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May 02,1995 4 Campus News Senior class advisor goes beyond duty by Marsha Tutor Dr. Charles Davis, a mathematics professor at Meredith College, is the 1995 senior class advisor. Davis is married to Gwendolyn Davis, a 1962 Meredith graduate. She is the Presi dent of the College Foundation Incor porated. Davis was born in Marion but moved to Brevard around the age of one. In 1957, Davis came to Raleigh to begin his college education at North Carolina State University. There he received a BS in chemical engineering, a masters in applied mathematics, and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. In the fall of 1967, he began teaching at Meredith and started as the head of the math department. Then in 1980, he became the Assistant Dean of the Reg istrar. Finally, in 1989, Davis camt back to the math department as a full time member where he still resides. Davis became the 1995 senior ad visor in the senior’s sophomore year instead of their freshman year. This is so because the senior’s first advisor had to relenquish his/lier duties and asked Davis to take over the position.' Davis has definitely gone above and beyond the call of duty as the senior class advisor. Davis has seen the 1995 senior class grow and mature in a variety of ways. The senior class has become more confident and more mature in their outlook on their own future. They have also grown in their ability to ac complish things successfully. Davis is astonished at the variety of talents that have been exhibited by so many differ ent members of the senior class. Over the three years he has seen people help not only in class activities, but also in activities throughout the Meredith campus as a whole. A lot of fun things have occurred during Davis’ time as the senior class advisor. Some of these especially fun times were had during the senior’s preperation for Cornhuskin’ 1995. Davis foimd it very amusing to watch women whom he never imagined working with paint brushes or ham mers and help build sets for Corn huskin’ in his backyard. The Senior Class President Catherine Davis amus ingly left Dr. Davis the class of 1999. Davis says he is looking foward to starting over as a freshman with a new class. One thing that sets Davis apart from most professors is that he makes it a point to sit with the seniors during lunch. Davis began at the beginning of the year sitting in the dining hall with a group of senior women. After a short amount of time, the women became very comfortable with him at the table and began to carry on their usual con versations even with Davis present. The women would always come to the table and say “Hi girls and Dr. Davis.” Davis has a few last words for the class of1995: “I have enjoyed the friend ships that have developed and I hope that these can continue in the future. I will always have fond memories and a special place in my heart for the class of 1995.” Come on and join the biggest weiners on campus as a member of the Wera/cf staff next year. We'll see if you have what it takes to cut the mustard and be a hot doggin' reporter like these dedicated 94-95 staffers. So move your buns on down to the Publications Office and see if you can "ketch-up" with these fantastic fleet-footed frankfurters. Put a little relish in your life, so it won't be so "chili." And remember your weiners (and Hera/d staffers) have a first name: 'It's 0-S-C-A-R- they also have a second name that's M-A-Y-E-R. Seniors present class doll by Kimberly Zucker Tlie class doll has been a tradi tion at Meredith .since 1937. In 1936, Elizabeth Briggs Pittman asked an agent from each class, since 1902, to dress a doll to rep resent their c1;lss. Pittman and her committee, established a sup ply of dolls from Boylan-Pearce, a Raleigh department store. In 1937, the dolls were first dis played. After modeling in several different places on the Meredith campus, the dolls found a home in 1972. On May 13, 1972, the Margaret Bright Gallery of Class Dolls was dedicated and placed on the third floor of Johnson Hall. This year, the senior class has added their doll, Charlie, to the collection. Charlie was named after the senior cla.ss advisor. Dr. Charles Davis. The seniors feel that he has contributed a tremen dous amount of support and love, and Charlie was named in his honor. Charlie is dressed in a black ribbed turtleneck with a denim A- line j umpsuit. She is also wearing black tights and mules. The se niors feel that this outfit is a com bination of the fashions ofl995. Charlie’s jewelry consists of the Meredith class ring, silver ear rings, bracelet, and necklace, and a wallet over-the-shoulder purse. The committee worked hard to pull Chariie together. Shan non Baynor headed the commit tee, Hasty Barron designed and created the turtleneck and jumpsuit, and April Jones deco rated the nails and lips. Other committee members included: Leigh Butler, Cindy Decker, Lea Dunn, Thomissa Taily, Ronda Johnson, and Nicole Taylor. Charlie will help us to keep the class of 1995 in our hearts and memories so we will not com pletely have to say good-bye. %
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