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Following Father's footsteps
ROBERT G. MULDER
countries. He publishes Writer’s
Forum, a newsletter for creative
writers.
He is the author of four books of
poetry to include THE
SHEPHERD WHO STAYED
BEHIND, a first collection of
Christmas poetry published by Col-
erain Publications, Ltd. He also
wrote BACKYARD COWBOY, a
collection of poems written for his
son with the proceeds donated to
the Heather Nelson Memorial
Fund. Other books include THE
TENOR OF MY SONG and WHEN
THE HEART IS BREAKING.
Mulder received the Eva Berry
Harris Poetry Award sponsored by
the Greenville Arts Council and the
Sheer Genius Writing Award from
THE NATIONAL OBSERVER in
1978. He has served at Chowan
since 1965.
Appenzeller receives Ed.D.;
Assistant Atliletic Director
Addresses student body
Alumnus Dr. Curtis A. Williamson, ’73, summa cum laude, returned
to the campus as assembly/ speaker during the Spring Semester. He
graduated from North Carolina State University/ and received his
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tuskegee University,
and currently owns and operates Roxboro Animal Hospital. He is
pictured with President Bruce E. Whitaker following his address to
the student body.
Mulder named consultant
to SBC’s Music Board
Chowan Professor of English
Robert G. Mulder has been ap
pointed consultant with the Music
Publication Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention in Nashville,
Tennessee. The appointment was
made by William N. Anderson,
editor of THE CHURCH MUSI
CIAN, the main music magazine of
the convention.
“Your selection is made on the
basis of your informative and
creative contributions to our six
publications during the past few
years. You have never submitted
an article to us which we rejected.
This is a worthwhile and unusual
distinction,” Dr. Anderson said.
He said Mulder has been invited
to participate in a week’s planning
conference at the publications’
headquarters in Nashville this
month. Material for the next
decade will be considered in
cluding hymns and anthems and
articles for publication.
Mulder’s first article to THE
CHURCH MUSICUN was tiUed
“Must Final Respects Be Mourn
ful,” an article received interna
tional circulation in 1978 when it
appeared in Spanish.
Since that time he has had 22 ar
ticles, 18 short stories, and 34
poems published in the six
magazines of the Convention’s
Sunday School Board. He has also
written for the Women’s Mis
sionary Union with publication
board in Birmingham.
Mulder is founder and editor of
New Earth Publications which
publishes a poetry quarterly with
several hundred subscribers
represented by every state and six
The newest Ed.D. (doctor of
education) at Chowan College is
not a professor but a key member
of the athletic department.
Tom Appenzeller, that’s Dr. Tom
Appenzeller, recently received his
Ed.D. in physical education from
the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
Tom already held two masters,
an M.S. in sport management from
the University of Massachusetts,
and M.Ed. in education from
UNC-G. He received his B.S. in
education from Presbyterian Col
lege.
Assistant Athletic Director
Appenzeller began his service at
Chowan in the summer of 1986 as
assistant athletic director, work
ing with Jim Garrison, who has
served as the Braves athletic
director for 30 years.
His previous athletic-related ex
perience included athletic director
of Riverheads High School, Staun
ton, Va.; head football and track
coach and physical education
teacher, North Carolina public
schools; assistant football coach
and history teacher, North
Carolina public schools.
Collegiate E:xperlence
Appenzeller also has experience
as a college sports information
director, director of athletic fund
reusing, collegiate assistant coach
and director of high school athletic
department. He co-authored
Sports and Courts, Michie Co.,
1980.
A native of Greensboro, Ap
penzeller began work on his doc
torate in January 1982. His
physical education degree had a
concentration in athletic ad
ministration/sports management.
His dissertation was titled, “An
Analysis of Court Decisions Involv
ing Injuries to Participants and
Spectators in Youth Sport Ac
tivities.”
Follows Father’s Footsteps
In his work at Chowan and
receiving his doctorate, Tom
follows in the footsteps of his
father. Dr. Herb Appenzeller of
Greensboro was Chowan’s athletic
director and football, basketball
and baseball coach from 1951-56.
Tom said his father and mother,
Margaret, also ran the bookstore.
During those years. Herb Ap
penzeller developed the athletic
program from scratch. Fielding a
squad of 16 to 19 players, Ap
penzeller built the football team as
well as other sports into scrappy
contenders, recalls a former
Chowan player, Gary Smart of
Norfolk, Va.
Smart, who played football
under Appenzeller, remembers his
coach’s ingenuity, sense of
humor, coaching ability and
friendship with the players.
Herb graduated from Wake
Forest University with bachelor’s
DR. TOM
APPENZELLER
. . . stands in
front of
trophy
case in
Helms
Center.
and master’s degrees and received
his Ph.D. from Duke University.
Much Progress Noted
The contrasting situations bet
ween son and father point to the
progress Chowan has made,
building on Herb Appenzeller’s
work. Herb was forced to field his
teams with secondhand jerseys
and equipment donated by other
colleges. He had to send out an
S.O.S. to all male students to join
the Braves, “no experience
necessary”.
Today, Chowan equips and fields
a football squad of 99 players for
home games. Another 100 players
are cut during the fall drills with
the team receiving numerous in
quiries and walk-ons.
Herb Appenzeller moved to
Guilford College as athletic direc
tor and football coach in 1956. Dur
ing his tenure, Guilford won na
tional championships in basketball
and women’s tennis while two golf
teams were national runnerups.
He retired in 1987 but continues to
teach sports management.
He is editor of a physical educa
tion and sports law quarterly call
ed “Sports and the Courts.” He is
the author of several books dealing
with athletic law, most notably
From the Gym to the Jury.
Tom said it is very satisfying to
follow in his father’s footsteps at
Chowan. He said his father has
been a “role model” in his life and
he is happy for the opportunity to
help make Chowan College and its
athletic department something of
which the college and community
can be proud.
Like his father, Tom wears
many hats at Chowan. He is ex
ecutive secretary of the 285-
member Braves Club with more
than $25,000 raised during 1987-M.
Director of Helms Center
He is responsible for manage
ment of the Helms Center which is
open seven days from 2-10 p.m., all
year. He schedules the lifeguards
and other workers and is involved
in “big events” like convocation
and graduation, and summer
basketball and football camps that
use the center’s facilities.
Concerning his mtmy duties at
Chowan, Tc»n announced he “en
joys working with the people in the
athletic department. Chowan has a
good group of persons in coaching
and athletic areas. It’s a nice
working environment.”
“Top Junior College”
He said he is proud of the coll
ege’s position as one of the nation’s
finest two-year colleges. “Chowan
has a tremendous reputation and is
considered ahead of the class as a
two-year college, particularly dur
ing Dr. (Bruce) Whitaker’s term.”
He said that due to the facilities
and overall program, Chowan’s
athletic program also ranks near
the top.
•Jim Garrison praised Tom for
his “outstanding” service to
Chowan. “Tom is doing a super,
super job. He’s very good at
meeting people. Like his father, he
lives with a smile and laugh on his
face.”
Praised for Excellent Work
Garrison said Tom “is doing a
very good job with the Braves
Club. More people are taking an in
terest in Chowan sports and more
money is being donated.”
He said Appenzeller is “one of
the best at sports publicity. He is
getting the Braves teams excellent
coverage.”
Garrison added, “I don’t know
how he carries out all of his respon
sibilities and still finds time to
coach the wide receivers on the
football team. It’s due to his great
love for coaching.”
Tom is married to the former
Kathy Huffling of Greensboro, who
is beginning her second year as the
college nurse. They have three
children: Justin, 15; Beth, 7; and
Hut, 5.
The Chowanian, July, 1988—PAGE 11
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