Stamina And Determination Are A Must
Going Back To School...
Going back to school, either part-
time or full-time, isn’t always easy
according to some of the Fieldcrest
employees who have done it. In fact,
it’s pretty difficult, particularly if
you have family responsibilities.
But the consensus is that it’s
definitely worth the struggle if you
have the stamina and the deter
mination.
Some 300 employees have taken
advantage of Fieldcrest’s 90 Percent
Educational Reimbursement Plan
to further their educations in job
related fields since the program
began in 1969. Of those, 68
subsequently received promotions
and several have earned college
degrees.
was a secretary in the Industrial
Engineering Department before
getting her degree in textile
technology at Rockingham
Community College in June of 1977.
She became an industrial engineer
in October of that year. “I probably
could not have gotten my degree
without the help of the
Reimbursement Plan,” she said.
“It’s really a wonderful benefit and I
would like to see more employees
participate in it, more women in
particular.”
Tom Colvin, Supervisor-Payrolls
and Banking, earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in business manage
ment with a major in accounting.
Previously a shift foreman in the
Setting Department at the Karastan
Rug Mill, he attended Guilford
College at night for five years to
earn his degree, two years of which
were under the 90 Percent
Reimbursement Plan. “You have to
give up a lot to do it - family life,
social life — but it’s definitely worth
it in the long run,” he said.
Richard Scales, a computer
operator at the Karastan Rug Mill,
also earned a degree in textile
technology from RCC. A Fieldcrest
employee since 1968, he had worked
as a floor hand and a prduction
control clerk at Karastan before
receiving his degree with the aid of
the Reimbursement Plan. He
received the degree in 1974 and has
been a computer operator since 1976.
“I wanted a better job and that’s
why I worked for the degree. It
was hard work, but worth it,” he
said.
Hilda Gilley, an industrial
engineer at the Karastan Rug Mill,
Donald P. Young, director of
Domestics Quality Control, earned a
B. S. degree in textile technology
from N. C. State University under
the Loan Program part of the
company’s educational aid system.
DONALD P. YOUNG returned to N.C. State University fuli-time for one
semester to earn his B.S. degree in textile technology. He is now direc
tor of Domestics Quality Control.
He was granted a leave of absence
for one semester to complete work
on his degree at N. C. State where he
had previusly been a student. He
says that going back to school after
being away from it for almost two
years wasn’t easy. “When you go
back you’re a lot more serious about
it. You study harder because you
realize just how important that
degree really is. I don’t think I would
have attained the position that I
have now without the degree,” he
said. He was a management trainee
at the Sheet Finishing Mill prior to
going back to school.
Winfred Keith Adams, a shift
foreman in the Cut and Sew Depart
mental the Sheet Finishing Mill, has
completed half of the requirements
for a degree in business manage
ment at Patrick Henry Community
College. A Fieldcrest employee
since 1973, he had previously
worked as a machine cleaner at the
Draper Sheeting Mill, then as a
control tester. He began working
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TOM COLVIN is now Supervisor-
Payrolls and Banking.
RICHARD SCALES is a computer
operator at the Karastan Rug Mill.
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