Qlbe OUroumnUm OCTOBER 1988 Newsmagazine Published by CHOWAN COLLEGE, Murfreesboro, North Carolina VanBaars appointed to staff — Page Two ★ Trustees OK 88-89 budget — Page Four ★ Collins nears 25 years in coaching — Page Seven ★ Boy Wonders in printing win awards — Page Eight Dr. Whitaker to retire after 32 years as President After leading Chowan College to its “highest plateau in every measurable way” and to a position of national prominence, Dr. Whitaker has announced his retirement effective June 30, 1989. He is the 18th President of the institution, which has operated “in the black” for the last 30 years. — See stoiy on Page 3.