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Meredith Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Flight with Women
in Aviation Exhibit by Hassie
Hughes,’03
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faculty and students recently collaborated to produce “Pioneers,
Adventurers and Ground Breakers: Women in Aviation,”
a photography exhibit celebrating both the opening of the
new Science and Mathematics Building and the 100th anniversary
of the Wright brothers’ first flight. The exhibit, located
on the first floor of the Science and Mathematics Building,
will be on display through May 18.
 The
exhibit is divided into 12 panels, each one designed by junior
art major Jessica Kozuch.
“The panels feature career summaries and photographs
of [more than 100] women and organizations who shaped the
field of aviation,” said Ann Roth, Meredith’s gallery
director.
The exhibit’s research was done and the text written
primarily by 23+ student Amy Hobbs, a history major who worked
under the supervision of Dr. William Price, a professor in
the history department.
The exhibit highlights well-known names, such as Amelia Earhart,
Beryl Markham, Sally Ride and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, as well
as lesser-known women who made significant contributions to
the world of aviation. Some of these women are Tiny Broadwick,
a North Carolina native and famous parachutist in the early
1900s; Bessie Coleman, who became the first black woman to
earn her pilot’s license in 1921; Katherine Stinson,
who attended Meredith College before becoming N.C. State University’s
first engineering graduate in 1938; Mae Jemison, who became
the first black astronaut in 1992; and Kara Hultgreen, who
became the U.S. Navy’s first female F-14 Tomcat pilot
in 1993.
A total of nine students helped create the Women in Aviation
exhibit by combining their research, writing, design and editing
talents. Financial support for the exhibit came from Meredith’s
Undergraduate Research Program, the art department and the
Office of the President.
Meredith
College Named to “Great Colleges” List
by Melyssa Allen
Meredith
College has been recognized as a “great college for the
real world” by a newly published book of the same name.
 The
2003-2004 edition of Great Colleges for the Real World
evaluates a college based on how well prepared its students
are for careers. Charts and graphs illustrate each school’s
tuition in relation to the average amount of time it takes
to complete a degree. Comparison charts listing the areas
of college experience, market response, chances of getting
in/getting out and career development potential are also included.
The only other North Carolina colleges to be included in the
listing, Johnson C. Smith University, Queens College and UNC-Charlotte,
are all located in Charlotte.
Early this academic year, Meredith ranked highly on U.S. News
& World Report’s list of the nation’s best colleges.
Meredith ranks 11th on the U. S. News & World Report
2003 America’s Best Colleges list of the Best Master’s
Universities in the southern region. In the “Best Value”
Category, Meredith ranked 6th among the master’s universities
in the South. Meredith (#6) and Queens University of Charlotte
(#15) are the only two N.C. master’s institutions to
be named one of U.S. News’s “Best Values
of the South.”
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