46 years of service
Wiggins, Whitaker among Baptist leaders
When Norman Wiggins visited
Chowan College recently over 46
years of North Carolina Baptist
college leadership and broad ser
vice to the Southern Baptist Con
vention were represented on
Chowan’s campus.
The combination of Wiggins’ 18
years as Campbell University
president and Bruce Whitaker’s 28
years as Chowan president produc
ed the 46-year total.
Each has provided additional
leadership for North Carolina and
Southern Baptists beyond his ser
vice as a college president.
Both are products of North
Carolina Baptist colleges. Wiggins
is a graduate of Campbell College
and Wake Forest University with
bachelor and law degrees.
Whitaker is a Wake Forest Univer
sity and Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary graduate.
Campbell’s president has served
as a member and chairman of the
Board of Trustees of the Southern
Baptist Convention’s Sunday
School Board. He is currently serv
ing his second term as president of
the Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina. He is a former
deacon at both Wake Forest
church, Winston-Salem, and First
church, Buies Creek. Wiggins is a
member of the Evangelism and
Education Committee of the Bap
tist World Alliance and was chair
man, Tellers Committee, 1984
Southern Baptist Convention.
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Recognized for service
Sydney Lewis of Hampton, Vo., receives a certificate of apprecia
tion for her service as President of the Chowan Alumni Associa
tion during 1984-85. The certificate was presented by the new
president. Welter Gardner, Jr., of Worrenton. The presentation
was made during Spring Festival weekend.
Whitaker served as state
secretary, Student Department of
the Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina before coming to.
Chowan in 1957. He also served as
associate pastor and minister of
education of an Atlanta Baptist
church. He is a former president of
the Association of Southern Baptist
Colleges and Schools.
Each has provided leadership
and service in community affairs,
with Whitaker serving as a former
chairman and current member of
the North Carolina Commission for
Mental Health, Mental Retarda
tion and Substance Abuse Ser
vices. He is presently chairman of
the Commission’s Mental Health
Committee. The Whitaker School
at Butner for emotionally disturb
ed youth was named in Whitaker’s
honor on June 30,1982,
In yejirs of service, Whitaker is
the dean of presidents of colleges
sponsored by the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina.
Annual football
camp conducted
Chowan has completed its fifth
annual football camp, with a
record number of players atten
ding.
Guest instructors included Jerry
Holmes of the New Jersey
Generals, Jody Schulz of the
Philadelphia Eagles, Mackie
Carden of Elon College, Don Murry
of East Carolina University, Jim
Bollman of N. C. State University
and Linwood Ferguson, a former
Chowan player and coach.
The camp staff included Herman
Henderson and Larry Hollman of
Murfreesboro High School, Donnie
Simpson and Bob Williams of Cur
rituck High School, Gene Brewer
of Southview High School, Rhett
Raynor of Triton High School, and
Dave Anthony of Matthews High
School.
Long tenures of service
Together, Dr. Bruce Whitaker, left, and Dr. Norman Wiggins
hove served North Carolina Baptists for 46 years os president of
Chowan College and Campbell University, respectively. Wiggins
visited the campus as president of the Baptist State Convention
of North Carolina during the General Board meeting.
Campus Events Scheduled
August 27 Class Registration
September 2 Fall Convocation
September 7 Season Opens for Football
October 9 Founder's Day
October 19 Homecoming
November 2 Parents' Day
November 4-8 Campus Evangelism Week
The long-awaited day
for Chowan students
The sign tells it all as members of Chowan's 1985 graduating
class file into Helms Center for the Baccalaureate Service,
held in May.
PAGE TEN—The Chowanion, July, 1985