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VOLUME XX, NUMBER 5
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1982
President’s Medal of Honor to be awarded
Twenty-five native North
Carolinians, whose
contributions to the quality of
life in our state and nation
cover a large and varied
spectrum of pursuits, have
been selected to be the first
recipients of the President’s
Medal of Honor during
commencement exercises
May 8 at North Carolina
Wesleyan College.
The medal presentations
will be the final event of the
celebration of the College’s
25th anniversary year.
According to College
President Dr. S. Bruce
Petteway, “It seems fitting in
this stage of the history of our
College that we acknowledge
the contributions of native
Tarheels who have done so
much to improve the quality
of life in our state.”
“The identification of
these 25 North Carolinians
also helps to focus upon the
progress and influence North
Carolina Wesleyan College
has achieved during the
quarter-century since its
founding,” Dr. Petteway
added. “The future of the
College is closely tied to the
future of our state; as one
prospers the other will
follow.”
The oeiection of the
President’s Medal recipients
was made by a seven member
blue ribbon committee
chaired by Nancy and Dail
Holderness of Tarboro. Mr.
Holderness is a retired
Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Company
President.
Other rhembers of the
selection committee are: Ivie
L. Clayton, President-
Secretary of the North
Carolina Citizens Association;
Frank A. Daniels, President
and Publisher of the Raleigh
News and Observer; Dick
Herbert, Executive Secretary
for Football Coaches of
America; Sara Hodgkins,
Secretary of the North
Carolina Cultural Resources
Commission; and Dr. Norman
Wiggins, President of
Campbell University.
“We feel that the selection
committee is representative
of the business and
professional communities
within our state,” Dr.
Petteway said. “The
committe'e contains many
distinguished North
Carolinians worthy of
recognition in their own
right.”
According to Dr.
Petteway, the chief constraint
placed upon the committee
was the insistence that the
medal recipients were born in
North Carolina. “They were
also asked not to select people
currently occupying political
office,” he added. “This
eliminated many outstanding
Tarheels from our list.”
“The recognition of these
25 people is symbolic and
serves to recognize all North
Carolinians who have
contributed to the quality of
life in this state and nation.”
Many of the medal
recipients are expected to be
present at the May 8
commencement. Those
chosen to receive the Medal of
Honor are:
John Montgomery Belk,
Charlotte, department store
executive
David Brinkley,
Wilmington, television
journalist
Jonathan Worth Daniels,
Raleigh, publisher and,
journalist (deceased)
Archie K. Davis, Winston-
Salem, banking executive
John D. DeButts,
Greensboro, telephone
company executive
Samuel J. Ervin, Jr.,
Morganton, former U.S.
Senator
Roberta Flack, Black
Mountain, entertainer
Ava Gardner, Smithfield,
actress
W. Kenneth Goodson,
Salisbury, retired Bishop of
The United Methodist Church
William (Billy) F. Graham,
Charlotte, evangelist
Andy Griffith, Mount Airy,
actor
James A. (Catfish) Hunter,
Hertford, professional athlete
Charles (Choo Choo)
Justice, Cherryville,
professional athlete
Elizabeth Koontz,
Salisbury, educator
Charles B. Kuralt,
Wilmington, television
journalist
Kay Kyser, Rocky Mount,
entertainer
Ronnie Milsap, Robinsville,
entertainer
' Dan K. Moore, Asheville,
former North Carolina
Governor and jurist
Frances (5ay Patton,
Raleigh, author
Gaylord J. Perry,
Williamston, professional
athlete
Richard Petty,
Randallman, professional
auto racer
Vermont (Connecticut)
Royster, Raleigh, journalist
Terry Sanford, Louisburg,
former North Carolina
Governor and educator
Susie M. Sharp, Rocky
Mount, former chief justice
N.C. Supreme Court
Asa Timothy Spaulding,
Whiteville, insurance
company executive
North Carolina Wesleyan
College, located just north of
Rocky Mount is a four year
liberal institution closely
associated with The United
Methodist Church. Last fall,
more than one thousand
people participated in
graduate and undergraduate
programs offered on the
Wesleyan campus and at the
College’s Goldsboro,
Jacksonville, and Raleigh
extensions.
President’s Medal of Honor to be presented to 25 North Carolinians.
SNOW!
Wesleyan’s New Extension
by Brooks Skinner
Decree Staff
We as students on
Wesleyan’s campus should
remember that we have
classmates most of us never
see. NCWC has an extension
program which offers classes
to students in other areas of
the state.
North Carolina Wesleyan
College has opened its third
college extension program.
This program, located in
Jacksonville, offers four
classes during the Spring
term which began January 12.
According to Wesleyan’s
Director of College Extension,
Dr. Harry P. Meinhardt, the
college opened its
Jacksonville program as an
extension of the Criminal
Justice Department at the
request of officials of Coastal
Carolina Community College,
the Jacksonville Police
Department, and the Onslow
County Sherriff’ Department.
“We have been operating
successful extension
programs in Raleigh and in
Goldsboro for several years,”
said Dr. Meinhardt. Based on
our experience in those two
locations, especially our
experience with dealing with
military personnel at
Seymour Johnson Air Force
Base, we are confident that
our Jacksonville program will
successfuly fill the needs of
this community.” During the
Fall 1981 term, more than one
thousand poeple were enrolled
in graduateand
undergraduate programs
offered on the Wesleyan
campus and at its two
extensions.
25th Anniversary Events
Community
Appreciation Day
Community Appreciation
Day, a campus open house for
the community will be held on
Saturday, April 24. A
committee made up of staff,
faculty, students, and alumni
is presently at work planning
for this special day.
Church
Appreciation Day
On Sunday evening, April
25, Bishop William R. Cannon,
Bishop of the N.C. Conference
of the United Methodist
Church, will address the
College community and
friends at First United
Methodist Churhc, Rocky
Mount. This program will be
held in appreciation for the
'
support the United Methodist
Church has given to our
College.
Commencement
Twenty-five native North
Carolinians have been
selected to receive the
President’s Medal of Honor
during commencement
exercises on May 8. The
recipients of this award were
chosen by a seven-member
blue ribbon committee
chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Dail
Holderness of Tarboro. The
recognition of these 25 people
serves to recognize all North
Carolinians who have
contributed to the quality of
life here in our state and in the
nation.
by Rusty Styron
“Sleigh bells ring are you
listening, in the lane snow is
glistening... walking in a
winter wonder land.” These
famous words, like those of
many other popular carols,
talk of sleigh bells, winter,
and most of all snow!
As a Floridian, I have
found it almost impossible to
sing these songs without
wondering what snow looks
like, feels like, or even tastes
like. For the entire 18 years of
my life I have marveled at
what snow could possible be
like. Let’s face it folks, “I’m
dreaming of a palm tree
Christmas,” just doesn’t cut
it. After all, have you ever
tried to throw a sandball, or
make a sandman, not to
mention the difficult feat of
sand angels, or how about an
igloo made of palm leaves!
Finally after much
anticipation on my part, we
had our first snowfall. And
then two days later four more
inches. Now I realize that
some of you have grown to
hate this stuff, but you had a
childhood full of snow. I have
been deprived of one of
nature’s wonders. So, if I act
like a little kid then that’s
okay!
All one needs with snow is
an optimistic attitude. While
shoveling the sidewalk just
remember if you get it high
enough, you can hide from
your prof. whenever you have
a paper due and have yet to
start on it. Or when the snow
begins to melt and turns to
mush remember how much
you have always loved
snowcones. Then when it
finally turns to hard ice, think
about your dream of
becoming an Olympic ice
skater, then just see how good
you really are. If you’re as
good as you thought you were,
you needn’t walk to class, just
slide!
The idea of a snowfall is
no longer just a fantasy but a
reality. Trudging through
messy, mushes of white snow
can easily make one
appreciate the warmth which
spring soon brings. I had loads
of fun building a snowman,
throwing snowballs and
making snow angels. But one
thing I will always treasure is
a thought which was shared
with me by someone who was
a veteran to all of this
wonderful whiteness of
winter. Never eat yellow
snow!