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ATLANTIC CHRfS
AN COLLEGE, MAY 2,1975
Commencement
Speaker
Or William L. Miller of St.
Louis. Mo., president of the
Zrd of Higher Education of
Te Christian College (Disciples
0, Christ) will be guest speaker
at Atlantic Chiristian Collep s
annual commencement to
beheld Friday, May 16.
A native of Mamnioth Spring,
irli and an ordained minister of
fte Christian Church (Disciples
„I Christ), he attended the
University of Arkansas and
Phillips University where he
receivedtheB.A. degree, he was
graduated with honors from
Lexington Theological
Seminary, Lexington, Ky.
ptiillips University honored him
with the Doctor of Letters
degree in 1968. He has done
iurther graduate study at the
University of Kentucky and
Indiana University. Dr. Miller
lias also attended the Institute
for Educational Management at
Harvard University, he has held
pastorates in Rogers, Ark., and
Tulsa, Okla.
Joining the Board of Higher
Eadcation staff in 1962, Dr.
Miller has served the board as
■ assistant executive secretary
and vice president for program.
He was elected president of the
Board of Higher Education in
I 1968.
In addition to his ad
ministrative duties, he has been
a regular participant in con-
, terences of the American
Council on Education, the
Association of American
Colleges and the American
Association for Higher
Education, he was one of the
founders of the Cooperative
College Registry and continues
to serve that organization on its
board of directors and executive
committee.
In 1971, Dr. IVIiiler was one of
iO new presidents of higher
fducation institutions invited to
participate in the President’s
Institute sponsored by the
American Council on Education.
He is a member of three college
tioards of trustees — Bethany
(Vf.Va.), Culver-Stockton (Mo.),
andTougaloo (Miss.).
Dr. Miller is a member of the
SWeral cabinet of his
denomination, and is also an ex
officio member of the general
board. Among the numerous
wnimittees and commissions of
bis church of which he is a
®«niber, he serves on the
TOcutive committee of the
&®cil on Christian Unity. He is
*0 a member of the boards of
the Church Finance Council and
the Christian Church Foun-
dation.
"'r. Miller has served as a co-
ctor of a Reformation Study
«ninar in Europe (1967),
'6cted an Ecumenical Study
*®inary in Sweden (1968), and
M a travel study seminar to the
' and ^uthern Europe
® 1970.
Nursing Program Accredited
NUMBER TWENTY.THREE
Atlantic Christian College’s
baccalaureate degree program
in nursing has been granted
accreditation by the National
League for Nursing, according
to an announcement made by
college officials today.
The National League for
Nursing’s Board for Review for
Baccalaureate and Higher
Degree Programs voted to grant
initial accreditation to the ACC
nursing program on April 18.
National League for Nursing
initial accreditation of a nursing
program is effective as of the
date it is granted by the board of
review and is retroactive to the
eight-month period prior to the
board’s decision. Official an
nouncement of the board’s ac
tion came from Helen Yura,
secretary for the board.
Graduates from bac
calaureate degree programs in
nursing which received ac
creditation from the National
League for Nursing, without
further preparation, are
qualified for positions in public
health nursing, the armed
services, admission to graduate
programs in nursing and also
command higher salaries.
The ACC Department of
Nursing is a member of the
Council of Baccalaureate and
Higher Degree Programs of the
National League of Nursing. The
program is also accredited by
the North Carolina Board of
Nursing.
Atlantic Christian College
graduated its first class of
nurses in the spring of 1974 and is
now operating at full capacity,
there are presently a maximum
of 235 students enrolled in
Atlantic Christian College's
baccalaureate degree program
in nursing. Ninety-five nursing
students are presently enrolled
in upper level classes. Some 43
seniors are expected to be
graduated this year. The college
plans to graduate about 50
nursing students per year in the
future, according to Dr. Ruby G.
Barnes, chairman of the ACC
Department of Nursing.
Commenting on the an
nouncement, Dr. Arthur D.
Wenger, president of the college
said, “The national ac
creditation of our nursing
program marks a major
milestone in the development of
this program which began with
the admission of our first class of
nursing students in 1970-71.”
“Coinciding as it does with the
construction of our new nursing
education building, this further
assures the citizens of our region
of a high quality program for the
training of urgently needed
health care personnel.”
The college today announced
that construction of a new
Nursing Education Building will
begin shortly after May 1. The
new structure is to be located
northeast of and adjacent to
Moye Science Hall and will
provide some 12,786 square feet
of space on a single floor,
A variety of instruction spaces
are included in the building
plans. There is to be a large
multi-purpose laboratory and
two lecture rooms, one with
tiered seating, which will make
up a major portion of the
building. There will be six
seminar rooms, an audio visual
laboratory, and storage and
service areas. Faculty members
will each have a modest office,
along with conference and
secretarial service areas.
A large number of interior
partitions will be relocatable
should spaces need to be
rearranged to meet future
needs.
Contracts have been let and
basic construction cost has been
set at $332,933, some 29 per cent
under original estimates. The
construction cost figure does not
include arthitect’s fees,
moveable hardware and
equipment. The building will be
funded through the college's
Fulfillment Fund Program
commitments including a
federal grant f $302,152, and a
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
grant of $75,000.
Architect for the structure is
Skinner-Lamm Associates of
Wilson. General contractor will
be J. H. Hudson, Inc., of
Greenville, N.C. The building is
scheduled to be completed
vvithin 12 months.
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.Junior Class president, Ricky Clayton; head cheerleader, Delores Williams; SGA president, Ellen
Bowen, SGA treasurer, Allen Stallings; and Dr. Wenger after a hearty meal at the Wengers.
S.N.E.A. Goes Marshdls Named
to Greensboro
The S. N. E. A., Student
Nationr! Education Association
of Atlantic Christian College
went to the State Convention,
April 10-12 in Greensboro, N. C.
The State President, Sue Ann
Suggs, from Atlantic Christian
College presided over the
meetings. Thirteen students
from A. C. C. attended; Wayne
Moore, Velma Robertson, Janie
Register, Mary Ellen Parker,
Debra Lane, Sue Ann Suggs,
Sharon Moody, Mary Jo Proctor,
Keith Horne, Billey Ovrton,
Haywood Watson, Anthony
Davi ';nd Brad Malone. Mrs.
See S.N.E.A. Page 3
Marshals named to serve at
Atlantic Christian College for
the 1975-76 academic year have
been announced by Dr. Lewis H.
Swindell Jr., dean of the college.
Named chief marshal was
Mrs. Mary Lou Steed of Wilson.
Junior class marshals named
were James K. V. Jones of Fay
etteville, and Miss Heba
Virginia Roberson of
Washington, N. C. Sophomore
class marshals are Victor Munn
Wilson and Miss Nancy Joan
Adams, both of Wilson.
Freshman class marshals are
John Edmund Paca of Wilson,
and Miss Cindy Kay Hill of
Colonial Heights, Va.
College marshals serve at
spring and summer
commencements and at
appropriate events during the
academic year. The chief
marshal is chosen as the junior
with the highest accumulated
grade average. The remaining
marshals are chosen as the man
and woman with the highest
accumulated grade average
next to the chief marshal in the
junior class.
Mrs. Steed, a psychology
major, is son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elsie Jones, 212 Craven St., Fay
etteville.
Miss Roberson, a biology
major, is daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. Clyde Roberson, Route
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Senior Recitnl
Miss Janet Kay Hinton of
Princeton, N.C., will be
presented in a senior piano
recital by the Atlantic Christian
College Department of Music, on
Tuesday, May 6, at 8 p.m. in
Howard Chapel, on the college
campus.
Miss Hinton is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clitus L. Hinton of
Princeton. She is a music
education major studying under
Mrs. Thelma Sasser.
The program will consist of
pieces by the late Baroque
composer Dominico Scarlatti,
Romantic Cesar Franck, 18th
century composer J. C. Bach,
and 19th century composer Bela
Bartok Mrs. Sasser will join
Miss Hinton on two duets,
A reception will follow the
recital. The public is invited.
There will be no charge for
admission.
A Restoration
Takes IMaec
The Circle K Club is at it
again! The Week of April 21-28
was Clean Up Wilson Week in
which many organizations
participated. This was a city-
wide effort to beautify our city
and restore its life.
On Thursday afternoon, april
24, the Circle K Club par
ticipated in this effort. Each
participant put on their working
clothes, picked up their tools,
and then journeyed to 806 W.
Gold St. The maintenance
department at AC donated the
lawn mower and hedge clippers
used by the club. The house was
previously inhabited by an
elderly lady who because of
illness left her home. She now
resides in a rest home.
Even thought he house was
overgrown with weeds and
bushes there still existed a
feeling of life. The house and
yard was once a picture of what
its inhabitants were like.
Through the efforts of the club
members, this picture was
restored. In a similar way, many
other organizations and in
dividuals helped to restore life in
some other part of our city.
5, Box 356, Washington, N.C.
Wilson, a religion and
philosophy major, is husband of
Mrs. Jane Wilson, 306 Park Ave.,
Wilson, and son of Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Wilson, 10 Tristan
Ave., Walmer Bridge, Preston,
Lanes, England.
Miss Adams, a health and
physical education major, is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Adams, 515 Rogers Ave., Wilson.
Paca. an English major, is son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund C.
Paca, 1119 Windemere Dr.,
Wilson.
Miss Hill, an art major, is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles 0. Hill, 147 Windsor
Ave., Colonial Heights, Va.