship, incompetency, protective ser vices, etc. Shirley called another duty of the senior assistant clerk, handling estates, as "the most important and by far the most serious responsibility in the entire office." She continued, “Here, the clerk deals with individuals on a very personal and confidential basis, which warrants much compassion and understanding. This important job entails qualifying administrators, executors and collectors; inventoring lock boxes and auditing 90-day inventories, annual and final accounts. From mid December 1989 - March 1,1990, because of the absence of the clerk of Superior Court, she had total office responsibility. This helped prepare her for the role she is now playing. The motto for her May 1990 election campaign was, “Why Train - When You Already Have Experience and Dedication.” The voters agreed with this assessment and elected Shirley to her present position of Hertford County Clerk of Superior Court. Shirley is married to Clyde John son. They have tow daughters, Clytia Auvette and RaShonda Shimae Johnson.
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