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Actions Speak Louder Than Words
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X Marks the Spot
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Love in Any Language
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words
by Laure Chamberlain
Students at Southern get "beyond themselves." They reach out to build up the local community. In the process, service is a vehicle for students to learn concepts of collaboration, change, common purpose, citizenship, and commitment. They gain confidence in themselves and a compassionate consciousness of others. Here are a few glimpses.
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A 7 -year-old boy was playing Mid eating with a \-olunteer at the women's shelter.
"Will you he my girlfriend?" he asked.
The college girl smiled.
"You can't tell my aunt, hecause I al- ready have a girlfriend," he said. "But my girlfriend is in jail and my mama is in jail and 1 only have my aunt to take care of me, so you can be my girlfriend."
The boy's aunt was 18, staying at the shelter, and already had a baby of her own.
All the volunteer could do was bring a smile to his face for that day. She hoped that one day the hoy might remember her and open his heart to Jesus, her best Friend.
Community-outreach programs are an important part of Southern Adventist University's ministr\' to others. Students are making a difference.
Students at Southern can get involved with a wide variety of community-outreach programs. According to university chaplain Ken Rogers, students are participating more than ever before.
Room In The Inn is a women's shelter in downtown Chattanooga. Students go there one Sabbath a month to cook for and talk with the ladies and watch their chil- dren, said Miriam Moreno, a nursing major who was co-leader of the ministry this past school year.
Another campus outreach program involves weekly visits by approximately 10 students to Chattanooga's Children's Home and Chambliss Shelter (see accom- panying story).
Southern students also volunteer at the Advent Home in Calhoun, Tenn. Advent Home provides residential care, counsel- ing, and remedial schooling to boys 12-16 years of age.
In addition, a large number participate in the clown and puppet ministries, which are active in hospitals, nursing homes, and schools in the area.
Student leaders organize each one of Southern's communiry-outreach programs. Accordmg to Rogers, the university's CARE (Collegiate Adventists Reaching Everyone) office merely facilitates them. Rogers adds that student interest deter- mines what outreach programs operate in a given year.
Most of the community-outreach minis- tries require relatively small time commit- ments. Students can get involved even if they are able to volunteer only once. "Col- lege students have a limited amount of time, and they want to be able to plug into something without a lot of hassle," said Rogers.
Because the campus operates so many different outreach programs and makes it so easy for even busy people to vol- unteer, student participation is up. "The interest in the program is so over- whelming," said Daisy McKinstry, director of the Children's Home/ Chambliss Shelter ministn'. And more often than not, the benefits of ser\'ice keep them coming back. In fact, some student ministries must set a limit on the number of times each person can go so that every person who wants to par- ticipate gets an opportunity'.
What motivates Southern students to get involved in the first place? "I wanted to make a difference in the community'," said Charissa Botticelli, a public relations major who just completed her freshman year at Southern.
Nicole Welch, a first-year elemen- tary education major, said she got involved "because it is part of the Chris- tian spirit to serve and help others."
A more scientific answer for why stu- dents at Southern have a burden for com- munity outreach can be found in a Valuegenesis report conducted by Dr. Bailey Gillespie. The university commis- sioned the Hancock Center for Youth and Family Ministry to survey Southern's stu- dents in the spring of 1998, and results were presented to the faculty just before classes started the following August.
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Collegiate Adventists Reaching Everyone (CARE) through campus ministries
In addition to on-campus ministries such as Just to Know Him (student-led Bible stud/), Steps to Christ (studcnt/teacher-led Bible study), Christ in Action (pre-vespers testimonial time), and the Outdoor Club (Christ in nature), several outreach programs are formed through CARE each year. CARE service opportunities change from year to year as interests change. Recent programs include;
Room In the Inn— assisting m a shelter for battered women and children
Children's HomeyChambliss Shelter— spending time witii children in low-income daycare or 24-hour emergency care
Advent Home— assisting at a residential home for troubled boys
Clown Ministry— spreading smiles to Sabbath Schools, children's homes, and nursing homes
Miller Park Ministry— reaching out to the homeless at Chattanooga's Miller Parte
Sonshine Bands — singing and personal contact provided Sabbath afternoons for local nursing homes
Soup Kitchen— feeding the homeless at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen
Meals on Wheels— providing transport of meals to shut-ins in the community
Puppet Ministry— spreading joy through performances for children in elementafy schools and children's homes
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Daisy McK ■■ ' vn's Home.'Chambhss Shelter ministry
direaor. spends time with these young girls while they are in child care.
Those Smiling Faces
A little red-headed girl leaps across the room and into the volunteer's lap. She grins and gives repeated hugs. Between the coughs and giggles, she stares up at the smiling face.
Many of the smiling faces are Southern students reaching out through ministry at the Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter. Located in Chattanooga, the institution includes two brick buildings, each with its own separate program. The larger building houses a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week child-care program for low- income families. Its six nurseries and 31 classrooms accommodate up to 350 children. Inside it looks like a regular elementary school with bright colors, tile floors, and drinking fountains. The second building serves as an emergency shelter for children whose foster parents need respite or are from homes where neglect or abuse may have occurred. It includes a nursery for infants and toddlers, a classroom with a year-round teacher, a playroom upstairs, and eight bedrooms.
Even though most of these kids aren't able to be daily in their normal home atmosphere, they receive a place where they have a regular schedule and where people pay attention to them, whether in the child-care program for part of a day or night or in the shelter for a few weeks. Every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. during the school year, about 10 students from Southern meet at the Conference Center and head for the Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter. Once there, the group splits up, some going to the extended-care facility while others go to the shelter. The student volunteers spend time with the kids, letting them know that someone cares enough to come and visit
"The kids get very attached to you because they need love so much," said Daisy McKinst^, a broadcast journalism major who directs this ministry.
Volunteers who go consistently get to know the children. "The kids get really excited and run up and hug the regular people," said McKinstry, who just finished her freshman year. These students are able to get to know each child on a deeper level. "The kids start to recognize you as someone who's dependable and someone they can trust," said Debbie Battin, a freshman elementary education major who missed only one visit to the shelter all semester.
"The interest in the program is so overwhelming," McKinstry said. "People really, really like it Once people go one time, they find out how they affect [the kids'] lives," McKinstry added.
Another volunteer noted how responsive many of the children are. On one visit, a small boy scrunched his forehead in concentration as he twisted a red pipe cleaner into what he called a rose. As he worked, he seemed oblivious to the world around him and then proudly looked up and announced, "It's for you."
Southern students also gain perspective from this ministry and learn from the children. "It makes you understand that in all situations you can find something to be happy about," Battin said. According to McKinstry, students often view personal dilemmas differently after they understand a child's challenges. Visitors often leave the shelter feeling that their problems aren't as big as they seemed. Not only do the university students learn from the children, but they also provide a service for the Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter. "We would not be as successful at what we're doing if it were not for volunteers," said Mary Ann Sampley, education coordinator for the children ages 3-12 at the Children's Home. "The children get such a benefit — they love it."
Youngsters love to talk with college students about their dreams of what they might do when they grow up. Here Daisy McKinstry joins four "future nurses" in a game of "pretend."
The sur\'ey compared students' beliefs with the university's mission statement, said Vinita Sauder, vice president for mar- keting and enrollment services. The results of the surv'ey are based on a sample size of 309.
Among other questions, the survey explored why students get involved in community service. These three reasons ranked as most important among the 22 choices:
• to accomplish something worthwhile/useful for others
• because it is an important response to God's gift of salvation
• helping others gives a good feeling or sense of satisfaction
The Valuegenesis report indicated that 75 percent of the university's students believe that participation in service activi- ties would help them stay interested and involved in their spiritual experience. The percentage of students active in organized community outreach is unknown. In a typical month, however, 80 percent of surveyed students spent more than two hours helping friends or neighbors with problems they had, and 55 percent devoted an hour or more to helping people who are poor, hungry, or unable to care for them- selves.
"The people who really want to find a way will get involved," said Moises Guerrero, Campus Ministries director for this past academic year. "I can assure you that anyone who truly and honestly wants to do something can come to the CARE office, and we'll find something for them to do."
Outreach is just as important as the other parts of education, according to one ministry leader. "1 set my priorities — God first — and that's my ministry and how I serve Him," said Jeremy Zentz, a co-leader of Room In The Inn and prospective sum- mer graduate.
Dominica Reed, a psychology K-8 ma- jor who coordinated the campus Clown Ministry, put it this way: "Actions speak louder than words." %.
Uure Chamberlain is a senior print journalism major who lives in Ooltewah, Tenn. She matched her anions with her words this past year by participating in the campus ministry at Chambliss Shelter/Children's Home.
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X
Marks the Spot
by Garrett Nudd
^k^^^^hen it comes to focusing their ^r ^r creative ministries, "X" marks the spot tor three Southern graduates.
These men share a special hurden for today's generation of young adults, whom Americans have duhbed "Generation X." They represent countless other alumni who also realize the value of Christian leadership and example.
Ron Pickell, '80, Allan Martin, '90, and Dwight Nelson, '73, are investing in the future of the Seventh-day Adventist Church through their work with young people. Finding creative ways to reach out to Adventists and non-Adventists alike is the common denominator that keeps the three men on the cutting edge of ministry.
Meeting Them Where They Live
Ron Pickell was 18 when he sensed God calling him to ministry. He had become a Seventh-day Adventist just one year earlier.
"1 am really thankful for the transforma- tion of my life through Jesus Christ. I thought there wasn't a more meaningful way 1 could live my life than to invest my- self, and 1 knew that if I attended Southern, God would open doors," says Pickell.
During his days on this campus the en- thusiastic theology student had what he calls "experiences that solidified my desire to work with college-age young people." One year he worked with campus ministries under Pastor Jim Herman. "Ron had a heart for ministry," recalls Herman, now children's ministries pastor for the Collegedale Church. "He loved college kids and was especially interested in developing their
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relationships with the Lord. There was something special about Ron; he had the kids' attention because he was real."
Ron was also involved in a collegiate Friday night testimony, song, and worship program on campus. "The meetings began with just four or five students gathering and praying together," he recalls. Soon each person started bringing friends. Then they started having a small meal together, and the group grew to 1 50 students.
"I got to see a lot of my friends accept Jesus Christ," remembers Pickell. "It was one of the most important spiritual events of my college experience and life."
Ron Pickell
After graduation Ron headed to the Seminary at Andrews University. There he learned he could earn elective credit in a youth-ministry practicum. He accepted an opportunity to work with Paul Jenson and Joe Jerus for College & Career Fellowship, a program in Southern California they had founded through the Voice of Prophecy.
At California State's Fullerton campus, Ron assisted with weekly small-group Bible studies for Adventists and non-Adventists, with a wide variety of new believers and people who were raised in the church.
"It was spiritually fulfilling, life chal- lenging, encouraging — the kind of ministry 1 wanted to be involved in," he says.
'OChile he pastored in the Carolina Conference, a building opened up at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and the Georgia-Cumberland Conference offered Ron exactly what he'd been praying for.
"Ron was considered and chosen be- cause of his passion tor the Lord, his friend- liness, and his excitement for the ministry of the secular campus," recalls Don Livesay, the former Georgia-Cumberland Conference youth director who first con- tacted Pickell about the opportunity.
Today, 14 years later, the Advent House — Seventh-day Adventist Student Center thrives right in the heart of the UT Knoxville campus. The 3000-square-foot Mediterranean-style building currently has six student residents. Three are Adventists. Residents pay rent and help with building maintenance and general house upkeep.
"We're looking to reach people in every phase of their spiritual journey," says Pickell, .Advent House manager and a campus chaplain, "believers and nonbeliev- ers alike."
The University of Tennessee has 26,000 students. Less than 50 of them are Sev- enth-day Adventists living on campus. "Our goal at the Advent House is to pro- vide an opportunity for the Adventist students to fellowship with others, and to set our focus on reaching the mixed multi- tude," says the 42-year-old pastor.
Each Tuesday night a Bible study group meets at the Advent House, and on Friday evenings there is a supper and discussion group. Several times each week students .sponsor and conduct reading groups. Resi- dents also encourage their friends to visit.
Holly Gaff was invited to a Bible study at the Advent House six years ago. She has been attending Adventist worship services ever since. The young graduate student lives at the Advent House while complet- ing her PhD in math.
"Ron is one of the best pastors I've ever met," says Gaff. "He has a clear vision for the Advent House, and it's remarkable what he does with the students here."
A Mission to Motivate
Allan Martin graduated from Southern in 1990. Eight years later he marched again down the aisle at the lies PE Center, this time as a guest graduate earning his PhD in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary. In January 1999, he joined Florida Hospital's Center for Behavioral
Health as a psychiatric resident.
Allan's extracurricular activities are too many to list, hut the one he holds dearest is his family's ministry to "Generation X" young people. In 1995, he and his wife, Deirdre, launched dre.am VISION minis- tries (dVm), a program designed to em- power and nurture young people in a Christian lifestyle.
Says the energetic young Filipino, "dre.am VISION ministries utilizes cre- ative, experiential and interactive messages to present the eternal and unwavering gospel. Our goal is to provide GenXers with the tools to reach other GenXers. I believe peer influence is one of the most potent elements for positive development."
One of dre.am VISION'S most effective tools is drama. "Drama is a very important form of ministry because it allows both the audience and the participants to he cre- ative," says Martin. While at Southern, he was a member of Destiny Drama Company and eventually became its director.
Allan's wite, Deirdre, another former Destiny member, agrees. "1 never thought drama was a gift, but it is. Drama touches each person in a different way, and it's a great way to show someone they have a talent they might have never known they had." The dre.am VISION ministries Web page can be found at www.tagnet.org/dvm.
Often asked to provide leadership train- ing, Martin is a frequent speaker at work- shops tor young adults. Allan and Deirdre regularly write a monthly column entitled "X-change" for the "Cutting Edge" edition of the Adventist Review. Allan also chairs Connect, a young adult network of Gen- eration Xers who are looking for creative and innovative ways to spread the gospel.
Why does he have such a burden for this generation of young people.' "My peers were searching," says Martin, a GenXer himself. "That has been my motivation for the past decade."
Martin's ministry targets three groups of young people: fringe Adventists (those on the borders of Adventism), post- Adven- tists (those no longer involved in Advent- ism), and pre-believers (those who have no prior relationship with Jesus Christ).
"We dare not wait for 'someone else' to minister," wrote Martin in The Journal of Adventist Youtfi Mmi,str\'. "In this time of spiritual crisis, the call to action goes out
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ti) iill who are Christian disciples."
In his report entitled "The ABCs of Ministry to Generations X, Y, & Z," Mar- tin highli>;hted three crucial inj^redients to reach and minister to Generation X: Acti- vate Xer Assets, Build Relational Bridges and Cultivate Communities of Character.
"Authentic efforts to identify and implement Xer talents, skills, and most miportantly, their passions," he says, will lead the church not only to "retaining a generation, but moreover mending the spiritual leaks that have crippled our abil- ity to live and share the gospel in the con- temporary youth setting."
Few people are as closely associated with Martin's ministry as his supervising pastor, Dick Duerksen. The two men have worked together for five years.
"Allan Martin's determination to follow God's call to build a new generatioii of believers has energi:ed hundreds of young people within Adventism," says Duerksen, who is now director of spiritual develop- inent for Florida Hospital. "But more, Allan's willingness to stop, listen, affirm, and challenge has brought life to new av- enues of ministry both in and out of his church. In Allan 1 see someone for whom ministry is not a job; it is a character trait."
A Message to the World
Dwight K. Nelson was born in Japan, a fifth-generation Seventh-day Adventist. During his junior year at Far Eastern Acad- emy in Singapore, Dwight felt God was calling him to the ministry.
"All my life 1 had wanted to be a physi- cian," says the man who today pastors a church of 3,500 members in Berrien Springs, Mich. "A dignitary from the Gen- eral Conference was visiting, in the middle of his sermon he asked all those in the audience who were going to go into the
Allan Martin
ministry to please stand," recalls Nelson.
"Since this was a school composed entirely of preachers' and physicians' and dentists' kids, 1 looked around — expecting students to be standing all over the audi- ence. 1 was shocked when I could spot only a small handful. And 1 wondered to myself, 'Why aren't more standing?' As soon as I wondered ... it was as if I heard a voice, 'Why aren't you standing?' 1 didn't stand.
"But from that moment on 1 knew that God was calling me to follow Him in the radical discipleship of the gospel ministry."
Dwight enrolled in theology at South- ern in 1969, but during his sophomore year his attraction grew for a possible career in law. "I can remember just before second- semester registration, sitting in my third- floor dorm room in Talge Hall and trying to decide if 1 should change my major to history. . . . My mother had sent me a book called Carlyle B. Haines Speaks to Young Mmi.sters. As I sat there struggling, my hand reached up and pulled out the book. In those defining moments, as 1 flipped through the pages, God spoke to me. 'Dwight, 1 am calling you to be a minister.'
"God doesn't give us all a call that dramatic," says the fourth-genera- tion pastor, "hut once in a while He does."
Nelson is in his 16th year as pastor of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews Uni- versity. "With over 3,000 Generation Xers on this campus, my heart is natu- rally drawn to them," he says. The diligent scholar spent a summer studying the personalities and profiles of Generation
Xers. "Through all my research 1 am con- vinced that this generation of young people. Generation X, has been specifically positioned by God for radical discipleship," says Nelson with conviction.
Dwight's recent ministry efforts were directed to The NeXt Millennium Semi- nar, a satellite evangelistic series also known as Net '98. The five-week seminar was broadcast live at 7,000 sites in 100 countries and 40 different languages on six continents. The result: 20,000 to 30,000 baptisms into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. "It's amazing to see how God has taken such a humble effort and continues to make it move through the church," says Nelson.
The NeXt Millennium theme was "Finding a Forever Friendship With God." With unique illustrations and dynamic Scripture, God used Dwight to convey a message that would be not only under- standable, but also attractive to young people.
"The response was overwhelming," says Nelson. "It was a God moment!"
For inspiration, the hard-working soul- winner turns to Ephesians 3:20 (NIV): "Now to him who is able to do immea,5urably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."
"If we embrace that promise," says Nelson, "we will realize that our 'forever friend' is in the thick of life with us." ^
Garrett Nudd is a senior mass communication ma|or. For a semester he was Taskforce assistant chaplain at Collegedale Academy under the direction of LeClare Litchfield. 75. A GenXer himself. Garrett wants his contemporaries to see that "no maner what the media says about GenX, there are people who believe In us."
Sermon in Shoes
by Charia Candy and Debra J. Hicks
M
ost college students look forward to ^^^^ spring break as a time to re- ^^^H cover from midterm exams and ^^^^ just kick back and relax.
Whether it's skiing the slopes, visiting family and friends, or ilaying at the beach, they like to pend those 10 days living it up with no worries on their mind. This year, more than 40 students from Southern pushed their dreams of care- free comfort aside. Forming three separate action teams, they headed south to relieve some of the suffering caused by hurricanes that struck Central America and the Caribbean islands a few months before. In September 1998, Hurricane Georges hit the Dominican Repub- lic, killing more than 500 people and leaving 100,000 homeless. The storm demolished hundreds ot buildings, including many Sev- enth-day Adventist churches, just
a month later, Hurricane Mitch pummeled Nicaragua, causing an estimated 10,000 deaths and more than $5 billion in damage.
Rebuilding a church
in the Donninican Republic
On the last Thursday in February, 39 people met on the front steps of Wright Hall. Together they would travel by bus and air to La Romana, 1 10 kilometers from the capital of the Dominican Republic. For 1 2 days, they would combine energies to rebuild a church in the center ot town.
Moises Guerrero, a religion senior and Campus Ministries director, worked closely with university chaplain Ken Rogers to pull this trip together. Moises was bom in La Romana, less than 10 miles from the church they went to rebuild. His family emigrated from the Dominican Republic more than a decade ago, but many relatives still live there. "When I heard about the storm, 1 felt really bad. Even though I don't live there anymore, it's still my home," he said.
Stirred to action by a love tor his country.
Moises recruited an army of volunteers to help. These included 25 studeiits from Southern and two adult sponsors. When members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Calhoun, Ga., heard what their student associate pastor wanted to do, 1 2 of them decided to join his group.
"1 had never been on a mission trip be- fore, and I wanted to experience a third- world country," said religion major Matt Smith. Others who were seriously consider- ing work as a Student Missionary used this trip to help them make a decision.
A desire for adventure wasn't the only requirement. Each volunteer had to come up with $575 toward the cost of food, trans- portation, and materials needed tor the project. Some wrote letters. Others asked area businesses for donations. In addition, members of the Open Circle Sabbath School class at the CoUegedale Church gave a generous $3,000 toward the effort.
The first day in the Dominican Republic was a huge culture shock tor most ot the group. Fragile plumbing, cramped living, and streets lined with
garbage gave them a firsthand
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example of life in a (.lexx-lopiny country.
To psychology major Lisa EJgmon, ir seemed that the people in the Dominican Republic lived on almost nothing. Many liomes were still without electricity, furni- ture, or even roofs. "Conditions are so poor," said Lisa, "it helps you learn to ap- preciate the simple things."
When the group arrived in La Romana on Friday, the skilled workers immediately set to work analyzing the building site and purchasing materials. On Sabbath, all wor- shipped at an area church built by Mara- natha volunteers. "1 witnessed a church body that was united," said Smith. "They radiated with love for us and one another."
The work site was almost horrifying. What once had been a church was now a concrete slab. The site was littered with glass and metal. Everyone worked together, and soon they began building the walls.
A couple of days into the job, progress was evident even though many people had become ill at various times with stomach bugs or fevers.
After four days full of mixing mortar and building walls, a local lady named Margaret came to the rescue and cooked them meals for the remainder of the time. She wouldn't accept any money for her openhearted service, so before the group left they bought her a refrigerator. "Her eyes filled with tears," remembers Smith.
As the week progressed, the group he- came closer. "We all definitely got to know each other and bonded. That was
truly a highlight of the trip," observed Edgmoii.
"This trip was such a blessing," said Smith. "1 was able to go and help in God's building construction so others could come and worship in that very building."
Frontier nursing trips
Two other groups from Southern also packed their bags and headed south for spring break. For the fourth year in a row, students in Laura Nyirady's Frontier Mis- sion Nursing class took advantage of a chance to apply what they were learning in the classroom to real life. Joined by volun- teer doctors and nurses, they served in medical mission clinics in both Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
Faculty members Laura and Steve Nyirady, along with Dale Walters, teamed up with Dr. Don and Cristina Vargas from Harlingen, Texas, to lead the first team. This 23-member group included students, physicians, builders, and nurses who held mobile clinics in four different villages among the Miskito Indians near the north- west coast of Nicaragua.
In addition, a former student of Southern's School of Religion, Andrew Caban, accompanied his physician wife, Mariani. He enriched the outreach by organizing nightly meetings that included Bible stories for the children and health lectures by nursing students.
Nursing instructor Shirley Spears and her husband, Don, led a second group of 13 students, nurses, and physicians to minister in several outlying villages in the
Dominican Republic. They joined ADRA workers and local physicians to hold mobile clinics in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Georges. Some iit the villages were so re- mote that workers had to hike in, carrying their equipment with them.
Cases of parasitic worms were common in both countries. Kelly Gregory, a May BS nursing graduate, said that she and her team members in Nicaragua got to the point where they began suspecting that every patient had worms. Contracted from uncooked meat and poor latrine systems, these parasites cause malnutrition and even .seizures. Said Kelly, "We gave a lot of medi- cine, but it was also important to educate."
"The people had a lot of misconcep- tions," said second-year nursing student Jackie Rodriguez. "They thought they had to stop eating and drinking when they had diarrhea." In actuality, the reverse is true.
Providing care and education to people who don't have good access to health care and medicine is gratifying, but for trip coor- dinator Laura Nyirady, the climax of the trip was when Pastor Caban baptized six individuals and dedicated an infant bom two days earlier with assistance from the team.
"It fulfills our mission of using health- care as the right arm of the gospel," she said. "1 want students to walk away from this experience with the understanding that the reason we're doing this is to spread the gospel." ^
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Southern Update
• Dr. Jack Blanco, School of Religion dean, has given the royalties of The Clear Word, his Bible paraphrase, to a scholarship fund for ministerial students. The proceeds have totaled more than $1 13,000 to date.
Recent gifts to
Southern Adventist University
$18,000 — Ministerial student scholarships from Gear Word royalties.
$16,000 — Orchestra Tour Fund
$75,000 — Alumni Chapters Endowed Matching Fund
$25,000 — Biology Equipment Plant Fund
$10,000 — Southern Fund resulting from student's call during spring phonathon.
$10,000 — Grader Nursing Scholarship Fund, from the K.W. Grader Foundation
$29,000 — Unrestricted purposes from a matured gift annuity
$41,000 — A university friend created a gift annuity that will fund future endowment $250,000 — Student Missiona^ Scholarships $250,000 — Scholarship Endowment
$250,000 — R. H. Pierson Institute of Evangelism and World Missions $250,000 — Ruth McKee Chair of Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics
• A four-day Communicators' Workshop
in May drew 15 participants interested in broadcast and production. Radio profession- als John Smith and David Barasoain, '90, plus computer graphics major Zachary Gray, led the seminars. The Journalism and Com- munication Department is also sponsoring three seminars in free-lance writing on campus August 16-19.
• The Student Association Senate erected a new drinking fountain in memory of Dr. Jack McClarty, whose 24 years of service to Southern ended abruptly when he died of a heart attack in 1997. As vice president fot development, Dr. McClarty led in estab- lishing a multimillion-dollar Scholarship Endowment Fund for students at Southern. The new fountain was installed between the lies PE Center and the university track on April 23.
• A Die Meistersinger Reunion Concert
brought 108 former members of the singing group back to campus on the fourth Sab- bath of April. It was their last chance to blend their voices undet the direction of Df . Marvin Robertson, who formed the male chorus in 1974. He retired June 1 after 33 years as head of the music program.
• Several students are already using the new on-line application form. The fee is the same as for a paper application, yet the process is often more accessible and reduces
postage and paper. It is conveniently avail- able at www.southern.edu under To Enroll, then Apply.
' More than 7,000 people formed the latgest group ever to witness the annual SonRise Resurrection Pageant on April 1 The 90-minute worship experience takes participants on a mile-long w'alk through campus, during which they wave palm branches, sing praises, and mingle with mob members. Students and church mem- bers bring the events of Christ's last days to life by playing the roles of Roman soldiers, Jerusalem shopkeepers, disciples, and visit- ing pilgrims.
• The School of Nursing again earned full approval for its associate degree and bacca- laureate completion programs. The Ten- nessee Board of Nursing reviews the approval status of all professional nursing programs within the state every year via survey visits, correspondence, conferences, and an annual report. Earlier in the year, the National League for Nursing Accredi- tation Commission agreed to continue
accreditation of Southern's baccalaureate program through 2003.
• You should have received the premiere edition of the university's newest publica- tion. Columns Express. The eight-page newsletter arrived inside the April 1999 issue of Soutliem Tidings maga:ine for church members within the Southern Union and went by regular mail to alumni and friends who live elsewhere. Columns Express now supplements Columns maga- zine with timely news.
• The univeisity hosted the annual na- tional convention of the Adventist Asso- ciation of College Admissions Officers and Registrars in April. Representatives from colleges and universities throughout the North American Division discussed how the latest developments in their fields impact Adventist students. Victor Czerkasij, director of admissions and re- cruitment at Southern, is the current presi- dent of the organization. Joni Zier, director of records and advisement, serves as its secretary/treasurer.
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Students react to tragic drinking story The university received nationwide rnedia attention during Southern's second annual Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week. Here Matthew Holm, a junior computer information systems major, shares his reaction with a reporter after 21 -year-old Jason Watu told students how alcohol use sparked a chain of events that became his personal nightmare. The former University of Kentucky football player crashed his vehicle after celebrating a football win with two friends. Watts made his first public comment on the accident at Southern, describing the horror of being the drunk driver that killed his passengers, Scott Brock and Arthur Steinmea Nearly a dozen television crews, a Sports Illustrated writer, and other print and radio reporters flocked to Collegedale to cover the event and interview students. The whole community got involved in events of the week. Local police otiicers and state troopers demonstrated a drug search using a police dog. did a controlled marijuana burn to alert students to its unique smell, and introduced a simulation of intoxication at different blood alcohol levels. A member of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, a Collegedale judge, an assistant district attorney, and an assistant public defender helped show students the severe penalties for misusing subsunces. Shortly after speaking at Southern, Watts pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him and was sentenced. Scores of students and faculty wrote words of encouragement on a big banner and sent it to him in a Kentucky prison. |
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• A special Southern Adventist University issue of Insight mafjazine was
puhlishi.\l this spring. Fi\c LinncrMty stu- dents :inil one ptotessor contriluited poetry, articles, and photography. The cover story, "Sisters for Always," also won first pri:e in the general short story category of Insight's 1998 writing con- test. Public relations ni.ijor Nyang'ara Omwega (pictured
here on the issue's cover) wriite the winning story during the writer's workshop held on campus last summer.
• PreviewSouthern '99, the university's spring "college days," was a resounding success. The special weekend gave poten- tial students a chance to meet teachers and students, ask questions, and gather infor- mation firsthand. Includiiig prospective students who visited during the two weeks before the event. Southern received more applications and hosted more families and students than m previous years.
• Business students at Spicer Memorial College in India now earn bachelor's and master's degrees from Southern, thanks to an affiliation agreement between the two schools. The agreement was signed last year but did not go into effect until stu- dents returned to classes in June. About 40 students have transferred into the un- dergraduate program, and 25 have signed up for the master of business administra- tion (MBA) program. Dr. John Zachariah, dean of Spicer's School of Business, antici- pates an enrollment of about 100 students in the graduate program by 2003.
• The Diversity Education Exchange Program (D.E.E.P.), which began last year in collaboration with Oakwood College, will continue with minor modifications. This fall, seven White students from Southern will trade cultural environments with seven Black students from Oakwood for one semester. For the following aca- demic year (2000-2001), the program will also include Southern students of Hispanic and Asian background.
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Tuesday, September 21,8 p.m.
Kandinsky Trio
Friday, September 24, 8 p.m.
Steve Arrington, Vespers
Sunday, September 26, 8 p.m.
Organ/Orchestra Concert
>^ednesday, September 29
Community Service Day .
Thursday, September 30, 10:30 a.m.
Todd Brewster, "The Century"
October 3 to 5
ViewSouthem, for academy seniors ■ Call 1.800.SOUTHERN
Tuesday, October i 2, 8 p.m.
Aart Bergwert, Organ
Sunday, October 24, 8 p.m.
Orpheus Male Chorus
October 28 - October 3 I
Alumni Homecoming
Thursday, November 11,8 p.m
Harald Vogel, Organ
Saturday, November I 3, 8 p.m.
Southern Adventist University Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, November 30
Christmas Tree Lighting
Wednesday & Thursday, December I & 2, 8 p.m.
"Amahl and the Night Visitors"
Saturday, December 4, 8 p.m.
Southern Adventist University Wind Symphony
Friday & Sabbath, December 10 & I I
"The Messiah," Symphony Orchestra/Combined Choirs
Friday, December 3 I
Millennial Eve Commitment Service
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What's it like to plan a wedding when two cultures merge?
14 • SPRING / SUMMER 1999
Liane Gray knows. She's planned a wedding while a 12-hour flight away from the chosen venue. On June 20, the May English graduate and fiance Tobias Edlund, a junior music and theology major, wed in his home country of Sweden. For the loca- tion they agreed on Vallentuna Kyrka in a suburb of Stockholm.
"It will be a blend of traditional Ameri- can and Swedish customs," .said Liane before leasing the United States. She claims Virginia as her home state. "A lot ot little things about the cultures are differ- ent. For example, in Sweden there are no ushers and the wedding party is usually very small — just the maid of honor, best man, and flower girl."
The 24-year-old bride said she broke with that Swedish tradition to include a few more attendants. But she and Tobias did honor his country's tradition by design- ing their own wedding invitations, which are worded in Swedish. They also followed Swedish custom by having a friend take pictures during the ceremony. Afterward the entire wedding party goes to a photog- raphy studio to have professional pictures taken before the reception.
"Basically in Sweden it would cost an arm and a leg to have a professional pho- tographer come to the church," Liane explains.
Figuring out how to overcome the lan- guage barrier, especially during the mar- riage ceremony, proved one ot the most challenging aspects of planning the wed- ding. Edlund's parents know some English. "We decided to say our vows in our native languages," said Liane. "That way at least everyone will understand something. My mom was a little worried at first about how the ceremony would go because my parents don't understand any Swedish."
Interestingly enough, the bride herself might not have understood every word spoken during the wedding, but she has learned enough of the language to feel com- fortable participating in conversations with the groom's family.
" 'Kyrka' is Swedish for 'church,' " Liane explained. "Our
reception will be held at 'Mattias Garden,' which essentially means 'Matthew Gar- den,' and we will serve a full dinner includ- ing 'Prince's Taorta,' or 'Prince's cake.' "
A couple doesn't necessarily have to go to the Motherland to honor one's heritage.
Rumira Davy, who graduated in May with her degree in medical technology, was born in India and moved to the United States as a baby with her parents. She will not return home for her marriage to Matt Jordan, who just completed his theology degree, but will bring a little bit of India to her guests for their August 1 wedding.
Upon entering Nashville's Crowne Plaza banquet room after the western-style ceremony at Wightman Chapel, guests will enjoy a buffet of traditional Indian food and entertainment.
"We're serving seasoned rice; vegetable kurma, a curry dish; and vegetable samosa, a vegetable-filled pastry," says Rumira. "My mom took the chef a few dishes from her favorite restaurant so he could taste [how she wants the food prepared], and she even gave him cooking tips."
As the wedding guests chow-down, Rumira's cousin will dazzle guests by per- forming a traditional Indian folk dance in full costume.
Some couples opt for more low-key ways to incorporate cultural traditions. Guests at Melody and Mark Ferguson's wedding ceremony on Dec. 20, 1998, mistook their decorative Jamaican Black Cake for the couple's official wedding cake. The two 1999 graduates were married in the Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church and held their reception in the fellowship hall.
Black Cake is made with fruit and served on special occasions such as birth- days, anniversaries, and weddings in the Jamaican culture. "My aunt brought it from Florida from a [bakery with a Jamaican owner]," says Melody. "The icing was bright purple and pink and included a cake topper.
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A groom found his own answers to cross- cultural wedding planning.
Earl Gensolin graduated from Southern in 1996 with a degree in English. That summer he traveled to China to teach English.
While there he met Xiao Lin, an accountant and a student in one of his English classes. "We started hanging out a lot, and after a couple weeks I asked her to transfer to a different class," he says. "That's when we started dating."
Love hlossomed, and after 14 months Earl proposed to Xiao Lin on her birthday. Proposing was easy. Getting married was a different story. That summer Earl returned to his home state of Florida to complete the paperwork for Xiao Lin's visa and to make arrangements for a job. The couple also decided to have their ceremony in the United States.
"We had no idea when she would arrive here," Earl says. "1 went to Florida in June, and she arrived the first week of October."
Becau.se of the strict Immigration and Naturalization Services regulations. Earl and Xiao Lin had to marry within 30 days of her arrival in the States. Her parents, however, could not arrange for a visa to the United States for another two months and would miss the cer- emony.
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Lm showed me her Chinese wedding dress [which IS called a "qi pao" in China]," says Dr. Lita Gensolin, Earl's mother. "I thought it would be nice if we could plan a small family wedding in Chinese costume and then have a large, western-style wed- ding when her parents arrived."
In the whirlwind that ensued the fol- lowing week. Dr. Gensolin arranged to have Chinese dresses made for herself and her daughter Kimberly to wear tor the October 10 wedding. She also enctiuraged female guests to wear Chinese dresses. Everything, including dresses, flowers, and decorations, were awash in red. In China, red is the traditional color to wear on happy occasions.
"The wedding went really well for being put together so quickly," Earl says.
Two months after the October cer- emony, when Xiao Lin's parents arrived in the United States, the Gensolins held a western wedding for more than 500 guests. Still, elements of the bride's Chinese cul- tute remained. The service was officiated in both English and
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Dr. Hanson Chen, a close friend of the Gensolins, interpreted the language for Xiao Lin's family.
Blending the best of two cultures into a single event is not uncommon today. The Knot.com, a premiere Web site for brides, regularly features weddings that include ethnic traditions. Not to be left out, last tall Bride's magazine showcased how a bride celebrated her lineage with Indian wedding customs. Martha Stewart's Wed- dings maga-ine routinely includes cultural tips tor the stylish wedding, such as fortune cookie party favors with a message from the newly wedded couple.
But as each of these couples could tell you, a wedding is just the beginning. Blending lives in any lasting marriage offers far more challenges — and rewards — than a snapshot event. And they are dis- covering day by day that genuine love transcends all differences — cultural ones included. ^
Andra Armstrong, '99, incorporated several international elements into her June wedding to Delton Chen, '96.
The Nashville bride honored her fiance's Filipino heritage by including sponsors (similar to godparents) in the wedding processional before the grandparents and parents. Sponsors are usually married couples who provide guidance and support for the newlyweds.
At the reception, a Chinese tea ceremony was performed in honor of Delton's Chinese family. "It is considered Andra's official welcome to the family," Delton explained beforehand, "She will serve my parents and aunts and uncles tea, and in return they will give us lucky money packeu,"
Andra also designed their wedding invitations, which included Chinese characters and English text.
16 • SPRING/SUMMER 1999
Teaching Materials Center
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hv didn't you have anything like this when 1 was a student?" a \isiting teacher chided.
"This place is a teacher's heaven!" ex- claimed another.
"Sure is," said a senior education stu- dent. "I don't know what I'll do when 1 graduate and move away from here."
A visiting educational superintendent from outside the Southern Union ob- served, "This place is outstanding — the envy of any teacher-trauiing program."
Comments like these confirm the use- fulness ot the Teaching Materials Center, located in the School of Education and Psychology on the second floor of Summerour Hall.
The Center began operation in 1991 when the tew books that comprised a curriculum collection were moved from a corner of McKee Library to a newly refur- bished room in Summerour Hall. Looking at the burgundy tweed carpet, one would never guess that the floor beneath it held dozens of disconnected electrical outlets originally installed to accommodate a fleet of sewing machines in the former home economics lab.
In 1991 the new chairman of the De- partment of Education and Psychology, Dr. George Babcock, envisioned a remod- eled Summerour Hall that would include an unusual curriculum center and a state- of-the-art computer lab. Both of these
facilities were destined to become campus showpieces that would attract floods of visitors to the university campus.
The Teaching Materials Center con- tains much more than the core collection of 1 1 ,000 curriculum guides and textbooks indexed on its electronic database. The center was designed to be of real, practical use to anyone needing to create visual aids, teach a class, write a paper, view a video, or put up a bulletin board. Fern Babcock, the center's director, explained how it was set up.
"I'd been both a teacher and a librar- ian," she said, "and creating this center utilized my knowledge in both fields. Be- fore starting up, 1 visited over a dozen cur-
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riculum centers from Chattanooga to Cali- fornia, trying to find out what is included in such a facility. In the end, I selected the best features of every- place 1 visited and incorporated them into the TMC design, adding a few- touches of my own such as the free- picture file and geography file." The free-picture file is made possible by June Hooper, a retired educator who sends in boxes of cut pictures, and by others who donate magazines and calendars. Student work- ers sort these into categories and file them so students can quickly find pictures for their class projects without spending hours thumbing through magazines.
"Students have very tight schedules," Mrs. Babcock explains. "We want to help them save time, and this is one way to do it. 1 feel strongly about saving students time and money. 1 was a student once — and later a parent who paid college bills! 1 collect all the 'freebies' 1 can find to pass on to the students and sell paper and sup- plies close to cost. My retired mother,
Dorothy Gibson, spends hours in the Teaching Materials Center cutting out letter sets for the Student Missionaries to take over- seas. That saves SMs a lot of time. Another thing feel strongly about is being t)pen to the public. Since
curricu- lum
materials outdate in five to eight years, 1 wanted everyone who could benefit from this library to be able to use it. Accord- ingly, we announced that the center w-as open to all adults — public and private school teachers, home schooling parents, student teachers from other universities, and the general public. Making this facility available to the community is, 1 believe, a powerful public relations opportunity tor Southern."
Education faculr\- trom neighboring universities bring classes every year for half-day work sessions in the center. In the planning area at the back ot the room, students quickly scan activity books for materials to use in classroom teaching. Then they select a learning center idea and a bulletin board plan from adjacent book- shelves. Thus armed, they proceed to the work center at the front of the room where they find construction paper, poster board, glue, tape, and the famous Ellison die- cutting machines.
One entire wall of the center is lined with wooden blocks containing the shaped metal cutting blades. Bulging with file folders, envelopes, Velcro, and other para- phernalia for constructing projects, the wall cupboards display on their doors the numerous colorful shapes of the available dies. More than $9,000 has been invested in the dies and Ellison machines, but as students cut multiple letters or half a do:en cats with the single press of a lever, they often exclaim with delight at the profes- sional results of their work. A laminator, copier, paper cutters, felt markers, scissors.
and other tools complete the work center.
Eleven gray files hold hundreds of ready-to-assemble classroom games, infor- mation, educational catalogs, stories, and poems. Large wooden tables in the center of the room provide study space, while carrels in the back hold computers and audiovisual equipment for patron use.
Start-up funds were provided through a $50,000 donation from the McKee Foods Corporation. Simon and Schuster and their affiliated book companies gave the center $80,000 worth of new textbooks, CDs, videos, and math manipulatives.
When a tractor-trailer full of books arrived, Mrs. Babcock nearly fainted — and the center had floor to ceiling boxes for weeks! With the help of students and staff, however, the books were sorted and pro- cessed. Doors opened to the public the fall of 1991, and traffic has increased steadily every year since.
The Chattanooga area chapter of Phi Delta Kappa stocks the Teaching Materials Center with Reavis Reading Center mate- rials on current educational topics. This creates a useful resource for students writ- ing research papers.
Other than Southern's students and staff, who else uses the TMC? An archivist from the Medal of Honor Museum came to laminate documents and hundreds of feet of 1940s newspapers, many headlining World War 11 battles. Everyone in the TMC gathered around to stare at the origi- nal documents and field notes ordering troop movements in Europe.
A comedian from Comedy Catch in Chattanooga returns to the TMC repeat-
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edly til himiiiate specuil auJiiMKc cards tor his act. Art students laminate their draw- ings to preserve them. And the local public library has doubled story-time attendance by providing attractive Ellison cutouts for the children.
Residence hall assistants and depart- ment secretaries across the campus visit the Teaching Materials Center to create bulletin boards. Home schooling parents come in droves to check out enrichment materials for their children. And graduates who are now^ teachers return at intervals to hunt tor new classroom games and ideas. Around 4,000 patrons visited the TMC last year.
"One of the nicest things the TMC does," one graduate confided, "is to .send packs of teaching aids to us our first year out. It was such a surprise to receive things that had been selected especially for the grades I was teaching and to get a friendly letter from the TMC telling me that my former professors were thinking of me and praying tor my success. I know it meant a lot to me to see that Southern was still investing in me and caring about me even though 1 was no longer paying tuition!"
Mrs. Babcock and her four lab assistants keep the TMC open from 9 to 9 Monday through Thursday and 1 to 9 on Sundays.
As word of the center has spread, re- turned missionaries donate foreign cos- tumes and souvenirs to the Teaching Materials Center so that geography can really come to life in local classrooms. Retiring teachers and homeschoolers who no longer need their books and supplies give them to the TMC. Some of these materials become part of the Teaching Materials Center permanent collection, while others may wind up on the other side of the
world as Student Missionaries stock up at the Teaching Materials Center before going abroad. A fledgling curriculum center in Romania has received hundreds of items from the TMC. And colleges in India have profited from the donations.
As the collection of materials increases, the TMC desperately needs more space. Dr. Alberto dos Santos, current dean of the School of Education and Psychology, hopes to remedy that by the end of the year. With the installation of a door be- tween the TMC and an adjacent office, a book processing room and storage space will be added.
Because of the uniqueness of the center, Tennessee's Department of Education often directs other colleges to the Southern Adventist University campus for assistance in setting up their own curriculum centers. Thus far, Southern has aided five other Tennes- see colleges and universities in collecting books for their centers. When Mrs. Babcock visits the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to select free textbooks from their gift exchange program, she often selects books for other Tennessee colleges, as well.
Toward the end of each semester when projects are due, the TMC becomes a hive of activity. Some students spend so much time there that Mrs. Babcock has laugh- ingly threatened to bring them sleeping bags and let them stay all night!
Many students enjoy making a card or banner for someone special, and projects range from exquisite to hilarious. Four years ago a young woman purchased 40 feet of bulletin board paper and wrote on it in large letters, "Yes!
Sure thing! Of course! Right! I'd love it! You bet! YES!" the entire length of the banner.
When queried about the banner, the girl explained with a grin, "My boyfriend asked if I'd go steady, and I'm giving him my answer — wrapped all around his car!" After graduation, she married the fellow and now has two children. Who knows how things mighr have turned out without the "good old TMC"?
If you are on campus in the vicinity of Summerour Hall, stop in at the Teaching Materials Center and browse around for awhile. Something is sure to capture your interest — a game, a puz:le, a video, an interactive CD, a die-cut, an old McGu^e^i's Reader, a cassette of Chinese music, souvenirs from Irian Jaya, a Burmese umbrella, or a three-foot-tall book of riddles! The Teaching Materials Center is more than a curriculum center. It's a tinder box designed to ignite the fires of your imagination! ^
Displayed on these pages are actual size cutouts from an Ellison die-cutting machine located in the Teaching Materials Center. These are merely a sampling of the more than 500 various die cuts available. The boy and girl paper cuts shovm here have tv»o holes so they can be used as linger puppets.
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Southern People
• Two of Southern's communication stu- dents are working this summer at the Adventist Review, the weekly maga:ine for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Six particularly talented candidates were com- peting for a single position, according to William Johnsson, editor. Finally he and his associates selected Jennifer Barizo, '99, who earned a bachelor's degree with a news-editorial emphasis. However, the Review and Herald Publishing Association opened up a second $4,000 internship for senior public relations major Stephanie Swilley. She is working with associate publisher Charlotte McClure on strategic positioning and promotion tor the maga- zine.
• Five students received a $1,000 scholar- ship from the So-Ju-Conian Fund at the 1998 Alumni Homecoming. David Waterhouse is the grandson of A. C. McKee, who attended Graysville Academy and Southern Junior College. Karen Minner is the granddaughter of Fred Minner, '40, who attended Graysville Academy and Southern Junior College. Joy-Lyn Philpott is the granddaughter of Katherine Chambers, who attended South- em Junior College. Ryan B. Jones is the grandson of Joyce Boykin, who attended Southern Missionary College and whose parents also attended in the 1920s. Candace McClellan is the granddaughter of R.C. and Helen Lundv-Mi:elle, both ot
whom attended Southern Junior College. Ruth King McKee started this scholarship fund in 1984, suggesting that alumni from the school's junior college years give $1 for each year of life as a birthday contribution.
• Students and teachers voted Dr. Ron E.M. Clouzet, professor of ministry and evangelism, as the first recipient of the Presidential Award for Teaching Excel- lence. University President Gordon Bietz created the award to focus attention on quality teaching at the undergraduate level. Accompanied by a $1,000 award, it honors one teacher each year who exhibits extraordinary commitment to quality, concern for students, professional develop-
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The Rocking Chair Five
Dr. Jim Ashlock,
Southern's director of alumni since 1991, joined the ranks of retirees at the end of May.
Though not a graduate of Southern himself, he attended Collegedale Academy while his father, Frank, was pastor of the Collegedale Church. His mother, Marcella, was one of the first baccalaureate graduates.
His doctorate in vocational and adult education related to his teaching in the industrial arts area, which spanned more than 20 years. Just prior to coming to Southern, he worked as director of person- nel and quality at Pacific Press Publishing Association.
He looks forward now to more time to pursue his woodworking and auto body hobbies. His wife, Betty Lou, retired at the same time from her position in human resources. The fact that son Bill is working in London, son Richard is in Amsterdam, and son Howard in San Francisco will feed their interest in travel.
Dr. Norman R. Gulley, School ot Religion professor, has retired from tull-time teaching after 2 1 years at Southern, but will continue on as a re- search professor in residence. Also, he plans to conduct last-day-events seminars.
He first arrived on campus as a 20-year- old senior theology student in 1954 after a lO-day ocean journey from England. "1 look hack on that year as a wonderful in- troduction to America," he says."
Dr. GuUey's career spans 41 years as pastor and Bible teacher and includes teaching in Japan and the Philippines.
Since returning to Southern in 1978, r)r. Gulley pursued his twin passions, teaching and research. He is the current president of the International .'\dventist Theological Society, an organization of more than 2,000 members.
His wife, Dr. Leona Gulley, also began teaching at Southern in 1978. She is a professor of psychology at Southern.
Dr. Lawrence E. Hanson, professor ot mathematics, retired after 33 years at Southern. He chaired the Mathematics Department for 20 years and served as academic dean for four years.
His ability to bring life to difficult sub- jects prompted his students and peers to nominate him for several teaching honors. Dr. Hanson chaired numerous committees and served in the community as chair of the Greater Collegedale School Board and first commissioner of the Collegedale Youth Softball League.
His wife, Eleanor, retired earlier this year. The Hansons have two daughters, both of whom married sons of missionaries they met in Lebanon while their father taught there on a one-year sabbatical.
Dr. Hanson's retirement plans include part-time volunteer work in Southern's Mathematics Department and at Chatta- nooga United Fund agencies in addition to travel, hiking, reading, and gardening.
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mcnt, ,inJ ^piritiKil influence. Dr. Clou2et will he on sabbatical during the 1999-2000 academic year to pursue writing projects. He will direct evangelistic field schools in the summer of 2000, as he has continued to do this summer.
• Two faculty members received the 1999 Distinguished Service Medallion during the May commencement program. Terrie Ruff, associate professor ot social work and family studies, was honored for her enthu- siasm in the classroom and tor modeling a life of service through contributions to the university, her church, and several commu- nity organizations. Dr. Lawrence Hanson, retiring professor of mathematics, was recognired for 33 years of outstanding
Patricia Morrison
completed 29 years
in the Adventist
educational system,
18 of them at
Southern's McKee
Library' as director of public services, when
she retired at the end of the semester.
In that position, she helped students leani how to use library' facilities and aided them in their research.
"Pat's willingness to go the second and third miles to assist in locating information has impacted most of our faculty and hun- dreds of students," a colleague commented. "She will he sorely missed."
She was also an associate professor of library' science and assistant director of libraries. Her MLS degree was earned at Vanderbilt University.
Her service at Southern also included teaching library science classes when they were a part of the curriculum, and advising students who had not yet selected a major.
Before joining Southern's faculty, she was librarian at Collegedale Academy.
leadership on campus and in the commu- nity. In addition to serving as a teacher, department chair, and academic dean at Southern, he was also instrumental in forming the current system of faculty gov- ernance on campus.
• Krystal Bishop of the School ot Educa- tion and Psychology successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on March 3, at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr. Bishop's title was "Tapestries: A Phe- nomenal Study on the Experience of Teaching in the lnclusi\e One-Teacher School."
'■ Rick Halterman presented his doctoral dissertation on March 3 1 , making quite an
Dr. Marvin L. Robertson, dean ot the School of Music, retiried to Rotunda West, Fla., after 43 years of teaching, 33 of them at Southern. He sen-ed longer at one school than any other music adminis- trator in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Robertson founded Die Meistersinger, Southern Singers, arid the Chamber Choir plus the community-based Master Chorale and the Caroliers children's choir. His groups have toured the United States and sung in Canada, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Greece, and Finland.
"Doc" touched the lives of many stu- dents. "He found a talent in me that I never knew I had," said Terry Rice, a mem- ber of Die Meistersinger.
In 1993 and 1996, he took leaves to teach at Zaokski Seminary in Russia.
His wife, Jeanie, is also retiring this year after 25 years as a teacher on the academy and kindergarten levels. Their four children are graduates of Southern.
impression on his committee at the Uni- versity of Tennessee at Knoxville. One member said it was "the best" defense he had ever attended. Dr. Halterman is a professor in the School of Computing, and the title of his presentation was "Reducing the Storage Requirements of Dataflow Constraints Using Model Dependencies."
• Bonn Leatherman earned his PhD from the faculty of religious studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Leatherman defended his dissertation en- titled "Analysis of Four Current Series of Hebrew Verse Structure" on April 13. The School of Religion now has a full count of faculty with doctorates and one with a double doctorate, according to Dr. Jack Blanco, dean.
• Stephen Ruf , assistant professor of jour- nalism, successfully defended his master's thesis on March 29, at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. His research was on the topic of low-power television in Tennessee. At an awards banquet on April 22, he received the Student of the Year Award for the master's program (via dis- tance learning from Chattanooga). "His professors were delighted with his work and said we should be very proud at South- em to have such a terrific professor on our faculty. We are, indeed!" said Dr. Pam Harris, chair of the Journalism and Com- munication Department.
• Southern's director of property and in- dustry development, Martin Hamilton, was elected chair of the Collegedale Architec- tural Review Board at its first meeting. This board was established to develop and implement building standards, particularly for the Four Comers area. Their work will guide the City of Collegedale in approving specific architectural designs.
• Two junior history majors located paid summer internships that fit their respective interests to an unusual degree. Mike Campbell is doing preservation work at the White Estate at the General Conference in Silver Spring, Md. He also provides com- puter support and answers some patron queries about Ellen White. Eight times a day on the hour, Brent Brumagin gives living history' presentations on the life of a Civil War soldier for visitors to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
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Sister of Chernobyl Victim Among
byDebraJ. Hicks
Parents cif three seniors had a public opportunity to advise their "chadults" over the graduation weekend in May. Dr. Ed Wright, senior pastor of the CoUegedale Sev- enth-day Adventist Church and father of Nolan, spoke at the Friday-night consecration ser- vice. He titled his address, "Beyond the Horizon." Dr. Wilma McClarty, chair of Southern's English Department and mother of Stacey, gave the baccalau- reate address, "A Place to Stand."
Dr. David Smith, president of Union College and father of Kim Hutchinson, spoke for a Sabbath-after- noon dedicatory service honoring graduates from the School of Educa- tion and Psychol- ogy. Prior to his Lincoln, Nebr., appointment, Dr. Smith was a profes- sor in the Depart- ment of English at Southern.
Another Sabbath service was the dedi- cation of the senior nurses. Becky Owens, herself a labor and delivery nurse at nearby Bradley Memorial Hospital, spoke to that
Dr. Julius Garner, a member of Somhern s Board of Trustees, was on hand to congratulaie Diiia Grimailo, rigtit. on the day she graduated. He is part of Dina's American host family and spearheaded the effort to raise $ 1 00,000 for her sister's marrow transplant
group on the topic ot "Culture Shock."
Sunday's commencement address was given by Paul Neely, until recently the associate publisher of the Chattanooga
Hms Ota Times and Chatta- nooga Free Press. He titled his address, "It's Not Over 'Til It's Over."
This year a trumpet ensemble, a string quartet, a brass ensemble, a senior trumpet duo, and vocal and in- strumental soloists enriched the week- end events.
The 259 women and 1 39 men earn- ing degrees in- cluded eight husband-and-wife teams and 10 pairs of siblings (includ- ing three sets of twins). Seventeen graduates were over age 50, and 47 claimed homes outside of the United States.
Among the 398 seniors sharing the spotlight was Dina Grimailo, one of 70 who graduated with an AS degree in nursing on May 2,
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1 '■)99. Thousands of people watched Dina that day, hut only a fraction of them wete on Southern's campus.
Dina was teatuted on the local Good Morning SioiiiiV television ptogram just hefore the commencement service hegan. Chattanooga's ABC affiliate Channel 9 estimates that 8,000 adults watch the weekly special.
Reporters were interested in the young iiurse's story hecause she had heen ahle to turn family tragedy into personal triumph.
Dina's younger sister, Natasha, was a victim of the Chemohyl nuclear disaster in 1986. ThiHigh their family lived in Moldova, ahout 500 miles from the ground zero site of the accident, Natasha devel- oped leukemia as a result ot the radiation and needed blood transfusions to stay alive.
A miracle seemed to he on the hori-on when God opened the way for hoth teen- agers to tly to Florida Hospital in Orlando. There Natasha received free medical treat- ment, and Dina was on standby as a donor.
When doctors there determined that Natasha needed a bone marrow transplant, Dina watched with amazement as local Adventists raised nearly $100,000 to cover the cost. But Natasha's health deteriorated rapidly before the transplant could take place. She returned home to Moldova in 1996 and died nine days later.
"When they told us they couldn't do anything more for her, we had already raised about $95,000," said Dina. "1 was so frustrated. 1 thought, 'Why did God allow people to send all ot this money if He knew there wasn't a need tor it?' "
Months later, Dina finally caught a glimpse of God's plan. Her friends in Florida were asking if she would like to come back to the States and study nursing. They would use the money raised for Natasha's bone marrow transplant to pay tor Dina's education at Southern Adventist University.
Although she was studying engineering and business in Moldova, Dina jumped at the chance. Now she has finished her AS degree, and today she can't imagine herself working anywhere but in the medical field.
"God took the negative arid worked it out positively," testified Dina. "That money wasn't needed for Natasha, but there was a need for me!" ^
Southern Scholars Honors Program
Nine women and five men distinguished tfiemselves in May as ttie largest-ever group to graduate with Southern Scholars honors. They represented the most diverse group of Southern Scholars yet with majors in biology, history, English, religious studies, international studies, psychology, mathematics, physics, and business.
The number finishing since the program graduated its first and only Southern Scholar in 1984 has averaged five or six per year. Demanding science, humanities, foreign language, and religion courses; an advanced senior project; and the unyielding 3,5 minimum grade point average requirement continue to challenge the best of students.
This year's Southern Scholars were: Timothy Arakawa, Melissa Cole, Erin Galloway, Holly Harrom, Matthew Jordan, Ruthie Kerr, Maria Kuhlman, Helen Lee, Stacey McClarty, Brian Moore, Jennifer Pester. Marcus Sammer, Jennifer Sommerville, and Myla Thomas.
Motivating this select group to complete this rigorous program. Southern Scholars participation offers social, academic, financial, and prestigious perks.
Socially, each year Southern Scholars members select a student executive committee to coordinate events such as banquets, a campout, vespers, and cultural and community outreach activities.
Last December, 45 Southern Scholars and their friends gathered to make Christmas cards for the residents of the Life Care Center in Collegedale. The appreciative director said, "You won't believe it, but these cards are for some of the residents the only ones they get!"
Academically, the challenging curriculum constantly stimulates thought in a Christian context.
Financially, an honors student can audit one course free per semester after having been in the program one year. Students who are juniors or beyond receive a tuition scholarship equal to the cost of one three-hour class per semester. Tuition is waived for Honors Seminar HMNT 451 and 452.
Special recognition comes at graduation, with honors graduates marching single file at the head of the procession right behind the class officers. Southern Scholars receive the coveted Southern Scholars medallion, and their senior projects are printed in the commencement program. A student's official transcript also includes the senior project title and notes the honors-graduate distinction.
The honors program is directed by Dr. Wilma McClarty and an honors committee.
Dr. McClarty credits the success of the program to vigorous recruiting and promotion, faculty advisement/ involvement in each scholar's progress, and "incredible administrative support from Dr. Babcock and Dr. Bietz." In her fifth year of coordinating the program, Dr. McClarty has only positive comments about the experience.
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Those Who Walked These Halls
Compiled by Darlene Allen
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Julia Mae Bishop, '37, is retired and lives in Avon Park, Fla. All of her family is deceased ex- cept for a brother. She enjoys church activity and associating with friends.
Joy (Crouch) Churchward, '37, was a teacher for over 30 years. She raised two families and is currently interested in writing.
Thelma (Thomson) Hartwell, '37, graduated as an RN in 1941. Her three children all graduated from Southern: Frances Ann, Kay, and Ray. She has 3 grandchildren and lives in Avon Park, Fla.
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Georgette (Damon) Collier, '44, and her husband, Gordon, live in Calistoga, Calit. She worked as a secretary in the Southern and Pacific union offices and for La Sierra and Loma Linda universities. Between 1950 and his 1979 retire- ment, Gordon worked in the Southern California Conference, in Hawaii, and in the Southeastern California Conference. They have a son, daughter, 4 grandsons, and 3 great-granddaughters.
Billy Page Haskell, '47, died July 2, 1998, of pneumonia following a stroke. His wife of more than 50 years, Ethel (Bates), preceded him in death on April 18. They were living In Burleson, Texas, and are survived by children Merrdl Haskell and Cheryl Whittcn, and 18 grandchildren.
La Verne Pichler, '40, is a retired RN. Her husband, Floyd, is a retired physician. Their five children are all in the medical field. LaVerne and Floyd live in JacLsonville, Fla.
Clarence Pillsbury, attended '47-'49, resides in Palmetto, Fla., with his wife, Anita. He is a retired pastor/evangelist hut still works some.
Ruby Shreve, '47 and '64, is a retired elemen- tary school teacher. She never married and spends her time volunteering with shut-ins and sometimes baby-sitting. She lives in Avon Park, Fla.
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Constance (Moffett) Arnett, '57, passed away July 23, 1998. She dedicated her life to the care and treatment of those In need. She worked 27 years as an RN at Huntsville Hospital in Alabama.
Jack Bruce Bohannon, '57, ser\'ed 17 years as an overseas missionary, along side his wife Donna
(Weber), '55, in Iran, Lebanon, and Uganda. Jack is now a pastor tor the Rocky Mountain Confer- ence. They live in Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Helen Burtnett, '52, retired two years ago as a health information manager. She lives with het husband, Frank, in Clermont, Fla.
Eva Espinosa, '53-'57, lives in Riverside, Calif, and directs Lii Sierra University's food ser\'ice.
Harold Flynt, '50, remains active fol- lowing a 45 -year career as a pastor/ evangelist. He is a chaplain in the Civil Air Pattol in Jackson- ville, Fla., where he and his wife, Emma (Coon), live. Their ministry took them to Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, and .Alabama, as well as Japan, in '88-'89.
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Harold Johnson, '5s, Uett), was chosen as Unit Chaplain of the Year from over 700 chaplains with the Civil Air Patrol. He is a lieutenant colonel in the CAP, the auxiliary of the United States Ait Force. The award was presented by Brigadier General Paul Bergman, national commander of the Civil Air Patrol, at its annual conference.
J. Curtis Orr, "53, was one of the first graduates from Loma Linda University's School of Dentistry in 1957. He retited in Loomis, Calif, in 1997. He and his wife, Jeri, have 2 daughters, Heather Orr and Heidi (Orr) Suhini, and 2 grandsons.
Carolyn (Haines) and Olavi Weir, both '55, live in Angwin, Calif Carolyn is a medical transcnption- ist at St. Helena Hospital. In 1998 they traveled to Maryland, Washington, and Africa. Olavi retired from teaching math and science at Glendale, PUC Prep, and San Diego academies. He enjoys woodworking and genealogy.
Richard Young, '59, and his wife, Phyllis, live in Longwood, Fla. He has been self-employed for 25 years and has 4 children and 1 1 grandchildren.
Lucia (Rascon) Medford, '68, is a project man- ager/systems engineer tor Raytheon Systems Co., in Landover, Md., near her home in Oakton, Va. A new project will involve frequent travel to Brazil. Her daughter, Kelly, is a senior at Antioch College.
David Osborne, '64, is the new director of the Ministerial Association for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He has most recently pastored the Carmichael Church near Sacramento, Calif, which grew under his leadership from an average attendance of 350 to more than 1,000. He also has served on the pastoral staffs of Atlantic Union College and La Sierra University. His wife, Judy (Edwards), '64, is an interior designer.
Alta (Philo) Zdun, '60, retired from teaching in 1990 and lives in Berrien Springs, Mich. She enjoys birding and Maranatha volunteer projects.
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Bob Ambler, '73, and his wife, Janet (Taylor), '74, are parents of Tim, 17, and Katie, 10. Janet is an RN, FNP, while Bob is the owner/operatot of Benchmatk Computer and occasionally works as an RN (CCU/ER). They live in Martin, Tenn.
Arlene (Potter) Arthur, '73, has taught at Loma Linda Juniot High for nine years. She lives in Grand Terrace, Calif She enjoys scuba diving and tennis. Both of her children are academy age.
Marsha (Tuttle) Collins, '78, is director of pastoral care for Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, 111., and executive board member ot two organiza- tions: United Way of the County of Kankakee and Hospice of the Kankakee Valley. She is a frequent speaker at community events and in area pulpits. She has two daugh ters: Brittany and Katie.
Jimmy Davenport, '70, lives in Selma, Ala., with his wife, Bobbie, son, daughter, and grand- daughtet. He is chairman of the board and chief financial officer for Logic Data Inc. He enjoys raising plants and playing with his granddaughter.
Karon Ynonne Dinkins, attended '69-'71, passed away on Dec. 5, 1997, at her home on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tenn., after an extended struggle with ovarian cancer. At her request her body was donated to Vanderbilt Medical Research Center in Nashville. She is survived by her father.
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Robert l")inkins of Paris, Tenn. and her hrother, Rob, of Memphis. Ynonne loved her time at Southern and had fond memories oi the friends she made her two years here.
Ellen (Ramsey) Eldridge,'78, and her husband Gary, '77, reside in Loma Linda, Calit., and arc active in their church. Ellen is a financial manaf^er in information systems at Med Partners. Gary docs television production tor Loma Linda University Medical Center. You may have seen some of his work on shows like 20/20, Dateline, or Public E>e. They enjoy taking world adventure vacations such as scuba diving, backpacking, and kayaking.
Greg Kinne, attended, lives in Denver and runs Cherry Creek Technologies and Cherry Creek Internet (ISP) with his son, He went to Belarussia, Moscow, and St. Petersburg in 1997 and again in September to deliver medical and computer sup- plies to orphanages. The computers will facilitate keeping adoption records. He's looking for old 386 computers (grkinne@creek.net).
Carl Koester, '70, and his wife, Beverly (Her- hrandson-inadvertently printed as Swafford in a past issue), '72, live in Silver Spring, Md. Their son Leif is a student at Southern and served this year as Student Missionary in the Marshall Islands.
Mike Lilly, '71, and his wife, Delynne (Durham),
'72, are in Redlands, Calif., after a sabbatical in Australia. Mike heads molecular biology and gene therapy at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Sally J. McMillan, '78, earned her PhD and is now an assistant professor in the College of Com- munication at Boston University. She has taught courses in advertising and marketing communica- tion, public relations, uses of computers for com- munication, and writing. This new career follows 15 years of professional employment in advertising, public relations, marketing, technology manage- ment, news reporting, and book editing. She is married to James E. Fields.
Robert Mills, '76, is in his 14th year of practic- ing radiology at Union Regional Medical Center in Monroe, N.C. His wife, Joyce, a 1980 medical graduate from Loma Linda University, is a patholo- gist at URMC. Their children; Chrissy, 16, a senior at Mount Pisgah Academy; Jonathan, 14, a 9th grader at Adventist Christian Academy in Char- lotte; and Zachary, 6, not yet in school but reading, thanks to CD-ROM programs on his father's Mac.
Penny J. Nielsen, '71, is an associate professor of reading in Weaver, Ala. She presented her paper entitled, "Bringing the Curriculum Together Through a Kaleidoscope of Color-Related Literacy Activities," at the SE Regional International Reading Association held in New Orleans, La.
Sharon (Jenkins) Powers, '77, lives in Pacific Palisades, Calif, and is the school nurse at Calvary Christian School where her two sons, Shaun, 8,
and Chad, 3, attend. Her life is full and challeng- ing, and she enjoys going to work every day.
Kevin Salhany, '78, passed away Oct. 15, 1998, in Philadelphia, Pa. After receiving his medical technology degree at Southern, he completed medicine at Loma Linda University, then did a pathology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, followed by fellowship training in surgical pathology and hematopathology. In 1991 he joined the faculty as an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he commanded great respect from his department colleagues and clinicians in other departments. His personal research interests focused on T-cell prolif- erations in lymphomas. He received teaching awards in 1994 and 1997, and was promoted to associate professor last year.
Greg Scott, attended '78, works for Adventist World Radio as director tor the Americas. He and his wife live in Miami. Though he attended for only one semester, he enjoyed it and would like to get hack in touch with friends from that SMC era. He can be reached at: 10613 Hammocks Blvd., #2-38, Miami PL 33196 or e-mail: gscot@compuserve.com
William Scott Snyder, '78, and his wife, Kim (Blevins), live in Louisville, Ky., in the house he grew up in and was able to purchase. They've been married for nine years. Daughters are Kelsey, 6; and MacKenzie, 3. William is a staff medical technolo- gist with the Norton Healthcare Corporation. He would love to hear from former fellow students and friends: khswss@gateway.net .
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Lori (Adams) and Michael Abbott, both '83, have been at Spring Valley Academy tor the past two years. Michael teaches history and religion to junior and high school students. Lori teaches business and computer classes to K-12 students. They have two children: Nathan, 9th grade, Kelsey, 7th grade. They reside in Bellhrook, Ohio.
Alan Artress, '82, is working on a doctorate in adult education and training. His wife, Beth, is a school psychologist for Walker County, Georgia, schools. Their son, Robbie, is 5. They live near Collegedale, and Alan is the training director for a large group of carpet companies in Calhoun, Ga.
Matthew Bell, '89, is EIT site engineer intern at Gresham Smith and Partners in Nashville. He writes that his wife, Christie (Grossman), '90, is doing a wonderful job raising their children, Nicole, 5, and Nathaniel, 8. The Bells live in Goodlettsville.
Kathy (Hampton) Durkac, (attended 82-84), and her husband, Steve, '90, live amid the moun- tains and lakes of Guntersville, Ala. Steve pastors the Guntersville-Fort Payne district and is prayer ministries coordinator for the Gulf States Confer-
ence. Steve is a frequent speaker on the topic of leadership and communication. His ministry web site is www.durkac.com. Steve and Kathy have two daughters, Stephanie, 12, and Kathleen, 8.
Michael Fogg, '89, and his wife, Patricia (Bassctt), '87, live in Orlando, Fla. Michael is an administrator with Adventist Care Centers.
David Gates, '80, continues to pioneer aviation ministry in the northwestern jungles of Guyanna. A training school for the "Davis Indians," recently established in Paurima, is already in need of addi- tional space. Students walk for many days from other jungle villages to be trained as lay missionar- ies. Dave's mercy flights continue to save lives. He and his wife, Becky, work together to provide medi- cal assistance, forging friendly relationships.
Shandelle Henson, '87, has accepted a tenure- track position in the Department of Mathematics at the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Va. Since receiving her PhD from UTK in 1994, she has held a visiting post at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her research specialty is dynamical systems, with applications to population biology. She enjoys trail running and studying theology.
Karen (Arnett) Kinley, '84, resides in Hunts- ville, Ala., with her daughters: Sarah, 10, and Rachel, 8. She works at Huntsville Hospital as a medical technologist, with particular training in tlowcytometry (related to monoclonal markers) and is active in local city charities and shelters.
Cynthia (Thornburg) Kinsey, attended '85-'86, is married and has 4 sons: Philip Daniel, 1 1, Jesse Dawayne, 5, Douglas Michael, 3, and David Floyd, 16 mos. She is a homemaker, and she schools her sons at home. Cynthia would like to hear from friends: PO Box 24108, Waco, Texas 76702.
Karen Larsen, '88, is vice president for projects with Maranatha Volunteers International. Ten years after graduating from SAU "where mission service was the last thing on [her] mind," she is now orga- nizing ore of the biggest mission service projects of the century: India 2000. It will center in Calcutta, India, December 20 to January 2. She welcomes you to make your New Year celebration a life-changing event that will really count. You can contact her thniugh www.maranatha.org .
Paulette (Henderson) Nelson, '80, and her husband, Russell, reside in Colton, Calif. She is a trust administrative assistant for Loma Linda Uni- versity Foundation. She and Russ are happily raising seven children. She would love to talk to and/or write old friends: 909.825.1517 or 2277 Crescent Circle, Colton CA 92934; or sleepjones@juno.com .
Ivan Robinson, '84, lives in Bordentown, N.J. He is a minister for the New Jersey Conference.
Ken Shaw, '83, has been interim dean of the Panama City campus for Florida State University for the past year.
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Anna (Astalas) Sicher, '85, lived in Sweden and Canada for two years each. She and her hus- band, Alan, are parents of Gahriella, 8. and Ian, 4. They live in Garland, Texas. Anna would love to hear from old friends: aischer@compuserv.com .
W. Stephen Tankersley, '84, was inducted as a fellow of the American .Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons during ceremonies at the academy's 66th annual meeting on Feb. 4, 1999, in .Anaheim, Calif. He lives in Biloxi, Miss.
Carroll Wheeler, '80, and his wife, Carol (Bauer), former teacher at Southern, '83-'86, and '93 AS nursing, live in Beaver Dam, Wis., during the week and Sheboygan on weekends. Carroll flies for Wisconsin Aviation, a passenger charter com- pany that carries businessmen by day and occasion- ally human organ transplant teams at night.
Maureen (Mayden) Wisener, '84, was named the 1998 Communicator of the 'i'ear by the Health Care Communicators of San Diego. The award recognized her accomplishments as a professional communicator in the health care industry. She was also awarded the TWIN (Tribute to Women in Industry) by the YWCA. Maureen has been at Paradise Valley Hospital since 1989.
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Kevin, '97, and Melinda (Cross) Becker, '96, are in Michigan while he attends the Seminary at Andrews University. Melinda is office manager for the AU department of nutrition. They plan to move back to the Georgia-Cumberland Conference at the end of 1999.
Gary Bradley, '90, is teaches physics and math at Mount Pisgah Academy in North Carolina. His wife, Stella, teaches English there.
Karen (McKinney) Brown, '91, and her hus- band Ervin, '90, live in Goodlettsville, Tenn. He is a CPA and she, a nurse anesthetist. Their son, Nikoli, is 3.
Jon Burks, '97, lives in Goodlettsville, Tenn., and is attending the Middle Tennessee School ot Anesthesia in pursuit of a master's degree and licensure as a certified registered nurse anesthetist. He will graduate in October 2000.
Donna Marie (Jensen) Cain, '92, and hei hus- band, Cody Christopher Cain, live in Atlanta, wheie she is a microbiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their first child, Christopher Austin, was bom Aug. 30, 1998.
Albert L. Cason, Jr., '93, has worked for his fathet at Bud's Best Cookies for six years as of December 1998. After attending a Business to Business Marketing postgraduate class at Har\'ard University, Al was recently promoted to vice
president of sales and marketing. He and his wife, Tata, live in Birmingham, Ala., and they have a one-year-old son, .Albert L. "Buddy" Cason 111.
Shawn Collins, '91, is a certified registered nurse anesthestist practicing in .Asheville, NC. His wife Beverly (Keyes), '91, is a home health nurse and anticipated completing a nurse practitioner degree from Clemson University in May 1999. They enjoy traveling and outdoor activities.
Adoniram Da Cunha, attended '96-'97, is a computer anmiator in Miami, Fla.
James Davis, '97, teaches physics, mathematics, Web publishing, and Internet 101 at Sunnydale Adventist Academy in Centralia, Mo. He and his wife, Karon (Rogers), '98, are the proud parents of James C. Davis 111, who was bom April 2, 1999.
Stan, '90, and Melissa (LaPorte) Dobias, '90, live in Orlando. He pastors at the Florida Hospital Church. They have two sons: Caleb and Jonathan.
David Dordevic, '98, and Kay live in Bemen Springs, Mich. He will finish his master of divinity degree at Andrews University in December 2000. The couple has a baby due in July.
Rebecca DuBose, attended '92-'93, graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in May with a BS in microbiology. She would love to hear from friends: mtn_dancer@yahoo.com .
Michelle Fetters, '93, is the Florida regional director of operations for Sunbelt Healthcare Centers. She lives in Orlando.
Donna (Parrish) Graham, '91, and her husband Joseph, '92, live in the Chicago area. Their son, Spenser Dallas Graham, was bom Jan. 14, 1998, and is their "future linebacket." They are thor- oughly enjoying parenthood.
Joseph Kim, '97, is in California working on a master's in marriage and family therapy at Loma Linda University.
Philip Martin, '93, works in the greater Mon- tana area as a critical care and flight nurse. He also is involved with self-supporting medical missionary work on the Indian reser\'ations m that state. He is engaged to be married to Theresa Ellis, who works as a critical care RN in Chattanooga.
Heilange (Celamy), '95, and Mozart Porcena, attended, married in December 1997 and live in Plantation, Fla. Heilange teaches fourth grade, and Mozart is a quality control manager at an aerospace company. They would love to hear from friends: mhporcen@bellsouth.net .
Michael Robertson, '94, graduated from the .seminary- at Andiews University on June 6. He's returning to Indiana to pastor. He and his wife, Valerie (Boutin), '91, have a young son, Jonathan David.
Tamara (Michalenko) Terry, '91, owns Your Cre- ative Solution, Inc., assisting clients in writing, designing, advertising, and coordinating communication projects. She IS also the managing editor ot Kids' Ministry Id^os, a Review & Herald publication. Their son, Joseph, was bom in November 1997. Her husband, RanJv, i^ a^>ocKite tieasurer of the Chesapeake Conference in Colum- bia, Md. He also has his own business, Tetry's Tax and .^ccounting Sef\'ice.
Teresa (Fifield) Thompson, '98, lives near Raleigh, N.C., with husband. Dean, and daughter, Kayla, 16. Teresa is a high school library media specialist for Wake County Public School System.
Nora Turner. '95, received recognition for excellence in small animal surgery at the Univer- sity of Tennessee Knoxville School of Veterinary Medicine and was awarded her DVM degree in May. She has been accepted for a one-year intemship at the Rowley .Animal Hospital in Springfield, Mass.
Michael A. Van Beukering, '92, a Navy lieu- tenant, left in February on a 7-month deployment to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. He belongs to a construction battalion.
AnnMarie (Eichelberg) Walker, '96, earned her BS nursing degree at Walla Walla College, alma mater of her husband. Blame. They married m 1997 and live in Fenton, Mich. She works on an acute cardiovascular floor at Genesys Regional Medical Center and he, fot a structutal engineering firm.
Todd iiiJ Marsharee (Johnson) Wilkens. both '90, live in Waynesville, Mo. Todd completed his general surgerv residency and practices at Ft. Leonard Wood Army Com- munity' Hospital. Marsharee and Todd share home remod- eling duties. Their daughter^ are Kelsey, 6, and Kalli, 4- The family enjoys the beauty of the Ozark moun- tain range and would love to heat from friends and entertain visitors: marsharee@ctwok.com .
Kenneth Wright III, '96, graduated in April from the Cmmmer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College with an MBA (finance concentra- tion). He has joined the fast track management program at Janssen Pharmaceutica, one of Johnson & Johnson's largest divisions. He lives in Orlando.
Geoffrey Zhu, '92, graduates this year from ■Ari-ona State University with an MBA emphasiz- ing supply chain management. He married Joy Pan in December 1995 in Mesa, Ariz. She has a master of fine arts degree in violin performance.
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At Rest
Shcrri Michelle Vick, 18, a treshman nursing major, died May 5, 1999, at a Chattanooga hospi- t.il following a three-month tight tor life. After a one-car accident on Feb. 3, she was rushed to Erlanger Medical Center with extensive internal injuries. To repair an aortic tear near her heart, surgeons obtained permission for an experimental technique not previously performed in the United States.
Students and faculty visited her in the hospital daily. In addition, they provided food and col- lected more than $2,000 for her family, and do- nated more than enough blood to cover the 80 pints she required.
Sherri was bom July 21, 1980. She is survived by her parents. Randy and Debra Vick, and a younger sister, Jennifer, of Lynn Haven, Fla.
Dr. C.A. "Bill" Oliphant, T3, journalism department chair at Southern from 1986-89, died March 10, 1999. While at Southern, he strength- ened the department's internship program, added new majors, and organized a professional advisory- council.
Joining Southern just before he retired, he had already edited for Southern Publishing Associa- tion, worked in public relations for the Pacific Union Conference and Fmth for Today, taught at La Sierra and .Andrews universities, and edited a medical newspaper, Heaitli Scene. His fourth book, Suieet Success, profiled snack cake king O. D. McKec.
Survivors include his wife, Jean, and a sister, Dorothy Thomas, both of Inverness, Fla.
Jane Brown, secretary to the president at Southern for 35 years, died March 27, 1999. She remained in CoUegedale after her 1978 retirement.
She was known for her steady, cheerful, and empathetic nature as well as legendary secretarial skills. For many college occasions over the years, she shared orchids and other flowers she grew.
She was the widow of Stanley Brown, librarian at Southern from 1935-72. Their son, David, preceded her in death. Sun'ivors include two daughters, Sara Rollins and Julie DeVries, and a grandson, Michael Torres.
Sanford Ulmer, 92, a leader in Southern's multimiUion dollar endowment campaign, died May 18, 1999, at his home in Lansdale, Pa.
He graduated from academy at Southern Junior College in 1923 and was awarded an honorary degree in 1981. While visiting the campus in 1982, he decided to create a $15,000 scholarship fund. Later he and his wife proposed the Century 11 Endowment Campaign, which has raised over $7 million dollars to help students attend South- em. In 1985, the student center was named in their honor.
Mr. Ulmer built close to 500 homes in Mont- gomery Township.
He IS survived by Martha, his wife of 63 years.
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