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VOLUME XV, NUMBER 1
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1973
Jones And Nevins
Get Ph. D Degrees
David A. Jones, assistant
professor of history at N. C.
Wesleyan College, has been
awarded the Ph.D. degree in
history from Northwestern
University, Evanston, 111.
Jones’ dissertation was titled
“The Social and Political
Thought of Horace Bushnell:
An Interpretation of the
Mid-19th Century American
Mind.” Bushnell was an influen
tial minister-theologian who
lived in Hartford, Con., from
1833-1876 and commented ex
tensively on social and political
affairs. Through his commen
taries, it is possible to
reconstruct most of the social
and cultural history of the
middle third of the 19th
century.
Jones, who joined the
Wesleyan faculty in 1971,
received his B.A. degree in
government from Oberlin Col
lege, his B.D. degree in ethics
from Union Theological Semi
nary and was awarded his M.A.
degree in religion at North
western U.
A member of the United
Church of Christ, Jones has
held pastorate sin Illinois
^ churches and was assistant to
the chaplain at Northwestern
U. for one year.
He and his wife are the
parents of three young child
ren, and the family resides on
S. Grace Street here.
ROCKY MOUNT-Ms. Ma
deline M. Nevins, assistant
professor of French at N. C.
Wesleyan College, has comple
ted requirements for the Ph.D.
degree in Medieval French
Literature, which was schedul
ed to be awarded June 3, 1973,
from Tufts University.
Ms. Nevins, who joined the
N. C. Wesleyan College faculty
in September, 1972, entitled
her dissertation, “Le Jeu
d’Adam: Its Unity and Comple
xity.”
Included in her teaching
experience are faculty positions
in French language and litera
ture at Regis College and as a
teaching assistant at Tufts
University in French language,
literature and culture.
Ms. Nevins received the B.A.
degree with concentration in
French literature and studies in
Latin and Spanish from Regis
College and the M. S. degree in
French literature from Tufts
University. She was awarded a
Fulbright Research Grant en
abling her to study at the
Sorbonne in Paris, France, and
to do research at the Bibliothe -
que Nationale there.
Wesleyan Receives
Check For $55,000
Dr. Raymond E. Bauer in his new position as Academic Dean
Bauer Named Dean
NEWS BUREAU-Dr. Ray
mond E. Bauer, who has served
as acting academic dean of N.
C. Wesleyan College for the
past year, has been named
academic dean of the college,
according to an announcement
by Wesleyan President Thomas
A. Collins.
Wesleyan’s Board of Trus
tees elected Dr. Bauer to the
position at their annual spring
meeting during which they
commended him for his service
to the college as acting dean
since April 1972.
Dr. Bauer, professor of
education and director of
Wesleyan’s Summer Session,
has been a member of the
college faculty since the college
opened in September 1960. He
earned his B. S. degree from
Wake Forest College and
received his M.Ed. and his
Ph.D. degree in education from
UNC-Chapel Hill.
Listed in “Who’s Who in
American Colleges and Univer
sities,” Dr. Bauer was also
named to the 1971 edition of
“Outstanding Educators of
America.” He has been presi
dent of the Higher Education
Division of the N. C. Education
Association, holds membership
in Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Epsilon
Kappa and Omicron Delta
Kappa, a national honor
fraternity.
In 1968 Dr. Bauer toured
with a comparative education
group into countries behind the
Iron Curtain, observing educa
tional systems in East Ger
many, Czechoslovakia, Hun
gary and Russia.
He was instrumental in the
organization of the Dixie Inter
collegiate Athletic Conference
in 1961 and has served as its
president and in several other
official capacities in the Confe
rence.
Dr. Bauer is married to the
former Mary Burkette of
Hampton, Va. They have one
son, Paul, who is ten years old,
and they are active in the West
Haven Presbyterian Church.
William Thomas
To Development
NEWS BUREAU-N. C. Wes
leyan College President Tho
mas A. Collins announced the
appointment of William B.
Thomas of Spartanburg, S. C.,
to the position of Vice
President for Development at
Wesleyan, effective August 1
1973.
A native of Winston-Salem,
Thomas has been associated
with Converse College in Spar
tanburg for ten years, holding
the administrative appointment
of Vice President for Develop
ment there since 1970. Under
his guidance the development
staff at Converse considerably
expanded, with the gifts and
ROCKY MOUNT-Leon A.
Dunn, Jr., 1972-73 campaign
chairman and current president
of the Rocky Mount Area
Wesleyan College Foundation,
presented a check for $55,000
to Dr. Thomas A. Collins,
Wesleyan president, in a brief
ceremony held at the college in
early June. Thomas A. Betts,
who will serve as campaign
Sturgill In Spain
NEWS BUREAU-Mack K.
Sturgill, assistant professor of
Romance Languages at N. C.
Wesleyan College, has been
granted a year’s leave of
absence for study and writing.
Several months of his leave will
be spent traveling in Spain.
Sturgill, who joined the N. C.
Wesleyan faculty in 1964, is
writing a book using the
geographic approach to Spanish
Civilization’s cultural and histo
rical heritage. Although he has
traveled extensively in Spain
several times, he expects to
study the country reg^ion by
region, researching the lives of
important people in specific
regions and examining the cus
toms of the people in a
geographical context.
The photography used to
illustrate the book will also be
done by Sturgill during his
travels.
He has translated a number
of Spanish plays into English
?■ and is now translating a novel,
which he expects to complete
while on leave of absence from
Wesleyan.
Appointed
Position
grants total elevated from
$700,000 to $1.4 million annual-
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WILLIAM THOMAS
chairman for the 1973-74 year
and vice-president of the
Foundation, also participated in
the check presentation.
In presenting the check,
Dunn expressed praise to the
Foundation Directors who
worked to assure the fulfill
ment of the community com
mitment to the college for the
thirteenth consecutive year.
President Collins, in thanking
the Foundation Officers, stat
ed, “There’s no community in
the United States which
deserves more credit or
appreciation than the Nash-
Edgecombe community for
their regular and generous
support of North Carolina
Wesleyan College.”
Contributions of $51,295
collected by directors and a
special loan to the Foundation
of $3,705 totaled the $55,000
pledged to the college for
continuing support. The loan is
a no-interest loan which must
be repaid by the end of June
and will be met by incoming
funds already pledged.
In formulating plans for the
1973 campaign, Dunn said he
expects to continue the strong
policy of increased community
and campus involvement initia
ted by outgoing president Joe
Warner last year.
Dunn stated, “Wesleyan
College is a tremendous asset
to our community and offers
many events in which the
public can participate. For
example, this year the Perfor
ming Arts Series is bringing
the Norman Luboff Choir to the
campus. Without Wesleyan’s
commitment to enrich the
cultural atmosphere, our citi
zens would be forced to other
towns for such entertainment.”
Dunn continued, “The college
also offers its library, its
faculty, its facilities and an
intercollegiate sports program.
Undoubtedly, its presence here
is a definite aid in attracting
industry. I’m anxious for all our
citizens to share in these fine
college assets, and the Founda
tion will work to increase
community awareness and
participation in the coming
year.”
Contributions to the Founda
tion, which are tax-deductible,
help to keep tuition charges
from drastic increases, permit
ting a growing number of
students to benefit from a
college education, at the same
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