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December 20, 1973FROM DOROTHY SPARROWMETHODIST COLLEGE NEWS BUREAU488-7110, ext. 228

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EVENTS AT METHODIST COLLEGE WHICH ARE OF INTEREST TO THE FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC:

JANUARY:

15-7:30 p.m. Basketball Game in the Methodist College Gym. MC Monarchs

versus St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

19-9 a .m. Methodist College Merit Exam, which is open to all students who .

are interested in attending MC . Further information from Director

of Admissions Tommy Yow.


versus Christopher Newport College.


versus the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

28-7 p .m. India Culture program in Reeves Auditorium, arranged by Dr.

Sudhakar Gautam, associate professor of economics at Methodist.

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JANUARY 4, 1974FROM DOROTHY SPARROWMETHODIST COLLEGE NEWS BUREAU488-7110, ext. 228


For the first time ever, Methodist College has instituted a President's

List.

Of the 175 students who received academic recognition for the first

semester, 20 were named to the President's List, while 155 were named to the

Dean's List.

According to college president, Dr. Richard W. Pearce, "we were delighted

and proud to have so many students achieve this honor. We feel those studentsi

who attained the grade point average of 4.0 for the semester should be

recognized separately."

December graduates named to the President's List include Miss Rebecca

McDiarmid and James Steverson, both of Fayetteville; and Bruno Rizzato of Ft.

Bragg.

Other President's List students are, from Fayetteville: Sarah Edge, Mrs.

Sharon Elliott, Mrs. Lillian Evans, Ronald Komar, Mrs. Sandra Landis, William

Langer, Mrs. Sandra Leechford, Mrs. Frances Leguerrier, Patricia Meeks, Donna

Parrous, Steven Plice, Mrs. Kendall Powers, Marion Robertson and Mrs. Janetmi

Stotts. Other North Carolina students named to the President's List include:

Carolyn Harrison, Durham; Mrs. Nancy Shaw Doucette, Beulaville; and Mariani"

Williams, Fair Bluff.


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December graduates named to the dean's list include from Fayetteville:

Paul Cain, Donald Charron, Richard Everett, Ronald Gilreath, Mrs. Annie

Jennings, Harriett Lancaster, Ben Moore, Thomas Powell, Douglas Ricks andt M

Alfred Searle. Other residents are: Truman Bullard, Roseboro; Ben Peets,

Ft. Bragg, TedRowe, Newport News, Va. , and Carroll Street , Warsaw, N . C .

Fayetteville students who were named to the dean's list are: John

Andrew, Beverly Atwood, Mrs. Martha Banks, William Barbieri, Mrs. Lynda

Baum, Gary Bell , Monica Benbenek, Barry Box, David Bradley, MiS . Sharon

Braun, David Buckley, Mrs. Esther Bunce, Mrs. JoAnne Bursley, James Cannady,

Judy Carter, Maria Castanes, Mrs. Marilyn Cline, Martha Coble, Mrs. Panthia

Collier, Russell Cox, Delores Coyne, Mrs. Sue Davidson, Mrs. Mildred Dexter,

Drew Dix, Margaret Dixon, James Douglass, John Eason, Charles Ekeleme, Mfs .

Deborah Farlee, Jerry Flannigan, Ronald Formulak, Nicholas Fowler, Henry Francis,

Mrs. Diane French, Mrs. Cynthia Gilbert, Ronald Giroux, Gayle Godwin, John

-*~^Gooden, Mrs. Jo B. Gore, Tom mie Graves, Bonnie Hall, Donald Hall, Daniel

Harrell, Clark Hastings, Mrs. Belinda Howard, Alan Jones, Mrs. Valerie Jones,

William Kegelmeyer, Fred Kervin, Ida Lavin, Philip Leary, Timothy Lloyd, Mrs.

Pamela Long, Mrs. Betty Milligan, Paul Neese, David Nobles, David Oglesby,

Mrs. Sharon O'Neil , Mrs. Jennie Paddock, Donald Palladino, Jeffrey Parks,

Constance Parrous, Robert Peele, Charles Rhodes, Peter Richard, Nathan Rigby,

Gary Rigsbee, John Roberts, Frank Robinson, Joel Robinson and Mrs. Yvette Sanderford

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Other dean's list students from Fayetteville include: Mrs. Kathryn

Simmons, M5ry Spilman, Mrs. Esther Temple, Santos Tenoria, Joy Vallery, Mrs.

Patricia VanDorsten, Jamison Warren, Robert Warren, Vicky White, Gail

Worth and Donald Zlotnik.

Students from around North Carolina who were named to the dean's list

are: Richard Bell, Sanford; Donna Blalock, Blanche Lee and Larry Travis, Durham;

Frank Braley, Garner; Edwina Barwick, Seven Springs; Polly Bridge, Wrightsville

Beach; Mrs. Wanda Clark, Nelson Garcia, David Moore and Paul Saunders, Ft.

Bragg; Cathy Collins, Deborah Dixon, Franklinton; Kenneth Daniel, Sylva; Bstty

Edens, Lumberton; Yvonne Walker, Hillsborough; Mrs. Mary Faison, Southern

Pines; Dusty Woodbury, Jacksonville; Faith Finch, Glenda Long, Henderson;

Marsha Gooden, Sherry Thompson, Clarkton; Suzanne Grubb, New Bern; Brenda

Hester, Bladenboro; Mrs. Dana Jackson, William Slifkin, St. Pauls; Hamlin

Landis, Oxford; Patricia Lewis, Goldsboro; Vicky Loose, Beaufort; Estrelita Lugar,

Mt. Gilead; Mary Martin, Mrs. Linda Parlett, Philip Parlett, Hope Mills; Debraittt

Maynard, Deborah Walker, Pamela Walker, Elizabethtown; Wanda Moorefield,

Pinnacle; Steven Neely, Spring Lake; Pamela Parrish, Dunn; Charlene Phillips,

Bunn Level; Rebecca Smith, Salemburg; Meredith Stone, Rowland; Elton Stanley,*

Shallotte; Laura Sullivan, Wilmington; Debra Underwood, Havelock; and Randy Wall,

Burlington.

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(Out-of-state dean's list students include: Mrs. Donna Beasley, Virginia Beach,

V a . , Sonja Berglin, Renton, Wash. , Marion Charnock, Tapahannock, Va .,\»'

Margaret Cottingham, Dillon, S.C., Sharon Givens, Georgetown, Del., Marion

Hawkins, Richmond, Va . , Cheryl Kintner, Hatboro, Pa . , John Lang, Babylon, L . I . ,

James McDowell, Petersburg, Va . , Douglas Nicol, Rutherford, N.J . , David

Russell, Springfield, V a . , Elizabeth Vaughan, Chase City, Va. , and Barry Willard,

Charlottesville, Va.

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January 7, 1974FROM DOROTHY SPARROWMETHODIST COLLEGE NEWS BUREAU488-7110, ext. 228

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WITH PHOTOGRAPH

Dr. Charles M. Speegle of 2214 Mirror Lake Drive, Fayetteville, today has

been named chairman of the 1974 Community Loyalty Fund Campaign For Methodist

College .

In making the announcement, Methodist College Foundation President, J.

Scott McFadyen Jr . , stated that the campaign will begin with a Kick-Off Breakfast

at Methodist College on Feb. 12 .

Dr. Speegle, a veterinarian, is a native of Texas. Having served with

the U.S . Army during World War II, he received a degree in veterinary medicine

from the University of Georgia. He also attended North Carolina State University.

President of the North Carolina Veterinary Research Foundation, he is a

director of the Methodist College Foundation. An elder and clerk of session of

Highland Presbyterian Church, he is director of the Fayetteville Area Industrial

Development Corp. Chairman of the board of trustees of the Emergency Youth

Home of the Fayetteville Presbytery, he is also a trustee of the Presbyterian Home

for the Aged in High Point. Dr. Speegle is also past moderator of the Fayetteville

Presbytert.

He and his wife, the former Jessie MacFadyen of Fayetteville, are the parents

of a son, Charles M. Speegle Jr. of Charlotte.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Mrs. Donna McClurg Beasley of 828 Yates Circle, Fayetteville, has been

named to the first semester dean's list at Methodist College.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W . E . McClurg of Virginia Beach, she is a 1971

graduate of the American Schools. Mrs .Beasley attended Chesapeake(Va .) College

and North Carolina and Fayetteville State Universities=Extension at Ft. Bragg, N . C .

She and her husband, Earl Markham Beasley, are living in Fayetteville, while

he is serving as a chaplain's assistant at Ft. Bragg.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Miss Edwina Marlene Barwick, daughter of Mrs. Edna M. Barwick of Route

2 , Seven Springs, N . C . , has been named to the first semester dean's list at

Methodist College.

A 1971 graduate of Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, N . C . , Miss

Barwick has been the recipient of Methodist College Merit Scholarships .

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mrs. Martha Jennette Banks of 458 McRae Drive, Fayetteville, has been


Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Nelson Jennette of Washington, N . C . , Mrs.

Banks received an A.A. from St. Mary's College in Raleigh.

She and her husband, Elbert Leslie Banks, are living in Fayetteville, while

he is stationed with the U.S . Army at Ft. Bragg.

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Miss Sonja Kay Berglin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Berglin of 337

Park Ave. , N . , Renton, has been named to the first semester dean's list at

Methodist College.

A 1970 graduate of Renton High School, Miss Berglin attended North Carolina

State University at Ft. Bragg, N .C .

She served on active duty for more than three years with the U.S. Army

Women's Army Corps. Miss Berglin will remain in the Reserves for another year.

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JANUARY 8, 1974methodist college FROM DOROTHY SPARROW

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mrs. Sharon Britten Elliott of 3282 Gable Drive, Fayetteville, has received

academic honors for the first semester at Methodist College.

She was one of 20 students who were named to the President's List, which

was instituted this year at Methodist College for the very first time. In order to

receive this honor, a student must carry a 4.0 grade point average for the

semester. One hundred and fifty-five students were named to the dean's list,

which is for students who maintain a 3.0 average for the semester.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Britten of Rural Route, Zearing, Iowa,•

Mrs. Elliott is a 1970 graduate of Nesco High School.

She completed three years at the University of Missouri at Columbia,

where she majored in journalism. Awarded the Lafayette Young Scholarship and

a $1,500 grant from the University School of Journalism, Mrs. Elliott was employed

as a personnel assistant by the University Housing Office at Missouri.

Mrs. Elliott was also employed by the Dean's Office of the School of

Journalism, was also a reporter and newscaster for KCCS, the campus radio

station, a dean's list student for five semesters and was also named to the

Tri-Penta Scholastic Honorary Society.

She and her husband, Second Lieutenant Charles Robert Elliott, are living

in Fayetteville, while he is serving as information officer at Pope Air Force Base.

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FAYETTEVILLE—

Miss Betty Gayle Edens has been named to the first semester dean's

list at Methodist College.

She is the daughter of Charles F. Edens of Lumberton.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

John Michael Eason of 5202 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, has been named

to the first semester dean's list at Methodist College.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Halstead Eason of 612 Aiken Parkway,

Fuquay-Varina, he is a 1972 graduate of Pine Forest High School in

Fayetteville.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Miss Deborah June Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Byron Dixon

Jr. of 408 N. Cheatham Street, Franklinton, has been named to the first semester

dean's list at Methodist College.

She is a 1972 graduate of Franklinton High School. At Methodist, Miss

Dixon has been elected to her dorm, Weaver Hall's Judicial Board.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

James Cooper Cannady, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Cannady Sr. of

900 W. Rowan St. , Fayetteville, has been named to the first semester dean's


He is a 1972 graduate of Terry Sanford High School.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Mrs. Wanda Spears Clark of 403 Grimes Street, Ft. Bragg, has been named


A 1969 graduate of Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, S .C. , she attended

Winthrop College in Rock Hill, where she was a house president and also a member

of the SGA.

She and her husband, Lt. Douglas Fred Clark, are living at Ft. Bragg ,

where he is presently assigned.

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mrs . Marilyn Blodgett Cline of 518 Regent Court, Fayetteville, has been


Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ralph Blodgett of 706 S. Endicott, Spearman,

Texas, she is an alumna of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

Mrs. Cline was awarded a B.S. in home economics from Texas Tech

University in Lubbock in 1972. She was also named to the dean's list at

both universities .

She and her husband, Dennis Fred Cline, are living in Fayetteville, while-

he is stationed with the U.S . Army at Ft. Bragg, N .C .

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Miss Cathy Parker Collins, daughter of Mrs. Norris W. Collins of

Franklinton, has been named to the first semester dean's list at Methodist

College .

A 1971 graduate of Franklinton High School, she has participated, as a

Meth .odist student in a student music recital.

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FAYETTEVIB-LE—

Miss Margaret Carolyn Cottingham, daughter of Mrs. Carolyn B.

Cottingham of 706 N . 12th Avenue, Dillon, S.C, , has been named to the first

semester dean's list at Methodist College.

An elementary education major, she is a 1970 graduate of Dillon High

School.

Miss Cottingham is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George

J. Bethea of McColl, S.C.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Mr. David Sidney Daniel, son of Dr. and Mrs. David Daniel of Fastgate,

Sylva, N .C., has been named to the dean's list for the first semester at

Methodist College.

A sociology major, he is a 1970 graduate of Sy Iva-Webster High School.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Mrs. Sue Jessup Davidson of 133-H Tree Top Drive, Fayetteville, has

been named to the first semester dean's list at Methodist College.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Jessup Sr. , she is a 1969

graduate of Watts Hospital School of Nursing in Durham, where she was senior

class president.

Mrs. Davidson previously attended Methodist College, where she was

class senator for the SGA in her freshman year.

Following graduation from nursing school, she was employed for three and a-

half years at Duke University Medical Center.

She and her husband, Captain James Hubert Davidson Jr . , are living in

Fayetteville, while he is assigned as an Army pilot to Ft. Bragg.

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mrs. Joanne Jody Ferguson Bursley of 102 Knott Circle, Ft. Bragg, has been


Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Ferguson of 22 Hollis Drive, Ho-Ho-Kus,

N . J . , she is a graduate of Ridgewood High School. Mrs. Bursley also attended

Centenary College for Women in Hackettstown, N.J .

She and her husband, Lt. Ward Lynn Bursley, are residing at Ft. Bragg,

where he is presently stationed with the U.S . Army.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Miss Polly Ann Bridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bridge of

Wrightsville Beach, N . C . , has been named to the first semester dean's list

at Methodist College.

A junior, she is a graduate of Dixon High School in Holly Ridge, N . C .

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FAYETTEVILLE«==

Mrs. Sharon Myers Braun of 2509 Pecan Street, Fayettevilie, has been named to

the first semester dean's list at Methodist College.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Myers, she is a 1970 graduate of

Rochester(Pa.) High School.

Mrs. Braun attended Muskingum College in Concord, Ohio, for three years.

While at Muskingum, she was president of Beta Chi Club, vice president of

Interclub, president of the YWCA and chairman of AWS .

She and her husband, Spec.4/C Roger K. Braun, are living in Fayettevilie,

while he is assigned by the Army to Ft. Bragg, N .C .

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Mr. Frank Guy Braley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Braley of 88 Camelot

Road, Route 2 , Garner, N . C . , has been named to the first semester dean's list

at Methodist College.

A political science major, he is a 1973 graduate of Garner Senior High School.

Mr. Braley was a delegate to the American Academy of Achievements last summer ,

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mr. Barry Arnold Box of 3209 Shamrock Drive, Fayetteville, has been named


Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Box of 419 Mt. Spring Avenue, Hawley, he is

a business and economics major at Methodist.

A 1965 graduate of Wallenpaupack Area High School in Hawley, he attended

Indiana Institute of Technology in Ft. Wayne, Ind. ; and Scranton(Pa.) University.

Mr. Box served as an aviator with the U.S. Army, attached to the 119th

Aviation Co. at Ft. Bragg, N . C .

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Miss Donna Kay Blalock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Blalock

of Route 8, Cheryl Avenue, Durham, has been named to the first semester dean's


An elementary education major, Miss Blalock is a 1971 graduate of Northern

High School in Durham.

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JANUARY 9, 19 74FROM DOROTHY SPARROWMETHODIST COLLEGE NEWS BUREAU919-488-7110, ext. 228

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Rabbi Leo J . Stillpass, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Or in Raleigh, will

address an assembly on Jan. 30 at 10:30 a .m. in Reeves Auditorium, located on

the Methodist College campus.

The program is open to the public at no charge.

Rabbi Stillpass will discuss "The Israeli-Arabic Conflict" . His lecture

is sponsored by the Jewish Chautauqua Society, an organization which creates

better understanding of Jews and Judiasm through education. The Jewish

Chautauqua Society is sponsored by the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods .

A member of the executive board of the Raleigh Ministers' Association,* •

he is a resident lecturer for the Jewish Chautauqua Society at Shaw Divinity School in

Rale igh. Rabbi Stillpass, a member of the board of the North Carolina

Council on Human Relations, is also a member of a National Commission on -

Worship.

Rabbi Stillpass serves as president of the Greater Carolinas Association

of Rabbis and of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Central Conference on American

Rabbis.

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mrs. Lillian Catherine Evans of Fayetteville has received academic

honors for the first semester at Methodist College .

She was one of 20 students who were named to the President's List,

which was instituted at Methodist College this year for the very first t ime.

In order to receive this honor, a student must carry a 4 . 0 grade point average

for the semester. One hundred and fifty-five students were named to the dean's

list, which is for students who maintain a 3.0 average for the semester.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Powers of Route 1, St. Pauls, Mrs.

Evans is a junior elementary education major.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.G Allen of 805 E. 3d Street,

Lumberton. Mrs. Evans is a student assistant, employed at Methodist College.

Her husband, Kenneth Ray Evans, is a 1972 graduate of Methodist College

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Mrs. Mary Helen Ragsdale Faison of 225 N. Ashe Street, Southern

Pines, was named to the first semester dean's list at Methodist College.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Ragsdale, Mrs. Faison is a 1960

graduate of Smithfield High School. She attended Wake Forest and Atlantic

Christian College.

She and her husband, Thomas Senter Faison, are the parents of three

children.

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mrs . Deborah Daniel Farlee of Fayetteville has been named tp the

first semester dean's list at Methodist College.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Daniel of St. Pauls, Mrs. Farlee

is a 1970 graduate of St. Pauls High School.

Her husband, Richard Earl Farlee J r . , is a graduate of Methodist College,

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FAYETTEVILLE--

Mr. Henry Cleveland Francis of 4813 "M" College Court Lot 21,

Fayetteville, has been named to the first semester dean's list at Methodist

College.

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland M. Francis, he is a 1966 graduate of

Ahoskie High School. Mr. Francis attended Chowan College in Murfreesboro,

N.C.

He served for four years as an Air Force Security Policeman and sentry

dog handler. Mr. Francis is an honor graduate of the U.S. Air Force Security

Police Technical School and an honor graduate of the U.S . Air Force Sentry

Dog Handler School, both at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

He and his wife, Patricia, are the parents of a son.

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Miss Diane Lenore French, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens

French of 524 Hidden Valley Drive, Fayetteville, has been named to the first

semester dean's list at Methodist College.

Miss French is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy D. French of

Route 2, Wysox, Pa . , and of Mrs. Lena Rogers of 104 Charles Street,

Towanda, Pa.

A 1971 graduate of Pine Forest High School, she is a junior at Methodist

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FAYETTEVILLE —

Miss Sharon Virginia Givens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Givens

Jr. of Bramhall Street, Georgetown, has been named to the first semester dean's


A 1972 graduate of Sussex Central High School, she was the recipient of

a Methodist College Merit Scholarship.

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Miss Virginia Gayle Godwin of Fayetteville has been awarded a United

Methodist Scholarship by the Board of Education of the United Methodist

Church.

A senior sociology major at Methodist College, Miss Godwin is the daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. Rubin Godwin of 1812 McGougan Road, Fayetteville.

Miss Godwin is one of three Methodist College students to receive a

United Methodist Scholarship award. The others are Miss Mary Alice Gore

of Tabor City, N .C . , and Miss Debra Elaine Neill of North Cape May, N . J .

United Methodist Scholarships are given in the amount of $500 to apply

toward tuition and academic fees . The scholarships are granted on the basis

of academic standing, leadership ability, churchmanship and need.

Approximately 500 awards are given annually through the Board of Higher

Education and Ministry in its nationwide scholarship program. More than 12,000

United Methodist Scholarships have been granted since the program was begun

in 1945. Funds for the support of United Methodist Scholarships are received

from offerings given through the local churches across "the nation on United

Mettiodist Student Day, the second Sunday in June .

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Miss Mary Alice Gore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Albert Gore of Route

3, Tabor City, has been awarded a United Methodist Scholarship by the

Board of Education of the United Methodist Church.

A sophomore elementary education major, Miss Gore is a 1972 graduate

of Nakina(N.C.) High School.

She is one of three Methodist College students to receive a United

Methodist Scholarship award. The others are Miss Virginia Gayle Godwin of

Fayetteville and Miss Debra Elaine Neill of North Cape May, N . J .

United Methodist Scholarships are given in the amount of $500 to

apply toward tuition and academic fees. The scholarships are granted on the

basis of academic standing, leadership ability, churchmanship and need.

Approximately 500 awards are given annually through the Board of Higher«

Education and Ministry in its nationwide scholarship program. More than 12,000

United Mthodist Scholarships have been granted since the program was begun

in 1945. Funds for the support of United Mothodist Scholarships are received

from offerings given through the local churches across the nation on United

Methodist Student Day, the second Sunday in June.

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Miss Debra Elaine Neill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Edward Neill

of 714 Caspian Avenue, North Cape May, N . J . , has been awarded a United

Methodist Scholarship by the Board of Education of the United Methodist

Church.

A sophomore sociology major at Methodist College, Miss Neill is also a

dean's list student. She has been elected to the Judicial Board of her dorm,

Garber Hall.

Miss Neill is one of three Methodist College students to receive a United

Methodist Scholarship Award. The others are Miss Virginia Gayle Godwin of

Fayettevilie, N . C . , and Miss Mary Alice Gore of Tabor City, N . C .

United Methodist Scholarships are given in the amount of $500 to apply*

toward tuition and academic fees . The scholarships are granted on the basis

of academic staading, leadership ability, churchmanship and need.

Approximately 500 awards are given annually through the Board of Higher

Education and Ministry in its nationwide scholarship program. More than

12,000 United Methodist Scholarships have been granted since the program

was begun in 1945. Funds for the support of United Methodist Scholarships

are received from offerings given through the local churches across ,the nation4

on United Methodist Student Day, the second Sunday in June.

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CO/IRD OF HIGHER 1 EDUCATION 71ND MINISTRYTHE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

P.O. Bey 871 / .Nashville, Tennessee 37202Telephone (615) 327-2727

Sect/on of Loans and Scholarships

£. Craig Bra-.aenburg. Assistant General SecretaryEsther E. Edwards, DirectorMrs. Dorothy Corp. £oan Orfi'.erMrs. Mary EHen Evans. Scholarship Officer

December 31, 1973

School

M E M O R A N D U M

To

THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

Methodist College

This is to advise that the students listed below have been approvedfor 1973-7̂ United Methodist Scholarships.

We are notifying the pastor of each student receiving the award andrequesting that he notify his district superintendent. Since yourschool is in possession of more complete information on the home andhome-town situation of each student, we are asking you to assumeresponsibility for publicity in the home-town newspaper. The enclosedsheet is our suggestion for use in this connection. We appreciateyour cooperation.

Virginia Gayle Godwin _.Mary Alice Gore —Debra Elaine Keill. .

Cl vC_XJ\ WORLD SERVICE AGENCY

BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND MINISTRYTHE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

P. 0. Box 871Nashville, Tennessee 37202

, who will be a

at _ , has been awarded a United Methodist

Scholarship by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United

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UNITED METHODIST SCHOLARSHIPS are given in the amount of $500 to apply

toward tuition and academic fees. The scholarships are granted on the

basis of academic standing, leadership ability, churchmanship and need.

About 500 awards are given annually through the Board of Higher Education

and Ministry in its nationwide scholarship program. More than 12,000

United Methodist Scholarships have been granted since the program was

started in

Funds for the support of United Methodist Scholarships are received

from offerings given through the local churches across the nation on

United Methodist Student Day, the second Sunday in June.

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