CRAVEN TO GRADS: .
Life's About Hard Work, Being A Winner
BY SUSAN USHER
"Make a life, not a living."
Those were keynote speaker May
Craven's final words of advice to the
171 Brunswick Community College
graduates who participated Friday
night in commencement at the Odeil
Williamson Auditorium.
It was the first event held in the
auditorium, which BCC temporarily
occupied for that purpose only, as
well as the first BCC graduation
held on its campus, l-aughter, music
and words of encouragement and
praise set the tone.
Speaking to an audience of ap
proximately 950 ? larger than the
purported population of her home
town of Elierbe, Craven sandwiched
words of wisdom with audience
members clapping and singing along
to "I Feel Good."
Craven, who divides her time be
tween homes in Winnabow and
Wilmington, is a professional moti
vational and humorous speaker as
well as trainer. She holds Toast
masters International's highest rec
ognition, Distinguished Toastmaster.
She told about winners like Nat
han, a quadriplegic who met his ed
ucational goals; Lela Frances, her
mother whose spirit remains intact
though she resides in a nursing
home; and herself, the daughter of a
sharecropper and a stutterer who has
made a successful career of public
speaking.
"Hard work and being a winner,
as you are tonight, that's what life is
all about," she said.
Craven closed with a litany of
suggestions for living: enjoy life;
work hard; do a good job; place
yourself around some happy people;
do service work of some type in or
der to give back to others; and do
something good for yourself; love
yourselves, because otherwise you
cannot love others.
Odell Williamson, whose
MARTI BADGER, Beth Zettlemoyer and Robin Hewett were rec
ognized for their year-long senice as Ambassadors for BCC.
$500, (XX) endowment will help sup
port management of the facility that
bears his name, had only brief com
ments Friday, saving further remarks
for the dedication.
"It is beyond my dreams to be
lieve we could ever get this many
people together in Brunswick
County," Williamson told the audi
ence. He also read a brief poem,
"Thinking," to graduates.
it took hard work and a winning
attitude to ensure that BCC gradu
ates would receive their diplomas in
the auditorium, with crews working
into Friday to ready the facility.
As he walked down the side aisle
with fellow program participants,
David Kelly, chairman of the board
of trustees, whispered to a reporter,
"I told you!"
At a trustees' meeting two days
earlier he told fellow members, "I
can assure you we are going to use
the auditorium. There are obstacles,
but they are overcomeable."
Eight graduates received awards
during commencement for their
achievement, leadership and/or ser
vice.
Teresa Ann Bennett, a business
computer programming graduate
from Shallotte, received the Presi
dent's Award based on scholastic
achievement and leadership quali
ties. Bennett was president of the
National Vocational Technical Hon
or Society chapter at BCC and
maintained a 3.975 grade point aver
age (GPA) in her coursework.
Four graduates received the
Outstanding Student Award, given
annually to one technical, one voca
tional and one general education stu
dent at BCC in recognition of acade
mic excellence nd service to the
community and to BCC.
Dwane Russell "Rusty" Mitchiner
Jr. of Bolivia, an electronics engi
neering technology student, was
Outstanding Technical Student.
Carol Hazelgrove of Wilmington
was named Outstanding Vocational
Student. She attained a 4.0 GPA in
the practical nursing program.
Martie Badger Raleigh of Leland
and llah Beth <5. Zettlemoyer of
Supply shared the Outstanding
General Education Student Award.
Both served as BCC Ambassadors
during the 1992-93 school year.
Raleigh, Zettlemoyer and Robin
Hewett also received plaques recog
nizing their year's service as BCC
Ambassadors.
Immediate past Student Govern
ment Association President Cindy L.
LeVasseur received the Citizenship
Award. She was honored on the ba
sis of campus leadership, service to
fellow students and participation in
extracurricular activities. She is a
cosmetology graduate from Jack
sonville.
In the practical nursing program,
the Steven Allen White Nursing
Scholarship was presented to Leigh
Abercrombie Watts of Hickory, who
graduated from the program with a
4.0 GPA. Also, Tijuania Bigley
Hansen of Wilmington, who gradu
ated with a 3.725 GPA, received the
Esther Swan Fraser Memorial
award. (See related story in this is
sue.)
In addition to Craven, program
participants included the Rev.
Wayne Trexler, pastor, Southport
Baptist Church; Ben DeBlois, vice
president of administrative services;
Velva Jenkins, associate dean of
continuing education; Gaye Fulford,
vocalist; Beth McLean, dean of stu
dent services; Jerry Thrift, dean of
continuing education; David E.
Kelly, chairman, BCC Board of
Trustees; W. Michael Reaves, BCC
president; and Johnnie R. Simpson,
vice president of instruction.
Preparing For The Storm
Hurricane prepareness will the focus of a seminar offered for Holden
Beach area residents Tuesday, Aug. 31. at 7 p.m. at the Lockwood Folly
Community Building on Stanbury Road in Supply.
The program was requested by Holden Beach Commissioners and is
being coordinated by the Brunswick County Emergency Management
office. Presenters will include representatives of the U.S. Weather
Service, the National Flood Insurance Program and the American Red
Cross.
They will review past major hurricane experiences but will concen
trate primarily on steps property owners can take to minimize damage
(torn future hurricanes. Speakers will also answer audience questions re
lating to their areas of expertise.
Supply Elementary School
Bus Routes Listed For The Year
Supply Elementary School has
announced its bus routes for the
1993-94 school year that begins
Monday, Aug. 30.
Buses will run on 11 routes, as
follows:
Bus 105: Northwest on Shell
Point Road, Civietown Road, Mt.
Pisgah Road, U.S. 17 to Bentor.
Road. Ann Home.
Bus 104: From Civietown Road
east on N.C. 130, south on Mt.
Pisgah Road, right on Boone's Neck
Road to S R. 1 140, turn around, take
Boone's Neck Road to N.C. 130,
north on N.C. 130, turn on to Turkey
Trap Road and proceed to the
school. Valerie Fullwood.
Bus 116: From Civietown Road
to Empire Road, down Mt. Pisgah
Road to Cedar Grove, S.R. 1189,
turn left onto Morgan Road and pro
ceed to school. Doretha Johnson.
Bus 146: East on Boone's Neck
Road, right onto N.C. 130 south, left
onto Seashore Road, complete
Boone's Neck Road and proceed to
school. Theresa Rhodes.
Bus 152: N.C. 130 to Holden
Beach, all of Holden Beach. Pam
Roberson.
Bus 909: Varnamtown, Stanbury
Road, Sabbath Home Road, then
proceed to school. Sue Galloway.
Bus 102: East on Stone Chimney
Road, Clam Bay, Maple Creek, to
Styron's Landing and Hurricane
Have, back to N.C. 130, to Stone
Chimney, S.R. 1119, Sea Castle,
Sandy Bluff, Cedar Grove Road
back to Stone Chimney. Ocean Trail
11, proceed to school. Ada Fullwood.
Bus 114: Taft Road, Stanley Road
to Morgan Road, Stanley Road to
Hewett Road, to Stone Chimney
Road, to Turnpike Road, Mt. Pisgah
Road to school. Lorna Marlowe.
Bus 90: Mt. Pisgah Road to
Sellers Road, Makatoka Road, Little
Macedonia Road to N.C. 211, S.R.
14<)0. S.R. 1448, N.C. 211 to U.S.
17, U.S. 17 to Benton Road back to
U.S. 17 and proceed to school.
Charlene Hewett.
Bus 10: Cox Landing Road,
Sunset Harbor, Rourk Landing
Road, Sunset Harbor Road to N.C.
211, N.C. 211 to Midway and back,
proceed to school. Joyce Cox.
Bus 23: N.C. 211, Lennon's
Crossroads, Old Lennon Road,
Clemmons Road, Zion Hill Road,
Hewettown Road, proceed to
school.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Nichois Receives Scholarship
John David Rehder Nichols of
Southport has been awarded a
George H. Blessis Scholarship for
studies at N.C. State University.
The scholarship was established
in memory of the late George H.
Blessis, a civil engineering professor
at NCSU, and is valued at $1,000
for one year. It is awarded to stu
dents studying civil or construction
engineering who have demonstrated
superior academic ability.
Nichols is the son of Brenda
M.R. and Wallace J. Nichols of
Nichols Ave., Southport.
He is a junior majoring in civil
engineering and is a graduate of
South Brunswick High School in
Southport. He also attended classes
at the University of North Carolina
at Wilmington.
On Guadalcanal
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Andrew M. Albright recently partic
ipated aboard the amphibious assault
ship USS Guadalcanal, homeported
in Norfolk, Va., in fleet exercises in
the Western Atlantic and in exercise
Ocean Venture off the coast of Puer
to Rico.
Albright's wife Brenda is the
daughter of Fred E. and Inge Arnold
of Route 1, Bolivia.
The 1979 graduate of South
Bruaswick High School joined the
Navy in January 1985.
Earns Musk Degree
Monica Kim Richardson of Le
land was among 327 students
awarded undergraduate degrees
from Appalachian State University
Aug. 12.
Richardson earned a bachelor of
music degree, majoring in music
performance and sacred music.
Coast Guard Keeps Sport
Fishing Boat The 'Booger'
From Hitting Frying Pan
A 36-foot sport fishing boat that
ran out of fuel off South port was
towed to safety by the U.S. Coast
Guard after it began drifting toward
Frying Pan Shoals early Saturday
morning, according to Oak Island
Station Chief BMCS J.D. Arndt.
Shortly after midnight the station
received a radio call from the fishing
vessel "Booger" stating that the
boat was out of fuel and dragging
anchor.
A marine assistance radio broad
cast was issued to determine whet
her any commercial salvors wanted
to respond to the powerless vessel.
Because the boat appeared to be
drifting toward the treacherous wa
ters of Frying Pan Shoals, the station
also dispatched its 41 -foot patrol
boat. Determining that the situation
posed a potential emergency to the
vessel and its crew, the boat took the
Booger in tow to Southport.
At about 2:25 that afternoon, the
station received a call from USCG
Group Fort Macon advising that a
signal from an emergency position
radio beacon (EPIRB) was detected
about two miles south of Tubbs
Inlet.
In a marine emergency, an EPIRB
automatically broadcasts a distress
signal indicating its position to a
communications satellite.
The group issued an urgent ma
rine information broadcast, while
Oak Island station dispatched its 41
footer and a land vehicle with radio
locating equipment. Arriving on
scene, the coast guard boat found
several sailboats, but none were
emitting emergency radio signals.
Search activities were suspended
after later satellite passes detected
no other EPIRB signals.
Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 18)
at about 4:45, the station received a
call from the Brunswick County
Emergency Services (911) Center
reporting two people in the water
from a capsized Hobie Cat about 1.S
miles off Tubbs Inlet.
The station dispatched its 21 -foot
inflatable fast-response boat and a
land vehicle to assist. The latter ar
rived first and reported that the per
sons were on shore and no longer in
distress.
Thursday at about 1 p.m., some
one at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort
Fisher called the station to report
that three of its canoes had been
pushed over "the rocks" and were
drifting toward the Cape Fear River.
The station's 41 -footer arrived on
scene to find all personnel safe and
accounted for, Arndt said.
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RECEIVING SPECIAL AWARDS at graduation were (from top,
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grove, Beth Zettlemoyer, Marti Badger Raleigh and Cindy Le
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