• With Our College Students
> Wake Forest
University
■’ Three Buncombe County
students were graduated from
Wake Forest University May
17. They were among about
; ‘DO who received degrees.
The students are Gregory
‘ ■ la le Ball, son of Mr. and Mrs.
‘■Mowton W Ball of 24 N.
TYrshing Rd., Asheville;
William Carson Honeycutt Jr.,
son of Mrs. Georgia G.
Honeycutt of 203 Connally St.,
■ I Black Mountain; and Kalph
, Gardner Hill Jr., son of Mr
and Mrs. Ralph G. Hill of
. Route 1, Brevard Road. Ar
*; ilcn.
Ball majored in accounting
and received the B.S. degree.
He was a Carswell Scholar
and was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa, national scholarship
1 fraternity.
Honeycutt majored in
. -business and received the B.S.
‘.“degree.
■' Hill was graduated from the
. ‘university’sSchool of law and
received the J.D. degree. He
was vice president of Phi
Delta Phi law fraternity.
' W.C.U.-CULLUWHEK
Robert E. Horton was
. among 31 Western Carolina
^.'University students now
^studying in I/ondon under the
.WCU Spring Quarter in
England program.
Three WCU faculty mem
; hers are accompanying the
• students, offering coursework
> in English literature and
• culture, history, drama, and
, biology. The group left New
;lYork March 21, and will
‘return to this country June 1.
T Horton, a WCU sophomore,
...Us majoring in pre
i engineering.
UNC-ASHEVILLE
0 A senior physics major from
"i Black Mountain received his
, Bachelor of Arts degree at the
■University of North Carolina
I-at Asheville during 1971!
;■ Commencement Exercises.
.! William Joel Pool, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice S. Pool
; of 108 Fairway Dr., Black
r "Mountain.
; A native of Chicago, 111,
William is a 1972 graduate of
. ■ John Hersev High School in
1- Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Among his activities at
'-UNC-A are, soccer team,
® ' intramural sports, and the
square dance team.
Oxford University’s Dr.
Barrington Raymond White,
.'.’who is serving as Breman
•;* Professor of Social Relations
‘U’at UNC-A this spring, will be
%; the Commencement speaker.
‘1 Dr. White is principal of
y ; Regents Park College at
T Oxford.
William plans to continue
. his studies at UNC-Chapel Hill
i where he has been accepted at
! ihc School of Dentistry.
*;• U.N.C. CHAPEL HILL
K The following students from
• w. the Valley were among (Jegree
candidates at the 1976 spring
...... graduation at the. University
, - of North Carolina al Chapel
, Hill.
r Black Mountain: Gwen
y,' McMeans Harwood, B.S.
Dental Hveienp. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mc
Means of Camp Branch Rd.
Wife of Ben Harward of
- Raleigh; Danny Rose Dalton,
B.S. Pharmacy, son of Mr.
, and Mrs. Wilton Dalton,
Avena Rd.; Arthur Evans
, Smith, M.S.I..S., son of Mrs.
Anna B. Smith, 604 I,akey St.,
. Gregory Byran West, B.S.
Pharmacy, Montreat Road.
Swannanoa: David Hayden
Fancetta, J D., son of Mre.
•; and Mrs. J. William Faucette
and
Montreat: Ernest Albert
, Andrews II, A.B., son of Mr.
and Mrs. E.A. Andrews, Jr.
, U.N.C.-C.H.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Betty I xive Ellis recently
received her Masters of
Science Degree in Nursing
from the School of Nursing at
„ . the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Ellis is employed at
The Veterans Administration
JV Hospital in Durham. Mrs.
Ellis is the wife of Lloyd J.
Ellis 111 and the daughter of
'c Mr. and Mrs. John E. I/ive,
Black Mountain.
HOLLINS COLLEGE
Miss Kristen Keener,
MEREDITH COLLEGE
Miss Jane Elizabeth
Gilbert, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude W. Gilbert of 125
Taylor Rd., Black Mountain,
has been inducted into the
Meredith College chapter of Pi
Kappa Lambda national
music honor society.
Pi Kappa lambda is the
musical equivaL.it to Phi
Beta Kappa. Members are
inducted on the basis of out
standing musicianship and
scholarship.
Miss Gilbert is a senior
majoring in music education
with concentration in piano.
She plans graduate study in
music education after
graduation from Meredith.
She is a member of Sigma
Alpha iota honorary music
fraternity, accompanist for
the Meredith Chorale and
Ensemble, and vice-president
of the senior class. The dean’s
list student is a former
chairman of Religious Em
phasis Week, member of the
elections board, and member
of the Renaissance Singers.
She is also a member of the
Astrotekton Society.
KING COLLEGE
Jean I,ee Crawford of Black
Mountain is a member of the
graduating class at King
College this spring.
The 62 seniors at King will
hear the baccalaureate ser
mon on May 23 by Dr. Andrew
R. Bird, Jr., pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of
Norfolk, Va. The com
mencement address Sunday
afternoon will be delivered by
Dr. Spencer J. McCallie, Jr.,
headmaster emeritus of The
McCallie School in Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Miss Crawford has majored
in both French and English at
King, having transferred from
Montreat-Anderson College.
She is the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. J.R. Crawford of 100
Sunrise Terrace, Black
Mountain.
GARDNER-WEBB
COLLEGE
Miss Debra I>ee Bartlett,
daughter of I^wrence Bar
tlett, Rt. 1, Black Mountain,
was one of 317 students who
graduated from Gardner
Webb College on Sunday, May
16. Miss Bartlett received an
associate in arts in nursing.
The baccalaureate was held
aunuay morning ai ir.uu wun
Rev. Hatcher S. Elliott, pastor
of Beverly Hills Baptist
Church, Asheville, as the
speaker.
The commencement
speaker was Dr. Cecil A. Ray,
General Secretary - Treasurer
Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina. Com
mencement began at 3:00
Sunday afternoon.
N.C. STATE
UNIVERSITY
Degrees were conferred on
some 3,000 graduates
Saturday, May 15, at the 87th
annual commencement at
North Carolina State
University. Three of those
3,000 graduates are from the
Valley region here.
Bobbie J. Stewart, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Stewart,
Maney I.ane, Black Mountain,
received a doctorate in
biochemistry, and Richard R
daughter of Dr, aim Mrs
Robert I’. Keener of Swan
nanoa. has been named to the
(lean's list of honor students at
Hollins College, Va.
Miss Keener, a graduate of
Charles D. Owen High School,
is a freshman at the Women's
College
CHOWAN COLLEGE
Clint Emerson Payne of
Black Mountain and a senior
at Charles D. Owen High
School has been accepted by
Chowan College for the fall
semester beginning August 22,
1976. Clint will be enrolled in
the pre-education curriculum
with an emphasis on physical
education.
Students completing the
two-year pre-education
curriculum receive the
associate degree, transfer to a
senior institution without loss
of credit and continue in
studies which lead to the B.S.
degree and teacher of cer
tification.
Chowan College has an
enrollment of approximately
1,000 students representing 35
states and 17 foreign coun
tries.
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Earley, son of Mr and Mrs.
W W. Earley, 107 Oakland
Drive, Black Mountain,
received a bachelors degree in
chemistry.
Receiving a bachelors
degree in electrical
engineering was Ronnie J.
Watson, son of Mr and Mrs.
D.J. Watson, Rt. 1, Swan
nanoa.
UNO MEDICAL
COLLEGE AT
CHAPEL HILL
David H. Hopper of Mon
treat, son of the Rev. and Mrs
doe B. Hopper of Presbyterian
Mission, (Tionju, Chulla Puk
do. Korea, completed his M.D.
degree from University of
N.C. Medical School at Chapel
Hill. He will be beginning his
residency as an intern at
Moses H Cone Memorial
Hospital on July 1,
specializing in family prac
tice.
During his years at Medical
school, Mr. Hopper received
the Reader's Digest In
ternational Fellowship honor
and also served four months at
the Presbyterian Medical
Center in Chonju, Korea. He
was a member of the Christian
Medical Society while at UNC
at Chapel Hill. Mr. Hopper
previously received a
bachelor of science degree in
chemistry, cum laude, from
King College in Bristol, Tenn.,
and graduated from Korea
Christian High School
Academy in Taejon, Korea.
UNC IN
CHARLOTTE
Ronald Turner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Turner,
graduated with a B.A. in
Music from University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
May 8.
UNC AT ASHEVILLE
Twenty-eight University of
North Carolina at Asheville
seniors were graduated with
all-university honors during
UNC-A’s 1976 com
mencement.
Another 27 members of the
class received degrees with
distinction in their major area
of concentration.
The honors were announced
by Dr. Roy A. Biggs, vice
chancellor for academic af
fairs.
Graduating Magna cum
laude were Charles McCoy
Fortune III of Black Moun
tain, a sociology major, and
William Joel Pool of Black
Mountain, a physics major
Graduated with depart
mental distinction was
Thomas Ray Wernicke of
Swannanoa, a sociology
major.
KING COLLEGE
Honors and awards at King
College were announced at the
annual Awards Dinner of May
13, with president Powell A.
Fraser presiding.
The speaker was Dr. J.
Phillips Noble, a King College
alumnus and pastor of the
First (Scots) Presbyterian
Church of Charleston, S.C.
An achievement award in
French was received by Jean
Crawford of 100 Sunrise
Terrace, Black Mountain.
The History Clubs Award
for proficiency and promise in
the field of history was
presented to Melanie Hyatt of
Presbyterian Home, Black
Mountain.
Jean Crawford, also of
Black Mountain, achieved
membership in the king’s
Honor Society Beta Tau
Kappa.
UNCA
GREENSBORO
Four Valley students were
among 1771 persons to receive
degrees from the University of
N.C. at Greensboro during the
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institutions 84th annual
commencement on Sunday,
May 9 in the Greensboro
Coliseum.
Receiving the master of
education degree was Miss
Kathleen A. Colquit*. a tex
tiles and clothing major,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Holmes Colquitt of
120 College Circle, Swan
nanoa.
A bachelor of science degree
was awarded to Miss Susan F.
Jolly, a physical education
major. Miss Jolly is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Jolly of 120 Taylor St.,
tslack Mountain.
Mrs. Cathy Kluttz Marlboro,
wife of James Marlowe of
Greensboro and daughter of
Mr and Mrs. John Kluttz of
Black Mountain, received a
bachelor of science degree in
nursing. Mrs. Marlowe is the
wife of Janies Marlowe of
Greensboro.
Receiving a B.A in
Education was Miss Ann
Knight, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. E.H. Knight of Black
Mountain. Miss Knight
finished her work in
December and is employed as
an Art Teacher at Owen High
bcnooi.
GORDON COLLEGE
Joseph L. Foreman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J.
Foreman, Jr., Montreat, N.C.
was honored Friday, April 2,
at tne Spring Honors Con
vocation and Annual Con
vocation of the Society of Phi
Alpha Chi at Gordon College,
Wenham, Massachusetts for
having achieved Dean’s last
standing during the Winter,
1975-76 college term.
Joseph was one of Kit
members of the student body
of 1029 to receive such an
honor. To wualify for the
Dean's List for a given term a
student must carry at least
three courses and earn an
average of 3.6 or better with
no grade below C.
LEES McRAE
COLLEGE
Kathy Stephenson, a fresh
man at Lees-McRae College,
has been inducted into Delta
Psi Omega, a national college
drama fraternity. Delta Psi
Omega was'first organized in
1954.
Advisor and Sponsor to the
organization is Dr Kim
Harris, director of the Lees
MgRae Theatre Department.
The criterion for membership
into Delta Psi Omega is
dedication, unselfishness, and
involvement in dramatic
productions during the year.
The student must maintain a
high academic standing and
demonstrate a certain degree
of dignity and humility.
Kathy is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill 0. Stephenson of
Swannanoa.
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Honor Roll
A-HONOR KOI.!.
12th Grade
Evelyn Chandler, Rochelle
Daniel, Brenda Harwood,
Pam Kelly, .loAnn Matone,
Anita McCracken, Wendy
McMahan, Carol Morris,
Chrisann Ohler, Donna Pate,
Sharon Pierce, Frank
Thielman, Rick Watson, I.ynn
Wheeler, David Wilson.
11th tirade
Gary Bartlett, Jane Boyce,
Steven Cantrell, John
Crawford, Leslie Davis, Kevin
Edwards, Betty Hall, Teresa
Ramsey, Mary Senn, Carol
Schultze, Debhie Stafford.
10th Grade
Joe Ballard, Mark
Crawford, William Goure,
lorn Harris, Cheryl Lewis,
Robert Norby, Joy Gale, Lynn
Raffield, Cindy Wang, Bolling
Wilson, Randy Young.
9th Grade
Tommy Anderson Sheila
Bartlett, Gary Boyce, Vickie
Buchanan, Kim Blankenship,
Natalie Clevenger, I.ynette
Garwin, Dedria Lynch, James
Matayabas, Elizabeth
McKay, Eric Skidmore, Joy
Stutts, Frank Wilson.
R-HONOR ROLL
12th Grade
Rick Andrews, Dennis
Austin, Sandra Bartlett,
Sammy Branch, Becky
Bridges, Keith Bridges,
Vivian Burnette, Nancy
Butler, Robin Cox. Donna
Davidson, Linda Davidson,
Suzie Fowler, Tony Fuertes.
Kaye Hampton, Carol Har
wood, Julie Hoefling, Lisa
Hudgins, Debbie Johnson,
Regina Lynch, Donnie
McKenzie, David McMurray,
Mary Meadows, Sue Mc
Peters, Harold Melton, Gary
Messer, Keith Patton, (.’lint
Payne, Arthur Pertiller.
Becky Petree, Eddie Pittman,
James Pool, Janice Price,
Norma Reese, Brenda
Robinson, Terry Robinson,
Rose Slatler, Diane Stroupe,
Abbie Taylor, Mimi
Vaillancourt, David Voss,
Kathy Wagoner, Brent
Wheeler, Carol Wilhelmi,
Steve Willard, Susan Wilson,
Marik Wilson, Tony Wright,
11th Grade
Tammy Anderson, Teresa
Andrews, Lois Austin Jan
Bartlett, Teresa Bartlett,
Rosie Blankenship, Robert
Brown. Clarence Burton, John
Daniels, Pegge Dixon, Skip
Dyer, Charles Eggers, Judy
Duncan, Leon Hall, Eddie
Hargrove, Kenny Hipps, Joan
Hensley, Ann Hudson,
Kathryn McIntosh, Carol
Phillips, Debbie Owensby,
Teresa Smith, Darla Robin
son, James Sammons, Karen
Slaughter, Tony Scott, Allan
Whitson, Terry Young.
10th Grade
James Albright, Teresa
Allen, Michael Andrews,
Becky Banks, Marc Buhr
MidMvi, rvauiy nui uau
DeHart, George Foster,
Rebecca Harris, Flten Howie,
Polly Johnson, Ann Keever,
Jimmy Kluttz, Sandra Lamb,
Becky Loftis, Richard
Laursen, Emma Ledford,
James Love, Ivey Morris,
Luanne Price, Jill Pruett,
George Robinson. Robby
Rucker, Keith Slagle. Roxic
Slagle, Mitzi • Mark
Swann, Bill Wells, Susan
Wilson.
9th Grade
Nancy Aceto, John Allen,
Vickie Allen, John Arrington,
Mark Barker, Teresa Bar
tlette, Sheila Chandler, Diane
Clark, Vickie Burnette.
George Burke, Bill Dailey,
June Fowler, Darryl Harris,
Barbara Hensley, Jeff Led
better, Jack Marlowe, Tracy
Mathis. Alyson McCuen,
Annette McDevitt Debbie
McNamara, Donna laxwell,
Melissa Olinger, Rhonda
Padgett, Teresa Price, Sharon
Smith, Stephen Stock. Libby
Stroupe, Billy Student, Susan
Wheelon, Tammy Young,
Peggy Vess, Jannifer Wang.
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Owen Highlights
Springtime in the Moun
tains" was this year's theme
for the Junior-Senior Prom
held at Owen High School gym
last weekend. The entire lobby
and gym were transformed.
The lobby was like an outdoor
lawn and rock garden with
tables and chairs. To enter tie.'
gym you walked over a bridge
with fountains on both sides
containing live goldfish. The
walls of the gym were covered
with beautiful drawings of the
mountains. The lawn ' hairs
anti tables wei: surrounded
b.v rock gardens with many
beautiful blooming flowers
and shrubs. The students had
their pictures taken in a giaril
gazebo which enclosed a love
seat and hanging shrubs. The
hand ‘ Bite, Chew, and Spit"
provided music The dance
was a smash! Refreshments
were served. It was a real
treat to see the students and
teachers dressed up and really
having a great time.
Congratulations to: Tony
Wright and Crisann Ohler for
being selected as our
representative good citizens
for the 1975-76 school year.
They were honored by the
Asheville Civitan Club with a
luncheon at the Trinity Church
in Asheville;
Donna Pate and Crisann
< ihler for winning Civitan Club
Scholarships of $500.00 and
$550.00, respectively.
Well, graduation is finally
here! After four years of hard
work year in and year out,
when you finally say to
yourself, ‘It will never end!”.
it does. In one day it. is all
over, and somehow you feel
liberated and in other ways
you fee! sad and empty. But in
the long run, you know it is
time to out the cord, to make
your ful ure plans, and to enter
the world a a wise and
prepared adult. Graduation
for the Owen seniors will be
held in Spillman Auditorium
at Ridgecrest, May 26 at 8:(K)
p.tn. Except for the awarding
of diplomas, the entire
ceremony will be handled by
Owen High School seniors.
The same is true for the
Baccalaureate Services which
will be held that Sunday
evening before Graduation.
See you there1
A special thanks goes to the
Owen High Eights staff for
their faithful reporting this
school year, especially to the
following students who were
always going beyond trie call
of duty: Karen McDermott,
'■civil' Fowler, -lane Boyce,
Cindy Wan*!, and Ellen
Begley These students have
done their bes; to keep the
Swannanoa Valley Com
niunity informed f the many
and varied activities that are
happening in our school. We
are proud of our school and
hope that you in the com
munity are, too. Many thanks
to the community and the
Black Mountain News for
diving us such fine support
Have a good - simmer and
we’ll hope t be com
municating through the
column next year.
On Wednesday, May 12,
the Beta Club presented a
$375.(HI 'heck to David Col
tengim, directs of the Blue
Ridge Chapter of the Eastei
Seal Society, in order to
sponser five students from the
Orthopedic Hospital to attend
Camp Eastei in-the-Pines,
near Southern Pines, N.C
this summer.
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