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For outstanding achievements Four inducted into Sports Hall of Fame Chowan College held it's fourth Sports Hall of Fame Banquet in early November and inducted four new members. The dinner, held in Thomas Cafeteria, had nearly 200 sports fans, friends of the college and guests of the inductees on hand to welcome John Bowies, Harry Gray, Danny Rizzo and Dr. Bruce Whitaker into the “hall.” Bowles All-American John Bowles was a National Junior College Athletic Association First Team All-American offensive tackle in 1970. A student at Chowan from 1969-70, John was also First Team All-Coastal Conference and the 1970 Chowan College Athlete of the Year. The Virginia Beach native left Mur freesboro to attend North Texas State University where he played offensive line for two years and graduated in 1973 with a major in education. The former Bayside High School football standout received his Masters Degree in Secondary Education from North Texas State in 1976. A graduate assistant at North Texas State, Bowles has coached at Emporia State and Austin Peay State University. He is now defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Richmond. Active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John lives in Richmond with his wife, Sarah, and two sons, Jason and Brad. Gray Played Two Sports Harry Gray attended Chowan College from 1966-69 and was a versatile two- sport star for the Braves. A native of Robersonville, Gray was All- East Basketball selection and Honorable Mention All-East Football player as a senior at Robersonville High School. All conference in basketball and the team’s Most Valuable Player for the Braves, Gray was also the Most Valuable teiuiis player and voted the Most Out standing Athlete at Chowan in 1968. THE CHOWANIAN USPS 715-880 Chowan College, Murfreesboro. North Carolina, a standard junior college controlled by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and founded in 1848. Designed and printed by the students and faculty of the School of Graphic Communications at Chowan College. Send ch^ge of address notices to The Chowanian, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North Carolina 27855. Published six times a year in February, May-June, July, September, October and December. SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID at MURFREESBORO, N. C. 27855 PAGE TWO—The Chowanian, December, 1988 A participant in the East-West College All-Star game in 1969, Harry was selected as an Outstanding College Athlete in America. After Chowan, Harry served in the U.S. Army with a tour in Viet Nam. Returning to civilian life. Gray enrolled in Atlantic Christian College in Wilson where he graduated in 1973. Gray joined Gray’s Red Front and Central Wholesale in 1974 as a partner dealing in the sale of leaf tobacco and he is still an owner and operator today. In 1986 the Robersonville resident joined Money Financial Services as a broker. Married to the former Deborah Smith, the Grays have two children, Amy and Julie. Rizzo fVas Golf Star Danny Rizzo was a National Junior College Athletic Association All-American golfer in 1966. While attending Chowan from 1965-67, Rizzo was voted the Most Valuable Player on the golf team. Best All- Around Student and Most Outstanding Athlete. A native of Hampton, Va., Rizzo left Murfreesboro to attend the College of William and Mary where he received a B.A. degree in 1969. A 1972 graduate of the University of North Carolina Law School, he graduated from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University in 1982. Rizzo is vice president and general counsel of Amercal Corporation, the nation’s largest manufacturer of private label ladies hoisery and the sole proprietor of R. Daniel Rizzo, Attorney at Law in Dunn. Married to the former Judith Froeber, the Rizzos have three children, Jennifer, David and Kate. Dr. Whitaker Inducted Dr. Bruce WTiitaker is in his 32nd year as president of Chowan College. A native of Cleveland County, he was valedictorian at Mooresboro High School. Dr. WTiitaker graduated with a B.A. from Wake Forest University and B.D., Th.M. and Ph.D. fi'om Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received the doctor of laws honorary degree from Wake Forest. Before coming to Chowan in 1957, Dr. Whitaker was state secretary of the Student Department of the Baptist State Con vention of North Carolina. He has served on the faculty of three colleges and universities. Under his leadership, Chowan’s enrollment has climbed from under 300 to some 950. More than $20 million has been added to the assets of the college during his tenure as President. JOHN BOWLES NJCAA All-American HARRY GRAY Played in Two Sports a DANNY RIZZO All-American Golfer DR. BRUCE E. WHITAKER President for 32 Years Professor speaks on language history Dr. Dorothy Combs Hill, who has recently received her Ph.D., spoke on “The History of the English Language” in Marks Hall Auditorium on Nov. 15. The program was sponsored by the Chowan Faculty Forum-Lyceum. Dr. Hill, professor of English at Chowan since 1987, received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in August. Her major was Medieval; her minor English Language (including Romance Influences). Her dissertation: “The female imagination in an age of transition: The fiction of Lee Smith.” Dr. Hill received her M.A. from Middlebury College, Bread IN MEMORIAM Class of 1906 MRS. LUCY BOONE TAYLOR Class of 1913 MRS. GEORGIA P. COHOON Class of 1920 MRS. MACONJ. NVNNALLY Class of 1930 MRS. IRENE SYKES VAUGHAN Loaf School of English, and her B.A. cum laude from Carson-Newman College. Her languages include Old and Middle English, Latin, Old French, Old Provencial, Old Spanish, modem Italian, and modem Spanish. Many Academic Honors Her academic honors include Fellowship awarded for Excellence in Teaching, UNC-Chapel Hill; Fellowship in Romance Languages, University of Tennessee; and Outstanding Graduate in Spanish, Carson- Newman College. Dorothy HDI has served as editor of “Today” magazine and other college publications at Carson-Newman and “The Carolina Quarterly.” She is also the author of a number of articles, features and reviews that have been published in professional and academic publications. She has served as lecturer in Con temporary Literature and Creative Writing (fiction) and teaching assistant at UNC- Chapel Hill. Dr. Hill also served as director of public relations and publications at Carson- Newman College. At Chowan she teaches Composition 101 and 102, and Survey in English Literature 201 and 202.
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