Dr. Earl Parker lectures to Philosophy students.
Dr. Parker Elected to E. Lee
Oliver Fagan Chair of Religion
Dr. Earl H. Parker, professor oi religion
and philosophy, has bmn elected to the E.
Lee Oliver Fagan Chair of Bible and
Religion at Chowan Cdlege.
The chair, the first established at
Chowan, was funded with an initial gift of
$130,000 by the late E. Lee Fagan of
Stanardsville, Va. in memory of his
mother who graduated from Chowan in
1893. Fagan served as a member of
Chowan’s Board of Advisors until his death
on March 22,1977.
Parker was appointed to the position by
the Executive Committee of the Board rf
Trustees upon the recommendation of
Chowan President Bruce E. Whitaker and
Dr. B. Franklin Lowe, Jr., dean of the col
lege.
Parker began his service at Chowan in
1969 after serving as counselor with the
Vocational Rehabilitation Facility at
Butner. Prior to that, he served over 11
years as pastor of Beth Car Baptist Church
in Halifax, Va., and two years as pastor at
Fremont ^ptist Church.
Parker also served two years as an Air
Force chaplain with the rank of captain,
and two years as chaplain and professor of
religion and philosophy at Converse Col
lege, Spartanburg, S.C.
The Rocky Mount native received his
B.A. at Wake Forest University, B.D. at
Yale University, and Ph.D. at Edinburgh
University in Scotland. He is married to
the former Elizabeth Lewis of Fremont, a
secretary in Chowan’s Department of
Development. They have two children,
Jenny, a graduate of Chowan and Wake
Fanst, and Mary, a junior at Mur-
freesb^ High SdMol.
Parker has received a number of honors
since coming to Chowan. He was selected
an Outstanding Ekiucator of America for
1975. In 1976, the Chowan annual, THE
CHOWANOtA, was dedicated to Parker
and Gilbert Tr^, professor in the Depart
ment of Science. Parker to(* a class on a
Biblelands Tour to Israel and Greece in
January, 1975.
Dean Lowe emphasized Parker’s
qualifications for the position. “He has an
excellent educational background by vir
tue of having studied at Wake Forest, Yale
and Edinburgh. His iH^d experience as a
pastor, phaplain, counselor and professor
has prepared him superbly for his work
here at Chowan. He has proven to be one of
the most popular prcrfessors on campus. In
many ways, he has proven his loyalty to
the college and love for the teaching pro
cess and interaction with the students.”
Continued Lowe, “The Department of
Religion and Philosophy is an important
part of the acadmic program at Chowan, a
Baptist college. The election of Dr. Parker
to the E. Lee Oliver Fagan Chair of Bible
and Religion brings added prestige to the
chair, department, and college.”
Dr. Parker said he was “deeply
h(mored”and regarded “the offer of this
Chair as a significant recognition and as a
placement of great confidence in me.”
He said he accepted the appointment
“with deep satisfaction and witti deepen
ing commitment to Christ and to Chowan
College.
Columns'
Council
Mr.& Mrs. Norman S. B*eks
W. D. Boone. Jr.
L. Lee Boykin
Mr. & Mrs. J. Grady Brkigers
Mr. & Mrs. Wingate R. Bwden, Sr.
CF Industries, Inc.
Cashie Baptist Church, Windsor
Mr. & Mrs. Clifton S. CoHins
Conway Baptist Church
Bobby S. Cross
Miss Anna Belle Crouch
J. L. Darden, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Janies Dewor
Mrs. Florence W. Estabrook
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert FrorKis
Miss Sadie Futrell
Roland L. Garrett
G. E. Gregg Benevolence Fund
Mrs. G. E. Gregg
Mrs. Janie Davis Griffin
Hertford Baptist Church
Grover E. Howell
W. McKenzie Jenkins
Johnson Manufacturing Co.
Louis C. Johnson
Al King Agency
Dr. Glenn A. Kiser
Dr. B. Franklin Lowe, Jr.
McPherson Beverages, Inc.
Meherrin Baptist Church, Murfreesboro
H. P. Mobley
Murfreesboro Exchange Club
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence AAyers
Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Norris
Dr. R. B. Outland, Sr.
Dr. & Mrs. O. W. Pittmon
Planters Hardware Co. of
Murfreesboro, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. L. Richardson Preyer
Mrs. Della B. Randolph
Revelle Agri-Products, Inc.
Van Cuthrell
Revelle Builders. Inc.
Charles Revelle, Jr.
Revelle Grain Co., Inc.
John P. Revelle
Mr. & Mrs. J. Guy Revelle, Sr.
T. B. Rose, Jr.
Mrs. Blanche E. Rountree
Mr. & Mrs. John Sanderford
Mack E. Smith, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. W. Eldridge Smith
Ben C. Sutton
Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Taylor
Rev. W. V. Tarlton
Mr. & Mrs. L. M. Wallace, Jr.
Dewey W. Wells
Edwin L. Williams
Woodland Baptist Church
Parents' Fund
Contributors
Mr. A Mrs. Larry C. Aront
Matthews. N.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Williom N. Bell
Plantation, Florida
Mr. & Mrs. G. T. Bryant
Newport News, Va.
Mr. Ray H. Cook
Alexandria, Va.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dye
Sterling, Vo.
Mrs. Robert M. Elliot
Hampton, Va.
Mrs. Mildred M. Futrell
Newport News, Va.
Mr. ft Mrs. Bingley S. Honnoh, Sr.
Savannoh, Ga.
Mr. David I. Hitchcock
Chevy Chase, AAd.
Mr. A Mrs. W.T. Hobson
Wilmington, Del.
Mr. ft Mrs. Vernon E. Lingle, Sr.
Hampton, Va.
Mr. ft Mrs. C. E. McClintock
Bridgewater, Va.
Mr. ft Mrs. Lee D. Parker
Hampton, Va.
Mr. ft Mrs. Sigmund M. Potembski
Williamsville. N.Y.
Mr. ft Mrs. Ben J. Robinson
Carrollton, Go.
Mr. ft Mrs. W. S. Robinson
Richmond, Va.
Mr. ftMrs.J.E.Weirich
Virginia Beach, Va.
Members of the Chowan College
President's Council are those per
sons who have given $1,000.00 or
more to the college during the
fiscal year: members of the
Chowan College Columns' Cour>cil
have given from $500.00 to $999.00
ond members of the Chowan Col
lege Century Council have given
from $100.00 to $499.00.
President's
Council
Ahoskie, First Baptist Church
Rev. ft Mrs. J. Felix Arnold
Grady D. Askew Foundation
Mrs. W. C. Askew
Mrs. G. E. Bobbitt
Edwin Branch
Mrs. Dorothy H. Brown
Miss Hannah Heath Brown
James E. ft Mary Z. Bryan Foundation, Inc.
Camp Foundation
Carolina Aluminum Co.
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Mr. ft Mrs. J. Carlton Cherry
Chowan Veneer Co., Inc.
Mr. ft Mrs. E. L. Hollowell
Miss Addie Mae Cooke Estate
Davis ft Co., Grady P. Davis
H. L. Evans ft Son, Inc.
H. L. Evans, Jr.
Mr. ft Mrs. H. Clay Ferebee, III
Mr. ft Mrs. J. E. Ferebee
Flowers Industries, Inc.
Shelby Freeman
Mr. ft Mrs. William M. Futrell, Sr.
Georgia Pacific Foundation
Mr. ft Mrs. George E. Gibbs
North State Provision Co.
W. T. Gray
Julian P. Harrington
Mrs. Mary Johnson Hart
The Hartford
Hoerner Waldorf Corp.
(Champion International)
Mrs. C. C. Hoggard
Mr. ft Mrs. W.Z. Howell
Jefferson-Pilot Corp.
Johnson Mercantile Co.
Mr. ft Mrs. Henry S. Johnson. Jr.
Mr. ft Mrs. Mike H. Johnson
John R. Jordan, Jr. and Sister
Dr. ft Mrs. Herman Melvin Kunkle
Mrs. Hazen G. Lancaster
Mr. ft Mrs. Ashton Lewis
Mr. ft Mrs. R. Cloyton Lewis
N.O. McDowell, Jr.
Maola Milk ft Ice Cream Co.
Mrs. Robert F. Marks
Dr. ft Mrs. A. T. Mayo
Mrs. Daisy L. Mixon
Mrs. S. K. Moore
Murfreesboro Baptist Church
Murfreesboro Rotary Club
NCNB Corporation Charities
Alta Cliitty Porker Estate
Dr. ft Mrs. Alton W. Parker
Mr. ft Mrs. E.W. Parker
Peoples Bonk ft Trust Co.
Mrs. Annie B. Peters
Planters National Bonk ft Trust Co.
R. Hunter Pope Estate
Mr. ft Mrs. Charles L. Revelle, Sr.
Revelle Investment Corp.
C. Urbin Rogers
Mr. ft Mrs. Robert L. Rowe
Sears Roebuck Foundation
W. L. Simons
Dr. Victor R. Small Estate
Mr. ft Mrs. T. M. Stanback
Russell L. Stephenson
J. P. Stevens ft Co., Inc. Foundation
Tarheel Bank and Trust Co.
Fred M. Taylor
Dr. ft Mrs. R. Horgus Taylor
Mrs. O. C. Turner
Union Comp Corp.
A. J. Watkins
West Point Pepperell Foundation, Inc.
Weyerhaeuser Co. Foundation
Dr. ft Mrs. Bruce E. Whitaker
H.D. White
Robert C. White
Mr. ft Mrs. Charlie Whitley
W. W. Winstead
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