Kathleen Pettit Hawkins (1902-1988) was a member of the Commercial Class of 1920 at the North Carolina College for Women, now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro [UNCG]. She began working at the college in 1920 as secretary to Laura Hill Coit, college secretary, and retired in 1967 as student aid officer. A loan fund and a dormitory at UNCG are named in her honor. Hawkins describes her educational history, enrollment in the Commercial Department, and her experiences at the college. She explains the instruction methods of E. J. Forney, the curriculum, and the transition from a commercial course to a four-year business course. Hawkins discusses her duties working for Laura Hill Coit and School of Music's Dean Wade R. Brown. She recalls her salary, working with collections, student aid, and student wages. She also speaks about various administration and professors at the school including Clara Booth Byrd, Julius Foust, Anna Gove, Gertrude Mendenhall, Mary Petty, Anna Readon, and Cornelia Strong.
