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October 17, 2001 N.C. Wesleyan Celebrates 45th Founders’ Day October 25 Rocky Mount, N.C.—North Carolina Wesleyan College will celebrate 45 years of service to the city and region with its annual Founders’ Day Convocation on Thursday, October 25, at 11 a.m. in Minges Auditorium at the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts. The event is free and open to the public. Keynote speaker for the Founders’ Day Convocation will be Wesleyan’s new president, Dr. Ian Newbould. Before coming to Wesleyan in the fall, Newbould had served since 1991 as president and vice chancellor of Mount Allison University, in New Brunswick, Canada. A renowned history scholar who has published extensively, Newbould has received numerous honors, awards, and research grants, and has served many professional and civic organizations. The Convocation, one of the highlights of Wesleyan’s fall semester each year, follows academic tradition with a procession of faculty members in colorful regalia. Among the many awards that will be presented during the ceremony is the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the College’s highest honor given to a citizen of the community for contributions to the College and the region. Founders of the College, many of whom are still living, are recognized, and the College presents faculty and staff awards. Also, new members of Omicron Delta Kappa national honorary society will be tapped. These include students, faculty, and staff from the College who are recognized for their outstanding scholarship and leadership qualities. A special feature of this year’s Founders’ Day activities will take place at 9 a.m. on the College’s front lawn when the College dedicates the Arch W. Sharer Arboretum. The arboretum will be named in honor of the popular biology professor emeritus who taught at Wesleyan for more than 30 years and served as chair of the Division of Sciences. Sharer’s interest in plants led to the development of the arboretum, loosely delineated as the area around the campus buildings and including the wooded area in front of the Braswell Administration Building. Another highlight of Founders’ Day activities will be the opening of an exhibit at 2 p.m. entitled "Pathmakers: North Carolina Native American Women of Distinction." The exhibit consists of 25 photographic portraits by Mark Wagoner, curated by Barbara Braveboy-Locklear and sponsored by the Guilford Native American Art Gallery in Greensboro, N.C. The exhibit also includes more than 50 arts and crafts items from the women of the Haliwa-Saponi community—including a full ceremonial garment of leather and beads. The crafts display is curated by ceramic artist Senora Lynch of Warrenton, N.C. The display, which is free and open to the public, will run through February 24 in the Four Sisters Gallery of the Thomas J. Pearsall Jr. Building. N.C. Wesleyan is an independent, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The College offers bachelor’s degrees in 22 majors on the main campus in Rocky Mount. It also offers an Adult Degree Program specially designed to help working adults finish their bachelor’s degrees in several disciplines on the Rocky Mount campus and at sites in Raleigh, Durham, and Goldsboro. ### |
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