THE TWIG
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VOL. LX, NO. 1
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA 27611
SEPTEMBER 2, 1981
Golf team
places second
in nationals
Meredith Collie received
national recognition as the
golf team, Meredith’s first
athletic team to earn a bid to a
national championship,
finished second in the AIAW
Division III National Golf
Championship In Sioux Cify,
Iowa, on June 16-^. Another
first for Meredith’s athletic
came that week as rising
sophomore Luann Johnson
was named All-American and
finished fifth individually with
a score of 332.
The Meredith team
finished the tournament with
a total of 1,363, (Hily to be
topped by California State,
who finished with 1,314. Other
teams included third place
UNC-W, fourth place
University of Wisconsin at
Whitewater, fifth place
Briarcliff College, and sixth
place College of St. Thomas.
After a long plane ride,
the girls teed off in sweaters
on ^e first day of the four-
day, 72-hole tournament, only
to face a 55 miles per hour
wind with gusts up to 65 miles
per hour; When the scores
were posted at the end of the
day, the team and Coach Fred
Thompson si^ed signs of
relief and happiness with their
second place standing. On the
second day of the
championship, Meredith’s
score came down, as did the
wind. Meredith golfers posted
a new school team ag^egate
1-day record of 334. On the
third day, the golfers had done
it again • they broke the
previous day’s record with a
332. On the final day of the
competition, Meredith, faced
with pressure for second place
from local rival UNC-W and
the University of Wisconsin,
stood its ground with another
great score of 332; Peggy
Williford established a new
single-day school record of 79.
Other Meredith golfers
placed as follows. Peggy Dee
MEREDITH GOLF TEAM AT NATIONALS: (1 to r) Fred Thompson. Luann Johnson, Kathy
Relbsamen, Peggy Williford. Rebecca Baucom, and Susan Wrenn.
Williford, a rising juniors,
(daced ninth, missing All-
American by one place, with a
score of 340. Rebecca
Baucom, a senior, placed
fifteenth with a score of 345.
Kathy Reibsamen, a rising
junior, placed eighteenth with
a score of 351. Susan Wrenn, a
rising sophomore, placed 23rd
with a score of 360. Luann and
Peggy received both trophies
and official tournament
greens-flags for their
individual performances.
Kathy and Rebecca also
received official flags.
Coach Thompson was too
shocked for words
immediately after the
tournament, but later
expressed a feeling of
“tremendous joy for the team
and success for the college."
“Most of all, I am reliev^,”
said Thompson. “The
pressure of this tournament
has been building for eight
months. We’ve worked the
hardest this year that we ever
have and to be rewarded in
this fashion is a super pay-off.
I can’t say enou^ about how
great this year’s team has
been and how well they have
represented Meredith. Mrs.
Massey, who also
accompanied the team to
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Introducing Meredith’s new faculty members
We have many new faces
on campus this year. Some of
us are sorry that our favorite
professors have left and yet
we anticipate the
acquaintance of the new
professors on campus. The
following are names that you
may encounter on campus this
year.
by Ann Stringfield
Construction will begin
this week on the Seby B. Jones
Chapel. The chapel, which will
cost approximately $1.3
million exclusive of the organ,
will be built by Davidson and
Jones Construction. The
construction should be
completed in approximately
fifteen months.
Mr. Joe Baker, Vice-
President for Business and
Finance, states that most o(
the money for the chapel has
a^ady lieen pledged, Special
subscriptions and money
raised by alumnae efforts will
hopefully cover a high
percentage of construction
costs. The Kresge Foundation
has donated $100,000 which
will be matched two for one by
Meredith College.
Davidson and Jones will
also start construction (m the
$1.2 million Shearon Harris
Business Building within two
weeks. The building will house
the business, economics and
math departments and will
contain approximately
eighteen faculty offices^ It will
be finished by August, 1982.
FULL-TIME
Dr. Tony Bledsoe joins the
faculty at Meredith as
Assistant Professor of
Business. A native of Rocky
Mount, Dr. Bledsoe received
the B.S. degree from Atlantic
Christian College, the M.A.
degree from Appalachian, and
the Ed.D. degree from UNC-
Mr. Baker feels that the
new business building is
necessary because the
ixisiness department is “by
far the fastest growing
department (m campus.” The
new building will also “allow
us to do some remodeling in
older classrooms for audio*
visual equipment.”
Some parking space will
be sacrificed to the building.
Mr. Baker hi^;>es to extend the
parking lot in front of Vann,
making a visitors’ parking lot
in front of Jones. Current
visitor parking could become
an undesignated area. Mr.
Baker feels it is first
necessary to finish the
buildings and then “see what
our needs are.”
The loop road around
Meredith will probably be
extended and routed around
Weatherspoon and into the
road between Cate and
Joyner.
There are also renovation
plans for the older dorms. A
$20 million fund-raiser will
provide money for renovation,
endowments and faculty
support.
Greensboro. For the past
^ree years, he has been
director of training and
development programs at
UNC-Chapel Hill and
previously was associated
with Piedmont Technical
Institute in Roxboro.
Although Betty Brewer is
no stranger among us at
Meredith, we do welcome her
as assistant professor and
chairman of the department
of English. For the past three
years, she has been a
Danforth scholar at the
University of North Carolina
in Chapel Hill where her
specialization area was Irish
literature.
Joining the department of
Health and Physical
Education is Assistant
Professor Dr. Cynthia Bross.
She received the B.S. and M.S.
degrees from Fort Hays State
University. After serving as a
member of the faculty at Fori
Hays State for three years.
Dr. Bross returned to school to
earn the Ph.D. degree at
Texas Woman’s University.
A Meredith alumna with a
by Jill KIbler
Due to a change in
photography studios, the
procedure for student
portraits will be different
from that of previous years.
Student portraits for the 1982
Oak Leaves will be taken
September 17, 18, 21-25 by
Smith Studios (Raleigh). The
portraits will be taken in the
front parlor of Vann
Residence Hall. Each student
will be photographed indoors
with a $2.50 sitting fee. Sitting
schedules will be posted in the
cafeteria beginning
September 14 (Monday). All
students are urged to have
B.A. degree in voice. Miss
Anita Burt returns as an
instructor of voice in
Meredith’s department of
music and performing arts.
She has been enrolled in the
doctoral program at the
University of Illinois with the
completion of the D.M.A.
degree being imminent. She
received the M.A. degree
from Ohio State University
and has served as a member
of faculties at Kenyon College
and Murray State University.
Dr. Teresa Cross, wto
recently completed the
doctoral pr^ram at Duke
University, will be assistant
professor of psychology,
serving in an interim capacity
during Dr. Aubrecht’s leave of
absence for the year. Dr.
Cross received the A.B.
degree from Duke and the
M.A. degree from Columbia
University.
Joining the department of
Biology as an instructor is Mr.
Larry Grimes, who is
presently enrolled in the
doctoral program at North
CarolinaStateUniversity. Mr.
their portraits made in
September. Smith Studios will
be back on campus in
January, but they will only be
photographing transfers and
doing remakes ($8.50 sitting
fee)-they will not take
pictures ^ students who had
(he opportunity to have their
pictures taken in September.
The proofs will be given to
students on October 1 and 2 in
the cafeteria. Students are
responsible for picking up
their own sets of proofs and
leaving a $10 refundable
deposit with Smith Studios
until the student returns the
proofs on October 5 and 6 to
Grimes received both the B.S.
and M.S. degrees from N.C.
State. During the past several
years, he has served on the
faculty at both N.C. State and
St. Mary’s.
Dr. Carol Kepler joins the
faculty as assistant professor
of biology. Having received
the A.B. degree from Oberlin
College and the Ph.D. degree
from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Kill, Dr.
Kepler has been a member of
the faculty at N.C. State for
the past seventeen years.
A native of Indiana, Dr.
Brent Pitts joins the Meredith
faculty as assistant professor
of foreign languages. Having
received the B.A., M.A., and
Ph.D. degrees from Indiana
University, he has also been a
member of the faculty for
several years at Indiana
University. Previously he was
a lecturer at Universite de
Strasbourg for a year.
Joining the department of
Business and Economics as an
instructor, Mrs. Surinder
Sandhu holds the B.S. and
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announced
Smith Studios in the cafeteria.
Seniors may make
Individual appointments with
Smith Studios for outdoor
portraits. Only indoor
portraits will be used In the
1982 Oak Leaves, however.
Vau^an Gwyn of Smith
Studios has suggested that
students wear med^um to dark
shades of solid colors (navy,
earth tones, etc.) and that the
outfit be long sleeved.
Sundresses and sleeveless
outfits should be avoided.
These guidelines will help to
provide the best results for
your portrait.
Meredith
construction
soon underway
New portrait procedure