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Catawba College senior Amber Michelle Hughes received the female Whitener Medal. She is from Seattle. The medal is the highest honor a senior can receive
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Catawba College students and families watch the faculty march onto the stage in Keppel Auditorium on Saturday.
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Catawba College marshal Elizabeth Sloop helps a tall Dan Koppenhaver before the graduation ceremony.
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“Graduates of the class of 2010, congratulations!” Turner said, his words followed by a lengthy and thunderous applause by the crowd in the packed auditorium. Turner quoted the character of Scout in “To Kill a Mockingbird” as he gave this class some advice. He encouraged students to care enough to stand in another person’s shoes. “Don’t be sad someday that you have never given back to those around you,” he said. “Think about how other feel, who others are and what those others are experiencing.”
The graduates moved their tassels from right to left as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas from Turner and be congratulated by Paul Fisher, chairman of the board of trustees. Assisting were David Pulliam, college marshal, and Dr. W. Richard Stephens Jr., provost, who read the names. Despite Turner’s admonition that the ceremony was not a pep rally, there were a few “whooos!” from the crowd and some scattered applause. Freelance writer Susan It was difficult for some fam- Shinn lives in Salisbury and is ilies to contain their excite- a full-time student at Catawment. ba College.
FAMILY FROM 2A ferred from N.C. State University. Jeanette Clark graduated in 1988, then returned for teaching certification. Jennifer Yount graduated in 1999 and Joanie Reeder graduated in 2002. The siblings’ parents are Brenda Morris and the late Gary Morris. “I wouldn’t have been able to go to college if I hadn’t been able to get a scholarship and financial aid,” Jamie said Friday. “It led to all of us being able to go. As a big family, you don’t have enough money to do that.” The tradition continues into the next generation with Therron and Jeanette’s daughter, Jessica, a rising sophomore at Catawba. “It’s pretty much all I’ve ever known,” Therron said Saturday. “It’s a good family tradition.” Joseph said Friday that the fact that his older siblings attended Catawba wasn’t so
much a factor in his decision as the fact that the college was close to his family’s home and it was an affordable option for him. “I knew the campus by heart,” he said. Joseph, who received a degree in business, is a scheduler for Packaging Corporation of America in Spencer. He has gone to school fulltime and part-time, and to say he’s glad to finish is an understatement, he said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with my time,” he said. He’ll likely spend it with his wife and six children. On Saturday, he talked with his favorite instructor, Dr. Pamela Thompson, a professor of business. “He was a real asset to have in class,” Thompson said, adding that he led tours for students at his PCA office. The family also had a presence on Saturday afternoon, when Beth Morris, Joel’s wife, received her degree from the college’s School of Evening and Graduate Studies.
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