Davis, Lawrence celebrate long tenure at Campbell

     Marjorie Davis, of the Accounting Office, and Peggy Lawrence, of Career Development and Placement, remember the day when they didn’t even have a job title at Campbell College.
     “Back then, everybody could do everybody else’s job,” said Lawrence, who came to Campbell in 1960.
Davis and Lawrence were among 61 employees who were honored at the university’s annual Years of Service Awards held recently.
     “We all have a common thread and that is Campbell University,” said Jim Roberts, vice president for Business and treasurer. “We all work together to create a vital environment to help Campbell students succeed.”
     Campbell President Dr. Jerry Wallace, who was also honored at the awards service, commended the honorees for their dedication. “What a wonderful testimony to have served at Campbell and made a difference,” Wallace said. “That’s what we market here. Everything that we do is for the purpose of bringing persons here who, when they graduate, will go out into the world and be the salt of the earth and the light of the world.”
     A veteran of 50 years at Campbell, Marjorie Davis attended the first grade at Buies Creek Academy.  She became a Campbell employee in 1955, working in the Business Office for the late Lonnie Small. “I remember the work philosophy of Mr. Small and President Leslie Campbell,” Davis said. “Work hard, enjoy your work and be proud. I’m proud to have been a part of Campbell University for so many years.”
     Lawrence, who worked with the late Robert King to establish Campbell’s first Guidance and Career Counseling Office in 1975, was on the ground floor of a service that would become an integral part of the educational experience at Campbell.
     Today Lawrence, who works exclusively for the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business as a career advisor, says her office places approximately 95 percent of its student clients. “We don’t let them go until we know they are employed or going on for another degree,” she said. “There’s nothing as exciting as being a part of the lives of young people.”
     The following list contains the names of the honorees celebrating 20 years of experience or more:

20 years:
 Anne Parker, Janie Bryant and Herman Tyson
25 years:
Reba Clifton, Jean Whitmore, Marilyn Buie, Betty Hrush and Florence Campbell
30 years:
Alton Hardison, James Ennis and Lee Wayne Shaw
35 years:
Dr. Jerry Wallace, Todd Scarborough and Elaine Smith
40 years:
Glenn Bradley
45 years:
Peggy Lawrence
50 years:
Marjorie Davis

Photo Copy:  Campbell employees Peggy Lawrence, left, and Marjorie Davis are honored at Campbell University’s annual Years of Service Awards. Also pictured is Dr. Jerry M. Wallace, president of Campbell.

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