THE RIDGERUNNER
April 17, I97H
UNC AAcvilie. 2KM04
Volume XIII. Number 17
SPECIAL EDITION
New Vice-Chancellor Approved
After a lengthy and involved
search, UNC-Asheville has a new Vice-
Chalcellor for Academic Affairs who
will replace Dr. Roy Riggs upon his
retirement at the end of this academic
year. Dr. Laurence A. Dorr has been
named to the position after several
months of interviewing and confer
ences between students, faculty, and
administration.
Dr. William E. Higlismith, Chan
cellor of the University of North
Carolina at Asheville, made the an
nouncement after the nomination was
approved by the University of North
Carolina Board of Govenors last Fri
day. Dr. Highsmith stated, “We are
extremely fortunate to have Dr. Dorr
join us as our vice- chancellor, the sen
ior academic position on this cam
pus. He has excellent qualifications,
both academic and administrative, for
the position.”
Dr. Dorr was selected from
among 429 inquiries and applications
which were narrowed to five can
didates who were here for a week-
long session of interviews- and-ob
serving. On February 8, 1978 the
search was narrowed even more. From
the five candidates, two were recom
mended to the Chancellor by the Vice-
Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Search Committee. These two were
Laurence A Dorr and Woodworth G.
Thrombley.
Dr. Dorr received his B.A. and M.A.
degrees from Boston College and his
Ph.D. from the University of Michi
gan. He has done additional work
and studying in Louvain, Belgium.
He comes to UNC-A from Kean Col
lege (formerly Newark State) of New
Jersey, where he held a similar posit
ion. He is married and is the father
of one daughter.
Dr. Dorr replaces Dr. Roy A.
Riggs, who is retiring after 15 years at
UNC-Asheville, 11 as Dean of the Fac
ulty •»nd Vice-Chancellor for Academic
Affairs. “We are all appreciative of
the service given by Dr. Riggs and wish
him well in his retirement,” said
Chancellor Highsmith, “We also wel
come Dr. Dorr and his family to Ashe
ville and the university community.”
Dr. *Dorr“will assume his duties'on
July 1, J978.
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UNC-Asheville Senior Randall Kindley, a Political Science Major from
McLeansville, NC, right, confers with 11th District Congressman Lamar
Gudger as Kindley completed an eight-week internship with the Congressman,
five of those weeks in Washington, DC. The intern^ips rotate between the
four degree-granting institutions in the District, UNC-Asheville, Western Caro
lina University, Mars Hill College, and Warren Wilson College.
Stevenson Resigns
Zollie Stevenson, Jr., Assistant
to the Dean of Students, has resigned
as an employee of the University
of North Carolina at Asheville ef
fective May 12, 1978 to accept ad
mission into the Ph.D. program
in educational psychology at Howard
University in Washington, D.C. Mr.
Stevenson has worked with the Stu
dent Services Office for three years
here at UNC-A and has provided
many new ideas and has structured
several new programs.
He is also the recipient of a
$4,500 graduate assistantship in the
School of Education at Howard
University. He has served for the past
one-and-one-half years as the co
ordinator of The University Com
mittee for Cultural and Special E-
vents, Student Organizations, and
Orientation for Freshmen and their
parents.
He earned the B.A. degree in
psychology from UNC-Asheville in
1975. The M.S. degree was earned
in 1977 at North Carolina A & T
University in counseling.
Mr. Stevenson is a former editor
of THE RIDGERUNNER and Presi
dent of Student Government. He has
been a definite asset to the universi
ty community and his leaving will
be a loss to the university; never
theless, we wish hime the most success
in his endeavour.
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INSIDE
2 Letters
Camouflage
Editorial
3 . Crossword
Legal Aid
Sexplanations
4 Cartoons
Answers