Provided by college, friends
Scholarships, grants aid students
"An investment in future leaders throughout
this state and nation and in our churches."
Chowan College is helping many
new and returning students to at
tend Chowan through scholarships
offered by the college and its alum
ni and friends.
Among the top grants offered by
the college are five presidential for
full tuition. The college also
awards 15 academic honors
scholarships including five for
three-fourths tuition and 10 for one-
half tuition.
Other Scholarships
Numerous other scholarships
Chowan graduates have a long
tradition of service to others as ex
emplified by two former
classmates, Winslow Carter (71)
and Donna Pullen (72).
Carter, director of admissions,
and Pullen were reunited during
F^iUen’s recent visit to campus.
Carter directed the admissions
program at Campbell University,
where he received his B.A., before
coming to Chowan in 1984. A
Hubert native, he served for two
years in the Southern Baptist
Journeyman program in Africa.
He also worked with emotionally
disturbed and mentally handicap
ped chidren for two years.
Pullen, who received her B.S. in
nursing at Jacksonville (Ala.)
are offered by Chowan to help
deserving students attend Chowan,
Clifton S. Collins, director of finan
cial aid, pointed out.
He said these include scholar
ships donated by supporters in
memory or honor of a loved one or
in their own name as a service to
young people, Chowan and Chris
tian higher education.
Collins said Chowan awarded
scholarships to 83 students in
1984-85. (When all forms of finan
cial aid are considered, about 500
State University, has gained broad
experience in nursing. She served
in pediatrics on the staffs of the
University of Alabama Hospitals
and Clinics and Baptist Medical
Center-Montclair in Birmingham,
where she was head pediatric
nurse.
Pullen, who graduated from
Bayside High School in Virginia
Beach, also taught pediatrics at
Jacksonville State and medical
surgical nursing at Auburn Univer
sity. She also was active in com
munity home health nursing.
She will begin work in the fall on
her master’s degree in pediatrics
at the University of Alabama-
Birmingham.
Chowan students received finan
cial aid.) He said among the finan
cial aid opportunities are grants to
Southern Baptist students studying
for the ministry and other church-
related vocations and children and
spouses of Southern Baptist
ministers.
Commented Collins, “Students
interested in attending Chowan are
encouraged to contact the financial
aid office about the availability of
scholarships, especially since
many scholarships and grants are
designated for individuals in cer
tain fields of study or from certain
geographical areas.”
Increased Funding
President Bruce E. Whitaker
said the college has received an in
creased funding for scholarships
from alumni and friends over the
past several years. He said among
the newer scholarships are the
George T. Underwood Scholarship
and the Texie Camp Marks
Scholarship Fund.
The Underwood Scholarship was
established with a $25,000 gift from
Mrs. Anne T. Underwood of Coats
and formerly of Murfreesboro in
memory of her late husband,
George T. Underwood, who was a
leading benefactor of the College.
Dr. Whitaker said the George T.
Underwood Scholarship aids needy
and worthy students to study at
Chowan.
The Texie Camp Marks Scholar
ship Fund was established with a
$100,000 grant from the Ruth Camp
Campbell Foundation. The grant
honors a long-time leader, sup
porter and friend of Chowan, Texie
Camp Marks, according to
Whitaker.
Scholarship to honor
Sara G. Fisher
Dr. Ben C. Fisher, a member of
the Chowan Board of Advisors, has
established a scholarship at Camp
bell University in honor of his wife,
Sara Fisher.
The scholarship, entitled the
Sarah Gehman Fisher Scholar
ship, will be awarded each year to
a student in teacher education.
“This scholarship fund was
established in honor of my wife,
Sara, who for many years was an
outstanding classroom teacher and
had a strong sense of vocation,”
said Dr. Fisher.
Dr. Fisher, formerly of Mur
freesboro and now of Raleigh, had
been an executive director-
treasurer of the Education Com
mission, of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
The president said the college
“greatly appreciates” tlie dona
tion of these and other scholar
ships. He said they are “vital” in
providing a college education for
young people, “Many would not be
able to attend Chowan without
scholarship assistance,” noted
Whitaker.
He encouraged other supporters
of Chowan to consider donating a
scholarship to the college to help
“needy and worthy students to at
tend Chowan.”
Clifton Collins reminded that
other forms x)f financial aid are
available in addition to scholar
ships including work-study. He
said about 500 Chowan students
received financial assistance dur
ing 1984-85.
President Whitaker commented
on the college’s Scholarshare pro
gram which he said “has attracted
considerable support to help
students who want to work to help
pay for their college expenses.”
He explained, “For only $10 per
month, $120 per year, a friend of
CJiowan can help students who
want to work part-time on campus.
This gift is an investment in future
leaders throughout this state and
nation and in our churches.”
Whitaker said some donors
prefer to make an outright gift or
contribute a larger monthly
amount, thus helping additional
students.
He said those interested in fun
ding a scholarship or contributing
to the Scholarshare program are
invited to contact him or Bobby
Cross, Director of Development,
Chowan College, Murfreesboro,
N.C. 27855. Phone-919 3984101.
New SGA President
Betty Anne Drake of Franklin, Va. is only the third woman Stu
dent Government Association president in the past 20 years. A
Franklin High School graduate, she will serve during the 1985-86
term. The SGA maintains an office in Lakeside Student Center.
Drake, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson Drake, Jr., 1404
Clay Street, is studying accounting and is a member of Franklin
Baptist Church. The other women SGA presidents ore Sharee
Atkinson of Petersburg. Va., 1980-81, and Kathleen Clark of
Newport, R.I., 1977-78.
Classmates renew friendships
Former classmates, Winslow Carter, a Hubert native and
member of Murfreesboro Baptist church, and Donna Pullen look
at a 1971 Chowan annual during Pullen's recent visit to campus.
Graduates have tradition
of service to others
"Many would not be able
to attend Chowan without
scholarship assistance."
The Chowanian, July, 1985—PAGE THREE