Campbell University - Pine Burr Yearbook (Buies Creek, NC)

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I A Woman of the Twentieth Century Lmoglnarive, respeaoble, versatile, excep- rionol, dedicored, and creorive — all these words work together ro form o montage which describe a very complex lady She Is on excellent choice for the recipient of the 1964 Pine Dun dedicotion She is o loyol olumno of Campbell University ond o bright and inspiring teocher Her dedicotion in In- spiring excellence hos influenced both students ond faculty, stofes Deon of the University, Dr Jerry M Wolloce The words of Dr Tom Richord- son, choirmon of the English Deportment, when asked his opinion of the Pine Burr stoff ' s selection for the dedication, implied thot It wos o noturol choice becouse she hos dedicoted herself to Compbell Mrs Dorothy C Whitley, Associote Professor of English, is one of the mainstays of Compbell University life. Her voried roles os teocher, advisor, friend, and colleogue lend on extro dimension ro the ocod emic community of Compbell Mrs Whitley s commitment to the English longuoge has enhanced her ability os on English professor According to Mr Clarence Hundley, o fellow English colleague, she is o womon of the word, she knows the longuoge In looking of her special oreo of expertise — Americon literotute, he adds that she is similar to the Puritons in her sense of purpose ond self-discipline and relates to the eighteenth century in being rational — on epitome of reoson She hos the imoginorive spirit embodied by the Romantics ' Mrs. Whitley ' s discipline, purpose, ond Imogino- tlon ore highly evident in the development of the English Communico- lons najc As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind — Emily Dickinson Richofdson com- ments that Mrs Whitley has helped develop communica- tions Into o more serious progrom than before She hos token the Interest, she really Is the jour- nolism program English Communic- otions, one of the fastest growing ma- jors on compus, can attribute much of Its populari- ty to Mrs Whitley Kelly Correr, presently editor-in- chief of the Campbell Times ond olso on English Communicotions major, refers to Mrs Whitley OS ' one who has put o lot of input ond direction into communicotions She wos Influenrlol in getting public relations courses ond essenriolly developed a good port of the communications program ' She doesn ' t just fit her time In dosses — ond she doesn ' t just toke on committee work for the soke of being there, she takes her time, does the job well, ond everyone Involved benfits, observes Dr Richardson, he goes on ro soy that she is one of the most highly respeaed teachers on the faculty — o teocher in oil good senses of the word She ' s a leader — someone I ' ve coiled upon often She is oaive not only In the deport- ment, but on the campus as well — she hos meant o lot to the university os o whole ' Dr Norman A Wiggins, president of the universi- ty, obviously shores the some sentiments, and comments In praise of Mrs. Whitley. The term teacher ' hos o long and honoroble history It Is rightly viewed os a sacred colling inasmuch as the equipping ' funaion os described In the New Testa- ment is opplled to both postors ond leochers Eins- tein said It Is the supreme art of the teacher to owoken joy In creotive expression ond know- ledge ' Yet, the price of acquiring the art Is high, very high It Is acquired only by the constant discipline and unending lobor of those who would proaice It Thus. It is fitting that the 1964 edition of the Pine Durr is dedicoted to one who is rightly called teocher ' ond who possesses the ort to owoken In her pupils joy In creotive expression 99 ond knowledge Dorothy Whitley ' s life is deeply embedded in Compbell University ond Bules Creek She attended Compbell Junior College os on undergraduote ond was as Involved then as she Is now While at Campbell, she wos a member of Epsllon Pi Eto, o chorter member of Phi Koppo Phi, co-editor of the Creek Pebbles, earned the distinction of being solutotorion of her groduoting doss, and wos voted Dest-AII-Around Student by the foculty (Remembering Mrs Whitley os o student, Mr Phillip Kennedy, one of her former English professors odds, In moybe thirty yeors of teoching, I hesitoie to hove some of the really good students I hove hod discomforted to soy that Mrs Whitley wos the best one I ever tought, but I ' d hove to think a long time before soying otherwise She wos very, very bright ond resourceful — o good student in English and literoture ando very fine student joutnolist After groduoting from Compbell, Mrs Whitley ottended the University of North Corollno ot Chopel Hill where she received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English with o minor in French There she was elected into the UNC-CH Chapter of the prestigious Phi Beto Koppo Honor Society She served os o teoching osslstani while In groduote school and went on to teoch public school briefly before returning ro Compbell to join the faculty In 1962 os Associote Professor of English Her teoching responsibilities include instruc- ting students in composition, journolism, literory study and reseorch, and undergraduate ond groduote ™ Americon literature Since returning to Compbell, Mrs Whitley ' s involve- ment In university offoirs hos led to the development of the University Alumni Circle, on organization of university pro- fessors who ottended Comp- bell OS students ond returned to teoch She hos worked with the University Elderhostel Foculty; developed the Senior Thesis Project for the Deport- ment of English; developed the University Scholor- shlp ond Orientotlon Exhibits; is choirmon of the University Publications Committee; hos served on the University Senote; is co-editor of the English Communications Newsletter; hos held the Viaor Smoll Choir of English; ond olso presently serves os odvisor to the Campbell Times, formerly the Creek Pebbles, the university ' s weekly newspoper Dr F lchordson recalls that Mrs Whitley wos osk- ed to odvlse the Compbell Times on o temporory bosis two yeors ogo ond ended up with the job full time According to Dr Richordson, Mrs Whitley runs the Compbell Times like she runs everything else — with quality, exceptlonol leadership She hosn ' t edited the paper, but provided the necessory leadership she turned It into o newspoper Though Mrs Whitley has committed o good port of her life to Compbell University, she finds time for community activities. Involving herself In politics os well OS in her hometown church. She resides in Mount Olive with her husband Chorles O Whitley, Jr ond their son Christopher Mr Hundley perhops soys it best: Mrs Whitley is o womon of rhe twen- tieth century; she hos achieved what mony women ore striving fot todoy — intelligence, fomi- ly, ond coreer She epitomizes rhe petfect bolonce For oil these reosons and countless others, the 1934 Pine Durr stoff is proud to dedtcote the forty- ninth volume to such a special person — Mrs. Dorothy C Whitley. CD Dedlcorlon — 13