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SUMMER1995 VOL.83,NO.3 COMING*UP THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS N.SusanWhittinglon'72,Wilkesboro,President Call (910)334-5696fordetails AnneHayesTate'68,Smilhfield,PastPresident BethMcLambNorris'59,Raleigh,FirstVicePresident EvonWelchDean'42C,Greensboro SecondVicePresident MarthaSmithFerrel!'57,Greenville,RecordingSecretary GayeBarbourClifton'81,Greensboro,Treasurer BrendaMeadowsCooper'65,'73MEd ExecutiveSecretary/,DirectorofAInmniAffairs May 18 Homecoming TRUSTEES CACllaiarcroealyGBnaornJrodertdtBeaBlnlrCo'l4w7a,nrkW'i6'5n4,3d,GsrLoeuremnbsebrotroon 4D-is6trpicmt1: TourofHopePlantation September29 & 30 SarahLangstonCowan'65,Greensboro andAlumniReception ALidsaaMA..CFriisshper'8'87,0,WCihnisctaogno-,SaILlem Windsor (BertieCounty) AEldieAzlClaaoubmimendtnmehiuFiKHoceoraeuttsvuueeunrieCso'H7mCo2m,oliduFtenatyrceendetetCCselIsvimaiii'lrr3l,,4e,eexxGrooffeffeiiccniisooboro 4M-a6ypm19 Travelinwi1t9h95Alumni ShirleyBrownKoone'56,UnionMills MaryAndrewsLindsay'68,GraniteFalls District1: TourofHistoricHalifax HelenFondrenLingle'41,Osprey,FL andAlumniReception Waterways of Holland EPadtirtihciMaeHwabrroirsnMcMNaeritliln''5614,,SNnoorwwoHoildl Halifax (HalifaxCounty) June8-19 ZilphiaPoolO'Halloran'51,Reedville,VA AJelaenxaWnidlelriaMm.sPPerteevrosst'83',50R,aTlreyigohn May22 Danube River BBoebabmieFuHnadyenrebsurRkowWleallnsd''4591,,GGraesetnosnbiaoro 4:30-6:30pm June24-July6 RuthWhite'43,Asheville AlumniReceptionwithDr.Helen Victoria Passage JoycBelaGckorAlhuammniWoCrosunlceiyl'C8h1a,irG,reeexnosffbiociroo Shaw. Dean.SchoolofHuman July10-20 EnvironmentalSciences COMMUNICATIONSCOUNCIL Wilmington Mediterranean Air/Sea EAlnidzrabeewthBeKreeezvneark'7'28,1,FaLyiebtetretvyille,Chair Cruise AliceGarrettBrown'65,Greensboro, September 8 August28-September10 AlumniBoardRepresentative SElairzaalboeutDheHbunrdalmeCDaeliirsihe'r50,'6S8,ouBtehlelerfnonPtianiense,OH 5-8pm French Countryside and CarolynThrockmortonGreen'70,Greensboro FridayatFive the Riviera ,CPMhhayarlrtllhieassDNH.eaeKgdeeenrlns'e8l0K,e'Gr8ra6,evueConhrasriblo'or6t1ot,eRaleigh ADlouwmnntioGwanthGerreienngsboro October8-21 JaneMcFarland'89,ChapelHill JPohnanOableprhmieeyRehru'e85',80G,rGereenesnbsobrooro September 10 CatharineBrewerSlernbergh'70,Greensboro 3-5pm PriscillaSwindell'58,Raleigh LaurieL.White,Greensboro,FacultyRepresentative TravelPreview MBriernidaamMCeorandoBwarskCleoyop'e74r,'G6r5e,eGnrsebeonrsob,orEdoi,toArl.uAmlnuimnSeicrNeetiavrsy AlumniHouse AnneHayesTate'68,Smithfield,PastPresident, .AlumniAssociation Black Alumni Council N.SusanWhittington'72,Wilkesboro,President. AlumniAssociation Meetsat6:30pmeachWednesday BetsyCoBmumfuonridca't6i8,onRsalCeoiugnhc,ilImmediatePastChair, ofeachmonthIntheAlumniHouse. PUBLICATIONSTAFF Allalumniwelcome. Editor:MiriamC.Barkley'74,'77MLS FeatureEditor:CharlesWheeler'93MALS GraphicDesigner:KimDavis Photographer:BobCavin AssistantPhotographer:WendyHood ALUMNINEVi/SispublishedbytheAlumniAssociationof TheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro,1000Spring GardenStreet,Greensboro,NC27412.Membersofthe AlumniAssociationreceiveAlumniNews. INSIDE Posture Pictures Is Your Posture Picture in ttie Smithsonian? Bum Specialist Works from the Heart ErnestJ. Grant'93 Mal<esttieRoundsat UNC Hospitals and Teaches Seminars _8. Alumni Scholarships Association's Gift Started the Program Thirty-Three Years Ago n Career Services ItWorksforAlumni, Too 10 AlumniSurveyResults 13 AssociationNews 16 OnCampus 18 ClassNotes WHEN WRITING OR CALLING OnmatterspertainingtottieAlumniAssociationanditsprograms: TtieAiumniOftice,AiumniHouse,UNCG,Greensboro,NC 27412-5001 •(910)334-5696 ® TUnoivreearcstiityAlPuubminiicaNteiwosn:sOtfice,208MclverStreet,UNCG,Greensboro,NC 27412-5001 •(910)334-5921 Printedwithnon-petroleuminkonrecycledpaper. As a freshman at Woman's College, the experience of having your posture picture taken is perhaps the most remembered single two minutes of your whole four years. Nodoubtmanyofyouhave acrossthenationamong(mostly) classthatdayconditionedbythe readoftheminornationalbrouhaha retiredphysicaleducationfaculty mythsthatupperclassmentookgreat overposturepicturessparkedbya whohavehadsomewonderful delightinperpetuating: "Theyput coverarticleintheNezuYorkTimes chucklesrememberingtheirdaysof youinadarkroom,strippednaked, MagazineofJanuary15,1995,written beingboththe"victims"andthe putmetalthingsonyourspine,and byRonRosenbaum. Tosummarize "perpetrators"oftheinfamousritual takefull-lengthpictures: Front,back brieflyforyouwhomayhavemissed ofposturepictures.HereatUNCG, andsideviews." "Thewholephysi- thearticleandsubsequentAssoci- theChancellorhasreceivedatleast caleducationfacultyseesyou." "If atedPressstoriesinnewspapers oneletter,andtherehavebeen youfailyourposturepicture,they everywhere: Itseemsthatthousands numerousinquiriestotheExercise makeyoutakeexercisesandthen ofposturepictures,takenofmostly andSportScienceDepartmentand theytakemorepictures." "Afew IvyLeaguecollegefreshmeninthe forinerfacultymembersaskingifour yearsago,somestudentsfrom 1930sthroughthe1960sandcol- Universityhasacacheofposture Carolinastolethepicturesand lectedbyDr.W.H.Sheldonforhis pictureshiddenawayoriftheir passedthemaroundthefraternities anthropometricstudies,havebeen freshmanportraitisalsorestingin inChapelHill." "Besuretostandup foundinadustybasementroomin theSmithsonian.Itisclearfrom straight,pullinyourtummyand theSmithsonianInstitutionin conversationsIhavehadandalum- bendyourkneesslightlysoyoucan Washington,DC. naeinquiriesthat,thoughthirtyor passthefirsttime." Your Posture Picture Is Smitlisonian? in tlie BY BETSY UMSTEAD '49 FacultyEmeritn,DepartmentofExerciseandSportScience Inhisarticle,titled "TheGreat fortyorevenfiftyyearshavepassed, Apparentlythemythswere IvyLeagueNudePosturePhoto youhavenotforgottenyourpartici- presentinallcollegeswhereposture Scandal," Rosenbaumsensational- pationinthe"bizarreritual." picturesweretaken.Rosenbaum izedthestorywiththespeculat—ion AsafreshmanatWoman's reportsthatDickCavettoncein- thatmanynow-famouspeople College,theexperienceofhaving sultedawholegenerationofVassar suchasHillaryRodhamClinton, yourposturepicturetakenisperhaps studentswhenherelatedinaspeech GeorgeBush,DianeSawyer,Sally themostrememberedsingletwo thatoneyearabatchofstolenVassar Quinn,andotherswhoattended — minutesofyourwholefouryears. posturepicturesshowedupforsale thesecollegesinthattimeperiod Universallyitseemstoberemem- inther—ed-lightdistrictofNew werevictimsofa"bizarreritual"; beredasanembarrassingand Haven andtheyfoundnobuyers! thesemembersofthe"nation's altogetherunpleasantepisodeinthe Withalltheinquiriesand youngelite,"wearetold,wereNOT arrayofallthenewexperiences agonizingstoriesoftheposture subjecttobeing"exposedposingin encounteredbyfreshmenincollege. pictureordeal,itseemedappropriate thenudewithalltheirspinalcurves, Perhapsyouwerecompletely thatsomeoneshouldwriteabout unsymmetricalshouldersandhips surprisedbytheannouncementof whathappenedattheWoman's andprotrudingabdomensbaredto yourphysicaleducationinstructor Collegeandperhapsanswersomeof theworld."Thankgoodness. that"todayisposturepictureday." thequestionspromptedbytherecent Telephoneshavebeenringing Butmorethanlikelyyouarrivedin publicity.Therearefewrecordshere ALUMNINEWS'SUMMER'"JS 3 . . aocitrnhfathonhroegmweaUdtntiiohovevneerprIsiihctttahyuevredeyee-htataaraisskl.iicnnMoggompseerxtoafccortefodmdtuharemteeyss fbLfreeorrnfaoooermmirdrrMmi,endyygNtCsMosiotsiuttenedhnreect,nhlrtCio,.ssiMl.nre.tgstT.,eahrwelhferotmtoaeoitmrfstear Wspitnroucemdrseaeunantms'sae.sbdlPeCyonosrldtoliulesrlgcemeoenpnatitdic,mtniuuctroeetsdsetdbwoefemcrataeliuemseeaonfd ownmemoriesand thoseofretired C issodisgracefuland equipment, and because there were colleagues in the physical education outrageousthatitisalmost somechanges in thephilosophyof departmentand a few written docu- impossibletobelievethatsuch physical education, focusing less on ments. anoccurrencecouldtakeplaceat healthandmoreonthelearningof goodThbeodiympmoercthaannciecosfwpaossteurmephaan-d aodfindtihInesntNoitoturktminoaonlwwCiiottlhtloetgbheee.as.t.f.aanactdnidIng sekviilldse.nAclesot,hattheefrfeorwtasstonochsatnrgoeng sized in the physical education couldnotbelieveit. postural structure and habits are programfromits earliestdays atthe ... C writesmyMother truly effective. State Normal and Industrial School. thatyoucompelledherto Posturalexamswere always a Idnistchuessfiirosntoafnntuhaelusceatoaflotghe(1g8y93m)naa- cspeeorvmfeperlcaetltleyplenyoupudlneedrapeinscdtsutrbheeesfnoormfeahdere. pthaerrteofartehenoprdoetgarilasmoafnpdo,sttuhroeugphic- sium (anexerciseroomin Foust Thiswasdoneagainsther turesatthe timeMaryChanning Building) noted that after only four protest,whichmakesthematter Colemanbecame department head in and one-half months: evenworse,ifsuchathingis 1920, therecord shows thatshe possible.Ihavenowordsto continued to place importance on stude.n.t.sthweasbenmeofsitttmoarthkeed. emxyprMeostshtehre,iFnadtihgenratainodnaflelltofbyour postureevaluation. In a letterto Manychestsincreasedingirth, family. Mr. Livers, the collegebusiness shoulders straightened, arms Thismatter,aboutwhich manager, shev\n-otein 1925: bbeeacraimnegsmturconhgeirmparnodvetdhe.general Inahtauvr.ea.l.wlyridtitsegnuysoteudfhulelryahnadsmy mighItwhiasvhevtehreywmiuncdhowtshatinwtehe In the second catalog (1893-94) Motherandallofuswiththe Corrective Roomscreened with tPhheyssitcaatledCualitmusreofsatihde:Departmentof CnsoehlceltweeigdlelwaittnahkdeietC,vearnydthMhioangmmeacons-ays wmainurnceohyniehntatgnidntgihec.a.gp.irpwleesdwhbhayeventhbweeeeflniaerse Theaimoftheworkin immediately. tryingtoexamine.Notonlyis PhysicalEducationistocorrect ... Ifyoucaretotalkwith thisagreatnuisance,butitis careless physical habits, develop meaboutthismatter,Iwillbe impossible tojudgeaccurately thebodysymmetrically,and gladtocallonyouatanyhour theextentoflateralcurvature givetothestudentthaterect, youmaydesignate .. whenthesubjectisconstantly strong, reliant, dignified and ... Iwillthankyoutowrite movingtoescapetheflies. gracefulcarriageand deport- myMotheraswellasmyself, ment, thatalways characterize here,andadvisewhetherornot MaryColemanwasa graduateof thecultured woman. itisyourintentiontomakemore the teacher training program in pictuItrehsadwebreeenprmobyabbellyienfotthattakpeonsture ooyrnoeutsrheaislnetreepnaitdcityounrm,easwd,eea.nwdIifstshouctuohsetisatkhee pCmhooylssltiecgpaerlewsehtdiiugcichoauwdsaonsschaattootWlhealwtlhetesirlmeeeythe ubAnurttcihloiusvroesmeexatcteilJmlaeecnkitsnostnthafeLfi1bi9rn2a0Ursnyiovdreur3gs0isot,uyt inTomhtmeeddocinoaertre.e.sstpeopnsdteontseeaptphaatr-itis Wweolmleesnlecyowuladsgaetpisouncehertrianintihneg.taking and evaluation ofposture pictures, so erFinoveuimCsdehtea'mnrsbcleeoprtattepoeedrtwhssreeifetciriononngmgtraiaanrnlyeb.tietrheaBrateletiftnwyooDfCrma.haretrner earanenntcddleyilCvadetieddrawmrewsoeoatttuielswdfDiartcn.htooFtroDybure.setxlGpetolahvavanetiantsgihoetnhe iCtteoiclshennmiaaqtuunreaswlotutoolNdbCehhCaeWvv.eebtAhrsaotutgMhheitsCsotlhleesgee mfTGNorohotevevsehelh,ememrtbtatheaenrenradwct1aoh8lSs,eltreaw1gtr9seei1ist0pNt:theoeyrrn,smiwtcaohilaDonrC,.woladAlasnetgneaead. Cm1aoc9olc1sle0teWpgDteuerep..d-ctGamonoe-vtdaeahstosewduasmasenodeftmheppavrtlaooflayeussiaestnaiigronlngtyahltealhsye drwScPeeaeeecvnvrmoeeebbglnrenostoiSpoziketmseehdetdaettwriicsneimotfrloeoelfWseeatgltchelaloeekafmsiroIlpgnrveegayywrn,pLoeaoeVdtmsaaietgostunnsuora,aeeltr.lh,wyeYeaoenludite DearDr.Gove: healthofthestudents ofStateNormal pictures,wewere taking them, too. Ihavejustreceivedaletter College. The practice continued until By 1940, the physical education theearly 1960s, perhapswhen department was publishing a bound ALUMNINEWS•SUMMER'95 syllabuswhichwasgiventoall tureswereplacedinenvelopeswith Mesomorphs(medium),and freshmen.Thesyllabusdetailed the thestudent'snameandtheposture Ectomorphs(tallandlean).Perhaps physicaleducationmajorcurriculum picturegrade. yourememberthesetermsfromyour andcourseofferingsforallstudents. Earlyon,picturesweresubjec- PhysicalEducationOrientationclass. Inaddition,itgaveacomprehensive tivelygradedbyfacultymembers Asphysicaleducationmajors,wehad explanationoftheposturepicture usinggrossparametersfordeviations. tolearnaboutDr.Sheldon'sstudies, processandthemethodofevaluation Later,gradeswereassignedtothe butIneverunderstoodwhatpurpose ofthepicture. picturesaccordingtosystemsdevel- therewasinknowingyouwerean Thesyllabuswasusedinasix- opedatWellesleyCollegeandthe Endo,Meso,orEcto.Apparentlyno week"OrientationtoPhysicalEduca- UniversityofWisconsin.Numerical oneelsehasfiguredthisouteither, tion"courserequiredofallfreshmen scoreswerecomputedforthealign- becauseSheldon'spurportedaimsof enrolledinphysicaleducation.The mentofdifferentbodysegments: eventuallylinkingbodytypewith detailedinformationaboutthe Head,chest,abdomen,back,shoul- personalitycharacteristicswaslargely posturepicturesalongwithclass ders,andhips.Markersplacedonthe discreditedaspseudo-scienceand discussionhelpedexplainwhy subject'sbodyandaluminumstrips neverledanywhere. posturepicturesweretaken,the oneachvertebrawereusedtocalcu- Rosenbaum,inhisarticle,accuses processofthepicture-taking,andhow latethesealignments.Aseparate Sheldonofliaisonswithothers theywereusedtobenefiteachstu- calculationwasdonefortheback, studyingeugenicsand,alongwiththe dent. determininglateralspinalcurvature. Nazis,tryingtodefineamaster race. Thecollectivememoryofmy Pictureswithgradeswerere- AlthoughwestudiedSheldon's facultycolleaguessaysthatinspiteof turnedtostudents,andeachstudent work,Icanallayyourfears,dear thefaultyrecollectionofsomeofyou, hadanopportunitytoreviewher alumnae,thatWoman'sCollegeDID pictureswerenevertakenofnude picturewithafacultymember.Ifa NOTtakepartinhisstudies.No, subjects.Studentsworetheirunder- studentdidnot"pass" herposture yourposturepictureisnotarchived pants,andsometimestheirbrasora picture,shewasrequiredtotakea intheSmithsonian.Well,youask,if rolled-downtanksuit.—Onlybackand correctivebodymechanicscoursethe notintheSmithsonian,whereISmy sideviewsweretaken neverfrontal nextsemester.Studentsfoundtohave posturepicture?Iamalsohappyto views. seriousposturalproblemswereurged informyouthatIhavepersonally Inarecenttelephoneconversation toconsulttheirphysicians.Faculty disposedoftheposturepictures withme.RoseZimmerman rememberthatoccasionallyastudent whichwereinthepossessionofthe Post'48,adistinguishedSalisbury, wouldrefusetohaveherpicture PhysicalEducationDepartment. NC,newspaperwoman,vowsher takenonreligiousgrounds,inwhich Somehadbeendestroyedinpre- posturepicturewastakeninthenude, caseshewasnotrequiredtodoso. viousyears,butwhenwedidsome andsheremembersitasadevas- Inthe1950swhenself-developing house-cleaninginpreparationforour tatinglytrauinaticexperience.She filmbecameavailable,someposture moveoutofColemanandRosenthal evencreditsthestartofhernewspa- picturesweretakenwithaPolaroid gymswhenthenewbuildingwas percareertoasatiricallettershe camera.Thisreducedconsiderably underconstruction,Ifoundboxesof wrotetoherparentsdetailingthe thetimefacultyhadpreviouslyspent posturepicturesandknewthey experience.Herfriend,aCarolinian indevelopingpictures.Thesewere shouldbedestroyed.Ibroughtthem editorwhosawtheletter,immedi- notassatisfactorytosome,however; home,buthavingnoplacetoburn atelyrecruitedhertowritefeatures thepicturewasnotonlysmaller,but thematmyapartmentandunwilling fortheCarolinian,andshehasbeen thesubjectwasalsomorerecogniz- toconsignthemtomyapartment's writingnewspaperfeatureseversince. able. dumpster,Itookthemtomycampin Photosweretakenbyalarge, Theposturepicturesrecently Durhamandburnedtheminmy ancientbox-typecamera,onalight- foundattheSmithsonianwere garden.So,thereisyouranswer.That sensitivepaperabout6by8inches. collectedbyDr.W.H.Sheldonof freshmanposturepict—urewillnot Thepaperproducedagrainypositive ColumbiaUniversity.Dr.Sheldon turnuptohauntyou ever. silhouettewhichappearedasa receivedpermissiontophotograph BeingthehistorypackratthatI shadowypictureunrecognizableto thousandsofstudentsforhisstudy. am,however,Ididsaveonepicture anyoneexceptthesubjectherself.No Heusedthephotographst—oconstruct forUniversityArchiveswhereitnow negativesweremade.Subjectswere asystemofsomatotyping catego- restsinanacid-proofboxinits numericallycoded,andnonames rizinghumanbodytypesintothree envelopewiththenameobliterated. everappearedonthepictures.Pic- groups: Endomorphs(short,stocky). It'stheoneprintedonpage2.That's noti/on,isit? ^lumniNEWS•SUMMER% 5 ! Burn Works from Specialist the BY JAMIE KRITZER henthevictimsbe- ganarrivingacUNC Hospitalsburncenter afterthecrashatPope AirForceBaselast March,ErnieGrant tookthefirstpatient throughthedoor.Itwasaman whoseoutcomewasalreadyknown. "Hehad100percent,full- thicknessburns,whichmeanswe couldn'tgraftskinfromanyother partsofhisbody," saidAnita Maready-Fields,clinicalnurse supervisorforthecenter. "Hisheart hadalreadystoppedoncealongthe way." Grant,anursewhospecializesin burns,stayedbesidethisdying patientfromthelateafternoonuntil earlymorning,consolinghim,giving himdrugstoeasehispainuntilhe died. "WehadtobegErnietogo home,"Maready-Fieldssaid. "We basicallyhadtoaskhimtoleave,but hesaidhecouldn'tdoit.Hesaidhe hadstartedthis,andhewantedto seeitthrough." Itwasadaythattestedeveryone ErnieGrant,anurseatUNCHospitals,tendstoburnvictimLevernBrown.Grantalsoteachesclasses attheburnunit,butGrant,recently namedMedicalSurgicalNurseofthe physicianstended tothem.Thatday, bearpersonality.Andinaprofession Yearbythestatenursesassociation, hiscolleaguesandsupervisorssay, notoftenassociatedwithmen,he saidhecouldn'tletthemandie tookitstolloneveryone,butitwas haswhathiscolleaguessayaresome alone. typicalofGrant'sapproachto ofthebestnursingskillsinthestate. "Idon'tthinkIwouldwanta nursing. Asanursingeducationclinician. nursetakingcareofmewhowasnot Withhis6-foot-6-inchframe,a Grantdivideshistimebetween emotionallyinvolved,"Grantsaid. headofdark,frazzledhairanda workingwithpatientsintheN.C. "Evenifit'ssomebodywhomyou goatee,heoftenlooksniorelikean JayceesBurnCenterandteaching knowisgoingtodie,nobodyshould out-of-scriptpiratethananurse seminarsthroughoutNorthCarolina. diealone." makingtheroundsatUNCHospi- "Theburncenterwouldnotbe Ofthetenmenshippedinfrom tals. thesamewithouthim,"saidH.D. Popeaftertheplanecrash,seven Butbehindhiscommanding Peterson,thecenter'sdirectoranda eventuallydiedasnursesand appearanceisamanwithateddy professorofsurgeryatTheUniver- 6 ALUMNINEWS'SUMMER'95 H ErnestJ. Grant "93 MSN haswhat his colleaguessay are some ofthe best nursing skills in the state. Heart sayalwaysthere,Imeanntwnys "It'sreallyweirdforkidstosee there." thisreallytallSparky,"hesaid. "It's Grantalsolikestopullprankson thehighlightofmyyear." friendsandpatientsatthecenter. Grant,aSwannanoanative,went Sincepatientsoftenseehimwearing tothesamehighschoolasprofes- eitherhismedicalbluescrubsora sionalbasketballstandoutBrad lengthy,whitegownaroundthe Daugherty.Buthesayshewas burncenter,the36-year-oldlikesto alwaysmoreintoacademicsthan jokethathehasatwinnamedJuan, sports.Withsomesteeringfromhis whoalsoworksinthecenter.Hehas guidancecounselor,hebegan successfullyfooledpatientsforafew consideringnursingbeforehe dayswithhisprank,hesaid. graduatedfromhighschool. Whenhe'snotcaringforpa- Hisbiggestinspirationtocare tients.Grantisusuallylecturingor forothers.Grantsaid,camefromhis trainingnursingstudentsandpre- mom,whoraisedhimandsixother hospitalpersonnelaboutburncare. childrenaftertheirfatherdiedwhen Somedays,helogsseveralhundred Grantwasyoung. milestakinghisdutiesstatewide. Afterhighschool,hewentto Inall,hespeakstoaboutforty- Asheville-BuncombeTechnical fivenursingclassesayear.Healso CommunityCollege,wherehe workswithfiredepartments,the earnedhisLicensedPracticalNurs- Jaycees,andanumberofnational ingdegree.HethenwenttoWestern organizationstopromoteburn CarolinaUniversitytoearnhis prevention. bachelor'sdegreeinnursing.Last Buttheoneprogramhelovesis year,hegotamaster'sfromThe "LearnNottoBurn,"devotedto UniversityofNorthCarolinaat teachingfire-andburn-preventionto Greensboro. fourthgradersthroughoutthestate's HespentfiveyearsatMission publicschools. MemorialHospitalinAsheville Grantinstructsstudentsand beforetakingajobattheburncenter, burnprevention. givesteachersmethodstointegrate wherehehasworkedforthepast theprogramintotheireveryday thirteenyears. sityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill. classwork.Theprogramreaches Hesaidhe'sneverregretted Asaburnnurse,heisarare about100,000childrenin97percent enteringafielddominatedby breed,saidMareadyFields. "You're oftheelementaryschoolsinthe women. anexpertinafieldthatnotn^any state.Grantsaid. "Justbeingabletohelppeoplein ptheeoypltehiknnkotwhetyoodom.u"chaboutevenif progTrhaem,mohsetsaeindj,oyisabsleeeipnagrtyooufntgh-e awbhlaetetovehrolcdaptahceiirtyhaIncadn,tofgreotmtibnegining It'salsoatoughjobemotionally. stersreacttohisappearance.Aspart therewithallthebloodandgutsand Braurtelifytlheetswoonr.kevergetstoGrant,he owfotmhaengigh,eewiothrekrshweiotrhtwhiell5-dfroeoststualpl ogforbee.i.ng.Inteheidnekdi.t"justfulfillsasense "Wedocryalotuphere,andwe asaDalmatianina "Sparky"suit, ventalotuphere,"Maready-Fields completewithagiant,black-spotted said. "Ernieisjustlikeeverybody's head.Sometimes,thetwowillswitch Reprintedwithpermission(rpmtheRaieighNews&Observer rock.He'salwaysthere,andwhenI rolesduringabreakintheirvisit. ALUMNINEWS•SUMMER'95 . Alumni Scholarships Association's Gift of $2,000 Started the Program in 1962 Thirty-threeyearsago,the HarrisArmfield'60wasthefirst AlumniAssociationBoard chairofthecommittee. ofTrusteesvotedunani- Toinitiatetheprogram,the mouslytogivetoWoman's Committeeinvitedapplicationsfrom College$2,000tobeused thetop10percentofhighschool forscholarshipsinthe1962- seniorswhohadbeenacceptedby 63academicyear. theCollegeforadmissioninthefall. Amongthestaunchestadvocates Thefirstscholarshiprecipients oftheboardactionwerethelate wereannouncedattheannual AdelaideFortune Holderness'34 BarbaraParrish,executivesecretary meetingoftheAssociationatcom- oftheAssociation,andAdelaide mencementweekendinMay1962: FortuneHoldernessofGreensboro, MaryEllenGuffy,Norwood;Barbara thenpresidentoftheAssociation. Logan,Mooresboro;CarolynParfitt, TheestablishmentoftheAlum- Durham;andJoanSharp,FayetteviUe. naeScholarsProgramwasadaring Withtheestablishmentofthe act,onebasedonfaith,andBarbara AlumniAnnualGivingProgramin spelled "faith"inbig,boldcapital thefallof1962,Associationleaders lettersinannouncingtheprogramin learnedthatalthoughtheirfaithwas thewinter1962issueofAlumnae justified,theirexpectationsweretoo Nezvs.Shewrotethattheprogram modest.Contributionsincreased BarbaraParrish'48 wasbasedon "asuperabundanceof dramatically,andeight$500Alumni faithinthefactthatthisFundwill Scholarshipsinsteadoffourwere increasenextyear... andthenext.. awardedinthesecondyearofthe andthenext. ..." program. TheAssociationBoardmandated In1967,theeligibilitycriteriaof thatrecipientsofthescholarships demonstratedfinancialneedwas weretobechosenonthebasisof abolished,awardsbecamemerit- academicstanding,intellectual based,andthescholarshipsbecame promise,leadershipability,charac- partoftheUniversity'sCompetitive ter,financialneed,anddemonstrated AwardsProgram.Fundswereraised ambition.Eachapplicationfora intheProspectus111majorgifts scholarshipwastobesupportedbya campaigntoendowthescholarships, letterofreferencefromanalumnaof andtodaytheyarevaluedat$2,500a theCollegewhoknowstheappli- year,renewableuptofouryears. cant.Areascholarshipcommittees wouldscreentheapplicants,andthe finalselectionwouldbemadebythe AlumnaeScholarsCommittee.Jane ALUMNINEWS'SUMMER'95