Post Bettye McClure Carpenter Professor Emerita of Psychology Dr. Bettye McClure Carpenter (1923-1987) was born in Shelby, N.C. She spent the first few years of her life in the western North Carolina near Rosman. Her family eventually settled in Shelby, N.C. After graduation in 1941 from the Shelby School System, Carpenter enrolled at Gardner-Webb Junior College for two years and […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Wallace Reid Carpenter Professor Emeritus of Management Information Systems Wallace R. Carpenter (1926-2008), the son of Cletus Carl and Nellie Bridges Carpenter, was born in Shelby, N.C., and grew up in Cleveland County. He had three brothers and one sister. He was a 1947 graduate of Shelby High School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in history […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Pervy Augustus ‘P.A.’ Cline Professor Emeritus of Ancient Languages Pervy Augustus “P.A.” Cline Jr. (1922-2006) was born in Gastonia, N.C. He attended Flint Grove Elementary School and later graduated from Gastonia High School. Upon completion of high school, he worked in a cotton mill for three years. Cline served a total of three years in the U.S. Army, including […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post James Edward ‘Jim’ Crawley Dean Emeritus, School of Business James “Jim” Crawley (1930- 2014) was the founding dean of the Gardner-Webb School of Business, where he also served as a professor of management. Crawley was born and educated in Rutherford County, N.C., and after high school he joined the U.S. Navy, where he served for four years. After completing […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Barbara Jensen Cribb Associate Professor Emerita of Education Barbara Jensen Cribb (1928-2013), associate professor of education, dedicated her life to education. She began touching the lives of students during the years 1957-1959 in Clinton, Miss., as a kindergarten teacher at Clinton Baptist Church. Upon receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in 1962 with a major in both education […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post George R. Cribb Professor Emeritus of Music Dr. George R. Cribb (1927- 2024), university professor, department chair and choir director, was born in coastal South Carolina, the son of Boyd and Frances Granger Cribb. The son of a farmer, Cribb’s early values were shaped as he developed a respect for the traditional ethic of hard work. He graduated […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Robert ‘Bob’ Decker Professor Emeritus of Music Dr. Robert (Bob) Decker (1927-2013) was born in Ojus, Fla. He suffered the loss of both his mother and father before age seven, and was raised by his sister and her husband in Miami, Fla. At a young age he perfected playing the piano – one that had once belonged to […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Dorothy Washburn Hamrick Edwards Registrar Emerita Dorothy Washburn Hamrick Edwards (1916-2006) was born in Cleveland County during the great flood of 1916. Edwards was the fifth of 12 children to Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Washburn. Her grandfather, W.W. Washburn, was a member of the original Board of Trustees of Gardner-Webb University. Edwards graduated as valedictorian from Lattimore (N.C.) High […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Terry Fern Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts Dr. Terry Fern (1944-Sept. 14, 2024) was born in Oklahoma, where he graduated from Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City in 1962. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in sacred music from Oklahoma Baptist University before earning a Master of Music in Voice Performance from the University […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Roger G. Gaddis Professor Emeritus of Psychology Dr. Roger G. Gaddis (1946-2020) was born in Gastonia, N.C., to A.A. and Minalee Gaddis. He graduated in 1965 from the former Frank L. Ashley High School in Gastonia. He then earned his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, his master’s degree in English from […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
