FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1978
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
VOL XXXIX, No. 10
Bishop Allen to Address Grads
Commencement speaker. Bishop
Lineut Scott Allen
by Debbie Hodges
Bishop Lineut Scott Allen,
resident bishop of the Char
lotte Area of the United Meth
odist Church, will be the main
speaker at Bennett’s com
mencement exercises, 3 p.m.
May 14.
Originally from Meridian,
Mississippi, Bishop Allen
earned an A.B. degree from
Clark College, a B.D. degree
from Gammon Theological
Seminary, a LL.D. degree
from Bethune-Cookman, Col
lege, a D.C. L. degree from
Emory and Henry College, a
D.D. degree from Wiley Col
lege and a D.D. degree from
Duke University.
Elected and consecrated as
a Bishop of the Methodist
Church in 1942, Bishop Allen’s
duties have included acting as
presiding bishop for the Gulf
Coast area in 1942 and acting
as presiding bishop for the
Holston Area from 1958-1976.
In 1976 he was assigned as
the presiding bishop for the
Charlotte (Western North
Carolina) Area.
Within the Methodist
Church he is the president of
the Commission on Religion
and Race; and the chairman
of the Standing Committee,
General Board of Publication.
He has been the president of
the World Division, Board of
Global Ministries; vice-presi
dent of the Board of Global
Ministries; president of the
College of Bishops, Southeast
ern Jurisdiction; a delegate to
the General Conference,
United Methodist Church,
1956, 1960, and 1964; and a
delegate to the Central Juris
dictional Conference, United
Methodist Church, 1956, 1960,
and 1964.
He became chairman of the
Board of Gammon Theological
Seminary in 1976 and has
been a member of that board
since 1968. He is also a mem
ber of the Board of In
terdenominational Theological
Center.
He is a member of the
boards of trustees of Brevard
College, Greensboro College,
High Point College, Pfeiffer
College, and is vice-president
of the board of trustees at
Lake Junaluska Assembly,
Southeastern Jurisdiction. He
was an instructor of philoso
phy and religion at Clark Col
lege, He was the editor of the
Christian Advocate, New Or
leans, La.
Bishop Allen is married to
the former Sarah Adams, who
is active in the work of United
Methodist Women.
A Tradition Gets Better
125 Students Honored
by Hattie Purnell
Over 125 students were hon
ored at the annual Recognition
Day Services, which were held on
April 13 at 10 a.m. in the Annie
Merner Chapel.
The annual Recognition Day
services have been a part of Ben
nett’s tradition tor over 30 years.
No one was able to verify exactly
how long it has been in existence,
but it was estimated to have been
first called Honors Day before it
became Recognition Day.
Dr. J. Henry Sayles was the
first coordinator for the activities;
then it was passed to Dr. Marlow
Shute to organize. But for the last
three years Mrs. Mary Scarlette
has been the coordinator.
Each year a day is set aside on
the college calendar for the spe
cial event, which recognizes and
acknowledges students’ achieve
ments in various departments and
organizations; leadership; and
scholastic abilities. From the
freshman class on up to the sen
ior class, awards are presented to
students for their outstanding per
formance and accomplishments.
There were several new awards
presented this year at the cere
monies. These awards were the
drama awards, presented by De
nise Troutman, who is director of
drama activities; outstanding
achievements in yearbook publi
cations, presented by Myra Davis
who is Information and Public
Relations officer, and a Student
Involvement award which was
presented by the Student Inter
faith Center.
There was an omission of a tra
ditional award this year which
was the Endowment Cup award.
This award is presented each year
to the class that raises or con
tributes the most money to the
Endowment Fund, which is used
to finance scholarships. But due
to the revision of the criteria for
this award, it was not presented
this year. It will be presented
next year.
The NASA Fellowship award
which is awarded each year for
excellence in the physical sciences
and mathematics based on stan
dards set by the NASA will not
be presented again after this year.
But the Recognition committee
plans to start a drive to increase
amount of each scholarship and to
gain the support of more spon
sors and in turn spark the inter
est of more students to become
involved, to help keep Recogni
tion Day a part of our Bennett
tradition.
Also this year there was a dif
ferent touch added to the Recog
nition Day services. Camilla Dray
ton, a native of Harrisburg, Pen
nsylvania, and a recent Bennett
graduate, returned to acknowledge
her Bennett sisters achievements
and to present the Business Club
award for leadership. Ms. Dray
ton was the first recipient of the
B\jsiness Club award which is stu
dent-oriented and financed. Ms.
Drayton plans to finance the
award annually.
Mrs. Mary Scarlette, coordina
tor of the ceremonies commented
on the outcome of the program;
“I have seen quite a few Recog
nition Day services, but I feel that
this year’s program was different.
There seemed to be more unity,
interest, and participation from
the student body. There was a
time that students receiving
awards would not even come to
accept their awards at the cere
monies. But this year there
seemed to be more enthusiasm
exhibited by the students, and I
hope to see it continue.
Hi
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Terri Lewis has a great deal to smile about. During the recent Recognition Day
services she received the Rose Karfiol Award for outstanding achievement In
science; the Alpha Kappa Mu departmental recognition in business and eco
nomics; the Award for Scholarly Achievement in Business; and the Award for
the Development of Effective Leadership Ability.
photo by Joyce Bass
Financial Aid Available to Students
Proud members of sophomore class gathered to rejoice over winning the Class Cup for having attained the highest aca
demic average of the four classes. Photo by Myra Davis
by Deborah TiUman
The Bennett College Financial
Aid Program seeks to insure that
no student be barred from the col
lege or forced to leave for lack of
funds. Their policy is that aU
qualified students worthy of ad
mission be considered for finacial
assistance.
After studying the cost of a
private college, many students
doubt if they can afford a quality
education. They often fail to in
vestigate thoroughly the financial
assistance available.
When applying for financial as
sistance, it will benefit you to
estimate how much additional as
sistance you will need to supple
ment your family aid. The best
way to work out a budget is to
figure out potential resources:
How much do you have on hand
from past summer employment
and personal savings? Can you get
a summer job or part-time em
ployment after school? Do not
overlook the local PTA, church,
your parents’ employment funds,
and other organizations which
sponsor special scholarships.
After you estimate your own
resources, compute your probable
expenses: fees, tuition, books, and
other college related expenses.
When you subtract your prob
able expenses from your potential
resources, you gain a general idea
of your financial need for the
year.
A combination of several dif
ferent types of financial assistance
is available in the form of scholar
ships, grants, loans, and self-help
jobs.
Several programs on our camp
us for financial aid are as fol
lows: a) the Basic Educational Op
portunity Grant, which ranges
from $200 to $1,400 per year based
on financial need and is obtained
from the federal government; b)
State and Tuition Aid Grants for
North Carolina residents, ranging
from $200 to $1,000 yearly; c)
Academic Scholarships awarded
by the Financial Aid Office to
students who display academic
excellence; d) the Bennett College
Grant-In-Aid, available to stu
dents whose academic averages or
test scores are below scholarship
requirement; e) Guaranteed Loans
from the federal government,
available to students in need of fi
nancial assistance; and f) College
Work-Study in which the college
sponsors a program where stu
dents work to meet college ex
penses.
These are just a few of the
many financial aid programs made
available for all Bennett College.
If further Information is needed,
please contact Mildred Tucker or
Christine Bizzell in the Financial
Aid Office.