North Carolina Wesleyan College - Dissenter Yearbook (Rocky Mount, NC)

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Dr. Finney Named Jefferson Pilot Professor of the Year Dr. Kenneth V. Finney, chairman and associate professor ofhistory at North Carolina Wesleyan College, has been named the Jefferson-Pilot Professor for 1988. At a reception honoring Finney, Wesleyan President Dr. Leslie H. Garner Jr. said, This award is well- deserved. Ken has proven himself as a teacher, a scholar, and a col- league who is vitally interested in promoting the welfare of this insti- tution. The Jefferson-Pilot Profes- sorship was created to recognize those special attributes. As part of the Professorship, Fin- ney Will receive a grant and a per- sonal computer, with appropriate software, provided by the college. Finneyjoined the Wesleyan facul- ty in 1973. He is a specialist in Latin American history and much of his scholarly work combines his inter- est in Latin America and economic and technological development. The Jefferson-Pilot Professorship is an endowed program made possi- ble by the Jefferson-Pilot Corp. The Professorship at Wesleyan was es- tablished in 1982. Criteria for the appointment include teaching excel- lence, scholarship, and commitment to Wesleyan. 15

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NCWC 'S THIRD PRESIDE Earlier in the day about 500 peo- ple attended a symposium titletl Eastern North Carolina in a tllolmal Economy, where several business and community leaders discussed the prospects of Eastern North Carolina in the emerging global economy. Partieipating in the sym- posium werc keynote speaker IJ. Calloway, chairman and CEO of Pep- sieo, Inc., former Xf. Governor James B. Hunt. Jr.. and William F. Friday, president emeritus of the UNC system and President ofthe William R. Kenan Jr. Fund. YN 0 ,,g,,.....f. On April 5th, about 1.000 people attended a musical revue eelelrrat- ing the history ol' the college. This event was perforated l1yalutnni.stu- dents, and members of the Roeky Mount eomtnunity. The inaugural events reaffirmed the eollegel, com- mitment to its educational mission and larger role in the community and region. .,- Q f 1 ll? The Inauguration Committees x 'smut' .1'.'.. fixfu 1 J 'r':'.1. 'K F-N! ' - ,. . . . N ' ', ' 'X -',','1lf11.'f.f3-.,,'?ff?' 5ff.F1,' ,l. .,far-., -.x,ygf?.,, 1, - , 4 fg, .-,. , Mg .-v p': I f l . P T. I II' 'F , I f . 1. .Q ' 'f 'T I 7 c 1' . - '55 f . - , . , 4 X 3 .. tt' . 1 -447 .S ., - . l rQ t ae' . A el I D. 5- g-25 ', A-1,1 -wx 1 il ,lf ' 32 . gr A t,-E'g',3 359.4 55-134 1:4-1 Q43 s,ii,tfl- 1-Ig:-f rg.-ff lg' I 4 V ? uf? f Hifi? 15.55-if ffirx 52.43 J ,.!,, , TW :W Ziff: Y t Zi 1 -11 ,,,,.-'If .cf 'Rfk .5 .7591 'nw' 'Q L, . 4. 'R 47,1 nf. .2 . .li y 2:52 - ,. ,A. , YJ?-v'-1 :I ..-.5 ,2:.-31,1 f' - FQ' .1' f ' 5--'ls fur: t'f'.T' ,T- ifii PL '- FS . . . will-' iii: iriiifi 5155 1-'T 1:2151 V... E ti : 1,13 345 52,211 Q55 S -5 15' E 5 , I ata? 93555 f wa, 4 a 1:-2 5 . 'SN 'f Q i J .. if 7: ,.

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