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William I. Slifkin of Route 2 , St. Pauls, was awarded an A . B . in economics
and business administration at Methodist College's l l t h commencement exercises
held Sunday , May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K. King of Chapel Hill, special
assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North Carolina.
Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P. Plyler, associate
professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1966 graduate of the Hackley School in Tarrytown, N . Y . , Slifkin is the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester Slifkin.
He attended the University of Denver for two years , where he was a member of
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
A dean's list student at Methodist, Slifkin completed requirements f o r a
degree under the U . S . Army's Degree Completion(Bootstrap) Program.
He is presently on active duty as a sergeant with the 82n Airborne Division
at Ft. Bragg.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Mrs. Patricia Seabolt Womack of Bynum, formerly of Carthage, was awarded
an A . B . in sociology at Methodist College's llth commencement exercises held
Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K. King of Chapel Hill, special
assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North Carolina.
Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P . Plyler,
associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1969 graduate of Union Pines High School i n Cameron, Mrs. Womack is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Seabolt Sr.
Awarded an A.A. from Sandhills Community College, Mrs. Womack was a
dean's list student at Methodist. She was also secretary of the Psychology Club, 1
a member of the Steering Commi ttee and a member of Koinonia.
She and her husband, LaVerne B. Womack J r . , a student at Methodist,
will move to Atlanta this fall, where her husband will attend Candler School of
Theology at Emory University.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Barry Dale Willard was awarded an A . B . in sociology at Methodist
College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker.was Dr. Arnold K . King of Chapel Hill, N . C . ,
special assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North
Carolina. Speaking at the 11 a,.m. • Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P.
Plyler, associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1970 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy, Willard is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred B. Willard of 2211 Wayne Ave., Charlottes ville.
A dean's list student at Methodist, Willard was awarded a Methodist
College letter in baseball.
A member of the college's baseball team for four
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At this spring's Awards Day Assembly, Willard received the Marie C. Fox
Philosophy Award for "exhibiting in his studies outstanding analytic ability,
philosophical perspective and creative potential."
He plans to work toward a graduate degree in social work this fall.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Neil Eric Wernsing of 106 Shaw, Ft. Bragg, N . C . , was awarded an A . B .
in history at Methodist College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K. King of Chapel Hill, N . C . ,
special assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North
Carolina. Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P.
Plyler, associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1965 graduate of Burbank(Calif) High School, Wernsing is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Wernsing of 842 Birmingham Road, Burbank.
Awarded an A.A. from Glendale(Calif.) City College, Wernsing is presently
a major serving with the U . S . Army's B Co., 519th Military Intelligence Bn at
Ft. Bragg.
This summer he will be transferred to Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Kenneth Steven Valentine was awarded an A . B . in religion at Methodist
College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K . King of Chapel Hill, N . C . ,
special assistant to the president;; of the Consolidated Universities of North
Carolina. Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P .
Plyler, associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1970 graduate of Herricks Senior High School in New Hyde Park, Valentine
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Valentine of 32 Irwin Street, New Hyde
Park.
While at Methodist College, Valentine served as president of the College
Chorus for three years. He was house manager, hall counselor and president of
his dorm, Cumberland Hall.
President of Koinonia during his junior year, Valentine was also public
defender of the Student Government Association High Court, and vice president
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Licensed to preach in North Carolina, he served as assistant pastor at
two churches. His responsibilities included visitation counseling, youth work,
choir director and teacher. Valentine plans to attend Wesley Theological Seminary
in Washington, D . C . , this f a l l .
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FAYETTEVILLE-Miss Alice Francis Stuckey was awarded an A . B . in English at Methodist
College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K . King of Chapel Hill, special
assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North Carolina.
Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P . Plyler,
associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1970 graduate of Jesse O. Sanderson High School, Miss Stuckey is the
daughter of Mrs. Thomas Stuckey of 4005 Balsam Drive, Raleigh, and the late
Mr. Stuckey.
While at Methodist College, Miss Stuckey was a member of the Student
Government Association Senate, clerk of the Senate, chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee; a cheerleader, a member of the Judicial Board of her dorm, Weaver Hall;
a member of the Constitution Committee and a member of Koinoiiia.
Named the SGA's Outstanding Senior Female for "her active participation
in campus life", Miss Stuckey was also elected senior representative to the 1974-75
Spring Festival Court. Awarded a certificate of appreciation and a plaque at the
SGA Awards Banquet, she also received this year an Outstanding Senior Award in
cheerleading and a Methodist College letter as a cheerleader.
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Miss Brenda Ann Smith received an A . B . in elementary education at
Methodist College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K. King of Chapel Hill, special
assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North Carolina.
Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P. Plyler,
associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1970 graduate of Elizabethtown High School, Miss Smith is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Caddie C. Smith of Route 2 , Elizabethtown.
While at Methodist College, Miss Smith served as head cheerleader, senior
class secretary, secretary-treasurer of the Monarch Club and on the President's
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Senate Finance Committee and External Affairs Council. Elected to the Homecoming
Queen Court, in her junior year, Miss Smith was also a member of the Student
Education Association.
At the college's recent Athletic Banquet, Miss Smith received four awards. In
addition to receiving a Methodist College letter and named Most Valuable Cheerleader,
she also received an Outstanding Senior Award. Miss Smith was also named recipient
of the Sherry Sellers Award, which goes to the cheerleader "who best exemplifies the
same qualities and character as Miss Sellers when she was a cheerleader."
Miss Smith, who plans to teach in Raleigh this fall, completed her student teaching
this spring with a first grade class at the Reilly Road School in Cumberland County.
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FAYETTEVILLE—
Dennis Livingston Saylor of 423 Perth Street, Fayetteville, was awarded an
A . B . in elementary teacher education at Methodist College's llth commencement
exercises held Sunday, May 12.
A 1962 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School in Davidsville, P a . ,
Saylor is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V . R . Saylor of RD 4 , Johnstown, Pa.
He attended Lock Haven(Pa.) State College, where he was president of the
local and state chapters of tge Pennsylvania State Education
Association.
A dean's list student at Methodist, Saylor completed requirements for his
degree under the Army's Degree Completion(Bootst rap) Program. He is presently
serving as an officer with the U . S . Army.
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at Irwin Junior High School at Ft. Bragg, N . C .
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Mrs. Yvette Rosa Sanderford of Fayetteville was awarded an A . B . in political
science at Methodist College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K . King of Chapel Hill, N .C .,
special assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North
Carolina. Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P.
Plyler, associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A 1970 graduate of Bay Shore Senior High School, Mrs. Sanderford is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maximiliano Rosa of 50 Mississippi Ave., Bay Shore.
A dean's list student, Mrs. Sanderford was secretary of the Student Government
Association, a member of the Economics and Business Club, the President's Council,
the History and Political Science and the Spanish Clubs.
A member of the May Court, Mrs. Sanderford was the 1973 Homecoming Queen.
In her junior year, she was prosecuting attorney and a member of the Judicial Board
of her dorm, Weaver Hall.
Her husband, Paul Sanderford, is also a graduate of Methodist College. He
is presently assistant to the director of admissions and financial aid at Methodist .
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FAYETTEVILLE-Twenty-three graduates who were awarded A . B . degrees Sunday, May 12, at
Methodist College, completed their requirements under the Army's Degree Completion
Program.
Speaking at the college's llth commencement exercises was Dr. Arnold K.
King of Chapel Hill, special assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities
of North Carolina. Preaching the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P .
Plyler, associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
Cum laude graduates included Peter Valerian Astalos, Donald Lee Brewer
and Frank Robinson, all of Fayetteville. Ronald Roy Glancy of Fayetteville was
graduated magna cum laude.
AJ.so awarded A . B . degrees were John Kenneth Andrew, Roger Dale Bays/ Gary
Dean Bell, Ronald Lee Formulak, Ronald Vincent Giroux, Donald Ray Hall, Elmer
Charles Hubbard, Fred Harold Kervin, William Philip Kegelmeyer, Nathan Bjerregaard
Rigby, Marion DeBerniere Robertson J r . , Dennis Livingston Saylor, Terry Floyd
Swafford and Donald Edward Zlotnik, all of Fayetteville; and William Ivan Slifkin of
St. Pauls.
Residents of Ft. Bragg who completed their degrees under the Army program
were James Jeffrey Helring, George Franklin Hicks, William Erwin Sherman Jr. and
Neil Eric Wernsing.
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Other Ft. Bragg residents awarded A . B . degrees were Nelson Joseph Garcia,
Mrs. Wanda Spears Clark and Mrs. Janet Rae Ewers Stotts.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Robert Dandridge Pemberton 3d was awarded an A . B . in biology at Methodist
College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K . King of Chapel Hill, special
assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of 'North Carolina.
Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P. Plyler, associate
professor of religion at Methodist.
A 1970 graduate of Rockingham High School, Pemberton is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Pemberton Jr. of Dothan, Ala. He resides with his
aunt, Mrs. R . A . Bryson of 412 Deweese Ave. , Rockingham.
Pemberton was named to the second semester President's List, which was
instituted for the first time last winter. In order for a student to be eligible for
thePresident's List, he must carry a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
At the annual Awards Day Assembly held last month, Pemberton received
the Ott-Cooper Science Award.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Donald Ray Hall of Fayetteville was awarded an A . B . in economics at
Methodist College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
A 1964 graduate of Escambia High School in Pensacola, Hall is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hall of 229 E. Highland Drive, Pensacola.
He previously attended Pensacola Junior College. Hall plans to work
toward an MBA at Troy(Ala.) State University.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Ronald Roy Hafemeister was awarded an A . B . in sociology at Methodist
College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
A 1970 graduate of Glassboro High School, Hafemeister is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Hafemeister of 413 Georgetown Road, Glassboro.
While at Methodist College, he was vice president of his dorm, Sanford Hall,
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FAYETTEVILLE-Gary Dean Bell of Route 10, Fayetteville, was awarded an A . B . in
English at Methodist College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K . King of Chapel Hill, N . C . ,
special assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North
Carolina. Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P.
Plyler, associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A graduate of Gulfport(Miss.) High School, Bell is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John E. Bell of 407 Gulf Street, Port Aransas, Texas.
Bell attended Central State University in Edmond, Okla., where he was on
the dean's list.
A chief warrant officer in the U . S . Army,Bell completed requirements for his
degree under the
Army's Degree Completion(Bootstrap) Program. He is being
reassigned to Arlington(Va .) Hall Station.
While at Methodist College, Bell was a dean's list student and student
leader of Ichthus, an Evangelical Organization.
Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1978, Bell plans to enter the foreign
missionary work in Latin America. He was ordained by the Southern Baptist
Convention in 1971, after licensing by Windsor Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City .
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FAYETTEVILLE-David Clyde Nobles of 412 Oakridge Ave. , Fayetteville, was awarded an
A . B . in sociology at Methodist College's llth commencement exercises held Sunday,
May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K. King of Chapel Hill, special
assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North Carolina.
Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo P. Plyler,
associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
Son of Master Sergeant Clyde Nobles, U.S. Army, and Mrs. Nobles of
Kaiserslautern, Germany, Nobles is a 1969 graduate of Terry Sanford High School
in Fayetteville.
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He attended the University of Maryland Extension Division in Kaiserslautern,
Germany. While at Methodist College, Nobles played intramural football and
basketball. He was also a dean's list student.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Major Nathan Bjerregaard Rigby of 334 Stacy Weaver Drive, Fayetteville,
was awarded an A.B. in biology at Methodist College's llth commencement
exercises held Sunday, May 12.
Commencement speaker was Dr. Arnold K . King of Chapel Hill, N . C . ,
special assistant to the president of the Consolidated Universities of North
Carolina. Speaking at the 11 a . m . Baccalaureate Service was Dr. Lorenzo
P. Plyler, associate professor of religion at Methodist College.
A graduate of Ephraim(Utah) High School, Rigby is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Rigby of 60 South 2d East, Ephraim.
Awarded an A.S. from Snow College in Ephraim, he attended Utah State
University for three years.
Presently on active duty with the U.S . Army, Rigby completed requirements
for his degree under the Army's Degree Completion(Bootstrap) Program.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Miss Evelyn Benson Bonner has been named president of her dorm, Weaver
Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foster Bonner oi 305 S. Lee Street,
Benson, Miss Bonner is a 1971 graduate of South Johnston High School in Four
Oaks, N . C .
An elementary education major at Methodist College, Miss Bonner is also a
member of the President's Council and secretary-treasurer of the Art Club. She
has been a member of the Student Education Association, the Carillon sports
editor and assistant editor of the yearbook; and secretary-treasurer of the Women's
Athletic Association.
Miss Bonner also served on the Weaver Hall Judicial Board, as a member
of the Student Government Association Senate, chairman of the SGA Concert-Dance
Committee and as vice president of her dorm.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Suzanne Jane Grubb has been elected vice president of her dorm,
Weaver Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1971 graduate of New Bern Senior High School, Miss Grubbis the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd T. Grubb of 5209 Springwood Drive, New Bern.
While at Methodist College, Miss Grubb has been a dean's list student,
a member and chairman of her dorm's Judicial Board, on the Methodist College
Senate, the Beanie Court, the Student Government Association High Court, a member
of the SGA Elections Committee and the North Carolina Student Legislature.
Miss Grubb, who will also serve as a hall counselor of her dorm next
year, is a member of the Economics and Business Club.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Cynthia Lee Woltz has been elected secretary of her dorm, Weaver
Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1971 graduate of Sanford Central High School, Miss Woltz is the daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. William Lee Woltz Jr. of 815 Southall Place, Sanford.
While at Methodist College, Miss Woltz has been fire captain, Judicial
Board chairman and an officer worker in her dorm. She has also served as
treasurer of the Student Government Association and as chairman of the SGA
Elections Committee.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Connie Sue Hudson has been elected treasurer of her dorm, Weaver Hall,
for the coming year at Methodist Collage.
A 1971 graduate of Union Pines High School in Cameron, Miss Hudson i s the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hudson of Vass.
Miss Hudson was awarded an A.A. in liberal arts from Sandhills Community
College.
At Methodist College, Miss Hudson has also been elected pledge president
of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Miss Deborah June Dixon has been elected assistant social chairman of her
dorm, Weaver Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1972 graduate of Franklinton High School, Miss Dixon is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Byron Dixon Jr. of 408 N . Cheatham St. , Franklinton.
Miss Dixon, who has been a dean's list student at Methodist College,
served last year as a member of her dorm's Judicial Board.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Miss Mary Christine Moore has been elected secretary of the Judicial
Board of her dorm, Weaver Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones of Route 3, Galivant's Ferry, Miss
Moore also received a Methodist College letter for her active participation this year
as a member of the Methodist College cheerleading squad.
A 1972 graduate of Aynor(S.C.) High School, Miss Moore served as a
member of the Student Government Association- Senate this year.
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John Kenyon Elkins, a senior at Methodist College, is'exhibiting photography
at the Raleigh Road Branch of NCNB.
On view through May 31, exhibit hours are from 9 a . m . to 1 p . m . and
from 3 to 5 p . m . , Monday through Thursday, and from 9 a . m . to 1 p . m . and from
3 to 6 p . m. on Fridays .
The senior economics and business administration major is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J . P . Elkins of 2208 Pershing St., Durham.
Awarded an A-A. degree from Louisburg College, Elkins has won numerous
awards for his photography in shows at Methodist College. His most recent
prizes include a third place in graphics in the Methodist College 8th annual
Student Art Exhibition for a black and white photography print entitled, "All In
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A Day's Chores"; and an honorable mention in Methodist College's First Annual
Spring Art Festival for a color photograph entitled, "The Wedding."
Among the works in his current one-man exhibit are outside portraits, several
of which were taken in the famed Duke Gardens in Durham; and a time exposier
of "Christmas decorations in downtown Durham.
The show was coordinated with the bank manager, Henry E. Essey of Fayetteville
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Branch of NCNB. A senior at Methodist College, Elkins is currently holding a
one-man show of his photography at the bank.
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Miss Mary Alice Gore of Tabor City has been awarded a District 6 Pilot Club
Scholarship for the coming year.
A junior early childhood education major at Methodist College, Miss Gore
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Gore of Route 3, Tabor City.
According to Mrs . Delane Lee of Fayetteville, chairman of the education
and international relations committee for the local Pilot Club, "this is the first
time our local club has had a winner on the District Level. Sixteen young people
from across the state competed for the scholarship."
Miss Virginia Gayle Godwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rubin Godwin of
1812 McGougan Road, Fayetteville, a graduating senior at Methodist, has been
the recipient of the local Pilot Club Scholarship for the past two years.
Miss Hazel Horton of Fayetteville, cochairman of the education and
international relations committee for the local Pilot Club, said "the Pilot
Club, a service organization for business and professional women, is made up of
approximately 1,500 women in the 33 clubs around the state of North Carolina."
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Mrs. Gwen Pheagin Sykes of 444 Morningside Drive, Fayetteville, has been
elected president of the Methodist College Alumni Association.
To serve with her are Michael J . Alloway, '71, vice president; and Miss
Winifred Jane McBryde, '73, secretary, both of Fayetteville.
Elected to the Association's Board of Directors are Mrs. Patricia Bracewell
Clayton, '68, of Fayetteville; Richard Swink,'69, of Greensboro, N . C . , and Miss
Cynthia Ann Walker, '65, of Henderson, N . C .
A 1968 graduate of Methodist College, Mrs. Sykes served as chief
cheerleader, social director of her dorm, Garber Hall, and as a member of the
SMALL TALK and Carillon staffs. She was also Maid of Honor to the 1966
May Queen, a dean's list student and was elected to "Who's Who Among Students
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A teacher at Pine Forest High School, the new president has served as
secretary of the Alumni Association, a member of its Board of Directors, the
nominating, recruitment and social committees. Program director of the East Coast
Cheerleading Camp and vice president of the Methodist College Woman's Club,
Mrs. Sykes is married to Mason Sykes, dean of men at Methodist. They are the
parents of two children.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Debra White Maynard has been elected a juror of the Judicial Board
of her dorm, Weaver Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1973 graduate of East Bladen High School, Miss Maynard is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A . I . Maynard of Elizabethtown.
A dean's list student, Miss Maynard is a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority
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MAY 2 4 , 1974
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FAYETTEVILLE-Miss Eugenia Bass Hanson has been elected a juror of the Judicial Board
of her dorm, Weaver Hall, for the coming year, at Methodist College.
A 1971 graduate of Gary High School, Miss Hanson is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Copeland Hanson of 923 Ralph Drive, Gary.
She served as secretary of her dorm this year.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Misls Polly Ann Bridge has been elected president of her dorm, Garber Hall,
for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1971 graduate of Dixon High School in Holly Ridge, Miss Bridge is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bridge of Wrightsville Beach.
She has been a dean's list student at Methodist College.
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MAY 24/1974
FROM DOROTHY SPARROW
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Marsha Anne Gooden has been elected vice president of her dorm,
Garber Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1971 graduate of Clarkton High School, Miss Gooden is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Carl Gooden of Route 1, Clarkton.
A dean's list student, Miss Gooden has served as a Student Government
Association Senator.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Miss Glenda Diane Long has been elected secretary of her dorm, Garber Hall,
for the coming year at Methodist College.
A business education m a j o r , Miss Long is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn E . Long of 151 Belle S t . , Henderson.
A 1971 graduate of Henderson High School, Miss Long served on the Judicial
Board of her dorm this year.
She has also been named to the spring semester
dean's list at Methodist.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Debra Ann Underwood has been named treasurer of her dorm, Garber
Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1973 graduate of Havelock High School, Miss Underwood is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J . Underwood of Route 2 , Havelock.
A dean's list student, Miss Underwood is a member of Alpha Xi Delta
sorority.
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FROM DOROTHY SPARROW
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Lillian Ellen Pruden has been elected co-social chairman of her dorm,
Garber Hall , for the coming year at Methodist College.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Jordan Pruden Jr. of Merry Hill, N .C . ,
Miss Pruden is a 1973 graduate of Bertie Senior High School in Windsor.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
Miss Mary Ruth Gore has been elected to the Judicial Board of her dorm,
Garber Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Gore Sr. of Pireway Road, Tabor
City, Miss Gore is a 1973 graduate of Tabor City High School.
She will also serve on the college's cheerleading squad next year.
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FROM DOROTHY SPARROW
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FAYETTEVILLE —
James Raymond Stubblefield of Aldie, Va. has been elected treasurer of his
dorm, Sanford Hall, for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1973 graduate of Flint Hill Preparatory School in Fairfax, Va. , Stubblefield
is the son of William T . Stubblefield and of Mrs. Mary C. Stubblefield.
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FAYETTEVILLE-Victor Claibourne Mansfield 2d has been elected secretary of his dorm,
Sanford Hall, and chapel chairman of Koinonia, both for the coming year at
Methodist College.
A 1973 graduate of Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, Mansfield
is the son of Mrs. Jesse U. Mansfield of 1432 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, and of
Raymond M. Mansfield.
A dean's list student, he will also serve as wardrobe custodian for the
College Chorus next year.
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FAYETTEVILLE —
John Frederick Parker of Supply, N . C . , has been elected president of
Koinonia for the coming year at Methodist College .
To serve with him are Richard McDowell of Petersburg, Va. , vice
president; Marie Beane of Knightdale, N . C . , secretary; Yvonne Walker of
Hillsborough, treasurer; Victor Mansfield of Raleigh, chapel chairman; and
Amber Dermott of Durham, publications .
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FAYETTEVILLE-John Frederick Parker has been elected president of Koinonia for the
coming year at Methodist College.
A 1972 graduate of Shallotte High School, Parker is the son of Mr. and Mrs
John F. Parker Sr. of Supply.
He attended Gardner-Webb College in Boiling Springs., N .C . for a year.
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FAYETTEVILLE-James Richard McDowell has been elected vice president of Koinonia
for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1972 graduate of Dinwiddie(Va.) County High School, McDowell is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. James E . McDowell of 1817 West Princeton Road,
Petersburg.
He served as secretary of his dorm, Sanford Hall, this year.
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MAY 30, 1974
FROM DOROTHY SPARROW
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Academic honors for the spring semester at Methodist College have been
announced by Dr. Samuel J . Womack, dean of the college.
Twenty-four students were named to the President's List, which was
instituted at Methodist College for the first < time this winter. "To be eligible for
the President's List, a student must carry a 4.0 grade-point-average for the
semester.
In addition, 174 other students were named to the dean's list. These
students carried a 3.0 grade-point-average or better for the semester.
President's List students included Mrs. Laureen Bach, David Bradley,
Daniel Donovan , John Eason, Sarah Edge, Charles Ekeleme, Ronald Komar,
Mrs. Sandra Landis, William Langer, Mrs. Sandra Jean Atwood Leechford, •
Jennifer McDaniel, Mrs. Lorna Gail Miller, Mrs. Betty Milligan, Donna KiKi
Parrous , Steven Plice, Marion DeBerniere Robertson J r . , Judith Sheldon, Mrs.
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Patricia Van Dorsten, Mrs. Susan Yost and Mrs. Kathryn Simmons, all of
Fayetteville; Mrs. Luz Maria Baumann of Ft. Bragg, David ^regg of Linden,
Wanda Moorefield of Pinnacle and Robert Pemberton 3d of Rockingham.
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Dean's List students from Fa.yetteville include Charles Ackerman,., Kennith
Adkins, Michael Alvarez, Peter Astalos, William Barbieri, Delores Bass, Roger
Bays, Donna Beasley, Gary Bell, Barry Box, Reginald Braxton, David Buckley,
James Cannady, Judy Carter, L. Grant Carter, Maria Castanes, Carl Chandler,
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Thomas Charbonneau, Samuel Clark, Mrs. Marilyn Cline, Martha Coble, Mrs.
Panthia Collier, Russell Cox, Delores Coyne, M r s . Sue Davidson, Mrs. Mildred
Dexter, Drew Dix, Mrs. Margaret Dixon, Mrs. Coleen Shaw Doucette, Leonard
Doucette, James Douglass, Mrs. Sharon Elliott, Mrs. Kathy Epperson, Mrs.
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Catherine Evans, Mrs. Deborah Farlee, Jerry Flannigan, James Fleming, Ronald
Formulak, Nicolas Powler, Mrs. Rhonda Frazier, Diane French, Douglas Gifford,
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Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison Glancy, Gayle Godwin, John Gooden, Pamela Greene,
Stephen Haas, Bonnie Hall, Daniel Harrell, Frederick Harrison, Clayton House,
Mrs. Belinda Lee Branch Howard, Richard Wilbur Jackson, Melaine Johnson,
Alan Jones, Mrs. Valerie Jones, William Kegelmeyer, Robert Knoch, Judy Lanning,
Philip Leary, Timothy Lloyd, James McCracken, Mrs. Charlotte McLaurin, Alden
McMillian, Rodger Macoy, Patricia Meeks, Richard Mika, David Moore, David
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Nobles, David Oglesby/Mrs. Sharon Santopadre O'Neil, Mrs. Jennie Paddock,
Donald Palladino, Jeffrey Parks, Constance Parrous, Roy Philpott, Mrs. Kendall
Clark Powers, Charles Poznick, Mrs. Joan Randall, peter Richard, Nathan Rigby,
Gary Rigsbee, John Roberts, Joel Robinson, Louis Rodriques, Mrs. Desiree Rogers,
Royal Rogers, Mrs. Yvette Sanderford, Dennis Say lor, Robert Sheffield, Geoffrey
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Sherman, Richard Slginson, Mary Spilman, Terry Sproul, Mrs. Esther Temple,
Santes Tenoria, William Thomas, *Mrs . Elizabeth Gail Vaughn Miller, 'Edgerton
Vaughan, Barry Warner, Jamison Warren, Vicky White and Gail Worth.
Dean's List students from Ft. Bragg are Mrs. Joanne Bursley, Mrs. Wanda
Clark, Paul Saunders, Mrs. Janet Rae Ewers Stotts and Harry Taylor.
Also named to the Dean's List are Mrs. Martha Ballard, Chang Fiedler, Morris
Francis, Wyman Irwin, Mrs. Pamela Yeatts Long and Steven Neely, all of Spring
Lake; Mary Anne Martin, Mrs. Linda Parlett and Phillip Parlett, all of Hope Mills.
Other North Carolina residents named to the dean's list are Edwina Barwick,
Seven Springs; Richard Bell, Sanford; Frank Braley, Garner; Lona Collier, Wade;
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C&thy Collins, Franklinton; Betty Edens and Katherine Martin, both of Lumberton;
Mrs. Mary Faison, Southern Pines; Mark Ferguson and Alton Gaston, both of Pope
Air Force Base; David Glidden, Raeford; Marsha Gooden and Sherry Thompson, both
of Clarkton; Mary Alice Gore, Tabor City; Carolyn Harrison, Durham; Brenda Hester,
Bladenboro; Glen Hinnant, Wendell; Mrs. Dana Jackson, St. Pauls; Sylvia Landis,
Oxford; Patricia Lewis, Goldsboro; Glenda Long, Henderson; Estrelita Lugar, Mt.
Gilead; Victor Mansfield, Raleigh; Cynthia Marlowe, Whiteville; Brent Matthews,
East Bend; Debra I^Jaynard, Brenda Ann Smith and Deborah and
Pamela Walker, all of
Elizabethtown; Virginia Moore and Laura Sullivan, both of Wilmington; Pamela Parrish,
Dunn; Charlene Phillips, Bunn Level; Patricia Poulk, Selma; Mrs. Thayle Sanderson,
Pembroke; Sandra Sloan, Hamptonville; Rebecca Dean Smith, Salemburg; Jacqueline
Strickland, Lillington; Jon Tyner, Lumber Bridge; Yvonne Walker, Hillsborough;
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Randy Wall, Burlington; Marian Williams, Fair Bluff; and Dusty Woodbury, Jacksonville
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Guy Rota, Bellevue.
From South Carolina are Margaret Getting ham, Dillon;-G. Thomas Dent,
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Other Dean's List students are Faren Elliott , Henderson, Md., Mary Jane
Gosier, Bay Shore, N . Y . , Linda Howard, Madison Heights, Va., Douglas Kump,
Fairfield, Pa., Mrs. Nancey Leatherman, Bethesda, Md., Linda Madres, Hyattsville,
M d . , Cheryl Olson, Babylon, N .Y., Karlene Wagner, Kings Park, N.Y. and Barry
Willard, Charlottesville, Va.
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MAY 31, 1974
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College Chorus for the coming year.
A 1971 graduate of Reid Ross High School, Fleming resides with his
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Mrs. Warren, at 3414 Cranbrook Drive, Fayetteville.
Fleming, a native of Ariniston, Ala. , is a member of Circle K, at Methodist. He
is also a dean's list student.
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MAY 31, 1974
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Edward Holmes Carll has been elected president of the Methodist College
Chorus for the coming year.
A 1973 graduate of Bridgeton(N J.) High School, Carll is^ the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Edward Carll of 103 Broad S t . , Elmer, N . J .
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Edward Carll of Elmer, N . J > has been elected president of the Methodist
College Chorus for the coming year.
To serve with him are James Fleming, vice president; Betty Jo Mitchell,
secretary, both of Fayetteville; Ervin Smith of Nakina, N . C . , treasurer; Sarah
Edge of Fayettevi 11 e and Victor Mansfield of Raleigh, wardrobe custodians; and
Kenneth K. Daniel Jr. of St. Pauls, representative-at-large.
Carll, a 1973 graduate of Bridgeton(N.J.) High School, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Edward Carll of 103 Broad St., Elmer, N.J.
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Miss Amber Valentine Dermott has been elected publications chairman of
Koinonia for the coming year at Methodist College.
A 1973 graduate of Northern High School in Durham, Miss Dermott is the
daughter of Mrs. Frances Sugg Dermott of 3014 Kenan Road, Durham.
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Miss Yvonne Bailey Walker has been elected treasurer of Koinonia for the
coming year at Methodist College.
A 1973 graduate of Orange High School in Hillsborough, Miss Walker is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Warren Walker of Route 1, Hillsborough.
Miss Walker was also named to the second semester dean's list at Methodist
College .
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MAY 31, 1974
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Miss June Marie Beane has been elected secretary of Koinonia at Methodist
College for the coming year.
A 1973 graduate of Vaiden Whitley High School, she is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Beane of Ridge, Kilightdale, N . C .
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FAYETTEVILLE —
G. Gordon Dixon of Newport News, Va. has been appointed Registrar at
Methodist College, according to Academic Dean, Dr. Samuel J. Womack.
Announcing the appointment, Womack said "Dixon comes to Methodist
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experience on the public school level. We had high regard for his abilities
and dedication to Methodist College while he was a student."
Dixon, who arrives June 17, will succeed Samuel R. Edwards, who will
retire as Registrar on July 1.
A 1966 graduate of Methodist College, Dixon is the son of the Rev. and Mrs.
J . E . Dixon of Mathews, Va.
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Dixon, who attended the University of Richmond prior to transferring to
Methodist, received an M . E d , in administration-supervision in 1970 from the
College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
While at Methodist College, Dixon was president of the College Chorus and
of his dorm, Sanford Hall, a senior senator, a dean's list student, a member of
the Student Government Association Judicial Counsel and was elected to "Who's
Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities."
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Aimember of the Virginia andvNation&l Education Associations and of theVirginia Peninsula Association of Independent Schools, Dixon comes back to
Methodist from Robert Sugden School in HAmpton, V a . , where he was administrative
principal. Dixon is married to the former Beverly Cahoon of Cleveland, Ohio.
also attended Methodist College.
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MAY 31, 1974
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More than 1,100 ministers and lay delegates will come t'o Methodist
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College next week for the North Carolina Annual Conference.
The Rev. Dr. Major J. Jones, president of Gammon Theological Seminary
in Atlanta, G a . , will address the evening session, Monday, June 3, at the
Service of Ordination for Deacons and Elders. Special music will be provided
by the Ministers' Chorus.
Tuesday evening, June 4, at 7:30 p . m . , the Rev. Ed Beck, pastor,
Warren United Methodist Church in Denver, Colo. , will address the Youth
Session. The anthem, "The Prophecy of Joel", will be performed by the Combined
Youth Choirs from churches throughout the North Carolina Conference.
Retired Bishop Ralph Edward Dodge of the Rhodesia Area will address the
Wednesday, June 5, afternoon session at 2 p . m . That evening at 7:30 p.m.,' Dr.
George K. Schweitzer, Alumni Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry at the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, will speak. Special music will be performed
by the Combined Adult Choirs from churches throughout the North Carolina Conference.
The annual conference sessions will conclude Thursday with the reading of
the appointments for the North Carolina Conference.
This is the fourth year that the Annual Conference has met at Meth^odist
College.