• Wachovia Services' Oct '74 : Bill Johnson with (from left) Vicky Lewandowski, Anne-Marie Miller, Becky Lytle, Karen Prevette & Brenda Adams

  • Wachovia comes from the German word "Wachau", the name given to the tract of land settled by Moravian colonists in what is now Piedmont NC

  • 1975 Bob Schweitzer, Teresa Whicker New hire photos

  • June 1975 Burke Barbee, Personnel -

  • Janice Childress Westmoreland 1976

  • Herman Shamel, mid 1970s

  • ACH Customer Service June 1979 Front: Jamie Stable, Connie Fennell, Carol Peteritas and Terita Miller. In back: Lisa Jackson, Casey Sloan, Greg Clifton, Audrey Lamkin and Bridget Bethea

  • 1989 Mary Gallagher, Tom Hardwick, Dale Chilton, Rocky Aydlett, Ed Cooper Mary Joyner, Dave Bowdish, David Bellinger

  • Judy Vernon, 1973 new hire photo

  • Dec 1975: Esther Rockette and Gladys Vanhoy

  • Libba Knight, Pat Smith, Brenda Sink, Susan Sams, 1972

  • Jerry Haymore 1986

  • Annie Carter, Diane Jester, Joan Perrell, 1976

  • Jimmy Harrington 1985

  • Carol Doty, National Banking 1976

  • 1993 John McLean

  • 1994 Kathy Brandt

  • International bankers 1988 Don Carson, Marion Jones, Jack Clayton, Sam Moss

  • Cheryl Wilson, 1984 Wachovia Services, Student Loan

  • Charles McAnally 1989

  • Feb 1974 Tut Bennett displaying new savings passbook and service brochures

  • Anne Gardner (now Baldwin) 1976

  • Jackie Kiser, Betty Latham 1973 new hire photos

  • Bob Noble 1988

  • Lloyd Abbot, 1985

  • Feb 1991 Jim Moorefield, General Svcs; Bert Whittington, building engineer, and Stu Claassen, Operational services

  • 1990 Dave Cotterill, Rob McGehee, Kathy Brandt, Jack Frost

  • George Hayworth 1991

  • Nov 1975 Bill Huffman, General Services, received a special citation from the US Postal Service for his efforts as chairperson for the WS Postal Customer Council

  • John McLean 1993

  • Orville Haskett, Stan Striplin 1988

  • 1976 Dodson Mathias

  • 1990 David Cotterill, Rob McGehee, Kathy Brandt, Jack Frost

  • Computer programmers....1982 Tom Bailey, Harold Ellington, Janet Smith, Mike Nelson

  • 1988 L to R: Tom Thorpe, John Murray, Control; Gwen Jolley, Bill Dean, Gary Stone - Systems Dev.; Al DeForest, Sandra Mull, Control

  • 1987 Jack Meckler, Paul Boone

  • Sandra Beeson, Dick Fox, 1972

  • Wilma Lowry, 1986

  • John Pass

  • John Pace, Pete Peyton and Dick Ridenhour new hire photos August 1981

  • Mike Thompson, Legal, and Bill Reavis, Control 1985

  • Bill Baggett and John Civils mid 1980s

  • Nov 82. Wachovians across the state attending Jack Meckler's "First Friday" seminar (Jack is seen in the small photo to the left) (woman on right is a guest speaker, not a colleage) : Tom White, John Frizzell, Don Truslow, Bill Christie, Lee Williams, Linda Thompson, Pete Peyton....and I think I recognize the back of Jack Clayton, Virginia Hepner and Sara Stephens??

  • Halloween 1992 Launched by the Piedmont Op Center's Research & Adj grou, and calling themselves "Hartsemas Hit Men (after Doug Hartsema) -- the staff dressed as gangsters and pitched in to rent a limo so they could arrive at work in style..The last employee to arrive was the Godfather himself - John Medlin

  • Jan Walters, 1976

  • John Appel, Elizabeth Sloan, Alan Johnson, 1988

  • 1993 Bill Bardin, Lindy Cockman, T Bailey, John Civils

  • Chip Mahan's new hire photo. (early 70s) (I forgot to write down the year).

  • New hire photos Wayne Choplin, General Services Bill Christie, Natinal Banking Feb. 1974

  • Hilliard Carter, Raleigh 1984

  • Dale Chilton 1987

  • Mebane Davis and Graham Dozier 1985

  • 1993 Ken Torreyson

  • Jan 1977 7 SVPs named Hugh Durden, Lee Swanson, Perry Turner, Bud Baker, John Ferguson, Ken Lawder, Dodson Mathias

  • Nov 1973.....Sharing ideas for the club's first meeting are Helen Baker (wife of Jack ), Judy Oates (wife of Rudy)and Sunny Griffin (wife of Mike) The club is an organization of wives of Wachovians in the WS area. Its chief objectives are to welcome new Wachovia families to the community, to promote pride in Wachovia, and to learn more about The Wachovia Corporation

  • "The Big Day" Dec. 1982 issue of Wachovia News John Medlin congratulates Dick Stone of Bond, and Martha Sechler of the Clemmons office after the surprise announcement they were the two most outstanding referrers during the year.

  • June 1976 Doris Warpole, Clayton Lovell, Ken Torreyson

  • Joe Prendergast 1994

  • John Ferguson Rick Nicks 1993

  • 1976 Wanda Banks, Susan Parrish

  • Nov 1982 Mark Wilson, Wilma James

  • Vernon Garrett, Raleigh 1986

  • Dan Borasch New hire photo 1976

  • March 1975 Nancy Jones, Gary Leonard New hire photos

  • 1989 Sam Tallman

  • Powell Winstead, WS; Edna Wells (Morganton office), Jim Cothran 1986

  • Feb 1996 That's Isaiah Tidwell competing in a hoola hoop contest..... Tricycle race includes Rosa Still, Mary Ann Bowes and Jo Mooney

  • July 1981 Scott Krewson (left to right); Gary Sluder, Jeff Weavil, Brenda Diggs and Will Mann (letting the photographer know they placed # 1 in the Chamber's drive for new members)

  • April 1983 3 mortgage experts...Chuck Dahlgren, Joe Parker & George Hayworth

  • Shack McSwaim, Personal Trust, Ray Cope, Charitable Funds 1987

  • Irma aka the Irmanater and Rick Winger - new hire photos. April 1974

  • Dennis Lee 1991

  • 1964 Graham Dozier, Barbara Lomax, Sam Matthews, Steve Phelps, David Cotterill

  • Jack Sickling and Kevin Murphy 1991

  • 1993 Jim Brewer, Ken McAllister, David Cotterill, Hugh Durden

  • Atlanta office of Wachovia Operational Services Corp. 1984 Hector McEachern, John Hohn, Jan Walters, Steve Kelley, Tom Parrish, Charles Hartsook, Joe Lanier, Ann Watkins, Melinda McLeod, Ginger Combs, Jan Shaffer> (insert photo: Mike Morgan), Charlotte.

  • Rick Armstrong , Sara Massey 1984

  • Wachovia Services softball team (WN Oct 1974) (back row, l to r: Bo Brookby, Tom Johnson, Brad Niven, Bob Davis, Ken Burnett, Bill Johnson, Ken Earwood, Joe Ternavan. Front row: (from left) Sam Matthews, Ben Young, Tim Duff, Ron Humphries and Art Johnsen

  • Jim Bunn, 1972

  • Beverly Wells, Dick Snelsire 1993

  • Dec 1981 Retiree party Top pic: On right -- Doris Stones. Would love to know who the lady on left is. Bottom pic: Help again. Shirley House on far right....

  • 1971 Coliseum office staff L to R: Jo Ann Thomas, Brenda Diggs, Brenda Stewart, Ann Brown, and Julia Crawley

  • 1985 George Fain, Bill Lyerly, Darryl Reader, Betty Redmond, Bob Edwards and Larry Hunsucker

  • 1986 John Frizzell, Mark Harden

  • July 1976. Over 160 years of service shown here: Jimmy Harrington, Doris Seagraves, Gladys Wagner, Dennis Tesh, and Paul Burke

  • Personal Banker Program wins Golden Coin Award of 1974: (l to r) John McNair, Jim Brewer, Kay Teeter, John Watlington, Jack Tischler

  • 1988

  • May 1974 Wachovia Silver - a baskeball team sponsored by Wachovia, and a champtionship winner. Pics w/ the trophy are (l to r) Jeff Rumple, Perry STudivant, Harry Lankenau, Brian Kitchen, Chip Mahan, Bo Brookby, Frank Justis

  • Dec 1984 Jim Hewett, Cecil Miller, Cary Nelson and Al Pierce

  • 1975 "Pardon Me Boys, Is that the Jerry Maney Choo Choo"

  • 1985 Tom Bennett, Bill Baggett, Durwood Everett, David Swann

  • Clayton Boggan 1982

  • Freddie Marshall 1983

  • Chicago office staff (missing from photo: Bob Schweitzer) L to R: Lisa Glosniak, Carolyn Eaves (now Davidson), Helen Waliczek, and Virginia Hepner.

  • Patti Parker 1986

  • 1976 Darla Clark, a 'dog gone' good artist

  • David Pope, Mike Ryan; 1994

  • Victor Harris, Dean Browder, Ken Clark 1988

  • Robert McCoy 1984

  • 1991 Mindy Kutchei, Mike Stephens, Dick Snelsire, Kathy Markland

  • Dec 83. a plane crash in Nov 83 claimed the life of its pilot - and sent 194,000 checks destined for banks all over the country to have a need to be reconstructed. Pictured here are our Old Gang members Cheray Leake Hensley and Barbara Groce doing their part

  • October 1976 Ed Timberlake (Standing) --Chip Mahan (far left), and John McLean (seated on right) That might be Besty Myrick from Raleigh seated between John and Ed Is that Bud next to John? Would love help identifying others --

  • Charles Reavis, 1981

  • Ben Wright 1986

  • Darrell Newton 1994

  • Robert Hunter, storage specialist 1983

  • 1985 Harry Osborne, Tom Bailey, Ron Black, Bill Scales, Muriel Reece, Bob Davis, Milt Price Seated: Janet Smith, Sue Jones, Orville Haskins, Barbara Henelt

  • Jan 1983 Bond & Money Market staff - L to R: Pat Jordan, Shirley Ballance, Aldine Griggs, Gail Thomasson, Pat Palmer, Kathy Hole, Margaret Hovey, Marjorie Plowden, Sue Setser

  • 1983 Building begins on the West End Center Employees won the chance to attend ceremony. Winners include Beverly Parker, Janet Stephens, Beattie Seats, and Opal Henighan - flanked by Dave Cotterill and John Medlin

  • Chet Nations Eden Office Executive 1976

  • Gary Thompson, 1974

  • Mary Church, Joanna Nifong (with client John Piirotte) 1984

  • Pat Micthell, Betsy Ingram, Pat Jenkins (now Meckler); 1975

  • May 1974. Betty McDonald, Church Street office, with Dalton Ruffin. Betty was presented a framed portrait of herself -- pic taken by Karsh of Ottawa, Canada who was the photographer for Wachovia's '73 annual report

  • 1970 Surrounding John F. Watlington, Pres. and Archie K. Davis, Chairman of the board are: L to R: Thomas W. Williams, Jr., auditor; John W. Garrett III, SVP, Personnel Administration; James H Newbury, SVP, Marketing Administration; Bland W Worley, EVP, Banking Division; James H Styers, EVP, Funds Management Div.; JFW, AKD, Edward T. Shipley, EVP Control and Ops Div.,; R. G. Page, r., SVP, Trust Div. (thanks to Clarence Goings for the picture)

  • Jean Miller (now Harpe) 1986

  • Jean Blanton, Payroll 1988

  • Jan 1984. Marketing Research. L to R: Carolyn Simmons, Melanie Hinson, Karen Raliski,Connie Sharpe, Pat Phelps, Beth Davis, Chuck Niedringhaus, Wilma Lowry

  • Jim McGinnis, 1990

  • 1976 Ellen Ould, Mary Boaz, Robbie Caudle

  • Alan Frazier mid 1980

  • Margaret Nunn, 1982

  • 1964 Linda Roper, Ron Dickson, Dieneke Nieuwenhuis

  • Isaiah Tidwell 1994

  • May 1975. Receipients of awards @ WS Jayceees 46th annual Inaugural Banquet L to r: Dave Addision (Keyman Award); Don Murfee (Blue Chip Award); Dave Roberts, (Jaycee of the Year); and Clayton Lovell, Presidential Award

  • Nancy Wilson 1995

  • Bill Deane, 1981

  • Donna Hamill 1987

  • 1986 Mike Davis and Jim Shields

  • James Gregg 1986

  • Graham King, Pauline Hedgecock, Dave McGlothian, Debra Cunningham, Jean Holtzclaw, 1975

  • October 1993 Brokerage - celebrating 10th anniverary L to R: Ellen Sartin, Tom Callaghan, Cindy Vernon, Joan Bridges, Doris Jones

  • Richard Miller, Chris Gammons, Alice McNeill 1990

  • Year not known - around '73/'74. Student Loan division: (l to r) Jerry Donaway, David Bowdish. Back row, l to r: Al Pearce, Ron Humphries, Dan Ackley and Al Mixon

  • June 1997 Jefferson Bankshares to merge with Wachovia Bud Baker with Jefferson Bankshares Chairman Hovey Dabney, Wachovia CFO Bob McCoy and Jefferson CEO (and former Wachovian) Kenton McCartney

  • Larry Biggs 1984

  • Sept 1964 John F Watlington (thanks to Clarence Goings for the picture)

  • 1986 Verda Hennis, Sanford Leake, Jerry Wheeler, Joyce Gossett

  • 1988 Ralph Strayhorn, John Warren Legal Dept

  • Nora Williard 1976

  • Mike Weisman, Vickie Perall, Merle Summers, Dave Hole, 1975

  • David Cotterill 1985

  • Harry Osborne, Bill Mustin, Jerry Gilbert 1987

  • Jane McAllister, Debbie Wall 1986 Beth Bealle

  • August 1982 Wachovia's legal counsel..... l to r seated: Patricia Pegram, Ralph Strayhorn, John Loughridge, Sterling Spainhour. Standing: left: Mike Thompson,; John Warren

  • Bill Hamlet, Gene Wood, Pete Peyton 1988

  • Martha Synder, 1976

  • December 1984 Sam Northrop, Frank Spence, Harvey Huffman and Pat Blankenship

  • 1989 A strong team of successful bankers

  • 1986 Terri Diekroeger

  • James Crutchfield, Cathy Lanier, Jim Gross, Janice Kimel, Richard Settle, Bob Latham

  • 1989 Arnold Palmer, Clarence Goings (thanks to Clarence for submitting this picture)

  • George Newsome 1985

  • Mike Tierney 1994

  • Wachovia News Dec 1976 Wachovia National Bank's Chief Executives 1879-1882 W.F. Bowman 1882-1906 W.A. Lemly 1906-1911 James A Gray Wachovia Loan and Trust Co, 1893-1911 Col Francis H Fries Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. 1911-1931 Col Francis H Fries 1931-1956 Robert M Hanes 1956-1976 John F Watlington, Jr 1977-1993 John G Medlin *Irma's personal footnote: my grandfather, James Harvey Wilson, Sr worked for Wachovia Bank and Trust in Asheville, NC 1922-1924 - and met Col Fries on a couple of occasions.........

  • Les Sari, 1976

  • Kate Mundorf and Bill Christie 1986

  • Richard Prensner 1986

  • Pat McHone, Paula Nifong, Elizabeth Odgen 1973 new hire photo