Metho:dist Graduates Hear Sam RaganAt May Commencement Exercises

Methodist College Announces1980-81 Scholarship Recipients

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arts in Fayetteville.Graduating senior Jeffrey Paul

Cavano received the Lucius StacyWeaver Award for excellence inacademics, activities, character andleadership. He is the son of Dr. Ar­thur Cavano and Dr. Janet Cavano ofFayetteville.

School in Oxon Hill.Donna DeWayne Gore of Nakina,

N.C. has been chosen to receive theCulbreth Scholarship. A graduate ofNakina High School, Ms. Gore is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. BrooksGore.

James F. Vasquez of Fayetteville isthe recipient of the Holt-WilliamsonScholarship and the Mildred C. DunnScholarship. He is the son of Dr. andMrs. H.T. Vasquez and a graduate ofE.E. Smith High School.

Carol Denise Jones of Wilmington,N.C. has been awarded the C.G. Mc­Carver Scholarship, the CulbrethScholarship and the Mildred C. DunnScholarship. She is the daughter ofMrs. Christine J. Jones and agraduate of New Hanover HighSchool.

Cynthia Lorraine Peterson ofFayetteville will receive the W.R.Smith Scholarship and the TomMcLean Scholarship. A graduate ofWestover High School, Ms. Petersonis the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WillieR. Peterson.

Sheila Dawn Yates of Fayettevillehas been named recipient of the AlexBethune Scholarship and the P. L.Browning Scholarship. Ms. Yates is agraduate of Pine Forest Senior Highand the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Gary D. Yates.

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Methodist College has awardedacademic scholarships to 15 incom­ing freshman for the 1980-81academic year, according to GeorgeThomas Dent, Director of Admis­sions at Methodist.

Cheryl L. Epperson of Hubert, N.C.received the prestigious PresidentialScholarship for complete remissionof tuition and expenses for herfreshman year based on her perfor­mance on stringent CLEP examina­tions and a series of panel interviews.A graduate of Swansboro HighSchool, Ms. Epperson is the daughterof the Reverend and Mrs. James S.Epperson of Hubert.

The Mary Gene Blackburn Scholar­ship, awarded by the North CarolinaConference in memory of the wife ofBishop Robert Blackburn, has beenawarded to Norma G. Walters ofRougemont, N.C. Ms. Walters is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. JamesWalters and a graduate of PersonSenior High School in Roxboro.

Raymond C. Mann o~ Oxon HillMaryland has been awarded threescholarships for his freshman year atMethodist - the W. E. HornerScholarship, the Durwood JohnsonMurray Scholarship, and the AlanBrantley Scholarship. Mann is theson of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Lee Mannand a graduate of Friendly High

Presidential Medallion to be worn bythe college president at official col­lege ceremonies' and presented thefirst Presidential Medallion to the cur­rent president Dr. Richard W. Pearce,praising his enthusiasm and energy increating an academically strong,financially strong college of liberal

Cindy Gilliam, 1980 graduate,receives wishes of congratulationfrom Mayor Beth Finch of Fayettevilleduring Commencement Exercises.

Dr. Sam Ragan, editor andpublisher of THE SOUTHERN PINESPILOT, spoke to a graduating class of96 during Commencement Exercisesat Methodist College on Sunday,May 4, in Reeves Auditorium.

Ragan called for an affirmation ofthe American system and theAmerican people.

"It seems to me that the Americansystem, the American people havebeen subjected to some heavy dosesof criticism in recent years, a criticismadversely affecting the Americanspirit. Now is the time for affirmation-- an affirmation of America and thehuman spirit."

"Go into the world with wonder,because there is still much to wonderabout, and there are still people whobelieve there are truths which are selfevident, and that life, liberty, and thepursuit of happiness are rights for allto enjoy."

In other special presentations dur­ing the exercises, Dr. Ragan waspresented an honorary Doctor of Let­ters degree from Methodist Collegefor his contributions to the professionof journalism and for his unfailingsupport of the arts in North Carolina.

The Honorable Beth Finch, mayorof Fayetteville, was awarded theprestigious Methodist CollegeMedallion for outstanding achieve­ment in local government and con­tinued commitment to civic affairs.Mayor Finch is the third recipient ofthe Methodist College Medallion inthe history of the college.

Methodist College initiated a

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Astrid Hoy Wins MortgageBrokers Scholarship

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Major Glenn Blackburn, coor•.dinator of the Reserve OfficersTraini.l1g Corps program atMethodist College,was namedtheDistinguished Professorfor 1980 atMethodist College.

Blackburn, an assistant pro­fessor of military science, is agraduate of the University of NorthCarolinast Chapel Hill and holdsan M.S. degree from Southern U­linols University.

Blackburn was cited by his col­lflagu~s for exceptionalll1perfor­manee of professional duties,strong commitment to aUphasesof the Methodist Collegeprogram,compassion and cOl1cernfor theindividual student, and energy andenthusiasm for all college ac~tivities.

"Blackburn brought ROTC tothe Methodist campus in 1977 andsuccessfuly integrated the militaryelement into the small college atMethodist College," stated Dr.Richard Pearce, president ofMethodist College.

"Glenn Blackburn leavesMethodist College a better placefor having shared three years ofservice here."

Major Blackburn completes histour of duty at Methodist in Julyand begins his new assignment atAnchorage, Alaska in August. Heis married to Michele MoreauBlackburn and they have twochildren, Chip and Stephanie.

Major Glenn BlackburnNamed DistinguishedProfessor 1980

Small Talk Wins AgainFor the fifth consecutive semester,

the Methodist College studentnewspaper Small Talk has won theFirst Class Honors Rating from theAssociated Collegiate Press.

Mary Skar, national judge forAssociated Collegiate Press, calledSmall Talk "a trendsetter in collegiatepapers."

"Small Talk" is a lively publicationreflecting a realistic picture of theenergy and enthusiasmof a smallcol­lege campus," says Ms. Skar.

were David G. Martin, vice-presidentof Curtis E. Martin, Inc. and JarvisBilly Moore, vice-president ofCameron Brown, Inc.

The award represents the mort­gage brokers contribution to publicawareness of their role and financialsupport of exceptional students.

Methodist College admits student of any race,sex, color, national or ethnic origin or anyreligious denomination to all the privileges, pro·grams and activities generally made available tostudents at the College. Methodist College doesnot discriminate on the basis of race. sex, color,national or ethnic origin or religious denomina­tion in the administration of its educationalpolicies. scholarship and loan programs,athletics and all other College administered pro­grams.

Astrid Hoy, daughter of Mrs. Or­myard K. Hoy of Fayetteville, hasbeen selectedthe recipient of a $1000scholarship award from the MortgageBrokers Association of the Carolinas,Inc.

Ms. Hoy is a junior majoring inbusiness administration at MethodistCollege. She was chosen as thedeserving student in North Carolinawhose primary field of study is relatedto real estate or real estate financingand a comprehensive background ingeneral business.

Presenting the award to Ms. Hoy