Warren Wilson College Catalog 07-08
Go to the current College CatalogBoard of Trustees 2007 - 2008
Mr. Joel B. Adams, Vice Chair
Asheville, North Carolina
Mr. John C. Ager, Jr.
Fairview, North Carolina
Ms. Leslie Anderson
Asheville, North Carolina
Mr. H. Ross Arnold III
Atlanta, Georgia
Ms. Deborah H. Bailey
Grenada, Mississippi
Mr. William T. Buice III
New York, New York
Dr. John D. Cato
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Mr. Charles F. Cole
Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Henry J. Copeland
Montreat, North Carolina
Mr. Robert J. Deutsch
Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Sherle Stevenson Edwards
York Harbor, Maine
Dr. Mary Lee Fitzgerald
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Mr. R. James Henderson, Treasurer
Montreat, North Carolina
Mr. Ronald F. Hunt, Chair
Asheville, North Carolina
Mr. Thomas L. Kilday
Greeneville, Tennessee
Mr. James A. Kuhns
Sonoma, California
Dr. John W. Kuykendall
Davidson, North Carolina
Mrs. Virginia P. Litzenberger, Secretary
Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Anne Graham Masters
Greenville, South Carolina
Mrs. Tina McGuire
Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Kenneth B. Orr
Montreat, North Carolina
Mr. Mack Pearsall
Fairview, North Carolina
Miss Helen A. Powers
Asheville, North Carolina
Ms. Jane B. Preyer
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mr. Simon B. Rich, Jr.
Edenton, North Carolina
Mr. Robert G. Smith
Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. George E. Stuart
Barnardsville, North Carolina
The Rev. Dr. Terry V. Swicegood
Litchfield, Arizona
Mr. Stephen L. Ummel
Lake Forest, Illinois
Mr. Jay Vawter
Princeton, New Jersey
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. William Sanborn Pfeiffer
President of the College
Asheville, North Carolina
Mrs. Mary (Mimi) Cecil
Asheville, North Carolina
Mr. Howell L. Ferguson
Tallahassee, Florida
The Rev. Dr. Kevin E. Frederick
Chair, Church Relations Council
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Mr. Faris Ashkar
President, Alumni Board
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mrs. Marilyn Hubbard
Co-Chair, Board of Visitors
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Hugh D. Verner, M.D.
Montreat, North Carolina
Mr. James W. G. Woollcott
Asheville, North Carolina
Faculty/Staff Representative
Asheville, North Carolina
Student Representative
Asheville, North Carolina
Council of Visitors
Bill Hubbard, co-chair
Marilyn Hubbard, co-chair
Joseph Karpen, vice-chair
Steering Committee
Isbell Behrer
Thomas Cannon
Donna Jean Dreyer
Bob Sigmon
Class of 2009:
Katharine B. Aldridge
Asheville, North Carolina
Isbell A. Behrer
Fairview, North Carolina
Donna Jean Dreyer
Burnsville, North Carolina
Norman S. Fink
Brevard, North Carolina
Carol Groben
Doug Lebbon
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Steve Henry
Asheville, North Carolina
Carolyn Horton
Lloyd Horton
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Leslie Jenkins
Charlotte, North Carolina
Al Kaplan
Sandy Kaplan
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Helen Mallon
Paul Mallon
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Judy Mayer
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Frances F. Olson
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Betty C. Rash
Charlotte, North Carolina
Susan Roderick
Asheville, North Carolina
Mary Bannerman Wheeler
Swannanoa, North Carolina
George B. Wirth
Atlanta, Georgia
Class of 2010
Elliott Black
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Warren B. Buford
Greensboro, North Carolina
Steve Cochran
Asheville, North Carolina
Karen Cragnolin
Asheville, North Carolina
Willliam Whatley Fore
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Bill Hubbard
Marilyn Hubbard
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Robert L. Schmidt
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Marian Sigmon, Co-chair
Robert Sigmon, Co-Chair
Asheville, North Carolina
Watson S. Sims
Asheville, North Carolina
Class of 2011
Shelley Brown
Fletcher, North Carolina
Helen B. Byrd
Norfolk, Virginia
Thomas R. Cannon
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Hobert L. Crites Jr.
Weaverville, North Carolina
Joseph Karpen
Weaverville, North Carolina
Anna Marie Mackey
New York, New York
Peg Myers
Blue Hill, Maine
Thomas F. Overman
Corvallis, Oregon
E. Lee Rice
Asheville, North Carolina
Elizabeth Simmonds
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Frances Smith Suttle
Landrum, South Carolina
Linda Wilkerson
Asheville, North Carolina
Alumni Board
Mrs. Sue Carico Hartwyk '66 President
Cherryville, North Carolina
Mr. Faris A. Ashkar '72 President-Elect
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Susannah M. Chewning '87, Secretary
Flanders, New Jersey
Mr. James Dedman III '65, Past President
Columbia, South Carolina
Mr. Timothy Manney, '06
Graduating Class Representative
Earlysville, Virginia
Alumni Director
Mr. Jonathan H. Hettrick '88
Asheville, North Carolina
Class of 2007:
Ms. Suzane Daley '77
Ashville, North Carolina
Mr. David Grist '75
Rabun Gap, Georgia
Mr. James Hilliard '66
Washington, Pennsylvania
Dr. Ruth Roberts '85
Johns Island, South Carolina
Mr. John Snider '91
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ms. Amanda Styles '00
Decatur, Georgia
Class of 2008:
Ms. Victoria Vowell Catalano, '96
Brooklyn, New York
Ms. Johnelle Causwell '03
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Ms. Melissa Thomas Davis '71
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Ms. Stacie Greco '99
Gainesville, Florida
Mr. Michael Robert Washel '72
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Mrs. Frances Moffitt Whitfield '55
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Class of 2009:
Mr. Harry Atkins '56
Huntsville, Alabama
Ms. Britta J. Dedrick '93
Portland, Oregon
Mr. Mary Elfner '85
Savannah, Georgia
Ms. Susan Harriot '95
New York, New York
Mr. A. Eugene Hileman '56
San Antonia, Texas
Mr. Peter C. J. Kenny '82
Mendham, New Jersey
Mr. James Oiler '66
Thurman, Ohio
Church Relations Council
The Rev. Edna J. Banes
Richmond, Virginia
The Rev. Vernon S. Broyles III
Louisville, Kentucky
The Rev. David Burns
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Nancy Corson Carter
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The Rev. Sharon Core
Arlington, Virginia
The Rev. Mary Jane Cornell
Atlanta, Georgia
The Rev. Dr. David A. Davis
Princeton, New Jersey
Ms. Marie Evans
Decatur, Texas
The Rev. Dr. Kevin E. Frederick, Chair
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Ms. Elizabeth G. Harrington
Greensboro, North Carolina
The Rev. Dr. John L. Herndon III
Huntsville, Alabama
The Rev. Harold E. Johnson
Boonton, New Jersey
Mr. Charles R. Latimer
Cary, North Carolina
The Rev. Margaret Lauterer
Burnsville, North Carolina
The Rev. James E. Layman
Montreat, North Carolina
The Rev. Thomas F. Mainor
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dr. Jean H. Orost
Venice, Florida
The Rev. Roger Scott Powers
Baltimore, Maryland
The Rev. Floyd N. Rhodes, Jr.
Columbus, Ohio
The Rev. Dr. Eugene C. Rollins
Liberty Hill, South Carolina
The Rev. Dr. Joanne C. Sizoo
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ms. Charlotte Knight Wallace
Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Mr. W. Terry Young
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ms. Julie Lehman, Ex-Officio
Office of Church Relations, Director
The Rev. Steven D. Runholt, Ex-Officio
Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Endowed Scholarships
The following is a list of Endowed Scholarships that are assigned based on the Financial Aid form received with the Admission application.
Chris and Olga Ahrens - deserving student(s) from Central America.
Stella Frosst Alexander and James Moses Alexander - merit.
Cyrus E. and Marian P. Anderson - a junior or senior Education major, who must have at least a 3.0 GPA, demonstrated financial need and plans to become a classroom teacher.
Stevenette Gentry Anderson - preferences (1) Business/Finance Major; (2) Music Minor Major if offered); (3) Resident of Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, or The Appalachian Region.
Asheville Normal and Teachers College - students from the Appalachian region majoring in Education, with preference given to women.
Ernest and Frances Arnold - deserving student.
Arthur Bannerman - a student who has completed his/her junior year standing with a GPA of 3.3 based on 4.0, and is returning for the senior year. Recommendaion for the award will be based on demonstrated leadership or leadership potential. The Administrative Council will select the winner.
Arthur and Lucile Bannerman - need; all-around student; leads a religious life; "C" average or better.
David C. Beebe - international students.
Ralph Waldo Beeson and Orlean Bullard Beeson - need.
George and Evelyn Brabson - merit.
Harold V. Brookshire Honor - rising senior majoring in Education.
Alice P. Burnette - pre-vet student.
Melvin and Selma Burns - full-time student; preference to international students.
Alfred O. Canon - need.
Carnahan-Jackson Foundation - need.
Ambrose C. Clarke - need.
Helen S. Cody - need.
John Palmer Darnall and Sara Ernst Darnall - need.
C. Grier Davis - needy students from the nearby area.
Katie Dean - need.
Samuel and Evelyn DeVries - need.
Dorland-Bell - need, with a preference given to (1) relative of a Dorland-Bell alumna (2) resident of Madison County, North Carolina.
Chester and Louise Ferguson - student(s) from east Tennessee; from the Tallahassee, Florida area; from the Tampa Bay, Florida area; or from northwestern Georgia (Dalton, Chasworth, or Ellijay counties).
James R. Fields - need.
Robert Alanson Forbes - preference to international students with demonstrated financial need.
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church - need.
Desiree Franklin - descendent of a Confederate veteran; need.
French Broad River Garden Club - Junior or Senior Environmental Studies major.
Vera C. Furst - unrestricted.
Louis Philip Guigou - need.
Angele S. Bedrossian Hancock - displaced Armenian student from Lebanon, Cyprus, or Syria, if possible.
Jane Bradley Hansen Memorial - white males of the mountain counties of western North Carolina.
Elizabeth Harkey - international (Africa or Mexico first preference) or from low-income neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Rev. John R. and Katherine Lambert Hays - assist in meeting the general needs of students leading to their graduation
John William Hess Memorial - black student who leads a Christian life.
Elizabeth W. Holden - need.
John M. Holden - international students, with preference given to those who are fatherless.
Reuben and Elizabeth Holden - need.
Willie Sue Toms Hudgins - need.
Francis Pledger Hulme - rising sophomore majoring in English.
Margery Anderson Iseman - need.
Anne Lee Jardine - merit not to exclude need; pre-school and elementary education majors from Appalachia.
Ruby Killian Jenkins - need.
Henry Jensen - to be awarded annually with preference to a student or students of demonstrated financial need. The student or students should be of good academic and social standing.
Ida Johnson - need, academic achievement, character, motivation.
Homer and Helen Jones - need.
The Reverend and Suella Denson Keller - need.
Helen Kittredge Memorial - need.
William G. and Elizabeth Skeele Klein - minority or international student, preferably a sociology major going into Christian social work.
William and Rose Knoop - need.
Bernhard and Kathrine Laursen - need and character.
Clarence and Mary Lecrone - need.
William S. Lee Memorial - international (Africa or Mexico first preference) or from low-income neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina.
J. Edwin Leech - need.
Donald B. Litchard - need.
Karla Longree - need.
Christina Maccubbin Memorial - recipient to have completed at least one semester at WWC in good standing. Award not to exceed $300.
Carl A. Marshall - Appalachian students showing great need.
Elinor L. Martin - need.
John M. Matthews, Sr., Memorial - need.
James and Claudia Maxwell - student from east Tennessee; from the Tallahassee, Florida area; from the Tampa Bay, Florida area; or from northwestern Georgia (Dalton, Chasworth, or Ellijay counties).
Earl H. Mayne - international.
R. Bruce and Audrey McBratney - need.
Mickey and Alice McConnell - need; exceptional character.
D.J. McIntosh - math, science, or religion majors.
George and Asha McMillan and Dr. Lisa Bland McMillan - needy Christian student.
Meddick - unrestricted.
Merris - sophomore woman who performed satisfactorily her freshman year.
Charles F. Myers, Jr., Student Leadership - leadership in athletics.
Elmer and Catherine Neese - need.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation - needy students from the area in which the College is located.
Barbara Otis - international students.
Randall Overrocker - need.
Joshua Peterson Memorial - deserving students with demonstrated financial need.
Racial and Ethnic Students - racial/ethnic minority students with demonstrated financial need.
Linda Read - need.
Reader's Digest Foundation - need.
Fleet and Laura Reeves - needy student from western North Carolina.
Verne Rhoades - worthy, hard-working students from Buncombe County, North Carolina, only.
Ada Rice and Beatrice Rice Wells - preference to descendants or relatives of those who attended Asheville Normal and Teachers' College.
Dick and Julia Richards - international students.
Lunsford Richardson - international students.
Alcwyn and Billie Roberts - need.
Elizabeth and Eva Robinson -international students.
Esther and Samuel Robinson - international students.
George and Charlie Ruth Ross - student from east Tennessee; from the Tallahassee, Florida area; from the Tampa Bay, Florida area; or from northwestern Georgia (Dalton, Chasworth, or Ellijay counties).
W. Osborne Rowland - preference to students from Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Russell Charitable Trust Scholarship - need.
The Sallie Mae Fund Endowed Scholarship for Business and Economic Majors - undergraduate students enrolled in the Helen Powers Business and Economics Program.
George A. and Marie B. Scheetz - need.
Service and Peace Awards - students preparing for careers in service-related areas such as Christian service, Peace Corps, social work, etc. Also stipends for service trips.
Al Logan Slagle - worthy student of Native American heritage.
Howard and Alison Stanton - need; preference to international students.
Roger Stuck Service Scholarship - preference to Warren Wilson undergraduates who have completed two years of government service in one of the following ways: the U.S. Armed Services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard); national programs such as Peace Corps, VISTA and AmeriCorps, or similar state, regional, or local programs. This scholarship should be awarded based on need. However, it should not replace other grants.
Algernon Sydney Sullivan - need; also academic promise, high personal character, and commitment to public service.
Algie and Elizabeth Sutton - merit.
Mary B. Sweet - international student.
Taylor - need; recommend that one year in five, consideration be given to an international student.
Hugh and Margaret Verner - need.
Donald T. Warner - merit. Awarded through the Admission Office.
Joan Purkey Watkins - students in good standing with a major in music.
Wayne Presbyterian Church (Wayne, Pennsylvania) - need.
Harriette Lucile Shope Weaver - need.
Sprinza Weizenblatt - need.
Thomas E. Whiteman - unrestricted.
Frances Moffitt Whitfield - need.
Wilson-Kisbaugh - need.
J. Houston Witherspoon - need.
Woodbury Foundation - merit or need. Biography required.
James W.G. and Llewellyn Woolcott - need.
Austin Wright Leadership Scholarship - Jr. or Sr. Outdoor Leadership major with need who has overcome such obstacles as a learning disability or an experience of significant loss. Recipients are chosen by the Outdoor Leadership faculty.
Grover and Ruth Yeager - students from Pennsylvania.