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he 62, Issue 11
Mars Hill, North Carolina
’^'>11,
ortney, Russell Honored
ege students and faculty
recognized on Tuesday at a
Honors Day ceremony in
vf® Auditorium. Student
u'Pients of scholarships and
. fds were noted, as well as
ijj Ity members receiving
j, promotions, sabbati-
' and those who are retir-
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was named the R. S. Gibbs Out
standing Teacher for 1989; and
to Dr. Donald R. Russell, chair
man of the division of mathe
matics and natural sciences and
professor of mathematics, who
was selected as the Jefferson-
Pilot Professor for 1989-90.
The Gibbs Outstanding Teacher
Award was established by the
late R. S. Gibbs, Jr., of North
Wilkesboro in honor of his
College marshals for the
^^Ping year were installed at
Piffle. The sixteen marshals,
chosen from among the top
jin.®®iically achieving rising
and seniors, will serve
next April. Lynn Car-
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Eugene Decossas, Shannon
i^son, Rebecca Horner, Shel-
vS
cP’ ' Brenda Lisenbee, Tanya
^Ups, xim Plaut, Angela Voss
g {iP «■. ^het Ward were installed as
T vj !*L®^^shals. They will replace
■ Vh '-'handler, Cindy Farmer,
ents ^ ^barren, Melanie and Melis-
Kitty and Yancey
|('^*'®grin, and Donna Wiggins,
®te
ij^ retiring due to gradua-
hext week. Continuing to
for a second term as mar-
■ ® will be Leigh Allen,
Childers*, Pam Graham,
® Howell, Mark Mares, and
^®tts. Childers and Graham
It5l^®®tve as co-chiefs of the
^ U ^ faculty awards of the day
(0 Zf Julie T. Fortney, As-
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Earl Leininger, Dean of Faculty, presents awards to Dr. Fortney and Dr. Russell
'fcle K in Action
by Tim Plant
Guest Writer
afternoon of Friday,
/ the Mars Hill College
club made the lives of
* lij,. ®tely one hundred shut-
ISjjfghter with the delivery
')) P°^ted African~violets to
,'*ison Manor nursing home
|( Mars Hill. The violets
Vt,°'',®ted by Van Wingerden
'Cj^iJj^tonal, Inc. in Fletcher,
Plaut, Jeff
Angie Goodman, Craig
Searcy, Ruth Thomas,
Green all took part,
by the Asheville
1C' this was one of the many
^ C completed this past
^ Circle K club.
't th ^ took off last fall
® leadership of interim
V^lJt Jon Diego, who was
9 Lea Pardue who was
g °h her fellowship at the
of the projects com-
, , ftcluded a canned food
*'ifi^^5^icipation in a Neigh-
J walkathon, a
ast for Kiwanis
® campus beautifica-
pan-
Picnic/movie for Big
Vr, ®hd Sisters and several
\^hv
('While projects.
Although the club remains
small, the members feel proud to
have been part of it this past
year and are looking forward to
a productive and fun time during
the upcoming year. Most of the
members will be returning, and
enthusiasm is high. In addition
to the Mars Hill projects, it is
hoped that the club will be able
to team up with the UNC-A chap
ter for some combined projects
that will benefit more people
over a wider area.
The members of the club ex
pressed indebtedness to their
faculty advisors Judy Schmel-
tekopf and Kathleen Donald, and
to Kiwanis representative
Maurice Blankenbeckler, for
their unbridled support during
an outstanding year of serving
the community. The club is
looking forward to a terrific
year, filled with a lot of fun
based on service. The Mars Hill
Circle-K club is always looking
for new members. Anyone inter
ested in joining should get in
touch with one of the club mem
bers or one of the advisors men
tioned here.
Saturday, April 29, 1989
1)\’ Rrck\' 1 lornc'r
l-;diloi-in-Chi('f
father, a former trustee of the
college and a prominent business
and civic leader in the Mars Hill
Community. The award includes an
attractive plaque and a cash
prize.
The Jefferson-Pilot Professor
ship was established by two
gifts of $25,000 each from the
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation in
1982 and 1985. The interest from
these endowed funds provides a
stipend for the recipient, who
is chosen by the president for a
term of one year.
Six faculty members received
promotions this year. From in
structor to Assistant Professor,
Carol Boggess; and from Assis
tant Professor to Associate
Professor, Julia Nooe. Betty
Jolley, Dr. Richard Knapp, Dr.
Frank Quick, and Dr. Kenneth
Sanchagrin all received promo
tions from Associate Professor
to full Professor.
Faculty awarded sabbaticals
for the 1989-90 academic year
are as follows: Dr. Margaret
Verhulst, English; Dr. Tom
Coates, recreation; and Dr. Bill
Hutt, biology.
Additionally, John Payne has
been named acting director of
Memorial Library, and Dr. Neal
McKenzie will return to active
teaching duties from a year-long
sabbatical at Georgia State
University.
Lennon to Bring Baccalaureate
Address
From Staff Reports
Dr. A. Max Lennon, president
of Clemson University and a Mars
Hill College alumnus, will give
the baccalaureate address during
commencement activities next
Sunday.
Lennon, a-native of Evergreen
in the eastern part of the state)
is well acquainted with MHC. All
eight children of his family at
tended Mars Hill, as did his
mother and his wife.
A nationally recognized expert
in agriculture, he earned his
bachelor's degree and doctorate
from NC State University, He
began his career teaching at
Texas Tech University, was
selected as the dean of the
school of agriculture at the
University of Missouri, and was
vice-president for agricultural
administration at Ohio State
University when the Clemson
University trustees selected him
as president in 1985,
The baccalaureate services
will be held in Moore Auditorium
beginning at 11 a.m. May 7. The
graduation ceremony for the 212
seniors will be held in the same
location that afternoon. Ac
tivities begin at 2:30 p.m. with
an organ recital and the commen
cement ceremonies start at 3
p.m.
Dr. J. Wesley Grayson of Laguna
Hills, CA, founder of the pres
tigious Grayson scholarships,
will be the primary speaker for
the afternoon service. Dr. Fred
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