Planning Conference Cites College Needs
By VIRGIL L. McBRIDE, Director of Development
The story of Chowan College’s growth and development over the past
decade is unparallelled in this area and region. It is a success story,
to say the least, and is tinged with joy and accomplishment on the
part of the people of this area and region. While growing, however, the
College has had another phase of endeavor as was pointed out in the recent
Annual Planning Conference
BRAXTON DAWSON
Campaign Chairman
Braxton Dawson Is Appointed
Development Campaign Chairman
Braxton Bragg Dawson, president
of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company
of Washington, N. C., who serves on
Chowan College’s Board of Advisors,
has been named General Chairman
for phase one of Chowan College’s
campaign to raise $2,225,000.00 for
necessary expansion by 1973, the
year Chowan observes its 125th an
niversary.
Goal is $500,000
Goal for the phase being supervised
by Mr. Dawson, with contributions to
be pledge by the end of this year, is
$500,000.00. This was established by
Chowan’s Board of Trustees in ses
sions September 26. Contracts are to
be let in December, with ground
breaking expected late in the year,
for the first facility of this expansion:
a new library-fine arts facility.
A veteran of World War II, Mr.
Dawson served as flight operations
officer with the Coast Guard, and
is an early developer of Nags Head.
He is credited with saving the lives
of at least five people who were
drouming at Nags Head. His know
ledge of the area, coupled with
suHmming ability and mastery of
lifesaving technique, made this
possible.
Recently reappointed by Governor
Dan K. Moore to the North Carolina
Seashore Commission, he serves this
commission’s Executive Committee
and is chairman of its Research Com
mittee. He is a trustee for Charlotte’s
Florence Crittenden Home and the
Washington Chamber of Commerce’s
Industrial Management Council.
For November, 1966
Active in political and civic life, he
has held many chairmanship positions
including leadership for the Pasquo
tank County Board of Elections and
the Pasquotank County March of
Dimes. He has also been president of
the Elizabeth City Golf and Country
Club, Exalted Ruler of Elizabeth City
Elks, chairman of th Elizabeth City
Chamber of Commerce’s National
Affairs Committee, president of Wash
ington’s United Fund, director of the
Beaufort County Mental Health As
sociation and president of the East
Carolina Bottlers Association.
First
which was held on the campus on
September 10, 1966. Ten “Discussion
Groups” involving well over 200 in
dividuals, contributed their time and
energy to subjects related to the
future development of the College.
This was another step in the process
of charting the future of Chowan
College.
Long Range Planning
Charting the future of the College
has been on the minds of the leader
ship and officials for many, many
years. The Master Plan of 1958 was
outdated in just a few short years
and the Board of Trustees authoriz
ed, about three years ago, a new
committee to be called the Long-
Range Planning Committee.
This group of individuals made up
of Trustees, faculty, administration,
staff and alumni and students, had
as its task that of bringing forth
recommendations for the College for
many years to come.
As a result of the First Annual
Planning Conference, close study
of the new Long Range Plan of
Development, and authorization of
the Board of Trustees, Chowan
College has entered into an effort
for a new library-fine arts facility
which is called Phase I Develop
ment Program of the overall goal
of $5,425,000.00. Of this amount,
grants and loans are to cover
$3,115,000.00, operation $60,000.00
and private gifts $2,250,000.00. A
breakdown of the Develpoment Pro
gram projection is listed below.
Chowan College has experienced
symmetrical growth. This means that
the enrollment, operating budget, and
plant evaluation have grown togeth
er. A quick look at the new brochure
on the Chowan College Development
McBride
Program will reflect this growth in
charts.
Phase I Goal Set
The student body of Chowan Col
lege is very patient. However, it is
mandatory that we
provdie additional
library - fine arts
facilities for these
students at once.
In addition, there
are certain library
functional needs
and fine arts
equipment which
must be purchas
ed. This is the rea
son, therefore, for
the Phase I Development goal of
$500,000.00 which is to be met
within the very near future. Another
building is needed and must be con
structed as soon as possible after
finishing the library-fine arts facility
and that need for science facilities
and equipment.
Chowan College has this realistic,
logical need and has set its first
financial objective of $500,000.00
for this year to meet that need.
The remainder of this Development
Program projection is scheduled
for an achievement date of 1973,
the year we celebrate the College’s
125th anniversary.
This will be done by the utiliza
tion of leadership, at all levels, that
is dedicated to do more than lend a
name to the effort. We are confident
that our leadership is doing a good
job throughout the area, sacrificing
both time, effort and money as is
required to create the proper atmos
phere and set the proper pace for
our development. This means that
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CHOWAN COLLEGE
Development Program Projection
NEEDS
COST
GRANTS-LOANS
OPERATION
PRIVATE GIFTS
Library-Fine Arts
$ 800,000.00
8 75,000.00
8 725,000.00
Library Functional Needs
50,000.00
30,000.00
820,000.00
25,000.00
Fine Arts Equipment
50,000.00
10,000.00
15,000.00
Science Building
500,000.00
200,000.00
300,000.00
Science Equipment
75,000.00
50,000.00
25,000.00
200,000.00
Administration Building
250,000.00
50,000.00
Dormitory
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
Dormitory
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
500,000.00
Gym-Field House
750,000.00
250,000.00
Auditorium Chapel
950,000.00
450,000.00
500,000.00
$5,425,000.00
*3,115,000.00
860,000.00
82,250,000.00
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