Queens University of Charlotte - Coronet / Edelweiss Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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C LOTIL. Ll5l0l'l 0 C pfOgl'8ITl, href Marshal Irene Zurek leads Presrdenl ABOVE.Al1h - -l ' flh C . Vw 'xreman, W Rays Gary, Dr Robert Whalen, and Dr Cynthia Tyson out of the chapel LEFT ln lhelr place of honor al the from of the chapel, sensors stand as the Recessxonal muslc b egms Honors Convocation 21

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RIGHT: After his introduction, convocation speaker Dr. Robert Whalen begins his address with, Well, my, my, don't we all look formidable, dressed in our feudal array! BELOW: Led by Class Marshal Tippi Faucette, faculty members enter the chapel to the sounds of Trumpet Voluntary in D. BELOW LEFT: As Faculty Marshal Dr. Joyce Shealy looks on, President Wireman presents W. Kays Gary with his honorary degree. ' ,..--n-'U E - 1 I' -U i fi.. ll 4c2:t,4 I Honor 0 Honor . .. to talk about honor - well, how positively anachronistic, how totally Quix- otic! said Dr. Robert Whalen in his Chi- valry Redivivus address. The date was February 12, 1985, the place was Belk Chapel, and the event was the traditional Honors Convocation. Dr. Billy O. Wireman, President of the College, began the program by recognizing freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors on the President's List, he also recognized 20 Honors Convocation the Presidential, Dana, Queens, Belk, and Redd scholars, along with New Dimensions Fellows and members of the Zetetic Society. Next, Chaplain Jennifer Burns presented a meditation and the Queens College choir sang Martin Shawls A Blessing. Dr. Cynthia Tyson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, introduced Dr. Whalen, who talked about the Patron saint of honor. . . the Knight of the Woeful Countenance, Don Quixote de la Mancha. After President Wireman conferred the Doctor of Humane Letters degree on columnist W Kays Gary of the Charlotte Observer, the program ended with Guardian bright, our alma mater - the Queens College hymn. From start to finish, the Convocation was, as Dr. Whalen put it, . .. doubly special, fforj not only do we get to dress up and have a parade, but we get to do so in honor of honor.

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uHealthful Hints Running down? Run on down - to the Health Fair! Complete with balloons and popcorn, the 3rd annual Queens Student Health Fair featured l4 health categories and was held on February 5 in the Irwin McKay Student Health Center. Volunteers from agencies such as the American Red Cross, Planned Parenthood and the American Heart and Lung Associ- ation brought brochures and tested stu- dents on different aspects of health aware- RIGHT: Before going to check out the individual booths, Marian Huntley, Mary Holland, Susan Dykema, Elizabeth Andrews, Gina Rogers. and Cathy Pope sample the free popcorn in the Health Center lobby. l ness. Students could visit Health Sta- tions as varied as the American Lung Associations Healthy Habits for Healthy Lungs, College Chaplain Jennifer Burns's Living WhollyfHoly Livingf' and coun- selor Linda Diebold's How Do You Rate? Test your Stress booth. For the first time, the Charlotte Dental Society was in atten- dance to check students' teeth and describe gum disease prevention. Written up in the Charlotte Observer, the Health Fair was publicized on campus with posters by art professor Marbury Brown as well as with the antics of the WBCY Chick- en. A large turnout of 225 students attend- ed. The purpose of the Fair is strictly educ- tional, said Health Center Nurse Eileen Kulp. We want to expose students to as much health care information as we can. , I - rw ' '11 ' --. ' ABOVE: Making the rounds at the Fair. Diana Williams discusses the Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness and Testing Program with representative June Gill. RIGHT' Stopping by the Protect Yourself booth to get a Rubella Titer test. Paige Orrie watches as a Mecklenburg County Health Department representative ties a tourniquet on 22 Health Fair it B3 if Xt her arm. .2