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VOL. XI No. 11
January 29, 1976
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Ashevllle.N.C*28804
41 Complete Degree Requirements
By PETE GILPIN
Fortyone UNC-A sen
iors have completed de
gree requirements, 12
with all university
honours or distinctions
in their major field--
it was announced Wed.
Nine of these stu
dents were given
Class A Teacher Cer
tification (either
K-3, 4-9, or Second
ary). They will re
ceive Bachelor of
Arts degrees in UNC-
A's 1976 Commencement
Exercises scheduled
for Friday, May 7.
The December grad
uates, listed with
hometown and major
include:
Carolyn Davis Allen
of Asheville Rt. 7,
sociology; Patricia
Hollar Atkins of Old
Fort, Rt. 1, psych
ology; George Fre
derick Barbour of Ar
den, literature; Vick
ie Ann Pate Begley of
Dallas, Tex., and
Black Mountain, psych
ology; Shelby Gennett
Bennet of Asheville
Rt. 7, distinction in
psychology; Louis
John Biago of Exeter,
Pa., psychology; Ju-
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With Student Government elections only
three weeks away, a considerable amount of
Ipolitical maneuvaring is under way on the
|second floor of the student center. Allian-
|ces are being built, deals are being made,
gpromises are being broken, and support is
sbeing pledged.
I Three main S. G. Presidential candidates
[have emerged from the several months of
[politicking. In alphabetical order, S. G.
IVice-President Pete Austin formally filed
for candidacy early this week. Austin, a
sophomore, had once contemplated a second
term as Vice-President, but now is definit-
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dith Spivey Bond of
Asheville, social
science, and Joseph
ine Myles Boyd of
Asheville, cum laude
in psychology.
Also Linda Marie
Britain of Horse Shoe
Rt. 1, psychology;
Alice Claire Brown of
Hendersonville, magna
cum laude in biology;
Betty Jayne Brown of
Asheville, social
science; Bobby Lee
Brown of Asheville,
political science;
Karen Elizabeth Buch
anan of Charlotte,
magna cum laude in
psychology, and Wil
liam Johnson Cathey
III of Rosman, dis
tinction in history.
Thomas Mohorn Coop
er of Raleigh, biolo
gy; Kay Hemphill Duck
worth of Marion, his
tory; Gail Kerrison
Felkel of Asheville
and Camden. S. C.,
magna cum laude in
psychology: Cynthia
Hodgens Foltz of Win
ston-Salem, sociology;
Barbara Jones Frady of
Swannanoa, magna cum
laude in psychology;
Daryl Stephen Ganskopp
of Asheville and Try-
The Ridqerunner will
publish a special el
ections issue on Feb.
11, one day before the
1976-77 Student Govern
ment elections.
The Ridqerunner is
offering free space
to all candidates for
the purpose of publish
ing platforms, prom^
ises, or statements of
intent. Statements
must be in the Ridqe
runner office no later
than 1 PM, Tuesday,
Feb. 3.
Statements should
be typed and must not
excede 250 words.
Accompanying pic
tures of candidates
will also be publish
ed. Arrangements for
pictures should be
made with David Ram-
seur, editor, by Mon
day, Feb 2.
RIDGERUNNER Photo by FRED TONE
Ms. Pamela Adams and Douglas Fleck were
named Homecoming Queen and King respective
ly at the dance at the Grove Park Inn Satur
day night, Jan. 24. Other members of the
Court included Joan Adams, Gary Aiken, Lisa
Dixon, David Ramseur, Debbie Thompson, Frosty
Sinclair, Elizabeth Smathers, Laurie Young,
and Larry Warren. More pictures on page 3.
on, psychology; and
William Dennis Hannan
of Asheville, cum
laude in political
science.
Michael Anthony
Hawkins of Asheville,
political science;
Karen Yvonne Head of
Weaverville, physics;
Ruth Fischer Holden
of Asheville, cum
laude in German and
Spanish; Rober Bruce
Holsten of Chapel Hill,
political science and
sociology; Edmond Da-
vaid Jackson of Ashe
ville, political
science; and Virginia
"^•eLand Markgraf of
Asheville and Jackson
ville, Fla., interdis
ciplinary studies in
the arts.
Also Ronald James
Parker of Weaverville
Rt. 1, physics; Na
omi Pullman of Boston,
Mass., and Ashevil le,
distinction in Appa
lachian studies; Me
linda Fine Pearlman
of Asheville, art;
Robert Thompson Rut
ledge of Asheville,
psychology, and Glen
da Jane Reeves Sargent
of Asheville, psycho-
logy.
Also, Christopher
Eugene Staton Jr. of
Hendersonville, his
tory; Deborah Greene
Swain of Asheville,
psychology; Michael
Mallory Thumm of Char
lotte and Arden, psy
chology; Otto Martin
Tysland of Green Moun
tain, distinction in
biology; Michelle Mei-
jer Wait of Asheville,
cum laude in drama;
Edward Pinckney White
of Asheville, biology;
Michael Walter Whitt
of Mars Hill, math
ematics; Ann Branson
Wilson of Asheville
and Chapel Hill, psy
chology, and Anni We
ber Wilson of Ashe
ville, distinction
in German.
Class A Teacher
Certification was
earned by Mrs. Allen
(K-3), Mrs. Atkins
(K-3), Mrs. Bond (4-
9), Miss Brown (4-9)
Betty Jayne Brown
(4-9), Mrs. Duckworth
(K-9), Mrs. Felkel
(4-9), Staton (4-9),
Ann Branson Wilson
(K-3), and Annie We
ber Wilson (Second-
ary).