September 2003 / Volume 25, Number 3 New key administrators Public Safety Reid Clement at Catawba ’43 in Paris in Office puts — page 5 officers on the 1950s — page 10 bikes Two Catawba College coeds — page 9 start their own businesses. — page 8 Highlights: Donors and volunteers thanked at Shuford Stadium dedication atawba College said, "Thank stadium's $4 million price tag. you," to donors and volunteers Catawba President Robert Knott said who helped the new Shuford the two major benefactors "took a special Stadium become a reality dur- interest in this stadium project and saw Cing a dedication ceremony held Sunday, opportunities in it for their involvement." August 24 in the stadium concourse. Hurley, he noted, had the distinct ability "to Several hundred people attended the event sense our needs before they become appar- and later toured the facility. ent to us. His name is synonymous with Chief among the acknowledgements selfless giving." were those given to philanthropists James Hurley designated his donations to fund Hurley, III and Irwin Belk, both of whom the reconstruction of Kirkland Field, in made major gifts to the stadium effort. memory of the late Catawba College Hurley's gifts funded more than half of the Football Coach Gordon Kirkland; the con- See STADIUM DEDICATION, page 24 Plaques honoring three individuals unveiled at Stadium dedication Members of class Catawba holds Opening Convocation Catawba College President Robert E. Knott offi- Members of the senior class donned their caps and of 2007 move in cially convened the college for its 152nd academic gowns for the first time and processed with the facul- Accompanied by their parents, siblings, friends year September 4 in the Omwake-Dearborn Chapel. ty clad in academic regalia. and relatives, approximately 300 members of the In his convocation address, Knott said, "We Class of 2007 moved in their residence halls at remember and celebrate today the shared core values Catawba College Saturday, August 16, despite of the Catawba College tradition which distinguishes looming clouds and threatened thunderstorms. The us as an academic community. We renew our com- new arrivals are the institution's strongest class aca- mitment to each other and our collective pursuit of demically in more than 20 years, with an SAT score learning and wisdom." average that is 30 points higher than last year's. Knott called attention to the book on vocation by More than 40 Alphas, Catawba upperclassmen, Parker Palmer, "Let Your Life Speak," which the close to two dozen resident assistants, and even College's Lilly Center for Vocation and Values is pro- some community volunteers from a local church viding to students, faculty and staff. Discussions of assisted the freshmen as they unloaded cars, vans this text throughout the campus, he said, are focused and trucks bearing license plates from as far away as on an awakening sense of "a call to learning, living Texas, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. and working, which underlies our liberal arts educa- They helped students and family members carry tion." luggage and supplies to rooms. He reminded those gathered of how the communi- One father whose daughter was moving into ty celebrates a code of honor in which "we commit Woodson went room to room, seeking a Phillips ourselves to respect each other and to take responsi- screwdriver and lamenting that he had left his tools bility for our actions." He noted that any action that- at home. Another father carried bags of food items fails to respect the code "diminishes and demeans us See MOVE IN, page 8 Dr. Barbara Hetrick, right, makes presentation to Dr. Karen Horner See OPENING CONVOCATION, page 9 2 CAMPUS, September 2003 Dr. Robert Knott he 2003-2004 academic year is now well underway and we are encouraged by the renew enthusi- asm which is present in the Catawba College community. The class of new students is the strongest academically we have recruited in over twenty years. As a group, they are injecting T excitement into our community which is encouraging our upper level students to think of ways to lead toward enhancements of the Catawba College experience. Several new people in leadership roles are also playing a critical part in moving us forward to the achieve- ment of the goals of the strategic plan. Dr. Barbara Hetrick has joined us as our new Vice President and Dean of the College. She comes to us from the College of Wooster in Ohio where she was Vice President and Dean. Dr. Hetrick brings to us a rich and varied background of academic administration and her lead- ership at the College of Wooster gave her experience with an academically strong liberal arts college like those we are seeking to emulate. Dr. Carl Girelli of our English Department faculty has assumed the posi- tion of Acting Vice President and Dean of Students. In addition to his academic background and prepara- tion, Carl has also residence life experience in his background and has served as the college court judicial officer as well as the coordinator of our orientation programs. He is extremely well received by all the members of the college community. Mr. Charles Williams has joined us as our new Vice President for Business and Finance. He comes to us from Mars Hills College where under his competent guidance the budgeting and finance structure of that institution were completely redone and significantly strengthened. Each of the new members of the President's Council are off to an excellent start and are making major differences in improving the experience of all of us who are members of the Catawba College community. The new Lilly Center for Vocation and Values, under the leadership of Dr. Ken Clapp with able assis- tance from Dr. Barry Sang and Dr. Kurt Corriher, is leading the college community in a campus-wide dis- cussion of vocation. We are reading Parker Palmer's book, "Let Your Life Speak" which raises substan- tive questions about the importance of the life of the spirit and a calling to our work as an under girding of our choice and preparation of our careers. I have personally been privileged to participate in some prob- ing and insightful discussions on this subject with our students and staff. These discussions are being led by outstanding members of the faculty and particularly those who work closely with our new students. tonia black-gold All of these activities and people are combining to enrich our collective and individual experience of the editor & chief communications officer laura a. quadrini Catawba College educational traditions. We are able to enjoy these opportunities because of the generous graphic designer & staff photographer and thoughtful support of our many alumni and friends. We are grateful to all of you for what you mean bridgette edward ’02 to us and hope that you will take every opportunity to participate as fully as possible in the life of Catawba staff assistant & alumni update editor College. james d. lewis ’89 sports information director Sincerely, 1-800-CATAWBA or 1-704-637-4393 Alumni Updates: [email protected] CAMPUS Editor: [email protected] Catawba Homepage: www.catawba.edu President CAMPUS (USPS 087-560) is published quarterly by Catawba College, 2300 West Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144-2488. Periodicals Postage rates paid at Salisbury NC and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CAMPUS, Catawba College, at 2300 West Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144-2488. CAMPUS, September 2003 3 Catawba receives $150,000 gift from Cannon Foundation atawba College is the recipient of a $150,000 gift from the Cannon both phases of its renovation are completed, will evolve into an information and Foundation, Inc. The funds will be used for the first phase of the col- technology center on campus. "This generous gift from the Cannon lege's library renovation project. Foundation," Knott said, "will support not only a renovated facility, but also our C Catawba's Corriher-Linn-Black Library was dedicated in 1953 vision of its future functions. We will be building on the role of a traditional and has served the campus and community for the past 50 years. Phase one of library and greatly expanding it." its renovation, scheduled to be completed in 2005, will reconfigure existing The Cannon Foundation, Inc., based in Concord, provides grants to tax- space, rearranging it for maximum efficiency to allow group and individual exempt organizations for programs or projects primarily in health, education, study. and community service. Grants are also made in cultural, historic, religious and According to Catawba College President Dr. Robert Knott, the library, when environmental areas, with North Carolina being the geographic area of interest. Catawba alumnus establishes College alumnae scholarship in honor of parents establish endowed J. Michael Thompson '65 of Rockville, Maryland, along with his wife Carolyn Thompson, is honoring his parents through the establishment of an endowed scholarship in memory Scholarship at Catawba College. The Betty and Julian "Duke" Thompson Scholarship will be awarded to a scholar-athlete with leadership ability and demon- of their parents strated financial need. Betty and Julian "Duke" Thompson, who now make their home in Potomac Falls, Carolyn George Willis '37 of Sun City, Arizona and her sister, Va., are both graduates of Catawba and actually met at the institution in 1939. Betty Mary George Coughenour '43 of Winston-Salem, North Carolina was a member of the class of 1943, while her husband was a member of the class of have made a gift to Catawba College to establish an Endowed 1941. In addition to their son, two of their grandchildren, Jeff Thompson of Winston- Scholarship in memory of their parents. The Arthur and Maude Salem and Courtney Thompson of Olney, Md., both graduated from Catawba in George Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to students of high 1989 and 1991, respectively.