PILOT
Gardner-Webb College
Thursday, March 25,1976
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.
McGraw Assumes Leadership
Mr. Thomas J. McGraw, execu
tive vice president and dean, has as
sumed the acting presidency of the
College with a pledge “to do all that
I can” in sustaining the high tradi
tions of Gardner-Webb.
Mr. McGraw was selected by the
Board of Trustees after Dr. Eugene
Poston resigned his position, Feb.
27. Mr. McGraw will serve while the
trustees search for a new president.
“We are walking on holy ground,”
Mr. McGraw stated. “It (Gardner-
Webb) was dedicated to God and
His work, and that work must go
on.”
In assuming the leadership, Mr.
McGraw called for a unified effort
by the G-W staff, students, alumni
and friends to continue to develop
ment of the College and uphold its
purpose.
“God will bless people when they
purpose themselves for a cause that
is high and noble. This College is
that cause,” he stated.
A graduate of Gardner-Webb
when it was a junior college, Mr.
McGraw holds a bachelor of science
degree from Wake Forest and a mas
ter’s degree from Appalachian State
University. He came to the College
in 1962 as director of development
and was promoted to vice president
for fund-raising and public relations
two years later. He .became vice
president for academic affairs in
1969.
Dr. Poston, the seventh president
of the 69-year-old institution, re- “I have completed the work that
signed to run as a Democratic candi- God called me here to do,” Dr. Pos-
date for the 10th district seat in the ton said. “I believe God is leading
U.S. House of Representatives. He me in another field. I have another
had been president since 1961. job to do. ”
Search Committee Named
The executive committee of the College’s Board of Trustees has ap
pointed a committee to seek a new president.
R. Patrick Spangler of Shelby will serve as chairman of the search com
mittee. Other members are the Rev. Olin D. Hefner, pastor of the Florence
Baptist Church, Forest City, and Forest C. Roberts Sr., of Gastonia.
Ex-officio members are J. L. Nichols Jr. of Wallace, and Mrs. Rush
Stroup of Shelby. Mr. Nichols is chairman of the Board of 'Trustees and
Mrs. Stroup is chairman of the executive committee.
Dr. Robert Lamb, professor of religion, is serving as the faculty and
staff’s representative to the committee. SGA President Rick Trexler is re
presenting the students. Neither Dr. Lamb or Mr. Trexler are committee
members.
Much Discussed
Trustees Hear
From Students
MRS. MARIE MARTIN
Mrs. Martin
Is Director
Of Placement
Mrs. Marie B. Martin has
been named the director of
financial aid and placement
for the College. She has been
a member of the Gardner-
Webb staff since 1970 and
has served as acting director
of financial aid for the past
six months.
Her office is located in 110
C.I.D.
As director of financial aid,
she will be responsible for
providing financial assis
tance to students by admini
stering all student scholar
ship, aid and loan programs.
Mrs. Martin will also pro
vide a job placement service
by arranging for prospective
employers to visit the
campus and interview stu
dents, and by maintaining a
current listing of job oppor
tunities available to stu
dents and graduates.
Mrs. Martin has a degree
in business administration
from Gardner-Webb.
The meeting between stu
dents, and trustees and ad
visors, held Feb. 27, accom
plished one main objective,
according to Rick Trexler,
SGA president.
“We found we could sit
down with the trustees, ad
visors and advisors’ wives
and simply discuss subjects
which are important to stu
dents.
“Probably the progress
which thrills me the most is
the approval of the advisors
to put two students as vot
ing members on the Board of
Advisors.”
This plan, suggested by
former president Dr. Eugene
Poston, was approved the
same day that the Trustee-
Student meeting was held.
According to the plan, the
student advisors will be
nominated each year by the
Advisory Board Nominat
ing Committee on the recom
mendation of the SGA presi
dent. The plan i§i already in
effect and Trexler says, “I
asked that Sherry Setzer
and Tab Whitley be ap
pointed to the Board this
, year and they were ap
proved.”
Another goal realized was
the promise by the trustees
to have the old tennis courts
resurfaced. Plans are still in
complete for the new courts.
Donations to student fa
cilities were other objects of
delight to Trexler. Not only
did the advisors donate 30
new books to the library, but
a carpet manufacturer has
given the SGA carpet to be
used in the new coffeehouse.
The facility is near comple
tion and Rick expects it to
be open by the end of this
Other main issues dis
cussed by the students and
trustees include the publi
city of more varied aspects
of the college and the updat
ing of course information in
the catalog.
The need for more infor-
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N.C. Dance Theatre In A Scene FVom
‘Bach: Bradenburg Three’
Dance Theatre Residency
Includes 3 Performances
The North Carolina Dance Theatre will
open a three-day residency on campus with a
matinee performance today.
Co-sponsored by the Student Government
Association and the Distinguished Artists
Series, the Dance Theatre will present a
matinee performance for public school
groups and senior citizens today at 1:30, an
evening performance Friday at 8 p.m., and a
master class in ballet Saturday morning, 10-
11:30.
All performances will be held in Bost
Gymnasium.
Admission to the Friday performance is
by G-W ID. The Saturday ballet class, like
today’s matinee, is open to the public at no
charge.
The North Carolina Dance Theatre, a pro
fessional touring company of 15 dancers,
was established in 1970 with the aid of a
grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, and
is affiliated with the North Carolina School
of the Arts in Winston-Salem.
Originally created to serve the Southeast,
the Dance Theatre has achieved a reputation
as a major dance company and has extended
its touring area throughout the United
States.
Renown choreographers have created
works especially for the company, and with
the addition of two new ballets for the com
ing season, the Dance Theatre now offers a
repertoire of 16. The works reflect the versa
tility of the company ranging in mood from
the subtle humor of Charles Czarny’s
“Bach: Bradenburg Three” to the deeply
moving “Myth” by Alvin Ailey.
The Dance Theatre is supported by a
grant from the National Endowment for the
Arts.