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Volume LXI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday, February 16,1979
Number 9
Dr. Gnunley with Kudos Awards
(Photos by Persis Thon^n)
Ann Walters)
Harold Howe II - CoBvocatioii speaker.
Dr. Cunninggim presents award to Miss Weaver.
Seniors line up for convocation.
Kudos Awards Honor Leaders
by Missy Littleton
Salem Academy and
College presented it’s second
annual Kudos awards on
February 7 during the
midyear convocation. The
awards were presented to
Mary A. Weaver and Dale H.
Gramley, two past
administrators of the
Academy and college
respectively.
The Kudos awards,
established last year, were
designed to honor live
persons for “service to
Salem, professional and-or
artistic achievement,
leadership in public affairs,
community service and
scholarly achievement.”
The title of the award
comes from the Greek word
“Kudos” meaning fame or
renown concerning an act of
achievement. This year’s
recipients, Miss Weaver and
Dr. Gramley, have both made
great contributions to the
Salem Community as well as
to Winston-Salem and
Foriyth County.
Miss Weaver is a Phi Beta
Kappa graduate of Randolf-
Macon Woman’s College and
also has a Master’s degree
from Columbia University. In
1926 she became a
mathematics teacher at
Salem Academy and then
became the principal in 1931.
She held this position until
1959. While she was with the
Academy, enrollment
doubled and the academic
standards were strengthened.
An Honor System and Student
Government were
established. In 1956 the
academy honored Miss
Weaver by naming a new
addition, the Mary A. Weaver
Wing. After leaving the
Academy, Miss Weaver
became involved with Old
Salem, Inc. as director of
interpretation and later as
hostess. Miss Weaver now
resides at the Moravian
Home.
Foundation was Salem
College’s 13th president.
During his presidency,
admissions standards were
raised and academic
departments were enlarged.
The library, now named for
him, increased the number of
volumes from 38,000 to 90,000.
The Fine Arts Center, the
Science Building and two
dormitories (one of which
was named for him) were
built. Also, the school became
the first among North
Carolina’s private colleges to
have it’s teacher education
program nationally credited.
In addition to his career at
Salem College and the Z.
Smith Reynolds Foundation,
Gramley has been active in
many community-related
organizations.
Dr. Gramley, recently
retired executive director of
the Z. Smith Reynolds
Gramley received his
bachelor’s degree in English
from Albright College and a
Masters of Science degree
from Columbia University.
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