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Recent Graduate Joins Medical Team Chowan has received donations totaling $3,500 toward a ^,000 pledge from Carolina Aluminum Company of Winton to help in con struction of the new gymnasium- physical education center. The gifts were presented by Randy V. Britton, vice-president of Carolina Aluminum Co., a subsidiary of Division of New Jersey Aluminum, an Easco Company. Britton is a Chowan alumnus. In thanking Carolina Aluminum and its parent company. President Bruce E. Whitaker said the gift will help provide a “facility that is critically needed by our students. ’ ’ He continued, “Through its sup port of the ‘Accomplishing Our Mission’ drive, Carolina Aluminum Company is again prov- Barkley Signs Quarterback Barry Barkley ot Waynesville has signed a grant-in- aid to play at Guilford College. Last season, the 5-10, 165-pounder made a name for himself by leading the Coastal Conference with 12 touchdown passes. Barkley directed Chowan Col lege to an 8-3 record while com pleting 56 of 107 passes for 933 yards. He also rushed for four touchdowns, including three against North Carolina State University JV’s. Barkley was selected for the For October, 1978 ing to be a good neighbor of the community and the area, including Chowan College. The gift from Carolina Alumnium will help in crease the service of the college to young men and women and further strengthen the college’s position as one of the nation’s leading private, two-year institutions.” The president also said Carolina Aluminum’s support “will help Chowan provide a center for religious, cultural and athletic events that will benefit the citizens of the entire area and region.” Added Dr. Whitaker, “we ap preciate this gift as a vote of con- hdence in Chowan and its efforts to serve its students, including many young men and women from the local area.” With Guilford South squad that played in the fifth annual Coastal Conference All- Star game in Norfolk, Va., and was his team’s major offensive weapon as he completed six passes for 120 yards and the South’s lone score in a 26-9 loss to the North squad. His touchdown pass to Lees-McRae’s tight end Chris Canja covered 53 yards. Barkley, a graduate of Brantley County High School, also received honorable mention on the region team. Denise Burke of Murfreesboro, a 1977 graduate, has joined a medical team involved in the early detec tion of cancer. Miss Burke has completed a year’s training in cytotechnology program. She was one of only five students in the cytotechnology program at Baptist Hospital. Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are the only other North Carolina colleges offering the study of cytotechnology, she stated. The three schools graduate only a total of up to 15 students each year. She said classes are small to provide each student with in dividual instruction. “Your in structor helps you identify normal cells and malignant ceUs. The first six months are spent in the classroom in the morning and the laboratory in the afternoon. The final six months are devoted to on- the-job training in Baptist Hospital.” Denise said the field is “wide open” in opportunities for young people. Each student in her class has been employed by a hospital after receiving a number of job of fers. A graduate of Murfreesboro High School, Miss Burke will begin her duties as a cytotechnologist at Charlotte’s Mercy Hospital. She said her duties include screening pap smears and all of the body fluids for cancer. Denise said she Ukes the work for several reasons. She enjoys working under a microscope. Also, she is pleased to be part of the team whose job is to diagnose cancer in the early stages. Denise gave cr^t to the Science Department for preparing her for her year’s studies and training at Baptist Hospital. “I received a good background at Chowan. All the courses helped a whole lot.” The next milestone for Miss Burke comes in February when she takes the state board examina tion for her license. Benise is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burke. Her brother, Steve, is a recent graduate of the UNC-Chapel Hill. Her sister, Jackie, is employed at NCNB in Murfreesboro. Inspecting Campus Progress Ben Sutton, business manager, conducts a campus tour for Randy Britton, left, vice president of Carolina Aluminum Co., of Winton. Carolina Aluminum Co. has donated $3,500 toward a $5,000 pledge to help construct the new gymnasium-physical education center. Carolina Aluminum Co. Supporting Gym Drive Works of Pembroke Artist Exhibited Pembroke State University art professor, Mrs. Mary Ann Pennington Walker, is welcomed to Chowan by art professors, from left, Stanley Mitchell, Doug Eubank, and David Parker. Twenty-eight ot her pen and ink drawings were on display during September in the Art Gallery. She is the daughter of Col. and Mrs. James C. Pennington of Murfreesboro. Both her mother, the former Julia Futrell, and brother, James Kelly Pennington, ore Chowan graduates. Mrs. Walker works in draw ing, collage and sculpture at Pembroke. Student Retreat at Camp Cale The Student Leadership Orientation Retreat held at Camp Cole just after the opening of the new term was attended by some 65 students, including 20 international students. The guest speaker was Bill Hern, who has lived in Lebanon for 20 years and has extensive knowledge of the Near East. He talked about ways of life in Iran and America. Five foreign countries, Iran, Micronesio, El Salvador, Kenya and Hong Kong, were represented at the retreat. Other students who attended were members and officers of student organizations such as the Student Government Association and the Baptist Student Union. Hern's visit was co-sponsored by the Department of Chaplaincy and Language ministries for the Boptist State Convention and Chowan's Department of Student Development. PAGE THIRTEEN
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