Carolina Alumni Review - September/October 2009

Medal in recognition of her work at the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, where she established the Educational and Developmental Intervention Services program in 1992 and served as program director until her retirement in April. u Judith Hayes Hand (’ 71 MA) of Vestavia Hills, Ala., has completed a three-year term as chair and adviser to the Docent Council of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Hand joined the docent program following her retirement as assistant dean for adult learners at Birmingham-Southern College. u Gary Wayne McCann (’ 71) of Rock Hill, S.C., has been inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame. McCann, sports editor of The Herald in Rock Hill, has covered college basketball for 38 years for The Herald and The Burlington

(N.C.) Times-News, The News & Record in Greensboro and The Herald-Times in Bloomington, Ind. u William Lee “Skip” Schwenn (’ 71 AB, ’ 73 JD) of War-rensville has published Dogs of Meadowbrook, a story told with a primary focus on the dogs themselves and the impact they have on their human families. u Henry Price Van Hoy II (’ 71 AB, ’ 74 JD) of Mocksville has been inducted into the N.C. Bar Association’s General Practice Hall of Fame. Van Hoy handles a general practice in the firm of Martin & Van Hoy LLP. ; marriage Jacelyn Elise Karst Block (’ 71 AB) and E. Allen Prichard (’ 71 AB) of Charlotte.

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’ 72 Philip Blumenthal (’ 72 BSBA) of Char- lotte has been named to the honorary board of the Conservation Trust for North Carolina, an organization that provides support to 24 local land trusts and works with direct land protection along the Blue Ridge Parkway. u Ervin McKay “Kay” Carroll Jr. (’ 72 BSPHR) of Four Oaks has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his 16 years of service on the Johnston County Board of Education. Carroll owns and operates Carroll Pharmacy in Smithfield. u Fred N. Eshelman (’ 72 BSPHR) of Wilmington, founder of Pharmaceutical Product Development, has been named to the newly created post of executive chairman of the company, after serving as chief executive. u

“Yes, it was the highlight of the year of football season. I was there during the time just after WWII when the campus was saturated with returning veterans, many of us newly married and looking for something to help us forget our years in the service. The annual Carolina/Duke game was greatly anticipated, and all kinds of hijinks were under way before, during and after the game. There were parades on Franklin Street, and with a win in Chapel Hill it was filled after the game with celebrants spilling off campus onto the street. Lots of shouting and demonstrating our joy at the win. On the other hand, with a loss the town was like a morgue. The Daily Tar Heel would often have a black border on the front page with the page filled with remarks about a loss. With a win the score would be in huge numbers, such that it covered half the page. All football games were well-attended, but the Carolina/Duke game was always filled to capacity and more.”

Fred L. Adair ’ 49 (’ 68 PhD)

Williamsburg, Va.

everyone said nice things to the opposing team and supporters, such as, winners to losers: ‘Your team did well. You can be proud of them. We got some breaks.’ Losers to winners:

‘You outplayed us, but we are proud of our guys. Congratulations!’ It made for a very nice day for everyone, so we were all winners!”

Margie Holbrook ’ 49

Jacksonville, Fla.

Beat Dook parades were a highlight of the hoopla at Carolina leading up to the annual football game when the rivalry was at its peak, and that spirit spilled over. “ ... When it was a home game, the ‘BEAT DOOK’ signs and effigies were all over town,” says Marx Nathan ’ 48.

“I know the frat houses were really decorated up for homecoming weekend with prizes awarded to the best decorations. But for the Duke game, when it was a home game, the ‘BEAT DOOK’ signs and effigies were all over town. Lots of Carolina blue was accidentally spilled in Durham, also, and we better guard the ram or it would get some dark blue coloring. Mr. Duke’s statue on the East campus always got his share of light blue.”

Marx Nathan ’ 48

Seven Lakes

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can imagine the Carolina fans actually watching the game in the stadium must have been going wild. Carolina won by the astonishing score of 50-0. Although I was afraid to tell any of my shipmates about it, I was a very, very happy young ensign.”

Thomas R. Iseley ’ 59

Greensboro

“Here in California, my eye surgeon switched my ophthalmologist so I wouldn’t be treated by a Duke Med grad! The rivalry is strong!”

Lawrence Braxton ’ 68

Monterey, Calif.

“Luke vs. the Emperor. Jerry vs. Tom. Batman vs. The Joker. Brown vs. Board of Education. Seinfeld vs. Newman. Sometimes there’s a clear bad guy and a clear good guy, and the future of the world as we know it hangs in the balance.”

Billy Faires ’ 94

Chattanooga, Tenn.

“What stands out in my mind is the good sportsmanship shown by both teams. Although the competition was fierce, both schools were very gracious to each other, never saying anything rude. … Regardless of the winner,

“After I graduated from Carolina in 1959, I went to Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. When I finally received my officer’s commission there, I was assigned to the USS Canberra, a guided-missile cruiser. The day of the Carolina/Duke football game that year, I was standing duty in the ship’s radio shack. We were in the Atlantic Ocean, 100-150 miles from Norfolk, Va. Although I do regret it now (well, maybe a little), and breaking all naval regulations against copying a commercial broadcast, I tuned into a station carrying the game. It turned out to be an amazing game. Coach Jim Tatum ’ 34 had died that summer, and the Carolina team was determined to win this one for Tatum. I was jumping up and down in the radio shack (strange behavior for a watch officer), but I

“In short, because they are the antithesis of everything we are. We are a public university. They are a private university. Our student body is mostly made up of North Carolinians. Their student body is mostly made up of New Jersey-ians. Our student body is fairly liberal. Their student body is fairly conservative. We were founded on a basis of being a ‘University of the People.’ They were founded as a religious school, which sold their name to a rich tobacco baron. We take our losses ( 8-20) like men. They take their losses (1995) and give them to assistant coaches before they run them out of town.”