Forty-sixth Annual Commencement. = East Carolina College Greenville, North Carolina Monday, May Twenty-third Nineteen Hundred Fifty-five Ten-thirty o'clock Order Of Exercises Processional: “Pomp and Circumstance” ___ East Carolina Orchestra Kenneth N. Cuthbert, Conductor (Audience will remain seated during the processional) “America the Beautiful” Invocation “How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place” “Battle Hymn of the Republic” 2 Waring-Ringwald Combined Choirs East Carolina College East Carolina Orchestra Dr. Robert B. House Chancellor, University of North Carolina “Lord God of Abraham” from “Elijah” Mendelssohn Paul A. Hickfang, Baritone Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, Dean Conferring of Degrees Dr. J. D. Messick, President Alma Mater McDougle (Remain standing for benediction) Benediction Recessional A. B. Degree Graduates -- 1954-1955 Waverly Francis Aking Varina Freddy Lenuel Alford —. Bunn William Durward Aman, Jr. _.. Jacksonville Robert Lee Anderson, Jr. Goldsboro Peggy Joyce Bell Newport Phillip Everett Brown Jacksonville Joe Oliver Clark Greenville Louis Erwin Clark Greenville Don Raby Edwards Greenville John Roland Farley Greenville Johan Carter Furlong Wilmington Robert Ezell Hicks, Jr. Deep Run Robert P. Hilldrup —.. Fredericksburg, Va. James Walter Hunt Donald Alford King Jameg Ray Kirby Robert Edward Lee Greenville Roy William McGinnis, Jr. Morven Emil George Massad Robert Wilson Moye Snow Hill David Tayloe Read Plymouta Elbert Aaron Thomas, Jr... Wilmington Ernest L. White, Jr. ... Waynesboro, Va. Loyd Oliver Whitley Dorothy Heim Withers Broadway B. S. Degree Graduates -- 1954-1955 James Walter Alexander Columbia Jean Carolyn Allen Thomas Bery] Allsbrook Donald Miles Atkinson Elizabethtown Ernest Cleveland Averette, Jr. Winterville Marceline Aycock -_....._.. ._.’ Black Creek Worth Eugene Baker Washington James Edgar Barbour Clayton Lewis Bell Barnes Enfield Russell Lee Barnes Winterville Charles Cox Batchelor Rocky Mount Marvin Eugene Baugh -...... limos Warrenton James Perry Bazemore Greenville Charlie Benjamin Bedford Pikeville Dorothy Mae Belch Colerain William Nelson Best Goldsboro Bois Mae Bobbitt Paul Melvin Boseman Betty Jane Boyce --—---....-...-... ... Jackson Emily Stewart Boyce Rich Square Mary E. Harrell Boyd _ Hamilton Emma Jean Brake Rocky Mount Miriam Carolyn Brothers South Mills James Ralph Britt Mt. Olive Joe Wilson Browning, Jr. Enjfield Frazier Hughes Bruton Maxine Goodwin Bryan Maybell Bryant William Jennings Bryant Frances A. Buck Melvin Vernus Buck Margaret Ann Bunting Peggy Anne Bunton Reidsville Janice Meekins Butler Stumpy Point Lucioug Calvin Butt —............ Hertford James Leo Byrd Kinston Eugenia Viola Campen Junius Long Capehart _....... Washington Fayetteville Pendleton Boykins, Va. Greenville Oak City Scotland Neck _ Ann Lloyd Carawan _.. Swan Quarter Molly Wayne Carawan __. Washington Anne Cecelia Carlson _._ Rego Park, N. Y. Maxine Elizabeth Case _.. Roanoke Rapids Harriet Jean Carter Fayetteville Sarah Anne Casey Goldsboro Shirley Rose Clark 1. Greenville Gaither Delano Cline Mary Jo Cockrell Aubrey Thaxton Collins Jacksonville Archie Congleton, Jr. __.... - Wilmington Harold Gordon Colson Wade Hampton Cooper Bryan C. Craft Bobbie Jean Credle Elizabeth Louise Credle Helen Kathryn Credle Sally Blane Credle Carolyn Joyce M. Croom Lester Bryant Croom Mary Effie Martin Cross Greenville Swan Quarter Rocky Mount Rocky Mount Raleigh Patsy Cummings 4.2. Macclesfield Jack Ellison Cutler Washington Gite: ai T me Kinston Corbitt Freeman Daughtry Harvey Laudis Davis, Jr. .. Elizabethtown John Robert Davis __. ... Rocky Mount Patricia Ann Dawson Jane Badger Eason Amelia Jean Eaton Shirley Jane Edwards Irving Newton Ennis Lorraine Amelia Estes —....-. Evelyn Ruth Eury _. James Robert Everette, Jr. _.. Williamston Peggy Joyce Faircloth Roseboro Stantonsburg Franklinton Goldsboro Charlotte Mary Grizelle Farless Merry Hill Curtis Grey Fields Pikeville Gayle Cheek Flanagan Farmville John Broadus Funderburg, Jr. _. Greenville Nellie Rhea Gardner Nashville James Robert Gardner Rocky Mount Lovie Juanita Garris Mary Eloise Godwin Keith Goodson Peggy Ann Goodwin Edward Mannon Gore ___.. ie Jack Stewart Gray Frances Estelle Greene Greenville Shirley Jean Littlefield Greer _. Greenville Mary Etta Guerrant Henderson Barbara May Guyton Rachel Juanita Hagler Samuel Milton Hale Charles Sterling Hamilton Pine Level Greenville Aulander Columbia Franklin Maurice Hamilton _.. Fayetteville Wilmington _.. La Grange Greenville Frank Milton Hammond inarle; Wayne Harper, Jr. _.. Charles Hopkins Harrell Dewey Van Harris James Crockett Harris John Perry Harris John Thomas Hayes Cecil Allen Heath Wilmington James Leroy Henderson, Jr. —-.-...- Hubert Peggye Ann Hill Morehead City Jarahnee Trevor Hinson Clarendon Janet Hayes Hodges Washington Robert Fields Hodges Euzella Lee Holland Willie Earl Holland Jane Hendon Holmes Laura Lynn Horton Richard Skinner Hoskins Janie Marjorie House Gilda Grey Hubbard Van Carlton Huggins Robert David Hunt —.- Greenville Manly Wilbur Hussey, Jr. _. Seven Springs Nora Elizabeth Isles Genevieve Ivey ; Jean Godwin Jenkins Edward Earl Jernigan Windsor Ann McClenny Johnson Goldsboro Carolyn Sherlock Johnson _.. Elizabeth City Linda Lee Jones Snow Hill Paul Edward Jones Robert Earle Julian Martha Jane Kanoy Jean Carolyn Kemp Carl Willis King Claude Keith King James Ray Kirby Wilson Zebulon Scotland Neck Stedman Pinehurst Louisburg _.. Farmville Wilmington Ayden — Laura Ann Kirven Jaxie Royce Pace Kittredge ‘Charlie A. Kluttz Henderson William Worth Lamm, Jr. _.......... Lucama Gene Daniel Lanier Conway Anna Lou Laugihton Beaufort Nalber Rose Lee Williamston Tancel Marion Lee Wilmington Floyd Taft Lefler, Jr. _... Mt. Gilead Willa Dean Lindsay Mildred Lucille Lipe Ann Heath McCrary Marjorie Faye McDougald George Donald McFadyen Donald Cleo MeGlohon Nina Lou MeGowan Anise Kelly McKee Estel Wayne McLamb Newton Grove Dalton Lee Mann Manns Harbor Janice Virginia Markham _.. Elizabeth City Tallulah Frances Marshbourne Spring Hope Walter Travis Martin, Jr. _.. Williamston Arthur Irving Maynard Wilmington Mary Rivenbark Mathews Greenville | Iris Ione Matthews Aberdeen - Albert Vance Medlin Greenville Rufus Farrell Memory : John Leckman Milligan Anne Troy Mitchell Maidred Joyce Morris Evelyn Wallace Moss, am Orvis Ray Mumford Mary Belinda Newsome Fremont Margaret Lucas Nurnberger .. Wilmington Fitzhugh Lee Odom, Jr. _.. Ahoskie Mary Josephine Outland Woodland Patsy Pool Pappendick -.. Elizabeth City David James Pennington William Andrew Penuel James Allen Piner Rebecca Gail Plemmons Jolie -H-Priee, Je a ee, Mattie Ruth Proctor Lucy Grey Jones Rhodes Nancy Evelyn Riley William Howard Rooks Betty Joyce Russell Eleanor Bryay Sanderson William Calvin Sanderson . Seven Springs Charles Edward Satterwhite _. Farmville Dixie Rose Sawyer Robert Towe Sears _. Norfolk, Va. Sally Jennette Sedgwick _.. Elizabeth City Leon Gray Sexiton Plymouth Clayton Watson Shackelford _.. High Point Mary Valeria Shearon Varina Ann De Lee Siler Siler City Davidson Durham Raeford Wilmington Winterville Greenville Pinetops Louisburg Salisbury Margaret Veryl T. Simmons _.. Goldsboro Ralph Parkinson Smiley Greenville Atwood Russell Smith Grace Irene Smith Iris Rabon Smith Vivian Patricia Smith Alice Mattox Soles Clara Harris Spencer __ Emma Jean Spencer Jean Kathryn Stephenson Mary Augustine Stephenson Elbert Roosevelt Stokes Greenville Walter Clyde Straughan, Jr. Rocky Mount William Glenn Strickland Bell Arthur Virginia Jane Stroud Mildred Rouse Suits Anne Newell Sutton Betty Frances Sutton Greenville Thelma Cherry Switzer Pactolus Carlos Edgar Tadlock, Jr... Windsor Norwood Mac Talton Greenville Dorothy Tucker Taft Greenville Janice Mae Penny Tart William Fred Taylor Sallie Little Thigpen Charles Jeay Thorne Henry Turnage Trevathan Harold Dean Tripp Willard Southport Greenville Greenville _.. Elizabeth City Swan Quarter Greenville Robersonville Seotland Neck Greenville Greenville Hazel Garris Tripp Thomas Jarvis Tripp, Jr. _....... Greenville George Marion Tucker Monroe Mary Jane Tucker Winterville William Lester Tucker Nancy Geraldine Tugwell Betty Joan Turner Ruby Magdalene Underhill Betty Helene Vaughan O’Dell Wadford Wake Forest Harriet Ward Williamston Elizabeth Gwendolyn Watson ... New Bern John Robert Watson Greenville Luby Shelton Weaver Mt. Olive James Boyd Webb Grace Shavender Wesley Washington Charles Brantley West Dunn Margie Ruth West Stantonsburg Josephine Elizabeth Whitley _. Washington Thelbert Allen Whitt Timberlake Melva Jane Wiggins Virginia Ruth Wilkes Lumberton Percy -Wilkins, “Jr. 2 Greenville Pete Carl Williams Dover Robert King Williams, Jr. Greenville Betty Sue Williamson Southport Grace Carolyn Willis Marshallberg William Sherrill Willis Coaits Nancy Moore Witte Farmville Dorothy Ann Wooten M. A. Degree Graduates -- 1954-1955 Mavis Lee Brown Williamston Howell A. Hudson Greenville Clarence Wayne Collier Gertrude Maulisby Wilmington Carlton Lynwood Daugherty —.. Smithfield Donnell Mayo Muse Greenville Mildred Holley Derrick Greenville Mildred McDonald Turlington Arthur Dempsey, Jr. __.------.------ Stokes Baxter Hunter Wells Albertson Henry Harrison Geiss, Jr. Portsmouth, Va. Marietta Whitfield Herbert Patrick Honeycutt, Jr. Four Oaks Winterville Commissioned Second Lieutenants, Air Force Reserve 1954-1955 McLamb, Estel W. Atkinson, Donald M. Colson, Harold G. Batchelor, Charles C, Hammond, Frank M. Barnes, Lewis B. ' Congleton, Archie L. Jr. Harper, Charles W. Jr. Hodges, Robert F. Gardner, James R. Heath, Cecil A. Hoskins, Richard S. Hicks, Robert E. Jr. Jernigan, Edward E. McGlohon, Donald C. Lamm, William W. Jr. Julian, Robert E. Memory, Rufus F. Moye, Robert W. Mann, Dalton L. Piner, James A. Sears, Robert T. Martin, Walter T. Jr. Read, David T. Jr. Tucker, George M. Price, John H. Jr. Shackelford, Clayton W. Smiley, Ralph P; Williams, Robert K. Alexander, James W. Stokes, Elbert R. Aman, William D. Jr. Straughan, Walter C. Jr. Medlin, Albert V. Butt, Lucious C. West, Charles B. Byrd, James L. Wilkins, Perey Jr. Lefler, Floyd T. Jr. Clark, Joseph O. Willis, William S. Commissioned Second Lieutenants, ANGUS, 1954-1955 Boseman, Paul M. Jones, Paul E. Tadlock, Carlos E. Jr. Buck, Melvin V. King, Carl W. Williams, Pete C. Harris, James C. Pennington, David J. Received AFROTC Certificates of Completion Sanderson, William C. Alma Mater Praise to your name so fair, Dear Old East Carolina. Your joys we'll all share And your friends we’ll ever be. We pledge our loyalty And our hearts’ devotion To thee, our Alma Mater, Love and praise. America The Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!