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September 28, 1984
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.
Wesleyan Welcomes New Faculty Members
By NINA SOLOMON
Decree Staff
Wesleyan not only opened
its doors to new students this
year, but also to new faculty
members. Two of these new
faculty members are Dr.
Stephen Fritz, Executive Vice
President and Dean of the Col-
lege; and Dr. Mark
Wethington, Campus
Minister.
Dr. Fritz comes to Wesleyan
College from Pikesville Col
lege in Pikesville, Kentucky.
He received his B.S. degree
from Murray State University
with majors in History and
English, his M.A. from
Southern Illinois University
with a major - in European
History, and his Ph.D. from
the University of Kentucky
with major areas in Early
Modern Europe, Britain and
the Empire and the English
Constit^utional History.
The new Dean thinks that
the on-campus drinking policy
is good for the students and
the staff. The policy is practic
ed throughout the Methodist
religion. It is also a part of the
Methodist book of discipline.
Fritz feels that Wesleyan has
an obligation as a church-
related school to practice this
policy.
“Convocation provides
students with certain values,”
said Dr. Fritz when asked
about convocations. Wesleyan
has an obligation to provide a
sound education and environ
ment for learning to students.
The administration knows that
this policy will help the
students. The students should
look at convocations as part of
the whole learning experience.
“We are not trying to make
their lives miserable,” Dr.
Fritz added.
He has a family of three; his
wife, Pat, and two sons, ages
10 and 14. His family loves
traveling, basketball and
baseball. The Fritz family real
ly likes the Rocky Mount area.
“The people around town and
at NCWC have made us feel
welcome,” said Fritz.
If you are around the faculty
parking lot, look at Dr. Fritz’s
license plate. It reads
“ACADEMIA,” an ap
propriate plate for Dean of the
College.
Wesleyan’s new minister
feels that religion should be a
part of every student’s college
involvement. Dr. Mark
Wethington pointed out that
’A Day For
Wesleyan”
By BILL TULLY
Decree Staff
“A Day for Wesleyan ’85,”
held on September 18, 1984,
was very successful. It achiev
ed its goal of surpassing last
year’s mark of $315,000 by
$15,000 for a grand total of
$330,000.
Richard Dollar, Vice-
President of Development,
stated, “We are overwhelmed
with the total success of the
campaign.”
Ben Mayo Boddie Sr. was
general campaign chairman of
this year’s “A Day for
Wesleyan ’85.” Boddie is the
president and chairman of the
board of Boddie-Noell Enter
prises Inc. Boddie is also
highly involved with several
other business organizations.
Much of the credit for this
year’s success must go to Bod
die.
However, Boddie could not
have done it without the help
of some 200 volunteers. The
volunteers formed into ap
proximately 100 two-person
teams and made contact with
about 1,200 prospects. These
prospects were from different
businesses in Nash,
Edgecombe and Halifax Coun
ties.
“A Day for Wesleyan ’85”
was the third major fund
raising campaign of its type
which was designed to help
meet Wesleyan’s annual
budget of $4 million. After the
initial campaign, set up in
January of ’83, it was decided
to run these campaigns annual
ly every September. With its
excellent leadership and
dedicated volunteers this
year’s fund-raising campaign,
“A Day for Wesleyan ’85,” was
most successful.
he knows there are other com--
peting concerns involving stu
dent life, yet he believes that
one’s faith should be a part of
all of these concerns. He hopes
to promote this idea on cam
pus.
When asked about student-
f acuity involvement, he
replied, “There is always room
for improvement among
students and faculty. We
should strive for a closer com
munity feeling.”
Dr. Wethington is the
minister of two churches in the
Roanoke Rapids area. He
received his B.A. degree in
religion and philosophy from
American University in
Washington, D. C. his Master
of Divinity degree from Duke
University and his Ph.D. from
Duke University, too.
He also studied at Bonn
University in Germany and
helped initiate a program of
exchange between theological
faculty and students at Bonn
and Duke.
He enjoys tennis, water ski
ing, boating and fishing. His
wife, Bobbie, and two-year-old
daughter, Caroline, are also
welcomed into the Wesleyan
campus family.
DR. STEPHEN FRITZ
Executive Vice President and
Dean of the College
Applications Sought For Senior And
Postdoctoral Research Associateships
The National Research
Council announces the 1985
Postdoctoral, Resident and
Cooperative Research
Associateship Programs for
research in the sciences and
engineering to be conducted in
behalf of 21 federal agencies or
research institutions, whose
laboratories are located
throughout the United States.
The programs provide Ph.D.
scientists and engineers of
unusual promise and ability
with opportunities to perform
research on problems largely
of their own choosing yet com
patible with the research in
terests of the supporting
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Initiated in 1954, the Ap
prenticeship Programs have
contributed to the career
development of over 4,000
scientists ranging from recent
Ph.D. recipients to distnguish-
ed senior scientists.
Approximately 250 new full
time associateships will be
awarded on a competitive
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chemistry, engineering and
mathematics and in the earth,
environmental, physical, space
and life sciences. Most of the
programs are open to both U.
S. and non-U. S. nationals, and
to both recent Ph.D. degree
holders and senior in
vestigators.
Awards are made for one or
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least five years may request
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Stipends for the 1985 pro
gram year will begin at
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recognized doctoral degrees in
those disciplines wherein the
number of degrees conferred
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trend.
In the 1984 program year
these areas have been
engineering, computer
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biomedical science.
Reimbursement is provided
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and for limited professional
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The host laboratory pro
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cluding facilities, support ser
vices, necessary equipment,
and travel necessary for the
conduct of the approved
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Applications to the National
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January 15, 1985. Initial
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Information on specific
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application materials, may be
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and Engineering Personnel,
JH 608-D3, National Research
Council, 2101 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.
C. 20418, (202) 334-2760.