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THE MAGAZINE FOR LOUISBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS
SPRING 2013
WHERE
are they
NOW?
Spring 2013
Administration
Look for this symbol throughout
the magazine to learn about
LC alums who have graduated
within the past decade.
On
The
Cover
The Competitive Edge: David Safran ’12
10 Profiles in Teaching
14 Craig Eller: The Alder Amidst the Oaks
26 Gallery’s New Palette Delights Patrons
32 The Spirit of Service
Sections
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In this issue of Columns, you’ll find that our cover story
is actually a theme sprinkled throughout the pages:
what are Louisburg College graduates up to?
From pursuing advanced degrees to authoring
historical books to presiding as president over another
college, our alumni are making waves in the world!
Graduate featured above:
Ashley Williams ’12 (p. 3)
A Word From the President
4Academics
18 College News
20 225th Anniversary
22 State of the College
Our Mission
Related by faith to The United Methodist Church, Louisburg
College is committed to offering a supportive community which
nurtures young men and women intellectually, culturally, socially,
physically and spiritually. As a two-year residential institution, we
provide a bridge for students to make a successful transition from
high school seniors to college and university students.
Louisburg College
501 N. Main Street
Louisburg, NC 27549
38 In Memoriam
58Athletics
Stephanie Buchanan Tolbert ’97
Vice President for Enrollment
Alumni Officers
William Hurley ’53
President of the Golden Anniversary Council
John C. R. Lentz ’87
President of the Alumni Association
Board of Trustees
Mr. Michael W. Boddie ’77
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Ely J. Perry III ’84
Vice Chairman
Chair of Governance Committee
Ms. Lucy Taylor Allen
Secretary
Dr. Edgar J. Boone
Chair of Learning Enterprise Committee
Mr. David (Tad) DeBerry ’85
Chair of Audit Committee
Columns Staff
Editor
Mr. Fred Roberson ’62
Chair of Finance Committee
Melinda McKee, Director of Communications and Marketing
Ms. Anne Dickson Bowen
Dr. W. John Cameron
Mr. William H. Dove
Mr. Clyde P. Harris, Jr.
Mr. H. John Hatcher, Jr.
Ms. Emily Hodges
Mr. Seymour Holt ’49
Ms. Lynda C. Lumpkin
Ms. Beth M. Norris
Mr. Russell Odom ’68
Ms. Bobbie Richardson
Ms. Sue C. Robertson
Mr. William C. Shelton ’69
Ms. Kimberly D. Spivey
Mr. John F. Strotmeyer ’68
Mr. C. Boyd Sturges
Mr. Roger G. Taylor ’68
Dr. James P. West
Mr. Brian Wilder ’94
Designer and Assistant Editor
Amy Scoggin Wolfe, Director of Publications
Assistant Editor
Emily Zank, Assistant Dean for Academic Support;
Instructor of English
Contributors
Ex-Officio Members
John C.R. Lentz ’87
President of the Alumni Association
Rev. Jon Strother
Superintendent Raleigh District - UMC
Dalton DaCosta (Fall 2012)
Breon Williams Tyson (Spring 2013)
SGA Presidents
Shane Benjamin, Chaplain
Barry Burger, Communications Volunteer
Wendi Eck, Communications Assistant
Jesse Gross, Jesse Gross Photography
Brittany Hunt ’10, Campus Guest Coordinator
Laura Kinzinger, Associate Professor of English
Jamie Patrick ’84, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Don Stopa, Sports Information Director and Softball Coach
Questions about this issue?
Please contact Melinda McKee, director of communications
and marketing, at (919) 497-3330 or [email protected].
Columns magazine is published for alumni and friends
of Louisburg College annually in the spring by the
Office of Communications and Marketing.
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35 Alumni News and Class Notes
42 Honor Roll of Donors
Dr. James Eck
Dean of the Faculty and Executive
Vice President for Academic Life
Jason Modlin
Vice President for Student Life
Features
29 The Standout Student: Terry Davis ’70
Kurt Carlson
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Belinda Faulkner
Vice President for Finance
Inside This Issue
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Dr. Mark La Branche
President
Mr. William R. Cross ’71
Chair of Advancement Committee
Building Strong Foundations for
www.louisburg.edu
1.800.488.5071 | 919.496.2521
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President La Branche
with his wife, Mona
Dear Friends,
Historian-In-Training
Gracie Allen, comedic partner and wife to George Burns, is credited for the saying, “Never place a
period where God has placed a comma.” Penned in Gracie’s final letter to her husband, her words
would prove prophetic. Though George grieved the loss of his wife in 1964, he would go on to publish
nine books and star in eleven movies before his passing in 1996 at the well seasoned age of one hundred.
As I think about the mission and history of Louisburg College, I believe that Gracie Allen’s saying would
be an apt slogan. Our long history as an educational enterprise has been punctuated by seasons of strain
and struggle, as well as seasons of hope and renewal. There have been numerous times over the past
225 years at which one might have placed a final period to our story. Pressing forward, however, the
community would come to learn that what seemed so final was really an interlude to an even greater
outcome. Throughout Louisburg College’s legacy, belief and faith in our mission have always opened
seasons of hope and renewal.
Our story has been accented by individuals whose steadfast faith and hope have sustained us, and we
celebrate such an individual in this issue of Columns. Craig Eller will retire from full-time service in his
forty-third year at Louisburg College. To him we say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
The life of the College is also replete with the stories of students who came to believe in their potential
by being surrounded by staff, coaches, and faculty who dared to believe in them. We can all be inspired
by the stories of their success.
In this magazine, you will also find accounts of individuals who made plans to insure that their belief in
Louisburg College will be demonstrated beyond their life on earth. The estates of Mr. Nelson Leonard
and Mr. Larry E. Brown both afforded substantial contributions to the future of the College. They take
their place in the great cloud of witnesses to the enduring importance of our mission.
It is my hope that you will join us in this season of hope and renewal. Your support will help us put a
bold exclamation point in this, our 226th year!
For the College,
Mark
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want my future students to understand
where they came from, and what type of
world they live in.”
“Throughout
Louisburg
College’s
legacy,
belief and
faith
in our
mission
have always
opened
seasons of
hope and
renewal.”
This is the professional mission of 2012
Louisburg graduate Ashley Williams,
now a history major at George Mason
University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is looking forward to
one day earning a doctorate degree and becoming a history
professor, a dream that was honed during her years at
Louisburg College.
“I know that I made the right choice by going to Louisburg
College to start my education,” Ashley says. She points
to the support she received from many staff and faculty
members as being instrumental to her success, including
professors of English and history, Kris Hoffler and Kelvin
Spragley, respectively.
“Professor Hoffler helped with planning my future and
staying on track with my school work,” she recalls. “And
Professor Spragley helped me feel more confident in
becoming a history professor. He is truly one of my role
models, and I hope that I will be able to be as influential on
my students as he is.”
Hailing from Middlesex, Virginia, Ashley was a recipient
of the Great Futures Scholarship and a softball scholarship.
She says the “home-like atmosphere” is what originally
attracted her to play for the Hurricanes. However, her time
in the ’Burg helped her grow into a self-sufficient young
lady; she notes with pride that she’s learned how to survive
by herself rather than always relying on her parents.
She’s also proud to have accomplished her goals of being a
good student, a good friend, and a good student ambassador
(Louisburg’s select crew of students who provide campus
tours and represent the College at various events). In
addition to her academic and ambassador responsibilities,
Ashley served as the chapter president of Phi Theta Kappa,
the national honor society for two-year colleges.
Currently wrapping up her first semester at George Mason,
Ashley has focused on building a strong GPA and learning
about the college and area “on a more personal level.”
Her interest in campus and community involvement has
continued at Mason, where she is a member of a community
service fraternity. She also plans on applying to be a Mason
Ambassador and hopes to be a part of the campus sorority
life.
This industrious combination of academic and
extracurricular pursuits might prove daunting to some
students, but Ashley is confident in her ability to manage
her multifaceted path to success:
“Louisburg College helped me prepare for George Mason
by getting the feel of what it’s like to live on a campus with
roommates, figuring out how to balance fun and grades,
and learning how to make the connections that are needed
to succeed.”
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Ac a d e m i c s
E Pluribus Unum
Out of Many, One
By Dr. James C. Eck, Dean of the Faculty and Executive Vice President for Academic Life
When someone thinks about Louisburg College, transformative education comes to mind. The College celebrates many
facets within its mission, but academic life is first among them. For over 225 years, the College has offered a practical liberal
arts education that has evolved over time to meet the needs of our students, as well as the demands of our state and nation.
Chaired by trustee Dr. Ed Boone, Louisburg College’s Learning Enterprise Committee (LEC) meets four times a year to
brainstorm ways to enhance the ongoing dialogue between academic life, student life, and admissions. At many institutions,
silos prevent these offices from working together, but at Louisburg College we have forged new joint initiatives and improved
student retention rates by ten percentage points along the way.
Students are thriving at Louisburg College because they have a sense of social and academic integration. The College has
received statewide recognition for its successful efforts related to student retention, and results from the Community College
Survey of Student Engagement indicate that there is much more faculty-student interaction here than students experience at
other public or private colleges.
Over the past three years, the College developed nine strategic initiatives focused on the following: growing enrollment,
providing academic support, rewarding our most motivated students, advancing communication and marketing, retaining
students, strengthening our core, encouraging a culture of respect and character, enhancing our campus, and achieving
greater financial strength. We achieved the majority of our goals related to each initiative; buoyed by this wave of positive
momentum, the College has now embarked on a five-year strategic planning process.
Since September 2012, over one hundred
individuals have participated in the new planning
process, setting lofty goals that will stretch us
and require collaboration. In developing Horizon
2020, we identified the College’s strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats. We then
constructed a logic model built around thirteen
goals: (1) student leadership development, (2)
learning outcomes assessment, (3) personal
growth assessment, (4) professional development,
(5) enrollment development, (6) institutional
research development, (7) strategic partnership
development, (8) marketing enhancement, (9)
facilities and information technology development,
(10) fundraising and grants development, (11)
financial planning development, (12) board of
trustees development, and (13) a strengthened
athletics program. Finally, we identified the actions
we will take to achieve these goals, along with their
timelines and estimated costs.
Our work has culminated in the identification of a
five-year vision for Louisburg College that consists
of five essential ingredients:
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(1) Louisburg College students graduate, transfer and succeed at senior colleges;
(2) our students grow and mature in preparation for success in the global world;
(3) faculty and staff implement best practices and innovative approaches in support of student success and institutional effectiveness;
(4) Louisburg College is recognized as a visible contributor within the United Methodist Church and the greater local and regional community; and
(5) the College has the stability for sustained achievement.
Collectively, Horizon 2020: The Plan for Louisburg
College brings together the visions, objectives, and
actions necessary to achieve ever greater levels of
success—building stronger foundations for greater
futures and transforming lives and legacies forever.
F e at u r e
The
Competitive
Edge
By Melinda McKee
Think learning
disabilities are
automatic
roadblocks
to college?
Don’t tell that to
David Safran ’12.
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F e at u r e
On
June 27, 2012, a
college student stood
before a San Antonio
auditorium
filled
with peers to receive
his award; a first-place prize in a national
business competition.
Such a scene is not, perhaps, what one
might typically expect from a young
man who years earlier had trained in car
repair, with little intention of attending
college. However, if ever there was a
man to challenge expectations, it’s 2012
Louisburg College graduate David Safran.
David with former PBL Advisor Nancy
Hammersley at the 2012 PBL National
Leadership Conference.
As a young child, David was diagnosed
with dyslexia and Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder. After graduating
from Broughton High School in Raleigh,
North Carolina, he worked as a Land
Rover technician and delved into medical
sales a few years later.
In February 2010, a church mission trip to
Guyana, South America, inspired David
to consider a change in his life. “While
there, I took a long walk with my minister,
Jim Lee,” David recalls. “We had a great
discussion about life. He asked why I was
afraid to go to college. I wasn’t afraid. So
that evening, I decided I would return
home, quit my full-time job, and go to
college.”
Finding the Right Fit
When David began his search for the
right school, he had one criterion: the
college must have full-time support
for students with learning disabilities.
Louisburg College was the only North
Carolina institution that he felt met his
needs, through the College’s nationally
recognized Learning Partners Program.
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“Learning Partners was the key to my
success in earning a college degree,” David
says. “Preparing you for the competitive
real world is what college is supposed to
do, and that’s just what Louisburg did for
me.”
Karen Martin ’00, Louisburg College’s
director of
Learning Support and
Disability
Services,
recalls
her
introduction to the aspiring college
graduate: “Like most of our students,
David had all the talent and ability he
needed. What he lacked was training
and access to the tools he needed to show
how truly bright he is,” she explains.
“Once David started working with
his learning specialist and using the
assistive technology available to him in
the Learning Partners labs, he took off
with his studies and was able to become a
successful independent learner.”
While he was a student at Louisburg,
David was a strong advocate for students
with learning differences (LD). He spoke
with the College’s Board of Trustees,
sharing his experiences as a student with
LD, and he helped train faculty during
experiential workshops on what it’s like
to be a student with dyslexia and AD/HD.
David’s sophomore year at Louisburg
quickly yielded the fruits of his first year
of labor. A standout student, he became
a merit scholar and served as chapter
president of both the honor society Phi
Theta Kappa and the national business
fraternity Phi Beta Lambda (PBL).
One month after graduating—summa
cum laude—with an Associate of Business
degree from Louisburg in May 2012, David
attended the National PBL Conference in
San Antonio, Texas. Forming one of his
fondest memories of being a Hurricane,
David was awarded first place in the “Sales
Presentation” category, competing against
students from schools such as Rutgers,
Florida International, and Valparaiso
University.
David’s PBL advisor, former Louisburg
College Business faculty member Nancy
Hammersley, attended the national
competition in support of her former
student. “David is a joy to work with,”
Nancy says. “He is mature, self-reliant,
very confident, and just extremely well
prepared. He understands what it takes to
succeed.”
The son of Perry and Susan Safran of
Raleigh, David credits his mother with
much of his success: “She has always been
my biggest advocate, and believed in me
long before I came to Louisburg.”
Fit to Compete
David is currently an economics major
at NC State, an experience for which he
was well prepared, he says. “From the
English classes with Mr. Hoffler, in which
he helped me write stellar papers, to the
business courses taught by Mr. Sanders,
I am ready for anything my professors at
NCSU can dish out!”
He has also become intrigued by political
science and is exploring it as a minor.
2012’s election season gave David the
opportunity to volunteer for a local
campaign, and he’s considering a future
career in public service. “As a born-andraised North Carolinian,” he says, “I
would be proud to serve the great people
of this state in an elected position.”
Beyond his studies, David is still getting
the word out to help people understand
learning differences. He has talked with
many civic organizations, individuals, and
school representatives about Louisburg
College’s Learning Partners Program, and
how it helped open doors for him.
College Success:
David Safran’s Recipe for
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In February 2010, a church
mission trip to Guyana, South America,
inspired David to consider a change in his
life: “While there, [my minister and I] had a great
discussion about life. He asked why I was afraid to go to
college. I wasn’t afraid. So that evening, I decided I would
return home, quit my full-time job, and go to college.”
What Is Learning
Partners?
Louisburg College’s Learning
Partners Program addresses learning
differences by offering intensive and
interactive tutorial partnerships to
a select group of dedicated students
with learning disabilities and/or
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder. Learning Partners’
structured and individualized
services are designed to promote
self-reliance and life-long learning
skills through focused academic
interventions, providing students
with the support needed to become
successful independent learners.
Enrolling thirty plus students each
year, this nationally recognized
fee-based program pairs students
with their own learning specialist
for tailored academic coaching
and tutoring sessions. Our stateof-the-art technology center also
offers learning-specific software and
hardware, including:
• Kurzweil 3000
• Alpha Smart
• Reading Pen II
• Dragon Naturally
Speaking
• Bookshare
David with fellow 2012 LC grads, all of whom
are now attending NC State.
Learning Partners Director Karen Martin
speaks for all of Louisburg College when
she expresses her pride in all that David
has accomplished. “We look forward to
getting a graduation announcement!”
“Unbound,” a ceramic pottery piece David made in his Louisburg ceramics/pottery class.
To learn more about Learning
Partners or to apply for
the program, please visit
www.louisburg.edu/
learningpartners, call
(919) 497-3236, or email
[email protected].
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Ac a d e m i c s
Candy Jones ’99
Director of Library Services;
Honors Program Director;
Assistant Professor of English
As director of library services in the Robbins Library and as an
assistant professor in the English Department, I am blessed to
have the opportunity to share my passion for education at my
alma mater. One might say that Louisburg College is in my blood,
as three generations of my family have worked at Louisburg. My
grandfather and I both worked and attended school here, and
my parents’ first jobs as a young married couple were here at the
College.
As is the case for many of us who grew up in the town of Louisburg,
the College has always been a part of my life. One of my earliest
childhood memories was of daily walks with my sisters from our
home on North Main Street to downtown, and I recall many
trips to Merritt Dorm to retrieve our Irish Setter, who could
never resist the opportunity to visit the College’s many adoring
female residents. Attending Charley-John Smith’s adaptation of A
Christmas Carol each December was an annual event, as was trickor-treating at the President’s home at Halloween. Sid Stafford
dressing as Ben Franklin during the Whistlers’ Convention and
as Santa for Christmas will never be forgotten.
From L-R: Martha Bragg,
Patrice Nealon, Nikki Capps,
Kelvin Spragley, Emily Zank,
Diane Cook, and Candy Jones ’99
Profiles in Teaching
Seven of our faculty members share their
Louisburg College stories, from how they came
to join the family to what inspires their work.
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I began working at Louisburg in 1996 as the administrative
assistant for the Alumni and Development Offices, which was
followed by several years in the Academic Life Office. Taking
advantage of Louisburg’s then-offered Weekend College
program, I graduated from Louisburg in 1999, eight years after
I initially entered Louisburg as an 18-year-old in 1991. During
those intervening years, I attended St. Mary’s College in Raleigh,
married my husband, Paul, and we had two sons, Holden and
Joshua.
In 2003, I was named Louisburg College’s communications
director. I earned a Master of Library Science degree from East
Carolina in 2008, and became Louisburg’s library director in
2010. In addition to my responsibilities in the library, I teach
communications courses and Crossroads, our freshman seminar
course.
I attribute all of my educational and professional accomplishments
to the opportunities provided by Louisburg. My degree from
LC and the support of my colleagues made it possible for me to
continue my undergraduate education at Barton College, and to
pursue my graduate degree at ECU—all while working full time
and raising two small children. When I reflect on how I have
changed professionally and personally during my 17 years at
Louisburg, I am amazed.
I am proud to be an example of how Louisburg College fulfills its
mission of “Building Strong Foundations for Great Futures.”
What I love most about
our College is how we
wholeheartedly support
our mission statement
and let it guide us
in key planning and
operational decisions.
- PATRICE NEALON
Patrice Nealon
Chair, Business and Social Sciences
Division; Professor of Business
As the chair of our Business and Social Science Department, I am
proud of the significant growth our division has made in terms
of size and depth. I credit much of this growth to our exceptional
faculty, supportive staff, and excellent administration.
During my eight-year tenure at Louisburg, I have taught
numerous courses including Introduction to Business, Business
Communications, Marketing, Personal Finance, and Crossroads.
I am also the co-advisor for our award-winning Phi Beta Lambda
business fraternity. I am humbled to have been recognized for
teaching excellence among our many talented and gifted faculty,
receiving the SGA Faculty Member of the Year Award and the
Naomi Dickens Shaw Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence.
I earned my Bachelor of Business Administration from the
University of Cincinnati, graduating with majors in marketing
and management. I also earned an MBA from DePaul University,
graduating with a concentration in marketing research. My
career started in the private sector where I worked as an account
executive and marketing manager. Before coming to Louisburg
College, I taught at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
What I love most about our College is how we wholeheartedly
support our mission statement and let it guide us in key planning
and operational decisions. By embracing our mission, we
acknowledge our fundamental purpose is to be the supportive
and life-changing bridge in many of our students’ educational
journeys. I truly admire and respect my colleagues for their
tenacity and devotion to student success. I genuinely enjoy all of
my students, particularly our many students who demonstrate a
willingness to work hard to ensure their success. Being a witness
and playing a supportive role to this success is hugely gratifying
and simply humbling.
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Ac a d e m i c s
Emily Zank
Assistant Dean for Academic Support;
English Instructor; Writing Center Faculty
I got a B once in college. For a student who daydreamed about the
proud smiles on her parents’ faces each report card day, this was
absolutely devastating. Algebra was my nemesis. No matter how
many hours I spent with that blasted book, I just could not wrap
my head around polynomial functions and the like. Why should
I? With a bad attitude and little hope, I struggled. Reality set in
before finals that I may not get an A. In fact, a B would be a reach.
Sacrificing my pride and squelching my shyness, I finally knocked
on my professor’s office door…
That first-hand experience cemented my belief that students’
understanding of skill relevancy sets the stage for meaningful
learning. Skill application does not exist in the vacuum of a
classroom, so neither should assignments. That’s why I pursued
certification in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in
addition to my Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Kent State
University. The task-based curricula we designed made for more
engaging, collaborative, and real-world assignments.
Immediately, I combined this approach with my tutoring
philosophy in the Kent State Writing Center and, later, in my
classrooms and the Writing Center at West Virginia University as
I earned my Master of Arts in Professional Writing and Editing.
I have always loved collaborating with students, especially those
who claim they “aren’t good writers.” Writing is scary. Revising
is a frustrating task. However, taking on words in a wrestling
match can also be a fun, rewarding process. Supporting students
through the stages, encouraging them to be self-reliant, and
watching their skills and confidence grow is fulfilling.
Despite that glaring B on my transcript, I did manage to graduate
both programs summa cum laude and learn a valuable lesson I now
pass on to students. At Louisburg College, the most important
lessons I teach don’t concern perfect grammar. Rather, I coach
young adults to invest themselves in their work, share their
strengths, feel no shame in seeking support, and, above all else,
strive for mastery of skills they can proudly use forever.
Ac a d e m i c s
career, I felt that something was missing—I didn’t feel that sense
of belonging and fulfillment that I was expecting.
With much trepidation, I decided to go back to school and earn
my master’s degree in education, with a concentration in school
counseling. My mother worked as a special educator, and I
developed the same passion for students with learning differences.
After working in special education at the middle school and
high school level, I discovered the Learning Partners Program at
Louisburg College, whose mission of providing individualized
support and coaching to students with learning differences
resonated with me. Now a full-time learning specialist, I enjoy
working one-on-one with students and seeing their eyes light up
when they understand a concept that they previously viewed as
impossible.
Louisburg College is a nurturing environment where students
are introduced to and encouraged to reach for a dream they may
have believed was untouchable. I am truly blessed to be part of a
college faculty that is dedicated to “building strong foundations”
and cultivating growth in each student.
Editor’s Note: To learn more about our Learning Partners Program,
see Page 9.
Diane Cook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
I always knew I’d have a career in the sciences. After studying
molecular biology at a small college in Center City, Philadelphia,
I received my doctorate from Hahnemann University following
many, many long nights in a research lab. Though I didn’t care
much for the research, I found that what I most enjoyed was
teaching new graduate students or lab technicians about our
work, the questions we were studying, and the techniques we
were using to try to answer those questions. Seeing that spark of
understanding satisfied me in a way I couldn’t explain at the time.
Assistant Professor of History
I began working at Louisburg College in 2011 as a part-time
learning specialist in the College’s nationally recognized Learning
Partners Program. As I drove into Louisburg on my first day of
work, I could not help but think back on the journey that led me
to the respected educational institution nestled just ten miles from
the home where I grew up.
I love the attitude of
Louisburg College students.
These students, I feel, are
genuine in their requests for
assistance, and are seeking
leaders who can help guide
them in the 21st century.
Kelvin Spragley, Ph.D.
Learning Specialist,
Learning Partners Program
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Since then, I have taught Principles of Biology each term, have
facilitated Crossroads sections, and currently teach Microbiology
and Genetics. I have found that the students in Micro and Genetics
share a love of science, especially when it comes to lab work. More
than once I’ve been called to look at two or three microscopes at
the same time, with each student insisting that his or her specimen
was the coolest one ever (we proudly call ourselves lab geeks).
How many students can say they love coming to lab? For that
matter, how many professors can say the same? Even the student
in Principles who hated all things science at the beginning of the
semester will admit that the labs weren’t too bad after all, and it’s
that transformation that keeps me coming back each semester.
- KELVIN SPRAGLEY
Nikki Capps
I attended Liberty University and earned my Bachelor of Science
in Sports Management. I have always had a passion for sports and
thought I wanted to pursue a career in the sports industry. After
graduation, I worked for the Durham Bulls Baseball Club and
the RBC Center Venue Relations Department. This was a career
path I had always dreamed of achieving, but, as I continued my
As I was finishing my doctoral thesis, I met and married my
husband, and we moved to North Carolina. I taught in both
public and private schools for several years, working mostly at the
middle school level. However, what I really wanted was to work
with college students. I got my first opportunity to teach here at
Louisburg in January of 2004, and I haven’t looked back since.
That first semester, one of my students admitted during a break
in lab that she hated science, and that’s when I knew I was where
I needed to be. I told her I would definitely get her through the
course, kicking and screaming if necessary. She did indeed get
through, with a minimal amount of fussing. I was hooked.
Cook and a student in
the laboratory.
I was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. After serving
my country in the U.S. Army for three years, I attended Chowan
College, where I earned an Associate of Arts degree in History in
1991. From there, I went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree
in Social Science Education from East Carolina University, taught
social science for six years in the Wake County Public School
System, and earned my master’s degree in curriculum and
instruction from North Carolina State University. I left
the teaching profession in 1999 to work as the associate
executive director for the North Carolina Association of
Educators. Soon after, I enrolled in the Doctor of Philosophy
Program at NC State, completing my doctoral studies in
May of 2009 in the area of curriculum and instruction.
I have taught courses at Louisburg College in the areas of history
and education, as well as the freshmen seminar course, Crossroads,
which allows me to interact with students in an academic, skillbuilding, and reflective capacity. I have also taught Introduction
to Education, a course for students who are considering careers in
the field of education as teachers, administrators, or researchers.
What I love most about Louisburg College is that it gives students
an opportunity to succeed in a traditional education setting
that provides a system of support that is non-traditional at most
colleges and universities. I personally appreciate the fact that
students receive academic support via labs by other teachers and
their student peers. I also appreciate the small student-teacher
ratio that exists at the College. Because of my own successful
experience attending a small two-year college after leaving the
military, I personally know that the work taking place at Louisburg
College is academically sound and life-changing for students.
Most importantly, I love the attitude of Louisburg College students.
These students, I feel, are genuine in their requests for assistance,
and they are seeking leaders who can help guide them in the 21st
century. I’m proud to be a part of the community that provides
these growth opportunities for Louisburg College students.
Martha Bragg, Ph.D.
Chair, Division of Mathematics and
Science; Professor of Mathematics
Along my life’s journey, I have met amazing people who have
influenced my life and career. For example, I wanted to be just
like Ms. Williams, my excellent Algebra I high school teacher. In
Geometry, I discovered that Mr. Budd had attended Appalachian
State, and, although no one in my family had ever been to college,
somehow I believed that I would also attend App State and
become a math teacher. With that dream before me and with the
constant encouragement and support of my family and friends,
I attained my BS and MA in Math at Appalachian State, and my
Ph.D. in Math Education at NC State.
I taught grades 7–12 in Rockingham County and Wake County,
North Carolina, and then I left the classroom to work as a trainer
for the State Board of Education. Realizing that “training” was
teaching, my new goal became obtaining a college teaching
position, and I joined the faculty of Louisburg College in 1982.
Since then, I’ve moved through the ranks from instructor to
professor and have taught several levels of Algebra, Contemporary
Math, Finite Math, Trigonometry, Probability and Statistics,
Precalculus, Calculus, and Crossroads.
Since 1999, I have had the honor of serving as the Mathematics and
Science Division chair. I was also privileged to serve as the Interim
Academic Dean for a little over ten months between 2008 and
2010. As a life-long learner, I have taken several computer classes
as well as a course in teaching exceptional children here at LC, and
I am currently in my third year of Spanish with Alicia Eller.
I enjoy teaching, learning, and serving at Louisburg College. It’s
great to be at a place like Louisburg where faculty and staff see
possibilities in every student—perhaps possibilities that students
have not recognized in themselves—and where students are given
opportunities every day to learn and to grow.
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F e at u r e
The Alder Amidst the Oaks
By Laura Kinzinger
Associate Professor of English
Dean of Students. Professor of English.
Chair of the Humanities Division. After
forty-three years of service to Louisburg
College, a venerated faculty member
and administrator moves on to his next
chapter in life.
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F e at u r e
The first time I met Craig Eller,
I felt as though I was waiting outside the
principal’s office, that ominous grade-school
fate. I was wrong, though; I was meeting God.
Newly arrived as a faculty member in the fall of 1990, I had an
appointment with the Dean of Student Life about a thorny problem
with my journalism course and the student newspaper. A trio of
young men sat in the hallway when I arrived: one stared morosely
at his shoes, one grimaced with a look of abject terror, and the third
slouched nonchalantly, smirking. I said hello, got no response, so we
four miscreants sat silently until Mr. Terrified whispered, “Why are
you here to see the Dean?”
“The student newspaper,” I whispered back and, curious, added,
“Why are you here?”
Mr. Terrified cringed, Mr. Morose’s head further plummeted, but
Mr. Nonchalant grinned. “Oh, as my daddy would say, we’re here to
be taken to task by God.”
When Dean Eller appeared in the doorway, his deeply resonant voice
calling my name, he did look like God: a large figure, an authoritative
presence, a tree of a man, I thought, a bit gruff and with a prophet’s
wild hair—but with gentle eyes. He listened, we shared stories of
hometowns and people, and I left with the memory of his twinkling
blue eyes—and his warm, simple kindness. I never learned what those
three had done, but I know that Craig listened to them, disciplined
them appropriately, but also showed compassion and mercy.
The young mountain boy Craig Eller wears
overalls and a plaid shirt buttoned at the top;
he is serious, but curious and gentle.
In his closely knit, beloved Swannanoa community, he is surrounded
by kith and kin, living among the warp and woof of the Beacon
Blankets Mill, collecting arrowheads, climbing trees, learning the
Swannanoa
River’s
bends by heart. This
river valley is his world,
with its good, decent
people; their dignified
everyday work and
lives; their stories; and
their music, fiddles and
banjos and guitars and
voices raised in praiselifting hymns and
passed-down ballads.
That
young
boy
suddenly becomes a
man at sixteen, when
his father dies. With
his older siblings gone
from home, Craig takes
responsibility to help
support his mother
Eight-year-old Craig , summer of 1947.
and younger sister. He
works any job he can find, from driving a Coca-Cola truck to helping
deliver and pick up laundry to and from Swannanoa Valley homes
before dawn. He and the laundry-truck driver talk like old friends,
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F e at u r e
and Craig listens to the driver’s
so-proud stories of his son who,
although blind, is studying at that
far-away Chapel Hill. (In 1970,
when Craig comes to Louisburg
College, he befriends that son:
English teacher Al Wright.)
Those fundamental values of duty
and service have taken strong root,
and Craig leaves his mountains
to join the U. S. Navy. In photos
taken in Norfolk, Virginia, he is
Craig as a young serviceman.
a mature, confident young man
in his white cap and uniform, on
his own and shyly smiling. That world beyond the mountains is
now right before him, a world which the young mountain boy could
only dimly imagine. After his tour of duty, he returns to Appalachia
and enrolls in Kentucky’s Berea College, which dovetails perfectly
with Craig’s home-grown belief in the dignity of work and work
well done, the value and
kinship of all people.
Craig will serve his
country for twenty-six
years of combined Navy
and National Guard
experience; unselfish
service will also be his
hallmark at Louisburg
College for forty-three
years. Each job, and all
labor, will be work well
done.
Craig providing entertainment at a College function.
Deriving
from
the German erle, the alder tree, the name
“Eller” continues to dot the Swannanoa area,
and we know it so well.
In folklore, the alder symbolizes strength woven with compassion,
as well as stability. For his entire life, Craig Eller has ably and fully
lived his name’s meaning,
and his gifts to us here
at Louisburg College are
inextricably
threaded
through all our lives. Some
legends even claim that the
first man was made not from
clay but from an alder, and
I know that Craig Eller is
a great tree of a man—not
God, as the three students
thought, but a man who
remembers what his family
and community taught him.
Lately, I’ve glimpsed that
mountain boy’s thoughtful,
curious face in Craig’s, and
his wife Alicia at the 440th National
I know that we all wish him With
Band of North Carolina summer concert.
Godspeed.
Godspeed, our dear friend!
Craig Eller: Beloved by His Peers
“Professor Craig Eller’s footprints on all aspects of Louisburg
College’s academic life are indelibly grounded in his
commitment to standards of excellence. He has been a model
in representing the views of the faculty and students, and in
ensuring that their inputs are valued. Craig’s wisdom will be
sorely missed.”
Edgar Boone, Louisburg College Trustee and Chair of the
Learning Enterprise Committee
“Each position Craig filled required that he work across
departments at the College, and people listen when
he speaks; his comments are always insightful, always
thoughtful. It has been my privilege to march behind him at
ceremonies and to sit beside him on many occasions. It won’t
be the same without him!”
Martha Bragg, Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the
Division of Mathematics and Science
“Webster’s defines ‘academy’ as ‘a group of authorities and
leaders in a field of scholarship who are permitted to dictate
standards, prescribe methods, and criticize new ideas.’ Craig
is one of the staunchest defenders of the academy I have
known, always demanding that our first priority be to protect
the academy and our seat of authority as experts in our
disciplines. His dedication to Louisburg and his passion for
learning will inspire all of us to keep ‘the academy’ strong.”
Crystal Brantley, Assistant Professor and Executive
Director of English
“Craig Eller’s administrative experience permits him to add
a uniquely informed, discerning perspective to the faculty
voice. Craig is a well-informed, rich conversationalist and
an entertaining storyteller (“all of it true”); he is also a fine
speaker, a seasoned writer and editor, and a patient listener.
His musical gift is treasured by both the College and the
general Louisburg community. Craig is easy to respect, and
his regular presence on the campus will be truly missed.”
Matt Brown ’68, Professor of Business
“Louisburg College stands on strong foundations today
as a result of Craig’s service, and I consider him both an
icon of the College and a person I have striven to model
in my own professional life. Craig’s contributions to our
beloved institution are immeasurable, and we all owe our
friend a debt of gratitude for the many years of outstanding
leadership, dedication, and commitment to Louisburg
College and to the community as a whole.”
Sheilah Cotten, Professor of Sociology and Faculty Senate
Chair
“Louisburg College has greatly benefitted from the structure
and discipline Craig brought with him daily, to both his
administrative and faculty responsibilities. His personal
integrity has helped buttress our institution through many
trying times, and I am very appreciative of the gifts he has
brought to our table.”
Will Hinton, Professor of Visual Art
“Louisburg College and Craig Eller are synonymous. His
contributions are woven into practically every building
and every facet of the College, and I have been able to
personally witness his skill, his dedication, and, above all, his
commitment to education. Craig has given his career, his life,
to one of the most honorable callings an individual may feel:
an educator of young lives. Thank you for that, Craig.”
Tommy Jenkins, Assistant Professor of English and Chair
of the Humanities Division
“There is a well-known proverb that says, ‘If a job is
worth doing, it is worth doing well.’ No one embodies
this sentiment like Craig. Crossing every “t” and dotting
every “i,” Craig has modeled the high expectations he has
for his students in his own work. His attention to detail
and dedication to the College’s educational mission have
benefitted the entire campus community through his
teaching and his work on vital College committees.”
Candy Jones ’99, Director of Library Services, Honors
Program Director, and Assistant Professor of English
“Craig’s stalwart service to Louisburg College over the past
forty-three years has left an indelible impression on the
institution. His consistent dedication and commitment
formed a pillar of strength that helped secure the College
in challenging times. Also a gifted musician, Craig has
represented the College well in his role as choir director at
the Louisburg United Methodist Church.”
Mark La Branche, President
“I admire Professor Craig Eller for his unremitting devotion
to and passion for the College and its mission. He is a
respected leader among our faculty, having served as an
administrator, division chair, and faculty representative
to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. My
most fond memory of Craig will be his stage presence as he
proudly leads his colleagues with his commanding voice in
the singing of the College’s alma mater.”
Patrice Nealon, Professor of Business and Chair of the
Business and Social Sciences Division
“It has been my experience that many students request to be
in Professor Craig Eller’s classes because of his reputation
among students and alumni. His faculty peers also respect
and admire an academic who has proven to be a successful
and popular teacher, communicator, and leader. Thank you,
Craig Eller, for the wisdom, knowledge, and skills that you
have shared with the student body and Louisburg College
faculty!”
Charles Sloan, Men’s Golf Coach and Professor of
Education & Religion
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C o l l e g e N ew s
C o l l e g e N ew s
Gardens Officially
Dedicated
On April 26, 2012, Louisburg
College’s 91-acre De Hart Botanical
Gardens were dedicated at a ceremony
celebrating the gift from Allen de Hart,
who had been a professor at the College
for five decades. Plans are currently
being developed to utilize the Gardens
in learning experiences for all new
students.
Preserving the Past:
The Tar River Center
for History and Culture
From L-R: Allen de Hart and Dr. Mark La Branche unveil the
Gardens’ new sign during the dedication ceremony.
Local bluegrass musicians play next to the Gardens’ lake during
the weekend-long dedication celebration.
Louisburg College Reclaims Ownership of Renovated Residence Halls
We are pleased to announce the reacquisition of three residence halls that have been owned by an
outside partner since 2003. Kenan Hall, Merritt Hall, and Hillman-Morris Hall once again became
the property of Louisburg College on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, an achievement made possible by a
loan from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Division.
Though College employees have continuously staffed the day-to-day operations of the three halls
since their original construction in the mid-1900’s, legal ownership had been transferred in 2003
to Athena Housing Partners, a Tennessee-based corporation that provided funds for an extensive
renovation of the buildings.
“Repurchasing these three residence halls is an historic milestone for the College,” says President La
Branche. “The direct loan we were afforded by the USDA will allow us to realize a substantial amount
of revenue, which will be reinvested in the College and our community.” The thirty-year loan will be repaid at an interest rate of 3.125 percent.
“Team Louisburg” Interns Complete Second Phase of NASA Project
Under the direction of biology Professor Jennith Thomas, “Team
Louisburg” (as they’ve come to be known by personnel at NASA’s
Goddard Space Flight Center) completed the first two phases of the
Curriculum Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration of
Research (CPAIR) internship project during the summers of 2011 and
2012. Funded by a grant from NASA, CPAIR was created to support
undergraduate science research at minority-serving institutions. The
College’s share of the funding is $156,000 over three years, some of
which will come to the College directly to purchase classroom supplies
and to help cover salaries
and travel expenses.
From L-R: Elmer Rayo (meeting NASA Director
Charles Bolden), Gerardo Jaramillo, Jennith
Thomas, and Roselani Robinson.
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With veteran 2011 interns
Terence Goard returning
home to Virginia, Ryan
Wegener entering the work
force, and Shakeila Jones
transferring to UNCChapel Hill to major in
biology, the summer of
2012 found the second
phase starting with three
new interns: Elmer Rayo,
Gerardo Jaramillo, and
Roselani Robinson.
As a result of the first phase of research, the citizens of North Carolina
now have access to new insight into the state’s ongoing monitoring of
the ecological functioning and biodiversity of the Tar River watershed.
This vital watershed is recognized as one of the most important on
the eastern U.S. coast because it is home to a number of endangered
species, some of which cannot be found anywhere else on earth. The
second phase of research moved from the Upper Tar River to a prairie
restoration project with Iowa State. Thomas says that the students
“sifted through thousands of satellite images and then processed them
to see what changes had occurred on the test plots over time.”
For the final phase, the group will be studying urbanization using
VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite), which provides
data for the ocean, land, atmosphere, and cloud research. VIIRS
is instrumental in monitoring and improving understanding of
environmental phenomena, such as forest fires and global climate
change.
Thomas will accompany the next group of interns back to Goddard in
the summer of 2013 to complete the final phase of the project. “Having
the opportunity to work at Goddard,” says Thomas, “has been a dream
come true.” Jaramillo is currently attending Catawba College. Still
at Louisburg, Robinson was recently selected to return to Goddard
as a summer 2013 intern. She will be accompanied by fellow interns
Nichole Casto, Sara Beth Christmas, and Dominique Wilson.
President Mark La Branche has long recognized that Franklin
County and the Tar River Region are rich in culture and history
dating back to the Native American. What he also observed was
the absence of a centralized or concerted effort to capture this
rich history of the region. He and others are aware that the area
has untapped potential for significant economic development
around these assets. Out of this awareness, the College and
community have been exploring the concept of a partnership
that would both be relevant to the College’s mission and advance
the well-being of the region. As a result of these conversations,
efforts are moving forward to establish the Tar River Center for
History and Culture.
Another key planner in this effort has
been Maury York ’73 (pictured, left),
a native of Franklin County and a
product of Louisburg College, where
his father served as academic dean.
York devoted many hours to the
Male Academy Restoration Project
and to the development of the new
exhibition in the Male Academy that
was prepared in celebration of the
College’s 225th anniversary.
Dr. La Branche is pleased to announce that York has accepted
the invitation to become the founding director of the Tar River
Center for History and Culture. He brings a wealth of knowledge
and expertise to this effort, having worked as a researcher with
the North Carolina Division of Archives and History and as a
local history librarian in Edgecombe County. For nearly twentyeight years, he has helped develop the special collections of East
Carolina University’s J. Y. Joyner Library. “I am honored to join
Louisburg College and local groups in preserving and promoting
the rich history of the region,” York said. “It will be exciting to
learn what the stakeholders wish to accomplish and to work with
them in realizing their goals.”
This is an exciting endeavor as well as an opportunity to forge
partnerships with diverse organizations and communities in
the region. Potential partners include, but are not limited to:
Franklin County; the Franklin County Economic Development
Commission; the Franklin County Tourism Development
Authority; Franklin County Schools; Vance-Granville
Community College; the towns of Bunn, Franklinton, and
Louisburg; and the Greater Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce. “Louisburg College as a liberal arts institution
stands at the forefront in this effort,” says Dr. La Branche, “to
preserve, promote, and protect the history and culture of the
region.”
Any project of this magnitude requires significant capital.
Louisburg College is fully vested in this effort and will fund half
of the director’s salary, provide office space and communications
equipment, develop the website for the center, and promote use of
the Male Academy and Person Place for exhibits. It is envisioned
that the center will launch as early as September 2013.
Board Welcomes New Trustees,
Announces Incoming Chairman
The College welcomed four new trustees
to the board in 2012 (pictured, below, from
L-R): North Carolina General Assembly
representative Bobbie Richardson of
Louisburg; former College administrator
and longtime supporter Lynda Lumpkin
of Louisburg; basketball alumnus and
entrepreneur Brian Wilder ’94 of Raleigh; and
local businesswoman Emily Hodges, daughter
of the late trustee Ray Hodges of Louisburg.
The role of chairman was newly accepted
by Michael Boddie ’77 of Rocky Mount,
NC. Boddie (pictured, top left) is president
of Restaurant Operations at Boddie-Noell
Enterprises, Inc. He replaces Dr. John
Cameron, who completed his term in April 2012. Cameron was presented
with the President’s Medal during the 2012 commencement ceremony
(pictured, above, left, with his wife Joan and President La Branche).
Trustee Ray Hodges Remembered
for Devotion to College
The College greatly mourns the loss of Raymond Burden Hodges, 57, who
passed away after a brief illness on April 20, 2012.
Ray was born on December 19, 1954, to the late John
and Nancy Hodges in Louisburg, NC. After attending
Blue Ridge High School in Dyke, VA, he received his
BFA from East Carolina University in 1977.
Ray had a strong sense of community and served on
the College’s Board of Trustees since 1992, most recently serving as
chairman of the finance committee. “His tremendous love for the College
was expressed in his generosity and devotion to the College through thick
and thin,” said President Mark La Branche at Ray’s memorial service, “and
particularly through the thin. He was in the business of protection, and
with Ray we knew the College was well covered and prepared to deal with
any risk.”
Ray enjoyed Pirate football games, golfing, hunting, and a good joke. He
was loved as a husband, father, brother, friend, colleague, and community
member. He was devoted to both of his independent insurance agencies,
Hodges Insurance Agency, Inc. (founded by his father John Hodges in
Louisburg), and Hartsfield and Nash Agency, Inc. in Wake Forest.
Ray is survived by his wife of thirty-three years, Arlene Hodges; daughters
Emily Hodges and Allison Hodges and her fiancé, Bucky Westmoreland
(all of Raleigh); brother John Hodges, Jr. of Raleigh; maternal aunt
Katherine Burden of Aulander, NC; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at the College’s Seby B. Jones Performing
Arts Center with more than 700 people in attendance.
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2 2 5 Ye a r s
Our Academic Colloquium featured My Orange Duffel Bag
author Sam Bracken (left) and Eric Motley (above, far right),
the Aspen Institute’s vice president and special assistant to
President George W. Bush for presidential personnel.
Congrats to the 2012 Homecoming Court! Dean’s-lister LaQuel Bailey ’12
was voted Homecoming King, and volleyball player / SGA Vice President
Chermaine Johnson ’13 was named Queen.
Anniversary Week was the perfect time to kick off
the planning process for the College’s new strategic
plan, “Horizon 2020.”
Thanks to Maury York ’73 (above, far
left) and team, we celebrated the Male
Academy’s grand re-opening and its
beautiful new historical exhibit.
Sisters Jackie Clark and Pam Genovesi (above,
right), descendants of the College’s first
preceptor Matthew Dickinson, joined us for
the unveiling of a work of art Professor Will
Hinton and his daughter Zoe (above, left)
created from a headstone rubbing.
LC cheerleaders pumped up the crowd at the Homecoming pep rally. Go ’Canes!
Did you know that Louisburg College’s charter predates even George Washington’s presidency, making us the oldest residential two-year college
in the nation? 2012 marked the College’s 225th year of educating young hearts and minds, and September saw the campus in a whirlwind of
activity as we celebrated the auspicious occasion. The festivities culminated in “Anniversary Week,” during which Homecoming, a thoughtprovoking Academic Colloquium, and other anniversary events took place.
The Louisburg College Pep Band kept everyone’s feet tapping at the
Homecoming football game against Dean College.
President Mark La Branche and Board of Trustees
Chairman Mike Boddie ’77 cut the cake at the
College’s 225th Birthday Gala.
This worship service was structured after a typical “brush arbor” service that might have taken
place in 1787. Pictured: Professor Craig Eller leading participants in 18th century hymns.
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Renovation groundbreaking for the E. Carroll Joyner
Student Residence. Pictured (L-R): President La Branche,
Carroll Joyner, Mike Boddie ’77, Mayor Karl Pernell,
and GAC Past President Bob Beck ’53.
Longtime College supporters Lynda and Parker
Lumpkin were honored along with other major
contributors at the 225th Birthday Gala. (Pictured
with President La Branche)
The week culminated in a festive 225th Birthday Gala, starting with a program in the JPAC
followed by an elegant outdoor dinner with a colonially inspired menu.
Stat e
of t h e
C ol l e g e
Stat e
Great Futures Campaign
By Kurt Carlson, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
At our 225th anniversary celebration last September, Louisburg College announced the public phase of an ambitious and comprehensive
$15 million fundraising campaign. The Great Futures Campaign is now galvanizing alumni and friends to support the College and our enduring
mission through the Campaign’s completion in 2015.
The Great Futures Campaign is the essential next step to anchor the College’s momentum gained in recent years. As such, board members, Campaign
volunteers, alumni, and friends have joined with our faculty and College leadership to strengthen our financial resources and educational impact
during the “quiet” phase of the Campaign. Already, the College is well over half-way toward reaching the goal in cash gifts, pledges, or planned gift
commitments.
To discuss giving opportunities and ways your contribution or pledge may be recognized, please contact Kurt Carlson, vice president for Institutional
Advancement, at (919) 497-3325 or [email protected].
Scholarships
Campaign Priorities
Early leadership gifts have supported improvements to
the Taylor Athletic Center and the Jones Performing Arts
Center (JPAC), and these gifts provided funds for the
Joyner Student Residence project. This summer, Phase 1
of the Jordan Student Center renovation will take place,
comprised of upgrades to the building’s mechanical
systems, cafeteria, and the Hurricane Grill. Phase 2
will include improvements to the building’s façade and
a reconfigured layout to better accommodate student
common spaces.
New Student
Scholarship Endowments
Dr. Thomas J. Aurand ’70 Scholarship
Mary Eleanor Bethea ’39 Scholarship
Facilities Enhancements
J. Enid Drake Endowed Scholarship
for Men’s Basketball
Planning is underway to convert the “Old Coal Plant” building, and renovations will include the addition
of a mezzanine level and an extension to the historic building for the locker room. The ground floor will
house a strength and conditioning facility for athletes.
Fine Arts Complex
The Art and Music Building will see renovations to both the art and music portions of the facility, plus the
construction of a 2,100-square-foot studio addition for the art program. The new Fine Arts Complex will be named in honor and memory of
former trustee and Louisburg resident Ray Hodges.
Academic Success Center
This new campus resource will help students prepare for their transition to selective colleges and universities, as well as support them
through the transfer process. We seek gifts to centralize existing resources and services through the renovation of a highly trafficked area
in the Library or Student Center. The new Academic Success Center will house the Math Lab, the Writing Center, our student-led tutoring
program, and our new “Great Futures Coach,” a full-time staff person who works one-on-one with students in the transfer process.
E. CAR ROLL JOY NER
STUDENT R ESIDENCE
Nicholas B. Boddie and
Lucy Mayo Boddie Foundation
Golden Anniversary Club
Mr. Carroll Joyner
ROGER G. TAYLOR
ATHLETIC CENTER - HISTOR IC
HOLTON GYMNASIUM
SEBY B. JONES
PER FOR MING ARTS CENTER
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Holt ’49
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Lumpkin
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee Lumpkin III
The Family of Emily and Scott Gardner ’46 ’46
R AY HODGES FINE ARTS COMPLEX
Richard P. and Etta A. Butler
Memorial Scholarship
Anne Fleming Coghill Scholarship
Strength & Conditioning Center / Football Locker Room
C ol l e g e
Campaign Progress
We seek gifts to enable financially deserving students to attend the College or to attract particularly gifted
students. Many donors choose to honor a family member or favorite professor with a gift to establish an
endowed scholarship fund.
Three building and renovation projects will be supported through the public phase of the Great Futures
Campaign:
of t h e
Ruth Cooke Endowed Scholarship
H.W. Tang ’70 International Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Lemay ’54
Memorial Scholarship
Alumni Appreciation Scholarship
(Estate of Roberta Morris)
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Taylor ’68
Estate of Larry Brown
Mr. Brian Wilder ’94
The Family of Ray Hodges
Estate of Nelson Leonard
JOR DAN STUDENT CENTER
LOUISBURG COLLEGE’S
DE HART BOTANICAL GAR DENS
Chartwells Estate of Dr. C. Ray Pruette
Mr. Allen de Hart
Major Annual
Scholarship Support
Robert P. Holding Foundation
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
Golden LEAF Foundation
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Leave a Legacy: Planned Gift Commitments
Major Donors to the Great Futures Campaign ($100,000+)
Nicholas B. Boddie and Lucy Mayo Boddie Foundation
James E. and Mary Z. Bryan Foundation
Estate of Richard P. Butler
Estate of Larry Brown
Mrs. Beulah B. Cameron
Chartwells Corporation
Mrs. Anne Fleming Coghill
Mr. William M. Davis ’61
Mrs. Frances B. Dickson ’35
Mr. William P. Franklin ’52
Mr. Allen S. de Hart
Hodges Insurance Agency, Inc.
Mrs. Arlene Hodges and Family
Mr. and Mrs. W. Seymour Holt ’49
Independent College Fund of North Carolina
Seby B. Jones Family Foundation
Mr. E. Carroll Joyner
Estate of R. Nelson Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker Lumpkin II
Mr. Willie Lee Lumpkin III
Estate of Roberta B. Morris
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Ponder
Estate of Dr. C. Ray Pruette
Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Taylor ’68
North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Foundation
The Great Futures Campaign offers many opportunities to help students today while building the Louisburg of tomorrow. Through the Campaign
so far, twenty alumni and friends of the College have become new members of the Old Main Society, which recognizes estate giving. Our donors
frequently find they can be more generous through their estates than through annual gifts over a lifetime. A bequest, charitable trust, or gift annuity
helps provide a “pipeline” of future support to Louisburg College, and funds can be designated for a scholarship endowment in your honor or for
other purposes.
Three recent planned gifts demonstrate these donors’ love for Louisburg College:
Though graduates of other institutions, Nelson Leonard of Raleigh, NC, and Larry Brown of Greenville, NC, valued higher education and
Louisburg’s Christian mission. Louisburg was a part of both of their estate plans, and, at their passing, their generosity resulted in gifts totaling
over $1 million to the College. Their undesignated bequests will go toward capital improvements, scholarships, and program enhancements on our
historic campus.
One of our oldest alumnae and most generous benefactors, Frances Dickson ’35 of Burlington, NC, continues to support the College, and she
recently established a charitable gift annuity that provides her with annual income and tax benefits. Her eventual gift to the College will support
her student scholarship fund, which she established to honor her mother.
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Stat e
of t h e
C ol l e g e
2011-2012 Finance & Facilities Report
By Belinda Faulkner, Vice President for Finance
am pleased to report that the College has been
operating well within its resources. During
fiscal year 2011-2012, Louisburg College’s
unrestricted operating revenues exceeded
unrestricted operating expenses by just over half
a million dollars. This is the fifth consecutive year
that we’ve enjoyed a budget surplus, with amounts
ranging from $450,000 to $600,000.
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The College has used its resources to build
programs, address deferred maintenance,
restore some of our historic buildings, and
reduce debt. These elements of financial
planning have strengthened the institution
and positioned us for the future. Capital
projects completed during 2012 included:
As of May 31, 2012, the College’s total assets were
$26,726,672. The value of the College’s endowment
was $11,498,112, rebounding from 2008 and 2009
through improved market performance and the
gifts of generous donors. Property and equipment,
net of depreciation, were valued at $11,559,243.
Louisburg College’s long-term obligations on May
31, 2012 were $5,597,016, compared to $8,780,671
five years ago.
• Renovation of the studio, pottery, and
classroom section of the Art and Music
Building
In short, the College has established a sound
financial base for launching itself into the future.
As we continue our strategic thinking through the
Horizon 2020 planning process, we look forward
to even greater progress in the years ahead.
• Improvements to several classrooms
and faculty offices
• Renovation of Wright Hall, adding
fifty-two beds to that residence hall
• New offices for the football coaches
• Installation of a new boiler in the library
to
“Lou U”
• Completion of the landscaping project
in front of Main Building
ouisburg College
prides itself on
setting the foundation
for students’ lifetime
journeys.
For
2012
alum David Nicholas,
his journey covered a bit
more distance than most.
David is particularly praising of the Learning Partners program.
“Louisburg College helped me learn to pursue any opportunity while
it is there. I also learned some new studying skills from the Learning
Partners lab.” David lists Learning Partners instructor Kaye Yadusky
as one of the people who most influenced him at Louisburg. Also
among them are the football coaches, math professor Michael
Childs, English professor Leej Copperfield, and director of freshmen
Crossroads courses Dr. Louise Mitchum.
“I’m from Ewa Beach, Hawaii,” David explains. In 2010, he graduated
from Radford High School in Honolulu, and he chose Louisburg
College “to pursue my dream of being the first person in my family
to go off to college and play college football.”
“My current goal is to complete a bachelor’s degree in marketing,”
he says. “After I achieve that, I intend to pursue my master’s degree.”
Once at Louisburg, David immersed himself in both football and
campus activities. When not on the field, he threw himself into
Phi Beta Lambda, the business fraternity, for which he was co-vice
president. He was also a member of the Hurricane Productions
student activities committee, Student Ambassadors, and a campus
Bible study.
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With the tools he gained at Louisburg College, David was not afraid
to take his next steps in his collegiate career. Upon graduating in
May of 2012 with an Associate of General Arts, he was accepted into
Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, with a football scholarship.
Bacone offered David the chance to pursue his academic dreams.
With a solid foundation at his back and an “experience of a lifetime”
from Louisburg College, David is confident about his future and is
the pride of his family. “Honestly, I think my favorite things about my
time at Louisburg are the memories and the friendships that I made
while attending,” says David, who is currently tackling his second
semester at Bacone College. “The advice I would give to freshmen at
Louisburg College is to not be nervous, but to be excited. College is
an adventure, so enjoy it!”
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F e at u r e
Gallery’s New Palette Delights Patrons
By Brittany Hunt ’10
On a night bathed in burgundy
sky, the newly redesigned Elizabeth
Tiel Faulkner Gallery, Louisburg
College’s permanent art collection,
was introduced to the community.
The sixty pieces on display, including fifteen new works, are a
labor of love for collection curator and Professor of Visual Arts
Will Hinton (pictured, below).
“To view a piece of art is an invitation,” says Hinton. “All
successful pieces share this invitational quality. My involvement
as an artist and educator begins with this simple question, ‘Do
you see what I see?’”
December of 2012 saw Hinton rearranging the existing
collection, installing descriptive signage, and hanging new
pieces. “In curating the collection, I wanted the space to speak of
a spirit of fullness and generosity without there being a sense of
being crowded. There are lots of decisions to ponder and stories
of the work and donors for the patrons to contemplate.”
Colors flow from every corner of the gallery as each of the
intimate pieces capture sixty unique perceptions on life. The
new pieces and the newly rearranged work vary in ways that
are both refreshing
and
reaffirming.
Early
American
salt-glazed
cobalt
decorated stoneware
from Hinton’s own
collection
greets
visitors at the gallery
entrance and brings
to mind the ancient
ties in artists’ lives.
“Pottery transcends
time,” says Hinton,
pointing to another piece of pottery work from the 1850s colored
in a stark yellow. “That same yellow hue achieved in the 1850s is
the same that we can create in 2013.”
The connections that the gallery holds to the College, the
students, and the town of Louisburg are immediately obvious.
Don Hatfield’s serigraph print “Morning Solitude,” with its
soothing pastels and flush colors blending so startlingly yet
simply together, reveals a somewhat haunting woman with
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flowers. “Meadow at Penland School,” a painting by Pat Hinton,
College librarian and Will Hinton’s wife, captures the sharp yet
poetic beauty of the North Carolina mountains with prickled
green grass and a smoky skyline. Kitty O’Meallie, mother of
former Learning Partners educator Kathy Launey, presents
“Doves and Kumquats,” a painting with beige and sandy
overtones. The painting seems to merge sculpture and paint for
a carved, modern look. Julia Kornegay, who served as the art
professor before Hinton, leaves a painting entitled “West Noble
Street Zinnias,” which captured flowers’ faces blooming into life
with lush colors and wearing leaves as necklaces along a familiar
Louisburg street. At the far right of the gallery, Allen de Hart’s
International Whistlers Convention is honored with a wall
featuring plaques of winners throughout the years.
The newly redesigned Elizabeth Tiel Faulkner Gallery.
The community and the donors
who made such a redesign
possible are within every corner of
the Elizabeth Tiel Faulkner Gallery.
“Every piece of art is a self-portrait,” says Hinton, commenting
that, in his thirty years of working at Louisburg College, it is the
students’ questions that still continue to drive his passion for
the arts. “People have questions they want to ask. They want to
know ‘Why? Why?’”
Enjoying its first facelift since being opened along with the
Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center in 1989, the Elizabeth
Tiel Faulkner Gallery is itself a self-portrait of its donor, the late
Elizabeth Faulkner. The gallery was dedicated to her legacy
in 2000. Faulkner herself, when commenting on her choice to
donate to the College, stated, “Today’s young people should
receive an education in ethics, Christianity, and morality. It is
my belief that Louisburg College adheres to and carries out those
beliefs.”
Hinton looks forward to the future of art and community at
Louisburg College. As an education-oriented space of expression
and pure heart, the gallery welcomes patrons free of charge. Both
the Traveling Exhibition Series and the permanent collection
are open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00am
until 5:00pm, and special tours may be arranged with Professor
Hinton.
Why not invite yourself to see these
pieces firsthand?
Above: “Doves and Kumquats” by Kitty O’Meallie
Background: “West Noble Street Zinnias” by Julia Kornegay
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Love at Louisburg
F e at u r e
Two Louisburg couples share the stories of their romance.
Russ & Clara Frazier:
A Loving Legacy
They met in 1953, when Russ Frazier ’54 was a
commuter student working toward College Algebra
credit in order to attend North Carolina State
University, and Clara Wright ’55 was a commuter
student recovering from medical issues that had forced
her to leave Flora MacDonald College.
“We were both from Franklin County but had never
met,” Clara recalls.
“We had a big exam coming up in Professor Elizabeth
Johnson’s Algebra class, and Miss Johnson asked me to
tutor this very nice young man because he really needed
the credit,” says Clara. “Reluctantly, I agreed to meet
him for a tutoring session on ‘expanding the binomial.’”
At his Hall of Fame induction for his forty years of
dedication and drive to Louisburg College’s baseball
team, Russ reminisced about seeing his future bride for
the first time.
“When he tells the story, he says he was paying more
attention to the ‘rear view’ and the long black hair than
to what I was writing on the board,” jokes Clara.
The couple was married in September of 1954, and both
enjoyed long careers at the College. While Russ was
coaching, Clara taught chemistry for twenty-six years.
Clara speaks fondly of that special kind of romance that
takes root within one’s college years. “Like all colleges,
LC held its own in pairing up couples—some lasted
and some failed, but Russ and I have just celebrated our
fifty-eighth anniversary!”
Stevie & Sam Parrish:
A Sporty Courtship
Sometimes love is hard to find. Other
times, it ambushes you in front of the
cafeteria.
Student-athlete alumna Samantha
Beavers ’03 found the latter to be true her
first day on campus as a freshman, when
Steve Parrish ’02 literally bumped into her
in front of Duke Dining Center.
“One day you will be
my wife!” predicted
Stevie, an LC baseball
player, to Sam,
who played for the
Hurricanes softball
team.
That day came on
May 19th, 2012,
when the two married
on the campus of
Louisburg College.
“There were fifteen former Louisburg
family members at our wedding,” Sam
says. “Louisburg not only allowed me to
meet the love of my life, but it also gave
me the best friends in the world. We have a
bond that has prospered for over a decade
now. We are all spread out and may not see
each other as often as we would like, but
we truly are a group that is united for life.”
By Barry Burger
Sam credits sociology professor and
former softball coach Sheilah Cotten as
the heart of these bonds.
“Coach Cotten is our foundation, and,
just like with our wedding, she is still an
integral part of our lives. She is always
there to help and love us,” Sam explains,
adding that then-assistant coach Jina
Stamey “has been
my rock from the
beginning.”
Now
living
in
Charlotte, NC, Sam is
a senior consultant for
The Pampered Chef,
and Stevie has been
a welder with CSX
Railroad since 2006.
They are parents to
daughter Peyton Leigh-Ann, four, and son
Austin Maddox, three.
“Stevie is my calm and I am his fire, and we
have not gotten here without the support
of each other as well as our family and
friends,” said Sam. “This is not just a story
of boy meets girl. This is a story of a family
being built. A Louisburg family.”
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F e at u r e
As one of Louisburg College’s first African American students,
TERRY DAVIS ’70 shared in an iconic period of history, for both
the newly integrated College and the entire nation.
Terry
Davis
was reared on a
one-hundred acre
farm in the resettlement
community of Tillery,
NC, in Halifax
County—a poor
community comprised
mostly of African and
Native Americans.
His father balanced running the farm
with his job as a self-employed logger,
and his mother hired and transported
neighbors who helped with the growing
and harvesting of the crops.
Terry played on his high school’s basketball
team, and this standout student-athlete
received scholarship offers from six North
Carolina colleges, including two junior
colleges—one of which was Louisburg. He
toured the campus, met faculty members,
and spoke at length with Coach Enid
Drake, who informed Terry that another
black athlete had already committed to
LC. “That’s all it took,” explains Terry. “I
did not visit another college. Coach Drake
and LC, in that order, just felt right for
me.”
Until 1968, blacks
were not allowed to
attend the all-white
school. Terry’s first year
of college would be
Louisburg College’s first
year as an integrated
institution.
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This was unchartered territory for Terry.
For the most part, he says, his parents
had shielded him and his siblings from
racial issues and had instilled in them the
belief that, with enough determination,
they could achieve anything. Undeterred
by the College’s history of segregation,
Terry chose to focus on achieving success
on the court and in the classroom.
Terry is honest and frank about his time
at Louisburg, and he doesn’t hesitate to
recount incidents when racism came into
play. He vividly remembers a guest speaker
who addressed the student body. After his
talk, a fellow student asked a question
about integration. The speaker responded
that “Negroes had been dragged through
the mud so many times and for so long
that they could not be blamed for their
plight.” Terry waited around to speak with
him about his comments, but the speaker
refused to talk with him. “I wanted to
tell him that, in order to drag someone
through the mud, you have to get into the
mud as well—and that the Negro people
he described did not remind me of my
neighbors, the people I went to school
with, or members of my church family.”
Confronting racism in the Louisburg
community
seemed
unavoidable
during Terry’s frequent visits to the
downtown area. While patronizing local
businesses, he was followed by a police
officer—something he had never before
experienced. Terry confesses to stealing
two cookies in the third grade, but he
remembers thinking, “How could the
policeman know about that?” This same
police officer seemed particularly agitated
whenever Terry would drive teammate
Mark Wilson’s red convertible downtown.
Although his friend’s car bore a Dixie
plate on the front, Terry describes Mark
as a southerner with fewer preconceived
ideas about black people than just about
any person he met while at Louisburg.
Terry and his roommate George Bowden,
also an African American, regularly
attended church services at the nearby
First Baptist Church on College Street.
One Sunday, Miss Merritt, an English
professor at the time, invited Terry and
George to attend services at Louisburg
United Methodist Church on Main Street.
The three met outside of the church
that morning and proceeded to enter
the sanctuary together, sitting side-byside in a pew. Nearly three-fourths of
the congregation got up and left. The
stunned minister regained his composure
and went on with the service. “It was
a surreal experience,” says Terry. Both
he and George had assumed that the
congregation knew they were coming.
“I guess Miss Merritt decided that it was
time for institutions in Louisburg other
than LC to be integrated.”
Despite the prevalence
of racial biases,
Terry says that his
good experiences
at Louisburg far
outnumbered and
outweighed the bad.
He had tremendous support from
professors and staff, and he describes
Coach Drake as a man of integrity who
served as his first line of on-campus
support. Equally important sources of
support came from the black employees
who cleaned the dorms and other
buildings, and those who cooked in the
cafeteria and served refreshments in the
“Dope Shop.”
Terry received an abundance of academic
support during his two years at Louisburg.
The first person to offer that support,
other than Coach Drake, was Ruth
Cooke, his health class instructor. One
afternoon, she asked Terry to stay after
class. When the other students were gone,
Ms. Cooke told Terry that she thought he
could do better work. She went on to ask
him about his system for studying. Like
most freshmen, Terry explained that he
didn’t have one. She proceeded to map
out several strategies for him, and he
HONORS STUDENT.
STAR ATHLETE.
AFRICAN AMERICAN.
Reshaping
Louisburg in the
Early Years of
Integration
Thelma D. Alston ’71
eventually earned an A in the course. True to
the College’s mission, Ms. Cooke helped lay a
foundation for Terry by equipping him with the
skills that would serve him well in his academic
pursuits.
Terry graduated from
LC with honors, and he
transferred to East Carolina
University with a full
basketball scholarship.
Unfortunately, he found playing at ECU to be
the opposite of his experience at Louisburg.
After refusing to drop a lab that was offered
only once a year, and—as fate would have
it—scheduled at the same time as basketball
practice, he fell out of favor with the coach. The
situation became so unpleasant that playing
basketball became just a task to get through,
instead of something that brought him joy. As a
result, Terry decided to leave school. However,
after taking a semester off, he decided to return
to ECU and complete his degree in health and
physical education.
In 1974, Terry landed a teaching position at
Louisburg High School. For the next eleven
years, he coached the boys’ basketball team. He
also started the girls’ volleyball team, who went
on to win the conference championship during
his tenure. Terry later coached at Hillside High
School in Durham for three years, and then he
moved to Southern Pines to teach and coach
at Pinecrest High. He enjoyed an illustrious
career with the boys’ basketball team, winning
several conference tournaments and being
named conference “Coach of the Year” for
three consecutive years. During this time, Terry
enrolled at Gardner-Webb University, where he
earned a master’s degree.
For nearly four decades, Terry has been
married to Madie White, a now-retired school
counselor he met at Louisburg High School
in 1974. The couple has two children: Ayana
(whom Terry describes as his “favorite oldest
child”) attended NC State and now works
for Time Warner, and Maya (his “favorite
youngest child”) is in her fourth year at
UNC-Greensboro.
His time at Louisburg, Terry
says, reinforced for him the
importance of giving.
Terry is forever grateful for the “gifts” he
received during such a crucial time in his life:
the little talks with Mrs. Johnson and Miss
Merritt, and the efforts Coach Drake made to
ensure that all of his players were successful
students. Today, Terry gives freely of his time
and talents to others, from organizing golf
tournament fundraisers to mentoring young
men.
After discovering that one of his daughter’s
friends was returning to NC Central
University after Christmas break with just five
dollars in his pocket—an incident that helped
Terry fully realize how much emotional pain
and financial hardship some young people
experience—he established a $100 monthly
scholarship through his church. The money
helps a black male college student who lacks
financial support. This is his way, Terry says,
of “paying it forward.”
Shirley M. Harris ’70
George Allen Bowden ’70
Robert Bowden ’69
Rosa Delores Wilkens ’70
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By Rev. Shane Benjamin, Louisburg College Chaplain & Instructor of Religion
Our word deacon comes
from the Greek word
diakonia, which literally
means service.
Louisburg College continues in the
tradition of Jesus by following his
practice of serving others. It is but
one concrete yet important way we
stay connected by faith to the United
Methodist Church.
In turn, the word service comes from
servus—the slave or domestic worker
in Ancient Palestine who would wash
clothes and dishes, as well as the feet of
guests whenever they visited someone’s
home.
Whether our students are serving
about fifty meals and providing music
at our local soup kitchen or packaging
ten thousand meals for the poor in
Kenya through “Stop Hunger Now,”
Louisburg College seeks to be present
to its neighbors in the spirit of Christ.
Furthermore, students, staff, and
faculty partner with each other year
round to make their positive presence
felt in and beyond the Louisburg
community.
The Louisburg College family
demonstrates love for God by the way
it is always serving its neighbors. Our
students, faculty, and staff pick up
litter on Louisburg’s roads, and teach
neighborhood children how to have
fun with a Frisbee. We recycle clothing
and appliances from our residence halls
at the end of the school year and donate
them to a local domestic violence
shelter. We “adopt” families for Easter
and Christmas and provide them with
groceries.
We’ve helped UNC-TV raise needed
funds by participating in one of their
annual telethons, and we hold regular
blood drives on campus to support
The spirit of service is alive and well at
Louisburg College because the loving
spirit of Christ is present.
Jesus must have scandalized his
disciples when he washed their feet.
Such an act was reserved for the
household slave or the “least ones” of
society. Yet, in humility, Jesus modeled
servanthood for his disciples while
simultaneously saying to them, “But if
I washed your feet—I who am Teacher
and Lord—then you must wash each
other’s feet.” (John 13:12-14)
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in a charity run while other staff and
students walked in support of cancer
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video via the College’s YouTube channel (www.
youtube.com/LouisburgCollege). Pictured: Ashley
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the time-honored class reunion might eventually give way to the chat perspective of many seasons.
room altogether. Facebook now boasts over a billion active users
Before your next reunion, social networking sites
who, according to the Pew Research Center, include
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two-thirds of the United States’ online adults.
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you recently
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on basic happenings like “Bill” becoming
of all Facebook users have taken a voluntary
reconnected with someone
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break from the social network, sometimes for
riveting as hearing over coffee just how
in your Louisburg family, or are
weeks on end.
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or (919) 497-3245.
something else to find that your feet still know the
looked for you!” she messaged, sheepishly warning
rhythm of the sidewalks that lead you through it.
that I would come to call her a fair weather Facebook
friend. A successful real estate agent and single mother of
Your time at Louisburg College was not a virtual experience.
two, she simply couldn’t justify the time. Then late one evening, she And so we continue to come together, as we have for 225 years, to
called out of the blue, and we proceeded to cram twenty years into celebrate a connection that remains as real-life as you and me.
Caroline, a student ambassador from Elon, North Carolina, chose to attend Louisburg after hearing great things about the College from her father,
alumnus Charles Knight ’87. Coming from a small high school, Louisburg was the perfect-sized school for her to make a transition to a larger
institution.
“My favorite thing about being at Louisburg is being part of such a great, tight-knit community,” Caroline says. In addition to Student Ambassadors,
Caroline has also been involved with the Hurricane Pep Club, Hurricane Productions student activities committee, and the Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society. This summer, she will work as a Hurricane Advisor for incoming students attending the College’s orientation events.
After Louisburg, Caroline plans to attend either Elon
University or NC State for her bachelor’s, and then she will
pursue an advanced degree in occupational therapy at East
Carolina University.
Like Caroline and many of our other students, Kyle also saw
Louisburg as “the perfect starter” for a high school graduate
looking to prepare himself for the larger university experience.
Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Kyle appreciates
Louisburg’s big fish, small pond environment. “Everyone
believes in you here, so it’s easy to succeed,” he says.
Whether he’s working to maintain his grades or getting
involved in campus life, Kyle is a busy young man. Currently
chapter president of SADD and newly elected as the president
of SGA, he is also active in the Multicultural Student Alliance,
Students in Education, and The Chosen Generation gospel
choir.
Kyle intends to major in psychology at the University of
Maryland, after which he hopes to one day pursue a master’s
degree and eventually open his own mental health clinic.
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W
hether you’re
an alum,
part of our
present community, or
a new student looking
to be part of our
future, if you’ve been
on campus in recent
years, you’ve likely
encountered one of our
student ambassadors.
This select group of
young men and women
represent the College
in many different
capacities, from Open
Houses and alumni
receptions to detailed,
on-on-one campus tours
for prospective students
and their families.
Howard Tang ’70 chatting with wife Dina (left) and Phama Mullen Johnston ’78 (right) at an alumni
gathering in Raleigh, NC.
Ed Woodhouse ’56 (far left) with fellow classmates sharing memories at the Golden Anniversary
Club reunion.
David Birdsong ’60 and Paul Wilson ’61 enjoying
refreshments at Historic Person Place after the
Homecoming football game.
Friends gathering for the Alumni Awards Breakfast during Homecoming weekend.
Clara Frazier ’55 and Peggy Wilder ’60 catching
up at the Golden Anniversary Club reunion.
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Robert Leggett Littrell ’79 is a proud veteran of
Ira L. Helms, Jr. ’43 is “doing fine for one of 89
years.” He recent ly remar ried, to Dorot hy G. Hill of
Salem, NC.
Vera Wright Settlemyre Bagley ’56
published her first book titled Bagley Tale, More
Than A Fish Story, a biography of her late husband
Jim Bagley’s life, in June of 2012. Widely known as
the founder of Bagley’s Better Baits, a manufacturer
of fishing lures, Jim was inducted into the
Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame in 2005.
Vera now lives in the couple’s beloved Florida.
Richard Durwood Proescher ’58 had his
novel Natishma, Shaman of the Chesapeake, Friend
of the Roanoke published. This histor ical work of
fiction conjures the mysterious details surrou nding
the Lost Colony as seen through the eyes of a
young Chesapeake native. The novel is available at
all major book outlets, barnesandnoble.com, and
amazon.com.
Robert A. Gormly’s ’60
book Combat
published in
was
Seal
Navy
a
of
irs
Memo
er:
Swimm
2010, and it recalls his time in the U.S. Navy.
Harr y Lange ’61, Count y Commissioner and
Chairman of the Board in Harris Count y, GA, has
been re-elected for his fourth and final term. He
will serve in this office until the end of 2016.
Nelson Whitley ’63 retired from the NC
Depar tment of Insura nce on Januar y 01, 2013.
James “Jim” Chandler ’67 attended a
reunion of LC friends in September 2012, in
Rehoboth Beach, DE. Attendees (pictured below)
were compr ised of ’67 and ’68 graduates from
Louisburg who all took their colleg iate careers to
the University of Tennessee at Knoxv ille.
Sue Ann Hardwick Lewis ’69 had a
“rema rkable” 2012 overflowing with celebrations.
Sue Ann and husband John (who met at Louisburg
College) celebrated forty years of marriage, while
their compa ny (Virgi nia-based Cauthorne Paper
Co., Inc.) turned 100 years old. The couple was also
recent ly honored with Louisburg’s Distinguished
Alumn i Award. They have two daughters as well as
two twin granddaughters, Mia and Hayley.
Mary Susan McKeel Casper ’72 has enjoyed
a long career as mayor of Walstonburg , NC, where
she has been govern ing for the past twenty years.
What drives her? “I enjoy promoting my hometown
to other people!”
Alan G. Saunders ’73 retired in March of
2012 follow ing thirty-six plus years in service to
the Commonwea lth of Virgin ia. “The majority of
my career focused on direct ing funding options
for Virgin ia’s social services, prima rily children’s
services,” says Alan. He now enjoys his days with his
wife Cathy, a realtor, in their beloved home in the
histor ical Fan district in Richmond, VA. The couple
has two daughters: Elizabeth (a pediat ric intensive
care nurse) and Lauren (a kindergarten teacher),
both of whom also live in Richmond.
Jeanne Turnage Taylor ’73 recently retired
after thirty-four years with Vidant Medical Center
in Greenville, NC.
James Ammons, Jr. ’75, as of Januar y 1, 2013,
has become the senior resident superior court judge
for Cumberland Count y after twenty-five years as a
judge. He lives in Fayetteville with wife Sandy and
their two children.
Ramona Lopez-Finn ’76 recently became a
certified yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance and has
accepted a position with AccessHealth, a nonprofit
Duke Endow ment progra m. Plus, her children
are also embarking on new advent ures: “Elliot
graduated from Princeton this past June and is now
attend ing [the University of Texas at Austin]. Erika
graduated from UNC and Syracuse University with
a dual master’s and is working!”
Robert Lee Johnson ’78 was named executive
response coordi nator with Capita l One Financial
Corporation.
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the Occoneechee Council of Boy Scouts of America,
where he was recent ly awarded with his thirty year
pin for his service. A proud member of the Disabi lity
Awareness Challenge Staff for the 2013 Boy Scout
National Jamboree, Rober t has also been ordained
as a chapla in. He is the acting chapla in of Troop 208
in Cary, NC, as well as the Unit Religious Emblems
Coord inator.
Pegg y Wilder ’60 recently joined fellow Louisburg
alums from North Caroli na in Nags Head, NC, for
their yearly reunion. The group lived across from
one another in Wright Residence Hall, and have kept
in touch all of these years. “We all love Louisburg
College,” says Peggy. (Pictured, below, L-R: Mary
Creech Foster ’59 of Sanford; Velma Ferrell Brown ’60
of Macon; Peggy Lee Wilde r ’60 of Zebulon; Nancy
Garne r Rober tson ’59 of Elizabeth City; and Barbara
Dunn Hilliard ’59 of Hillsborough .)
Travis Cherry ’94, (pictured, center,
with Alumni Association President John C.R.
Lentz ’87 on his left and President Mark La Branche
on his right) two-ti me
Grammy nominee, music
producer, and winner of
the 2012 Outsta nding
Young Alumnus Award
from Louisburg College,
continues to grow as an
artist. He works with R&B
artists such as Jarvis and
Case as well as Eshe from
hip-hop group Arrested Development, and he has
opened his own music studio, The Purple Room.
Recently, Travis joined the Recording Academy as a
voting member for the Grammy awards. When not
working with music, he volunteers with the Atlanta
Police Athlet ic League.
Jim Hart ’94 was recently accepted into Duke
Divinity School for the Fall 2013 semester.
Kyle Perkins ’07 is the proud father of twins Kalee and
Dennis Winstead ’81 resigned from his position
in the U.S. Depar tment of State after twenty-two
years to pursue his passion for fiction in 2011. Dennis’
latest book, Southern Crosses: An African Ghost Story,
draws inspiration and is partia lly set in his hometown
of Bunn, NC. His third histor ical fiction is nearing
publication.
Kendall. He and wife Brittney (pictured below)welcomed
Kendall (3lbs 11oz) and Kaylee (5lbs 14oz) on July 5th,
2012, at Duke University Medical Center. Kyle operates
KP’s Lawncare and Landscaping, the local company that
keeps the College’s grounds looking lovely.
Jacqueline Lorraine Conner ’86 has enjoyed
a long and fruitfu l law enforcement career in
“almost every unit” of Virgin ia’s Chesterfield Police
Depar tment. This included six years as the “Crime
Solvers spokeswoma n,” where she was the face of
her squad on both TV and radio on a weekly basis.
Jacqueline now serves as a detect ive in the criminal
invest igations unit, and as a single mom to children
Gray (20), Blake Lindsey (17), and Jordan (16).
Amber Thomas Duong ’91 and husband Tommy
welcomed their first son, Tai Van, into the world on
June 6th, 2012. His older sister Lily Ann is now five.
The family lives in Maryland.
Daniel Thomas ’07, formerly the Head Chef for
the United States Senate Executive Dining Room and
Cateri ng Chef for the United States Capitol, now serves
as a private chef. Still in the nation’s capita l, Daniel
serves a variety of clients, “including US senators
and other elected officia ls.” He currently acts as the
Regional Executive Chef for the American Diabetes
Association and is a familiar face in DC media as a
“guest chef ” and an author ity on culina ry arts.
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A l um n i
In Memoriam
Class of 1931
Margaret Hedgepeth Walker, April 18, 2003
Class of 1933
Frances Copeland Viverette, June 27, 2011
Class of 1934
Ovater Knight Doggett, August 15, 2004
Class of 1935
Sallie Mitchell Horton, March 26, 2013
Class of 1936
Alice Reaves Cann, November 18, 2006
Iris Massey Howard, October 10, 2012
Rufus “Gilbert” Richards, January 27, 2009
Margaret Nance Saari, November 1, 1993
Branch Allen Spencer, July 16, 2011
Jessie Perry Teague, May 16, 2009
Eleanor Amick Thompson, August 20, 2011
Cleo Fox Titus, July 2, 2012
Class of 1937
Norma Meiggs Brake, August 5, 2010
Isaac L. Dunlap, February 14, 2010
Marguerite Tonkel Jaffe, October 30, 2007
Lillian Betrice Johnson, February 13, 2004
Nelson Watkins Newton, September 28, 2011
Martha Carroll Williams, November 28, 2011
Elmer R. Woodard, September 30, 2002
Rachel Neel Wright, December 19, 2011
Class of 1938
Edgar L. Parker, October 5, 2012
Frances Brower Paschal, February 8, 2013
Mildred Murray Peck, September 5, 2011
James Franklin Strickland, June 9, 2012
Janie Woody Strickland, October 6, 2012
Betty Parker Thomas, July 4, 2012
Class of 1940
Irene Boone Andes, June 29, 2001
Richard Daniel “Dick” Auger , March 9, 2013
Myrtie Gresham Blackwell, November 19, 2008
Sylvia L. Burns, December 30, 2009
James Sidney Burwell, February 5, 2005
Margaret Boone Garner, April 22, 2009
Edith Kelly Gessford, October 15, 2012
John Lindsay Harris, October 14, 2008
Iris Hill Howard, September 23, 2005
Katherine Robertson Johnson, August 7, 2012
Mary Tart Johnson, May 18, 2006
Robert Ramsey Martin, July 4, 2012
Blanche Stovall Montague, August 15, 2006
Nancy Page Pait, January 7, 2009
James L. Perry, May 27, 2010
James “Howell” Perry, June 10, 2010
Doris Munford Pipkin, May 28, 2002
Dorothy Long Quinn, August 29, 2009
William Talmadge Sellers, August 3, 2006
James Pearce Senter, February 25, 2012
James Franklin Strickland, June 9, 2012
Margaret Simmons Strickland, August 2, 2011
Class of 1941
Joseph Macon Beasley, May 27, 2003
Carroll Fleming Chauncey, November 29, 2011
June Hemphill Covington, July 27, 2002
Roland Carmel Fields, May 8, 2002
Mary Flowers Jones, September 20, 2009
James Norman, May 15, 2012
Estelle Talley Pearce, March 28, 2010
Blanche Crisp Perkins, December 3, 2000
Linda Morgan Phillips, May 31, 2012
Roland W. Rainwater, Jr., February 23, 2013
Daniel Evans Walker, May 15, 2012
Ellis Williamson, January 28, 2007
Annie Braswell Wright, January 3, 2009
Louise Nelson Ford, March 27, 2011
Ben S. Foust, October 3, 2011
Magdalene Tutor Goodwin, April 3, 2007
James T. Hall, Jr., July 8, 2011
Mary Bryan Harris, November 4, 2000
Woodrow W. Harris, January 22, 2009
Colonel Lafayette Laws, September 21, 2007
William Borden McClees, September 4, 2005
Milton Perce McLamb, April 20, 2001
Margaret Byrum Mercer, September 4, 2005
Isaac Newton Reynolds, November 15, 2010
Mary Ellen Shaw - Boyles, December 2, 2012
Almira Banks Shugart, November 2, 2006
Raymond W. Waddell, October 15, 2011
Class of 1939
Class of 1942
William King Bryan, Sr., January 23, 2007
Gordan Chesson, December 31, 2011
Ethel Holton Doyle, January 27, 2013
Margaret Cox Fleming, October 5, 2012
Jerry M. Ingram, December 3, 2012
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Jacqueline Harkins Allen, October 26, 2012
Julian M. Bell, February 20, 2013
Jack D. Cox, January 12, 2009
Bebe Ann Ford, August 7, 2001
Joseph O. Glazebrook, December 17, 2010
Eva Deanes Gray, December 28, 2000
Jewel Dennis Harris, January 11, 2007
Dorothy Louise Hockaday, September 25, 2011
Jasper Sheldan Hooper, December 15, 2012
Ruth Braswell Jones, October 26, 2011
Ethel Caviness Monroe, May 30, 2012
Louise Brantley Ordess, November 28, 2009
William Milton Spence, April 24, 2012
Archie Haywood Stroud, October 10, 2007
Esther Roberson Wright, August 31, 2012
Class of 1943
Daniel “David” Bradshaw, Jr., December 30, 2009
Mildred Edwards Casey, April 21, 2011
Marjorie Webb Cool, December 17, 2012
Margaret White Hicks, December 4, 2010
Louise Cox Hodge, December 16, 2009
Rosa Temple Johnson, October 16, 2012
Janet Hughes Lewis, May 8, 2012
William Layman Lewis, November 21, 2009
Mozelle Privette Moulton, June 22, 2012
Nettie Vaughan Norris, November 13, 2010
Ernestine Strickland Robinson, July 21, 2011
Carolyn Massey Spence, August 8, 2004
Colvin Fida Staley, January 10, 2005
Frances Whitehurst Thompson, January 11, 2013
E. Ben Ward, Jr., October 5, 2009
Class of 1944
Edward E. Boone, January 11, 2011
Beatrice Fulcher Bunch, August 30, 2009
Grace Lassiter Canady, March 28, 2008
Marquerite Clement, January 27, 2008
Shirley Carver Fitzgerald, March 26, 2008
Elva Spruill Miller, November 12, 2012
Ida Marie Parker, December 22, 2011
Daphne Winstead Powers, January 23, 2010
Georgia Bass Sanders, May 10, 2012
Mary Lib Midyette Thompson, May 9, 2012
Virginia Goldston White, January 14, 2012
Class 1945
Frances Collie Barrow, August 25, 2012
Peggy Boyd Cannon, December 6, 2012
Mattie Sneed Ferrell, May 25, 2010
Edna Powell Hamilton, January 17, 2006
Christine Dudney Hatchell, October 13, 2011
Annie Vinson Hickman, September 7, 2011
Allison Modlin Jones, January 9, 2011
Margaret Gooch Kiger, January 30, 2008
Lawanna Wall McLean, July 15, 2012
Rebecca Kimball Midgett, August 2, 2010
Lorraine Willis Smith, December 25, 2011
Ruth Strickland Thomas, December 15, 2012
Adell Glover Wheless, September 3, 2006
Virginia Morgan Whitaker, April 30, 2012
Class of 1951
Class of 1968
Class of 1946
Class of 1952
Class of 1969
Lynn Grey King, Sr., December 5, 2011
Edsel H. Privette, October 16, 2012
Myrtle Jones Lee, June 12, 2012
Frances Chapman Walker, April 21, 2012
Class of 1953
Class of 1971
Jacqueline Barnhill Early, May 5, 2011
Edwin I. Ennis, Sr., June 12, 2009
Faye Ireland Hancock, January 12, 2010
Pauline Barnhill Lovick, November 13, 2012
Roy Lee Medlin, August 27, 2009
Frances Taylor Mills, April 3, 2012
Mary Clarke Nelms, April 6, 2009
Eglantine Revelle Smith, August 25, 2009
Jean McKay Tolar, December 4, 2007
Helen Farmer Vick, May 17, 2011
Lenorma Saunders Waters, December 13, 2011
Class of 1947
Thomas C. Alston, Jr., January 27, 2013
Amos Turner Burton, December 9, 2012
Margaret Bynum Dwyer, July 11, 2000
Mary Ann Fussell-Teachey, June 3, 2011
Charles Allen Meekins, October 27, 2009
Margie Peele Pittman, July 6, 2011
Mary Gardner St. Sing, January 31, 2009
Richard Meredith West, Sr., January 4, 2002
George “Curtis” Wilson, January 23, 2013
Class of 1948
Aileen Barnette Allen, August 4, 2007
Marshall H. Fields, August 13, 2012
Wallace Gibbs Flynt, January 3, 2011
Myra Ballance Foster, April 4, 2000
L.H. Dickens, Jr., January 14, 2009
Kathleen Wilkins Lacy, October 9, 2017
Albert A. Page, January 6, 2011
Jane Strange Pearce, December 10, 2004
George Edward Stiles, Jr., May 18, 2008
Donald Wofford Wilson, August 6, 2012
Class of 1949
Lessie Manning Choplin, May 30, 2012
James Edward Fleenor, May 1, 2012
John Hamilton Sawyer, September 27, 2012
Marvin E. Shambley, November 3, 2012
Carl Wilkins, April 25, 2009
Class of 1950
Nell Bennett Boone, March 1, 2009
Daisy Byrd Smith, February 4, 2012
Horace Jacob Will, October 19, 1996
Joseph Swanson Braswell, February 9, 2012
Wirgman “Turk” Cason Morrisette, March 28, 2012
Harvey L. Tippett, March 10, 2012
Class of 1954
Thomas Weldon Lucas, February 3, 2010
Class of 1957
Gerald Brooks , February 6, 2012
William Frederick Hockaday, October 12, 2011
Class of 1958
Nancy Cloer Godley, January 9, 2008
Class of 1959
Thomas Blair Oakley, August 21, 2004
Class of 1960
Robert Leighton West, December 8, 2012
Class of 1961
Robert Edwin “Eddie” Haywood II, April 11, 2010
Ralph Jennings Keaton, Jr., August 22, 2012
Class of 1972
Susan Bellamy McAdams, December 15, 2003
Class of 1973
Craig W. Sledge, January 26, 2013
Class of 1974
Lloyd Coleman Boisseau, November 14, 2012
Class of 1975
John William Thedieck, Jr., September 24, 2009
Class of 1979
Angela Williams, March 22, 2010
Class of 1983
Willis Hines III, November 26, 2009
Michael Gregory “Greg” Morris, May 30, 2012
Rena Rogers Perry, May 4, 2006
James Adcock Leonard, March 28, 2013
Gail Williamson McNeil, February 8, 2012
Class of 1989
Class of 1962
Class of 1991
Class of 1963
Class of 1996
Class of 1964
Class of 1998
John “David” Cothran, July 31, 2012
James Harold Moreland, July 4, 2008
Brian Ashley Griffin, August 10, 2006
Crystal Woodruff Powell, October 16, 2010
Class of 1965
Class of 2009
William David Moore III, November 30, 2012
Corey Edward Winn, November 8, 2010
Class of 1966
Faculty, Staff & Friends
Martha Faye Allred Yokley, September 12, 2012
“Joel” Joseph Lawrence Ripple, March 5, 2010
Robert Michael Burns, September 1, 2012
Wingate Currin Eakes, January 3, 2004
Class of 1967
Karen Alpine Smith-Estes, July 18, 2012
Tammy M. Mandley, March 19, 2013
James W. McCutcheon, July 27, 2012
Raymond Burden Hodges, April 20, 2012
Nelson Leonard, December 11, 2012
Walter “Mac” Neill McDonald, August 28, 2012
Howard S. Boney, Jr., April 21, 2011
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Alumni Resource Guide
Get Connected
Homecoming 2013:
Save the Date
Homecoming has been set for September
21, 2013. Registration will open in August,
so keep an eye on your snail mail and
email for the announcement. We hope to
see you there!
Franklin Male Academy
Exhibit
“From Academy to College: The First 100
Years,” a new exhibition that opened in
the Male Academy building in 2012, may
be visited by appointment. Please contact
Jamie Patrick ([email protected])
to make arrangements to explore this
campus treasure.
De Hart Botanical Gardens
This lush 91-acre expanse containing
preserved forestation, a lake, and a wide
range of botanical species was gifted to
the College in 2012 by longtime faculty
member Allen de Hart. The Gardens are
open to the public from sunrise to sunset,
and are located along the eastern border
of US 401, 5.5 miles south of Louisburg.
Library Hours
Alumni are welcome to make use of the
Cecil W. Robbins Library. Regular hours are
as follows:
Monday - Thursday
Find us online to stay in touch with fellow alumni, read the latest news, and more.
Website:
www.louisburg.edu
Alumni Newsletter:
www.louisburg.edu/emailsignup
Facebook:
Main Page - www.facebook.com/LouisburgCollege
Athletics - www.facebook.com/LCHurricanes
JPAC - www.facebook.com/JPACLC
Alumni - www.facebook.com/groups/44706622261
Twitter:
@WeAreLouisburg
@JPACLouisburg
Personal Info Update
Don’t fall out of the loop! If you have moved or changed your email address or telephone number recently,
please be sure to contact Carmen Johnston at [email protected] or (919) 497-3437 to provide your new
information.
8:30 am - 10:30 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
2013-14 Allen de Hart
Concert Series
We have an exciting lineup coming to the
JPAC this season (see Page 63). To receive
concert reminders and information about
special events and discounts, sign up for
our email list by scanning the barcode
at left with your smartphone’s QR code
reader. (You can also sign up online at
www.louisburg.edu/emailsignup.)
Sunday
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Louisburg College Bookstore
Miss Merritt’s legacy
lives on at Louisburg.
nSupport an institution that made a Get your ’Canes gear here! Shop online
at www.louisburg.edu/bookstore, or visit
the campus store (located in Jordan
Student Center) Monday through Friday,
9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Questions? Call (919) 497-3224.
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your lifetime
nHonor the memory of a family member
Donate Online
Did you know you can give to Louisburg
College through an online donation? Use
your smartphone’s QR code reader to
scan the barcode at left, or visit
www.louisburg.edu/giving. Thank you
for your support!
difference in your life
nGive more than you are able during Art Gallery Hours
Both the Edith C. Lumpkin Community
Gallery (home of our Traveling Exhibition
Series) and the Elizabeth Tiel Faulkner
Gallery (featured on Page 26) are open
to the public Monday through Friday,
from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The galleries
are located in the Seby B. Jones
Performing Arts Center (JPAC).
Make your own legacy at Louisburg. By
including the College in your estate plans,
you can:
or favorite professor
n
Fund a special program or department
n
Provide scholarships for students, as others may have supported you
A legendary professor of English, Miss Ruth
Merritt is remembered fondly by thousands of
Louisburg alumni whom she taught from 1941 to
1971. Merritt Hall is named in her honor.
Please consider helping Louisburg
through a bequest or a gift that pays you
income during your lifetime. For more
information, contact Kurt Carlson, vice
president for Institutional Advancement, at
(919) 497-3325 or [email protected].
H o n o r Ro l l
L
H o n o r Ro l l
ouisburg alumni and friends generously contributed $2,008,752 to the College between
June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012. Nearly 1,300 donors supported the Louisburg Fund, student
scholarships, endowments, academic and athletic programs, and improvements to buildings
and grounds. Included in this donor list are 118 members of the Louisburg Society, which
recognizes annual gifts of $1,000 or more. The College is also grateful to our new members
of the Old Main Society, who have included Louisburg in their estate plans.
Society of 1787
Members of the Society of 1787 have generously contributed
$50,000 or more to the College in their lifetime.
Anonymous
Aramark Management Services
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Barringer II
Mr. and Mrs. Victor C. Barringer
BASF Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Baugh ’53
The Nicholas B. Boddie and Lucy Mayo Boddie Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. B. Mayo Boddie, Jr. ’73
Mr. and Mrs. B. Mayo Boddie, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Boddie ’77
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Boddie ’74
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard L. Bragg
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
Mr. William H. Bryan
Burroughs Wellcome Company
Mr. Richard P. Butler*
Mrs. John L. Cameron
The Cannon Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Chandler
Coastal Lumber Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Coca-Cola Foundation
Ms. Ruth M. Cooke
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Davis
De Hart Botanical Gardens Inc.
Mrs. Frances Boyette Dickson ’35
Mrs. John Lee Edwards ’38
Eli Lilly & Co. Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn W. Eury
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Flagler Systems Inc.
A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Franklin Veneers
Franklinton United Methodist Church
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Golden LEAF Foundation
Mr. and Mrs.* Kelman P. Gomo ’38
Mrs. Ann J. Goodwin
Mrs. Frances Gwin ’41*
Felix Harvey Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Henson
Mr.* and Mrs. Ray Hodges
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Holding
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Jones
Mr. Robert L. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Jordan, Jr.
Mr. Carroll Joyner
Mr. Nelson Leonard*
Mr. Robert L. Luddy
The Marshall Group
Mrs. Roberta Beckler Morris*
NC Community Foundation
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
The North Carolina Conference of the United
Methodist Church
Novo Nordisk BioChem, Inc.
Ely J. Perry Foundation
Dr. C. Ray Pruette*
Mr. and Mrs. Bland B. Pruitt, Jr. ’62
Pruitt Lumber Co.
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberson ’62
Mr. And Mrs.* John A. Rogers
Sprint
Tri Properties
The United Methodist Church
James and Vedna Welch Foundation
Mrs. Lois Brown Wheless ’40*
Old Main Society
The Old Main Society recognizes
alumni and friends who will support
Louisburg College through an estate gift.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Barringer II
Mrs. Mary M. Beauchamp
Mr. Randy L. Brantley ’83
Mr. Richard P. Butler*
Mr. Richard L. Cannon, Jr. ’52
Mrs. Frances Terrell Cherney ’42
Mrs. Anne H. Coghill
Mrs. Carolyn V. Cotton ’57
Mr. Osborne Gray Davis ’41
Mr. J. Jackson Dean
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DeBerry
Mr. and Mrs. D. Tad DeBerry ’85
Mrs. Joyce Hubbard Fisher ’41*
Mr. and Mrs.* Kelman P. Gomo ’38
Mrs. Ann J. Goodwin
Mrs. Frances Gwinn ’41*
Mrs. Carol Bessent Hayman ’45
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Jones
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Wallace H. Kirby
Mr. Nelson Leonard*
Mrs. Beth M. Norris
Mr. Thomas Wesley Parson IV ’73
Mrs. Frances Brower Paschal ’39
Mrs. Julia Carroll Paul ’48
Mr. and Mrs. Job K. Savage ’36 ’36
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Shelton ’69
Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Shotton ’69 ’69
Dr. Raymond A. Stone ’47
Mr. Benjamin Hicks Whitaker ’86
Mrs. Peggy Lee Wilder ’60
Mr.* and Mrs. Kenneth Wooten, Jr.
Mr. Arnold L. Wright*
Louisburg Society
Charter Members
Contributed $1,000 or more annually
between June 1, 2009 – May 31, 2011.
AXA Foundation
Mrs. Janet Gardner Adair
Ms. Judith D. Adams
The Hon. Lucy Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Anderson, Jr.
Mrs. Carolyn Riddle Armstrong ’66
Mr. and Mrs. S. Thomas Arrington, Jr. ’69 ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barringer II
Mr. Robert E. Beck ’53
Nicholas Bunn Boddie & Lucy Mayo Boddie, Sr. Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boddie ’77
Dr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Boone
Mrs. Anne Bowen
Mr. Carl Wood Brown
Dr. and Mrs. C. Douglas Bryant, Sr. ’47
Bunn Heating & Air Conditioning
Mr. Bob Butler
*Deceased
42
Mr. H. Dwight Byrd ’57
Mrs. John Cameron
Dr. and Mrs. W. John Cameron
Mr. G. Maurice Capps ’57
Mr. Kurt Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Champion
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Chandler
Estate of Nathan Cole, Jr.
Mr. Bryan W. Compton ’95
Compton Family Foundation
Ms. Sheilah R. Cotten
Ms. Carolyn V. Cotton ’57
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Cottrell ’61 ’62
County of Franklin
Mrs. Susan Gardner Creed
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cross ’71
Ms. Tamaya I. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. D. Tad Deberry ’85
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dove
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Driver ’53 ’52
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Eck
Mr.* and Mrs. M. Douglas Edwards ’53
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Ehrsam
Mr. J. Craig Eller
Mr. Douglas M. Epling
Ms. Belinda Faulkner
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Fish ’60 ’59
First United Methodist Church of Cary
First United Methodist Men of Cary
Mr. Robert Fuller Fleming
Ms. Sarah Foster
Franklin Regional Medical Center
The Franklin Times
Franklinton United Methodist Church
Ms. Betty W. Frazier
Mrs. Elaine Weldon Fuller ’39
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gardner ’44 ’45
Mr. and Mrs. David Gardner
H. Gillis & Associates
Mr. Michael J. Gleason
Estate of Pearl Gomo ’38
Mr. Peter Goodrich Griffin ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Griffin ’64
Mr. Graham P. Grissom ’36
Rev. and Mrs. Rodney Hamm
Mr. Gene Hammond
Mr. Clyde P. Harris, Jr.
Mr. William L. Harris, Jr. ’66
Mr. and Mrs. John Hatcher, Jr.
Judge and Mrs. Robert H. Hobgood
Mr.* and Mrs. Ray Hodges
Mr. Alan G. Hollowell
Hoof Hughes Law PLLC
Mr. Richard E. Hunter, Jr. ’68
Mr. John William Hurley ’53
IBM Matching Grants
Arch C. Ingram Revocable Trust
Estate of Henry Clayton Jackson
Mr. Robert L. Jones
JOEY
PIETROPOALI ’05
Joey Pietropaoli had above-average grades in high school, giving
him choices for attending college. A passionate baseball player,
he at first hoped to play at a Division I school, but his hometown
of Baltimore, Maryland, was more known for crab cakes and
lacrosse than for an abundance of top baseball prospects. Knowing
Louisburg College would give him time on the field, Joey accepted
then-baseball coach Billy Godwin’s offer to begin his college
education while achieving his goal of playing baseball. It was a
decision, he says, on which he looks back “with extremely fond
memories, a decision that started an extremely unconventional
path that has shaped who I am today.”
Joey excelled academically at Louisburg, ultimately achieving
a near-perfect GPA. He received an award for students planning
to pursue a career in biology, and, upon graduating in 2005, he
received the honor of Student-Athlete of the Year, as well as the
prestigious Isaac D. Moon Award for leadership on campus and in
the community.
His next stop was UNC-Chapel Hill to obtain his bachelor’s
degree, followed by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health, where Joey earned a Master of Health Science in 2009.
Joey’s quest for knowledge and life experience continues today in
the Caribbean, where he is attending Ross University School of
Medicine on the island of Dominica. He’s quick to point out that,
as a medical student, he doesn’t have time to enjoy the island in the
way he would like. Still, he loves his tropical environment. “Buying
blue marlin and ahi tuna out of the back of a pickup truck caught
just three hours earlier is an experience I will never forget!”
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H o n o r Ro l l
H o n o r Ro l l
Kurtis Overby ’00
A native of Henderson,
North Carolina, Kurtis
Overby graduated from
Louisburg College in 2000
with an Associate of Arts.
At a very early age, he had
his sight set on a career in
the performing arts. At age
seven, Kurtis performed in
his first play, The Sound of
Music, with the Louisburg
College Players.
While a student at Louisburg College, Kurtis was primarily
a dancer, but he also acts, sings, and excels as a pianist.
There were many afternoons when longtime theater
director Charley-John Smith would be busy working on
sets for a musical, and he’d hear Kurtis rehearsing music
with the singers and dancers. Looking back at various
Louisburg programs through the years, Kurtis not only
danced and sang, but also choreographed Cabaret,
Crazy For You, 42nd Street, and several productions of A
Christmas Carol.
Kurtis continues to perform professionally, as well as
choreograph, judge, and instruct master classes across
the nation. He has been dance captain and assistant
choreographer for national tours and regional productions,
and he performed several years for Carnival Cruise Line
and Paramount’s Kings Dominion. Currently employed
with the Arizona Broadway Theatre as artistic associate,
Overby serves as their resident director and choreographer,
and as director of children’s programming. In the past two
years, Kurtis was presented with the AriZoni Theatre
Award of Excellence for Best Choreographer for the
productions of Anything Goes and 42nd Street, respectively.
Charley-John Smith remembers his former theater student
as “one who is very intelligent, very dedicated to his art,
always dependable, always on time, always with a great
attitude and always hard at work to accomplish whatever
he is attempting. He is one of those people who could be
successful in any area and accomplish anything that he
desired. Every teacher needs and deserves at least one
Kurtis Overby in a class during his or her teaching career.”
Mr. Gary R. Jones ’65
Mr. Carroll Joyner
The Kayne Foundation
Mrs. Suzanne Kayne ’66
Kelly Electric
Mr. Charles R. Knight ’87
Dr. and Mrs. Mark D. La Branche
Ms. Elizabeth Landis
Mrs. Jane Austin Lee ’71
Mr. John C.R. Lentz ’87
Mr. W. J. Little, Jr. ’49
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas E. Loftis
Mr. Robert L. Luddy
Mr. Billy R. Merritt ’53
Mr. Nathan Miller
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Mixon, Jr.
Mixon Construction Company Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Modlin
Mr. William David Moon ’45
Estate of Roberta B. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Moulton ’43
Estate of Willie B. Mullen
Mrs. Jane Earley Newsome ’64
Mrs. Beth M. Norris
The North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. T. Russell Odom ’68
PJM Interconnection, Matching Grants
Mrs. Jean Austin Patterson ’71
Pizza Hut of Clinton, Inc.
Estate of Celia Grantham Purdie ’37
Mr. and Mrs. G. Samuel Register ’76
Mrs. Donna Rhoden
Ms. Lisa Minton Robert ’90
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rodenbeck
Mr. and Mrs.* John A. Rogers
Mr. Jean Paul W. Roy
Mrs. Ann Rhem Schwarzmann ’54
Mr. Ronald V. Shearin
Mr. Joseph W. Shearon ’51
Mr. Charles Sloan
Mrs. Paula Drake Smith ’74
Mr. Emmett C. Snead III ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Grady K. Snyder ’50 ’50
Mr. Carl Stafford
Mr. Glendel U. Stephenson ’52
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Strotmeyer, Jr.
Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. C. Boyd Sturges
Mrs. Barbara Johnson Thompson ’62
Mrs. Ruby Chewning Thompson ’59
Mrs. Edith Boone Toussaint ’49
Travelers Motor Club Sales, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Traylor, Jr.
Wachovia Matching Gifts
Mr. Carl D. Wagner ’50
*Deceased
44
Wake Electric Care
Tommy Wallace Electrical, Inc.
Mr. Theron P. Watson
James & Vedna Welch Foundation
Estate of Joyce Hughes Witt ’39
Ms. Cherry Dickson Woodbury
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Woodhouse, Sr. ’56
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Wooters ’42
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Clifton York ’73
Otto H. York Foundation
Louisburg Society
The College’s premiere annual giving program,
the Louisburg Society recognizes annual gifts
of $1,000 or more in 2011-2012.
AEP Service Corporation
AXA Foundation
Ms. Judith D. Adams
Mr. Benjamin H. Allen ’85
The Hon. Lucy Allen
Mrs. Carolyn Riddle Armstrong ’66
Mr. and Mrs. S. Thomas Arrington, Jr. ’69 ’71
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard W. Aurand
Mr. Robert E. Beck ’53
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Boddie ’77
Mr. B. Mayo Boddie, Sr.
The Nicholas B. Boddie and Lucy Mayo Boddie Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Boone
Mrs. Anne Dickson Bowen
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund
Mr. Robert A. Butler
Mrs. Beulah Cameron
Dr. and Mrs. W. John Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. G. Maurice Capps ’57
Mr. Kurt Carlson
Mr. Thomas E. Chandler
Mr. Steven R. Charbonneau ’82
Estate of James Gilliam Conrad
Mrs. Anne H. Coghill
Mr. Bryan W. Compton ’95
Ms. Ruth M. Cooke
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Cottrell ’61 ’62
County of Franklin
DBA Jackson Dean Enterprises
Mr. and Mrs. D. Tad DeBerry ’85
Mr. and Mrs. William Dove
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Driver ’53 ’52
Element One, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Craig Eller ’65
Dr. Diane Price Fleming
Mr. Robert F. Fleming ’64
Ms. Sarah Foster
Ms. Betty W. Frazier
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gardner ’44 ’45
Dr. and Mrs. Milton Gilbert
Mr. Michael J. Gleason
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Griffin ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Griffin ’67
Mr. William L. Harris, Jr. ’66
Mr. and Mrs. H. John Hatcher
Mr. Thomas P. Heminger
Mrs. Arlene Hodges
Mrs. Hazel Holloman
G. B. Hopkins, Inc.
Mr. Franklin Y. Hundley, Jr. ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hunter, Jr. ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Grady C. Inscoe
Mr. Robert L. Jones
Mr. Gary R. Jones ’65
Mr. Carroll Joyner
Mrs. Jane Austin Lee ’71
Mr. John C.R. Lentz ’87
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Little
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas E. Loftis
Louisburg United Methodist Church
Mr. Willie Lee Lumpkin III
Mr. and Mrs. Philip McGuire
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Modlin
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Moon ’45
Mrs. Jane Earley Newsome ’64
Mrs. Beth M. Norris
Mr. and Mrs. T. Russell Odom ’68
Mrs. Jean Austin Patterson ’71
Mr. Hal Clifton Perry ’53
Premiere Global Sports
Ribeyes of Louisburg, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rodenbeck
Mr. John A. Rogers
Mr. Charles M. Rucker ’72
Mr. Charles Sloan
Mr. Emmett Chapman Snead III ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Grady K. Snyder ’50 ’50
Mr. Richard N. Stabell ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Glendel U. Stephenson ’52
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Strotmeyer, Jr. ’68
Mr. and Mrs. C. Boyd Sturges III
Mr. Howard Hoy Wah Tang ’70
Mrs. Sara Hux Townsend ’43
The United Methodist Church General Board of Higher Education
Mrs. Anne Jones Weathersbee ’49
Wells Fargo Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Barry W. Whitaker
Whitaker Distribution, Inc.
Mr. Donald R. Whitaker, Jr. ’76
Mr. Brian S. Wilder ’94
Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Womble, Sr. ’48
Mr. Jerry Burton Wood III ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Woodhouse, Jr. ’56
Mr. James T. Wooters ’42
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Yarborough
$500-$999
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Anderson
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Aurand ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Barrington
Mr. Major H. Bowes ’58
Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Brown ’62
Ms. Candy Burns
Mr. and Mrs. K. Wayne Burris ’62 ’62
Mr. H. Dwight Byrd ’57
Mr. Nick G. Costas
Mr. Marion Frank Erwin ’58
Golden Corral
Mr. Peter H. Green ’91
Gregory Poole Equipment
Mrs. Evelyn LeMay Harris ’73
Mr. Alan G. Hollowell
Mr. Douglas Hoogervorst
Dr. and Mrs. Wilson S. Hoyle, Jr. ’62 ’63
Mrs. Elizabeth Tempie James ’89
Industrial Design
Insurance Services Office, Inc.
Dr. Alice Peedin Jacobs ’64
Mrs. Phyllis Pleasants Jones ’84
Mrs. Sylvia Jones
Mr. Charles R. Knight ’87
Mrs. Jane Moon Linsky ’43
Mr. Steven B. Little
Louisburg Baptist Church
Louisburg United Methodist Men
*Deceased
45
H o n o r Ro l l
Louisburg United Methodist Women
Mr. Richard D. Niedermayer ’65
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Orthopaedic Specialists of NC
Mrs. Susan Mixon Parris ’64
Mr. William A. Person
PJM Interconnection Matching Grants
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Reynolds
Mrs. Donna Rhoden
Richards Oil Company Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Riggan, Sr. ’59
Rigsbee Builders
Mr. Michael Wayne Rigsbee ’89
Rocky Mount District United Methodist Church
Mr. Warren Woodlief Smith ’75
Southeastern Center for Medical
Weight Loss PA
Mr. Robert F. Stevens ’66
Stewart’s Jewelers
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Stewart ’75 ’82
The Baseball Factory
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Traylor, Jr.
Water Technology & Controls Inc.
Mr. Wilton H. Williams ’49
Mr. Paul L. Wilson ’61
$100-$499
A Few Nice Things
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell K. Adams
Mr. L. C. Adcock
Advanced Temporaries Inc
Mrs. Haven Cooper Allen ’84
Mr. John A. Allen ’85
Mrs. Mabel H. Allen
Alliance One International Inc.
Mr. Michael W. Alspach
Ms. Patricia G. Alston
Mr. Robert W. Alston, Jr. ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Armstrong ’64
Maj. and Mrs. William H. Arrington, Jr. ’64
Mr. Ronald Rucker Bagwell ’66
Mr. Victor L. Baines
Mrs. Glenda Henley Baker ’69
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baker, Jr. ’52
Mr. Felix G. Banks ’43
Mrs. Jane Nelms Barber ’70
Mr. John C. Barker
Mr. Charles J. Bartles III ’63
Mrs. Emma Simmons Bass ’48
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beasley ’70
Mr. L. Lynn Belitz
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Belk
Mr. and Mrs. B. Farice Belk, Jr.
Ms. Betty Bell
Rev. and Mrs. James D. Bell ’77
Ms. Patricia A. Benning
Mrs. Lillian A. Benton
Ms. Mary Lynne Benton ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Benton
Mrs. Donna Overby Blake ’77
Blue Ridge Family Physicians
Ms. Teresa Blumenauer
Mr. Warren L. Board
Ms. Delano R. Borys
Mrs. Teresa Bowers
Mrs. Dorothy Midgett Brannan ’48
H o n o r Ro l l
Mr. Glenn D. Brewer ’65
Ms. Susan A. Bridgeman
Ms. Elizabeth Broome ’54
Brothers Cleaners
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Brown ’68
Mrs. Velma Ferrell Brown ’60
Mr. Jerry D. Brown ’77
Brunswick Landscape Services, Inc.
Mrs. Christine Denise Buckner
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson C. Bulluck ’66 ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burns ’55
Mr. Christopher D. Burns ’74
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bynum
Mrs. Mary S. Cardozo
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Carlson
Dr. Patrick W. Carlton ’57
Mr. Steven Dennis Carroll ’74
Mr. William Mitchel Carter ’90
Mrs. Louise Braswell Cates ’41
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Chandler IV ’67
Mr. Michael W. Chappell ’78
Mr. Alexander Cheek ’94
Circle City Pyrotechnics
Mrs. Nancy M. Clarcq
Ms. Patricia P. Clemens
Mrs. Sophia Spivey Cody ’38
Mr. Thomas Gary Cole ’70
Mr. James E. Compton ’65
Mrs. Virginia Brittain Copping ’50
Mr. George G. Costas
Ms. Sheilah Cotten
Mrs. Louise Mason Cowart ’42
Mr. W. Dempsey Craig ’62
Mr. Robert Nelson Crooks, Jr.
Ms. Charolette S. Crosby
Crowder Construction Company
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Daley
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Daley
Mr. Daryl L. Kidd
Dr. Allen J. Divia
Rev. Alice Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Davis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Davis
Mr. Terry Stanley Davis ’70
Mr. Whit Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DeBerry
Mr. Dean A. DeMasi
Mrs. Lucinda DeMoss
Dr. Robert S. Dendy
Dennis Investigations
Mr. E. Wayland Denton ’75
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Dickerson
Mrs. Ann Dunham Donnell ’45
Mr. Clyde H. Dula ’41
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Eggers
Ms. Mary Jane Ekdahl
Mr. Sam H. Elliott ’52
Evansdale United Methodist Church
Mr. L. Randolph Everett ’95
Mr. Frances F. Falls ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Faulkner
Mr. Jerry A. Faulkner ’54
Ms. Kendra L. Faulkner ’93
Mr. James M. Featherston, Jr. ’42
Fitzgerald’s Seafood of Rolesville
Ms. Terri West Ford ’98
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Foster ’71
Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy W. Foster ’60 ’59
Mr. Morgan Scott Foster
Franklin Veneers
Freeman & Sherburne, Inc.
Mr. Harold William Fromholz
Mr. Oscar M. Fuller ’44
Future Financial Services, LLC
Mr. Wilbert Gaines
Mr. and Mrs. Cam L. Garner ’69 ’69
Mr. and Mrs. J. David Garrabrant
Dr. and Mrs. Milton H. Gilbert
Mrs. Patty Goodwin
Gray Rock United Methodist Church
Mr. James K. Gregory, Jr. ’62
Mrs. Brenda Hunt Grieshaber ’71
Mr. B. Hunt Gunter
Mr. Willis F. Gupton ’42
Mrs. Clara C. Hall
Mrs. Tammie L. Hall
Mr. Scott Campbell Hall ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Swayn G. Hamlet ’57 ’56
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hanes
Rev. Madison Newton Hankal
Mr. Harry J. Harles ’70
Mrs. Martha Foster Harper ’59
Harris Heavy Hauling
Mr. Ronald D. Harshman
Ms. Brenda G. Hawks
Mrs. Rubie Riggan Hecht ’52
Ms. E. L. Heffernan
Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Heflin ’65
Mr. Richard L. Hibbits
Ms. Faye C. Hight
Mr. James Linley Hill ’88
Mr. James O. Hillsman ’67
Mrs. Deborah Stevens Hinkle ’98
Mrs. Ruby Massenburg Hinson ’42
Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Hinton
Mrs. Patricia Hinton
Mr. Roy C. Hinton
Mr. William J. Hinton, Jr.
HM Conner General Contractor
Judge and Mrs. Robert H. Hobgood
Dr. Thomas N. Hobgood, Jr.
Rev. and Mrs. Hubert H. Hodgin ’54 ’54
Mrs. Rebecca Hill Hodnett ’68
Mrs. Celeste Hughes Hoffman ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Holloman ’83 ’90
Mr. Bernard B. Hollowell ’42
Mr. and Mrs. Lennon W. Hooper, Jr. ’50
Mr. Kevin S. House ’97
Mr. David Elliott Howell ’78
Mrs. Lynda Wooten Hudson ’68
Mrs. Mary Wheless Hughes ’52
Mrs. Pam M. Humphrey
Mr. and Mrs. John Hung
Mr. Frank Hunter
Rev. Jack M. Hunter ’62
Mr. J. William Hurley ’53
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hyatt
Mr. and Mrs. J. Deane Irving ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Isenhour
JAC Land Acquisitions, Inc.
*Deceased
46
Mr. W. Patrick Jackson, Jr. ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Jacques
Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jernigan ’47
JJR Restaurant, LLC
Ms. Amy Cobb Johnson
Rev. Dr. George W. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Tapley O. Johnson, Jr. ’60
Ms. Carmen S. Johnston ’01
Ms. Angela Lennette Jones
Mrs. Candace Lester Jones ’99
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baskerville Jones ’65
Mr. Marvin L. Jordan ’53
Mr. Mark L. Joyner
Ms. Martha Ray Joyner
Mr. Frederick L. Katz ’61
Mr. W. Brent Keever ’64
Mrs. Patricia Moss Kelly ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Kennedy ’53
Ms. Amanda Ryan Kiger
Mr. Chris Killebrew
Mr. W. H. Kincheloe
Mr. and Mrs. Ray King
Mr. Michael King, D.P.M.
Mr. Frederick Joseph Kissinger ’63
Ms. Christine Knights
Mr. Timothy L. Kunkle ’73
Ms. Judy K. Kuykendall
Mr. Mike Lamm
Mr. T. Michael Lampros ’71
Land O’Lakes Inc. Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lane
Mrs. Gail Fathera Laney ’66
Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Lange, Jr. ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lashley ’87
Mr. Robert Sterling Lentz ’70
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Linda M. Phillips Trust
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Long
Long’s Body Shop
Ms. Vickie Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Loyd ’80 ’81
Mr. Seabrook W. Lucas II
Mr. Chris Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Marks ’56
Mrs. Veronika Haun Marquoit ’67
Mr. Daniel L. Massey ’62
Mr. and Mrs. George Matthis ’46
Mr. Wilton L. Matthis ’56
Mr. and Mrs. D. Michael May ’63
Mr. Duane N. McDonald ’65
Mrs. Virginia McHolan
Mrs. Melba Harrington McLean ’66
Mrs. Audrey Marsh McPherson ’50
Mears PC, LLC
Mrs. Jeanne Bright Meekins ’47
Rev. Dr. Charles Henry Mercer, Sr. ’38
Mr. Reuben Earl Mercer
Mr. Robert Merryman, Jr.
Dr. Jane Middleton
Mr. Palmer S. Midgett, Jr. ’61
Dr. D. Edmond Miller
Kem Sales, Inc.
Mr. Kelly Edman Miller ’76
Mr. David Minard
Dr. Louise B. Mitchum
Ms. Rachael A. Modlin ’50
Alice Jacobs ’64
Dr. Alice Marie Peedin Jacobs’ educational
and professional history reads like a “who’s
who” in education across the nation. After
graduating in 1964 from Louisburg College,
she attended Western Michigan University
and obtained her Bachelor of
Science in Business Education,
and later her Master of Arts in
Teaching of Business. In 1986,
she was awarded her Doctorate
in College and University
Administration from Michigan
State University.
Initially, Dr. Jacobs came to
Louisburg to earn a one-year
secretarial certificate with
the intention of seeking
employment immediately thereafter. One
day, business professor Betsy Pernell asked
her student what she planned to do the
following year. The young Alice Peedin
replied that she would be going to work,
as she didn’t have the money to return to
college the next year. However, Ms. Pernell
assured her that with her good academic
standing, scholarship money would be
available. “I sometimes reflect on how my
life would have been so different if I had
not continued my education at that point,”
Dr. Jacobs says, “and it is because of Ms.
Pernell’s encouragement.”
Dr. Jacobs has served as president of
Danville Area Community College
(DACC) in Danville, Illinois, since 1999,
and is the second woman to hold the
position in the college’s sixty-five year
history. Before arriving at Danville, she
served as president of Kaskaskia College
in Centralia, Illinois; vice president of
instruction and student development
at Cape Fear Community College in
Wilmington, North Carolina; dean of
instruction at Rochester Community
College in Rochester, Minnesota; and
dean of occupational education (as well as
a faculty member) at Kellogg Community
College in Battle Creek, Michigan. She
began her career in education as secretary
to the president of Kellogg Community
College.
Under Dr. Jacobs’ leadership, the number
of people served by DACC has increased
100%, facilities have undergone major
renovation and expansion, and more
than thirty new programs have been
implemented. Due to her fundraising
efforts, the college’s foundation has
doubled its assets, and support to the
college continues to increase. In 2006,
DACC received the Association of
Community College Trustees
(ACCT) Central Region Equity
Award.
Dr. Jacobs has devoted countless
hours serving on various boards
and commissions, including but
certainly not limited to president
of the Illinois Council of
Community College Presidents.
Additionally, she has served
on the executive committee
and board of directors of the
American Association of Community
Colleges (AACC). Other AACC service
includes past member, co-chair, or
chair of the commissions on diversity,
inclusiveness, and equity. She currently
serves on the AACC’s Presidents Academy
Executive Committee.
Dr. Jacobs is clearly also committed to
her local community, where she serves on
numerous boards and has filled the role
of president of the Danville Symphony
board, chair of the Vermillion Advantage
board, and chair of her local United Way
campaign.
Her efforts to serve have not gone
unnoticed, as she has received a number
of honors and awards including Western
Michigan University’s Alumni Wall
of Distinction (1987), the 9th Annual
Rotary Vocational Service Person of
the Year Award from the Danville Noon
Rotary Club (2002), and the Woman of
Achievement award from the Danville
Chapter of the American Association of
University Women (2007), to name a few.
When asked about her greatest
accomplishment to date, Dr. Jacobs shared
this message that she inherited from her
mother: “Education is something that no
one can take from you.” She reiterated, “I
am so thankful that I have been privileged
to be a community college president for
almost twenty years, because each year
at commencement I see the hundreds of
lives that have been transformed by my
College.”
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H o n o r Ro l l
H o n o r Ro l l
Efrain
Valencia ’10
2010 Louisburg graduate Efrain Valencia never took his
educational opportunities for granted. Born in Ciudad Guzmán,
Jalisco, Mexico, Valencia immigrated to America with his family
at the age of ten. After graduating from Louisburg High School
in 2008, he chose to continue his education at Louisburg College
because of the scholarships available and the small class sizes. “I
also chose Louisburg College,” he says, “because I wanted to be
known by my name and not
just by a number.” Initially
known as Isabel’s son, a
member of the College’s
housekeeping staff since
2001, Efrain quickly made a
name for himself as a scholar,
athlete, business leader, and
campus volunteer.
This enthusiastic young
man immersed himself in
campus life, serving on the
Christian Life Council and
the Judiciary Board, as a
runner on the cross country
team, and as a stand-out member of Phi Theta Kappa honor
society and Phi Beta Lambda business society—all while working
tweny-five hours per week at a local gas station and every Tuesday
night in the College’s math lab as a tutor.
After earning an Associate of Science in Business from
Louisburg, Efrain was accepted to Mount Olive College. In 2012,
he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration and a double minor in marketing and
human resources (pictured with family members at his graduation).
During his two years there, Efrain served as the president of Phi
Beta Lambda. “The leadership skills I acquired at Louisburg
prepared me to hold a number of positions at Mount Olive,” he
says. He feels it would be unfair to specifically name the professors
and staff who were instrumental in his success at Louisburg, as
they all played a crucial role. “Everyone at Louisburg College is
very supportive and friendly. Even at this point in my life I am in
contact with them, and I know that if I ever need help, they are
there for me.”
Efrain is currently pursuing a career in international business, and
eventually plans to seek a doctorate degree. His other passion is
acting—a field in which he also hopes to have a career. “Anything
is possible,” he says, “and with hard work and dedication, your
dreams can become a reality.”
“Louisburg College was, and will always be, a great foundation for
my education and career. I would also like to take this opportunity
to thank my mother, Isabel Santillan Rodriguez. She and my dad
played a big part in shaping me into the man I am today.”
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Monie
Monitech Inc
Ms. M. Sharon Moore ’71 ’87
Moore Printing & Graphics
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Morris
Mrs. Anne Tucker Mulchi ’53
Ms. Patrice Nealon
Mr. Ben Holland Neville, Jr. ’66
North Carolina Community College System
North Wake County Baseball Association, Inc.
Mr. Edgar L. Norvell ’60
Mr. John J. Novak, Jr.
Mrs. Denise Nyisztor
Mr. Jeffrey V. Olbrys
Mr. Charles W. Oliver ’03
Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Patronis ’60
Mrs. Norma B. Patton
Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Stewart, Jr.
Mr. Clarence W. Pearce, Jr. ’54
Ms. Susie T. Perdue
Mr. Kyle Perkins ’07
Mr. and Mrs. David Perkins
Ms. Wanda S. Peters
Mrs. Mary Anne Peele Petteway ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert H. Phelps ’52
Dr. Jonathan D. Phillips ’76
Mr. Frederick W. Pittard ’77
Mr. E. Craig Pleasants ’80
Mr. John R. Poe, Jr. ’63
Mrs. Fonda Porter
Mrs. Tracy N. Potter
Mr. L. Norwood Prichett
Pumping and Shoring Solutions, LLC
Mr. Paul Jennings Puryear, Jr.
R & W McCoy Farms
Mr. Chester S. Ragland ’73
Mr. and Mrs. G. Samuel Register ’76
Reid Hill Golf Shop
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Reynolds
Mrs. Margaret Adcock Robinson ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Rose
Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Rosenstein ’68 ’68
Rev. and Mrs. L. Graham Royall, Sr. ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ruark
Safe Space, Inc.
Ms. Dee T. Saller
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Saltzer
Mr. Randy Addison Sandlin ’81
Ms. Janice A. Sapp ’71
Mr. Charles E. Satterwhite
Mr. Alan G. Saunders ’73
Mr. Peter B. Saunders ’80
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Sayles
Mr. Thomas H. Sayre
Mr. Thomas Sclafani
Mr. Russell L. Sears ’66
Mrs. Martha Cly Shaffner ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Shingledecker
Mr. David George Singleton ’66
Mr. Creighton W. Sloan ’66
Mr. Charles M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Julian J. Smith
Smoke House Lumber Company
Mr. Donald Parker Southerland ’97
Mr. William R. Spade ’67
Mr. Richard Thomas Spain III ’72
Mr. Steve Sparks
Mrs. Mary Spector
Mr. Tom Spleth
Mr. and Mrs. E. Howard Stallings
Mr. J. Gilbert Stallings
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Stanford
Ms. Marcelle K. Stanley ’45
Stars and Stripes Aerospace
Mr. Steven B. Stenersen
Wallace C. Stepp Associates Inc.
Mr. Wallace C. Stepp ’64
Steven R. Moran Associates, PLLC
Steve’s Automotive, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Graham Stewart, Sr. ’49
Mr. and Mrs. Neal D. Stewart ’75 ’82
Mr. Keven Strickland
Dr. W. Trent Strickland ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Stringfellow ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad B. Sturges, Jr.
Mr. Christopher Ray Suggs ’90
Mrs. Bernadette S. Talbert
Tarheel State Service Managers
Tarpley & Rigsbee, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie H. Teague
Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Tetterton ’56 ’56
The Community Foundation of Western NC
Ms. Jennith Thomas
Ms. Alice W. Thomason
Ms. Toshanya Tillery
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Timberlake ’64 ’59
Mr. and Mrs. G. Neal Titus, Jr. ’65
Mrs. Linda Crocker Todd ’64
Mrs. Stephanie Buchanan Tolbert ’97
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Tracey
Mr. Todd Trickey
Trinity United Methodist Church
Mrs. Delores Cole Tune ’62
Mrs. Janet Griffin Turner ’44
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ulber
Ms. Rosemarie K. Urban
Mr. David A. Vaughan ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Walden
Mr. Grayson Watkins Walker ’64
Mr. and Mrs. William Wall ’47
The Reverend Lynn T. Wall
Mrs. Jane Rosser Warfel ’41
Mr. Charles Hillsman Warren ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D. Warren
Mr. and Mrs. W. Irvin Warren
Ms. Linda Weidler
Mr. Randall Scott Wells ’64
Mrs. Rebecca W. Wells
Mr. Robert L. Wells ’60
Ms. Mary E. West ’41
Mr. Robert L. West ’60
Mrs. Karen Knopf Wharton ’66
Mr. John W. Wheelous III ’69
Mrs. Joyce Smith Whitaker ’48
Mr. James Melton White, Jr. ’76
Ms. Norma G. White
Mrs. Ann C. Whitley ’92
Mr. Russell A. Wilcock ’48
Mrs. Louis R. Wilkerson
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48
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Larry Williams
Mrs. Nellie Stallings Williams ’47
Mr. Robert W. Williams ’86
Walter and Marie Williams Foundation
Mr. Arnold W. Wilson ’69
Mrs. Margaret Alston Wilson ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Wilson, Jr. ’45
Mr. Stephen N. Wilson ’71
Mr. and Mrs. M. Lee Winder, Sr.
Windham Printing
Mr. Floyd Johnson Wingfield ’67
Mrs. Frances Sutton Winslow ’58
Mr. William T. Winslow
Winston-Salem Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Winters
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wojtkowicz
Mr. James F. Womble ’54
Mrs. Jean Cook Woodruff ’58
Mrs. Terry Ball Wright ’87
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, LLP
Ms. Kaye Yadusky
Mr. Aaron Donald Yarbrough ’56
Mr. James M. Yates
Yeshua Ministries, Inc.
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas S. Yow III
Mr. Frank J. Zebedis
Contributors
Mrs. Pamela F. Adams
Adams Carpet One
Mrs. Susan Steed Adcock ’67
Ms. Angela Adkins
Mr. Damon Adkins
Ms. Genya V. Afanasyeva
Mrs. Mavis McGowan Alder ’40
Mr. James T. Alexander III
Ms. Cherri W. Allen
Mrs. Lisa Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Allen
Mrs. Missy Alls
Ms. Ellen A. Anderson
Mrs. Frances Handley Andrus ’43
Mr. James D. Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Arnold
Mrs. Kathleen Britt Arnold ’40
Mrs. Catherine L. Asbell
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Atkinson
Mr. Douglas A. Fox
Ms. Stacey Austell
Mr. W. David Austin III
Mr. Ebub B. Autry, Jr. ’99
Mr. Fred S. Ayscue ’62
Ms. Jackie Ayscue
Mr. Roderick Bailey
Mrs. Nettie M. Baines
Mr. Aaron Baker
Mr. Rossie V. Baker, Sr. ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin W. Barrier
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus A. Bartholomew, Jr. ’61
Mr. Daniel Bartholomew
Ms. Donna Fuller Bartholomew
Mr. John Basaldu
Mrs. Frances Isles Bass ’69
Mr. Paul G. Bass ’50
Mr. Johnathan M. Bates ’91
Batton & Guin, Attorneys
Mr. Don Beach
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Beam
Mr. Wilson G. Beasley ’40
Rev. Shane Benjamin
Mr. Curt Bennett
Dr. Elizabeth Benson
Mr. Nathan Biegenzahn
Mr. Keith D. Blackley
Ms. Wilena Blackwell
Mr. David Blair
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Blake ’50
Mrs. Judy Blakemore
Ms. Gladys Blevins
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Boggs ’67
Mr. Willie L. Bolden, Jr.
Mr. Willie L. Bolden, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Borkowski
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Boutwell
Mr. and Mrs. C. Wayne Bowers
Mr. Randall H. Bowman ’90
Ms. Marilyn Williams Bracey
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bradley
Dr. Martha Bragg
Ms. Patricia I. Bragg
Mr. Mark A. Brann
Ms. Crystal Brantley
Mr. Lewis C. Briggs, Jr.
Mr. Jody Bright
Ms. Joy B. Bright
Mr. and Mrs. Larry H. Britt
Mrs. Donna Jacobson Browe ’66
Mr. Carl W. Brower, Jr. ’80
Mr. Adam Brown
Mr. Arthur L. Brown
Mrs. Betty Lou Williams Brown ’53
Mr. Richard R. Brown
Mr. Stuart Brown
Ms. Nancy L. Brozewicz
Ms. Cornelia S. Buckner
Mrs. Donna M Buffum
Mr. Donald L. Burgess
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Burnett
Ms. Georgette Burnette
Mr. and Mrs. J. Neil Byrd
Mrs. Dorothy W. Cahoon
Mrs. Frances Stephenson Callender ’63
Ms. Nicole Capps
Mr. E. Brent Cardwell ’91
Mr. and Mrs. James Carnes
Ms. Dorothy H. Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bryan Cash
Ms. Cynthia M. Chandler
Charlotte Optometric Clinic
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Chesnutt
Mr. Michael Childs
Mrs. Deborah C. Christie
Mrs. Alicia Coburn
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Coburn
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Coe
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry F. Cohen
Mr. David Wilson Coleman ’75
Ms. Janet W. Coleman
Mrs. Virginia Spivey Coleman ’42
Mrs. Hazel Lassiter Collier ’45
Mrs. Emma Snell Coney ’42
Confluence
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H o n o r Ro l l
Dr. Diane Cook
Ms. Leej Copperfield
Mr. Samuel A. Corabi, Jr.
Mr. J. David Cothran ’64
Mrs. Mae Bell Cox ’47
Ms. Joan E. Crooks
Mr. Robert Crosswhite
Ms. Sara C. Culberson
Ms. Rachel Cunningham
Dr. Clifford G. Cutrell ’47
D. K. Clay Pottery
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Dalton
Mr. John M. Daniels ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Davenport ’48
Ms. Katherine Davis ’39
Mr. Steven B. Davis ’72
Mr. R. Grady Dawson, Jr.
Mr. Charles W. Day ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stewart Dean ’67
Mrs. Carolyn Williams Dearing ’66
Deer Creek Farm
Dew Insurance Agency
Col. Charles F. Dibrell
Mr. Milton Dickerson
Mrs. Patricia Wilson Dixon ’58
Mrs. Connie L. Dochterman
Mrs. Carla W. Doedtman
Mrs. Judith Ammons Dorman ’59
Dr. Miller W. Gibbons
Mr. J. Enid Drake
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry R. Dudley
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Duenkel
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy E. Dunn
Mr. John Piaski
Ms. Mary Eason
Mr. Michael D. Eaves ’76
Mr. Anton Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge H. Edwards, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. Ellis ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ellis
Mrs. Meg Ellis
Ms. Clarissa Elmore
Mrs. Erlene Jordan Evans ’49
Mrs. Stephanie T. Ezzell
Mr. and Mrs. L. Nelson Falkner ’65
Rev. and Mrs. Horace T. Ferguson ’60 ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Fields
C. H. Floore, Inc.
Mr. John Baxton Flowers III ’62
Mr. Glenn Fogleman
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fountain
Mrs. Janet Leister Franklin ’74
Mr. Fred Colom Hight, Jr. ’60
Mr. Larry Gaines
Ms. Mary E. Gaines
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Galloway
Mrs. Pattie Joyner Gambardella ’46
Mr. Brian Gano
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny E. Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Garner, Jr.
Mrs. Marietta Joliff Garrett ’51
Dr. Genevieve Hodgin Gay ’41
Ms. Lisa Germano
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre L. Giani
Rev. Alan C. Gibson ’73
Dr. Joyce Bateman Giglioni
Dr. H. Leon Gillis, Jr. ’75
H o n o r Ro l l
Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Gillis Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Goeglin
Mr. Julian B. Goodman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Goodwin
Mr. Ronald E. Grahm
Ms. Brenda Green
Mr. James Green
Mrs. Ann B Greene
Mr. Jeffrey A. Greentree ’73
Mr. Herbert J. Griffin
Ms. Carolyn S. Grim
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Grinnan, Jr. ’64
Mr. Thomas M. Groody
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Guenot
Mr. Daniel W. Guin ’69
Mrs. Brandy L. Gupton
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Gustafson ’79
Bishop and Mrs. Alfred W. Gwinn
Ms. Nancy L. Hammersley
Mr. John L. Hancock ’63
Mr. James A. Harper ’74
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Harren
Ms. Frances A. Harris
Mr. William D. Harrison ’47
Mr. Alfred J. Haubert
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Hawkins
Mr. W. Tate Hayman ’89
Mr. Wilson Hayman
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haynes
Mrs. Martha E. Hedgepeth ’93
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heming
Mrs. Nannie B. Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Herring
Ms. Martha Susan Fulghum ’76
Ms. Cathy Hessenthaler
Mrs. Betty Coile Hicks ’56
Mr. Trevor Highfield
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hight, Jr.
Ms. Ironica M. Hill
Ms. Maggie Hill
Mr. William M. Hill, Jr. ’55
Mrs. Barbara Dunn Hilliard ’59
Mr. Joe B. Hobbs ’61
Mr. Ronald P. Hodul ’78
Mr. Kris Hoffler
Mrs. Jane Trump Hohn ’61
Mr. J. Peter Holland IV ’68
Mrs. Elmar Newton Holmes ’58
Mrs. Julie B. Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Holmes
Holroyd Agency
Mrs. Babs Holtzman
Mr. Thomas K. Howell
Ms. Rebecca Howerton
Mr. Carroll T. Hunt
Mrs. Carol J. Hunter
Mr. Don B. Hutchins
Mrs. Madge G. Hyatt
Ms. Sharon Hylton
Ms. Phyllis M. Ihrie
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Inghram
Dr. Edward E. Ingram
Ms. Nicole M. Interdonato
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Irwin
Rev. Wilbur Ivan Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jamerson
Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. James
Mr. Joseph T. Jenkins
Mr. Eric Ralph Joerg ’69
Ms. Theresa A. Johns
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Johnson, Jr.
Mr. James T. Johnson ’67
Mrs. Janie Johnson
Ms. Mary Johnson
Mr. Robert W. Johnson ’65
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Johnston ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jones
Mr. and Mrs. R. Pat Jones ’51
Mr. Robert L. Jones ’66
Ms. Wendy C. Jones
Ms. Kim Joyner
Mr. and Mrs. Jon C. Judge ’76
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kallam
Mr. J. Scott Kanich ’92
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Kaufman ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Kearney
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keefer
Dr. Albert Kelling, DDS, PA
Ms. Patricia K. Kepley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Kilian
Ms. Laura L. Kinzinger
Mr. W. Gary Kirkman ’76
Mr. John D. Kirkwood
Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Kittridge
Mr. Rich Knight
Ms. Diana Koenig
Mr. Sangsoon Koh
Mr. J. Holt Kornegay ’74
Mr. Chester E. Kroll
Mr. Jeffrey S. Kuhns
Ms. Stella Kunkler
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kwasnik
Ms. Joan W. Lambert
Mr. James M. Lamm
Mr. Tryon Delano Lancaster ’54
Mrs. Nancy Sisson Langford ’63
Mrs. Dorothy Rathmell Langshaw ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence LaPlante
Mr. and Mrs. Roland H. LaPlante
Mrs. Michelle J. Lathrop
Mrs. Patsy Conwell Lawrence ’59
Mr. Lawrence F. Ruggiero
Mr. and Mrs. Alan K. Lehman
Mr. and Mrs. Craig LeKander
Mrs. Pamela Lancaster Leonard ’69
Mrs. Tony Gupton LeTrent Jones ’70
Mrs. Katheryn Coor Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lewis ’69 ’69
Mr. Jeffrey Linney
Mr. Robert Leggett Littrell ’79
Ms. Mary Louise Lockhart ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Long, Sr.
Mrs. Nancy D. Long
Mrs. Carol Myrick Long ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Loyd
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee Lumpkin, Jr. ’64
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lysher
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lysher
Mr. and Mrs. W. Roger Madden
Ms. Maria A. Madero
Mr. David R. Madigan
Mr. Michael Mahoney
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mangum ’51
Ms. Winfred H. Mangum
Mr. and Mrs. John Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Martin
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50
Ms. Karen Martin ’00
Ms. Karen L. Marzilli
Ms. Frances C. Matthews
Mr. W. Charles May ’75
Mr. John Estes McAllister III ’73
Mr. John McArthur, Jr. ’63
Mr. William A. McCarty ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. McCotter, Jr.
Mrs. Barbara Hudson McCoy ’64
Mr. John Manly McDaniel ’70
Mr. Michael McGuire
Mr. Eugene McHolan
Ms. Ann McIntyre
Ms. Jeanne M. McKean
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. McKee ’67 ’67
Mr. and Mrs. Evan McKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. McNamara ’73
Mr. Michael Lawton McQueen ’85
Mr. Robert T. McShane
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Meadows
Mr. O. C. Melton, Jr. ’47
Mr. and Mrs. W. Fred Mercer
Ms. Jacqueline Gardner Merrill ’84
Ms. Mindy Merryman
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Merryman
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Michael, Jr. ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Michalak
Mr. Paul Michaluk
Ms. Gayle H. Michener ’70
Mr. James E. Midyette, Jr.
Mr. Michael D. Miess
Mr. Kary W. Miller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Miller
Ms. Holly Mitchell
Ms. Margaret F. Moody
Ms. Wendy R. Moody ’91
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Moore
Mr. P. Wayne Moore ’68
Ms. Susan A. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. W. Whitaker Moose
Mrs. Regina Creech Morgan ’81
Mr. Jack D. Morgan ’80
Mrs. Elizabeth Coor Morris
Mr. Kenneth E. Morris III
Mr. Robert P. Mullins
Mr. and Mrs. Win Neagle
Ms. Annette A. Neal
Mr. Paul L. Nevitt ’77
Mr. and Mrs. C. Hartwell Newton ’61 ’68
Mr. Lee Nicholson
Mr. William J. Nicolaro
Mr. Gary A. Noland
O’Berry and Lewis
Mrs. Sarah Lou Odel
Mrs. Maureen Olsen
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Osbeck
Ms. Helen Othow
Mr. Jason J. Pacheco
Mr. Hassell Painter
Rev. Joseph C. Parker ’61
Ms. Leigh Ann Parrish
Mr. Josh Parrott
Ms. Jamie Eller Patrick ’84
Mr. Brett F. Patton ’85
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Patton
Mrs. Kathryn Ward Paul ’51
Mrs. Marla R. Peoples
Mr. and Mrs. Vernice Al Peoples, Jr. ’70
Mr. Clay Perdue ’68
Joe Mobley ’69
Historian and author Joe Mobley,
who graduated from Louisburg
College in 1969, recalls fondly
and appreciatively his days at the
College and the solid academic
foundation that he received here.
After Louisburg, he attended North
Carolina State University, where he
received his BA and MA degrees.
Joe then began his career in history
at the Office of Archives and History
in the North Carolina Department
of Cultural Resources. There, he
became Historical Publications
administrator and editor in chief of
the North Carolina Historical Review.
After retiring from state government
in 2001, Joe began his present
career teaching North Carolina
history to undergraduates and the
subject of documentary editing to
graduate students at NC State. Over
the years, he has written or edited
ten books and a number of journal
articles related to North Carolina
or Civil War history. In 1996, the
American Association of State and
Local History presented him with
its Certificate of Commendation
for “accomplishment in writing
publications on North Carolina
history.” His book War Governor of
the South: North Carolina’s Zeb Vance
in the Confederacy won the North
Caroliniana Book Award for 2005.
His recent book Weary of War: Life
on the Confederate Home Front is an
account of the plight of the Southern
civilian population during the Civil
War.
Joe has served as president of the
Historical Society of North Carolina,
as president of the North Carolina
Literary and Historical Association,
and as a member of the Council
of Scholars for the Institute for
Emerging Issues at North Carolina
State University.
Two of his brothers, John and
Phil, are also alumni of Louisburg
College. His brother Steve and his
wife, Martha Leonard Mobley, live
in the vicinity and have close ties
to the Louisburg community. The
family was pleased to present to the
school the painting of the College by
artist Beth Smith that now hangs in
the hall of Old Main.
“The first two years of college are
so important for setting a student
on the right path for success,” says
Joe. “With its strong emphasis on
an encouraging and motivational
environment, Louisburg College
has assisted many students in
achieving lifetime goals. I will always
remember the school with pride and
gratitude. It launched me on a career
that has been most fulfilling.”
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H o n o r Ro l l
Shekanah
Solomon ’10
Her name is derived from the Biblical word shekinah,
defined as “the glory of the divine presence, conventionally
represented as light”—
so it’s only fitting that
2010 graduate Shekanah
Solomon has made it her
life’s mission to “follow
God in her call to the
ministry.”
Despite her positive
attitude and strong faith,
Shekanah
struggled
academically
during
her high school years
in
Raleigh,
North
Carolina, and her college
options were limited.
Louisburg’s admissions
team saw something
special in Shekanah and
decided to admit her for
the Fall 2008 semester. With a firm determination and laserlike focus, she excelled in academics and immersed herself in
campus life, serving with the Student Government Association,
Campus Activities Board, Christian Life Council, Phi Theta
Kappa honor society, The Chosen Generation gospel choir,
and Student Ambassadors.
Shekanah graduated from Campbell University in 2012 with a
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, and is currently
pursuing a Master of Divinity from Campbell’s Divinity
School. She also works on campus as a resident chaplain in a
freshman hall.
“Louisburg College has had a strong impact on my life,” she
says. “I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the
Hurricane family.” Shekanah’s tuition was partially funded by
the Bill and Hazel B. Mullen Memorial Scholarship and the C.
Ray Pruette Academic Award. She credits several faculty and
staff members as vital instruments in her success at Louisburg,
including Chaplains Holloway and Davis, Glendora Powell,
Tommy Jenkins, Louise Mitchum, James Hairston, Laura
Carroll, Tanisha Williams, and President La Branche.
“While at Louisburg, I was able to grow spiritually,
intellectually, and socially,” she says. “I hope to have an impact
on the lives of people and empower them to reach their goals
by spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelistic
and counseling ministries.”
Mr. and Mrs. Ted N. Sloan ’60 ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Smith
Mrs. Frances V. Smith
Mrs. Susan Ray Smith ’73
Mr. Ralph M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith ’51
Mrs. Carolyn Harper Smith ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Snipes
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Soult
Mrs. Debbie Spain
Mr. Stephen Eugene Spainhour ’70
Mrs. Martha Bradsher Spencer ’62
Mr. Kelvin Spragley
Mr. Dennis H. Springs
Mrs. Shonda Parker Stacey ’89
Mr. Charles Edwin Stallings
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Clark Stallings ’57
Mr. Jeffrey Stanek
Ms. Joan E. Stanford
State Farm Companies Foundation
B.F. Stepp Electric Co., Inc
Mr. A. Jackson Stewart, Jr.
Mr. James K. Stewart
Mr. Andrew Stokes
Dr. Paul S. Stone ’52
Mr. Donald Stopa
Mr. Robert L. Stover, Jr.
Mr. Robert Perry Strickland ’82
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Stukes
Mr. Andrew M. Sugg ’89
Mr. Dane A. Sullenberger
Mr. George L. Sutton
Ms. Melissa Sykes
Mrs. Vivian H. Sykes
Ms. Jill Szumera
Mr. and Mrs. David Tavenner
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Z. Taylor
Mr. Michael D. Tedder
Mr. Gene Tharrington
The Kids Corner
Mr. C.G. Thigpen
Ms. Barbara C. Thomas
Mr. L. R. Thomas III
Thomas Brothers Body Shop
Mrs. Rachel Breedlove Thompson ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Thorpe
Ms. Althea G. Tillman
Mr. J. Ralph Timberlake
Mr. Francis M. Toney, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Trevathan
Triplett-King & Associates, Inc.
Ms. Jane Elizabeth Truex
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Turlington
Mr. William Troy Turlington ’59
Mr. Johnny Turnage
Mrs. Evelyn Smithwick Turner ’43
Mr. Samuel A. Tuten, Jr. ’41
Mr. Anthony Vana
Mr. Brett Vana
Mr. Mark Vanderslice
Mrs. Sandra Garman Vickers ’68
Ms. Carolyn Vickery
Ms. Katherine Visintine
Mr. and Mrs. Sam N. Perdue ’66
Mrs. Jean M. Perloff
Mr. Thomas W. Peterkin, Jr. ’65
Mr. W. Horace Petty ’46
Mrs. Kim Piazza
Mr. and Mrs. T. Jordan Pierce
Mr. Frank W. Pierce ’63
Ms. Amy S. Plahuta
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Pollard
Mr. Robert Poole
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus H. Potter ’68
Mr. Mark E. Powell
Ms. Katie Lynn Price
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Purdy
Mrs. Kimberly Puryear
Mrs. Rebecca Simpson Puryear ’65
R/J and Son Trucking
Mr. and Mrs. Joe G. Raines
Mr. William R. Ramsey
Mr. Wilson Ray
Ms. Ann Brooke Raynal
Mrs. Barbara Medlin Raynor ’58
Mr. Maurice A. Reese
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Reeve ’85 ’85
Ms. Vicki Reid
Mrs. Earline Whitehurst Revelle ’45
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Reynolds
Mr. Bernard Rice
Mr. Ivan G. Rice, Jr.
Mrs. Dorothy Watson Richardson ’42
Mrs. Strowd Ward Riggsbee ’45
Mrs. Janet Croom Robbins ’61
Mrs. Jessica Roberson
Ms. Jacqueline M. Roberts
Mr. David F. Stivick
Robert’s Glass Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie B. Robertson ’48
Ms. Kathleen M. Robinson
Robinson and Smith Insurance
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Roche
Mr. Robert Rogers
Rogers Electrical & Air Controls, Inc.
Ms. Dianne M. Roper
Mr. Patrick Donald Ross ’69
Mr. Brandon Rosser
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Rumford
Mr. John Sala
Ms. Tracey Sala
Mr. Brian W. Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sauls
Dr. Laura Schanberg
Mr. and Mrs. Neal P. Schattauer
Mr. Richard B. Schneider ’73
Mr. Nicholas Jerome Schoonover III ’82
Mr. Kenneth K. Schowald ’77
Ms. Diane L. Schultz ’69
Ms. Anne V. Scoggin
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Scully
Ms. Janet Seymour
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Shannahan III
Mrs. Mae Asbell Shaw ’40
Mrs. Stacy A. Shirley
Mr. Jay R. Shive, Jr.
Simply Organized, Inc.
Ms. Patti B. Skidmore
*Deceased
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Mr. Adam Wade
Mr. Rickie Logan Wagstaff ’77
Mr. Timothy Wallace
Dr. Robert S. Walton ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn R. Ward
Mr. Thomas E. Wardrick ’90
Mr. Robert G. Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Weeks
Mrs. Carol Dement Weeks ’65
Mr. David A. Weeks
Ms. Joan M. Weil
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Wheatley
Mrs. Phyllis Bailey Whitaker ’53
Mrs. Connie Womack Wicker ’70
Mrs. Sheryl E. Wilkie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Wilkinson ’66
Ms. Camilla A. Williams
Ms. Carolyn Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Williams ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert J. Williams
Mr. Matthew C. Williams
Ms. Michelle M. Williams
Mrs. Louise McCullen Williams ’55
Mrs. Helen Mansfield Willie ’46
Ms. Patricia Ann Willis ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. Wilson
Dr. G. Curtis Wilson ’47
Mr. Phillip L. Winder
Mrs. Tina Mascia Winesette ’80
Mr. John Wojichowski
Ms. Karen E. Wojichowski
Mr. Leo L. Wojtkowicz
Mrs. Amy Scoggin Wolfe
Ms. Gloria J. Woodard-Gaines
Rev. Charles E. Woodruff, Jr. ’60
Ms. Mariel B. Wooten
Mrs. Betty Wrenn
Mr. Steven B. Wright ’77
Mrs. Yvonne Winstead Yantsios ’56
Mr. Lewis G. Young ’69
Youngsville Woman’s Club
Ms. Emily Zank
Ms. Catherine Ziencik
Estates
Estate of Frances Gwin ’41
Estate of Nathan Cole, Jr.
Estate of Dr. C. Ray Pruette
Estate of Joyce Hubbard Fisher ’41
Estate of Pearl Harris Gomo ’38
Estate of Jean McKinnon Hubbard ’42
Estate of James Gilliam Conrad
Corporations, Foundations
& Matching Gifts
A Few Nice Things
Adams Carpet One
Advanced Temporaries, Inc
AEP Service Corporation
Dr. Allen J. Divia, DDS, PC
Alliance One International, Inc.
Mr. Douglas A. Fox, Attorney at Law
AXA Foundation
The Baseball Factory
Batton & Guin, Attorneys
The Nicholas B. Boddie and Lucy Mayo
Boddie Foundation
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund
Brothers Cleaners
Brunswick Landscape Services, Inc.
James E. And Mary Z. Bryan Foundation
Charlotte Optometric Clinic
Circle City Pyrotechnics
The Community Foundation of Western NC
Confluence
Crowder Construction Company
D. K. Clay Pottery
DBA Jackson Dean Enterprises
Deer Creek Farm
Dennis Investigations
Dew Insurance Agency
Dr. Miller W. Gibbons, DDS
Mr. John Piaski, CPA, PA
Element One, Inc.
Fitzgerald’s Seafood of Rolesville
Franklin Veneers
Freeman & Sherburne, Inc.
Golden Corral
Gregory Poole Equipment
Harris Heavy Hauling
Holroyd Agency
G. B. Hopkins, Inc.
Insurance Services Office, Inc.
JAC Land Acquisitions, Inc.
JJR Restaurant, LLC
Dr. Albert Kelling, DDS, PA
Kem Sales, Inc.
Mr. Daryl L. Kidd, PC
The Kids Corner
Land O’Lakes, Inc. Foundation
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Long’s Body Shop
Mears, PC, LLC
Monitech, Inc
Moore Printing & Graphics
North Carolina Independent Colleges
and Universities
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
O’Berry and Lewis
Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program
Dr. Paul W. Stewart, Jr., DDS, PA
PJM Interconnection, Matching Grants
*Deceased
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H o n o r Ro l l
Premiere Global Sports
Pumping and Shoring Solutions, LLC
R & W McCoy Farms
R/J and Son Trucking
Reid Hill Golf Shop
Richards Oil Company, Inc.
Rigsbee Builders
Robert’s Glass Co.
Robinson and Smith Insurance
Rogers Electrical & Air Controls, Inc.
Mr. Lawrence F. Ruggiero Esq.
Simply Organized Inc.
Smoke House Lumber Company
Southeastern Center for Medical Weight Loss
Stars and Stripes Aerospace
Wallace C. Stepp Associates, Inc.
B.F. Stepp Electric Co., Inc.
Steven R. Moran Associates, PLLC
Steve’s Automotive, Inc.
Stewart’s Jewelers
Tarheel State Service Managers
Tarpley & Rigsbee, Inc.
Thomas Brothers Body Shop
Triplett-King & Associates, Inc.
Water Technology & Controls, Inc.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Whitaker Distribution, Inc.
Walter and Marie Williams Foundation
Winston-Salem Foundation
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, LLP
Donors to Endowed Funds
Dr. Thomas Aurand Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard W. Aurand
Marvin and Mary Jo Baugh Scholarship
R.P. and Etta A. Butler Memorial Scholarship
John L. Cameron Athletic Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Pearce
Peter A. Carlton Memorial Scholarship
Coltrane-Robertson-Coleman Scholarship
Ruth M. Cooke Scholarship
Ms. Ruth M. Cooke
H o n o r Ro l l
Coor Family Scholarship
Mrs. Katheryn Coor Lewis
Mrs. Elizabeth Coor Morris
Gary Ward Paul Scholarship
Allen de Hart Endowment
Mr. Emmett Chapman Snead III ’71
R.A. Scholarship
Mrs. Norma B. Patton
Coach J. Enid Drake Basketball Scholarship
Blair Tucker Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. John Hatcher
John and Mattie Edwards Scholarship
Jerry B. and Betty Wood Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Burton Wood III ’75
Louisburg College General Endowment
York Athletic Endowment
Frances Gwin Scholarship
Estate of Frances Gwin ’41
Hurricane Club
Robert P. and Maggie B. Holding Scholarship
R. Edward and Louise Hunter Scholarship
Mr. Frank Hunter
Mr. Richard E. Hunter, Jr. ’68
Anne Jones Christian Leadership Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. John C. LeMay ’54 Scholarship
Mr. James D. Armstrong
Ms. Frances A. Harris
Mrs. Barbara Hight
Mr. Jason Hockaday
Ms. Ann McIntyre
North Carolina Community College System
Mrs. Elizabeth Hatch Pollard
Mrs. Etta R. Raines
Mr. Charles E. Satterwhite
Ms. Barbara C. Thomas
Blanche Hooper and
Earl R. Meekins Scholarship
Mercer Scholarship
Rev. Charles Henry Mercer, Sr. ’38
Herbert and Elsie Miller Scholarship
Dr. D. Edmond Miller
William Moon and Jane Moon
Linsky Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bryan Cash
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Chandler IV ’67
Mr. J. Enid Drake
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Faulkner
Mr. Morgan Scott Foster
Mrs. Tammie L. Hall
Mrs. Hazel Holloman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Holloman ’83 ’90
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hyatt
Mr. Charles Russell Knight ’69
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lewis ’69 ’69
Mr. and Mrs. David Long
Orthopaedic Specialists of NC
Mr. E. Craig Pleasants ’80
Mr. and Mrs. Bland B. Pruitt, Jr.
Richards Oil Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal D. Stewart ’75 ’82
Dr. Warren Trent Strickland ’61
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Strotmeyer, Jr. ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad B. Sturges, Jr
Mr. Christopher Ray Suggs ’90
Churches
Gray Rock United Methodist Church
Louisburg United Methodist Men
Louisburg United Methodist Women
Rocky Mount District United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church General
Board of Higher Education
Yeshua Ministries, Inc.
*Deceased
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College Faculty & Staff,
Including Emeritus Members
Ms. Angela Adkins
Mr. Damon Adkins
Ms. Genya V. Afanasyeva
Mrs. Lisa Allen
Mrs. Missy Alls
Ms. Jackie Ayscue
Mr. Aaron Baker
Mr. Daniel Bartholomew
Mr. John Basaldu
Mrs. Sandra Beasley
Rev. Shane Benjamin
Mr. Wayne Benton
Mr. Nathan Biegenzahn
Ms. Teresa Blumenauer
Dr. Martha Bragg
Ms. Crystal Brantley
Ms. Susan A. Bridgeman
Mr. Adam Brown
Dr. George-Anne W. Brown
Mr. Matthew A. Brown ’68
Mr. Stuart Brown
Ms. Georgette Burnette
Mr. Bob Butler
Ms. Nicole Capps
Mr. Kurt Carlson
Mr. Michael Childs
Dr. Diane Cook
Ms. Ruth Cooke
Ms. Leej Copperfield
Ms. Sheilah Cotten
Mr. Milton Dickerson
Ms. Mary Eason
Dr. James C. Eck
Mrs. Wendi Eck
Mr. Anton Edwards
Mrs. Alicia S. Eller ’65
Mr. J. Craig Eller
Mrs. Meg Ellis
Ms. Clarissa Elmore
Dr. Diane Price Fleming
Ms. Sarah Foster
Mr. Brian Gano
Mr. James Green
Mrs. Faye S. Griffin ’64
Mrs. Brandy L. Gupton
Ms. Nancy L. Hammersley
Ms. Brenda G. Hawks
Mrs. Martha E. Hedgepeth ’93
Mr. Trevor Highfield
Ms. Maggie Hill
Mrs. Patricia Hinton
Mr. William J. Hinton, Jr.
Mrs. Martha Hobgood
Mr. Kris Hoffler
Mr. Michael L. Holloman ’83
Ms. Phyllis M. Ihrie
Dr. Edward E. Ingram
Ms. Nicole M. Interdonato
Ms. Amy Cobb Johnson
Ms. Carmen S. Johnston ’01
Mrs. Candace Lester Jones ’99
Ms. Kim Joyner
Mr. Mark L. Joyner
Ms. Amanda Ryan Kiger
Ms. Laura L. Kinzinger
Ms. Christine Knights
Mr. Sangsoon Koh
Dr. Mark D. La Branche
Mr. Jeffrey Linney
Ms. Vickie Fleming
Ms. Karen Martin ’00
Mr. Michael McGuire
Dr. Jane Middleton
Mr. David Minard
Ms. Holly Mitchell
Dr. Louise B. Mitchum
Mr. Jason Modlin
Ms. Sharon Moore ’71 ’87
Mr. and Mrs. Win Neagle
Ms. Patrice Nealon
Mrs. Sara C. Newton ’68
Mr. Jeffrey V. Olbrys
Ms. Helen Othow
Ms. Leigh Ann Parrish
Mr. Josh Parrott
Ms. Jamie Eller Patrick ’84
Mr. Brett F. Patton ’85
Mrs. Marla R. Peoples
Mr. Robert Poole
Rev. Dr. Reginald W. Ponder
Mrs. Fonda Porter
Ms. Katie Lynn Price
Ms. Ann Brooke Raynal
Ms. Vicki Reid
Mrs. Donna Rhoden
Mr. Bernard Rice
Mrs. Jessica Roberson
Mr. Robert Rogers
Mr. Brandon Rosser
Mr. John Sala
Ms. Tracey Sala
Mr. Brian W. Sanders
Mr. Charles Sloan
Mr. Charley-John Smith
Mr. Grady K. Snyder ’50
Mr. Steve Sparks
Mr. Kelvin Spragley
Mrs. Anna Stallings
Mr. Jeffrey Stanek
Mr. Andrew Stokes
Mr. Donald Stopa
Mr. Robert Perry Strickland ’82
Ms. Melissa Sykes
Mr. Michael D. Tedder
Mr. Gene Tharrington
Ms. Jennith Thomas
Mrs. Stephanie Buchanan Tolbert ’97
Mr. Johnny Turnage
Mr. Brett Vana
Mr. Mark Vanderslice
Ms. Katherine Visintine
Mr. Adam Wade
Mr. Rickie Logan Wagstaff ’77
Mr. James Melton White, Jr. ’76
Mrs. Norma G. White
Mrs. Amy Scoggin Wolfe
Mrs. Terry Ball Wright ’87
Ms. Kaye Yadusky
Ms. Emily Zank
Ms. Catherine Ziencik
Friends of the Arts
Mr. L. C. Adcock
The Hon. Lucy Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Allen
Mrs. Lillian A. Benton
Blue Ridge Family Physicians
Ms. Delano R. Borys
Mr. Robert A. Butler
Mr. and Mrs. James Carnes
Mr. Allen de Hart
Dispute Resolutions, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge H. Edwards, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Craig Eller ’65
Future Financial Services, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre L. Giani
Ms. Ann B. Greene
Mrs. Babs Holtzman
Industrial Design
Mr. and Mrs. Grady C. Inscoe
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Kilian
Ms. Judy K. Kuykendall
Mrs. Pamela Lancaster Leonard ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Long, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Stewart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus H. Potter ’68
Mr. L. Norwood Prichett
Mr. John A. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sauls
Mrs. Martha Cly Shaffner ’65
Mr. Charles M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Julian J. Smith
Mrs. Shonda Parker Stacey ’89
Mr. and Mrs. E. Howard Stallings
Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Tetterton ’56 ’56
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Walden
Mrs. Rebecca W. Wells
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Larry Williams
Youngsville Woman’s Club
Thanks in part to the generosity of the Golden Anniversary
Club—alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago—the
College is renovating the Arthur Person House for use as a
student residence.
Mrs. Mavis McGowan Alder ’40
Mr. Robert W. Alston, Jr. ’60
Mrs. Frances Handley Andrus ’43
Mrs. Kathleen Britt Arnold ’40
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baker, Jr. ’52
Mr. Rossie V. Baker, Sr. ’57
Mr. Felix G. Banks ’43
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus A. Bartholomew, Jr. ’61
*Deceased
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H o n o r Ro l l
Mrs. Emma Simmons Bass ’48
Mr. Paul G. Bass ’50
Mr. Wilson G. Beasley ’40
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Blake ’50
Mr. Major H. Bowes ’58
Mrs. Dorothy Midgett Brannan ’48
Ms. Elizabeth Broome ’54
Mrs. Betty Lou Williams Brown ’53
Mrs. Velma Ferrell Brown ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burns ’55
Mr. and Mrs. G. Maurice Capps ’57
Mrs. Louise Braswell Cates ’41
Mrs. Sophia Spivey Cody ’38
Mrs. Virginia Spivey Coleman ’42
Mrs. Hazel Lassiter Collier ’45
Mrs. Emma Snell Coney ’42
Mrs. Virginia Brittain Copping ’50
Mrs. Louise Mason Cowart ’42
Mrs. Mae Bell Cox ’47
Dr. Clifford G. Cutrell ’47
Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Davenport ’48
Ms. Katherine Davis ’39
Mrs. Patricia Wilson Dixon ’58
Mrs. Ann Dunham Donnell ’45
Mrs. Judith Ammons Dorman ’59
Mr. Clyde H. Dula ’41
Mr. Sam H. Elliott ’52
Mr. Marion Frank Erwin ’58
Mrs. Erlene Jordan Evans ’49
Mr. Jerry A. Faulkner ’54
Mr. James M. Featherston, Jr. ’42
Mr. Fred Colom Hight, Jr. ’60
Mr. Oscar M. Fuller ’44
Mrs. Pattie Joyner Gambardella ’46
Mrs. Marietta Joliff Garrett ’51
Dr. Genevieve Hodgin Gay ’41
Mr. Willis F. Gupton ’42
Mrs. Martha Foster Harper ’59
Mr. William D. Harrison ’47
Mrs. Rubie Riggan Hecht ’52
Mr. William M. Hill, Jr. ’55
Mrs. Barbara Dunn Hilliard ’59
Mrs. Ruby Massenburg Hinson ’42
Mr. Joe B. Hobbs ’61
Mrs. Jane Trump Hohn ’61
Mr. Bernard B. Hollowell ’42
Mrs. Elmar Newton Holmes ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Lennon W. Hooper, Jr. ’50
Mrs. Mary Wheless Hughes ’52
Mr. J. William Hurley ’53
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jernigan ’47
Mr. and Mrs. Tapley O. Johnson, Jr. ’60
Mr. and Mrs. R. Pat Jones ’51
Mr. Frederick L. Katz ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Kaufman ’60
Mr. Tryon Delano Lancaster ’54
Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Lange, Jr. ’61
Mrs. Patsy Conwell Lawrence ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mangum ’51
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Marks ’56
Mr. and Mrs. George Matthis ’46
Mr. Wilton L. Matthis ’56
Mrs. Audrey Marsh McPherson ’50
Mrs. Jeanne Bright Meekins ’47
Mr. O. C. Melton, Jr. ’47
Rev. Dr. Charles Henry Mercer, Sr. ’38
Ms. Rachael A. Modlin ’50
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Moon ’45
Mrs. Anne Tucker Mulchi ’53
Mr. Edgar L. Norvell ’60
Rev. Joseph C. Parker ’61
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Patronis ’60
Mr. Clarence W. Pearce, Jr. ’54
Mr. Hal Clifton Perry ’53
Mr. W. Horace Petty ’46
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert H. Phelps ’52
Mrs. Barbara Medlin Raynor ’58
Mrs. Earline Whitehurst Revelle ’45
Mrs. Dorothy Watson Richardson ’42
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Riggan, Sr. ’59
Mrs. Strowd Ward Riggsbee ’45
Mrs. Janet Croom Robbins ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Willie B. Robertson ’48
Mrs. Margaret Adcock Robinson ’58
Mrs. Mae Asbell Shaw ’40
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith ’51
Mr. Richard N. Stabell ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Clark Stallings ’57
Ms. Marcelle K. Stanley ’45
Mr. and Mrs. Glendel U. Stephenson ’52
Mr. and Mrs. M. Graham Stewart, Sr. ’49
Dr. Paul S. Stone ’52
Dr. W. Trent Strickland ’61
Mrs. Rachel Breedlove Thompson ’59
Mrs. Sara Hux Townsend ’43
Mr. William Troy Turlington ’59
Mrs. Evelyn Smithwick Turner ’43
Mrs. Janet Griffin Turner ’44
Mr. Samuel A. Tuten, Jr. ’41
Mr. and Mrs. William Wall ’47
Mrs. Jane Rosser Warfel ’41
Mr. Robert L. Wells ’60
Ms. Mary E. West ’41
Mr. Robert L. West ’60
Mrs. Phyllis Bailey Whitaker ’53
Mr. Russell A. Wilcock ’48
Mrs. Nellie Stallings Williams ’47
Mrs. Louise McCullen Williams ’55
Mr. Wilton H. Williams ’49
Mrs. Helen Mansfield Willie ’46
Dr. G. Curtis Wilson ’47
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Wilson, Jr. ’45
Mr. Paul L. Wilson ’61
Mrs. Frances Sutton Winslow ’58
Mr. James F. Womble ’54
Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Womble, Sr. ’48
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Woodhouse, Sr. ’56
Rev. Charles E. Woodruff, Jr. ’60
Mrs. Jean Cook Woodruff ’58
Mr. James T. Wooters ’42
Mrs. Yvonne Winstead Yantsios ’56
Mr. Aaron Donald Yarbrough ’56
Memorial Gifts Made
in Honor of the Following
Alumni & Friends
Mrs. Joyce Boone Ammons ’51
Mrs. Frances Wharton Baker
Mr. William Irving Barnes
Mrs. Beverly Williams Beale
Mr. B. C. Bean
Mr. Art Beneckson
Mr. Ralph L. Bridges
Lindsay U. Bruce, Jr.
Mrs. Nellie Loftis Bryan
Mrs. Nancy McCrary Burgess ’66
Mrs. Mary Lib Loftis Cobb
Mrs. Virginia Leonard Dement ’43
Mr. Melvin Douglas Edwards ’53
Mr. David Lee Garrett
Mr. James Gerald Gerloff, Sr.
Mr. Ray Hodges
Dr. John C. LeMay ’54
Mrs. Louise Alston LeMay
Mr. Charles B. Loftis
Emily Ray Mercer ’37
Dr. Felton R. Nease
Mrs. Judith Harrison Pace
Mrs. Evelyn Garrett Painter ’45
Mrs. Mary Rivers May Pearce
Ms. Madaline K. Person
Mr. Gordon Ponder
Mrs. Elizabeth Rucker
Ms. Jean duPont Shehan
Betty Thigpen Swindell ’47
Mr. George Eddie Taylor
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Midyette Thompson ’44
Mr. Harvey Lee Tippett ’53
Mr. Joel W. Tyson
Mrs. Margaret Allen Tyson
Mr. Ralph Wall ’85
Mr. David M. Whitaker ’48
Mr. Stokes Williams
Mr. Al Wright
*Deceased
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To read some of Brittany’s own
work, see Page 25 for her account
of fellow Louisburg alum David
Nicholas, and Page 26 for her
descriptive coverage of the
College’s newly redesigned
Elizabeth Tiel Faulkner Gallery.
Finding Her Voice
Brittany Hunt ’10 is no stranger to folks at Louisburg College, nor
to the surrounding community. As a born-and-bred resident of the
Town of Louisburg, she often passed the College campus growing
up.
An accomplished student in high school, Brittany loved learning,
but like many young students, she was unsure of her direction in
life. As college decision time approached, she felt overwhelmed
by the thought of attending a huge university with thousands of
students, miles from a home she was not ready to leave. Louisburg
College’s intimate, nurturing environment appealed to her. “I
thought it would be a great place of self-discovery,” says Brittany,
“where I could learn what and where I wanted to be in life.”
A lover of words and a writer at heart, Brittany was thrilled to
discover that Louisburg College English professors Tommy Jenkins
and Leej Copperfield were both passionate about writing. Ms.
Copperfield, she remembers, gave her confidence to go into depth
and search out her voice in her papers. Whenever Brittany found
herself writing out of control, “Mr. Jenkins was able to teach me the
value of a couple of sentences versus a haughty wall of text.”
Not only did Brittany find her niche in the academic arena, but
she also immersed herself in nearly all aspects of campus life,
participating as a member in the Christian Life Council, Phi Theta
Kappa honor society, and the Student Government Association.
She also led her peers as a student ambassador, as the public
relations officer for the business fraternity Phi Beta Lambda, and
as vice president for the Commuters Club—all while finding time
to serve as a work study student in Robbins Library.
Graduating from Louisburg with honors in 2010, Brittany went on
to major in English at North Carolina State University. Maintaining
her strong ties with Louisburg, she interned at the College every
summer and Christmas holiday as she worked toward her bachelor’s
degree from NC State.
Life has a way of coming full circle, and Brittany now serves as
the campus guest coordinator for Louisburg College. With her
innate ability to communicate and her desire to connect with
those around her, she enjoys her role of coordinating events and
tours, as well as interacting with prospective students. It has been a
wonderful experience for her to see how excited students are about
their futures.
Brittany is now a self-assured, articulate individual who has
specific aspirations for her future, and one day she hopes to either
teach English or enter the world of publishing. Currently, she is
writing a book about a young man living in the Dark Ages who has
planned out his whole life, but is also a bit idealistic and unaware of
what his future holds for him. Brittany is constructing the novel as
a coming-of-age story that speaks to the message of finding oneself
when everything may seem bleak. “It’s one of the many messages
running throughout the book that I feel Louisburg College helped
me learn,” she shares.
Brittany has learned and accomplished much as the first person in
her family to attend college, and she gives the credit to her family,
who also continue to live in Louisburg. “My entire family has
been incredibly supportive,” she says, “and my brother is truly an
inspiration for me.”
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At h l e t i c s
Lady ’Canes Basketball
Wins National Title!
2012 WAS A RECORD-SETTING
YEAR FOR LOUISBURG
COLLEGE ATHLETICS!
Five teams advanced to NJCAA
National Tournament play, our
baseball team set a school record
for the most wins in a season with
fifty-two victories, and our football
team played in their first-ever bowl
game.
This was the first year in which both
men’s and women’s soccer won Region
X Championships and advanced to
their NJCAA National Tournaments;
it was also the first time in program
history for the Lady ’Canes to advance
to nationals. And this spring, our
Women’s Basketball team continued
their Fall 2012 momentum to bring
home their Division II national
championship title.
CLASS OF 2013
Congratulations to our new inductees!
Wayne Benton
Former Men’s Basketball Coach
Russell Davis ’74
Basketball Player
Pete Eyer ’67
Baseball & Basketball Player
The season came down to a final game that had
#2-seeded Louisburg taking on #1 seed Mesa
Community College (Arizona). Mesa led at the half and even extended their lead to as many as thirteen points, but, in the end, it was all Louisburg as
they won 75-65. To cap off the season’s accolades, guard Olivia Gaines (Chester, SC) was named the 2013 State Farm/Women’s Basketball Coaches
Association Junior College Player of the Year.
Basketball Player
Mike Holloman ’83
Former Women’s Basketball Coach
(and current Athletic Director)
Sam Jones ’80
Basketball Player
Football Earns Inaugural Bowl
Game Appearance
The 2012 Hurricanes football program was a
regular on the NJCAA Top 20 list, appearing as
high as #8 on the weekly polls. The team finished
the regular season with an overall record of 6-3 (3-2
in the Northeast Football Conference).
Under the leadership of head coach John Sala,
the Hurricanes made their first-ever bowl game
appearance in the 2012 Graphic Edge Bowl in
Cedar Falls, IA. Though they fought valiantly, the
men were defeated 30-27 by Ellsworth Community
College (Iowa).
The Hurricanes had many standout individual
performers throughout their tough schedule,
including three All-NFC first Team members, three
third Team members, and five third Team nods.
The regular season went well for the Lady ’Canes
as they went into the playoffs with an overall
record of 25-3, 12-2 in conference play. The team
had to battle back from a couple of regular season
losses to Catawba Valley Community College,
but they did avenge those losses by beating CVCC
in the Region X championship game.
Don Fish ’60
2012 was truly an exceptional year for
LC Athletics, and we are aiming for an
even better 2013!
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National Champions. This is the title that the
2012-13 Lady ’Canes earned for their 2012-13
season, capping a 32-3 record with the program’s
third national title. Second-year head coach Brett
Vana led his team to their second consecutive
NJCAA Tournament appearance, with the ’Canes
bettering their Spring 2012 third place finish by
winning it all in 2013.
Men’s Basketball Finishes Season At Nationals
The Louisburg College Men’s Basketball team had a very successful 2012-13 regular
season that saw them in the nation’s top five on the NJCA A weekly Top 20 poll each
and every week. The ’Canes even held the #1 spot for six of the fifteen weeks that the
poll was released.
Louisburg finished the
regular season with
a 29-1 record, 15-1
in conference. The
Hurricane men swept
their way through the
Region X tournament,
but fell short of their
ultimate goal of a 2013
national title, losing
in the opening round
of the 2013 National
Tournament. Still, the
Hurricanes
bounced
back by winning three
games in three days on
the consolation side of
the bracket, earning
seventh place overall.
The team’s overall
record for 2012-13
was 35-2, their thirdstraight
season
in
which they earned
thirty
plus
wins.
This was their third
consecutive trip to the
national championship
tournament.
LC TEAMS
in the National
Spotlight
BASEBALL
Peaked at #1 in NJCAA polls
FOOTBALL
Peaked at #8 in NJCAA polls
MEN’S GOLF
Placed #3 at NJCAA
National Championship
MEN’S SOCCER
#1 Runner-Up at NJCAA
National Championship
WOMEN’S SOCCER
NJCAA Top 20 Team;
Advanced to Nationals
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Spent six weeks at #1 in NJCAA polls;
Finished #7 at Nationals
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Spent four weeks at #1 in NJCAA polls;
National Div. II Champions
At h l e t i c s
At h l e t i c s
Women’s Soccer Makes Bid for
National Title
The Lady ’Canes soccer team had a historic season as they made their
first-ever appearance in the 2012 NJCAA National Championship
Tournament. After a regular-season finish of 9-6, the ’Canes came
into their own, sweeping three games in the Region X Tournament
and going on to win the District L championship 5-0 over the
Community College of Baltimore County – Essex. The district
championship was the first time a Region X team has defeated a
Region XX team, giving the Lady ’Canes their bid to the big dance.
Although the ’Canes lost both of their games at the 2012
championship, they did set a couple firsts; they were the only lower
seed to take a lead over a top seed, and they were the only lower seed
to score more than one goal against a top seed.
Head coach Andy Stokes helped lead his team to their secondstraight NJCAA Top 20 finish. The season’s leader was NJCAA
All-American Jessica Scales (Roanoke Rapids, NC), the nation’s
top goal scorer for 2012.
Softball Swings Through
a Successful Season
The Lady ’Canes softball team saw a
changing of the guard in Spring 2012
when Don Stopa was hired to lead the
team as the program’s fourth head coach.
The team responded well with an overall
record of 27-15, and a third-place finish
in the Region X regular season.
As individuals, the Lady ’Canes earned
six All-Region X awards with Jamie
Hockaday (Creedmoor, NC) leading the
way with a 2nd team pitcher award and
a 1st Team infielder award. Hockaday
pitched her way to a 13-7 record, and she
also earned herself a National Fastpitch
Coaches Association (NFCA) AllAmerican nod with her bat as she finished
2012 with a .456 batting average. The
pitcher-infielder also belted eleven home
runs.
The team’s young roster only had four
sophomores, all of whom earned NJCAA
All-Academic Individual honors, to go
along with team awards of NJCAA and
NFCA All-Academic Team.
Hurricanes Baseball Enjoys
Record-Breaking Season
Men’s Golf Wins
Regionals,Places
at Nationals
With their record-breaking, fifty-two-win season, the
Hurricanes baseball team set the pace for 2012’s spring
sports. Former head coach Mike McGuire led the team
to a final overall record of 52-9 in a season characterized
by regular appearances on the NJCAA Top 20 poll,
including a #1 ranking on the third poll of the 2012
season.
The ’Canes entered the Region X Tournament as the
#2 seed, behind regular season champions FlorenceDarlington Technical College. Louisburg battled back
from an opening-round loss to Pitt Community College
and made it to the tournament semi-final, where they
were defeated by USC Lancaster.
The baseball team was led by a strong pitching staff
with Tim Brechbuehler (Gillette, NJ) going 11-0, and
an NJCAA All-American effort by third baseman Zach
Houchins (Wilson, NC).
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Men’s Soccer Scores Near-Perfect Season
The Hurricanes Men’s Soccer team had an amazing run in 2012, finishing with a
record of 21-1, and with their only loss coming in overtime in the NJCAA National
Championship final.
The ’Canes went undefeated throughout their regular season, finishing with a perfect
12-0 record. The team won three games in the Region X Tournament, with scores
of 14-0, 3-1 and 7-3. The Hurricanes only surrendered two goals in the national
tournament, the second coming in overtime in the championship game.
First-year head coach Cristian Neagu’s squad outscored their opponents 104-13 for
the season. They were led by eight All-Region X players and a pair of NJCAA AllAmericans, forward Eduardo Alvarez (Honduras) and midfielder Rene Legien
(Germany).
The Louisburg College golf team played
a strong 2011-12 schedule that included
tournaments against both two-year and
four-year schools. The team finished
with a combined record of 93-58-2. The
challenging fall and spring schedule
helped prepare the team for a 2012
Region X championship title, and a
third-place finish at the 2012 NJCAA
National Championship in Chautauqua,
New York.
For the first time in the program’s
history, head coach Charles Sloan had
the honor of mentoring three NJCAA
All-Americans, with Juan Fernandez
(Panama), Julio Gonzales (Mexico)
and Seth Nagle (La Plata, MD) earning
All-American honors.
Volleyball Advances to
Regionals Under New
Coach
First-year head volleyball coach Colby
Mangum was given the program reins one
week before the start of the 2012 preseason,
and three weeks before the team’s first
conference match. Although the team did
not have much time to adjust to the new
coach, they performed well, finishing 12-11
(10-9 in Region X play).
One of the season highlights for the Lady
’Canes came in the Region X Tournament’s
opening round, during which they knocked
off Brunswick Community College, 3-2. In
their second-round match, the team faced #2
seed Cape Fear Community College, who
defeated the Lady ’Canes 3-1.
The Hurricanes were led by led by three AllRegion X players: Ashley Britton (Henrico,
NC), Emily Kennington (Jefferson, SC)
and Kaitlyn Sitterson (Williamston, NC).
To visit our
Athletics website
(www.lchurricanes.com),
scan this barcode with
your smartphone’s QR
code reader.
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Graduation Day, May 2012. Pictured above, from left to right: Lauren Saller, Jamie Hockaday, and Megan Thompson.
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saw an exciting new staff position created
exclusively for the benefit of our students:
LC’s Great Futures Coach. In this role, Marla
Peoples helps students transfer successfully to
their four-year college or university of choice.
Her services include arranging group college visits, coordinating an
on-campus college fair, bringing outside college representatives to
campus for one-on-one student meetings, and much more. Marla’s
latest initiative is Louisburg College’s new job shadowing program, which
helps our students get a headstart in exploring their preferred fields.
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