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A Publication for Alumni and Friends of Maryville College

VOLUME ONE-HUNDRED, NUMBER THREE
SPRING 1999

COLLEGE IS
POSSIBLE

Keeping A Maryville
Education Affordable

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C2000:

AMPAIGN

UPDATE

PAGE 11

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

— J reetings from the Maryville College
campus! One of the nice things that
happens in the Maryville College president's
office is that now and then someone brings me a
very old College publication. Last fall, for
example, a visitor brought me a copy of a small
booklet entitled "Catalogue of the Officers and
Students of Maryville College, East Tennessee,
for the Academic Year 1 87 1 -72." This was the
catalog for the first full academic year that the

College operat-
ed on the pre-
sent site.
Things have
changed just a
bit since the
printing of this
MC publication
127 years ago!
The three
brand new
buildings on
campus.
Anderson,
Baldwin and
Memorial Halls,
cost a total of
$50,000, the
General
, Statement page
tells us. By
contrast the
restoration of
the Center for
Campus
Ministry in
1999 will cost $700,000, and the renovation and
expansion of Bartlett Hall to create a new stu-
dent center has a price tag of $6.3 million.

The Collegiate Department in 1871 enrolled a
total of 19 students, and the English Department
(a kind of junior college program) enrolled
another 46; this total of 65 students compares
with 944 enrolled in 1998-99. The additional 40
students in the Preparatory Department have no
counterpart on campus today.

The reader of the 1871-72 catalog is perhaps
most struck with the section entitled Expenses

per Session of Five Months. Here are the fig-
ures: Tuition. $10.00; Room Rent, $2.50; Fuel,
Lights, & Washing, $10.00; Board in the College
Boarding Hall, $40.00. Current students find the
charges somewhat higher!

But one thing that has not changed is
Maryville's commitment to making a quality
education affordable to students of modest
means. Most of the students listed in that 1871-
72 catalog came from Tennessee, places like
Mossy Creek and Strawberry Plains and
McMillan's Station and Brick Mill, and most of
them, the histories tell us, from families with
very limited resources. Today some two-thirds
of Maryville's students are also Tennesseeans,
about a third are first-generation students, and a
majority qualify for significant amounts of finan-
cial aid. It is through financial aid-scholarships
that Maryville continues to make quality educa-
tion affordable for its students.

In this issue of FOCUS you can learn more
about the complex financing of a college educa-
tion in the 1990s; I urge you to read Donna
Davis' article "College is Possible: Keeping a
Maryville Education Affordable" which address-
es the relationships connecting scholarships with
"net price" and "cost subsidy." You may well be
surprised by what you learn from this article.

FOCUS also tells you how one donor of schol-
arship funds is helping a current MC student
afford to attend college. This is a direct way the
FOCUS readers can play a part in educating
young people for leadership and citizenship and
for richer and fuller lives.

You may be sure that Smith Jean-Philippe '00
will never forget the role that Knox and Peggy
Singleton '70 are playing in his life, and with
him, we are grateful for their generosity.

Yes, buildings have changed and curricula
have changed and enrollments have changed and
costs have changed since 1871-72. But
Maryville's mission remains the intellectual and
moral education of oncoming generations of citi-
zen leaders. That means making sure that a
Maryville education remains affordable, even in
the face of a greatly changing world.

cJ,

MARYVULE

COLLEGE

Established 1819

Moryville College FOCUS magazine 1999 (issn 309)

Published three times a year

: College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804-5907

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INTENTS

Dllege is Possible Page 2

oviding Access to Excellence Page 4

in Takahashi Week Page 6

]mpus News Page 8

umni News Page 10

1C2000: Campaign Update Page 1 1

lass Notes Page 15

Volume 99, Number 4

Spring 1999

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE BOARD

Tim Topham '80

Maryville, Tennessee

President

President
Gerald W. Gibson

James Campbell '53
Maryville, Tennessee

Vice President
rice President for Advancement

Elton R. Jones

Denise Smith Vogodo '74

Ed't

Maryville, Tennessee

Emily C. Yarborough

Recording Secretary

Director of Communications

Jan Rickards Dungan '65

Director of Campaigns and Louisville, Tennessee
Principal Giving Past- President

Anna B. Graham

CLASS OF 1999

Director of Development and Carol Corbett '51

Alumni Affairs

Greg Gheen '83

Mark Cate

Jim McCall '57

Olivia Vawter Mills '55

Director of Alumni and

Tom Scott '61

Parent Relations

Karen Beary

CLASS OF 2000

Martha Bess Ellis DeWitt '64
Director of Gift Planning _, .. _,..

. J „ J , 6 Russell Gibson 82
Lyn French ^
3 David King '93

Writers
Emily C. Yarborough

Roger Nooe '62
Judy Penry '73

Jeff Gary
Shanna Veiga

CLASS OF 2001

Jonathan Allison '90

Robert Beam '58

Priscilla Book Campbell '79

DeAnn Hargis-Kaminski '88

Brenda Babb McCroskey '82

FOCUS Spring 1 999 1

MESSAG

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^ — s campus ! One of
happens in the Maryville
office is that now and the
very old College publicat
example, a visitor brough
booklet entitled "Catalogi
Students of Maryville Co
for the Academic Year 18
catalog for the first full ac

1999 will cost $700,000,
expansion of Bartlett Hall
dent center has a price ta£

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total of 19 students, and tl
(a kind of junior college \
another 46; this total of 6:
with 944 enrolled in 1998
students in the Preparator
counterpart on campus to

The reader of the 1871-
most struck with the secti

A Publkotion For Alumni And Friends Of Moryville College

Maryville College FOCUS magazine 1999 (issn 309)

Published three times a year

Maryville College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804-5907

Subscription price - none

CONTENTS

College is Possible Page 2

Providing Access to Excellence Page 4

Kin Takahashi Week Page 6

Campus News Page 8

Alumni News Page 10

MC2000: Campaign Update Page 1 1

Class Notes Page 15

MC2000: PAGE 11

Volume 99, Number A

Spring 1999

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE BOARD

Tim Topham *80

Maryville, Tennessee

President

James Campbell ">3

Gerald W. Gibson

Maryville, Tennessee

Vice President

Vice President for Advancement

Elton R. Jones

Denise Smith Vogodo *74

Edit

Maryville, Tennessee

Emily C. Yarborough

Recording Secretary

Director of Communications

Jan Rickards Dungan '65

Director of Campaigns and Louisville, Tennessee

Principal Giving

Past-President

Anna B. Graham

CLASS OF 1999

Director of Development and Carol Corbett '51

Alumni Affairs

Greg Gheen '83

Mark Cate

Jim McCall '57

Olivia Vawter Mills '55

Director of Alumni and

Tom Scott '61

Parent Relations

Karen Beaty

CLASS OF 2000

Martha Bess Ellis DeWiti '64

Director of Gift Planning n „ „., 10_

Lyn French

David King '93

Writers

Roger Nooe '62

Emily C. Yarborough

Judy Penry '73

Jeff Gary

Shanna Veiga

CLASS OF 2001

Jonathan Allison '90

Robert Beam '58

Priscilla Book Campbell '79

DeAnn Hargis-Kaminski '88

Brenda Babb McCroskey '82

FOCUS Spring 1999 1

Donna Davis, Vice President of

Admissions/Enrollment

COLLEGE

POSSIBLE

Keeping A Maryville Education Affordable

Maryville College students pause in front of Fayerweather Hall. L-R: Seniors Brian Hastings, Sarah Knisley, and Patricia Romiti of Argentina enjoy the sunshine.

Who can afford a Maryville education today? Like
many private colleges, the price of a Maryville
education has risen sharply in the last decade. Do increas
ing prices mean that Maryville is moving away from the
tradition of serving students from low- and mid-
dle-income families?

Before formal student aid programs were
introduced in the early part of this century,
Maryville College established a pattern of
service to students with little or no ability to
pay the price of a College education. At a time
when most colleges served children of the upper
classes, many Maryville students earned their keep

by working on the College Farm or in the Maid Shop.
Maryville continues to admit and enroll students regard-
less of their ability to pay for college. Today,
nine out of ten students at Maryville College
receive student aid. In this year's entering
class, one in three students is the first in their
family to attend college. Over 200 Maryville
students come from families with incomes
under $30,000 and nearly 60% have fami-
ly incomes under $60,000.

The College also awards a signifi-
cant number of academic scholarships
to students from middle-income fam-

ilies. While these hard-working families do
not meet the federal requirements for stu-
dent aid, they still need help in paying for
college.

At one time, keeping the price low and
helping students work their way through
college made sense as a strategy for serving
students of limited means. Unfortunately,
making a College education affordable is
far more complex now. Today, low prices
actually provide the greatest benefit to stu-
dents from higher income families who can
afford to pay the full published price. A low
college tuition means that someone else is
paying the difference between tuition and
the actual cost of providing the education.
Every student, regardless of the family's
ability to pay, receives the benefit of this
cost subsidy. Keeping prices low through
high cost subsidies can actually hurt stu-
dents from low income families by limiting
funding for student aid.

The concepts of price, cost, and net price
are critical to understanding college
finances. Media attention has focused on
college prices, virtually ignoring the more
important factors of cost and net price. For
families, the published price of a college is
far less important than the net price - the
amount of money they pay after deducting
student aid from the bill.

The price of a college or university is set
below the cost of providing the education,
in contrast to for-profit businesses where
prices are set higher than costs in order to
provide a profit. The price of a college
depends on the college's costs and the avail-
ability of financial resources to underwrite a
cost subsidy for every student. For example,
public university students pay about 35% of
the cost of education with state taxpayers
underwriting most of the balance. At private
colleges, students pay a higher percentage
of the cost of education with charitable con-
tributions and endowment earnings making
up the balance.

The cost of a college education is the
actual annual expense required to provide
the education. Like families with different
lifestyles, college costs are based on pro-
gram choices and facility requirements. For
example, a one-on-one Senior Thesis pro-
gram staffed by full professors is more

Sample

Student Aid Awards

For First- Year Students

Family Income

$20,000

$35,000

$60,000

1998-99 Published Price

20,415

Student Aid

Federal Pell Grant

3,000

850

State/Federal Grant

3,450

MC Scholarship/Grant

7,500

11,100

7,500

Stafford Loan

2,625

Supplemental Loan

2,500

1,000

Compus job

1.200

Total Student Aid

20,275

18,275

12,325

Net Price

$140

$2,140

$8,090

expensive than the university model of
undergraduate instruction delivered by
graduate teaching assistants to classrooms
of students. At Mary ville, millions of dol-
lars are required
each year to main-
tain academic
facilities, buy
library books,
operate residence
halls, pay faculty
and staff salaries,
update computers,
and provide ser-
vices to students.

The net price is
the amount that a
student pays after
subtracting student
aid from the bill.
Originally, col-
leges awarded student aid only to needy
students in order to provide access to higher
education to low-income groups. Most col-
leges award student aid not only to those
who have financial need, but also to stu-
dents who earn academic scholarships,
regardless of family income. It is the net
price that opens or closes the door to a par-
ticular college for most students.

Maryville College continues in the spirit
of making a College education affordable
for students from all walks of life. The
increases of recent years reflect a pricing
strategy that asks students from families
with higher
incomes to pay a
greater percentage
of the actual cost
of education. At
the same time,
funding increased
for students with
financial need and
academic
promise. This
robust program of
student aid sup-
ported by gifts
from alumni and

friends permits the College to continue to
serve a significant number of students from
low- and middle-income families.

Student Aid at Maryville College

$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0

D Fed/State Aid ■ Grants ■ Scholarships

FOCUS Spnng 1999

PROVIDING
ACCESS

EXCELLENCE

Emily C. Yarborough

Director of Communications

J. Knox Singleton 70

aryville College has long been associat-
ed with some of the best colleges in the
south for academic excellence. Maryville has
been recognized by US News & World Report as
a Top 10 Southern Region liberal arts college for
four out of the last five years and last year was
added to the John Templeton Foundation's
Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges.
Committed to its mission, Maryville College
continues to admit students with academic
promise without regard to financial need.

In this time of increased "sticker price,"
Maryville has become associated in some peo-
ples' minds with some of its "wealthier" sister
schools. However, though tuition and fees for
the 1999-00 school year will exceed $20,000,
the majority of MC students are able to attend
only due to the financial support provided to
them.

Gifts to the MC Annual Fund help provide
access to MC's academic excellence. One way
to help is through annually funded scholarships

that assist students with the cost of tuition, fees,
room and board. Scholarships are a vital part of
the College's financial aid program and give stu-

"Its (Maryville College) historic
mission has been to carry an educa-
tion to those that are hungry for it,
but that are in danger of not being
given it by others"

- Samuel Tyndale,
fifth president of Maryville College

dents strong encouragement to excel in their
studies.

Students are selected for scholarships based on
criteria established by the donor. A committee of
faculty and administrators, including the

FOCUS Spring 1999

Director of Financial Aid, oversees the awarding
of all college scholarships.

To establish a named scholarship, the donor
must make a commitment to support the pro-
gram on an annual basis. For more information
about Maryville's annual scholarship program
readers may contact Director of Development
Mark Cate at 423/981-8199.

The Singletons

One couple who are helping the College in its
mission are J. Knox '70 and Peggy Tucker Singleton

'70. When asked why he and his wife estab-
lished a named scholarship at Maryville
College. Singleton said "it was an easy choice to
make."

The Singletons attended Maryville for two
years in the late 60's. He says, "we get all of the
College publications and have kept up with the
school over the years. We are doing this at some
other schools and after we thought about it, we
decided 'why not just do this?'"

What "this" is is the J. Knox and Peggy
Singleton Scholarship.

The scholarship provides $2000 per year to a
student who demonstrates financial need-
preferably someone who has few, if any, other
sources of support for college expenses.
Preference is also given to minority students.

A native of Murphy, NC, who received finan-
cial aid while in college, Singleton says he was
raised with the idea of giving back to others.
"And my time at Maryville College certainly
helped me solidify my thinking that service to
others is an important value" he says.

Currently, Singleton is President and CEO of
Inova Health System in Falls Church, VA. Inova
is a not for profit community health care system
made up predominately of hospitals and health
care systems. He also serves on the College's
National Advisory Council.

Smith Jean-Philippe

When Smith Jean-Philippe reported to foot-
ball practice at Maryville College in the fall
of 1996, he had never even seen the moun-
tains of East Tennessee, much less the MC
campus.

He came to Maryville College on a leap of
faith. The Haitian native arrived at Maryville via

Miami due to a combination of factors — the
reputation of the College, the desire to play foot-
ball and the promise of financial aid.

Originally from Haiti, Jean-Philippe moved to
Miami with his family at the age of nine.
English is his second language. His mother
taught school in Haiti and his father is the pastor
of a French-speaking
church affiliated with the
Church of God. The oldest
of three siblings, Jean-
Philippe would have found
it difficult if not impossible
to attend college without
financial aid.

As a high school football
player, Jean-Philippe
received an unsolicited let-
ter from an MC coach say-
ing he "would like to talk to
him when he was in the
Miami area." Jean-Philippe
said he started researching
the College and when MC
offered him a scholarship
he thought, "why not?"

Now he loves it here— so
much so that in the future
he hopes to become a resi-
dent director (RD) on
campus while he attends
graduate school at the
University of Tennessee in
Knoxville.

Jean-Philippe is a well-
rounded student. In addi-
tion to being an outside
linebacker for the Fighting
Scots, the business/organi-
zational management
major has been a freshman
and junior class senator and is the budgetary
officer for his hall council. He has been a resi-
dent assistant (RA) for two years in Lloyd Hall
and one year in Gamble. And this year he serves
on the College's Drug and Alcohol Committee.
"We discuss ways to better educate students
about drugs and alcohol dangers," he said.

Jean-Philippe is grateful for his educational
opportunities as Maryville College and grateful
to alumni like Knox and Peggy Singleton who
make those opportunities a reality.

Smith Jean-Philippe, a
member of the class of
2000, receives the J. Knox
and Peggy Singleton
Scholarship.

FOCOS Spring 1 999

Kin Tab
Return

Sylvia Fugote Heard '61 wipes down the furniture in the library last summer during Kin Takahashi Week.

Volunteer
workers will
return to
Maryville for
Kin Takahashi
Week,
June 21-25

It was a monsoon-like afternoon
last summer. Kin Takahashi Week
volunteers Don and Sylvia Fugate
Heard '61 took a break from the out-
door activities.

"This is wonderful weather," Don
exclaimed, as the rain pelted the
early summer soil. "Just like
Oregon."

"It gives us a chance to volunteer
indoors," Sylvia added, as she headed
to the Lamar Memorial Library for a
stint in the stacks.

Such enthusiasm marks the spirit of
Kin Takahashi Week (known affec-
tionately on campus as Kin T. Week).
The brainchild of MC alumnus and
board member, Dan Greaser '60. and
MC Vice President and Treasurer
Ron Appuhn, the week enters its
third year this summer.

6 fOCUS Spring 1999

nhashi Week

"" -

Jeff Gary

Participation growth is greatly
anticipated with 43 participants the
first year and over 80 last year.

The extreme rain of the past two
Kin T. weeks actually necessitated
the move to the late-June dates. This
year, Kin T Week will be held June
21 -25.

Some of this year's featured activi-
ties include an opening and welcome
breakfast Monday morning, interior
and exterior projects at Crawford
House, planting flowers and shrubs
and trimming trees.

For the Heards, there are many rea-
sons why Kin T. Week brings them
across the country for the week of
fun, fellowship and frenetic activi-
ties. For Sylvia, it is a chance to
renew acquaintances and revisit her
alma mater. For Don, the week repre-
sents all that is right about volun-
teerism.

"One of the best things about Kin
T. Week is the fellowship that occurs
when meeting up with a group of
people who all share the love of
Maryville College and what it has
meant to so many people over the
years," Sylvia said. "It is about giv-
ing of one's time and talents to pre-
serve our rich heritage as shown by
Kin Takahashi."

During last year's event, it was also
a chance for Sylvia to get an update
on Max Williams '00. Max is one of
four members of the Class of 2000
who has been featured regularly in
FOCUS magazine. A Bonner Scholar,
Max volunteered in the Dominican
Republic two summers ago, just as

Don Heard prepares to paint in the International House during Kin Takahashi Week last summer.

the first Kin T. Week was being held.
As he prepared to leave the island
nation. Max gave away most of his
clothes to the children - including a
brand new pair of Nikes.
Being a retired Nike executive, Sylvia
read the story and was touched by the
spirit Max exhibited. She arranged for
him to receive a new pair of shoes,
free of charge.

This connection between alumni from
different generations describes much
about the Maryville College spirit. It
is this spirit that is alive and well and
very much a part of Kin T. Week, as
alumni and friends roll up their

sleeves and share in the work of mak-
ing MC a better place for future gen-
erations of students like Max.

"Kin T. Week is a great way to give
something back to the school that
means so much to me, and to maybe
in some way provide for the MC stu-
dents of today and tomorrow," Sylvia
said, planning to participate in Kin T.
Week again this summer.

For more information about Kin T.
Week, please contact Jan Bible,
Executive Assistant for Business
Services at 423-981-8132 or Vice
President and Treasurer, Ron Appuhn
at 423-981-8245.

fOCUSSpring 1999

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Maryville College Athletes Score Achievements

Chris Housewright

BASKETBALL

The 1998-99 men's and women's
basketball teams finished their seasons
on a high note. The Lady Scots,
under new Head Coach Dean Walsh
'89. finished with a 19-6 record and a

#7 ranking in the South Region. The
Scots, under Head Coach Randy
Lambert '76, finished with a 21-4
record and a #3 ranking in the South
Region. The Scots made it to the sec-
ond round of the NCAA Tournament
before losing to Mississippi College
67-53.

Several individuals were recognized
for their efforts. Chris Housewright, a
junior, led the Scots in scoring and
was named to the All-South Division
III Second team. Lesley Roberson, a
senior guard, was nominated for
Kodak Ail-American and was #2 in
the nation in steals (5.3). Liz Hewitt,
a junior guard, led the team in scoring,
was nominated for Kodak Ail-
American, was First Team District IV
GTE Academic All-American, and

was #2 in the country in three pointers
made per game (3.1).

SOCCER

The Maryville College women's
soccer team has again won the
National Soccer Coaches Association
of America Team Academic Award.
The Lady Scots had the 23rd best
grade point average nationally among
all NCAA Division III schools.

Individually, juniors Crissy Wieck
and Misty Herron were named to the
NSCAA All-Region Scholar Athlete
Team. Sixteen players within the
Maryville College program were
named USAA All-American Scholars.
The current GPA for the soccer pro-
gram is 3.05.

Summer means time for flatpicking

Every summer. Maryville College
hosts Steve Kaufman's Flatpicking
Guitar and Mandolin Camps for musi-
cians who play bluegrass, newgrass
and traditional guitar music. The
camps are designed to gather musi-
cians of all levels to learn, play, eat and
sleep music for one week on the scenic
grounds of Maryville College.

It was Kaufman's wife. Donna Dixon
'89. who thought the mountain setting
of MC's campus would make a perfect
place for the musical camps, as well as
the evening concerts performed
throughout the week.

Since Dixon introduced Maryville
College to her husband, Kaufman has
held his Flatpicking Guitar Camp on
the grassy lawns of the college for four
years and the Mandolin Camp for two.

Kaufman has also offered guitar
picking workshops in Japan and
Switzerland, and is the only three time
winner of the National Flatpicking
Championships held in Winfield.

While her husband stays busy orga-
nizing music workshops, touring and
performing, Dixon manages a medical
fitness program she developed at
Blount Memorial Hospital. Dixon

received her bachelor's degree in exer-
cise science at Maryville College and
her master's degree at the University of
Tennessee in exercise physiology.

The dates for this year's Mandolin
Camp are June 2-6, and the
Flatpicking Camp will be held June 6 -
13. Cost of the camps are $425 and
$650, which includes classes, concerts,
workshops, meals, housing and unlim-
ited jamming.

For more information about the
camps or the nightly public perfor-
mances, please call (423) 982-3808.

FOCUS Spring 1999

CAMPUS NEWS

LAMAR ALEXANDER TO SPEAK
AT COMMENCEMENT

The Honorable Lamar
Alexander, currently a candi-
date for President of the United
States, will be the Maryville College
commencement speaker on Sunday,
May 16 at 6 p.m. Alexander will
also receive an honorary Doctor of
Laws from the alma mater of his par-
ents, the late Andy '34 and Flo
Alexander '35. The ceremonies will
be held on the lawn next to Anderson
Hall.

Alexander is co-founder and vice
president of Corporate Family
Solutions, Inc. The Blount County

native is the former governor of
Tennessee, former U.S. Secretary of
Education, and former president of
The University of Tennessee.

Baccalaureate will be held at 2
p.m. on the 16th in Wilson Chapel.
Dr. Mark Knisley will deliver the
baccalaureate address. Dr. Knisley
is the Senior Pastor at Graystone
Presbyterian Church in Knoxville.
The title of his sermon is "True
Treasures." Knisley has a personal
tie to this year's graduation. His
daughter, Sarah, is a member of the
class of '99.

Lamar Alexander at a taping for the MC2000
Campaign video

Professors Receive
Salzburg Mellon
Fellowships

Two Maryville College pro-
fessors have received
Salzburg Mellon Fellowships for
1999. Dr. Carl Gombert, assis-
tant professor of Art, and Dr.
Barbara Wells, assistant profes-
sor of Sociology, were chosen
for the fellowships to be held in
Salzburg, Austria next fall.

Gombert will attend "The Arts,
Religion and the Shaping of
Culture," September 4-11. Wells
will attend "Race and Ethnicity:
Social Change Through Public
Awareness," October 9-16.

TUITION AND FEES SET FOR
1 999-2000

As reported elsewhere in this
issue of FOCUS, Maryville
College strives to make the cost of a
Maryville education affordable to all
students. Tuition and fees for next
year will reflect the lowest dollar
increase in over a decade and the
lowest percentage increase since
1984. Knowing that paying for col-
lege is a significant financial expense
for students and their families, the
College has worked hard to meet the
challenge of paying the rising
expenses of providing the best possi-
ble education while keeping the
increase in tuition and fees at a mini-
mum.

The tuition increase is needed to
pay the rising costs of College opera-
tions such as utilities, insurance pre-
miums, and equipment replacement
and to provide well-deserved salary
increases for our faculty and staff.
The meal plan increase covers the
College's cost from its food service
vendor, Aladdin. Tuition and fees for
1999-2000 will be: tuition $15,600;
activity fee $225; technology fee
$200; room $2,400; and meal plan
$2,680 for a total of $21,105. The
total represents a 3.4 percent increase
over the 1998-99 year.

FOCUS Spring 1999

ALUMNI NEWS

McQueen honored with
Distinguished Service Award

John Christian McQueen, Jr. '34 was
recognized with a Distinguished
Service Award by the Maryville College
Board of Directors in February. Elton
Jones, Vice President for College
Advancement, presented the award to
McQueen at ceremonies held in
Birmingham, AL.

"One cannot achieve this alone,"
McQueen said. "The College provided
lasting friendships and a faculty dedi-
cated to its calling and family relation-
ships - all based on a faith shared by the
Maryville College community. On this
foundation, we built our ministry, which
the board has chosen to recognize and
honor."

McQueen was born Dec. 12, 1913.
His parents were missionaries in the
Congo. After McQueen graduated from
high school in Hattiesburg, MS, he
attended Maryville College where he
graduated with a BA degree. He contin-
ued his education for the ministry in
Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in
Kentucky, graduating with a BD degree.
He also studied at McCormiek
Seminary in Chicago.

He served pastorates at Hunter
Presbyterian Church in Lexington, KY,
Central Presbyterian Church in
Meridian, Ms, First Presbyterian
Church in Owensboro, KY. And Trinity
Presbyterian Church in Louisville, KY.
He also served as Associate Minister at
South Highland Presbyterian Church in
Birmingham, AL. where he retired in
1980. After retirement, McQueen
served as interim pastor in churches in
the Birmingham Presbytery and served

twice as temporary chaplain at
Kirkwood by the River Retirement
Home.

In 1965, McQueen was Moderator of
the Synod of Kentucky where he was
chairman of Religious Education for the
Synod. During his pastorate in
Meridian, McQueen was the reporter of
Church News in the Synod of
Mississippi for "The Presbyterian
Outlook." He served on the Board of
Directors at Lees
College in Jackson, KY,
and on the Board of
Curators at Centre
College in Danville, KY.
During his ministry,
McQueen was a com-
missioner to four
General Assemblies, and
in four of his five pas-
torates, he conducted
building programs. At
the Seminary
Commencement in 1989,
he was honored as a
Distinguished Alumni.
One of the suites in
Carnegie Hall was fur-
nished in honor of the
McQueens in 1993 by
Mrs. Mel Robinson.

McQueen and wife of
62 years, Lillian Crawford
'37 are planning to move back to
Maryville. They have two daughters,
Rochelle Tillapaugh of Fairfax, VA. and
Mary Sinclair, deceased, five grandchil-
dren and five great grandchildren.

"The College pro-
vided lasting friend-
ships and a faculty
dedicated to its
calling and family
relationships - all
based on a faith
shared by the
Maryville College
community..."

Front: John C. McQueen, Jr
Back: granddaughter Kathy

'34 and Lillian Crawford McQueen '37.
Hirsch and daughter Rochelle Tillapaugh.

FOCUS Spring 1999

THE BEST POSSlBL JCOLLECE

Regional Efforts Begin

MC2000 Campaign passes $13 million mark

As regional efforts for the
MC2000 Campaign get under-
way, campaign staff and members of
the MC2000 Steering Committee are
visiting alumni and friends across the
country.

"Now is the time to make a greater
commitment to Maryville College ,"
says Dan Greaser '60, a member of the
MC2000 Steering Committee. "But
outright financial gifts are not all that
the College needs.

"Essentially," Greaser tells alumni,
"Maryville College is what you make
it. You're a part of it. If you speak
well of it, you help it."

There are numerous ways alumni can
get involved with the campaign. "We
need your gifts, either outright or
deferred," says Greaser, "and we need
your time and talents as well."

He advises, "volunteer your time to
help out on campus during Kin
Takahashi Week. Be informed about
the College. Read and understand
where the College is today and then
promote it at every opportunity.

"Become a spokesperson for the
College," says Greaser, "tell our
story to potential students, high

schools in your area, churches, and
other parents. Let us know about foun-
dations that you think would be a good
fit with the College. And finally," he
says, "display your MC pride. Wear
MC jerseys, hats, and clothing whenev-
er you can, even jogging."

Everyone has the potential to help
Maryville College achieve our MC2000
goals. To find out more, contact Anna
Graham, Director of the MC2000
Campaign at (423) 981-8202.

REGIONAL EFFORTS

March 18 Raleigh

April 8 Asheville

April 20 Knoxville

April 27 Tri-Cities

June 10 Atlanta

June 15 Washington D.C.

Fall '99 - Spring 2000

Chicago, Nashville, Chattanooga,
Delaware Valley, Birmingham

MC2000

STEERING COMMITTEE

MEMBERS

Eleanor "Ellie" Morrow Craven

Maryville, TN

Sheridan "Dan" Greaser '60

Farragut, TN

Natalie Haslam

Knoxville TN

Christine "Teenie" Hayworth

Knoxville. TN

Fred Lawson, Chair

Knoxville, TN

Baxter Lee (deceased)
Knoxville, TN

Cole Piper '68

Knoxville, TN

Richard Ragsdale

Nashville, TN

Richard Ray '52

Walland, TN

Mary Kay Sullivan

Maryville, TN

Lew E. Weems

Knoxville, TN

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STUDENT CENTER

Piper makes naming gift

The experiences he had and the fond
memories he made are reasons why
Cole Piper '68 continues to contribute to
his Maryville College alma mater.

"I've been contributing, as I could,
ever since I graduated," Piper said. "Part
of the reason goes back to the memories
I made while getting my education at the
college, another reason is how important
Maryville College is to me."

A member of the MC2000 Steering
Committee, Piper recently made a major
gift naming the post office in the student
center in honor of his parents. Rose and
Austin. "We are delighted to receive this
commitment, which will help us reach
our goal of renovating and expanding
Bartlett Hall as a student center," said
Anna B. Graham, Director of the
MC2000 Campaign.

It was a trip with his parents to the
southeast that eventually led to Piper's
decision to attend Maryville College.
Piper was looking at southern colleges
when, at the time, made a whimsical
decision and a brief detour to visit the
MC campus. Now, Piper sees the spur of
the moment decision as a moment of fate
and wouldn't change his educational
experience for the world.

"Maryville College gives students an
opportunity to go through the maturing
process from high school through college
in an environment where there is a sense
of community," Piper said "The students
really get to know their teachers and teachers
get to know their students. Pretty much
everybody knows everyone. There is a real
sense of family."

Piper also said that Maryville College's
size helped him develop his self confidence

Cole Piper '68

much
more easi-
ly and
quickly
than it
would
have if he

had attended a large university. It also gave
him a good opportunity to participate in ath-
letics.

Piper majored in sociology and earned a
minor in history at Maryville College.
Maintaining a full class schedule, he also
worked part time at Proffitt's Corporate
Headquarters for two years. Upon graduating
in 1968, Piper returned to his native
Pennsylvania where he taught history to high
school students for four years.
In 1972, he made his way back to Maryville,
where he lived for nearly 27 years and estab-
lished a long-time career at Proffitt's
Corporate Headquarters. In January of 1 999,
Piper retired as Proffitt's Executive Vice
President.

While working at Proffitt's, Piper orga-
nized corporate Mountain Challenge work-
shops, and became quite impressed by the
unique experiential learning process, a hall-
mark of the program. He eventually joined
the Mountain Challenge Advisory Board and
became good friends with Bruce Guillaume '76.
Director. Since retirement from Proffitt's,
Piper has been working as the Director of
Development for Mountain Challenge. In
this role. Piper works to develop new busi-
ness and expand contacts.

"We're extremely fortunate to have some-
one with Cole's background and experience
on our team," says Guillaume. "He has a
unique understanding of the corporate envi-
ronment and the specific training needs."

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THE UfcSr POSSIBLE COLL

ISTRY

Orr family gift names window in
CCM for professor

Professor Horace Eugene Orr '12, the son
of an itinerant Presbyterian preacher
from Arkansas, was one of the most respect-
ed teachers in the annals of Mary ville
College.

Dr. Orr, who retired as Professor of
Religion and Philosophy, as well as
Chairman of the Division of Bible,
Philosophy and Education, served his alma
mater for 38 years. He only fully retired
shortly before his death in 1958.

Orr was pastor of a small church in
Normandy, TN in 1919 when President
Wilson used his persuasive powers to entice
the young man to return to Maryville to
teach. Over the years Orr was, in his own
words, "flabbergasted" by the influence he
had on students.

Orr was perhaps best known for teaching
an ethics course that was a requirement for
graduation. He also taught religion and
Bible courses, headed the Alumni
Association in its quest to raise funds for the
Alumni Gym, occasionally preached at New
Providence Presbyterian Church and orga-
nized the Maryville College Parish, which
provided student preachers to small country,
churches. In 1958, Thomas Horst '48, then
Assistant Professor of Religion and
Philosophy, published a compilation of Orr's
lectures entitled "Christian Ethics for
Practical Living."

Orr's years of service were a family affair.
The family home was on nearby historic
Indiana Avenue and generations of students
remember his wife, the former Loy
Alexander, as a "genuine lady." Others

"Supporting the
College was
important to
dad... he was
always involved in
something on
behalf of the
College.

recall the close family of five children as a
"great family." Four of his five children
graduated from the College. One son was
tragically lost in WWII.

It is his surviving family's desire to honor
their father's memory that has resulted in
a gift for the renovation of the Center
for Campus Ministry. Daughters
Mary 0. Kidder '41 (Mrs. David
'42). Mildred 0. Potter '48 (Mrs
Marshall), Ruth 0. Allen '55
(Mrs. Thomas '58), and
daughter-in-law Margaret
(Mrs. Eugene '39) have
donated $5000 to name a
window in the CCM for
their father.

According to Mildred
Potter, whose husband
Marshall's portrait of her
father will also hang in
the CCM, "we're so grati-
fied by people's response
to my father. Everywhere
we go, people say to us
'your father did so much for
me.'

"Supporting the College was
important to dad... he was always
involved in something on behalf of

the College. We think this is an n . . „ .._

. Professor Horace Eugene Orr 1 2

appropriate way ot making sure the

name of Horace Orr lives on and continues
to help future generations of students."

For more information about other gift nam-
ing opportunities in the CCM, contact Anna
Graham in Willard House.

Mildred Potter

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^ENDOWMENT

Savvy stewardship not just for
seniors

Conventional wisdom holds that
only senior citizens do estate
and charitable gift planning. Don't tell
that to Allen and Patricia Bunge. Still
only in their forties, this Greensboro,
NC couple has already set up a chari-
table remainder unitrust. There are
two good reasons why Allen Bunge '73
is ahead of the curve. First, as a CPA,
he is well acquainted with tax strate-
gies. Second, he comes from a family
where charitable giving is a tradition.
It is only logical, therefore, that while
pondering ways to reduce the family
tax burden, he would include planned
giving.

"With this unitrust," he said, "I
reduce taxes and know that I"m doing
something good for my alma mater."

Though devoted to MC, Allen
Bunge used to worry about its finan-
cial health and vitality.

"I wouldn't have wanted to invest in
the College if I questioned its future,"
he said. But having been back to the
College twice in the last two years,
Allen was electrified by a "new spirit"
and a new vitality on campus."

Attuned to financial issues he said,
"I'm very encourage by the strength
the College is showing and feel confi-
dent that it's financially solid and on
the right track."

A unitrust is irrevocable. Once
done, it can't be undone. This made
Patricia Bunge hesitate, but when she
grasped the tax benefits and saw that

Patricia and Allen Bunge '73

the trust would provide them good
income, she embraced the idea.
Moreover, as a faculty member at
Guilford Technology Community
College, Patricia is enthusiastic about
supporting education.

Allen Bunge displays the versatility
of a liberal arts graduate. An econom-
ics major who is now a CPA, invest-
ment advisor and real estate broker.
However, his chief passion in college
was choral music. He made a special
effort to be present when Harry
Harter, his choir director at MC,
received the Maryville College
Medallion last fall.

In 1982 Allen's father. Gordon
Bunge, showed his gratitude to
Maryville College by establishing an
endowed music scholarship in Allen's
honor.

Financial savvy, a love for music, a
belief in education, a devotion to
Maryville College, a family tradition
of philanthropy - it all ties together,
making what might seem a surprising
gift for this young couple, perfectly
natural.

Reprinted from MC Futures

Swann endows
scholarship

Scholarships to benefit
Sevier County Students.

Sometimes gifts to the MC endow-
ment are the result of careful
planning (see related Bunge article),
and sometimes they are the result of
fortunate circumstances.

Such is the case with the Amos
Swann Scholarship Fund.

Amos Swann was a successful
farmer in Sevier County, TN who had
the good fortune to own property
where developers wanted to build a
corridor leading to a major tourist
attraction in Pigeon Forge, TN.

As he approached the end of his life,
Swann decided he wanted to share his
wealth with young students from
Sevier County. According to his niece.
Jeanna Swann, "he was very deliberate
about wanting his estate to go to help
young people who want to attend col-
lege." As a result, Maryville has
received a sizable unsolicited gift to
endow the Amos Swann Scholarship
Fund. Others who benefited from
Swann's generosity include Carson
Newman College, Hiwassee College,
and the Kodak United Methodist
Church.

Swann. bom in 1916, spent his entire
life in the Sevier County region of
Kodak. Although he was only able to
attend two years of high school, "he
valued education," says Jeanna Swann.

"This nearly half-million dollar
bequest was a wonderful surprise for
the College." says Dr. Gerald Gibson,
MC president. "It makes a difference
with the endowment portion of the
MC2000 Campaign, thereby helping us
to attract and retain the growing num-
ber of students from Sevier County
who attend Maryville College."

fOCUS Spring 1999

CLASS NOTES

20s

Eleanor Collins Shrader '27, lives in
Lexington, KY, and writes that she is
doing well after suffering a stroke
four years ago.

Gene Gabbard '29, is recovering from
surgery for cancer. He continues to
live in Aurora, IN.

30s

Edith Burns Little '30, celebrated her
90th birthday on Jan. 5, 1999, in the
dining room of Fairpark Nursing
Home in Maryville.

Patsy Hall Murray '31, celebrated her
90th birthday on Aug. 5, 1998. She
lives in Athens, TN, and remains
active in church and community
affairs.

Julia Terry Dickinson '32, writes that she
continues to be proud of MC and its
accomplishments. She lives in Glen
Arbor, MI.

Hubert L. Duncan '32, and his wife have
travelled extensively over the years.
Their daughters take them to "some
exotic place" each year for their
anniversary celebration. They have
been married for 62 years and now
live in Claremont Manor, a retirement
community in Claremont, CA.

Glenn Hook '34, is living in a retire-
ment home in Sheboygan Falls, WI.
His wife, Alma Day Hook, died Nov.
25, 1997. She was a high school
teacher.

Mark L Andrews '37, is now living in
Ingelside Presbyterian Residence in
Washington, DC. He continues to
serve as Parish Associate in
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in
McLean, VA, and is a member of the
Mission Support Committee of
National Capital Presbytery.

Helen Ridenhour Goodman '39, is a

retired teacher and lives in
Rockingham, NC. Her granddaugh-
ter, Kelly Dull, graduated from ASU
in Boone. NC, in May, 1998, and was
married in September.
Granddaughter, Gina Goodman
Burgin, is expecting her second child.

John Magill '39, and Louise Wells Magill
'41, have recently moved to the Gulf
Coast Village in Cape Coral, FL.
John is active in Kiwanis and church,
and Louise in PEO, DAR and church.
They will celebrate 57 years of mar-
riage in 1999, and have two children,
five grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.

40s

Jane Short Hower '41, and Carol May
Short Lootens '47, enjoyed a trip to
southern England in June, 1998.
They took Jane's daughter, Catherine
Stewart, and their brother Bill's (class
of 1942) daughter, Sue Short, with
them.

Eloise Zimmerman Rogers '41, attended
her second grandson's wedding in
Chicago in July, 1998. She and her
oldest daughter also enjoyed a two-
week cruise and sightseeing trip to
Alaska, Denali National Park and
environs in late August. She contin-

ues to do volunteer work and remains
active in church and community orga-
nizations in Gainesville, FL.

Robert B. Short '41, reports that his
wife, Lavinia Mullinix Short, died on
Dec. 19, 1998, at their home in
Tallahassee, FL. A memorial service
was held at Trinity United Methodist
Church on Dec. 23, 1998.

Dudley S. Moore '42, writes that he
retired (again) on Jan. 31, 1998. He
was an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

Cecil Eanes '43, returned to his first
church, Third Creek at Cleveland,
NC, for the dedication of an addition
to the Sunday school building he
helped to build during his ministry
there in 1945-49. He and his wife,
Mildred Montgomery Eanes '42, celebrat-
ed their 55th wedding anniversary on
a cruise to Alaska.

Nancy Russell Lynn '45, has enjoyed
teaching for Global Volunteers in
Poland and China during the last two
years. She hopes to be able to contin-
ue the work for several weeks each
year.

Rosalind Gorges Watlington '46, is still
teaching violin, playing in the
Bermuda Philharmonic Society
Orchestra, Gilbert and Sullivan
Society performances and in the
Daylesford Sinfonia.

Nelle Ousley Widner '46, and her hus-
band celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on June 21, 1997, with a
renewal of their wedding vows. The
minister who married them officiated
at the renewal ceremony, and mem-
bers of the original wedding party
took part. The Widners live in Alcoa,
TN.

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CLASS NOTES

Marguerite Priest Carroll '49, and her

husband have known each other since
1934, and became reacquainted at
their 50th high school reunion.
Between them, they have ten children.
20 grandchildren and six great-grand-
children. The Carrolls make their
home in Westerville, OH.

50s

Curtis Wilbanks '53. and his wife took
an eight- weeks, 10,000 mile motor
trip through the U. S. and the
Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1998.
They celebrated Christmas with their
children and grandchildren at Disney
world.

Mary J. Bevan Freeman '54, and her

husband now live in Oxford, MS.

They chose to retire there because it is
a university community with many
interesting things to do. They invite
friends to visit them.

Emily Smith Hoyer '54. has been com-
missioned by Presbytery of Giddings-
Lovejoy to serve the First
Presbyterian Church, Cuba, Missouri,
as Commissioned Lay Pastor. She is
the first CLP in the presbytery and
also serves on the Task Force to train
future CLPs.

Marcia Williams Kling '56, writes that
the October wedding of her daughter
in Raleigh. NC, was the occasion for a
mini-Maryville reunion. Joining in
the celebration were Bob Watson '61,
and Ann Newcomer Watson '60: David
Helwig '56. and Jean Kemper Helwig '56;
Hugh Walker '53; and Jackie Speigner
Chambless '56, who was Marcia's MC
roommate.

Jim Laster '56. and Madlon Travis Laster
'56, spent a week in London over
New Year's 1999, as a gift from
Trinity Episcopal Church in
Winchester, VA, where he has been
organist for 25 years. A surprise cele-
bration was held with nine composi-
tions of Jim's sung at the service.
Two tickets to London were presented
to Jim and Madlon at the close of the
program.

Adlai Boyd '57, is currently singing
baritone in both the Asheville Choral
Society and in its small ensemble, the
New Day Singers. He has written two
book reviews for the journal "Child
and Family Behavior Therapy." He is
retired from the faculty of the
University of South Florida and now
lives in his Montreat, NC home.

Virginia Marshall Ramsey '57. was

selected by the Georgia Art Education

Dr. Otto Pf lanze, Jr. wins of the 1 999 Einhard Prize

r. Otto Pflanze Jr. '40 was

recently awarded the presti-
gious 1999 Einhard Prize by the
Einhard Foundation of Seligenstadt,
Germany for his three-volume biog-
raphy on Otto von Bismarck. The
distinguished 1990 book was recent-
ly published in German by Beck
Publishers.

The Einhard Prize carries a cash
award of 20,000 German marks, an
equivalent of about $1 1.000 in
American money. The distinguished
award was given on recommenda-
tion of an international jury consist-
ing of French Historian and biogra-
pher, Jean Favier of the Institute of
France, Dr. Roberto Zapperi, an
Italian biographer and historian of
international repute, and German

delegate. Dr. Gustav Seibt, a leading
German literary critic.

"Pflanze has presented the most
extensive work about Bismarck in
decades," explained the jury.
Jury delegates went on to praise
Pflanze for his comprehensive work
of the Bismark era, including the
immense amount of printed materi-
als of Bismarck he collected and the
broad range of sources he used to
detail interrelations between people
and political events all the way to
the constitutional functioning of the
German Empire.

"Pflanze's often microscopic
attention to detail does not result in
an undifferentiated gray in gray pic-
tures," continued the jury. "There is
also to praise the quiet, evocative

language, the wide arc of the narra-
tive and the clever use of quotations
from sources."

Thirty years of Pflanze's scholarly
life have been spent researching and
writing about Bismarck, the founder
and first chancellor of the German
Empire. He earned his doctorate at
Yale University, taught history in
Minnesota and at Bard College.
Pflanze was also a member of the
Institute for Advanced Study at
Princeton and the Historical Kolleg
in Munich, and from 1977 to 1986,
was the editor of the American
Historical Review.

Pflanze's volumes on Bismarck
are available at the Blount County
Library in Maryville, TN.

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CLASS NOTES

Association as the 1998 Middle
School Art Teacher of the Year for the
state of Georgia.

Barbara Wilkie Tedford '57, has retired
from Glenville State College after 23
years in the English department. She
and her husband, Sidney Tedford '57,

have moved back to their home in
Elkins, WV. He again directed the
Davis and Elkins College Alumni
Choir at Homecoming in October,
1998.

Ted Wilson '57, was elected to the
Blount County Sports Hall of Fame in
1997, the inaugural year of the
awards. He has previously coached at
Maryville Middle, Maryville High
and Dobyns-Bennett High School in
Kingsport, TN. He is retired and lives
in Kingsport.

Paula Cox Bowers '58, continues to
enjoy teaching 7th grade Life Science
in Lake Elsinore, CA. Again this
year, she will present, at the California
League of Middle Schools, her pro-
gram of incorporating the arts into sci-
ence.

Suzanne Tourtellotte Buddie '59, is again
living in Martinez, CA. She is work-
ing for Contra Costa County
Department of Social Service as a
case manager in adult services. Most
of her clients have either physical or
mental barriers to becoming employ-
able persons. In addition to co-ordi-
nating services for her caseload, she
also advocates for those persons who
are appropriate for Social Security
disability.

Jill Smither Danzer '59, recently
returned from a two week visit to
China and a month on the road in the
American Midwest, sight-seeing,
antiquing and visiting museums. She

also visited her daughter, who lives in
Chicago.

Jack Emery '59, has retired after 27
years with Permanente Medical Group
in Portland, OR, and Raleigh, NC.
He plans to do medical legal consult-
ing in the future. He and his wife are
the proud grandparents of William
Lawrence, III, son of their daughter.
Leigh Emery Lawrence '89, and her hus-
band.

Edward S. Krebs '59, had a book
"Shifu, Soul of Chinese Anarchism,"
published by Rowman and Littlefield
Publishers in October, 1998.

60s

W. Rufus Bowers '60, has enjoyed a
busy ten years of retire-
ment. He is currently a
volunteer sheriff in
Fallbrook. CA.

Roger Nooe '62. was

honored when
Knoxville Mayor
Victor Ashe proclaimed
January 26, 1999, to be
"Dr. Roger M. Nooe
Day." He was recog-
nized for his work on
behalf of the homeless.
He was instrumental in
the 1 985 formation of
the Knoxville Coalition
for the Homeless and
served as its first presi-
dent. He remains an active member
of the Coalition, donating his time and
expertise in a number of areas. Dr.
Nooe is a professor in the University
of Tennessee College of Social Work.

Martha Hall Quigley '64, has been elect-
ed to a two-year term as president of
the Historical Confederation of
Kentucky. She has served as an HCK
regional representative from the
Southeastern District and vice presi-
dent of the Executive Board. She is
director of the Bobby Davis Museum
in Hazard, KY.

Richard C. Boyd '65, has begun his third
year in new church development as
pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church
in Beaufort, NC. He is also Assistant
Professor of Religion at Mount Olive
College.

Nancy White Claar '65, went to

Tanzania, Africa in October, 1998, for
a Photo Safari with 20 other Docents
from the Houston Zoo. She writes
that they saw "all kinds of animals up
close and personal."

Dave Powell '66,
with a gift on the

adjunct instructor of English, presented Eldria Hurst
occasion of the Chief's retirement in October.

Ruth Hults Murphy '66, announces the
birth of her second granddaughter,
Alexandra Morgan, on Sept. 28, 1998.

Susan Foreman Viney '66, writes that her
son, Mark, and his family have trans-

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CLASS NOTES

ferred from Gennany to Ft. Bragg,
NC. Son, Doug, was married in
1998. He and his wife live in Holly
Springs, NC.

Jerry Weeks '67. and Marian McCauley
Weeks '70. are living in Abilene, KS,
where he is pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church. They became grandparents
twice during the last year.
Granddaughters are Hillary Lisa
Behrens in Topeka, KS: and Meredith
Claire Eichelberger in Lawrence, KS.

John Braymer '68, is publisher of
"Inform", published five times a year
by the Virginia Society of the
American Institute of Architects.

Jenny Jett Erwin '68, has moved to San
Francisco, where she is Regional
Administrator of the Women's Bureau
with the U. S. Department of Labor.
She had previously lived in Arizona,
where she had worked on gender
equity and displaced homemaker
issues for the past 20 years.

Brian Wilson '69. and Pamela Pierce
Wilson 70, write that their daughter,
Susan, was married on Sept. 13, 1997.
to Timothy J. Bright.

70s

Carol Fisher Mathieson '70, presented
several lecture recitals on the
Women's Suffrage Movement's music
and Christmas legends during the past
year, in addition to her teaching duties
as Professor of Music and Director of
Opera Workshop at Culver-Stockton
College.

Rosalind Bennett Magnuson '72. received
the Master of Arts in Historic

Preservation from Goucher College in
Baltimore, MD, in August, 1998. She
and her husband. Christian Magnuson
'73. live in Kennebunk, ME.

Robert W. Millner 74. spent July of
1998, traveling in Independence,
Missouri's sister city of
Migashimuoyama, Japan. He was
travelling with his wife and parents,
celebrating 20 years of friendship
between the two cities. The group
also went to Singapore and Hawaii.

Leanne V. Moore '74, received the
"Meritorious Civilian Service Medal"
from the Defense Special Weapons
Agency at the agency's stand-down
ceremony on Sept. 30. 1998. This
award is the agency's second highest
honor. The DSWA, the oldest Defense
agency, was merged with two other
agencies on Oct. 1, 1998, to become
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Pat D'Alba Sabatelle 74. has been pro-
moted to Vice President of Operations
for the direct marketing firm GRIZ-
ZARD. She and her husband.
Michael, have spent the last seven
months renovating their historic home
in Stone Mountain, GA.

Earl McMahan 75. is now head football
coach at William Blount High School
in Blount County, TN.

80s

Elizabeth Goodier Esrey '86, recently
moved into Biological Lead Discovery
Group with DuPont. developing and
implementing novel enzyme assays
designed to run as High Throughput
Screens for the purpose of lead discov-
ery.

Mark Womack '86. is now living in
Decatur, GA, and works for Sunshine
Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

John Wright, '87, writes that 1998 was
a year of many travels. He was a
soloist at the Pacific Music Festival in
Sapporo. Japan and toured Europe
with the Amsterdam Baroque
Orchestra and Choir.

Kristy Miller, '88, was recently promot-
ed to assistant cataloger with Ingram
Library Services in Nashville, TN.
She intends to pursue a MLS and also
H works part-time as a
docent at a historic man-
sion in Nashville.

Jeannie Borden Dickey. '89,
has received a master of
business administration
from Lincoln Memorial
University. She is clinical
director of the Intensive
Care and Coronary Care
Units and the Telemetry
Unit at Blount Memorial
Hospital in Maryville.

Wayne Kramer '74 escorted his aunt, Margaret Sloan, to the
Founder's Day Banquet last (all. Sloan represented Third Presbyterian
Church of Pittsburgh, PA at the banquet.

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CLASS NOTES

90s

John Tanner '93, recently joined the law
firm of Arnall, Golden and Gregory,
LLP in Atlanta, as an associate on the
professional liability team.

Ginger Chapman Teaster '93, now lives
in Springdale, AR. She is employed
at the Llama Company, an investment
banking firm, as the Project/Systems
Specialist.

Sara Goelz Carey '95, and her husband
live in Crossville, TN. She has accept-
ed a position as adjunct history faculty
at Roane State Community College.

Marc Hail '95, and Tiffany Myers Hall
'94, are living in Salina, KS, where
Marc is working as a photographer for
"The Salina Journal."

Steven S. Moss '96, has received his
commission as a naval officer after
completing Officer Candidate School
at Naval Aviation Schools Command,
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, FL.

Jonathan Peters '96, has graduated with
a Master of Music degree from the
University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
He is now working on a doctorate in
music composition at Louisiana State
University.

Melissa Ward '96, has recently been
promoted to the position of Assistant
Director at KinderCare Learning
Center in Maryville.

Aaron Stone '98, recently appeared in
The Boston Conservatory's New
England premiere performance of the
Broadway musical "Side Show." The
performances took place in Boston's
Emerson Majestic Theatre.

MARRIAGES

Marguerite Priest Rosensteel '49. to

Bruce D. Carroll, Aug. 15, 1998.

Brian Lynn McGhee '98, to Jennifer
Pavlis, Jan. 9, 1999.

BIRTHS

David L Evans '81, and his wife,
Kim, a son, Cade Lawton, May 1 1 ,
1998, their fourth child.

Anita Baker Lerman '82. a daughter,
Saidah Maxine Lerman, Nov. 27,
1998.

Susan Taylor Rhodenizer '83, and her

husband, Craig, a son, Stephen
Charles, Oct. 25, 1998, their first
child.

Shelley Kingsbury Winter '83, and her

husband, Kurt, a son, Matthew
Richard, July 27, 1998.

Ordi '86, and Ret Masilo '85. a son,
Benjamin Babak Thabo Masilo.

Melodie Sedgwick Walker '88, and Andy
Dale Walker '88, a daughter, Sierra
Nicole, Feb. 20, 1999, their second
child.

Victoria Conwell Lane '90, and Keith Lane
'93, a daughter, Kathleen Albriton,
Dec. 5, 1998.

Eileen Freund Keplinger '91, and her hus-
band, Brian, a son, Benjamin Aaron,
Oct. 13, 1998.

MEMORIAM

James Lee Ensign, Sr. '21, on Nov. 9,

1998, in Rossville, GA. He was a life-
long resident of the North Georgia
area and, in 1924, founded Ensign
Florist in Rossville. He received his
degree in horticulture from Cornell
University. He was named as the first
recipient of the "Florist of the Year"
award by the Chattanooga Area
Professional Florist Association. He
had also been inducted as the first
member of the local florist associa-
tion's hall of fame. Survivors include
two sons and three grandchildren.

Maryville College recently received
notification of the death of Grace S.
Yaukey '21. Yaukey was born May 12,
1 899 in Chinkiang, China and died
May 3, 1994 in Sandy Springs, MD.
As the daughter of missionaries, and
later, the wife of missionary, Jesse B.
Yaukey, she spent much of her life in
China. It was not until her return to
the United States in 1935 that she
became a career writer. Using the pen
name Cornelia Spencer, Yaukey pro-
duced more than 30 books - most for
children and many dealing with the
people and culture of China and other
Asian countries. She also wrote two
non-fiction books about her sister,
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Pearl S.
Buck. Her publications included
Three Sisters, The Exile 's Daughter: A
Biography of Pearl S. Buck, and
Chiang Kai-Shek: Generalissimo of
Nationalist China.

Edna Kidder Ross '27, on Feb. 21, 1999,
in Youngstown, OH. Until recently
she had lived in Knoxville and had
taught in Knoxville city schools for 30
years. She was a member of
Graystone Presbyterian Church in
Knoxville, where a memorial service

FOCUS Spring 1999 19

IN MEMORIAM

Director Emeritis

Algie Sutton, dies at 95

^L Igie Sutton '29, age 95, died

Director Emeritus. In 1980, Sutton

#% Feb. 28. 1999 in Charleston,

was awarded the honorary degree

S.C. Sutton taught school four

of Doctor of Laws by the College;

years before becoming an insurance

and in 1986, he and Elizabeth

executive with the

Combined Insurance

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Company of America. He,

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his wife. Elizabeth, and

their three children became

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"corporate gypsies" living

in Virginia. Florida and

California. After retiring in

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1957, he and his family

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moved to Greenville, S.C.

where he served his church

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and community. He

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became the deacon and

elder in Chadbourn

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Presbyterian Church in

North Carolina, served on
the board of trustees of
Miracle Hill School in

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In 1964, Sutton joined the Board of

Directors of Maryville College, and

established an annuity trust with

made history with his $500,000

Maryville College as the beneficia-

pledge during Phase I of the

ry. The Suttons were one of the

Sesquicentennial Development

lead contributors in the renovation

Campaign. Sutton agreed to serve

of Carnegie Hall during the Vision

as Phase II chairman of the cam-

1994 Campaign, and during the

paign, and made yet another chari-

177th anniversary of the College,

table gift. On October 26, 1968,

Sutton was presented with the

The Sutton Science Center was

Maryville College Medallion.

dedicated in his honor. In 1971,

Sutton was preceeded in death by

Sutton moved to Birmingham, serv-

his wife and daughter Sheila, in

ing on the boards of the Arthritis

whose memory the Sheila Sutton

Foundation, the Leukemia

Hunter Chair of Music was estab-

Foundation and Warren Wilson

lished in 1991. He is survived by

College where he had attended

two daughters, Llelanie Orcutt and

preparatory school. Sutton served

Algienne Amrita. The burial was at

on Maryville's Board of Directors

Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens in

until 1975, when he became

Charleston, S.C.

was held. Survivors include a daugh-
ter, Eleanor Ross Wills '62; son. Edward
David Ross '59; six grandchildren and
eleven great-grandchildren.

John T. Wriggins '28. on Dec. 17. 1998,
in Middletown, OH. He was ordained
a Presbyterian minister in 1931 and
had served churches in Pennsylvania.
New York and Ohio prior to retiring in
198 1 . For the past four years he had
been a resident of Willow Knoll
Retirement Community in
Middletown. Survivors include his
daughter. Dr. Aimee Wriggins Richmond
'44; three grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren. Funeral services were
held at First Presbyterian Church of
Middletown.

Fred Jones Byerley '29. on Feb. 6, 1998.
at the Clemson Downs Health Care
Center in Knoxville. He was a real
estate broker and former court clerk of
Knox County. He was a member of
Erin Presbyterian Church in Knoxville.
Survivors include a son, five grandchil-
dren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held in
Grandview Cemetery in Maryville.

Carrie Lou Goddard '33, on Feb. 25,
1999. at McKendree Retirement
Village in Nashville, TN. She spent
her adult life in education, first teach-
ing in the Blount County schools, then
in Norris schools with TVA, then in
Christian education work in the
Holston and Virginia conferences of
the Methodist Church, Methodist
Publishing House and Scarritt College
and Graduate School in Nashville.
Surviving relatives include James N.
Proffitt, Jr.. of Knoxville; Beth Proffitt
Fain of Maryville: Ann Proffitt Mullican
'72, of Maryville, and Barbara
Goddard Carruth of Colorado.

Harry Clinton Wood '33. on Jan. 31.

1 999, at Southern New Hampshire

20 fOCUS Spring 1999

IN MEMORIAM

Medical Center in Nashua, after a
lengthy illness. He was a career Navy
chaplain and Presbyterian minister.
His first Navy assignment was the
battleship USS Maryland, where he
was serving when his ship came under
attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7,
1941. He had several other assign-
ments before requesting retirement in
1 960, to accept a call to become the
civilian pastoral administrator for all
military chaplains of the Presbyterian
Church, USA. He was honorably
retired in 1 970. His first wife died in
1991. Survivors include his wife,
Shirley C. Wood, whom he married in
1993; a son and daughter and their
families. Services were held in
Nashua, NH.

Lucille Kinnamon Elliott '35, on Jan. 12,

1999, in a health care facility in
Signal Mountain. TN. She had taught
school for 37 years. She was a mem-
ber of Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary
Teachers' Sorority, American
Association of University Women,
Kosmos Women's Club of
Chattanooga and Signal Mountain
Baptist Church. Survivors include
two sisters, one of whom is Hazel
Kinnamon Kidd '35. Funeral services
were held in Chattanooga. A grave-
side service was held at Clark's Grove
Cemeteiy in Maryville.

Carl S. Fisher '36, on Jan. 4, 1999. He
was honorably retired from First
Presbyterian Church in Johnstown,
PA. He was Pastor Emeritus at the
time of his death. Survivors include
his wife, Ruth, who notified the

Florence Harter dies at 79

Florence Evelyn Harter, age
79, died Jan. 15, 1999 at
Blount Memorial Hospital.
Harter was a member of St.
Andrews Episcopal Church.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Roy W. and Ruth
Johnson Hudson.
Harter is survived
by her husband. Dr.
Harry H. Harter,
long-time chairman
of the Fine Arts
Department at
Maryville College;
sister, Barbara
Fellows of Sargent,
NE; brother and sis
ter-in-law, Edward
and Lou Hudson of
North Loup, NE;
and several nieces
and nephews. A pri-
vate interment ser-
vice was held at

Maryville College Cemetery
followed by a memorial service
at St. Andrews Episcopal
Church. The family suggests
that memorials be made to
Maryville College Choir
Scholarship Fund.

Day Banquet. Harry Harter received the Maryville College
Medallion during the banquet.

College of her husband's death; and
son, Carl D. Fisher 70.

Julia Sellers Copeland '38, on Feb. 12,
1 999, at the family home in
Maryville. She was a member of
Broadway United Methodist Church
and of Delta Kappa Gamma teachers
organization. Survivors include her
husband of 58 years, Harold W.
Copeland '65; two sons and a daughter,
and their families. Services were held
in the Trinity Chapel of Smith
Mortuary in Maryville with interment
in Magnolia Cemeteiy.

Katherine Warren Leffell '39, on Dec.
10, 1998, at her home in Maryville.
She was well known in the area for
her dramatic talents and community
activities. She participated in the UT
Faculty Players and at presentations at
Church Street United Methodist
Church. She was founding president
of Chapter T of PEO, served as presi-
dent of the UT Faculty Women's
Club, and was a member of the Friday
Book Club and the Mary Blount
Chapter of the DAR. Survivors
include two daughters and several
grandchildren. Services were held at
McCammon-Ammons Funeral Home
in Maryville.

Ersa Wilson Patterson '41, on Feb. 6,
1999, at Blount Memorial Hospital in
Maryville. She taught for several
years and then was a sales person and
manager for World Book
Encyclopedia for nearly 30 years.
Survivors include a son and two
daughters and their families, and
brother, Samuel Mack Wilson '44. A
memorial service was held at New
Providence Presbyterian Church in
Maryville.

Helen Williams Steakley '41, on Jan. 10.
1999, in McLean, VA. A memorial
service was held on January 1 6, at

FOCOS Spring 1 999

IN MEMORIAM

Immanuel Presbyterian Church in
McLean. Survivors include three
sons: a brother: and sister. Virginia
Williams Shorten '43. Her former hus-
band, Ralph D. Steakley '41. notified the
College of her death.

Frank M. Eggers, Sr. '42. on Dec. 20,
1998, at Baptist Hospital East in
Memphis, TN. He was a resident of
Brighton Gardens Nursing Center at
the time of his death. He had lived in
Maryville where he was a member of
Monte Vista Baptist Church, the
Maryville-Alcoa Lions Club and New
Providence Lodge No. 128 F&AM.
Funeral services were held in
Maryville at McCammon-Ammons
Funeral Home. Survivors include
son. Dr. Frank M. Eggers '67. and
daughter-in-law, Sandy Johnson Eggers
'69; and two grandchildren, all of
Memphis.

Ina Jussely Shoemaker '42, on Dec. 29,
1998. She lived in Petal, MS. The
College was notified of her death by
her sister, Lucy Jussely Langenbach.

Cecil Q. Tipton '42. on Feb. 5. 1999. at
St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville. He
was a member of First Baptist Church
in Maryville and a World War II vet-
eran. He retired from the United
States Army Reserve in 1980 with the
rank of colonel. He served as Vice
Chancellor for Business and Finance
at the University of Tennessee, retir-
ing in 1978. He and his wife then
travelled extensively and were
involved in many church and civic
activities. Survivors include his wife,
Kathryn Woodward Tipton, '44, and
son. Dr. David A. Tipton. Services
were held in the Trinity Chapel of
Smith Mortuary in Maryville with
burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

James Wilbur Chapman '43, on Dec. 28,

1998, in Concord, CA. He was
retired after 23 years as a pipe and
belcherman at the Shell Oil refinery.
A memorial service was held at First
Presbyterian Church in Concord, of
which he was a member. Survivors
include his wife, four sons and their
families.

Kenneth L. Christy '43, on Nov. 8, 1998,
following a brief battle with cancer.
He served as pastor of Presbyterian
churches in Childersburg, AL;
Versailles, KY; and Lutz, FL. before
becoming pastor of John Knox
Presbyterian Church in Bossier City,
LA, where he served for 20 years. He
was active in all aspects of civic and
community affairs. A member of
Pines Presbytery, he served on various
committees over the years. Survivors
include his wife of 56 years, Leslie
Gilbert Christy '43: five children, one of
whom is Kenneth L Christy '67: and
seven grandchildren.

Willa Reed Ragozzine '43. on Dec. 3 1 .
1998. in Bordentown, NJ. She was a
commissioned Lieutenant in the
United States Army, serving in both
World War II and the Korean war.
She was later employed by the state of
New Jersey for 32 years, rising to the
position of Bureau Chief in the
Department of Human Services.
Survivors include her twin sister,
Jessie Reed Greve '43. and sister, Alice
Reed '43. Private graveside services
were held at Greenwood Cemetery.
Pleasantville, NJ.

Elbert M. Upshaw '44, on Nov. 22,

1998, of complications of Alzheimer's
Disease. He was a graduate of Emory
University Dental School and taught
there for a number of years. He was a
member of the Northern District
Dental Society, the Georgia Dental
Association and the American Dental

Beverly Taylor dies

everly Langford Taylor, age
89, died Feb. 19, 1999 at
Asbury Acres Health Care Center.
Taylor, born in Atlanta on Dec. 17,
1 909, was an active member of
New Providence Presbyterian
Church. She married Colonel
William F. "Bill" Taylor Jr. On
October 16, 1944. They traveled
extensively with the U.S. Air Force
before moving to Maryville in
1983 where Colonel Taylor served
as director of admissions at
Maryville College. Taylor is sur-
vived by two daughters, Ellen R
Stevens of Ashland, Or. and Lee T.
Thomas of Portland, as well as,
three grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. A memorial service
was held at New Providence
Presbyterian Church, and a private
interment service will be held on
the Oregon coast this summer.

Association. He was a Diplomat of
the American Board of Orthodontics
and had received recognition for 50
years of service to his profession.
Following a private interment service,
a memorial service was held at
Peachtree Road United Methodist
Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Upshaw
was an active member. Survivors
include his wife, four children and
their families.

James C. Witherspoon '45, on Dec. 5,

1998, at his home in Clearwater, FL,
under the care of Hospice of the
Florida Suncoast. He died of multiple
myeloma from which he had suffered
for more than three years. He was an
ordained Presbyterian minister and
had served churches in Minnesota,
Kansas and Kentucky. He was a

22 fOCUS Spring 1999

IN MEMORIAM

member of Peace Memorial
Presbyterian Church in Clearwater,
where a memorial service was con-
ducted on Dec. 21, 1998. Survivors
include his wife of 50 years, Lois
Clowes Witherspoon, a son and three
grandchildren.

Sibyl Tallent Haney '46. on Feb. 12,
1999, at Woods Memorial Hospital in
Etowah, TN. She was a member and
Sunday school teacher at North
Etowah Baptist Church where funeral
services were held. Survivors include
her husband, a son and three daugh-
ters and their families.

Merrill Grubbs '48, on Jan. 19, 1999.
He had suffered from cancer for some
time and had a stroke on January 19.
He and his wife were missionaries
and, following retirement, settled in
Lynchburg, VA, to be closer to some
of their children and grandchildren.
He was active with Habitat for
Humanity building in Lynchburg and
was also involved in candidate selec-
tion for the same organization. He
was an Elder at Rivermont
Presbyterian Church and an active
choir member up until a month before
his death. Survivors include his wife.
Alma Lancaster Grubbs, '47; daugh-
ter, Amy Grubbs Moore, '83; son,
Jeffrey Grubbs, '72; three other chil-
dren and several grandchildren.

Marilyn Hartpence Torrey '48, on Dec.

16,1998. She lived in Bernardsville,
NJ, and was active in many church
and community organizations. A
memorial service was held at The
Presbyterian Church in Basking
Ridge, NJ, on Dec. 22, 1998.
Survivors include three daughters and
a son, and their families.

Glenn D. Smith '50, on Aug. 10, 1998,
from kidney cancer. Survivors

include his wife, Muriel Headrick
Smith. "50, of La Plata, MD, who
notified the College of her husband's
death.

Albert A. White '50, on Jan. 20, 1999,
at his residence in Knoxville. He was
a charter member of The Knoxville
Christian Center Assembly of God,
and a former school teacher. He was
a volunteer assistant chaplain for the
Knox County Jail Ministry. Survivors
include his son and daughter-in-law
and several nieces and nephews.

Martha Lou Coile '53, on Feb. 24, 1999,
at her home in Jefferson City, TN, fol-
lowing an extended illness. She was a
member of Hebron Presbyterian
Church and had served as Sunday
school teacher, pianist and Elder. She
was retired from a public school
teaching career, having taught in
Jefferson County and Morristown city
schools for 40 years. Survivors
include two brothers and several
nieces. Funeral services were held at
Hebron Presbyterian Church on Feb.
27, 1999, with longtime friend and
MC classmate. Dr. Mary Jo Pribble,

participating in the service.

Albert Calvin Rule '55, on Jan. 19, 1999,
at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville.
He was a member of Bible
Presbyterian Church where he was
organist and choir director. He was a
music teacher in Knox County
schools for 25 years, directed the
Home School Cooperative Choir and
was music director for several area
churches. He also taught voice and
piano to many students. He is sur-
vived by several brothers and sisters,
including Maybelle Rule Argie '47, of
Knoxville. A graveside service was
held at Lynnhurst Cemetery, and a
praise service at Central United
Methodist Church in Knoxville was
held on Jan. 31, 1999.

Railee Charlotte Bowers, 15-month-
old daughter of Melissa Myers Bowers,
'90. and her husband. Brad, on Feb.
20, 1999, at Children's Hospital in
Knoxville. Funeral services were held
at McCammon-Ammons Funeral
Home Chapel in Maryville with inter-
ment in Oak View Cemetery.

Former MC Board Member, Hugh 0.
Hunter, Sr, dies

Former Maryville College
Board member Hugh O.
Hunter, Sr. died December 20,
1998 in Birmingham, AL. He was
75.

Hunter was retired Chairman of
Roebuck Auto Sales, Inc. of
Birmingham. He served on the
MC Board of Directors from
1983-89 and again from 1991-93.

Hunter was preceded in death by

his wife, Sheila '55, in whose
memory the Sheila Sutton Hunter
Chair of Music was established in
1991. His father-in-law, Algie
Sutton '29, died February 28, 1999.
(See related obituary)

He is survived by son and
daughter-in-law Hugh Hunter, Jr. '73
and Mary Gray Proffitt Hunter '72,
and by sons D. Randall '75, Alan
and Blake.

fOCUS Spring 1999

LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI PRESIDENT

This past year, many of you proba-
bly received from the College a
small, garnet brochure with the phrase
"50% by 2000" printed on the front.
Under that phrase was another one:
"Everyone can make a difference." This

brochure, with
my picture
printed on the
inside alongside
a brief letter,
publicized the
Maryville
College Alumni
Association's
goal of having
50% of alumni
make a gift to
the College by
the year 2000.

"Everyone
can make a dif-
ference" reads
like a cliche. I
know. But if
you think about
it, we were
taught to
believe this during our years at Maryville,
and we have seen its truth in the world
beyond Court Street and Lamar Alexander
Parkway.

There are many reasons the Alumni
Association's governing body, the
National Alumni Board, decided to shoot
for 50% alumni participation. One reason
that I gave in my brochure letter involved
U.S. News and World Report and how that
publication considers alumni satisfaction
and loyalty when deciding which colleges
receive the "Top 1 0" honors.
But the simple truth is that if every alum-
nus and alumna made a gift to the
College, Maryville College would be dif-

Tim Topham '80, Alumni Association President

ferent - it would be better. More donors
would mean more money. More money
would mean more scholarships for more
students. More Maryville College stu-
dents would eventually translate into
more thinking, responsible, action-orient-
ed citizens in this world. A world of dif-
ference.

In the pages of this FOCUS, you will
read how Maryville College remains com-
mitted to making a quality education
available to students of promise but limit-
ed means. Certainly, this is not an easy
commitment. While the costs of educa-
tion have really taken off. Maryville
College has been careful over the years
not to pass all of those costs on to fami-
lies. After reading this issue, you will
undoubtedly be surprised to learn that
even a student paying the "sticker price"
at Maryville is really only paying a per-
centage of actual costs. Take into consid-
eration that only a handful pay the full
amount, and you will better understand
the challenge of our Alma Mater.

But throughout the years, Maryville
College has continued to meet this chal-
lenge - and other challenges, as well.
That's why I and other members of the
National Alumni Board are confident that
50% of you will say "yes" to phonathon
callers when those students ask for $25 or
$50 or $100 to support the Annual Fund.
The College's fiscal year ends May 31. If
you have already given to the Annual
Fund this year, I thank you. If you have
not made a gift this year, I urge you to
mail in your contribution and join other
"everyones" who are making a difference.

Sincerely,
Tim Topham '80

Alumni Association President

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Volunteers play a vital role in the College's successes. If you are interested in volunteering for Maryville,
please fill out this card and return it to us. We'll try to match your interests with a volunteer role that will be
satisfying for you and beneficial to the college.

Name Class

Address

Home Phone ( ) Office Phone ( )

Job Title Company

I am interested in the following areas:

□ Fund-raising □ Alumni Gatherings □ Student Recruitment □ Career Services

□ Other

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ALUMNI OFFICE

MARYVILLE COLLEGE

502 E. LAMAR ALEXANDER PARKWAY

MARYVILLE, TN 37804-5907

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OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
MARYVILLE COLLEGE
502 E. LAMAR ALEXANDER PARKWAY
MARYVILLE, TN 37804-5907

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ALUMNI OFFICE

MARYVILLE COLLEGE

502 E. LAMAR ALEXANDER PARKWAY

MARYVILLE, TN 37804-5907

Homecoming and
Reunion Weekend

October 22-24

Come out for...

Golf swats
Parades

Tennis matches
Crafts Fair goodies
Football match-ups
Reflections in worship
Educational Forums
Alumni Basketball
Campus tours
Lunch on the Grounds
Honors
Anniversaries

Come back for the...

Majestic drones of bagpipes
Seas of Orange and Garnet
Hugs from old friends

^MARYVILLE

mi COLLEGE

Established 18/9

^MARYVILLE

COLLEGE

Established 1819

502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, Tennessee 37804-5907

NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

KNOXVILLE, TN
PERMIT NO. 309

***#**####*#******##* *#*ECRLOT **C-020
Ms. Christine Nugent
110 Millard Street
Maryville TN 37803-3128

COLLEGE

POSSIBLE

Keeping A Maryville
Education Affordable

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