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Members of the BSU are pictured aboue. They are: Jeanie Adams, Rick Albert, Albert Alvarez, Fumi Arai, Kristen Bair, David Beamon, Jennifer Sickling, Amy Blair, Sheryl Blythe, Tommy Briggs, Amy Byrd, Troy Cavaliere, Dean Clark, Martin Clemons, Mike Cornell, Patrick Corry, Angela Cox, Tilda Cox, Betsy Davis, Cecil Dauis, Karen Davis, Sharon Davis, Ganell Early, Angie Felton, Diane Ferki, Karen Findley, Brenda Fitzgerald, Holly Gailey, Standley Greene, Andrea Griffey, Dean Houpe, Rhonda Johnson, Kimberly Jordan, LaRhonda Ketner, Lisa Kirby, Keith Lloyd, Tony Mason, Kevin Matheson, Jennifer McCraney, Pamela Mullins, Richard Perry, Chris Pittman, Raelyn Richardson, Sheila Roop, Patrick Rudloph, Sidney Ruff, Edna Ruffin, Laura Ryals, Jeffy Seymour, Tanya Shearin, Linda Sowers, Jill Simpson, Martha Sodergren, Melvin Stone, Dawn Tyler, Lenzy Vibbert, Angie Whitley, Bradley White, Mark Wynns and Mike Wynns. BSU concludes eventful \;ear in '87-88 Beginning with “Meet the Ministers” night on August 25, and concluding with the annual yearbook-signing “party” at the home of Chaplain and Mrs. Taylor on May 7, Chowan’s Baptist Stu dent Union/Campus Christian Fellowship experienced another eventful year during 1987-88. Plan ned on-campus activities, par ticipation in statewide gatherings, cooperation in missions involve ment, and the exercise of general leadership within the campus com munity contributed to the continu ing characterization of this organization as a very influential one on the Chowan campus. Theme Adopted Adopting the phrase “One in the Spirit” as its theme for the year, BSU/CCF stressed the importance of “walking” and “working” in unity in order to attain its goals, and to approach maximum poten tial as a spiritual force on campus. The implications of such a theme were heightened at the weekly general meetings of the group, and underscored through weekly prayer breakfasts. High atten dance at a weekly general meeting was seventy-two (72), with weekly attendance throughout the course of the year averaging twenty-six (26). Wednesday morning prayer breakfasts were attended weekly by an average of sixteen (16) per sons, with a high attendance mark of twenty-seven (27) reached in mid-September. Cooperation with the broader program of campus ministry under the auspices of the Division of Youth and (Campus Ministries, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina was symbolized through the presence of a strong contingent of Chowan students at both the Baptist Student Convention and the BSU Spring Leadership Con ference. Twenty-two (22) persons made the day-long pilgrimage to Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center for Fall Convention, September 25-27. Fourteen (14) students—including four of the six newly-elected officers for 1988-89—participated in the annual North Carolina BSU Spring Leadership Conference, Caraway Conference Center, March 25-27. Chowan BSUers also served on various State BSU committees, assisting with both the planning and implementation of various aspects of the statewide programs. Many Projects Concern for missions during the year was expressed through three distinct avenues of involvement: (1) the raising of monies for the support of BSU-Funded Summer Ministries, (2) participation with mission/outreach teams in local churches, and (3) individual com mitment to summer ministry op portunities. In early September, the local BSU/CCF organization committed itself to a pledge of $3,000 towards the support of BSU- Funded Summer Ministries, under the sponsorship of the Division of Youth and Campus Ministries. The full amount of that pledge had been raised before the end of the school year. Major sources of income were the love gifts from churches which utilize the services of BSU Youth Teams, the preparation of “Care Bags” for fellow-students during final exam weeks, and per sonal pledges on the part of in dividual BSU members. Eighteen different students com- mitt^ themselves to preparation for and participation in missions to local churches through BSU Youth Teams, or deputation teams. Weekend and/or one-day services were conducted for and upon in vitation of the following churches: Battery Park Baptist Church, Bat tery Park, Virginia; PactolusBap tist Church, Pactolus, North Carolina; Roper Baptist Church, Roper, North Carolina; Earlys Baptist Church, Ahoskie, North Carolina; Oxford Baptist Church, Oxford, North Carolina; and Holly Grove Baptist Church, Ahoskie, North Carolina. In addition to these occasional engagements, the local BSU/CCF group continued its monthly visitations to Pinewood Manor Rest Home, Ahoskie, for purposes of worship and fellowship with the residents of this facility. Three students applied for and were accepted as participants in three different types of ministry opportunities during the summer of 1988. These included Edna Annie Ruffin, Staffer, Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center; Laura Ann Ryals, Youth Minister, Baptist Youth Corps, with Forbush Baptist Church, Forbush, North Carolina; and James Michael Wynns, Youth Evangelism Team, under the auspices of the Division of Evangelism, Baptist State Conven tion of North Carolina. Campus Involvement The Baptist Student Union/Cam pus Christian Fellowship at Chowan College is recognized, perennially, as a vital and viable organization which is dedicated to spiritual growth and service. The contributions of its members to the broader life of the campus com munity during 1987-88 has been reflected further in the service of several of its members as Resident Assistants in college housing units; as officers and/or active par ticipants in other student clubs and organizations; and as inductees in to such organizations as Phi Theta Kappa and Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Col leges. “BSU/CCF continues to enlist students of the highest caliber—spiritually, socially, and academically,” noted Chaplain R. Hargus Taylor, who also serves as advisor to the organization. “It is truly gratifying to sense their dedication, to contribute to their opportunities for spiritual growth and service while members of the campus community, and to monitor their progress when they move ‘beyond Chowan’ as wor thwhile contributors to the col leges, communities, and churches through which they will continue to exercise their calling as Christians who serve in various locations.” W:l. i MARY ALICE MATTHEWS Mary Matthews named Advisor Mary Alice Roberson Matthews of Williamston, has been appointed to the Board of Advisors, ac cording to President Bruce E. Whitaker. Mrs. Matthews is a Rober- sonville native who received the A.A. degree in business ad ministration from Louisburg Col lege. She is president of D. G. Mat thews and Son, Inc., Hamilton. Former Trustee She is a former member of the Board of Trustees, and has served as a deacon at Nashville Baptist Church, and member of the Foster Care Review Committee for Nash County Social Service, Board of Directors of Nash County Cultural Center, and Membership Commit tee of the North Carolina Museum of History Associates. She is the widow of the late former trustee Don G. Matthews of Hamilton, and the widow of Dr. Jack Arlen Holt of Nashville, whom she married after the death of Matthews. She has three children from her marriage with Don Matthews: Elizabeth M. Craft, Donald Gilliam Matthews, III, and Mark David Matthews. Dr. Whitaker said he was pleas ed that Mrs. Matthews had ac cepted the invitation to serve as an advisor. He said that among other duties advisors serve as inter preters of the college in their com munities. EDWARDS WINS PRINTING AWARD David Edwards, a freshman printing technology major, was the recipient of the prestigous Roy Ray Award given by the North Carolina Press Assoication’s Pro duction Conference. The presentation was made at the conclusion of the 36th annual conference, held in Raleigh. Edwards, a native of Mur freesboro, is the son of Mr. W. W. Edwards and Mrs. Patricia Ed wards. The Roy Ray Award is funded by Young-Phillips, Inc., Winston- Salem, and is awarded to the most outstanding freshman student at Chowan College majoring in Prin ting Technology. The Chowanian, July, 1988—PAGE 9
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