Agricultural and Technical State University - Ayantee Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Dr. Alexander B. Gordner to whom the 1967 AYANTEE is dedicated 18

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1967 AYANTEE PUBLISHED BY THE AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO EDITOR — OTIS L. HAIRSTON, JR. 17

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DEDICATION The selection of the honoree to whom the 1%7 edition of The AYANTEE should be dedicated was a staff assignment which proved both pleasant and difficult. It was o very pleasant experience to discover the large number of persons who ranked high in the criteria for such an honor. After sifting through the evidence, one of the nominees, as would be expected, stood a little taller. He was not only the good teacher, but excelled as a former student here, preparing for his high calling. It is with great pride that the yearbook staff of 1967 presents, Dr Alexander B. Gardner, professor of physics, to whom this publication IS dedicated. As a teacher. Dr. Gardner not only came to A T with a brilliant background in physics and. physics research, but with the one big desire to teach well his discipline to A T students That big desire was developed while a student here, and nothing deterred him from the goal. While at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from which he received the Ph.D. degree. Dr. Gardner made an outstanding academic record, and his noteworthy research disproved a theory in physics which had been accepted for more than two-decades. His personal warmth and love for students are among his greatest assets. NA ' hat you think you can do, you can do better, where you think you can go, you can go higher, is his motto. His interest in students IS reflected in the added s ervices he renders in the college community as advisor to the senior class, chairman of the Honors Program Com- mittee and chairman of the Future Alumni Committee. Dr. Gardner ' s interest in students is not newly found. That had its beginning as o student here, during which time he sen ed as president of the Student Government. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1958. He is often the advocate in high places for the student. The promotion of ideas for student self-government and extension in time for the dropping of courses are but a few examples Because he has given generously of his time to the students, be- cause he has always demonstrated a high support for and a genuine belief in the ideals of this institution, and because of his increasing efforts to develop students to their fullest capacities, we are happy to dedicate the 1967 edition of the Ayantee to Dr. Gardner. I ' ramily man. He stands with ' : ' ' ■-- -r-i-. er end their fcur-sons: Randy (in mother ' s lop); Alexander, Jr., left; Dar I, nght, and standing or re r en left, Michael. Dr. Gardner goes to the blackboard ;-: ■ 9-: