Fayetteville, NC - Methodist University

METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Board of Trustees
July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007
Half a Century…
Twice the Institution
HIGHLIGHTS 2006
Methodist College is Now Methodist University
The following new members were elected to serve on the Methodist
University Board of Trustees in 2006: David R. Nimocks, III, President
of Ensystex, Inc. and Vice-Chair of Terminix Termite & Pest Control;
and the Reverend Carol W. Goehring,
Superintendent of the Fayetteville
District of the North Carolina Conference
of the United Methodist Church.
Meet the Board...
Dr. Greg Combs, assistant professor of sport management, was elected chair
of the Fayetteville Area Sports Commission. Dr. Combs launched a sport video
analysis company called “Hall of Fame Productions” to provide more
opportunities for MU sport management students. He presented at the
International Conference of Sport Business and Entertainment and was
featured in the October 2006 edition of Sports Illustrated.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literature announced two new
overseas study programs, one in Sevilla, Spain from May 12-June 11, 2007
and the second in Rimini, Italy from May 26-June 23, 2007.
Mary Deyampert-McCall, professor of social work, led a community task
force including community leaders, to examine child homicides in
Cumberland County. After a year and a half, they have issued a report with
recommendations for follow-up. She also chairs the County Department of
Social Services Board of Directors.
Dr. Larry Wells, assistant professor of music, won a position in the
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and completed his doctor of musical arts in
December 2006.
Dr. Drew Ziegler, associate professor of political science, became the new
director of the Community Leadership Training program for Cumberland County.
Mr. Alfred E. Cleveland, Chair
Attorney, McCoy Weaver Wiggins Cleveland
Rose Ray PLLC
Mr. Harvey T. Wright, II ’70, Vice-Chair
Financial Advisor and Vice President, Merrill Lynch
Mr. O. Ray Manning, Jr., ’73, Secretary
Executive Vice President, Bergen Brunswig
Medical Corp. (Retired)
Mr. A. Howard Bullard, Jr., Treasurer
Owner and President, Bullard Furniture
Mr. Richard L. Player, Jr., Immediate Past Chair
Chairman, Player, Inc.
Dr. Richard R. Allen, Sr.
Chairman, Fay Block; D.R. Allen & Son, Inc.;
Concrete Service Co.
Mr. D. Keith Allison
Owner, Systel, Inc.
Mr. Frank Barragan, Jr.
President & CEO, North Carolina Natural Gas
Corporation (Retired)
Mrs. Mary Lynn Bryan
Editor, The Jane Addams Papers
Former Executive Director, Cumberland Community
Foundation
Dr. Loleta Wood Foster
Owner & Psychologist, Assessment Counseling
& Consulting
Dr. R. Carl Frazier, Jr.
Senior Minister, St. Luke United Methodist Church
Dr. Brian G. Gentle
Senior Minister, Haymount United Methodist Church
The Reverend Carol W. Goehring
District Superintendent, United Methodist Church,
North Carolina Conference
General (Ret.) John W. Handy ’66
Executive Vice President, Horizon Lines
Mrs. Betty Upchurch Hasty
Owner, Hasty Real Estate (Retired)
Mrs. Dorothy Hubbard
Hubbard’s Farm and Stables (Retired)
Mrs. Jane Hook Johnson
President, United Methodist Women of the
North Carolina Conference (Retired)
Dr. John Wesley Jones, FACP
Physician, Cape Fear Gastroenterology
Mr. Jerry A. Keen ’65
President/Owner, Johnson-Sherman Company
Mr. Earl D. Leake ’73
Vice President, Human Resources and
Organizational Development, Lance, Inc.
The Reverend David O. Malloy
District Superintendent, United Methodist Church,
North Carolina Conference (Retired)
Dr. Eric LeMoine Mansfield
Physician, Cape Fear Otolaryngology
Mr. Ron B. Matthews
President, Family Foods, Inc.
Mr. George W. Miller, Jr.
Senior Partner, Haywood, Denny & Miller, L.L.P.,
Attorneys at Law
Dr. H. W. Mark Miller, IV
Physician, Fayetteville Plastic Surgery Specialists
Mr. Vance B. Neal
Owner & Operator, Short Stop Convenience Stores
Mr. David R. Nimocks, III
President, Ensystex, Inc.; Vice-Chair, Terminix
Termite & Pest Control
Dr. John W. Schrader
Owner, Schrader Rental Properties
Dr. Louis Spilman, Jr. ’64
President, Graphic Arts Consulting (Retired)
Dr. Frank P. Stout
President/Owner, Stout Properties
Mr. David K. Taylor, Jr. ’68
President, D. K. Taylor Oil Company
Mrs. Ann H. Thornton
Former Owner & Operator, Bright Leaf Tobacco
Warehouse
Mrs. Terri S. Union
Executive Vice President, Union Corrugating Company
Mr. Thomas L. Walden
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. (Retired)
Mr. Charles E. Warren
Owner, Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home
Mr. William R. West ’69
Senior Vice President, BB&T- West Insurance
Company
Mrs. Kathy Wright
Former Business Manager, Cumberland Internal
Medicine
Mr. Ramon L. Yarborough
Publisher, Fayetteville Publishing Company (Retired)
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Dr. Mott P. Blair
The Reverend Dr. Clyde G. McCarver
Mr. Woodrow V. Register
Mr. R. Dillard Teer
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Dr. Richard W. Pearce
HONORARY TRUSTEE
Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn, Jr.
Dr. Keith Dippre, associate professor of music, was presented with the
Academic Hall of Honor award at his alma mater, Azusa Pacific University,
Azusa, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2006. On Nov. 3, his commissioned piece “Attacca
1956” premiered with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of Methodist University.
Dr. Juanita Heyward, associate professor of elementary education, graduated
from the Institute for Community Leadership on April 18, 2006. She toured
Hong Kong and Beijing in July. “Yes,” she said, “I climbed the Great Wall!”
Twenty-two international students from Methodist University met her Majesty,
Queen Noor of Jordan, at the 50th anniversary gala for the Fayetteville
Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 5, 2006. Queen Noor serves as president of the
United World Colleges (UWC).
Wendy Vonnegut, Esq., associate professor of legal studies, met with Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor at the Convocation of Elon School of Law. She also
received a full tuition scholarship to Vermont Law School to study
environmental litigation. The scholarship was awarded to only three directors
throughout the country. Additionally, she was elected second vice president
for the Southern Association of Pre-Law Advisors, which covers the states of
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina..
ATHLETICS
Tom Austin, baseball coach, was selected 2006 USA South Athletic
Conference Coach of the Year.
Bob McEvoy, director of Athletics, completed a two-year term as president of
the USA South Athletic Conference. He completed a four-year term as South
Region chair of the National NCAA III Men’s Basketball Committee and a
two-year term as an NCAA facilitator at Regional Leadership Conferences in
Dallas, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New York.
The women’s golf team won their ninth-straight national championship at
the 2006 NCAA Division III Women’s Golf National Championship in Howey-
In-The-Hills, Fla., at the Mission Inn Resort. Charlotte Williams won the
individual championship for the second consecutive year on the way to the
team’s nineteenth championship.
The baseball, softball, women’s tennis, men’s golf, and women’s soccer
teams won USA South Atlantic Conference Championships. Twenty-five
athletes were named to USA South All-Conference First Teams while 71
student-athletes were named Academic All-Conference.
The women’s soccer team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division-III
Tournament for the first time in eleven years after winning the regular season
conference championship. The Monarchs swept the conference post-season
awards winning Coach, Player, and Rookie of the Year.
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