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THE TWIG Newspaper of the Students of Meredith CoUete^ VOL. LII, NO. 12 MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH. N.C. JANUARY 19, 1978 Scholarship endowment established at Meredith A former teacher who received education through the assistance of scholarships has established a scholarship at Meredith College to help area students in obtaining a college degree. “Gary H. Singleton of Raleigh has given Meredith College a substantial gift to establish the Ruth Freeman Singleton Scholarship En dowment,” Meredith President John E. Weems has announced. The scholarship is named in honor of Singleton’s wife and provides for two awards annually to students from Wake or one of the seven contiguous counties at Meredith who is interested in a career in education. Ap plicants must demonstrate financial aid need and show quality of scholarship, leadership, and personal character. Singleton, who retired in 1960 as manager of the former Wake Farmer’s Cooperative, taught public school for 11 years. He received his B.S. degree from Clemson University and his M.S. degree from Rutgers University. He attended both schools on educational scholarships. He and his wife, the former Ruth Freeman of Bertie County, have been married for 53 years. She received degrees from Chowan College and the University of North Carolina Outstanding seniors selected Eleven seniors have been named as outstanding seniors by the senior class. All seniors, except those named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, were eligible for nomination. The outstanding seniors are, Julie Amos, Tricia Crouch, Ruth Edwards, Ginger Gay, Meg Hess, Becky Sugg, Mary Ann Watts, Liz Wester, Emily Widman, and Alix Wilcox. Seniors were asked to nominate members of the class of 1978 for this honor. The top 25 girls from a list of 40 nominations were then voted on by the class. These girls received the most votes. Outstanding seniors were selected on the basis of their individual contribution to the senior class in forms of creativity, leadership, and enthusiasm. A^''V Left to right, J. Amos, T. Crouch, R. Edwards, P. Ellis, G. Gay. M. Hess, B. Suggs, M. Watts, L. Wester, E. Widman, and A. Wilcoy. at Chapel Hill. She taught on the secondary educational level for three years. Huber honored Dr. R. John Huber, associated professor and chairman of the psychology department at Meredith, has been named to Who’s Who in the South and Southwest. A component of the Marquis Who’s Who Regional Library, the 16th edition of Who’s Who in the South and Southwest will include biographical data on more than 18,000 men and women of outstanding regional achievement. Each regional volume contains alphabetical listings of that region’s biographees in the current edition of Who’s Who in America. Huber, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, received his B.A. degree at Kent State University, his M.A. degree at the University of Vermont, and his Ph.D. at the University of New Hamp shire. Before joining the Meredith faculty in 1974, he was instructur of psychology at the University of Vermont and the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, a research assistant and lec turer in psychology at the University of New Hamp shire, and assistant professor of psychology at Skidmore College in New York. Huber is a member of the American and Eastern Psychological Associations, the American Society of Adlerian Psychology, and the International Society of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. He is a recipient of Tom Jackson Jackson to speak on jobs The Concerts and Lec tures committee, in cooperation with Career Planning, is presenting a program designed to help students get the jobs they want. Tom Jackson, a national authority on jobs and careers promises a “dynamic and invigorating presen tation” focusing on the practical means involved in finding and acquiring the “hidden jobs” and in un derstanding and predicting the job market. The program. entitled Guerilla Tactics in the Job Market, should be of in terest to graduating seniors and all college students in search of summer em ployment. Tom Jackson’s “Guerilla Tactics in the Job Market,” is scheduled for Wednesday night, Jan. 25, in Jones Auditorium. Mr. Jackson’s bo(dc, “The Hidden Job Market” is available in Meredith’s Career Placement Office. Texas gulf and Shell grants and has contributed professional writings to numerous publications in his field. . A member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, he was inducted in Psi Chi national honor society for students and teachers of ^ychology in 1975. In 1976 he was one of five American college professors to present an empirical research paper at an in ternational congress of Adlerian psychologists held in Munich, Germany. Horner receives appointment Dr. Sally M. Horner, chemistry and physical science department chairman and director of institutional research at Meredith, has been appointed director of financial aid at the women’s college. President John E. Weems has announced. Dr. Horner’s appointment became effective Jan. 1, 1978. She will continue to serve in all three capacities until the end of the current academic year in June when she will devote full-time attention to the financial aid and in stitutional research positions. President Weems said. A member of the Meredith faculty since 1965, Dr. Homer became chairman of the chemistry and physical science department in 1972. She received her B.S. and Ph.- D. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As director of financial aid at Meredith, Dr. Homer will be responsible for ad ministering the receipt and distribution of over $800,000 in loans, work-study grants, scholarships and endowments at Meredith. Mrs. Audrey Gardner will continue to serve as financial aid officer at the college. Institutional research is a staff position in the Office of the President with respon sibility of collecting, analyzing and distributing statistical and quantitative information at Meredith for use by the administration for planning. Leadership society selects new members Silver Shield, Meredith’s honorary leadership society, , recently inducted 12 new members. Seniors inducted include, Beth Cobb, Ruth Edwards, Ginger Gay, Meg Hess, Kim Hewlett, Kathy Morgan, Mary Ann Watts, Emily Widman, and Alix Wilcox. Juniors inducted as honorary members include Cindy Bizzell, Nanette Reid, and Rosie Bowers. These girls were selected by the members of Silver Shield on the basis of Christian character, leadership ability, and con tributions to the Meredith community. Other members of Silver Shield are Cindy Allen, Priscilla Chadwick, Jamie Council, Penn Ervin, Sharon Holder, Vicki Jayne, Julie Kicklighter, Joyce Mont gomery, Julia Nipper, Cindy Truelove, and Sue Veehom.
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