MEREDITH COLLEGE: Address: 3800 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27607-5298 Phone: 829-8455 Fax: 829-8330 Affiliation: None. The college dissolved its ties with the Southern Baptists in February 1997. Founded by the North Carolina Baptists and chartered in 1891, Meredith is the largest private, four-year college for women in the Southeast. Liberal Arts degrees available for Bachelor's of arts, science and music. Master's of business, health administration, education and music degrees offered through the John E. Weems Graduate school. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997-98 FACTS: Enrollment: 2,552 (all women) Campus residents: 44% Commuting students: 56% Tuition and Fees Tuition: $8,490 Room and Board: $3,750 Total Graduate: 185 Total Undergraduate: 2,355 Return for sophmore year: 82% Graduate within 4 years: 58% Graduate within 5 years: 66% Total NC Residents: 2,055 Racial Distribution: Caucasian: 88.2% Minority: 8.4% Non-resident Aliens: 2.2% Unknown: 1.2% Student-faculty ratio: 14:1 Average class size: 19 Faculty: 104 full-time; 143 part-time 78% of faculty have doctoral degrees (or other terminal degrees) ----------------------------------------------------- ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: Phone: 829-8455 John E. Weems - President Announced his retirement on 11/26/97, but will serve to the end of 97/98 academic year. Then he will be on sabbatical leave from 7/1/98 until the effective retirement date of 6/30/99. C. Allen Burris - Vice Pres. and Dean of the College Announced his retirement on 7/1/97. He will take a sabbatical until 7/1/98 with retirement taking effect 7/1/98. TO ADMINISTER THE PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE COLLEGE UNTIL A NEW PRESIDENT IS CHOSEN WILL BE: Charles E. Taylor, Jr. - Executive Vice President N. Jean Jackson - Vice Pres. for Student Development LaRose F. Spooner - Vice Pres. for Administrative Affairs Murphy M. Osborne - Vice Pres. for Institutional Advancement ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARD OF TRUSTEES: The BOT is a self-perpetuating board. Terms are for 4 years, from January 1 to December 31. OFFICERS: Chairman: Norman Kellum Vice Chairman: Theo Pitt, Jr. (Term Expiration: 1998) Mrs. Jo Ellen Ammons, Raleigh The Reverend Jerry Harper, Jamestown Charles Pace, New Bern Margaret Parker, Winston-Salem Gayle Powell, Whiteville Dr. Leon Smith, Gastonia Earl Spangler, Shelby Judge Gary E. Trawick, Burgaw Ronald Withrow, Charlotte (Term Expiration: 1999) Faye Broyhill, Lenoir George Griffin, Havelock Alex Holmes, Raleigh Hubert Ledford, Raleigh Robert Lewis, Raleigh Robert Outland, Rich Square Judith Powell, Rocky Mount Fred Stone, Raleigh Glenn White, Rockingham (Term Expiration: 2000) Charles Barham, Raleigh Susan Burnett, Raleigh Sam Ewell, Wendell Jeff Hockaday, Cary Gary McCollough, Beaufort George McCotter, Garner Ruby McSwain, Sanford Earl Pope, Charlotte Claude Williams, Durham (Term Expiration:2001) Elain Buxton, Cary Wayne T. Eidson, Raleigh Barbara Lyons Goodman, Raleigh Dorothy Loftin Goodwin, Apex R. Wensell Grabarek, Sr., Durham Betty Stroud Griffin, Raleigh Bobby Harrelson, Wilmington Lamar King, Boone Phil Kirk, Raleigh Eugene M. Langley,Jr., Raleigh Elaine Marshall, Raleigh Charles Sanders, Chapel Hill Fred Williams, Greensboro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: Brandi Orbin, Communication Specialist, 829-8455. For more information, including phone numbers of college departments and offices, please see Meredith College website (http://www.meredith.edu). LAST UPDATED: 2/4/98 skrueger@nando.com