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- , it [0. I J) JAMES W. SHERRER, JR. James W. Sherrer, Sr., is presi dent of Huyck U.S.A. in Raleigh. He is an Enterprise, Ala., native. Sherrer holds the B.S. in textile engineering from Auburn Univer sity. He is chairman of the Board of Deacons at Millbrook Baptist Church. He is a member of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Development Council. Sherrer is active in two Pulp and Paper Foundations, serving as director and member of the Ex ecutive Committee at North Carolina State University and director and past president at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Sherrer and his wife, the former Shirley Spurlin of Alabama, have two sons, James, Jr., 29, and Michael, 23. Sherrer’s hobbies are reading, gardening and traveling. Scholarship fund honors Caulkins i JESSIE HELEN BELCH Miss Jessie Helen Belch is a Rich Square native where she now resides and a 1930 graduate with the A.B. degree. She received her M.A. from Wake Forest Univesity. She is a retired teacher with 44 years of service in Pasquotank, Bertie, Edgecomb and Hoke coun ties and Roanoke Rapids City Schools. Miss Belch is a member of Rich Square Baptist Church where she is the assistant teacher of the adult class and a member of the Baptist Women’s Group. She is active in the Retired school Personnel organizations on the local, district and state levels, serving as District 12 treasurer. She is a member of the Alpha Kap pa Chapter of the State Delta Kap- Endowment provided by family, friends The pastor of Murfreesboro Bap tist Church and his wife have been honored with the establishment of the Thomas H. Caulkins and Ann Baird Caulkins Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded by the Scholarship Committee to a ministerial student, or to a child of an ordained minister, of any denomination. President Bruce Whitaker announced. Whitaker explained, “The primary criterion for selection shall be academic excellence, to reflect the Caulkins’ love and sup port of higher education.” As a secondary criteria in awar ding the scholarship, Whitaker said “the recipient should be a ‘good follower’, contributing to campus life with dependable, will ing participation, but not necessarily active leadership, just as Rev. Caulkins has excelled in quiet leadership throughout his ministry.” Financial need may also be considered. The scholarship, made available by members of the family and friends, will be awarded for the first time for the 1987 fall semester. Caulkins is a third generation Baptist minister. His grandfather pastored churches in Maine and Massachusettes and his father in Pennsylvania and Virginia, Tom Caulkins pastored churches in Virginia before moving to Mur freesboro in 1968. Caulkins said he and his wife were particulary happy that “the scholarship would keep alive the family spirit and tradition of ser vice through the ministry.” He said they know first-hand the value of financial assistance. Both worked in the cafeteria while at tending the University of Rich mond, where they met. Their daughter, Bonnie, now a medical doctor, was also involved in the work-study program in college. Whitaker declared that establishing the scholarship “is a particularly meaningfull way for family members and friends to honor the Caulkins. Chowan has benefited from their close associa tion with the college through Tom’s longtime pastorate at Mur freesboro church. Through their pa Gamma Society and a member of the Rich Square Garden Club. Her honors include being selected to attend three workshops in the fields of education, business and leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Miss Belch’s hobbies include sewing, reading and visiting the sick. ministry, they have demonstrated their love and concern for young people to include Chowan students.” He said Tom has served as a Chowan trustee, taught Old and New Testament classes on a part- time basis, and helped the college in many other ways. Continued Whitaker, “Ann has served for 15 years as a social worker and presently coordinator of the partial hospitahzation pro gram with the Roanoke-Chowan Human Services Center. Her friendly, gracious manner has befriended many Chowan students who have visited the church. Together, they have endeared themselves to young and old, both within the church and without. We are proud to offer a scholarship in their honor that will assist ministerial students or children of ordained ministers to attend Chowan College.” The president encouraged other individuals and groups who are in terested in thanking and honoring Tom and Ann Caulkins to con tribute to the scholarship fund. “Additional gifts to the scholarship will enable the college to increase the amount of aid that it is able to give deserving students and at the same time further honor these friends. H X m s In IX i o S C/5 §> 3 Q a 2 CQ D N > 5‘ 2 TO O o S D 3 o o_ oo TO Reviewing guidelines The Rev. Thomas Caulkins. center, and Mrs. Ann Caulkins. review with President Whitaker the guidelines of an endowed scholarship fund established to honor the couple. Caulkins. pastor of Murfreesboro Baptist Church, has serv ed on the Board of Trustees and also taught a religion course on a parttime basis. PAGE EIGHT—The Chowanion, February, 1986
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