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FAITHFUL BRILLIANCE

Bryan Life I A publication of Brys

Editorial Office Bryan College, P.O. Box

Tennessee 37321-

President: Stephen D. Livesay | Editor Tom Davis | Designer Rachel I
Bryan College National Alumni Advisory Council President: Steve Stewart, 1
Bryan College Alumni Coordinator Warren Cole, 2003
Committee on Elections: Kari Ballentine, 1991; Sharron Padgett, 1987

a letter from the

Aren't you thankful for the sea-
sons of life and the opportu-
nities God gives us to cele-
brate His goodness and faithfulness?
With our celebration of Heritage Week
this spring, we officially concluded our
year-long 75th anniversary celebration.
We began our celebration with the pub-
lication of the 75th anniversary Bible,
and we concluded with a look at the life
of William Jennings Bryan and his
involvement in the Scopes Trial
of 1925, an unparalleled historic
event which gave birth to Bryan
College in 1930.

Since our founding, thou-
sands of students have chosen
Bryan College to prepare them-
selves for a life of service to our
Savior. In this edition of Bryan
Life, students, faculty, and admin-
istration leaders will give voice to what
makes Bryan unique in a world with
thousands of colleges and universities.
In short, Bryan is unique because she

temporal because it fails to provide
answers to the ultimate questions of
our existence. In contrast, an education
at Bryan has meaning because the foun-
dation for all our learning is the Word
of the eternal God, who is our Creator.

And just as the Word of God
focuses on a God desiring to restore a
lost relationship with mankind, even so
our focus must be on pursuing relation-
ships with our fellow man — regardless
of the vocation for which God has
equipped us. With the authority of the

"Bryan is unique because

she seeks to focus on the

two things on this earth

that are eternal: the Word

of God and people."

Bible, we can confidently introduce
others to our Savior and disciple them
in His truth.

Bryan students, for example, are

pants in on-gorng community projects
in our area, and some as mentors in
student- to- student relationships on
campus.

We are excited to see the growth of
our student body — now nearly 800 stu-
dents; the completion of the Rankin
Communications Center; and the on-
going construction progress of North
Hall, our new residence hall for women.
And two new majors define Bryan
College in historic and significant ways:
Politics and Government, and Christian
Thought.

As we end this year of cel-
ebration, Bryan continues her
journey to seek God's favor by
focusing on those things that
are eternal and by passionately
pursuing her mission of educat-
ing students to become servants of
Christ to make a difference in
today's world.

seeks to focus on the two things on this actively involved in multiple ministries
earth that are eternal: the Word of God throughout the world, some as a result
and people. of the international component of our
A liberal arts education that does curriculum, some as members of short-
not have a biblical worldview is at best term mission teams, some as partici-

Stephen D. Livesay

Bryan Life 1

Why
choose Bryan?

Does a student's choice of
college really matter? Why
attend Bryan College? With
more than 4,200 institutions of higher
learning in the United States, what sets
Bryan apart?

During the Presidential Scholarship
competition weekend Feb. 3-4, Bryan
President Dr. Stephen D. Live say and

with Jesus Christ. As you develop that
relationship, you will understand how
God desires to use your talents and
abilities in His kingdom work.

Anneli Horner: The college years
are the crucial time of dealing with the
ultimate questions of life, of saying
what matters and why. In our culture

it's not just that there are ideas worth
fighting for; it's that there are ideas
worth fighting with.

Dr. Lives ay: We want students at
Bryan College to be those who are
going to literally shake not only this
country but also the world for our
Savior in whatever way He deems best.

Assistant Director of Worldview Teams what defines a successful life is material Young people across America are no

Anneli Horner, '05,
answered the first ques-
tion with a resounding
"Yes!" Their answers to
the second and third
questions present a com-
pelling invitation for stu-
dents and their parents
to consider Bryan as their college
choice.

"...Your time at college should be the

time to cement your foundation as the

generation of the faithful."

Anneli Horner

longer settling
for the pat reli-
gious answers of
the past. Their
religion is more
authentic and

wealth, it is success, it is social status.
Currently we have a generation of peo-
ple my age that have the jobs, have the
Dr. Livesay: Where you attend col- car, the girlfriend, and don't know how
lege does make a difference, because we to deal with the ultimate questions of
are in a culture war. We are in a battle life. At Bryan College we don't think

for truth, the battle for a biblical world-
view. We need to understand that this
life is a battlefield for spiritual truth,
and that there are eternal consequences
for how I live my life and what I do
with my life.

Bryan College is unique among col-
leges in that we are going to encourage
you to develop a deeper relationship

that's good enough at all.

We believe the reason that a
Christian education matters is because
your time at college should be the time
to cement your foundation as the gen-
eration of the faithful; that these next
few years are a time for you to wrestle
with the deep questions of life. I was
once challenged by a mentor here that

transparent — at
its core is a rela-
tionship with the God-Man Jesus
Christ. Their spiritual pilgrimage is to
know Him and understand who He is.
It means having a relationship with the
One who has loved us so much since
before the foundation of the world that
He had planned to redeem all those
who would come unto Him.

Miss Horner: Christianity isn't just
about what you do. It's not a system of
dos and don'ts. It's about pursuing a
whole life. That means there are things
that are right and things that are wrong.
It means there are things we must pur-

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sue and things that must be abstained
from. That's ultimately what we are
about and what we're passionate about
at Bryan College.

Dr. Livesay: I would like to make
the analogy of selecting a college as
that time [in a tennis match] when the
racket is going to strike the tennis ball.
The time the ball is on the racket is
one-tenth of a second, but the type of
racket you use makes all the difference
as to how effective your stroke will be.

You have had years of excellent
preparation (positioning yourself for
hitting the ball) and with the right rack-
et — that is the right college — you will
maximize all of your life's preparation
up to this time and successfully hit the
ball where it can be most effective. The
follow-through is the rest of your life.

A tennis player in the right position
with the right stroke and the right rack-
et will be highly successful. But I can
tell you this, if you have the wrong
racket, you are going to thwart a life-
time of preparation. In fact you are not
going to succeed in the goal you have
as to where you want that ball to land
and consequently not accomplish what
God desires to do with your life.

Miss Horner: If you're here
tonight and your ultimate goal in life is
to get a degree so that you can get a job
so that you can buy stuff, that's fine,
but don't come to Bryan College— we'll
drive you crazy. We believe that those
are practical outlets of a college educa-
tion. What we are passionate about is
laying the foundation that's going to
make you whole for the rest of your
life.

"Worldview is not just
applicable to the Bible
classes, but in English,

history, across the

curriculum. It helps me

think logically, ask the

question 'Why?' It helped

me take Christianity out of

the box."

Faith Ammen

Political Communication Major

Roanoke, Va.

"Before I came to Bryan,
I saw college as a neces-
sary waiting period to
get credentials to be able
to have an impact in the
real world. But being at
Bryan has opened my
eyes and shown me what
college can really be."

Rachel Welch
English
Communication Studies Major
Covington, Fa.

"Discussing worldview at
Bryan has made me think
more about life than any-
thing else I have studied. I

can't interact in society
without analyzing the

worldview I see; I can't

settle for shallow answers.

We are challenged here to

search for more."

Brittany McGehee

Piano Pedagogy

and Communication Studies Major

Ruston, Fa.

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"Bryan has changed the
way I live life. Experiences

with faculty, other stu-
dents, and interacting with

the Dayton community
have enabled me to see the
importance of represent-
ing Christ in every
action."

Michelle Brenner

Athletic Training Major

Gilbert, Ari%.

"Bryan's worldview emphasis
has helped me to understand
the starting point and precon-
ceptions of other people. ..It
has helped make it possible for
me to have meaningful dia-
logues with naturalists and
transcendentalists, because I
can now see the world through
their eyes."
Charis Davidson
Biology Major
Knoxville, Tenn.

"My focus is politics. Bryan's
worldview focus has changed the
way I look at things like the
College Republicans and the
Leadership Institute. ..Worldview
is a litmus test for who we cam-
paign for. We are about being
Christians in this world... That
affects who we are, what we do in
the world."
Jonathan Bryant
Politcal Communication Major
Winchester, Ky.

Dr. Lives ay: I'm always challenged
by looking at historical examples.
Colleges and universities are those insti-
tutions that shape the next generation
in a society. When colleges are faithful
to the clear teaching of scripture and
fashion their curricula on the founda-
tion of a biblical worldview, revival
sweeps the land and righteousness and
peace reign. But when colleges exalt
humanity and see little need for the
guidance of Scripture, a nation wanders
in a sea of confusion and endless
searching for truth. America has an
incredible opportunity to impact the
world because so many nations send
their very best students to be educated
here. It may not be enough to say that
as goes a biblical worldview and its role
in colleges and universities so goes this
country, it may indeed be true for the
entire world.

Miss Horner: I read a book two
years ago that changed my life, The
Fabric of Faithfulness by Steven Garber.
He said the three crucial things that
must be in place for a person to have
his faith cemented from the college
years on are an understanding of
worldview, living in a community that is
committed to thinking about the big
picture worldview implications of ideas,
and a mentor who incarnates truth.

You must know how to think "big
picture" about life because we live in a
sitcom culture that says the 20 minutes
you watch today aren't going to connect
to the 20 minutes tomorrow, that living
as a Christian on Sunday has no impact
on how you live as a Christian on

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Friday night. We say, "No, that's not
good enough at all."

You must live in a community that
is committed to thinking about life with
those big-picture implications and then
analyzing that from a biblical world-
view.

You must have mentors who incar-
nate that truth and show you how to
live it out, because ideas for the sake of
having ideas for the sake of being
abstract are worthless. They aren't
going to do anything. The reason that
ideas matter is because ideas have con-
sequences for people and how they live.

Dr. Livesay: A life of significance
is waiting for each one of you who will
accept the great challenge of answering
Pilate's question, "What is truth?" If
you truly wish to have a significant life,
to succeed along paths only God can
direct, you must be involved in answer-
ing this question, and applying that
answer to meet the challenges of our
culture. Your choice of a college really
does matter.

Miss Horner: If you want to come
to a place that is going to teach you to
look at the big story of life, then you
need to come to Bryan. If you want to
live in a community of people who are
committed to dealing with the big ques-
tions that you might be equipped to live
holistically, then you need to come to
Bryan College. If you want to come to
a school where the teachers are pas-
sionate about developing your person-
hood and your understanding of truth,
because, while they are brilliant and

they care about ideas, they care more
about us as people, then you need to
come to Bryan College.

Dr. Livesay: The church today
must be armed for intellectual battle. At
Bryan, we are preparing students to
grapple with those spiritual and intellec-
tual issues that reflect our culture. As
one of our students said, "Bryan gives
you the toolbox so that you can engage
the culture."

Miss Horner: I graduated in May
of '05, and the people that I graduated
with floor me. One of my best friends,
Pam, is in Guam, teaching English in
the middle of nowhere in the Pacific
Ocean. Another one of my friends,
Janeil, is in Ecuador working with
HIV/ AIDS patients. Barton is in
downtown Oakland trying to give kids
who have no continuity in their life at
all some kind of coherence. We want
people not only to go to Guam and
teach English or go to Ecuador and
work with AIDS patients or come back
to Bryan and work with worldview, we
want people who are passionate to be
in the business world, we want people
who are passionate about being doctors
and teachers and redeeming marriage.

Don't settle for the idea that your
education is just about getting a job and
a degree. Your purpose is about
redemption and reconciliation in what-
ever field you go into. Walker Percy
once said that the affliction of modern
man is that he gets all As and flunks
out on life. Don't you guys dare flunk
out on life because we need you!

"Seeing worldview
applications particularly in
my major has been impor-
tant. It has made me look
at people in a new light. It
has helped me understand
that not everyone is like

me. It has helped me

understand the value of

human beings.

A student shouldn't come

here if he doesn't want to

be challenged, stretched,

be given new ideas to

think about. If you want

to grow, be stretched

spiritually, encounter a

high-quality experience in

a Christian environment,

come to Bryan!"

Bethany Perseghetti

Elementary Education Major

Kettering, Ohio.

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Construction underway
on Bryan's North Hall

The walls, roof, and floor decking are in
place and plumbers, electricians, and
other craftsmen have taken over the
North Hall construction site, racing against the
clock to have the new residence ready for its
first occupants in August.

Vice President for Operations Tim Hostetler
said that, although the schedule is tight, "I have
been given no indication that there will be any
difficulty in meeting our targeted move-in date.
Things have progressed pretty much according
to schedule. That is the unusual part."

Mr. Hostetler said the speed of construction
to this point "has impressed and astounded
those on campus." One of the workmen on site
said the Monday that students returned from
Spring Break, "We had a crowd at the fence all
morning watching and taking pictures."

To see regular updates on the North Hall
project, visit the college web site at
www.bryan.edu and click on the "construction
updates" button.

O Christ above all

Bryan offers two new majors

Majors in Christian Thought and Politics and
Government will join the 16 existing majors
beginning this fall, Academic Vice President
Cal White has announced.

"As far as we can determine, Bryan will be the only
school in the Council of Christian
Colleges and Universities with a
major in Christian Thought," Dr.
White said. "In fact, most other pro-
grams in this field are at the Master's
or Ph.D. level."

To earn a degree in Christian
Thought, a student must complete 44
credit hours in disciplines including

economics, philosophy, Bible, history, and English beyond
the general education requirements. Students will also
complete a minimum of four credits in cooperation with
the Bryan Center for Critical Thought and Practice.

Dr. Paul Boling, who will direct the major, said the

The Politics and Government major also will take an
interdisciplinary approach, with students required to com-
plete 39 hours in politics and government, history, philos-
ophy, economics, and communication studies.

Dr. Ron Petitte, director of the new major, said the

"[The Christian Thought major] will give students a

broad exposure to fields such as economics,
philosophy, history and culture with an emphasis on

Christian perspective."
Dr. Paul Boling

program is modeled on Oxford University's Philosophy,
Politics, and Economics degree program. "This gives us a
unique umbrella to spread over the diverse faculty who
will be teaching in the program, and it gives students a
broader education than a formal political science pro-

new program "has grown naturally out of who we are, our gram" he said.

emphasis on worldview and apologetics, and our relation- One of the hallmarks of the major will be internship

ship with Summit Ministries. in state and national venues. "I recently spoke with the

"This will give students a broad exposure to fields such United States' ambassador-at-large for International

as economics, philosophy, history, and culture with an Religious Freedom, who expressed an interest in our stu-

emphasis on Christian perspectives." dents, and Sen. Lamar Alexander has asked for Bryan stu-
dents to intern in his offices."

"[The Politics and Government major] gives us a
unique umbrella to spread over the diverse faculty who
will be teaching in the program, and it gives students a

broader education than a formal political science

program ."
Dr. Ron Petitte

He said Christian Thought differs from Bryan's tradi-
tional liberal arts major in that it is more philosophically
oriented, and will require two years of Greek or Latin as
the foreign language.

Dr. Petitte said studies will be
supplemented through cooperative
arrangements with the Bryan
Center as well as the Center for
Law and Government.

Dr. White said the Bryan Center
seminar program lends itself to
these majors because "every semi-
nar we have can be tied directly to

the discipline of Christian Thought, and many can be

linked to politics and government."

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The Bryan Center for Critical r

An update on the four programs that together
provide a dynamic approach to engaging culture

C.L.A.G.

The Center for Law and Government has
launched a quarterly newsletter, directed
toward state legislators, seeking to provide
information and encouragement as they serve their
constituencies.

Foundations is a digest of thoughtful articles writ-
ten from a biblical perspective or espousing a posi-
tion legislators need to consider. Bryan College stu-
dents are helping with evaluation and selection of
articles.

CLAG Director David Fowler is working on
plans for the 2006 Foundations Forum, a seminar
to help state legislators understand the biblical
foundations for law, government, and economics.
At this time it appears that the seminar speaker will
be Nancy Pearcey, author of Total Truth.

Summit Ministries

The Myers Institute

The Myers Institute is intensifying its mis-
sion through the Passing the Baton project
— a 1 0-year initiative to identify and mobi-
lize 1 million leadership coaches who will personal-
ly and intentionally equip the next generation of
culture- shaping leaders.

Fifteen speakers have been trained to date to
deliver a one-day workshop, and a coaching pro-
gram has been developed to help Christian schools
and churches turn their organizations into resource
centers for leadership training.

We also have developed a network of leadership
coaches around the world through Passing the
Baton. Anyone interested in the Passing the Baton
project is invited to call the Myers Institute at 423-
570-1000 or visit the web site at wwwpassingtheba-
ton.org.

While the focus of Summit Ministries- East is the annual two-week summer leadership conferences for
high school and college students, there really is no off-season for Director John Stonestreet and the
staff.
In January, Mr. Stonesteet returned to Aukland, New Zealand, where he worked with the Maxim Institute to
provide Summit-like training for 1 00 young leaders in that country.

This spring has featured training in Biblical Worldview for students, teachers, and parents in Iowa, Alabama,
Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia. In March, Mr. Stonestreet was the keynote speaker for the Indiana
Association of Home Educators Convention, and spoke at the Summit Spring Conference in Colorado. In April
he will lead weekend seminars for churches in Texas and Georgia.

O Christ above all

Thought and Practice:

Among those who attended the recent symposium on the Scopes Evolution Trial, the concluding event in Bryan Colleges 75th anniversary
celebration, were three relatives of trial participants. Seated in the front row during a lecture by Pulitzer Pri^e-winning historian were,
from left, Jenna (Mrs. Jack) Raulston; Mr. Raulston, a second cousin of trial Judge John T. Raulston; Chancellor Jeff Stewart, grandson
of trial District Attorney Tom Stewart; andUnda (Mrs. Jeff Stewart. Not pictured is TLmily Miller, grand niece of Judge Raulston.

C.O.R.E.

Dr. Todd Wood and Dr. Kurt Wise of the Center for Origins Research, in cooperation with Dr.
Richard Cornelius, Bryan College Scopes liaison, coordinated plans for "Deconstructing Scopes:
Unraveling the Mythology of the World's Most Famous Trial," a national symposium on the Scopes
Trial held in conjunction with the college's 75th anniversary celebration.

CORE is in the process of posting articles to its Hybridatabase, an on-line resource of articles from scientif-
ic journals concerning interspecific hybridization records. Dr. Wise said the work of collecting articles should be
completed this semester, but the process of posting information will continue. The Hybridatabase is located at
www.bryancore.org/hdb.

The C.O.R.E. staff is continuing to digitize and post selected creationist journals that are not easily accessi-
ble to researchers. This database is located at www.bryancore.org/celd.

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Lady Lions make nationals

The Lady Lions' third straight appearance in the NAIA
national tournament capped an outstanding season that
leaves Coach Matt Bollant excited about prospects for
next year.

Bryan defeated Bethel (Tenn.) College 73-68 in the
opening round of the 32-team tournament before falling to
Cedarville, then ranked first in the nation, 56-86.

"For 15 minutes we played with the best team in the

country," Coach Bollant said. "We got worn down, and that
hurt us in the second half. But it was exciting to be there and
take the next step.

"I feel very good about the season," the coach said.
"We lost five seniors last year, but the girls worked hard to take
the program to the next level. I'm excited about next year,
building on what we accomplished this season."

Outstanding athletes honored by AAC

Eleven players from the Bryan
men's and women's basketball
team, including the Lady Lions'
first NAIA All- American, were recog-
nized for outstanding achievement this
season.

The Lady Lions won
their first regular season
Appalachian Athletic
Conference championship
with a 17-3 conference
record and ended the year
26-8 overall.

Brittany Swanson, a jun-
ior center from Tellico
Plains, Tenn., was named an
NAIA All- American, the only
AAC player chosen.

Coach Matt Bollant said, "Brittany
had an outstanding junior year. She is
very deserving of her award, as she did
so many things to help our team win.

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Brittany took a huge step defensively for
us this year, helping our team hold oppo-
nents under 60 points per game, a school
record."

Receiving conference honors, for
the women, were Brittany Swanson, first
team All Conference and
conference Player of the
Year; Sarah Coffman,
first team All
Conference; and Kellie
Thurman, All
Conference.

Ashley Gray was
named to the All
Freshman team. All
Conference Academic Team
honorees were Lacey Swanson, Lacy
Mellon, and Amanda Davidson.

For the men, Versell Wells was named
to the All Conference team. Nick Hansen
was named second team All Conference

Brittany
Swanson

and to the All Defensive team; and
Jonathan Little was named to the second
team All Conference.

Tyler Cook and Nick Hansen were
named to the All Academic squad.

One member of the volleyball team
received conference and region honors.

Kim Barlow was named to the All
Conference first team and to the All
Region second team. She finished the
year eighth in the NCCAA in blocking
and twentieth in kills per game.

Abby Humphrey was ranked 23rd in
the NCCAA in kills per game, Christine
Pratt was ranked 1 8th in digs, Kathryn
Rawley was ranked 20th in assists.
Overall, the team was ranked 10th in
blocks.

Summit

Student Leadership Conferenc

ces

Taking tke

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mind to new
heights

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a I consider Summit Ministries to be one

of the very best resources available, and I

don't say that lightly."

Dr. James Dobson, Founder of Focus on the Family

What's the purpose of Summit's Student
Leadership Conferences?

It's not enough to simply believe. You have to
know why you believe what you do and be
able to defend it. Imagine a summer crash
course that helps you understand and articulate
the Christian response to everything from
abortion to Islam to humanism and everything
in between. It's called the Summit. Reaching
the top will change your life. . .possibly even
the world.

Summit Topics Include:

Christian Worldview studies
Worldviews in Collision (Islam, Hum;
Defense of Home, Church, and State

America's Christian History

Creation, Evolution, Intelligent Design

Free-market Economics

• Courtship, Dating, Marriage

• Feminism

shin/ Communication Skills

• Abortion/ Homosexuality

WIid teaches at Summit?

Assisting Dr. Noebel is an outstanding faculty:
Dr. Michael Bauman, Dr. Frank Beckwith, Dr.
Kurt Wise, Dr. Wayne House, Dr. Jeff Myers,
Dr. Robert Linden, Dr. Del Tacket, Dr. J.P.
Moreland, Dr. Norman Geisler, Dr. Bill
Brown, Debbie Brezina, Kevin Bywater,
Chuck Edwards, Greg Koukl, Mark Cahill,
John Stonestreet, and others.

Dates for Summit-East at Bryan College:

9-Tulv 21

For more information:

Summit Ministries

P.O. Box 207

Manitou Springs, CO 80829

Phone: 719-685-9103

Fax: 719-685-9330

Email: info@summit.org

Web: www.summit.orp;

www.summit.Dn

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A mother's
gift lives on

After a lifetime of ministry, Ralph, '54, and Melba
(Mays), '55, Maynard are enjoying retirement,
aided by income from an annuity Ralph's mother
bought for them 20 years ago.

For Ralph, their story begins in the Army during World
War II, when he "promised the Lord that if He got me
home alive I would go to a school where the Bible was
taught." After studying at two other schools, he transferred
to Bryan in 1952, where he earned a degree in English

Bible.

Melba, on
the other hand,

'She appreciated what Bryan did for us.'

became involved with Youth for Christ at her home in
Orlando, Fla., where she accepted Christ as savior. Irene
(Correil) Hall, '49, wife of the YFC director, told her about
Bryan, and Melba enrolled in the fall of 1950, studying
Christian education. "I didn't come from a strong evangeli-
cal background, so when I got there it was the most won-
derful experience," she said.

It seems Ralph noticed Melba before she noticed him.
"I had a hard time with her because she was dating every-
body else," he said with a laugh. But faculty members
Kermit Zopfi, '50x, and Alma Rader encouraged him.
They were married after Mel graduated in 1955.

"We knew from talking it over of our interest in pio-
neer missions work," Ralph said. "The Lord opened the
door for us to go to Dutch New Guinea." Much of their
time there was spent among "primitive, stone-age people,"
he said. "The station where we were the longest, the peo-
ple had never seen white men, cloth, or metal."

The Maynards were in New Guinea for 1 5 years, then,
as Ralph says with a chuckle, "we had a 20-year furlough
and went back in 1999 for a year. "What a joy it was to see
them," Ralph said of the nationals with whom they had
worked. "They are now missionaries, teachers, Bible school

administrators."

During that "furlough" Ralph taught, then pastored at
churches in Kissimmee, Fla., where they still live.

Melba said they told Ralph's mother about Bryan's
annuity program, which allows an individual to invest with
the college and receive an income for life. In this case, Mrs.
Thelma Maynard chose an annuity which continued to pro-
vide income to Ralph and Melba after her death.

"She appreciated what Bryan did for us," Ralph
explained. "The money is very helpful. I never cease to
appreciate what Mom did by taking it out."

Their annuity is not the only link they maintain with
Bryan. The have attended the 50th anniversary celebrations
for their classes and meet with alumni in the Orlando area.
"We enjoyed it when (Development Director) Jim Barth
and the whole crew came and talked to us about Bryan,"
Melba said. "It's really impressive to see how God is work-
ing there."

For information about how you could benefit from a
Charitable Gift Annuity, and help Bryan College at the
same time, contact Jim Barth at 423-775-7280 or by email
at barthji@bryan.edu.

12 Christ above all

There's

More Than

One Way To

Express Your

Stewardship

Desires.

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ble in large part by tax laws that recognize the produce tax benefits and savings,
benefits of stewardship, there is more than one Trust agreements make it possible to
way to demonstrate your investment in Bryan bypass capital gains tax on appreciated assets,
College. receive a tax deduction, and even increase

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strengthen the fabric of our society has been give a lasting legacy to important values,
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Dear Alumni,

Staying in touch - and getting
alumni in touch with each other —
is one of the most important
functions of the Alumni office.
Relationships forged on Bryan Hill last
long after graduation, but alumni from
different decades, for example, some-
time need assistance bridging the gap
created by the years. That's where the
Alumni office can help.

Special alumni events and alumni
chapters are our way of helping alumni
stay connected. In February, for exam-
ple, 29 alumni and friends met at Sugar
Mountain, N.C., for a ski outing. Those
who came had a great time, even the
ones who discovered that snow isn't as
soft as it looks when you fall on it! Visit
the Alumni page on the Bryan web site
at www.bryan.edu/alumni to see pic-
tures of the Sugar Mountain trip.

Several alumni chapters have been
organized or revived recently, thanks to
the efforts and enthusiasm of alums
who want to maintain relationships
with each other and with the college.

In February, Charlotte, N.C., -area
alumni gathered to organize their alum-
ni chapter. Some 30 alumni heard an
update from the college, and Anneli
Horner, '05, assistant director of
Worldview Teams, spoke about the
worldview emphasis in the college cur-
riculum. There was plenty of news to
report, as you can tell as you peruse
Bryan Life. These alumni just heard it a
little sooner.

For recent graduates, a discussion of
worldview might seem unnecessary, but
alumni from earlier years may not be as
familiar with what that term means.
One lady told Anneli that she had
heard of worldview thousands of times
but Anneli explained the concept in a

way that helped her better
understand the idea.

One of the benefits alum-
ni chapters offer is the oppor-
tunity to become more edu-
cated, even about things we
think we understand. Anneli
helped achieve that goal in
Charlotte, and it is important
to repeat that success else-
where.

Alumni events and alumni
chapters are great ways to stay
in touch and stay informed,
but Bryan's web site
(www.bryan.edu) and e-
newsletter E-Lumine can keep
you up-to-date more consis-
tently. Visit the web site often, and if
you don't receive E-Lumine, send an
email to alumni@bryan.edu so you can
be sure to receive those monthly
updates.

Your alumni office is actively work-
ing to establish alumni chapters wher-
ever alumni want to gather. There will
be chapter events in April and May, and
I encourage you to attend one near you.
We would love to see each alum
become involved with the Alumni
Association. If you live where a chapter
has been organized, join! If you live
near other alumni but don't have a
chapter, start one! Contact us and we'll
help every step of the way.

Bryan alumni are making a differ-
ence in the world, and we want you to
keep making a difference at your alma
mater as well.

Blessings,

Warren Cole '03

keep in

touch

Want to contact Warren Cole
about hosting an alumni gathering
in your hometown? Email him at
warren.cole@bryan.edu, or call the
Bryan College Advancement office
at 423-775-7323

Just made an exciting career
move, added a member to your
family, or tied the knot? Let us
know by submitting news to Lion
Tracks:

Lion Tracks
Bryan College
P.O. Box 7000
Dayton, TN 37321
alumni@bryan.edu

14 Christ above all

•

1940s •;

LOWELL, '42, and REBECCA
(PECK), '40, HOYT moved to a sen-
ior adult living community in Dayton,
Tenn., from their home of the past
four years in Forsyth, Ga., in April
2005. They are with friends from their
earlier time in Dayton and at Bryan.

C. SUMNER WEMP, '45x, has an

email ministry to some 9,000 people in
120 countries, and writes soul- winning
articles for Liberty Journal and the Biblical
Evangelist. He expressed "a big thanks"
to his teachers at Bryan who helped
prepare him for this ministry.

KEN MARKEN, '47, reports that his
wife, Evelyn, died Jan. 27, five days
before their 60th wedding anniversary.
Ken still works part-time on the staff
of Immanuel Baptist Church in
Richmond, Va.

1950s •;

ROY CLARK, '51, looks forward to
celebrating 50 years in the Gospel min-
istry this year. He and his wife, Gloria,
live in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he is
associate director of Church Ministries
at Radio Bible Class.

STERLING, '51, and RUTH ANN
(ADAMS, STERLING), '51x,
THEOBALD have moved from St.
Louis, Mo., to Winona Lake, Ind.., near
Ruth Ann's son and his family.

DR. RALPH HAYES, '59, is in his

18th year as a professor and staff mem-
ber at Clearwater Christian College in
Clearwater, Fla.

1960s •;

KENT, '63x, and Willina Coon LUEB
returned to the States in November
2004, after ministering; in Holland for

30 years. Kent is managing director of
Living Word Legacy, and the Leubs
help home school their five grandchil-
dren and care for their 90-year-old
mothers.

BOB KAATZ, '67x, took early retire-
ment from his job at MBNA, then
began a second career as quality manag-
er at AccelaPure, a chemical purifica-
tion company. He and his wife,
DOROTHY (SIDES), '65, are enjoy
ing their seven grandchildren. They are
active in their church where she sings in
the choir and serves on the missions
committee and he is an elder, teaches
Sunday school and two small groups.
They recently moved into a ranch home
"so our aging knees don't have to climb
so many stairs!"

1970s •;

TERRY HILL, '71, reports that the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes min-
istry in the Philadelphia, Pa., area is

Bryan Life 15

growing, with more than 50 student-led
huddles in high schools, and additional
outreaches to the college and profes-
sional teams in the area. KELLIE
HILL, '01, is a nurse in a hospital in
Philadelphia, and KIMMIE HILL,
'03, works with her dad for FCA. She
recendy began to lead a Bible study for
wives and girlfriends of the
Philadelphia 76ers. The family is rejoic-
ing that TERRY HILL II, '05x, has
returned safely from service with the
military in Iraq.

DEBBIE (KRUEGER), '75, WIN-
GENROTH and her husband, Brian,
have moved to Deer field Beach, Fla.,
where Brian has accepted a call to
Grace Baptist Church. They served for
17 years in Farmington Hills Baptist
Church in Michigan. Debbie works as a
substitute school teacher.

BILLY GRAHAM, '75, recently was
elected to the Dayton, Tenn., City
Council, which also serves as the
Dayton City School Board. He contin-
ues to serve on the Rhea County Board
of Education.

" DR. JEFF,
'76, and
Darlene
BRUEHL
met CHIP
RASCHER,

'78x, and his

Chip and Kyle Rascher family on the

and Teff Bruehl . . .

cruise ship

Inspiration during a Christmas cruise.

Chip's son, Kyle is a freshman at Bryan

this year.

LARRY NICKS, '77, deserves recog-

lO Christ above all

nition for his accomplishments as a
coach in the top class in Indiana basket-
ball, according to DR. RALPH
HAYES, '59, who hired Larry after he
graduated from Bryan. Larry is athletic
director and head basketball coach at
Indianapolis Arlington High School,
and has tied for the most wins of the
Indianapolis City Tournament with a
coach who set the record in 1934. Larry
was chosen "Super Team Coach of the
Year" in 2005 by The Indianapolis Star.

FRAN SEIFORD, '78x, is celebrating
25 years in business as CEO and chief
artistic officer of Stampendous, Inc.,
which manufactures her designs as rub-
ber stamps. The stamps are manufac-
tured in Anaheim, Calif, and sold in
major craft stores across the country.
Fran enjoys many international business
trips to teach stamping. Fran said, "To
be able to make a living and have this
much fun at it is an incredible blessing."

DR. JOHN KAISER, '79, has been
named president of the Fellowship of
Evangelical Baptist Churches in
Canada, the country's second-largest
Baptist denomination. John and his
wife, LEONORE (MARKOW), '79,
lived in Florida for 1 8 years where John
taught and was a pastor. For the past
six years, John served as a consultant
and church-planting director for
Growing Healthy Churches based in
northern California. His new book,
Winning on Purpose: How to Organise
Congregations to Succeed in Their Mission, is
due for release in March.

Glenn and SHARI (BENTLEY), '79,

HANBEY have moved to Auburn,
Wash., following Glenn's retirement
from the Air Force. Glenn works for
Boeing, and Shari is home schooling
Devon, 13, and keeping up with Lance,
11, and Logan, 6.

Hanbey Family in Australia

1980s %\

David and MONIQUE (PIERCE),
'83, COCANOUGHER are rejoicing
that they were able to move into a new
home in 2005 and begin fixing up their
old house to
sell. Both
houses sur-
vived hurri-
cane season
without
damage!

Daughter Caitlin is a sophomore in
high school, and son Robert is in his
final year in elementary school.

ANN (EGNER), '84, BYLE has had

her first book published. The Making of
a Christian Bestseller was released by
FaithWalk Publishing in March 2006.
Ann and her husband, Ray, and their
four children, Bree, 15; Abby, 13; Jay, 7;
and Jared, 5, live in Grand Rapids,
Mich., where Ann is a freelance writer.

DR. JEFF PIPE, '86, after 13 years
working as a psychologist in a rather
large Christian counseling practice,
opened his own private practice,
Tapestry Psychological Associates, in
Marietta, Ga., in 2005. After being open
for only one month, his schedule filled
to the point he has taken four other
professionals into the practice. Jeff and
his wife, MICHELE (FLEET), '84,
live in Marietta.

JOY STODDARD, '86, who worked
in the Alumni Office with STEVE
SNYDER, '64x, while she was at
Bryan, is an associate attorney with the
law firm of Cunningham, Meyer, &
Vedrine, P.C., in Illinois. She uses her
background as a nurse practitioner to
defend hospitals, physicians, nurses, and
ancillary personnel in medical malprac-
tice cases.

MICHAEL GOAD, '86, has been
named chief financial officer at the
Bank of Holland, Mich., after working
at Cornerstone University. His wife,
CLAUDIA (CICILIANI), '90x, works
as an interpreter for the court system
and hospitals in the area. The Goads
have three children, George, 14; Katina,
12; and Giselle, 7.

ESTHER (NOCK) NICHOLSON,

'86, has retired as a teacher in
Worcester County, Md., but still substi-
tute teaches several days a week.

BILL and VIOLET CATHER, '81H,

have moved into a senior adult living
community in Dayton, Tenn., where
many of their neighbors are friends
from their time at Bryan.

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Young memebers of the Mayhood family

KENNETH COLE, '87, is pastor of OFF, '96, for Christmas, and sent this

Bethel Baptist Church in West Point, picture of their children. From left are

Ga., and directs trucking operations for Ewen and Ethan Peters, Zachary

a local business. His wife, Pam, works Orndoff, Jackson Chairvolotti, Madison

in the school system. They have a son, Peters, and Madeline and Audrey

Kennedy, 8. Chairvolotti.

TOM SHANLEY, '89, reports that he
and his family have moved from
Orlando, Fla., to Stewartsville, N.J.,
where he works with Chrysler. He
recently celebrated his 1 5th year work-
ing with the company. Tom said he,
SCOTT PINSON, '89; DUANE
JEFFERS, '93; DAN HARRING-
TON, '89; and KEN SMITH, '89x,
keep in touch regularly and get together
a couple of times a year to play golf
and reminisce about their sports
achievements at Bryan "as being
better than they probably were."

1990s

♦:•

SHEILA (MAYHOOD), '92,
CHAIRVOLOTTI writes to
update friends on the Mayhood family.
Sheila and her husband, Tom, got
together with her sisters SUSAN
(MAYHOOD), '94, and Christopher
PETERS, and MANDY (MAY-
HOOD), '97, and TROY ORND-

MICKEY, '91, and CAROLYN
(KNAPP), '86, CHRISTIANSEN

live in Knoxville, Tenn., where Mickey
is an account executive for Mollenhour
Investment Group and Carolyn is a
home school teacher in Spanish and
culture. Carolyn and their eldest child,
Carla, 15, went on a dance-ministry trip
to the British Isles this past summer.
Carla's siblings are Micah, 12; Ana, 10;
Peter, 9; and Andrew, 4.

ROBERT, '91, and
KARIS (WHITE),
'90, KOEHN are

living in Paintsville,
Ky, while on fur-
lough from their

service in

Koehn Family ,. ,. . -,

Mozambique with

Africa Inland Mission. While most of

their time is dedicated to church work,

Karis is doing some dental work on the

side. Their sons are Daniel, 8; Joseph,

6; and Caleb, 3.

7Bryan Life 1TJ

Salter Family
CHRIS (BARNSHAW), '93, and

Chip SALTER announce the birth of
their twin daughters, Ansley Grace,
who weighed 3 lbs., 14 02., and Kaitlyn
Faith, who weighed 3 lbs., 8 02., on
June 12, 2005. After several weeks in
the neonatal intensive care unit, the
girls are doing well. After 1 1 years of
teaching middle school math, Chris is a
stay-at-home mom, and Chip is a vice
president with Bank of America in
Charlotte, N.C.

ALICIA
(HILL), '93,
and Tim
ROWE
announce the
birth of their
daughter,
Vanessa Ruth,
on Aug. 22,

Tommy, Victor, and
Vanessa Rowe

2005, 10 months after Tim and Alicia
returned from Ukraine with their
adopted son, Victor. Alicia home
schools big brother Tommy, a kinder-
gartner, and Tim is an engineer with the
Trane company.

KELLY (LUTHER), '93, STULTZ

has been named minister of music at
First Presbyterian Church in
Chattanooga, Tenn.

JAMES MATTHEW, '94, and Angela

FRITZ of Kingston, Tenn., announce

lo Christ above all

the birth of their

second daughter,

Braxton Olivia,

on Oct. 11,2005.

Braxton weighed

6 lbs., 2 02., and

was 19 1/2 inches

long. She joins

big sister Avery ^ Tltz F am ity

Elise, 2. Matt is in operations with the

Tennessee Valley Authority at the

Kingston Fossil Plant and Angie is a

working stay-at-home mom.

CHRIS, '94, and CHANIN (ASH-
WORTH), '93, GILMAN and their
children recently traveled from their
home in Richmond, Va., to visit DON-
ALD DASS, '94, and his wife,
Rosemarie, and their children in Miami,
Fla.

Gilman and Dass Families

JULIA (FRED-
ERICK), '95,

and Greg
LaROCHELLE

announce the

birth of their

son, Alexander,

on Jan. 26. Alexander weighed 6 lbs., 15

02., and was 20 3 A inches long. He joins

big sister Kristen, 2.

RUTH (NAUGLE), '95, and Rob

KEATHLEY announce the birth of
their first child, Robert Andrew, on

Alexander
LaRochelle

Aug. 29, 2005. The Keathleys live in
Loganville, Ga., where Rob is a com-
puter programmer and Ruth is staying
home with Andy.

CRISTY KROEKER, '96, and Erik
van Oosten
were married in
Brazil on June
25, 2005. They
are doing a
course in lin-
guistics this
spring in Brazil,
then plan to
take a furlough
in the U.S. in the fall.

Erik and Christy Van
Oosten

ANNETTE (SHARPE), '96, and

Matt CUMMINGS announce the birth

of their first child, Karissa Joy, on May

30, 2005. They live in Philadelphia, Pa.,

where Matt is a

full-time student

at Westminster

Theological

Seminary.

Annette works

part-time as a

family nurse

^v- r Cummings Family

practitioner for a &

Christian clinic ministering to
Hispanics. They are also involved with
a multi-cultural, inner city church min-
istry in their neighborhood. Annette
can be contacted at sharp ean@mind-
spring.com.

SCOTT HILL, '96, writes to say that
he and his wife, Ivonne, have two chil-
dren: Matthew, 6; and Mark, 4. In the
past 10 years he has been a teacher,
missionary, and youth pastor. He said,

"Everywhere I go the name of Bryan is
received with a warm greeting. Thank
you for keeping up this wonderful insti-
tution."

DANIEL, '97,

and

CHRISTIE
(WILHOIT),
'99, WAL-
TERS

announce the
birth of their
son, Jude
Christian, on
Dec. 24, 2005,
in Baltimore, Md.

Daniel, Christie and

Jude Walters, Noel,

Dr. Mel and Susan

Wilhoit

MATT and ANDREA (KEMP)

BOSTIC, both '97, announce the birth
of their fourth child, Trey Matthew, on
Sept. 18, 2005. Trey weighed 8 lbs., 14
oz. He joins his three big sisters, Alea,
7; Olivea, 5; and Emelea, 3. Trey was
named for Matt's Guinness World
Record that he set in May 2005 for the
most 3-point basketball shots made in
24 hours. Matt made 6,272 NBA-range
3-point shots, 51 more than the old
record, in honor of his mom who died
of leukemia ten years ago at the age of
51.

Alea, Olivea, Emelea and Trey
Bostic

Quinton and Kristin
WILL and PAM (OLSON) SAR-
RELL, both '97, live in Dayton, Tenn.,
with their three children, Michael, 14;
Chris, 11; and Matthias, 6. Will, a first
lieutenant in the National Guard,
returned in
November
from a
deploy-

ment in

Iraq. He

returned to |_

his civilian Sarrell Family

job with BlueCross in January.

ALAN SLATEN, '97x, and his wife,
Kathy, live in Chula Vista, Calif, where
Alan is a cryptologist for the U.S. Navy.
He spent six months of 2005 on
deployment in the Persian Gulf.

Jeff and KRISTI (DILLER), '97,

WOLFE announce the birth of their
fourth child, Max Levi, on Dec. 26,
2006. Max weighed 7 lbs., 10 02., and
was 20 inches long. He joins two sisters
and a brother.

DEANNA (STEPHENS), '97, and

Justin GRANT announce the birth of
their daughter, Lauren Alane, on Oct.
23, 2005. The Grant family lives in
Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.

Kocher and friends
QUINTON KOCHER, '97, and
Kristin Abbamonte were married June
18, 2005. Bryan alumni in the wedding
included JEFF JENNINGS, '94, and
JOHN GOSSE, '99. Alumni in atten-
dance included MARK KOCHER,
75x; DEBORAH (BAKER)
KOCHER, '74x; JOEL KOCHER,
'75x; SUE (KLINGBERG)
KOCHER, '75x; TODD JACKSON,
'95; JOHN SPEARS, '95; ERIC
WALKER, '96x; and JOHN LEA,
'97x. Quinton works as a sales repre-
sentative for Medtronic Neurological.
The couple lives in Greensboro, N.C.

JEFF and MARCY (WHISMAN)

PAULSON, both '98, report that Jeff
has been chosen from thousands of
applicants to present workshops around
the country this summer for the U.S.
Department of Education on develop-
ing effective science instruction. It will
not only be available to over 25,000
teachers through the summer work-
shops, but will be on the U.S.
Department of Education web page
for teachers to view and earn profes-
sional development credits throughout
the year.

PAUL GORDON, '99, and Nicole
Lapham were married May 28, 2005, in

Bryan Life 19

Albany, N.Y. Members of the Bryan
family who attended included the
groom's best man, CHARLES, '98,
and BROOKE (SHEPHERD), '97,
FOX; BENJAMIN PHILIP, '99;
KLON, '99, and TRACY
(SCHULTZ), '98, KITCHEN along
with their daughter Ava; ANDREW
BOWERS, '99; and groomsman
JIMMY TAYLOR, '98. Paul and
Nicole live in Troy, N.Y, where Paul is
a CPA working for First Niagara Bank
and Nicole is completing her Pharm.D.
program at Albany College of
Pharmacy.

BRANDON, '99, and TAMMY
(DOEJAAREN), '00, BALLARD

~~| announce
the birth of
their second
daughter,
Anna
Emmalies,
on Oct 4,
2005. Anna

joins big sister Ella, 2. The Ballards live

in Trenton, Ga.

ANDY, 99, and ROBIN (OLIVE),
'98, SARINE announce the birth of
their

Sarine Family

Wesley. The Sarine family lives in Apex,

NC.

20 Christ above all

LEANNA
(MOORE),

'99, and

Tony
MURPHY

announce the
birth of their Murphy Family

first child, Hanna Elizabeth, on Oct. 6,
2004. Hanna weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. The
Murphy s live in Cleveland, Tenn.,
where Tony is an electrical engineer for
the Tennessee Valley Authority and
Leanna is a women's health nurse prac-
titioner. They would love to hear from
friends at amllmurphy@hotmail.com.

TONYA (SMITH), '99, and Tim

TATE announce the birth of their first
child, Isabel Leann, on Jan. 27, 2005.
Isabel weighed 7 lbs., 15 02., and was
20 inches long. The Tates live in
Dunedin, Fla., where Tim is vice presi-
dent of technology for a healthcare
technology company.

2000s %;

IRIS (GRIFFIOEN), '00, and Erik
MEULMAN announce the birth of
their daughter, Julia, on Nov. 18, 2005.
Julia joins big sister Anna, 2. The
Meulman family lives in Meppel,
Netherlands.

DANIEL ARWE, '00,

and Jana Wienken were

married July 1, 2005.

The Arwes live in

Colorado Springs,

Colo., where Daniel

works for New Hope

International and Jana Jana Arwe

works for Compassion International.

MINDY (BAKER), '00, and Peter
MCKECHNIE have moved to Tulsa,
Okla., where they are serving at
Redeemer Covenant Church.

Peter and Mindy McKenchinie

TYLER, '00, and STACIE
(NOURSE), '02, SURA announce the
birth of their first child, Bjorn David,
on Oct. 23, 2005. Bjorn weighed 7 lbs.,
5 02., and was 20 inches long.

SUSAN (BAKER) and JOHN OTT,

both '01, announce the birth of their

second child,

Aidan Michael,

on July 19, 2005.

Aidan weighed 9

lbs., 12 02., and

was 21 V2 inches

long. He joins big '

brother Liam.

The Otts live in

Landsdale, Pa., where John is manager

for a large distribution center and Susan

stays at home while pursuing an M.A.

degree in counseling at Biblical

Theological Seminary in Hatfield, Pa.

JENNY NORTON, '01, and Emmett
Long of Gainesville, Ga., were married
April 24, 2004. Her bridesmaids were
members of the Class of 2001 as well:
ERICA (HERMAN) VANDER-
GRIFF, BRENDA (JORDAN) NID-
IFFER, and LISA BOEHMER.

Liam and Aidan
Ott

gram at Denver Seminary. Allison
works at Foothills Bible Church as an
administrative assistant to the adult
ministries pastor.

Aiden and Chloe Wesson

CHRIS and RACHEL (PIERCE)

WESSON, both '05, announce the
birth of their daughter, Chloe, on Aug
28. Chloe joins big brother Aiden, 1.
The Wesson family recently moved
from Dayton, Tenn., to Punta Gorda,
Fla.

COURTNEY
ROBERTS,

'04, and Ross
Allen were
married in
September
2005, and have
moved to Piano, Ross and Courtney
Texas. Ross Roberts

works as a senior analyst with Comerica
and Courtney is returning to school to
get her teaching certification so she can
teach special needs children. Courtney
and Ross met at the Summit at Bryan
several years ago. Bryan friends in the
wedding party were AUBRE MJOL-
HUS, '04; KARA KROGEL, '04;
FAITH (PHANEUF), '04,
CARTER; ASHLEY MAY, '04x; and
HEIDI (SEERA), '04x, MAXWELL.
Also at the wedding were TAYLOR
SMITH, '04; HENRY BARRIOS,
'04; MATT LEFEVER, '05; BEKA
BYRER, '05; and Steve Orner.

WHITNEY (MCCHRISTIAN),
'04x, POINTEVINT and her hus-
band, Jonathan announce the birth of
their daughter, Canaan Lee, on Aug. 31,
2005. Although |
she was born
four weeks
early, Canaan
weighed 5 lbs.,
12 oz., and was
19 inches long;.

Canaan Pointevint

Jonathan is in the Navy and was out to
sea the majority of the year, but made
it home five days before Canaan was
born. They are stationed at the Naval
Operations Base in Norfolk, Va., and
are youth leaders at their church.

ANDREW
BRUBAKER,

'05, and April

Batton were

married Oct. 1.

2005, in West

Alexandria,

Ohio. The
Brubakers live
in Nashville, Tenn.

Andrew and April
Brubaker

DISHON SMITH and DEANNA
STOLTZFUS, both '05, were married
Dec. 30, 2005, in Johnson City, Tenn.
The Smiths live in Johnson City.

With the Lord

NEVADA (GENTRY) COP-
PINGER, '36x, of Sale Creek, Tenn.,
died Jan. 7. She is survived by a son.

DR. BENNETT HALL, '38x, of

Winchester, Ky, died in September,

2005. He is survived by his wife MAE
(WELLS), '38x, HALL.

GWEN (HAY) WYLLIE, '45, died
Jan. 18. She was the widow of
ALBERT E WYLLIE, '44. She is
survived by her daughter, DIANA
(WYLLIE) RIGDEN, '68; son
JOHN E WYLLIE, '72; and brother
IAN HAY, '50.

Word has been received of the death of
RANKIN TYLER, '49x, in January

2005.

Word has been received of the recent
death of WILLIAM BISHOP, '49. He
is survived by his wife, ROSALIE
(ZIEMER), '49x, of Reed City, Mich.

DONALD VITTNER, '50x, died in
December 2004. He is survived by his
wife, GLORIA (CLOER) VIT-
TNER, '48, and four children.

NORMA (NANDREA) CAMP-
BELL, '59, died Jan. 30, at her home
in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia,
Canada. She is survived by her hus-
band, KEN CAMPBELL, '56, and
five children.

JAMES MICHAEL EDGAR, '00, of

Wake Forest, N.C., died Feb. 2. He is
survived by his wife and two children.

CORRECTION: In the Winter Bryan
Life we misspelled Tom Williams' name.
Tom, '61, recently retired as a United
Methodist minister after serving
churches in South Carolina between
1978 and 2005. We apologize for the
error.

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faculty/staff n()tes

Members of the Biblical Studies faculty
attended the Evangelical Theological
Society and Evangelical Philosophical
Society meetings in Columbia, S.C., in
March. Dr. Paul Boling, Dr. Doug
Kennard, and Mr. Alan Corlew pre-
sented papers at the meetings. Dr.
Boling's topic for EPS was "Animals,
the Fall and Pain." Dr. Kennard spoke
on "Jesus as Judge (A Gospel and
Second Temple Study)" for ETS, and
"Biblical Anthropology as a Creation
and Revelation Framework for Doing
Bio-Ethics: Focusing on the Image of
God" for EPS. Mr. Corlew spoke on
"The Epistle of James as Corrective to
Christian Postmodernisms" for ETS.

Dr. Steve DeGeorge presented five
seminars at the Association of
Christian Schools International conven-
tion in Birmingham, Ala., in January.
His topics included Christian schools
and the news media, Curriculum devel-
opment, helping grieving students, the
assessment-improvement cycle, and
teaching reading in content areas. He
chaired an ACSI accreditation team site
visit to St. Andrews School at Wears
Valley Ranch, Sevierville, Tenn., in
February. Miss Laura Kaufmann was
a member of the site visit team.

Dr. David Fouts has been selected to
write an article on "Numbers, Large
Numbers," for the new InterVarsity
Press Dictionary of Old Testament
Historical Books. Each topic in the
book will be written by the scholar con-
sidered to be the top in that field.

Dr. Beth Impson had an article pub-
lished in the January- February issue of

Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity ',

titled "Daze of Their Wives," a review
of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
for the journal's series called Book
Returns, a series of reviews of influen-
tial books from the past 50 years. Dr.
Impson also is acting as an outside
reviewer for submissions to Touchstone.

Dr. Dana Kennedy has been elected
to the Regional Health Council of Rhea
County. She also has been chosen to be
a member of a pilot testing workshop
group for a new Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention study
"Increasing Adult Immunization: What
Works?"

Dr. Ray Legg was the featured chapel
speaker at David Brainerd Christian
School in Chattanooga, and spoke dur-
ing the morning worship service at
Garrison Baptist Church in Dayton in
January.

Dr. Stephen Lives ay spoke at
Westminster Christian Academy in
Huntsville, Ala., in December.

Dr. David Luther attended the
Carmen Balthrop Voice Master Class at
Covenant College in February, for
which his student, Daniel Spivey, a
Bryan junior, performed.

Dr. Sigrid Luther presented a session
tided "Developing Essential Skills
Through Church Music" for the
Chattanooga Music Teachers
Association in February.

Mr. Lloyd Milligan attended the
Christian Conference on Culture and
Diversity in America at Oral Roberts
University, Tulsa, Okla., in November.

Dr. Ray Smith has had an article pub-
lished in the November/December
2005 issue of Tri-Cities Regional M.D.
News. The title of the article is
"Physician Leadership," and is the first
in a series to address the leadership cli-
mate within the rapidly changing health
care environment.

Mr. John Stonestreet spoke at the
ACSI Mid-Atlantic Senior High
Leadership Conference (New Jersey);
YWAM Discipleship Training School
(Magadan, Mexico); Tennessee
Christian Teen Convention
(Gatlinburg); Compass Youth
Leadership Conference (New Zealand);
Dayton, Tenn., Foursquare Church,
ACSI teachers' conference (North
Carolina); WinShape College
Scholarship Program (Georgia); teach-
ers' in-service training at Loganville
Christian School (Georgia); Atmore
Christian School, Atmore, Ala., Spiritual
Emphasis Week and parents meeting;
Mt. Bethel Church, Atlanta, Ga., youth
and men's meetings; and banquet and
teacher workshop for Isaac Newton
Christian School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Mrs. Tami Tullberg attended the
Tennessee Association of College
Stores annual convention in Pigeon
Forge. She was appointed to the TACS
board.

Dr. Charles Van Eaton spoke on the
topic "What's To Blame for Rising
Health Care Costs" as part of a panel
presentation to members of the Texas
State Legislature and staff in January.

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