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Alumni Exchange
Wedding Vows
Class of 1970
JAMES E. COTTON, JR. to
Rhonda Faye Crawford. They
reside in Ahoskie, N. C. He is
employed by Riddick &
Urquhart, CPA and she by
Roanoke-Chowan Hopital.
REUBEN JUNIUS WARREN
to Sylvia Yvonne Forehand. They
reside in Murfreesboro, N. C. He
is employed by Carolina
Telephone Co. and she is a public
health nurse.
Class of 1971
JOHN EDWARD SIMMONS to
Wanda Dale Cook. They reside in
Graham, N. C. He is a student at
the Technical Institute of
Alamance and she is employed
by Hawfields F*resbyterian Day
Care Center.
Class of 1972
MARION CHARI^ KENT to
Joan Marie Wynn. They reside in
Tarboro, N. C. He is employed by
Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Co. and she by Long
Manufacturing Co., Inc.
ALUMNUS WORKS
WITH JUVENILES
I^rry HoUowell now resides in
Portsmouth, Va., and works with
the Portsmouth Juvenile Courts.
He and his wife, in addition to
working with juveniles, are foster
parents. He plans to organize a
recreation program for the
Portsmouth Detention Home.
GEORGE IVAN ROBERTS,
JR. to Janet Lynn Gardner. They
reside in Greensboro, N. C. He is
employed by Fisher-Harrison
Studios of High Point and she by
Belk's Four Seasons Mall,
Greensboro.
Class of 1974
GEORGIA MAYBERRY
CLARK to JOHN ROBERT
MANN. Both are alumni. They
reside in Newport News, Va. She
is employed by Family Fashions
by Avon and he by Graphic
Communications Service.
SALUE ANNA HICKS to John
Walker. They reside in Hen
derson, N. C. She is employed by
Zollicoffer & ZoUicoffer as a
secretary and he by Mid-South
Electric Co.
GALA MARIE JAMES to Gary
Don Kizzar. They reside in Rich
mond, Va. She is employed by
Cantor & Cantor, Attorneys in
Richmond and he by Vimco
Erectors.
TERRY GENE LEONARD to
DONNA A. DAVIDSON. Both are
alumni. She is from the Class of
1973. They reside in Rocky
Mount, N. C. He is a senior at
Atlantic Christian College. She is
employed by Thorp & Etheridge
as a legal secretary.
Class of 1976
ELYSE ANNE CURTISS to
Robert Wesley Harmon. They
reside in Greensboro, N. C. She is
a sophomore drama major at
UNC^Greensboro. He is attending
Guilford Technical Institute.
Douglas Wade Named
To Board of Advisors
D. Douglas Wade, Jr.,
executive vice president of the
Planters National Bank and
Trust Co. of Rocky Mount has
been named to the Chowan
College Board of Advisors ac
cording to President Bruce E.
Whitaker.
A native of Birmingham, Ala.,
Wade joined Planters in 1972 as
branch administrator and senior
vice president. Prior to assuming
his present position he served as
senior vice president and division
head of funds management and
personnel.
A member of The Church of the
Good Shepherd (Episcopal),
Wade is a graduate of Christian
Brothers College; School of
Banking of the South - Louisiana
State University; and Executive
Program of the Graduate School
of Business Administration,
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
He is a U. S. Army veteran and
served as an infantry first
lieutenant in Korea in 1951.
A Rotarian, his community
service includes member of the
Board of Directors of the United
Community Service and
Development Council of North
Carolina Wesleyan College. He
has served as a member of the
American Red Cross, Sertoma
Club, and the Management Board
of the Y.M.C.A.
He is married to the former
Dorothy Paul of Tampa, Fla.
They have two children, Lisa and
Drayton, III.
Dr. Whitaker said Chowan was
fortunate to have a man of
Wade's background and ex
perience as a member of the
Board of Advisors. “We are
looking forward to his active
participation as a advisor,”
stated Dr. Whitaker.
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SPECIAL INTEREST — For more than one
reason, President Norman A. Wiggins of
Campbell College, right, has had a watchful
eye on Barry Whitaker of Murfreesoboro over
the past four years. Young Whitaker entered
Campbell for a program that Dr. Wiggins hand-
tailored five years ago as the first U.S. un
dergraduate program of its kind — to train
young business administrators for trust
banking. To President Wiggins' considerable
satisfaction, the young man came through with
flying colors, finished his trust-education
major, and received his B.S. in business ad
ministration May 19. Also gratified was
Barry's father — Dr. Bruce Whitaker, who is
Dr. Wiggins' colleague, as president of
Chowan. Dr. Whitaker "graduated" from
Campbell at the same time, receiving the
honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity during
the commencement exercises May 19.
Campbell College Awards Honorary
Degree to Chowan's President
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker,
president of Chowan College and
Cleveland County native,
received the Doctor of Divinity
degree from Campbell College
during Campbell’s graduation
exercises May 19.
In presenting the honorary
degree, Campbell president, Dr.
Norman Wiggins, said: “The
Chowan College of today stands
as a living monument to the
capable leadership, complete
de^cation, unselfish ambition,
marked versatility and patient
endurance of Dr. Bruce E.
Whitaker. An experienced
scholar and educator, he has
served on numerous professional
committees and headed various
organizations. A recognized civic
promoter, he has participated in
the work of state, local and
regional groups involved in
problems relating to mental
health, family life, area
development and cultural
heritage.”
Dr. Whitaker was not the only
member of the Whitaker family
to be honored during the
graduation services. His son,
Barry, received the Bachelor of
Business Administration degree.
Dr. Whitaker is the son of Mrs.
Oveda E. Whitaker and the late
Fay A. Whitaker of Rt. 3, Shelby.
He was recently named to Who's
Who in America. He has received
numerous other honors including
“Tar Heel of the Week” by
Raleigh News and Observer,
Murfreesboro Exchange Club’s
“Outstanding Citizen for 1961,”
“Boss of the Year” by Mur
freesboro Jaycees, 1971, and
“Boss of the Yesir” by North
Carolina Jaycees, 1971-72.
DOUGLAS WADE
The president said among
Wade's duties as an advisor
would be serving as an in
terpreter of the college in his
community. “The advisors are
the eyes and ears of the college.
They not only communicate the
mission and objectives of the
college to the public but also
report reactions of the public to
the college,” Dr. Whitaker ex
plained.
He said that despite a heavy
demand on their time from their
work and other civic and com
munity service, the advisors find
time to devote their interest and
energies to the college.
Dr. Whitaker said the college
profits from their business and
professional experience and
insight. “As volunteer con
sultants, their suggestions and
ideas are always welcome and
serve to strengthen all phases of
the operation of the college.”
Tuition Rates Are Lowered
For Persons Over 65
Beginning in the fall Chowan College, as a community
service, will offer reduced tuition fees lor persons 65 years of
age and over.
Tuition for Golden Agers enrolled in any college course for
credit will be $10 per semester hour, stated Dr. 8. Franklin
Lowe, Jr., academic dean. They may audit a course for $5
per semester hour. This is one-third the regular rate for
special students of $30 and SIS respectively.
Lowe said the college "recognizes there are Golden Ager
who for personal satisfaction would like to take college
courses. Some may even wish to work toward a degree. We
also recognize that most Golden Agers are living on fixed
incomes, and consequently may not be able to afford higher
tuition rates."
Opportunities offered are in 11 professional fields;
business, English, fine arts (music, drama, dance, art,
graphic arts, photography, health and physical education,
languages, mathematics, religion and philosophy, science,
and social science.
The fall semester will open with registration August 77 and
close December 19. The spring semester, 1976, is January 14
to May 14.
Additional information is available from Dean Franklin
Lowe, Chowan College, Murfreesbororo, N. C. 27855.
Chowan’s president is serving
as vice-president of the National
Council of Independent Junior
Colleges, the latest of numerous
leadership roles he has assumed
for state, regional and national
educational and professional
groups. This includes president of
the Association of Southern
Baptist Colleges and Schools;
president of North Carolina
Literary and Historical
Association; president,
Association of Eastern North
Carolina Colleges; and member,
board of directors, Regional
Education Laboratory for the
Carolinas and Virginia.
Dr. Whitaker recently began
his 18th year as president of
Chowan. He was valedictorian at
Mooresboro High School and is a
graduate of Wake Forest College
and Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary with the B.D., Th.M.,
and Th.D. degrees. He did
graduate study in college ad
ministration and sociology at
George Peabody College for
Teachers.
He has served as instructor at
University of Indiana and
professor at Cumberland
University, Belmont College, and
Shorter College. He came to
Chowan in 1957 from the position
of state secretary, Student
Department of the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina.
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