Campus News
Citizenship a “family
affair” with Pauls
Many young men follow in the footsteps of their fathers, and such is
the case of the Pauls, of Murfreesboro.
Andrew Paul, who received his associate degree with the
Class of ’93, was the recipient of the Superior Citizenship Award during
the annual Awards Day ceremonies in late April.
Andrew’s father, Charles L. Paul, associate professor of social
science, also received the Superior Citizenship Award when he graduated
from Chowan in 1955. He was also recognized as the graduate with the
highest academic average.
Both Andrew and his father were active in the campus community
when they were Chowan students. The elder Paul was a member of several
campus clubs and the Baptist Student Union.
Andrew, a talented musician and a trumpet player in the Chowan
Band, was honored as the most outstanding member on Awards Day. He
was also named to the Order of die Silver Feather, an honorary service
fraternity for students who have been “outstanding in their service to the
campus community” and whose “loyalty to the college has been extremely
noteworthy.”
Andrew, who will transfer to North Carolina State University next
fall, has not ruled out following “in his father’s footsteps” to become a
college professor and a minister. His present plans are to work toward a
degree in engineering.
Dr. Jerry Jackson
presents one of the
highest student
awards to Andrew
Paul during the
annual A wards Day
ceremonies in Turner
Auditorium.
Awards presented to students for achievements, service
Annual recognition
ceremony for
student
accomplishments is
one of the
highlights of the
academic year
Chowan students received awards for
citizenship, service, academic and athletic
achievements for the 1992-93 academic
year during the Awards Day in Turner Audito
rium of McDowell Columns Building. The
annual ceremonies were held just prior to the end
of the spring semester.
Dr. Jerry F. Jackson, president of the
college, presented the awards assisted by Dr. B.
Franklin Lowe, Jr., vice president for academic
affairs. Awards included engraved plaques or
framed certificates and many also included
monetary awards, medallions, and scholarships
for the following year of study.
Natalie Candice Taylor, of Eure, was named
the Most Outstanding Junior, an award presented
to the student who has “achieved academically,
excelled in extra-curricular activities, exhibited
leadership ability and sought to attain the ideals
for which the college stands”.
Charles Andrew Paul, of Murfreesboro,
received the Superior Citizenship Award as
voted on by faculty and staff and presented to
exemplary students. He also was recognized as
the Most Outstanding Student in Band, was
named to the Order of the Silver Feather, a
prestigious honors order for outstanding stu
dents. Only five students are selected each year.
Other students inducted into the Order of the
Holliday elected SGA president
for *93-94; other officers named
Sloan Holliday, a rising junior majoring in rehgion, has been elected
president of Chowan College’s Student Government Association for the
1993-94 academic year. The election of student leaders was conducted
prior to the end of the spring semester.
Holliday, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Maynard, is a graduate of
Jones Wood High School of Gore, VA.
Elected vice president was Shannon McAteer, a rising sophomore
majoring in commercial art. A native of Newport, she is the daughter of
Mrs. Holly McAteer, and graduated from Great Mills High School.
Craig Dennis will serve as treasurer of the student organization. A
commercial art major, Dennis graduated from Parkside High School in
Parsonsburg, MD., and has completed three years of study at Chowan.
Silver Feather were DeAngela Marie Bishard of
Murfreesboro, who was also named as a Busi
ness Honor Society Outstanding Member; Craig
Lee Dennis of Parsonsburg, MD, also named the
Most Outstanding Male Resident Assistant; and,
Jeffrey Daniel Grant of Richmond, Va.
Tonya Bright Mitchell of Winton, the fifth
student named to the Order of the Silver Feather,
received two additional awards. She was the
recipient of the Psychology Award, and also
received a trophy in recognition of being the
Most Outstanding Graduate in Photography.
The Merit Award, given to the student who
is judged to have made significant achievement
academically and to have contributed to the
social and religious life on campus despite
obstacles which might have deterred a student,
went to Judith Ivey of Elizabeth City.
Four students tied for the honor of highest
scholastic average as a freshman: Jonathan
Wayne Davis of Newport News, Va., Tara Faith
Price of Seaboard, Eric Lynn Spencer of Grandy,
who also received the Mathematics Award, and
Ellis Lee Stephens, in, of LaGrange. Krista
Lynne Fish, of Blue Mountain Lake, NY, was
recognized as the sophomore with the highest
scholastic average. The junior with the highest
academic average was DeEtte Harrell Gordon of
Emporia, VA, who also received the Most
Outstanding Teacher Education Student Award.
The Krueger School of Grapliic Communi
cations named Dennis Dunlow of Colerain, the
Most Outstanding Student in Printing Production
and Imaging Technology. Nestor Luis Varona
tied with Tony Bright Mitchell as the Most
Outstanding Graduate in Photography.
The Alpha Mu Gamma Foreign Language
Awards went to Anabela Adams of Portugal, for
French, and to Amador Padilla of Miami, Fla.,
for Spanish.
The Mary E. Wood Science Award, which
honors outstanding graduates in the area of
science, went to Christian Austin Overton of
Shiloh. The Raymond Memorial Science Awards
went to Ellis Lee Stephens, III, of LaGrange, and
to Joseph Elliott Tripp of Murfreesboro.
Christina Elizabeth Perkinson of Suffolk,
Va., was recognized as the most Outstanding
Junior in Art, while Jamie Dare Hasty of
Jackson, was selected as the Outstanding
Freshman in English.
The Exchange Club Athletic Award,
recognizing the most outstanding returning
athlete, went to Robert Edward Turner of
Nineveh, Ind., while Julian Perry Lassiter, Jr., of
Conway, received the coveted Joseph Lee Parker
Award for Physical Fitness.
Heather Ann Kulow of Plymouth, WI, was
named the Most Outstanding Female Athlete,
and Michael Joseph Niemotka of Hampton, VA,
received the trophy as the Most Outstanding
Male Athletic. These endowed awards were
made possible by the late Mrs. Dorothy H.
Brown of Murfreesboro.
Frances Hope Eason of Sunbury, shared
honors with Jonathan Winfield Rose of Sea
board, for the Commuting Student Scholarship
Award. Rose was also presented an engraved
plaque in recognition as the Most Outstanding
Student in Chorus. Nancy Burton Nelson of
Ahoskie, received the Marylou Jones Armstrong
Business Award.
Tyson assumes duties
with student activities
Antwyne Tyson has been named Director of
Special Programs and Interim Director of
Student Activities. In his third year at Chowan,
Tyson has been Assistant Resident Director of
Dunn Hall and has also been a supervisor in the
Braves Den.
Originally from Ahoskie, Tyson has lived
and attended schools in Pennsylvania.
As Director of Special Programs, he will be
the staff liaison between the college and special
groups coming onto campus, such as campus,
conventions and special events, he will recruit
groups and facilitate their needs while on
campus.
As Interim Director of Student Activities, he
will be in charge of the Braves Den activities
and will be responsible for all student activities.
Tyson will also serve as advisor to the Student
Government Association.
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