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A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff of Coastal Carolina University Vol.3, No.7 April 4, 1994 Campus Calendar Wednesday, April 6 continued Jason Ammons Free Monday, April 4 • Women's Tennis: Coastal at • Baseball: Augusta College at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Enterprise Award Coastal, 7 p.m. • Men's Tennis: Coastal at Charleston • Women's Golf: Big South Southern, 2 p.m. presented to Tournament, TBA Thursday, April 7 business leaders • Men's Golf: Big South Tournament, TBA .' 12th Annual Bargain Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., front of Kimbel The Wall School of Business Tuesday, April 5 Library. Charmaine Tomczyk Administration and Computer Science • MAT Testing: 3 p.m., Academic • Sidewalk Chalk Art: 10 a.m. to has awarded two business leaders with Center, ACAD 215. Linda Ford 6 p.m., front of Kimbel Library. the Jason Ammons Free Enterprise • Baseball: Augusta College at Vicki Gardner Award. Coastal, 3 p.m. • African-American Poetry Readings: Since 1990, the Wall School of • Women's Golf: Big South noon, Wall Building Auditorium. Business has given the award to select Championship, TBA Pat Singleton-Young individuals whose career achievements • Men's Golf: Big South • Senior Sports Classic: campus, TBA. exemplify the limitless opportunities Championship, TBA Alan Case within the American free enterprise • Softball: Coastal at UNC system. The award is named in memory Wilmington, 6 p.m. Friday, April 8 of Jason Ammons, a Myrtle Beach .' 12th Annual Bargain Book Sale: businessman. Scholarships totalling Wednesday, April 6 9 a.m. to noon, front of Kimbel $2,000 also are awarded through the • ' 12th Annual Bargain Book Sale: Library. Charmaine Tomczyk Jason Ammons Free Enterprise Project. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., front of Kimbel • Senior Sports Classic: campus, TBA. The 1994 recipients are: Joseph F. Library. Charmaine Tomczyk Alan Case Sullivan, retired chair and CEO of Blue • Sidewalk Chalk Art: 10 a.m. to • Women's Tennis: Coastal at Barton CrossIBlue Shield; and John A. Warren, 6 p.m., front of Kimbel Library. College, 1 p.m. chairman of the board emeritus of Vicki Gardner • Men's Tennis: Coastal at Barton SCANA Corporation and senior adviser • International Food Sale: 11:30 a.m. College, 1 p.m. to the governor of commerce. to 1:30 p.m., front of Kimbel Library. • Women's Track and Field: Coastal at Joseph Sullivan is the retired chair Geoff Parsons Duke Invitational, TBA and CEO of Blue CrossIBlue Shield of • Softball: College of Charleston at • Men's Track and Field: Coastal at Camden, S.C. After several years as an Coastal, 2 p.m. Duke Invitational, TBA mM sales representative, Sullivan See Calendar on page 6. joined Blue Cross of Rhode Island where '--------------------------------! he held a variety of positions including claims manager, executive assistant, Update on campus projects vice president, and senior vice president. In 1971, he became president The physical appearance of Coastal Some of the projects in process are as and CEO of Blue CrossIBlue Shield of Carolina University is constantly follows: South Carolina where he remained until changing as the institution grows. In an his retirement last year. Sullivan is a effort to update the campus community, Paving of Chanticleer Drive 1954 graduate of the University of Stan Godshall, the new Director of The South Carolina Department of Rhode Island, with a bachelor's degree Facilities Management at Coastal, has Transportation (DOT) has selected a in business administration. reported the status of various projects contractor who has until May 31 to John Warren is chairman of the on campus. complete the paving project. board emeritus of SCANA Corporation According to Godshall, "As we Substantial preparation must be and senior adviser to the governor for continue to build an exemplary performed prior to the actual placement commerce in Columbia. Before joining institution at Coastal Carolina of asphalt, therefore, the contractor is SCANA Corporation as vice chairman University, the Office of Facilities expected to be on campus within one and CEO in 1985, Warren served as Management is committed to providing week to 10 days. CEO of South Carolina Electric and Gas a quality environment that promotes Company; vice chairman and CEO of our educational and instructional Academic Building Carolina Energies, Inc.; and vice objectives." The building, located at the back president of Goodwin Engineers, Inc. See Project. update on page 2. See JGllon Ammon. on page 2. Coastal Carolina Coastal Economic Conference attracts more People than 200 area business leaders Randall Wells made a presentation at Coastal hosted its ninth annual Burroughs & Chapin vice president an oral history workshop sponsored by Coastal Economic Conference on for design and construction Bill the South Carolina Humanities Thursday, March 24 in the Wall School Pritchard discussed the company's Council held recently in Myrtle Beach. of Business Building Auditorium. Four plans for a $250 million complex to be His topic was "The advantages and recognized leaders in the areas of called "Broadway at the Beach." The disadvantages of video tape, audiotape, development and banking shared their first phase of the complex is scheduled and the written word for presenting views on the theme, "Investment in our to open next spring and could house as material." Future" and discussed plans for many as 12 theaters, three hotels and development projects in the Myrtle dozens of stores along U.S. 17 Bypass. Sylvia Kenig and Susan Shepherd Beach area. "We want to create a healthy recently attended the annual meeting Gene Lawrimore of Timberland convention, entertainment and of the South Carolina Sociological Properties, Inc. began the program with shopping mecca in Myrtle Beach," Association held at Lander University. a discussion of his company and its Pritchard said. "Move over BMW," he The theme of the annual meeting was plans for a $400 million theme park added, "the Grand Strand is the "Improving the Teaching of Sociology." resort to be housed on the 1,000 acres of strongest economic engine in the state Kenig recently completed a two-year the closed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. of South Carolina." term as vice president and newsletter According to Lawrimore's statistics, 40 Another major project is the $150 editor for the association. Shepherd percent of the nation's population is million Waccamaw Harbour, which is serves as a board member of the within 650 miles of Myrtle Beach. being developed by WCI Management association. "That's just a one day drive for some," Group, Inc. behind the Waccamaw James Farsolas and Jim he said. The complex will house a theme Pottery on U.S. 501. The complex will Henderson recently presented park, a Hale Irwin-designed gallery golf house a golf course, hotels, theaters, lectures in the Great Decisions course for tournament play, conference restaurants and 700,000 more square Program sponsored by the Senior center, hotels and villas, an feet of retail space. A 1,000 seat "Magic Scholars group of Georgetown Library. amphitheater, stores and restaurants. on Ice" arena and a 2,000 seat Gatlin Farsolas lectured on the subject, One concern of the project is that Brothers theater will serve as focal "Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: Timberland Industries, Inc. does not points of the new complex. "We're Quest for Solutions." Henderson's have the long-standing reputation of creating a destination within a topic was "Argentina, Brazil, Chile: Burroughs & Chapin and WCI, leading destination," said John Cote, president some officials to question if the resort of WCI Management. Democracy and Market Economics." !a- will be completed. "We look forward to With 14 million annual visitors and the day when TPI can boast the continuous growth and development, Jason Ammons -----1 longevity of WCI and Burroughs & according to Pritchard, Myrtle Beach Continued from page 1. Chapin," Lawrimore said. could become one of the top 10 or 12 The park is scheduled to open in two vacation destinations in the country. !a- He is a member of the S.C. Business years. Hall of Fame; the 1991 S.C. State Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year; and a 1990 Order of the Projects update Palmetto recipient. Governor Carroll Continued from page 1. Campbell declared January 31, 1990 entrance of the Singleton Building, is specifications for installation of track John Warren Day. fully occupied and complete except for facilities. When the proposal is The Jason Ammons award is minor "finishing touches." The completed, the project will be advertised presented during the annual Business landscaping project will be undertaken for the bidding process. The track and Forum, which is a series of programs within the next few months. field facilities will be located beside the dealing with topics of interest to the soccer practice field and near the new business community, stuCients and Printing/Mail Services Building Printing/Mail Services Building. faculty. Speakers invited to the forum The new facility, located near the have traditionally represented some of maintenance complex, is complete and Humanities Building the world's largest and most successful occupied.