6 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - APRIL 25. 2001
Foundation fundraiser brings local man home
Bill Stone (with scarf) chats with local people following his performance at the Foundation's
fundraiser, **Bill Stone Comes Home." From left, unidentified man; Edith Shepherd, whose brother
Danny performed with Stone, his former classmate; and Tim and Diane Finan, whose son Patrick
participated in the Master Class that Stone conducted the day after his performance.
PHOTO: VOICE STAFF
By KYRA DORMAN
Students will benefit in 2
ways from the "Bill Stone
Comes Home" event the
Foundation of WCC
sponsored in March: through
an endowment for a student
majoring in music and
exposing students to more arts
and humanity programs in the
future, according to Jack
Kannan, Executive Director.
The fundraiser involved
many donors and a Steering
Conmiittee composed of these
community leaders: Ann and
Sam Hunter, co-chair;
Charlotte and Walker
Campbell, co-chair; and
Margaret Baddour,
humanities instructor at WCC.
Also, Craig Griffin,
business person and high
school friend of Bill Stone,
well known opera singer;
Carolyn and Dan Shepherd,
also high school fiiends of
Stone; Emily Weil; Sally
Worrell; Ellen and Jack Best;
Mary and Bill Plummer;
Barbara Ann and Jim Vinson;
and Irene Weldon, music
professor at Mount Olive
College.
Tara Humphries, WCC’s
Public Information Officer,
took care of publicity, and
Jack Kannan, Executive
Director of the Foundation,
headed arrangements
generally.
Kannan knew the arts
program had been very
successful with past
productions
After visiting Stone in
Washington, DC, for a
performance, Kannan knew
that Stone had to come to
Goldsboro. He wanted Stone
to perform for 2 reasons: to
raise money for the
Foundation and to showcase
Stone's skills to the
community from which he
originated.
After several months of
planning, the performance
was set for March 16,
complete with cocktail parties
beforehand and a reception
following.
Kannan said the production
was a tremendous success
resulting in over $53,000 for
scholarships and the funding
of more programs like this in
the future.
Lady and Lord Macbeth share
a rare tender moment in the
Foundation-sponsored March
production.
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Former SGA-
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Harrison heard about the
auditions fi*om Dr. Hogan one
day while at the YMCA.
Harrison decided to get
involved.
He is currently a single dad
who enjoys life in every
aspect. He says to current
SGA members, “Keep SGA
going because you have a big
voice. What goes on at the
college is up to the student
body.”
By KYRA M DORMAN
In its efforts to bring humanities
to Wayne Community College,
the Foundation of Wayne
Community College has
sponsored many events for the
school and community this year.
In February, WCC produced for
the first time ever the
Shakespearean play, Macbeth.
Also fi*om February through
April the Foundation sponsored a
weekly lecture on Greek and
Roman Comedy, which William
S. Brettman, Director of Arts and
Humanities Program, taught.
The 7-week course looked at
the Greek comedians,
Aristophanes and Meander, and
their Roman imitators Plautus and
Terence.
The Bill Stone Comes Home
Concert and Master Class were
held in March.
Stone performed 24 numbers,
including Broadway hits,
religious melodies, and French,
German, and Italian arias.
The Last Time I Saw Paris- a
lecture and dinner was also
presented in March. The 2
evening seminars examined the
changes in the city over the
centuries and also focused on the
churches in the city.
Speakers at the seminar
included James White, professor
of political science at UNC -
Chapel Hill who lectured on the
“Rebuilding of Paris.”
John W. Dixon, professor of
religion, gave the program on
“Sacred Spaces in Paris,” and
Lloyd Cramer, Professor of
history at UNC-Chapel Hill, gave
the seminar “Is Paris the
Intellectual Capital of Europe?”
Joseph Covington, Director of
Education from the NC Museum
of Art spoke on “Inventing the
City of Light.”
In April, the Foundation also
sponsored The National Opera
Company Performance, Kitty
Hawk. Some of the performers
had already visited Goldsboro
when they participated in the
Master Class Bill Stone
conducted.
Kannan said, “This is the
Foundation’s way of expressing
gratitude to the many sponsors
who support the main goal of
granting scholarships to the
students of WCC.”