category: Faculty Emeriti - In Memory Of Bettye McClure Carpenter By Office of University Communications On August 25, 2022 Professor Emerita of Psychology Bettye McClure Carpenter 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 then transferred to Meredith College, where she received her undergraduate degree in psychology. She continued her studies and earned a master’s degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carpenter began her teaching career back home in Shelby. She taught first grade for several years and served as the supervisor for Exceptional Children in the school system from 1953 -1965. The following semester Carpenter joined the faculty at Gardner-Webb where she taught child psychology. She also had a private practice in clinical psychology in the Rutherfordton, N.C., area. Her after-school hours and summers kept her busy working in the public schools as a speech therapist. Carpenter holds the honor of being the first to incorporate speech programs in a school system in western North Carolina. She received an award and statewide recognition from the governor for her achievements and contributions to speech therapy. While at Gardner-Webb University, Carpenter earned her doctorate in psychology from Nova University and served as president of the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She retired from teaching in 1985 and was appointed faculty emerita of psychology at that time. Carpenter’s brief retirement enabled her to enjoy her two favorite activities, oil painting and gardening. She remained active in the community and had plans of serving as a Southern Baptist Missionary. Carpenter was awaiting her mission appointment when she succumbed to cancer in 1987. Sources: Wally Carpenter and Lansford Jolly – James Heffner -Revised in May 2022
Post Garland Allen Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Garland Allen (1922-2014) was born in Tuckerman, Ark., as the middle child to Roy and Evelyn Rich Allen. His parents only had the opportunity to receive an eighth-grade formal education. Roy Allen was a self-taught farmer and veterinarian by profession. He researched and studied through numerous books of animal science […] Gardner-Webb University | August 25, 2022
Post Sheryl “Sheri” Ann Dawson Adams Professor Emerita of Theology and Church History Dr. Sheryl “Sheri” Ann Dawson Adams was born July 2, 1947, in Baton Rouge, La., but grew up in her father’s hometown of Jackson, La. It was a small town, where she and her three brothers would play outside, and Sheri spent many hours with her friends riding […] Gardner-Webb University | August 25, 2022
Post Susan Carlisle Bell Professor Emerita of Art Susan Carlisle Bell (1951- ) was the third child born to Elizabeth and Thomas Jones on Aug. 18, 1951, in Wytheville, Va. She loved the outdoors, nature and farm life. Bell and her sisters grew up riding horses and cleaning out stalls at one of her father’s farms. He even raised […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
