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Page 4, THE PILOT Thursday, September 19,1974 Physical Improvements Announced; Growth Planned ^^napiDOB jJq :jt p)p 9M noif pKI jnMop apis-dn ajn:^3id siq; :jnd a/a. CSF Grants Aid To 15 Students The Christian Service Foundation of Gardner- Webb College held its quar terly meeting Tuesday night, August 27, 1974, and announced that over $4,000 in scholarships has been awarded to 15 students for the fall semester. The foundation was or ganized in 1971 for the pur pose of providing scholar ship aid to deserving stu dents preparing for full-time Christian vocational service. Since its inception, over $13,000 in aid has been given to Gardner-Webb students. New officers for the com ing year were announced, in cluding two Shelby busi nessman. They are: Presi dent, Rev. Richard Plyler, pastor of Patterson Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain; Vice-President Bob Barnett and Harold Causby, Shelby; Secretary- Treasurer, Mrs. Carl Ives- ter, Lawndale; and Assis tant Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Bonnie Price, Boiling Springs. The featured speaker for the evening was Rev. T. Robert Mullinax, executive secretary, Council on Chris tian Higher Education of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention. He chal lenged each member of the foundation to be aware of his attitude toward money, and the dangers of letting money be the controlling factor in an individual’s life. Rev. Curtis Bundy, Presi dent of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association Pastors Conference, presented a check of over $300 to the foimdation. Retiring Chris tian Service Foundation president, Rev. Ed Sessom accepted the check. Those students receiving aid for the fall semester were: Toy Bolton, Kings Mountain; Sabra Clodfelter and Sue Gibbens; Asheville, Roy Cooper, Marion, S.C.; Sophia Gomes, Brazil; Dennis Hester, Kerners- ville; Richard Long, Rox- boro; Jerry Ryals, Raleigh. Others receiving scholar ships were: Susan Smith, Charlotte; William Under wood, Maiden; Doug Jor dan, Greenville, S.C.; Alice and Ron Spencer, Hialeah, Fla.; Elizabeth Baxter, Den mark, S.C.; Mike Wool- ridge, Bermuda; and Roby Linebarger, Mooresboro. A massive physical im provement program and up grading of the academic pro gram of Gardner-Webb Col lege costing $10,000,000 over the next six years was approved by the college’s board of trustees Monday, August 26. Dr. E. Eugene Poston, President of the coUege, pre sented what he called, “A Reach for Quality in Chris tian Higher Education.” He listed eight topics with sub- topics in several areas in cluding new buildings, loan programs fo students, up dating of academic pro grams; new equipment, and remodeling of present build ings. “Gardner-Webb’s great est days are still ahead,” said Dr. Poston as he spoke to a joint assembly of the trustees and the board of ad visors. “We are off to our best year yet. We have a challenging academic pro gram for the year and we are far ahead of many large uni- ^versities in the fields of aca demics, athletics as well as cultural offerings and in those areas which we offer our students such as enter tainment.” The program was high lighted by a pledge from the college’s president that a master’s degree program in education will be underway by 1980. “We have the facilities and the faculty right now to do this,” said Dr. Poston. “But we must get the appro val of the Baptist State Con vention of North Carolina, the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges and other groups. ” The largest amount of the money which will be raised will be used for endowment for operation of the college. This figure is $3,000,000. Next in line is an item of $2,500,000 for a special events building which will be used for the fulfillment of academic, cultural and ath letic needs. Student aid, both in en dowment and a revolving loan fund, will total $2,000,000. The college’s board of advisors yesterday agreed to help raise $300,000 this coming year for the re volving loan fund. This would be raised in the imme diate area of the college. Other items include $600,000 for a school of busi ness building which would house data processing equip ment and would be con nected to the present Lind sey Building. A total of $500,000 was marked for a residence hall complex. Dr. Poston told the group that many students are housed at the present in mobile homes and he felt that these should be elimi nated as soon as possible. Equipment and upgrad ing of buildings including an addition to the present science building was marked for $450,000. Air-condition- ing of buildings and land scaping came in for a total of $250,000, as did upgrading of the new John R. Dover, Jr. Library. Parking facilities, paving, and tennis courts were set at another $250,000 and equip ment for new buildings was set at $200,000. (Continued From Page 1.) He has taught at Gaston CoUege and Winthrop Col lege before coming to Gard ner-Webb. INSTRUCTOR OF SOCIOLOGY Stanley Richard Smedly, Jr. has been named an in structor of sociology. Mr. Smedly is a Pennsylvanian. He received his master of science degree in sociology from N.C.S.U. and his bach elor of science degree from Wittenburg University, Springfield, Ohio. NURSING DEPT. Instructing in the depart ment of nursing is Mrs. Syl via Ann Hunt, a Rutherford- ton County native. Mrs. Hunt is a graduate of Winston-Salem State Uni- Professors Aid Depth versity with a bachelor of science in nursing. She has worked in many fields, including medical audit coordinator, director of in-service education, and supervisor of nursing on the day shift at Morristown Hospital. FORMER PROFESSORS RETURN A former Gardner-Webb professor, Dr. Richard Chal- craft, has returned after spending the past two years completing his doctoral re quirements. He received his bachelor of arts in geology from the University of Buffalo and his master of science in geo logy from U.N.C. Chapel HiU. ATTENTION! Many of last year’s students have not picked up their annuals. The annuals may be picked up in Room 112 CID. Alpba Psi OmGga The Phi Upsilon Cast of the Alpha Psi Omega Na tional Honorary Dramatics Fraternity of Gardner-Webb College announced its of ficers for the 1974-75 school year and initiated four new members into its organiza tion. The officers of the up coming term are: Tommy Holland, president, John Sutton, vice-president; and Pamela Seagraves, secre- tary-treasurer. New members initiated into the fraternity are: Mar garet Carpenter, Martha Motley, Dale Swofford, and Steve Whitaker. Sigma Taa Delta The Kappa Lambda Chap ter of Sigma Tau Delta tapped new and prospective members and elected new of ficers for the 1974-75 year. New officers of Sigma Tau Delta are President, Cle ment Richards, Vice-Presi- dent, Judy Ledford, and Se cretary-Treasurer, Clair Newton. Sigma Tau Delta is a na tional honor society for En glish majors. Prospective members are juniors or sen iors with a high academic standing and a “B” average Clement Richards and Wanda Watson are the new members of Sigma Tau Del ta. Ronnie Rash, Paul Law- rance, Tom Hutchins, and Lida Harris are prospective members. Another former professor, WiUiam B. Stowe, has re turned after completing his doctorate in English from the University of South Carolina. Besides teaching at Gard ner-Webb, Stowe has been named an assistant profes sor of English. He earned his bachelor of arts in English from St. Andrews College, Laurinburg, N.C. and his master of arts in English from Appalachian State University. FOOTBALL STAFF John Taylor, a master of eirts graduate in physical education, is from Western Carolina University. He has been named assistant foot ball coach and is an instruc tor in physical education. Sometimes A Great Notion September 27
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