Buies Creek, N.C.–Campbell University students Marsha McCoy, of Goldsboro, N.C., and Alton Stainback of Henderson, N.C. were honored at the seventh annual College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program Banquet in April. The banquet focused on Campbell’s commitment to the Servant Leadership approach to education.Dr. Michael Ray Smith, professor of mass communication at Campbell, spoke on the meaning of Servant Leadership and Drs. Ann Otriz, associate professor of Spanish and Spanish American Literature, and Bert Wallace, professor of Theatre Arts, highlighted the events of the past academic year in the Honors Program at Campbell.Alton Stainback, a senior history major who would like to go into public service, and Marsha McCoy, a senior mass communication/electronic media major with a minor in religion and Christian studies, were honored for completing their senior year in the Honors Program.The son of Dennis and LaRose Stainback, Alton currently serves as Executive Vice President of Campbell’s Student Government Association. He is a member of several honor societies including Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Alpha Theta and Phi Eta Sigma. Named one of Campbell’s two 2008 George C. Marshall scholars, Stainback has served as Secretary of State and Delegation chairperson for the Campbell chapter of the North Carolina Student Legislature. Stainback plans to attend graduate school in political science, public administration or law.Marsha McCoy is the daughter of Marvin and Sandra McCoy. She is a member of the national mass communication honor society Lambda Pi Eta and the honor societies Epsilon Pi Eta and Phi Beta Lambda. McCoy is a competitive events winner at both the state and national levels for public speaking.An accomplished musician, McCoy hosts a Christian program on WHFL-TV in Goldsboro, “Gospel Perspectives Good News Gang,” which ministers to youth. In addition, she works as a substitute teacher in the Wayne County Public Schools and has worked as a production assistant at the University of North Carolina Television program “North Carolina Now.” She hopes to eventually become a television news anchor.The Campbell University Honors Program is a living-learning program for students with exceptional academic talents in which Honors seminars and classes provide enriched educational opportunities.Photo Copy: Campbell students Alton Stainback and Marsha McCoy were honored at the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program banquet recently. From left, Alton Stainback, Dr. Mark Hammond, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Marsha McCoy.
Stainback and McCoy honored by College of Arts and Sciences