north CAROLINA ESLEYAN COLLEGE Rocky Mount, N.C THE ECREE VOL. 14. NO. 5 “Wesleyan’s Student Voice Since 1984” FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998 Reese Bailey wins college’s highest award HARTNESS STUDENT CENTER LOOKED LIKE A CLINIC DURING BLOOD DRIVE. Wesleyan students donate 60 units of blood in drive The Red Cross and the 'Vellness Center teamed up re cently for a blood drive at North -arolina Wesleyan College. On Oct. 28 from 1 to 6 p.m.. he Hartness Student Center had the vague appearance of a clinic, "'•th many Red Cross and csleyan volunteers scurrying wound. During the course of the after- 'oon, 63 people came by to do nate blood, resulting in 60 pro ductive units collected. This far exceeded the original goal of 40 according to drive coordinator. Holly Fairley. She indicated that 19 of the donors had been first- time donors. Fairley was grateful for a great deal of support from students, staff, and faculty. She cited Maria Tenana’s college 101, Dr. Steed’s college 101, Betty Anne Whisnant’s Sociology 111 class. Gospel Choir, Club Dramatica, BS A, CAB, Tennis Team, Sigma Pi Delta, Sigma Pi Fraternity, and Petteway Hall for their participa tion in blood drive. In fact, Petteway Hall won the pizza party for bringing in the most donors. Fairley also indicated that plan ning was already underway for another blood drive some time in the spring. The 1998 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, North Carolina Wesleyan College’s highest award given to a member of the community, was presented to J. Reese Bailey, trustee emeritus for the College, at the 42nd annual Founders’ Day Convocation, Oct. 22. Also, the 1998 Distinguished Staff Award was given to Carol Carsons, head athletic trainer for the College, and the 1998 Exem plary Teacher Award went to Leverett T. Smith, Jr., professor of English. Bailey has been actively in volved with the College for four decades, and for 30 years has served as a trustee. “We are pleased to recognize a civic leader who has made North Carolina Wesleyan stronger through his time, talents, gifts, and services to campus life,” said N.C. Wesleyan President John White on announcing the award. Bailey is also active in the community, his church, and busi ness leadership. He has been a lay leader, administrative board chair, and finance chair at the First United Methodist Church in Rocky Mount. He has been a di rector of the Salvation Army, the vice chair of the People’s Bank board, and his life-long associa tion with the Kiwanis Club in cludes a term as president. Bailey is an aeronautical engi neer by training, with a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and graduate work at Southern Methodist University. He served with the Air Force dur ing World War 11. He worked for many years in Texas as a design engineer for aircraft before he re turned to Rocky Mount and en tered the family business, where he served as vice president of Tom Bailey Motors, Inc. until his re tirement. For many years he was chair of the trustees’ Student Life Com mittee. During his chairmanship the former Student Activity Cen ter was built in 1987. and it served Student Life until the Hartness Center was opened a year ago. it was then renovated to serve as the Thomas J. Pearsall, Jr. Build ing, housing the Four Sisters Gal lery and the offices for enroll ment management. The Pearsall Building was dedicated follow ing the Founders’ Day Convoca tion. Carsons has been with the Col lege since September, 1987, and is an adjunct instructor in physi cal education. She received her bachelor’s degree in health edu cation and master’s degree in (Continued on Back Page) 14 inducted into national honor society During Founders Day on Oct. ■} at North Carolina Wesleyan -allege, 14 people were inducted ’'to the national leadership honor Omicron Delta Kappa, hese students, faculty, and a from the college were rec- fo'' their outstanding ies° leadership quali- Newly inducted members in clude students Margaret Adjetey, senior from Boston, Mass.; Knsty Alston, senior from LaGrange; Jerry Edwards, senior from Rocky Mount; Jennifer Foreman, from Stanford, Conn.; Kyle Foster, jun ior from Bealeton, Va.; Kyle Gueicher, senior from York, Pa.; John Michael Hoppe, senior from Louisburg; Stephen Kadlick, jun ior from Weymouth. Mass.; Rob ert Kaylor, junior from Indian Trail; Eric Nordstrom, junior from Melrose, Mass.; Phillip Strick land, senior from Whitakers; Britton Sokys, junior from Rocky Mount; Vivian Vega, of Wel lington, Fla.; and chaplain of the College and instructor of religion. Kirk Oldham. The basis for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa is achieve ment in scholarship; athletics; campus or community service, social and religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech and the mass media; and the creative and performing arts! Each new member has excelled and been recognized for outstand ing performance in one or more of these areas. These new members join an es tablished and respected group of over 181,000 men and women in 229 active circles on college and university campuses throughout the United States. Omicron Delta Kappa was founded in 1914.

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