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Catawba’s new Shuford Stadiumproject receives million-dollar boost

Fred Corriher, Jr. '60, the 19th presi-dent of Catawba College, told the cam-pus community in a brief announce-ment September 25 that he was retir-ing from the post, the pinnacle of his

career. Corriher announced his retirement at an 11a.m. gathering of the campus community onStanback Plaza in front of the Cannon StudentCenter. The announcement was made on thecampus of the college where he was a student,then worked briefly as alumni affairs director,served as a trustee since 1975, and led as presi-dent for the past nine years.

Corriher told the assembled students, faculty,and staff that he felt this was the right time forhim to step down, saying he would officiallyleave the post on September 1, 2002--exactly tenyears since his appointment in 1992.

The Catawba presidency was a post Corriher,63, never expected to hold. He was tapped by theboard of trustees in September 1992 followingthe sudden death of Dr. Stephen H. Wurster.Corriher was then a trustee of the College and hadserved as board chairman for three years, 1984-

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• Retracing the path of a friendship —page 5

• Margaret Mead’s daughter speaks at Catawba

— page 6• Terrorist attacks sadden campus

community — page 9

Board of Trustees ChairTom Smith '64 andTrustee Dr. John DonaldScarlett '48 at OpeningConvocation

— page 11

Dr. Bruce Wentz 1929- Summer School onWheels — page 10

President J. Fred Corriherannounces retirement The Catawba College Center for the Environment was dedicated

September 20, 2001 before a standing room only group of invitedguests. Mrs. Elizabeth Stanback and her family, who made the facil-ity possible with their gift of more than $6 million - the largest singlegift in Catawba's history, were recognized during a brief ceremony.

During his remarks at the dedication, President J. Fred Corriher, Jr.suggested that the facility "may well be the most important buildingbuilt in North Carolina in many years, for the way in which it cele-brates mankind's efforts to preserve and protect our precious envi-ronment." He lauded the Stanback family for its vision and willing-ness to act to make the center a reality.

Explaining how the center came to be, Corriher quoted poet CarlSandburg saying, "Nothing happens unless first a dream." He saidFred Stanback Jr. was one of the visionaries behind the project. "Hisdedication to this earth and its creatures and its plants and its air andits water is without parallel, not just in this state, but perhaps in thewhole of our country."

Mrs. Stanback, Corriher explained, "helped this single part ofFred's dream come true. Through her generosity and her son's vision,we are brought to this time and to this place in a wonderful conflu-ence of a crying need and of their ability to make things happen."

Chairman of the Catawba College Board of Trustees, TomSmith, said that thanks to the center, "Catawba numbers amongthose few institutions which can boast that they practice what theypreach. Because of this, it has become a leader in the environ-

Catawba’s Center for theEnvironment Dedicated

The new Shuford Stadium construction project atCatawba College has been given a one million-dol-lar boost thanks to a gift from the former publisherof the Salisbury Post, Jim Hurley III and his fami-ly.

Hurley said the gift is being made in memory ofthree people:· J. F. Hurley, Jr., his father who was business man-ager, publisher or chairman of the Salisbury Postfor 66 years;· Dr. Stephen H. Wurster, the president of CatawbaCollege from 1981-1992.

· Gordon Kirkland, successful football, baseballand basketball coach at Catawba during the late1930s and '40s.

Catawba College Senior Vice President TomChildress called the Hurleys' gift "a tremendouslead commitment" to the $2.5 million stadium pro-ject. This upcoming football season will be the lastplayed in the existing Shuford Stadium. Plans arefor demolition in November, with construction slat-ed to begin in January or February of 2002. It ishoped that the facility will be ready in August of2002, before the football season.

See ENVIRONMENT, page 11See RETIREMENT, page 13 President & Mrs. Fred Corriher following

announcment

Mrs. Elizabeth Stanback, seated, L-R Fred Stanback, Mrs. George Brumley, President and Bonnie Corriher

CAMPUS, October 20012espite my best efforts to remember, I can't place the exact date atwhich I first set foot on the Catawba College campus, but it wassometime in the early 1940's. My grandfather, the late Lotan A.Corriher, was heavily involved as a Trustee of the college at thattime, and, from what people have told me, I was one of his travel-

ling companions as he would come up to the Catawba campus. I do recall fol-lowing him across the scaffolding of the rising Salisbury-Rowan Dormitoryaround 1947. But prior to that, as many of you have heard me say, I sat on thelaps of Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Keppel as they would share Sunday lunch at mygrandparents' home during the period when Dr. Keppel filled our church pulpit

as a supply pastor.Thus, I can safely say that Catawba College

has had a presence in my life since my earliestrecollections. After my grandmother died in1946, my grandfather married FlorenceBusby, founder of the Blue Masque, in 1948.Thus began a new set of connections toCatawba College. I recall attending a BlueMasque performance of Shakespeare's JuliusCaesar with them in the old auditorium.

As an entering freshman in the fall of 1956,I came with a heavy heart as my grandfatherhad died only about 8 months earlier, andeverything on campus carried memories of ourvisits. Yet that connection, along with myfather's role as a Trustee for the next 20 years,kept my association with the college alive longafter my graduation in 1960.

After attending North Carolina StateCollege to study textiles in 1960-61, I did mymilitary service in the U. S. Army Reserveunder the command of Captain Peter P.Cooper, one of my favorite professors atCatawba. Our unit, including quite a fewCatawba alumni, was called up during theBerlin crisis, and we served for 10 months ofactive duty at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. After ourunit's being de-activated, I was anxious toenter the family textile business in Landis, butDr. Keppel persuasively asked me to joinCatawba as her Alumni Director. Tornbetween the two opportunities, I got the best ofboth worlds and served both Catawba and ourcompany for the next two years.

After my dad's retirement from the Board ofTrustees in 1975, he had recommended that Ibe considered for his replacement, a requestthat the Board granted. Thus began yet anoth-er 17 year period of close ties to Catawba as a

trustee. A three year stint as Chairman of the Board of Trustees brought meeven closer to the college. This was all interrupted by the tragic death ofPresident Stephen H. Wurster, a leader to whom I felt was responsible for hav-ing moved Catawba so far during his tenure. Saddened by his loss, I agreed toserve as interim President until the search committee could complete the searchfor Dr. Wurster's replacement. As we all now know, the search committeeturned to me after a few months to fill his shoes and I have been here nine fullyears.

Therefore, counting all the direct years of involvement as student, staff mem-ber, trustee and as president, I feel I have been here for 33 years, in one capac-ity or another. It is now time to move on and make a place for CatawbaCollege's next leader.

The last nine years have been the most challenging, most gratifying and ful-filling years of my life. I can honestly say that I have never worked harder inmy life, and those who knew me at Linn-Corriher Corporation will attest that Iworked hard in that role as well.

The most gratifying part of all has been the marvelous support which hasbeen provided by the Catawba College faculty and staff, our Board of Trustees,our alumni, the Rowan County community and other friends of the collegethroughout the nation. My own Cabinet has worked selflessly to support myefforts and have earned my undying gratitude. My wife, Bonnie, as well as ourfive children, have had to put up with a part-time husband and dad. To all ofyou who read this, please know how profoundly grateful I am for the constan-cy of your support during my tenure and the many kindnesses you have show-ered on Bonnie, me and our family.

Quite honestly, I feel that I have done as much for Catawba as my capacitiesallow. Our work has been primarily to bring fiscal stability to the college andto position its physical facilities for the next era. It is time for a new leader toemerge who can shape the academic vision for Catawba's future. We are anacademic institution whose role it is to educate the young men and women whocome to us as we shape their lives to serve as contributing citizens of the world.We must now direct our attentions to the strengthening of our academic pro-grams to make them second to none among small colleges in our region. Thisis not an area to which I have much to contribute and I must make way for sucha leader.

My work is not finished. We still have several millions of dollars to raise toconclude our capital campaign. We have another class to recruit for next fall.We have new friends to win for the college. And we must conclude our cele-bration of 150 years of Catawba's history and to position Catawba for an evenbrighter future. As much as I long to return to my home in Landis, I realize thatthe next year must be filled with unceasing effort to achieve all this. RobertFrost, once again, sums it up best:

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep."So it is not "adieu", but only "à bientôt";not goodbye or farewell, but only "until we meet again."I have come to love all of you very much and I pray God's richest blessings

on you and all others who love and serve Catawba College.

“...and miles to go before I sleep”

Tonia Black-GoldEditor & Chief Communications Officer

Laura A. QuadriniGraphic Designer & Staff Photographer

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An endowed scholarship has been established at CatawbaCollege in memory of the late Clinton and Ruth Childressof Mount Airy. Preference for the scholarship will be givento students from Surry County who are the first in their fam-ilies to attend college and who have demonstrated financialneed.

The scholarship was established by the late couple's sonand his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Childress ofSalisbury. Tom Childress, who is a senior vice president atCatawba, and his wife Judy are both graduates of the insti-tution, earning their degrees in 1964 and 1965, respective-ly.

Catawba College President J. Fred Corriher, Jr. said theChildress' gift to establish the scholarship "honors not onlythe parents, but their alma mater."

"The late Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Childress were a couple,who worked hard to put their children through college,"Corriher explained. "This scholarship established in theirmemory may help ease the financial burden of future par-ents trying to give their child the same opportunity of a col-lege education."

The late Mr. Childress was co-owner of Trio KnittingMill in Mount Airy. The late Mrs. Childress was a home-maker who later in her life enjoyed serving as a teacher'sassistant in the Mount Airy School System. Both were life-long residents of Mount Airy.

Endowed scholarships at Catawba are established withgifts of $10,000 or more. Those who wish to contribute tothe Clinton and Ruth Childress Endowed Scholarship Fundshould send their gifts to Catawba's Development Office.

Couple memorialized with Endowed Scholarship

J. Fred Corriher, Jr. President of the College

CORRIHER’S PRESIDENCY TO BE PROFILED IN NEXT CAMPUS

The past decade at Catawba College is anotherdramatic chapter in this College's on-going story. AsPresident J. Fred Corriher, Jr.'60 concludes his ser-vice to the College, Campus will profile his presi-dency in its next edition.

President Corriher's occupancy of the presidencywas characterized by fiscal challenges, as well asdramatic growth and changes in the College campusand its community of faculty, staff, and students. Italso will be remembered as the presidency in whichthe largest capital campaign in the College's historywas launched and successfully concluded.

Corriher's retirement brings to a close one of thelonger presidential tenures in the College's 150-yearhistory. Corriher will be one of only two living for-mer presidents of the College. Dr. Martin L.Shotzberger, 1969-80, being the other.

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Alumni makes 125,000 gift to their Alma Mater

our years into a five-year campaign, Catawba College has crossedthe $51 million mark in its effort to raise $56.5 million, 90 percentof the goal. The Campaign for Catawba, which was begun in June1997 has until May 31, 2002 to raise the remaining $5.5 million.

College officials indicate that they are now entering the remainder of thecampaign much like a football team's two-minute drill.

"The college could not be in this position without the support of thousandsof alumni and friends," said Catawba's Senior Vice President Tom Childress."We are gratified by all of the gifts which helped put us where we are, butnow it will take additional support from alumni and friends -- people comingon board -- to help us cross the finish line on time."

Childress said donors to the campaign are able to "see tangible benefitswhich result from their gifts." The monies raised to date have been put intofacilities and the college's endowment.

New building projects include the Center for the Environment, a new ath-letic field house and a new Shuford Football Stadium. Funding for the $6.5million Center for the Environment was provided in part by the largest giftCatawba has ever received in its 150-year history. Mrs. Elizabeth Stanbackand her family gave $6 million to help construct the 20,000 square foot"green building" which overlooks Catawba's 189-acre wetlands preserve.Another anonymous Salisbury donor has also committed a $1.2 millionestate gift for the Center. The facility opened this fall.

Major renovations which have been funded from gifts made to theCampaign for Catawba include that of the Hedrick Administration Building,the Williams Music Building, Omwake-Dearborn Chapel, the Robertson

College-Community Center, Hurley Hall, several dormitories, and theShuford Science Building. These renovations included making the facilitieshandicapped accessible, adding infrastructure improvements such as air-con-ditioning to several buildings and dormitories, as well as installing the appro-priate fiber optics for computer access in all nine dormitories and other build-ings on the campus. Hurley Hall and the Williams Music Building, two ofthe older buildings on campus, were stabilized and completely overhauled.

Catawba's endowment, which stood at $21 million when the campaignbegan in 1997 has since increased to $34.5 million today.

The last year of the campaign coincides with Catawba's sesquicentennialyear and that is significant, according to Catawba President J. Fred Corriher,Jr. "This capital campaign has made a tremendous impact on the college, pri-marily through the improvement of facilities and adding more to our endow-ment. That endowment is really the future of the college. This year, as wecelebrate our past, we can look forward to the future on secure footing.

"The campaign has allowed Catawba to become an even more competitiveinstitution in attracting students and in preparing them to continue their edu-cation or begin their careers," Corriher continued. "We've seen an increasedenrollment in both our day and Lifelong Learning programs. Thanks to gen-erous gifts from our donors, we have been able to increase our scholarshipaid to qualified students."

The last time Catawba undertook a capital campaign was in the 1980s,under the late Dr. Stephen Wurster's presidency. Twenty-eight million dol-lars was raised in that major building campaign which concluded in 1989.

Campaign for Catawba crosses $51 millionmark, needs $5.5 million to reach goal

Two building projects on the Catawba College campus have been given aboost and an endowed scholarship has been established thanks to a $125,000gift made by two college alumni. Bryan and Helen Applefield of Dothan,Ala., who graduated from Catawba in 1966 and 1967, respectively, made thegift.

The couple committed $50,000 of their gift to the Shuford Stadium con-struction project. This $2.4 million project is scheduled to begin at the con-clusion of Catawba's football season. The current stadium, constructed in1928, will be razed and a new one built back on the site. Plans are for newbleachers to increase seating, new concession stands, a press box, morerestroom facilities, a resurfaced track and an improved playing field.

The $3 million athletic field house project, currently under construction,will receive $50,000 from the Applefields. This 26,000 square foot facility isexpected to be complete in March of 2002. It will contain dressing rooms formen and women's soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, football, and women's soft-ball, as well as meeting and classroom space, offices for coaches, a rehabarea, and a strength training room.

An endowed scholarship in honor of physical education and recreationprofessor, Dr. Pat Whitley, will be established thanks to a $25,000 gift fromthe Applefields. This endowment recognizes Dr. Whitley's tireless dedica-tion to Catawba and her students. Dr. Whitley, a member of the CatawbaCollege faculty since 1964, is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College. Sheearned her master's degree at Appalachian State University and her Ph.D.from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Catawba Senior Vice President Tom Childress expressed his gratitude forthe Applefields' gift saying, "Bryan and Helen have always supported theiralma mater, but this most recent commitment speaks to just how deep theirfeelings are for the institution."

Bryan Applefield said the gift he and his wife made to Catawba was their

way of giving something back. "It's important to do whatever small part wecan to provide support and nurturing for those students who come after us,"he explained. "The magnitude of the gift is not as important as the spirit ofthe gift.

"Catawba was absolutely the right place for Helen and me, and in the ensu-ing years since we graduated, that's been reconfirmed," Applefield continued."The years we spent there did give us a great gift, one that's added signifi-cantly to our lives.

"The college's mission has been preserved and replicated with such greatintegrity in the positive way student lives have been affected, and in the char-acter of the faculty and staff members who are so dedicated to this institution.Catawba is well, it's healthy and it's delivering on its mission for young peo-ple."

Applefield, a business major, played football during his years at Catawba.Several years after graduating and earning his master's degree at theUniversity of Georgia, he returned to his alma mater as Dean of Men andassistant football coach. He remained in that position for two years beforerelocating to Lenoir, N.C. to work for Broyhill Industries. He was inductedinto the Catawba Hall of Fame in 1995.

Helen Applefield, who majored in physical education at Catawba, was alsoinvolved in athletics, playing field hockey, basketball and tennis, sportscoached by Dr. Pat Whitley. She taught school for some years following hergraduation before she and her husband started their own business.

Today, the Applefields are the owners and operators of Goldco, Inc., aholding company for 47 Burger King franchises in southeastern Alabama,the Florida Panhandle and southwest Georgia. The couple has one son, Scott,and are the proud grandparents of twins, Annabeth Walls and BryanAlexander, born August 17.

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CAMPUS, October 20014atawba College's new athletic fieldhouse now has a roof and masonrywalls, and work is proceeding onthe building's HVAC system. The26,000 square foot facility is

expected to be completed in March of 2002,according to Senior Vice President Dr.Kenneth Clapp.

The field house is located on propertyadjacent to the Shuford Football Stadium andRowan Partnership for Children. It will con-tain dressing rooms for men and women'ssoccer, lacrosse, field hockey, football, andwomen's softball, as well as meeting andclassroom space, offices for coaches, a rehabarea, and a strength training room.

According to Catawba College Senior

Vice President Tom Childress, "Catawba hasa first-class athletic program and this fieldhouse will meet the urgent need to providedressing facilities for over 200 Catawba stu-dent athletes. It will also provide muchneeded accommodations when we host visit-ing teams."

The contractor for the project is SnipesConstruction Company of Salisbury.Ramsey, Burgin and Smith of Salisbury isthe architectural firm for the field house,with architect Bill Burgin serving as princi-pal.

The $3 million field house project is beingfunded by Catawba's Capital Campaign.

Catawba College Field House construction under way

New field house nearing completion

CAn endowed scholarship at Catawba

College has been established in memory offormer Catawba College football player GeneAppler. The scholarship was established byfriends and former teammates of the 1965graduate who died June 9 in Mechanicsville,Virginia.

Preference for the scholarship will be givento students who play defensive line for theCatawba College football team and demon-strate financial need.

Appler, a native of Littlestown,Pennsylvania, was an outstanding defensivelineman for Catawba between 1961 and 1965,being twice named All Carolina Conference.He was awarded the Capitol Theatre Cup in1964 as the most outstanding player on theteam and was named to the NAIA District 26Team. He never missed a single game in hiscareer and was highly regarded and respectedby his teammates and coaches.

A contract with the pro football team, theRichmond Rebels, took Appler to Virginia'scapital in 1965. He later taught and coached attwo high schools and a middle school in thatarea. For the past 20 years prior to his death,he was a real estate broker and owner ofAppler Realty in Richmond, Virginia.

Catawba College President J. Fred Corriher,Jr. said the scholarship honoring Appler was "afitting tribute to a legendary lineman."

"Gene thrilled us when he played footballhere at Catawba," Corriher remembered. "Hehelped define the phrase, 'hold the line.' "

Endowed scholarships at Catawba are estab-lished with gifts of $10,000 or more. Thosewho wish to contribute to the Gene ApplerEndowed Scholarship Fund should send theirgifts to Catawba's Development Office.

Former Catawbafootball playermemorialized withestablishment ofScholarship

Gerald R. Allen of Salisbury has estab-lished an endowed scholarship at CatawbaCollege in memory of his late wife, InezBankett Allen, who died October 30, 2000.The Allens, 1950 graduates of the college,were married for 27 years and spent theircareers in business and education.

Preference for the scholarship will begiven to students enrolled in the Ralph W.Ketner School of Business who demonstrateneed and have a high academic standing.

"Education was always important to meand my late wife," Allen said. "We saw thescholarship fund as a way to make a real dif-ference in the lives of Catawba students."

Allen, who earned his master's degree ineducation from the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill, spent the early partof his career in sales finance, before shiftinghis focus to education. He served as aninstructor, director of education, and dean ofinstruction at a private junior college untilhe moved into the North CarolinaCommunity College system where he wasemployed as an instructor in businessadministration, marketing and management

until his retirement in 1988.His late wife, a native of Rowan County,

earned master's degrees in business educa-tion from the University of North Carolinaat Greensboro and in guidance and counsel-ing from the University of North Carolina atChapel Hill. She retired as a guidance coun-selor with the Charlotte-MecklenburgSchool System in 1989.

Catawba College President J. FredCorriher, Jr. called Allen's gift "a very tangi-ble way that alumni give back to their almamater.”

"The Allens have always held a deep lovefor Catawba," Corriher said. "This gift toendow a scholarship allows future genera-tions of students to benefit from a similar,life-shaping Catawba experience."

Endowed scholarships at Catawba areestablished with gifts of $10,000 or more.Those who wish to contribute to the GeraldReid and Inez Bankett Allen EndowedScholarship should send their gifts toCatawba's Development Office.

Local Catawba College Alumnus establishes endowed scholarship

Gene Appler ’65

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Editor's Note: Shirley Jones, the widow of DavidElwood Jones '58, wrote the following account ofthe lifelong friendship between her late husbandand the late Richard "Dick" Williams '57. I thoughtit only appropriate that we print her account toaccompany the story about the September 28thdedications at East Mecklenburg High School inCharlotte, N.C. which memorialized these men. Asyou read Mrs. Jones' account, I'm sure that you, likeme, will be struck by just how deep and long-last-ing friendships established at Catawba can be.

ecently, while looking for a photographof Dave to be used in a program for theEast Mecklenburg High School dedica-tions of the new baseball field in hismemory and the new football stadium in

Dick Williams' memory, I found a newspaper photoof the two of them attending a golf tournament.The photo appeared in what was then The CharlotteNews, dated Monday, May 26, 1974. This news-paper no longer exists, however.

I have pulled the photo back out several timessince I first found it. What I see is a profile of twoyoung men who met at Catawba College in themid-1950s. Both young men came to Catawbaafter serving in the U.S. military during the KoreanConflict. Both were from small North Carolinatowns: Dave from Reidsville, and Dick fromMorganton. And they both brought with themyoung wives who worked in the medical profes-sion.

It is not known to me exactly when the friendshipfirst started with these two men, and I really don'tknow what bonded them so closely. Perhaps it wastheir great interest in and love of sports, especiallybaseball and football. They both had participated inthese in high school and they both played footballand received a scholarship at Catawba.

Dave also was a pitcher on the Catawba baseballteam. Dick, however, could not play on the base-ball team at Catawba because he had been draftedout of high school by the New York Giants. Thatcareer ended for him when he was drafted into themilitary about two years later.

The two of them could stand or sit anywhere anddiscuss such events for hours and hours. Theynever seemed to tire of these discussions andattending events together. The friendship grew andgrew.

Dick, who was several years older than Dave,completed his B.S. degree in physical education in1957, one year before Dave. He was hired to be theathletic director, football coach, baseball coach andto teach the men's physical education classes at therather new East Mecklenburg High School inCharlotte, N.C.

About the time of their move to Charlotte, Paula(better known as Boots or Bootie) presented Dickwith their first child, a boy named after his dad;however, Paula called him "Chip" because she saidhe looked like "a chip off the old block."

By the time Dave completed his B.S. degree ineducation in 1958, East Mecklenburg needed a his-tory teacher and an assistant football coach. Also,Coach Dick Williams was ready to be relieved asbaseball coach. So, we packed up our very fewbelongings and moved to Charlotte so Dave couldfill these positions.

Our place of residence would be none other thana duplex apartment on the same street where Dickand Paula lived. Later, a somewhat larger apart-ment became available next door to us, and theWilliamses moved in. Early in 1959, we becamethe proud parents of our first child, a girl namedJody.

Within the next several years, Dave and Dickworked on their master's degrees at AppalachianState Teachers' College on weekends and duringthe summers. These they completed in 1962.

At about this time, both couples felt it was time topurchase that first home. We both decided to build,and chose lots on the same street. Without realiz-ing it at the time, both couples decided on almostidentical house plans.

Several years went by and then, the Williamsesbecame parents again; a second son named Mark.It would be several more years before Dave and Iwere blessed with our second child, a girl namedPamela who was born on Mark's birthday! She

prefers to be calledPam.

Years went byand the Jones fami-ly and the Williamsfamily continuedto remain close.Although thenature of the twomen and their per-sonalities werevery different, their friendship appeared to be asstrong as ever, and they continued to enjoy theirpositions at East Mecklenburg High School.

Perhaps I should refer to that age-old saying;"Opposites attract." Dave, who was born under thesign of Scorpio, married a Gemini; and Dick, whowas born under the sign of Gemini, married hiswife, Paula, who was born under the sign ofScorpio.

Although Dave was an only child, Dick was oneof four boys. While the fathers of both died at arather young age, their mothers maintained longlives. Dick's mother died at age 95 and Dave'smother is still living and is 91 years old.

As life should be, both Dick and Dave made newfriends and developed new interests. Many times,however, Dick's friends would become Dave'sfriends and Dave's friends, Dick's.

Dick developed a real love for the game of golfand Dave became a great fan of college basketballand football. Also, he loved fishing and purchasedhis own bass boat. Dave also loved to play softball.During their 35 or so years in the high schoolcoaching and teaching professions, each instructed,coached and mentored over 10,000 young men andwomen. Neither seemed to be too busy or to be tootired to talk with students, athletes or parents. Bothremained devoted to their beloved EastMecklenburg High School and both served as rolemodels in their community. Life was indeed busyfor these two friends, but they each found time to beloving and devoted husbands and outstandingfather figures to their children.

When it came time for Dick to retire in 1989, he

Retracing the path of a friendship

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Two Catawba Alumni Honored at EastMecklenburg High School Dedication

Two Catawba College alumni, the late Richard "Dick" Williams '57 and the late David E. Jones '58, werememorialized Friday, September 28 at East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte. Two different athleticfacilities at the high school were named in honor of these two men, who were not only Catawba alumni, butalso lifelong friends.

During halftime of East Mecklenburg's football game, the new football stadium was dedicated in honor ofWilliams, and the new baseball field, in honor of David E. Jones. Both men had been long-time employeesof the school. Williams served as athletic director and coach for a variety of sports at East Mecklenburg HighSchool from 1957 through 1990. Jones was a teacher of World History at East Mecklenburg from 1958 until1993, as well as head coach of baseball, girls' softball and assistant football coach.

The widows of both men, their children, as well as other family members and friends, were on hand for thededications.

After their retirements from East Mecklenburg High School, both Williams and Jones found their way backto Catawba and employment as coaches. Williams served as Catawba's baseball coach from 1990 until 1994and as head of the college's athletic booster club, the Chief's Club, from 1994 until his death December 16,1999. Jones served from 1995 until 1998 as baseball coach at Catawba. He died August 9, 1999.

Dick and Paula Williams

Dave and Shirley Jones

See FRIENDSHIP, page 9

CAMPUS, October 20016Margaret Mead’s daughter speaks at Catawba

omething fundamental has happened in our world," the daugh-ter of anthropologist Margaret Mead, Dr. Mary CatherineBateson, told the audience at Catawba College's Women'sSymposium September 20. She was alluding to the terroristattacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. which hadshaken the nation.

"We're dealing with a national turning point of a certain kind," she contin-ued, "and the way we tell our story will establish our potential for what wedo next." Bateson recalled her mother telling her that after she heard that theatomic bomb had been dropped by the United States on Japan, "she threwaway a completed manuscript she had written saying, 'At this point, we haveto rethink everything given the capacity for destruction.' "

Bateson, who is also an anthropologist, a linguist, a scholar and a profes-sor, has written and co-authored nine books,

including Composing a Life, Full Circles,Peripheral Vision and a biography of her par-ents, With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir ofMargaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Thetheme for the symposium, "Composing aLife," was taken from the title of her book.

She is currently a scholar in residence at theRadcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies atHarvard University in Cambridge,Massachusetts, and serves as president of theInstitute for Intercultural Studies in NewYork City. Educated at Harvard, where shereceived a bachelor's degree and a Ph.D.,Bateson has conducted research atBrandeis, the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology and Harvard. She has taughtat Harvard, Ateneo de Manila University,Damavand College in Tehran, Iran,Northeastern, and Amherst College

(where she was dean of faculty).Bateson said she was "interested in the discontinuities we face in our lives."

She explained that as one looks to the future "you have to think both aboutpoints of continuity and points of discontinuity you've bridged in the past toreach new learning.

"We as a people in America," she continued, "are unusual in thinking ofchange positively. We have had changes and discontinuity in our country andthat's how we became America." But that American way of looking atchange is not universal, she cautioned. "Even in biblical times continuity andno change was a good thing, and change and discontinuity was a bad thing."She offered these suggestions for maintaining the capacity to respond tochange: keep curiosity alive in the classroom; preserve, seek and look fordiversity of all kinds; and tolerate ambiguity. "It is wonderful and revolu-tionary in the human experience that today the elders of the tribe have to lis-ten to the children," Bateson said. "We don't have to conceal ignorance. Wecan ask whoever knows and today our children bring us up."

Harkening back to her opening remarks about the terrorist attacks on the

United States, she reasoned, "Every crisis in our lives and in our world is aninvitation to new learning, even the ones that seem most terrible. Every invi-tation to new learning involves accepting vulnerability and ambiguity. Imyself think that the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center is an invita-tion to rethink the deepest meaning of globalization.

"We need to know the world in a new way," Bateson explained. "It is a factthat in many societies change is seen as threatening and people react withrigidity and fear. We've seen that in our own country in the way that Southerncommunities reacted to integration - with fear.

"I believe that the world's great religions canbe seen as recipes for human growth. People'sunderstanding of their faith changes over theirlifetime as they grow and mature. Our reli-gious traditions are not a challenge to freezethings, but a challenge to deepen understand-ing about that religion.

"There are people for whom remainingfaithful means to remain rigid," she said."When people are scared they lose flexibilityand become frightened by ambiguity."

In her closing remarks, Batesonexplained why she used the word, compos-ing, in the title of her book, Composing aLife. "It adds up to flexibility and lifelonglearning, and a way of living in the worldwhich is improvisational, like jazz," she said.

"It is important to try to live with grace andbeauty and generosity, fitting things together ina way that works for a while and then has to bereadjusted."

Bateson's remarks were followed by presen-tations from three women, all speaking fromtheir individual point of view on the sympo-sium's theme. Those three presenters includedCatawba College alumna Melinda MelhornEvans '77, a N.C. Civil Court mediator;Kendall Watkins Phills, the widow ofCharlotte Hornets Player Bobby Phills; andCatawba College alumna Dr. Edith McCanlessBolick '70, chair of the college's sociologydepartment.

This year's women's symposium was madepossible in part by the generosity of MonaLisa Wallace (president of the CatawbaBoard of Visitors) and William MarcGraham '83 (member of the CatawbaCollege Board of Trustees) of Wallace andGraham, P.A., and Katharine W. Osborne(member of the Catawba College Board ofTrustees).

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Dr. Mary Catherine Bateson

ECOCONNECTIONS!Catawba College's Center for the Environment is doing more than

helping to save the environment. It's offering to teach others how to dothe same through it's online magazine, located atEcoConnections.catawba.edu.

Here, you will find the latest topics of interest not only to NorthCarolina, but the nation as a whole. The issues tackled range from localendangered species to technology used the world over in assisting con-servation efforts. The site also provides a wealth of educationalresources for teachers, students and the environmentally-minded in gen-eral. You'll learn about upcoming workshops and conferences to be heldat Catawba College.

So visit EcoConnections.catawba.edu to learn what efforts are beingmade locally and regionally to make this earth a healthy home for us all.

Dr. Edith McCanless Bolick ’70

Kendall Watkins Phills

Melinda Melhorn Evans ’77

CAMPUS, October 2001 7orms on the Catawba College campusare at full capacity thanks to a recordenrollment for the 2001-2002 academicyear. Fourteen hundred and fifty stu-dents are enrolled, of whom 1,409 are

full-time. Seven hundred and seventy three of thesestudents are boarding on the campus.

Catawba's Chief Enrollment Officer Brian Bestsaid he was pleased with the efforts of the admis-sions counselors that brought in this large class."We worked very hard to recruit students who werethe right fit for Catawba," Best said. "Although wehave a record enrollment, we did not have to lowerour academic standards to get them here." Thegrade point average of the 415 new students is upfrom last academic year.

Catawba College President Fred Corriher, Jr. saidthat Catawba was blessed to have continuing suc-cess in attracting students. He credited not only thehard work of the admissions staff but also "thegrowing reputation of the college throughout theEast Coast."

"Many things are coming together on campus,"Corriher said. "Students coming to Catawba at thistime will be able to enjoy the renovated ShufordScience Building and our new Center for theEnvironment."

Best said he was particularly pleased about the 35entering freshmen from Rowan County. The SATscores of these students average five percent higherthan those of the rest of the freshmen class and theirgrade point averages are significantly higher.

Of the 35 entering freshmen from RowanCounty, 19 of them are recipients of the Ralph W.Ketner Rowan County Scholarships. These schol-arships were awarded for the first time last year.Ketner, co-founder and chairman emeritus of FoodLion, and his wife, Anne, established the scholar-ships for full-time day students as one way to showhis gratitude to the people of Rowan County fortheir past support of Food Lion.

Catawba College Senior Vice President TomChildress recalled how Ketner described theRowan County Scholarships. "He said he alwaysremembered that the parents and grandparents ofthese students were the ones who supported FoodLion," Childress explained.

DCatawba starts year with a record enrollment

Catawba College's Lifelong Learning programhas a record number of students enrolled this fall,according to program director Dr. Karl Rodabaugh.New faculty and staff members have been hired tosupport the 394 full-time students.

In February, Rodabaugh told the CatawbaCollege Board of Trustees that he anticipated 375full-time students, but the final totals exceeded evenhis expectations. "Our biggest challenge is to stayahead of the rising tide of lifelong learning enroll-ment growth," Rodabaugh said. "We're now in theprocess of making plans and preparing for rapidexpansion within our small campus environment."

The program grew from 185 students in the1998-1999 academic year, to 340 students last aca-

demic year. By the year 2005, Rodabaugh sur-mised, the program could have an enrollment of600 students.

"We continue to be one of the institutions withthe highest ratios of full-time faculty teaching in ouradult learning program," Rodabaugh explained. "Ithink that in itself has helped make ours one of thefastest-growing campus-based adult degree pro-grams in the southeast."

Geared to full-time working adults, the eveningprogram currently offers three bachelor's degrees,in business administration, information systems andadministration of justice. Students pursue thosedegrees via a block course system, normally takingone course at a time during a one-month period.

Those degree offerings could be expanded as theprogram grows, Rodabaugh speculated, and there isa strong possibility that a master's degree in busi-ness administration could be added within fiveyears. Last year, Catawba reached an articulationagreement with all of the community colleges in thearea for the new administration of justice major. Anon-campus Alpha Sigma Lambda chapter, a nation-al honor society for non-traditional students at lib-eral arts colleges, was also chartered last spring.

To accommodate the expanded staffing, LifelongLearning has relocated its headquarters on campusfrom the Cannon Student Center to renovated officespace in Hoke Hall.

Enrollment in Lifelong Learning Program keeps growing

Parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and other varieties of friendsand relatives were on hand to help Catawba College's class of 2005 move intotheir dorm rooms. Most of the students were excited and nervous, while theirparents expressed a range of emotions from bittersweet to relieved.

"I've already done my crying," said Mary Artiss, aunt of freshman TahiraMoody. But even as Artiss spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. "Tahira's every-body's child," she explained, and then joked, "She's my third daughter."

Tahira was just one of many Catawba freshmen with the large entourage.Family members drove from Newport News, Va. "in the rain and humidity,"the family friend said, to transport Tahira and her belongings to college.

Freshman Megan Wilson of Stuart, Va. was accompanied by her parents andgrandparents. Megan, who came to Catawba to play softball, was

busy helping her roommate, freshmanKeely Litaker ofConcord, set up hercomputer. Keely'sfather, James Litaker, a1975 Catawba alum-nus, and her motherCassie were dry-eyed asthey watch their daughterunpack her belongings.Forty-seven Alphas,Catawba upperclassmen,were on hand to assist thefreshmen students moveinto their dorms.

Woodson Dormitory,traditionally the freshmandormitory on campus,

was alive with activity. Several residenceassistants were in the lobby of Woodson tohelp check students into their rooms. "MyR.A.s are amazing," Kathy Robey, Catawba'sdirector of Residence Life, exclaimed as shelooked around. "They made us all look great!"

"It's really going smoothly this year," R.A.Michelle Fleshman said. "The biggest prob-lem we've experienced is the occasional keythat won't fit into the lock."

Robey said the dorms on campus were atfull capacity when the upperclassmenmoved in. Capacity translates into almost760 beds filled with students. The boardingstudents, plus commuting day students andthe more than 400 adults in the LifelongLearning program will give Catawba arecord enrollment this year of more than1400 students.

Strangers to each other beforeSaturday, Freshmen Chris Nesbitt ofColonia, N.J. and his roommate, MikeAnthony of Rochester, Penn., share something more than a room. They areboth on Catawba's golf team and that commonality probably landed themtogether. Mike's parents, along with his aunt, uncles, grandparents and sister,all came to Salisbury to help him settle in.

Mike's father, also Mike Anthony, stood in the hallway of Woodson watch-ing as his son and the roommate unpacked and talked. He tried to be stoic. "I'llbe fine until we get in the car to drive away," he said. "I thought I was worseabout this a month ago, but you never know."

Anxious Catawba Freshman move in

Chris Nesbitt and Mike Anthony

Tahira Moody and Megan Wilson

CAMPUS, October 20018he State Superintendent of the PublicSchools of North Carolina was the speak-er at Catawba College's OpeningConvocation for fall semester. Dr.Michael E. Ward, serving his second term

as state superintendent, was one of four individualswho received an honorary doctorate at the event.

The convocation was held Thursday, Sept. 6 in

the Omwake-Dearborn Chapel. Both CatawbaCollege faculty and members of the senior classrobed in academic regalia and processed. Duringthis ceremony, honorary doctorates were alsoawarded to Dr. Richard L. Brownell, president of

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College; Dr. G.Edward Hughes, a 1972 alumnus of Catawba andpresident of Hazard Community College inKentucky; and Dr. John Donald Scarlett, a 1948alumnus of Catawba and dean emeritus and pro-fessor of law at Wake Forest Law School.

Dr. Ward, a three-time graduate of NorthCarolina State University, is also a member of theCouncil of State which includes the Governor,Lieutenant Governor and eight other statewideelected officials. Prior to his election as StateSuperintendent, he served as executive director ofthe North Carolina Standards Board for PublicSchool Administration. He also has served assuperintendent of schools in Granville County,N.C. and as a principal and teacher in that system.

In 1997, Dr. Ward received the North CarolinaState University's Distinguished Alumnus Award.Active in professional activities, he is an adjunctprofessor of educational leadership at both NorthCarolina State University and East CarolinaUniversity.

Prior to beginning his career in education, Dr.Brownell served for 20 years in the U.S. Marinecorps where he commanded every size unit fromsquad to battalion. He retired as LieutenantColonel in 1970. Following his retirement, heearned his doctorate in higher education adminis-tration from Duke University.

Dr. Brownell has served as associate director ofthe National Laboratory for Higher Education, asvice president of planning and research for theSouth Carolina Two-Year College System, and asvice president of the Technical College of the LowCountry in South Carolina. For the past 24 years,he has been president of Rowan-CabarrusCommunity College. In 1988, he was selected asan outstanding president in a national survey oftransformational leaders in American communitycolleges.

A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Dr.Scarlett's undergraduate education at Catawba

College was interrupted by 32 months of militaryservice during World War II. He received hisbachelor's degree in English in 1948, and thenwent on to graduate from Harvard Law School in1951. Following law school, he worked for ayear as an associate for a small Wall Street litiga-tion firm before accepting another yearlong posi-tion as assistant director of the Institute ofGovernment at the University of North Carolinain Chapel Hill.

Dr. Scarlett entered legal education in 1954and spent his career there. He served as a mem-ber of the faculty of Ohio Northern UniversityLaw School and Wake Forest Law School. Heheld the position of Dean of Drake UniversityLaw School from 1969 until 1979, before movingto North Carolina to spend the next ten years asDean of the Wake Forest University School ofLaw.

Dr. Hughes, a native of Gettysburg,Pennsylvania, graduated from Catawba in 1972with a degree in psychology. He received hismaster's degree in psychology from MiddleTennessee State University and his Ph.D. in high-er education from Southern Illinois University.Since 1975, he has taught psychology and servedin various administrative roles in four communi-ty colleges. In 1985 at age 34, he was named thesecond president of Hazard Community College,becoming one of the youngest CEO's inAmerican higher education at the time.

Under Dr. Hughes' leadership, the enrollmentat Hazard Community College has grown from604 students to over 3100 students served on fivedifferent campuses in the heart of AppalachianKentucky. The college's endowment has grownfrom $0 to over $5 million. In 1996, under hisdirection, the college merged the private, two-year, Lees College into Hazard CommunityCollege, and now offers the only residential lifecampus among the 27 public community andtechnical colleges in Kentucky.

TFour honorary degrees awarded at Catawba

Dr. Michael Ward receives honorary degree from PresidentCorriher

A sesquicentennial birthday party was held on campus following the Sept. 6 convocation.Students faculty, staff and some invited guests celebrated during a cookout on Stanback Plaza

CAMPUS, October 2001 9hock, disbelief, fear, sadness, empathy, grief, anger - were just someof the emotions experienced on our campus September 11, 2001 andin the days that followed the terrorist attacks on our nation. We alltried to go about business as usual, but it was very difficult, if notimpossible. The radio, television and newspaper became our

sources for news; and we became for each other sources of comfort and assur-ance.

Catawba College President Fred Corriher's response to our campus commu-nity was swift and stalwart and expressed typical and strong American senti-ments which we all needed to hear. In a campus-wide e-mail he posted at 9:55a.m. September 11, he wrote:

"We are all saddened by the horrible incidents which are being directed at thecitizens of the United States. Until all the facts unfold, there is no way of deter-mining the source of these attacks. Catawba College will continue to operateon a normal schedule in defiance of these efforts to rob our nation of its secu-rity and pride."

He encouraged us all to observe a moment of silence at noon to "pray for thefamilies of those directly affected and for our country." As the United States,the North Carolina and the Catawba College flags flew at half-staff on our cam-pus, many of us did.

It was in the afternoon of September 11 that we first gathered as a community in the sanctuary of Omwake-Dearborn Chapel, seeking solace.Scriptures were read, prayers said, and prayer requests made by members ofthe campus with friends and relatives in harm's way. Catawba Chaplain andSenior Vice President Dr. Kenneth Clapp and other faculty members wereavailable after we gathered to counsel with our students.

September 12, again our campus community was encouraged to gathertogether in the chapel at three different times to pray for our nation, for the vic-tims of the tragedy and members of their families. A table was set up in theCannon Student Center on this day and students handed out bits of red, whiteand blue ribbons for community members to wear during the week as an out-ward sign of their empathy and mourning.

In an effort to understand the terrorism which had affected all Americans, Dr.Sanford Silverburg, an expert on international terrorism and chair of the col-

lege's political science department, gave a lecture onthat subject on the evening of September 13.Students and members of the Salisbury communityattended and perhaps gained deeper insights into thewhy's of the week.

Friday, September 14, as our nation marked a dayof prayer and remembrance, our campus communitygathered again in the chapel, showing our solidarity.The chimes tolled twelve times as the brief servicebegan. The 100 or so of us gathered were comfortedto be here. We took to heart the scripture from St.Matthew 6 that Dr. Clapp read. The words admon-ished, "…do not be anxious about tomorrow, fortomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day'sown trouble be sufficient for the day."

Looking back now with some distance and lessache to September 11, I believe we all see that infa-mous day as a turning point in the lives of our stu-dents and campus community. Some of the secu-rity we all felt about being Americans and inAmerica and some of students' innocence peeledaway with those terrorist attacks. For those of us over 40, the events ofSeptember 11 were but further grievous incidents to file away along with theremembrances of the Vietnam War and its nightly death totals on the eveningnews; the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther Kingand Robert Kennedy; the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan;the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger; and the Oklahoma City bomb-ing. For our students, this was perhaps their first experience with nationalcalamity.

Feeling fiercely American as I write this, I can say our campus communityis stronger because we experienced these days together. For the loss of liveswe continue to mourn, for the loss of innocence we continue to pine, and weare certain that the hard edge we feel around us all now is exactly the feelingthat Americans get when they straighten their shoulders to press on.

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was ready to settle into some well-deserved relax-ing time and to play a lot of golf. Unexpectedly,however, a call came from his alma mater,Catawba, for him to come coach the CatawbaIndians baseball team. In 1989, Dick and Paulapacked up and made the move back to Salisbury.

On the eve of their move, Dave and I (at his per-sistence) drove over to say goodbye to our long-time friends. It was a difficult task to coax Dave outof the house as he and Dick sat in the den carryingon one of their in-depth conversations among thestacks and stacks of boxes ready for the move.Knowing that his friend was moving away was sohard for Dave, and he was choked up all the wayhome. I tried to console him by telling him thatDick was only moving to Salisbury, about 50 milesaway, and he would have many opportunities to seehim. "But it would not be the same," Dave said.It was not too much later that I noticed that thereseemed to be a lot of events going on at Catawbaand that a lot of Saturday trips were being made toSalisbury.

In 1993, it was Dave's time to retire from histeaching and coaching professions. He too hadplans to relax and do a lot of serious fishing. Butthen, unexpectedly, a call came from his friendDick to invite him to come to Catawba to help withthe baseball team.

Dave and I had plans to relocate outside of theCharlotte area when we retired. We had plans,

however, to live near a lake area. This had been oneof Dave's long-time dreams. He wasn't interested inre-entering the coaching profession. But aftermuch consideration, a decision was made to join hisfriend Dick, and the Joneses made the move back toSalisbury.

Once again, these two friends were reunited, andonce again they were working together in the typeof environment they loved the best - involved withyoung people and sports. The bond between thesetwo was still so great, and there they were, back inthe town and back on the same college campuswhere their friendship began.

In reflecting back, it almost seems that whereverDick went, he always found an opportunity to callhis friend Dave. And, it would appear that Davewould have followed his friend Dick to the end ofthe earth, so to speak!

However, that pattern was soon to change. Thistime, it would be Dave who made the next move.In late July of 1999, Dave became very ill and wascalled to join his Heavenly Father on August 9.This time, it would be Dick who followed Dave. Inearly December 1999, Dick was diagnosed with aserious illness and was called suddenly to join hisHeavenly Father and Dave on December 16. Whilethe nature of their illnesses were completely differ-ent, the two of them made their journey into theunknown only four months apart.

When both came to realize that death might be

close, they each displayed much strength, courage,calmness and dignity. Each reassured their fami-lies that they had no regrets in the way they hadlived their lives and probably wouldn't make manychanges if they had their lives to live over again.They both seemed to be at peace with their God andthemselves and were ready to make the journey ifthey were called.

The two friends were buried in the same ceme-tery across the road from each other. Ironically,when I chose the site for Dave to be buried, I wasunaware that only six months prior, the Williamseshad already chosen and purchased their site.

We will never know, of course, if Dave neededDick up there with him, or if Dick needed to be upthere with Dave. What we do know is that two menwho were closely bonded as friends will forever betogether. I must ask myself; was it all just a matterof circumstances or just a matter of chance, or wasthis friendship planned, developed and shaped bydesign.

On Friday, September 28, during halftime of itsfootball game, East Mecklenburg High School ded-icates its new football stadium to the memory ofCoach Dick Williams and its new baseball field tothe memory of Coach Dave Jones. What a won-derful honor to bestow upon the names and memo-ries of these two men and how very fitting that adual ceremony should be held, ensuring that thelegacies of these two friends will live on and on for

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CAMPUS, October 200110aking classes at Catawba College during the summer was very dif-ferent in 1929 than it is today. Back then, Catawba students whowanted to see the rest of the continental United States and take somesummer classes had only to enroll in summer school.

During the summer of 1929, a large group of more than 100 stu-dents, faculty and staff members from the college headed out of Salisbury toparticipate in a Summer School on Wheels. They created a caravan of sedansand buses. The buses they used were built especially for the trip. Accordingto a brochure from that time, the buses were "special semi-limousine closedcars with air-cushioned seats" and "sleeping quarters built to the cars" with bothfloor covering and electricity.

The trip took the students across the country to California and then back toSalisbury via a southerly route. It included stops in the Carolinas, Tennessee,

Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri,Kansas, Idaho,Colorado, Utah,Wyoming, California,Arizona, Texas,Mexico, Mississippi,Alabama and Georgia.

Each day of the50-day trip, whichbegan June 10 andended August 6, startedwith three hours ofcoursework, followedby hours of travelingand nights of camping.A special cook car,"equipped with allmodern conve-niences" accompaniedthe caravan. "Freshfruits and vegetablesand the best of otherfoods" were served."Modern camp

grounds with toilet andbathroom facilities" wereused "practically every night."

The cost for this educational sojourn was $225, plus tuition.A now defunct business, the Blanks Travel Bureau of Charlotte, provided the

vehicles and planning. Catawba's Director of the Extension Division, B.K.Haworth, and a Catawba faculty member, Dr. Bruce Wentz, coordinated theacademic side of the trip.

According to newspaper accounts at the time, thissummer school on wheels caused a stir and creatednews in each place that it stopped for a night. Morethan a week into its trip, the group rolled intoVincennes, Indiana. The newspaper therereported the arrival with inflated prose:

"Machine age education rolled into Vincennesyesterday from Louisville, in the form of the'College on Wheels,' a thirteen-car motorcade ofcollege students from North Carolina. …Thecontingent from Dixie arrived at Harmony Parkshortly after 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Theyhad driven all night after weathering difficultiesen route. The University of Louisville campus,which was to have been a camping place, wasunder water. When the group tried to camp atanother place the Kentucky constabulary kindlytold them to 'move on.' Advance informationhad evidently gone astray. At any rate the crewarrived in the city tired and sleepless.

"…A spirit of cordiality pervaded the groupas it encamped last evening. The soft southerndrawl contrasted markedly to the incisive snap ofHoosier vernacular. The accent of the south that

cannot be verbalized passed musically from the Dixie students."The southern accent of the summer school students continued to be noted in

the newspapers which sent reporters to interview the group. A June 19, 1929story, which appeared in The Kansas City Star, gave this account as the grouppaused its "educational voyage," on U.S. Highway 40 on the outskirts of theKansas City:

"The Carolina collegiate caravan with its 110 soft spoken, drawlin' studentsand its faculty of three, moved on westward today, after having spent last nightat the U-Smile tourist camp. …This undeniably 'progressive' institution of edu-cation, representing Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C., and consisting of sixmotor busses and seven sedans, went on to Topeka after classes this morning,with the West Coast its ultimate object.

"…But the idea of Catawba College, which is a Reformed Church institution,in arranging this seven weeks' trip, was to give the students an opportunity tosee the country. The people of the southeast part of the United States have adistressing reputation for provincialism, and such trips as this are designed torelieve that situation.

"…Anyway, the Carolinians, with their abundance of 'you-alls' and lack of'r's,' have seen Missouri and have liked it, and have gone on to the Kansaswheat fields. They are eager to see the growing wheat, although one honey-voiced co-ed admitted today she had missed her corn pone this trip."

June 20, 1929, the group spent the night in Manhattan, Kansas and TheMorning Chronicle account of the stop described the travelers as being from"Charlotte, South Carolina…making a trip of eight thousand miles of theUnited States." It detailed how the group "attended the show at the Marshallas the guests" of the manager and "took advantage of the city swimming pool."This article explained how classes were arranged for the students:

"The schedule for classes is from 7 o'clock until 9:30 in the morning with timeoff for breakfast whenever it is ready. Then if the work is not finished, arrange-ment is made so that the classes can be finished on the buses, but generally thisis unnecessary. The day is spent in travel and they camp early in the eveningso that it is possible for the individuals to spend their evening just as they wish.

"The subjects taught are Plant Ecology, where the students have the advan-tage of studying numerous plants in their native environment; PublicSanitation, where they study hygienic plants and sanitation systems of variouscities; Geology; Economic Geography; and the two for which they receive theonly academic credit: Community Development and Educational Psychology.They will take notes in class and will write a term paper for credit after theyreturn from the trip.

"…One member of the trip carries with her some water from the AtlanticOcean which she will pour into the Pacific Ocean upon her arrival there, thussymbolizing the uniting of the two oceans in their educational venture."

It was without fanfare or celebration July 4, 1929 that the summer school onwheels rolled into Pocatello, Idaho. The Pocatello Tribune gave this account:

"Rolling in two hours behind schedule, the big motor busses quicklyorganized into formation and the camp assistants had the baggage down and

the tents pegged before the city visitors knew what it was all about. Muchinterest was manifest by the onlookers while

TCatawba’s 1929 Summer School on Wheels

Summer school makes camp

Catawba group at a stop along the way - 1929

CAMPUS, October 2001 11the camp was completed and the members of the party lined up behind the cookwagon without even the formality of being commanded to 'come and getit.'…the travelers formed a 'bread line' past the table where the food was dishedin cafeteria styles.

"Mayor C. Ben Ross, Paul V. Nash and a committee representing the cham-ber of commerce as well as representatives of two newspapers were on hand toextend greetings from the one and only Pocatello, and in return received a royalwelcome from the southerners.

"…To the reporter's query as to the ratio of men and women in the party, Dr. Haworth said laughingly, 'Two-thirds women and one-third men, just likeheaven."

The college caravan arrived in Dallas, Texas July 31, 1929 and departed thenext day on its homeward journey, according to a report in The Dallas Journal.This lengthy sentence in the opening line of the article describes the group'sdeparture:

"The caravan of 100 college students and professors, which composes thetranscontinental summer school on wheels of the Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C., wended its way out of Dallas Thursday morning after the regular classsessions toward Shreveport, La., the next stop on its journey to Salisbury, whichwill be completed by Sunday."

The Dallas Journal article noted that "the southern drawl of the local officialswas the best thing the students have heard since Salisbury." It also made ref-erence to the Catawba student who transferred water between the Atlantic andPacific oceans. In this article, however, the student, noted in an earlier news-paper account as a female, was described as a male: "One student in the groupis carrying a bottle of water from the Pacific Ocean to dump into the Atlantic.He has already transferred water from the Atlantic to the Pacific."

Perhaps the most telling commentary on the summer school on wheels waswritten 30 years after the fact by one of the Catawba faculty members who par-ticipated in the 1929 trip, Dr. Bruce Wentz. He shared his recollections in anarticle he wrote for the February 1960 edition of Catawba's ALUMNEWS.

In a diary-like fashion, Wentz explained what had occurred on each day ofthe 50-day trip. With an insider's point of view, he recalled details of vehicleproblems; difficulties with Mr. Blanks, the travel agent who put together thetrip; sites along the way; and the heat and mosquitoes encountered. Followingare some excerpts from Wentz' 1960 account:June, 19, 1929

We left camp real early this morning, but paused long enough to have our pictures taken for the Kansas City Star. Later our pictures with a nice write-upappeared in that newspaper. We toured Topeka, Kan., and finally camped atManhattan Kan., and were treated to a show here.July 1, 1929

Several of us went fishing in the morning on the West Thumb of YellowstoneLake. Each of the three in the boat caught three trout about 12 inches long. We saw the canyon and the falls of the Yellowstone River. Wetraveled on to Mammoth Host springs in another section of the Park, andpaused along the way to throw some snowballs. In the evening, we heard a lec-ture on the geology of Yellowstone Park, given by one of the rangers, a Mr.McDougal.July 3, 1929

I took some pictures of Old Faithful in action. Mr. Blanks scolded the group because some of the folks were saying some unsatisfactory things aboutthe way he was conducting the trip. We left Yellowstone Park and crossed apart of Montana and went on to Pocatello, Idaho, where we were given a nice

reception by a local band as we camped there.July 9, 1929

We were detained in Reno, Nev., all day because they had to get a new engine for one of the buses. We were given passes to the racetrack and sev-eral of us went to the races. Two friends in our group wanted to bet on ahorse and between them they bought a $2.00 ticket on a horse they hadasked me to select. The horse won, paying $12. These friends thought Iknew all about horse racing. Of course, I did not bet at all. We left Reno,Nev., about 10:00 P.M. and went onto Donner Lake, Cal., where we arrivedabout 1:00 A.M., July 10.July 16, 1929

Mr. Blanks lectured the group again because he felt that the group was notco-operating very well. I think he was beginning to lose money on his part ofthe contract. Everybody was disgruntled all day. I suppose we were some-what tired. We had a long trip today to Goleto Camping Ground. We saw theMission Bells at San Louis Obispo, Cal. We were told that the mission wasbuilt in 1772.July 18, 1929

Some of us slept out of doors last night. This morning I piloted some ofour group to Santa Catalina Island in a large boat named Avalon. This was avery nice twenty-seven mile sidetrip. While on the island, we took two sight-seeing tours and one ride in a glass-bottomed boat. All this was wonderful. Onthe island, we saw the homes of Wm. Wrigley (of chewing fame), Gene StratonPorter, and Zane Grey. On the way back, on the boat, we saw sixty-five flyingfish. This was interesting too. After supper, I took some of our group to AimieMcPherson's Angelus Temple at Echo Park. We attended her rather elaboratereligious service. With the aid of her helpers, she baptized about ninety per-sons this evening.July 24, 1929

We got up early this morning and traveled about fifty miles beforebreakfast at Ash Fork, Ariz. The Wyatt girls (students) treated Mr. Haworthand me to breakfast at the railroad station. We left Ash Fork, Ariz. to go toWilliams, Ariz.

The axle on our baggage bus broke. We finally landed in Grand CanyonPark. Some of us took an auto trip along the rim of the Canyon. We attendedthe Park Campfire meeting in the evening. Mr. Johnson, of our group, helpedto entertain us by playing his harmonica and drums.August 4, 1929

I got up at 2:30 A.M. because of the mosquitoes which were chewing me up. They were quite small, but they could bite through a blanket if necessary.According to plans, I woke the others at 4:00 A.M. We paused at Marion Junction for lunch. Our journey today took us through Meridian, Ala., and Montgomery, Ala. We saw the state capital at a distance. We also passed by Tuskegee Negro College. We traveled on to Opelika, Ala, where we camped ina public school house. The Principal, Mr. Watson, was very nice to us but henext day the janitor was rather angry with us.

Wentz summarized the summer school on wheels experience like this in hisfinal entry of August 6:

"…The tour was ended. It was a good experiment. Reasonably goodschool work was done and I think everyone was benefited by the whole trip.These notes were written thirty years after the trip. Some small details havebeen forgotten and some others were considered to be too insignificant to meto be mentioned here."

mental movement."Smith encouraged the faculty, students and partner "at the heart of the Center for the Environment to con-

tinue to fuel this environmental legacy for all of us."Members of the Stanback family in attendance in addition to Mrs. Stanback and her son, Fred, includedFred's wife, Alice; his son, Brad; Brad's wife and children; Mrs. Stanback's daughter, Mrs. George Brumley;and Mrs. Stanback's, Bill Stanback. Many members of the Catawba Board of Trustees were present, aswere elected officials, civic leaders and representatives from various environmental organizations.

Corriher also recognized other donors who directed gifts to the center. These included Wilson andEvelyeen Smith, an anonymous Catawba alumna, the Proctor Foundation and the late Mrs. Mary A.Corriher.

On Sunday, an open house for the public was held between 2 and 5 p.m. at the facility and more than500 people attended. Center Director, Dr. John Wear, along with architect Karen Alexander, contractorBill Wagoner, interior furnishings planner Jeanne Mercer, and landscape architect Kevin McCorkle wereon hand to field questions about the building.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Stanback & her family were honored at dedication.

CAMPUS, October 200112The Catawba Connection: It’s worldwideBy Dr. William Palmer '56 & Ron Hillard '57

lmost 50 years ago, a young man named Strati Hadjiyiannaki decid-ed to come to the United States for his education. Before leavinghis native Greece, he found information about Catawba Collegeand decided to come to Salisbury and to Catawba. Ron Hillard wasa local student from Salisbury. Ron and Strati became friends dur-

ing their freshman year and remained roommates until Strati graduated in1956. (Ron graduated in 1957.)

After graduating from Catawba, Strati obtained a law degree from TulaneUniversity, and then returned to his native Greece and a career with theNational Bank of Greece.

The Catawba connection is still strong. Strati and Ron stayed in touch witheach other over the years. In 1984, Strati and his wife, Amelia (now

deceased) came to the United States for a visit with Ron and his family andto tour the East Coast. In 1997, Strati paid a returnvisit to the Hilliard's home in Maryland. As part ofthis trip, they took an automobile trip to NorthCarolina and visited Catawba College, where they hadbeen students over 40 years earlier. They visited some

of the local "hangouts," withStrati beingr e c o g n i z e dafter all thoseyears by theproprietor ofone of the localrestaurants.

Another class-mate, BillPalmer, guidedhim around forthe short visit to

Salisbury that was part of a longer trip to the U. S.Ron and his present wife Joye visited with Strati at his home in Mytilene,

Greece, during the summer of 2000. Ron's visit brought out another side ofStrati's life. Among other talents, he is a licensed sea-going freighter pilot, aswell as a former investment banker.

Another Catawba alumnus has maintained the connection with Strati.Roger Gifford ('55) and his wife Leta visited with Strati during the summerof 1999, as part of trip to Greece. According to Roger, Strati kept them busy,showing them many of the historical (as well as modern) sites of Athens.During his stay at Catawba, Roger was a roommate of Bill Palmer.

Most recently, Bill ('56) and Anne Palmer, with daughter Katherine, weregraciously hosted by Strati in his second home city of Salonica, Greece (thehistorical city of Paul's letter to the Thessalonians). Upon their arrival on May12, 2001, they were ushered to a traditional Greek Orthodox wedding of oneof Strati's close friends and the elaborate celebration afterwards. During therest of the visit, Strati arranged a behind-the-scenes visit to the stock marketand proved to be a most knowledgeable guide to local markets, museums,restaurants, and local nightlife. This part of the Palmer's trip to Greece was awhirlwind of activity that would never have been possible without theCatawba connection.

For all of these Catawba friends, Ron, Roger, and Bill, the long-timefriendship with Strati almost half way around the world is an example of thelife-long connections that Catawba friends make.

Strati has offered to help organize a class reunion in Greece. Anyone inter-ested should contact Bill Palmer at Palmer@vnet.net or by phone at 704-636-6154.- Strati Hadjiyiannakis ('56) now lives in Mytilene, Greece, with a second home in Salonica, Greece.- Ron Hillard ('57) now lives in California, Maryland.- Roger Gifford ('55) now lives in Montrose, Colorado. - William (Bill) Palmer ('56) now lives in Salisbury, North Carolina.

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Catawba College President FredCorriher, Jr. said he is gratified by Hurley'sability to "solicit himself" when funds areneeded for a particular project. "Jim Hurleyis one of the most remarkable individualsever to serve on Catawba College's Board ofTrustees. He is in the habit of making leadgifts to jump-start projects which he feelswill have a significant impact on the life ofthe college," Corriher explained.

"His and hisfamily's gifts arebehind many of theimportant and pro-gressive projects inRowan County,including ElizabethHurley Park, theMeroney Theatre,Rufty-Holmes SeniorCenter, SpencerShops, Dan NicholasPark, four YMCAs

and LivingstoneCollege," Corriher continued.

"He and Gordon have heeded theirfather's directive to them to 'give somethingback' to the people of Rowan County whosupported the Salisbury Post over the years.Life in Rowan County would be a lot poorerwere it not for Jim and Gordon Hurley andtheir extended family."

Hurley said his family including his

brother Gordon and Jennifer Hurley, widow ofHaden Hurley, will provide a portion of the mil-lion-dollar gift to fund building a new press boxthrough the Hurley Foundation. That gift echoesone that his father made in 1973 to build the orig-inal Hurley Press Box at the existing stadium.

"He said, 'I'm going to give a pretty good sizegift to Catawba for a press box, and I don't wantyou boys to be mad at me for giving away some ofyour inheritance.' "

Hurley and his wife, Gerry, will provide thefunding for the President's Box at the new stadiumin memory of Dr. Wurster. "Gerry and I were veryclose to Steve and Jean (Wurster)," Hurleyexplained. "Steve did a lot of the fund-raising forCatawba in that box. He had vision and charismaand raised millions of dollars to rejuvenate the col-lege."

Hurley himself will provide the funding for anew and improved football field in memory ofCoach Kirkland. "That field needs better contour-ing, irrigation and drainage," Hurley said. "I over-heard Coach (David) Bennett saying that theUniversity of Georgia had the best field he'd everseen.

"Course Crafters, which built Georgia's field,was rebuilding the back nine at the SalisburyCountry Club at that time. I thought that if thiscompany could do such a good job at Georgia, itcould certainly build a wonderful football field forCatawba."

Course Crafters has built golf courses, footballand baseball fields throughout the country.

Examples include Turner Field in Atlanta,Candlestick Park in San Francisco and improve-ments at Augusta National, scene of The Masters'golf tournament.

Hurley spoke fondly of Coach Kirkland. "Ilearned to love sports following Coach Kirklandand the Catawba players he coached," he said."My first football hero was Charlie Clark whoplayed tailback in the '30s. I also followed thecareers of Dwight Holshouser, Charlie Gabriel andthe Bowen twins, Harold and Carroll, among oth-ers.

"I have had only two problems with Catawbaathletics," Hurley joked. "My elementary classwent to Winston Salem in the '40s to hear an opera,and I missed Lefty Lisk's no-hitter at NewmanPark. I haven't felt the same about opera sincethen.

"My second problem was that Coach Kirklandunderestimated Charlie Gabriel. Kirkland com-plained to President Truman that the U.S. MilitaryAcademy stole Gabriel from Catawba onlybecause he was a good football player. ButGabriel proved that he was more than that. Heshot down enemy planes in Korea, served inVietnam, advanced to the rank of four-star generaland became chief of staff for the U.S. Air Force."

The Hurleys' million-dollar gift is a major step inthe fund-raising effort needed to replace the exist-ing stadium which was constructed in 1928. Thestadium project still needs to raise another millionto meet its $2.5 million commitment.

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Dr. Stephen Wurster

Gordon Kirkland

J. F. Hurley, Jr.

L-R: Strati Hudjiyiannaki ’56 &Dr. William Palmer ’56

L-R: Strati Hudjiyiannaki ’56 & Ron Hillard ’57

CAMPUS, October 2001 13

HOMECOMING 2001 - Plans and ChangesBy Margaret Wilsey, Catawba College Alumni Director

Homecoming Weekend 2001, set for November 2-4, will celebrate Catawba College's sesquicentennial with some changes and additions to the traditional schedule.We will continue to have the Golden Club gathering, the alumni golf tournament, the President's Reception, barbecue, athletic competition and worship. New to the

weekend are Memory Lane and the Saturday night Alumni Dance Party. Reunion classes will be recognized at the party which is for alumni of all years.Memory Lane will be set up in Goodman Gymnasium on the court opposite the barbecue luncheon. Wonderful displays of old Catawba photos, memorabilia and old

Alpha Chi scrapbooks will be located there. The reunion classes of 1991, 1986, 1981, 1976, 1971, 1966, 1961 and 1956 can reconnect here over coffee before headingto lunch or the football game.

Saturday night, the aforementioned classes, as well as all alumni, will gather at the Homecoming Weekend Alumni Dance Party at the Salisbury Country Club. Put onyour business casual attire in order to party with your friends from all classes. DJ music and reception style food is the order of the evening.

Your Catawba College Homecoming Brochure, with full schedule and reservation form, should have arrived at your home in early fall, but mark your calendar nowand call your classmates. This very special Sesquicentennial Homecoming is not to be missed!

87, during Wurster's 11-year tenure as president.In his statement Corriher said, "serving Catawba College as her president for

the past nine years has been the greatest honor and privilege one could everreceive. The support given to me by all of Catawba's constituencies during thisperiod has been extraordinary. Even though I shall leave with a lot of unfinishedgoals, I do so with the sense that we have been successful through the cooper-ative efforts of all those who work here and all others who love CatawbaCollege. I owe a special debt of gratitude to my wife, Bonnie, for her love andsupport through these years, as well as that of my five children.

"Despite the fact," Corriher continued, "that there are still challenges remain-ing I would have hoped to meet, it is time for me to make way for new leader-ship that can take Catawba College to the next level of excellence and great-ness. There are many interests in my life that I want to pursue, including travel, gardening, cooking, and perhaps even renewing my teaching of wineappreciation. I especially look forward to renewing my voice in the world ofpolitics, which has been silent for the past nine years.

"In leaving," Corriher said, "I want to express my thanks to the Board ofTrustees for their incomparable generosity and support, and to my fine Cabinetofficers who have served Catawba so well. My service to Catawba College isnot yet over. The next eleven-plus months will see no diminution of effort onmy part, and I hope to serve Catawba College, her next president, and the boardof trustees in any capacity they might choose as long as I live."

Concluding his remarks, Corriher quoted poet Robert Frost, who wrote "Thewoods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, and miles to gobefore I sleep."WORK REMAINS

The "miles" Corriher referred to his remarks could well be traveled in com-pleting the largest capital campaign in the College's 150-year history. Corriherand his fund-raising team are heading into the final phase of a $56.5 millioncampaign, which they hope to wrap up during the current academic year. Thisis also the year Catawba is celebrating its sesquicentennial, observing its found-ing 150 years ago in Newton, North Carolina, when classes opened December3, 1851.

For some time, Corriher has planned to step down from the presidency at theconclusion of the campaign, the most ambitious and already the most success-ful in the College's history. The previous high for a campaign goal was $28 mil-lion raised in the early 1980s. The current campaign total stands at approxi-mately $52,000,000.WHITTON LEADS SEARCH

At the conclusion of Corriher's statement, Board of Trustees chairman TomE. Smith '64 announced that he had named retired Salisbury businessman andtrustee James G. Whitton to chair a presidential search committee which wouldbegin a national search immediately for Corriher's successor.

Smith said members of the committee would be composed of representativesof the College's various constituencies in addition to a number of trustees.Assisting in the search process will be the consulting firm of Jon McRae &Associates of Atlanta, Ga. McRae will be the lead consultant for the Catawbasearch and work directly with the committee.NINE YEARS IN OFFICE

Corriher's nine-year tenure is one of the longest in the history of the College.Only five presidents have served longer; 13 had terms that averaged just threeand a half years each. The longest time in office was that of Dr. Jacob C. Clapp,who was president of Catawba for 39 years, when the College was located inNewton, NC. He was president during and after the Civil War, 1861-1900. Among presidents of the College after its move to Salisbury, Corriher is fifth in

longevity. Dr. Howard R. Omwake served 11 years, 1931-42, and was suc-ceeded by Dr. A. R. Keppel, who led the College for 21 years, 1942-63. Dr.Martin L. Shotzberger, now retired and living in Elon College, NC, served 12years, 1968-80; and Dr. Stephen H. Wurster served 11 years, 1981-92.

Corriher began his presidential career at Catawba as an interim, asked by thetrustees to serve until a successor to Dr. Wurster was found. During the searchprocess, the Board decided that they had their president already on board andin early January 1993 elected Corriher the school's 19th president.

When he was appointed interim president, Corriher told the trustee executivecommittee he felt that he "would not be doing my duty to Catawba College ifI did not accept this position, and all the responsibilities that go with it."

He was an independent businessman on his election to the presidency.Following a long career in textile industry management, Corriher had beenworking in the areas of consulting in the yarn industry and the field of medicaland dental practice consulting. His textile career goes back decades and followshis family's involvement in the industry for 80 years.

Corriher comes from a long line of textile executives, including his father,uncle, and grandfather, all of whom worked in and managed mills in the Landisarea of Rowan County, finally merging to form the Linn-Corriher Corporation,which Fred Corriher joined in 1962 as a third generation family member. Heheld positions of corporate secretary, assistant to the president, executive vice-president, and president and chief executive officer. The corporation was soldin 1981 to Dominion Textiles of Canada.'TRUE BLUE' CATAWBA

Fred Corriher has often said that if cut, his veins "would bleed blue, Catawbablue." The College has been a part of his life since he walked the constructionplatforms of Salisbury-Rowan Dormitory as boy accompanying his trusteegrandfather, Lotan A. Corriher. Fred Corriher was a student leader at Catawba,starting with the freshman class presidency, serving as the campus photogra-pher, vice-president and president of the student government association, win-ning a host of awards for service and leadership, and graduating cum laude in1960. He went on to become an active and deeply committed alumnus, trustee,and president.

Corriher was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1975, filling a seat previ-ously held by both his father and grandfather. He was a member of thePresidential Search Committee that brought Dr. Wurster to the campus in 1981.In 1979, he won the O.B. Michael Distinguished Alumnus Award and, in 1984was awarded an honorary doctor of humanitarian services degree.

Corriher is an avid photographer, a collector and connoisseur of wines, andhas had a life-long interest in rail transportation. These hobbies have kept himbusy over the years. He served for 15 years as founding president of the NorthCarolina Transportation History Corporation, and is Grand Officer of theConfrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, an international organization devoted tothe celebration of the wines of the Burgundy region of France.

He has also served on the Board of Governors of the South Rowan YMCA,which was named in his honor for his role in founding of this branch and thecampaign for its new facility. Corriher has served on a number of other boardsin the area and region, including banking, political groups, industrial, and ser-vice organizations.

He is a former chairman of the Rowan County and Eighth CongressionalDistrict Democratic Party organizations. He was manager of the Hefner forCongress campaigns in 1976 and 1980.

Corriher is married to the former Bonnie Thompson of Spencer, NC and isthe father of three daughters, two sons, and has one granddaughter.

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CAMPUS, October 200114McCachren plots course for Music Department

Catawba College's Blue Masque will hold its HomecomingSaturday, October 27. The event will celebrate 75 years of the BlueMasque.

Blue Masque Alumni will get first preference on tickets to thatweekend's three performances of "Godspell," if they reserve theirtickets by Tuesday, October 16. "Godspell" performance dates andtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27, and 2p.m. Sunday, October 28. Reservations may be made by calling theCatawba Theatre Arts Box Office at 704-637-4481 or by e-mailingLinda Kesler at lfkesler@catawba.edu.

A Blue Masque Reception in Peeler-Crystal Lounge will followSaturday night's performance. It will be an open-mic event for thosealumni wishing to perform. Those who want to take a turn in thespotlight at the reception should also contact Linda Kesler.

Blue Masque HomecomingThe following individuals were inadvertentlyomitted or incorrectly placed from thePresident's Report and Honor Roll of Donors.Heritage CircleMr. Paul IsenbergDr. Plummer Alston Jones, Jr.Mrs. Mary Lou Harrington PatersonMrs. Juanita W. Teschner

Century CircleMrs. Barbara C. AndrewsMrs. Theresa HalleyMs. Janet PainterDr. James M. SaboMr. Erskine S. White

Dr. & Mrs. Robert N. Welch

Other Sustaining DonorsMrs. Barbara BarnesMrs. Melanie Mock BowlesMrs. Martha W. CunninghamDr. John A. MechamMrs. Jacquelyn Sims

Matching GiftsRoyal InsuranceMrs. Mary Lou Harrington Paterson

round the time Catawba CollegePresident J. Fred Corriher, Jr. was astudent at Catawba, Dr. ReneeMcCachren marched as the majorettemascot of Catawba's marching band.

McCachren leading the marching band was per-haps a foreshadowing of her recent appointmentat the college - Chair of its Music Department.

Today, McCachren has a sort of double visionof Catawba. She recalls its past from her child-hood, since she grew up on the campus as thedaughter of Theatre Arts Professor Emeritus Dr.Hoyt McCachren and former Director of HealthServices Mrs. Minnie McCachren. Now, shesees Catawba's present and future through theeyes of a professional musician.

"I watched Catawba grow as an institution andI always felt at home here," McCachren says,laughing at her recollections. "I was here whenthey put the steeple on the chapel, and I remem-ber when they built the College CommunityCenter. In fact, I can tell you how to get to the

light booth of HedrickLittle Theatre bygoing through themen's room."

W h i l eMcCachren hasplenty of memo-ries, her vision ofCatawba's futureoccupies her mostthese days. One ofher immediatechallenges was tocover teachingresponsibilitiesin the musicd e p a r t m e n t .Beyond thisfall, the depart-ment is makinga g g r e s s i v e

plans to increasethe number of stu-

dents involved in the program, especially asmusic majors.

"One of the challenges for our department is

building our enrollment in a personalized envi-ronment," she says. "We need to define our pro-fessional niche in a state that already has sever-al very strong music programs on the collegelevel. I hope we can go beyond simply trainingstudents to play instruments or to understand thedetails of music theory and history by creatingfor them the opportunity to develop a love ofmusic as a lifelong passion."

"We're increasing activity in all areas,"McCachren continues. "We're adding morevariety in our ensembles. Recently we initiatedthe 'Pride of the Tribe' pep band, the HandbellEnsemble, and the brass quintet. This year, we'lladd a string ensemble, a jazz combo, and a flutechoir because our current students havestrengths in those areas.

"We also plan to continue other successfulactivities that the Salisbury community supportsand has come to anticipate. We'll still presentour Service of Lessons and Carols in Decemberand the jazz program in the spring, in addition toother concerts. When we sponsor such high cal-iber musical events each semester, we're meet-ing two needs - the community's desire for qual-ity music and our students' need for educationalperformance opportunities." The departmentalso plans to continue its successful early musicseries, which has brought to Catawba and theSalisbury community such internationallyacclaimed musicians as the London Baroque,the Wrenn Baroque Soloists, and the King'sConsort.

The department is now in the process of revi-talizing its student organization, the CollegiateMusic Educators National Conference(CMENC). It also continues to strengthen itshistoric ties with the Salisbury Symphony.According to McCachren, "The department andthe symphony share the common goals of pro-viding excellent music for the community and oftraining future musicians. Our collaboration isbeneficial to both since it allows us to sharefacilities, equipment, instruments and person-nel."

Another challenge facing McCachren in theyears ahead is leading the department in prepa-ration for accreditation by the National

Association of Schools of Music (NASM). "Itwill be a four or five-year process," she says,"and it will involve a constant cycle of recruitingnew students as well as reviewing and revisingour curriculum. NASM sets standards of pro-fessional excellence that will help us define ourliberal arts education and our baccalaureatedegree in music."

In preparation for accreditation by NASM,Catawba's music department will become moreprogressive by broadening the types and stylesof music that students experience. McCachrensees this expansion as positive, since society asa whole is becoming more global. Technologyin music is also becoming an even more vitalforce at Catawba. "Technologically, the field ofmusic is on the verge of a revolution,"McCachren explains with a smile. "The currentcontroversy associated with copyright laws, therecording industry, and Napster has placed thisdiscipline in the forefront of a debate that ischallenging many of society's notions regardingtransmission of information. Students need tobe prepared to deal with the ethical challengesposed by such innovations."

Serving as Chair of Catawba's music depart-ment is a role that seems tailor-made forMcCachren. "I have always wanted to be ateacher and I've always had a lifelong passionfor music. When my high school piano teacher,Mrs. Lucile Epperson, suggested that I considermusic as a college major, those two dreamsmerged into an exciting and challenging careeras a professional music educator."

McCachren, Professor of Music, holds theBachelor of Music degree in piano from theUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro.She earned the Master of Music degree in pianoand the Ph.D. in music theory from theUniversity of North Texas in Denton. She is amember of the Editorial Review Board for theJournal of Music Theory Pedagogy and is theimmediate past President of Music TheorySoutheast. A recipient of several grants from theNational Endowment for the Humanities, shehas presented her research at regional, nationaland international conferences. She has writtenarticles for several music reference books.

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Dr. Renee McCachren

CAMPUS, October 2001

FOOTBALL (4-0, 2-0)Catawba's football team has

opened the season with four wins andare ranked sixth in NCAA II. Despitelosing 23 seniors off last season'sSAC Championship squad, Catawbaremains one of the top teams in theleague. The defense is still one of thenation's best, ranking among the top10 in run, total and scoring defense.

Freshman Rodney Wallace is oneof the numerous new faces onoffense. The tailback was recentlynamed the conference OffensivePlayer of the Week after carving upPresbyterian for 145 yards and twoscores in the Tribe's 28-14 win overthe 22nd-ranked Blue Hose.WOMEN'S SOCCER (4-2-1, 3-0)

Women's Soccer raced to the topof the SAC standings after stunning#7 Tusculum 2-0 at Frock Field.After a tie and two losses to begin theyear, Catawba has reeled off fourstraight wins.

Jamie Fink leads the team withthree goals, while freshman JessicaParker has added two. Six other play-ers have scored one goal, while JenLowe and Kim O'Hagan have a pairof assists. Kim Clayton has a 1.57goals against average with a pair ofshutouts.MEN'S SOCCER (5-4, 0-1)

The Indians dropped a tough 4-3decision to Mars Hill in its leagueopener after grabbing a quick 2-0 leadafter 13 minutes. The Tribe hadrecorded three shutouts in four match-es heading into the match withNewberry.

Three seniors lead the squad inscoring. Mike Delabar has four goals,while Jeff Shea and

Ben Foti each have three goals andtwo assists. Goalkeeper DavidDurham has a 1.83 goals against aver-age with the three shutouts. VOLLEYBALL (2-8, 0-5)

After opening the season with apair of wins, Catawba dropped itsnext eight. Three of the five leaguelosses went to the maximum of fivegames.

Freshman Elizabeth Hewitt leadsthe attack with 107 kills and is hittinga 35.7%. Fellow freshman HopeMiller is one of the league leaders indigs with 125. Junior RachelLaRoche leads the team in aces, rankssecond in kills and blocks and is thirdin digs. FIELD HOCKEY (2-4)The Lady Indians set a new schoolrecord with 17 goals in a win overSalem. Senior Meredith Davine hadfive of the goals, while Taryn Gordon,Kristin Pannenbacker and KristenZweizig all had three goals.Catawba also got a shutout win overWashington & Lee. Gordon andDavine share the team lead with sixgoals. Goalies Krystal Griffith andCarolyn Brannon each have oneshutout.CROSS COUNTRY

Jesse Howes continues to pace theTribe men, finishing in the top 10 inevery race. He set a school 8k recordby running a time of 26:50 at theCatawba Invitational. SophomoreRebecca DeFeo has led the women inthe first four meets. She has a win anda second place this season.

New CoachesCatawba College has four

new head coaches for the2001-02 school year. Theyare John Cullen, for women'ssoccer, Nichole Fureman, forfield hockey, Betsy Graham,for women's swimming, andSheila Pace, for cheerleading.Cullen comes to Catawbaafter working with theCharlotte Soccer Club since1992. He was the CharlotteSoccer Club AssistantDirector of Coaching,helping plan, develop andadminister the coachingprogram for a staff of 28coaches. He recentlyoversaw the under 13 tounder 19 age group. In1996, he was named theClub's Coach of theYear.

Cullen was born inLondon, England and

attended Cardinal-Newman SecondarySchool. He played fouryears at the University ofNorth Carolina atCharlotte, serving as cap-tain for two seasons. In1992, Cullen was namedto the South RegionScholar Athlete Team.He was also a member ofthe Sun Belt AcademicHonor Roll and theDean's List, graduating in1992 with a bachelor ofarts degree in English.

Cullen has alsoworked with the girlsAdidas Elite SoccerProgram, the top 125young players in thecountry. During histenure with theCharlotte Soccer Clubhe coached teams to 14tournament champi-onships, including theU-14 and U-15 LadiesState Champions in2000. He also earned a spot in theNational Finals that season. In 1994,he coached North Mecklenburg HighSchool to the MEGA ConferenceChampionship.

Fureman, of Grantville, PA, comesto Catawba from Lynchburg College,where she has served as an assistantfor the past two seasons while work-ing on her master's degree in English.She also worked numerous camps,including the USFHA Super Camp atthe University of Maryland.

Fureman was a starter on defenseat Susquehanna University, helpingthe Crusaders to the NCAA DivisionIII playoffs. She graduated in 1996with a degree in political science, withminors in French and English, andwas a member of the Dean's List. Sheplayed high school field hockey underhighly respected Coach Linda Kreiserin the Lower Dauphin school district.

Graham, who was born inRichmond, VA, and attended highschool in Kingsville, TX, comes toCatawba from the University ofArkansas, where she served as anassistant since 1996. She owns aLevel Five certification. Prior to herstint at Arkansas, Graham served asthe head coach of the Aqua-TexSwim Team (ATEX) in Houston, TX,were she was named Gulf SwimmingCoach of the Year in 1994. In 1996,Graham was an OlympicDevelopmental Coach. She has pre-viously been an assistant at FerrisState and Northern Michigan univer-

sities. She concluded her studies atNorthern Michigan, earning a bache-lor of science degree in recreation in1989.

As head coach of the ATEXsquad, Graham enjoyed many high-lights including a swimming finalistat the 1996 Olympic trials. She alsocoached two Olympic Festival medal-ists as well as junior and seniornational champions. Graham alsocoached a 1994 and 1996 male acad-emic all-American and placed aswimmer on the national junior team.

Graham was a two-time team cap-tain at the University of Wyoming in1987-88 and a NCAA Nationals qual-ifier in 1986 while swimming atTexas Tech. She was a high schoolAll-American at Kingsville (TX)High School in 1983-84. Grahamwas a senior national qualifier from1984-88.

Pace, a native of Hendersonville,NC, is a teacher assistant at IsenbergElementary School. She has alsobeen with American StarsGymnastics and Cheerleading forthree years as preschool director andinstructor.

With the American Stars, Pacecreated and developed a preschoolcurriculum as well as a gymnasticsprogram for home school children inRowan, Cabarrus and IredellCounties. She is a USA GymnasticsCertified Teacher and has been meetdirector at many Women's USAGsanctioned events.

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Sophomore Tony Hawkins runs for yardage against Austin Peay.

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Dr. Nancy BlancheNorman of Eden died June22.A retired educator, she was

the first female principal in NorthCarolina to receive a Ph.D. She receivedundergraduate degrees from bothCatawba and the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill, before earningher doctorate degree in education fromthe UNC-CH.

She is survived by two brothers.Natalie Selser Freed of Rochester, N.Y.died Jan. 23.

She had taught elementary school inPennsylvania until her marriage in 1938to the late Rev. Dr. Walter B. Freed.Thereafter, she was active as a volunteer.

Survivors include a son, two daugh-ters, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Toliver Harold Daniel ofWinston-Salem died July 15.

A veteran of World War II,he retired as traffic managerfrom Hanes Knitwear after

40 years of service.Survivors include his wife, Catherine

Welborn Daniel; three daughters; fourgrandchildren; three step-grandchildren;two brothers, Dr. Frank Daniel '51 ofWinston-Salem and Bill Daniel ofMocksville; and two sisters, HelenDaniel Eaton '37 of Wilmington andBetty Jean Riddle of Farmington .

Mary Margaret TroutmanBrawley of Mooresville diedJuly 15.

A retired teacher, shewas active in her church, Central UnitedMethodist. Her husband, William K.Brawley preceded her in death in 1986.

Survivors include two sons and twodaughters.

Margaret Wagoner Davisof Newton died Sept. 2.A retired elementary school

teacher, she taught in ChinaGrove and Burlington

schools. Her husband, the Rev. Hiram E.Davis, preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons, Joseph H.Davis of Eden and Jonathan Davis ofLexington, S.C.; two daughters, PeggyDavis Wolfe of Broken Arrow, Okla., andSally Davis Allen of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister,Alma W. Leinbach '43 of Newton; andsix grandchildren.

Dorothy "Dotty" ClickFesperman of Salisburydied June 13.A former substitute teacher

in the Salisbury City Schools, she was anactive volunteer with the Rowan CountyPublic Library Outreach Program to nurs-ing and rest homes and at the LutheranHome at Trinity Oaks.

She was preceded in death by her hus-band, James Fisher Fesperman '42, in1982.Mary Catherine Smith Clark ofSpencer died September 2.

Prior to her marriage, she wasemployed as a teacher in the BurlingtonSchools system. Her husband, JohnFoster Clark, preceded her in death in1991.

Survivors include a son, four daugh-ters, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Harvey Hayes Rouzer ofWinter Park, Fla., died June2.

A veteran aviator with theU.S. Navy, he was a retired commercialpilot.

Survivors include his wife, LoisRouzer; four sons; a sister, MargaretRouzer Ingram '35 of Cary; a brother,Charles A. Rouzer '41 of Salisbury; and10 grandchildren.

Fred Sylvester Roseman,Jr. of Salisbury died May22.

A veteran of World WardII, he served with the 1258 Engineers inthe European Theater. He was employedas a finance officer at Walter ReedHospital in Washington, D.C.; and as adispatcher for the Railway Mail Service.He retired as a dispatcher with the U.S.Postal Service.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years,"Shirley" Gladys Bortner Roseman'44; a son, Phillip Roseman '75, anddaughter-in-law, Linda HammerRoseman of Salisbury '76; a daughter,Yolanda Reavis; a brother, Robert L.Roseman; and four sisters, CarrieRoseman '28 of Lincolnton, HelenSnider '58 of Linwood, LaVerne Hand ofGreensboro, and Emily Geiger ofHampton, Va. Ralph Alexander Bostian of GraniteQuarry died May 21.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, he servedin World War II. He was retired after acareer as a principal at three differentschools in the Salisbury City School sys-tem.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years,Louise Lyerly Bostian '44; two daugh-

ters; two sisters, Geneva B. Kirk '38 ofRaleigh, and Sadie B. Husbands ofClearwater, Fla.; and one granddaughter.

Glenn Haywood "Fuz" Weddington,Sr. of Salisbury died August 3.

A U.S. Army veteran, he served duringWorld War II and participated in theNormandy Invasion on D-Day. Heretired in 1987 as a bleach house general

foreman, after 41 years ofemployment with N.C.Finishing Co.

Survivors include hiswife of 55 years, Jewel CopeWeddington; sons, Chip Weddington ofStatesville, and Ed Weddington ofEmerald Isle; a daughter, GlendaPritchard of Mayodan; a sister, JeanWeddington Dunham '49 of Salisbury;five grandchildren; and two great-grand-children.

Colt William Rufty of Stony Point diedJune 22.

A U.S. Army veteran of World War II,he was a retired school teacher and pho-tographer.

Survivors include twodaughters, two stepsons, onestepdaughter, two grandchil-dren, and seven step-grand-

children..Charles Hugh May of Mount Pleasant,S.C. died August 10.

He began his career as acustomer service representa-tive with StylecraftCorporation in Charlotte. Hecontinued to serve that com-

pany in various capacities until it becameRospatch Corp. In 1982, May becameowner and president of the companywhich he named Venture Packaging andremained there until his retirement in1993.

Survivors include his wife, Joan May;two daughters; a son; four granchildren;and a great-grandchild.

Robert Bingham Miller, III ofSalisbury died September 15.

He was employed as the secretary-trea-surer of Carolina Color Corp. in Salisburyand served as a member of Catawba'sChiefs Club Board.

Survivors include his wife, Xzantippa"Tippie"; son, Robert J. "Bobby" Millerof Salisbury; daughter, Sharon MillerEarnhardt '87 of Faith; three sisters, MaryCatherine Taylor '57 of Hickory,Elizabeth Horton '61 of Bethania, andLinda Price '64 of Hillsborough; and onegrandson.

Dr. John Terry Harvey Buford ofHouston, Texas died August 28.

A native of Salisbury, N.C.,he served three years in theUnited States Marine Corpsfrom 1951-1954. After

receiving his bachelor's degree fromCatawba, he went on to denistry school atthe University of North Carolina atChapel Hill, graduating in 1962. Hespent his career practicing dental medi-cine in both N.C. and the U.S. VirginIslands.

Survivors include his wife, CharleneBuford; a daughter; and a son.

Elaine Kleckner Barringer of Salisburydied May 30.

She was a retired elemen-tary school teacher.

Survivors include herhusband, James Horah

Barringer, Jr., '49; three daughters; abrother; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Gene F. Appler ofMechanicsville, Va., diedJune 9.

He played defensive linefor Catawba between 1961

and 1965 and was twice named AllCarolina Conference. He was awardedthe Capitol Theatre Cup in 1964 as theMost Outstanding Player and was namedto the NAIA District 26 team. He was amember of the Catawba College SportsHall of Fame. He played professionalfootball for the Richmond Rebels andlater became a teacher. For the past 20years, he was broker/owner of ApplerRealty.

Survivors include his wife, KathyAppler; a daughter; his mother; and threesisters.

Karen Marie WhitenerGanyard of Durham diedJune 17.She worked at the National

Institute of Health and several pharma-ceutical companies. After her marriage in1991, she was an associate in her hus-band's company, EnvironmentalTechnologies Institute. They establishedGanyard Hill Farm in Durham.

Survivors include her husband, MiltonC. Ganyard; a daughter, Michelle BerryKaps of Apex; her parents, ReverendSterling and Barbara Whitener, '42and '44, respectively, of Greensboro; abrother, Chris Whitener '71 of Boone;four sisters, Katrina Townsend '74 ofRaleigh, Kim Whitener '74 of N.Y.C,Bonnie Mole '77 of Wilmington, andDana Froetschel of Athens, Ga.; a step-son, a stepdaughter and ten nieces andnephews.

Emily Willer Turner ofNorwood died May 12.

She attended Catawba inthe 1950s, and then returned

to complete her degree in English afterraising four children. She was the retiredowner of Turner Oil Co.

Her husband, Henry Clay Turner, Jr.'51, preceded her in death in 1982.

Survivors include a son, three daugh-ters, a brother, 14 grandchildren, and onegreat-grandchild.

David Owen Mock ofAdvance died July 7.

At the time of his death, hewas employed at Wachovia

Bank.Survivors include his wife, Rebecca

Cope Mock; his parents; and a brother.

Brenda Harris Finger ofLandis died August 19.

She was employed for 30years by Duke Power

Company as a team leader.Survivors include a son, a brother, an

uncle, and two granchildren.

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Catawba College Benefactress diesPhilanthropist Wyndolyn Royster Hollifield of

Winston-Salem died September 20.A native of Lincoln County, she and her family

lived in Winston-Salem, Salisbury and Fayetteville.In her early years, she was employed as a secretaryfor several companies, including R.J. ReynoldsTobacco Company, Fairchild Aircraft and FirestoneTire and Rubber Company.

Mrs. Hollifield's husband, Hughy H. Hollifield,preceded her in death in 1996, and her only son, Forrest Hughy Hollifield,was killed in Vietnam in 1970 at the age of 24.

Her many gifts to Catawba included the establishment of a scholarshipfund, and the renovation and dedication of a dormitory on campus knownas the Forrest Hollifield Residence Hall.

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Cathy Troxell and BobGreene announce thebirth of a grandson, IanMax McCall. Ian, the son

of Amy and Craig McCall ofAnderson, S.C. was born June 5. Heweighed 8 lbs. 6 oz.

Dick Smith marriedPeggy Stiller on May 26.Their address is 205Sheridan Drive, Salisbury,

NC 28144-8535.

Bobby Fespermanexpresses his excitementfor our new sports domaingoindiansgo.com.

David Schryer retiredMay 31 from NASA'sLangley Research Centerin Hampton, Va., after 44

years of service. During his service,he authored or co-authored 55 techni-cal papers and edited the bookHeterogeneous AtmosphericChemistry. He is the principle inven-tor or co-inventor on 7 patents and hasreceived 16 awards. He writes that hecontinues to work at NASA's LangleyResearch Center as a volunteer. Heand his wife, Jacqueline, have twochildren: Aubrina, 43, and Eric, 37.David's email address is d.r.schry-er@larc.nasa.gov.

Sarah Warnecke is anelder of the Presbyterianchurch and will be presi-dent of the Dallas Theater

Center. She is on the boards of sever-al other Dallas cultural and civic orga-nizations. Her son, Mike and hisspouse, Diana, are attorneys in Dallas.Her daughter, Kindra, and her spouseare doctors in the Denver area. Sarahand her husband, Don, travel fre-quently and collect Asian art.

Jerry Poole writes that heretired from IBM in 1997after a 28-year career insales and sales manage-

ment. Jerry was recently appointedvice-president of sales at Parks andCo., a Charlotte-based business andtechnology consulting firm. He wife,Glenda '63, is assistant professor andcoordinator of the Master of SchoolAdministration Program at UNC-Charlotte. Friends may contact thePooles at jpoole32@aol.com.

Reverend William C.Mayes was ordained apermanent deacon in theRoman Catholic Church

in June by His Eminence, Anthony

Cardinal Bevilacqua. He is currentlyserving as the assistant to the vice-president for development of thePapal Foundation, with offices inPhiladelphia. Reverend Mayes wouldlike to hear from classmates. Hisaddress is 1648 S. Etting St.,Philadelphia, PA 19145-1221.

Everette Owen Fulkmarried Wanda BrowderSams on July 22.

Leslie Candith "Candy"Hord Leazer is a retiredteacher. She writes thatshe has always had a love

for cooking and baking and recentlydecided to turn this love into a busi-ness. She has opened "GreatTastes…desserts for all occasions."She is baking for restaurants as well asgeneral public customers. Candy canbe reached at 158 Little Creek Road,Mooresville, NC 28115.

Marcia Dempster Amoswrites that she has retiredfrom teaching and is cur-rently doing clerical office

work. She and husband, Kenner,reside in Wilmington, N.C.

Allan Denny would liketo introduce his musicalCD, "Milestones", to hisCatawba friends.

"Milestones" is a collection of elec-tronic and acoustic instrumentation. Itcan be found at Amazon, CDNowand other Internet music sites. He andhis wife, Robin, live in Lexington.The couple has two daughters, Kate,17, and Amanda, 24. When Allan isnot writing music, he sells real estateand works in development and envi-ronmental affairs for an oil company.The Denny's address is 454 AshmoorLane, Lexington, NC 27295.

Stephen Sechriest andwife, Jessica BriggsSechriest '73, haverecently relocated to

Quakertown, Pa. Their new addressis 532 Junction Lane, Quakertown,PA 18951-2536.Nancy Teel has recently divorced.She has moved from North Carolinato Milford, Del. She says that shemisses her Catawba friends. She canbe reached at 112C Sussex Ave.,Milford, DE 19963 or atnbrooks49@hotmail.com.

Ron Kirk writes that he issingle, and would like tohear from any singlefemale classmates. He

can be reached at 2055 Organ ChurchRoad, Rockwell, NC 28138 or at 704-279-7193.

Susan Harris White writesthat she completed a master ofdivinity degree from DukeUniversity Divinity School inMay. She has been appointedto serve Helena UnitedMethodist Church inTimberlake, N.C. Susan'shusband, Carlton '76 com-mutes to Durham and contin-ues to work for PrudentialSecurities, Inc. Their son,Michael, graduated fromFurman University May 2000and their daughter, Lauren, isa senior at Furman. TheWhites can be reached at 216Helena-Moriah Road,Timberlake, NC 27583.

Ed Daly - Dekel,Yeomans, Feeley,Ulmer, Milling,G o d l e y ,

Kolkebeck, Brummitt,Kerns, Hervochon, Smitty,Kerbaugh, Abbott,Townsend, Musumeci,Nichi - See you on 11/2-4,let me know if you want toplay golf on 11/2. Daly.Janet Leigh Hilker is inAustralia. She would like tohear from classmates at jjhilker@hot-mail.com.

Scott Alexander and hisfamily have moved toTexas. Scott writes that hewould like to hear from

friends at alecapps@juno.com.

Karen Pelech Giles canbe reached atpelech111@yahoo.com.

Carole A. Baublitz-Frederick married BrianFrederick Aug. 4, 2000.The couple lives in

Hanover, Pa. Carole is the adminis-trative assistant at Frock Bros.Trucking, Inc. she can be reached atcaf119@supenet.com.

Cynthia Morris Leewrites that she would liketo hear from friends. Shecan be reached at scm-

lee@earthlink.net.

Daniel Dowdle writes thathe has worked for the pastseveral years helping menand women find recovery

from drug and alcohol addiction.Daniel can be reached atddowdle@hazelden.org.

Joseph Giunta, Jr. was recently pro-moted to Lieutenant Colonel and willbe assigned to Kuwait for a year as the

Director of Contracting. Next year hewill return to Orlando, Fla. to assumecommand at the U.S. ArmySimulation, Training andInstrumentation Command for threeyears. Joseph and his wife, Denise,have two children: Brittany, 12, andJoey III, 9.Georgia M. Simonson and husband,David, and their four sons live inStatesville. David is the owner ofNew Way Display & Sign. Georgia isthe head administrator of SimonsonHomeschool.

Major Chester "Trip"Buckenmaier III, MDwrites that he has tem-porarily moved back to his

favorite state, North Carolina and is ateaching fellow in regional anesthesiaat Duke University. He will be inNorth Carolina for one year beforereturning to Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center in Washington, D.C.He would like to hear from friends atdocbuck@aol.com.Joan Canavaciol Gallager wasrecently named Teacher of the Year atIsenberg Elementary School inSalisbury. Joan is a Long Islandnative who played field hockey whileat Catawba. Joan and her husband,Ronnie, have two children: Jack, 7,and Mackie, 4.

Jeanne Caussin wouldlike to hear from friends atcaussinjean@aol.com.

1960s Close-upGraduate has two textbooks publishedDr. Charles T. Muse, Sr.'68 of Florence, S.C. hasrecently had two text-books published byPrentice Hall. ThePrentice Hall Planner: ATime ManagementSystem for StudentSuccess was authored byDr. Muse. It is a supple-

mental text that supports all of Prentice Hall'sstudent success textbooks. Roadways toSuccess was co-authored by Dr. Muse, Dr.James Williamson and Ms. Debra McCandrew.Dr. Muse is the Vice President for Academic

Affairs at Florence-Darlington TechnicalCollege in Florence. He and his wife, Susan,have three sons, Thomas, 16; Alex, 14; andMatthew, 12. Dr. Muse may be contacted by e-mail at

musec@flo.tec.sc.us or at his home address,2109 Damon Drive, Florence, SC 29505-3303.

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Melody Dekle Lee can be reached at303 Ridge Creek Court, Salisbury,NC 28147-8870 or by e-mail atmlee11@carolina.rr.com.June Tsuruta was recently promotedfrom director of material planning tomanaging director of planning andprocurement at Continental Airlinesin Houston, Tx. and is pursuing hisMBA at Texas A&M University.

Thomas and Mary JaneRoemer announce thebirth of a son. Hans Ianwas born August 6 and

weighed six lbs. 11 oz. The couplehas two daughters, Morgan, 17, andJessica, 14. Hans' paternal grandpar-ents are Penny Roemer of Salisburyand the late Dr. Hans Roemer, aGerman language professor atCatawba. His maternal grandparentsare Mary Kate Shinault and ChesterShinault of Yadkinville.Timothy Smith married AmyPardew on June 23. The coupleresides in Mooresville.

Lorianne Forgione-Francis married JasonSword on July 13.Lorianne is currently

directing a summer tour of the award-winning children's theater troupe,Dreamers Against Drugs. She has

also co-written a musical entitled Dr.Jekyll and Mr. High, a drug preven-tion theme production designed toentertain and educate today's youthabout the dangers of drug use.

Cynthia Steward Brandand husband, Greg,announce the birth of adaughter. Lauren Nicole

was born May 9. She weighed 5 lbs.11 oz. Cindy is still practicing familymedicine as a physician assistant andGreg partnered a courier company inthe metro Atlanta area. Lisa Baker Clark and husband, Bill,announce the birth of a son. JosephLuke was born March 2. He weighed9 lbs. 3/4 oz. and was 22 in. long. TheClarks also have a 2-year-old son,William Thomas. The Clarks can bereached at bakerclark@aol.com.

Gregg Beck and wife,Abigail, announce thebirth of a son. CodyMason was born March

29. The Beck's also have a five-year-old daughter, Emily Elizabeth and athree-year-old son, Zachary Paul.Angela Gilbert Corriher and hus-band, Jeff, announce the birth of adaughter. Camryn Alyse was bornJanuary 24. The Corriher's also have

a four-year-old daughter, BayleyNicole.John Frock II writes thathe has recently assumed theduties of Vice-President -Sales/Operations withFrock Bros. Trucking, Inc.located in New Oxford, Pa.Frock Bros. Trucking, Inc.operates 100 companyowned Kenworth truckswhich provide dry andrefrigerated service to allcontiguous 48 states andCanada. John is responsiblefor the management of salesand customer relations aswell as the daily manage-ment of the business. Johnresides in Littletown, Pa.with his wife, Bonnie, andtheir three children. Johncan be reached atjohn@frockbros.com.

L a u r aElizondo isstudying at auniversity in

Mexico City, majoringin administration ofinstitutions. Laura canbe reached at elizon-do@mexis.com.

Susan Sylvester Dennyand husband, Kurwin,announce the birth of adaughter. Allison Dawn

was born April 29.Dana Orchoff Gencarelli and hus-band, Brian, were married July 14.Heather Wilson '94 and ValerieTomaini '95 attended as bridesmaids.Christie Grantham '95 and EatonMorris '95 were also in attendance.Dana and Brian can be reached atbeanandclawdie@aol.com.Amy Price Peters and husband,Gary, announce the birth of a daugh-ter. Katelyn Grace was born April 10.She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 18in. long. Amy and Gary have twoother children: Price, 6, and Reagan,2. The family recently relocated to theNorth Metro Atlanta area. Amy canbe reached atamyppeters@yahoo.com.

Kathryn Krueger Allenand husband, Gary,announce the birth of ason. Jacob Zachary was

born April 16. He weighed 9 lbs. 7 oz.Kathryn would like to hear fromfriends and can be reached at inka-tiable@aol.comErin Hicks married Greg Dixon onMay 26. Alejandra AlvarezSanderson '95 was a bridesmaid. Inattendance were Don and KarenMaury '95, Kori Burkholder '95,Dina Shaneberger Gerrald '95 andAmy Leonard Smith '94.Rebecca Evans Maser and husband,Mark, announce the birth of a daugh-ter. Kathryn Elizabeth was born May3. She weighed 6 lbs. 13 1/2 oz. TheMasers can be reached at 178 MarieDrive, King, NC 27021.Reuben Wright and wife, Susan,announce the birth of a daughter.Kennedy Bailey was born June 19and weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz.

J. Heath Atchley graduat-ed from SyracuseUniversity with a Ph.D. inreligion. He has accepted

a position as Visiting AssistantProfessor of Human Studies at AlfredUniversity in Alfred, N.Y. He can bereached at jhatchle@yahoo.com.Nicki Geluso Coburn and husband,Sean, were married June 16. AllisonAnkerson Makovec '95, was one ofthe bridesmaids. The Coburns live inSavannah, Ga.Jennifer Gelien Beermann and hus-band, Chris, have moved. Their newaddress is 264 Shawnee Dr., EastStroudsburg, PA 18301. They areexpecting their second child inOctober. Jennifer and Chris can bereached at jbeermann@webtv.net.

Allison Ankerson Makovec was marriedto her husband, Mark, June 30. NicoleGeluso Coburn '95 was a bridesmaid inher wedding and many Catawba friendswere in attendance. The Makovecs live inVirginia Beach, Va.

James Deaton marriedSarah Anne Stith onMarch 24. The couple ismaking their home in

Mooresville.Nathan Hrinsin and wife, AmyMcLaughlin Hrinsin, have recentlymoved. Their new address is 8905Cub Trail, Raleigh, NC 27612. Theywould like to hear from friends. Theycan be reached at the above address orat nhrinsin@deloitte.com.Jennifer Moore married LanceCarroll on June 23. The coupleresides in Troutman.Ryan Shearer is employed as afinancial advisor with RaymondJames Financial Services in Salisbury,N.C. Ryan can be reached at 1021Faith Rd., Salisbury, NC 28146 or bye-mail at rshearer@rjfs.com.

Valeree Gordon Adamswrites that she is currentlyworking as an associateattorney in the litigation

section at Tate, Young, Morphis, Bach& Taylor in Hickory, N.C. She andhusband, Matthew, recently pur-chased a house. Their new address is1932 Stratford Dr., Conover, NC28613.Gerald "Jerry" Capraro marriedJessica Hamilton, a graduate ofPfeiffer University, on July 6. Jerry isfinishing his MS degree in molecularbiology/biotechnology at EastCarolina University.

1970s Close-upAlumnus runs for fourth term as

Charlotte Mayor

Patrick L. McCrory '78, a

Republican, is running for

his fourth term as mayor of

the City of Charlotte, N.C.

The election for the two-year

term will be held in

November.McCrory, who majored in

political science, at Catawba,

has been employed since 1978 as manager of

business relations for Duke Energy Corp. in

Charlotte. His political career began in 1989

when he was elected to fill an at-large seat on the

Charlotte City Council. In 1995, he was elected

to his first term as Charlotte mayor.

His affiliations include serving as chairman of

the environmental committee of the U.S.

Conference of Mayors; chairman of the interna-

tional task force of the U.S. League of Cities; a

member of the board of directors for the Partner

for Livable Communities; and chairman of the

N.C. Coalition for Public Transportation.

He and his wife, Ann Gordon McCrory, make

their home in Charlotte.

For more information on McCrory, visit his

website at www.pmccrory.com

Dear Editor--As always, I read the most

recent issue of Campus withpleasure and with a great deal ofpride in what Catawba still isand has become.

I did, however, think it was ashame that in the article aboutthe visit of the Mayor ofSalisbury, England, you did notmention that the CatawbaCollege Concert Choir once sangin the Salisbury Cathedral. Itwas our first stop on a three-week tour in June of 1970, forsome of us, one of the truly greatgraduation presents. It was athrilling and beautiful place tosing, made even more special bythe link between it and Catawba.

Thank you for a good andinformative publication. I amalways pleased to receive it.

- Lynda Fairbanks Atkins ’70

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Beth Crotts would like to hear fromfriends. She can be reached atbscrotts@earthlink.net.Katherine O'Brien Hendricks andhusband, Robert, announce the birthof a son. Robert Jackson Hendricks IIwas born May 30. Katherine andRobert can be reached at katienjack-son@aol.comGina Shuhala has taken the positionof independent account coordinatorfor the Concord Branch of theMovado Group, Inc. Her new addressis 675A Shaler Blvd., Ridgefield, NJ07657. You can e-mail her at gshuha-la@movadogroup.com.Heather Steele married RobertGreenleaf on July 7. The coupleresides in Columbia, S.C.

Christine Lee Bernarecently accepted a labtechnician position for theBiology and Health

Science Department with MeredithCollege in Raleigh, N.C. Her new e-mail address isnashibae@hotmail.com.Evan Buckaleer writes that herecently opened his third personaltraining firm in Monmmath County,N.J. He continues to hold the positionof head strength and conditioningcoach at Brookdale College whereeach of his teams reached the nationalfinals in their sport. Evan would liketo hear from friends at evan@nrg-fit-ness.com.Kristen Koontz Carmitchel writesthat she and husband, Jason, have twodaughters: Cora, 22-months, andAlyssa Jewell, 2-months. Kristen isstaying at home with her children buthopes to return to part-time teachingat Rowan Cabarrus CommunityCollege as a composition instructorand writing center tutor. She wouldlike to hear from friends. She can bereached at jlcksk@juno.com.Anthony Ching announces hisengagement to Krista Olson. Thecouple plans to wed on June 15, 2002. Amanda Deal married John Lyall onJune 30. The couple lives inGreenville.Valerie Davis Kiger can be reachedat valerie_kiger@rsmi.com.Michael Partridge married JessicaO'Shields April 21. The couple ismaking their home in Easley, S.C.Kristie Reges and Gregory Elderwere married on June 16.

Jessica Tolbert Dill andhusband, Chad, were mar-ried on August 11. Thecouple resides in Amory,

Miss.Chrissy Green is working for

Professional Temporary Services asthe sales marketing manager. Chrissycan be reached atchrissygreene@triad.rr.com.LaTrease Hines-Rich has recentlyrelocated and wold like to hear fromfriends. She can be reached atlatreaserich@hotmail.com or at 565Wilson Bridge Drive #C-2, OxonHill, MD 20745.Laurie Storie announced her engage-ment to Randy Crainshaw ofKannapolis. The couple wed Sept. 22at Trinity Lutheran Church in Landis.Laurie can be reached at1storie@cardlog.com.Amy Tidmarsh Foster and husband,Charles, were married June 9.Shanna Wagoner writes that she isattending High Point University towork on her MBA.

Cybil Dyson recentlymade North CarolinaMedical Society history bybecoming one of the first

two physician assistant students tobecome members of the society.Dyson is currently enrolled in EastCarolina University's PhysicianAssistant Program. She is the daugh-ter of Carol Dyson of Salisbury andBarry Dyson of Granite Quarry.Kim Hodges is working full-time inChina Grove at Mt. Zion as aChristian education coordinator. Kimcan be reached atkimejean78@yahoo.com.Holly Myers writes that she is attend-ing Wake Forest University to obtainher Ph.D. in biochemistry and molec-ular biology. She also announces herengagement to Mike Weir '99. Hollyand Mike are both living in Winston-Salem and plan to marry in May2002. Holly can be reached at hmy-ers@wfubmc.edu. Mike can bereached at weirmc@hotmail.com.

Shanna Rae Bailey mar-ried Tony Nichols on May26 in Omwake-DearbornChapel. The couple is

making their home in Mooresville.Allison Dupree is working as a phys-ical education/health teacher at ErwinMiddle School in Salisbury. She iscoaching girls basketball and girlstrack. She is residing in Salisbury andinvites her friends to write her atrunorjog@hotmail.com.Patricia Finch is working as an exec-utive manager for Lord & Taylor inRaleigh. She can be reached at 3411Bremer Hall Court, Apt. 203, Raleigh,NC 27615.Meredith Jones Glassman and hus-band, Justin, were married May 26.The couple lives in Greenwood, Ind.

Christy Naylor mar-ried James Cornatzeron June 23. The cou-ple resides inMocksville.Rebekah ThompsonWizikowski and hus-band, Paul, were wedon August 4. Thecouple resides inTulsa, Okla.

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EDITOR's NOTE: Before you read the following story, you first mustrealize that there's a story behind this story. It's a story about friendshipand staying in touch and taking true and unadulterated pride in theaccomplishments of others.

While you won't be able to directly discern it from the text which fol-lows, the friends involved in this story behind the story include threealumnae, Diane Owen Fisher'74 of Charlotte, N.C.; Gail Rodger '74 ofCape May Court House, N.J.; and Becky Lipe Morris '73 of Salisbury,N.C. These three became friends while at Catawba and have main-tained contact in the years that have passed since their graduation.Diane was so proud of Gail's accomplishments that she felt compelledto write and submit the following story. As you will read, Becky alsoplayed a supporting role.By Diane Owen Fisher ’74

Beautiful voices filled the sacred stillness of Omwake-DearbornChapel on Tuesday night, June 23. This young and talented group ofgirls, ages 9 to 16, sent melodious, well articulated words of song outinto a small but most appreciative audience.

Gail E. Rodger '74 founded and continues to direct this group of 32young singers who call Cape May, N.J. home. Although vocalists havecome and gone since the choir's beginning in 1997, the voices are beau-tifully disciplined through Gail's vivacious and professional conductiing.

The choir prepares weekly for local concerts and yearly tours.Repertoire for this year's tour consisted of a variety of sacred and secu-lar music including the classics, American, international folk music,spirituals, jazz and Broadway selections. Barbara Miller is the pianoaccompanist for the Young Cape Singers. Elizabeth Cook, flautist fromSalisbury, N.C., performed with the choir as they sang "Jesu, Joy ofMan's Desiring" by J.S. Bach. Becky Lipe Morris '74 of Salisburyaccompanied the choir on piano in their last selection, "Praise His HolyName" by Keith Hampton.

The choir continued their tour in Charlotte, N.C. and concluded withconcerts in Asheville, N.C. A Eurpoean tour is scheduled for 2002.

Gail received a bachelor of arts in music theatre from Catawba. Sheteaches elementary and junior high school music at Sea Isle City andAvalon Schools in New Jersey. She is licensed and has taughtKindermusik. She also directs the Calvary Baptist Churcvh in OceanView, N.J.

Gail has received many honors through the years. She has served aspart of the summer faculty at Westminister Choir College in Princeton,N.J. In 1991, she was presented the Governor's Teacher RecognitionAward and selected as the Cape May County Teacher of the Year. Shewas listed in the "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" in 2000.

If you would like to contact Gail, her address is 324 Kings Highway,Cape May Court House, N.J. 08210. Her phone number is 609-624-0471.

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Center for Environment is wave of the futureorth Carolina environmental officials saythey know of no other structure in thestate like Catawba College's new Centerfor the Environment. "It's the wave of thefuture in resource and energy efficien-

cy," says Bill Holman, former secretary of the stateDepartment of Environment and NaturalResources. "They're setting a terrific example, notjust for other colleges, but for government andindustry."

The new classroom and laboratory building onthe edge of Catawba's Ecological Preserve was thefocus of an environmental award even before itopened for classes this fall. Dr. John Wear, the cen-ter's director, received the Green Builder of the YearAward last spring from the Carolinas RecyclingAssociation for his leadership in the construction ofthis environmentally responsible structure. CRA isthe largest recycling organization in the nation.

Wear notes that the building symbolizes theessence of Catawba's environmental science pro-gram. "I think that in many ways what we've triedto do with our program is essentially bring togetherpeople with our environment to teach them how tobe better stewards," he says. "We have started thatat home, with our building."

For Wear and architect Karen Alexander, thisfacility is far more than a completed constructionproject. It is quite literally a dream come true.

"It is extremely important for an architect to feelthat you have captured the essence of what theclient needed and desired," Alexander says, "thatyou have designed a structure that is ultimately anexpression of their dreams and vision for the pro-ject."

Wear notes that Alexander successfully mergedthe criteria for Catawba's environmental programwith complex sustainability issues as she plannedand executed this project. "She came up with abeautiful design that harmonizes with the environ-ment," he says.

Alexander confides that people who visit thefacility use the word "spiritual" to describe it. "Ithink on every project, but particularly on this one,I really wanted to achieve a building that had soul,"she says. The building's integration into the naturalenvironment clearly encourages that connection formany people.

COLLABORATIONWear and Alexander took care to involve all the

stakeholders in the planning process. Alexander

worked closely with students and faculty in theenvironmental program to design the facility. Sheand Wear team-taught a class in sustainable designthat allowed students to research recycled and recy-clable construction materials as well as environ-mentally friendly technology. They solicited inputfrom officials in organizations that work with thecenter in conservation efforts; and they consideredways to use the technology in the building asapplied examples in courses and seminars.

"This building is actually a reflection of the cur-riculum and the mission of the Center for theEnvironment," Alexander says. "Both the buildingand the surrounding landscape will be used asteaching tools."

Students are already learning about horticultureas they helped landscape the facility. "We're devel-oping the area not only for aesthetics but also foreducation, for wildlife and for water conservation,"Wear says. "The students helped prepare the soiland were involved in planting a large variety ofnative plants. They'll also help in cataloging andmaintaining the gardens."

Catawba students are also assisting the LandTrustfor Central North Carolina with mapping projectsand baseline inventories in the new Proctor GIStechnology laboratory. State environmental offi-cials are scheduled to conduct seminars for buddingenvironmental educators in the new nature educa-tion room that overlooks the ecological preserve.And children from Horizons Unlimited in Salisburywill soon dip their nets in the ponds at the base ofthe facility to study frogs and turtles and aquaticinsects.

The facility is a powerful teacher, but it taughtvaluable lessons long before it was completed.Catawba students John Gust and Ben Prater learnedfirsthand about recycling when they reclaimed 86percent of the construction debris from the project.As they implemented the waste management pro-gram specified by the architect, they discovered itwas cheaper to recycle drywall than to dump it inthe county landfill. They also found ways to recy-cle steel, cardboard, plastic and other materials.

RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLEThe building models good stewardship of the

earth's resources. It uses shredded newspaper forinsulation, crushed sunflower seed hulls for con-ference room tabletops and recycled plastic Cokebottles for chairs. In addition, the 20,000-square-foot structure has walls of glass to take advantageof heat from the sun. Water passing throughunderground wells absorbs heat and coolnessfrom the earth, providing environmentally friend-ly heating and air-conditioning.

The sun and the rain are also being harnessedto produce energy for the building and irrigatethe plants around the facility. The structure isdesigned so that rain falling from the roof isguided into a river-rock bed, which funnels thewater into cisterns. "We want to set an exam-ple -- to demonstrate to others that this is a wayyou can conserve water," says Wear. Thisrainwater will fill ponds around the buildingand irrigate the native plants that surroundthe structure. Pumps for the ponds and theirrigation will be powered by solar energy capturedin photovoltaic panels on the roof.

In addition, the center captures water from thesystem that removes moisture from the air insidethe building and saves water through conservationsensors on the plumbing fixtures. "We're conserv-ing water from both outside and inside the build-ing," Wear says.

In an additional effort to harmonize with the envi-ronment, the landscaping showcases only nativeplants. Mountain laurel and hemlocks are plantedon the northern bluff. Elderberry trees that areindigenous to Piedmont North Carolina will pro-vide food for birds and small animals. Sweet baymagnolia and coastal leucothoe will offer habitatfor butterflies and bees.

The $6 million building costs somewhat morethan a conventional structure, but operating costswill be much lower because of the energy-savingfeatures. The heating and air-conditioning systemand light fixtures have occupancy sensors that auto-matically turn off the systems in a space if no one ispresent. Photocells also control the artificial light."As natural light comes in, the artificial light goesdown," Alexander says.

Consultants project that Catawba will spend 30-40 percent less on energy costs during the life of thebuilding. "We looked at life-cycle costs as well asinitial costs," Alexander says. "We also looked atwhat happens to products after their useful life hasended. We made sure that products could be recy-cled."

The building epitomizes the mission of theCatawba Center for the Environment: to involvethe college and its students in programs and activi-ties that foster environmental stewardship.

"Catawba has made a substantial commitment tothe environment with this facility," Wear says. "Wehope our students and the community see it as apowerful statement promoting conservation and thesustainable use of the earth's resources."

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