APRIL 27,1990 — THE DECREE — PAGE 3 Convocation honors achievements (Continued from Page 2) Education Department Award. Joyner, a consistent Dean’s List student; is a member of ODK, the honorary society for service, aca demic excellence and leadership. Joyner lettered in basketball and softball at Wesleyan. A senior, she is completing her degree for teacher certification. Michael Scott Byrum, a junior from Tarboro, received the Biol ogy Award. He is married to Bobby Byrum of Tarboro. The award is based on superior aca demic ability, enthusiasm, and the ability to maintain independ ent concepts in biology. Byrum works in the biology lab at Wesleyan and also tutors biology students. Mark Peterson of Rocky Mount was the recipient of the Best Student in Freshman Chem istry Award, sponsored by the Chemical Ruber Company. The award is based on attitude, knowledge of the subject, ability to help others, cooperation and the achievement of the highest grade in lab and lecture com bined. He is married to Alison Peterson, also a Wesleyan stu dent and award winner. The Chemistry Award was presented by the physical science department to Carl Anderson, a senior chemistry major with ex cellent grades and promising aca demic performance. Anderson also received the American Insti tute of Chemists/North Carolina Institute of Chemists Foundation ' Award. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Anderson of Brick- town, N.J. The Mathematics Award was presented to Walter Ray Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Moore of Rocky Mount. The Wesleyan junior was chosen by the depart ment because he is “a most con scientious mathematics major who wishes to pursue his studies further and a Dean’s List student who manages both his part-time work and academic load well.” The recipients of the John Paul Jones History Award was rio% Discount I w/ College I.D. I Expires Oct. 1,1990 I I 24 Hour Resident I Manager I Fenced in Compound I Paved I Lighted I I Donald Wayne Martin. The award is sponsored by The Colo nial Dames and chosen by the history department. Martin of Raleigh is a senior history major. His paper was judged as the best paper submitted by any history student this year. Tonia Grooms, daughter of Mrs. Patricia A. Grooms of Rocky Mount, received the Poli tics Award. Grooms is a senior with a 4.0 GPA in politics and served as an Ambassador for the College. She conducted a major research project on the N.C. pri mary run-off system. Senior Dick Bowen of Jamesville and Phillip Cook of Tarboro received the Psychology Department Award. Bowen holds a 3.92 overall GPA and a 4.0 in his major of psychology. He is a member of Psi Chi, the psychology honor society. Cook has a 3.83 overall GPA and a 4.0 in psychology. He is also a mem ber of Psi Chi and has completed internships at Tri County Indus tries and Edgecombe Community College. Bowen is married to Judy Bowen of Jamesville. Cook is the son of Mrs. Phyllis Wilson of Tarboro. Junior Sharon P. Evans re ceived the Cooperative Educa tion Award for parallel sessions. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred F. Evans of Nash ville. Evans co-oped at Pioneer Savings Bank, where she edited the in-house newsletter. She as sisted the cooperative education office by writing articles for its newsletters as well in the recruit ment of other students to the pro gram. Roger E. Clemons of Raleigh received the Alternating Coop erative Education Award. The award is based on GPA, the com pletion of the learning contract devised by faculty representative and the co-op employer, and the standard of the student’s paper on the co-op experience. Clemons, a student on Ae Raleigh campus, was chosen by the cooperative 1811 Sunset Avenue Rocky Mount, NC 27802 I (919) 977-2955 | 1 I^EXTEIA I Httic i SELF-STORAGE I 1 education department for his en thusiasm and dedication to the program. The Student Life Organiza tion Award went to the Student Government Association. This group was recognized for its con tributions to all aspects of cam pus life this year. The Association implemented a funding process for student or ganizations and was involved in the revival of the college year book and in the conversion proc ess of campus fraternities and sororities to nationally-affiliated organizations. The SGA also pur chased computers for the student residence halls. The award was accepted by Amy Seate, presi dent. Crystal Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel TaylOT of Castalia, was awarded the Sarah Alexander Tullos Award. This award is given to a student who has demonstrated a high degree of competency in many ares and whose energy has contributed to a number of important elements in student life. Sarah Alexander Tullos was the Dean of Student at Wesleyan in the early 1970s. The College has elected to continue this award as a tribute to her memory. Taylor has served as secretary for the student government and a Spotlight leader during orienta tion. She was recently elected vice president of the SGA for 1990-91. She is a junior at Wesleyan. Matt Dyson, son of Mrs. Dorothy Peterman of Wilkes- boro, received the James R. Hailey Leadership and Service Award. The award is given to a student whose personality, spirit and participation in campus ac tivities has helped significantly to maintain and improve the quality of student life. Dr. James R. Hailey served as professor of reli gion and college chaplain at Wesleyan firom 1961-1975. Dyson, a sophomore, has served as Greek Council presi dent and was instrumental in bringing national Greek organi zations to Wesleyan. He is a member of the Wesleyan Sing ers, a resident assistant, and the newly-elected SGA president. Dyson will be sponsored to at tend a Wesleyan event this sum mer as a Spotlight leader. The theatre department pre sented awards to Alison Peter son, Todd Waters, and Alan Fel ton. Peterson is married to Mark Peterson, also a Wesleyan stu dent. Waters is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Waters of Richmond, Va. Felton, a sopho more religion and English major living in Pinetops, is the son of the Rev. Dr. Gayle C. Felton of Durham and A.L. Felton of Wilson. These recipients were chosen because they demonstrate artistic ability in theatre, are artistically flexible, maintain good academic standing, have participated in at least one production during the year, and have shown a willing ness to go beyond the call of duty. They were chosen because they “represent growing student inter est in the College theatre and the higher level of quality of the per formances this year.” Melissa Joplin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Joplin of Nashville, was chosen to receive the WC Reid Band Award. The award was chosen by the music department on the basis of relia bility and dependability in con tributing to the Wesleyan Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, willingness to put forth effort required to become a better in strumental musician in the Col lege setting, talent and musical ability. The Worlds Finest Sunglasses Prices From $39.95 117 West Church Street Nashville, N.C. 27856 Drug (919) 459-2135 n

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