Dr. Garland Allen (1922-2014) was born in Tuckerman, Ark., as the middle child to Roy and Evelyn Rich Allen. His parents only had the opportunity to receive an eighth-grade formal education. Roy Allen was a self-taught farmer and veterinarian by profession. He researched and studied through numerous books of animal science and then went to Little Rock, where he took and passed the Arkansas State Veterinarian Examination.

At 16 years old, Garland Allen was ordained a Baptist preacher. He attended Ouachita College in Arkadelphia, Ark. Graduating with a teacher鈥檚 degree in 1944, he enrolled in Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He soon had a three-year Bachelor of Divinity degree and his master鈥檚 degree. He then received a Doctorate in Church History there. His minors were Old Testament and historical theology.

Allen had a variety of teaching experiences. In Walnut Ridge, Ark., he taught at Southern Baptist Junior College (now Williams College). After four years, he resigned and moved to Memphis, Tenn., where he taught English and history in Millington Public High School near Memphis. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society for History. While teaching there, he attended Memphis State University and received a Master of Arts degree in European History.

Allen left in 1961 to begin his tenure at 猫咪头条. During his academic career at 猫咪头条, he was an academic counselor, taught history and religion, and served as chair of the religion department.

His academic influence at 猫咪头条 was balanced by an outstanding effort in the athletic ranks as a legendary golf coach of the Runnin鈥� Bulldogs from 1962 to 1989. When 猫咪头条 was a junior college, his teams won several district championships. Allen鈥檚 success continued as a golf coach at Gardner- Webb as a four-year institution. He won National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championships in 1976 and 1977 and produced several All鈥揂mericans. Other teams were ranked second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, 19th and, in 1989, 13th nationally. Allen was honored as NAIA Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1977, and as a tribute to his success as a coach, Allen was inducted into the 猫咪头条 University Sports Hall of Fame on Nov. 6, 1993.

Allen set the bar high during his tenure as 猫咪头条鈥檚 head golf coach, directing the program to nine appearances in the NAIA National Tournament. According to Allen, the players experienced success due to the fact that he encouraged them to remain individuals. Allen stressed personal relationships among players. His former players maintained contact with him over the years. He said the golfers just kept coming back.

Allen was honored by being chosen professor emeritus in 1990, the year after he retired. Of his experiences in education, he shared, 鈥淚 never regretted being in education鈥攏ever for a minute. One of the reasons I managed to stay young was because of continuing association with like- minded people, people who are genuinely dedicated to the welfare of the students.鈥�

Allen was married to Mary Evelyn Garrison in 1949 after meeting in 1944 in Louisville, Ky. Evelyn, originally from Lincolnton, N.C., graduated from Mars Hill College, Baylor University and Carver School of Missions in Louisville (WMU Training), which is now a part of the Seminary. Until 1987, she taught English at Crest High School and Crest Middle School in Cleveland County, N.C., and served as a librarian.

The Allens raised two children, Susan and William Henry.

Over the years Allen was involved in several community organizations. He was a member of the Cleveland County Senior Golf Association, was active in Boiling Springs Baptist Church, was a member of the Lion鈥檚 Club, and was a Boy Scout Commissioner for Troop 117 (a position held for 35 years). As commissioner, Allen helped many young men through decision making, raising money, and encouraging scouts to get merit badges and to attend the Court of Honor.

At 猫咪头条, Allen served on many committees in various positions and was active in the Bulldog Club. Allen said that personal relationships with both students and faculty through the years brought him much satisfaction and enjoyment.

Source: Personal Interview鈥擬argaret Thomas Updated: Dr. Darlene Gravett, Matthew Tessnear and Noel T. Manning, II (August 2014 鈥� February 2015)

The post Garland Allen appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Deck Wallace Andrews (1912-1999) was born in Rutherford County, N.C., the son of Samuel and Geneva Wallace Andrews. He graduated from Rutherford-Spindale Central High School in North Carolina in 1930 and attended Lees-McRae College from 1933-1935. After leaving Lees-McRae, Andrews worked in textiles until 1942. He entered the United States Air Force as an enlisted person on Oct. 16, 1942. He was appointed as a flight officer in 1945 and was discharged in 1946. He attended Wofford College (1946-1948) where he earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. During the summers while teaching at Wofford College, Andrews earned his Master of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Georgia. 

On April 15, 1938, Andrews married Lois Long, daughter of Captain T.T. and Mildred Hollifield Long of Forest City, N.C. They had no children. He had three brothers: George Andrews, the late Horace Andrews, and the late Dr. Charles Andrews, who taught in and was chair of the 猫咪头条 Foreign Language Department. 

Andrews attended First Presbyterian Church in Forest City for 28 years. He served as deacon, elder, church treasurer, and president of the Men of the Church. He was elder emeritus. Upon moving to Skylyn Place, Spartanburg, S.C., Andrews and his wife joined Westminister Presbyterian Church. 

Andrews began his teaching career at Wofford College in 1948 and remained there until 1956. He then taught at East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C., from 1956-1962. While teaching at East Mecklenburg, he enjoyed working with gifted children at Western Carolina University. Upon leaving East Mecklenburg in 1962, Andrews began his long career at 猫咪头条 College (now 猫咪头条 University). During his tenure at Gardner- Webb, Andrews was chairman of the Business Administration Department, taught accounting and business law and sponsored Pi Gamma Mu, a business fraternity. Andrews retired from 猫咪头条 in 1977 and was elected professor emeritus of business. 

He was active in Civitans and the Lions Club. In retirement, he and his wife resided at Skylyn Place until his death in 1999. Andrews enjoyed reading, golfing, and playing cards. 

Source: Personal Interviews 

鈥� Albert Huffman 

The post Deck Wallace Andrews appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Dr. Robert R. Blackburn (1932-2019), a retired college professor and administrator, was born in Mooresboro, N.C., to Reid and Kate Blackburn. After graduating from Mooresboro High School (1950), he attended 猫咪头条; he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education at Erskine College in 1954, where he received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. Throughout his undergraduate career, he earned nine letters in athletics for his performances in basketball, baseball, and football. He served two years in the U.S. Army; he then began his teaching career at Walhalla High School in Walhalla, S.C.  

He returned to 猫咪头条 in 1958 as an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education, head basketball coach, line coach for football, and head track coach, while also completing a Master of Arts degree in 1968 at George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. He then moved to Louisiana College, where he chaired the Department of Health and Physical Education (1963-1969); he also completed the Doctor of Education degree in Health and Physical Education in 1969 at George Peabody College. He returned to teach at 猫咪头条 in 1969. 

Blackburn was a professor for 24 years at GWU; he chaired the Department of Health and Physical Education for 19 years prior to his retirement in 1996. His key accomplishments during his tenure at 猫咪头条 included launching the undergraduate major in health and physical education, developing a graduate program in health and physical education, which at that time included five off-campus clusters throughout North Carolina, and coordinating the building plans for the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center on campus. He also served on multiple committees at the institution, including the Teacher Education Committee and the Educational Policy Committee; he chaired the Library Committee, the Professional Affairs Committee, and the Graduate Council. 

Blackburn coordinated swimming pool operations and community swimming lessons, a program that grew from 100 children per year to over 1,000 children and adults each summer. 鈥淭he Shelby Star鈥� celebrated the landmark accomplishment of 2,000 swimmers trained at 猫咪头条 by profiling Blackburn鈥檚 work with the Red Cross and the swimming program. 

For three years (1975-1978), he coordinated and led 30 workshops held at 猫咪头条 on Life Skills for Health for every teacher in the Cleveland County, Shelby City, and Kings Mountain City school systems involving over 500 teachers. He also developed and coordinated the North Carolina Heart Health Training Center on campus in 1984.  

During the latter years of his tenure at 猫咪头条, he served as the part-time executive director of the N.C. Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. When he retired from 猫咪头条 in 1996, he accepted the position on a full-time basis (1996-2000). 

Throughout his career, Blackburn was active in various professional organizations, particularly the state, district and national Alliances for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. His participation in these associations included multiple presentations at the state, regional, and national levels. His strong vision and leadership skills were evident in the depth and breadth of committee appointments and elected leadership positions. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina affiliate of the American Heart Association (1990-1994); he served as chairman of the Board of Directors in 1991. He was appointed to three different state committees by three different governors. Nationally, from 1992-1994, he served on the Secretary鈥檚 Council of Health Promotion and Disease for the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Blackburn was recognized for his work and dedication to health education through multiple awards, including the American Association for Health Education Presidential Citation (1982) and many honors and awards from the N.C. American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. In 2003, he was inaugurated into the North American Society for Health and Physical Education, which recognizes outstanding health and physical education leaders in the United States. In 2008, the American Heart Association honored him by presenting him with the first award named for him in recognition of his years of outstanding service to the organization.  

After retirement, he was on the Cleveland County Board of Health for several years, and he served as chair. He also served as president of the Association of N.C. Boards of Health (ANCBH) and received the Robert 鈥淓d鈥� Strother Partnership Award in 2010. In 2013 he was president of the National Association Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) and received the Hageman Award as the National Outstanding Board of Health Member. He was also a member of the N.C. Local Public Health Accreditation Board. 

He was married to the former Rose Creswell. They made their home in Boiling Springs and had three daughters: Barbara, Becky, and Brenda; all three are 猫咪头条 graduates. Blackburn focused his time on advocacy efforts, including presenting on the topic at the local, state, and national levels. He served as chair of both the Advocacy Committee for the North Carolina affiliate of the American Heart Association and the Cleveland County Task Force on Obesity in Children. An ordained deacon, he continued his longtime voluntary service at Boiling Springs Baptist Church, which included a 10-year role as director of Sunday school, chair of various committees, and Sunday school teacher. 

Blackburn enjoyed playing golf, watching sports, pin collecting (particularly Olympic pins), and spending time with his family. Dr. Blackburn passed away on November 28, 2019, at the age of 86.  

Source: Personal Interview鈥擝arbara Blackburn  

Updated: September 2014鈥擝ob Blackburn 

Updated: Jackie Bridges and Noel T. Manning II, 2022 

The post Robert R. Blackburn appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Dr. Glenn Bottoms was born one of five children to Ary Glenn Bottoms and Emily Blackman Bottoms in 1946 in Emory, Ga., and passed away on May 12, 2023. He always assumed he would be a teacher. Three generations before him taught science, and he had ancestors that taught before the Civil War. Bottoms continued the teaching tradition. He truly loved watching students become interested and passionate about the knowledge he was relaying to them.

Bottoms attended his hometown university, Emory. There he pursued a degree in economics and political science鈥攁nd a young woman named Nancy Rogers. At Emory, Bottoms ran and lettered in cross country and track. He was also president of Alpha Phi Omega, a campus service organization.

Upon graduating Emory in 1969, Glenn and Nancy were married. Both taught middle school for two years and then the couple moved to Pukatawagan, a town in Manitoba, Canada. They had responded to a newspaper ad to teach junior high at a Federal Reserve school. Bottoms remembers celebrating temperatures of 32 degrees because above freezing meant spring was on its way.

Bottoms completed his Master of Arts in Economics at the University of Ottawa, Canada. The Bottoms returned to Georgia and warmer weather where Bottoms obtained is Ph.D. in Economics in 1981 from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Durning his doctoral studies, Bottoms taught at Western Carolina University as an Assistant Professor of Economics and as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at West Georgia University in Carrolton.

While functioning as president and general manager of Computer Alternatives Inc. based in Asheville and Wilmington, N.C., Bottoms heard about a teaching opportunity in 猫咪头条 University鈥檚 Broyhill School of Management. John Dryer, Associate Dean (Provost), interviewed Bottoms and offered him the job. Bottoms accepted and, in 1985, became the first professor in the GWU business program with a Ph.D.

Unlike the larger universities where he had taught such as Western Carolina and George Washington University, 猫咪头条 offered him the chance to get to know his students. He was a firm believer that teaching the individual was the most important aspect of being a professor. He valued the relationships and Christian environment a school the size of 猫咪头条 offered him. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why I wanted to teach,鈥� he commented. 鈥淚 wanted to know the students.鈥�

猫咪头条 foresaw the importance of technology and sent Bottoms to George Washington University as a Visiting Associate Professor. There he completed postdoctoral studies in Engineering Management in Information Technology. He returned to GWU and served as the lead professor of management information systems and computer science.

Technology was an ever-changing and developing field. Internet did not make its way to Boiling Springs until 1995. 鈥淎t one time I had the most powerful computer in all of Boiling Springs,鈥� Bottoms laughed. The computer science students would come to the Bottoms鈥� residence to use his computer and end up staying the whole night. It was an exciting time to be in the technology sector.

Bottoms spoke extensively at educational conferences about his knowledge of economics and computer information systems with talks such as: 鈥淔urther Analysis of Stability of General Economic Equilibrium: Applications of Differential Topology,鈥� 鈥淐ognitive Factors in Graphical Human-Computer Interfaces鈥� and “International Trade Policies and Development in Third World Countries.鈥� He also contributed to the Laudon and Laudon textbook, Essentials of Management Information Systems, second through fifth editions.

In addition to his degrees, publications and speaking experience, Bottoms could read, write and speak French and Cree, an aboriginal language of Canada. He could also read and understand Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.

At 猫咪头条, Bottoms was a member of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) planning committee, chair of two subcommittees for reaccreditation, and faculty parliamentarian. Within his community, Bottoms served as a board member for the Cleveland County chapter of Habitat for Humanity and as a board member for Cleveland County Coalition for the Homeless.

 Bottoms shared a special connection with the international students, recalling how bright and full of energy they were. He and Nancy often opened their home to them. He remembers enlisting the help of a college benefactor to provide funds for a student to return home to Guatemala to be with his family after the death of his sister.

鈥淕ood place, good students, good people,鈥� Bottoms stated about his years at 猫咪头条. Since 1985, Dr. Glenn Bottoms, his wife, Dr. Nancy Bottoms, and their son, Ary Bottoms, a GWU graduate and employee, chose to make 猫咪头条 and Boiling Springs their home.

Source: Personal Interview鈥擩ackie Bridges

Written by GWU 2020 alumna Claire Coile, October 2020

The post Glenn Bottoms appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Dr. Bettye McClure Carpenter鈥�(1923-1987) was born in Shelby,鈥� N.C. She spent the first few years of her life in the western North Carolina near Rosman.鈥� Her family eventually settled in鈥� Shelby, N.C. After鈥� graduation in 1941 from the Shelby School System, Carpenter鈥� enrolled at 猫咪头条 鈥↗unior College for two years and鈥� then transferred to Meredith 鈥–ollege, where she received 鈥╤er undergraduate degree in鈥� psychology. She continued her studies and earned a master鈥檚 degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Carpenter began her teaching career back home in Shelby. She taught first grade for several years and served as the supervisor for Exceptional Children in the school system from 1953 -1965. The following semester Carpenter joined the faculty at 猫咪头条 where she taught child psychology.  

She also had a private practice in clinical psychology in the Rutherfordton, N.C., area. Her after-school hours and summers kept her busy working in the public schools as a speech therapist. Carpenter holds the honor of being the first to incorporate speech programs in a school system in western North Carolina. She received an award and statewide recognition from the governor for her achievements and contributions to speech therapy. 

While at 猫咪头条 University, Carpenter earned her doctorate in psychology from Nova University and served as president of the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She retired from teaching in 1985 and was appointed faculty emerita of psychology at that time. 

Carpenter鈥檚 brief retirement enabled her to enjoy her two favorite activities, oil painting and gardening. She remained active in the community and had plans of serving as a Southern Baptist Missionary. Carpenter was awaiting her mission appointment when she succumbed to cancer in 1987. 

Sources: Wally Carpenter and Lansford Jolly 

鈥� James Heffner 

-Revised in May 2022 

The post Bettye McClure Carpenter appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Wallace R. Carpenter (1926-2008), the son of Cletus Carl and Nellie Bridges Carpenter, was born in Shelby, N.C., and grew up in Cleveland County. He had three brothers and one sister. He was a 1947 graduate of Shelby High School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in history and physical education from Appalachian State Teachers College (now Appalachian State University). He later earned the master鈥檚 degree in history and political science from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and received the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree from Western Carolina University. He studied business at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He also took graduate courses at UNC-Greensboro and UNC-Chapel Hill, taking an interest in computers.

He played minor league baseball in his younger days. He coached and taught social studies for 11 years at Rutherford-Spindale (R-S Central) High School. At one time he taught courses in the business school at Wake Forest College (now Wake Forest University). After coming to 猫咪头条 in the School of Business, he helped with the development of courses in all fields, especially with the computer courses. Wallace had been in the computer world for 35 years. He was elected to 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who in American Colleges and Universities.鈥�

Having a major interest in history, Carpenter enjoyed travel and made numerous trips, including visiting the Holy Land with Dr. Van Murrell, visiting Russia with Dr. Gil Blackburn, visiting Europe with Dr. Eugene Poston and Dr. Tom McGraw, visiting Asia with Keith Griggs, and visiting New York with Dr. Barry Hambright at least 30 times.

Source: Personal Interview鈥� Doris Banner

鈥� James Heffner 

– Revised in May 2022 

The post Wallace Reid Carpenter appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Pervy Augustus “P.A.” Cline Jr. (1922-2006) was born in Gastonia, N.C. He attended Flint Grove Elementary School and later graduated from Gastonia High School. Upon completion of high school, he worked in a cotton mill for three years. Cline served a total of three years in the U.S. Army, including 14 months in Europe during the World War II era.

Cline was discharged from the鈥� Army in April of 1946. The鈥� following September, he enrolled鈥� at Wake Forest in Winston Salem, N.C. .鈥� He graduated in 1949 with鈥� a Bachelor of Arts degree in鈥� English with minors in psychology, philosophy, and Latin. Cline then enrolled in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. (This degree was later upgraded to a Master of Divinity degree.) While a student in Louisville, Cline met his future wife, Georgia Smith, who was from Birmingham, Ala. They were married in December 1951. After returning to North Carolina, Cline enrolled in the Duke University Divinity School. While attending Duke University, he served as the pastor of two churches in Oxford, N.C.

In 1955, the Clines were appointed by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board to serve as missionaries in Thailand. Upon returning to North Carolina in 1961, Cline enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1962 he received the degree of Master of Arts in Classical Languages (Latin and Greek). While in Chapel Hill, Cline taught Latin at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. He began teaching Latin and Greek at 猫咪头条 in 1966.

He retired in the spring of 1987 from 猫咪头条 and was selected as faculty emeritus the following fall. During his teaching career at 猫咪头条 University, Cline served as an interim pastor at several area churches.

The Clines had four children, and they attended Boiling Springs Baptist Church. He served as the director of the Adult Sunday School Department and as a teacher within the department. Other duties included deacon, chairman of the deacons, and membership on various committees.

Cline was a member of the Board of Directors and past vice president of the Cleveland County Council on Aging. He was a member of the Senior Games Committee, which coordinated the Cleveland County Senior Olympic Games. Cline was also an active participant in the Senior Games. He was a member of the Lions Club, served on its Board of Directors, and held numerous leadership positions within the organization. Cline was an active member and officer of the Cleveland County Senior Men鈥檚 Golf Group. Mr. and Mrs. Cline both participated in elder hostel programs.

Cline continued to be active by teaching part time after his retirement. He returned to 猫咪头条 in the fall of his second year of retirement to teach a course in history. Mr. and Mrs. Cline jointly taught a master life course at 猫咪头条. This course was a devotional study consisting of two 13-week sessions. Cline also taught Latin at Shelby High School and New Testament Greek at Carolina Christian Academy.

Cline enjoyed photography, and he and his wife both enjoyed participating in their church and visiting with friends. They always found time to enjoy their children and grandchildren. They lived in their home in Boiling Springs until his death in 2006. Mrs. Cline passed away in 2021.

Source: Mrs. Georgia Cline

鈥� David Walker

-Updated by Noel T. Manning, May 2022

The post Pervy Augustus ‘P.A.’ Cline appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

James “Jim” Crawley (1930- 2014) was the founding dean of the 猫咪头条 School of Business, where he also served as a professor of management. Crawley was born and educated in Rutherford County, N.C., and after high school he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served for four years. After completing his term of duty, he worked as a civilian trainer for the U.S. Air Force.

Seeing the need for further鈥� education, Crawley entered鈥� Clemson University and 鈥╣raduated three and a half years 鈥╨ater with a degree in mechanical鈥� engineering. Upon graduation he鈥� went to work for Dupont Inc. His work for Dupont took him to many locations throughout the United States and Germany prior to making his home in Shelby, N.C. In 1988, he moved from Germany to the Cleveland County community to lead a collaborative venture between Dupont, Phillips and the Verbatim companies to create a new optical disc production plant in Kings Mountain, N.C.

While manager of the Kings Mountain plant, Crawley was very active in community affairs. He served the Economic Development Commission, the United Way, Cleveland Tomorrow, Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Communities in Schools and Executive Roundtable. He was a supporter of the Cleveland County Family YMCA and active in Shelby Presbyterian Church. He was recognized by the Shelby Lions Club in 1994 as the Citizen of the Year, an honor he saw as his highest.

Following retirement from Dupont in 1994, Crawley became the first dean of the 猫咪头条 University School of Business. During his term as dean, Crawley moved the School into its current home in the newly renovated Hamrick Hall. He was instrumental in significantly increasing the number of doctorates on the faculty of the School of Business. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree was expanded to the Statesville and Marion campuses in North Carolina. He also assisted the University in the organization of some of its procedures and was instrumental in encouraging the hiring of the first director of Human Resources.

Crawley continued his service to the community even while holding his post of dean of the School of Business. He was elected to the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners in 1994 and served as commissioner until his retirement from that position in 2000. Crawley was board chair for two terms on the County Commission. One of his most significant actions on the Board of Commissioners was to push for the consolidation of all public schools in Cleveland County, which was successfully enacted in 2000. In the spring of 2004, the Cleveland County school system became a countywide system bringing the county schools, the city schools, and the Kings Mountain schools under one umbrella. The Cleveland County Chamber honored Crawley with a 鈥淩esolution of Commendation鈥� for his service as a commissioner seeking unification and collaboration.

Jim and his wife, Marcie, retired to Summerville, S.C., where he had earlier opened a plant for Dupont. In retirement, Jim continued to be active on the board of the local Habitat for Humanity Chapter of Dorchester County, in the Summerville Presbyterian Church, and in other organizations. Crawley remained in Summerville until his death in 2014.

鈥淛im was highly respected by everyone,鈥� said 猫咪头条 President Frank Bonner. 鈥淗e provided much needed leadership and direction for the School of Business, and with his guidance it flourished. Jim had the special ability to bring his business experience into the academic world with great success. He was a man of strong character and integrity as well as an engaging personality.鈥�

Sources: Personal interview by Dr. Glenn and Nancy Bottoms, Dr. Darlene Gravett, The 猫咪头条 Office of University Communications, Jackie Bridges and Noel T. Manning, II

Updated: February 2015

The post James Edward ‘Jim’ Crawley appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Barbara Jensen Cribb (1928-2013), associate professor of education, dedicated her life to education. She began touching the lives of students during the years 1957-1959 in Clinton, Miss., as a kindergarten teacher at Clinton Baptist Church. Upon receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in 1962 with a major in both education and art from Mississippi College, she moved to Jackson, Miss., where she taught art at Provine High School for a year.

Cribb earned her Master of Arts degree in education from North Texas State University in 1964 with a major in elementary education and a minor in art. She was an instructor of art and art education at Campbellsville College in Campbellsville, Ky., from 1964-1969, and she served the students of 猫咪头条 College (now 猫咪头条 University) from 1969-1992. Her duties at the University included teaching undergraduate courses in early childhood education.

Cribb earned an educational specialist degree in 1980 from Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C., majoring in curriculum and instruction. Cribb also served 猫咪头条 as advisor to students in the undergraduate program as well as supervising student teachers. She was appointed to the graduate faculty in 1987. Upon this appointment she began teaching graduate-level children鈥檚 literature, language arts, and young adult literature courses.

In addition, she studied at numerous other colleges and universities, including the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg; University of Florida in Gainesville; Laverne College in Laverne, Ga.; Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky.; Campbellsville College in Campbellsville, Ky.; William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Miss.; and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. Cribb retired in 1992 and was named associate professor emerita of education.

To become well-versed in children鈥檚 literature and young adult literature, Cribb traveled extensively; she visited many homes of poets and authors and listened to storytellers and writers all over the world. Her journeys included England, Scotland, Holland, Australia, Tasmania, Alaska, Norway, New Zealand, and other locations.

Source: Personal Interview鈥擠anita H. Hamrick

Updated: Dr. Darlene Gravett and the Office of 猫咪头条 University Communications, September 2014

The post Barbara Jensen Cribb appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.

Dr. George R. Cribb (1927- 2024),鈥� university professor,鈥� department chair and鈥� choir director, was born in鈥� coastal South Carolina, the son鈥� of Boyd and Frances Granger鈥� Cribb. The son of a farmer, Cribb鈥檚 early values鈥� were shaped as he developed a鈥� respect for the traditional ethic鈥� of hard work. He graduated 鈥╢rom Floyds High School in鈥� Nichols, S.C., and then earned鈥� a Bachelor of Arts degree in鈥� music, education, and Spanish鈥� from Wake Forest University,鈥� where he also minored in English and religion. He earned both a master鈥檚 degree in music education and his specialist degree in music education, along with minors in education and psychology from Teacher鈥檚 College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., in 1952, and the Ed.D. degree with a major in music education and minors in guidance and personnel administration from North Texas State University, in Denton, Texas, in 1965.

Cribb also studied at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J.; Hartt College of Music of the University of Hartford, Conn.; the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.; York University, York, England.; the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.; and the School of Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y.

Aside from his studies, Cribb began his teaching career from 1948 to 1950 as a student assistant, teaching piano and fundamentals of music at Wake Forest College (now University), where he was also an accompanist for college concerts and choirs.

In the early 1950s, Cribb taught public school music at Justice Elementary School, Louisburg, N.C., and Wingate Public School, Wingate, N.C. Also in 1950-1951, he was an instructor of piano, music theory, and English, and an accompanist for the college choir at Wingate College, Wingate, N.C., while employed locally by the school or the college. His experience included teaching, either part time or on an interim basis, church music as minister of music in Baptist, Presbyterian and Episcopal churches.

From 1952 to 1957, Cribb taught piano, music theory, music history, and conducting at William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Miss. During this time he also served as head of the piano department and, for one year, as acting chairman of the music department.

Cribb鈥檚 next career move was to Mississippi College (1957鈥�1963) in Clinton, Miss., where, as a coordinator of music education, he was also in charge of music education courses and student teaching in music. While at Mississippi College, he taught piano and was the director of the Men鈥檚 Chorus. In addition, he served as administrative assistant to the chairman of the Division of Fine Arts, representing the department of music. Cribb founded and administered a group piano instructional program; he founded an Opera Workshop and served as musical director for its first opera; he founded, organized, and served as administrator of the Fine Arts Audio-Visual Center serving the art and music departments and housing the music library; he served as chairman of the committee which prepared instructional programs for the music department for evaluation by the National Association of Sacred Music.

In 1963 Cribb relocated to Denton, Texas, where, as a doctoral teaching fellow, he taught music education and piano at North Texas State University. One year later in 1964, he assumed the following positions at Campbellsville College in Campbellsville, Ky.: chairman of the Department of Fine Arts and coordinator of the Instruction in Piano and Theory.

Cribb began his tenured career at 猫咪头条 in 1969 as chairman of the Department of Fine Arts and professor of music. He was also a teacher of piano and music theory, as well as the director of the choral ensemble, the official touring choir of the college. Also in 1969, the college instituted a major in music with various concentrations when the junior year of the senior college program was added. He was among the initial music faculty when the college was admitted as an associate member of the National Association of Schools of Music in the fall of 1978. Cribb retired from 猫咪头条 in 1992.

He held numerous offices in professional organizations, most notably state chairman, MENC (The National Association of Music Education鈥攆ormerly known as the Music Educators National Conference) Student Chapter Program, and in Mississippi鈥檚 and North Carolina鈥檚 Music Educators Association. Cribb has the distinction of holding the longest term as chairman of the music department of 猫咪头条. Also, he has served with distinction on the Board of Directors for the Rutherfordton, N.C., Performing Arts Guild, for the Campbellsville Community Concert Association, and for the Cleveland County Community Concert Association.

Highlighting Cribb鈥檚 career in music were his remarkable 42 years of service as choir director of various churches, with 21 years of extended service to Shelby (N.C.) Presbyterian Church, from which he retired in 1990.

Cribb was married to Barbara Jensen Cribb (1928-2013), associate professor emerita of education. The Cribbs raised two children, Robert and David.

Source: Personal Interview鈥擝ud Grissom

Updated: Dr. Darlene Gravett (August 2014)

The post George R. Cribb appeared first on 猫咪头条 University.