Bryan Life Spring 2011

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CHBIil ABOVE AIL

Bryan
college

Mrs. Delana Bice
Houston, Texas

Mr. Gerald Cline

Bryan College Board of Trustees

Mr. Jonathan L. Bennett Dr. Arliss Roaden
Cypress, Texas Brentwood, Term.

Mr. Jeff Ryan
Richardson, Texas

Mrs. Betty Ruth Seera
Dayton, Tenn.

Dr. Mark Senter III
Lake Forest, 111.

Mr. David Spoede
Dallas, Texas

Mr. Barry Whitney
Augusta, Ga.

Mr. James R. Wolfe
Noblesville, Ind.

Mr. J. Wayne Cropp
Chattanooga, Tenn.

Mr. Ralph Green
Dayton, Tenn.

Col. John Haynes
Lilburn, Ga.

Rev. Howard Park
Pelham, Ala.

Mr. T. Ramon Perdue
Lookout Mountain, Ga.

Hon. Lawrence Puckett
Cleveland, Tenn.

* Mr. Glenn Stophel
Chattanooga, Tenn.

President

Editor

Tom Davis, '06H

Designer

Dean Bell

Vice President for Advancemen

Blake Hudson

Director of Development

Steve Keck

Director of Planned Giving

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Director of Direct Response
Marketing/Database Mgr.

Tanice Pendergrass

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Office Assistant and Event Planner

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Assistant Graphic Designer

Stephanie Huskey, '10

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A Father Remembered
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I Remember Bryan
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Basketball Honors

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.een on Campus
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Honor and Memory Gifts
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Educating Students To Become Servants of Christ

To Make a Difference in Todays World

a letter from the president

The Foundations of law and order have
collapsed. What can the righteous do?

Psalm 1 1:3

Today's headlines reveal many nations in the Middle
East and around the world in chaos. Economically,
politically, and spiritually, the news is unsettling.
Many people in these nations wake up each morning
wondering what new government will be in control. And our
response often mirrors David's when he asked the significant
question, What can the righteous do amid such chaos and confusion?

How important it is for Bryan College to stay the course,

educating young people who will know the One who has the

answers to life's perplexing issues. As believers, our role is to

establish the foundations on the principles of the Word of God, to

be influencers in every vocation, in every position of leadership.

In this edition of Bryan Life, Tom Davis gives us a good perspective on William Jennings Bryan's influence as a

godly statesman during the last century. Bryan's influence was felt not only in this nation but also around the

globe.

Bryan College's influence continues to accelerate with not only our traditional programs, but also with our
School of Adult and Graduate Studies (AGS). During February, AGS opened its Knoxville, Tenn., campus
offering both Bachelor's and Master's degrees. In addition, our accrediting agency granted us authorization
to offer our Bachelor's and Master's degrees online. Students around the globe may now experience a Christ-
centered Bryan education without leaving their own countries. Bryan faculty have written these courses and
are the primary faculty for all of our programs.

Drs. Brian Eisenback (biology) and Salvatore Musumeci (history) launched this spring the Undergraduate
Research Center, where our undergraduates and faculty across all disciplines may submit their personal
and collaborative research projects for presentation. The theme for the inaugural 2011 conference is "Fresh
Perspectives in Research," featuring plenary speaker Dr. David O'Hara, a philosophy professor from
Augustana College.

Another man of influence, Lt. Col. Oliver North, will be our featured speaker at this year's Bryan Opportunity
Program dinner on April 14. Named for William Jennings Bryan, the great populist, the Opportunity
scholarship program enables qualified low-income Tennessee students to enroll at Bryan tuition-free.

The mission of Bryan has never been more relevant: educating students to become servants of Christ to make
a difference in today's world. Like David, we have an opportunity to reach this generation with the firm
foundations of biblical truth. As the foundations of many nations are crumbling around us, Bryan continues
to stand firm on the Lord Jesus Christ, our Rock and our Redeemer.

Stephen D. Livesay

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the academic

■ ^ rom a table and four
i chairs in the English
' Department office to
JL almost half of one floor
of the library, the Bryan College
Writing Center has evolved into
an Academic Support Center that
serves hundreds of students across
the disciplines.

Its modest beginnings,
designed to help developing
students master the art of writing
college-level papers, have given
way to a program that offers help
for writing research papers or
mastering calculus or the finer
points of cell biology.

Mr. William Harle, assistant
professor of English and director
of the Academic Support Center
(ASC), said the center is "a facility
for academic support across

the entire Bryan community. It
branches into a lot of areas/ 7
These include:

• The Writing Center, with its
own director;

• Support for academically
underprepared students;

• Assistance for faculty
seeking to enhance learning
opportunities outside the
classroom;

• Cooperating with initiatives
such as the Undergraduate
Research Conference this
semester;

• Community outreach such
as workshops for teachers at
area Christian schools.

"We see ministry being
done, not just working with
underprepared students, but also
with developing scholars who are

doing exceptional work in their
disciplines. Probably the most
important thing we do is provide
a place where advanced and
developing students can connect.
When you teach, you gain a much
deeper appreciation for your
discipline/ 7

Blossoming into the Academic
Support Center was almost by

Amanda Elswick

Tutors Offer Perspective

Talk with a tutor or writing consultant in
Bryan's Academic Support Center and
the idea of collaboration and helping
are sure to surface — and it's not always
"us" to "them."

Usually tutors are upperclassmen
who have demonstrated proficiency in a
particular subject, but that is not always
the case.

"I started as a tutor the second
semester of my freshman year when
the math professors gave my name to
Mr. Harle/' senior math major Amanda
Elswick recalled. "I originally did this

because my math professors suggested
it. But as I learned more math and more
tutoring skills, I enjoyed growing as a
tutor."

On the other hand, Evan Johnson, a
senior history major, almost created his
tutoring position by himself.

In the summer of 2009, when the
Academic Support Center expanded
into its present location on the first floor
of the library, Evan was helping Director
William Harle move magazines and
display racks to create space for the
center. "He was talking about

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accident, Mr. Harle recalls. After
moving the writing center from
the English Department to Mac's
Cafe, then-library director Laura
Kaufmann opened the library
doors for a consultant to work
after the English office closed.

A grant from the Fred J.
Brotherton Charitable Foundation
helped furnish the center.

"We take the pedagogic

approach that writing

is a process, and spend

time on the process."

"One day, a student walked in
to the Writing Center office and

said, 'The writing center really
helped me, but I'm struggling
with calculus. Can you get
someone to help me?"' Mr.
Harle took the request to math
Professor Dr. Phil Lestmann, who
provided a student tutor and the
concept was born.

"The student passed that class.
Two weeks later someone came
in struggling with science/ 7
he said. "It became obvious to
us that there was a wonderful
opportunity on campus to
connect our developing students

with our advanced scholars. I

submitted a proposal to

the Cabinet; Dr. Livesay

really saw the potential

and provided the funds

to complete our new

center."

Today, the Academic

Support Center occupies

one wing of the first floor

of the library and offers,

in addition to writing

assistance, tutoring in

Bible, French, Greek,

Hebrew, history, math,

science, and Spanish.
Mrs. Pamela

Hollis, writing center

director, said writing

consultants take a

slightly different approach to
working with their clients than
do ASC tutors. While tutors are
expected to convey information as
appropriate, writing consultants
work primarily to help the client
determine what he or she really
intends to do with a paper.
"We take the pedagogic
approach that writing is a process,
and spend time on the process,"
she said. "Consultants are trained
not to be editors but to take the
role of the audience, to help the
writer with the concepts of the
main or controlling idea for

Evan Johnson

expanding the writing center to other
disciplines/' Evan said. "I said history
would be a good choice."

It has turned out that way, as many
freshmen history students come for help
with test preparation and finding and
citing sources for papers, he said.

"Tutoring is their-agenda driven/'
Evan said. "Often it involves test
preparation, going over study tips that
apply to any discipline." History tutors
seem to be "more geared toward
freshmen because most freshmen are
taking history classes. But we're trying to
change the perspective and be helpful
to everyone."

Amanda and Evan agreed that

they — as well as their clients — benefit
from the ASC experience. "When
I started, I think I confused people
more than I helped," Amanda said
with a smile. "I learned I had to ask
students what their goals are for a
tutoring session. If they have unrealistic
expectations or if they are unable to
articulate their expectations, I won't be
able to help them."

"This has been helpful for me," Evan
agreed. "I want to teach after graduate
school, so anything like this is helpful.
And it's great experience to review the
material" they already have studied.

Evan said working with other history
students is beneficial because

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the paper, organization,
cohesion, and whether it
follows the assignment/ 7

Once the big-picture
matters are resolved, the
consultant will help the
writer address sentence-level
concerns such as grammar
and punctuation.

"We deal with writing
in all disciplines, so our
consultants are not just
English majors. We have
several science majors,
English majors, and
communication majors/ 7 she
said. "What most writers
need is another pair of eyes
to look at their work. We
ask leading questions, such
as 'What do you want to
convey? 7 so the finished
product is the writer's, not
the consultant's. 77

"Success" in the ASC
is not simply measured in
grades — although the faculty,
tutors, and consultants love to
see their clients' grades go up. A
student mastering the concepts
that led him to seek help in the
first place is cause for rejoicing.

"Success means a student being
able to stay at Bryan. . .and that has
happened," Mr. Harle said.

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"To see students begin to spell
words correctly because they took
a little more time, they learned
to pay attention; that is success,"
Mrs. Hollis added. "Helping them
make their voices stronger, more
clear, helping them communicate
better... because we judge people
by how they communicate — that

is critical."

And, in the long-run, lasting
benefits come from the efforts of
the ASC. "What does it mean 10 or
15 years from now for a student to
succeed instead of fail in college?"
Mr. Harle asked. "What does that
do for the cause of Christ?"

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that discipline demands a variety of
perspectives.

Amanda has a different take on the
idea of collaborative learning: "One
thing I love about this place [the ASC]
is that I'll go from tutoring somebody in
math who works here, then go to them
for help with Spanish. We recognize we
are liberal arts students and that we can
use our strengths to help somebody's
weakness."

Mr. Harle said these kinds of
experiences pay off in more ways than
grades or enhanced resumes. "Our
former tutors are using the skills they
developed in all kinds of job situations.
Certainly, they are teaching, but we are

finding students becoming trainers in
business.

"One of our best writing consultants
runs an art studio. He found his ability to
meet people where they are and talk
about their projects and the outcomes
they are looking for helps make his
business successful."

"We see a ministry being done
here, not just working with kids who
need academic help, but also with
developing scholars who are starting to
do something exceptional."

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Where does the ASC go from here?

The Academic Support Center is three years old this year, having
grown out of the writing center begun several years earlier by the English
department.

Today, it records more than 1350 consultations per year, and offers a
limited range of services to the community as well as Bryan College. But
Director William Harle believes the ASC has only begun to understand its
possibilities.

He said the center needs a full-time director. He, as does Writing Center
Director Pamela Hollis, teaches a full load of classes, which limits the ability
to focus on the center.

A full-time director would be able to:

• Plan workshops, such as Freshman Experience; MLA, APA, and
Chicago documentation workshops; offer study group mentors;
embedded tutors in writing-intensive courses; support abstract and
thesis development; plan creative writing seminars; and encourage
cross-discipline and instructor/student research.

• Offer assistance to faculty and students preparing for conferences.
For example, this spring, the center is helping sponsor "Fresh
Perspectives/' an undergraduate research conference for Bryan
students, giving them a taste of making a presentation at a
professional organization's meeting.

• Participate in professional development activities to benefit the
center.

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Professors' Perspective

Dr. Brian Eisenback, assistant professor of biology

/ recommend the academic support center to all my students regardless of their ability
or grade in my class. They're getting tutoring from students in the discipline, typically
upperclassmen who have taken my classes, seen my tests, and know my style. Plus it's
free.

Dr. Phil Lestmann, professor of mathematics

We have excellent tutors working in the ASC, and
I can refer to them with confidence. Students
enjoy getting help from other students. So I see
it as a win -win situation for all concerned.
Students have received help they would not
otherwise have obtained. Their understanding,
scores, and grades have been aided thereby.

Dr. Jud Davis, associate professor of Greek

The ASC has made a significant difference in the number of
people who pass Greek. The student-on-student contact
helps, and I think somebody other than the professor giving
examples makes a difference. It helps get people through
hard classes. For the students doing the tutoring, it's great
experience because many of them are headed toward teaching.
It's a first experience in helping others, and teaching helps
solidify things in your own mind.

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mpus news

Hew Sports

Rocky Stinson

Softball and golf joined the
spring sports lineup at Bryan in
February, and coaches for both
sports have their sights set on more
than wins and losses.

Golf Coach Peter Bollant said
his men's and women's teams
actually had a fall season in which
they participated, but Softball
Coach Rocky Stinson and his team
inaugurated play on their new field
Feb. 11.

Both coaches were hired a
year ago to recruit players, secure
equipment, and arrange schedules,
tasks they described as "a
challenge/ 7

Twenty-one women —
all freshmen except three
sophomores — make up the softball
team. "They will be playing
mainly against upperclassmen,"
Coach Stinson said. He said he has
scheduled several ranked teams
early to gain experience before
tackling the conference line-up.

"I think we can do well in the
conference" if the ladies compete
and mature early, he said. "Our

conference is at a level that I believe
we can be in the running for a shot
at the championship." He also
has as a goal to reconnect with
former players and encourage their
support.

Coach Bollant is working with
five women and nine men on the
golf teams, as well as a number
of junior varsity athletes. He has
planned four invitational meets
with multiple teams for both
men and women, and matches

with individual schools as they
prepare for the Appalachian
Athletic Conference tournament
and the NAIA national qualifying
tournament in April.

Research Conference
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Perspectives

Bryan students will get a
taste of making presentations to
professional societies when the
college hosts its first Undergraduate
Research Conference April 15.

Jointly sponsored by the

Academic Support Center, the
Center for Origins Research, and the
library, the conference, titled "Fresh
Perspectives," will allow students to
present posters or papers outlining
a research project, followed by a
question-and-answer session or
panel discussion.

"This is modeled after
professional conferences we
attend," history professor Dr.
Salvatore Musumeci said. "It gives
a platform for students to show all
the work they do." Dr. Musumeci
together with Dr. Brian Eisenback
(biology), Dr. Michele Pascucci
(Spanish), Mr. William Harle
(English), and reference librarian
Keri-Lynn Paulson are planning the
conference.

"As a Bryan student, I took a
senior semester course (in biology)
where we had to do research and
make several presentations," Dr.
Eisenback said. "In graduate school,
I was more comfortable making
presentations to groups other than
students; that experience made me
better-prepared than many of my
classmates. It helped advance me in
professional ways."

Dr. Musumeci added, "This
fits into our mission statement of
preparing students to go into the
world and make a difference. It will
help them learn to take constructive
criticism and show them how to
improve their presentations."

Following the conference,
professors will critique the
presentations and work with
students to improve their work.
Those interested may resubmit their
projects for judging, with the top
three receiving a cash award.

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2 nd Annual Broad
Street Film Festival

Film students at Bryan and five
other area schools are preparing for
the second annual Broad Street Film
Festival April 7.

The festival, which grew out of
an on-campus event to highlight
student work several years ago, now
involves students from Chattanooga
State Technical Community College,
Covenant College, Lee University,
Southern Adventist University,
and the University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga. Films will be shown in
a Chattanooga theatre at 7 and 9 p.m.
April 7.

"We hope to expand the program
to include showings downtown
(in Chattanooga), an educational
component, and an awards
presentation, " said Mr. Chris Clark,
assistant professor of communication
studies.

The festival features films by
college students in the region who
submit original work. He said the
films must be shorter than 20 minutes
and may be either documentary or
narrative works. "We expect 10 to 15
entries," he said.

After the festival, the Facebook
website will be open for voting on
a variety of awards which will be
presented to the filmmakers.

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Presidential
cholarship event

More than 60 Presidential Scholars
visited Bryan the weekend of Feb.
25-26 to compete for Presidential Merit
Scholarships, the highest academic
award presented by the college.

Campus Visit Coordinator Hannah
Lee said the prospective students
and their parents spent the weekend
learning about the college, financial
aid opportunities, and admissions
procedures as well as participating in
the scholarship competition process.

After a reception to meet faculty
members on Friday, the Presidential
Scholars and their parents were
honored at a banquet that night.
On Saturday, the scholars were
interviewed by faculty committees.
Faculty members select the
Presidential Merit Scholars for the
coming school year.

During the banquet Student
Government Association President
Alison Young, also a Presidential
Scholar, told the students they need
to consider more than the obvious
answers when they face the question
"Why do you want to be a Presidential
Scholar?"

If you work down to the core issue,
"if you get to the basis of your joy and

find 'you/ you have a problem. Only
one thing can bear the weight of all the
joy you want, and that is God," she
said.

Michael Sapienza, vice president
for enrollment management, told
the guests that Bryan's development
through the years has come because
of a commitment to honor its mission
statement, "educating students to
become servants of Christ to make a
difference in today's world."

Focusing on the "make a
difference" aspect, he said the college
works to develop ways for students to
serve in their world, highlighting the
Acts Project, the Worldview Initiative,
Summit Ministries, MLK Community
Service Day, and Practical Christian
Involvement as areas in which
students can make a difference.

Alurnxii Invited to

Study in %eece,

help Students

A study trip to Greece and Turkey
is open to alumni and friends of Bryan
College who want a first-hand look
at biblical sites and to interact with
Christians in those countries, Dr.
David Morgan said.

Dr. Morgan, assistant professor of
biblical studies, said he and Dr. Kevin
Burris from Toccoa Falls College are
exploring the possibility of leading
a trip to visit locations significant to
biblical history and characters, to meet
and share with national believers,
and experience contemporary culture.
The trip, planned for late December-

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early January 2011-12, would have an
educational component for students,
but is open to interested alumni and
friends of both colleges.

Cost of the trip has not been
determined, but is expected to be
about $3,000.

Lawyer Donate Bryan Memorabilia

Persons interested in participating
in the study trip may contact Dr.
Morgan at d.morgan@bryan.edu for
more information. Also, individuals
wishing to donate toward $250
scholarships to assist students with
the cost of the trip may contact him for
details.

"The pace will be fast and
the sights and sounds will be
memorable, " Dr. Morgan said. "We
will practice our oratory skills at the
Aeropagus where Paul preached to
the Athenians. We will also follow
John's encouragement to the seven
churches of Asia Minor describing his
apocalyptic visions/ 7

Tentative plans call for the group to
visit a number of locations including
Istanbul, Troy, Ephesus, Colossae,
Athens, Delphi, and Corinth. There
would be informal lecture / discussions
at dinner to help process the day's
experiences.

"Friends I have in Turkey and
Greece will provide an intimate look
at local customs and help us with a
ministerial aspect," Dr. Morgan said.
"I want us to spend time encouraging
and speaking with believers in those
areas to learn what life is like for them
as they seek to follow Christ in life
contexts that are very different from
our own."

Oak Ridge, Tenn., attorney Harry
Lillard has donated his collection
about William Jennings Bryan to
Bryan College, noting the college's
commitment to honor the legacy of
Mr. Bryan.

Mr. Lillard said his grandfather
began the collection when he
purchased Bryan's first book, The
First Battle, an account of Bryan's first
campaign for the presidency in 1896.
His grandfather, a businessman and
lawyer in Benton, Tenn., attended the
Scopes Trial in Dayton in 1925, where
Bryan assisted the prosecution.

He pointed out that Bryan's father,
Silas Lillard Bryan, was a distant
relative of his branch of the Lillard
family, which helped spark interest in
the famed statesman and orator.

While Mr. Lillard' s father was an
engineer rather than a lawyer, he
too shared an interest in Bryan and
collected books about Bryan, passing
them on to Mr. Lillard, who has
practiced law in Oak Ridge for more
than 50 years.

The family connection as well as
their shared profession as lawyers
piqued his interest in Bryan, he said.

When he realized his daughters did
not share his interest, he decided to
donate his collection to Bryan College.
"I remembered that the citizens
of Dayton had erected a college to
Bryan's memory and thought, 'the
perfect place for these is in the library
of Bryan College.' If my grandfather
and father were living, they would
agree that that's the thing to do."

Bryan President Dr. Stephen D.
Livesay said Mr. Lillard' s gift is
especially appreciated as the college
seeks to enhance its Bryan-related
resources. "Historians have described
William Jennings Bryan as one of
the most influential individuals in
American history. Bryan College is
planning to develop a museum and
research center focusing on Mr. Bryan
and his many contributions. Gifts such
as this help bring that dream a step
closer to reality."

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In 1881, William Jennings Bryan delivered the
valedictory address on his graduation from
Illinois College and perhaps explained the
reason he is remembered as one of the most
influential individuals in American history

"[T]here are those who have both influence
through life and unending praises after death; there
are those who have by their ability inspired the
admiration of the people and held it by the purity
of their character. It is often remarked that some
men have a name greater than their works will
justify; the secret lies in the men themselves/ 7 he
said.

Over the succeeding 44 years, Bryan secured
for himself an enduring place in American life
and history as much by his character as his
accomplishments. He rose to prominence through
a calculated effort on his part as well as his unusual
skills as an orator. He maintained his position of
influence because he never lost touch with what
would be called in today's parlance "his base/ 7

From his days at Illinois College, through his
studies at the Union
College of Law, to his
move to Nebraska
to further his legal
career, Bryan had
his sights set on
political office. As a
Democrat in largely
Republican Nebraska,
he championed causes
that resonated with the
common man — and
his own understanding
of Jeffersonian
democracy — rather
than simply parroting a party line, a plan that
resulted in his election to Congress.

With his conviction of the wisdom and Tightness
of the common man, Bryan took concepts from the
Populist party and other marginalized political
groups and incorporated them into his political
philosophy: "As the apostle of the politically
deprived, he brought into the political system those
who were left out. He gave a sense of belonging to
people who were unaccustomed to being heard and
power to those who were powerless. To be sure,
he did not invent the proposals he championed.
His own invaluable contribution lay in lifting these
issues from the limiting and unpromising context
of minor parties and state contests into the arena of
national party politics" (Koenig 10).

Bryan realized soon after his move to Nebraska
that he was particularly gifted as an orator. His
wife, Mary, writes in The Memoirs of William

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Jennings Bryan, "He had spoken in a town in the
western part of the state, came home on a night
train, and arrived at daybreak. I was sleeping
when he came in, and he awakened me. Sitting on
the edge of the bed, he began: 'Mary, I have had a
strange experience. Last night I found
that I had power over the audience. ^ e
I could move them as I chose. I
have more than usual power as
a speaker. I know it. God grant
I may use it wisely/ (Bryan and
Bryan 248-249).

Nine years later, at age 36, he
was nominated the first of three
times for President after delivering
his "Cross of Gold" speech. In that
1896 campaign he changed the way major-party
candidates solicited votes. Rather than staying
home and letting reporters come to interview
him, Bryan took his campaign on the road and
logged more than 18,000 miles. He made about
250 scheduled stops, spoke about 80,000 words a
day, and was heard by some 5 million individuals
(Kazin, 68). Despite his efforts, Bryan lost the
election by some 600,000 votes.

Following that first defeat he received thousands
of letters of encouragement from disappointed
followers. Bryan biographer Michael Kazin said,
"Bryan had tapped into a deep well of spiritual
longing. Many admirers embraced him because
he so publicly campaigned in the name of
Christian principles and was never known to have
transgressed them" (Kazin 75).

A second defeat followed in 1900, but his
character as a Christian politician had propelled
him to a position of leadership heretofore unknown
on a national level, a leadership based on loyalty of
his followers rather than that of other politicians.

By 1912 Bryan essentially had resigned his
presidential ambitions but had not lost his
influence. His decision to support Woodrow
Wilson was recognized widely as key to Wilson's
nomination. "Walter Rauschenbusch wrote that the
Baltimore convention
'will stand out in our
memory chiefly for
the dramatic power of
a single personality,
strong in his sincerity
and the trust of his
countrymen, to wrest
the control of his party
at least for a time from
evil hands'" (Kazin
190). And Mary Bryan,
in a letter to Wilson

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confidant Edward M. House, said of her husband's
efforts, "It was a remarkable fight. Mr. Bryan...
threw the opponents into confusion; they could not
keep from blundering and he outgeneraled them
at every point. After all their careful planning, he
wrested the power from their hands' 7 (Seymour 70).

His reward was appointment as secretary of
state, a position he resigned after only two years
when he disagreed with President Wilson over the
President's response to Germany about the sinking
of the Lusitania.

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In his Memoirs, Bryan said he resigned because
he believed the United States should honor the
principle of arbitration before arbitraries embarked
on war. He had negotiated treaties with 30 nations
that incorporated that position while secretary of
state and believed, even though there was no such
treaty with Germany, the United States should
honor that position.

This commitment to principle over party was a
characteristic recognized by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, whose administration built on many of
the ideals Bryan espoused. Roosevelt saw Bryan
"as the prototype of one who would rather be right
than President. To Bryan, Roosevelt noted, 'political
courage was not a virtue to be sought or attained,
for it was an inherent part of the man. He chose his
path not to win acclaim, but rather because that
path appeared clear to him from his inmost beliefs.
He did not have to dare to do what to him seemed
right; he could not do otherwise' " (Koenig 11).

Bryan left the last public office he held when
he resigned as secretary of state but never lost
his interest in politics. In the last ten years of his
life, however, much of his attention was directed
to an increasing concern about Darwin's theory
of evolution and efforts to defend orthodox
Christianity from the inroads of "modernism." It is,
perhaps, this refocusing of his energies which today
causes such a significant divide in opinions about
the man. On one hand, he is considered a major

force in American history, responsible for many
progressive developments in the past century. On
the other, he is caricatured, as in the play and movie
Inherit the Wind as an ignorant reactionary, opposed
to science and learning.

But Stephen Jay Gould, late professor of geology
at Harvard and one of the foremost spokesmen for
evolutionary theory in the late 20th century, argues
Bryan's position on evolution was consistent with
his populist political philosophy and conservative
Christian faith. He acknowledged that Bryan had
a valid point in his criticisms: "I wish I could stop
here with a snide comment on Bryan as Yahoo and
a ringing defense for science's proper interpretation
of Darwinism. But I cannot, for Bryan was right in
one crucial way. [W]hen he said that Darwinism
had been widely portrayed as a defense of war,
domination, and domestic exploitation, he was
right. Scientists would not be to blame for this
if we had always maintained proper caution in
interpretation and proper humility in resisting
the extension of our findings into inappropriate
domains" (qtd. in Cornelius and Davis 115).

Bryan, no doubt, would have agreed with Dr.
Gould's conclusion that his battle against evolution
was consistent with positions he held throughout
his life. Even his participation in the Scopes Trial,
which seems to be the biggest stumbling block
for his critics, can
be traced to his
leadership in the anti-
evolution movement
of the early 1920s and
as a fundamentalist
Christian. He
peppered his
statements in the trial
with references to his
political and religious
ideals. Bryan's
"Last Message," the
summary argument

he had planned to deliver at the close of the trial,
a plan thwarted by the sudden conclusion of
proceedings, ended with a nod to both politics and
his faith: "If, on the other hand, the law is upheld
and the religion of the school children protected,
millions of Christians will call you blessed and,
with hearts full of gratitude to God, will sing
again that grand old song of triumph: 'Faith of our
fathers... We will be true to thee till death!'" (Bryan
and Bryan 556).

At the Democratic National Convention in
1904, when it appeared to many his political
influence was waning, Bryan told delegates, "You
may dispute whether I have fought a good fight,

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you may dispute whether I have
finished my course, but you
cannot deny that I have kept the
faith" (Kazin 117).

Following his death in Dayton,
Tenn., on July 21, 1925, he was
laid to rest at Arlington National
Cemetery His headstone bears the
inscription "He Kept the Faith," a
testimony to his Christian heritage
and his political ideals.

For further study:

Bryan, William Jennings and
Mary Baird Bryan. The Memoirs of
William Jennings Bryan. Chicago:
John C. Winston, 1925.

Cornelius, Richard M. and Tom
Davis, eds. Impact: The Scopes Trial,
William Jennings Bryan, and Issues
that Keep Revolving. Dayton, TN:
Bryan College, 2000.

Kazin, Michael. A Godly Hero: The
Life of William Jennings Bryan. New
York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

Koenig, Louis W. Bryan: A political
Biography of William Jennings
Bryan. New York: G.P. Putnam's
Sons, 1971.

Seymour, Charles. The Intimate
Papers of Colonel House. Vol. 1.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1926. 2
vols.

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A Father Remembered

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burning desire to see men and women reached with
the Gospel has led Col. David and Claire Holland
to establish scholarships at Bryan and several other
Christian institutions of higher learning.

The Charles Poindexter Mabry Scholarship, established in
1999 honors Mrs. Holland's late father, Charles Poindexter
Mabry. "My first preference is for it to benefit students who are
planning to go into any type of ministry," Mrs. Holland said.
"But we want it to help other students as well. Because Bryan
gives such a foundation in the Gospel, we need people trained
like that in the business world too."

The Hollands chose Bryan for a scholarship grant because Mrs. Holland's father, a lawyer who had
recently finished law school with Scopes Trial attorney Sue K. Hicks, had attended the trial with the
help of Mr. Hicks. "That was one of the highlights of his life," she said. "He wrote about it and was
interviewed several times. I grew up hearing about the trial."

She and her sister inherited farmland purchased by their father, and "I had extra money coming
from the farms and decided what I wanted to do with it was to establish scholarships," she explained.

She learned about Bryan College when Judy Barth, wife of Director of Planned Giving Jim Barth,
spoke at a Christian Womens Club meeting in Nashville. "After the meeting, I cornered Judy and
told her about Daddy's interest in Bryan because of the trial. I told her I was thinking about starting a
scholarship fund in memory of Daddy at Bryan. Jim got in touch with us, so that's what I did."

The decision to support Bryan students was helped along by the example of Bryan alumni they
know from their church in Nashville. The testimony of alumni in the church fellowship and at their
jobs in the Nashville area confirmed their plans.

"The Lord is putting on my heart that we need to be training His children and sharing the Gospel
with the world. Society is going in the wrong direction," Mrs. Holland said. "We are getting the
pleasure of helping folks share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the world. I feel when young people go
to a Christian college they have a knowledge of Jesus when they leave, and will share this with other
people."

Steve Keck, Bryan's director of development, said scholarships like the Hollands' may be
established with cash or gifts-in-kind of assets, ^^* an d ma Y be set up to meet a donor's
particular interests. For more information about a scholarship gift or other giving

options, contact Mr. Keck at 423-775-7581 ^ or by email at steve.keck@bryan.edu,

or Jim Barth at 423-775-7280 or by email at

barthji@bryan.edu.

What Kind of a Legacy Would You Like to Create?

A Bequest is a gift made through your will or trust that
benefits Bryan College scholarships and programs.

There are several ways to make a bequest:
• Specific dollar amount

1 Percentage of your estat

• Specific asset

• Residue of your estate

Bryan College

P.O. Box 7000

Dayton, TN 37321

1-800-55BRYAN (2-7926)
www.BryanGift.org

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2ctor of Development Director of Planned Giving

^/e.keck@bryan.edu barthji@bryan.edu

For more information on how to create a lasting legacy through
a bequest, please contact us or log on to our web site at
www. Bryan Gift. org.

We look forward to helping you !

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/ Way is in, the Bryan Commons Townhouses are filled,
students are being educated and travelling around the
world in service to Him, and things are rolling along. In a nutshell,
what is Bryan College wanting to accomplish in the next ten years?

As we have talked about and most of you know, Vision 2020 has
been our blueprint, our road map for where we believe God is taking
us. It is important for you to know what our President, Dr. Livesay, is
thinking. When I first came on board, I attended a new faculty and
staff dinner at the Livesay home. Got to meet all the new people.
The women went inside, and us men stayed out to chew the fat.
Not exactly the fireside scene from "Blazing Saddles/' but it was good

college. Dr. Livesay had been cleaning up (as all good husbands do!)
and came up in the middle of this conversation. He waited a minute and then said, "Gents, nothing happens,
we do not take one step forward, we do not accomplish anything without THIS man!" He pointed to me and
continued, "If he does not get the alums on board, if they do not catch the vision, if they do not re-engage, we
will not be able to accomplish ANY of our goals!"

Not sure if that qualifies for job security or insecurity!!

Fast forward almost three years. My fellow alums, I am truly humbled at your love and reconnection
with our alma mater. God has indeed accomplished great things through you already, and He is not done
by a long shot. Case in point: we had probably the largest Homecoming ever, with a great sense of pride
and gratefulness for what God has done. Last month, we had a Presidential Briefing in Florida with a small
number of friends and alums. We led the group through The Master's Plan, a step-by-step plan to accomplish
Vision 2020. The energy and enthusiasm that came from that was amazing. Many of you have been invited to
a similar meeting in Naples, Fla. By the time you read this, that weekend will be over. I am confident you will

Now what? What can we do now? First, I would ask you to put Bryan College on your prayer list. Keep us
before the Lord on a regular basis. Specifically, pray for wisdom for the leadership of the college. Pray for the
faculty who invest their very lives into the students. Next, pray for the students. We were all in their chairs,
and we know the pressures they face. So many are involved in ministry, music, and athletics. Pray for balance.

One more thing, and no, it's not about money!! Let me know how you are doing. Send me something to
put in Lion Tracks for the next Bryan Life. Your friends want to know, what are you doing now?

In His Graces

David Tromanhouser, Alumni Director

Christ Above All 17 Bryan Life Spring 2011

Amelia & Jay dm Naylo

40s

service/ 7 she said.

LESTER PIFER, '46x, sends his
greetings from Columbus, Ohio,
where he and his wife, Bonnie,
serve more than 900 senior adults
at the Grace Brethren Church of
Columbus, a church he had helped
start. During his 70 years in the
ministry, he served as a pastor and
church planter including leading
the Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches. He said his Bryan
experience laid the foundation for
his life of church planting ministry.

70's

90s

Dr. Douglas J. McKay, '71,

has recently published his second
book, Healing Words of Hope:
Inspirational Essays of Hope Born of
Suffering. This companion work
to his first book, Where Is God
When Life Hurts, is available at his
website, www.drdouglasjmckay
com.

50s

80s

BEUTON (JOHNSON)
RAPER, '54x, writes to say she
continues to live in Columbus,
Ohio, since her husband, William,
died in 2006. She attends Village
Baptist Church in Whitehall,
a suburb of Columbus, where
William served as pastor. "I have
a very tender and good memory
of Bryan as it helped me mature
and find my place in the Lord's

Lester Pifcr

DAN, '89, and JAMIE
(JEWELL), '90, HARRINGTON

live in Largo, Fla., with their sons
Chase, 10, and Aidan, 7. Dan
serves as minister to students at
Countryside Baptist Church in
Clearwater, Fla., and is rejoicing
in great things the Lord is doing.
Jamie is an administrative assistant
at Baycare Health Systems
and teaches Sunday school at
Countryside Baptist.

DENNIS, '94, and JULIE
(BENGTSON), '93, RUNNER

have been commissioned by the
North American Mission Board as
Mission Service Corps missionaries
to minister to international
students at Purdue University.
They hope to begin their ministry
in August. To learn more, contact
the runners at drjarunner@carolina.
rr.com or visit their website,
www.therunnerfamilyweebly
com. Dennis and Julie have four
children: Rebekah, 13; Katie, 11;
Emily, 8; and Nathan, 4, and live in
Charlotte, N.C.

DIANA (WHORLEY), '98, and
Bob NAYLOR announce the birth
of their daughter, Amelia Grace,
on May 2, 2010. Amelia weighed 7
lbs., and was 20.5 inches long. She
joins big brother Jay den Michael
Abraham, 4. The Naylors live in
Nicholasville, Ky., where Diana
works part-time from home and
Bob teaches high school science

JD, U.S. Rep. Sipmccr Backus,
& Justin Simmon

Margot Gordon

and is an officer in the Army
Reserve.

J.D., '98, and LYNETTE
SIMPSON, '99, are founders
of an organization called Three
Hots and a Cot, a ministry to
provide housing and services to
homeless veterans in the Center
Point, Ala., area. They recently
opened their second house and are
serving nearly 25 veterans as they
transition to an independent life off
the streets.

PAUL, '99, and Nicole
GORDON announce the birth of
their first child, Margot Eloise, on
Oct. 21, 2010. Margot weighed 8
lbs., 1 oz., and was 22 inches long.
Paul is a credit risk manager at
First Niagra Bank and serves as
stewardship pastor at Terra Nova
Church in Troy, N.Y.

00's

JOLENE (ERICKSON), '02x,
and Cory WEBSTER announce
the birth of their first child, Isabelle
Rose, on Aug. 22, 2010. Isabelle
weighed 6 lbs., 4 oz., and was 19
inches long. The Webster family
lives in Poulsbo, Wash. Cory is a
corrections officer at the county
jail and Jolene is an accountant at a
CPA firm where she is able to take
Isabelle to work with her.

MICHELLE LARGENT,

'02, and Ryan Banahan were
married Sept. 18, 2010, with
Dr. RAYMOND LEGG, '07H,
officiating. Alumni in the
wedding party included KELLY
(AMBROSE) BRAUN-DUIN and
SARA (CANTRELL) DRAKE,
both '02. Also in attendance was
ERIN (DAVIS) WISEHART, '02.

TIM and BROOKE (WILSON)
SHOREY, both '03, announce
the birth of their second son,
Nephesh (Neph) Liron, on Dec.

The Webster Family

Ryan & Michelle Banahan

8, 2010. Neph, whose name
means "my soul's joy/ 7 joins
big brother Timothy, 2 Vi. Tim
recently accepted a position as vice
president of managed care services
with MedAssets, Inc. The Shorey
family has moved to Riverdale,
N.J., from Island Heights, N.J.

VICTORIA ANNE FLOWERS,
'05, and Sandesh Vijayanand Patole
were marred Aug. 14, 2010, in
Louisville, Ky. PAMELA (DAVIS)
HOLLIS, '05, was a bridesmaid
and BETHANY (PERSEGHETTI)
WRIGHT, '07, also attended. The
Patoles live in Upstate New York
where Sandesh is a medic in the
U.S. Army. They enjoy spending
time with other Army families and
welcoming internationals into their
home as an outreach ministry.

PAMELA DAVIS, '05, and

Brian Hollis were married Dec.
18, 2010, in Dayton, Term. Alumni
in the wedding party included
ELAINE DAVIS, '03; DANIELLE
REBMAN, '08; BONNIE-MARIE
YAGER, '07; and HAVALA

Nepkesk Shorey

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Sandesh & Victoria Patolc

BOWER, '05. ANDREW DAVIS,
'10, read in the ceremony. Pamela's
parents are SUSAN (WADDELL),
'74, and TOM DAVIS, '06H. Brian
is a test engineer at National Safe
Skies Alliance, and Pamela teaches
in the English department and
directs the Writing Center at Bryan.
They live in Sweetwater, Term.

LAURA NEWPORT, '07, and

Justin Smith, a continuing student,
were married in Spring City,
Tenn., May 29, 2010. The wedding
party included KARA (LIVESAY)
WOODWORTH '07; CHRISTY
(NOEL) CHAMBERS '08; ERICA
SMITH '10; KORI (WRIGHT)
HOLLAND '09, and current
students Amy Newport, Daniel
Newport, Drew Zimmerman,
and John Rogers. Current student
Emilie Belisle and ZACH YOUNG,
'07x, provided music. The Smiths
live in Dayton, Tenn. Laura
teaches fifth grade at Spring City
Elementary, and Justin is finishing
his degree in exercise and health
science with teaching licensure this
May.

Brian & Pamela Hollis

Justin & Lau

TIM WILSON, '08, is an

instructor at the Tennessee
Technology Center in Athens, and
is nearing completion of a Master's
degree in educational leadership
at Tennessee Technological
University.

TIM HARRIS, '09, and TARYN
HAUGHT, '10, were married July
31, 2010, in LaGrange, Ga. Alumni
in the wedding party included
bridesmaids AUDREY ANN
SANDERS, '10; EMILY (ECHOLS)
TRUAX, '10; and KYLA HILL,
'10; and groomsmen TAYLOR
HOLLINGSWORTH, '09; and
DAVID VILLANUEVA, '09.
Current student Trevor Haught,
the bride's brother, also was a
groomsman. Tim and Taryn live in
Newnan, Ga., where Tim works at
Chick-fil-A corporate headquarters.

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DAVID, '10, and Leigh
(continuing student) BEISNER
announce the birth of their son,
Ethan Nathaniel, "Nate/ 7 on
Feb. 16, 2011. Nate weighed 7
lbs., 11 oz., and was 20 inches
long. The Beisner family lives
in Dayton, Tenn., where David
is media specialist for the Bryan
Advancement Department.

KATIE NEWSOME, '10, a

first-grade teacher at Spring
City Elementary School, Spring
City, Tenn., received a "Golden
Apple Award" for outstanding
influence on her students. She
was nominated for the award,
presented by Chattanooga
television station WDEF, by the
mother of one of her students.

Nate Bcisncr

Scott Newton

NAIA Ail-American Honorable Mention

Co-AAC Player of the Year

AAC All-Conference 1st Team

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete

AAC All-Academic Team

basketball honors

Xavierian McCall

AAC All-Conference 3rd Team
AAC All-Defensive Team

Anna Thomas

AAC All-Conference 2nd Team

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete

AAC All-Academic Team

Sara Barnett

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
AAC All-Academic Team

Bethany McArthur

AAC All-Academic Team

Jessica Southern

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
AAC All-Academic Team

Shea Thomas

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
AAC All-Academic Team

Christ Above All

21

Bryan Life Spring 2011

faculty/staff notes

Dr. Bob Andrews spoke to the
Chattanooga Tax Practitioners about
"Socrates and the Potter Box: A
Thumbnail Sketch and Quick Review
of Business Ethics" in January.

Dr. J. Daryl Charles is co-editor of
a collection of essays on Christian
faith and culture titled Thriving in
Babylon: Essays in Honor ofAJ.
Conyers, published in the Princeton
Theological Monograph Series of
Pickwick Publications November
2010 edition. He also contributed
the foreword to Natural Law: A
Lutheran Appraisal (edited by R.C.
Baker for Concordia Publishing
House), and the essay "Bad Ideas
and their Consequences" to the
January/February issue of the journal
Touchstone.

Dr. Jud Davis read a paper at the
Evangelical Theological Society,
"Genesis 1-3 and the New Testament:
Apostolic Exegesis and Christocentric
Soteriology."

Mr. Matt Davis passed the CompTIA
A+ certification exams.

Mr. Matt Dillard passed the CompTIA
Network+ certification exam. Mr.
Dillard and Mr. Luke Hathaway were

graduated from the Bryan Adult
Degree Completion Program in
December.

Dr. Beth Impson had a review of John
Gardner's book On Moral Fiction
published in The Christendom Review
in the November 2010 issue. The title
of the review is "Getting the Elephant

Christ A

off the Baby: A Look Back at John
Gardner's On Moral Fiction."

Mr. Matt Johnson has been hired as
director of institutional effectiveness
and planning, replacing Mrs. Sarah
Nichols, who resigned in December.

Mrs. Kim Keck and Dr. Sigrid Luther

performed a Christmas program for
the Chattanooga Music Teachers
Association in December.

Mr. Steve Keck, director of
development, has earned the
Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy
designation from the Richard D. Irwin
Graduate School of the American
College, Bryan Mawr, Pa. He had to
complete at least three courses in
philanthropic studies at the Irwin
Graduate School and pass six hours of
written examinations.

Mr. Ryan Ladner has been hired as
director of online operations. He
will be responsible for recruiting,
student services, and support for
online electives, graduate and
undergraduate programs in the
School of Adult and Graduate Studies.

Mrs. Corinne Livesay attended
the Society for Human Resource
Management workshop entitled
"Driving Capacity: HR's Strategic
Role in Developing Leaders" in
Chattanooga in January. She
recently received her re certification
as a Senior Professional in Human
Resources with the HR Certification
Institute.

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Ms. Danielle Lovins and Mr. Bryan
Saylor, both December Bryan
graduates, have been hired as
admissions counselors.

Dr. Ron Petitte was the only American
to attend a by-invitation-only
conference on advancing the fight
against child trafficking sponsored
by the London Metropolitan Police
in December at New Scotland
Yard, London, England. The
conference was attended by 160
European government and police
representatives. He had a private
tour of the Houses of Parliament and
attended a closed-door session in the
House of Commons where Scotland
Yard detectives briefed Members
of Parliament on efforts of joint
investigative teams from Scotland
Yard and the Romanian National
Police Forces fighting the influx of
Roma children being trafficked to
London.

Mrs. Polly Revis attended an OCLC
webinar in November on "When to
Input a New Record."

Dr. Roger Sanders presented a paper
titled "Taxonomy of Lantana sections
Lantana: Status and Challenges" at
the annual meeting of the Tennessee
Academy of Science in November at
Tennessee Technological University.

Mrs. Kathryn Saynes and Mrs.
Jennifer Travis took 21 education
majors to the annual Association
of Christian Schools International
Birmingham Educator Convention in
January in Birmingham, Ala.

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Dr. Mel Wilhoit led the Bryan Flute
Ensemble in a program of Christmas
music as part of a fund-raiser by the
Rhea Medical Center to purchase new
equipment. In December, he sang
with the Jeff Rouche Chorale in its
annual Carol and Candlelight service
at Southern Adventist University
Church in Collegedale, Tenn., and
with the Chattanooga Bach Choir in a
noontime advent service at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church in Chattanooga.
His article, "You Can't Make a
Monkey Out of Me: Scopes Trial
Songs" appears in Jubilate, Amen: A
Festschrift in Honor of Donald Hustad
(Pendragon Press, 2011).

Dr. Todd Wood, director of the Center
for Origins Research, had published in
the Journal of Evolutionary Biology a
response to an article "Using creation
science to demonstrate evolution?"

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If you have been graduated from
Bryan for more than 50 years and
would like to share memories of
your time on the Hill with Bryan
Life readers, please write between
300 and 400 words and send them to
Bryan Life, Bryan College, P.O. Box 7000,
Dayton, TN 37321 or email to alumni@

bryan.edu. Please include a current
picture of yourself. While we
can't promise to publish
every submission, we will
consider all for publication
in future editions of
Bryan Life.

Jim Joyner, director of Lean, Quality,
and Service at Card-Monroe Corp.,
Chattanooga, TN, spoke to Dr. Jeff Boyce's
business classes in February.

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Mary Ann Purser

Cecil Eggert

Celia Dixon

Kermit Zopfi

James & Helen Johnson

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David & Gwen Mercer

Kermit Zopfi

David Zopfi

Kermit Zopfi

Everett & Onalee Garmon

Kermit Zopfi

Celia Dixon

Fred Bedford

George & Joan Harris

Nathan Tung

James & Helen Johnson

David Harmon

John B. Bartlett

Ruth Bartlett

Donald & Evelyn Freeland

Ruth Bartlett

William Paul

Martha Paul

Howard & Tickle Ragland

Jessie Hambright

Karen Hoffman

Drs. Blair & Louise Bentley

Vern Boss

Clyde Boeddeker

Daniel Boeddeker

Clyde Boeddeker

Thomas & Elizabeth Sullivan

Clyde Boeddeker

Daniel Boeddeker

Constance M. Boeddeker

Daniel Boeddeker

Elizabeth A. Sullivan

Tom & Mary Frances Carlson

Lucile A. Rudd

Tom & Mary Frances Carlson

Judson A. Rudd

Walter & Diane Simians

Dr. William E. Brown

Charles & Beatrice Hicks

Drs. David & Sigrid Luther

Laura Cather

Violet Cather

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DOROTHY S. KELLER, '49x, of Gardners, Pa., died
July 29, 2009.

Dr. LEONARD MEZNAR, '51, of Columbia, S.C.,
died Nov. 14, 2010.

EILEEN (MELLICK) JONES, '51x, of Ashland,
Ohio, died Oct. 31, 2010.

JOYCE (BROWN) BOHALL, '52x, of Randolph,
N.Y., died Nov. 22, 2010.

ROSE MARIE (BROWN) MARTIN, '53, of

Warsaw, Ind., died Oct. 27, 2010.

NATHAN TUNG, '54, of Harrison, Tenn., died
Sept. 17, 2010.

EDYTHE (HOWSDEN) KIRTLEY, '54, of Union
Star, Mo., died Jan. 15, 2011.

SARAH M. (DAVIS) GIBSON, '56, of Easley, S.C.,
died Dec. 20, 2010.

Word has been received that WILMA
(ANGLEBRANDT) CRUMP, '58x, of Raleigh, N.C.,
has died.

CHLOE (BAKER) DORSEY, '60, of Dayton, Term.,
died Feb. 16,2011.

Rev. HAROLD YOUNG, '61x, of Lookout
Mountain, Ga., died Nov. 25, 2010.

MARY ELLEN HOUSLEY, '71, of Dayton, Tenn.,
died October 16, 2010.

KURT DIBBLE, '71, of Kingsport, Tenn., died
February 13, 2011.

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