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Page 4, THE PILOT Tuesday, March 25,1975 Feature Have You Met Reg Alexander Reginald Alexander, the Assistant College Minister, is another one of Gardner- Webb’s former students. He attended Gardner-Webb during the years 1967-1971 and was in the first graduat ing class of Gardner-Webb after it had become a senior college. Reg, a man of many inter ests, was quite involved in student activities when he was a student. He was Edi tor of The Pilot his sopho more year, President of the B.S.U. for two years (his sophomore and senior years), a member of “Joyful Noise,” which was Gardner- Webb’s first student or ganized folk group, and he was Editor of a magazine called Revelie, which was the state B.S.U. magazine. Reg was also a member of the Brush and Scroll literary Society and in Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges during his sophomore year. Even though he was actively involved in student activi ties, Reg maintained a “B” average in his school work. Reg, originally from Kings Movmtain, N.C., was also accepted at the Univer sity of North Carolina. How ever, he had decided to at tend Gardner-Webb for his first two years of college. This way he felt he could get his background courses out of the way and at the same time, he would be near to home since he was involved in activities there. So Reg came to Gardner-Webb ma joring in art with pleins to transfer to a university branch after his sophomore year. Reg received his A.A. de gree in liberal arts at the end of his sophomore year. But during his sophomore year. Rev. Buddy, the College Minister, and others began questioning Reg concerning his major. This caused Reg to think. He made a recom mitment of his life to Christ at the end of his sophomore year because God had be come real to him in a way he had never experienced be fore. This recommitment caused Reg to stay on at Gardner-Webb to complete his remaining two years of college. He changed his ma jor to Psychology and grad uated from Gardner-Webb in the spring of 1971 with his B.S. degree. He then at tended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he received his M.R.E. de gree. His emphasis in semi nary was in campus min istry. As a student at Gard- ner-Webb, he had become Mr. Alexander behind his usually messy desk. impressed with the volun teer student work available on campus and consequent ly, this influenced him to ward campus ministry as his emphasis in seminary. Reg recalls a delightful happening when he was a junior at Gardner-Webb. During that year, he met the former Dianne Copeland, who is now his wife. She was a freshman then planning to major in Secretarial Science. Reg is now fulfilling God’s will here at Gardner-Webb in the capacity of Assistant College Minister. He feels he can identify with many of the students here who find themselves changing their majors in the middle of their college career. And it is his desire that he will be able to help those having these dif ficulties as well as others. Student Recruited On Mission Field Sophia Gomez, a student from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is one of Gardner-Webb’s foreign students. She was recruited to Gardner-Webb by Mr. Edwin Bullock, the President of the Baptist Brotherhood of the Baptist Convention of North Caro lina. In 1972, Mr. Bullock, along with the Baptist Bro therhood, had gone to Rio to visit the mission field. They were to meet a missionary there, but did not find him. One member of the group knew Sophia’s father, Mr. David Gomez. So they pro ceeded to call Mr. Gomez and ask him if he would show them the city of Rio. SOPHIA GOMEZ Mr. Gomez agreed and also invited the group to attend church with him at Hope Baptist Church, the only Baptist church in downtown Rio. Later the group invited the whole Gomez family to diimer. Mr. Bullock noticed Sophia, who at that time was a junior in high school. He talked to Sophia at length about going to col lege in North Carolina and told her that the Baptist Brotherhood would provide her with a scholarship. After talking it over with her par ents and praying about it, she finally agreed to come to North Carolina. The Baptist Brotherhood decided that Gardner-Webb was the best Christian college for Sophia. So after finishing high school, Sophia came to Gardner-Webb in January of 1974. While in high school, Sophia attended the In- stituto de Educacao. She re ceived her degree in elemen tary education there and had also served as an elementary teacher for the first through the fourth grades. In Rio, approximately 50% of the people are younger than 20 years of age, so there is a great need for elementary teachers. 800 schools and the Army are making coUege a reality for more young people. About eighteen months ago, the Army began to develop a bold, new concept in cooperative education. Project Ahead. The program began at one university in the Midwest. Interest was so great the Army decided to expand it across the country. Today, the program involves more than 800 colleges and universities. And it’s still growing. Project Ahead’s structure is basically simple. But its benefits to young people and their parents are enormous. First of all, it is a unique individualized education plan. One that allows you to choose, if you qualify, an “alma mater” before you enlist. (Normally a participating school in your home area.) So no matter which college or colleges you attend while in the Army, you’ll know beforehand the courses you’ll need for credit at the school you want to graduate from. Secondly, the Army provides financial aid. College courses are available to you while you’re in the Army. And the Army will pay up to 75% of the tuition for these courses. (After your enlist ment’s over, you’ll be eligible for 36 months of financial assistance under the G.I. Bill.) Pitgect Ahead For more information call your Army Representative at 482-7066 Shelby. Sophia knows three lan guages—Portuguese, Span ish, and English. Portuguese is her native language. She can understand Spanish a little because Spanish and Portuguese are somewhat similar languages. She was taking English in high school in Brazil, but could not speak English very well until , she came to Gardner- Webb. Books and the people here have helped her learn to speak English. Her major here at Gard ner-Webb is Religious Edu cation. She intends to go back to Brazil to work with her church and the Brazilian people as a missicmary. Sophia said that most of the people in Brazil are not Christians and she wants her life to be used to reach others for Christ. Sophia stated that she likes Gardner-Webb very much. She enjoys the experi ence of living in a dormitory because in the big city of Rio, she would have gone to college as a commuting stu dent. She especially likes the friendly atmosphere and Christian spirit at Gardner- Webb. The Ctwrch of Consenration I Invites You To Be An ORDAINED MINISTER And Acquire The Rank DOCTOR OF NATUREPEDICS 1. BenefiU for n and Pocket ; 4. Start your own ct apply for exempt property and otl Enclose a free-will don mort foreign countrie*. Cl of Conservation, Box 375, Mary Esther. Florida 32569.
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