Alumni Edition
Changes In Chowan
CHARLES L. PAUL
Charles L. Paul, a graduate of
Chowan College, serves on the fa
culty of Chowan in the department
of Social Sciences,
Paul, a native of Davis. N. C.,
holds the A. A. degree from Cho
wan College, the B. A. degree from
Carson-Newman College, the Ba
chelor of Divinity from South
eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nary and the Master of Arts degree
in history from East Carolina Col
lege He has also done additional
study at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served
as a graduate a.ssistant at Fast
Carolina.
The newcomer to the Chowan
College faculty was president of
the Baptist Student Union during
his sophomore year at Chowan At
Carson-N'cwman the history major
was a member of the Philomathean
Literary Society and a member of
the International Relations Club
He » a s listed in "Who's Who A-
mong Students in Amerkan Uni
versities and Colleges." He has
served in the Marine Corps.
Mrs. Paul is the former Jessie
Lee Davis, also of Davis. N. C.
They have one child. Linda, five
months.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Returning
students will notic* some changes
in addition to the ground layout
of Chowan College. The most
prominent change is that of the
membership of the college facul
ty. There are fourteen additions
to the faculty. Six faculty mem
bers from last year will not be
returning.
Dr. Bela Udivarnoki, formerly
chairman of Social Sciences, has
retired and he is now professor
emeritus. Professor Marrell C.
Glover has resigned to continue
advanced graduate study at the
University of North Carolina. Pro
fessor Charles Ridgeway, of the
department of Graphic Arts has
resigned to study toward the Mas
ter of Arts in printing management
at South Dakota State University
Three faculty members will be
away during the ensuing year on
leaves of absence. Mr. L. L. Bis
hop, Jr., chairman, department of
science and mathematics will be
studying at Louisiana State Univer
sity on a National Science Foun
dation Fellowship for one year
working toward the completion of a
Ph. D. degree in mathematics.
Opey D. Jeans will serve as acting
chairman of the department of
science and mathematics. Mr.
James M. Chamblee, Chairman.
Department of Music, will study
at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill toward a Ph. D. in
musicology. William Calvin Dickin
son will also study at the Itniversity
of North Carolina toward a Ph. D.
in European History.
Brown, who has served as band
and choral director at Ahoskie High
School for the past 14 years, will
replace James Chamblee. Paul
Baumgartner will serve as acting
chairman of the department of
music
WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS
William R. Phillips of Dalton,
North Carolina will join the faculty
of Chowan Colege in the Depart
ment of English.
Phillips served three years in the
United States Army Europe Intel
ligence School, served in Frank
furt. Germany. He graduated from
Wake Forest College with the
Bachelor of Arts degree in Psy
chology and English. He received
the Master of Arts in English
this past summer. He has also at
tended Princeton University and
is the co-author of one journal ar
ticle in psychology.
The F^nglish professor has served
as research assistant with the
Mary Reynolds Babcock Remed
ial Reading Program in Winston-
Salem.
Mrs Phillips is the former Laura
Kay McGee, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. W. K. McGee of Winston-
Salem. She has been serving as
Minister of Music at the Knoll-
wood Baptist Church in Winston-
Salem. They have no children.
FREDERICK CHARLES JAMES
Frederick Charles James, who
was born in Long Beach. California
and now makes his homo in Carr-
boro. N. C., teaches biology.
James holds the B. A. degree in
•Science from East Carolina College
and the Master of Science in edu
cation degree from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
During the summer months he has
studied in a course in marine in
vertebrate zoology in Beaufort.
N. C.
The new member of the Chowan
family has formerly taught in the
Norfolk County school system in
Chesapeake. Va and servei as a
graduate assistant in the Botany
Department at the University of
North Carolina.
Mrs. James, a native of Green
ville. if the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Hardee She is a grad
uate of East Carolina ana has done
graduate work at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
CLIFFORD S. KOONTZ
Clifford S. Koontz, who was born
in Ash County and has taught at
Ash Central High School for the
past 12 years, is the son of Mrs.
N. J. Koontz and the late Mr.
Koontz. He is married to the former
Martha Maijala of Middle River.
Minnesota They have one daugh
ter. Jarena. age 4.
The new Chowan Professor grad-
u ted from Lansing High School
in Ash County. He holds the B. S.
degree in mathematics and
science from Appalachian State
Teachers College and attended the
University of North Carolina at
C'h'pel Hill on a DuPont Fellow
ship for three summers. He holds
the ma ;te” of education degree
from the University. He has also
attended the Unive sity on Nation
al Science Foundation Fellowships.
He attended North Carolina State
University at Raleigh during the
second summer session of 196.'5.
Professor Koontz received the
Freshmen Chemistry Award at
.Appalachian State Teachers College
and was a Cum Laude graduate.
He served in U. S. Coast Guai'd
and was honorably discharged in
1946.
ceiving an honorable discharge
in 1959. The teacher and athlete
is an ordained deacon at Azelea
Baptist Church and also serves
as superintendent of the Junior
Department in Sunday School,
leader of the Junior Department
in Training Union and as a coun
selor for the Royal Ambassadors,
a Baptist boys organiiation.
Mrs. McGraw is the former
Frances Daniels of Norfolk. The
McGraws have two children, ages
3 years and 7 months. Mrs. Mc
Graw is also a graduate of Maury
High School and has attended Old
Dominion College.
Since graduating from college,
McGraw has served as a physical
education and health instructor
at the Northside Junior High
School in Norfolk.
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, in an
nouncing the employment of
McGraw said, “We take pride in
bringing to Chowan College a man
of the reported character, ability,
and initiative of William McGraw.
His coming will give us three
coaches representing the primary
responsibilities in the three major
intercollegiate sports in which the
college participates."
The other members of the phy
sical education department at
Chowan are Jerry Lee Hawkins,
baseball coach and assistant
football coach; and Mrs. Jill Barr
physical education instructor for
women.
WILLIAM P. McGRAW
William P. McGraw of Norfolk.
Virginia has joined the faculty of
Chowan College as head basket
ball coach and teacher of physical
education.
McGraw will work under the
direction of the Chairman of the
Department of Physical Educa
tion. James Garrison and with
the other two members of the de
partment. He teaches physical
education and if the need arises
he is qualified to assist in the
teaching of biology.
A native of Virginia. McGraw
graduated from Maury High
School in Norfolk. He holds the
B. A. degree from the Norfolk
College of William and Mary, now
Old Dominion College, and is cur
rently doing graduate study at
William and Mary, toward the
Master’s Degree. He has also at
tended the University of Georgia.
A six feet, seven inch. 200 poun
der. McGraw served at his alma
mater on the varisty basketball
club for four years and on the
varsity track and field team. He
has served in the U. S. Army, re
JACOB LEE STEWART, SR.
Jacob Lee Stewart. Sr.. a Baptist
from Statesville, has assumed
teaching resposibilities in the dep
artment of science and mathemat
ics.
Stewart is a graduate of Western
Carolina College with the Bachelor
of Science degree. He holds the
M.S. degree from the University
of Mississippi. He has done additio
nal graduate study at the Univer
sity of South Carolina, Furman
University and the Univesity of
Mississippi. He participated in a
National Science Foundation Re
search Participation Institute In
Chemistry at the University of
South Carolina where his work was
concerned with compiling data on
the polarizabilities and molar vol
umes of substituted ammonium
salts in various solvents. Also, he
attended a N.S.F. In-Service In
stitute in Physics and Mathemat
ics at Furman. His work at the
University of Mississippi was done
in an N.S.F. Summer Graduate
Institute in chemistry and Phyhics.
The chemistry and physics teach
er has formerly been employed
by Gaffney Senior High Shcool in
Gaffney. South Carolina, and ser
ved as principal of Providence
Elementary School in Caswell
County. N.C.
Mrs. Stewart is a graduate of
Cool Spring High School and has
attended Mitchell College in States
ville. They have two children,
Jacob Lee. Jr., who is three years
old, and Yvonne, two years old.
Faculty
ROBERT W. BROWN
Robert W. Brown, who has ser
ved as band and choral director
at Ahoskie High School for the
past 14 years, joined the music
faculty at Chowan Colege.
Brown's responsibilities at Cho
wan include the teaching of cours
es in music theory, responsibility
for the college choir and private
voice lessons. In addition he is
beginning on a modest basis in
itially. the organization and dir
ection of a college band. He also
teaches private lessons on brass
instruments.
The musician has recently at
tended a Sacred Music Workshop
conducted by Fred Warring and
Robert Shaw at Delaware Water
Gap, Pennsylvania. The group
studied sacred works by such
composers as Luigi Zanninelli.
Dr. John Raymond and Dr. Earl
Wiholit.
HARROLD DEAN MOSER
Harrold Dean Moser, a Cum
Laude graduate of Wake Forest
College, holds the bachelor of arts
degree, with a major in history,
from Wake Forest. He received
the M.A. degree in August. The
newcomer to the department of
Social Science at Chowan is also a
graduate of Wingate College in Win
gate with the A. A. degree. A nat
ive of Kannapolis he is a graduate
of Mount Pleasant High School and
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Glen Moser of Kannapolis. He has
a sister. Joyce, who is a senior at
Pfieffer College and one brother.
Kenneth, a sophomore at Wake
Forest.
His professional experience in
cludes service as a social studies
teacher at Glenn High School in
Forsyth County and part-time
teaching at Wake Forest while
studying toward the M. A. degree.
A brilliant student. Moser is a
member of Phi Alpha Theta His
torical Fraternity, the Eta Sigma
Phi Classical Language Fraternity,
the Young Democratic Club at
Wake Forest, and the Phi Theta
Kappa Honorary Scholastic Fra-
vernity.
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