Catawba Valley Technical Institute - Catvatechi Yearbook (Hickory, NC)

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Pins and Awards Presented We a! Catawba Valley Technical Insti- tute take pride in presenting pins and awards as acknowledgement of our out- standing students and staff. Also, it is our pleasure to be able to accept the rec- ognition of a trophy for extraordinary talent in presenting our school lo the public. We are glad to be able lo have you join us on these happy occasions by showing you some of them on this page. One of the functions that derive great enjoyment for Catawba Tech is to extend recognition for some special cause. We had this opportunity whenever some of our staff qualified to receive a five-or ten-year pin. They are as follows in the top picture: left to right, Mr. Robert Paap. President, presenting a pin to Mr. George Brown, receiver of a ten-year pin. The five-year pins were received by Mr. B. C. Gray, instructor; Miss Anne Huffman, instructor: Dr. Larry Penley, director of Adult Education; and Miss bouise Yount, instructor. In the left picture the recipient of a scholarship to the Automotive Mechanics course at Catawba Valley Technical Institute is ferry McLean. Mr. McLean hopes to open his own general repair shop in Bethlehem community following graduation. The Automotive Mechanics course is providing McLean and others with the basic knowledge and skills needed to make a successful mechanic. Con- gratulations! Kim Meyer, past president of the Student Government, received a trophy for winning first place in the Amateur Division for a float in the Armed Forces Day Parade from Jim Whitworth. We are delighted with this achievement and hope to be able to take part in another first place award soon. 26

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Parade Day Once Again One of the greatest enjoyments of children and adults is to be able to uttend a parade. Catawba Val- ley Technical Institute takes great pride in present- ing a float for the public. Members of the Student Government displayed floats that took long hours of hard work in order to gel the job done just right. People may derive pleasure from seeing a parade, a thrill from joining in one. but they will receive even a better joy by witnessing a float from CVTI. In the picture below, you will find some of the con- testants for the Miss CVTI contest of 1970. They are: Lynn Long. Nina Ford. Juanita Vounl. Cindy Walker. Susan Merrill, and Evelyn Bishop. Whal! No apples for Ihe teacher? Now this is what I call a REAL patriotic float! Do all the girls at CVTI look this cute? 25

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A Long, Sought Goal... On May 28 Catawba Valley Technical Institute presented its spring graduation exercise at the P. E. Mon roe Auditorium. The Reverend W. Andrew Wi kerson. paslor of the First Presbyterian Church in Newton, gave the invocation. Miss Linda Rose was soloist and Robert E. Paap. President of CVTI.gave the welcome. Harry Arndt, chairman of CVTI board of directors, introduced the commencement speaker, Congressman fames T. Broyhill. Scholastic and faculty awards were presented by John Poropatic, chairman of the faculty consulting com- mittee. I wo hundred and forty-nine students were awarded associate degrees of applied science. During the summer graduation exercise eighty-three students received diplomas. The address was given by President Robert E. Paap. Diplomas and degrees were awarded by Bruce Bishop and Ervin Lineberger. Participants in the graduation in (he above picture are from left to right: John Poropatic. chairman of the fac- ulty consulting committee: Congressman James T. Broyhill. speaker; Harry Arndt, chairman of the board of di- rectors of CVTI: Bruce Bishop, dean of student services; Ervin l.ineberger. director of technical and vocational studies; and Robert Paap. president of CVTI. 27