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VOL. 12, NO. 4 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1996 m Wesleyan celebrates 40th year DAISY THORP RECEIVES ALGERNON SYDNEY SULLIVAN AWARD AT FOUNDER’S DAY. Adult students honored Firment, James Hobbs, William Hurst, Sandra Low, Sharon Massey, Rachel Pratt, Joanna Sorbi, Kristine Sparacio, and Roberta Stike; from the Goldsboro teaching site: Steve Farrell, Wayne Cowan, Paige Leamard, Darlene Leyva, and Ri chard Muntean; and from the New Bern site: Cassandra Richards, and Teresa Sartin The Adult Degree Programs of North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege conducted an induction cer emony Oct. 20 for new members of Alpha Sigma Lambda, a na tional honor society for adults in higher education. New members inducted in cluded Sharon Batchelor, from Rocky Mount; from Raleigh: Ri chard Allman, Lisa Elder, John General election set for T\iesday Next Tuesday is election day as North Carolina voters choose a president, governor, senator, liMK:.'? congressmen, legislators, judges, and other officials as well as help decide two bond issues and three , constitutional amendments. ' ' The relatively few on-campus students registered to vote are in Rocky Mount 8 precinct, whose polling place is the YWCA on Hunter Hill Road. Commuting students, faculty, and staff will vote in their precinct of residence. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. CHERYL McKENZIE Fifty adult students from the College’s four teaching sites in Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Golds boro and New Bern, were invited to join the honorary society. The criteria for membership included that students maintain a minimum 3.7 grade point aver age (out of a total 4.0); students (Continued on Back Page) North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege celebrated its 40th birthday last week at its Founders Day Convocation and at a birthday re ception given before the opening performance of the Wesleyan Theatre Department’s musical, “1940s Radio Hour.” Thursday’s convocation was marked with pomp and ceremony as the faculty processed wearing their regalia. Awards were pre sented for service, for distin guished faculty, staff, and the ex emplary teacher of the year. The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the highest award given by North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege, was presented to Daisy Thorp, retired arts and humani ties instructor at Wesleyan. The Sullivan Award honors those who are compassionate, exhibit love for their fellow men and women, adhere to Christian ideals, behave in a courteous and gentle man ner, and actively participate in college or conmiunity affairs. Thorp was connected with Wesleyan since 1968 when she began teaching arts and humani ties. She worked with the college’s Upward Bound pro gram, becoming the assistant di rector, and then as an instructor in art. She is a life member of the North Carolina Arts Council, re storer of paintings, art and art his tory lecturer, and has been an ac tive contributor to the arts in the Rocky Mount community. Also honored were Dr. Vivi enne Anderson, director of Wesleyan’s writing program and associate professor of English, as the 1996 ^emplary Teacher; Dr. Chris Carstens, associate profes sor of psychology and chair of the social science division, as the Distinguished Alumni Professor; and Janice Stump, RN, BSN and director of the college’s wellness center, who received the distin guished Staff Award. Receiving the 30-year service (Continue on Back Page) McKenzie to leave Wesleyan By MOLLY McCLUSKY This month, Wesleyan will lose its popular Director of Hous ing, Cheryl McKenzie, who will be leaving North Carolina for Columbus Ohio, where her hus band will be transferred. She faces her move with mixed emotions, but said it will offer her an opportunity. “It’s a chal lenge and I love challenges. I also love moving around,” she said. McKenzie came to Wesleyan eight years ago as administrative assistant to the Dean of Student Life. McKenzie’s proven ability in the office and ease in dealing with the students earned her the inevitable promotion. McKenzie hopes to find an other college to work at in Ohio. “There are 12 colleges and uni versities in the area. I’ll look in the field (or residence life) and then go from there,” she said. “I really love it here,” she said. And her love for Wesleyan is ap parent. “I’ve always enjoyed wor king with the students. I consider myself a student advocate and have always tried to make things better for them and see things from their point of view, not just as an administrator,” she said. Head of Security Deborah Pittman said, “Cheryl is indeed an asset to the Student Life De partment and she will be missed by all of us.” Pittman’s sentiment is echoed by Resident Director Benny St. Romain, who adds, “I have known Cheryl a long time. She has been a true friend to me and to every one else she has come in contact with. Her leaving will leave a hole on the Wesleyan campus.”
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