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

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NNING COMBINATIONS 8tniOR ELLEN STOREY, overwhelmingly elected the 1984 Homcecoming Queen, flashes a winning smile as escort Tom McClay proudly beams One of Capmpbells top honor students. Ellen proves the combination of beauty and brains does exist. STRICKLAND FRESHMAN CHERYL Edwards discusses an upcoming test with senior John Melnick The two are in Dr Stanford Beards biology lab together

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A South Carolinian by birthi, but a Buies Creek native at art, Mr. L. T. Easley, Jr., has been a member of the Camp II University family for 25 years, this year. A very special d admired family man, he has gained the respect of his jdents and colleagues, as well, during these past years. Teaching history for 25 years has taught him a lesson of his vn. how to deal with college students in a very positive man- :r. Don Kluttz, a sophomore from Goldsboro, NC, described m and his class in this way: Mr. Easley is just down right nny! He tells us stories in class that help break the monotony learning history. Not only are the stories interesting and larious, but when test time comes around, remembering ese stories helps to trigger the dates and real facts. I ' ve en- yed every minute of his class! Making learning easier and ore interesting are certainly two characteristics of a good ofessor. Mr. Easley has attributed his enthusiasm for aching to the students: Campbell University is a magic en- ronment because the students are alert, alive, and full of con- gious enthusiasm. This enthusiasm and fun rubs off on me. Being a senior member of the faculty, Mr. Easley has cer inly watched Campbell change and many faces come and go. e makes it a point to become acquainted with other faculty lembers and to form a very special bond with his colleagues I the Department of Social Sciences. His folksiness, his |ood ol ' boy ' image, and his interest in students ' extracur- cular activities endear Mr. Easley to many students; in the ocial Science Division, Mr. Easley is noted for his oodheartedness and his tendency to alternate between jolly and cranky, said Mr. William Tuck, colleague and friend. But more important to him than any of this, is being a good husband and father to his four children. He and wife, Betty, have been married for thirty years. Helping his wife around the house, sitting down to a good book, watching television, or playing around with their dog, Chelsea, is how Mr. Easley spends his time away from campus, now that all four children have left home. One of his closest companions, his youngest child, Jeff, a 1983 graduate of Campbell, was his father ' s ap- prentice while in school and is now following in his father ' s footsteps. Jeff is presently working on his Master ' s Degree in History at East Carolina University with aspirations of teaching history: like father, like son. Senior Amy Trogdon, has known Mr. Easley well for over eight years and considers him a very special man: I knew Mr. Easley for a long time before 1 had him as a professor. 1 really looked forward to having him as a teacher, because 1 knew how much he loved history. Since I ' ve come to CU, I ' ve learned how excited he is about teaching it. His classroom has a com- fortable atmosphere — he ' s friends with his students. Mr. Easley is a great person, who has contributed much to the lives of the students at CU, and much to his family and friends. 1 feel fortunate to know him. It is because of his never ending dedication to Campbell University, its students, and his family that the 1985 Pine Burr staff feels honored to dedicate this fiftieth volume to Mr. Lef- flet T. Easley, Jr. — the man with a smile! — Carol Dorn DEDICATION 3

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I e are searching for Winning W Combinations — those things which make us successful — those things which make us have pride in ourselves — those things which make our lives complete — and those things which make us above all — winners. Individuals have to look and find their own combinations. Only they know what works for them. If they choose the right path, if they are happy and content with their choices — then they are winners. It is frightening to think that what we are doing now shapes the rest of our lives. Like us, many look to education for the answers. And also like us, they find that it is not the education — the four years of study- ing which brings us the answers — but the knowledge and experience we accumulated through four years of growing. Individuals are not the only ones searching — groups, teams, states, countries and even Campbell University are among those who are continuously striving and competing to be the best they can be. WlhNING COMBINATIONS