By Dr. and Mrs. Whitaker
Queen, King
of Spring
crowned of
coronation
Maria Allsbrook, of Roanoke Rapids, and Allan
Simpson, of New Bern, are Chowan College’s King
and Queen of Spring for 1985.
They received their crowns from President and
Mrs. Bruce E. Whitaker during the Spring Festival
coronation ceremony April 20. Freshman Becky
Hawkins of Murfreesboro and Seth Tyson of Stan-
tonsburg were named prince and princess.
Coronation ceremony participants included David
Sparrow, master of ceremonies; flower bearers,
Christina Anne Futrell and Amy Lynn Whitaker;
and crown bearer, Albert McCray Jones, III. The
Chowan College Band and Ensemble entertained.
Alumni Activities
Spring Festival activities for alumni included
class reunions, business session and luncheon.
Presiding was Sydney Lewis, class of 1969,
president from Hampton, Va. Walter Gardner, 75,
of Warrenton and Frank Edwards, ’58, Rocky
Mount, were elected president and president-elect
respectively.
Other activities included student art and
photography exhibits. Campus Carnival, and con
cert by the choir and band.
Members of Court
Other members of the Spring Festival Court, who
were introduced at the Coronation, included:
freshmen Betty Anne Drake^ Franklin, Va.; Becky
Hawkins, Murfreesboro; Shanita Milsaps,
Statesville; Tammy Potter, Chesapeake, Va.; David
Clark, Fayetteville; Terry Kemp, Castile, N.Y.;
Tom Phillips, Herndon, Va,; and Seth "^son,
Stantonsburg. The Sophomores are Maria Allsbrook,
Roanoke Rapids; Hazel Barnes, Virginia Beach;
Terri Douberly, Chesapeake, Va.; Jennifer Ryan,
Raleigh; Mark Dalkiewicz, Hopewell, Va.; Jim
McKee, Marlboro, N.Y.; Allan Simpson, New Bern;
and Mike Zimmerman, Chatham, N.J.
TOP PHOTO—^rs. Bruce E. Whitaker had the
honor of crowning Chowan's first King of Spring,
Alhn Simpson, of New Bern, left, and prince,
Seth Tyson of Stantonsburg, at
the annual Spring Festival.
LOWER PHOTO—Or. Bruce Whitaker, president,
performed his usual duties by crowning
the queen, Marla Allsbrook of Roanoke Ropids,
and her princess, Becky Hawkins of Murfreesboro.
The Chowanian, May-June, 1985—PAGE 5