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For Students' Realization
Of Academic, Personal Goals
For Dr. Bill Hutt, assistant profes
sor of biology, teaching at Mars Hill
is an exciting challenge. And consider
ing all the places he has been, that
must be a great compliment to the col
lege. Born in Noordwyk Blnen, the
Netherlands where his father worked for
the Dutch government. Dr. Hutt was the
ninth of fourteen children. Not until
the age of six did his family move to
the United States, then to a dairy farm
in New York state. Because of the con
stant contact with animals and the en
vironment, there Dr. Hutt developed an
avid interest in living things that
served as a foundation for his later
biological studies. The pleasure of
rural life, like attending very small
close-knit schoolhouses, played a great
part in his childhood experience even
after his family moved when he was
twelve to upstate grape country near
Newark, New York.
He was soon to leave New York State,
however, attending Calvin College in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, a school asso
ciated with the Christian Reformed
Church. There he intended to become a
math major but due to the influence of
a good teacher he inevitably returned
to what would be his first love—biolo
gy. After working his way through col
lege he taught for several years in
junior high schools
Also, the year after
Calvin he married his
Dr. Hutt, however,
a permanent resident
Marlene moved to Ft.Lauderdale,Florida;
he taught senior high school in Miami.
Living that close to the ocean,Dr. Hutt
soon became interested in the study of
marine life and in the process decided
to go on to graduate school. He attend
ed the University of Georgia, starting
on his Masters in Biology, but liked it
so well that he decided to stay. In
1972 he received his Ph.D. in cellular
biology. His graduate studies did not
end there, however, for he attended the
University of North Carolina from 1972
until 1974.
Dr. Hutt had known about Mars Hill
before he heard about an opening in the
biology department but he didn't know
quite what to expect. It appears as if
his hopes were borne out, though, for
his Impressions are all favorable. He
enjoys this area, the school and the
students he works with and believes the
faculty and administration are progres
sive and dynamic. He is also very con
cerned about the undergraduate program
and consequently likes the competence
program and the type of students it at
tracts.
His main desire as a teacher is to
help people reach their goals, not only
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Dr. Bill Butt, assistant professoV ^
biology, is involved in several
of student interests sueh as the
tor program and the Board for Stud^
Communications.
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in Grand Rapids,
he graduated from
wife Marlene,
was not to become
of Grand Rapids.
Not too long after his marriage he and
academic but personal as well . It is no
surprise, then, that his Involvement in
many aspects of student affairs re
flects this desire to develop the to
tal educational program. His work as a
faculty mentor and as a member of the
assessment team Cconcentratlng on stu
dent development as it relates to the
natural sciences) are both example®
this aim.
A resident of Weaverville,
of
Dr.
has three children (Michelle, Eric,
Diane). His hobbies include camping*
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tique cars (he is a member
Studebaker Club), refinishing
of
old if
niture, and, not surprisingly, travt
r
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Pressley Joins National
Gathering of Musicians
s.
Mars Hill College was represented at
the 52nd Annual Meeting of the National
Association of Schools of Music held
November 21, 22, 23, by Dr. Wayne
Pressley, Music Department chairperson,
at the Peachtree Plaza, in Atlanta,
Georgia.
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Dr. Wayne Pressley, Music Department
chairperson, recently attended the
annual gathering of KASM.
Photo by Kirk Hall
Membership in the A.ssociation in
cludes some 450 universities, colleges,
conservatories, and community colleges
in the United States. At the Atlanta
Meeting 18 new schools were admitted to
membership, and 8 schools were promoted
from Associate to Full membership. The
NASM is a member of COPA and has been
designated as the official accrediting
agency
level. gg.
Three distinguished Americans addt®^^
ed the Association convened in Genei'^^
Sessions; internationally known sopf^
Phyllis Curtin, Roger Heyns, Presi^®’’
of the American Council on Educati®^^
and the Honorable Robert Scott, GoV®
nor of North Carolina from 1965-1973
Develops
Other sessions dealt with
the Music Library, Collective Barg®^^^
ing. The Future of Music Educat^^^
Fundraising and proposals for deg^®
in Jazz and Commercial Music.
The 53rd Annual Meeting will be h®
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chi^
Illinois, November 20-23, 1977.