COLUMNS
News Magazine for Louisburg College Alumni & Friends
Spring 2005
Russ Frazier
Inducted Into
the ABCA Hall
of Fame
Features
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Mr. Baseball
Russ Frazier answers questions about life, love,
and baseball.
Building Community
Louisburg College students share their spirit of
giving with the community.
Louisburg College Authors
Three generations of alumnae produce
celebrated works.
Departments
2 Louisburg News
5 Hurricane Sports
16 Development News
20 Alumni News
25 Class Notes
The Rev. Dr. Reginald Ponder
President
Dr. Rodney Foth
Executive Vice President for Academic Life
Sandra Rushing
Vice President for Institutional Development
Marvin Miller
Vice President for Finance
Stephanie Buchanan ’97
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Jason Modlin
Vice President for Student Life
James Martin
Director of Alumni and Annual Giving
Candace Jones ’99
Director of Communications
Columns Editor
Louisburg College
501 N. Main St., Louisburg, NC 27549
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Cover photo: Gaines DuVall Sports Photography
The
President’
s
Message
I
greet you on behalf of the trustees, faculty, staff and students of Louisburg College. You, the living
alumni of Louisburg College, are the most important asset the College has. You are the beneficiaries of
the precious gift the College has to share—knowledge imparted by caring faculty and supported by
dedicated staff. The College is proud of you and wants you to be proud of what you received from
Louisburg College. Some of you express your gratitude and pride through generous gifts to the College and
active participation in the alumni events. Others of you have not shown your gratitude and pride in these
important ways. I would like to encourage you to begin right now by making a gift to the College.
For the past seven months many persons on the campus have been engaged in preparing for the Reaffirmation
of Accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges. On
March 11, 2005, the College submitted its Compliance Document to the Commission for review. The
review of this document will be made by an off-site review committee in Atlanta. The College will submit its
Quality Enhancement Plan to the Commission by August 15, 2005. An on-site review committee will visit
the campus October 4-6, 2005, and will review the Quality Enhancement Plan plus any deficiencies found in
the Compliance Document. I am grateful to all those who have worked so diligently to prepare these
materials to support the outstanding work done at Louisburg College.
Speaking of outstanding work, I am very excited about the scholarship of our students. The number of
students earning a place on the Dean’s List and the Honor List for the fall 2004 semester is the largest number
in many years. Last fall (2003) there were 120 students on the combined Dean’s List (41) and Honor’s List
(79). In the fall of 2004, there were 164 students on the combined Dean’s List (52) and Honor’s List (112).
This number represents a 36.7% increase in scholars in one year. Congratulations go to the students and to
the faculty.
I am sure that there will be other information in this magazine heralding the renewal of the football program
at Louisburg College. We are pleased that the Board of Trustees approved this exciting addition to our overall
excellent athletic program. Mr. Tim Newman, former coach at Barber-Scotia College and a former NFL
player, has been hired to coach the 2005 version of the Louisburg College Hurricanes football team. We are
anticipating at least 100 students enrolling at Louisburg College to participate. There is great excitement on
campus resulting from the decision to add a football team. Other additions to our athletic program are cross
county teams for men and women. Dr. Rob DeLong, chemistry professor, will be coaching these teams.
The renovations are complete on Merritt Hall. This work represents the end of the first phase of the
partnership with Athena Housing Partners and leaves the College with 420 newly-renovated residence hall
beds. We are indebted to Athena Housing Partners for the work they have done to enhance our campus.
Please permit me a final comment concerning the importance of bequests to the overall financial stability of
the College. The College recently received a bequest from a donor who desired to remain anonymous. The
bequest amount totaled almost $350,000.00. This bequest, coupled with the other gifts and the excellent
fiscal management the College receives, will enable Louisburg College to have another good financial year.
This will mean two consecutive years with a positive bottom line and increased net assets. I encourage each
and every alumnus of Louisburg College to consider placing the College in your will and/or estate plans. Mrs.
Sandra Rushing, Vice President for Development, or I will be happy to work with you and your attorney in
devising a means whereby you can benefit Louisburg College in perpetuity through your will.
Thank you for your love for and support of Louisburg College.
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Jack Russell Morris ’36 bequests largest gift in
Louisburg College history
Louisburg College received the largest single
gift in its history from the estate of Jack
Russell Morris, class of 1936. The gift
totaled over $4 million. Morris, a native of
Raeford, NC, lived in Southern Pines. For
many years, he was part owner of The Barn
Restaurant in Aberdeen.
During his college years, Morris was the
manager of both the basketball and football
teams. After graduation from Louisburg, he
became active in the Alumni Association
Board of Directors and created the Jack
Russell Morris Scholarship Endowment in
1993.
In appreciation for Mr. Morris’
dedication and support of the college, the
newly renovated Hillman Residence Hall
was renamed Hillman-Morris Residence Hall
at a ceremony held October 28, 2004. Jane
Sandrock, a close friend of Mr. Morris,
Athena Housing President Tim Wallace and
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Louisburg College Board of Trustees Chair
Fred Roberson ’62 helped unveil the new
lettering on the building.
“The extraordinarily generous bequest
from Louisburg College alumnus Jack
Morris is a gift of transforming proportion,”
says President Reginald Ponder. “It is the
largest single gift ever received by Louisburg
College. The Board of Trustees has decided
to invest the corpus of this gift to provide
annual scholarships for students at the
college. By choosing to invest these funds in
this manner, the Board of Trustees realizes
that in the years to come, hundreds of
young men and women will receive an
education at Louisburg College as a direct
result of Mr. Morris’ generosity. By utilizing
these funds for scholarships, the Board
believes that it is following the plan Jack
Morris set when he established a named
scholarship endowment during his lifetime,”
Ponder adds.
Emphasizing the importance of
planned giving to private college endowments, Ponder states, “Private higher
education administrators and consultants
agree that building a stronger endowment is
the single most important financial goal for
these institutions. Louisburg College is
seeking to build its endowment to more
than $20 million in the next five years. The
gift from Jack Morris is a giant step toward
achieving this goal.”
Over the past decade, Louisburg
College has been the recipient of several large
bequests which have aided the college in
areas such as endowment growth and
scholarships. In 1997, Louisburg received
$1.5 million from the estate of Willie and
Hazel Mullen. These funds were invested in
the endowed scholarship program allowing
the college to annually award an unlimited
number of merit scholarships to students
who achieve a high level of academic success.
Academic partnerships
signed: 2 + 2 Program
introduced
Louisburg College has signed academic
partnership agreements with North Carolina
Wesleyan College and Shaw University to
offer bachelor’s degree completion programs
on the Louisburg campus.
These agreements allow students who
possess an associate’s degree from Louisburg
College or other institutions to continue
their undergraduate studies at Louisburg.
North Carolina Wesleyan will offer
courses in justice studies and Shaw is
offering courses in business administration.
Courses leading to a bachelor’s degree will be
taught by members of the partnering
institutions and the degrees will be awarded
by North Carolina Wesleyan and Shaw
University.
“Upon graduation, our students would
often say, ‘I wish I could earn my bachelor’s
degree at Louisburg and stay here for
another two years,’” said Rod Foth,
Louisburg College’s executive vice president
and academic dean. “After hearing that
comment time and time again, we started to
explore ways we could actually fulfill the
wishes of our students.”
Approximately 90 percent of Louisburg College graduates later earn bachelor’s
degrees. “The opportunity for this came
because we had students who wished to stay
on campus and earn a four-year degree,”
Foth said. “We listened and have been
proactive.”
“In five years, we could have five
different programs with other schools,” said
Foth. “We are working toward other
academic programs including education,
computer information systems, and
nursing.”
The programs will work well for
residential students, as well as commuters.
Students can reside in the residence halls or
commute from the local area. The degreecompletion programs will benefit students
who want to continue their studies on a fulltime basis and may offer adults returning to
college part-time an opportunity to take
junior and senior level coursework in
Franklin County.
Both North Carolina Wesleyan and
Shaw University have successful satellite
campus experience.
Martin heads alumni office
James Martin has joined Louisburg College
as the Director of Alumni and Annual
Giving. James moved to North Carolina
from Indiana, where he recently completed a
Masters in Public Administration at Indiana
University. He came to Louisburg from the
Triangle United Way, where he ran the
2005 United Way campaign in seven local
municipalities, including
the Cities of Raleigh and
Durham, as well as Wake
County government.
James was raised in
Falls Church, Virginia
but relocated to
Evansville, Indiana to
attend the University of
Evansville. After
graduation he spent time
in Mali, West Africa with
the Peace Corps before
returning to Indiana to
James Martin
attend Indiana
University. While there, he met and married
his wife, Emily. After graduation, they
moved to North Carolina, where Emily was
posted after joining Teach for America. They
currently reside in Youngsville, where they
hope to start their family.
“I’m very excited about joining the staff
of Louisburg College,” James said, “and I
look forward to meeting the alumni of
Louisburg. I know that together we’ll be
able to help future generations of students
enjoy the same positive experience that our
alumni enjoyed!”
Board of Trustees
welcomes new members
Three new members have been elected to
the Louisburg College Board of Trustees.
Rick Clayton, Bill Dove, and Beth Norris
joined the board during the 2004-2005
academic year.
The Rev. Rick Clayton, pastor of Hayes
Barton United Methodist Church in
Raleigh, is a native of Henderson, NC.
Clayton served as pastor of Louisburg
United Methodist Church from 1992 until
1997. Other past appointments within the
conference include Saint Francis UMC in
Cary and Saint Paul UMC and First UMC
in Rocky Mount.
Clayton received his bachelor of arts
degree from Barton College, a master of
religious education from Southeastern
Theological Seminary, and a master of
divinity from Duke University. He and his
wife, Joy, have two children, Ryan and
Alyson.
William Dove, retired principal of
Dove, Knight & Whitehurst, P.A.Architects, is a Rocky Mount, NC resident.
He earned a bachelor of architecture from
North Carolina State
University and is a
member of the American
Institute of Architects,
the National Council of
Architectural Registration
Board, and the
Architectural Drafting
and Technology Advisory
Committee for Pitt
Community College.
Dove is a past president
of the North Carolina
State University Alumni
Association and past
chairman of the Tri-County Industries
Board of Directors in Rocky Mount. Mr.
Dove is the architect on record for a number
of buildings on the Louisburg College
campus—Taft Classroom Building, the
Louisburg College Auditorium, the Norris
Theatre, and Benson Chapel.
Former first lady of Louisburg College,
Beth Norris, was elected to join its board of
trustees in December. Norris graduated from
Women’s College of the University of North
Carolina, now UNC-G, with a degree in
English. During her husband’s tenure as
president of Louisburg College, she taught
English at Louisburg High School.
For the last
twenty years,
she has been an
administrative
level volunteer
with several
organizations
including the
North Carolina
Conference of
The United
Methodist
Church.
Beth Norris
Norris and
her late husband, Dr. J. Allen Norris, have
two children and five grandchildren.
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Phi Theta Kappa chapter
receives recognition
who are constantly available to help with
maintenance projects. One group of
community volunteers helps year round in
Louisburg College’s Gamma Upsilon
the Louisburg College Auditorium.
Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an interna“I receive more from volunteering at
tional honor society, achieved Pinnacle Gold
Louisburg College than I can ever give,”
status in the 2004 Pinnacle Scholarship
says Louisburg resident Don Richards. As
Award Program. In order to reach the
the small group of local volunteers gather
Pinnacle Gold level, Louisburg increased its
for a pre-concert season orientation session,
membership by ten percent for three
several echo Richards’ sentiments. Susan
consecutive years. For the third year, the
Peoples, recently featured in the national
scholarship award will be used to pay
media for her quest to regain the ability to
membership dues for inductees who are
walk after debilitatunable to afford the
ing surgeries and an
fees.
amazing weight loss,
To be eligible
enjoys the contact
for Phi Theta Kappa,
with a diverse group
a first-year student
of people after years
must earn a 3.5 grade
of confinement in a
point average.
wheelchair and
Membership is also
hospital bed.
open to sophomores
“Volunteering at the
who have achieved a
concerts is a good
cumulative 3.3 grade
opportunity to see
point average.
people and the
Outstanding moral
wonderful shows,”
character and
says Peoples.
recognized qualities
Auditorium and
of citizenship are
concert series
emphasized for
manager Robert
membership.
Poole depends on
Louisburg College’s Franklin County Sunflower by Sue Guerrant
this group for
Gamma Upsilon
assistance with
Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa was chartered
greeting concert subscribers and collecting
in 1923.
tickets. “Louisburg College auditorium
volunteers give their time, knowledge,
Guerrant’s photo chosen for compassion, and energy to help ensure that
all of our events run smoothly. It has been
display
said that you do not need the arts to
Former alumni director Sue Guerrant’s
survive, but you do need them to really live.
photograph of a sunflower was chosen to
Our volunteers help bring the arts to
represent Franklin County in a statewide
life in Franklin County,” says Poole.
display of art at the Caswell Building in
Raleigh through December 31. Guerrant
Louisburg College
currently works as Louisburg’s instructional
faculty named to
designer and is a full-time faculty member at
Who’s Who
Vance Granville Community College.
Auditorium Guild supports
the arts
For a small, private school like Louisburg
College, volunteer support is essential.
Louisburg benefits from the generous efforts
of many local community members in
various areas. The college has volunteers who
help during busy times of the academic year,
like the opening week of school, and others
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Two Louisburg College faculty
members were featured in the 8th
annual edition of Who’s Who Among
America’s Teachers, 2004. Martha
Farmer Bragg, professor of mathematics and division chair, and Will
Hinton, professor of art and faculty
senate chair, were both recognized.
Educators are nominated by
students from Who’s Who Among
America’s High Schools Students, Who’s Who
Among America’s High School Students-Sports
Edition, and students honored in the
National Dean’s List.
Parrish retires after 40 years
Judy Parrish, former head librarian for the
Cecil W.
Robbins
Library, has
announced her
retirement after
40 years of
service to
Louisburg
College. Parrish, Judy Parrish,
who joined the Melissa Parrish
faculty in 1965, Atkins, and Billy
Parrish
served as head
librarian from
1979 until 2001, when she transitioned to
part-time. Faculty emeritus status was
bestowed on Parrish at the 2005 commencement exercises. Her husband, Billy Parrish
’62, served as business manager for thirty
years.
Newly renovated Merritt Hall
ready for fall 2005
Merritt Hall, the third residence hall to
receive a total renovation by Athena
Housing Partners, will open for students in
the fall semester. The completed work
includes the addition of a fourth floor to the
residence hall which was built in 1963 and
named for the late Ruth W. Merritt,
professor of English from 1941 until 1971.
Merritt Hall will house 150 students.
Hurricane Sports
Hurricanes football begins fall 2005
F
or years, football in Franklin County
has meant Friday night games at the
local high schools and friendly rivalries
between the teams from Louisburg, Bunn,
and Franklinton. This fall, that’s all going to
change with the addition of football to the
Louisburg College athletic line up. For the
first time in over seventy years, Franklin
County will be home to a college football
team.
Louisburg College’s first football team
was formed shortly after the college became
coeducational in 1931. Playing during the
Depression, the first teams proudly wore
handed-down uniforms from North Carolina
State University. Jobe Savage ’35 was a
member of one of the early teams. While at
Louisburg, he met his future wife Agnes ’35,
who helped him become a “reformed football
bum.”
The new Louisburg College football
team will be led by head coach Tim
Newman, a former member of the NFL, who
has served as head coach for Barber-Scotia
College and the American Football League’s
Carolina Cowboys. As a student-athlete at
Johnson C. Smith University, he was a fouryear starting running back and was selected as
a Kodak All-American player during his
junior and senior years.
Beginning play in fall 2005, the
Hurricanes football team will be the only
two-year football program in North Carolina
and surrounding states. According to Bunn
High School football coach David Howell,
coaches across the state are excited to have a
two-year program in the area. Currently,
many students who are interested in playing
on the junior college level are being
recruited to states such as Kansas and
Oklahoma. “A lot of high schools have
players who need a two-year school,” says
Howell. “A junior college football program
helps student-athletes develop on the field
and in the classroom.” These sentiments are
echoed by Louisburg’s Coach Newman,
“Our program can provide a second
opportunity for players who may have
been overlooked by four-year universities,”
says Newman. “I visualize cultivating a
partnership between Louisburg College
and four-year football programs throughout the Southeast.”
Newman strives to build his team’s
reputation to the level of the other
intercollegiate athletic teams at Louisburg
College. “My goal is to reach a national
tournament like our baseball, softball,
basketball and soccer teams,” says Newman.
“At first, we will compete as a club team. As
the program matures and strengthens, we
will transition to NJCAA Division I
standing,” he adds. Louisburg is scheduled
to play some very competitive teams
including Methodist College’s junior
varsity squad, Hargrave Academy and
Georgia Military Academy.
Recruiting is a vital part of Coach
Newman’s current responsibilities. Fifteen
players began classes and training in
January 2005. He plans to add 70
additional players to his roster by the fall
semester, including Bunn High School
senior Dexter Epps. “I have traveled
extensively across the state to inform the
football community about our new
program. It is important for high school
coaches to know what Louisburg can offer
players who would like to continue their
football careers at the college level,” shares
Newman.
Quality athletic programs are an
integral part of the Louisburg College
tradition. For decades, our teams have
brought pride and recognition to the
school. Our programs produce studentathletes who are an asset to their baccalaureate institutions and their communities.
Louisburg College is proud to begin a new
tradition that promises to offer more of the
same.
Men’s and women’s cross
country added to fall
athletic line-up
Louisburg College men’s and women’s cross
country coach, Dr. Rob DeLong, has begun
recruiting nationally and internationally for
runners to fill slots on the first cross country
teams in Louisburg College athletic history.
Dr. DeLong, assistant professor of
chemistry and biology, is excited about the
start of his coaching career. “As a runner since
high school, I realize that running is a
spiritually and academically uplifting
experience,” shared DeLong. “The addition
of cross country student-athletes to our
campus will have a positive impact on the
college.”
DeLong has spent the spring visiting
and contacting coaches of college and high
school cross country teams, including
Spartanburg Methodist. The teams will
participate in at least five races each fall and
will have NJCAA Division III standing. The
first scheduled race will take place at
Spartanburg Methodist College in early
September.
Drake saluted at Region X
tournament
Veteran men’s basketball head coach J. Enid
Drake was honored at the 2004-2005
Region X tournament in March. At the
annual tournament banquet, Drake was
presented with a
plaque recognizing his
40 years of coaching in
Region X. In addition
to this recognition, it
was announced that
the Coach of the Year
award will now be
called the “J. Enid
Drake Award.” When
asked about the honor
Drake said, “It’s always
nice to be recognized
that way. When you
are recognized by your peers, it is always
good.”
Drake began his career at Louisburg
College in 1965. He has been awarded the
Region X Coach of the Year Award three
times and was inducted into the NJCAA
Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Men’s Soccer
Louisburg College’s men’s soccer team
had another very successful season,
team’s greatest achievement of the
season. It has been a rebuilding year for
the women’s soccer program and
progress towards
academic and
athletic excellence is
the team’s most
important goal. The
team is participating
in a number of
tournaments during
the spring season to
prepare for next year.
Men’s Golf
finishing with a record of 17-2 and
being ranked in the top ten throughout
the season. Along the way, the
Hurricanes became Region X
Champions and Mid-Atlantic District
Finalists, narrowly missing out on their
fourth successive trip to the National
Tournament. Highlights of the season
were numerous. Jose Blanco was
named Region X Player of the Year;
Tom Woollard scored a team-high 53
points with 23 goals and 7 assists, and
Corey Hatfield kept nine “clean sheets”
during the season. Additionally, Branco
Calizaya, Tom Woollard, Gary Muir,
Bobby Moges, Neil Stacey, and Oscar
Berrios were all named to the Region X
Team, with Nate Burkey receiving an
Honorable Mention.
Women’s
Soccer
The women’s
soccer team
finished their
season with a
winning
record of 87-2 . The
championship
at the
Meredith
College
Classic
Tournament
was the
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The Louisburg
College Hurricanes
claimed first place in
the Division III category of the Region
X Men’s Golf Tournament in April.
Freshman Adam Holmes was the
overall medalist at the tournament.
Some of the team’s top scorers were
Marcus Bailey, Rhett Bishop, Brad
Harris, and Chris Little. The team is
preparing for the Division III NJCAA
National Tournament in Chautauqua,
New York.
Women’s Golf
In the first year as a collegiate athletic
team, the Louisburg College women’s
golf team showcased the abilities of
freshman Megan Casillas (San Antonio,
TX) and sophomore Marilea DeBaer
(Knightdale, NC). In the spring 2005
season, the team had eight women
competing and representing Louisburg
College in several tournaments. During
the Region X Women’s Golf
Tournament in April, Marilea DeBaer
was the top medalist with a two-day
total of 236. Megan Casillas has
qualified for the National All-Division
NJCAA Women’s Tournament at the
LPGA International in Daytona Beach,
Florida, May 15-19.
Volleyball
The women’s volleyball team finished
it’s second season with a loss to the
number two seeded team in the
Regional
Tournament
but took
the match
to the wire
surrendering
only a
handful of
points,
forcing a
fourth game and playing their
best volleyball of the season. The
Hurricanes finished seventh out of nine
region teams. The 5-16 record was a
great improvement over their previous
season. First year Head Coach Jenna
Hinton was proud of their
achievements and enjoyed watching
their development and progress.
Baseball
The Hurricane baseball
program is having
another outstanding
year. The Canes are
39-9 and 18-4 in
Region X. They are
presently ranked sixth
nationally and will be
playing in the Region
tournament in
Asheboro, May 11-15.
The Hurricanes are
carrying a team batting
average of .343 and
have hit 80 home runs
in 48 games. They are
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led offensively by Maikol Gonzalez .455, Marcus Covington - .459 and Joe
Pietropaoli - .432. Mike Finocchi
presently has a 10-2
record on the
mound. Five of
Coach Godwin’s
sophomores have
made commitments
to four year schools:
Mike FinocchiUniversity of
Pittsburgh, Jon
Cantrell- University
of North Carolina at
Wilmington, Marcus CovingtonWinthrop University, Erik LovettNorth Carolina State University, and
Joe Pietropaoli- University of North
Carolina. Pietropaoli was awarded with
the Male Student Athlete of the Year
award in April.
The fall season had many highlights
including a marathon 100-inning
baseball game and the annual Alumni
Game. Many improvements have been
made to Frazier Field including the
addition of new bleachers and paved
concourse.
Fastpitch Softball
The team, composed of seventeen firstyear players, gained considerable
experience from the fall season and
translated it into a winning regular
season this spring. The Lady Canes, as
2005 Region X champs, hosted the
district tournament May 5-6 where
they advanced to the national
tournament in Clermont, Florida.
Cotten’s standouts
include freshmen
pitchers Ashley
Raynor of Garner,
N.C., and Michelle
Smith from
Rockingham, N.C.
Virginia Beach
native Ashley Stern
has played a strong
outfield with
sophomores Keisha
Veneable and Becca Scarboro emerging
as team leaders. The Lady
Canes have continued to
stress academic success this
season with four team
members inducted into Phi
Theta Kappa honor society.
Three of the eight freshman
marshals for
commencement, including
the chief marshal, Tricia
Ann Mercer, are members
of the fastpitch softball
team. The others are Ashley
Stern and Michelle Smith.
Women’s Basketball
The Lady Hurricanes finished their
season with a
record of 20-4.
They won their
tenth consecutive
Region X Championship and the
fifteenth Region
Championship
during Coach
Holloman’s eighteen
year career. They
lost in the District
Finals to a very
good team, Georgia
Perimeter College.
Several members of
the team have
signed to play at
four year schools next year. The
following players have signed as of press
time; Cherie Mills, East Carolina
University; Nikkia Slade, George
Mason University; Eboni
Johnson, Carson Newman University;
and Anjessa Evans, Barton College. The
three remaining sophomores are
making some campus visits and
anticipate signing soon. Nikkia Slade
won the Female Student Athlete of the
Year award at the annual award’s
ceremony held in April.
Men’s Basketball
The Hurricanes finished a challenging
season with a 9-21 record. For the first
time in several years, the 2004-2005
team depended heavily on freshmen.
Clayton Hall, who has been accepted to
attend UNC-Chapel Hill this fall, was
the lone returning
starter for the
Hurricanes. The
team’s four
sophomores are
preparing for their
next step into senior
colleges or
universities.
Coach Enid
Drake has begun the
2005-2006 recruiting
season by signing
Michael Mitchell
from Burlington’s
Williams High
School. Drake hopes
that the 6-foot-6
forward will be a versatile player for the
Hurricanes.
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Mike Holloman and his 1991-1992 NJCAA Championship Team
LOUISBURG COLLEGE ESTABLISHES ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
Louisburg’s tradition of athletic excellence
will be celebrated as the College plans to
induct the inaugural members into the
newly created Louisburg College Athletic
Hall of Fame during a banquet scheduled
for fall 2005. “A hall of fame is an idea that
Mike Holloman and I have been tossing
around for two or three years,” says
Hurricane Club executive director Billy
Godwin. “The Hurricane Club feels that it
is something Louisburg College should
implement to celebrate the long-standing
history of success that our athletic programs
enjoy,” he adds.
The purpose of the Louisburg College
Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor those
special individuals who, through their
superior athletic achievements or by their
outstanding service, have made long-lasting,
exemplary contributions to the Louisburg
College athletic program. Persons to be
recognized for the excellence of their
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achievements may include former athletes,
coaches, administrators and other individuals
who have brought recognition and honor to
both themselves and the College.
Nominees must meet the following
criteria in order to be considered by the Hall
of Fame Committee:
Administrator or Coach
Athletes
3. Exhibited continuous good citizenship.
1. Graduated from the college no less than
10 years prior to nomination, or deceased.
Other Individuals
2. Attended the institution for no less than
one year and left in good academic
standing no less than ten years prior to
nomination, or deceased.
3. Competed in one or more sports with
extraordinary achievement.
4. Exhibited continuous good citizenship.
1. Employed by the institution for no less
than five years.
2. Made long-lasting, exemplary
contributions to the athletics program.
1. Connected with the athletics program for
no less than 10 years prior to the
nomination.
2. Made long-lasting, exemplary
contributions to the athletics program.
3. Exhibited continuous good citizenship.
For the latest news, stats, and team profiles,
visit Louisburg College athletics on the web at
www.louisburg.edu.
Louisburg College Athletic Hall of Fame
Nomination Form
Name of Nominee (please include photo, if possible):
Former Status (circle):
Player
Coach
Administrator
Current Status (circle):
Active
Retired
Deceased
Athletic Booster
Years of playing, coaching, administration or involvement in Louisburg College athletics:
Dates:
Nominee’s Email:
Nominee’s Address:
Nominee’s Home Phone:
Please include a letter of recommendation which addresses these qualifications:
• Excellence in playing, coaching, administration or involvement in Louisburg College athletic programs.
• Contributions and improvements made to Louisburg College athletics.
• Betterment of the profession or team through exemplary service.
• Professional offices, publications, awards, recognitions, and/or performances.
• Provide at least three letters of recommendation from any combination of the following: past or current
students, administrators, coaches, and/or community, state or national leaders.
Nominator’s Name:
Nominator’s Address:
Nominator’s Home Phone:
Nominator’s Email:
Relation to Nominee:
Attach your letters of recommendation to this form and send to:
Louisburg College
Jenna Hinton, Hurricane Club Secretary
501 North Main Street
Louisburg, NC 27549
919/497-3264
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Mr. Baseball
by Candace Jones ’99
W
hen the new Louisburg
College baseball coach
arrived on campus in
September 1959, it was not his first
visit. A few years earlier, the young
North Carolina State student had
taken two math classes at Louisburg
College with professor Elizabeth
Johnson. Those very classes led the
coach to one of the most important
people in his life—his math tutor.
“Elizabeth Johnson asked if I
would tutor a State student who was
taking a math class at Louisburg,”
recalls Clara Wright Frazier ’55, Russ
Frazier’s wife of 50 years. “Truthfully,
I did not have time, but Miss
Johnson would not take no for an
answer.”
Elizabeth Johnson was not the
only person with a tenacious spirit.
The young Russ Frazier, quickly
smitten with Clara, used his now
famous persistence to win a date.
After a few failed attempts, their first
date took place at a North Carolina
State basketball game. The couple
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married September 5, 1954.
Sitting behind home plate on
new bleachers set on a freshly poured
concourse, it is difficult to imagine
the baseball field that greeted Russ
Frazier in 1959. That field was a
rocky, uneven playing field, with a
250-foot barbed-wire fence down the
line. Russ’ first team was just as
rough. “I had 12 walk-ons,” says
Frazier. “There wasn’t a player in the
bunch.”
Frazier’s program did not remain
inauspicious for long. Over his forty
year career as head baseball coach for
the Louisburg College Hurricanes,
Frazier’s teams won 1,034 games and
played in nine NJCAA World Series
in Grand Junction, Colorado, placing
fifth twice and third once. His
Hurricanes won 20 conference
championships, 12 regional
championships, and nine district
championships. Twelve of Frazier’s
players played Major League
Baseball, and more than 75 signed
professional contracts.
Accolades for Frazier’s coaching
prowess are numerous. He was
named region coach of the year 13
times, district coach of the year nine
times, and conference coach of the
year 21 times. He was inducted into
the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 1987,
and is the only person to receive
three awards from Raleigh’s Hot
Stove League. The league has
honored Frazier with the Will Wynne
Award, the Governor’s Award, and
the Board of Directors Special
Achievement Award.
In January, Frazier received what
may be his greatest recognition. He
was inducted into the American
Baseball Coaches Association Hall of
Fame at an awards ceremony held in
Nashville, Tennessee. “To say I’m
honored to be here tonight would be
the understatement of the year,”
Frazier said during his acceptance
speech. “This is something I could
have never imagined.”
Frazier remembered his family
during the speech. “Two great things
have happened to me along the way,”
Frazier said. “The first was when I
met Clara Wright, and the second
thing was when Rusty came into our
lives. I’ve never been as proud of
anyone as my son. He has been with
me through thick and thin.”
Six years after his 1999
retirement, the last place Russ Frazier
has to be is on the baseball field. Not
surprisingly, it is the first place you
will find him. After forty-six years
and thousands of players, Hurricanes
baseball is still just as important to
Frazier as it was in the beginning. On
any given day, he can be found on
Frazier Field. Some days, he watches
practice or attends a game. Other
days are spent tending to the field
and overseeing the remarkable
renovations that have taken place over
the last two years. New dug outs, a
concession stand, a concrete
concourse, and new score board
enhance the outstanding playing
field.
The day I met with Russ and
Clara Frazier for this interview, Russ
had spent a frigid February morning
trying to fix a broken well pump at
Frazier Field. Over lunch, we talked
baseball.
LC: To some, baseball is a
game. What does baseball
mean to you?
Frazier: It’s true that baseball is a
game. To me, it is the best game in
the world. It takes more talent to
play. It is both a team and individual
game, and you don’t have to be 6’8”
or weigh 300 pounds to play.
Baseball, to me, has been a way of
life. Not only have I made a living at
it, but it has been enjoyable for the
most part. A lot of people can’t say
that about their profession.
LC: When did you realize
that coaching would
become your life’s work?
Frazier: When my playing days were
over and I was in graduate school, I
started to think about it [coaching],
but I knew I didn’t want to go the
high school route. Fortunately, I
didn’t have to.
LC: What is your favorite
Louisburg College
coaching memory?
Frazier: This is a tough question
because there are so many. One of
my favorites was in 1975 when we
won the District Tournament at
Louisburg and went to the NJCAA
World Series in Grand Junction,
Colorado. We beat Gulf Coast,
Mississippi, and Columbia State,
Tennessee. We were down from one
to two runs in the ninth inning of
each game. We tied them up and
played 10, 16, and 12 innings and
won them all. We finished third at
Grand Junction, and Steve Coats hit
four home runs back to back for a
record that still stands.
LC: Of all the recognition
and honors you have
received, which means the
most to you?
Frazier: Probably the NJCAA and
ABCA Baseball Halls of Fame.
[Induction] means you are recognized by your peers for what you
have accomplished.
LC: If you had not become
a baseball coach, what
would you have done?
Frazier: Who knows? I would have
liked to have been associated with
baseball in some capacity such as
general manager. I think I would have
been good at it. I also think I would
have made a pretty good sports writer.
LC: Former player, Eric
Mosley ’99, says that he still
speaks with you and ‘Miss
Clara’ by phone once each
month. How do you manage
to keep up with your former
players?
Frazier: A lot of them call me from
time to time, and I do the same. For
me, one of the greatest satisfactions in
coaching is to see the accomplishments of my former players.
LC: What are your hopes for
the future of Louisburg
College baseball?
Frazier: I want the team to remain
nationally-known, as it is now. It is
highly respected all over the country
in the baseball world and I don’t
think that is going to change.
LC: What were the most
important factors in your
success on the field?
Frazier: You have to know the game,
and I can honestly say you never
know it all. I constantly studied the
game and tried to observe and learn
all I could. I tried in my career to
impart this knowledge to my players,
and I guess it must have worked a
little bit. Recruiting the players that
can win for you is the hardest part,
and if you are not willing to put in
the work, time, and effort, you won’t
succeed.
Current Louisburg College head baseball coach
Billy Godwin with Russ Frazier.
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LC: After 40 years, you
entrusted the legacy of
Louisburg College baseball
to a new coach. How did
you know Billy Godwin was
the right person to continue
this program?
Frazier: I had known Billy for a
long time, through his career as a
player, coach, and administrator. We
had never interacted personally that
much, but I knew what a fine man
he was. I talked to a couple of people
who knew him and whom I trusted
without a doubt, and they said I
couldn’t pick a better coach. I
consider Billy one of the best coaches
in the country. He talks to everybody, is a great recruiter, has made
tremendous improvements to the
field, and works all the time to make
Frazier Field a showplace. Louisburg
College is fortunate to have him.
LC: When you are not on
the field, what activities do
you enjoy?
Frazier: I live on a farm, and there is
always something to do. I like to fish
and quail hunt, but quail in this part
of the country is almost a thing of
past with all of the development.
LC: How do you stay
involved with Louisburg
College baseball?
Frazier: I go to all their games and a
lot of the practices. When he asks, I
talk to the players and parents that
Billy recruits. I also help recruit
some. I try to raise money for the
program when I can. I love watching
the kids and seeing their accomplishments. Sometimes during the games,
I catch myself thinking what I would
do in a certain situation. Ninety-nine
percent of the time, Billy does what I
am thinking. I am not sure that is a
good thing, but we are still winning
a lot of games.
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Russ and Clara Frazier dance at Louisburg
College’s 175th anniversary ball in 1962.
Frazier Facts
Seasons with Louisburg College: 40
Wins: 1,034 Losses: 390
Winning percentage: .726
NJCAA World Series appearances: 9
Conference championships: 20
Regional championships: 13
District championships: 9
The Louisburg College baseball field was named Frazier Field in 1987.
NJCAA Hall of Fame: 1987
ABCA Hall of Fame: 2005
Raleigh Hot Stove League Awards:
Will Wynne Award: 1981
Governor’s Award: 1999
Board of Director’s Special
Achievement Award: 2005
Region Coach of the Year: 13
District Coach of Year: 9
Conference Coach of the Year: 21
Other coaching highlights:
1974: Assistant coach for the USA team
that won the World Amateur Games in
St. Petersburg, Florida
1978: Head coach of the USA Junior
Olympic Team that won the silver medal
in Windsor, Canada
Rusty Frazier, pictured here with his father, played Hurricanes baseball one season.
1985: Assistant coach of the USA South
Team that won the gold medal in Houston,
Texas
Personal notes:
B.S. - N.C. State University, 1958
M.Ed. - UNC-Chapel Hill, 1959
U.S. Army Miltary Policeman, 1954-56
Professional baseball: Cincinnati Reds
Florida Marlin’s
manager Jack
McKeon, with Clara
and Russ Frazier.
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Building Community
Louisburg College Students Share
Their Spirit of Giving
M
ost weekends, Club Loui really
begins to jump around 10 p.m.
One recent Friday night, the
Louisburg College dance club opened early
to accommodate a few extra students. The
student life staff knew the club would be
busy because the usual two dollar cover was
waived in exchange for a donation of food
or clothing. Over one hundred students
enjoyed the club scene while contributing
canned goods and warm clothes to Care and
Share, a local food and clothing bank. This is
just one example of the giving spirit on the
Louisburg College campus.
Louisburg College students are a
diverse group. Some are from communities
where volunteer service and giving are a part
of their daily lives. Others have never taken
part in a service initiative or helped raise
money for a worthy cause.
Throughout the academic year,
students had many opportunities to share
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their resources through the newly developed
Volunteer Corps and Crossroads, a freshman
seminar course.
For several years, Crossroads students
have spent a portion of the spring semester
completing volunteer service projects in the
Louisburg area. Many groups have
volunteered at local schools. Art professor
Will Hinton’s students have built a
partnership with fourth graders at Louisburg Elementary School. During the
semester, Louisburg College students talked
with the nine-year olds and assisted them
with reading and writing exercises. A
member of Hinton’s class, Kourtney Barnes
of Raleigh, described her time at Louisburg
Elementary as “challenging and rewarding.”
Other classes built benches and delivered
lunches for a local charter school.
Safe Space, Franklin County’s domestic
violence shelter, frequently benefited from
the charitable spirit of Louisburg College’s
student body. During the fall exam week,
the student life office sponsored a “StressFree Exam Break.” Using a junked car
donated by Wrenn’s Body Shop of Louisburg, students relieved pre-exam stress by
donating one dollar per hit at the car. All
proceeds from the event were donated to
Safe Space.
In February, two Crossroads students
spearheaded a campus-wide clothing and
food drive. Danielle Belknap, Morehead
City, N.C., and Melody Jo Williams,
Scranton, N.C., collected 179 articles of
clothing and 51 food items and donated
them to Safe Space.
Beginning in January 2005, Louisburg College students partnered with
Franklin County Volunteers In Medicine.
According to FCVIM Director Beverly
Kegley, the organization trained a group of
students as patient advocates. The training
enabled the students to assist the free clinic’s
patients from the time they entered the
facility until their treatment was complete.
Students assessed eligibility, recognized
common symptoms of chronic illnesses, and
became familiar with other community
services which helped the patients and their
families. Student volunteers also performed
office duties and helped with small children
who needed supervision while a parent
received medical attention. “I am very
excited about our partnership
with Louisburg College,” said
Kegley.
In the case of the biannual
blood drives sponsored by the
Christian Life Council, students,
faculty and staff literally gave of
themselves to save lives. This
year’s drives collected 63 pints of
blood from 84 enrollees.
The American Red Cross
received a check for tsunami relief
efforts from the residents of the
Sarah Graham Kenan Residence
Hall. The ladies formed groups
which competed to collect the
most change in a “Pennies War.”
The funds were presented to the Twin
Rivers Chapter in Rocky Mount, N.C.
Louisburg College students and staff
recently volunteered for an evening of
fundraising at the UNC-TV studios in
Research Triangle Park. UNC-TV’s Festival
2005 is an annual, month-long fundraising
campaign in support of PBS’ educational
programming. Seventeen students and three
staff members participated, including Dean
of Students Jason Modlin. “I was very
pleased with the positive response of our
students. It is exciting to know that they are
willing to share their time to benefit others
in the community,” said Modlin.
One of the most industrious projects
taken on by the Volunteer Corps is a
partnership between Louisburg College and
the Franklin County Habitat for Humanity
chapter. The corps’ goal is to complete one
home for a local family each semester.
Construction on the college’s first home
began in February. Over 40 Louisburg
College students and staff volunteered their
time and talents to complete the house
located on Highway 39 in Louisburg. The
home will be sold to a working single
mother who has struggled to afford safe
housing for her children. This family has
been on the waiting list for over a year and
will contribute its own “sweat equity” to
construction which should be completed by
summer.
Habitat board member Boyce Ray is
ecstatic about the assistance Louisburg
College offered his organization. “The
Franklin County chapter has always wanted
to construct more homes, but we needed
more volunteers,” said Ray. “We found those
volunteers at Louisburg College. I look
forward to a long partnership.”
In many cases, Louisburg College
students continue to volunteer in their own
communities. Freshman Michael Privette
from Monroe, N.C., has added fundraising
to his schedule as he and his family seek
support for a summer mission trip to
Trinidad. During the two week trip,
Michael and his family will help run a
vacation bible school, renovate a local
church, and visit orphanages.
Bunn, N.C. native Daniel Wester
helped coach the Bunn High soccer team
and refereed for the Bunn Youth Recreation
League. During the year, Tina Jones of
Chapel Hill continued
volunteer work she began in
high school. Tina was a weekly
volunteer in the pediatric unit
of UNC Hospital. Each
Saturday morning, she helped
the medical staff by stimulating and interacting with the
hospitalized infants.
The Louisburg College
community offers many
avenues for students to share
their resources with others
through fundraising and
volunteerism. The college
supports this service-learning
mission by implementing
programs such as the Volunteer Corps and
Crossroads that promote a lifelong spirit of
giving in the Louisburg area and at home.
Opposite page: Sophomore Mamie Murphy and mentor Martin McBurney build the walls of the first
Louisburg College Habitat house. This page, top: L.C. students and mentor Christina Gilroy present
a Red Cross representative with a check for tsunami relief. Bottom: L.C. students man the phones at
the PBS telethon.
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Development
DO YOU BELIEVE?
Do you believe Louisburg College has a special mission in higher education? Do you believe that
every college and university depends on alumni for financial support and stability? Do you believe
that you are vital to the future of Louisburg College? If you answered yes to these questions, then
YOU DO BELIEVE!
Let us consider how you came to be a part of the Louisburg family. Does this sound familiar?
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I was not ready for a large college campus. Louisburg gave me the chance to adjust
to college life so I could be successful on a larger campus when I was ready.
Louisburg was close to my home so I could commute.
I received a scholarship to play on an athletic team.
I wanted to go to Carolina (or N.C. State, Duke, Wake Forest, etc.), but I was not
accepted after high school. Louisburg gave me the opportunity to improve my
grades so that I could successfully transfer with an associates degree.
I could not afford to go to college. Louisburg found ways to assist me and my
family financially. With hard work and excellent professors, I was able to get a
scholarship to a four year college to complete my degree.
No other college accepted me. Louisburg saw potential in me that other colleges
ignored. I now have a graduate degree—all because Louisburg was willing to
give me a chance.
Did Louisburg College make a difference in your life? Did Louisburg College get you started on your
journey in higher education? We are convinced that the overwhelming response to these questions is
“YES.” Now, consider this:
Louisburg College needs to generate 1.6 million dollars to cover the 2004-2005 budget
requirements. Louisburg College has approximately 19,000 alumni. If every alumnus gave $87, we
would exceed our budget needs with alumni gifts alone. What a great day that would be! Is this a
realistic possibility? Probably not, but for the past two years, Louisburg College has stepped so far
outside the realm of possibilities that we have become comfortable with extreme expectations.
We need your gift to continue our amazing transformation! If each of you would send a gift, it is
possible that we could meet our budget through alumni gifts alone. We believe in miracles. This
college is a miracle in progress! The Louisburg College alumni can play a major role in the continuing
saga of “the little college that could,” but we need each and every one of you! Together we can do it!
Do you believe?
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DO YOU BELIEVE?
Clip and return your tax deductible gift in the envelope provided to Louisburg College.
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Louisburg College is
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Development News
Insuring Louisburg College’s future
What to do with “obsolete” insurance
D
o you have a life insurance policy
you purchased years ago to provide
financial protection – and no longer need
it? If so, it may be a great asset to give to
Louisburg College. Consider the benefits
when you irrevocably name Louisburg
College as both the owner and beneficiary
of the policy:
Scenario 1
Harry, 75, and Louise, 72, each own
life insurance policies on
the other. They bought
these policies years ago
to make sure the children
would be educated in
case of an untimely
death. It is now many
years since Helen, their
youngest, received her
college degree. Unfortunately, Louise recently
passed away. Harry is left
with his life insurance
policy, paid-up with no
more premiums to pay,
but also with no real need
for the death benefit.
Benefit
Receive an income tax
deduction
By donating the policy to
Louisburg College, Harry
can claim a charitable
deduction, as allowed by
law, for an amount
approximately equal to the cash
surrender value, up to the total of net
premiums paid, if less than the cash
value. For deduction purposes, the gift
is treated as through it were cash. This
means he can deduct the gift up to 50
percent of his adjusted gross income. If
he cannot use the full deduction the
first year, he can carry forward the
unused portion up to five additional
years.
Scenario 2
Jack’s father sold life insurance as a
profession. He finds himself the owner
of several small life insurance policies
on his own life. They remind him of his
Dad, who graduated from Louisburg
College years ago. Jack does not need
the life insurance anymore for he has
built quite an estate on his own.
Benefit
Reduce the size of your estate
At death, the face value of Jack’s life
insurance policies will be included in
his estate. For larger estates, this can
no longer an issue. What can they do
with their obsolete” insurance?
Benefit
Preserve current income
Luke and Joyce may desire to give
more to Louisburg College, but are
concerned about their own cash flow
and any unforeseen emergencies. They
are reluctant to reduce investment
assets. For Luke and Joyce a gift of
“obsolete” insurance will
enable them to help
Louisburg College,
without affecting their
own retirement income.
What About You?
We at Louisburg College
do not want any of our
friends to jeopardize their
security in making
charitable gifts. At the
same time, it is quite
possible that you have
either forgotten about an
“obsolete” life insurance
policy or consider it an
unneeded asset. In either
case, the beauty of giving
such a policy is that it
does not affect your
income stream, while
possibly providing
income and estate tax
benefits.
mean a significant increase in estate
taxes. However, transferring the policy
during life will remove this “hidden”
asset and reduce the size of the estate
and any applicable taxes.
Scenario 3
Luke and Joyce were always careful in
their business and finances. Joyce was
always mindful of Luke’s business
acumen. She worried that if Luke were
in an accident her security would be in
jeopardy. Luke always bought life
insurance to protect Joyce. Years have
past and both Luke and Joyce are now
comfortably retired. Joyce’s security is
Easy To Do
Making a gift of life insurance is easier
than you might think. Your insurance
professional can help you obtain a
transfer form from the insurance
company or you can contact the
company directly.
For more information, contact
Sandra Rushing, Vice President of
Institutional Development at
(919) 497-3325 or e-mail
srushing@louisburg.edu
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2005-2006 Louisburg College Concert Season
offers variety for art lovers
Riders in the Sky - September 22, 2005
With 26-plus years and well over 4,800
performances and counting under their
collective cowboy belts, Riders In The Sky
are themselves the stuff of legends. The
Grammy-winning Western music group,
whose music is firmly grounded in the rich
American music traditions of such legendary
cowboys singers as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers,
and the Sons of the Pioneers, have
enchanted audiences of all ages.
Bill Leslie – Peaceful Journey: A Celebration
of North Carolina - October 21, 2005
Weaving beautiful new music with natural
sounds of waterfalls, tundra swans and
rolling waves, WRAL’s Bill Leslie takes
listeners on an awesome odyssey across the
landscape of his native North Carolina. Lush
layers of instrumentation from an outstanding group of musicians on piano, guitar,
violin, cello, flute, Celtic whistles, hammered
dulcimer, saxophone and percussion create a
stunning collection of 14 songs composed
by Leslie.
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder November 11, 2005
2005 marked Ricky’s 34th year as a
professional musician, and this ten-time
Grammy Award winner continues to do his
part to lead the recent roots revival in music.
Known affectionately today as bluegrass
music’s official ambassador, Ricky has
brought the genre to greater levels of
popularity in the past few years than the
father of bluegrass music – legendary Bill
Monroe – could ever have imagined. With
eight consecutive Grammy-nominated
classics behind him from his self-owned
record company, bluegrass music is
undoubtedly in good hands, with the
masterful Ricky Skaggs at the helm.
Raleigh Ringers – December 2, 2005
The Raleigh Ringers use the most extensive
collection of handbells and bell-like
instruments owned by a single performing
group in the world. The Raleigh Ringers,
Inc., is a community handbell choir
consisting of auditioned musicians under
the direction of David M. Harris.
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Harlem Gospel Choir - January 12, 2006
The world famous Harlem Gospel Choir
gives you an extraordinary evening of footstomping and hand clapping blues, jazz and
gospel spirituals. From the heart of Harlem
in New York City, the Harlem Gospel Choir
travels the world as the ambassadors for
African American culture, and are loved for
their joyous music. The Harlem Gospel
Choir has performed for Nelson Mandela,
Pope John Paul II, with U2 in their movie
Rattle and Hum, Lyle Lovett, The Chieftains and Diana Ross. This is a musical
experience not to be missed.
The Von Trapp Children – February 14,
2006 - Meet the von Trapp children: Sofia
(16), Melanie (14), Amanda (13), and
Justin (10). They are the great-grandchildren of Captain von Trapp, father of the
famous singing family whose story captivated the world in the musical The Sound of
Music. The children have inherited the
family’s exceptional musical gift and love of
singing. With the light joyfulness of youth,
they perform a variety of vocal music:
classical, sacred music, folk songs from
various European and American traditions,
and some beloved pieces from The Sound of
Music.
roaring ‘20s, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes tells
the story of a fun-loving and hedonistic
gold-digger Lorelei Lee and her sail aboard
the Ile de France to Paris with her chum
Dorothy Shaw. The score is packed with
lively, chipper melodies neatly evoking the
fancy-free age of the late twenties. Tuneful
melodies like “A Little Girl From Little
Rock,” “I Love What I’m Doing,” “Just A
Kiss Apart,” “Bye Bye Baby,” “Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes,” “I’m A-Tingle, I’m A-Glow”
and, of course, “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best
Friend” are just a few of the gems from the
collaboration of Jule Styne (Gypsy, Funny
Girl, Sugar) and lyricist Leo Robin (Lorelei).
Tar River Swing Band – March 17, 2006
The Tar River Swing Band consists of 18
musicians who love to play Big Band Music.
Under the direction of John C. Sykes, Jr., the
ensemble has performed extensively in a
wide variety of venues. This band has
wowed audiences with sold-out performances as their popularity has soared. Thrill
to the Big Band Sounds as they play your
favorites: standards, rock ‘n’ roll, cha-chachas, mambos, tangos, polkas and waltzes.
This is the hottest band since Kay Kaiser
and Bo Thorpe to come out of Rocky
Mount!
The Russian National Ballet - Swan Lake–
May 4, 2006
The Russian National Ballet Theatre was
founded with the help and support of the
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The necessity of having a young,
promising and vibrant theatre with a unique
potential in both kinds of dance, classical
and modern, was the main reason for its
foundation. Swan Lake is a moving ballet of
romance and tragedy. Enchanted by sorcerer
Von Rotbart, Odette, the Swan Queen,
assumes her human form only between the
hours of midnight and dawn. It will take the
pledge of eternal love by a man who has
forsaken all other women to break this spell.
Prince Siegfried falls in love with Odette but
is tricked into proposing marriage to Von
Rotbart’s daughter, Odile. Although his
betrayal seals the Swan Queen’s fate, she
forgives him. The lovers triumph over the
evil magician by throwing themselves into
the lake — their self-sacrificing love frees the
Swan Maidens from the curse and destroys
Von Rotbart’s power forever. Later versions
of the ballet have had alternative endings:
some are happy, with the lovers reunited on
this earth; others leave a prince grieving for
his lost Swan Queen.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – April 17,
2006 - This zany musical follows the madcap adventures of chorus girl Lorelei Lee, a
role made famous on Broadway by Carol
Channing in 1949 and on screen by
Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s. Set in the
To purchase tickets, call the
Louisburg College Box
Office, Monday through
Friday, from 1 p.m. until 5
p.m., at 1-866-773-6354 or
919-497-3300.
Clockwise from top:
The Russian National
Ballet’s Swan Lake; Ricky
Skaggs; Bill Leslie;
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes;
and The Von Trapp
Children.
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Alumni News
New memories
created during
Alumni Weekend
2005
by Candace Jones ’99
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Hurrying through the parlor of Louisburg
College’s Main Building on my way to the
next Alumni Weekend event, I was brought
to a stand still by a very unusual sight.
Extended over the arm of a comfortable
sofa, was a small foot. As I quietly peeked
around the corner, I realized that the foot
and its mate were accompanied by another
pair of unclad feet stretched over the
opposite end of the sofa in peaceful repose.
In true slumber party fashion, two members
of the class of 1945 were piled together for a
quick nap in one of their favorite campus
spots. In the 1940s, this parlor was used as a
location for social events. My reclining
friends, Strowd Ward Riggsbbe and Dot
Kennedy Honeycutt, spent two years in this
place creating memories that would last a
lifetime.
Alumni Weekend, Louisburg College’s
annual spring reunion of classmates and
faculty, has the same effect on many who
return to visit their alma mater. Many times,
decades have passed since classmates have
last seen each other, yet an easy camaraderie
soon replaces the initial nerves which
traditionally accompany reunions. This was
readily apparent as two members of the class
of 1955 read notes written fifty years earlier
in their yearbooks. Clara Wright Frazier and
Curtis Adams were friends during their years
at Louisburg, yet Adams still cannot get past
the fact that Frazier always had the best
grades. “In my yearbook, he wrote that I was
the teachers’ pet,” shared Frazier. “If I was
their favorite, it was only because I worked
hard,” she added. As the pair continued to
exchange good-natured jabs, it was obvious
that each graduating class has its own special
memories to share.
Alumni Weekend is a special time on the
Louisburg College campus. With the
academic year coming to a close for the next
graduating class, former students gather for
the weekend to share memories of their days
at Louisburg. These memories are as unique
as the individuals who made them, yet they
share a common thread—a love for
Louisburg College and the positive impact it
had on their lives.
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Top: Class of 1955, left to right, Clara Wright
Frazier, Mary Richardson Clements, Louise
McCullen Williams, Carolyn Jones Bragg,
Eldie Lee Montague Brummit, and Curtis
Adams.
Middle: Kate DeBerry, Eleanor DeBerry,
and Joshua Jones enjoy the kids’ activities.
Bottom: Former alumni director Sue
Guerrant and James Martin, director of
alumni and annual giving.
Opposite page: Left to right, Tom Walden,
Mike Boddie ’77, and Jack Moore.
Awards Luncheon Recognizes Alumni and Friend
Each year, Louisburg College and its
Alumni Association Board of Directors
honor alumni and friends by recognizing
them for their professional accomplishments
and their dedication to the college.
This year’s recipient of the Outstanding
Young Alumnus Award was Josh Rupe ’02,
a former pitcher for the Hurricanes and an
honor student. Rupe, a pitcher for the Frisco
Rough Riders, was ranked by Baseball
America as the Texas Ranger’s ninth highest
prospect for the 2004-2005 season. Rupe
could not attend the ceremony due to
spring training, so his agent, Jack Moore,
accepted the award in his absence. Moore, a
former assistant baseball coach under Russ
Frazier, remembers when he called Louisburg about the possibility of Rupe playing
for the Hurricanes. “I called Coach Frazier
and asked if he thought Louisburg College
could use a pitcher who could throw 95
miles per hour. He assured me that Billy
[Godwin] might find room for him.” Rupe
would later help Louisburg reach its ninth
NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction,
Colorado.
Mike Boddie, recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, graduated from
Louisburg College in 1977. After earning
his bachelor of science in business from East
Carolina University, Boddie joined his
family’s corporation Boddie-Noell Enterprises. Currently Boddie is the head of
Hardee’s operations for Boddie-Noell, which
is one of North Carolina’s largest private
businesses with more than 11,000 employees and more than $250 million in annual
revenues. To Louisburg College, Boddie has
remained a loyal alumnus and friend. As a
member of the Board of Trustees, Boddie has
helped guide the college over the past
decade.
The Cecil W. Robbins Public Service
Award is awarded to a member of the
Louisburg College community who has
shown exceptional dedication by contributing outstanding and meaningful service to
the college. This year’s recipient, Tom
Walden, was recognized for his tireless
dedication to campus restoration and
beautification projects. During his acceptance remarks, Walden, a grandfather of six,
quipped that he was the right person to
repair campus buildings because “it’s not a
job for an old fella!”
Do you know someone who deserves to be
recognized by Louisburg College? Nominations
for the 2006 alumni awards can be submitted
to alumni@louisburg.edu.
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Alumni News
Down, Down The Mountain
Remembering pioneer children’s author Ellis Credle ‘22
P
erhaps the most prolific author with
Louisburg College ties was Ellis Credle
’22. Credle, who began Louisburg Female
College at sixteen and attended four years,
published over 20 books between 1934 and
1969. She is lauded as a pioneer of the
Depression-era regionalist movement.
According to the Pomona College Museum
of Art, the regionalist movement developed
during a period of economic struggle in
America and was “an effort to create an art of
social content that was genuinely American.”
Books written during this movement
“celebrated the simplicity of rural life and
found refuge from suffering in the beauty of
the land.”
Credle, called “an artist with a real
cause,” by The Washington Post was often
described as “liberal-minded.” In 1943, she
reminisced about her time at Louisburg in a
letter to the Louisburg College Bulletin. “I
remember one day as President Davis was
taking some of the girls to walk, she inquired
what each of us wanted to do after we got
out into the world. When my turn came, I
said brashly, ‘Oh, I’m going to be an artist.’
Mrs. Davis fixed me with an amused and
doubting look and said, ‘That’s a very
difficult goal, child.’ At this time, I want to
confess that she was entirely right. It is
harder than anyone knows until he gets
bitten with the bug, but it is worth all the
trials,” wrote Credle.
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Following a period of teaching in the
Blue Ridge Mountains, Credle followed her
love for art to New York City. In New York,
she enrolled in the Art Students League and
supported herself through various pursuits
including governess, usher in
Carnegie Hall, and phone
operator. Her training with
the League, brought her
work as a muralist. She was
commissioned to paint a
series of murals in the
library of the Children’s
Museum in Brooklyn,
which has since been
demolished.
It was during this
period that Credle
began to explore a
writing career. “She
went to the children’s
section of a local library
and read every book they had,” said
her son Richard Townsend, curator of the
Amerindian and African Department of the
Art Institute of Chicago. “At the time that
was only five hundred or so and most were
fantasy.” Townsend shared that his mother
wanted to write “more realistic” books for
children. True to the regionalist movement,
Credle sought to tell stories which depicted
the lives of children in the rural areas of
America.
Credle began her writing career by
drawing from her recent experiences in the
Blue Ridge Mountains. As a child from
Eastern North Carolina, the mountains
brought new and exciting experiences for
the young writer. “There had been many
adult books written about the area, but to
my knowledge no children’s books,” said
Credle. “Down, Down the Mountain was
first written in the full mountain dialect
which did not sell. I rewrote it to the present
form and …it was published and received
enthusiastic notices.” In fact, Down, Down
the Mountain, released in 1934, was
translated into several languages and sold
over four millions copies. Considered a
classic in children’s literature, it was a
selection in the Book of the Month Club.
In 1947, General Douglas McArthur asked
that Down, Down The Mountain be
translated into Japanese for the children of
post-war Japan.
For the next decade, Credle continued
to use the landscape of North Carolina to
write and illustrate children’s books. Books
such as Across the Cotton Patch and The FlopEared Hound were set in the fields and farms
of Hyde County, Credle’s birthplace.
In 1937, Credle married Charles
Townsend, a photographer with the
National Gallery of Art. They worked
together, producing
books like Pepe and
the Parrot, which used
photographs to help
tell Credle’s stories.
Fascinated by Mexico
during their travels, the
couple and their son,
Richard, moved there in
the 1940s. After her
husband’s death in
1975, Credle moved to
Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
where she lived until her
death in 1998. In a
memorial tribute to his
mother, her son wrote,
“Ellis always kept her engaging, storytelling
sense of humor. Her final years were deeply
affected by the many ties experienced here
between peoples of diverse cultures, races,
and societies.”
A special thanks to Sally Credle Murphy,
Richard Townsend, and Kay Shepphard for
providing documentation for this article.
Summers to Remember
Cheryl Brown-Avery ’04 publishes memoirs from her youth
By Elizabeth Michalka
The Wake Weekly
Forty years ago three young sisters
anxiously looked forward to the long hot
days of summer and visiting their
grandparents’ farm near Louisburg.
Cheryl Brown-Avery, the oldest sister,
records fond memories of life on the farm in
her first book, Summers to Remember, which
was recently published.
“Our summer months were filled with
playing games such as hide and seek, picking
blackberries, and helping Papa and
Grandma in the field,” Brown-Avery wrote
in her book. “It’s about family, she said. “I
tried to paint a portrait of days that are long
past. . .of the happiest times
of my life.”
Brown-Avery was
invited to share her
experiences and promote her
book on the nationallysyndicated The Tony Danza
Show. “(Tony Danza’s)
production manager called
me and said she was
sending the tickets,” BrownAvery said. “It was fantastic!”
Brown-Avery has been
a big fan of Danza, who
starred on the TV shows
Who’s the Boss? and Taxi, and
she enjoyed meeting him,
she said. But she’s not letting
the extra attention go to her head.
“Wherever this book takes me, I’m always
going to be Cheryl,” Brown-Avery said.
In Summers to Remember, Brown-Avery
relates the importance of family and downhome values, including some mischief she
and her sisters got into. Among the most
humorous tales are Brown-Avery’s
encounters with an old and very fast mule
named Annie.
“Annie disliked me and my family
knew that. She always came after me when
she broke out. I guess it could be because I
was mean to her. I used to walk past her
stable and throw rocks at her,” Brown-Avery
wrote in her book.
In the 1960s, Brown-Avery’s
grandparents, Charlie Odo and Minnie
Daye White, were the only blacks in their
Franklin County
township who owned
their own land. Most
of the family’s other
relatives were
sharecroppers—tenant
farmers who gave a
share of their crops to
their landlord. “It’s a
part of history,”
Brown-Avery said. “The times have changed
and children today need to read about this.”
She added that children no longer
appreciate the outdoors as much as she and
her sisters did.
“We played outside and
also worked outside, and we
loved it,” Brown-Avery said.
“We learned that a little hard
work didn’t hurt anybody.”
Brown-Avery said she
hopes parents will read the
book with their children. Part
of the reason she wrote it was
to preserve history for younger
generations, including her
daughter Cyndel.
Brown-Avery admitted
that she wanted her daughter
to read the book to get an idea
of what life used to be like
and how much the world
has changed.
“It’s remarkable to have our family
history for the younger generation to read
about,” said Brown-Avery’s mother, Anita
Brown. Brown gave her daughter the final
push she needed to finish Summers to
Remember after she found part of the
manuscript. “I was very excited about the
book,” Brown said. “It’s unique. She paints
such a vivid picture of our lives.”
Although the farm has changed, the
memories of yesteryear have not diminished,
and the family is as close as it has ever been
Brown-Avery said. “We still have Sunday
dinners at home with Mama.”
Cheryl Brown-Avery is a junior at Peace College
in Raleigh and works in the Franklin County
School System.
Poet laureate
teaches others
to live creatively
Creativity is the hallmark of Carol Bessent
Hayman’s life. At 77, this 1945
Louisburg graduate has published
numerous books of poetry and continues
to win awards for her work. She writes a
bimonthly column for the Carteret
County News-Times and serves as poet
laureate for Carteret County and
Beaufort, N.C.
Hayman’s willingness to share her
creative side garnered statewide attention
when Our State magazine featured
courses she teaches at Carteret
Community College. Creative Living and
Reading, ‘Riteing and Remembering are
taught as enrichment courses for seniors.
Her goal is to encourage seniors to keep
creativity in their lives by helping them
write and record
their life
experiences. She
and her students
also take field trips
to places of historical
interest in Carteret
County. Many of
the county’s senior
citizens are new to the area, moving there
after retirement, so Mrs. Hayman knows
that building a network of friends in the
community is important.
Mrs. Hayman’s students are not the
only ones helped by these courses. Mrs.
Hayman says that teaching keeps her
positive, as well. “You must be positive
and creative in order to deal with the grief
and loss we all encounter as we grow
older,” she says. “These wonderful people
have been a great support system. We
feed and support and nurture one
another.”
Mrs. Hayman’s first published poem
was a Christmas poem which was printed
in 1942. Much of her work reflects her
love for her home in historic Beaufort,
N.C. Her poem, The Old Homes of
Beaufort won the North Carolina Poetry
Council Contest in 1987. She won a
silver medal in essay and a gold medal in
poetry in the Carteret County Senior Arts
2003 and was recently featured on the
North Carolina Poetry Council’s website.
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Alumni News
Louisburg College’s first alumni travel
experience offers a taste of the
Caribbean
Forty-three alumni and friends of Louisburg College traveled to the white sand
beaches of the Caribbean on a recent trip
sponsored by the college. The seven-day
cruise included stops on Grand Cayman
Island, Cozumel, and Key West. In addition
to lots of shopping and dining, the group
took advantage of a vast array of excursions
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including tours of the Mayan
ruins in Cozumel and a drive
by popular spots in Key West
including Hemingway’s home
and Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville. The next
alumni and friends trip, which the college
hopes to make an annual event, is in the
planning stages.
Photos contributed by Stephanie Buchanan ’97
Class Notes
Isabelle West Pollock ’27 celebrates 100 years
“Isabelle, with her dark eyes and hair and the
soft glow of color in her cheeks, never tries to
call attention to herself. She is more
concerned with the welfare of her classmates
than her own. Always she is trying in some
simple, kindly way to help another. She is
always working faithfully, always living
loyally. If there’s ever a question of the real
rewards of life, they’ll surely go to her, for the
reward of the faithful is certain.”
Seventy-eight years ago, these prophetic
words were written about young Isabelle
West in the 1927 Oak. On February 12,
2005, family and friends gathered to
celebrate Isabelle West Pollock’s 100th
birthday and her legacy of giving to others.
Born on February 13, 1905, Pollock
received degrees from Louisburg and UNC-Chapel Hill. While working as a teacher and
traveling the country with her husband Emmett Pollock, an officer in the U.S. Army, she
became involved in garden clubs.
When the couple moved to Raleigh in the 1950s, Pollock joined the Raleigh Garden
Club. As a member of the decorating committee for the governor’s mansion, Pollock worked
with eight North Carolina governors and first ladies. At her birthday celebration, Anne
Brown, president of the Garden Club of North Carolina and wife of L.C.’s former academic
dean, Ed Brown, presented Pollock a certificate of recognition to honor her service.
“Ma Russell” receives a visit from her boys
Former dean of women Miriam Russell recently received two surprise visits from former
students Tom Wallace and Ed Woodhouse. “Ma Russell is a sweet, wonderful lady and we
were blessed to have her as a friend and part-time mother while we were away from home
those two years at Louisburg College,” says Wallace. “Ma is still redheaded and beautiful as
ever,” he adds.
In their second year at Louisburg, Wallace and Woodhouse served as business manager
and assistant business manager for The Oak staff which dedicated the 1957 Oak to Ms.
Russell.
During their visits, Wallace and Woodhouse visited many local attractions in Troy, N.C.,
including Shiloh Methodist Church, a beautifully aged structure built in the 1830s. Ms.
Russell’s father, a Methodist minister, delivered his first and last sermons in the church.
1935
Kenneth Davis was awarded the 2004 Silver
Beaver Award for
distinguished service
to Boy Scouts of
America. For 25
years, Ken has served
the East Carolina
Council and Tar
River District of the
BSA. He has served as
scoutmaster, post
advisor, charter representative, and district
committee member. In 1982, Ken retired as
a professional scouter. He was named as the
East Carolina Council 2003 Class of Eagles
Honoree. Earning his Eagle Scout rank in
1933, Ken is a World War II veteran. He is a
member of the First United Methodist
Church of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
1947
George and Hazel Wise have three great
grandchildren. They report that they are
both in good health and enjoy their “grands
and great grands.” Hazel writes, “We had a
great time at ole LU and think about our
days there often.”
1952
Richard Cannon has been a Ruritan
member for the past ten years, serving as
president of his local club, zone governor for
two years, lieutenant governor for one year,
and finally 2005 governor of Ruritan
District 14 for Greenville-Goldsboro
District. His responsibilities cover 25 clubs
in eastern North Carolina with 571 club
members. He retired from the Craven
County Board of Education in 1996 after
37 years of teaching marketing education at
Elizabeth City High School, Havelock High
School, and West Craven High School.
1960
David Birdsong lives in Ixhuatlan del Cafe,
Veracruz, Mexico with former students from
Roanoke Rapids. He teaches English to their
children. His e-mail address is
birdsongdavid@yahoo.com.
Ed Woodhouse, Miriam Russell, and Tom Wallace
Miriam Russell and Ed Woodhouse in
front of Shiloh Methodist Church
1969
William C. Shelton has retired from the
State of North Carolina after 31 years of
service. He also retired from the United
States Army Reserve after 34 years. Bill lives
in Raleigh.
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Class Notes
1970
Margee Styles Hickok and her husband,
Eric, both retired in 2004. The Hickok
family has relocated from New York to
Florida and “love it so far.” They have four
children and two granddaughters. Three of
their four children are educators.
Janie Mathis Hoffman recently earned a
South Carolina insurance agent’s license. She
works for a small independent company in
Hartsville, SC. Janie also works at the
Bishopville Public Library on weekends. She
sends her best to all.
1971
James “Garrie” and Cynthia Garrison live
in Durham, N.C. Garrie has been named
the new anti-money laundering risk
assessment manager for BB&T Corporation
in Wilson, NC. Cindy is the senate page
coordinator for the North Carolina General
Assembly.
1975
Betsy “Beaver” Brodie Roberts is now
employed at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
Her son, James,
works at the
MGM park and
Beaver works at
Magic Kingdom
on Main Street,
USA.
1976
Michael D. Eaves has a new job as administrative officer for the United States Department of Agriculture - Farm Service Agency.
His new address is 2640 Forestbluff Dr.,
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526.
1977
Rebecca White Kuhn and her husband,
Doug, were married September 3, 2004.
They live in Alexandria, Virginia.
1980
Lou Barbee Parker and her husband, Tim,
live in Rocky Mount, N.C. with their two
children, Russ, 16, and Anna Starr, 14.
They own Down East Kennel and Supply,
Inc. She invites everyone to visit their web
site at www.DownEastKennel.com.
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1983
Randy Heafner is the new vice president for
AmerLink and In The Woods Log Homes in
Sweetwater, Tenn.
1987
Laura Kidd Howard and her husband,
Steve, have three
children. Their
son, Jake, was
born May 5,
2003. His two
older sisters,
Rachel and Emma
are eight and four.
Laura is the
administrative
secretary for the
Duke University men’s basketball team.
Kenny Kidd has been appointed to the
Health Insurance Innovation Commission
by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley.
Kidd was nominated by Speaker of the
House Richard Morgan. Kenny and his wife
Gidget live in Asheboro, North Carolina
with their two children, Mary Beth and
Wilson.
1988
Amy Moncure Taylor of Wilmington, NC,
is a paramedic in Brunswick County.
1993
Kendra Faulkner was featured in the 8th
Annual Edition of Who’s Who Among
America’s Teachers, 2004. Kendra is an
instructor of information systems at Vance
Granville Community College.
Chastity Friday is currently a student at the
Campbell University School of Law. She has
played professional basketball in
Amsterdam.
Lee Beasley Loftis
and her husband,
Steve, welcome
their son,
Matthew Samuel,
born November
13, 2004. Lee
earned her doctor
of pharmacy of
Campbell
University. She is
a pharmacist in Asheville. Proud grandpar-
ents are Sammy and Sandra Beasley. Sammy is
a graduate of the class of 1970 and Sandra is
the assistant registrar at Louisburg College.
Andrea Raines and Josh Pagan ’94 celebrated
their seventh wedding anniversary in May.
They have two sons, Zackary, 4, and Skyler,
2. Josh is a manager at Johnson & Johnson.
He and Andrea live in Apex, NC. Their email address is Paganfamily4@nc.rr.com and
they would love to hear from everybody.
Amie Ridout Reeves proudly announces the
birth of a daughter, Mikael Renee Preslie
Reeves. Preslie was born February 14, 2005,
and weighed 8 lbs, 7 oz.
1996
Kristan Jedlicka Shelton is a stay-at-home
mom to 20-month old Kyle. She and her
husband are expecting another boy in June.
1998
Yancey Gulley , former L.C. director of
admissions, is working in theatre production
and student affairs for Long Beach City
College in Long Beach, California while
pursuing his second master’s degree. Yancey
earned his bachelor’s degree at UNCWilmington and a graduate degree at North
Carolina State University.
1999
Anthony and Deborah ’97 Fowler announce
the birth of
their
second
child,
Charles
Michael,
born
January
14, 2005.
Eric Mosley is a civil engineer with Gerdau
Ameristeel in Atlanta, Georgia. He received
his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from
North Carolina State University where he
played baseball.
2002
Josh Rupe was ranked by Baseball America as
the Texas Ranger’s ninth-highest prospect in
its 2004-2005 projections. In 2001, Josh was
selected in the third round of the Major
League Draft by the Chicago White Sox.
Later traded to the Rangers,
2003
Drew Constanza, Carter Harrell, and Brody
Taylor are members of the East Carolina
University
Pirates
baseball
team.
The
former
Canes
enjoyed
a visit from LC head baseball coach Billy
Godwin.
2004
Byron Marshall received the Franklin
County Arts Council’s 2004 Artist of the
Year Award. Byron, an accomplished pianist,
is a student at the University of North
Carolina at Wilmington.
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Louisburg can now accept payments from Visa, MasterCard, Discover and
American Express cards. In the near future, look to be able to purchase concert
tickets on-line.
Advertise with Louisburg College
Share your company’s success with Louisburg College
alumni and friends through the SHARE Program
The SHARE program is a new concept introduced by alumnus, Glenn Slaughter
’67, to promote the financial well-being of Louisburg College and to promote a
network of alumni. The SHARE program works when:
• Sponsoring SHARE members offer their services or products through this magazine
to other alumni and friends of the college. Columns is mailed biannually to over
15,000 alumni and friends of Louisburg College.
• For each purchase made, the sponsoring partner will contribute 10% of the total
sale to Louisburg College. The contribution will be made in the name of the alumni
or friend of the college.
For example: Laser Age Inc. is a sponsoring SHARE member who sells printer
supplies. Laser Age will offer to the alumni and friends of the college the opportunity
to purchase their products and in return will donate 10% of the total to the college.
Laser Age will make either monthly or quarterly payments to the college and will
inform the purchasing partner or friend of the amount contributed.
To become a partner of the SHARE program, simply call (919) 497-3245 or e-mail
jmartin@louisburg.edu to place an advertisement in the next Columns magazine.
Advertisers will be charged a small fee to cover the costs of printing the ad. In the ad,
please include your name, class year, contact information as well as a description of
the service or products you offer. Once the ad is placed, any further contact is the
responsibility of the parties involved in the transaction.
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In Memoriam
Ruth Cathey Fox ’31 died
December 15, 2004. She was 92
years old. Fox was a longtime
resident of Cary, NC, and a
member of First United Methodist Church for 85 years.
Fox was a graduate of Louisburg College and Columbia
College in South Carolina. She
completed graduate work at
Appalachian State University.
Her career in education
spanned four decades. She was a
teacher at Cary Elementary for
37 years and served as principal
of Briarcliff Elementary for seven
years. Fox was an active member
of Alpha Delta Kappa and was
elected state president and
corresponding secretary.
Fox was a strong supporter of
Louisburg College and served as
president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and of
the Golden Anniversary Council.
She remained a member of the
GAC until her death. In 1990,
Fox was honored with the
Louisburg College Meritorious
Service Award for outstanding
leadership.
Edgar “Rip” Tutor ’38 died
October 18, 2004, at the age of
91. An exceptional athlete, Rip
played football and baseball. He
attended Louisburg College on a
baseball scholarship before
signing with the Detroit Tigers.
For years he worked as a Major
League scout with the Baltimore
Orioles, the Seattle Mariners, the
Anaheim Angels, and the Atlanta
Braves. He worked with the
Braves until his death.
Rip received numerous
awards during his career with the
Major Leagues. In 1970, he
earned a World Series ring with
the Baltimore Orioles. In 1988,
he was named Major League
Scout of the Year, and in 1992
he received the Major League
Baseball SE Achievement Award.
Rip was a 1997 Major League
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Baseball Scouting Hall of Fame
inductee.
Tutor was a member of the
Lenoir Rotary Club and First
United Methodist Church of
Lenoir, NC.
Betty Harris Smith ’42 died at the
age of 81 on January 16, 2005. For
more than thirty years, Smith
served as the executive secretary to
three Louisburg College
presidents—Dr. Cecil W. Robbins,
Dr. J. Allen Norris, and Dr. Ronald
May. In 1985, she received the
Distinguished Alumnus Award, and
in 1994 she received the Bessie
Arrington Gupton Distinguished
Service award for outstanding and
extraordinary services to Louisburg
College.
Lorine “Boodley” Smith Caveness
’54 of Salem, Virginia, died February 19, 2005, at the age of 70.
After attending Louisburg College,
she graduated from Meredith
College with a degree in education.
Caveness devoted her life to working with and protecting children.
She was a school teacher for six
years before entering the sporting
goods industry.
Mrs. Caveness received the
Consumer Products Safety Commission Chairman’s Commendation
“for her dedication to keeping kids
safe and for development and
promotion of an innovative face
guard that prevents injuries and
makes baseball safer.”
Caveness served on the standards committee of the American
Society of Testing and Materials
(ASTM), the Board of American
Academy of Pediatric Denistry, the
National Society to Prevent Blindness, and the Board of Advisors for
the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Other than physicians,
Mrs. Caveness is the only individual to have a feature article in
the New England Journal of Medicine.
Marjorie Crisp, 92, died February 12, 2005. Crisp was the
director of physical education at
Louisburg College in 1945.
Crisp became the first full-time
female faculty member at Wake
Forest University when she
joined the physical education
department in 1947. She served
the Demon Deacons as director
of women’s athletics from 1971
to 1974.
Alma Perry Sloan ’24
Emily Douglas Padgett ’26
Frances Joyner Pulley ’26
Elizabeth Blair Burgess ’30
Margaret Smith Edwards ’32
Henry C. Stokes ’38
Juliette H. Chambliss ’40
Catherine Rogers Cobb ’42
Norwood Lee Jones ’42
Margaret Freeman Matthews ’42
Gene Thompson Weston ’42
Eleanor Beasley Dodson ’43
Rebecca Rives Bethea ’45
Hobart G. Wilson ’45
Thurston Wade Arnold ’47
Prudence Cobb Davis ’47
Bradford D. Fearing ’47
James McQueen Bailey ’48
Elinor King Warren ’48
Gerald Ward Deloach ’50
Bruce Roland Senter ’55
John Oliver Wooten ’56
Raymond Sherwood Keith ’57
Charles Eric Franklin ’58
Rev. James Glenn Lupton ’59
L. Mendenhall Thayer ’59
Peter Brockington Maupin ’60
Helen Faye Owen ’61
Karen Aska Thompson ’62
Thomas Wilson Jenkins ’63
Pattie Jones Medlin ’63
George Everett Hawkins ’64
John Philip Gue ’65
Henry Marcus Hunnings ’67
Davey Lee ’67
Mary Johnson Moore ’75
Charles Wilson Franklin ’81
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from your purchase benefit the Louisburg College
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The prints are produced through Family Memories,
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Order by phone at (919)787-2627, e-mail
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to Louisburg College Historical Series, 4213
Marvin Place, Raleigh, N.C. 27609.
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Clifton L. Benson Chapel
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501 N. Main Street
P.O. Box 3126
Louisburg, N.C. 27549
Art work by Loyal Wai ’05, recipient of the 2005 Art
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