Chowan
A newsmagazine for alumni, parents and friends
Winter 1995
Volume 40
Number 3
Today
Trustees making investment in future
Plans for Chowan College to take “giant
steps forward” to further develop the
institution as a four-year college, employ
additional faculty and staff members, introduce
new academic programs and get on the “cutting
edge” of technology were formulated at the
semi-annual meeting of the Board of Trustees in
late September.
“We’re making an investment,” said Mrs.
Elaine E. Myers, chair of the U'ustees, “in the
future of Chowan College, the students she
serves, and the entire Roanoke-Chowan area.”
“It is imperative that Chowan continue its
development as a strong and distinctively
competitive baccalaureate institution,” she
continued, “and we must stay abreast with
technological advancements that are occurring
so very rapidly in our society.”
Following the meeting of the governing
board. Dr. Herman E. Collier, Jr., interim
president, presented a detailed report of the
action at a meeting of the entire faculty and
staff.
Collier indicated that the trustees took
positive steps to strengthen the college’s
operating budget for an enrollment of approxi
mately 750 students and to provide salary
increases to all college personnel.
“The board also approved the employment of
additional personnel,” he said, “and the intro
duction of new academic majors that are
essential in the student marketplace today.”
The college has already begun to install
additional computer equipment that will provide
On the inside. ■,.
■ Goal exceeded in sixth
“Day for Chowan”
—Page 3
■ “A School of High
Order” - An Address
—Page 4
■ Lewis, Hassell to retire
at close of calendar year
—Page 7
■ Keeping up with
the Alumni —Page 10
■ Alumna recalls work
in TV, films, modeling
—Page 11
■ Four inducted into
Sports Hall of Fame
—Page 15
increased technical .support to academic
programs and administrative areas. With
McSweeney Hall serving as the “computer
hub,” campus facilities will be connected within
a computer network.
Peter Squire, director of development for
information technology, said “work is currently
underway to computerize Whitaker Library. We
have received several grants to initiate funding
of the project, and we have completed the
installation of fiber-optic cable.”
The library is connected to the Internet and,
in addition to a number of computer stations for
library use, two computer stations with printers
are available for public use.
Additional professors will be employed for
new academic offerings now under consider
ation, according Dr. B. Franklin Lowe, Jr., vice
president for academic affairs. “There are
several additional academic majors now on the
drawing board,” he said, “and these will be
presented to faculty and the Board of Trustees
for approval within a very short time.”
Lowe also noted that Chowan is working
toward approval and accreditation of additional
programs in teacher education. At present, the
college offers teacher preparation for elemen
tary education.
An additional adminisuative staff member
will be added to the business office to assist
with the increased work load and the broad,
diverse responsibihties of that office including
budgetary planning and control.
Two additional admissions counselors have
been added to the Office of Student Manage
ment whereby recruiting efforts will be in
creased and the recruiting areas enlarged to
cover additional northern and southern states.
Continued on Page Three
“It is
imperative
that Chowan
continue its
development
as a strong
and
distinctively
competitive
baccalaureate
institution. ”
Presented hv Alumni Association. Hertford Count\ Chapter
Hiram Hill receives first
Community Service Award
The Chowan College Alumni Association
and its Hertford County Chapter paid
tribute to “one who has made a differ
ence through selfless service to meet the needs
of his community” when Hiram Cox Hill, Jr., of
Murfreesboro was awarded the inaugural
Community Service Award during Homecoming
weekend.
The alumni chapter made the presentation
during the Alumni and Friends Luncheon, which
also recognized members of thealumni who
graduated from Chowan in 1955 and earlier
years with induction into the prestigious
Chowanian Society.
The recipients of the “Community Service
Award exemplify the highest ideals of
volunteerism, community concern and benevo
lent interest in the world around them,” said E.
Vincent Tilson, vice president for development,
“and Mr. Hill’s significant conuibution to his
fellowman is to be applauded by associates and
friends.”
A 1935 graduate of Scotland Neck High
School, Hill attended Wake Forest University
where he earned a bachelor of science degree in
chemistry. In December 1939, he joined the
U.S. Navy to begin flight training and was
designated a naval aviator with the rank of
ensign in April 1941.
Hill worked as a flight instfuctor for eighteen
months before serving with various flight
squadrons and ending his military career as
operations officer in Experimental Squadron
XVJ-125.
Upon his discharge from the Navy in January
1946, Hill was employed with Murfreesboro’s
Riverside Manufacturing Company for two
years during which time he commanded the
Naval Reserve Squadron VPBML 864.
In 1949, Hill joined with his brother Bob and
father, Hiram. Sr., to open Moonlight Enter
prises, later known as Hill Enterprises. He
remained with the family construction and real
estate business until retiring in January 1978.
Continued on Page Two
President Herman
Collier, left, presents
Hill an engraved
plaque and offers
congratulations
during ceremonies
at the Alumni and
Friends Luncheon.