Bunn addresses research
questions in lecture
■t^AUson Hlton
Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in Jones Auditorium.
Dr. Clara Bunn, head of the departnnent of
biology, delivered the Distinguished Faculty
Lecture. Hertoplc was "Research: Races of a
Giant Puzzle.”
The theme of Bunn's lecture was that the
paths that research takes is never knovm,
nor is it known that what is done today will
be important tomorrow.
Bunn used her own personal nssearch
experience for her doctorate, witti a process
known as nitrogen fixation that is only now
completely being understood as a better and
cheaper vray to solve the world's ftxxl
problem.
Bunn also detailed reasons for food prob
lems Including rapid population grovi/th that
will put Itie world’s population at 20 billion
by the year 2020.
Bunn ended her lecture detailing re
search now being conducted on antibiotics
with a chemical made by frogs to protect
them from diseases. The discovery of this
chemical will probably be used to help bum
and cancer patients in the future.
College begins preparation
for self-study
■by Angie Stroud
Meredith College will begin to organize
for a self-study for the Southern Assaiation
of Colleges and Schools (SACS) this spring.
The college is accredited by SA(i and
must conduct a self-study every ten years.
After the study is completed a group from
SACS will visit the campus.
Dr, Susan Gilbert is the director of the
self-study and Dr. Reginald Shiflett Is the
chaiiperson of the Steering Committee. Gil
bert and Shiflett will be attending woi1-
shops In preparation for the study in the
coming months.
Administrators, ftculty. students, alum
nae. and members of the Board of Thistees
will serve on different committees worthing
on the self-study.
The self-study will begin in the 1988-89
academic year and the group from SACS will
visit the campus in the spring or fall of 1990.
Meredith awards and honors
An art student works to finish her project as exams draw near. (Photo by
Michelle Michael)
Meredith receives
prestigious award
■by Angie Stroud
Meredith College was awarted the Em
ployer of the Year Aw/ard given by the Raleigh
Business and Professional Women's Club on
Oct. 22.
Dr. John V\feems received the award on
behalf of the college at a banquet at North
Ridge Country Club.
The award is presented to an organization
that is involved in and promotes the bet
terment of women in the wortplace.
Dr. Lois Frazier nominated the college for
the revt^rd recognizing that the college is
dedicated to educating women and provides
its students with positive role models in
administration and ^cul^ v^th tm women
serving as vice presidents, seven women
serving as department heads, and 59% of
the full-time faculty being women.
Thomas distinguished by
YWCA
■by Angie Stroud
Dr. Sandra Thomas, vice president for
student development, was inducted into the
Academy ofVVtomen sponsored by the YWCA
Thomas was named the recipient out
standing in the field of education at a ban
quet on Nov. 5.
The banquet was held at the Marriott
Hotel. Dr. Joyce Brothers was the speaker.
French honor society
inducts new members
lota Omega, the Meredith College chapter
of Pi Delta Phi, Inducted four French honor
students Monday, Nov. 23. Suzanne Thomp
son. Stephanie Wade. Kelly VJaWace, and
Michelle Wilson became members, following
a ceremony conducted by Dr. Burgunde
Winz, advisor, Joy Johnson, president, and
Mary Fracker,-secretary. To be eligible for
membership in the French Honor Society.
Initiates had to maintain a GPA of 2.9 having
completed 12 hours of French course work
andasemesterof literarystucty. Pi Delta Phi.
in recognizing the linguistic, literary, and cul
tural merits of French study, aims to streng
then ties between the United States and
France.
Delta Mu Delta holds fall
banquet
The Gamma Rho Chapter of Delta Mu
Delta, a national honor society In business
administration, held its annual fall induction
ceremony on Friday. Nov. 13.1987. at the
^eraton Inn. Crabtree in Raleigh.
President Lisa Grissom presided. Susan
Moore Vickers, the senior audit manager of
Deloitte Haskins and Sells, spoke to the
group of faculty members, honorary mem
bers. current members, inductees and their
families on the topic of "A Passion for Excel
lence." Vickers was inducted as an honorary
member.
The Gamma Rho Chapter of Delta Mu
Delta was establi^ed at Meredith College in
the fall of 1980. To be eligible for member
ship, students must have good character, be
in the top twenty percent of their class, have
junior or senior standing, have a 3.2 overall
grade point average, and a minimum of 21
credits in business oreconomics at Meredith.
The following members were inducted.
Undergraduates: l^ren Brown. Rebecca
Brown. Frances Gantt. Amy Harrell. Leslie
Hollaway. Beth Lucas. Pam Palmer. Karen
Peoples. Paula Tomlinson. Janet Warsheck.
and Iris Wilkins. Graduates: Marilyn J. Allen.
Leigh-Ann Carter, LDri A. Karpow-Keliy.
Dressing fashionably, with sense
■by Sandl Gray-lbny,
Contilbiftins Reporter
The "do’s" and "don'ts" of dressing
fashionably were the subject of the October
meeting of WINGS. Renee Clifton, of Ivey’s
VIP Service, demonstrated how to create a
prof^ional wardrobe with limited resour
ces. and explained some simple tricks to
extend any wardrobe.
One of the vt/orst mistakes shoppers can
nruike is impulse buying, Clifton said. "You
cant afford to have clothes sitting in your
closet that you don't wear." An effective
wardnabe requires sensible planning. Using
nine articles of clothing. Clifton created over
twenty outfits.
Sne began with an updated classic taupe
suit and blouse, and went on to mix and
match that with a two-piece dress, an addi-
tionaljacket. a tweed skirt, and a white v^l
gabardine dress. For accessories, she chose
two scarte, one oblong and one square; two
belts, mauve and taupe; and two necklaces,
one silver and one gold. The outfits she
created would asnstltute a "complete worth
ing w/ardrobe" for any woman beginning a
new career.
Clifton stressed the importance of choos
ing basic items in solid colors to facilitate
mixing and matching. The clothes she dis
played were solids, with the exception of tiie
two-piece dress. "Don’t be afraid to mix
fabrics." advised Clifton. A tweed skirt, silk
blouse, and gabardine Jacket all go well
together.
Taupe shoes have replaced black, as the
"basic" color, and small handbags are com
ing back in style. Animal ^In is fashionable
this season, she said, in handbags, shoes and
belts, proving that imitation skins are not
considered tacky. Those with concems of
endangered species, animal rights, can still
be fashionable without compromising their
values.
Ivey’s VIP Service Is available to the
general public, by appointment only. Clifton
will help create a wardrobe or update an old
one. and v\nll keep records on file regarding
the tastes, colors, and clothes of her clients.
This is a free service, and the consultants will
wor1 within a designated budget. They do
not work on commission, but are there to
help "keep the customers satisfied.”
Clifton may be reached at Ivey’s in North
Hills Shopping Center at 787-8800. Stu
dents planning to graduate in May may find
her guidance invaluable.
Meredith Hprald • Ofloemt)er4,*.1987 .-3