At Semi-Annual Meeting
Spivey elected Trustee Chairman; Arnold recognized
Chowan College trustees elected Robert B. Spivey of Windsor as chair
man and honored outgoing trustee chairman, the Rev. J. Felix Arnold of
Enfield, during their semi-annual meeting earlier this month.
E. L. HoUowell of Edenton and Vernon E. White were elected chairman
and vice chairman respectively of the Executive Committee. J. Guy
ReveUe, Jr., of Murfreesboro, presided in the absence of Dr. H. M.
Kunkle of Portsmouth, Va., chairman of the Board of Advisors, who met
jointly with the trustees.
Arnold, who has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for 2
years including ten as chairman, was presented a plaque extolling his
service to the college by Dr. Bruce E. WWtaker. Resolutions of apprecia
tion to him were read by Dr. R. Hargus Taylor, chaplain.
Members of the Boards of Trustees and Advisors review
reports during the semi-annual meeting.
Praised for Service
He was cited for his contribution of
“praiseworthy service to the cause of Chris
tian higher education at Chowan College.”
The resolutions noted that “his studied con
sideration of issues before us, his wise
counsel within the course of our delibera
tions, and his gift for enlisting others in the
support of this institution and her mission of
higher education have been characteristics
of the attention he has given to the role of
trustee and advisor.”
Whitaker emphasized the importance of
the “financial support and encouragement”
given by North Carolina Baptists and the
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
He said the college is scheduled to receive
more than $900,000 under the budget of the
Baptist State Convention in 1987, subject to
the Convention meeting its budget.
Dr. Whitaker reported that as of January,
1987, the college had effectively completed
paying in full the outstanding indebtedness
on the physical plant.
Campaign Report
In other financial matters, Director of
Development Bobby Cross reported that
Chowan has received more than $2 million
in pledges and gifts to pass the half-way
mark in its campaign to raise $4 million.
The campaign will fund additional student
aid scholarships, endowment for teaching
and administration, program development,
and the renovation of facilities.
Robert B. Spivey, who is campaign chair
man, thanked advisor Mrs. Robert (Texie
Camp) Marks of Boykins, Va., who is the
honorary chairman, and the other members
of the campaign committee for their leader
ship. Spivey said the campaign workers had
made “remarkable progress” and would
continue their efforts until the goal was
reached. Cross said that some $86,000 has
been received toward the $125,000 Annual
Giving Fund goal.
After hearing a report from Business
Manager Ben Sutton, the trustees approved
a $250 increase in tuition, room and board
and feees, for the 1988-89 year.
Report on Self-Study
Dean of the College B. Franklin Lowe, Jr.,
reported on the progress of the institutional
self-study which each accredited college
must undergo every ten years leading to the
reaffirmation of its accreditation.
Lowe said Chowan’s accreditation was
last reaffirmed in 1978, He said the self-
study is on schedule with all committee
meetings, research and deliberations vir
tually completed. He said the next step is
completing the first draft of the report. He
explained the reaffirmation committee of
the Southern Association of Colleges and
Universities will visit the campus in a year
leading toward the reaffirmation of the col
lege’s accreditation in December, 1988.
Lowe reported that 26 of the 56 full-time
faculty have served Chowan for 20 or more
years. Eight staff members are in the same
category for a total of 34 faculty and staff
members who have served from 20 to 32
years.
“Order of Lux et Veritas”
Lowe led the discussion of the establish
ment of the Order of Lux et Veritas (“light
and truth”, from Chowan’s official seal) to
honor aU personnel who have served the col
lege for at least 25 years. The trustees gave
their approval.
Lowe also reported that the ad hoc com
mittee on admissions recommended to the
president that the college provide special
grants to students who are members of a
church affiliated with the Baptist State Con
vention of North Carolina.
Special Grant to Baptists
The committee requested a $100 grant per
semester to freshmen and $200 per semester
during the sophomore year to those students
who have a “C” or better academic
average. The committee recommended that
the grants be funded from the financial sup
port the college receives from the budget of
the Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina. Trustees approved the recommen
dations.
Resolutions of appreciation were
presented to the late James Guy ReveUe,
Sr., of Conway, who died on Dec. 14, 1986.
The resolutions called ReveUe “one of the
most loyal and devoted champions of Chris
tian higher education through Chowan Col
lege.”
They stated “numerous services on behalf
of this institution and her mission were ex
pressed through his membership on the
Board of Advisors (1975-1986), through his
attention of higher educational concerns
confronted during his tenure as a member of
the House of Representatives, North
CaroUna General Assembly (1973-74 and
1977-78), and through his personal contribu
tions to and soUcitations for the develop
ment of the coUege and her educational pro
grams.
They continued “his interest in providing
for the education of youth among us has
been typified and sympolized by his
establishment of the J. Guy ReveUe, Sr.,
and Pearla Futrell ReveUe Scholarship —
an endowed award which is presented, an
nually, by the Scholarship Committee of the
CoUege.”
Whitaker Presented Plaque
Spivey presented a plaque to Dr. Whitaker
expressing appreciation from the trustees
for his being recognized as one of the top 18
coUege presidents in the nation in a study
funded by the Exxon Education Foundation.
Trustees who have completed their four-
year terms of service received certificates
of appreciation. They include: Mrs. Kate
Allen, Weldon; the Rev. J. Felix Arnold, En
field; L. M. Brinkley, Ahoskie; Bob F. HiU,
Sr., Murfreesboro; Mrs. Libby Maddrey.
Eden; Mrs. Ethel K. Smith, Benson;
Thomas Sneeden, Wilmington; Jennings B.
Teal, Tarboro; and M. E. Valentine, Sr..
Raleigh.
Welcomed were new trustees: James L.
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The Rev. J. Felix Arnold is presented a plaque in appreciation
of his twenty-two years of service as a Trustee.
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