Winter 2009 EastThe Magazine of East Carolina University

Pirates Pulitzers Meet four graduates who’ve won& a dozen

Margaret O’Connor, two Pulitzer Prizes for 9/11 photography viewfinder w inter 2009 EastThe Magazine of East Carolina University

Lifting spirits FEATURES The cheerleaders 16 rouse the crowd PIRATES & PULITZERS before the West Virginia game. 16 Four alumni have won 12 of journalism’s highest Byhonors, Roy Martinwhich goes to show that ECU people understand the power of a story well told. Cover photograph by Michael Nagle. ALL THE PHOTOS FIT TO PRINT 22 Margaret O’Connor ’71 taught toBy thinkSteve Tuttleof photography as visual journalism andThe then New won York two Times Pulitzers for her work on 9/11 and its aftermath. The odd thing is, she isn’t a photographer.

22 32 TOWN AND GOWN = HAND IN GLOVE 28 Faculty, staff and students are actively Byengaged Bethany in Bradsherstrengthening the community because that’s the East Carolina way.

VISITING AFRICA, COMING HOME 32 Students in the African and African ByAmerican Marion StudiesBlackburn program travel to Ghana and end up learning a lot about themselves.

THE HEART OF A DOCTOR 34 Steven Powell is a legend at the Brody School Byof MedicineLeanne E. Smithbecause he puts his whole heart into training vascular surgeons.

MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS 36 Athletics director Terry Holland taught EastBy Bethany Carolina Bradsher how to win again simply by making the Pirates believe they can.

36 DEPARTMENTS FROM OUR READERS ...... 3

THE ECU REPORT ...... 4

WINTER ARTS CALENDAR ...... 13

PIRATE NATION ...... 40

CLASS NOTES ...... 43

UPON THE PAST ...... 56 from the editor from our readers w inter 2009 EastThe Magazine of East Carolina University Read East on your computer Volume 7, Number 2 at www.ecu.edu/east is published four times a year by East East Carolina University My9/11 taxi had in traveled New three York, blocks seven in 30 minutes years and later the driver was Division of University Advancement 2200 South Charles Blvd. fuming. I knew traffic would be bad in Manhattan today due to Fashion Greenville, NC 27858 Week, a huge event with a big impact on the city’s economy, and ceremonies marking the seventh anniversary of 9/11, with McCain and h Obama both in town. Again I think: You should have taken the subway. EDITOR Steve Tuttle Giving up, I pay the cabbie and start walking west and south at a brisk 252-328-2068 / [email protected] pace. I don’t want to be late for my appointment at with Margaret O’Connor ’71, who won two PulitzerThe prizes New for York her Times work ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Brent Burch on 9/11 and its aftermath. She’s one of four East Carolina graduates we profile in this issue who’ve won a total of 12 Pulitzers. PHOTOGRAPHER Forrest Croce I stop to catch my breath after reaching building at 40th Street How do I subscribe? The Times and Eighth Avenue. On the opposite corner, hundreds of people are COPY EDITOR Send a check to the ECU Foundation, streaming up from the subway and flowing down the sidewalk. Across Jimmy Rostar ’94 using the postage-paid reply envelope stuffed in every issue of the magazine. the avenue, hundreds more are hurrying out of the Port Authority Bus CONTRIBUTING WRITERS How much is up to you, but we suggest Terminal. How many of them, I wonder, had taken this same route to Marion Blackburn, Doug Boyd, a minimum of $25. Your generosity is Bethany Bradsher, Roy Martin ’69, appreciated. work on this morning, seven years ago? Did they look up at the sound of n 252-328-9550 Brian Paris, Steve Row, Leanne Smith airliners flying so low overhead? Cotten Hall blanketed in snow, December 1943 n www.ecu.edu/devt Photo from 1944 Tecoan courtesy of University Archives n [email protected] CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Upstairs, I meet O’Connor in her office just off the main newsroom, Jay Clark, Cliff Hollis, Marc Kawanishi, Join the Alumni Association and receive a subscription as well as other benefits and and she invites me to tag along with her to the daily gathering of top Vincent Laforet, Chang W. Lee, Michael Nagle, my winter’s romance from the military camps in eastern North services. Minimum dues are $35. Motoya Nakamura, Doug Smith, Beverly Talbott Today I sat on my beach deck reading Carolina. This group of Marines was from editors who decide which stories go on the front page. 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ADMINISTRATION a snow storm in Greenville when I was an married, in Greenville. n 252-328-4540 morning’s 9/11 tributes. Michelle Sloan 18-year-old junior at ECTC. As I read, the n www.ecupirateclub.com I did not return to school that fall. memories flooded over me. n [email protected] Back in her office, she leans back and considers my question. Where were h Traditional parents did not send married you when you heard about the attack? She’s a newspaper veteran whose It was the middle of December 1943. Late daughters to college in those days, and Contact us Assistant Vice Chancellor n 252-328-2068 journalistic instincts would have quickly kicked in, so I expect a just-the- for University Marketing in the evening a beautiful, wet snow began to military pay of less than $75 per month n [email protected] Clint Bailey facts response. But as she talks I am reminded that to everyone there that fall and quickly accumulated on the streets. would not cover tuition and books. Because n www.ecu.edu/east day, 9/11 isn’t a news story, it’s a personal tragedy. The Twin Towers fell Our group of friends could not resist, so we of the war-time teacher shortage, I was Customer Service not more than a dozen blocks from O’Connor’s apartment. East Carolina University is a constituent institution of pulled socks over our shoes (no overshoes— recruited by the school superintendent and I To start or stop a subscription, The University of North Carolina. It is a public doctoral/ it was war time!) and with joined hands we subsequently taught math and science in Pitt or to let us know about a change of It turns out that none of the paper’s award-winning photos from 9/11 research intensive university offering baccalaureate, master’s, address, please contact Ann Windham, specialist and doctoral degrees in the liberal arts, sciences skipped down the middle of Fifth Street County and elsewhere on a “B” certificate. [email protected] or 252-737-1506 are displayed on the walls of building. After listening to and professional fields, including medicine. Dedicated to the into town, giggling all the way. The Times ECU is still in my blood. Numerous Send letters to the editor to O’Connor, I think I understand why. achievement of excellence, responsible stewardship of the [email protected] or public trust and academic freedom, ECU values the In Kares’ we crowded into booths and family members have attended, including a 1206 Charles Blvd. contributions of a diverse community, supports shared ordered hot chocolate. Our excitement daughter. And my mother, who is now an Building 198 governance and guarantees equality of opportunity. reached a fever pitch when in walked a alert and active 103-year-old, was a student East Carolina University ©2009 by East Carolina University Greenville, N.C. 27858 group of Marines. There were very few male at ECTTS in 1924. Pride in what ECU has Printed by Progress Printing Send class notes to U.P. 09-192 62,000 copies of this public document were students at ECTC by this time; most were become is almost a tangible thing for us. [email protected] printed at a cost of $38,474.16 or $.62 per copy. in the military. Our dates were primarily Raleigh or use the form on page 50 —Frances Cook ’45, 2 3 the ecU Report

Laura Marie Leary Elliott ’66, the first African American to

Jay Clark Jay graduate from East Carolina, spent a day on campus in October participating in an Panel supports raising classrooms and the perception that the the university must balance enrollment oral history project mounted by the Ledonia Wright Cultural admission standards quality of education here has suffered. It growth against the mandate to deliver a Center and the ECU Office also has diluted East Carolina’s efforts to quality education to students. “This year, of Institutional Diversity. The enrollment task force appointed by improve its graduation and retention rates. we expect to have the largest freshman class As a Greenville high school student in 1962, she was Chancellor Steve Ballard says East Carolina in our history and a total enrollment of should raise its admission standards and The average SAT score of in-state freshmen picked by Leo Jenkins and over 27,000 students. At the same time, Dr. Andrew Best, Greenville’s has declined from 1046 in 2003 to 1016 in restrict the size of next fall’s freshman class our retention rates have dropped and we first black doctor, as the 2007. That 30-point drop compares with a centerpiece of their quiet plan to 4,000. The group’s report to the Board know that retention is affected by academic of Trustees came as officials announced that 1-point drop across all 16 UNC campuses, to peacefully integrate the preparation,” he said. campus. Shortly before that enrollment has surged to 27,703, up about according to Board of Governors statistics. time, Jenkins succeeded in Ballard said enrollment growth also has put amending the school charter 1,700 students from a year ago. The student The task force also recommends tightening pressure on the university’s ability to protect to drop the word “white” body has grown by roughly 6,000 in the past admission standards for students transferring from the description of its the campus community and to provide students. Ms. Elliott, who lives five years. here from other colleges. Beginning necessary services. “We must stop for a in suburban Washington, D.C., spring semester, a priority will be given to retired from the U.S. Treasury The task force—a broad group of faculty, moment and address the question ‘What staff, administrators and trustee Carol students who have completed two years of Department after a long is the right pace of growth?’ and ‘What are career in government service. community college, Bailey said. Mabe—recommends a cutoff point for the immediate priorities for improving our She visited with students in an admission at students scoring below 900 on African American Studies class The task force recommendations, which infrastructure?’” and was feted at an honors the SAT with predicted college grade point Bailey described as “a hallmark document event at the student center. The chancellor said East Carolina “must (GPA) averages below 2.35. About 600 that will guide this institution for the next invest more resources in enrollment Learn more freshmen admitted this fall would not have 10 years,” were presented to the faculty and about ECU’s management, enrollment services, student African met that higher standard. students in three forums held in late October services and especially financial aid” because American in Mendenhall Student Center. Studies Making it tougher to get into East Carolina the surging enrollment demands “everything would have some impact on diversity. program, In his remarks at the annual Faculty from more counselors to mentors to honors page 32. Judi Bailey, senior executive director of Convocation, Chancellor Steve Ballard said program staff.” enrollment management who leads the task force, told trustees the change would reduce the number of minorities in next year’s ECU aims to improve now to 82 percent in four years. Studies have shown that most students who freshman class by 2 percent, falling from drop out of college do so during freshman graduation rates “That will be hard for us to accomplish, given 21 percent of freshmen now to 19 percent. Six-year year. East Carolina provides extra support graduation rate at: 1998 1999 2000 2001 U.S. avg. that East Carolina places such importance on The freshman class also would be 1 percent For every 100 freshmen who enroll at East and academic counseling services to students more female, up from 56 percent now to 57 N.C. State 72.1% 75.3% 75.0% 73.5% 66.5% Carolina, about 58 leave with a diploma providing access to higher education. We are UNC Chapel Hill 84.2 86.2 86.0 84.7 66.5 during those crucial semesters. One new percent, she said. within six years, a percentage that’s better opening the doors to a college education to a East Carolina 58.8 59.1 60.9 58.2 51.0 service this year is the Pirate Tutoring Center, than the national average for schools of the wider diversity of students, not all of whom Curtailing enrollment growth is a difficult N.C. A&T 45.0 42.1 39.8 42.9 51.0 which offers homework help in one-on-one same type and size, according to a report by arrive here completely equipped to succeed. issue for ECU leaders because it could be UNC Charlotte 51.5 54.3 55.2 56.1 51.0 sessions every Tuesday and Wednesday evening. the UNC Board of Governors. Still, ECU Our challenge is to increase the services and seen as closing the door to higher education UNC Greensboro 57.2 58.3 59.4 56.5 51.0 Appalachian State 66.6 70.0 68.4 69.6 48.3 officials say they aren’t satisfied and are support we provide these students so they For statistical purposes, the Board of for some disadvantaged students in eastern Fayetteville State 36.4 44.9 41.1 38.7 48.3 trying to improve the school’s graduation have a better chance of making it through to Governors groups the 16 campuses by size North Carolina. ECU for decades has N.C. Central 53.6 47.8 52.8 50.9 48.3 rate by reducing the number of students sophomore year.” and type. N.C. State and UNC Chapel Hill striven to provide a college education to as are the largest campuses in the system and UNC Pembroke 46.9 41.1 41.8 40.3 48.3 who drop out. In 2003, 53.3 percent of East Carolina many high school students in the region UNC Wilmington 68.4 70.2 71.9 71.6 48.3 have the most selective admissions standards. “These aren’t bad numbers but they can students graduated in four years. Nationally, as possible. Doing so is widely viewed Western Carolina 52.7 54.4 54.7 55.4 48.3 Thus, they also have the highest retention be better,” said Judi Bailey, senior executive only 26 percent of college students as a critical element in lifting the region Elizabeth City State 48.0 52.4 52.5 53.4 46.5 and graduation rates of the 16 campuses. director of enrollment management. She graduated in four years. economically and socially. UNC Asheville 61.0 62.7 62.2 61.9 46.5 East Carolina is grouped with UNC said East Carolina is aiming to improve However, the task force concluded that Winston-Salem State 46.9 51.5 47.3 48.5 46.5 ECU’s retention rate was 77.2 percent in Greensboro, UNC Charlotte and N.C. A&T. its retention rate—the percentage of rapid growth in enrollment has pushed Source: UNC Board of Governors 2006, down from 78.8 percent in 2003. The East Carolina had the highest retention and freshmen who successfully make it to ECU beyond capacity, producing crowded current national average for universities like graduation rates within its group, the Board sophomore year—from around 77 percent East Carolina is 75.9 percent. of Governors report said.

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Biotechnology Center, which allowed her to Kragel, chair of the department. Future collect necessary data to revise and resubmit grants from ImmunoGen and sanofi-aventis Cliff H ollis Cliff H ollis her federal grant request. are under discussion. — — Doug Boyd Doug Boyd Brody gets bigger: Hoping to increase the Antibody offers hope for cancer supply of family doctors serving eastern Pathologist Anne Kellogg has developed a North Carolina, the Brody School of monoclonal antibody that could play a vital Medicine began the year with its biggest- role in treating the most common form of ever class of first-year students, 76. All ovarian, breast and other cancers. She is of the 37 men and 39 women are North working with two drug firms, ImmunoGen Carolina residents. Four are part of the Inc. and sanofi-aventis, that have expertise in “MD in 7” program that allows students to enter medical school after three years of Yan-Hua Chen formulating antibodies into cancer therapies and taking them to clinical trials. undergraduate study. Family Medicine Center: Construction NIH grant funds kidney research Kellogg created the antibody, called DS- 6, that attaches to cancer cells, serving as has begun on the $40 million Family Funded by a $1.6 million grant, an East a vehicle for delivering a potent cancer- Medicine Center, a 117,000 square-foot Carolina researcher is studying a protein that killing agent developed by ImmunoGen. facility that will triple the space available for Brody doctors to see patients and train might hold a key to reducing high blood The antibody latches on to tumor cells and Anne Kellogg pressure and improving kidney function in the next generation of family doctors. Teaching financial fitness to take advantage of free money—such enables the whole compound—the antibody as matching 401K contributions. people with kidney disease. Dr. Yan-Hua “This project has been needed for 15 You usually think of wellness in terms and the attached cell-killing agent—to enter proteins, produced from a single parent After all, where else can you get an Chen, an associate professor of anatomy years,” trustees vice chair David Brody said of your physical health, but two ECU the cancer cell. Once inside, the agent kills cell, that bind to a specific substance. One immediate, 100 percent return on your and cell biology at the Brody School of at the September groundbreaking. “The professors want students to think about the tumor cell. of the best-known monoclonal antibodies investment? We also teach students to Medicine, has received the five-year grant facility we have was built at the beginning wellness in terms of their financial “We can’t give such a potent agent on its own is trastuzumab, sold under the brand name be savvy consumers and how to protect from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood of the medical school when we were seeing health. Mark Weitzel and Len Rhodes because it would be too toxic, but if we can Herceptin and used to treat breast cancer. themselves—especially from individuals Institute, part of the National Institutes of a quarter of the patients we see now, and teach Finance 1904, which is becoming link it to an antibody, it goes inside the tumor who prey on the financially illiterate. Health, to study the function of claudin-7, a Kellogg’s research is funded in part by we outgrew it 15 years ago.” The new center one of the more popular classes offered cell and is released inside the tumor cell, After taking our course, students will protein that makes up part of the barrier that ECU and the Department of Pathology will rise beside the East Carolina Heart by the College of Business. This which is really an amazing feat,” Kellogg says. have learned the skills to make the most controls the flow of molecules between cells. and Laboratory Medicine. “We feel we Institute and will have more than 60 exam semester Weitzel and Rhodes are “team made a wise investment that will help rooms, a pharmacy, laboratory, a geriatric of their money through the lifelong Chen’s preliminary research has shown that Monoclonal antibodies are manufactured teaching” two sections of 250 students advance the treatment of cancer,” said Peter center and better parking. principles we teach. claudin-7 interacts with an enzyme called each. That’s 500 students taking the WNK4 kinase and forms a pathway for class now compared to just 60 seven Q: What is the worst mistake students chloride ions to enter the bloodstream. years ago. Open to all majors, Finance make managing their money? Family Medicine Center Interaction of claudin-7 with a mutated 1904 is offered in conjunction with the A: Borrowing more than they need. version of WNK-4 may lead to high Financial Wellness Institute within the Between credit cards and student loans, blood pressure. Understanding the role of College of Business. We asked Weitzel students get in over their heads without claudin-7 in these intercellular barriers and and Rhodes what they’ve learned even realizing it. It’s a one-two punch: pathways could lead to medicines that could teaching students how to balance a students will use a student loan for help people with high blood pressure as well checkbook and other such skills. things it’s not intended for, trying to as kidney disease, Chen said. It could also Q: What are the two most important buy a better lifestyle. That problem is help people whose blood pressure is too low. principles you try to teach students about compounded with credit card debt they “We need to find out the mechanism of this handling money? can’t pay off. Students take on all of this claudin-7 in the control of ionic balance in debt without truly understanding the A: We instill the importance of constant the body,” Chen said. “The next five years long-term financial impact after they financial planning and thinking early will be very exciting for us.” graduate. about retirement. We encourage students Chen began her research with grants last year from the ECU Division of Research and Graduate Studies and the N.C. You can learn more about FINA 1904 and the Financial Wellness Institute at www.ecu.edu/cs-bus/fina1904info.cfm. 6 7 the ecu report

Campaign at $112 million In 2008, Barbara ’83 and Chris Bremer County, Beveridge included ECU in her will. university affairs committee, said the

established the Barbara W. Bremer After her death in May, the proceeds from Clark Jay board believes “we have strong leadership As of Oct. 1, more than $112 million had Distinguished Professorship in Language her estate endowed an Access Scholarship at ECU, and we want to recognize that been raised toward the Second Century Learning and Literacy Disorders in the fund for a full-time undergraduate student leadership and keep the team in place.” Campaign’s $200 million goal. Through College of Allied Health Sciences. Barbara coming from one of four high schools in the generosity of the thousands of alumni, Bremer received a master’s in speech eastern North Carolina. donors, and friends who have supported the Big fine for post-game revelry language pathology from East Carolina campaign, many more students and faculty The Access Scholarship program supports and her husband is a professor emeritus Investigations and recriminations continued will have the resources necessary to change students with strong academic records for of family medicine in the Brody School of to echo across campus as a result of the lives and transform communities. Two whom college might not be a possibility Medicine. The first of its kind in the college, post-game celebration and melee after East important ways to support the campaign are because of financial need. Access the Bremer professorship—and other Carolina’s upset football victory over then- through student scholarships and endowed Scholarships are awarded to North Carolina professorships like it across the university— No. 8 West Virginia in September. professorships. residents with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and allow professors to concentrate more on demonstrated financial need. This year, ECU Even as the university continued a probe research, collaboration and instruction. Endowed professorships represent long- awarded 62 Access Scholarships, with the into whether one or two police officers term support for faculty members and their Likewise, scholarships enable students to goal of providing at least 100 annually. used excessive force in restraining some research and pioneer projects that offer concentrate on their studies and student life students as thousands of fans rushed the potential breakthroughs and innovation. Contributions such as those of Dr. and Mrs. rather than financial concerns. Currently, field, East Carolina paid a $10,000 fine They honor ECU’s most distinguished Bremer and Mrs. Beveridge are vital to East ECU can only support 60 percent of the imposed by Conference USA. Safety rules faculty and help attract more outstanding Carolina’s future. Scholarships and endowed financial aid requests of its neediest students. adopted by the conference stipulate that scholars and teachers. Through the N.C. professorships like those established by these More than 80 percent of ECU graduates the playing field must remain clear until Distinguished Professor Endowment Trust two gifts help attract the best and brightest have college loan debt. Student scholarships the visiting team and game officials have Fund, the state provides supplemental grants faculty and students, and ensure that the Trustees sweeten Holtz’s contract all donations to the Pirate Club annual help reduce that debt for students, increasing gone to the dressing room. for endowed professorships, matching $1 university can continue to provide a quality fund. He also will be rewarded for student their opportunities after graduation. The Board of Trustees approved a six-year of every $2 donated. For example, a gift of educational experience that is uniquely ECU. academic success, starting at $100,000 Conference officials warned that any similar contract extension for football coach Skip $333,000 could qualify for a matching grant Starting with the 2009–10 academic year, and increasing by $25,000 per year. Total incidents could result in ECU losing hosting Support the Second Century Campaign by Holtz that will keep him in Greenville of $167,000 to establish an endowment of one of those scholarships will be awarded potential compen­sation would be roughly privileges for conference championships. visiting www.ecu.edu/devt or by calling through 2013. The contract guarantees at least $500,000. thanks to the generosity of the late Geraldine $1.2 million a year. The agreement also 252-328-9550. Holtz a compensation package of $4.07 Mayo Beveridge. A native of Pamlico ­ includes a $100,000 buy-out clause should Campus crime remains low million with incentives that could make the —Kara Loftin Holtz leave ECU prior to the expiration of deal worth an estimated $9.5 million. East Carolina chalked up another year with the contract. very few major crimes, according to an “I remain genuinely appreciative and grateful Holtz, 44, has led the Pirates to two bowl annual safety report released by Campus Jarvis Hall turns 100 to the leadership we have at East Carolina appearances and consecutive winning Police Chief Scott Shelton. One case of One hundred years ago, C.V. York’s for the confidence and support they have in construction company started seasons for the first time since 1999 and forcible sexual offense was recorded on the direction that our program is heading,” building Jarvis Hall, the first structure 2000. He’s also led the Pirates to their first campus in 2007, the last year for which to rise on the East Carolina campus. Holtz said. York’s grandson, former Raleigh national ranking since 1999. complete statistics were available, down mayor Smedes York (shown with The contract calls from five in 2006, the report said. The trustees Chancellor Ballard), returned to the for a guaranteed Highest Paid Footall Coaches building to celebrate the centennial also approved an While major crime rates are low, arrests for base salary of of the original groundbreaking. On Dollars in millions amendment to liquor law violations are spiraling, rising display were the historic shovel $565,000 in 2008 1. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma . . . . $ 6.5 used to break ground for Jarvis Hall Athletic Director from 126 in 2006 to 424 in ’07. In all, the with an increase to 14. Bobby Bowden, Florida State . . .2.5 and a photograph documenting Terry Holland’s school took 571 disciplinary actions for the July 29, 1908, event. “I don’t $605,000 in 2009 19. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech . . . .2.1 think anybody could have realized contract that liquor law violations. There were 55 arrests and $655,000 in 20. Butch Davis, Carolina ...... 2.1 then what East Carolina would raises his salary for illegal drugs in ’07 compared to 48 remaining years. come to mean to our state,” York, 37. David Cutcliffe, Duke ...... 1.2 by $32,400 to in ’06; about half of the arrests occurred chairman of York Properties, said. He will receive 50. Jim Grobe, Wake Forest . . . . . 1.2 $356,400 a year. in residence halls. Campus police also His grandfather’s company went on incentive and bonus to construct four more buildings on 51. Skip Holtz, ECU ...... 1.2 The raise is retro­ investigated 44 burglaries, about the same compensation, campus before moving to Raleigh, 57. Tom O’Brien, N.C. State ...... 1.1 active to Jan. 1, as in ’06. Three car thefts were reported, where it continues today. The including $25 per 2008. Robert compared to two in ’06. For the third year 100-year-old residence hall was last season ticket sold, Source: Coaches Hot Seat web site. renovated in 1999 and continues to Figures include bonuses and incentives V. Lucas, who in a row, there were no cases of murder or house ECU students. and 5 percent of chairs the board’s negligent manslaughter.

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Me and my avatar go to ECU East Carolina’s new Second Life virtual community makes online education less like online banking and more like the real thing. Now, when an online student logs on to Second Life, his computer screen becomes a window into a virtual ECU, complete with faithful, though animated, reproductions of campus landmarks like the Cupola, Flanagan Building, and the Clock Tower. Want to talk to the professor about homework? Your avatar—a digital re-creation of you—can sit down with the professor’s avatar anytime Renovation to two campus buildings have been completed. McGinnis Auditorium (left) reopened after a facelift to its iconic art deco exterior and modernization to its theatre stage mechanics. Todd Dining Hall (right) on College Hill reopened after $3 million in renovations that during online office hours. transformed the cafeteria into a lively, market-style facility. “Many more students are visiting my office in Second Life than my real office,” said Abbie Brown, associate professor in the Watch Pirate TV on YouTube Department of Instructional Technology, real time with other students. These virtual closely resemble the real thing. and an early adopter of Second Life. East Carolina now has its own channel on YouTube, communities have become a viable tool in She said Second Life and similar virtual The university is interested in “letting www.youtube.com/ecu, a site stocked with lots of higher education and a hotbed for new ideas in communities give online students something alumni, graduate students, people interested programs about the school as well as pop music pedagogy. As ECU’s virtual campus continues that until now only traditional students in athletics know that this is a place that they videos, hilarious accidents, “science” experiments to grow, Sharon Collins, program director enjoyed—the sense psychologists call “social can come if they can’t come to a football featuring breath mints and diet cola and other serious for Academic Outreach, hopes it becomes presence,” the feeling a student gets from game or they can’t come to campus, but still and funny stuff. The channel’s lineup will evolve even more evocative of the brick and mortar being immersed in the campus environment. want to feel a part of campus,” Collins said. over time, using videos created by departments, campus with a variety of things to do and It is the feeling they get walking to class, organizations and individuals from across campus. people—or their avatars—to interact with. There’s more to do in Second Life than just Lectures, guest speakers, art performances and interacting with fellow students, and learning attending classes. Visitors can conduct real- You don’t have to be taking online classes to sporting events are among the type of videos in a communal atmosphere. Social presence world business, listen to radio broadcasts of visit this virtual East Carolina. Visitors to available. “We see YouTube as an opportunity to push usually is lost with online education. ECU football games, browse the Internet, hawk.aos.ecu.edu/secondlife/ are welcome ECU’s educational efforts anytime and anywhere,” Second Life gives online students the sense meet up with old friends or just reminisce to explore the site; programmers continue said Jack Brinn, ECU chief information officer. of participating in a virtual classroom in about college days in Greenville. working to make the virtual ECU more — Brian Paris

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YEARS AGO YEARS AGO YEARS AGO YEARS AGO 75 50 40 25 Teachers say Aaarrgh There she is… The Croatan opens Tornadoes kill 42 The Men’s Athletic In the fall of 1958, freshman Betty Lane Evans of Greenville Plans are launched in the A “perfect storm” of four tornadoes rakes Association votes on Feb. is crowned as Miss North Carolina 1959 and later is a fall of 1968 to build a new eastern North Carolina on March 28, 1984, 26, 1934, to change the semifinalist in the Miss America pageant. She is the first student store and soda killing 42 people and injuring 800 others. identity of East Carolina’s of what so far are six ECU students to be Miss North shop to replace facilities in One of the four storms touches down three intercollegiate Carolina. The others are: the Old Cafeteria Building. in Snow Hill in Greene County, killing six sports teams—baseball, • Anita Johnson in 1969; The chosen location, on people, and cuts a 46-mile-long path of basketball and football— • Patsy Gail Wood in 1971; the east end of the mall destruction 1,200 yards wide into Ayden, from the Teachers to the • Mary Rudroff, who won a rival state contest and between the new Brewster Winterville and the east side of Greenville. Pirates. It’s believed the represented the state in the Miss USA pageant in 1971; and Rivers buildings on The campus is largely spared any damage. In switch to a more macho • Monica Palumbo, in 2001 (later chosen as Miss space once occupied by all, the F4 tornado kills 12 people in Pitt and mascot will inspire “more Congeniality in the Miss USA contest) and the football stadium, is Greene counties, including six in Greenville, spirit and enthusiasm” • Dana Reason, in 2003. Ms. Reason was a runner-up in the thought to be the site injures 153 and destroys 300 homes. among the student body. Miss America pageant. of a graveyard of the Croatan Indian tribe native to the region. An Damages are estimated at $15 million. To cement the switch in In ’71, the Goldsboro News-Argus prints a story which notes Indian priest visits the site to perform a ritual before construction Hundreds of East Carolina students volunteer mascots, the 1934 Tecoan that East Carolina students currently or recently were: N.C. begins. The shaman says the ghosts of the Indians will be pleased if in the rescue and recovery operations. The yearbook publishes Apple Queen, Rhododendron Queen, Southeastern N.C. the building is named after their tribe instead of the intended name, football team is sent to the airport to unload several drawings of Tobacco Queen, N.C. Blueberry Queen, Watermelon Queen, Auxiliary Student Supply Store. In 1991 the Croatan is remodeled into planes arriving with relief supplies swashbuckling pirates. Peach Queen, and Miss National Smile Girl. a full-service restaurant. It’s now a Chic-fil-A. Images courtesy University Archives University Life 2009 Winter Arts Calendar

Performing arts of the season will be Bat Boy— is teaming up with the Hilton degree in biological sciences. After serving A Pulitzer Prize-winning The Musical, with a story that Greenville Hotel for a series of on the faculty of Old Dominion University composer and one of the world’s has been called a mix of My Jazz at Night performances that Cliff H ollis best-known singing groups Fair Lady and The Rocky Horror extends into the spring. Students from 1982–1994 and working at the highlight the winter portion Picture Show. The production is in the jazz program, as well as Natural History Museum of London from of the S. Rudolph Alexander scheduled Feb. 12–17. Both plays faculty members and guest 1994–1999, Culver joined the faculty of Performing Arts Series. Marvin will be in McGinnis Theatre at musicians, will perform. The Hamlisch, who won the Pulitzer the Messick Theatre Arts Center. hotel will donate a portion of the ECU in 1999. Over the past three decades, Prize for A Chorus Line, will proceeds to the university’s Jazz he has received 31 research grants totaling appear with the ECU Symphony Family fun Studies program. Performances The Gizmo Guys will bring their more than $1.4 million. Orchestra Nov. 21 in Wright will be Jan. 23 and Feb. 20, each Auditorium, preceded by dinner blend of juggling and jokes to beginning at 8 p.m. the ECU Family Fare series Jan. Professor Marianna Walker ’79 ’81 was and discussion. The King’s Singers will put the community 30. Allan Jacobs and Barrett Student performing groups in named the Barbara W. Bremer Distinguished in a holiday mood with a concert Felker have performed more the School of Music have a busy Professor in Language Learning and at Wright Auditorium Dec. 11. than 2,500 times since 1987. winter ahead. The University The world-famous sextet will They also have taught juggling Chorale and St. Cecilia Singers Literacy Disorders in the Department of present a type of traditional in circus schools. will perform Nov. 16, the Choral Communication Sciences and Disorders. It English carol service that mixes Scholars will sing Dec. 2, and Music the St. Cecilia Singers and is the first distinguished professorship in the seasonal music with seasonal The Ninth Annual NewMusic@ readings from works by English Choral Scholars will sing Feb. College of Allied Health Sciences. Barbara ECU Festival will take place Feb. 8. The University Chorale writers. 25–March 1, with the Daedalus Bremer, a speech language pathologist, and will perform Feb. 22. Among Chu-Fang known harpsichordist. Andrews Quartet and Pulsoptional among smaller instrumental ensembles, Dr. Chris Bremer, professor emeritus of Huang, first and Jeffrey Ward, assistant the featured guest performers. the Percussion Ensemble will family medicine in the Brody School of prize winner director of choral activities, also Seven concerts will be presented perform Nov. 19, Feb. 5 and Feb. in the 2005 will make presentations. Fishell along with master classes with 18. The Guitar Ensemble will play Medicine, established the professorship to Cleveland left ECU last summer for a visiting composers, performers Dec. 3. Among larger ensembles, Rachel Raab MD ’02 joined the BSOM focus on research and education concerning Physics professor George Bissinger International position at Indiana University. and conductors. New for 2009 the ECU String Chamber Music faculty in the division of hematology/ was elected as a Fellow of the Piano will be an orchestra composition players will perform Nov. 24, school-aged language learning and literacy Chamber music oncology, continuing a tradition Acoustical Society of America for his Competition, competition. Among the ECU the Symphonic Wind and Jazz The popular Four Seasons begun by her parents, Drs. Spencer disorders and how they are related. research involving violin acoustics. presents performers will be the Chamber ensembles will play Feb. 6, Chamber Music Festival and Mary Raab, who founded the Bissinger began his research in 1971 a recital Singers, Symphony Orchestra and the Symphonic Band and begins the New Year with a division in 1977. She just completed a Norma Epley is the new director of the with Dr. Carleen Hutchins. Since in Wright and NewMusic Camerata. Concert Band will perform Feb. wide-ranging program Jan. residency and fellowship training at his arrival on campus 35 years ago, Auditorium 17. The Symphony Orchestra’s University and Medical Center Institutional 8–9 at Fletcher The ECU Jazz Studies program Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bissinger has continued this research, Jan. 23. She winter concert is Review Board (UMCIRB). She comes Recital Hall featuring and Montefiore Medical Center in which involves normal mode-materials was a finalist scheduled Feb. 10, Beethoven’s String Bronx, N.Y. Like her mother, Raab from the University of the South and is co- and structural acoustics analysis of in the 12th with faculty member Trio in C-minor, Op. 9 specializes in breast cancer. the origins of violin sound and their Van Cliburn Ara Gregorian as founder of the Collaborative IRB Training No. 3; Rachmaninoff’s relationship to perceived quality. International Piano Competition, guest soloist. Music Suite No. 2 for two Initiative program that IRB uses to train and won the 2006 Young School faculty pianos, Op. 17; and researchers in the ethical use of human Concert Artists International members will stage Faure’s Piano Quartet Auditions. Metropolitan Opera a Mozart’s Birthday participants in research. No. 2 in G-minor, Op. baritone Nathan Gunn will celebration 45. Ara Gregorian, perform Feb. 29, accompanied Jan. 27. Julie L. Poorman, a veteran administrator of artistic director of the , Professor of Arts by pianist John Wustman, Stephen J. Culver festival, will be joined student financial services, was named director this year’s Robert L. Jones VISUAL ART chair of the Education Alice by pianists Adam Distinguished Visiting Professor The annual School of financial aid. Poorman was director Neiman and Keiko Department of Arnold delivered in the School of Music. The two of Art and Design of the Office of Student Financial Aid at Sekino, violist Maria will perform Franz Schubert’s Holiday Exhibition, Geological remarks Lambros and cellist Berklee College of Music in Boston. Before Die schone Mullerin. featuring reasonably- Sciences, was celebrating Ani Aznavoorian. priced art and craft that, she was director of state scholarship Religious arts work by students in named the 2008 American Theatre administration for the Maryland Higher Colin Andrews, interim director a variety of media, Moliere’s farce, The Distinguished creativity in the of organ and sacred music will take place in Education Commission. Poorman holds a Imaginary Invalid, will Professor for the 20th century at studies, is taking over for Wellington B. Gray be the second play bachelor’s in political science and a master’s in his wife, Janette Fishell, in Gallery Dec. 4 and 5, Thomas Harriot the second World in the ECU/Loessin coordinating the annual Religious 9 a.m.–8 p.m., public administration, both from Iowa State. Playhouse series on College of Arts and Sciences. Culver is a Creativity Summit in Taipei, Taiwan, this Arts Festival at St. Paul’s and Dec. 6, 9 a.m.– Nov. 20–25. It’s a tale Episcopal Church in downtown 2 p.m. Proceeds from graduate of the University of Wales, where Assistant professor John Heilmann received summer. She was a guest of the United of a hypochondriac Greenville Jan. 29–31. Among the sale benefit art he received his bachelor’s in geology, his one of five 2008 Advancing Academic Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural who tries to persuade the performers this year will students and the his daughter to marry doctoral in marine micropaleontology and Careers Awards from the American Speech- Organization (UNESCO). be Wilma Jensen, well-known school’s various a doctor as a way to organist, teacher and conductor, art guilds. geology and an honorary doctor of science Language and Hearing Association. get free medical care. and Frances Fitch, nationally The third production —Steve Row

12 13 There is a special purpose for our School of dental school in a certain area, and gain What will be your first steps as dean? Dentistry, just as there is for the School of

Jay Clark Jay Medicine. additional expertise. Each of these service I’ll start by building relationships and learning centers will have fourth-year dental meeting with other university deans, both in Yes. The dental school will educate and students, residents and faculty members health sciences and across campus. Next, I train individuals who are prepared to be providing services. These practices will offer will set out to get to know the community excellent general dentists, and who will a more effective delivery system than having at large, and build relationships with dentists seek opportunities to practice in rural and everything at one centralized dental school in the area. I will also reach out to state underserved communities in North Carolina. site. The services will be more customized legislators and other dentists across the Other dental schools don’t have this kind of to the patients’ needs. Students, residents state. I know there has been some disquiet mission. They have no or very little in terms and faculty at these centers will also be able about whether another school of dentistry of a community service mission. to stay in touch and participate in courses is appropriate for the state. Now that it has You’ve had a memorable experience in through the Internet. Distance learning will been decided, I want to help make it clear Mississippi, having endured Hurricane Katrina allow them to participate in seminars and and its aftermath. that our school will not compromise the other course work when they are not with program at Chapel Hill, but can perhaps We lived through that, and many of our patients. Consultations with faculty at the enhance it by having a different core mission dental students and their families suffered dental school will also occur via the Internet. that is still collaborative. Launching a dental a great deal. Though the university was far ‘Launching a school is a rare opportunity. It’s a once in a away enough to avoid a direct hit, we had a Do you have a timetable for hiring faculty? decade opportunity. The people who’ve done dental school substantial burden afterward, along with the To begin curriculum development and it before are a rare breed. I feel incredibly rest of the state. There were people coming accreditation, we will need a leadership fortunate to be among them. is a rare in from the coast with nowhere to live, and team in place as soon as possible. We dental patients who had to be taken care hope to begin interviewing by December opportunity’ of. Mississippi is still suffering from that or January, and have the team in place by catastrophic storm, so it’s in many ways the spring. Our leadership team will have five defining event of my time at the University to six people. These are the group who will Education of Mississippi. organize the school. Their responsibilities M.B.A.—Loyola of Maryland, 2000 will be curriculum planning, recruitment, As part of its dental school, ECU will build and J.D.—Rutgers, 1995 planning for accreditation and developing staff eight to 10 “service learning centers” in M.D.—University of Connecticut, 1982 without having been through a process like about. We’ve always felt that if we had a underserved areas across the state. Can you relationships across campus and state. Editor’s Note: East Carolina’s new School of D.M.D.—cum laude Harvard School of law school that teaches you the process of choice, we’d love to live in this state. My describe how they will operate and how they The next group of faculty will be in the Dentistry takes a giant step forward with the will serve the school’s mission? Dental Medicine, 1977 critically thinking and dealing with a lot wife and I are very social, and we love to basic sciences—anatomy, biochemistry, B.S.—University of California, Irvine, 1973 arrival of James R. Hupp, its first dean. Hupp of situations. Before I make decisions, I visit with people. That’s a common trait in These centers are a very distinctive part of comes to ECU after six years as dean of the microbiology, pathology, physiology. The contemplate a little more deeply the motives North Carolina. We also like to be near the the dental school. There will be a “mother Teaching Areas University of Mississippi School of Dentistry. medical school’s basic sciences faculty are and ramifications involved. I’ve become more water and enjoy the mountains. One thing ship” in Greenville, our physical school, also associated with Allied Health Sciences Oral-maxillofacial surgery, particularly He has a dental degree from Harvard University analytical, as a habit, not just once in a while. I’m looking forward to in eastern North where students will study during the first implants, orthognathic surgery, cleft and the College of Nursing, so there’s palate surgery, maxillofacial trauma, oral as well as degrees from the University of Carolina is that I’m a big-time gardener, and three years. In addition, we will establish Connecticut, Rutgers University and Loyola Do you have any connections to North Carolina? already some sharing going on. We expect and facial infections, microneurosurgery I’ll be able to grow during the entire year. centers across the state in rural areas. to share in this collaboration. But we also of the trigeminal nerve, medico-legal College in Maryland. In an interview with writer I have lots of friends in the Raleigh-Durham issues and medical management of the North Carolina is a progressive, growing Each student will spend their final year of understand that bringing in 50 dental Marion Blackburn, he described these experiences area, and one of my closest friends is Dr. dental and surgical patient. state with a good economy. There is a vibrant education in a clinical site. They won’t spend students a year, it will be unreasonable to ask and his vision for the dental school. David Frost in Chapel Hill. Our families their fourth year at the school. It will be in feeling, but it’s still part of the South. I grew the same faculty to assume these teaching Clinical Interests have grown up together. I also consider up in Memphis, Tenn., so I have a fondness a community away from Greenville. Most Dr. Ray Williams, chair of periodontology duties. We anticipate additional hiring, but Implants, extractions, orthognathic In addition to your dental degree, you have for Southern traditions, but I like to have dental schools serve as a safety net for the it will be as collaborative as possible. Our surgery, cleft palate surgery, at the UNC School of Dentistry, a good microneurosurgery, jaw pathology and an M.D., an M.B.A. and a law degree. How will diversity in my surroundings, too. poor, but we will extend that capability clinical faculty will be hired soon thereafter. this level of education serve you as dean of the friend, and we did research together when I across the state. reconstruction. School of Dentistry? was in dental school. Drs. Dale Misiek and So you won’t feel like a stranger here. When do you think the first service learning Another distinctive program at ECU will be the centers will open? Biographical information I think education gives you certain Myron Tucker of Charlotte and Ray Fonseca We’ve been warmly met by people in dental residency. perspectives that are helpful in any profession, of Asheville are also good friends. I look Greenville. Two years ago, I was one of the Within the first three years, we hope to have Born in Iron Mountain, Mich. Lived for 11 That’s right. Dental residents are students years during youth in Memphis, Tenn. 1970 not just in dentistry. For instance, with the forward to developing friends east of I-95. consultants who helped confirm that North two or three of them up and running. The graduate of Sunny Hills High School in law degree you learn to think like a lawyer. Carolina would be able to sustain and benefit who will have already completed their communities haven’t been identified yet, but Fullerton, Calif. Married to Carmen in 1976 Are you looking forward to living in eastern four-year dental degree. They will be in and have 4 kids. You understand that there are many ways North Carolina? from a second dental school, and that having we’d like for the state and its citizens to see some residency at the practice centers where to interpret things, and you learn to analyze North Carolina is a place people dream a school to educate community-minded return on its investment as soon as we can. things in a way you might not have done dentists was a good strategy. they will increase their knowledge beyond 14 15 East Carolina has never offered a major in journalism but a surprising number of graduates have succeeded in newspapers and television news, including four who have won journalism’s highest honor, the TES & Pulitzer Prize, 12 times. Who are these people and PIRA why do they keep winning awards? We asked one of their ink-stained brethren to investigate.

ZERS paper, which back then was called the paper for many years, where he tutored a By Roy Martin Then she moved to the school generation of student journalists. He also Good writers have been coming out of Fountainhead.yearbook, the where she was editor edited the journal of PULIT East Carolina at least since my time there. her junior andBuccaneer, senior years. Alpha PhiThe Gamma,Collegiate theJournalist, national journalism owe at a staff meeting As associate editor of the student paper fraternity. Sandra Mims R and editor of the literary magazine, I Tom Tozer ’76, deputy managing editor of the Portland Oregonian worked with manyRebel fine writers such as Jim of was a staff writer Schulken is one of Baker’s many protégés. The Charlotte Observer, Stingley Jr., from Jacksonville, who was a for the for three years and was “Perhaps the most important thing he did Fountainhead reporter at the for many managing editor his senior year. Down the for me was to teach me to work fast, be years. But this relativelyLos Angeles recent Times bunch of hall from his office at the is Mary accurate and meet deadlines.” Tozer learned Observer Pulitzer Prize winners and other top media Schulken ’79, who worked for the student under Larry O’Keefe, a young assistant people is notable for their numbers and paper and the Greenville She professor, who “told me there was a market Daily Reflector. accomplishments. became an editor at the immediately for a clear writing style like mine.” O’Keefe after graduation. Reflector focused on the basics: “Two key lessons East One thing many of these East Carolina- Carolina burned into my memory that I have Many of this crowd studied under Ira Baker, bred journalists have in common is they lived up to all these years: Get it right, get it who taught English and journalism courses worked for the college newspaper, the done on time and never miss a deadline.” yearbook or the Sandra Mims Rowe from 1968 to 1980. You usually don’t get ’70, who has wonRebel. five Pulitzers as editor far in a conversation with an ECU journalist But some never had a college byline. Rick of the Portland and one before his name comes up. He was behind Atkinson ’74 was an English major who before that as editorOregonian, of the the creation of a minor in journalism here in studied literature, which helps explain the worked two years on theVirginian- campus 1970 and was faculty adviser to the student two Pulitzers he’s won for writing books. Pilot,

About the author: Roy Martin ’61 MA ’67 was the night metro editor and assistant news editor at the during the Watergate era, and admits his newspaper got scooped lots of times by two cub reportersWashington named StarWoodward and Bernstein at the crosstown rival Roy jumped to television news in 1978 as news director of WSLS-TV Roanoke. After five yearsWashington at the NBC Post. station, he changed careers again, becoming an Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian English as Second Language teacher in the Roanoke Public Schools. He retired from that post in 2002. Roy started his career at the and the old then was at the from 1967–72, where he won a WashingtonDaily Journalism Reflector Center fellowshipRaleigh Times, in 1969; he was nominatedGreensboro for Recorda Pulitzer there in 1971 for environmental reporting. A native of Greenville, Roy is author of the 1997 mystery novel Whisper My Name. 16 17 But he’s also worked for early ’80s, the time when most of these It’s actually quite unfair to the thousands of Sandra Mims Rowe for 20 years and has Thea Pulitzer Washington for his Pirates were in college. Bob Woodward, people who work their guts out every year to 6 Pulitzers Post Since becoming editor of the newspaper reporting. Margaret O’Connor Carl Bernstein, Benjamin Bradlee and produce exceptional work.” (Portland) Oregonian in 1994, ’71 studied art and design at East Carolina Kathryn Graham of were the paper has won five times That didn’t happen to him. “I was a little and earned a bachelor of fine arts degree. becoming legends securedThe Washington by the paper’s Post and been a finalist four other embarrassed by the Pulitzer. I had been times. She also won as editor She was a sorority girl who went to all the painstaking and sometimes frustrating working at for all of four months of the Virginian-Pilot, which socials but had enough grit to run the photo investigative reporting of the Watergate she led from 1984–1993. She when they nominatedThe Times me. So, I started in department of during scandal. It was common knowledge then that Oregonian The N akamura/ Motoya served as a Pulitzer board September 2003 and won the Pulitzer in member for nine years. 9/11. She won Thetwo New Pulitzers York Times for that work. enrollments in journalism schools across the April of ’04 and I had to walk by those • Editorial writing, 2006 country reached unprecedented levels due Then there’s Dan Neil ’82. To hear him tell ink-stained wretches with 30 years on the • Feature writing, to Watergate. Colleges around the nation 2001 and 2002 it, he didn’t do anything but show up for job and nothing to show for it but a dingy had to scramble to accommodate aspiring • Gold Medal for public work one day at the to write coffee cup. I won for car reviewing, for God’s journalists wanting to be the next Woodward service, 2001 reviews about new carsLos and Angeles before Times his seat sake. And yes, I did come to the paper with and Bernstein or whoever else was making • Explanatory reporting, 1999 was warm they handed him the 2004 Pulitzer the expressed desire to win a Pulitzer. I just headlines then by taking down Nixon and • New reporting, 1985 for criticism. He usually fails to mention that, thought it might take a little longer.” his cronies. after earning a master’s from UNC Chapel Make no mistake, Neil is an excellent writer Hill, he paid his dues working several years But enough reminiscing. Let’s get acquainted because no one had ever won a Pulitzer for at the Raleigh and with today’s bunch of ECU-trained journalists. One critic compared the…Phantom to a writing about cars until he did. The judges This just in… magazine. TalkNews about & a prolificObserver writer:Spectator At one coffin maker’s ‘Executive Slumber Series;’ marveled at his “one-of-a-kind reviews… Television news can be just as exciting as newspaper work. Just ask John Beard point after leaving the he was writing another called it the world’s most majestic air N&O Dan Neil of the Los Angeles Times blending technical expertise with offbeat ’75, who was the evening news anchor at KNBC Los Angeles in 1987 when an about cars simultaneously for , conditioner. Allow me to pile on. Man, this unbalanced viewer stormed onto the live news set with what appeared to be humor and astute cultural observations.” and magazinesAutoweek and Car “The Pulitzer is a funny thing. It is the only thing is ugly.” a .45-caliber pistol and forced consumer advocate David Horowitz to read a and Driver Attaché The validation of journalistic excellence that Here’s a taste, from his review of the rambling statement about space creatures and the CIA. As Horowitz finished New York Times. $320,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom: “Not since reading the paper, the man set the gun down on the desk and Beard quickly the public knows or cares about. You can Sandra Mims Rowe of the grabbed it. Luckily, it turned out to be a realistic toy gun. Beard subsequently Why so many from one university? The be a giant in the field, a genius. And if you torch-wielding peasants chased Frankenstein’s moved to KTTV-TV, the big Fox affiliate in LA, and anchored the news there answer to that question probably lies in monster through the town square has such Portland Oregonian through 2007. Now he travels and writes books when he’s not playing don’t get a Pulitzer you’re still a wannabe. the quintessential blow-dried TV news anchor on such shows as Arrested the compelling events of the 1970s and a noble spirit been so mercilessly taunted. Her byline didn’t appear on any of the Development and 24. news stories or editorials that have won Maureen Jeralyn O’Boyle ’83, former anchor of tabloid TV news shows A Current six Pulitzers, but the journalists who did Affair and Extra, returned to Charlotte in 2005 as evening news anchor at WBTV. write those pieces say she deserves a lot of As a deejay at the college radio station, she was discovered by the news director at WITN, the TV station near Washington, NC, and hired to do the crack-of-dawn the credit. Rowe has edited news. “I had to go to work at 3 a.m., and I lived in a loud dorm,” she said in a Dan Neil the most prominent paper inThe the Oregonian, Pacific story in Business North Carolina magazine. “Some of the girls were just going to 1 Pulitzer Northwest with a Sunday circulation of bed. It was scary, driving 15 miles along country roads in the middle of the night.” No one had ever won a prize Marian Pittman ’87, news director at WSB-TV Atlanta, gives her take on why TV for writing about cars until 450,000, since 1993. Before that she edited news is appealing: “My newsroom is a melting pot. I hire on character as much he did. The judges marveled the in Norfolk and Virginia as experience. My staff must be team players to produce almost 40 hours of at his “one-of-a-kind BeachVirginian-Pilot and worked there for 22 years. She television a week.” She’s won several regional Emmys and other awards from the reviews…blending technical Associated Press. But TV people use a different yardstick. “I don’t take much expertise with offbeat came by her ink stains honestly: Her father stock in awards. I follow ratings and try to win viewers.” humor and astute cultural was editor of her hometown paper in observations.” Other notable Pirates in the news: Harrisonburg, Va. Under her leadership, the Neil writes reviews of new Caulton Tudor Mary Schulken ’79 cars and—get this—yachts. Portland newspaper has won five Pulitzers— Sports writer, columnist Associate editor, Here, he’s apparently testing so far—to go with the one she won back Raleigh News & Observer The Charlotte Observer the seat cushions on the Carl Davis ’73 Charles Chandler ’82 $30 million creation of Luca in Virginia. She’s revered in the newsroom Assistant general manager, Sports writer Antivari, a Milanese yacht and gives her reporters the freedom to chase UNC public TV network The Charlotte Observer builder, during the boat’s down a story, no matter where the facts lead. James Dodson ’75 Jimmy Dupree ’82 shakedown Mediterranean Golf magazine columnist, Sports editor cruise in June. He wrote “I would call it embracing complexity. Most author of seven best-sellers on golf Durham Herald-Sun about Luca Antivari for a of our stories aren’t just about one thing. Sue Price Wilson ’75 Mark Kemp ’83 story in Men’s Vogue. Carolinas bureau chief, Grammy-nominated music journalist, • Distinguished criticism, When we won for breaking news, [the story The Associated Press former music editor, Rolling Stone, 2004 was about] this family tragically lost in the Thomas G. Tozer ’76 and VP, MTV Networks snow and mountains and nobody knew Deputy managing editor, Brian ’83 and Bradley ’85 Beasley The Charlotte Observer Beasley Broadcast Group, where they were. So, you begin thinking a owner of 44 radio stations

18 19 Rick Atkinson Margaret O’Connor of 3 Pulitzers The New York Times Atkinson learned he’d won the 2003 history prize O’Conner “didn’t start out with journalism in Michael N agle for An Army at Dawn, his photo Contributed account of the World War mind at all.” As a bachelor of fine arts major, II North African campaign, she was mostly interested in art and design. The while pushing toward Baghdad as an embedded photography classes she took at East Carolina reporter with the 101st grabbed her interest right away. “Those classes made Airborne Division. He’s won me fall in love with the process, which at that time that Pulitzer along with two for newspaper reporting meant the darkroom process. I remember I made a as well as the George Polk lot of ‘photoillustrations’ for my senior show.” Award. • History, 2003, The BFA program was hard work. “A lot was An Army at Dawn expected and I benefited from that. I feel I came • Public service, 1999 away from school with the confidence I needed to • National reporting, 1982 find the best job I could. It wasn’t easy back then. There was a real job shortage and I remember beating the sidewalks and sending out tons of resumes. Somehow I knew I had to aim high and never let myself give up.” She worked at the as an story is about one thing, but you assume Bennett, editor and executive vice president and its sister paper, the were awarded art director for fiveSan years Francisco before Examiner going to Star, there is complexity. You have the story of at the said when Rowe the 1982 Pulitzer for local spot news in 1984. She’s been there ever since.The New She Philadelphia Inquirer, the drama and the tragedy. The drama may won the Beveridge. “You’d be hard pressed reporting for revelations about the design and wasYork photoTimes editor of the paper during the terrorist also be about a couple of people who are to find a woman editor who hasn’t had some construction of the hotel. Atkinson does not attack on the World Trade Center. She and her at the heart of the rescue or how the state kind of inspiration or advice or help or count that prize among his awards. He joined staff won two Pulitzers for that work—the 2002 botched the search party. In that story, we something from her.” the staff of in 1983 and prizes for breaking news photography and feature The Washington Post recognized and embraced the complexity of has been a figure there ever since, with leaves photography. Those were the first Pulitzers won by the situation and the people in it.” Rick Atkinson, author to write books. He won the 1989 George for staff photography. Polk Award for national reporting and the The Times She’s honored by the recognition. “Whenever “I had worked at for 13 years “Like many people, I blundered into my 1999 Pulitzer Prize for public service for a you win a Pulitzer, no matter how long and was deputy designThe New director York Times when Joe Leluveld, life’s work. So I’m not sure there were many series of investigative articles on unwarranted you live, your obit will say that you became the executive editor at the time, approached me influences from college in play. I didn’t work shootings by the District of Columbia police. a Pulitzer prize winner. Is it the highest about heading the photo desk. I loved working with for the school newspaper. I studied literature An Army brat who once was Berlin recognition of your peer group. It’s something pictures, but I was not officially a photo editor. I so I came to appreciate fine writing but can’t bureau chief, Atkinson won theThe 2003 Post’s Pulitzer that will always be attached to your name.” did, however, have management experience which say I practiced it much at that time.” for history for a narrative made him think of me. So, I took over as photo Rowe is a major figure in the journalism history of the AmericanAn Army atArmy Dawn, in North But the seed was planted in Greenville and director in early 1998. We had a good staff of industry and is considered the top woman Africa, Italy, and Western Europe during grew while Atkinson was earning a master’s in photographers and I was allowed to hire more. I newspaper editor in the country. She was a the Second World War. He learned he had English lit at the University of Chicago. As spent a lot of time trying to educate the newsroom board member of the Pulitzer Prize Board won his third Pulitzer while pushing toward a reporter at the he won on how to take advantage of our strengths in visual Turn the page to read an at Columbia University from 1994–2003 Kansas City Times, Baghdad as an embedded reporter with the the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for pieces about the journalism as well as words. alumni profile of O’Connor and was its chairman in 2002–03. She was would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan, an Air 101st Airborne Division. In 2004, he was on the board of the American Society of Force officer who was spying for the Soviet Gen. Omar N. Bradley Chair of Strategic “We covered [9/11] and its aftermath closely and Newspaper Editors from 1992–99 and was Union and a series on the West Point class of Leadership at the U.S. Army War College. heavily for months and, unlike in the past, the the organization’s president in 1997–98. paper devoted lots of space to allow our pictures 1966, which eventually became his first book, Does a Pulitzer validate your career? “I never Margaret O’Connor She’s a past chair of the Knight Foundation to run in the paper. We won lots of other photo 2 Pulitzers That same year, Atkinson think in terms of accolades, partly because Advisory Board. In 2004, she received the The Long Gray Line. contests that year as well, including ‘Best Use of As photo editor of The New York Times, she won two was among several Kansas City reporters I know what a crap-shoot the prize business George Beveridge Editor of the Year award Pictures by a Newspaper’ in the pictures of the prizes for photography on 9/11 and its aftermath. The covering the Hyatt Hotel catastrophe in can be. My ambition these days is to write Times has won around 100 prizes for its writing; these from the National Press Foundation. “She’s year competition. That was something no one ever were the first won by the paper for staff photography. which more than 100 people were killed compelling, insightful history, to marry vivid been a mentor for everybody, particularly imagined the ‘Old Gray Lady’ would be able to do.” • Breaking news photography, 2002 when an overhead walkway collapsed in the narrative with rigorous scholarship in pursuit for women all over the country,” Amanda East • Feature photography, 2002 middle of a dance. of the story-telling art.” The Kansas City Times 20 All the photos fit to print

By Steve Tuttle Photography by Michael Nagle On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Margaret O’Connor BFA ’71, who then was the photo editor of The New York Times, was having breakfast in her Greenwich Village apartment when she heard a television news bulletin. It was something about an explosion at the World Trade Center a dozen or so blocks away. And thus began the most wrenching time Pirates Pulitzers of her life. 22 & 23 You can see and read the award-winning works by all four ECU graduates at the Pulitzer Prize web site, www.pulitzer.org. Just click on the year and then on the category.

One World Trade Center begins collapsing. The crowd at a Taliban rally in Pakistan. One of 20 photographs by 14 Days after 9/11, O’Connor sent Times photographers appearing in photographers into Pakistan and Taliban- The New York Times on the days controlled Afganistan to learn more about The New York Times York New ee/ The following 9/11. the people there. The New York Times York New The L aforet/ incent V Chang W. L Chang W.

her team were the first ones the paper ever to the newsroom: Photographers were visual won for staff photography. The odd thing is journalists. Smith says that viewpoint found that O’Connor, the woman who just a few favor with the paper’s new executive editor. years earlier had taught to think “Howell Raines bought into it and agreed of photography as visualThe journalism, Times isn’t a with Margaret that pictures were an underused n the wee hours of the next day The world should see this.” photographer. asset and he wanted to change that.” on and also giving you a little push and like we really made some headway there and she hurried home to grab a little inspiration to actually improve on things.” I’m very proud of what we did.” Making studied decisions was difficult that “The fact that we have a lot more photos in sleep and some clean clothes before Lipstick for the Gray Lady day and in the confused weeks that followed. the paper now is totally attributable to her,” Smith agrees, calling O’Connor “an She also appreciates the sad irony of those returning to work. Going home that “I remember feeling out of control, because Margaret O’Connor had been working for says Alan Robertazzi, who is O’Connor’s unusually gifted manager.” She “really cares times. A week or two before Raines took Inight “was the eeriest walk I have ever had. current deputy. “She directly influenced the how could you be in control?” But one about 15 years as an art director about people and she’s very humble,” he control of the newsroom, he took her to My neighborhood is never deserted, even course of action seemed obvious. Everyone andThe Timesas deputy design director when she was editors to think more about pictures.” Raines adds. “She’s not interested in imposing lunch to ask what he could do for her. “Just at 2 a.m., but it was completely deserted was asking what kind of people would do elevated to director of photography in April did more than accept O’Connor’s ideas; he her will on others; she is more interested run our pictures,” she asked. Days later, on that night. I remember walking by the this to us, so she sent her photographers 1998. At the time it wasn’t a promotion she funded them. She was allowed to hire eight in hearing what people have to say and Sept. 11, he did. New School, and all the windows were to find out. Endangering their own lives, wanted. One of the last major newspapers additional photographers and a few editors, understanding what they think. She believes covered with these posters that people the photographers secretively slipped into to adopt color photography, still moves that significantly strengthened the that will help her make good decisions.” had made, with pictures of their loved From Greenville to Europe Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. clung to the notion that readersThe preferred Times photo department. Soon, was ones. And above the pictures they all said The Times “One of the things I like about her,” Mostly, they saw sympathetic, ordinary people long columns of gray type. publishing 1,500 photos a week. A native of Roanoke, Va., O’Connor came to ‘Missing,’ ‘Missing, ‘Missing.’ By then I Robertazzi adds, “is she obviously cares and Afghans taking refuge in Pakistan. “It was a pretty significant time in the East Carolina in 1967 because she knew it knew what our photographers had known Reacting to the emergence of the Internet about the newspaper and the well-being of had a good art school and because it offered all day—just about anybody who was garnered heaps of praise for its and a slew of colorful competitors, most history of paper…because at the time it her staff. She goes to bat for us with upper The Times was fair to say the paper was not known as a the traditional college experience. “It seemed missing was dead. And that’s when it hit photography in the tumultuous period after other newspapers had added eye-catching management on things like trying to improve like many art schools were in the middle me; this was happening to world, in 9/11, all of which she deflected to her team. graphics and big, colorful pictures. visual paper,” Smith adds. “We certainly had the work environment and getting us the my my The a talented photo staff…but the paper just of cities, which didn’t appeal to me.” She neighborhood.” “My staff was great. Everybody did exactly was making progress in informational same respect as the writers and reporters.” pledged Kappa Delta and moved into the what they were supposed to do and they graphicsTimes but still struggled with using didn’t use pictures very intelligently. Under She rarely took a day off for weeks as Her persistent pushing helped sorority house her junior year. Among her did it perfectly.” In the spring of 2002, the photography intelligently. O’Connor had Margaret we’ve really turned the corner in The Times thousands of pictures taken by her staff learn the value of visuals, especially pictures. sorority sisters was Kathryn S. Long BFA Pulitzer Prize judges agreed, handing worked on a redesign of the paper in the that way. Most people would way it’s one of flowed across her desk and into the pages of The And when two hijacked jetliners flew into the ’71. “We were a bit unusual because we were photography staff not one but two late 1990s, so it seemed natural that, as the the better-looking ones in the country today . She remembers a disagreement Times’ World Trade Center, the paper was prepared. the artsy sorority,” says Long, who now runs Pulitzers. The paper was honored in the new photo editor, she would join an internal and that all started under Margaret’s tenure.” onThe publishing Times just one. “It was a picture of In those first confused days, no one was sure the successful Ambiance Interiors firm in breaking news category “for its consistently working group charged with rethinking how this man who had jumped out the window what the facts were; still, the paper could tell Asheville. “There were at least five art majors outstanding photographic coverage of the to best use photographs. ‘An unusually gifted manager’ [of one of the towers moments before it the story with pictures so gripping that many living in the house. The year I was sorority terrorist attack on New York City and its collapsed], and it was so odd. He was falling “There was a lot of resistance [from] some As the photo department grew in size and now are icons. president, we voted in the rule that every aftermath”; and for feature photography upside down and he had one leg bent like of the editors who thought pictures were importance, O’Connor employed a collegial sister had to go to every social, so we had “chronicling the pain and the perseverance Interviewed in her office seven years to the he was doing an exercise. He looked very secondary and always would be,” says Mike management style and instilled a sense of quite the active social life. But we were artsy of people enduring protracted conflict in day after 9/11, O’Connor looks back with calm. Some of the editors said we shouldn’t Smith, who was O’Connor’s deputy at the teamwork in her staff. “The thing that and smart. We kept the scholarship trophy.” Afghanistan and Pakistan.” a sense of accomplishment. “When I first publish it because it was so startling and time and is now the paper’s senior editor for her entire staff likes the most about her became picture editor…the photo desk Another sister, Mary Edwards Plybon you knew that in seconds [he would be Over the past century and a half, training and development. O’Connor argued is that she knows how to make us better,” The New wasn’t highly thought of and pictures weren’t ’71, a social work major, shared what was dead]. But his face wasn’t recognizable, and had won about 100 Pulitzers for persuasively for a more visual presentation Robertazzi says. “She’s capable of pointing York Times understood. It’s way different now. And I feel called the blue room in the KD house with eventually we all agreed. We need to run this. its writing. The two won by O’Connor and of the news and introduced a new concept out things to you that you can improve O’Connor and four other sisters. “We had

24 25 Experiencing Death Valley one closet, one telephone in the whole house, on a train to Valencia and Barcelona. Then in escalating roles of responsibility, ever two bathrooms, one of which you couldn’t we took a boat to Italy and traveled all since. She started as an art director working Questions for Margaret O’Connor use the shower because it leaked. We called around there. From there it was Greece. We on the metro, business, sports and science Beverly Talbott Beverly Margaret ‘Rose Garden.’ There was a song went to Delphi, where they have the oracle. sections of the paper. Within five years she Assuming they survive the digital age, what do you out then called ‘I never promised you a I guess we were going to ask the oracle what was promoted to deputy design director think newspapers will contain and look like 20 years rose garden,’ and I’m not exactly sure why we should do with our lives. To get there we and oversaw the paper’s 90-member art from now? it started but that’s what we called her. She took a boat from the mainland, and then department. I remember being on some kind of committee used to sign her name in notes as RG.” we had to take a ferry. It was late at night a dozen years ago where we were asked to After her seminal work as the paper’s photo when we got to the ferry and there were no design the “newspaper of the future.” Only The difference between them was “she could editor, she was promoted to senior editor hotels, so this funny little man who worked one person’s design was a computer screen, draw and I couldn’t,” adds Plybon, a former for visuals. Since January 2005 she has on the ferry showed us a room on the boat obviously the only one of us who had real member of the Board of Visitors who lives served as director of news design, heading with bunk beds and that’s where we spent the foresight. I guess I think the web the future in Greensboro. “Margaret was working long a 35-member staff responsible for melding night. There was only one blanket; we flipped and we are quickly and surely headingis that way. hours as an art student, always working on news, pictures and graphics to create the for who got it. Even I find myself checking the web site before some project.” news pages. Each day she critiques the paper, the paper. I do think some print product will “Back then, we had no connection to home, paying particular attention to graphics and “I didn’t start out with journalism in survive, but it will possibly become more like a just postcards,” Long continues. “We would photography. mind at all,” O’Connor says now. “My daily magazine on newsprint. We already count tell people that we planned to be in some interests and talents lay in graphic design When not at work O’Connor, who remains on the web to break news quickly and run town on a certain date and when we got there and illustration. The photography classes I single, usually is traveling to some exotic longer, analytical pieces in the paper. So, you we would stop at the American Express office. took made me fall in love with the process, locale. She lived in Paris on and off during may see more of that. Or, the paper could even Occasionally we would get mail that way.” which at the time meant the darkroom all of 2004 helping to set up a design become an “at a glance” guide to the web. process. I remember that I made a lot of O’Connor smiles remembering those carefree team at the ‘photoillustrations’ for my senior show.” days. “I will never forget spending my 25th which International owns. She Herald has journeyed,Tribune, The Times What do you consider the most important decision Her favorite professor was Frances birthday in Madrid.” It was a memorable alone, to Bali, Australia and Sri Lanka. you’ve made at work? Daugherty, who taught art history classes meal, Long says. “We usually had trouble with then said okay.” This past summer she endured the heat of Hiring the right people is always an important here for 30 years before retiring in 1998. menus because we didn’t speak fluent Spanish. She initially freelanced for some Bay Area Death Valley to experience its stark beauty. decision and one I think I’ve done well with. I’m But this meal had gone well; we thought the In 2007, she was named as one of East proud of the fact that I was able to bring some After graduation she moved to Atlanta and ad agencies and then, in February 1979, waiter understood us. Then we got to dessert. Carolina’s 100 most distinguished alumnae. terrific photographers to . I’ve also found work at a small illustration studio. was hired by the The waiter brought out this lovely platter San Francisco Examiner hired some excellent designersThe Times and journalists A year later she moved home to Roanoke as a designer and illustrator. She became Lately she has picked up another hobby, with fruit. Margaret looked at the banana and for the news design desk. Hiring the wrong and worked as a junior art director at an ad close friends with one of the writers at the writing. “I’ve been trying to reinvent myself said I will have the banana. Judith holds up person can be a problem you have to live with agency. O’Connor had a steady boyfriend but paper, Beverley Talbott. “We grew up barely as a writer of personal essays,” she muses. two fingers and says make that two. I hold up for a long time. Hiring the right person pays off their long-standing relationship fizzled, and an hour apart, she in Roanoke and me in “I spent my summer vacation becoming a three fingers and said make that three. The every day. she needed a change of scenery, so she called Danville. She went to East Carolina and student again and taking writing workshops waiter went to the kitchen and came back. For Long to suggest a road trip. It turned out I went to Chapel Hill, and we met in San at N.Y.U. and the University of Iowa. I’m Margaret he had a plate with one banana, for that her sorority sister was in France finishing Francisco of all places.” also hoping to return to painting, something Was their some experience in your past—maybe it Judith he had a plate with two bananas. My some work for a graduate degree. That I have done a lot of in the past, but not was tramping around Europe after college—where plate had three bananas.” Talbott, who now is a technical writer for sounded nice, so O’Connor and another KD recently.” you learned to see the world more clearly? Microsoft, says she discerned early on that I have done a fair amount of traveling and I sister, Judith A. Angel, flew to Paris. O’Connor had a special talent. “Those of us On to San Francisco After nearly 25 years at , O’Connor think that does make a difference. Traveling, like The trip did not begin auspiciously. “They old enough to remember see a psychological says she is ready to leaveThe the Times paper and the photojournalism, is about the discovery process. got lost,” Long says. “We literally ended up Returning from Europe, O’Connor went to and a practical divide between photographers city. She just turned 60 and early retirement It’s also important to stay open-minded and running into each other in the Latin quarter Washington, D.C., where a relative lived, to and writers. Even then Margaret could beckons. She thinks she may return to the ready for anything, especially adjustment of of Paris.” The three spent the next three look for an ad agency job. Soon she bumped talk reporter language and photographer place where she started in journalism, San expectations. Some “word editors” I know are months tramping around Europe, getting by into two friends from East Carolina, Sharon language, which I think has been very Francisco, which happens to be conveniently disappointed when the photographs come back on the proverbial $5 a day. S. ’71 and Tom Brown ’70. “They were important to her career.” located near her favorite spot on Earth, the showing something different than expected. I living nearby, but they were being transferred wineries of the Napa Valley. While she will think this applies to life as well. Opportunities “We stayed in Paris for a few weeks combing After five years at the , O’Connor by the insurance company they worked for Examiner be leaving soon it seems certain come along that we don’t plan on, or even all the art museums until it was so cold in moved back East in 1984. She worked briefly to San Francisco. They suggested I throw that her influenceThe Times on the paper, like those desire, but it’s important to take advantage the old hotel where we were staying,” Long for the before being hired my stuff in the trunk and go with them. I Wall Street Journal photos of 9/11 etched in our memory, will of that and go with what comes along. An recalls. “In late September we headed south by She has been at thought about this for a few minutes and The Times. The Times, continue for years to come. East unplanned road can lead to unimagined reward.

26 27 because there always will be new students to neighborhoods where permanent residents thing that drove him to run for office. = and new local officials. And it is not without and students live together in harmony. One of Town and Gown Hand in Glove “The university helping us to make sure tension, as evidenced by Greenville residents the more comprehensive city-led efforts, the our community standards are met makes who confront noise and trash from student Take Heed program, literally brings Greenville a difference,” says Spell, who notices that neighbors. But there is consensus among to students’ doors each fall. On a Wednesday students are more careful to toe the line when By Bethany Bradsher Greenville and ECU leaders that the two are in September, more than 20 volunteers the university gets involved and threatens Jacqueta Thomas coexisting more peacefully and productively distributed some 1,500 brochures to students Maxine Ford is in the sixth grade now but consequences for city code violations. “We volunteers as than they have in decades. who live off campus. a tutor at the she vividly remembers how nervous she was don’t want people to hear about a rule when Building Hope about a social studies test last year—the one “This is the fourth university I’ve worked The information covers topics like parking they get caught.” Community Life that required her to know details about each at, and at no other place I’ve worked has the rules and other city ordinances, as well as Center Spell took office in a time when the trust of the 50 states. But she aced it because each relationship between the university and the services for students on and off campus. between town and gown was on the rise. afternoon leading up to the test she sat at a town been so intertwined with each other,” Also covered are Greenville recycling and Relations weren’t so good a few years table at the Building Hope Community Life says Paul Clifford, the president of the trash schedules and emergency information. ago when the university tore down some Center reviewing each point with her friend East Carolina Alumni Association. “The The program is spearheaded by the city but buildings for parking lots and threatened and tutor, Laura Edwards. relationship needs to be strong because both it dovetails with the university’s objective of other eminent domain actions. The current need each other.” teaching students how to be good citizens “We were doing the 50 states and she helped administration has proved neighborly and for a lifetime, says Lucia Brannon with the me with that,” Maxine says. “We made index Once every quarter, officials from four collaborative, Spell says, and his constituents ECU Center for Off-Campus Living. cards and she helped me study and I got a entities get together for refreshments, are less guarded now. 100. Well, actually a 150 because I knew all information sharing and problem solving. As Brannon’s office offers coupons for reduced Other examples of strong town and gown the state nicknames, too.” a reminder that no one party has the upper apartment rentals to any student who relations are events like Freeboot Friday, hand, the hosting duties of these Town- watches a “Take Heed” video. The center Maxine’s outstanding score reflects the which is organized by Uptown Greenville Gown Commission meetings rotate among hosts monthly luncheons at Mendenhall diligence of Edwards, an assistant professor but is designed as a type of community the city of Greenville, Pitt County, the covering topics like student legal issues and in the Department of Psychology. Edwards is pep rally for ECU home football games. Chamber of Commerce and East Carolina. public safety, she adds. She is an advocate one of at least a half dozen ECU faculty and Another example is the Lucille Gorham for the students who live off campus; staff members who help make Building Hope’s The commission discusses topics like crime Intergenerational Center, housed in a former Greenville City Councilman Larry Spell ’99 after school and community enhancement prevention downtown, transportation issues church building in West Greenville that was ’01 fills a similar role for residents of the programs successful for the 300 kids it serves. and diversity. According to Greenville Mayor purchased by the city but is controlled by the neighborhoods between Fifth Street and the Pat Dunn ’58, the city’s potential can only university and used for student community Building Hope director Robert Lee, Tar River. He lives there himself, and the be maximized when ECU interests figure outreach and internships for programs like whose board of directors includes Mark desire to see the area remain vibrant was one L’Esperance (Education) and Lee Workman prominently into decisions. (Athletics), says he can’t imagine how the “I think what we’ve seen as the university seven-year-old center would survive without enrollment has grown dramatically is the expertise and dedication of friends that it plays a greater role in our resident with ECU connections. “It’s huge,” he says, population,” Dunn says. “It’s in the interest pointing to the invaluable help he gets from of all of us that we work together, because faculty and a recurring cycle of ECU interns the students are not going to go away and who volunteer 300 hours a semester. “We the city is not going to go away.” couldn’t do it without ECU, because not Like any relationship, this one has varying only do they provide volunteers but they dynamics, and most of the notable town provide the resources to have a research based and gown collaboration follows one of three program. They keep us on the cutting edge trends: The community reaching out to the of our evaluations and our techniques.” ECU students and faculty, the university Building Hope, housed in an old store reaching out to the community, or the building on Ninth Street in Greenville, is but university and community joining in an one of dozens of causes and initiatives that equal partnership. East Carolina people are supporting with their time and talent to make a difference First Move: Greenville in the region around the university. It’s When the city takes the initiative, students get ever dynamic, this town-gown relationship, educated about city ordinances, which leads

28 29 Local elementary school students the School of Social Work. are tutored by School of Music a comparable university population to faculty and students. Greenville. One of the partnerships that arose Providing the organizational muscle from the Athens trip was a Greenville-ECU Marc Kawanishi Marc behind much of East Carolina’s Contributed photo Contributed joint task force to combat underage drinking. community spirit is the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center on campus. Two recommendations came from the group: Its staff of six professionals and a The city would purchase machines that dozen or more student coordinators would read and validate the bar codes on A few ways that ECU helps put life into numerous community the back of student drivers’ licenses, and the partnerships. Community members university was charged with creating a non- In every college and department at librarian Emily Blankenship, participate East Carolina, there are students and in pet therapy through the Delta in need of help can go to the center’s alcoholic venue downtown where students professors sharing their gifts and Society. They visit nursing homes and web site to submit requests for student can congregate. passions with the community. An adult-care facilities in Greenville with volunteers to help with their project. informal poll of each college turned up animals trained to show love for the “There are at least a half a dozen significant an impressive assortment of outreach residents. things that happened because of our trip efforts. Space allows us to cite only a n The Volunteer and Service-Learning ECU takes the lead small fraction of the efforts we heard Center, which usually acts as a liaison to Athens,” says Susanne Sartelle, director about, including these: On the two-way street that runs to other town-gown partnerships, Nursing and the Brody School of Medicine to reduce posttraumatic stress and increase of the Pitt County Chamber of Commerce n Barbara Memory, the music therapy started one of its own last year with through the ideal town-gown are employing a holistic perspective to physical activity for soldiers returning to which was, incidentally, founded in 1906 for director in the School of Music, the Fairytale Boutique. Gently used relationship, the university is finding partners with Greenville Recreation prom and special occasion dresses improve the quality of life and address issues homes across the region. the express purpose of helping attract the its own ways to be a good citizen by and Parks to offer three choirs for are donated to the center. Girls from of social and environmental justice. Many East Carolina Teachers Training School to children with special needs. Children area high schools who are unable to frequently leaving the ivory tower Greenville. as young as 6 can participate in the afford a new prom dress “shop” at the of those same ECU departments provide Equal partners to serve the community. Doing that choirs, which provide a positive social boutique for a dress and accessories. volunteers for the Bernstein Center, which Another partnership that was inspired by the environment in which kids can develop The boutique is entirely managed by comes naturally at East Carolina, The third type of interaction between provides primary health care, dental care and Athens trip, this one between the chamber and vocal and rhythmic skills. ECU students. whose motto is Servire, “to serve.” ECU and its environs is the true alliance n Faculty and students in the School of n Faculty from the Teaching Resources pharmacy services for low-income people the East Carolina Alumni Association, is the Each year, the Servire Society where each entity chips in time, effort or Music tutor elementary school kids Center in the Department of Library in Pitt and surrounding counties. Several Painted Pirate Project. While in Athens, the who are learning stringed instruments. Science serve as judges and score­ recognizes faculty, staff and students money and each reaps the benefit. One community colleges and 65 other regional group noticed colorfully painted University Using a Dana Foundation grant, the keepers for the Pitt County Battle of who contribute at least 100 hours of example of such an association is the Tenth kids are bused to campus twice a week the Books and Quiz Bowl. Numerous organizations and industries in eastern of Georgia bulldogs all over the city, and they volunteer service to the community in Street Connector, an N.C. Department of for intensive lessons beyond what’s members of the faculty and staff also North Carolina are benefiting from training came home motivated to do something similar. available at most local schools. volunteer at and help coordinate the the previous year. Fifty-seven faculty Transportation project that will create a and resources provided by the College of n World Affairs Council, a group of annual Sheppard Memorial Library and staff members were so honored less congested and more direct route into Local businesses donated $2,500 each to book sale. Technology and Computer Science. The ECU faculty and staff and local this year, representing thousands of the city and to campus from Highway 264. adopt one of the pirates, which were painted citizens committed to promoting n Dr. Christy Walcott, assistant professor East Carolina Center for Nursing Leadership understanding of international events, of psychology, led the planning team hours of community service. Shared belief in the project prompted ECU, by artists from all over the East Carolina mobilizes nurses and nursing students to offers the Great Decision speaker for the Washington/Beaufort County the city of Greenville and Pitt County community. The life-size fiberglass statues, series, free and open to the public, CROP Hunger Walk last October. Her East Carolina is active well beyond become effective leaders in creating healthier each to contribute $2 million to hasten the which were unveiled last April, will be which come to campus eight weekends team raised over $6,000 to fight hunger Greenville and Pitt County. Several communities east of I-95. in a row. Locals often say hearing the at home and throughout the world. completion of the planned new road. auctioned off next April to raise funds for divisions of the university are engaged speakers is like a college education. n Dr. Melissa Matchett, postdoctoral The Wounded Warrior East program run the two groups. Above all, the 16 pirates n The School of Music Jazz Studies fellow in psychology, co-developed in Washington County, where the Many of the latest town-gown developments by the College of Health and Human stationed across Greenville are a reminder of Program and the Hilton Greenville “The Privateer Organization,” which Windows on the World program grew out of a 2006 intercity visit to Athens, Hotel will partner starting this fall to encourages ECU Health Psychology Performance provides rehabilitation services the close bond between the university and is providing improved educational Ga., a city with similar demographics and host the six-week-long Jazz at Night doctoral students to give back to the the local private sector. It’s a connection that series, a new highlight of the local community. Their first project was opportunities for public school Clifford highlights when he seeks sponsors cultural calendar. The evenings will a Pirate carnival they organized for students and better job opportunities feature performances by guest artists patients at the Pitt County Memorial for alumni events like football tailgates or the for their parents. In Swan Quarter, ECU aims for Carnegie recognition as well as students and faculty. Hospital Children’s Hospital. annual golf tournament, he says. n Dr. John Harer, an assistant professor in n Psychology professor Dr. Marion Eppler Plymouth, Columbia and Grifton, East Carolina hopes to be recognized education. In 2005 the foundation the Department of Library Science and has been tutoring students at Belvoir ECU’s Office of Economic in December as an engaged university, unveiled five new classifications that Clifford, who has also worked at universities Instructional Technology, has started Elementary for the past two years. a new classification created by categorized institutions according two sports leagues for kids with That led she and her colleague Dr. Development is running the N.C. the Carnegie Foundation for the to undergraduate and graduate in Connecticut, New York and Virginia, disabilities in Pitt County. Challenger Marsha Ironsmith to develop a tutoring Small Towns Economic Prosperity Advancement of Teaching. The instructional programs, overall thinks he knows why East Carolina and Little League, an adapted form of program at Belvoir for undergraduate Program (NC-STEP) to help those application submitted by ECU details enrollment, size and setting, and some Greenville have such a strong bond. He Little League, opened in Greenville psychology majors. extensive examples of community- characteristics of the undergraduate three years ago, and last year Harer n East Carolina’s 33 Greek fraternities towns find economic niches and engagement activities under way in Pitt student body. believes that they each have an underdog initiated the formation of TOPSoccer, and sororities raised more than develop plans to capitalize on them. County and throughout eastern North Nearly 90 institutions have applied mentality that stirs greatness. “The mission an adapted soccer league that is the $50,000 for charitable causes and Carolina. East Carolina officials expect to for the new designation. Carnegie has of this institution is doing things that nobody only one of its kind in North Carolina. donated more than 25,000 hours of In Halifax County, the Tillery learn in December if it won. recognized N.C. State University for its thought we could do. And I think that’s a n Several ECU faculty and staff, including community service in the 2007–08 Wellness Program operated by the The new Carnegie classification was community engagement, the only other Abbie Brown and Larry White of the school year, according to Greek Life developed as part of a multiyear effort school in the Carolinas or Virginia to win little bit true of the city of Greenville, too.” colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Library Science and director Keith Tingley. to overhaul the way the foundation the honor. East Instructional Technology and Joyner —Bethany Bradsher Health and Human Performance, and categorizes institutions of higher

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Visiting Afric a, Coming Home

By Marion Blackburn Africa, the Caribbean and North America.” also probe how these historic cross-cultural not by the academicians. We have moved have a close relationship with Ghana,” and African American Studies program. currents produced some of mankind’s away from that. Today, African and African Dennard says. “Ghana has been a progressive Although his primary appointment is in An experience thousands of miles away While African American studies once greatest art forms, including jazz. American Studies are standardized academic leader in Africa, by throwing off the yoke math education, he became interested in changed everything back home for Catherine caused a stir on college campuses, ECU’s programs, with scholarship and research.” of colonialism in 1957, before the other African and African American Studies Rosario. On a trip to the West African new program is generating excitement of a The first course that students take introduces African countries.” when he realized he knew more about his nation of Ghana with other students in different kind. Now heading into its second them to the history and ongoing issues At ECU, other factors are at work. Today’s A adopted American home than about his ECU’s new African and African American year, African and African American Studies among African peoples, both in Africa and campus is more ethnically diverse than ever: Students toured fortified “slave castles” native one. Studies program, she felt a powerful attracts students seeking a wider perspective around the world. Lectures in the course, 16 percent of the student body is African or forts where Africans were held, often emotional connection that awakened a on themselves—and the world. They want which Dennard teaches, include “Freedom American, and nearly 5 percent of students for months at a time, awaiting ships “Though I am an American, I still love deeper understanding of herself. to learn about Africa and the dispersal of Struggles and Emancipation” and “Religion trace themselves to other minority groups. for transport. These forts were run by Nigeria very much,” Ajose says. “It’s a very Africans from their home continent around in the Diaspora.” Students hear jazz music, There are students from 56 foreign countries Europeans, first the Portuguese and Dutch dynamic country. I believe very strongly in “When I went to Africa and studied the world as slaves. learn about dance and examine today’s as well. What’s more, students are seeking and later the English. the concept of ‘Know yourself.’ It’s important some of my history, it brought it all back health, class and economic disparities. disciplines that invite long-term research to understand your history, and for African home to me,” says Rosario, 59, one of the For ECU, which peacefully integrated its Back on campus, students are collaborating opportunities and offer advanced degrees. Americans, there is an African part of our first students to major in the program. own campus in 1963, the new major is The program took shape in part to satisfy on projects that explore solutions to pressing For career-minded students, the degree history and an American part. “Sometimes, it’s as if we are proud of our a benchmark. “This program says that demands for programs emphasizing global social problems with particular relevance to provides a solid foundation for careers in culture as African Americans, but we still try the university is turning another corner,” cultures. It also answers many students’ the African American community, such as “It’s also important for people who are not social work, health care—even to be like others. When we were in Africa, we says Dennard, a professor of history. personal and academic need to better underage drinking, affordable housing and minorities at ECU to know the true history at museums and state historical sites. were more free to be ourselves.” “Our students come from the Millennial understand the African American experience. racial profiling. They examine theoretical of African peoples. This program will Generation, and their concerns are different. Indeed, the program is part of a national No matter what their future path, all information and its practical applications, broaden their views, and make them better Her experience is one of the reasons the They are not viewing the world in the same current in African American studies that students need to understand the larger and develop their own recommendations students. In the end, they’ll be better able to program encourages students majoring in the way as Baby Boomers have. They’ve been places emphasis on research and community world around them, Dennard says. Changes for improvement. There is a strong understand the world.” degree to study abroad, says David Dennard, shaped by different forces.” service, he says. here and abroad mean almost certain emphasis on devising solutions for the director. Visiting a successful African nation For Rosario, whose parents were share­ contact with people from other cultures community, Dennard says. “Students in this shows the truth about this vast and complex African and African American Studies “The first programs of this kind were usually croppers, visiting Ghana means thinking and ethnic backgrounds. program benefit from their own academic continent. “Their experience was a kind of weaves together courses from several established at historically white colleges and about her life and future in a different development, but they’ll also be able to defining moment for them,” he says. “It allowed departments—history, political science, universities, when African Americans were way. “Until we can understand everything Study abroad, act at home change their communities,“ he says. them to get a view of Africa close up, and it’s music, art, language and geography. Students first being admitted, and they found their together, we can never bring about change,” nothing like what you see on TV. We’re trying plumb the journeys of Africans to the schools were not offering information about Last summer, students spent 15 days in Sunday Ajose, a native of Nigeria who she says. “We have to understand one to help students understand the African and Americas, exploring modern Africa as well as their history and identity,” he says. “In some Ghana, one of Africa’s most successfully has been on faculty since 1988, chaired another.” African American experience by understanding slavery and the Diaspora that resulted. They cases, they were managed by activists, and developed nations. “African Americans the committee that developed the African East

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times, fourth-year medical students have they accomplish. Other times, it is at surgery program at ECU with world class selected him to deliver a portion of the the culmination of six years of training surgeons, who specialize in the least invasive annual String of Pearls address, during and feeling they are ready to practice procedures and operations for both complex which a few medical faculty offer their independently as conscientious surgeons.” and simple blood vessel disease and stroke “pearls” of wisdom. prevention.” Teaching and learning don’t stop with the The primary lesson he wants students and doctor–resident team. Powell believes “There residents to learn is “to do what is in the is not enough time devoted to teaching Learning permeates life best interest of the patient and try not to about vascular disease in medical school,” Powell’s multifaceted perspective on medicine do too much or too little.” The balance is and as a result, “Some doctors perform too carries over into his life away from campus. rooted in the style he learned as a teenager: many procedures because they fail to keep He enjoys “golf, capitalism and the financial focus on team effort and education with up or have knowledge of the latest medical markets, all aspects of American history, doctor–resident, doctor–doctor, and advances, which can in many cases avoid fly fishing, C-SPAN’s cosmology, doctor–patient partnerships. expensive, invasive treatment like surgery, horses, writing and education.”Book TV, His or an angioplasty or stent procedure. If we recent reads include Taking the team approach can save patients from having one too many Founding and Brothers: The . expensive tests or procedures, then we can Revolutionary Generation The Last Lecture In the “great teaching lab” environment of go a long way in helping solve the financial On or off campus, learning permeates the operating room, Powell and his team— crisis that is reaching the boiling point in our Powell’s life. He and his team look forward Drs. William M. Bogey Jr., Frank M. Parker, health care system.” to the educational opportunities in the new and Michael Clinton Stoner—primarily Heart Institute that will help them add mentor third- and fourth-year medical and Powell and his team want new and members to the team of doctors, students physician assistant students. While many of experienced doctors, even outside a university and patients who put patient health first. the residents with whom Powell works focus setting, to be aware of current research “In addition to our commitment to educate on general surgery, some specialize in vascular and practice. He has given numerous guest the doctors of the future through our training. With the opening of the new Heart lectures for professionals at satellite locations affiliation with BSOM and Pitt County Institute, however, Powell says, “One of the of the Eastern Area Health Education Memorial Hospital, the new center offers goals is to have our own specialized training Center, and facilitated outreach clinics in a chance to implement a system of cost program in vascular surgery.” several eastern N.C. counties. He hopes effective, total care of all aspects of the his quartet of “experts in cost-effective treatment of cardiovascular disease and to Training vascular surgeons to have a heart Then, he says, more doctors and their diagnosis and treatment of PAD” can develop a support network for education of patients would know that cardiovascular continue to “share knowledge with other primary care providers who are dealing with disease isn’t just about heart attacks and providers who cannot be as up to date with patients with vascular disease in our region strokes. The same plaque buildup that can “When I get in a difficult spot, I think point out that Powell has authored more the latest developments in diagnosis and and beyond.” By Leanne E. Smith reduce or totally block blood flow to the about how he would manage the problem,” than 40 publications, delivered more than 20 treatment of vascular disease.” hen he was 15, Steven Powell got a heart and brain also can clog arteries that “He’s a character, and his charisma says Dr. Philip Brown ’95, who practices in conference presentations and held academic Treating PAD, he says, shouldn’t just Wjob as an orderly at his hometown supply blood to other organs, arms, and inspired us,” says former pupil Brown, Wilmington. “For all of us Powell ‘disciples,’ committee assignments. He’s served as be about a doctor prescribing a drug or hospital in Kentucky. He watched doctors legs. Such blockages—known as peripheral who practices with Wilmington Health in the back if our minds, there’s a little vascular section editor for the scholarly performing a surgical procedure. In fact, whose skill and dedication inspired him to arterial disease (PAD)—reduce a patient’s Associates. “He’s a fabulous mentor, Powell there telling us how to manage it. journal since 1990. A member surgery should rarely be the first solution. attend medical school. Thirty years after Current Surgery quality of life and can eventually cause always available for advice. He’s an That’s something that makes someone a of more than 25 professional organizations, Long-term PAD management requires receiving his M.D. with distinction from the heart attacks and strokes. extremely gifted surgeon and enjoys what superb educator.” he co-founded the Carolina Vascular Society patients to control risk factors: don’t smoke; University of Kentucky, a visual reminder he does, whether it’s teaching or surgery, in 1994. Several times, Whether students choose a vascular path exercise regularly; maintain a healthy diet; of his beginnings in medicine decorates his Powell downplays the accolades, but Business North Carolina and Powell is a large part of the reason magazine has named him one of the “Best or not, Powell says supervising doctors and regulate diabetes, high blood pressure office wall: a shadowbox containing the mask his colleagues still praise him. Powell is why I decided to go into vascular surgery. Doctors” in North Carolina. are proud of their apprentices’ progress “unique as a leader and surgeon,” says and high cholesterol. He challenged us to develop mastery over and gloves from his first scrub. at different points. “Sometimes a resident Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., chief of BSOM students admire him and seek his The noninvasive treatment approach has vascular disease treatment. He’s passionate As chief of vascular surgery at the Brody or student will show such self motivation cardiothoracic surgery and director of the advice. Powell helps facilitate mock oral been successful. Chitwood says, “He about doing the right thing and really School of Medicine since 1989, Powell has or accomplishment that in the short East Carolina Heart Institute. Colleagues exams and delivers guest lectures. Several has developed a world class vascular conveys that to his trainees.” inspired a generation of medical students. run there is immediate pride in what

34 35 He’s taught East Carolina how to win again simply by making the Pirates believe they can

Mr. Holland’s Opus 36 Since Terry Holland arrived:

• Women’s basketball rebounded, • The women’s golf team won the By Bethany Bradsher Greenville at the age of 62. But some aspects the nation. It was the first nationally ranked recruited to play basketball at winning the 2007 Conference USA conference championship in 2006, East Carolina remains still one of his 2004 transition to East Carolina Davidson team in school history. Davidson, and I have to say that Tournament championship and and boasted player of the year of the few Division I programs playing in the NCAA Tournament and coach of the year honors this did seem to be pre-ordained. He had never just like everything else it has for the first time since 1982. year when the squad finished the that relies on one gymnasium for any East Carolina fans were He spent the decade after his graduation season nationally ranked for the had any desire to live in a large city, having its ups and downs, but it is a • Men’s basketball, never one of its volleyball, men’s basketball shocked when Terry Holland, coaching at his alma mater, as an assistant for first time in school history. spent most of his career in Davidson, tremendous environment. It helps ECU’s strong sports, recorded and women’s basketball teams. in one of his first major five years and the head coach for five. He was its first-ever victory over anA CC • The baseball team earned three with a population of around 10,000, and keep you young, because you’re opponent last season and tied the NCAA appearances; three players A $30 million plan to shore moves after being named named Southern Conference coach of the school record for most conference earned All-America honors. Charlottesville, Va., which has around dealing with young people. You’re up the Olympic sports practice East Carolina’s director of athletics four year three times. Then it was on to a seminal wins. Still a work in progress, the M team posted the highest GPA in • The softball team received its 40,000 residents. Both he and his wife, Ann, dealing with future leaders.” and competition venues is in the years ago, announced an ambitious football 16 years at the University of Virginia, where the conference. first at-large bid to theN CAA had family in eastern North Carolina. And tournament this year and development stages now. schedule that included multiple games against he became the winningest coach in school Despite his decades-long • The women’s soccer team tied the recorded its first-ever victory after years of watching the intercollegiate North Carolina, Virginia Tech and other history, took teams to two Final Fours and affiliations with Davidson and school record for wins, 11, in 2006. over a Top-10 team. In brick-and-mortar terms, athletic landscape tilt toward big money and big-name opponents. It seemed a daunting won Virginia’s only ACC Tournament title Virginia, Holland has gone out • The volleyball team recorded back- • The women’s tennis team won “We are way, way behind our prominent conferences, he felt drawn to mid- to-back winning seasons in 2005 19 matches in 2007, equaling the challenge for a team that had finished the in 1976. of his way to make it clear to and ’06 for the first time since the school record number of victories competition,” he says. major colleges stuck in the inequities of a prior year with a 1-11 record and had won Pirate boosters that his loyalty late 1970s. set in 2006. Bowl Championship Series-driven world. In 1990 he went back to the college that had Another bit of unfinished lies east of I-95. It’s part of the a grand total of 11 games in three years. first courted him, Davidson, as the athletic business for Holland, at least in “I felt that the BCS and other things had unwavering commitment to the There’s nary a Doubting Thomas in the director. He kept that job for five years before would like to think chancellors and ADs and the minds of many who follow distracted a lot of good programs and team that he tries to model to every member Pirate Nation now. Virginia lured him back to Charlottesville as coaches are, this has been a rejuvenation of the Pirates, is the question of conference actually hampered them from accomplishing of the Pirate Nation, the “team” for whom These days, Holland, who is six feet seven its own athletic director. In 2001 he resigned the Pirate Nation. affiliation. Membership in Conference their objectives,” said Holland. he considers himself the “head coach.” It inches tall, literally and figuratively towers as Virginia’s AD to become a special assistant USA has given ECU teams some tough was that devotion that prompted Holland “We can’t tie our future to individuals. We over the sports landscape in Greenville. He Through the 1980s and the early ’90s, ECU to the college president. He led the fund competition and exposed athletes to multiple to refuse offers to go to Raleigh last spring have to tie it to a collective base, and that is widely respected for restoring the region’s athletics had constructed a reputation as a raising for an $86 million expansion of the regions of the country, but the conference to watch Davidson compete in the NCAA base is the Pirate Nation as a whole. None pride in East Carolina sports and for his plucky underdog that exceeded expectations university’s football stadium and supervised also has its downsides. Because C-USA basketball tournament, even though he was is truly more important than the other. I folksy, down-home approach to the job. The on a regular basis. But the program construction of the new $130 million John schools are so spread out—only two other certainly pulling for them from afar. know that’s not the way we operate in today’s Holland inherited, stung by turnover in Paul Jones basketball arena. league members are in the same time zone as football program has regained much of its society, or the way we think, but we’ve got to administration and coaching and the rise of “I’ve tried to be sensitive to the fact that ECU—travel costs today far exceed what they former luster and most other sports teams change our thinking.” have improved, both academically and in the the BCS, seemed more like the insecure child Ready for another challenge this is my mission right now, and there’s no were when ECU played in a more regional win-loss column. waiting to be the last one picked at recess. question as to where my loyalty lies,” he said. Despite his self-effacing attitude, many league. But above that drawback is the fact After three years of helping Virginia meet “My total focus is on what’s good for East believe much of the credit for the turnaround that C-USA isn’t a member of the BCS and But if you’re looking for some grand, “We had allowed other people to define our the onrushing challenges of the college Carolina. Everybody here should think that in ECU sports should go to Holland. “I thus denied access to the major bowl games. complicated scheme behind Holland’s potential rather than defining our potential athletics juggernaut, Holland was ready for way, and let’s not get distracted to the things think he honestly saved ECU’s athletic philosophy, you won’t find it. For example, for ourselves, and that is not consistent with Holland has consistently kept the BCS in his one more task. Much to the Pirate Nation’s that are around us.” program to a large degree,” said Caulton the way East Carolina has operated in the sights, but he believes that there are two ways he says he added powerhouse schools to the surprise, he took on ECU’s cause with Tudor, the veteran sports writer and past. Somehow we lost our focus, and it’s When he was introduced to ECU, Holland to get there. C-USA can work to become football schedule because, “I didn’t know gusto. Within a few months of his arrival in columnist for the Raleigh imperative that we get it back. signed a five-year contract starting at more competitive and angle for inclusion that we could beat them, but I knew we September 2004, he orchestrated the mid- Tudor said that Holland’s Newsgreatest & challengeObserver. $276,000 a year, and it was generally in the BCS, or ECU can try to be in the couldn’t beat them unless we played them.” “We can’t have people saying we can’t season resignation of football coach John may come at the end of this football season. understood that he wasn’t settling in for an right place at the right time if conference Now, some fans worry that East Carolina compete. We can’t have people saying, ‘You Thompson and the hiring of Skip Holtz. “It’s not going to be easy to keep Skip Holtz extra-long tenure. He doesn’t give any hints realignment occurs. Either way, Holland can’t continue winning without Terry can’t have a medical school, or you can’t be In June 2005 he announced an aggressive in the job. He’s a quality coach, and programs about personal timetable for closing the is determined to keep the Pirates at the Holland in charge. They fear that Holland, a university. We’ve never done those things new football schedule football that includes all over the country know it. I don’t think door on his East Carolina chapter, but he forefront of any new developments. who turned 66 in April, will retire when his before but somehow, around 2000 we started several games against big-name opponents. he’ll turn down too many more offers.” makes it clear that an important part of his five-year contract expires next September and to back off a little bit, to believe what people “Right now I don’t see any reshuffling,” he Three universities, twice as coach and thrice assignment in shoring up Pirate fans’ self- take his winning ways with him. But others were saying about East Carolina University.” says. “But the waterfront was very quiet as AD, and Holland was facing challenges esteem. He is intent on creating a confidence Remaining challenges are confident that he has set East Carolina when the ACC announced its expansion Holland first experienced the joy of surprising that grew ever more complicated. But that is not dependent on the identity of any on a firm footing that will survive for many Terry Holland already has achieved plans. So we know that things can go on the powerhouses nearly half a century ago Holland thrives in the diversity and richness coach or athletic director. several important goals by constructing a behind the scenes. What we’ve tried to do years to come regardless of who holds the when he was recruited out of Clinton, of a university atmosphere, and he says he is “I would give credit for everything that has self-sustaining sports program with the is make sure that we know what’s going on, athletic director’s job. in Sampson County, to play basketball thankful that he has never had to spend one happened to the ability of the Pirate Nation confidence to excel regardless of NCAA and that at least we’re part of the process. for Davidson College. During his senior working day away from a campus. to regain its focus, to regain its passion, its or BCS constraints. But challenges remain, Let’s face it, we’ve attracted attention. If Why come to Greenville? year Holland led the nation in field-goal “None of us want to leave college, and I’ve pride in what it was doing, and not allow especially in the area of facilities. When somebody is looking to improve the football percentage and served as captain of a Wildcat Terry Holland didn’t have a grand career been fortunate that I’ve never had to leave,” other circumstances to dictate our future Holland arrived the tight ends were holding in their league, certainly they would have to squad that finished the season ranked 10th in plan in mind that prescribed his move to he said. “This is 48 years from when I was potential,” he says. “As important as we their position meetings in a broom closet. consider East Carolina University.” East

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Scholarships race ahead recognition reinforces for me that I’m on the letter of recommendation and an official Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas is monthly conference calls offer tips and Come watch the game! right path with my education,” said Lee, who transcript. Students may apply for a sure to satisfy your desire for turquoise seas advice to alumni and friends who are seeking After awarding an unprecedented 24 East Carolina’s last regular season football participated in this year’s road race. “That scholarship each year they are enrolled as a and pink sandy beaches. With stops in San employment. Held the first Thursday of scholarships to deserving students this game is Friday, Nov. 28, at 1:00 p.m. If race was the first I’ve ever participated in and full-time, undergraduate student. Graduating Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. each month beginning at noon, the hour- academic year, the Alumni Association is using you can’t make it to the game in Greenville, now I have a new passion for running.” students who intend to enroll at ECU for Thomas Virgin Islands; Samana, Dominican long Career Calls cover key job search growing proceeds from its fund-raisers to award then join fellow Pirates at one of many graduate school may also apply for one of the Republic; and Labadee, Haiti, you’ll have the and advancement issues. Supporting the 30 in 2009–10. Supporting the scholarships Another scholarship recipient is current football viewing parties across the Pirate scholarships. Completed applications are due complete Eastern Caribbean experience. discussions are PowerPoint presentations that are the Pirate’s Bounty Scholarship Auction, student body president Andrew Griffin, a Nation. Game watches are scheduled in by Jan. 31. Applications are available at the Are you intrigued by the mystery of the will be e-mailed to participants who register the ECU Alumni Scholarship Classic and senior finance major who has been on the Charlotte; Raleigh; Wilmington; Atlanta; Taylor-Slaughter Alumni Center at 901 East Bermuda Triangle? Then book our five- at PirateAlumni.com/careercalls. Here is the the Pirate Alumni Road Race and Fun Run. Honor Roll for eight semesters. A member Richmond; Washington, D.C.; Frederick, Fifth Street and online at PirateAlumni.com/ day Bermuda Cruise for June 13–18 and schedule and topics: Tax-deductible membership contributions and of ECU’s Men’s Rugby Club, Griffin was Md.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Lewisville, Texas.; scholarships. explore the beauty and mystery of Bermuda. How to Cure Your Mingle-Phobia outright gifts to the Alumni Association also named Greek Man of the Year in 2007 Dec. 4 Phoenix, Ariz.; and Winter Park, Fla. Visit PirateAlumni.com/piratevoyages or call Jan. 8 How to Get Promoted support student scholarships. and is an active volunteer. “This award has Visit PirateAlumni.com/ Sail with the Pirates 800-ECU-GRAD for details. Feb. 5 The Benefits SAVE THE DA helped me in continuing my education at our of Temporary TE viewingparties for locations One of this year’s scholarship recipients New Y outstanding university, and I will continue Come sail away with the Alumni Association Employment ork alumni chapter in each of the cities. If you is Tiffany Lee, a junior double major in Pirate Career Calls holiday party to do everything possible to uphold the in June on cruises to the Caribbean and March 5 Salary Negotiations December 7 want to have a game watch in biology and communication with a minor in April 2 Career Changers reputation that comes with receiving an Bermuda. Open to all alumni and friends, A new season of Pirate Career Calls is Wake County NC alumni your hometown, call Kendra neuroscience. Lee, who has made the Dean’s May 7 Taking Advantage chapter holiday party Alumni Association Scholarship,” Griffin said. the cruises are the perfect way to cultivate under way. Offered through a partnership Alexander at 800-ECU- List five semesters, is an early assurance of Development December 11 your passion for learning through travel. among the Alumni Association, the Career Opportunities in Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GRAD to get started. student to the Brody School of Medicine Setting sail from Norfolk, Va., on June 4, Center and Human Resources, these Your Workplace GPA of 2.7 and submit an application, a and is an avid volunteer. “This kind of the Eastern Caribbean 10-day cruise on

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Alumni Spotlight 2008 Andrew P. Benton of Spring Lake was commissioned as a second lieutenant after Kelly King ’70 ’71 completing ECU’s Army ROTC program. Ashley was promoted Boarman, as account coordinator, provides to president and strategic account services in DPR Group’s corporate CEO of Branch headquarters in Germantown, Md. Corrie Leigh Banking & Trust Johnson and Steven Reid Ball of Zebulon were Co., succeeding married Aug. 2 in Bethel. She is an RN at Nash the retiring John General Hospital. John J. LaFountain of Allison. King also Fayetteville was commissioned as a second lieutenant was elected to the after completing ECU’s Army ROTC program. Dr. BB&T board of Keith Russell, originally from Gibsonville, is a directors. He had physical therapist at Greenville’s CareWorks Clinic, served as COO where he did a clinical rotation. of the bank since 2004, when he 2007 succeeded Henry Williamson Thomas P. Barsalou of Spring Lake was Jr. ’68 ’71. arrrrgharrrrgh commissioned as a second lieutenant after completing ECU’s Army ROTC program. Jay Bissette was Allison’s retirement promoted from an intern to assistant equipment is the latest step manager for Duke University football. Jason in BB&T’s five- Lawrence Burnette and Kristin Lee Krupa year executive of Raleigh were married June 7 in Chocowinity. He is management the superintendent for N.C. Contracting Co. Erika transition plan that Pipkin Burti and Alexander Tankersley also included the retirement of chief credit officer W. Kendall Rust of Farmville were married May 3 in Farmville. Chalk ’68 ‘71. She worked at Williams Jewelry Store and as a teller at SECU, and he is a guitarist with Christian rock King, 59, joined BB&T in 1972 and has been a member of band The Avenger. Jennifer Renee Hill and BB&T’s executive management team since 1983. He was Jordan Ross Craft of Greenville were married May 24 named president of BB&T Corp. in 1996. at Yankee Hall Plantation. She is a clinical dietitian at PCMH. Amanda Ryan Kellar and Joseph “The board is totally confident in Kelly’s leadership and long- Timothy Tomkiewicz of Greenville were married term commitment to our company,” said lead corporate April 5 in Lewisville. She is an RN in the cardiac director James Maynard ‘65, co-founder and chairman of the intensive care unit at PCMH. Ashley Brooke Golden Corral restaurant chain. “Kelly knows BB&T as well as O’Neal ’07 ’08 and Jared Blake Moser were married anyone. He knows the culture and knows the values and will June 7 in Mount Airy. Jordan Vainright of keep both intact as CEO.” Greenville recently founded Signature Jordan Vainright, an appointment-only-consultation company through King is a member of the Financial Services Roundtable and which she takes interior design/decorating and custom serves as chairman of the Piedmont Triad Leadership Group. artwork commissions. He is a member of the Triangle Community Foundation The Voice of the Leadership Council and the N.C. Chamber of Commerce 2006 board. He is past chair of the United Way Tocqueville Leadership Society, and a former board member of the SPENCER todd Bradley of New Bern is the American Bankers Association. He has chaired the N.C. Rural new principal at Brinson Memorial Elementary School Economic Development Center, the N.C. Bankers Association in New Bern. Michael David Burnett and the East Carolina University Board of Visitors. and Jennifer Lynn Wayne of Huntersville were married May 10 at the William Aiken House in With $136.5 billion in assets, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Pirate Nation BB&T Corp is the nation’s 14th largest financial holding Charleston, S.C. He works with ABC Supply Co. in Charlotte, and she is a professional clothier with Tom company. It operates nearly 1,500 financial centers in 11 James Co. in Charlotte. Faith Anne Fletcher states and Washington, D.C. and Jarrod Ross Gouty of Durham were married June 7 listen free online in Asheboro. She is a social worker for child protective services with Johnston County Department of Social www.pirateradio1250.com Services. Kimberly Grace Gibson of Raeford 43 class notes

Alumni Spotlight and Jason Brinkley Brock of Angier were married Aug. Kata and Paul James Briney ’05 of Greenville Columbus was named the top teacher at Third ’08, originally of Bailey, is a teaching instructor in 2 in Fayetteville. She teaches second grade at Benson were married June 14 at Autumn Lakes in Grimesland. Street School in Greenville. Ellen Mabe is a new ECU’s English department. As a student, he was active Elementary School. After honeymooning in St. Lucia, She works for ECU’s Medical & Health Sciences assistant principal at Hamlet Middle School. She in the English Graduate Student Organization and they live in Benson. Mark Edward Shafer Foundation, and he works at Creekside Elementary taught at North Laurinburg Elementary School in ECU Poetry Forum. His fiction piece “Van Gogh and Amber Brittany Story of Raleigh were School. Steve M. Lassiter Jr. was a finalist Scotland County and second grade at Fairview Heights Wednesdays” appeared in the December 2007 issue of married April 5. He is an Aflac agent, and she works for Pitt County Teacher of the Year. A teacher at E.B. Elementary School before becoming assistant principal . Robert Yelverton is with the SPCA Pet Adoption Center of Wake County. Aycock Middle School with four years of experience, at Fairview. She is married to Kevin Mabe, the principalThe Common at Wayne Reader County’s Southern Academy. Hannah Clare Swicegood and Eric Boyd he was an N.C. Principal Fellow and is working on his new assistant principal at Richmond Senior High

Courtesy Tennessee Titans Tennessee Courtesy Proctor of Winston-Salem were married Aug. 2 in master’s at ECU. Jaimee Grimm Martin was School. He was a P.E. teacher at Washington Street 2002 Salisbury. She is a commercial strategy marketing named the top teacher at Elmhurst Elementary School. School. JOSHUA BENNETT MAUNEY and Shirley Jean Atkinson was named the top specialist for capital formation and specialized lending She has four years of teaching experience and a reading Autumn Lynn Teal of Garner were married Nov. 22, teacher at C.M. Eppes Middle School in Greenville. at the BB&T corporate office in Winston-Salem and licensure for K-12. John Tyson of Winterville 2007, at Edenton Street United Methodist Church Amanda Lea Bennett Gard and Billy is in ECU’s MBA program. William Isler was named assistant treasurer at Greenville-based Select in Raleigh. He is president of Paragon Building and Gard ’07, a project engineer for Kjellstrom and Wooten III and Erin Leigh Wright of Norfolk, Bank and Trust, where he has worked since 2004 as a Development Group. Thomas C. Robbins Lee Construction in Richmond, had their first child, Va., were married June 14 in Stillwater, Okla. He is a teller and customer service representative and in loan IV of Washington was promoted to senior vice Jackson “Jack” Gard on Aug. 25. Mike Inscoe second-year pediatric resident at Children’s Hospital of operations. He is enrolled in ECU’s MBA program president and director of information technology at is a graphic designer in the creative department at the King’s Daughters. and is married to Lesley Ashworth Tyson First South Bank. With First South since 2005, he MarketSmart Advertising. William Kelley is ’03. has more than 20 years of information technology the new principal at West Rockingham Elementary 2005 experience. Anne Ferrebee Sanders and School. For the past 22 years, he was a teacher, 2003 Todd Gooding MacKenzie of Greenville were married Sarah Lindsay Dixon and Tyler Pate Allen assistant principal, and principal at Ellerbe Junior April 26 at Beech Hill Plantation in Walterboro, of Greenville were married April 5 in Winterville. She Kendall Barnes of Raleigh is senior media High School. Susan Taylor Lee was named S.C. She is an insurance specialist with Wachovia is the regional pharmacy accounting coordinator at planner at MarketSmart Advertising. She was a media the top teacher at W.H. Robinson Elementary School Dealer Services in Winterville. Holly Scott PCMH. Matthew Ryan Jackson, formerly buyer and senior account executive with N.C. Press in Winterville. She is working on a master’s degree and Mike Harrington ’04 appeared in of Fayetteville, is a CPA with Sonic Auto Parts of Services, a media buyer at the Stone Agency, and an in school administration. Rob Ransom is a new Earnest Byner says that it’s “almost eerie” that the Avon’s Spa Koru’s TV show about National Seashore Charlotte. He gained his certification while working assistant planner/buyer on the Duke Medicine account assistant principal at Hamlet Middle School. He Tennessee Titans hired him as the running backs destination weddings, “Tying the Knot: A Hatteras with Grant Thornton. Maria Elena Johnson at Media Research Planning & Placement. She is was an elementary school P.E. teacher in Scotland coach last March and then selected running back Island Wedding.” DEAN MARSHALL TUCK ’03 and Harry Edward Judge ’06 of Greenville active in the Junior League. Latonjia Moore County and a coach for several sports during his 12 Chris Johnson ’07 in the first round of the NFL draft . were married April 26 in Rocky Mount. She works “A couple years ago I went down there [to Greenville] at Cypress Glen, and he works at PIP Printing and and someone mentioned that I needed to check Marketing. Leslie Marie Knight ’05 ’06 [Johnson] out,” Byner said. “But that kind of went in and Nicholas Trey Hayes ’07 of Greenville one ear and out the other. Then when I got to Tennessee were married at King’s Gate Church in Hamlet on some of the coaches were just raving about him.” July 26. She is working on a doctorate in educational You Answered the Call. leadership though Colorado’s Jones University. Mary Thank You For Being An Although Byner may not have known much about Catherine Knight and Joseph Andrew Moree We Exceeded our Goal! ECU Pirate Club Member! Johnson, Johnson said he knew plenty about Byner. of Rockingham and Ayden were married June 14. She 5,317,320 scholarship: $5.1million members: 13,500 “I saw a lot of his pictures in the record books at ECU,” is enrolled at BSOM. Mikiko McKinnon ’05 5,000,000 Johnson said. “He’s a legend there.” Byner, a member ’07 and Jeremiah Simmons of Greenville were 13,382 The Pirate Club would like to thank the Pirate Nation for of the Kappa Alphi Psi fraternity, was a bruising married May 24. She teaches second grade at H.B. 4,500,000 “Answering the Call” in 2008. Once again, we surpassed 12,000 fullback for the Pirates from 1980-83, gaining 2,049 Sugg School in Farmville, and he is a program analyst 4,000,000 our goal of $5.175 million in pledges. And remember, we yards on 378 carries, an average of more than 5.4 with Pitt County government. VANCE TOWNSEND 11,000 will need your help again in 2009. yards per carry. He led the Pirates in rushing in 1983. and LAUREN ANNE DAVIS ’06 of Kensington, 3,500,000 10,000 He was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1998 Md., were married on July 19 at Holy Trinity Catholic 3,000,000 On behalf of the Athletics Department, Pirate Club, and and returned to complete his studies and graduated in Church in Washington, D.C. He is a manager/broker 9,993 most importantly, our student-athletes, thank you for your 2004. with Townsend Real Estate. She is a loan processor 2,580,008 9,000 continued support and devotion to our Pirates! with Carolina Mortgage. They live in Fayetteville. 2,000,000 A two-time Pro Bowler, Byner rushed for 8,261 yards, At ECU, he was a Kappa Alpha, and she was a Chi 8,500 the 16th highest career total in NFL history the day he Omega. Jennifer Tripp ’05 is the new director 1,500,000 GO PIRATES! 8,000 retired, and scored 56 touchdowns. He helped lead of development for ECU’s Thomas Harriot College of 1,000,000 the Cleveland Browns to a pair of AFC Championship Arts and Sciences. She previously worked in operations 7,000 games in 1987 and 1988 and was named to the list of management and recruiting efforts for ECU football 950,000 6,000 70 Greatest Redskins in 2002. He is also a member and baseball. As a student, she was alumni relations 900,000 of the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor. Prior to his coordinator for Sigma Sigma Sigma and an ambassador 5,000 arrival in Tennessee, he spent the past four seasons in for the Greenville-Pitt County Area Chamber of 850,000

4,000 2008 Washington as the Redskins running backs coach and Commerce. 800,000 helped groom Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts into one 3,000 of the top rushing duos in the NFL. 2004 750,000 2,000 ECU Pirate Club Barry Graham is a physician assistant in the 700,000 Byner said of the chance to coach Johnson: “It really 1,000 Ward Sports Medicine Building, Suite 304 is special.” Southeastern Regional Medical Center at Southeastern East Carolina University Urgent Care of Pembroke. Elizabeth Anne Greenville, NC 27858-4353 (252) 737-4540 / FAX (252) 757-4664 44 2008 Pirate Club Goals 45 Visit ECUPirateClub.com class notes years in Richmond County. John C. Southern the top teacher at J.H. Rose High School. Phillip Webb and Bryant Leonard Waters of Winterville 1999 SAPUTO ’04 have a 3-year-old Alumni Spotlight III ’02 ’03 was promoted to office executive at The Gilfus began his four-year term as one of five were married April 26. She is manager of the hazard daughter, Lexxie Madison, and had a Scott East Carolina Bank in Washington. He also teaches N.C. representatives on the Democratic National insurance department at BB&T in Wilson. son, Joseph Valentino Saputo, on Aug 5. Avett of at Mount Olive College–Washington. Lawanda Committee in August. At 27, he is a former Army Cory Satterfield is the new the Avett Alisa Evans Debnam ’82, Walker is the new principal at Richmond Early captain, one of the youngest N.C. representatives, 2000 principal at Richmond Senior High Brothers folk- formerly dean of health College. She previously taught math and keyboarding at and a third-year law student at Campbell University. School. He was named 2003-2004 Chris Blice is the new principal at Northwood rock band programs at Fayetteville Hamlet Junior High School and was assistant principal Marcellus Harris III is the new head principal of the year and 2005 Wachovia High School in Pittsboro. He was a music teacher participated in Technical Community at Rockingham Senior High School. Angela football coach at Denbigh High School in Newport Principal of the Year for Richmond for 17 years and was principal of Louisburg High a dual College, was named Watkins is the new assistant principal at Monroe News, Va., and will keep his position as a guidance County Schools. Jason M. Shell of School starting in 2003. Bellamy Goins is a exhibition with executive director of the Avenue Elementary School in Hamlet. She previously counselor at Epes Elementary School. He played China Grove is a certified financial new assistant principal at Richmond County Ninth Crackerfarm at Council for Allied Health taught first, second, and third grade at Fairview Heights football at ECU, catching 98 passes for 1,435 yards planner with Raymond James Financial Grade Academy. In her 14 years in education, she has the Envoy art gallery in New York City’s in North Carolina Elementary School and was named 2007-2008 and 12 touchdowns. Mark MacKay Powell Services in Salisbury and Huntersville. taught English language arts at Northolt High School Lower East Side from July through (CAHNC). Richmond County Schools’ Assistant Principal of the was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests at St. Kimberly Montriala in London, England; the Department of Juvenile August. His media include printmaking, Year. Kelly Whitlock was named the top teacher Andrew’s On-the-Sound in Wilmington on June 28. Sutton was named the top teacher at Justice in Columbia, S.C.; and Rockingham Junior painting, and sculpture. Crackerfarm’s Debnam served as a at Sadie Saulter Elementary in Greenville. He received his BSN at ECU and his M.Div. from Belvoir Elementary School. High School. Jonathan Hoy became CFO portion of the show featured pieces member and president of Virginia Theological Seminary. Christy Ward of Durham Regional Hospital on Aug. 1. He was created as documentation of Scott the board of trustees of Cape Fear Valley Health 2001 Reynolds ’01 ’05 was named the top teacher at 1998 director of finance for Duke HomeCare and Hospice. Avett’s persona and experience during a Systems from 1997-2003, during which time Wintergreen Intermediate School in Greenville. A JENNIFER DIANE ANGEVINE and James Chris Moxley, previously principal at Pactolus recent Avett concert tour. Kevin Jerri Ashley Gibson and Gregg the hospital converted from a public hospital National Board Certified teacher, she is an exceptional William Gentry of Greenville were married July 19 in School, is the new principal at Farmville Central High Ernest Bass and Laura Kelly Fulk Michael Cuesta of Wilmington were to a private, not-for-profit health system. She needs specialist for early childhood through young Wilmington. She is a senior administrative assistant for School. He was a lawyer in Houston, Texas, and New of Winston-Salem were married July 19 married June 14 in Wilmington. She worked with the Robeson County Schools and adulthood. Christi J. Roark of Aurora was the N.C. Biotechnology Center and a nursing student Bern. Stephanie Renee Owen of Hampton, in Winston-Salem. He is an information taught reading recovery in Pitt County. Cumberland County Schools in managing their promoted to assistant vice president and is assistant at PCC. Amanda Huddleston Avery was Va., and Ronald Douglas Benson II of Asheville technology professional for Wachovia. Dr. Derrick S. Hines is medical school health programs and curriculia. She controller at First South Bank. With First South since named the top teacher at Bethel School. She is working were married June 21 in High Point and will live in Jim Butler is the new principal at director for Touchstone Behavioral recently published her second health textbook. 2002, she also is an EMT with the Aurora Volunteer on a master’s degree. Erica Stankwytch Asheville. She taught art in Newport News Public Hamlet Middle School. He was Health in Glendale, Ariz. A Greenville From 1999-2001, Debnam was a fellow in the Rescue Squad. Gina Robinson is the new dean Bailey and 10 of her students from Fayetteville Schools for seven years. Konstadino John principal of Hoffman and Washington native, he had a fellowship in BSOM’s prestigious William C. Friday Fellowship for of professional and technical programs at Brunswick Technical Community College showed their metalwork Stambolitis ’00 ’02 and Candace Lee Buck of Street elementary schools. Amy psychiatry program. In Arizona, he will Human Relations, Wildacres Leadership Initiative. Community College. With BCC for 19 years, she was at Cape Fear Studios last summer. She built the wall Charlotte were married July 12 in Charlotte. He is Hilliard ’99 ’06 was named the top review and recruit psychiatrists, enforce interim director of business programs since 2004, CAHNC represents more than 20,000 allied boxes for the jewelry, and they designed the interiors self-employed. teacher at South Central High School in accreditation standards at Touchstone and director starting in 2007. Bridgett Dawn health professionals from 29 professions. The to highlight their work. Tim Dameron was named Pitt County. Wisonia Dalrese clinics, and continue to work with council was established in 1991 by allied health Hopkins ’99 ’04 was named the top Arizona’s Children Association in practitioners, educators and employers who teacher at Hope Middle School in Pitt Phoenix. John Moseley ’98 ’99, were concerned about chronic allied health County. Joey Jernigan is a new originally of Warrenton, is the new workforce shortages and critical health care assistant principal and P.E. teacher at director of basketball operations at ECU. issues and needs. Ninth Grade Transitional School in He was a student manager at ECU before Richmond County. Wendy Kelly becoming an assistant coach in Delaware. Debnam said her top priorities at CAHNC are Jordan is the new principal at continuing to build stronger partnerships with Rohanen Primary and Ashley Chapel 1997 health associations, institutions and agencies. Elementary schools. She was assistant Brian G. Dilday ’97 ’01 was She also said she will work toward securing principal at Monroe Avenue Elementary named the top teacher at Wahl-Coates stable financial resources to support the School and is now working on a Elementary School in Greenville. councils’ vision, mission and goals. doctorate at ECU. Keith NANCY LYNN JOHNSON McKenzie, in his 25th year with HOLLAND of Berlin, Md., who Richmond County Schools, is the new was married in March 2005, had a Lt. Col. principal at Fairview Heights Elementary daughter, Amy, on May 16. Amy’s Ed Keller School in Hamlet. He was assistant ’89 wrote brother, Matthew, was born on Sept. principal at Washington Street and to let us 26, 2006. Kevin A. Parrish is principal at Hoffman elementary know that Honeywell Security’s district manager schools. Yuki Prescott is the new “there is for the Carolinas. He was an inside clinical trials manager at Addrenex at least sales, branch management, and regional Pharmaceuticals in Durham. She was an one account specialist with ADI for eight inpatient and outpatient physical Pirate years. Heather Misenheimer therapist and later a project manager and corner Stepp and Derek Stepp ’98 of clinical research associate with Constella here in Greenville had a daughter, Stella Grace, Group. Jayson Rawley was named Afghan­ on Aug. 27. She joins sister Olivia (6). the top teacher at Farmville Central istan High School. Russ Saputo is the where I’m 1996 new vice president/successor manager of proudly Carolina Eagle Distributing in Rocky CAMMY BENTON ’96 ’00 and Jaime displaying the Purple and Gold for all to see.” Mount, where he distributes Anheuser- Espinosa had a daughter, AnaMaria Keller is serving as commander of the Kabul Busch products in four Eastern N.C. Giselle, on May 8. Benton works Regional Contracting Center at Camp Eggers counties. He and his wife KRISTA in Lincolnton at Lakemont Family in Kabul.

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Medicine. Herbert Gabriel Hardison and 1990 1986 Tara Rebecca Lilley ’02 of Winterville were Bill Bailey opened BB Jewelry Studio in Chapel Mary Alice Hobbs Gonzales is pursuing a married May 31 at Eastern 4-H Center in Columbia. Hill in June at the former Baum Diamonds location, master’s in counseling at Gordon-Conwell Theological She is a BB&T bankcard services online products where he worked for 17 years until the owners Seminary in Charlotte and expects to graduate in manager in Wilson, and he is a federal probation officer retired and closed the store in May 2008. Amy December 2009. Mary Sullivan Paramore in Greenville. Christopher Robert Nunn Smith McGregor was named the top teacher is the new director of business and industry at Pitt and Kristi Lynn Wiegand were married July 7, 2007, in at Wintergreen Primary School in Greenville. KELLY Community College. She was PCC’s director of Wilmington. He works in management at I.H. Caffey. BARNES RIGHTSELL of Greensboro creates individualized training. CHAD DAVID SARY, assistant planning director for animal-themed products geared for nurseries and Wake Forest, joined the American Institute of Certified children. She founded Kelly B. Rightsell Designs 1985 Planners after completing training and passing an exam in 1998 when she was developing a nursery for her administered by the American Planning Association. RHONDA HATCHER, a teacher at West Brunswick first child. Her work was featured on High School in Shallotte, attended “Authors in the and she was commissioned toExtreme decorate Home Kristi 1995 Prado: Spanish Art and the Literature It Inspired,” Yamaguchi’sMakeover, nursery. Ricky Torain, formerly a six-week session with 14 other teachers conducted ROB GLUCKMAN of Palm City, Fla., became a of Durham, was named plant manager for the Eaton in Madrid, Spain, with the Prado Museum staff. She partner/shareholder in the Hurley, Rogner, Miller, Corp.’s 185-employee hydraulics facility in Newbern, was selected from a national applicant pool for one of Cox, Waranch, and Westcott law firm in June and Tenn. He became a product line manager at Eaton’s the 27 summer programs sponsored by the National is managing partner for the Fort Lauderdale office. automotive plant in Roxboro in 2004. Endowment for the Humanities. At ECU, he was Gamma Beta Phi president and an Omicron Delta Kappa member. 1989 1984 Rebecca Brittle of Greenville retired 1994 Beth Sanderson ’84 ’96 was a finalist for Pitt after nearly 29 years with Pitt County Schools. County Teacher of the Year. ANGELA DENISE BEAMAN-WILLIAMS of Avis Collen Mercer of Greenville retired Wilson was promoted to senior vice president at after nearly 30 years with Pitt County Schools. 1983 BB&T after working as a loan documentation manager. Jennifer Poplin ’89 ’95 is the new principal at A Wilson native, she has worked with the bank since Stokes School. She was assistant principal at Ayden Jackie Cayton ’83 ’87 was named the top teacher 1998. Allison Blackman is a new account Elementary School for four years. SUZANNE at A.G. Cox Middle School in Winterville. Beverly executive with Evolve. She was a senior marketing BAILEY ROSEN of Frederick, Md., received her Genieve Gatlin of Tarboro retired from Pitt analyst with Hatteras Yachts of New Bern. Dr. Paul M.A. in clinical counseling, married Jeff Rosen, and County Schools. Garcia ’94 ’00 of Winterville, medical director of is a stay-at-home mother of Blake, who was born on PsychMed Services at PCMH and a psychiatry and July 4, 2007. After majoring in piano pedagogy and 1982 internal medicine resident, was named to the eight- performance, she sang on dinner cruises and was lead John Joseph Bennett retired as a Warrant member N.C. Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. singer for the band Crocodile Tears. Claudia H. Officer 4 from the Marines in October and will work Maria Rice Jenkins was named the top teacher Summerlin of Greenville retired after five years in Washington, D.C. Deborah Whichard at Northwest Elementary School in Pitt County. with Pitt County Schools. Cates was named the top teacher at Falkland School Stephen Menninger was named the top and retired after 25 years of teaching. Wendy teacher at Pactolus School. 1988 Perry, an outdoor living consultant, launched Gina Prescott Beaman ’88 ’96 was named Living…Inside OUT!, a firm that offers exterior 1993 Pitt County Teacher of the Year. In her 20 years in design consultation services. Paul Whitaker, Dr. John Boldt ’93 ’04 is principal at Southern education, she has taught at Wintergreen, Chicod, regional manager for Henry Schein Medical for eight Wayne High School. He was a teacher, assistant and since 2005, Creekside elementary schools. Tina years in the Carolinas and southern Virginia, was principal, and principal in Lenoir County, and is Campbell, a physical therapist at Nash Health named manager of the year for the medical division. married to Paula Gurley Boldt ’91 ’95. Care, where she has worked for 20 years, received Jennifer Vartanian Bryson was named the the Outstanding Clinical Instructor of the Year 1981 top teacher at Ayden Elementary School. Donna award from ECU. Linda Sanders Leich of Dr. Tommy Benson is chair of Mount Olive A. Corey of Greenville retired after 30 years with Winterville retired after 24 years with Pitt County College’s education department. He taught in Pitt County Schools. Maureen Joyce Green Schools. Cathy Hill Powell was named the Edgecombe and Duplin counties and was a principal, was named the top teacher at North Pitt High School. top teacher at Grifton School. director of programs for exceptional children, assistant Amy Carson Searcy was named the top teacher superintendent, and superintendent. He is married to at Stokes Elementary School. Celia Styers 1987 Shirley H. Benson. Stalvey ’93 is an assistant principal at North WENDY DAWN AUSTIN BURGETT ’87 ’07 Davidson High School. of Knotts Island is a Title I reading teacher at Knotts 1980 Island Elementary School. Married to Rocky, she 1991 Joey Crutchfield, a teacher at D.H. has two teenage sons, Kyle and Shane. Richard Conley High School, was a finalist for Pitt County christy Baker ’91 ’94 and William Hallberg Darden of Goldsboro is an assistant director of Teacher of the Year. Alphonzo McRae Jr. of of Greenville and Asheville were married on June 28 the career center at Mount Olive College. Lt. Col. Proctorville, who is vice president for institutional at their new house in Asheville. They both are ECU Timothy “TIM” Williams retired from the services at Robeson Community College, was English professors. Steve Jones of Raleigh was Air Force after 20 years of service and is building a appointed to the trustees at Southeastern Regional named chair of the ECU board of visitors. He is house on his farm near Greensburg, Ky. Medical Center. Joseph Nelson ’80 ’85, market president for the Carolinas and Virginia at RBC.

48 49 class notes previously principal at Stokes School, is the principal 1977 Tozer, deputy managing editor of become an APICS certified supply chain Pageant, sponsored by the Georgia Alumni Spotlight at Pactolus School. , marked his 25th year at the paperThe Charlotte in April. professional. He is the warehouse/ Classic Club, D’Agnostino promoted a Karla Metcalf Lloyd ’77 ’83 of Greenville HeObserver is married to Dana Bishop Tozer ’77. inventory manager for CPI in New Bern. platform on the “power of positive retired after 31 years with Pitt County Schools. 1979 Their son, Jordan, was accepted into medical school at Marsha Smith ’73 ’80 of Clinton thought.” Jane Harris retired after Sherry Becton Tyer of Ayden retired after As a Hollywood stunt woman, Virginia Commonwealth University. retired as a Sampson County cooperative teaching kindergarten for 39 years, most Paul Scercy ’79 ’85 of Greenville retired after 20 21 years with Pitt County Schools. Phillip Vick is Courtney Faison ’96 has jumped extension agent. recently at J.C. Sawyer Elementary years with Pitt County Schools. the new safety manager at Eastern Carolina Vocational off buildings, been set on fire, 1975 School in Elizabeth City. Center. shot, drowned, trampled and 1972 1978 Gretchen Allen ’75 ’82 of Farmville retired eaten by sharks (twice) in such 1968 1976 after 30 years with Pitt County Schools. Carol Frankie Spell Jackson of films as Miami Vice, Bachelor Randy Avery of Winterville retired after 30 years Cutler of Greenville retired after 10 years with Pitt Raleigh, formerly of Fayetteville, Kay Davis ’68 ’93 of Grifton retired Party II, The Replacements and with Pitt County Schools. JAMES G. “Jimmy” Elaine McLendon Cansler, a fourth County Schools. retired in June after 36 years as a media after 22 years with Pitt County Schools. TV shows like CSI Miami, Law & Chrysson of Winston-Salem completed his grade National Board Certified teacher at Brassfield coordinator with Cumberland County Order and Third Watch. Now first Boston Marathon in April and qualified for the Elementary School in Raleigh, received her Ed.D. from 1974 Schools. Ray Rogers received the 1966 she’s attempting something 2009 marathon. Co-owner of C.B. Development, a UNC-CH in May. She is married to Bob Cansler 2008 Power of Prevention Community really hard: becoming a multi-family and commercial real estate company, he ’77. Carol Pearce Davis ’76 ’82 ’95 is the new Sharon D. Loy of Greenville retired after 12 Albert L. Evans III retired Catalyst award from the N.C. Health successful artist. was elected lead director of the board for Southern principal at Franklinton Elementary School in Franklin years with Pitt County Schools. Larry Simmons after 21 years as an aircraft systems and Wellness Trust Fund. He is a board Community Bank and Trust. Alvin Bland County. MIRANDA SKELLY DELMERICO ’74 ’83 of Grifton retired after 33 years with Pitt acquisition and program management member for PCMH and PCC, and is on When the writer’s strike stalled film production in Frazier of Ayden retired after 29 years with Pitt received her MAEd in special education from Old County Schools. Melinda Whiteman is now consultant for the Air Force. He the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust’s spring 2008, Faison moved back to her hometown County Schools. Beverly Harrell of Greenville Dominion University in May. Mother of Elise, a realtor with Kellar-Williams in Chatanooga, Tenn. most recently worked with upgrading health care division advisory board. of Durham and turned her attention to art as a retired after 14 years with Pitt County Schools. Lauren, and Paula, she has taught at Daniel Morgan She previously worked at INSEAD and the Ecole avionics, propulsion, and escape systems way of expressing a new-found admiration for her Margaret U. Nottingham of Greenville Middle School since 2003. Walter B. Harris d’Equitation de Fontainbleau in France. on aircraft used in Air Force pilot 1971 Cherokee Indian roots. She first picked up painting retired after 12 years with Pitt County Schools. ’76 ’84 of Greenville retired after 28 years with Pitt training. In 1986, he retired after 26 when she moved from New York to Los Angeles Katherine S. Rouse was named the top teacher County Schools. Charlotte Tripp Moore 1973 Brenda Forbis manages the years of active and reserve service in the in 1998 and moved into temporary housing that at H.B. Sugg Elementary School. She retired from Pitt was named the top teacher at Farmville Middle university relations office as the Army and Air Force. He is married to Sandra S. Heck ’73 ’77 of Winterville retired had been occupied by an artist who left a few County Schools after 30 years of teaching. John E. School and retired after 32 years of teaching. Sheri new director of marketing and Dorothy Holoman Evans after 23 years with Pitt County Schools. Kenneth supplies behind. Faison gathered them up and Williams Jr. of Greenville retired after nearly 30 Strickland ’76 ’84 of Greenville retired after communications at Armstrong Atlantic ’67, a licensed professional clinical R. “Ken” Kearney completed a program through started painting. There was magic in that moment. years with Pitt County Schools. nearly 32 years with Pitt County Schools. Tom State University in Savannah, Ga. As counselor in private practice, and they the Association for Operations Management to “Once I started, I could not stop and I found senior account executive for Creative are building a new house in Spring that whenever I sat down to paint, images of my Alliance Advertising in Louisville, Ky., Valley, Ohio. Sandra Stinson ancestors seemed to want to grace the canvas.” she directed marketing and advertising of Greenville retired after 26 years with for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kentucky Pitt County Schools. Recently she’s been traveling to Native American from 1992 to 1996. 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On at Wilson Community College in May Tompkins Square the association’s staff since 1967, he has Park by a martial arts NAME First Middle Last Maiden after 36 years in education. been executive director since 1984 and master who worked helped start a corporate sponsorship 1969 as a stunt coordinator CLASS year e-MAIL DAY PHONE EVENING PHONE program and the NCHSAA on many action films. Ann Beaman Endowment fund to expand the state Her first job was as a D’Agostino awards program. He is in the National ADDRESS CITY STATe ziP mercenary bodyguard of Marietta, Ga., High School, N.C. Athletic Directors, in the action film was crowned Ms. Cary High School, and ECU Sports Blazin.’ Subsequently, YOUR NEWS Senior Georgia halls of fame. she was the stunt 2008 in August double for Tia Carrere at the Roswell 1953 in Scarred City. Cultural Arts William H. “Bill” Rowland of Center in Kinston received the Reginald L. Stroud Creating Native American images “make me and Roswell, Ga. 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Alumni Spotlight recover about 7,500 artifacts from the Revolutionary and Civil War eras. He is also co-author of and the 2007 releaseCSS Neuse: A Question of Iron and Time Through the Eyes of Soldiers: The Battle of Wyse Fork, Kinston, North Carolina, March 7-10, 1865. 1930s ’39 ’50 of Franklinton died Aug. 30. Editor of the Durham, formerly of Raleigh, died July 23. She taught Daniel W. Rice III ’73, director of student newspaper in 1938, he was a teacher and second grade at Myrtle Underwood and Vandora 1946 Florence May Batchelor ’32 of Tarboro specialized services at Caswell administrator at Louisburg College for 36 years. Springs elementary schools and was active in Forest died July 17 at age 96. In her 42-year career, she taught Development Center in Kinston, received JOHN L. “JACK” JOHNSON ’46 ’49 and ROSE Louisburg College gave him a Distinguished Service Hills Baptist Church. Ruth Hall Hodges ’43 at West Edgecombe and Battle schools in Rocky Mount, the 2008 Governor’s Award for GRAHAM JOHNSON ’48 of Fairmont celebrated Award when he retired in 1985, and in 1997, he was of Eden died June 21. She chaired the Friends of the and retired from Englewood Grade School in 1974. She Excellence for his contributions in public their 60th wedding anniversary at their Topsail Island the first recipient of the Cecil W. Robbins Public Library, Rockingham Community Concert Association, was active at First Baptist Church of Rocky Mount. service. The award is considered the beach house and had lunch at Sears Landing. Married Service Award. He received the Outstanding Alumni Red Cross and Eden School boards, Rockingham Ruby Evelyn Rogers highest honor a state employee may in Greenville on June 7, 1948, he retired as principal Award, was grand marshal for the homecoming parade Community College trustees, and Morehead Hospital Bullock ’32 ’57 of Greenville died receive. Caswell Center serves individuals and she as a teacher at Fairmont High School. They in 1986 and was married to Margaret Pruette trustees. She was named 1985 Eden Chamber Aug. 29 at age 100. Originally from and families with developmental have two children, Rose Mary Johnson ’40. HAZEL WHITEHURST ROSE ’32 of Wilson of Commerce citizen of the year. Edna Mae Granville and Wake counties, she taught disabilities in eastern North Carolina. WaLter ’72 ’73 and Joy Johnson McHone died March 27 at age 96. She retired in 1973 after 38 Turnage James ’41 died June 13. A Greenville school in Chinquapin, Belvoir, Chicod, After receiving a master’s degree from ’95, and three grandchildren, including John years teaching elementary school. A charter member of native, she taught home economics at Perquimans and Stokes before retiring in 1969. She UNC-Chapel Hill, Rice was a social worker for the Baptist McHone ’08. Katie Owen Morgan ’46 ’54 the Omicron Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, she was County, Watauga, and Greenville high schools, and taught Sunday school for more than 30 Children’s Homes of North Carolina before joining Caswell of Lillington is one of the five governor-appointed also active in the Wilson Woman’s Club and First was married for 58 years and active in Radiant Life years at Mount Pleasant Christian Church and was Center in 1982. He has been the director of specialized members of the eight-person N.C. Veterinary Medical United Methodist Church. Dorothy Parks Church. Nina Elizabeth Smith Murphy married to Clifton Bullock for 67 years. Mary services at Caswell since 1986. Board. A retired teacher and former ECU trustee, she Knox Woodlief Underwood ’33 of ’42 of Roxboro died June 18. A Greenville native, she Elizabeth Singletary Benson ’38 of was named one of the 100 Incredible Women at ECU Durham died June 15 at age 95. She taught for three completed graduate school in Tennessee, and taught Battleboro died July 31. She taught school for more Rice was instrumental in establishing the Caswell Center in 2007 and was on the state and national boards years and was a housemother and receptionist at the home economics in Pinetops and Roxboro. Her brother than 31 years. Geraldine “Gerry” Mayo Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves 38 counties of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She is married to Methodist Home for Children in Raleigh. was Leon Smith Jr. ’49. Flora Staton Beveridge ’39 of Beaufort died May 28. She in eastern North Carolina. Rice has been the foundation’s former Sen. Robert B. Morgan ’47. Pollock ’41 of Gastonia died July 1. She worked taught school in Carteret County for 40 years. She and executive director since its inception in 1999. Rice has 1940s in civil service at the Pentagon before attending ECTC her late husband funded scholarships at three high received the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award; the 1929 and moving to Brandon, Fla., where she worked in schools, Carteret Community College and ECU. James Russell Beddard Sr. ’42 of Roanoke Good Neighbor Award by the Lenoir County Association of elementary education for 25 years. Gladys Ipock Sarah May ’29 of Bailey celebrated her 98th Doris Mewborn Ferguson ’38 of Rapids died June 6. He was principal and assistant Congregations; and the Jaycees Distinguished Service Award. Schuchard ’40 of San Antonio, Texas, died July birthday on July 15 and received 350 cards, which Murfreesboro died June 30 at age 90. She taught home principal of Manning Elementary from 1947 to 1981. He is also a Lions Club International Melvin Jones Fellow. 14. She was executive secretary to the communications came from every Nash County school, many local economics in the public schools of Hertford County He hosted “Classical Musical Hour” on WZRU FM department chair at Trinity University from 1974 churches, and numerous former students. She started and raised four daughters. on Sunday afternoons, and was a deacon at Rosemary Rice is married to Johnee W. Rice ’75, who teaches in Lenoir to 1993. Doris Blanchard Wiggins ’40 her teaching career at age 19 in 1929 at Coopers Dr. Malene Grant Irons Baptist Church. Grace Taylor Blizzard ’43 County schools. of Sunbury died June 6. For 33 years, she taught in Elementary School, which didn’t have a cafeteria. Using ’35, the first female physician to of Kenansville died June 22. She was the first dietician the Gates and Pasquotank county school systems. the one-burner oil stove in her classroom, she made practice in eastern North Carolina, at Duplin General Hospital and worked there for She was a charter member of the Veterans of Foreign Gary Faircloth ’72 has come full circle; as soup from vegetables and hot chocolate from milk her died Oct. 8, just seven months after 20 years. She also worked at hospitals in Cabarras, Wars Post 7312 Ladies Auxiliary. Dr. Richard a child he grew up at Boys and Girls students brought. She taught seventh grade for three the passing of her husband of 68 Lenoir, and New Hanover counties. She won State C. Wilson Sr. ’48 of Pensacola, Fla., died Aug. 1. Homes of N.C. in Lake Waccamaw years and then fifth grade for the rest for her 35-year years, Dr. Fred Irons Jr., who was East Fair blue ribbons for her peanut brittle. Frances He taught at Florida State University and then for 16 (B&GH) and now has returned as career, during which she temporarily resigned twice to Carolina’s first full-time campus Allen Cassick ’42 ’72 died July 5. She taught years at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, president of the non-profit that is both have her daughters and otherwise only missed one week physician and director of the student health center for at H.B. Sugg and Sam Bundy elementary schools in from which he retired. The Reading Center there was home and school for nearly 400 children. of work when she had the mumps. She taught her 36 years. Malene Irons graduated in three years and Farmville and was a member of the Gamma Delta named for him. He co-founded and edited “It just seems like the right place to be at students a maxim: “Once a task has begun never leave enrolled in the Medical College of Virginia. It was chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, the Ladies . Floyd Monroe WooThe dyFlorida ’43 the right time,” says Faircloth, who was it till it’s done. Be the labor great or small do it well there, in 1939, that Malene met her husband. Fred and Auxiliary of VFW Post 7032 and the Mount Olive Readingdied July Quarterly 15. He played on the 1941 ECTC football vice president of Starr Commonwealth or not at all.” She still drives and lives independently; Malene Irons set up their practices in Greenville in College board. HAZEL STRICKLAND COOPER team, the only undefeated one in the school’s history. Schools in Albion, Mich., a residential care is active in the book club, bridge club, Eastern Star, 1945. Malene Irons was widely known and highly ’43 of Warsaw and Mount Olive died June 27. She He coached the Lee Edwards High School basketball facility much like B&GH. and Bailey United Methodist Church, where she was regarded as an advocate for social justice. In 1965, she was married for 60 years, and had four children team to the 1955 state championship, and from 1959 superintendent of the junior department for 15 years; was appointed first director of the new Developmental and six grandchildren. William Earl “Pot” Married to the former ’73, Faircloth becomes to 1982, he worked in health and physical education Betty Engen is treasurer for the Golden Years Club and a board Evaluation Clinic; the building was renamed in her Craft ’47 of Kenansville died June 4. In the Army just the sixth president of B&GH, which was founded in for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. He member for the Bailey library; and was grand marshal honor in 1974. The City of Greenville presents in Okinawa during WWII, he received the Bronze Star, 1954. It provides both residential and foster care services was married to Elna Powell Woody ’46 for for the 2007 Bailey Christmas parade. She credits annually the Best-Irons Humanitarian Award, named in WWII Victory Medal, and a Good Conduct Medal. to children from birth through age 21. B&GH “played an 60 years. Mary Elizabeth Austin “Beth” vegetables and farm living for her long life, and told honor of Dr. Malene and the late Dr. Andrew Best. He was a charter member of Phi Alpha Delta Legal important role in my life and in the lives of thousands Yancey ’45 of Oxford died July 10. She taught high the , “If you give the world the Among her survivors are sons Ben Irons, who served as Fraternity at Wake Forest University before starting his of otherwise ‘on-the-street’ children since its founding,” school biology and chemistry in Tarboro and Oxford. bestSpring that you Hope have, Enterprise the best will come back to you. In university attorney from 1988 to 2005, and Tom 52 years in private practice, 33 years as Kenansville’s Faircloth said. “Sad to say, the need for the Homes is greater After 17 years on the N.C. Wesleyan College board, she my case, it certainly has.” Irons, vice chancellor of administration for Health town attorney, and 26 years as president of the Duplin was named trustee . She was also on ECU’s Board than ever. The abuse and neglect of children still permeates Sciences and his wife, Carol F. Irons ’94. County Bar Association. He was a James Sprunt of Visitors. emeriti each community in each state throughout our country.” Nannie Ervin Barbee Community College trustee and received the Order of Morton ’32 of Asheboro died June the Long Leaf Pine. Charles Davis Harris ’40 After graduating from East Carolina, Faircloth returned 1950s 22 at age 94. She taught in Onslow of Marshallberg died July 19. He taught school until to B&GH as an employee. He left to take over Penn’s Grill County and at Balfour School in entering the Navy for WWII. He participated in the Dorothy Joy Wilson Corbett ’52 ’56 in Whiteville, which was owned by his wife’s family. He Asheboro. For elementary education North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Normandy invasions; of Raleigh died June 29. She taught elementary then worked in banking before taking the job at Starr majors from Richlands High School, and received four Combat Battle Stars. He and school for 25 years in Virginia Beach and in Wake Commonwealth Schools in 1990. While in Michigan, he also she established the Nannie Barbee Cecelia Cobb ’42 had twin sons and were married County. Anna Ruth Tucker Cozart ’46 co-owned a seafood restaurant. Morton Scholarship at ECU. Dr. C. Ray Pruette for 67 years. Mabel Wilder Heilman ’41 of of Myrtle Beach, S.C., died Sept. 3. She taught high

52 53 in memoriam school in N.C. until 1964. While retired in Myrtle June 24. She retired as chief statistician with the 15. He was a hall proctor in Scott dorm at ECU 28. He was a guitar instructor and music teacher. LT. 2000s Peter Jon de Vos of Grant-Valkaria, Fla., died Beach, she managed several apartment buildings government records section of the Office of Archives and later worked as a salesman for Waste Industries Col. Andrew Martin “Pete” Steele ’80 June 9. From California, he was in the Foreign Service Monica Faye Umphlett ’02 of Lynchburg, and owned Gullyfield Seafood Restaurant. She and History in Raleigh. She published articles on and was in the Pirate Club. Joyce Lynn Folks of West Blocton, Ala., died July 2. He was principal at from 1962 to his 1997 retirement and traveled to Italy, Va., died July 3. A member of Phi Sigma Pi National was married to Bruce Cozart ’46. Billie history and genealogy and books on seven N.C. Collins ’76 of Reidsville died June 22. She worked Billingsley, Prattville, and Dillon high schools. Angola, Brazil, and Greece. Beginning in 1980, he was Honor Fraternity, she worked in sales before attending Briley Edwards ’56 ’63 of Pactolus died families, including Gov. Jim Hunt’s. Linda RAY at the Rockingham Opportunities Corp. for 20 years the ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Liberia, Liberty University and teaching special education at May 30. A Simpson native, she lived in Pactolus for Gale Canaday ’63 of Indianapolis, Ind., died and served as director. Betty Gregg Davis ’75 1990s Tanzania, and Costa Rica. In 2000, he was the Thomas Rustburg High School. 50 years. She taught there and in Grimesland for July 16. She taught junior high school; was active in of Glastonbury, Conn., died Nov. 6, 2007. She worked W. Rivers Distinguished Lecturer of International Angel Boberg-Webb ’98 of Farmville died 30 years, and was married for 50 years. Herbert Kappa Delta; supported Riley Children’s Hospital; in medical records at the Veterans Administration Studies in ECU’s political science department. June 5. She taught in the Edgecombe and Pitt county Clarence “Herb” Harton ’57 of Asheboro and died before she was to begin a one-year term as Hospitals in Salisbury; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Wilmington, school systems. Virginia Lee Osborne Bonar Faculty deaths died July 4. He taught at Seagrove High School First Lady of Kiwanis International. Burke Clark Del.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Brockton and Boston, Mass. Dr. Frederick M. Parham of Greenville died ’98 ’02 of Kinston died Aug. 23. She was a nurse at for two years before working for Allstate Insurance ’69 of Greenville died Aug. 18. A Theta Chi member Virginia Anderson Davis ’79 of Morganton Dr. Philip J. Adler died Aug. 29. He studied July 29. Originally from Latta, S.C., he taught at King PCMH before working at the Lenoir County Health for 41 years. He also owned and operated Zooland at ECU, he was in the Army in Vietnam and later died July 1. She was director of Wilson Technical internationally and worked in the Foreign Service before College in Bristol, Tenn., for a year before coming to Department. She gave seminars on lead poisoning Family Campground for 30 years. Bill C. “Billy” worked for National Cash Register. He was married Institute’s basic skills program before marrying and coming to ECU’s history department in 1965, where he ECU’s chemistry department in 1967. He was chair in children and worked with the state legislature to Helms ’57 of Yorktown, Va., died June 21. He was to Dara Lynn “Dee” Franklin Clark moving to Morganton, where she retired as director taught Russian, Eastern European, and Balkan history, of the American Chemical Society and acting chair implement laws related to lead poisoning. She received a coach and physical education teacher at Newport ’68. Contributions may be made to the Epsilon of the basic skills program at Western Piedmont and was known for alternative teaching techniques of ECU’s chemistry department before his 2001 the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award in 1986 News High School and principal at Bethel Manor Iota Alumni Corp., ECU’s Theta Chi alumni group. Community College in 2006. Mary Paige before retiring in 1993. He was also a faculty senator retirement. from the Eastern District of the N.C. Public Health Elementary School in York County before retiring James Alton Cowan ’61 of Houma, La., died, Pledger Elks ’77 of Columbia died June 19. She and in 1977 was elected chair of the faculty. He Association. Jill Kaplan ’93 ’97 of Winterville as principal of Tabb Elementary School. James July 8. From Bear Grass, he taught at Nicholls State taught in Roanoke Rapids and at Enfield Academy authored the popular textbook and Dorothy Durham “DOTTIE” Pierce ’71 died July 12. In 2005 she was named one of the Great Elton Johnson Jr. ’58 of Ormondsville died University for 30 years before his 1997 retirement. in Whitakers. Douglas Fulton Goodson helped establish the Greenville SierraWorld Club.Civilizations of Greenville died Aug. 31. After getting her master’s Nurses of North Carolina. Brian O’Neal Pigg ’92 June 20. He retired from Paul Revere Life Insurance REBECCA PERRY STALLINGS ELMORE ’71 of Kannapolis died Aug. 16. He retired after 28 at ECU, she taught math from 1973 to 1978. She was of Monroe died June 15. He attended the Frank Lloyd in 1995. Benjamin Joel Martindale ’50 ’43 ’63 of Louisburg died April 16. She taught years of teaching in Cabarrus County Schools. He Dr. Joseph W. Congleton Jr. ’51 ’55 died active in several groups, including the Service League Wright School of Architecture; started his own company, of Rocky Mount died June 24. He headed Chowan school in Franklin County for more than 30 years owned Cabarrus Rowan Realty. Marguerite Aug. 17. He lived in Kinston and Halifax County and the Altar Guild at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Projects by Design, where he worked with his brother Junior College’s business education department in and was a deacon at Maple Springs Baptist Church. Koontz Gupton ’77 of Buies Creek died Aug. before moving to Greenville. He taught school in Rick to design houses; and served in the National Guard. Dr. William FRANCIS Pritchard ’52 of Murfreesboro before going to work for Atlantic Elizabeth Anne Cross Hardy ’64 of 9. She taught at Statesville City Middle School and in Scotland Neck, Washington and Durham before Tina Michelle Vandiford-Roberson ’01 Greenville died July 19. He was principal at Moyock, Coast Line Railroad in Rocky Mount in 1951. Rocky Mount died June 20. She taught English for Forsyth County before becoming a school librarian in coming to ECU’s education program in 1964. He of Greenville died June 24. She worked with Brown and Windsor, and Conway high schools before teaching In 1985, he retired as claims manager at CSX 31 years at Benvenue and West Edgecombe schools New Hanover and Randolph counties. Jeanne S. was active in Phi Delta Kappa, the national education Wood, and was scheduled to graduate from ECU’s BSN secondary education at ECU from 1968 to his 1984 Transportation.. Hester Delbridge Narron and Rocky Mount Senior and Kinston high schools. Hartsfield ’76 died June 15, two weeks before fraternity, and was a consultant for the Southern program in December. Kristal Joyce Stafford retirement as professor . He was married to ’58 of Inman, S.C., died July 15. He was a principal Emma Jean Martin Hurst ’66 of St. her planned retirement. She was a psychiatric nurse Association of Colleges and Schools. Retiring Vaughn ’93 of Jamestown died Sept. 4. She worked Margaret Butleremeritus Pritchard ’45 for in Bertie, Montgomery and Union counties, N.C., Michaels, Md., died June 23. She was known for her with the Pitt County Mental Heath Center for 28 as professor in 1995, he was married to for the U.S. Postal Service. emeritus 60 years. and transportation director for Spartanburg County humor and taught in Montgomery County, Md.; years before working at the BSOM psychiatric clinic Donna McKinley Congleton ’57. (S.C.) School District 2. Sapiro Delbridge Franklin County, Ga.; and Chesapeake and Fairfax for two years. James Bryant Hewin ’71 of “S.D.” O’Neal ’52 of Raleigh died Aug. 9. He counties, Va., school systems. Erna Lee Watson Virginia Beach died Aug. 30. A flute, guitar, bass and was a teacher and principal in Englehard, Elizabeth Jones ’66 of Salisbury died Aug. 7. She taught saxophone player, he was a member of several bands in City, and Plymouth, and retired as superintendent of school music classes for 20 years in Rowan County Virginia and Southern California. He owned Absolute Washington County Schools. Richard Elmo and was a soloist and choir master at Saint Luke’s Web Design and James Hewin Photography. Nancy Riddick ’58 of Hobbsville died Sept. 6. He taught Episcopal Church and Central Methodist Church. Flowers Strawbridge ’76 ’79 of Trenton school and retired as a draftsman for the Virginia Lillie Ann Midgette “LIL” Jones ’61 of died June 11. She taught for 30 years. DOT. Owen W. Strickland ’52 ’53 died May Peachtree City, Ga., died May 26. She was active in 22. He worked with Carolina Telephone for many Peachtree City United Methodist Church. Wilson 1980s Establish Your Legacy: Support East Carolina years before retiring from Sprint as a human resources Smith “Junior” Nichols ’69 ’70 died Aug. Pamela Bridgman Brown ’89 of Bethel died director. Thelma Ruth Cherry Switzer 20. From 1982 to 1998, he was on the National Board Aug. 30. A National Board Certified teacher, she was A gift from your retirement plan (such as an IRA, a 401(k), and other qualified plans) ’55 ’58 of Greenville and Pactolus died July 25. She of Governors of the American Guild of Musical working on a master’s in industrial technology at ECU. taught seventh grade, and cooked and cleaned at the Artists. He directed the Gaithersburg Community can provide future support for ECU and produce multiple forms of tax savings! Sharon Trueman Butson ’80 of Cove City teacheridge in Pactolus. She taught high school at Chorus from 1988 to 1999, when he founded the died July 1. She taught for 20 years, most recently When you give a percentage or a specific dollar total from asset is also among the most difficult to pass to beneficiaries Chicod, Belvoir, Grimesland, Stokes-Pactolus, and Wilson Nichols Chorale. A tenor soloist, he performed kindergarten at James W. Smith Elementary School, North Pitt. Dorothy “Dot” Tucker Taft with the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan; Houston, your retirement plan to East Carolina University through because it is a deferred tax asset. For these reasons, using this and was a member of the Kindergarten Task Force ’54 of Greenville died Aug. 18. For five years, she Texas; and Wolf Trap operas. Judith Belche the East Carolina University Foundation Inc., East Carolina asset as a gift allows you to take better care of your heirs while for the State Department of Public Instruction. Dr. taught in Pitt and Craven counties and then became a Parrish ’63 ’67 of Louisburg died Aug. 12. She Winslow Britt Melvin ’85 of Winterville University Medical & Health Sciences Foundation Inc., or leaving a perpetual legacy at ECU. This easy process can be homemaker. Richard Sanford Walton ’59 worked at Louisburg College for 40 years and retired died May 3. A BSOM graduate, he did his residency in the East Carolina University Educational Foundation Inc. done by filling out a beneficiary designation form, which is of Lenoir died July 25. He worked for Blue Cross & as head librarian. Donna Day Bissette Vella anesthesiology at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (the Pirate Club), you can help future students while gaining available through your plan provider. For more information Blue Shield and was later self-employed. He was active ’65 of Modesto, Calif., died July 7. She was the 1964- in Syracuse, N.Y., before becoming a partner in East in the Sons of the American Revolution and St. James 1965 N.C. Student Teacher of the Year. She taught a tax advantage. This specific asset is often the place where about contributing a planned gift or joining the Leo W. Jenkins Carolina Anesthesia Associates for 19 years. John Episcopal Church. elementary school and later was a resource specialist the greatest amount of your wealth resides, and by using it, Society, call 252-328-9573, e-mail [email protected], or visit Edward Forrest ’80 of Vanceboro died July at junior high schools in California. William 17. An Army veteran, he owned John Forrest Realty you can avoid or reduce both income and estate taxation. This our Web site at www.ecu.edu/devt. 1960s Henry “Bill” Willetts ’60 of Goldsboro died and was on the Board of Realtors in Craven and Pitt Office of University Development July 24. He was a probation officer for 27 years, was in Ernest Braswell Avent Jr. ’69 of Rocky counties. Anne Kristina Poole Pollard 2200 S. Charles Boulevard the same Sunday school class for 46 years and received East Carolina University Mount died July 13. He was MBM’s corporate ’88 ’90 of Greenville died Aug. 6. As a speech- the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Greenville, NC 27858-4353 controller for 30 years, a member of the American and language and auditory pathologist since 1990 and a N.C. Associations of Certified Public Accountants, Tri-Therapy East employee, she diagnosed and treated 1970s and treasurer of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. pre-school children with language disorders. Paul Betty Jean Baker ’67 of Knightdale died John Boyd casteen ’73 of Faison died Aug. Edward “PAUlie” Rhodes Jr. ’89 died June

54 upon THE PAST “We are not here to destroy the old and accept only the new, but to build upon the past…” —Robert H. Wright, Nov. 12, 1909 From his inaugural address and installation as East Carolina’s first president

An excerpt from Mrs. Roosevelt’s daily newspaper column, “My Day,” published Nov. 18, 1941.

GREENVILLE, N.C., Monday—We arrived in Wilson, N.C., and were met by Dr. Leon R. Meadows, president of East Carolina Teachers College. The state highway patrol preceded us on the thirty odd mile drive to Greenville. They had evidently decided that I was an old lady with nerves and did not like to be driven at more than 30 miles an hour, so we drove at a snail’s pace. I was about to ask what was the matter, and then decided that it was not up to me to ask questions and I had better take advantage of the opportunity to look at the countryside. The members of the press are to be here to see me at 12:00 o’clock. Luncheon will be at 1:00, after which Meeting Eleanor Roosevelt we shall drive around the campus, visit she was ready for questions. the NYA community center, and I hope Excerpts from student reporter Clarissa The first questions were about the also to see the WPA art gallery, which war, the labor problems and national defense is located in the Greenville Public PiecesHumphrey’s of Eight, first-person account, published in Library. This being WPA Art Week, I of a press conference given by and how they affect college students. She was want, wherever possible, to see the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at Dail House on most gracious during the forty-five minutes local exhibitions. In this way I shall she gave us, looking directly at the questioner obtain a better idea of what artistic Nov. 17, 1941. talent and craftsmanship we are “President [Leon] Meadows came in and and giving her undivided attention to each developing in various localities. welcomed us and then we sat, or perched, in turn. It seemed to me when she answered nervously and waited and waited and waited. my question that no one else was in the room [ Editor Virginia] Spencer except she and I. Mrs. Roosevelt posing with Girl Scouts Pieces of Eight on the steps of Dail House chewed all her fingernails off and was about “Finally President Meadows came to tell to start on mine when, about twelve-thirty, her that a troop of Girl Scouts wanted I saw everyone stumbling to their feet and, to see her. The Girl Scouts came in and looking up, I saw Mrs. Roosevelt come in presented Mrs. Roosevelt with a bouquet the door. of chrysanthemums, and shook hands with “She is a perfect specimen of womanhood, her. She willingly agreed to pose with them with her large, well-proportioned figure. I for a picture and went out on the porch to thought she had especially small feet for her do so, then posed for five or six others for size. She wore black from head to foot, her the college paper and the magazine. After only ornament being a strand of pearls at shaking hands with all of us again, she her throat. She wore three beautiful rings went back in the house where guests were and a dainty watch. Her eyes were kind and beginning to arrive for the luncheon. very direct; her carriage was erect and her “Spencer and I crossed the street with a handclasp firm. shining light on our faces—or maybe we “Mrs. Roosevelt then drew a small upright needed powder (I know Spencer did) and chair to one side, ignoring the easy chair that feeling as though we should cut off our right had been saved for her, and announced that hands and preserve them.”

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A new generation of buses that are more colorful and more comfortable is joining the Student Transit fleet. Photo by Forrest Croce

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