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Volmne V Number 25
Elon College^ North Carolina
April 26, 1979
Building named
for Caroline Powell
By Margie O’Connell
One of the largest gifts in
the 90-year history of Elon
College has been received in
honor of Miss Caroline E.
Powell, a 1928 graduate, Elon
President J. Fred Young has
announced.
Although Dr. Young did not
specify the amount of the
gift, he said it was “substant
ial” and would provide a
major portion of the cost for
the Classroom-Office Build
ing, the newest building on
the Elon Ceunpus. The build
ing will be named the Caro
line E. Powell Building.
Native of Warren
The funds were contributed
by the nephews of Miss
Powell: Thomas E., Ill, Sam
uel C., James B., Joseph E.,
and John S., all sons of Dr.
Thomas E. Powell, Jr., a
former biology professor at
Elon College and founder of
the Carolina Biological Sup
ply Company. Dr. Powell
recently established a chair of
biology at Elon College.
A native of Warren County,
Miss Powell is the daughter
of the late Thomas Edward
Powell, Sr., and Clara Bob
bitt Powell. She graduated
from Elon College with an
A.B. degree in English in
1928, and received an A.M.
degree in zoology with a
minor in botany from Duke
University in 1938. She has
continued her education with
extensive additional work at
UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C.
State Unviersity.
Teaches biology
Miss Powell taught biology
at Alexander Wilson School
in Graham from 1928 to
1930. For the next 12 years
she taught biology at Boyden
High School in Salisbury,
serving as head of the science
department there from 1935
to 1942. She taught biology at
Needham Broughton High
School in Raleigh for two
years before coming to the
town of Elon College in 1944
following the death of her
sister-in-law, Sophia Maude
Sharpe Powell (Mrs. Thomas
Edward Powell, Jr.), to care
for and rear her nephews
Thomas E., Ill, John S., and
James B. Powell.
Miss Powell has been asso-
Cont. on p.3
PresidcBt Youg ud MD» CwoUne PoweU aad three of tlie four nephews who have
honored her.
Scott, Joyce, others appointed
Dr. Rich to show slides
The 1980 Studies Abroad
Program in England faculty
will sponsor a slide presenta
tion/information session for
all interested students and
faculty in Mooney Auditor
ium at 3:30 p.m. on Monday,
April 30.
Dr. Bill Rich will show slides
from last year’s trip, while
other faculty members will be
on hand to discuss next year’s
program.
Details will be available at
that time on cost, day-to-day
itineraries, free week travel,
and other items of interest to
potential participants.
Several staff and faculty
appointments have been an
nounced by Dr. James Mon-
cure, vice president for aca
demic affaris.
Dr. Jo Watts Williams,
associate dean of academic
affairs, has been named di
rector of development for the
college. She will be responsi
ble for several facets of fund
raising and program develop*
ment. Dr. Williams will re
port to Carlysle Isley, director
of institutional relations.
Ms. Gayle W. Scott, lead
instructor and education co
ordinator fo the accredited
MLT-C program of the Au
gusta Area Technical School,
has been appointed assistant
professor of allied health and
program director of the med
ical lab technology program
which Elon College offers in
cooperation with the Biomed
ical Laboratories, Burlington.
Ms. Scott holds the B.S. from
the Medical College of Geor
gia and the M. Ed. from the
University of Georgia.
David Joyce,-area coordina
tor for Harper Center, has
been named assistant dean of
student affairs responsible for
Elon’s residence life program.
He replaces Frank Rhodes
who has resigned to take a,
position at the Technical In
stitute of Alamance.
Ms. Bobbie Allnutt, coord
inator of career planning, has
resigned her position effective
June 1.
Mark Albertson, assistant
registrar, has been appointed
associate registrar effective
June 1.
Elon seen as ‘‘so congenial”
By Matt Payne
“I’m impressed, the students
here are very pleasent and in
many ways much better than
I anticipated,” said Elon’s
newest instructor in philos
ophy, Bruce Waller.
A native of Louisiana, Wal
ler came to Elon last fall after
completing his master’s de
gree at UNC-Chapel Hill. He
COTently is working on his
dissertation for his Ph.D.
degree at the same university.
Waller earned his undergrad
uate degree from Louisiana
Tech and also did work at the
State University of Albany in
New York prior to his work
at UNC-Chapel Hill.
“I like Elon very much; it’s
so congenial. I particularly
like the fact that it’s easy to
get to know the students. It
makes for a very comforuble
atmosphere,” said Wallw.
An expansion of the library
and a new way for students to
find better and quieter places
to study are areas where Waller
would
prove
like to see Elon im-
itself. He also feels
there is a need for more
opportunities for students to
meet outside class.
As for leisure time. Waller
enjoys tennis, music and
reading poetry. Early twenti
eth century poets run as his
favorites, with T.S. Eliot at
the top of his list.
“I just like the area, particu
larly living in Elon College.
It’s so nice being able to walk
to work,” said Waller.
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Brace Waller, instructor in philosophy