THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 4, No. 4
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
JANUARY 27, 1971
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Miss Sharon Woods rides in Christmas Parade after being crowned
Miss WCC.
Miss Debbie Lankford was voted Miss Cougar.
WCC FULLY ACCREDITED
Northwestern^s Garland Johnson
Teaching Industrial Management
Wilkes Connmunity College re
cently was voted into membership
in the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools at the dele
gate assembly of the association
held in Atlanta, Georgia.
“Today we have arrived. We
have become an institution,” was
the comment on accreditation ex
pressed by Dr. Howard E. Tho
mpson, president of Wilkes Com
munity College, as he returned
from the delegate assembly which
voted into membership the Wilkes
institution.
Being fully accredited as a
member of the association means
many things to Wilkes Commu
nity College. Dominant among the
adv.jit of membership is that
stiidents transferring from Wil
kes Community College, a two-
year institution, to four-year col
leges and universities may do so
in good standing and without loss
of credit.
Accredit-.ation also means that
the school is fully recognized un
der the G.I. Bill and students in
the technical and vocational di
visions may take a much lighter
work load and qualify for full
benefits. This will enable many
to get G.I. Bill benefits while
taking courses and working.
Of importance to the college
and the community is the fact
that membership in the associa
tion makes all proposals for
federal aid to higher education
open to the college, which will
receive the same consideration
as other accredited schools.
Wilkes Community College was
represented at the association’s
meeting by Dr. and Mrs. Thomp
son; John Idol, dean of student
personnel, and Mrs. Idol; Dr. Wi
lliam R. Richardson, dean of in
struction, and Mrs. Richardson;
and Conrad A. Shaw, dean of ad
ministration, and Mrs. Shaw.
This is a great event in WCC
history.
Veterans Club
Purpose Told
The Veterans Club would like
to take this opportunity to ex
plain its function to the faculty
and student body. The main pur
pose is to provide information
concerning benefits to veterans,
and participation in the forma
tion of school policies.
The members of the Veterans
Club are a year or so older
than the average student. They
hope, however, their years of
experience will have a unifying
effect.
Mr. Garland Johnson, Vice-
President, The Northwestern
Bank, is currently teaching even
ing courses in Yadkinville to
students enrolled in the Indus
trial Management Curriculum.
Mr. Johnson is a graduate of
William and Mary University and
has done graduate work at Rut
gers and Harvard Universities.
He brings a wealth of experience
and knowledge into his class
room. In the past Mr. Johnson
has served as the President of
The Bank of Elkin, as Mayor of
Elkin, President of the North
Carolina Bankers Association,
and as a member of the State
Bankers Commission. Currently
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Mr. Garland Johnson now teaches business subjects.