29 In College On Fielderesit l§>eholarsliips
The 1971-72 school year finds 29 stu
dents—sons and daughters of Field-
crest employees—attending college with
the help of scholarships awarded by
the Fieldcrest Foundation.
These 29 students are enrolled in 14
different schools and are majoring in
such widely diverse subjects as English,
engineering, history, textiles, educa
tion, nursing, mathematics, business ad
ministration, physical education, sci
ence, foreign language, dentistry and
religion and philosophy.
Recipients of Fieldcrest Scholarships
are selected on the basis of their aca
demic aptitude, good citizenship and
leadership and the need for financial
assistance in obtaining a college edu
cation.
Each scholarship is worth $4,000 over
the four years of college. A total of
60 Fieldcrest Scholarship have been
given since the program was started
in 1960 and 30 of the recipients have
graduated from college, many of them
with outstanding records. One recipient
is deceased.
Information about Fieldcrest scholars
currently in college is given below:
Vicki Brackett Bolin is a junior at
Winthrop College and is majoring in
elementary education. Her mother, Bet
ty Beck, and stepfather, William Beck,
both are employees of the North Caro
lina Finishing division.
Marvin Brinkley is a senior mathe
matics major at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. His father,
Otto J. Brinkley, is a foreman in the
Dye Department at N. C. Finishing.
Richard Brinkley, Jr. is a junior
majoring in textiles at North Carolina
State University. His father, Richard
H. Brinkley, is a textile mechanic at
N. C. Finishing.
Ronald Broadnax is a sophomore at
A & T University and is majoring in
electrical engineering. His father, Roy
Lee Broadnax, is a yarn server in the
Bedspread Mill.
James Bryant is a junior at Appa
lachian State University where he is
majoring in history. His father, William
Sam Bryant, is employed at the Kara-
stan Service Center and his m,tother, Oc-
tavia Bryant, is employed at the Sheet
Finishing Mill.
Naomi Carter is a junior-year nursing
student at Radford College. Her father,
John Eldrin Carter, is employed in the
Pack and Stock Department, Fieldale
Towel Mill.
Terry Chilton is a sophomore major
ing in science at Western Carolina Un
iversity. Her father, Gilmer Chilton, is
employed at the Karastan Service Cen
ter and her mother, Mary Chilton, works
at the Bedspread Finishing Mill.
Allen Cohler is a senior at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and is majoring
in industrial engineering. His father,
Claude Cobler, is employed at the
Fieldale Towel Mill.
James Ferguson is a freshman at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill and plans to nrajor in science. His
mother, Mary G. Ferguson, is employed
in the Wind and Set Office at the
Karastan Rug Mill.
Cheryl Fulton is a freshman at West
ern Carolina University and plans to
major in either mathematics or mu
sic. She is the daughter of William Ful
ton of the Sheet Finishing Mill and
Betty Fulton of the General Offices.
Cathy Gillie is a sophomore at North
Carolina State University and is ma-
joining in mathematics. She is the
daughter of Frank H. Gillie of the Au
tomatic Blanket plant, Smithfield.
Richard Gillie, who is the son of
Frank H. Gillie of Smithfield, is a fresh
man at North Carolina State Univer
sity and plans to major in electrical
or textile engineering.
Michael Hall is a senior majoring in
religion and philosophy at Bridgewa
ter College. His father, Amos Hall, and
his mother, Doris Hall, are both em
ployed at the Fieldale Towel Mill.
Karen Hodges is a sophomore major
ing in elementary education at the
University of North Carolina at Greens
boro. Her father, Irving Hodges, is a
retiree of the Sheet Finishing Mill.
William Husak is a senior majoring
in physical education at Cortland State
College. His father, Stephen Husak, was
employed at the Nye-Wait Rug Mill,
Auburn, N. Y.
LaMaiice Joyce is a freshman at Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute and plans
to major in mechanical engineering. His
mother, Shirley Joyce, is employed at
the Fieldale Towel Mill.
Donald Lawson is a junior majoring
in business administration at the Uni-
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we bolt all our doors and v/indows at
night, while the jungle natives sleep
in an open hut.
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If you’d like to spend your vacation in
out-of-the-way places where few peo
ple go, let your wife read the road map.
versity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. His mother, Gladys Lawson, is an
inspector at the Blanket Finishing Mill'
Ricky McBride is a freshman at North
Carolina State University and plans to
major in English. His father, Curtis
McBride, is an employee of the N.
Finishing Company division.
Carole Meeks is a junior majoring 1''
mathematics at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. Her fatheii
Marshall Meeks, is an employee of the
Blanket Finishing Mill.
Jerry Nance is a sophomore at North
Carolina State University and is ma
joring in electrical engineering. He
the son of C. J. Nance, Sr., a computer
programmer at North Carolina Finish
ing.
Sharon Nichols is a freshman at Marf
Washington College and plans to major
in either Spanish or mathematics. Her
father, Cody Nichols, is office manager
at the Karastan Service Center.
Anthony (Tony) Patterson is a fresh
man at Appalachian State University
and plans to major in history. His fath
er, John Patterson, is employed at the
Blanket Warehouse.
Connie Philpott is a junior majorii^^
in biology at Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
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New Shift Foreman
Charles D. Mitchell has been
moted from supervisory trainee to sh
foreman in the Blanket Mill Wool
ning Department, assigned to the thit
shift.
He entered Fieldcrest’s pre-superv*®
ory training program in February, 1^'
after having worked as a hand trucS
.[cef
and loader in the Storage and Shipph,
Department at the Fieldale Towel
He completed his class work in
and was assigned to the Blanket
for additional supervisory training- ^
is a native of Henry County, Va.,
a veteran of nine years in the Air
the mill whistI-’