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Volume VI Number 28
Elon College, Elon College„ N.C. 27244
Thursday, May 8, 1980
Weddington to speak May 18
Sarah Weddington, assistant
to President Carter, will
deliver the 1980 commence
ment address at Elon College
on Sunday, May 18, at 10:30
a.m. in Memorial Gymna
sium.
Born and reared in West
Texas, she graduated from
high school at 16 and received
her law degree from the
University of Texas at 21. She
argued and won a landmark
case before the United States
Supreme Court when she was
only 26.
Ms. Weddington has been
elected to three terms in the
Texas legislature and was
named one of the 10 best state
legislators (out of 181 mem
bers of the General Assem
bly.) She chaired the inter
departmental task force on
women and became one of
the highest ranking attorneys
for the Department of Agri
culture.
In 1978, she became a
special assistant to the Presi
dent, and in August 1979, she
was promoted to the senior
cont. on p. 4
Faculty elects committees
Sarah Weddlagtoa wID ipcak at conaMoccBMat oa Saaday,
May 18. She is special assistant to President Carter and has
served three terms in the Texas legislature.
Members of seven faculty
standing committees were
elected at the last regular
faculty meeting May 2. Sev
eral of these committees work
directly with students and all
are concerned with them.
Two faculty members, Ru
dolf Zarzar and Wesley Bro
gan, will serve 1980-82 on the
Academic Standing Com
mittee with James Pace and
Jeanne Williams, 1979-81.
Graduation marks beginning
by Robin Adams
Graduation means diffe
rent things to different peo
ple. To some people it means
stepping out into the world of
work for the first time and
breaking ties with parents.
For others it means finally
having the time to finish an
education after marriage and
raising a family. But the word
always carries the idea of
having finished or completed
a level in education.
Approximately 300 stu
dents on the Elon College
campus will graduate on May
18. These students will be
leaving Elon to make a life
for themselves. Some will go
back to school; others will go
into jobs. Still others will be ^
looking for jobs or trying to!
decide what to do with the
degree they have.
Seniors who are leaving are
finding that it’s not so easy as
they thought it would be.
Some are finding jobs they
want, and others are having
to take jobs out of their areas
of study just to get into the
job market. Some of the
seniors interviewed answered
the question “What are you
going to do after gradua
tion?” in the following man
ner:
Cathy Thompson who is a
senior biology major and
chemistry minor plans to
teach biology in the Guilford
County School System.
Barbara Huffman who is a
senior English major will
work for WUNC-TV as a
writer-researcher. Barbara
lives in Burlington with her
daughter. She was the 1978-
80 president of Alpha Chi,
honor society.
Laurie Alcon, a senior
English Education major,
plans to teach high school
English, perhaps in the
Greensboro City School Sys
tem. Laurie is from Mc-
Leansville and a member of
the Alpha Sigma Alpha soro
rity. She has also partici
pated in numerous other
college organizations.
Cindy Harrington, an edu
cation major, plans to work
this summer for Amoco Oil
Company in Raleigh, and in
the fall she plans to teach in
the Wake County School
System.
Robin Whittenduer is a
business major who plans to
work as a flight attendant for
Delta Airlines. If that doesn’t
work out, she will remain in
Burlington at the Junction
clothing store.
Wesley Flake, a business
administration and account
ing major, plans to enter
graduate school and major in
managerial accounting.
Judy Flake, married to
Wesley and also a 1980 Elon
graduate, plans to remain at
the Foto Mat Corporation as
a supervisor for the Burling
ton, Hillsborough and Dur
ham areas.
Sylvia Buckner, an English
and history major, will enter
graduate school at Carolina
and become the “best refer
ence librarian in the state.”
Robin Marley, senior reli
gion major and English mi
nor, does not yet have a job
but is looking for something
in a church or college.
John Henry Kiiig White
will become the director of
mnt. (Ml n. 4
Steve Gaskill, 1980-82 will
join Barry Beedle and Carole
Troxler, 1979-81, on the
Student Life Committee,
^^awrence Simon and Ed
Daniel, 1980-82, were elected
to the Committee on Judicial
Review on which Clayton
Johnson and John Wheeler
now serve.
Barbara Yarborough and
Larry Willson were added to
the Religious Life Com
mittee, 1980-82, to join Car
ole Chase and Howard
Higgs, 1979-81.
The Library Committee
has Herbert House and Jim
Toney, 1980-82, added to
David Crowe and Russell
Gill, 1979-81.
The Faculty Research
Committee for 1980-82 has
Gerry Francis, Dan Feinberg
and Andy Angyal added to
Anne Ponder, George Trox
ler, and Rudolf Zarzar, 1979-
81.
The Committee on Pro
motions and Tenure elected
seven tenured full professors
for one year: Alan White,
education, P.E. and Health;
Mary E. Priestley, Hum
anities; Paul Cheek, Math
and Science; Ralph Ander
son, Social Sciences; and
John Sulfivan, Malvin Artley
and Allen Sanders as at-large
members.
Graduation Activities
Saturday, May 17.
4-5 p.m.—College Wor
ship Service. Elon College
Community United Church
of Christ.
5-6:30 p.m.—Reception
for Graduating Seniors and
Families. McEwen Dining
Hall, 2nd floor. Hosted by
the Alumni Association and
and
the College faculty
staff.
Sunday, May 18
9:30 a.m.—Faculty Meet
ing. Mooney Theater
(M-200). Meeting to ap
prove graduates.
10 a.m.—Faculty-Staff
line of March forms.
10:30 a.m.—Graduation
Ceremonies.
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diploma to a happy young
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graduate as faculty and friends look on.