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M-AC's New President Announced
Info. Compiled
Susan Long
Staff Writer
Montreat-Anderson Col
lege has reached into the
world of the aerospace indus
try to find its new president.
William Whitfield Hurt
will become the fifth presi
dent of Montreat-Anderson,
succeeding Silas M. Vaughn
who retires from the College
after nineteen years of serv
ice.
Mr. Hurt, 55, joins Mon
treat-Anderson from Martin
Marietta Corporation where
he most recently was Direc
tor of a joint venture between
Martin Marietta and Westing-
house Electric. The joint
venture was selected to de
velop the next generation
radar systems for the US
Army's Apache helicopter.
He leaves Martin Marietta
after thirty-one years having
recently receiv^ the honor
of Manager of the Year for
1990 by the Management
Club of the Corporation's
Electronics, Information and
Missiles Group in Orlando.
Hurt received the unani
mous approval of the Board
of Trustees following the
report of the nine member
search committee that in
cluded trustees, faculty,
alumni, and student repre
sentation. The committee
headed by trustee Charles M.
M-AC Gains and Loses Staff
By: Matt Haney
Co-Editor
Changes come slow at
Montreat, but they do come.
The major shake-ups will
come in the area of the Resi
dent Directors. Tom will
continue to be the RD in
Davis, Director of Student
Activities, and he will be
taking Mrs. A's spot in the
oversight of Belk Campus
Center. Tom will also have
his better half with him next
semester, in the person of
JudithElizabeth Jaquinta who
will become Mrs. 'H' on the
29th of June in Ocala, FL (1
wonder if she knows what
she is getting into?). Kevin
will return to Howerton next
semester as the RD, that is if
Reid will turn the dorm over
to him after being in charge
all summer and getting the
washers and driers fixed
(HINT, HINT Reid). Kevin
will also serve as Coach
McNamara's assistant on the
See "Changes" page 2
Zeiser received twenty-eight
applications and interviewed
eight
candi
dates
through
several
rounds
of inter-
views
andcam
pus vis
its before
making
its nomi
nation to
the
Board of
Trustees
in Febru
ary. Mr.
Zeiser
said,
"The
yearlong
search
confirms God's abundant
provision for thecontinuation
of strong leadership for Mon
treat-Anderson College in the
person of Bill Hurt."
"The transition will cer
tainly be a challenging one,
but a challenge I eagerly an
ticipate," Mr. Hurt said of the
move to his new college re
sponsibilities. "It is the ful
fillment of a life's dream and
a lifelong interest in Chris
William Whitfield Hurt
President of Montreat-Anderson College
tian Education. I feel its a
calling to a very special op
portunity to
serveGodin
a unique
way."
A native of
Tennessee,
Mr. Hurt re
ceived his
under-
graduate
degree in
mechanical
engineering
from the
University
of Tennes
see, and a
master's de
gree in engi
neering me-
c h a n i c s
from the
University
of Florida. He is also a distin
guished graduate of the De
fense Systems Management
College, a post-graduate pro
gram operated by the Office
of the Secretary of Defense.
He is a member of Tau Beta
Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi
Tau Sigma, Sigma Pi Sigma,
and a registered professional
engineer.
Mr. Hurt is married to
See 'Tresident" page Four