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aroundCampusA New Day Dawns For Med SchoolConstruction workers get an early morning start at the site of the proposed Campbell UniversitySchool of Osteopathic Medicine in February. Work on the facility began in December and is expectedto end in 2013. Classes are scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013. | Photo by Billy LiggettCampbell Magazine 7

Big names on hand for proposed School of Osteopathic Medicine’s big dayA lot has happened at the construction siteof Campbell University’s future School ofOsteopathic Medicine since hundreds bravedfreezing temperatures in early December tocelebrate the school’s groundbreaking.Steel beams have been erected in the monthssince, and the school — North Carolina’s firstmedical school in 35 years — is beginning totake shape.The 96,500-square-foot facility — locatedon Highway 421 a quarter-mile west ofCampbell’s Buies Creek campus — isexpected to be up by May 2013, with classesset to begin the following fall.The school has created a buzz not only inHarnett County, but throughout the state.Gov. Bev Perdue, who was on hand for theDecember groundbreaking ceremony, saidthe school symbolizes North Carolina'sability to compete in the health care field.“We compete by having big ideas and bigdreams,” Perdue said. “Campbell’s big dreamwill transform the town of Buies Creek,Harnett County and the state.”Campbell’s efforts to launch a medical schoolwill directly address the growing shortage ofphysicians in North Carolina, according toDr. John Kauffman, the school’s foundingdean.“Our state currently ranks 35th out of 50in primary care physicians,” Kauffman said.“There are 20 counties without a singlegeneral surgeon and at least that manywithout an obstetrician. The future, however,is bright.”Photo by Bennett ScarboroughThe primary focus of the School ofOsteopathic Medicine will be training forprimary care and family medicine, generalsurgery, pediatrics, psychiatry and otherservices, with an emphasis on rural areas orregions with little or no health care options.That focus is important to Tim McNeill,chairman of the Harnett County Board ofCommissioners. McNeill fought back tears atthe groundbreaking when talking about theschool’s potential impact.“It’s hard to believe there are still people inNorth Carolina who have to travel 80 milesto see a doctor,” McNeill said. “This is whatmany are dealing with, especially in theeastern portion of the state. This school, Ibelieve, will alleviate this. This is truly theLord’s work.”Watch the construction progress, campbell.edu/about/university-web-cams/8 spring 2012

In BriefLaw School's EssaryVisits White HouseTo Talk EconomyCampbell Law School Dean Melissa Essarytook part in a North Carolina delegationthat traveled to Washington, D.C., to discussjobs and economic growth with senioradministration officials in January.Essary was one of more than 30 civic,business and educational leaders from NorthCarolina’s Research Triangle invited toparticipate in the discussions. Ari Matusiak,executive director of the White HouseBusiness Council, moderated the discussion.“We had a very specific interchange with theWhite House Business Council,” said Essary.“While it remains to be seen if any specificinitiatives will result from our meeting,delegates from North Carolina felt that theirspecific needs and concerns were heard.”Essary and other delegates offered the councila “boots on the ground” report regardingtheir thoughts on what is specificallyimpeding job creation and economicgrowth. Delegates offered concrete ideas andexamples, resulting in a healthy discussionamong all parties.Faulkner namedInterim dean ofCampbell LawB. Keith Faulknerwas named theinterim deanfor CampbellUniversity’s NormanAdrian WigginsSchool of Law inearly April.Faulkner, who willbegin serving in hisnew role on July 1, replaces Melissa Essary,who has served as dean since 2006. Essarywill join the faculty of the law school uponleaving the dean’s office.“The leadership of Campbell Universityis grateful to Dean Melissa Essary,”Provost Dwaine Greene said. “She was anextraordinary leader at the law school for sixyears. Faulkner is a skilled administrator whowill build on the record of recent years.”Faulkner, who currently serves as the ViceDean for Administration and ExternalRelations for the law school, has also heldthe positions of Executive Associate Deanfor Academic Affairs and Administration andAssociate Dean for External Relations at thelaw school since his arrival in 2004.A graduate of Campbell Law, Faulkner’sprofessional background includes privatelaw practice as a litigation associate inone of North Carolina's largest law firms,partnership in a private practice, eight yearsof service in the United States Navy as asubmariner, nuclear power plant operatorand instructor in the Nuclear Power TrainingPipeline.10 spring 2012

around CampusIn BriefBusiness Schoolgrows with healthcare managementprogramWith the number of health care-relatedjobs in North Carolina at more than460,000, Campbell University’s HealthcareManagement program was born from a needrather than a luxury.Classes for the program in the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business began in thespring of 2011, making Campbell one of thefew universities in the state to be accreditedby the Association of University Programs inHealth Administration.And the program differs from others inNorth Carolina because it is under theumbrella of a business school, rather than aschool of health sciences, according to Schoolof Business Dean Ben Hawkins.“Since the curriculum includes manyrequired business administration relatedcourses like accounting and business law,in addition to the Healthcare Managementclasses, the program fits more of the businessbase,” said Hawkins, who said the programwas added because of “the need for jobs inthat particular field.”Classes began last spring under the directionof Dr. LeJon Poole, who received his BAfrom Samford University as well as a MBAand PhD from the University of Alabama atBirmingham.Dining hall addswok station, otherimprovementsWhen Campbell University students returnedto campus in the spring, they found a lot of“new” at their old cafeteria.Marshbanks Dining Hall reopened inJanuary after almost a month of construction.The biggest change was a new wok station,and other renovations included a larger saladbar, an easier-to-use dish drop-off area, newbooths, rearranged seating and more.The roughly $300,000 renovations, fundedby Aramark, Campbell’s food servicesprovider, not only offer a better product forstudents and faculty, but improve the dininghall’s overall customer service, according toFood Services Director Larry Aldridge.“It will absolutely reduce the lines,” saidAldridge, who was recently named Aramark’sFront Line Manager of the Year for thecompany’s southeast region. “These stationswere set up more professionally to handlemore volume. Then again, because of theseimprovements, we may have more students atMarshbanks … but I’m sure we’ll handle it.”Major General visitsROTC cadetsSenior cadets in Campbell University’sROTC program presented their training andaccomplishments in a briefing before one of theU.S. Army’s highest ranking officials in February.Maj. Gen. James M. McDonald visitedBuies Creek while in North Carolina toattend a ceremony, and he stopped by theROTC building to meet with approximatelya dozen Campbell cadets in the program.Cadet John Myers was among the group ofstudents who briefed McDonald, who in2010 was in command of United States ArmyCadet Command after serving as a deputycommander in Iraq.“Campbell University has a really proudtradition of exceeding standard in (ROTCtraining),” Myers said during his presentationon the program’s land navigation training.“One of the advantages we have here is ourproximity to Fort Bragg, and we use it tothe best of our abilities. Compared to largerschools, it’s a big advantage for us.”McDonald commended the cadets and theirtraining module, suggesting if they trainhard, they’ll add value immediately uponcommissioning. He also offered some sageadvice on their physical fitness tests, which allsoldiers are required to take at least twice a year.“You can pass ROTC and get commissionedby scoring 180 points,” he said, “but let metell you … you have not set yourself up forsuccess. By the time you’ve entered yourfourth year, you should score a 290.”12 spring 2012

A photo worthy ofSports IllustratedBY BILLY LIGGETTFor a sports photographer, there are fewthings that top getting a shot publishedin the nation’s most recognized sportsmagazine. Many spend an entire career chasingthat goal.Campbell University graduate Will Brattondid it at age 22.Bratton’s photo of a University of NorthCarolina lacrosse player going airborne whilewrapped around a player from the Universityof Detroit was featured in the “Leading Off”photo gallery — a full-page photo — of theFeb. 20 edition of Sports Illustrated, whichfeatured NBA national phenom Jeremy Linon the cover.Bratton, a 2011 Communications Studiesgraduate from Littleton, currently works asa freelance sports photographer, shootingmostly UNC sporting events for printpublications and WRAL TV in Raleigh. Hesaid the night he shot the photo, he knew hehad a winner on his hands.“Before I decided to send it to SportsIllustrated, I emailed it to my dad,” Brattonsaid. “It was only February, but I knew thenit would be the best photo I’d take all year.”The photo is unique, he said, because lacrosseis mostly a vertical sport, and most of theshots he gets are of players running upright.This shot had a little of everything — action,bright colors and painful facial expressions.“There’s someone falling to the ground whiletaking a shot; they’re both on their tip-toes;the lighting is spot on … it just made for areally nice frame,” Bratton said.Bratton began his education at Campbellas a Religion major, but switched toCommunications Studies his sophomoreyear because of his newfound interest inphotography and journalism.“A good friend of mine at the time playedfootball at UNC, and not being as athleticallygifted as he was, I had to find a way to geton the field with him,” Bratton said. “So Istarted shooting for the local paper at hiscollege games, and it kind of hit me that Iknew what I was doing … that I had an eyefor it.”And there were plenty of people at Campbellthere to help him along the way. Brattonbegan shooting photos for CampbellAssociate Athletic Director for Media ServicesStan Cole. He also credits Jason Williams andJoe Prisco for allowing him the experience ofshooting the 20-plus sports he covered whileat Campbell.He said Communications Studies ChairmanDean Farmer took him under his wing andhelped him grow to become not only a betterphotographer, but a better photojournalist.Bratton said he hopes the Sports Illustratedexposure leads to bigger and better things, buthe will be careful not to let it go to his head.“I hope it doesn’t change who I am or changewhat I love to do, which is taking photos ofsports at all levels,” he said.Campbell Magazine 13

His great-grandfather was close friends with Dr. J.A. Campbell.He became the first medical director of Campbell University'sP.A. program in 2011. For 125 years, the branches ofDr. Christopher Stewart’s family tree have weaved in and out ofthe school's timeline, and generations of Stewarts and Matthewshave made a big impact on Campbell's success.14 spring 2012Story by Billy Liggett • Photos by Brooke Wolfe

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The 'Big House', home of Neil and Annie Matthews in 1909“I wish someone would have a plaquehere about what this house meant to thecommunity … to Campbell University,” saidStewart, looking at what’s now an empty fieldof grass near the entrance of the Keith Hillscommunity. “There was just so much historyin this house.”“This house” was the birthplace of CorneliaPearson, who would become CorneliaCampbell, wife of University founderDr. James Campbell. It later became theMatthews Home, owned by Neil Matthews,father of 13 and the great grandfather ofStewart, an internal medicine physician whoin 2010 became the first medical director ofCampbell’s new Physician Assistant program.But that title is far from the only connectionStewart has with Campbell University. Hisroots go all the way back to the school’sfounding 125 years ago … and beyond.A modest monumentWith few trees to block the biting cold wind on a sunny December afternoon,Dr. Christopher Stewart looked down at the modest brick monumentdedicated to the wife of Campbell University’s founder and, face to the wind,thought out loud about the importance of the spot where he stood.It was Neil who helped build the Baptistchurch that still stands today on theCampbell campus, and it was Neil’s house —the one he rented from the Campbells andthat once stood within eye-shot of Campbell’shome — that served as a meeting place whereseveral discussions about the future of theschool were held.Great aunts and uncles attended, taught andsupported Campbell as it grew from BuiesCreek Academy to Campbell Junior Collegeto Campbell College.Stewart’s parents attended Campbell andmet there. And today, Stewart is part of aprogram that’s helping launch the schooltoward a future as a state leader in health careeducation.For every milestone at Campbell Universityover the past 125 years, a Stewart or aMatthews has been on hand to witness it. It’sa fact that’s not lost on Christopher Stewart,who grew up in Buies Creek but attended theUniversity of North Carolina partly to seewhat else was out there.Since he’s returned, he’s grown to appreciatehis family’s place in Campbell’s history a littlemore.“I realize that my family was here duringthe founding — and played a role in it —and here I am today the founding medicaldirector of the P.A. program,” Stewart said ashe escaped the wind and cold and climbed inhis Jeep. “I think about it sometimes — thefull-circle component of all of this — and it’sreally unbelievable to me.“I’m incredibly blessed to be here.”16 Spring 2012

NEIL'S WAY“Papa never kept up with the names of hischildren too well. When Papa wished toaddress the youngest, he would start the roll call.When his breath ran out, he would exclaim, 'Hey,You.' The family combined the words and gavethe last of the mob the name, 'Hugh.'"In 1978, Hugh Matthews — whoone year later would be named aDistinguished Alumnus by CampbellUniversity — published “Neil’s Way,” abook about growing up the youngest of 13children born to Annie Jane Stewart and NeilArchie Matthews.Much of the book takes place in theMatthews home (called the “Big House” orthe "Pearson Place"), which is also depictedon the book’s cover. Neil Matthews rentedthe house and the 200-acre farm that camewith it from Cornelia Pearson Campbell, alsoknown as “Miss Neelie,” for one 500-poundbale of cotton per year in 1909.But if there’s a point where Stewart’sfamily tree begins to weave through thetimeline of Campbell University, it isabout 25 years earlier — before that firstclass at Buies Creek Academy in 1887— when Neil Matthews befriended Dr.Campbell, described as “red-haired, tall andimmaculately dressed” in the book.The two men were polar opposites in almostevery way, according to Stewart.Campbell was the stoic leader, a man who“wherever he sat, he was the head of thetable,” according to another book on theschool’s history, “Big Miracle at Little BuiesCreek,” by the late Dr. J. Winston Pearce.Matthews, on the other hand, was ruggedand uneducated … a man who was morecomfortable in the cotton fields than in aroom full of people.— Excerpt from ‘Neil’s Way,’ by Hugh A. Matthews, M.D.man, Stewart said, who once asked Campbellto walk ahead of him so he alone could geta buggy unstuck from a muddy creek bed.The story goes — a story passed throughgenerations of Stewart’s family — Campbellwalked up a hill, and a few minutes later,saw Matthews walking behind him with thebuggy successfully freed from the mud.“Neil just cussed it out of the creek,” Stewartsaid with a grin. “I guess he just didn’t wantDr. Campbell standing there.”Despite their differences, the friendshipworked. And having Matthews by hisside proved to be beneficial to CampbellUniversity’s founder.According to the Harnett County historybooks, Matthews’ team of mules played aconsiderable role in hauling bricks for theconstruction of Buies Creek First BaptistChurch, which left the one-room woodenbuilding it had occupied when Campbelljoined to move to its current location acrossfrom the campus building that bears hisname.Stewart said as their friendship grew,Matthews became somewhat of a right-handman for the doc.“I was told that if Dr. Campbell neededanything done in the community for theschool, he went to Mr. Neil,” Stewart said.“I have heard of several instances where Neilcame to Dr. Campbell’s defense for importantissues at the time.”1945No Dancingat CAMPBELLWhen I was in school, dancingwas strictly forbidden.Once, when I was a sophomorein high school, some friends andI who were on the basketballteams went to a friend’s houseone Saturday night for a party tocelebrate our good season. Weplayed records and were sort ofplaying around — it wasn’t reallydancing.The basketball coach observedwhat we were doing, but saidnothing to us. The next night, thecoach walked home after churchwith my father and told him wewere “dancing” at the party.On Monday morning, we werecalled in by my father and wereseverely reprimanded for havingviolated the rules. We thoughtthe coach should have told us atthe party that he thought we werebreaking the rules.— Catherine Campbell King,granddaughter of J.A. Campbell,daughter of Leslie CampbellCampbell was a dynamic preacher andpastor who led several churches in Harnettand Sampson counties. Matthews, too, wasa man of God, but a man more known forlanguage that would make a sailor blush … aStewart said Matthews’ mules also helpedhaul the bricks and supplies for the KivettBuilding, Campbell’s signature structureconstructed in 1903 after a fire destroyedthe previous main building a few yearsCampbell Magazine 17

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earlier over Christmas break.Six years later, when Matthews moved hisfamily to the “Big House,” the two families’homes were separated by a pasture and whatis now U.S. Highway 421. Campbell wouldvisit the Matthews regularly, Stewart said, andwould talk on end about the school’s future.“A lot of what made Campbell Campbellhappened there,” he said.By 1926, Buies Creek Academy had grownto become Campbell Junior College. Eightyears later, Dr. Campbell died months aftersuffering a heart attack. Matthews diedalmost exactly 11 years later from a stroke.“My great-grandfather … he and Dr.Campbell were the best of friends,” Stewartsaid. “My family has passed down so manygood stories about the two … I wish I hadwritten them all down. I remember a story ofthe time Dr. Campbell asked Neil just howmany kids he had, because, you know, he hadso many.”“‘Dang if I know,’ my great-grandfather said. ‘Ihaven’t been home yet today to count ‘em.’”The Matthews 'children' and their spouses in the 1960sGENERATIONS OF MATTHEWS“My mother tells me that the Neil Archie Matthews family wasthe most loving, caring people she has ever known. All 12 childrenhad brilliant minds; all the men were tall and handsome; all theladies tall and beautiful …”— William Brooks Matthews, cousin of Christopher Stewart, great-grandson of Neil MatthewsBetween 1892 and 1914, Annie JaneStewart Matthews and Neil ArchieMatthews had 13 children (thesecond-to-last child, Ruth, died at birth in1913).The couple saw four of their boys marchoff to war — three in World War I and onein World War II — and one son, KennethClifford, would be listed as “missing inaction” before returning home, though foryears would suffer the effects of mustard gasand shell shock.They would go on to become nurses,deputies, barbers, teachers, business owners,homemakers, doctors, authors, and like theirfather, farmers.“They were absolutely wonderful people,”Stewart said. “Real-life characters … salt ofthe earth.”Of the 12, nearly all of them contributedto the growth of that school in BuiesCreek, whether as students, employees orsupporters.Campbell Magazine 19

1927THE FIRST CAMPBELL CARA group of students knownas the 'Drugstore Cowboys' in 1930You might recognize the name of the first man who owned a car atCampbell University. There’s a lecture hall and scholarship namedafter him to this day.Blanton A. Hartness, class of 1928, introduced the automobile to BuiesCreek in 1927. It was the same year Ford Motor Company introduced itspopular Model A, the successor to the Model T.Hartness would go on to have quite a career in North Carolina. He ownedSanford Milling Company Inc. and eventually Vanco Mill in Henderson.His family produced the popular Snowflake and Hartness Choice flourbrands used in kitchens throughout Eastern North Carolina for years. Thecompany is still going strong today.Hartness’ name graces a lecture hall in the Science Building and ascholarship awarded annually to a full-time student in the CPHS.There was Milton, the fourth child, whofollowed in Neil’s footsteps as a farmer andtook over his father’s operation at the “BigHouse” in 1939 before eventually selling toCampbell University. That 200-acre farmwould later become Keith Hills, home toa beautiful community, country club, golfcourse and soon, North Carolina’s first newmedical school in 35 years.Palmer, the seventh, fought in World WarI and returned for a career of farmingand selling vacuum cleaners. He enteredCampbell lore, however, close to hisretirement when he started Pop’s Grill, whichcatered to college students and Campbellfaculty and staff.“It became a student hangout,” Stewartsaid. “And ‘Pop’ was quite a character … Iremember him really well.”A vocal Campbell supporter, ‘Pop’ wouldregularly attend baseball games and bang onmetal trash cans when the other team was upto bat, according to Stewart.“The person who told me this said it was soloud, you could hardly bear it,” he said. “TheCampbell players loved it, of course, and itrattled the other team terribly.”Gretchen, No. 8, went by the name “Dutch,”and for years, he served as director of thePhysical Plant at Campbell. He later builtand operated a country store and servicestation by his home, another businessfrequented by Campbell students and faculty.He, too, was a big supporter of the localschool, Stewart said.“When the late professor Dr. A.R. Burkot(of whom Burkot Hall is named) first movedto Buies Creek, he couldn’t borrow enoughmoney to buy a house and settle here,”Stewart said. “Uncle Dutch loaned him themoney to buy a house, and Burkot wouldsay many times that Dutch was one of thereasons he was able to come to Campbell. Hewas forever grateful.”Ora excelled as a student at Buies CreekAcademy and went on to become a nurse.She married a doctor and the two started apractice out west in Canton, N.C. Margaretwas a teacher and eventually the cafeteriamanager at Angier High School for manyyears.The youngest of the 12 — and perhapsthe most successful — was Hugh ArchieMatthews, the author, DistinguishedAlumnus, artist and physician.Hugh studied at Campbell, Wake Forest,Duke, Yale, UNC, Johns Hopkins and IowaState, earning a degree in biology, a master’sin English and an M.D.In his 30s, he volunteered for serviceduring World War II and was woundedwhile working as a physician in a fieldhospital in Italy.He would go on to start a practice inCanton, where a few of his siblings lived,and became an adjunct professor at WestCarolina University. He served on theGovernor’s Commissions on Cancer and wasa member of Campbell’s Board of Trusteesand the General Board of the Baptist StateConvention. He was also founder andpresident of the North Carolina Health andSafety Council.The Matthews children had 29 children oftheir own combined, five of whom foughtin World War II. And many of them —including Stewart’s father, attended CampbellCollege. Stewart said he has so many cousinsin and around the area, he probably hasn’tmet them all.“My great-grandmother, until the day shedied, sat with one leg out, because her entirelife, she always had a kid or a grandkid sittingon her lap,” Stewart said.“There are certainly a lot of us.”20 Spring 2012

Childhood home of Gene Stewart, former Campbell dean of menKEEPING UP WITH THE STEWARTS“You may travel the country over, from ocean to ocean and borderto border, and almost everywhere, you will find that Smith andJones outnumber all others. Here in Buies Creek, the name isStewart. And pity the newcomer who makes an effort to learn therelationship of our many citizens who bear this Scottish name. …The best advice to an outsider is that he refrain from speakingevil of anyone of the name, for the hearer may be a cousin.”— Dr. A.R. Burkot, Late Campbell professor, “The House of Stewart - Buie’s Creek Clan”Burkot attributes the vast numberof Stewarts in the area to familypatriarch David Stewart, who “addedto the confusion,” Burkot wrote, by marryingthree times. “The resulting accumulationof half-brothers and half-sisters,” accordingto Burkot, “would challenge an expert inbuilding family trees."Neil Matthews’ wife, Annie Jane, was aStewart. But the “Stewart” in ChristopherStewart was the result of Wade Stewart, hisgrandfather, who married Neil’s daughterAnnie in 1931. Annie was a homemaker andWade the sheriff of Harnett County.Like Neil, Wade’s father Tom Stewart wasa friend of Campbell University founder Dr.J.A. Campbell. According to Christopher, TomStewart and his brother would accompany Dr.Campbell on trips to churches around the stateto help raise money for the school.In essence, they were among Campbell’s firstadvancement team.“Where the Matthews were this large farmingfamily who mostly contributed to Campbellfrom the outside, the Stewarts helpedCampbell grow from the inside,” ChristopherStewart said. “I don’t want it to sound like theywere superior in any way … but they certainlyhad more education, at least early on.”Campbell Magazine 21

LukeFunemploymentCampbell grad finds the humor in job searching, creates a web series on itPhoto Courtesy of Luke CusterBY BILLY LIGGETTLike many recent graduates, Luke Custer(‘07) has had to deal with the strugglesof finding full-time employment and makingends meet during that search.Only, he’s seemed to have found the humorin it.Custer, who studied Communications whileat Campbell University, packed up andmoved to Los Angeles two years ago and iscurrently writing and starring in a web series,“The Unemployed Mind.” The series is abouttwo unemployed friends, played by Custerand friend and co-writer Timmy Morgan,who will resort to any kind of work to earn abuck in this tough economy.“It’s a subject I certainly can relate to,and I hope most others can as well,” saidCuster, a Raleigh native who developed hisacting chops in several Campbell Theatreproductions while an undergrad. “Some ofwhat we’ve written has come from real-lifeexperiences we’ve had.”In one episode, Custer and Morgan’scharacters land a job as birthday partyentertainers for young children, a job Custerremembers well from high school and college.“We’d do sword fights and other staged fightsfor the kids … it’s probably the oddest jobI’ve ever had,” Custer recalled. “Of course, inthe show, it all goes horribly wrong.”Custer said he knew L.A. would be in hisfuture plans after visiting the Los AngelesFilm Studies Center for a semester while astudent at Campbell. He began developingthe idea for “An Unemployed Mind” a fewyears before moving west, and once he gotthere, he contacted friend Josh Lawn — theseries’ co-writer and producer — to begincollaboration.“We started brainstorming and did a pilotepisode with no budget just to see how itcould look,” Custer said. “We liked it, weliked working together, and we thought theshow had potential.”The three have taken to a fundraising site,kickstarter.com, to raise the money needed tomake a six-part web series. Their site includesa five-minute video where they talk aboutthe show and present clips of “movies” madewithout a budget (terrible remakes of “StarWars” and “The Godfather” included).Custer said his dream is to be an actor,but he realized in order to “make it” inHollywood, it helps to have writing,producing and other talents.“The more skills you have, the moreopportunities you have,” he said. “It’s nice tocreate your own opportunities and to workwith people who are like-minded.He credited Campbell Professor Dr. MichaelSmith, his adviser, for motivating himwhile at Campbell and presenting him withopportunities that have got him this far.As for the show, he said it’s aimed at today’saudience — those with short attention spanswho enjoy a good laugh.“I would hope that after the series is fundedand produced, it will gain some recognitionand allow us to finance future projects,”Custer said.Learn more about Luke Custer’s web series at www.campbell.edu/magazineCampbell Magazine 33

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Senior Eric Griffin had a monster senior year forthe men’s basketball team; but his legacy will bethe dunk that rattled Buies CreekThe opponent: North Carolina A&T.The site: Buies Creek.The play: With A&T applying afull-court press on Campbell’s inbounds pass,senior Eric Griffin receives the ball at midcourtand dribbles toward the top of the key. Witha 3-on-1 in his favor, Griffin elects not to passand instead heads straight for the hoop.“I remember thinking he took off too farfrom the basket,” recalled Coach RobbieLaing. “But he just kept flying.”Two dribbles. A flight that began justbeyond the free throw line. A one-handeddunk delivered with authority over the lone,unfortunate A&T defender in the paint.Two points.And a foul.The result: A YouTube sensation.“I was shaking my head. I’d never seenanything like it,” said freshman teammateTrey Freeman.“I turned to Assistant Coach Charles Bakerand said, ‘Did we just see that?’” said Laing.Not long after Griffin’s dunk, which hedelivered Nov. 17 on his home court, a clipof his aerial feat was posted to YouTube.Before long, it garnered nearly a half-millionhits and vaulted Griffin into several “Dunkof the Year” Internet polls and contests, themost high profile being the “Dunk of theYear” show which aired multiple times onESPN2 during March Madness.“He had a little bit of everything (in thedunk),” wrote sports writer Tony Markovich.“He had the distance, he had the ability togo over, and he had the power to finish. Thecombination of those three make it a Top 10dunk without question.”The dunk attracted producers of the ESPN2“Dunk of the Year” show to Buies Creek tofilm what amounted to a five-minute featureon the senior from Orlando, Fla. In it, Griffintalked about how he was cut from severalmiddle and high school basketball teamsuntil a growth spurt before his senior yearlanded him on the high school varsity squad.After a few years in junior college, Campbellsigned Griffin to a letter of intent. It turnedout to be a great signing.In 2012, Griffin was named to the All-District 3 Division I men's basketballteam by the National Association ofBasketball Coaches. He was also named theCollegeSportsMadness.com Big South Playerof the Year after landing on the conference’sall-league first team a few weeks earlier.Griffin concluded his two-year Campbellcareer by breaking the school single-seasonmark for blocked shots both years. His 73rejections topped the 61 shots he blockedin 2010-11. He also set a school Division Iera (since '77-78) record for career field goalpercentage (.559).Griffin hopes his time in Campbell will leadto a professional basketball career. Laing isconvinced Griffin can make it happen.“We’ve barely seen who he is,” Laing saidin the ESPN2 feature. “His dunk showedhis freakish athletic ability, but he’s also abasketball player. He’ll be on ESPN moretimes (in the future).”Photo by Bennett ScarboroughSee the video at campbell.edu/magazinePhoto by Brooke WolfeCampbell Magazine 35

Photos by Bennett ScarboroughBig South’s ‘Fan of the Year’is that crazy guy from Campbell …BY STAN COLEHe’s typically the loudest fan atCampbell University sportingevents. But if you need more helpfinding Jonathan Boggs, look for the guywith the reflective vest, drinking helmet(filled with Sprite), neon shorts, a Campbelljersey and giant black glasses.That’s him. That’s the “Fan of the Year.”Boggs, a freshman from Holly Springs, wasnamed the Advance Auto Parts Big SouthConference Basketball Fan of the Year – anhonor that meant $500 in auto parts giftcards and tickets to the women’s conferencetitle game – in March. In addition to beinga fixture at all home games in Buies Creekduring the 2011-2012 season, Boggs alsotraveled to Virginia Tech, High Point andNorth Carolina State to cheer on the Camels… and both squads turned in winningrecords in their return to the conference.“Being raised in ACC country, I know howvaluable (a good fan base) can be,” Boggs said.“The goal of being at home is to let our guysknow we’re behind them no matter what, andlet the other team know they aren't welcome.”Boggs’ team spirit traces back to his days atHolly Springs High School, where he firstdonned the vest as a sophomore to cheer onthe high school squads, creating the “PurpleCraze” portion of the school’s studentsection. He chose Campbell for severalreasons, namely the family connection — hismother, uncle, aunt, brother and sister-in-lawall attended — and since arriving, he’s madehis presence felt in Gore Arena.“I certainly think it has to be more fun toplay for a crowd going crazy than to thesound of crickets,” he said. “I think that getsour guys excited and gets high school playersexcited to want to play here in college.(Fellow fan) Nick Ostaszeski and I havediscussed the idea that schools should recruitfans just like athletes … every player wants acrazy fan base, so let’s hit the recruiting trailsand bring in some five-star fans.”Campbell rejoined the Big South Conferencejust this season, but Boggs said he’s alreadysettled on which school should be theCamels’ biggest rival.“For some reason I have grown a distaste forHigh Point,” he said. “It may have been theirfans at the game I went to, the closeness ...whatever the reason I don’t like them, anddon’t care for them.”36 spring 2012

athletic NotesMen's SportsCourtesy of Campbell AthleticsDespite ending on a sour note, the team hadseveral highlights from the 2011-2012 seasonand reason for excitement in the coming years:Photos by Bennett ScarboroughFootballCamels looking up afterrecord-setting 2011 seasonCamels add Ake, Butterworthto coaching staffSenior Griffin finished his career with 134blocked shots in 60 games (2.3 per contest),third-highest on Campbell's Division I era(since '77-78) charts. Griffin also finishedthis year with 268 rebounds, the third-mostin Camel Division I charts. Darren White's536 points scored tied for the fourth-highestsingle-season tally in Campbell Div. I history.Freshman Trey Freeman ended the seasonwith an 87.1 free throw percentage (101-116), tops in the Big South and the fourthhighestin Campbell's Division I history. Hetwice set school records for consecutive freethrows made in a year, including a string of35 in a row.In its fifth year back after a decades-longhiatus, Campbell’s football team had arecord-setting 2011 season, winning sixgames and placing 11 players on the All-Pioneer Football League squad.Campbell’s six wins and five league wins wereboth Div. I era records for the school. Theteam also set numerous modern era schoolrecords including points in a game (76) andpoints in a season (379).Jordan Cramer (pictured above) earnedindividual national attention and was one of only58 student-athletes nationwide to secure a placeon the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team. Theredshirt senior from Wake Forest also set a newCampbell single-game rushing mark with his170 yards on the ground against Morehead State.His backfield mate, Carl Smith, set the schoolmark with his 677 yards rushing in 2011.Quarterback Braden Smith set records forcompletions (179), attempts (313), yards passing(1,965) and touchdowns (14) in his first yearwith the program after transferring from SMU.And Preston Dodson, who played four yearsof basketball at Campbell, established schoolrecords for receptions (43), receiving yards(473) and touchdown receptions (5). JeremiahRobinson led the defense for Campbell andcompleted his senior career with school-record17.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.Campbell head football coach Dale Steeleadded Wally Ake and Bryan Butterworth tohis coaching staff over the winter.Ake will serve as the defensive coordinator andlinebackers coach at Campbell after spendingthree seasons as secondary and linebackerscoach at Liberty. Last season the Flames wereamong the defensive leaders in the Big SouthConference in numerous categories.Butterworth, who will fill the role of secondarycoach and will work with the safeties, comesto Campbell after most recently working atUMass as the secondary coach for the lastfive years. He worked with the team's cornersin 2011 in one of the toughest FootballChampionship Subdivision conference in thecountry. The Colonial Athletic Association(CAA) was able to place five teams in theNCAA playoffs this past season.Men’s BasketballSquad enjoys winning seasonin Big South returnIn its first season back in the Big SouthConference, Campbell’s basketball teamfinished 17-14 and 11-7 in conference playbefore an unexpectedly early exit from theBig South Tournament against Winthrop.After ranking among the nation's top fiveschools in team field goal percentage mostof the year, Campbell finished with a 48.4shooting percentage, second-highest in schoolDivision I history. Griffin's 61.0 shootingmark was the highest ever for a Campbellplayer with the NCAA minimum of at leastfive field goals made per game.Men’s SoccerSquad earns conference’sannual Sportsmanship awardCampbell University was voted winner ofthe 2011 Big South Conference's TeamSportsmanship Award for men's soccer. TheFighting Camels shared the honor with Liberty.The team awards are voted on by Big Southstudent-athletes and are awarded at the endof each competitive season.During its first year back in the Big SouthConference, Campbell compiled a 9-9-2overall record and 5-4-0 mark to finish inthird place in the league standings. TheCamels were whistled for only 9.9 fouls pergame and were issued only 15 yellow cards allseason – lowest among all Big South schools.No Campbell player or coach received a redcard during the 2011 campaign.Campbell Magazine 37

“It can get roughout there. You'lldefinitely see a lotof broken fingers."— Maghan Fain38 spring 2012

athletic NotesFlag forwardWomen’s flag football team building a winning programwith two national title appearances in the past four yearsBY BILLY LIGGETTIn the world of women’s collegiate flagfootball, Florida A&M – winners of eightnational tournaments in the past fiveyears — is the undisputed queen.But Campbell University isn’t far behind.Campbell’s club team, the Cyclones, has fallento the mighty A&M squad in the nationalfinals twice in the last four years — 21-19in 2008 and 35-0 last December — but thesquad, first formed in Buies Creek in 1995,has reason for optimism entering next fall.“The most we had try out for the team beforewas 17,” said Jeff Paszkiewicz, coordinatorof intramural sports at Campbell and theCyclones’ head coach. “Last year, we had 37.With 37 girls, it’s much nicer when you’refilling out a 13-person team. Much nicer.”The Campbell squad advanced to thePensacola, Fla., national tournamentafter winning a regional tournament inWilmington, playing and beating muchlarger schools along the way. The team ismade up of former soccer and softball playersand other athletes who also excelled in highschool sports.The 2011 team was led by senior quarterbackMaghan Fain of Critz, Va. Fain was a twosportstar in high school, but her refusal tohave shoulder surgery before college kept herfrom pursuing softball at the next level.During her freshman orientation at Campbellin 2009, she was approached by a player fromthe 2008 team that made it to Nationals inNew Orleans, and the rest was history.“I’m a huge football fan … Tom Brady andI, we’re like this,” Fain joked, holding twofingers up close together. “I joined the teammy freshman year as the quarterback, and I’vebeen here ever since.”Fain will graduate early this spring, but hopesto return to Campbell as a grad studentin the School of Education. If all goes asplanned, she’ll return in the fall as a four-yearstarter for a team expected to return 10 of its13 players from 2011 … all 10 with morethan a year of football knowledge under theirflag-wielding belts.That’s good news for Paszkiewicz, a gradstudent who inherited the team from AndyShell, current head of Campus Recreationat Campbell. Paszkiewicz said he thinksCampbell can continue to build its women’sflag football program to the level of FloridaA&M, which he compares to the dominantUCLA men’s basketball teams of the 1960sand 70s.“That’s a very attainable goal,” he said.“It’s harder to say that after losing 35-0 tothem just a few months ago, but that gameshouldn’t have been 35-0. I’m not saying weshould have won … but it should have beencloser. I think with the team we have comingback next year … many of whom hadn’tplayed flag football before last year … we’regoing to be much better. The more you play,the more knowledge you pick up.”Fain and her teammates will spend thesummer raising money for next fall’s season.The team relies on fundraisers and donationsfrom local businesses to fund their trips, theiruniforms, equipment and entry fees in thetournaments.Photo courtesy of Andy ShellPhoto by Billy LiggettCampbell Magazine 39

athletic NotesWomen's SportsCourtesy of Campbell AthleticsA 2009 graduate of McDaniel College inWestminster, Md., McDonald helped leadMercyhurst to a 13-6 overall record last season.She is involved in all aspects of the program,including on-field coaching, practice and gamepreparation and recruiting as well as assisting inacademic progress, strength and conditioning,scheduling and fundraising.Photos by Bennett ScarboroughWomen’s GolfSophomore wins tournament inDaytona BeachCampbell sophomore Kaylin Yost producedher first collegiate tournament title at the JamesMadison/Eagle Landing Invitational golftournament in Daytona Beach in March.A Florida native, Yost was the lone golfer in the101-player field to finish the event under par,ending with a -1. She recorded 15 birdies overthe 15-hole tournament, the most in the field.Her performance marked her fourth top-10finish in five tournaments, including a fourthplacetie at the Miami Hurricane Invitational onMarch 6.Her 215 total marked Campbell's best 54-holeshowing of the season and led the Camelsto their eighth top-5 team finish in ninetournaments.The sophomore was named the Big SouthWomen’s Golfer of the Week in mid-March,becoming the fourth Camel to win the honorduring the season. Over the year, she hasrecorded a 75.8 stroke average, second best onthe team.LacrosseNew program filling out itscoaching staffPhil Schuman wasnamed head coach ofCampbell University'snew women's lacrosseprogram in November,and beginning May1, Lindsay McDonaldwill join the staff asassistant coach.Campbell’s lacrosseprogram will make its debut in 2013.Schuman joins the Fighting Camel staff fromHigh Point University, where he served asassistant coach. He was head coach at MethodistUniversity from 2010-11.Schuman will spend the 2011-12 academic yearrecruiting student-athletes and preparing for theprogram's first varsity season in the spring of2013.McDonald hails from Mercyhurst College inErie, Pa., where she currently serves as assistantcoach while pursuing a master's degree inorganizational leadership.Women's BasketballLady Camels post anotherwinning season in 2011-12It wasn’t the finish they had hoped for, but theCampbell women’s basketball team’s return tothe Big South Conference was a successful oneoverall.The Lady Camels finished 18-11 overall and11-7 in Big South play. The team won six ofits last seven games in the regular season beforebowing out of the first round as the No. 4 seed tofifth-seeded Charleston Southern in March.The season was the 20th winning season for LadyCamel head coach Wanda Watkins, and the 28thoverall for the program dating back to 1972-73.Tonisha Baker was named Second Team All-Big South, while Kiera Gaines collected All-Freshman honors and Amanda O'Neill earnedAll-Academic accolades. Baker, a junior fromHigh Point, also became the 16th player in LadyCamel history to surpass the 1,000-career-pointsmilestone.Women's SoccerTeam earns sixth-straightnational academic awardThe Campbell University women's soccerteam was named a National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America team academic awardwinner for its GPA during in 2010-11.It marks the sixth consecutive year that theFighting Camel women's soccer team has earnedthis distinction. The girl's weren't bad on thefield, too, going 15-4-2 this year and finishingsecond in the Big South Conference tournament.40 spring 2012

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RECENT ALUMPUBLISHED INN.C. scienceJournalalumniClass NotesUponhearing shehad herfirst cavity,BethanyStarnes ('11BS) did whatany goodchemistrymajor would do … she began toresearch.The then-biochemistry andchemistry major at CampbellUniversity thought perhapssomething was different aboutHarnett County’s drinking watersince the Granite Falls native hadnever had dental problems beforeleaving for college.With the help of faculty advisorDr. Lin Coker, Starnes moldedher curiosity into a detailed studyon not only the water in her newcounty, but whether or not itsfluoride levels and the local schooldistrict’s fluoride rinse program washaving an effect on students’ dentalhealth.The study was one of 32 entriesfrom 17 different North Carolinacolleges and universities publishedin the 2011 edition of Explorations,an annual journal of undergraduateresearch in the Tar Heel state.The cavity may have been bad news,but getting published was a bigpositive for Starnes, who graduatedfrom Campbell last May.Coker said Starnes is the firststudent in Campbell’s chemistrydepartment to have a research articlepublished.Class of '49 Otis Colston, (‘49 AA) and his wife Delorescelebrated their 60th anniversary on Dec. 25,2011. They live in Roanoke.Class of '72 Judge Frank Lanier (’72 BS, ’82 JD) isretiring after nearly 20 years as a judge. JudgeLanier was elected to the bench in 1992and was promoted by Gov. Mike Easley toSuperior Court in 2003.Class of '80 Ernest Gilchrist’s (’80 BBA) book about hislife, “Fusion of Cultures: The Spirit of ArgyllAmerica Revealed,” was recently published.Class of '81 Gary Clemmons (’81 JD) was appointed byThe North Carolina State Board of Electionsto fill the open seat on Craven County Boardof Elections. Clemmons had served as lawclerk to U.S. Federal Judge John D. LarkinsJr., as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Raleigh,and had been in private law practice in NewBern since 1985. He and his wife Nan havetwo children.Demps Pettway’s (’81 BS) poem, “TheRunner’s Stride,” was published in TheInternational Who’s Who in Poetry.Class of '86 Sarah S. Stevens (’86 JD) was honored as a2011 recipient of the N.C. Bar AssociationCitizen Lawyer Award.Class of '87 Lisa Vaughn (’84 BA,’87 JD) joined Winston& Strawn LLP as a partner in the Charlotteoffice.Class of '88 J. Ronald Jones Jr. (’88 JD), a member atClawson & Staubes LLC in South Carolina,was named Chairman of the Board ofDirectors of the Charleston Metro Chamberof Commerce for 2011-2012.Class of '90 Thomas Walker (’90 JD) was confirmed asthe new U.S. attorney for the eastern districtof North Carolina.Class of '91 Neil Jackson (’91 MBA) was namedmortgage loan officer for First CommunityBank in the Lake Norman area. Jackson hasbeen with First Community since 2010 andpreviously served as financial center manager.Penny Shelton (‘91 PH) was installed as the2011-2012 president of the American Societyof Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) on Nov.17, 2011, during the organization’s annualmeeting in Phoenix.Class of '92 Rebecca Britton (’92 JD) served as a regionalcoordinator and sponsor for the FayettevilleRegional competition teams in the NorthCarolina Advocates for Justice mock trialprogram at the Norman Adrian Wiggins LawSchool. Britton is a personal injury attorneyat Britton Law, P.A. in Fayetteville.Class of '93 Philip A. Mullins IV (’93 JD) of Thomas,Ferguson and Mullins, LLP was recentlyselected by his peers for inclusion in TheBest Lawyers in America 2012 in the field ofpersonal injury litigation.Tim Brown (‘93 PH) co-edited ASHP’srecently published “Building a SuccessfulAmbulatory Care Practice: A Complete42 spring 2012

alumni Class NotesGuide for Pharmacists,” in addition topassing the ambulatory care board.LeAnne Kennedy (‘93 PH) was elected atlargeboard member for the NCAP Board ofDirectors.Class of '95 Joel Johnson (’95 PH), a clinicaldevelopment scientist at GlaxoSmithKline,co-authored three manuscripts describingtrials of the investigational drug darapladib,published in Journal of the American College ofCardiology and American Heart Journal.Class of '96 Hamilton '96Julie Smith-Hamilton (’96, BS) and ErnieHamilton (BBA ’10, MBA ’11) announcethe birth of their second son, Eason ColeHamilton, Oct. 28, 2011. Julie works at theLaw School Career Services Office. Eason hasa big brother, Cody, age 5.Greene Shepherd (’96 PH) moved back toNorth Carolina and joined the faculty ofUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as aprofessor in the division of pharmacy practiceand director of professional education fortheir new Asheville campus.Class of '97 Darren (’97 BA) and Michelle Warren Duffy(’99 BBA) are the proud parents of twins.Bryson Charles and Elise Kathryn were bornon Oct. 10, 2011.CDR Gary West MSC USN ( ‘97 PH)recently spoke at the Joint Forces PharmacySeminar held in Dallas, Oct. 31 through Nov.3, 2011. He spoke in the area of leadershipdevelopment on “Pharmacy Operationsfor First-Time Pharmacy Managers” aswell as the area of Armed Forces PharmacyOperations pertaining to “Joint Integrationof Pharmacy Services Within the NationalCapital Region: Status and Way Ahead.”Class of '98 Mary Parker (‘98 PH) was elected presidentof the NCAP Board of Directors.Todd Jones (’98 JD) was named one ofthe “40 Under 40” by the Triangle BusinessJournal.Class of '99 Scott Bullard (’99 BA) recently receivedthe Lula and Alton Holley “Excellencein Classroom Teaching Award” at JudsonCollege. The award is given once annuallyand is voted upon by the graduating seniorsat Judson, where he is chairman of theHumanities Division and Assistant Professorof Religious Studies.Bullard '99Heather Surles Payne (‘99 PH) and SeanPayne announce the birth of their twin girlsborn Oct. 13, 2011. Their names are HavenMorgan Payne and Payson Sutton Payne.Class of '00 Meredith Best Blalock (‘00 BA) and herhusband Travis Blalock announce the birth ofMary Catherine Blalock on Feb. 11, 2011.LTC Jorge Carrillo MS USA ( ‘00 PH)recently spoke at the Joint Forces PharmacySeminar held in Dallas on Oct. 31 throughNov. 3, 2011. He spoke about “MedicationSafety in the DOD: How Are We Doing?”and in the area of Armed Forces PharmacyOperation on “The Joint CommissionMedication Management Update.”Class of '01 Faulkner '01Keith Faulkner (’01 MBA/JD) and his wifePatty proudly announce the birth of theirson, Ryan Keith, who was born on Oct. 6,2011. Ryan has two sisters, Hannah andErin.Shelley Greene (’01 BA) has been selectedto participate in the North CarolinaCommunity College Leadership Program.This seven-month program offers participantsorganized face-to-face and computer-basedlearning experiences to acquaint themwith community college issues and to helpthem develop leadership skills. Shelley issenior director of marketing at RandolphCommunity College. She and her husbandKyle have two children.Class of '02 Adele Henderson (’02 M.Div.) has accepteda Christian education/chaplaincy positionwith Hope Tree Family Services in Salem, Va.Benjamin T. Cochran (’02 JD) was nameda 2011 N.C. Super Lawyer Rising Star. Healso was nominated to a three-year term onthe N.C. Worker’s Compensation SectionCouncil.Julie Hampton (’02 JD) was named one ofthe “40 Under 40” by the Triangle BusinessJournal.Karen Humphrey Stiles (’02 JD) has beennamed a partner in the law firm of Shumaker,Loop & Kendrick LLP in Charlotte.Campbell Magazine 43

Friends Wewill MissDr. William J. Senter ’35May 28, 2011Rachel L. Allen ’52June 07, 2011Jackie O. Page ’45June 09, 2011Dr. Gloria H. Blanton ’42June 17, 2011Robin H. Whitman ’90June 22, 2011Tony Lyerly ’70June 23, 2011Marjorie S. Davis ‘67June 25, 2011Edgar M. Moss ‘65June 25, 2011Zelda B. Barefoot ‘49June 26, 2011Elizabeth Y. Fox ‘07July 01, 2011Don A. Martin ’71July 05, 2011Gene B. Tarr ‘83July 13, 2011Kevin L. Clark ‘88July 20, 2011Kirk I. Wyckoff ‘99July 22, 2011Jeremy S. Wilson ‘03July 30, 2011Clate Borders Jr. ‘85July 30, 2011Doris D. Renner ‘34Aug. 14, 2011William L. Burns, Jr. ‘97Aug. 28, 2011Rev. Woodrow W. Neal ‘53Aug. 31, 2011Robert B. Wells ‘73Sept. 02, 2011George C. Overman ’56Sept. 04, 2011Jane B. Marion ‘50Sept. 10, 2011Mark B. Williams ‘81Sept. 14, 2011David M. Littleton ‘58Sept. 18, 2011Carroll Faile ‘66Sept. 18, 2011Nash A. Odom ‘54Oct. 03, 2011Earnest G. Clifton Jr. ‘64Oct. 10, 2011Gail P. Fannon ‘79Oct. 18, 2011Harold L. Little ‘65Oct. 24, 2011Matthew H. Williams ‘11Dec. 13, 2011Class of '03 Lanier '03Jon Lanier (‘03 JD, ‘00 MBA/BBA) andGinny Lanier (‘03 JD) proudly announcethe birth of their son Benjamin FultonLanier, born April 28, 2011. Ben has a bigbrother, Truett, who is 3.Autumn Wells (’03 PH) with Family DrugInc. in Big Stone Gap, Va., was named IndustryAdvocate of the Year winner at the secondannual Next-Generation Pharmacist awards, anational event hosted at the John F. KennedyPresidential Library in Boston on Aug. 29.Autumn Wells (‘03 PH, ’04 MBA) and herhusband Terry, along with big brothers Averyand Carter and big sister Noelle, welcomedIsaac Pasqual to the family on April 21,2011. They are so thankful for their newaddition.Sams '03Melinda Dawn Sams (‘03 PH) and JudsonEdward Mathis were united in marriage onOct. 22, 2011, at Mars Hill Baptist Churchin Mars Hill.R. Scott Holuby (‘03 PH) BCPS, BC-ADM,recently spoke at the Joint Forces PharmacySeminar held in Dallas, Oct. 31 throughNov. 3, 2011. He spoke about “MedicationSafety in Older Adults” as well as an“Update on New Anticoagulants and NewAntiplatelet Agents.”Matthew R. Anderson(’03 BBA/MBA) hasbeen promoted to vicepresident by BB&T.Matthew joinedthe bank in 2003and was a businessservices officer inBB&T’s Lake NormanCommercial Bankingdepartment.Class of '04 Kenny Davis (‘04 M.Div.) has been called asthe pastor of Bybee’s Road Baptist Church inTroy, Va.Carlyn Canady (’04 M.Div.), Benjaminand Makayla proudly announce the birth ofIzabella Mercee Izabella was born on Aug.16, 2011.Amanda Jones Harms(’04 BBA/MBA) hasbeen promoted byBB&T to assistantvice president.Harms, who joinedthe bank in 2007, isa financial planningstrategist in BB&T’sWealth Managementdepartment inAtlanta.Class of '05 Arthur Bergens (’05 MBA) has received theTriangle Business Journal’s “2011 CFO of theYear” award. Arthur is the Chief FinancialOfficer for Overture Networks. He alsoreceived the 2009 award for Top CFO byBusiness Leader Media.Mary Margaret Johnson (’05 PH, MSCR’07) and Trey Waters (’02 PH) announcedthe opening of Johnson Family Pharmacyon March 28 in Raleigh., near the I-40 andN.C. 42 intersection.Crystal L. Bennett (‘05 PH) and Eddie BrettDuncan (‘05 PH) were united in marriage onAug. 20, 2011, at Grace United MethodistChurch in Wilmington. The couple resides inWhiteville.Timothy Haga (’05 JD) has beencommissioned as a JAGC officer in the N.C.National Guard.44 spring 2012

alumni Class NotesClass of '06 Michael A. Myers (’06 JD) has beennamed Chairman of the Board of Directorsat SciWorks, The Science Center andEnvironmental Park of Forsyth County.Michael is an attorney with the firm of Bell,Davis & Pitt, P.A.Heather Elaine Seals (’06 BA) and MarkMorris Bankert were united in marriageon May 7, 2011, in Swannanoa. Heathergraduated from Valparaiso University with aLaw degree in 2009 and is currently employedas an attorney for Legal Aid of N.C. inMorganton. Mark graduated from SalisburyUniversity in 2009 and is currently employedas a claims representative for the SocialSecurity Administration in Gastonia. Theynow reside in Lincolnton.Ernesto Robledo (’06 M.Div.) has beenaccepted into the Divinity Ministry Programat Gardner-Webb School of Divinity.Dave Dixon (‘06 PH) moved to Virginiaand accepted a position as assistant professorfor the Department of Pharmacotherapyand Outcomes Science, with VirginiaCommonwealth University School ofPharmacy in January 2012.Zboyovski '06James (’06 PH) and Stephanie Zboyovski (’06PH) along with big brother Will, are delightedto announce the birth of Eva Ann Zboyovski.Eva Ann was born on Nov. 22, 2011.Taylor Cashwell (’06 BBA, ’11 M.Div.) andChristine Babcock were recently married.Class of '07 Charlie (’07 M.Div.) and Dana Patrick (’07M.Div.) welcomed Jacob Alexander Patrickinto their family on Aug. 8, 2011Jackie Dowdy (’07 M.Div.) was accepted tothe African Methodist Episcopal Church in the11th Episcopal District Florida Conference asan Ordained Deacon and was given her firstappointment as pastor of Mount Pisgah AMEChurch in Tallahassee, Fla.Karchner '07Nicole Parker Karchner (‘07 PH) and herhusband Ryan welcomed two new additions totheir family. Wyatt Austin and Reagan Brynnwere born on July 4, 2011.Capt. Rebekah Mooney USAF BSC (‘07 PH)spoke at the Joint Forces Pharmacy Seminarheld in Dallas, Oct. 31 through Nov. 3,2011. She and two other speakers presentedinformation about “New Drugs in 2011.”Sarah H. Bowman (’07 JD) has been namedthe director of development for the ChristianAction League.Class of '08 Tyler (’08 M.Div.) and Laura Roach (’08M.Div., ’11 MA) celebrated the birth of theirdaughter Ella Campbell to their family onOct. 27, 2011.Elizabeth Browning Jenks (’08 MED) andHunter Jenks proudly announce the birth oftheir daughter, Ava Elizabeth. Ava was born onNov. 5, 2011.Class of '09 Jamie Marie Langston (’09 BBA) and JarrettLee Barnett (’11 PH) were joined in marriageon Aug. 6, 2011 in in the Robert B. and AnnaGardner Butler Chapel.Caitlin Louise Hall (’11 BS) and DanielIsaac West (’09 BA, ’11 MED) were united inmarriage on Aug. 13, 2011 in the Robert B.and Anna Gardner Butler Chapel.Erin Kristine Potter (’09 BA) and JoshuaTyler Marquez (’11 BA) were united inmarriage on June 19, 2011 in the Robert B.and Anna Gardner Butler Chapel.Bill Goodale (’09 M.Div.) was ordained onJune 30, in Estes Park, Colo., at the 126thEvangelical Covenant Church AnnualMeeting.Amanda McDonald Monroe (’09 M.Div.)was ordained on May 22, 2011.Lawrence Cole (’09 M.Div.) began a newministry on Sept. 13 as the associate pastor,minister of education at Westside BaptistChurch in Gainesville, Fla.Sara Eddleton (’09 M.Div.) has acceptedthe position of residential counselor for theRichmond House in Richmond, Va. It is aresidential home for young adults with autismspectrum disorders. Richmond House is anon-profit that was started by a group ofparents back in 2003 that wanted a place fortheir young adults with autism to learn andgrow and thrive.Travis (’10 M.Div.) and Whitney Russell(’09 M.Div.) were united in marriage onSept. 4, 2011.Bennett '05Campbell Magazine 45

alumni Class NotesClass of '10 Padowithz Alce (’10 MBA, ’10 JD) has joinedMoore and Van Allen’s Intellectual Propertypractice group as an associate in Charlotteoffice.John Paul Godwin (’10 JD) is now anassociate attorney at Hardison & Cochran inRaleigh.Sara Beth Felts (’10 BSW) and Michael RyanBedgood (’10 BS) were united in marriageon June 4, 2011, in the Robert B. and AnnaGardner Butler Chapel.Danielle Elizabeth Creel (’10 PH) and GeorgeMcGee exchanged marriage vows on June 4,2011. Danielle is employed with Kerr Drugin Plymouth. George is a graduate of NorthCarolina State University and is employedwith the family farming business. Theycurrently reside in Margarettsville.Andy Hale (’06 BA,’10 M.Div.) and his wife,Jennifer welcomed Madison Karis Hale intotheir lives on June 3, 2011.Lindsi Hines (’10 M.Div.) is now facillitatingthe Fair Trade and Social Justice ministriesat Fuquay Varina United Methodist Church.She will be working with Amazing GraceAdoptions, a Christian non-profit orphancare ministry, to write and implement acommunity development program that willimpact the orphan population in Uganda.Gavin McLaughlin (’10 M.Div.) is the newyouth minister at Macedonia Baptist Churchin Raleigh.Chad and Leah Anderson Reed (’08 BA,’10M.Div.) were married on Nov. 12, 2011.Karen Kelly (’10 M.Div.) received a call aspastor at First Christian Church (Disciplesof Christ) in Williamston, beginning Oct. 4,2011.Sara Holland Bone (‘10 PH) andJeremy Bone, welcomed MilesHolland Bone on July 29, 2011. Proud parentsand big brother C.J. are very excited for thenew addition.Joanna Hammond (’10 PH) and JasonCalhoun were united in marriage on Feb. 19,2011. The couple currently resides in HollySprings.Class of '11 Mary McQueen Poole (’11 BBA) and DylanJames Lucas were united in marriage on June18, 2011, in the Robert B. and Anna GardnerButler Chapel.Justin R. Apple (’11 JD) has joined Hatch,Little & Bunn, LLP. Justin served as clerk forthe firm while in law school and joined thefirm after graduation.Brittany Neiland Bell and Lawrence AndersonMoye IV (’11 JD) were united in marriageon Sept. 17, 2011 at Saint Egbert CatholicChurch in Morehead City. Brittany is agraduate of North Carolina State Universityand is employed as a nurse at Rex Hospital.Lawrence has joined the Raleigh office ofWomble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice. Theycurrently reside in Raleigh.Cindy Bolden (’11 M.Div.) was ordained atWestwood Baptist Church in Cary on Aug.21, 2011.Jonathan Altman (’08 BBA, ’11 M.Div.)was ordained on Aug. 6, 2011, in Falconby the North Carolina Conference of theInternational Pentecostal Holiness Church.Hong Song (’11 M.Div.) is now a chaplainresident at Pitt County Memorial Hospital inGreenville.Daisy L. Woolard (’11 PH) and William“W.C.” Adams Jr. were united in marriageon June 11, 2011, at Rock Springs Center inGreenville. The couple resides in Belmont.Spahr credits Campbell for career in mathematicsLee Ann Eldridge Spahr ('77 BS) earned the 2011Mathematics Excellence Award from the NorthCarolina Mathematics Association of Two-YearColleges. This award is intended for educatorswho have made outstanding contributions tomathematics or mathematics education in the NorthCarolina Community College System.Spahr, a college math educator since 1980, creditedher success in her career with the math faculty atCampbell University during her time there in the 70s.“At some times, I thought I was challenged tothe utmost extent of my capabilities,” she said.“However, upon enrolling in graduate school atNorth Carolina State, I found I was completelyprepared for graduate work as much as any of myclassmates who attended various larger universities.”Spahr retired this year from Durham TechnicalCommunity College, where she served as aninstructor and chairwoman of the MathematicsDepartment. Without her education fromCampbell, Spahr said, she shouldn’t have enjoyedsuch a satisfying career.“I feel that Campbell exposed me to the hugeexpanse of our world while keeping me grounded inmy Christian beliefs,” she said. “I owe my worldwideviews and my constant inclination to questionall new theories and ideas to the strong influenceand superior intellect of the wonderful faculty atCampbell.”She said she will continue to follow Campbell’sgrowth in the coming years."I am so proud of Campbell and the growth andaccomplishments she has achieved over the years,"Spahr said. "I have a sincere desire to see the schoolgrow and command an even more prominentworldwide presence."46 spring 2012

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