THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, N.C.
April 7, 2006
49th Issue
Photo by LAUREN MITCHELL
Construction is progressing on the Spruce building. Read
about this and renovation plans on page 6.
Capt. Simmons improving
Capt. Clarence J. Simmons
is improving after suffering a
stroke on Saturday, March 25.
Capt. Simmons, who works
in Security at WCC, became
ill while at work and was
transported to Wayne Memorial
Hospital.
Though partially paralyzed,
his condition has improved
enough to allow him to be
moved from the Intensive Care
Unit to a regular room.
It is not yet known when he
will be able to go home, says
his daughter, Teresa Gerald.
Mrs. Gerald says that Capt.
Simmons is in good spirits.
People who wish to send
him a card can mail it to Capt.
Clarence Simmons,1668
Tommy’s Road, Goldsboro,
N.C. 27534.
Those who wish to visit him
at the hospital are welcome to
do so, Mrs. Gerald says.
At press time, he was in
room 309.
' ^ Campus Voice photo
Vyhy are these WCC graduates smiling? See Nursing
iGraduates on page 12 to find out! From left, Autumn Cox,
Ashley McCabe and Gail Evans Price.
Stone,
Trautwein
to be
honored
BY MATTHEW
MITCHELL
Staff Writer
Walking behind the Wayne
Learning Center, it is hard
not to notice the two stars
interrupting a pattern of
bricks that many stare down at
everyday. The stars somewhat
resemble those that Wayne
County residents only dream
of stepping on or walking by
on Hollywood Boulevard.
Why are these stars here?
Are they laid into the brick
simply to keep us imagining
what it must be like to walk
down Hollywood Boulevard or
to encourage us to daydream
about having our own stars on
Hollywood’s Walk of Fame?
Equally as important as why
is whom. Who are the people
whose names are embedded in
the stone?
The stars are the beginning of
Wayne Community College’s
Walk of Fame, a project started
by the WCC Foundation as a
part of the Foundation’s gala
events. The stars are in place to
honor those who have origins
in Goldsboro and who have
influenced others with their
careers and contributions.
According to Foundation
Director, Jack Kannan, the
galas were started to honor
some of Goldsboro’s finest
and to encourage “friend
building” by attracting people
to the college. With these
events, the Foundation has
been able to raise money that
is used to establish scholarship
endowments.
This year’s inductees are
international opera singer
Photo by MATTHEW MITCHELL
Johnny Grant and Anne Jeffreys’ stars on the Walk of
Fame will soon be joined by stars for William Stone and
George Trautwein.
Bill Stone and beloved music
teacher George Trautwein.
Mr. Stone started singing,
like many others, in his church
choir. He continued developing
his musical talents playing the
trumpet and participating in
the Goldsboro High School
chorus under the leadership
of Mr. Trautwein.
In an interview with the
Campus Voice, Mr. Stone
credits Mr. Trautwein as
being the reason why he sang.
With his connection to Mr.
Trautwein, Mr. Stone was able
to get some of his first gigs,
which included perfornjances
in “Mall in the Night” and
“The Lost Colony” outdoor
drama.
Mr. Stone earned his
undergraduate degree from
Duke and earned a master of
music and doctor of musical
arts from the University of
Illinois, where he later taught
as a professor.
He has performed with the
Lyric Opera of Chicago, San
Francisco Opera, La Scala,
and Theater Royale de la
Monnaie in Brussels. He has
done solo work with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta
Symphony, Boston Symphony
Orchestra and the New York
Philharmonic.
In an interview with the
Campus Voice, Mr. Stone
revealed that he had once
thought of giving up his
success on stage to become a
potter. He was living in Illinois
at the time and was working
with a few voice students.
After taking a few pottery
See Stone, Trautwein, page 2