Members breathe new life into Parents Association
Assembling from several states, a small group
of parents met February 8 in the Presidents Dining
Room to discuss goals for the Chowan College
Parents Association, draft a provisional constitution
and reestablish the govemmg coimcil.
The primary purpose of the association and its
council is to provide a friendly conduit for the
exchange of information between parents, faculty,
administration, students, alumni and friends.
Association members include all parents of current
students and any parent desiring to continue
membership in the organization beyond the
graduation of a child.
Specific functions of the association include: 1)
informing parents about college activities, policies,
programs, concerns and plans for the future; 2)
providing parents a means to express observa
tions, suggestions, or concerns about college
programs and plans; 3) supporting the changing
relationships between parents and students; 4)
providing a way for parents of both present and
past students to maintain a close relationship
with Chowan and each other; and 5) promoting
parental support for Chowan’s annual giving
program and other college activities.
Provisional council officers elected at the
February meeting are President Donald Wiles of
Columbia, Md and Vice President Mrs. Betsy
Miller of Wake Forest, N.C. The secretary, by
virtue of position, is Charlie Aycock, Director of
Alumni Services and Parent Fimd Coordinator.
Other members of the initial council include Ms
Betty Edwards, Pendleton, N.C., Rev. Wayne
Miller, Wake Forest, N.C. and Mr and Mrs
Rodney Weston, Hopewell, Va.
Ultimately, the council aspires to govern the
association with twenty parent families, including
five parent families from each class of current
students.
If you would like to obtain additional informa
tion, serve on the council or bring issues to the
attention of the council, please contact:
The Chowan College Parents Association
PO. Box 1848
Murfreesboro, N.C. 27855
phone: 919-398-6226
e-mail: aycocc@micah.chowan.edu
Chowan Ambassa
dors lend sweet
sent to Valentine’s
Day. Sorting carna
tions for distribution
during their annual
fundraiser, Ambas
sadors (l-r), Mia
Cornell, Stephanie
Cooke, Allison
fiAurray and Tennille
McCumin prepare to
brighten the day of
many lucky
recipients.
Where in the world is .. .
New alumni
directory
to be
published
Have you ever tried to get in touch with a
former classmate, only to discover that the most
current address in your listing is eight years old?
In celebration of Chowan’s 150th Anniversary,
an impressive 1998 Chowan College Alumni
Directory will soon be available to help you locate
old friends.
Scheduled for release during Spring ‘98, the new
directory will include the most up-to-date and
complete reference of more than 9,500 Chowan
College alumni ever compiled! The comprehensive
volume will include current names, addresses, phone
numbers, academic data and business information.
Homecoming ’97
plans continue
The Board of Directors of the Chowan College
Alumni Association met February 12 to discuss
plans for Homecoming ‘97.
Scheduled for October 17-18, tentative Friday
plans include an alurtmi golf outing and an evening
reception honoring reunion classes. Saturday events
include the Homecoming parade, football game,
alurtmi luncheon, armual association meeting, a
possible tailgate party with various areas for
reunions and a Silver Armiversary Dinner during the
evening.
As mentioned in the last issue of Chowan
Today, the 1997 reunion classes include:
The Young 4ce Graduates of the three most
recent 4-year classes of ‘95,
‘96,‘97
Five-year Reimion Class
Ten-year Reimion Class
Fifteen-year Reunion Class
Twenty-year Reimion Class
Twenty-five Reunion Class
Thirty-year Reunion Class
Thirty-five-year Reunion Class
all bound into a classic, library-quality edition.
The Alumni Oflice has contracted the presti
gious Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc.
to produce the directory. Harris will soon begin
researching and compiling information for the new
edition by mailing a questionnaire to each alum. (If
you prefer to omit your listing from the directory,
please contact the Alumni Office as soon as
possible.)
The new Chowan College Alumni Directory
will make locating a classmate as easy as opening a
book. Watch for additional project details in future
issues of Chowan Today.
Class of ‘ 92
Class of‘87
Class of ‘82
Class of ‘77
Class of ‘72
Class of ‘67
Class of ‘62
Chowanian
Society
Classes of 1957 and before (40-H
years)
If you are a member of a reunion class and
would like to help in organizing reunion activities or
contacting classmates to promote the events, please
contact:
Charlie Aycock
Director of Alumni Services
Chowan College
PO. Box 1848
Murfreesboro, N.C. 27855
phone: 919-398-6226
e-mail: aycocc@micah.chowan.edu
Fax: 919.398.3204 — or — e-mail: news@micah.chowan.edu
ENTER THIS IN CLASS ACTS!
Your fellow alumni are interested in your professional accomplishments including continuing
education, job change, promotion or retirement; community and volunteer activities; marriage
or addition to your family; or any other news you would like to share. (Parents: If your son or
daughter has moved, please help Chowan keep in touch by forwarding the new address to us.)
Send to: Office of News Serv'ices. Chowan College, PO Box 1848, Murfreesboro. NC 27855.
Full Name Class Year Today’s Date
Preferred Name Maiden Name
Address City State Zip_
Employer/position Phone #s
Spouse Name If Chowan alum. Class year_
News:
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