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VOLUME ONE HUNDRED SIX

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SCHOLARS:

FUNDS SOUGHT
TO ENDOW
BONNER PROGRAM

Bonner Mission Statement

Through sustained partnerships
with colleges and congregations,
the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner
Foundation seeks to improve the
lives of individuals and communi-
ties by helping meet the basic
needs of nutrition and educational
opportunity.

WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST YEAR that the Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foun-
dation was awarding a $4.5 million matching grant to permanently endow Maryville Col-
lege's Bonner Scholars Program, college administrators are now engaged in a public
campaign to raise the $2 million match required to secure the larger gift.

Founded and supported by the Princeton, N.J. -based Bonner Foundation, the Bon-
ner Scholars Program consists of students at 27 colleges and universities who receive
scholarships when students commit to a certain number of community service hours for
each year they are in college.

The Bonner Scholars program at Maryville College began in 1 991 . Today, it sup-
ports about 60 current students who each agree to contribute at least 40 service hours a
month in local non-profits, schools and other agencies.

In the last 1 5 years, it is estimated that 200 Maryville College Bonner Scholars have
donated more than 250,000 hours of service to local and international nonprofits and
churches.

"The program offers an unparalleled return on investment because every donated
dollar is matched 2.25 times by the Bonner Foundation to give bright students with
financial need the opportunity to learn and serve," said Maryville College President
Gerald W. Gibson. "Maximizing the impact of charitable contributions is so important,
especially in this economy. With the Bonner Scholars Program, everybody wins. Stu-
dents get a transformative educational experience, and community organizations get
passionate, dedicated volunteers."

The College has until Aug. 1, 2009,
to raise the funds necessary for the match.

For more information on the
Bonner match, contact Brandon Bruce
at brandon.bruce@maryvillecollege.edu.
or 865.981. 8191.

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FOCUS SUMMER '07 ISSUE

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ments pursued - and populations served - by current
Bonner Scholars.

Out of focus? NTENTS

Yes, it has been a while since you've seen this
publication in your mailbox. And we apologize.

Ironically, the reasons for the delay in publishing
this FOCUS can be explained in the magazine's cover
stories themselves. In those pages, you'll see the
College's new "look," and you can read about the
College's new marketing and branding efforts.

The College's five-person Communications Office
has been hard at work on these efforts in the last
couple of years - working with consultants; conduct-
ing research, surveys and focus groups; creating new
admissions materials; redesigning the web site; and
assisting with new events - (in addition to all of its
regular responsibilities), so putting together a maga-
zine has been difficult.

We hope to return to a more regular schedule of
printing FOCUS and its companion publication,

Alumni News & Notes. We appreciate
l5s your understanding and patience.

The College's web site, maryville-
college.edu, and the monthly Scot-
e-Newsletter remain the best ways
to keep up with the current news
from campus. If you aren't a
subscriber to the monthly
e-newsletter, we encourage
you to become one! It's
easy - just go to
maryvillecollege.edu/
alumni/publications,
asp, click on the
"Subscribe Now"
link and type in
your information.

In the mean-
time, if you have
any comments
regarding your com-
munications with and from the
College, please email us at
communications@rmaryvillecol-
lege.edu.

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PHOTO FILES

This photo isn't a mystery to us, thanks to Mrs.
Beclee Newcomer Wilson, daughter of the late
Andrew Newcomer '33 and Elizabeth Duncan New-
comer '33, who sent it to us along with a fabulous
story to share.

"Living till the age of 92, my father regaled us
with stories of his early years. Enclosed is one of
them with the photo of the actual group that had the
adventure," Mrs. Wilson wrote in her letter to us. "I
felt you might find it an interesting subject for the
magazine."

The photograph was taken during the Christmas
break of 1930, when Andrew (joined by friends Paul
Winn '34, Frank Neff '33, Winn "Tut" Barr '34, Lila
Barr '34 and Elinor Winn '34) embarked on a wild
ride from Maryville to homes in the Philadelphia area.
To read about the group's death-defying, icy adven-
ture, go online to the e-version of FOCUS.

A Publication for Alumni & Friends of Maryville College

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IDENTITY
Maryville College

is an undergraduate,
liberal arts, residential
community of faith and
learning rooted in the
Presbyteria n/ Reformed
tradition serving
students of all ages
and backgrounds.

MISSION
Maryville College

prepares students for
lives of citizenship
and leadership as we
challenge each one to
search for truth, grow in
wisdom, work for justice
and dedicate a life of
creativity and service to
the peoples of the world.

ABOUT THE
COVER:

Against a
photogra-
pher's
white
backdrop
set up in
the Harwell W. Proffitt
Boardroom, classmates and
soccer teammates Rachel
McKee '08 and Lindsay
York '08 simulate the
euphoria of graduation in a
photo shoot held just days
before Commencement.

4-5 Class of 2008 Graduates

Nearly 250 strong, Maryville College's Class of 2008 gradu-
ated on May 18 in the Boydson Baird Gymnasium. A recent
survey finds that the vast majority are gainfully employed or
in graduate school.

12-13 MC welcomes new
faculty members

Several new professors have joined the MC faculty since the
fall of 2007. Their expertise ranges from 17th Century English
Literature to analytical chemistry, and their alma maters span
the globe - from Shandong University in China to the
University of Sydney in Australia.

15 Robert Naylor
reflects on 33
years of service

Visiting Instructor of
English Composition

Before he retired, Dr. Robert Naylor, dean of the College, sat
down for an interview to talk about the changes he has witnessed
in students, in higher education and at Maryville College since
1975, when he joined the faculty to teach physical chemistry.

19 Telling Our Story:
The Marketing of MC

Over the last few years, Maryville College administrators have
been working with consultants to develop a new brand initia-
tive that will help the College better articulate what it is,
what it offers, whom it serves and why it's special.

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Message from the President
Campus News
Faculty News
Campaign News
Class Notes

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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NOT SO MANY YEARS AGO you never heard on college campuses, Maryville College
included, words like "marketing" and "branding." These were taken from the lexicon of
the corporate world, and so eschewed by academic types. But all that is changing. The
words may not yet trip lightly off the tongues of most faculty members, but at any gath-
ering of admissions officers or college presidents, marketing and branding are very much
part of the conversation. They're part of the conversation on the Maryville College cam-
pus, too.

Alumni of Maryville College know the Maryville story well. The name "Maryville"
immediately evokes a very specific picture, calls up a place and people and experiences
that have helped form them. Market research that we have commissioned tells us that
although the name has some meaning for the general public in Maryville and Blount

'Rigorous and

supportive 'a re qualities

that our marketing research

tells us many associate with

Maryville College.

I make a distinction between "image

County, Maryville College is not a recognizable
"brand" beyond this region. It needs to be. In
Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis, in Charlotte,
Atlanta, Birmingham and Cincinnati, the name
"Maryville" needs to communicate instandy an
ideal place for a great college education.

Let me hasten to offer assurance that we have
no interest in simply creating a Maryville "image."
and "reputation." The former is fabricated and
ephemeral; the latter is true and solid and lasting. Marketing Maryville means getting out
the authentic story of our College to a wider audience. Branding Marwille means assur-
ing that the public immediately connects Marwille 's qualities with its name. "Rigorous
and supportive" are qualities that our marketing research tells us many associate with
Maryville College. This is a college where significant academic challenge is
balanced with support for meeting that challenge. We want as many
people as possible to make that association.

Our efforts to market Maryville more effectively are most evident
in our admissions publications. We've had quite a few very positive
comments about the new look of those publications. That's a good
start, but there is much more we will be doing. We will find ways to
ommunicate more intentionally with prospective students about
Maryville's distinctive areas of study. We will further
improve the Maryville website. We will compile data on
graduates' placements and share more stories of the
transformational experience offered here. And, we will
sponsor academic summer camps, campus programs
and other events that will introduce new people to
our tacultv, curriculum and campus, thus raising
the profile of the College.

A few years ago, when flying back to Knox-
ville from an alumni gathering, the gendeman
sitting next to me asked, "Do you live in
Knoxville?" "No," I told him, "I live in
Maryville." His response was, "Oh, I understand diey
have a good little college there." I smiled. Even though
no one on campus was using die word back then, it
was surely a start on branding. If our current market-
ing efforts are successful, that kind of experience will
become commonplace. 09

PRESIDENT

Dr. Gerald W. Gibson

EDITORIAL BOARD

Karen Beaty Eldridge '94

Director of News and

Public Information

Karyn Adams

Assistant Vice President for

Marketing & Communications

ART DIRECTION/DESIGN

Jessica Stooksbury Swan

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE BOARD

G. Donald Hickman 70
President

Pat Jones '55
Vice President

Erin Palmer Polly '99
Recording Secretary

Kenneth G. Tuck '54
Past President

CLASS OF 2009

Tammy Renee Taylor Blaine '89
Carrie Callaway Denkinger '92

Pat Jones '55

Jeanne Wilson Kruhm '62

Adriel McCord '00

Ryan Stewart '99

Kristine Tallent '96

Linda Grey Wiley '81

CLASS OF 2010

Ibby Shelley Davis '68

Carrie Osikowicz Eaton '67

Jeff E. Flickinger '87

Heidi Hoffecker '89

Robert A. Larson '51

Pat D'Alba Sabatelle '73

Timothy L Self '03

Larry Sharpe '70

CLASS OF 2011

Mary Virginia Ferguson Bond '54

Lisa Harvey Burkett '88

Carey Cox Coghill 72

Jeff Denton '87

Clara Gowans Hardin '57

Adam Ray '97

Harold Turner '03

Crissy Wieck Welhoelter '01

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campus news

FAGER NAMED DEAN

DR. JEFFREY A. FAGER, Dean of Arts & Sciences and
Chief Academic Officer at Averett University in Danville, Va.,
was named Vice President & Dean of Maryville College in May and
began his job on campus July 1, 2008.

He replaces Dr. Robert Naylor, who last fall announced his
retirement at the end of the 2007-2008 academic year. (See related
story, page 15.)

Prior to his work at Averett, Fager served as assistant academic
dean at Kentucky Weslevan College, where he also served as chair-
person for the department of religion and philosophy, and assistant
professor, associate professor, and professor. He received the
Presidential Award for Teaching at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He
was one of 12 chief academic officers to attend The Educational
Leadership Program at Yale in 2004.

He holds a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude), with a
k double major in religion and psychology from the University
^ of Evansville in 1975. In 1979, he received his master's of
theology degree (magna cum laude), from Southern
Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology, focusing
on the studies of biblical literature. He received his doctor-
ate in religion from Vanderbilt University in 1987.
Fager's areas of professional expertise and
research interests include Hebrew Bible, the sociolo-
gy of Ancient Israel and ethics.

T am delighted that Jeff Fager will be joining
the excellent faculty and staff that make this
an exceptional college community," said
Maryville College President Dr. Gerald
W. Gibson. "At Maryville, we place an
extra measure of attention to institutional
fit when considering new community members, and
Dr. Fager is clearly resonant with the values and tra-
ditions of Maryville College."

STUDENTS RATE MC HIGHLY
IN NATIONAL SURVEY

MARYVILLE COLLEGE'S SENIORS AGREE that their professors
put a "premium on writing" and provide constructive feedback
to their students, so reported a USA Today article published in
fall 2007.

The article was one of several that highlighted the 2007
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), in which MC
regularly participates. (The survey is conducted every other
year.)

According to USA Today reporter Mary Beth Markelin, NSSE is
different from other polls and surveys about colleges and colle-
giate programs but may be just as helpful for prospective stu-
dents deciding where to enroll for their undergraduate degrees.

"While many popular college guides focus on things like SAT
scores of incoming freshmen, or a college's party-school repu-
tation, NSSE seeks to gauge the quality of an undergraduate
education by looking at how actively involved students are with
their studies, professors and the campus community," Marklein
wrote. "Decades of research shows that the more engaged stu-
dents are, the more likely they are to learn."

NSSE polls first-year students and seniors, then groups their
responses into five "benchmark" categories: Level of academic
challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty
interaction, enriching educational experiences and supportive
campus environment.

In each of the five benchmark categories,. MC students rated
their school higher — several points higher — than the national
average for all colleges and universities participating in NSSE.
Specifically, the categories of academic chal-
lenge and enriching educational experi- /^
ence got high marks from MC. students. ;

NEW VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER ANNOUNCED

DANA K. SMITH, former chief financial officer of
Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C., is now Maryville
College's new vice president and treasurer.

A certified public accountant since 1987, Smith
earned his master's degree in business administration
from Amberton University in Garland, Tex., in 2006. He
holds a bachelor's degree in business administration
from West Virginia University State College and has
studied at the University of Kentucky's College Busi-
ness Management Institute.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certi-
fied Public Accountants, the National Association of
College and University Business Officers and the
North Carolina Society of CPAs.

Smith served Salem College, a four-year, private
liberal arts college for women, for six years. His previ-

ous work experience includes service as associate vice
president for planning, budget and institutional
research at St. Petersburg (Fla.) College and assistant
director of finance with the West Virginia Higher Edu-
cation Policy Commission.

As vice president and treasurer of the College,
Smith has responsibility for all financial matters of the
College, as well as oversight of employees and
programs in the business services and human
resources offices. In concert with the College's
president and board of directors, Smith is
expected to engage in strategic discussions and
develop programs to strengthen the financial
resources of the College and to devise effective
methods to communicate about financial matters.

He began his duties at the College May 1 , 2008.

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RECENT ALUMNI HEAD OUT TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD

Name: Erin French Dols
Hometown: Louisville, Term.
Major: Biology

What she's doing now: Attending the
University of Tennessee College of
Veterinary Medicine
In her own words: "Although I have
ahvavs wanted to become a veterinarian,
my academic advisor at Maryville College
and all of my other major professors truly
helped me find the confidence and knowl-
edge I needed to get in to vet school.

When I began classes, I felt that I was well prepared for the hard
work to come. My career at Maryville not only gave me a
comprehensive education but also a deeper understanding or
mvself and mv abilities."

Name: Scott Stevens

Hometown: Dunedin, Fla.

Major: Business

What he's doing now: Staff auditor for

Pershing Yoakley & Associates in Knoxvillt

In his own words: "With the aid and

encouragement from the MC faculty and

the Center for Calling & Career, I have

accepted a position with Pershing Yoakley

& Associates. I plan to continue my educa

tion with a master's degree in business

administration and gain a CPA certification. The knowledge and

skills that I developed through my four years at MC have and

will be instrumental in mv life and career."

Name: Kathleen "Katie" Warner
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Majors: Biology & Environmental Studies
What she's doing now: Pursuing a
doctorate of jurisprudence (concentration
in environmental law) at the University
of Washington School of Law in Seattle,
Wash.

In her own words: "MC gave me so
many opportunities to lay a great founda-
tion for the future. The challenges and

encouragement from professors and staff prepared me for what
lies ahead. Also, programs like the Lilly Summer Internship and
American Humanics allowed me to have fantastic experiences
every summer. Because of these, I was not only able to deter-
mine what I wanted in a career, I was in a better position to get
to the next step."

Name: Quinn Bradley

Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn.

Major: International Business

What he's doing now: Interviewing with different companies.

He plans to work for a year or two before enrolling in graduate

school to get a master's degree in business

management.

In his own words: "I learned many things

at Maryville College. I learned that in order

to be successful in life, you have to set the

bar high and go after your goals with hard

work and determination. Maryville College

also taught me what it really means to be a

part of a community. The people I have

become friends with are friends for life,

and I can count on them for anything."

Name: Lauren Sipe

Hometown: Maryville, Tenn.

Major at MC: Mathematics

What she's doing now: Working toward

a doctorate in math at the University of

Tennessee -Knoxville and serving as a

graduate teaching assistant.

In her own words: "As I now narrow my

field of study to a particular branch of

mathematics, I am thankful to Mary\ille for

providing an atmosphere of encouragement

and support, and I am especially thankful to my professors.

If it weren't for some of my professors, I'm not sure if I

would have considered going to graduate school."

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

Name: Chris Asquith
Hometown: Knoxville, Term.
Major at MC: Biology

What he's doing now: Earning a master's degree in biology at
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., and
working as a graduate teaching assistant in a biology lab.
In his own words: "My Maryville Col-
lege science professors were instrumental
in helping me understand the concepts
and master the skills I needed to present
myself as a desirable candidate for both a
master's degree and a teaching assistant-
ship. I am immensely grateful for the
numerous research opportunities and
educational experiences offered by
Maryville as well as the support of all
my professors, classmates and ramilv."

Name: Steven Elliott
Hometown: Franklin, Term.
Majors: Economics and Political Science
What he's doing now: Entering the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to take a
position in intelligence with the Special
Operations Group.

In his own words: "The ability to bring
more to the table than simply a GPA and
a certain major is what will make the dif-
ference in terms of getting noticed
beyond college. One of MC's greatest strengths is the availability
of opportunities to become involved. Experience gained tiirough
extracurricular activities ranging from varsity athletics to student
publications is invaluable and has already served me well as I
have begun to enter the world bevond Marwille."

Six months out, 97 percent
of Class of 2008 placed

JUST SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION, 96.5 percent of the
College's 2008 graduating class was placed, meaning that gradu-
ates were either employed, enrolled in graduate school or not
actively seeking employment. Of that figure, 90 percent of mem-
bers reported that their placements were either fulfilling long-
term goals or were "stepping stones" to those goals.

At the six-months-out mark, 43 percent of 2008 graduates
reported being enrolled or actively applying to graduate schools.

These were the findings of the second comprehensive gradu-
ate placement survey, which now is being coordinated
by the Center for Calling & Career (CC&C).

In 2007, the College implemented a plan for track-
ing recent graduate employment and gradu
ate school placement. The survey is given
to seniors at graduation and then six
months and one year after commencement.

According to Chad Luke, director of the
CC&C, the data from MC's Class of 2008 is
impressive.

"Even as the economy was beginning its
downturn during the last half of 2008, 90
percent of our students were either
where they wanted to be or on their
way to where they want to be," he
said. "Looking nationally, the
National Association of College
Employers reported that colleges
and universities saw an average of
21 percent of their 2008 graduates
enroll in graduate school. Here, 20
percent of our graduates were
enrolled at the six-month mark, but
another 23 percent were still in the
process of enrolling."

The survey's response rate was
also impressive, Luke said.

"This data is based on an
80-percent response rate to our
survey, compared with 68-percent
response rates from schools of simi-
lar size."

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Name: Silvia Saray Roman Gonzalez
Hometown: Minatitlan, Veracruz, Mexico
Majors: International Studies and Spanish
for Teaching Licensure
What she's doing now: Teaching two
sections of Spanish 1 and three sections
of Spanish 2 Honors at Oak Ridge High
School in Oak Ridge, Tenn. She also
co-sponsors the Spanish Club.
In her own words: "I am so grateful to
MC for all the lifetime friendships, aca-
demic challenges, emotional support, travel abroad experiences,
teaching practica, dedicated staff and faculty and multiple oppor-
tunities to explore my vocation and develop leadership skills.
Furthermore, the College helped open doors to amazing job
opportunities even before graduation. I could not have made a
better choice four years ago when I decided to attend MC!

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

■E NATIONAL LABORATORY |

It BY UT BATTELLE

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OAK RIDGE INTERNSHIP HELPS MC SENIOR
FOCUS ON COMPUTER SCIENCE GOALS

BY FRED STROHL '76

LOCATED 30 MILES from
Maryville College is one of the
world's most powerful supercom-
puters.

The National Center for Computa-
tional Sciences at the Department of
Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL) is the home of a supercomputer
system that can calculate 119 teraflops,
which figures to 119 trillion calculations
per second.

MC senior Brandon Aaby '08 of
Straw berry Plains, Tenn., took advantage
of ORNL's supercomputer capabilities
during a seven-month period during
2007. Working on a double major in com-
puter science and math, Aaby put his aca-
demic background to good use while
interning at ORNL.

"Even though I have a double major
and took many courses in math and com-
puter science, I had the opportunity to
greatly expand my scientific knowledge far
beyond the regular course load," Aaby
said in December as he wound up his
internship that started in May. "The real-
world learning experience was great in
adding to what I had learned in the class-
room. This internship challenged me and
gave me a better understanding of the
opportunities in the computer science
field and how I want to proceed after I
graduate from Maryville."

Maryville College was the first under-
graduate college invited to become a
member institution of Oak Ridge Associ-
ated Lmiversities, and that relationship
is extremely beneficial to students, accord-
ing to Dr. Barbara Plaut, associate profes-
sor of computer science and Aaby's

academic advisor.

"We are so fortunate here at MC to
have one of the best research labs in the
world practically in our backyard," said
Plaut, who regularly schedules ORNL
tours for her students. "Internships of any
kind are beneficial to students, but having
the opportunity to intern at a top-notch
facility gives our students an unparalleled
experience that can lead to excellent grad-
uate school opportunities and fulltime
jobs. As a consequence, our students
enjoy the benefits of a small college while
still having exposure to real-world, world-
class research."

During the summer of 2007, Aaby
worked fulltime at ORNL with a group of
college interns from around the country.
During the fall semester, he worked pri-
marily on an individual basis for 20 hours
a week under the supervision of his men-
tor, Dr. Kalyan Perumalla of ORNL's
Computing and Computational Sciences
Directorate.

His responsibility was to assist in the
effort to increase the speed of computer
simulations that social science researchers
from Oak Ridge and around the world use
to help with their particular areas of study.
Much of Aaby's focus was on working with
graphics processing units that compose
parts of particular research being studied.

Perumalla noted Aaby was a unique
student, quick to grasp complex concepts.

"Brandon hit the road running by
developing software and running experi-
ments to help in our active projects on
large-scale, high-speed simulations of
social behavioral systems," Perumalla said.
"He learned a fair amount of complex

material, such as graphics processors and
data parallel algorithms in a short amount
of time."

During his tenure at ORNL, Aaby
assisted Perumalla in the writing of a
paper that has since gone into publication.
The paper, entitled "Data Parallel Execu-
tion Challenges and Runtime Perfor-
mance of Agent Simulations on CPUs,"
received the Best Paper Award from the
Society for Modeling and Simulation
International and the Organizing Com-
mittee of the 2008 Spring Simulation
Multiconference.

The paper is available at: http://www.
ornl.gov/~2ip/doc/perumalla-gpu-agen-
tsims07.pdf.

Aaby, a 2004 graduate of Knoxville
Catholic High School and the brother of
Trygve Aaby '78, did not enroll at the
College almost four years ago with com-
putational science as his goal.

"I came in as a freshman planning to
major in engineering," he said. "After I
was introduced to computational science
in a computer class during my sophomore
year, I decided this is what I wanted to do,
and I changed my major. I've never
regretted that decision."

Hoping to be in graduate school by
2009, Aabv said there are many possibili-
ties for him to explore in the field of com-
putational sciences.

"This is a field that is definitely on the
rise," the MC senior explained. "There are
going to be opportunities to do some sci-
ence and research, as well as teaching.
There are a lot of options, and I'm excited
about all of the possibilities."

Other MC students who have interned
at the national laboratory recently include
Whitney Downing '09, who worked on
web design, usability and communication
with the Research Alliance in Math and
Science group; Rachel Morris '08, who
was selected for a Higher Education
Research Experience (HERE) summer
internship and designed a computer pro-
gram; and Benjamin Peters '09, who
worked in the Nuclear Science and Tech-
nology Division after securing a Science
Undergraduate Laboratory Internship
(SULI).

Fred Strohl '76 is a staff member with Oak
Ridjie National Laboratory's Communications
External Relations Directorate.

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

Gibson Hall dedicated at Homecoming

O REMIND FUTURE STUDENTS, faculty, staff and
administrators of the tremendous progress accomplished
during the tenure of Maryville College's 10th president,
the current college community dedicated the Gerald W. and
Rachel P. Gibson Residence Hall during Homecoming festivities
Oct. 18,2008.

The hall, completed last August at a cost of $8 million, houses
approximately 150 students.

Located within a few feet of the new Lloyd Hall (completed in
2003), Gibson mirrors the older residence hall in look and
design. Its
nearly 53,000
square feet are
arranged in
suite-style, with
rooms sharing
living space and
bathrooms.
Twenty-five
percent of the
suites have
kitchenettes.

Fronted by
white columns,
the four-story
building has a
brick facade and
painted wooden
trim. Gibson's

main entry faces U.S. Highway 321, while the back faces the
main entry of Lloyd. The space between the two residence halls
creates a courtyard that is a popular gathering place for residents.

It was the courtyard where alumni, faculty and staff members,
administrators, members of the College's Board of Directors,
students and members of the Gibson family gathered for the
dedication.

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ion ceremony.

Dr. Dorsey D. "Dan" Ellis, Jr.,

'60, chairman

of the Board of Directors (left),

assists.

Sharing the
podium were Dr.
Bill Seymour, vice
president for
administrative ser-
vices; Dr. Jeff
Fager, vice presi-
dent and dean of
the College; Ms.
Vandy Kemp, vice
president and dean I
of students;
Andrew Alfano

'09, MC senior and Student Government Association president;
and Dr. Dorsey D. "0011" Ellis, Jr. '60, chairman of the Board
of Directors.

Ellis began his remarks by explaining that the Board had only
one reservation when voting to name the newest building in
honor of the Gibsons.

"Traditionally, buildings are named for presidents after they
complete their terms in office," Ellis explained. "Several Board
members were concerned that Gerald would interpret a resolu-
tion to name this building in his and Rachel's honor as a hint that
he should retire or resign, and that was the last thing they wanted
to happen. I was dispatched to convey that to Gerald."

The chairman went on to talk specifically about the transfor-
mation witnessed at the College since Gibson's inauguration in
1993: The completion of six new buildings, the acquisition of
four existing buildings, the major renovation of 1 1 buildings, the
expansion and renovation of Bartlett Hall, the exterior renovation
of Anderson Hall, the completion of the Campus Beautification
Plan and the construction of the $47-million Civic Arts Center
set to open in 2010.

To read more about the dedication - including the remarks
made by President and Mrs. Gibson - visit maryvillecollege.edu.
(Search on "residence hall dedicated.")

SPECIAL REUNIONS FOR CLAS:
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FOCUS I SPRING 2009

campus

chom touRs
+ peRfoRms
in Scotland

MBERS OF THE MARYVILLE CO
LEGE CONCERT CHOIR enjoyed a
"Scots-American Musical Journey" in May
2008, traveling to Scotland for the annual
Choir Tour.

Performing in venues such as Stirling
Castle, Church of the Holy Rude, lona
Abbey and St. Giles' Cathedral, the choir
treated attendees to selections with a
Scottish-British Isle connection. On the
program was "Scotland Medley," an
arrangement of traditional Scottish folk-
songs composed by Dr. James Laster '56.

Choir members maintained an online
blog while traveling. To read about the trip
and see more photos, visit scotsamerican-
musicaljourney.wordpress.com/

A story about Laster's musical contribu-
tion to the tour can be read at maryville-

1 college.edu. Search on

j "James Laster."

CDs that include perfor-
fctll mances and photos of the
SUttllC-LJ Scotland tour are now on
sale. To download an order
form, visit the e-version of
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8 FOCUS I SPR1 NO 1 009

STUDENT HELPS FORMER FACULTY
MEMBER WITH COMPOSITONS

BY KAREN BEATY ELDRIDGE '94 | DIRECTOR OF NEWS & PUBLIC INFORMATION

IN DR. JERRY PIETENPOL'S small
apartment at Maryville's Sterling House, a
computer faces one wall, a piano faces
another. A recliner sits between them,
allowing the resident to be close to the
two keyboards that have kept both sides
of his brain busy for most of his 72 years.

But these days, Pietenpol, who retired
as an associate professor of computer sci-
ence in 2000, spends more free time at
the piano than at his PC, replaying origi-
nal melodies that he composed in his head
decades ago.

He's leaving the computer work to
Maryvilk College student William Sco-
niers '09 and a former colleague, Dr. Sheri
Matascik, associate professor of music.

Armed with a high-quality digital
recorder, Sconiers, a music major enrolled
in MUS212: Aural Skills IV, watches
Pietenpol's fingers glide over the keys
while discussing key signatures, voices and
rhythms with Matascik, who stands nearby.

With the goal of getting onto paper a
few of the many compositions that are
recorded only in Pietenpol's mind, Sco-
niers and Matascik will take riteir notes jp-
and recording back to campus and,
using a music notation software pro-
gram called Sibelius, transcribe what
they hear and see. In subsequent visits,
they'll hand over the finished, hard-
copv manuscript for Pietenpol to play -
and either approve or edit.

Matascik says all music majors are
taught how to use Sibelius. Such tech-
nology makes transcription work faster
and more accurate.

"Digital recording technology allows
us to change die speed of the performance
without altering the pitch, change the vol-
ume level in sections that are difficult and
manipulate die recording in various other
ways to hear more easily," she explains.
"The transcription was done on 'virtual'
manuscript paper with Sibelius. Computer
work allows immediate playback of the
transcription through the computer, so
spotting errors or problems is much easier
than it would be with paper and pen tran-
scription onto manuscript paper."

Sconiers says the greatest benefit of
this unique project is seeing the practical
application of his academic study.

"In addition," he says, "the process is
sharpening my aural skills and familiarity
with the mechanisms of notation."

The two preludes and one rondo Sco-
niers is transcribing are representative of
the Classic style "with some aspects of
Baroque and even Romantic harmony at
times," Matascik says.

"Dr. Pietenpol writes with a clarity of
phrase and harmonic grace that is a joy to
listen to and work with," she says. "Wil-
liam and I are both grateful for this
opportunity to work with him. For me, it
is good to reconnect with a colleague on
the level of composer to composer. For
William, it is rewarding experience to get
to know Dr. Pietenpol through his musi-
cal compositions."

Pietenpol, who estimates that he has
probably composed more than 50 pieces
for piano in his lifetime, is equally grateful.

"I'd like to get a lot of my composi-
tions written out so that someone can
play and enjoy them when I'm gone," the
former professor said. "If William can
help me with that, I'll be pleased."

(At top) William Sconiers '09 watches and listens
as former professor Dr. Jerry Pietenpol plays one
of his compositions. (Below) Sconiers discusses
the transcription process with Dr. Sheri Matascik,
associate professor of music.

Griffitts donates funds for 'essential'
instrument in MC chemistry lab

BY KAREN BEATY ELDRIDGE '94 | DIRECTOR OF NEWS & PUBLIC INFORMATION

NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER her
husband retired from teaching
chemistry, Ruby Miller Grif-
fitts '32 is still interested in the goings
on of the science laboratories at
Maryville College.

Admittedly, she doesn't understand
equipment more complex than her
50-year-old kitchen stove, but she does
understand the importance of today's
students having access to up-to-date
instrumentation, computer interfacing
and laboratory electronics.

In 2007, Griffitts decided to donate
money to her alma mater for the pur-
chase of a Griffin 300™ Gas Chromato-
graph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS). Last
March, the 96-year-old visited Sutton Sci-
ence Center to see the instrument and
meet the students enrolled in CHM365:
Instrumental Methods who are using it.

"It's a cute little thing," she said as she
eyed the white and royal-blue trimmed
GC/MS and connected laptop computer.
"But don't ask me any questions about it."

A plaque recognizing the instrument as a
memorial to Dr. Fred A. Griffitts '25, pro-
fessor of chemistry from 1925 until 1969, is
attached to the side of the instrument.

Entertaining the students with the story
of how she met her husband on the MC
campus, Mrs. Griffitts told them that Dr.
Griffitts held students to very high stan-
dards and she knew chemistry was still a
strong academic program at the College.

"I knew that this addition [of the GC/
MS] was going to mean a lot to the stu-
dents and a lot to the College," she said to
the students. "And I knew that this pur-
chase was going to help the College
achieve a better reputation. Maryville Col-
lege has always had a good reputation, but
this should raise it even more."

NEW GC/MS IS CRITICAL FOR
SCIENCE EDUCATION

Dr. Terry Bunde, professor of chemistry
and instructor of the CHM365 course,
couldn't agree more with Griffitts' prediction.

"It is important for those students who
plan to continue their education after MC
to have the opportunity to use modern,

Ruby Miller Griffitts '32 enjoys a visit to a
chemistry lab to see the new GC/MS and chat
with students and Dr. Terry Bunde (far left).

computer-interfaced instruments that will
give them the confidence and skills to use
more sophisticated, research -grade instru-
ments after they leave MC," the professor
said. "For those students who will enter
the work force as bench chemists, experi-
ence using up-to-date instruments and
software is crucial to their obtaining the
first position in a lab. Skills operating one
instrument are easily transferable to a dif-
ferent instrument made by a different man-
ufacturer, but students have to have the
confidence in their abilities to do that."

Used to separate and identify very small
amounts of organic compounds, the GC/
MS has become the best way to identify
trace amounts of chemical compounds. The
military uses the instrument to monitor air
samples for nerve gases and toxic chemical
agents in the battlefield, Bunde said.

Griffin's patented design for the mass
spectrometer called the "cylindrical ion
trap" and a zero mass oven gas chromato-
graph translates into a more compact,
more efficient and more reliable instru-
ment, the professor pointed out.

PROGRESS MADE TOWARD
CERTIFICATION

The purchase of the GC/MS is also
important as the College strives for the
American Chemical Society's Committee for
Professional Training (CPT) certification.

"About 20 years ago the American
Chemical Society began to recommend
which instruments should be found in cer-
tified undergraduate chemistry programs,"

Bunde said, explaining that in recent
years, students have been using a GC/
MS built from the components of two
older instruments donated by alumni
Snell Mills '79 and Ed Bush '72. "The
GC/MS is listed as an 'essential' instru-
ment on the guidelines list."

Bunde said the right pieces have been
tailing into place at the College to make
an application for CPT certification from
the American Chemical Society very
strong. The addition of Dr. John Gros-
senbacher last fall gave the Natural Sci-
ences Division expertise in four areas:
physical chemistry, organic chemistry,
analytical chemistry and biochemistry.
As for instrumentation, Bunde said a few
more are on the new guidelines list, but the
department has made important strides.

"Along with the purchase of the Griffin
300™ GC/MS, the acquisition of an Ana-
sazi Instruments upgrade of our nuclear
magnetic resonance spectrometer two
years ago ($74,000), the new Shimadzu
ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer pur-
chased with Campus Improvement Plan
(CIP) money ($15,000) last fall, and the
upgrade and rebuilding of our two Perkin
Elmer Fourier transform infrared spectro-
phometers (donated by alumnus Todd
Dickson '83 at Tennessee Eastman) in
2007 will make our application to the ACS
much stronger," Bunde said.

PROFESSOR THANKFUL FOR
ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT

Considering the numerous donations of
time, equipment and money by science
alumni in recent years, Bunde said former
graduates have had "a tremendous effect
on the program."

Referring to the \isit by Griffitts, Bunde
said students really enjoyed meeting her.

"I think it is a wonderful idea that
donors get to meet the students who are
most affected by their gifts," the professor
said. "They see that we are not seeking
money for money's sake but that gifts have
real, tangible effects on the program and
the students in the program right after the
gift is used to purchase equipment like the
new Griffin GC/MS."

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

Lambert recognized for heading athletics department

WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT to name the center for thc accolades for MC coaches selected and

WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT to name the center
court of Boydson Baird Gymnasium for him, Randy
Lambert '76 was celebrated, thanked and congratu-
lated for his 22 years as athletics director of
Maryville College during a reception held May 6,
2008, in the Alumni Gymnasium.

A crowd of current college administrators,
faculty, staff, student-athletes, former players
and alumni joined Lambert, his family members and
close friends to mark the end of "the Lambert Era."

Maryville College President Dr. Gerald W. Gib-
son said Lambert's leadership "has been remark-
able for the winning records of MC's Scots, for the
honors won by so many MC student-athletes and

WRIGHT IS NAMED WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL COACH

IN APRIL 2008, MARYVILLE COLLEGE intro-
duced Todd Wright as its new women's basket-
ball coach during a press conference held at
Cooper Athletic Center.

Wright, formerly the head women's basket-
ball coach and assistant professor of health and
physical education at Roane State Community
College in Harriman, Tenn., replaced Jeff Par-
due, who resigned in March 2008.

The new coach's employment background
has included positions utilizing both his interest
in college-level basketball and his bachelor's
degree in math education. He is a 1995 gradu-
ate of Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. He
attained his master's degree in human per-
formance and sport studies from the
University of Tennessee
in 1999.

Prior to joining
the staff at Roane
State in 2005, he was
head women's basketball
coach, athletics direc-
tor and mathematics
teacher at Oliver
Springs High School in
Oliver Springs, Tenn.

Wright has a career
coaching record of 56-36 on the
collegiate level and was 150-49
in six seasons at Oliver Springs.
His 2008 squad at Roane State
was ranked No. 24 by the
National Junior College
Athletic Association.

for the accolades for MC coaches selected and
mentored by Randy Lambert."

Gibson went on to enumerate some of
Lambert's achievements: impressive winning
percentages of all teams, 38 Great South
Athletic Conference championships and 10
Presidents' Cups, 45 NCAA national tourna
ment selections, 29 Ail-American honors by
student-athletes, the addition of three sports
to the College's list of intercollegiate athlet-
ics offerings, facility improvements, coach-
ing honors.

Lambert will remain as head coach of
the College's men's basketball program.

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

SCHRAM IS NEW MARYVILLE
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

Maryville College Associate Athletics Director and Head Volleyball Coach
Kandis Schram '85 became Maryville College's athletics director in
May 2008.

She was recommended unanimously by a nine-person search committee
composed of faculty, staff, students and alumni and chaired by Vice Presi-
dent for Administrative Services Dr. Bill Seymour.

"The Search Committee noted in particular Kandy's prior experience as a
coach and administrator, her appreciation of the Maryville College mission and
Division III philosophy and her energetic and forward- thinking approach to
athletics," said Vandy Kemp, vice president and dean of students.

As athletic director, Schram will be responsible for supervising athletic
department staff members and the College's 14 varsity sports programs.
Among other duties, she will be in charge of the department's annual
budgets, give final approval to head coaches for scheduling all intercollegiate
athletic events, enforce and interpret all NCAA and conference regu-
lations, as well as College policies and procedures, and
represent the College at conference, state and national
meetings.

Schram may act also as a consultant to the Cabinet
on matters pertaining to the athletic program.

A standout volleyball, Softball and tennis player as a
student at Maryville College, Schram became an assis-
tant volleyball coach following her graduation.
In January of 1986, she accepted the posi-
tion of head coach and in 2005, added
"associate athletics director" to her title.

With this new role for Schram, plans
are underway to transition the College
from a model of part-time athletics
director to one of a full time athletics
director with additional resources for
coaching staff within the volleyball
program.

The alumna replaces longtime athlet-
ics director Randy Lambert '76, who
announced in February 2008 his resigna-
tion from that position after 22 years
of sendee.

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Facu Ity N ews

Meyer installed as Beeson Chair in Religion

During a luncheon and
installation ceremony
held Jan. 31, 2008, in
Maryville College's Prof-
fitt Dining Room, Dr.
William Meyer was named
the Ralph W. Beeson
Chair of Religion.

Meyer, an associate
professor of philosophy
and religion, is the third professor to hold the title. The chair was
established at the College in 1991 with funds from the estate of
Birmingham insurance executive Ralph Waldo Beeson, who
wished to recognize a faculty member for exemplary accomplish-
ment as a teacher and scholar, "thereby contributing to the con-
tinued academic excellence at Maryville College," explained Dr.
Robert Naylor, vice president and dean, at the luncheon.

Meyer earned his doctoral degree in ethics and society and his
master of divinity degree from the University of Chicago. He
holds a bachelor of divinity degree from the University of Edin-
burgh (Scotland) and a bachelor's degree in economics from
Northwestern University.

He joined the MC faculty in 1997, teaching courses in ethics,
philosophy and religion. A frequent peer reviewer for The Journal
of Religion and The Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics,
Meyer spent a spring sabbatical working on a 660-page manu-
script (working title Metaphysics and Christian Ethics) for publica-
tion. He has spent eight years researching and writing the book.

Meyer was instrumental in writing a grant for the College's
Initiative on Vocation, which resulted in a $2 -million implemen-
tation grant and a $500,000 renewal grant, both from Lilly
Endowment Inc. as a part of the Endowment's Programs for the
Theological Exploration ofVocation (PTEV) initiative.

MC researching canines3 impact on autistic children

DR ARIANE SCHRATTERAND DR. CHAD SCHROCK, two faculty members in
Maryville College's Division of Behavioral Sciences, along with several students major-
ing in psychology, are observing and collecting data on autistic children and their
response to service dogs provided by Wilderwood Service Dogs of Maryville.

Much of the students' data collection involves videotaping children before their
introduction to the dog, immediately following the pairing, during a get-acquainted
period, and later. The students follow up with children and their parents at 3-month
intervals. Additionally, parents assess their child's progress by filling out questionnaires
at different stages of the child-dog relationship.

While most experts agree that service dogs help control or prevent the self-stimula-
tory behavior in autistic children, little research has been conducted to explain why.
Schratter, Schrock and students are exploring several theories regarding why service
dogs seem to benefit children with autism spectrum disorders.

Maryville College professors and students expect to continue the research for
several years.

CKLIN-SOFER PUBLISHES BOOK ON
^-INDUSTRIAL BRETON WOMEN

Vomen's Work and Identity in Eighteenth-
Century Brittany, a study by Maryville College

— ciate Professor of History Dr. Nancy JSttyta Eigh«e"

lin-Sofer, was recently published by
■ Ashgate Publishing Company.
The book, a comprehensive
{ of the pre-industrial Breton wc
A an's role in family, society and the
economies of their communities,
includes information from the pro-
fessor's 2000 doctoral dissertation
'Women in Early Brittany: Rethink-
g Work and Identity in a Traditional Economy," and six
idditional years of research and writing on the subject.

CRAIN AUTHORS

IMPORTANT

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES

DR. DREW CRAIN, associate professor of
biology, was the lead author of the study
"Female reproductive disorders: the roles
of endocrine-disrupting compounds and
developmental timing" published in the
October 2008 medical journal Fertility
and Sterility.

"The study indicates that exposure in
the womb to chemicals that disrupt the
endocrine system may be an important
factor in painful and costly reproductive
diseases that affect a majority of adult
women in the U.S." read a report pub-
lished in the Nov. 12, 2008 issue of
Environmental Science and Technology.
"A team of 18 scientists combed through
more than 300 studies on the contribution
of endocrine-disrupting compounds to
disorders of the ovary, uterus, breast, and
pubertal timing. Experiments with rats and
mice reveal that many ubiquitous chemi-
cals such as PCBs, the herbicide atrazine,
and plasticizers have detrimental effects
on the female reproductive tract."

Crain has also been involved in recent
research involving the plasticizer bisphe-
nol A (BPA). He was an author of the com-
mentary "Why Public Health Agencies
Cannot Depend upon 'Good Laboratory
Practices' as a Criterion for Selecting Data:
The Case of Bisphenol A" published
online in Environmental Health
Perspectives in October 2008. For the
study, Crain collaborated with scientists
from leading national and international
universities and laboratories.

FOCUS I STRING 2009

Faculty News

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DR. AARON ASTOR | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
OF HISTORY

TEACHING AREAS: U.S. Civil War, Guerilla Con-
flict, African -American History, History of the U.S.
South. DEGREES: Ph.D. in American History,
Northwestern University (2006); MA. in American
History, Northwestern (2001); B.A. in Philosophy
Hamilton College (1995). PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS: Visit-
ing assistant professor, Albion College; adjunct lecturer, teaching
assistant and student-athlete tutor, Northwestern. OTHER
NOTABLES: Astor's article, "I Wanted a Gun: Black Soldiers and
White Violence in Civil War and Post-War Kentucky and Mis-
souri," is featured in the textbook Reconstruction: The Civil War's
Unfinished Business.

a DR. ANITA BERGESON | VISITING INSTRUCTOR
OF ENGLISH COMPOSITION
TEACHING AREAS: Composition, Old and Mid-
dle English Language and Literature, History of the
English Language, Arthurian Literature. DEGREES:
Ph.D. in English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
(2006); MA. in English, UTK (2000); B.A. in Eng-
lish, History-Political Science, Jamestown College (1996) PREVI
OUS APPOINTMENTS: Lecturer, publications editor, editorial
assistant, graduate teaching assistant, tutor, UTK; Librarian, Jame-
stown College. OTHER NOTABLES: Bergeson has given an array
of diverse presentations, such as "Gender (R)evolution: Marilyn
Manson, Androgyny, and the Antichrist Superstar" for the Popular
Culture Association of the South.

DR. TRICIA BRUCE | ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY

TEACHING AREAS: Sociology, Sociology of Reli-
gion, Social Movements, Discourse, Non-Profits.
DEGREES: Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Cali-
fornia, Santa Barbara (2006); MA. in Sociology,
UCSB (2003); B.A. in Sociology, Communication,
Southwestern University (2001). PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS:
Research assistant professor, Georgetown University; teaching
assistant, University of California Washington Center; teaching
associate, teaching assistant, research assistant, UCSB. OTHER
NOTABLES: Since 2005, Bruce has also worked as a research con-
sultant, providing organizational assessment through quantitative
analysis and report writing.

I DR. YUANYUAN DING | ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

TEACHING AREAS: Computer Science, Bioinfor-
matics, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Algorithms,
Statistical Learning. DEGREES: Ph.D. in Engineer- '
ing Science with an emphasis in Computer Science
University of Mississippi (2007); M.S. in Mathematics, UM
(2006); M.S. in Engineering Science, UM (2003); M.S. in Eco-

nomics, Renmin University of China (1999); B.A. in History,
Shandong University, China (1996). PREVIOUS APPOINT-
MENTS: Part-time graduate instructor, tutor services coordinator,
teaching assistant for artificial intelligence, UM. OTHER NOTA- '
BLES: Ding has received first and third place awards in the Student
Platform Competition at the MCBIOS Conference.

DR. FRANCES HENDERSON | ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

TEACHING AREAS: Comparative Politics, African
Politics, Social Movements, Woman's Movements,
Political Theory. DEGREES: Ph.D. in Political Sci-
ence, Washington University in St. Louis (2007);
M.A. in Africana Studies, Cornell University (1996);
BA. in International Relations, Syracuse University (1994) PRE-'
VIOUS APPOINTMENTS: Instructor, teaching assistant, gradu-
ate student representative, WU. OTHER NOTABLES: Henderson
served as an international election observer in Mozambique for the
Carter Center for Democracy in 2003 and 2004.

DR. ANDREW IRVINE | ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY

TEACHING AREAS: Philosophy of Religion, The-
ory and Method in the Study of Religions, Political
Theologies, History of Philosophy. DEGREES: Ph.D.
in Philosophy, Boston University (2002); M.A. in
Sacred Theology (1996) and M.A. in Theological
Studies ( 1995), Boston University School of Theology; B.A. in
English Literature, University of Sydney, Australia (1989) PREVI-
OUS APPOINTMENTS: Assistant professor of comparative reli-
gion, director of senior studies, Long Island University; lecturer,
Loyola University; lecturer, Boston University Metropolitan Col-
lege. OTHER NOTABLES: For two years, Irvine led U.S. under-
graduates in year-long, around-the-world programs in comparative
religion and culture.

SUMMAR WEST | VISITING INSTRUCTOR
OF ENGLISH COMPOSITION

TEACHING AREAS: English, History, Social Sci-
ences. DEGREES: M.A. in Social Sciences, Univer-
sity of Chicago (2002); B.A. in History and English,
Maryville College (2001). PREVIOUS APPOINT- '
MENTS: English teacher, Cleveland State Commu-
nity College; English teacher, Webb School of Knoxville; teaching
assistant, Hyde Park Career Academy High School; resident assis-
tant, English teaching assistant, literature and grammar tutor, MC.
OTHER NOTABLES: Along with studying literature and writing
poetry, West has been a programs and grants manager for the
Knoxville Botanical Gardens and an assistant for Keep Blount
Beautiful.

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Facu Ity N ews

KELLY BATTLES | ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH

TEACHING AREAS: Composition, The Novel,
17* Century English Literature, Perspectives on
the American Community. DEGREES: Ph.D. in
English, Michigan State University (2008); MA in
English, Michigan State (2002); B.A. in English
and History, Alma College (1999). PREVIOUS APPOINT-
MENTS- Instructor of English, Michigan State; Instructor and
Lecturer, Lansing Community College; Graduate Student Repre-
sentative on the English Department Graduate Committee,
Michigan State. OTHER NOTABLES: Among Battles research
interests are gothic literature, the historical novel and early pho-
tography and visual culture. Her dissertation was entitled I he
Antiquarian Impulse: History, Affect and Material Culture.

JOHN GROSSENBACHER | ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY

TEACHING AREAS: Principles of Chemistry, Ana-
lytical Chemistry, Instrumental Methods, Perspectives
on the Environment. DEGREES: Ph.D. in Analytical
Chemistry, Purdue University (2001); B.S. in Chem-
istry, Otterbein College (1995). PREVIOUS
APPOINTMENTS: Senior Research Scientist, Principal Investiga-
tor and Project Manager for Applications and Testing for Griffin
Analytical Technologies; Graduate Researcher, Purdue University.
OTHER NOTABLES: In the last five years, Grossenbacher has
been awarded more than $750,000 in grants for research involving
mass spectrometry. He was heavily involved in both the design and
software programming for the Griffin 300™ Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometer. (See related story, pWe 9-)

DANIEL HICKMAN | VISITING
INSTRUCTOR OF SPANISH

TEACHING AREAS: Elementary Spanish I & II.
DEGREES: Ph.D. in Spanish Literature with a
minor in Hispanic Linguistics, Indiana University
(2008); MA. in Teaching Spanish, Georgetown
University (2005); MA. in Spanish Literature, Uni-
versity of Tennessee (2003); B.A. in Spanish and International
Business UT (2001). PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS: Associate
Instructor of Spanish, Indiana University; Graduate Instructor of
Spanish UT; English Teacher, Langtrac Centro de Idiomas (For-
dgSiguage Institute), Puebla, Mexico. OTHER NOTABLES:
Before earning his bachelor's degree, Hickman completed business
and language programs and courses in Spain and Mexico.

i^WM JENNIFER OLANDER | VISITING
I f i% INSTRUCTOR OF MUSIC

; N - H TEACHING AREAS: Music, Lessons (piano).

t! I DEGREES: M.M. in Accompanying, University of

Wr. M Tennessee I 2007 i; B.A. in Music, Maryville ( ollege
W (2005). PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS: Graduate
Assistant in Vocal Accompanying, Instrumental
Accompanying, UT; Music Director for the Tennessee Valley
Players' production of "The Melody Lingers On: The Music of
Irving Berlin" (2006); Music Library Assistant, MC; Music The-
ory Tutor, MC. OTHER NOTABLES: In 2007, Olander was
selected to participate as a student pianist at the American Insti-
tute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria.

IN CHINA

DR. SCOTT HENSON, assistant professor of politi-
cal science, was awarded a Freeman Student- Faculty
Fellows Program grant for S23,500 to research minor-
ity populations in rural China.

Along with MC students and recent graduates Josh
Phillips '08, Ally Ketron '08, Amanda Brooks, Cory
Everett and Whitney Downing, the professor spent
three weeks in the Guizou and Sichuan provinces last
summer, observing and interacting with the Dong and
Tibetan populations.

The title of Henson's grant proposal (and the focus
of the group's study) was "Prosperity and Preservation:
The Impact of Globalization on Rural China and
Minorities (A Comparative Study of Kham Tibetans
and Dong People)."

"Our focus is on understanding the impact of Chi-
na's rapid globalization, urbanization and moderniza-
tion on the rural areas and within minority groups,"
Henson said during an interview before leaving the
country. "China is ethnically diverse with over 50 rec-
ognized minority groups. Diversity in culture, economic
interests, power structures and even foreign relations are
characteristics of Chinese society that have flourished for
millennia under the umbrella of one China."

Specifically, the study was focused on three aspects of
globalization in the context of minority society: culture
and family, economics and communication, and politics
and public services. Henson expected students to
observe tilings like satellite dishes and water quality and
interview people on migration and family "to develop a
picture of die changes in these areas and their impact."

Henson, who has researched globalization in East
Asia for several years, plans to publish the study's find-
ings and make presentations with the group in China
and the United States.

"We hope our research can produce changes in pol-
icy and also suggest strategies for maximizing the posi-
tive aspects of change while minimizing the negative
by-products," he said.

GRANTS ARE COMPETITIVE

Last summer, the Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows
Program selected only 13 research teams from ASIA-
Network member colleges for grant funding. Seven of
the 13 teams traveled to China, four traveled to Japan,
one went to South Korea and one researched Singapore.

Among the other colleges and universities repre-
sented in the fellows program wen
Bard College, Earlham College and the University of
New Hampshire.

A consortium of more than 170 North American
colleges, ASIANctwork strives to strengthen the role of
Asian Studies within the framework of liberal arts edu-
cation to help prepare succeeding generations of under-
graduates for a world in which Asian societies play-
prominent roles in an ever more interdependent world.

Facu Ity N ews

BUNDE NAMED CHAIR-
ELECT OF THE ETACS

Dr. Terry Bunde, professor of chemistry at
Maryville College, was recently named chair of
the East Tennessee Section of the American
Chemical Society (ETS-ACS).

With membership of more than 600 chemists
and chemical engineers living in an area that
stretches from south of Kingsport to Oak Ridge
to just north of Chattanooga, the ETACS is a seg-
ment of the larger American Chemical Society (ACS).

Bunde, who began teaching at the College in 1977 and is a 34-year
member of the ACS, was selected as chair-elect in 2008. In that role, he
planned the section's month-to-month activities and oversaw several out-
reach initiatives for K- 1 2 schools and for safety.

Similar to the mission of the ACS, the goals of each section include
providing members with opportunities to enhance their professional
development, network and contribute to the public's understanding of the
importance of chemistry.

"I have always enjoyed the responsibilities that the ACS places on its
members to help interpret chemistry for the lay public as a way of giving
back," the professor said. "Maybe I see these leadership roles in that light."

Among the ETACS' activities are the S.C. Lind Lecture Series, which
annually brings two prominent scientists to East Tennessee. In its nearly 60
years of existence, the series has hosted numerous Nobel laureates and other
internationally known chemists.

Bunde said he hopes to bring several of the lectures to the College.
Maryville College has an affiliate ACS chapter for students, and he expects to
involve it in section meetings and programming. (The ETS-ACS meets
approximately nine times each year.)

"The student chapter hosted a section meeting several years ago, and
that was a great experience," the professor said. "It's difficult for students
who have earlv-morning classes to attend evening meetings of the ETS-ACS,
especially when they are at venues far awav. Bv having some of the meetings
at MC, I hope we can have more students involved."

'ONE VALLEY AND A THOUSAND': DAMS,
NATIONALISM, AND DEVELOPMENT, a book
by Associate Professor of History Dr. Daniel Klin-
gensmith, was published by Oxford University Press
in 2007.

In the book, Klingensmith details
the policies and projects of the
Damodar Valley Corporation of
India and the Tennessee Valley
Authority of the United States.

"This book attempts to explain
how dams came to play such a sig-
nificant role in the development
efforts of the American and Indian governments,
and indirectly others as well, in the decades follow-
ing the close of the Second World War," the author
writes in the preface. "It is a history, not of dams in
themselves or of their effects (important though they
are), as of the political significance attached to them
in two specific but intersecting contexts: India and
the United States after around 1940."

The topics of South Asia history, environmental-
ist history and colonialism have been of interest to
Klingensmith since he was a graduate student.

In 2007, he spent five months at Calcutta's Viswa
Bharati University as a Fulbright Scholar, conducting
independent research on his topic of interest, which
was entitled "Nature, Empire and Nation: Environ-
mentalist Discourse in India, 1900-1947."

COLLEGE SELECTED TO ADMINISTER $1.8-MILLION
GRANT FOR PUBLIC-SCHOOL TEACHERS

MARYVILLE COLLEGE HAS BEEN AWARDED a Tennessee
Department of Education Math Science Partnership grant, the
East Tennessee Math Science Partnership (ETnMSP). The
ETnMSP focuses on effective, data-driven and sustainable mathe-
matics and science improvements in teaching and learning in the
public schools.

According to Dr. Terry Simpson, chair of the College's Educa-
tion Division and project director for the grant, Maryville College
will oversee the three-year, S1.8-million budget and commit three
additional faculty members to work with teachers of participating
schools.

"Our grant will serve 80 public-school teachers who are teach-
ing mathematics and science in eighth, ninth and 10tn grades in
four school systems: Blount Counts', Fentress County, Union
County and York Institute," Simpson explained, adding that prin-
cipals of the participating schools will also be served. "The State
Board of Education recently announced that new curriculum stan-

dards and an increase in rigor are forthcoming. This is especially
true for mathematics and science. The goal is to have students
college-ready and/or work-ready when they graduate from high
school.

"Partnership grants like this one are aimed at improving the
quality of instruction in those math and science classrooms,"
he added.

SouthEast Educational Inc., a local non-profit consulting
group, is contracting with the College to deliver the programs
associated with the grant.

At the College, Dr. Terry Bunde and Dr. Drew Crain of the
Natural Sciences Division have signed on to teach and mentor the
public-school teachers. Dr. Margie Ribble '61, associate profes-
sor of mathematics and a former public-school math teacher her-
self, will also participate.

For more information, visit maryvillecollege.edu. (Search on
"partnership grant. ")

FOCUS I STRING 2009

NAYLOR

ON 33 YEARS

AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE

Dr. Robert Naylor came to Maryville College from Cleveland, Ohio, in
1975 to teach physical chemistry. With a newly earned doctorate from Case
Western Reserve University, he was hired by Gale Rhodes, chair of the
chemistry department and at that time, the only other teaching chemist at
the College. When Rhodes left in 1977, Naylor stepped in to the leader-
ship position.

He was chair of the department, and then the Division of Natural Sci-
ences, for the next 24 years while continuing to teach numerous courses in
the discipline and in the general education curriculum. He was elected the
very first chair of the faculty in 1987 and chaired both the Planning and
Budget Advisory Committee and the steering committee for the Window
of Opportunity Strategic Plan for the College.

In 2001, he was named interim vice president and dean of the College
and moved his office from Sutton Science Center to a new Fayerweather
Hall. The following year, "interim" was dropped from his tide, and he set-
tled in to guiding the academic affairs of the College.

IF BOB NAYLOR, vice president and dean of Maryville College,
had attended the faculty retreat in Townsend planned for last
August, he would have noticed that nearly half of the professors
gathered for professional development and fellowship were his
hires.

But Bob Naylor didn't go to the faculty retreat last year. He
retired, effective June 30, closing out 33 years of extraordinary
service to the College.

"These are the best of times," he said at a farewell luncheon
held June 16 in his honor. The outgoing dean was referencing the
recent graduation of Maryville College's largest class, but with a
perspective spanning four decades, Naylor knows that the Dicken-
sian saying is a fitting description, institution-wide.

FOCUS editor Karen Beaty ElAridge '94
interviewed Naylor just weeks before his
departure. Portions of that interview follow.

What programs are you particularly
proud of that you had a role to play
in their founding/formation?

"Well, the Center for Calling & Career got
underway right at the beginning [of my ten-
ure] and it's grown into a real distinctive of
the College. We opened the International
Programming Office, and inaugurated the
Center for Strong Communities. We also

started the Institutional Grants Office. We began the Teaching
Well Series for faculty development that [Professor Emerita] Mar-
cia Keith heads. That's huge. Dr. Ron Wells helped us organize
the Maryville Symposium on Faith and the Liberal Arts. Under
[former Chairperson of the Core Curriculum] Dr. Peggy Cowan's
leadership, we were selected as a foundation college in lohn Gard-
ner's Foundations of Excellence in the First Year in College pro-
gram. Back in 1991, we arranged for Maryville to become the first
undergraduate college associated with Oak Ridge Associated Uni-
versities. I think one of the things I'm most proud of- and I can't
say that I did much other than offer support - is the rejuvenation
of the Concert Choir and the Orchestra. Stacey [Wilner, coordi-
nator of choral music] gets all the credit for that, but I'm glad
M^^^^m that's happened, but we've been very intentional
about it. We've added five new majors - art his-
tory, philosophy, music theory/composition,
computer science, and the theatre major for
teacher licensure. And Community Conversations
A. <^J started. Crystal [Coulter, associate professor ot

psychology] really did that, but we got that series
going and off the ground."

How many new faculty members
have you hired?

"There were 63 full-time faculty when I moved to
the Dean's Office, and there are now 79. That's a

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

25 percent increase. But I have had the good fortune to hire
nearly half of the current faculty now as of this fall."

What would you say about the faculty today?

"As a group, they are as strong as we've ever had. Absolutely. And
one of the reasons is that we've met the faculty salary plan. We can
compete nationally for top-notch people. More than 25 percent of
our faculty are members of Phi Beta Kappa. Their graduate
degrees are from first-rate institutions all over the country."

How do you feel about
the curriculum now?

"We've maintained a very strong com-
mitment to a multifaceted, interdisci-
plinary core program. And we've
grown diversity in the disciplines, so
the disciplinary strength is also very
good. I think the curricular offerings
are as plentiful as they've ever been.
We're offering more courses now than
we've ever offered with enhanced
emphasis on experiential learning, par-
ticularly international experiences."

Do you think Maryville College's
commitment to the liberal arts
has remained the same over time?

"Without question, and grown stron-
ger! Even in the face of external counter
pressures, the faculty and fortunately,
the presidents, particularly Gerald [Gib-
son, current MC president], have been
very firm patriots. And that's the way
our Board of Directors has been. We
have an exceptional Board of Directors
that understands the value the liberal
arts bring to career preparation and
enrichment of one's life."

How else has Maryville College
stayed the same?

"Well, I think the commitment of fac-
ulty, staff and administration to the
mission of the institution has been very strong over time. People
are the institution, and ours are committed to the ideals of the
liberal arts and of producing graduates who are going to make a
difference in the world. Those commitments have certainly
remained the same - commitments to our values-based education.
I think our commitment to global perspectives has grown. We
have a strong commitment to that and sending our students over-
seas and welcoming international students to this campus."

What do you think are some of the biggest challenges
faced by higher educational institutions today?

"There are several. How to deal with rising costs. How to keep up
with technology. How to deal with the expectations and prepared-
ness of students who are now coming to us. How do we prepare
for and manage accelerated change? How do we collectively
address issues of ethical decision making? I think there's a real
challenge, internationally, too. There was a time when a U.S. edu-

ROBERT NAYLOR, LEFT, TAKES A BREAK ON THE PORCH
OF THE PROFFITT DINING ROOM WITH COLLEAGUES DR
ELIZABETH FOWLER AND DR. HARRY HOWARD IN THIS
LATE 1970s PHOTO.

cation was premier in the world. That's no longer the case. Why is
that, and what do we need to do to be able to educate our citi-
zenry for global participation? And how do we continue that com-
mitment to service, serving others beyond our own self interests?
That's something that Maryville is all about. There's a lot of talk in
higher education about diversity right now. How do we ensure
diversity of experience with a diverse student body and yet main-
tain that critical sense of community? How do we get students to
understand the importance of tolerance of ideas? How do we dis-
courage isolationism? How do we foster civic engagement and

responsibility? How do we provide real-
world experiences for students that go
beyond just talking about a subject? And
how to we ignite in every student the
passion to explore and learn throughout
one's life?"

What has been your reputation?

"I remember a comment from a stu-
dent who said, maybe in my third year
■ of teaching, "You are almost as tough
as [Professor of Biology] Dr. [Randy]
Shields." And I thought, 'Now, that's a
compliment.' Randy was always rough;
you had to come up to his standard, so
I always appreciated that . . . There was a
particular student in intro chemistry
who was a pretty good artist. In my
early days, I was known for wearing
velour shirts and white tennis shoes.
Someone drew a caricature on the
chemistry lab board of me in that garb
and underneath it wrote: 'Dr. Naylor -
Great guy, but a heart of stone.' I was
tough when it came to grading, and I
was prettv unforgiving in terms of
meeting deadlines, and I think that's
what that student meant with [the
comparison to] Randy Shields. The
rules are set out for all to follow. And
fairness is the main thing. Everybody
has to be held to the same standard. You
can't change the rules arbitrarily without
answering the question 'How do I tell
all of these other people who had to fol-
low the rules why I did this?' And that reputation has carried
through, even into the dean's office now. You've got to live by
principles. It comes down to integrity - whether it's in grading or
it's in dealing with professional colleagues. Fairness and integrity
in decision-making - if you lose that, there's really nothing left."

Why retire now?

"I've come to the point of thinking pretty seriously about the last
quarter of my life, and I've done a lot of teaching and I've talked
to students about how to live enriched lives. Well, maybe now it's
time to practice the preaching. It's time to explore - OK, yes I
could go on doing what I'm doing, but perhaps I shouldn't. My
health is in good shape, I'd like to do some things that will require
physical exertion, and I want to be able to do it before I get to the
point where I can't. So there are parts of the world that I want to
see and some personal goals that I want to achieve. I want to

FOCUS I STRING 2009

DR. ROBERT NAYLOR ENJOYS A MOMENT WITH

HIS WIFE, SUSAN KEITH NAYLOR '79, DURING HIS RETIREMENT

PARTY IN APRIL 2008 AT THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS.

spend a lot more time with my wife [Susan Keith Naylor '79 ].
She'll tell you that she's been waiting 30 years for this adventure.

You mentioned travel and exploration. Anything else?

"Maybe a bit of writing. I don't have any plans [for the type of
writing], although there is an unfinished manuscript for a chemis-
try study guide sitting in my desk drawer. I need to reread the
classics through much older eyes. Gardening. Grandchildren. We
have six; their ages range from six to 15. The thing about retire-
ment is, I don't want to make any plans. I just want to start a new
phase of life and let it grow. I tell people, 'I've never been retired
before, so I don't know what it's going to be like. I've got to
experience it.'"

Do you think you'll still be involved in the life of
the College?

"I told [Associate Professor of Music and jazz pianist] Bill Swann,
'You play, I'm there.' And, so we'll come to all the orchestra con-
certs, most of the choir concerts, I'm sure, Community Conversa-
tions. Why live near a small college if you're not going to use it? I
don't have a computer at home, so all of my computing will be in
the library. I don't have any plans to teach. That doesn't mean I
won't; the key is 'don't have strings that bind.' We'll be around.
I'm encouraging Jeff [Fager, next VP and Dean] and Vandy
[Kemp, VP and Dean of Students] to continue the free newspaper
program because I plan to come and pilfer a New York Times every
morning and buy a cup of coffee in Highland Grounds."

What will you miss?

"If 'miss' means 'pining' for something, like 'I wish I could be
doing that,' then I won't miss anything. That's a tough question
because if you say 'I won't miss,' people might conclude that you
don't care, and I do. But I'm one of those guys who believe if
you don't have any control over it, why worry about it? I'll
tell you, you can put down that I'll miss Martha Hess
'67. I'll miss Martha for the same reason mountain hik-
ers feel a kindred spirit - they've walked pretty much
the same trail." B

RESEARCH FUND HONORS
NAYLOR'S SERVICE

A SPECIAL FUND FOR FACULTY RESEARCH at Maryville Col-
lege has been established to honor the service of Dr. Robert J.
Naylor, vice president and dean of the College, who retired
June 30, 2008.

Announcement of the Robert J. Naylor Research Endowment
came at Naylor's farewell luncheon held June 16 at the Airport
Hilton in Alcoa, Tenn. Dr. Dorsey D. "Dan" Ellis Jr. '60, chairman
of Maryville College's Board of Directors, told the crowd that
the Board unanimously endorsed the fund and its objectives,
which include supporting the Robert J. Naylor Research Schol-
ars program and providing resources to encourage research
collaboration between faculty and students.

Scholars will be appointed by the vice president and dean of
the College on the recommendation of the faculty develop-
ment committee. To be considered for the award, faculty "must
hold the doctorate and show evidence of scholarly achievement
and promise, and the ability to make an outstanding contribu-
tion to the College. Furthermore, faculty must provide detailed
plans for research involving students that will extend the stream
of knowledge within a given discipline or will encourage inter-
disciplinary learning," according to the endowment proposal.

Speaking at the luncheon, Maryville College President Dr.
Gerald W. Gibson spoke of Naylor's 33 years of outstanding

RETIREMENT LUNCHEON IN JUNE 2008, DR. ROBERT NAYLOR
RECEIVES GIFTS FROM MC PRESIDENT DR. GERALD GIBSON.

service and called him a "Godsend" when he assumed the role
of interim vice president and dean of the College in 2001 .

"... Being a dean is the hardest job on a college campus,
and Bob Naylor has carried out his extensive and important
duties with grace, with professional skill and with dedication.
He has been admired by his fellow vice presidents at the Cabi-
net table, by the faculty members with whom he worked on
academic issues, and by our Board of Directors," the president
said. "Bob, on behalf of all of us who value your work and your
character and recognize your considerable accomplishments, I
say thank you."

Also speaking at the luncheon were Associate Dean Dr.
Mardi Craig, Executive Assistant Johnni Freer, Associate Profes-
sor of Religion and Chair of the Humanities Dr. Peggy Cowan
and Vice President and Dean of Students Vandy Kemp.

FOCUS I STRING 2009

Seven join Board

of Directors

Bulette is consultant for the Center for Business
and Government Fellows at Harvard University.
She received her bachelor's degree from Hood
College and her master's degree from Michigan
State University.

Her community involvement includes former
service on the Hood College Board of Trustees
and the Harvard College Board of Freshmen
Advisors. She is a former member of the National Association
of International Educators and served on the International
Research and Exchanges Educational Advisory Board.

She and husband Gregory Dormitzer make their home in
Frederick, Md.

Cureton, president and professor of political
science at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, III.,
earned his bachelor's degree from Maryville.
He earned a master's degree from American
University and a doctorate from the University
of Pennsylvania. He has also attended the Insti-
tute for Educational Management.

Prior to Elmhurst, Cureton spent 23 years at
Hartwick College as a professor and administrator.

A member of Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago,
Cureton is a ruling elder, former trustee and former director of
music. He serves on the executive committee of the United
Church of Christ's Council for Higher Education.

Cureton and wife Jeanette have two daughters. They make
their home in Elmhurst.

Harmon, who attended Maryville College in the
mid 1960s, resides in Maryville. He attended
Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn.,
where he received his associate's degree. He
later earned both bachelor's and master's
degrees from the University of Tennessee-Knox-
ville. Harmon owned Country Oaks Cottages

HARMON

and several motels in Pigeon Forge prior to
his retirement.

He serves on the boards of the Blount County Chamber of
Commerce and United Way and is a member of the Maryville
Kiwanis Club.

A member of Broadway United Methodist Church in
Maryville, he is also a board member of Martin Methodist and
the Holston Home for Children.

Hickman serves as the Maryville College
Alumni Association representative on the
Board. After Maryville, he went on to gradu-
ate from the FBI Academy in 1978. He is
retired from TVA, where he served as assis-
tant inspector general for investigations.

He is a member of the Leadership Council

In 2008, Maryville College welcomed seven members to its
Board of Directors: Elizabeth Bulette, Bryant Cureton '60, W.
Ed Harmon '67, G. Donald Hickman '70, Naomi Burgos Lynn
'54, Ken Tuck '54 and James Usdan.

for the American Diabetes Association and a member of the
Knoxville Writer's Guild. Past board service includes the Knox-
ville chapter of the American Red Cross and the Knox County
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. He is also a member of
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.

Hickman is married to Janet Houston-Hickman, and they
have two children. They reside in Knoxville and attend St. Paul
AME Church in Alcoa.

Lynn returns to the Board after previously serv-
ing for 1 1 years. She is the chancellor emerita
for the University of Illinois at Springfield. An
alumna of the College, she went on to earn a
master's degree from the University of Illinois
and a doctorate from the University of Kansas.

Active in academic and professional orga-
nizations, she is a member of the American
Political Science Association, the American Society of Public
Administration and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
and Museum Foundation.

Lynn is married to alumnus Robert Lynn '54, and they
have four children. They attend Westminster Presbyterian
Church in Springfield, III., where they reside.

a Tuck, who had been has been serving on the
Board as the MC Alumni Association represen-
tative, moved into a regular slot on the Board.
Following his graduation from Maryville,
Tuck earned his medical degree from the Uni-
versity of Virginia School of Medicine, and com-
pleted his residency at the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minn. He is an ophthalmologist with
the Vistar Eye Center in Roanoke, Va.

Tuck's list of community and professional involvement
includes the Roanoke Valley Foundation, the Rotary Club of
Roanoke, Rotary International, the American Academy of
Ophthalmology (serving as president in 2000) and the Medical
Society of Virginia.

He and wife Sara have three children. Grandson Peter
Coats '10 is enrolled at the College.

Usdan lives in Nashville, Tenn., where he is a
venture partner in Council Ventures, II, L.P. Jim
graduated from Harvard College in 1971.

He serves on the Harvard School of Public
Health Advisory Board Executive Council, and
is a board member of HCCA International of
Nashville. He is the founder of the Nashville
Chapter of America-Israel Friendship League.
Jim has served as a member of the Maryville College National
Advisory Council since its inception in 1997.

Jim and wife Lisa have one son. They attend the Congre-
gation Ohabai Sholom in Nashville.

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WUev\ pl<?iv\v\iv\^ began for this issue of FOCUS almost two years
ago, the College had just embarked upon the process of imple-
menting our new brand creative. I'm sure that many reading that sentence
arrive at the final two words, "brand creative," and raise an eyebrow. What
do those words mean? What do they have to do with an institution of
higher education? The answer to both questions is "quite a bit," in fact.

ASKING THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS

Toward the end of 2005, the commu-
nications, admissions and advancement
staff agreed that it was time to revamp the
printed publications sent to prospective
students. There is an entire flow of com-
munication that goes to prospective stu-
dents, beginning in the sophomore year of
high school and continuing through the
first days on campus. Much of this com-
munication is still print based; however,
printed pieces are increasingly comple-
mented by a parallel electronic communi-
cation flow.

To us, our printed publications
appeared outdated. We were ready for a
fresh look. Before we redesigned based
upon our in-house opinions, we decided
to engage the help of a well-established
higher education consulting firm, Stamats.
Our initial conversation with them went
something like this:

Maryville: Hi, we'd like to get
your help in redesigning our
admissions publications.

Stamats: Great. Why?

Maryville: We've decided it's
time. They're looking a bit
dated, a bit stale.

Stamats: Okay, but why?

Maryville: Uhm, they're looking
out of date, kind of dull. It's
time to freshen them up.

Stamats: Okay, but why?

This went
on for a little
while before
we got to
the crux of the
question. Sure, Col
lege administrators and
creatives could intuit that
MC's printed publications
weren't as contemporary
as desired, but we
weren't basing our
move to change on
any facts or data. We
hadn't yet asked some
important questions of
our current students, of
our prospective students,

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even of those prospective students who
never matriculated to the College. We des-
perately needed to do research to know
why and how our publications, our message,
should be revised.

A study was undertaken with current
students, learning about their perceptions
of Maryville and their opinions about our
old materials. Next, the College undertook
research to learn why students do not come
to Maryville.

Conducted via phone interview with
150 non- matriculants and 315 non-
responders, this second round of research
was incredibly eye-opening. (Note: Non-
matriculants are prospective students who
engaged with the College at some point
during the College search but did not
enroll at MC. Non-responders are pro-
spective students who never communi-
cated with us, regardless of admissions
office efforts.) For both of these groups,
Maryville College didn't make the grade.
Why not?

If students in the non-matriculant/
non-responder groups had heard of
Maryville College, they held the impres-
sion that it was, "a pretty good school."
Not exactly shining testimony for our rep-
utation. But even more discouraging was
that most of these students had never
heard of Maryville at all. These were stu-
dents from our primary and secondary
markets saying they had little to zero
knowledge about MC. We had found the
nucleus of our problem. In real estate,
people always say, "location, location, loca-
tion." In higher ed, the key to success
could justifiably be stated as, "reputation,
reputation, reputation." Our problem
wasn't that we had a bad reputation, it was
that we didn't have a reputation.

WHAT'S IN A PROMISE?

To become known, we had to define
what MC is — saying "small, private, lib-
eral arts college," describes roughly 1,740
other institutions in the U.S. Maryville had
to establish its reputation, i.e., Maryville
had to define its brand. Long thought to
be a taboo word in academic circles, those
understanding the challenges of the
recruitment process and the marketing of
an institution have come to use the word
freely and see their college or university's
success and strength as equivalent to that
of its brand.

The Marketing Task Force — com-
posed of the vice presidents for enroll-
ment, academics, student development,
finance, advancement, the assistant vice
president for marketing & communica-
tions, and the president- -set to work.
Facilitated by a Stamats consultant, the
Task Force initiated the creation of a brand
promise, which is a single statement that
authentically captures the Maryville experi-
ence and enables each staff member, fac-
ulty member and student to consistently
communicate the MC brand. Although
many other statements already existed--the
mission statement, identity statement,
statement of purpose, the faith and learn-
ing statement -- none of these helped with
consistent reputation building. The brand
promise helps establish reputation by pro-
viding the guide for what we promise to
deliver as an institution to those engaging
with our College. Everytime.

After brainstorming columns of words
and phrases that were true descriptors of
Maryville, the group winnowed the list of
potential attributes by fighting for those
believed to be most necessary and chal-
lenging those perceived as less accurate.
These sessions generated healthy debate
about the identity of the College and in
the end, produced seven different promise
statements. These seven potential state-
ments were then tested via an electronic
survey sent to a variety of stakeholders,
including current students, alumni, faculty,
staff, the board of directors, parents and
others.

Of the seven statements, one was con-
sistently selected across all constituent
groups as the most authentically Maryville.
It was this statement that became our
Brand Promise.

MARYVILLE COLLEGE

OFFERS A RIGOROUS AND

HIGHLY PERSONAL

EXPERIENCE FOR

STUDENTS WHO WANT TO

TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES

AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

IN THE WORLD.

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If used correctly, the brand promise is
a touchstone for everything we do--from
planning programs and events to pitch-
ing news to the media, to directing our
interaction with students, community
members and alumni.

This February, I presented an inte-
grated marketing update to the Board of
Church Visitors, sharing specific exam-
ples of how Maryville lives out each
attribute from the statement. Although
there is only room to print one example
for each attribute in the magazine,
numerous examples exist and more are
added with each semester.

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Maryville College is one of only a handful
of schools that requires each of its gradu-
ates to complete a yearlong thesis project
in the field of her or his study. Impressive.
And not only impressive, but distinctive.
And how does this requirement impact the
student experience? When MC students
who are grad-school bound go for inter-
views, they have a significant leg-up in the
process because they have already done
graduate-level research and critical writing.
In fact, the Senior Study can take some
credit for the outstanding graduate and
placement data we have on our students.
(See page 5. ) These outcomes are indica-
tors of an academically challenging pro-
gram that prepares students for life, not
just a diploma.

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rigor is Maryville's supportive and highly-
personal environment. It's not a sink or
swim kind of experience. Indicative of this
attribute is the institution's nationally rec-
ognized First- Year Experience, a sequence
of four courses taking place during the stu-
dent's first year that concentrate on the
individual and on establishing a supportive
peer network. Both US News and World
Reports and the Foundations of Excellence
in the First Year organization have hon-
ored the program as a signature experience
for students.

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One current student, Andrew Alfano '09,

noted, "I don't believe these changes [in
myself] could have taken place anywhere
else." We hear similar comments from stu-
dents, their parents, and from alumni. The
MC experience is a transformational one,
but how is it distinctive from other col-
leges? Obviously playing an important role
in the development of a personal and
moral ethic is the College's environment
of faith and learning. Maryville is truly a
place where students can ask difficult ques-
tions of their own faith, grow in their own
beliefs and embrace opportunities for faith
and learning to challenge and support one
another.

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students leave MC with a strong desire to
make a difference in the
world. We suspect this
happens because they are
given the tools and
opportunities to make a
difference the entire time
they attend Maryville .
One example is our group of Bonner
Scholars, who receive critical scholar-
ship funds in exchange for 10 volun-
teer service hours per week in the
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able to select their volunteer service outlets
to closely match their interests and studies.
The result? MC students give more than
1,000 hours per week of volunteer service
to our community. This is an incredible
gift — for both our community and our
students.

THE SILLY PUTTY®
CONNECTION

What do Maryville College and Silly
Puttv® have to do with one another? Once
the brand promise was established for MC,
the next step was to execute messages and
visuals that told the story of those brand
promise attributes in a truly authentic way.
We again engaged the Stamats team to
come to campus and interview our current
students about the Maryville experience.
What is it, exacdy?

One reply stood out in particular.
The comment came from then junior
Josh Phillips '08. He noted that
Maryville was a lot like Silly Putty®
because when he came to MC, he was
a lot like that hard, red, plastic egg —
he knew who he was, what he
thought, what he wanted to do when
he grew up, and that was that. But
soon, that egg was being cracked open
by his studies and his professors, and
he, much like that Silly Putty® inside,
was being pulled outside of that egg.

stretched and challenged. (Editor's note:
For more on Josh Phillips, sec pa/je 27.)

The whole metaphor worked. From the
notion of getting stretched — academically,
spiritually, socially, physically —
which is exactly what a liberal
arts institution is supposed to
do for its students, to the
cross generational and
demographic appeal.

Stamats developed several
different creative concepts
based upon "Stretch
Your Mind" and then
collaborated with
MC marketing and
communications
folks to test the
concepts. Focus
groups were held
in other states as
well as in local mar-
kets to see how pro-
spective students,
who fit our desired
academic profile,
responded. The
"Stretch Your
Mind" concept was
very well received,
and the prospective
students also pro-
vided feedback

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The Stamats firm continually
collects, compiles and analyzes
data on nearly all aspects of
higher education. Presenting
Major Trends: Factors that will
Impact Your Ability to Recruit
Students, Raise Dollars and Mar-
ket Your Institution to college
administrators at a conference
in July 2008, Dr. Robert A.
Sevier, senior vice president at
Stamats, shared the following
predictions:

^> There are six growth
markets in higher
education:

• Students of color

• Adult students,
including seniors

• Commuter students

• Part-time students

• Women (of almost all ages)

• International students

^^ The market for full-time
residential students is
declining and will con-
tinue to decline for at
least a generation.

rr Public institutions, par-
ticularly four-year
regionals and two-year
institutions in or near
urban areas, face unpar-
alleled opportunities.

^^ We will continue to see
an erosion of the
United States as the
world's education
leader.

?? We will see an increase

in the number of tal-
ented students from
India, China and other
developing countries
coming to the U.S.,
especially graduate
students.

^^ We will see an increase
in the number of U.S.
students attending
schools abroad.

^^ From a student's per-
spective, there is a
growing blur between
publics, privates and
for-profit institutions of

higher education. (Stu-
dents increasingly see
colleges as a commod-
ity, especially since so
many colleges/universi-
ties look and sound
alike.)

^^ The home-school

movement is leading
to a home-college
movement.

^^ Aside from "pure" lib-
eral arts colleges, most
colleges/universities
will blend "brick and
click" (traditional class-
room settings with
online course offerings).

^^ Many proprietary (tax-
paying) institutions are
legitimate players and
will exert more influ-

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STRETCH YOUR MIND

Maryville needed to assemble a cohesive
creative concept for the visual appearance
of our new message. Pages 24-25 of this
issue showcase some of the specific aspects
of the new creative look, driven by the
responses from the student focus groups.

THE FOUR Ps OF MARKETING

As important as the work detailed
above was to the institution, it was still
work that was addressing the surface. But
true, integrated marketing functions on
many levels and addresses multiple issues.
If Promotion is the tip of the iceberg, then
k lurking beneath the waterline are the other
^L three Ps of marketing — Price, Place and
^k Product.
^k In Maryville College's case, price

B is easily defined as tuition and fees.
j^^^B Place is also somewhat straightfor-
H ward, we are a residential College
I located in Maryville, Term.; how-
|^ ever, as Maryville works toward

offering online courses, the defini-
tion of place is morphing and will con-
tinue to do so if we are staying
competitive.

And it is competition that directs the
magnifying glass to that last P, Product.

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What is Maryville College's product? I
posed this question during the numer-
ous rollout presentations across cam-
pus and invariably the group would
respond as follows:

Faculty member A:

"Our product is students."

Faculty member B: "No it's not.
Students aren't products. They're
people. Our product is an
education."

Precisely. Our product is an edu-
cation, plus the entire experience
surrounding that education. So how
does our product compare to that of
the competition? Until the fall of
2007, we had only conjecture to guide
us. We took the summer of 2007 to
complete a behemoth survey which Sta
mats used to conduct an Academic
Program Marketability Audit
(APMA). The end result promised to
be a competitive analysis of just how
MC's offering stacked up against
neighboring institutions.

In addition to the internal survey
data we provided, Stamats queried
employers about their needs for future
employees. Prospective students were also
surveyed, in addition to a comparative
analysis made of the academic programs of

ence in the higher educa-
tion community.

^^ Institutions that serve only
full-time residential under-
graduates will face an
extremely difficult future
unless they are well-
branded and/or well-
endowed.

>> This is the age of the

never-satisfied student
(and parent).

^^ We can expect parents'
role in decision on where
to go and whether to stay
to increase.

ff More students will transfer
more often. (They will start
out at less expensive insti-
tutions and transfer to bet-
ter-known institutions.)

^? Technology is the fabric of
a teen's social network, and
they expect a similar rela-
tionship with their
college/university.

SS Online offerings will con-
tinue to evolve as an ele-
ment of institutions'
success, especially with
adult students.

^^ The growth in the adult
student market may slow a
bit but overall, the trend
holds, and adults will con-
tinue to make up nearly
half of higher education.

?? Institutions of higher edu-
cation who establish an
institution-wide commit-
ment to serving this [adult
student] market will experi-
ence financial benefit and
position themselves as a
resource within the com-
munities they serve.

^? Recruiting will become
even more technical.

fr Aid (both merit and need)
will be even more impor-
tant in the future.

^^ The schools best able to
recruit students will be
those that:

• Are near or in an urban
area

• Have a strong brand or
are commodity buys

• Have a price point in
the middle of the per-
ceived competitor set

• Are able to serve
multiple types of students

• Have a significant
endowment

• Have differentiated and
valued curriculum

Institutions at risk:

Rural

Less well-known with

uncertain value

More expensive without

strong brand

Few cash reserves

FOCUS I STRING 2009 23

So how do we represent Maryville College and its
brand visually?

On these two pages, Publications Manager Jessica Swan laid out
design elements suggested by Stamats that our audiences soon
should be associating with Maryville College - everything from the
new tagline ("Stretch Your Mind") to die new style of photogra-
phy to how we explain the Silly Putty® metaphor.

Guiding the messaging is a new brand promise: "Maryville
College offers a rigorous and highly personal experience for stu-
dents who want to transform their lives and make a difference in
the world."

Focusing on the attributes "rigorous," transforming," "guid-
ing" and "making a difference," administrators and staff members
who are tasked with promoting Maryville College already are high-
lighting these essential characteristics of the Maryville College
experience in stories, publications, presentations and events.

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Typography: A new handwritten accent font
to communicate a casual and approachable
design that speaks to all audiences. This font in
conjunction with our primary fonts accommodates
the many different applications needed by the
institution — from the casual to the refined.

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New photography utilizes two types of imagery. The first
represented here employs white space to focus on individual
students, faculty or staff. These relaxed and playful silhouetted
profiles are juxtaposed against academically focused images and
are used mostly in conjunction with large quotes to further share
the focus and voices of MC.

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Remember Silly Putty8? That little
hard ball stuck inside a plastic
egg? You might feel like that
when you arrive at Maryville
College — a solid, unwavering mass,
certain of what you know and believe. Until
your professors crack open that hard exterior
and start stretching you. Then, like Silly Putty®
pressed against newsprint, you begin to carry
the imprint of all of the experiences you have
here. Before long, you don't fit inside that egg
anymore. And you don't want to. That's the
Maryville experience.

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Brand Collateral Samples

Revised Web Site

Launched in early March, the "reskinned'
Maryville College web site now has
the look and feel of the new Admissions
publications. Much of the structure
and text content remain the same as
the previous site, but improvements to
maryvillecollege.edu are ongoing.

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The second new type of imagery approach
is to frame images within a picture template
to create a 'scrap booking' effect. The goal
is to convey the engaging atmosphere at
Maryville College in a more playful and
realistic manner. These images are often
stacked to represent the multitude of
opportunities.

(All featured individuals are
actual students or faculty. No
stock photography is used.
Highlights from our photo
shoots can be found throughout
this issue.)

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STRETCH YOUR MIND

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three competitor schools. For
these competitor schools, we
chose a regional state school and
two other regional private schools at which
we know our non-matriculants tend to
enroll.

The outcomes of the APMA returned
and we were faced with some simple, some
challenging and some controversial recom-
mendations to pursue it our intention was
to keep our product (our educational
experience) competitive with that of other
institutions and with what our market of
prospective students and potential future
employers were demanding. This
means, for example, making our
catalog of courses available to pro-
spective students in accessible
language and format (that's
simple), making decisions based
upon what is best and most
adaptive for our students (not
what is easiest or most com-
fortable for the administra-
tion, faculty and staff- — a
much more challenging rec-
ommendation) and regularly
evaluating our programs of
study and the marketplace
to determine if we should
drop or add majors (that's
controversial).

If students are to pick
Maryville as the place to
invest some of die most
important years of their
lives, we must make sure
MC is following through on
its brand promise and mak-
ing good on that investment.
This requires taking full advan-
tage of the great many oppor-
tunities that Maryville has at its

doorstep — to authentically promote the
Maryville experience, to extend our reach
to new populations of students and to
maintain the known strengths of our insti-
tution.

We promise our students that Maryville
is the place where they can "stretch their
minds and stretch themselves.''' The suc-
cess of our institution rests not only on
our following through on that promise for
our students, but on Maryville College
pushing itself as an organization to also
join in the challenging and rewarding
activity of getting out of that little red egg,
picking up new experiences and stretching
its mind.

?»«us,

JosW Pkillips '02-.

THE STUDENT BEHIND THE EGG

STRETCH YOUR MIND

S A STUDENT at Maryville Col-
lege, Josh Phillips '08 always tried
o think outside the box.

Or maybe tiiat's "think outside the
shell" ...

Phillips gets the credit for the College's
new tagline "Stretch Your Mind." He's
the reason, too, that prospective students
visiting the campus get an egg of Silly
Putty® to reinforce the message.

In 2007, Phillips was one of about 25
students asked to participate in two focus
groups led by marketing consultants from
Stamats.

"The Stamats reps said they were trying
to get a feel for the College," Phillips
remembered. "They got us started by ask-
ing; some specific questions. I remember

Silly Putty pretty quickly."

A stickler for rules, Phillips was initially
concerned that "Silly Putty" was two
words and not one word, as the consultants
had asked for, but he stuck to his idea
when die question came around to him.

Intrigued, the consultants asked him to
expound on Silly Putty®.

"Besides the stretchy part, I talked
about how you buy Silly Putty® in a shell.
In college, people talk a lot about coming
out of your shell," Phillips remembered
saying. "And lots
of people have
that memory
of mashing
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one: 'If you had to describe
Maryville College in one word,
what would it be?'

The consultant started with
one student seated at the table,
then went down the line, giving
each an opportunity to respond
and explain.

"I listened to the first one or
two responses, and then I got
busy in my head," Phillips
remembered. "A lot of what was
talked about was community and
friendship, which are all true and
good when it comes to the Col-
lege, but in my head, I was try-
ing to come up with something
different. It's hard to show
'community' in a brochure.

"I then started considering
what the College had done for
me," he continued. "I knew that I
had grown as an individual here. I
felt like the experience stretched me,
stretched my mind. So I started think-
ing about things that stretched. I came to

over cartoons in the newspaper and seeing
the images lifted up onto the putty. That's
sort of symbolic of what happens at
Maryville - as you come in contact with
different people and ideas, you pick up bits
of information that stay with you."

The consultants were impressed - both
with the idea and the experience that it
described.

"One of the representatives handed me
her pen and said, 'Here, you can do my
job,'" Phillips said. "They liked it, and from
what I can tell in the marketing pieces that
have been created since then, my idea
hasn't been altered very much from how it
was presented originally."

"That definitely makes me proud in
some sense," he added. "It's not a goal of
mine to have my picture in publications

and advertisements, but
it was a big thing for
me - my first
tagline."

It likely won't
be his last,
though. The
27-year-old is now
employed as a mar-
keting strategy con-
sultant with Image
Communications, a
Knoxville-based mar-
keting services firm.
Considering his suggestion to
the Stamats consultants, Phillips acknowl-
edges one deviation from the Silly Putty®
metaphor - students don't return to the
shell after the MC experience.

"I don't fit inside that egg anymore,"
he explained. "And I don't want to."

Hometown: Brimley, Mich.

Major: International Business, Political Science

Minor: International Studies

Senior Study Title: "DynCorp International and the

Business of Conflict Outsourcing"

On-Campus Activities: MC Ambassadors, Model

UN Coordinator

Internships: Baker Scholar at the Howard H. Baker

Center for Public Policy, market researcher for

Voices Heard Media and Modern Sprocket

International experience: Sydney, Australia, to work

with Liberal Party of Australia, Queensland Division's

political party; January Term trip to Malta and

Tunisia; research trip to China

FOCUS I STRING 2009

STRETCH YOUR MIND

BY DR. JEFF BAY | ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS

^W^nfegic Planning -Pov <a

"College o-P DisHwcKon'

IN FEBRUARY 2008 President Gibson invited me to lunch for
what I assumed would simply be a chance to visit. But before the
waiter (a recent MC alum who was temporarily waiting tables
before entering the Peace Corps) took our orders, President
Gibson asked whether I would be willing to serve on the
Strategic Planning Steering Committee. Later, after further con-
versation, I learned that in our College's tradition of planning,
the chair of the Strategic Planning Committee-
is also the Chair of the Planning and Budget
Advisory Committee (PBAC). In keeping with
tradition, Dr. Gibson requested that I chair
both committees.

My initial response was along the lines of,
"Are you sure PBAC will be a good fit? I
don't even handle the budget in my house-
hold. Wouldn't one of the chairmanships be
enough?" But it is true that, as President
Gibson pointed out, I am comfortable with
numbers. Aid the logic of having the same
person in the two roles is sound — it leads to a
built-in accountability that objectives in a stra-
tegic plan will be supported through the bud-
geting process. And in truth, while some of us
on the faculty occasionally complain about the
time that committee work requires, most of us
value the opportunity to be involved in
College governance.

The first task of the Steering Committee
was to come up with a name for the new plan.
After much discussion, we decided that the
new plan needed to include the term "distinc-
tion." "Distinction," more than any other
word, seemed to describe where we wanted
this plan to take us by the year 2015.
President Gibson took this term and came up
with the simple, but appropriate name: The
College of Distinction Plan.

Over the summer the committee engaged in an environmental
scan that led to an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportuni-
ties, and threats, the so-called SWOT analysis. Identified
strengths included our liberal arts curriculum, undergraduate
research program, and sense of community while weaknesses
included student attrition and a lack of diversity and name recog-
nition. The Steering Committee, not surprisingly given the
ongoing construction of the Civic Arts Center, sees an opportu-
nity in creating a fine arts niche. A clear threat, even as of last
summer and more so now, is the economy. The complete list
consisted of 55 items spread out over the four categories.

We then asked the MC community to envision what we want
our college to be like in 2015. Among the common themes were
visions of a challenging academic program that was holistic and
transforming, and a diverse community that was collegia! and
service-oriented. In total, nearly 75 common themes were identi-
fied across 12 categories.

Feedback on the common themes was sought at a pair of com-
munity forums held in late October and early November 2008.
These three -hour sessions began with an exercise designed to

The Strategic Planning
Steering Committee

Chair: Dr. Jeff Bay,
Associate Professor of Statistics

Members: Chelsea Barker '10,
Darrick Edmonson '10

Student Representatives
Dr. Jeff Fager, Vice President &

Dean of the College
Dr. Gerald Gibson, President
Dr. Jenifer Greene, Associate

Professor of Management
Don Hickman '70,

Alumni Association Representative
Diane Humphreys-Barlow '70,

Director, MC Board
Ms. Holly Jackson-Ludlow,

Vice President for Advancement &

Community Relations
Ms. Vandy Kemp, Vice President

for Student Development
Kandis Schram '85, Athletic Director
Dr. Bill Seymour, Vice President

for Administrative Services
Mr. Bill Sliwa,

Vice President for Enrollment
Mr. Dana Smith,

Vice President for Finance

help "mixed groups" of faculty, staff, students and alumni reflect
on the College's core values. Participants were asked to evaluate
statements lifted from three core documents: Statement of
Purpose, College Covenant, and Faith and Learning Statement.
Following the reflection exercise, participants shared a meal while
listening to stories that personalized our core values. The stories
included Preston Fields '03 drawing a parallel between his expe-
rience taking a youth to the Foothills Parkway
to experience a view previously unimaginable
and what the College seeks to provide its stu-
dents, and Rachel Rushworth '08 describing
the impact of working in an adult literacy pro-
gram to enable a father to write a letter to his
children.

The final hour of the session involved con-
necting core values to the common themes
from the visioning exercise — what parts of
our vision are strengths in terms of meeting
our core values, and where do we need to do
better? Generally, strengths and weaknesses
identified in this exercise were consistent with
the results from the SWOT analysis conduct-
ed by the Steering Committee.

One clear message that came out of the
forums was the need to be clear on who we
are and whom we serve, and intentional in
how we recruit students and support them
once they arrive on campus. Given the chal-
lenges presented by the current economy, and
the fact that Maryville College and other
small, private colleges have experienced or
expect to experience enrollment declines,
these issues take on a greater urgency than
they might have in any other year.

These concerns led to frank discussion
among the Steering Committee and fed into
the development of direction statements outlining where we
want to go with the College of Distinction Plan. Seven state-
ments were drafted for the categories of The Students, The
Faculty and Staff, Programs of Distinction, Seamless Educational
Experience, Faith and Learning, Stewardship, and Resources for
Excellence. These statements, along with specific underlying
objectives for each, will be presented for review by the Board of
Directors at the April Board meeting.

The campus community will have the remainder of April
through September to review and provide essential feedback on
the drafts of the plan. By mid-October, when the full Board meets
again, the entire College of Distinction Plan will be proposed for
Board approval. Once approved, The College of Distinction Plan
will guide Maryville College for the next six years.

Despite the success of recent years, the financial challenges of
this year remind us that we have work to do if we are to be, in the
words of Dr. Samuel Tyndale Wilson, "beyond question the best
possible college." By staying true to our core values while using
the intelligence and imagination of the Marwille College commu-
nity, we believe the College of Distinction Plan will advance us
toward meeting Wilson's vision.

FOCUS SPRING 2009

Prospective students invited to 'MEET MARYVILLE'

A group of eight prospective students
huddles around a current Maryville
College student standing outside Bar-
tlett Hall.

The MC student, introduced to the
guests as an "MC Ambassador," pulls
out of a small burgundy bag a piece
of paper rolled up and tied with an
orange ribbon. She hands it to a pro-
spective student who has volunteered
to unroll the paper and read a clue
printed on the front.

"Though 'library' it says a library it
is not. You will venture here when ser-
vice is sought," he says.

The MC Ambassador asks students
to consult a campus map given to
each group. On the map, eight spe-
cific areas are highlighted.

"Any ideas?" she asks.

And with that, prospective stu-
dents are off on an "Alterna-Tour" of
Maryville College.

For decades, Maryville College's Admis-
sions Office has invited prospective stu-
dents and their families to campus on
specific Saturdays to tour the campus, talk
with faculty members, eat in the cafeteria
and enjoy an athletic competition or fine
arts event. Most recently, these Saturday
events were called "Open House."

Partnering with TargetX, a provider of
interactive marketing technology and ser-
vices to colleges and universities, the Col-
lege's Admissions Office retooled the
schedule to make those Saturdays opportu-
nities to really "Meet Maryville."

Meet it with more information.

More interactions.

More memories.

"When it came to campus visits, Tar-
getX consultants really pushed us to
think about making sure prospective stu-
dents' five senses were engaged," said
Karyn Adams, assistant vice president for
marketing and communications. "So, tor
instance, for taste and smell, students are
served some warm cookies when they visit
the residence halls on the tour. At the end
of Meet Maryville, they're
given an egg of Silly Putty®.
Obviously, that's touch.

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The day's events begin at 8:30 a.m. with
a registration in the atrium of Bartlett Hall.
Prospective students and their parents are
soon separated so that they can attend ses-
sions geared to them.

The first activity for students, the
Alterna-Tour, gets guests roaming the
campus while learning about the College's
mission, programs, history and buildings.
"Learning 24/7" sessions, led by faculty
and staff, help explain the College's aca-
demic programs, the core curriculum and
distinctive programs like Mountain Chal-
lenge and the Center for Calling & Career.
Students interested in specific extracurricu-
lar activities like fine arts and athletics are
given an opportunity to speak directly with
coaches and music faculty.

One of the
goals of the Meet
Maryville events
is to help pro-
spective students
see themselves
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Outdoor Classroom and presenting them
with their own carabiner at the Alpine
Tower. Students also are asked to sign their
name on a student organization list, indi-
cating a student group or two that fits with
their own skills and interests.

And to reinforce the idea that, as
Maryville College students, they can leave
their mark on the campus, prospective stu-
dents write their names in sidewalk chalk
on the sidewalk in front of Bartlett.

"After I visited, I knew that this was
where I wanted to be," said Sara Carmi-
chael, a current MC student who traveled
from Carencro, La., to attend a Meet
Maryville event in fall of 2007. "The stu-
dents were all very friendly. ... I especially
remember the session with the panel of
current students. We got to ask questions,
and the students' answers were thoughtful
and honest about things."

Carmichael's mother, who accompanied
her on the 700-mile trip, was also sold on
Maryville.

"At first, she didn't want me to come to
Maryville because it was so far away. But
after Meet Maryville, she said, 'O.K., I'm
not going to whine about you coming here,
because I want you to come here, too.'"

(At top) At the conclusion of the Alterna-Tour, Sterling Thomas
'12 writes his name in chalk on the sidewalk. (Below) Prospective
students look over the clues and map before leaving for the tour.

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

? Personnel changes announced in Advancement

JACKSON-LUDLOW

Maryville College recently announced changes in
its Advancement Division personnel.

Hollv Jackson-Ludlow, Maryville College's
Assistant Vice President for Development, was
named Vice President for Advancement & Com-
munity Relations by Board confirmation Jan. 23,
2009. She replaces Jason McNeal, who left the
College to join a higher-education consulting firm.

In addition to leading efforts to raise the remaining funds for
the $83-million Our Window of Opportunity Campaign, Jackson-
Ludlow is guiding staff members in a division that is responsible
for annual and deferred giving; marketing, communications and
publicity; alumni, parent, church and donor relations and pro-
gramming.

The daughter of the late Dr. Charles O. Jackson, former associ-
ate dean of liberal arts and history professor at the University of
Tennessee-Knoxville, Jackson-Ludlow graduated from UT-K with
a bachelor of arts degree in interpersonal and public communica-
tion in 1987.

Prior to coming to the College in 2004, she was the Vice Presi-
dent of Membership, Vice President of Education & Develop-
ment, and Director of Education & Operations for the Knoxville
Area Chamber Partnership.

Diana Canacaris '02, former Planned Giving
Coordinator, was recently promoted to the posi-
tion of Assistant Director of Stewardship.

Canacaris joined the Advancement Division in
2003 and has been instrumental in a variety of
fundraising and recognition initiatives, including
coordination of the College's Societv of 1819.

CANACARIS D

as Assistant Director of Stewardship, Canacaris is leading the
newly formed stewardship program, which was designed to assist
the College in the cultivation of new relationships and the
strengthening of existing relationships.

Among Canacaris'' new responsibilities are planning and imple-
menting a variety of community stewardship activities and events,
coordinating and overseeing various donor stewardship activities,
and, in cooperation with the College's Alumni Relations Office,
building relationships with local alumni, retired faculty and staff
members and other constituents in the area.

She has one daughter, Lauran Canacaris '08.

Two new Regional Advancement Coordinators are now on the
road, building support among alumni, parents and donors for the
College's Our Window of Opportunity campaign. (Sec graphic
below. )

Brandon Bruce, former public policy director
for the National Network for Youth, joined the
staff on June 16, 2008, and is visiting alumni and
friends on the East Coast, as well as getting to
know constituents in the East Tennessee area.

He replaced J. Ryan Stewart '99, who enrolled
in medical school last fall.

A native of Los Olivos, Calif, Bruce is a graduate of the Uni-
versity of California at Santa Barbara, where he earned a bache-
lor's degree in political science. He holds an M.B.A. from the
University of Phoenix. Bruce graduated with highest honors from
Concord Law School and is a member of the American Bar Asso-
ciation and the California Bar Association.

In addition to his position with the National Network for
Youth, his previous work experience includes chairing the Sacra-
mento-based California Coalition for Youth.

In 2007, Bruce was named a winner of the Global Young
Social Entrepreneurs Competition for developing the largest U.S.
website dedicated to connecting young people with local commu-
nity resources. He received a scholarship award to attend the
Global Knowledge conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bruce's wife, Tricia, is an assistant professor of sociology at
the College.

Heather Mathis '06 former Director of the
Falcon Club at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer,
N.C., joined the Advancement staff on Jan. 5,
2009, and is visiting alumni and friends through-
out the Southeast.

A four-vear letter winner on the Scots women's
soccer team from 2002 until 2005, Mathis will
also assist with fundraising for the Scots Club, a booster organiza-
tion of alumni, parents and friends of Maryville College who want
to support the College's tradition of excellence in athletics.

Already, Mathis has impressive credentials in fundraising and
athletics administration. In her previously held position at Pfeiffer,
Mathis provided leadership that effectively increased financial sup-
port for the university through annual unrestricted, restricted and
capital improvement support of athletics.

From June 2007 until April 2008, she worked as a governance
intern for the NCAA in Indianapolis, Ind. She has interned with
the University of Tennessee Athletics Department and worked in
constituent services for U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander.

Mathis is the daughter of Barry Mathis '80 and Lynn
McGowman Mathis '80.

Window of

CAMPAIGN UPDATE

PROJECT

Civic Arts Center
Anderson Hall
Endowment
Maryville Fund

TOTAL

GOAL

$47.3 Million
$6 Million
$20 Million
$10 Million

PROGRESS TO DATE

$40 Million
$1.9 Million
$20 Million
$10.2 Million

$83.3 Million $71.8 Million

30 FOCUS I SPRING 2 009

West & Ramsey families
donate $1 million to CAC

TO HONOR A WOMAN WHO LOVED THE ARTS,
LOVED MARYVILLE COLLEGE AND LOVED HER
COMMUNITY, members of the West and Ramsey families have made a
$ 1 -million gift to the Civic Arts Center, which is under construction on the
Maryville College campus.

For the donation, the stage in the large per-
formance hall will be named for Nita Eckles
West, who taught drama and speech at the
College for 42 years and is credited for
starting the theatre department in 1899.

Donors include Steve West of
Maryville, a member of the Maryville
College Board of Directors and a
great-grandson of Mrs. West; Lynn
Ramsey Cole '68 of Knoxville,
granddaughter of the former MC
faculty member; great-grandson
Dave Ramsey of Nashville, Tenn.;
great-granddaughter Lucy West Lee
of Lebanon, Tenn.; and great-great
grandson Charles West of Maryville.

"Generous gifts like these have
special meaning when they come
from families of legendary Maryville
College figures, and when they come
from directors of the College," said
Maryville College President Dr. Ger-
ald W. Gibson. "We accept this dona-
tion with gratitude and a promise of
responsible stewardship to honor the
life and work of someone so instru-
mental in building the reputation of
the fine arts at Maryville College."

Steve said the families' motivation
for the gift was what the Civic Arts
Center would mean for the College and
what it would mean for the community.

"It was also a natural thing to do
because it ties in to Granny," he added.

Lynn Cole, a granddaughter of Mrs.
West, added: "For Granny to have her
name associated with the Civic Arts Center
would thrill her to death. She never craved
the spotlight, but in a quiet way, she
would be thrilled."

The cousins agreed that Mrs. West
would be amazed by the scale and design
of the Civic Arts Center.

"To have all of those things - theatres,

art galleries, a recital hall, an outdoor arts
plaza - in one location and for all the com-
munity to be able to enjoy - she would be
blown away," Steve said.

Lynn said the larger Blount County
population was always a consideration in

Civic Arts Center. The cousins and other family
members have donated $1 million to name the
stage of the large performance hall in honor of
Nita Eckles West (photo top right), their ancestor
who began the College's drama department.

her grandmother's productions, even
though her crew and cast members were
mostly MC students.

"So many of her drama productions
were for the community," she pointed out.
"They were big events that the public
looked forward to."

FROM MISSISSIPPI TO MC

Nita Eckles was born in Carrell, Iowa,
in 1877, but much of her childhood was
spent in Holly Springs, Miss.

She earned a bachelor's degree in ora-
tory from Grant University in Athens,

Tenn., and while enrolled, met fellow stu-
dent Clyde West. The two married and
moved to Blount County.

While Clyde began farming land off of
Sevierville Road in 1899, Nita became a
member of the Maryville College faculty,
hired to head the "Expression Depart-
ment." She soon began directing theat-
rical productions held in Voorhees
Chapel or outside. She chose plays such
as Cyrano dc Berp/erac and Hamlet that
challenged both her students and her-
self. May Day, one outdoor springtime
production, became a favorite of the
community, especially school children
who, in later years, walked to the
amphitheatre in the College Woods to
watch.

The couple had three children, and
Mrs. West's 48-year association with
the College was only interrupted twice
to accommodate pregnancy and her
children's first years.

'A PROFESSIONAL WOMAN'

Lynn described her grandmother as
a "professional woman" who worked
hard and had high standards for herself
and those around her.

The Department of Expression and
Public Speaking program grew under Mrs.
West's direction, as did its good reputation.
During her tenure, the Leland Powers
School in Boston accepted Maryville credits
toward graduation there, and the College
was admitted to membership in the national
drama fraternity Theta Alpha Phi.

Mrs. West retired in 1946 but remained
active in her church and community until
her death in 1966.

To read this story in its entirety, go to
maryvillecollege.edu. (Search on "Nita
Eckles West. ")

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

ERWIN'S SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNIZES
COURAGEOUS WOMEN

Jennifer Delaney '07 (left)
Women of Courage Schola
Jett Erwin '68 (right).

LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHER
AMERICANS, Jenny Jett Erwin

'68 said she was forever changed by
the terrorist attacks on the World
Trade Center on Sept . 1 1, 2 00 1 .

But unlike so many others, Erwin
didn't allow that tragedy to generate
fear, distrust or discouragement in
her life. With a new perspective on
her world, she established the
Women of Courage Scholarship at
Maryville College.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Erwin and
husband John Malillo were more
than 1,500 miles from Ground
Zero, celebrating her birthday in
Cancun, Mexico. They learned
about the destruction while trying
to check out of their hotel.

"We were told [by hotel staff] that we couldn't leave," she
remembered. "We went to see the reports on television and were
blown away. We weren't able to leave Mexico until that Saturday,
and we couldn't fly to California."

Erwin and Malillo were eventually allowed to fly to Mexico
Citv, then Guadalajara and finally Tijuana, where they walked
across the border with hundreds of others who had been stranded
in places all over the world during the crisis.

In the following weeks, Erwin listened intently to the stories of
courage and patriotism. She was touched by a national attitude of
cooperation.

"I knew I wanted to do something, too. I just didn't know
what it was," she said.

Erwin became particularly sympathetic to the stories of women
who had been left behind as the result of terrorist attacks. As the
gender equity administrator for Arizona's Department of Educa-
tion, she had vast experience helping "displaced" homemakers
(women who were entering or reentering the workforce because
of divorce, death or disability of a spouse, etc.) make it again.

"I became a single parent - not by choice - when my son was
very young. Going through that was hard, but because of my
education, I knew that I could move forward with my life," she
explained. "Staying connected to the College, loving my home-
town of Maryville and being grateful to the College for the skills,
friendships and hopefully, the courage that I had myself, I wanted
to give that opportunity [of education] to someone else."

According to official documents, the scholarship is to be
awarded annually to "a non-traditional female student recognized
for her drive and initiative to overcome personal, professional
and/or financial burdens to complete her degree."

Erwin initially funded the "Women of Courage" scholarship as
an annual scholarship but in 2005, pledged a gift of $25,000 to

endow it.

Jennifer Delaney '07 was a

recent recipient. At 45, Delaney
completed her MC degree 28
years after her high school gradu-
ation. Delaney's undergraduate
education was disrupted by fam-
ily and work obligations and in
later vears, multiple sclerosis. The
diagnosis came just two weeks
before the end of the fall 1993
semester - when the then
32-vear-old, single mother of two
had only two semesters remain-
ing before graduation. Declared
disabled, she dropped out.

After reenrolling in 2006 and
learning that she was the recipi-
ent of the Women of Courage
Scholarship, Delaney communicated with Erwin through email
and phone but the two didn't meet each other face-to-face until
Sept. 20, 2007. Erwin said her scholarship recipient's story is
inspirational to her, adding that Delaney is "exactly the kind of
student [Erwin] set out to help in establishing the scholarship."

Anvone can give to the "Women of Courage" scholarship, and
Erwin said she would like to see more people support it.
"Courage comes from community," she said.
To give to the Women of Courage Scholarship, contact Holly
Jackson-Ludlow at 865.273.8884 or hoUy.lucUo\v@maryvillecoI-
lege.edu.

was a recipient of the
rship established by Jenny

Jennifer Delaney '07 poses on graduation day with
children Victoria and Morgan.

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

Alumni 'give back' through scholarships

To say Bill '49 and Vera Lusk Proffitt '49 have a deep appreciation
for Maryville College would be a slight understatement.

Vera Lusk Proffitt '49 and Bill Proffitt '49 in their Alcoa
home last summer.

The College shaped the character of Bill's family. His mother,
Lelia Graham, was enrolled at the College 100 years ago while his
father, Harry, attended prep school at the institution, and for 17
consecutive years - from 1935 to 1952- at least one of his family
members was enrolled at the College. Bill himself was starting
lineman on the last Scots football team to have an undefeated
regular season in 1946, which is
how he met his future wife
while she was a cheerleader.

Vera was the first member of
her family to go to college. A
native of New Jersey, she had to
rely on others in order to make
the roughly 600-mile trip to
East Tennessee.

"Having so little money
coming down here from New
Jersey, if it weren't for people
helping me, I don't know if I
could have afforded it," she
recalled. "One family gave me a
$100 check, which back in
1945 was a significant sum of
money.

"I felt as if people helped me
to come, and I want to help
someone else to be able to go
to college who can't afford to
financially. We want to give back
because we've been given so
much," Vera added.

While their deep appreciation
for the College undoubtedly
contributed to their recent deci-

sion to establish the $100,000 Proffitt-Lusk Family Scholarship,
their own experiences while growing up in College, and their
desires for others to contribute, aided their choice.

Bill, who established Proffitt Realty Company and worked
there for more than 30 years and presided over the Blount Cham
ber of Commerce and is the current chairman of the Alcoa Plan-
ning Commission, has seen firsthand the impact that Maryville
College has made on the community in recent years.

"The growth and excellence of the College that we have seen in
the past few years is just phenomenal," Bill said. "We've always had
the idea to give back and help students out who really need it."

The scholarship, which will be awarded for the first time this
fall, has been set up as an endowed scholarship, meaning the
money will be invested, and the interest collected will be given to
a student. The Proffitts have decided to allow the scholarship to
be given to any student who is in financial need.

"We did not want to limit it," Bill said. "[College administra-
tors] told us we could put whatever limitations we wanted to on
it, but we were not interested in doing that. We want any student
who needs [the scholarship] financially to benefit."

Maryville College President Gerald W. Gibson called the Prof-
fitts "two wonderfully generous alumni."

"This new scholarship fund will assist our college in its long-
standing commitment to providing access to a quality education
for students of modest means," the president added. "We are

immensely grateful for both their
generosity and their example."

The Proffitts said they wanted to
give something to the College that
could be beneficial and change the
lives of students well after they are
gone.

"There's a saying that I've sub-
^£ scribed to," Bill said. "It goes some-

^k ^W^ ^W thing like, 'You make money to make

A ^P ^^. a living. You give money to make a

■ <{v)| ^^ ^fe-' We feel like by doing this in a

■ I 2. | scholarship situation, this is our way

to give that will be used long after
we are gone."

For information about establish-
ing a scholarship at Maryville
College, contact Holly Jackson-
Ludlow, vice president for advance-
ment and community relations, at
865.273.8884 or holly.ludlow@
maryvillecollege.edu.

(At top) Senior portraits from The
Chilhowean. (Left) Bill and Vera
(center, back row) pose with other
seniors selected for Who's Who.

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FOCUS I SPRING 2009

KENNETH E.
MARYVILLE

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-2- A SK KENNETH E. BORING about

EA^L his interest in the growth and con-
-*- JLtinued success of Maryville College,
( Q and he might share with you a little story
/ \ about a different kind of interest. (The
money kind.)

In 1998, Kenneth made a gift of
$250,000 for the renovation and expansion
of the College's Bartlett Hall Student Cen-
ter - a figure he arrived at by calculating
the interest a loan of SI 5,000 would have
amassed since August of 1955.

"Fifty-three years ago, my father, J.
Marcus Boring, mortgaged the family farm
in Happv Valley, and we borrowed
$15,000 to buy a quarry down here,"
Kenneth said recendy during an interview
at his Dalton, Ga., business.

The lender was Maryville College.

"The College founded and, for many
years, operated the Bank of Maryville,"
explained Dr. Gerald W. Gibson, Maryville
College president. "From what I've read
and heard from other people, it was hard
to tell where the College stopped and the
bank started."

Kenneth was born in Blount County on
Oct. 19, 1924. He served in the military
during World War II. In the late 1940s, he
enrolled at the University of Tennessee,
graduating with a degree in civil engineer-
ing in 1950.

Kenneth's mother, Annis Alger Lam-
bert Boring, was a sister to the five men
who founded Lambert Brothers, one of
the nation's largest quarrying firms head-
quartered in Maryville. 1. Marcus Boring
joined his brothers-in-law in the rock busi-
ness following the Great Depression and
the Flood of 1931 that "wiped out" -
physically and financially - his dry goods
business in the Calderwood area of Blount
County. When they were old enough,
Kenneth and his older brother, Jim,
worked for their uncles' rock quarrv in
Chattanooga.

In 1955, the Boring family had gotten
enough money together to buy one-half in
a quarry venture and had an option to buy
the other half.

"We used the $15,000 loan from the
College to exercise the option to buy,"
Kenneth explained, adding that the Col-
lege was the only place to go to for the
loan.

His lather was already well-acquainted
with the campus. Marcus had attended the
Preparatory School prior to leaving for ser-

BORING'S GIFTS TO
BEGAN WITH LOAN

vice in World War I, and one of his best
friends was prominent businessman D.W.
Proffitt, who was serving on the Maryville
College Board of Directors at the time.

"Dad always felt close to the College,"
Kenneth said.

Kenneth, James and Marcus built Dal-
ton Rock Products from one plant in Geor-
gia to five plants in Georgia and Tennessee.
They operated them until 1985, when Vul-
can Materials began leasing the quarries.

In 1976, the brothers bought Hardwick
Bank & Trust as part of an investment
group. They later acquired First National
Bank of Northwest Georgia, eventually
selling both to BB&T

Today, the two work in a real estate
investment partnership, JIvB&B Limited,
LLC.

Marcus repaid the loan in November of
1958, but Kenneth said considering the
interest accrual when making the 1999
pledge to the Bartlett Hall project gave
him a "lot of satisfaction." He added that
he thought his father would deem it "the
right thing to do" to remember the loan.
After all, the College was instrumental in
their success.

"You can do more if you own all of a
company than if you've got half," Kenneth
said.

BORING MAKES ADDITIONAL
GIFT TO CAC

Last year, Kenneth made another
$250,000 pledge to the College for the
Civic Arts Center.

"I've always felt close to Maryville Col-
lege," he said, adding that he appreciates
the positive impact the higher education
institution has in his native Blount County.

"And that Civic Arts Center is going to
be a great asset to that community," he
said. "We wanted to participate in the
campaign."

According to Michael Robinson, presi-
dent of JKB&B Limited, L.L.C. Manage-
ment Services, education and educational
opportunities have been passions of the
Boring brothers for decades.

"Ken has made education a priority for
his own children, offering incentives for
them to earn advanced degrees," Robin-
son said. "He places a lot of value on edu-
cation and wants his children to be as
educated as they could be - for their own
personal satisfaction and also so that they
can help their communities."

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

Kenneth E. Boring, left, and wife Dottie visited
MC President Dr. Gerald W. Gibson in 2007.

Kenneth and wife Dottie have two
daughters, Laura Boring and Leah Hill,
and one son-in-law. Jay Hill.

GENEROUS SUPPORTERS,
MODEL LEADERS

In 2001, Jim Boring established a chari-
table remainder annuity trust with the Col-
lege as a beneficiary. Eventually, the gift will
support the James M. Boring, Jr., and Syble
L. Boring Fmdowed Scholarship Fund.

Generous supporters of various educa-
tional institutions and initiatives in Georgia
and Tennessee, the Boring brothers have
supported numerous worthy causes in their
community. For their contributions, both
were inducted into the Northwest Georgia
Business Hall of Fame earlier this year.

Of the brothers, the Northwest Georgia
District of Junior Achievement of Georgia
Inc. said: "They are among our most
esteemed leaders. [They] have experienced
a lifetime of business success .\nd have
established a legacy of leadership within
their industries and the community.
Through their actions and accomplish-
ments, they serve as role models for our
young people."

In addition to Maryville College, the
Boring brothers have supported, collec-
tively, the University of Tennessee School
of Engineering, Dalton State College,
Reinhardt College, Big Brothers Big Sis-
ters of Northwest Georgia, the Hamilton
Medical Center, the Whitfield Healthcare
Foundation and the Salvation Army.

President Gibson commended the Boring
brothers' example to current MC students.

"We at Maryville College feel both grat-
itude and admiration for Kenneth and Jim
Boring," he said. "They have been highly
successful businessmen, but also people
whose generosity has had a great impact
on others — including this College."

Editor's Note: Since this story was written
and distributed to local media, James M.
Boring passed away in early December.
We extend our sincerest condolences to the
Borinci and Lambert families.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The College
received information printed
below between Aug. 31, 2007
and Feb. 28, 2008. Class notes
received after April 28 should
appear in the next issue of
Alumni News & Notes.

'28 MEMORIAM: Ruth McMur-

ray Keen, Dec. 7, 2006. She spent
most of her life in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Survivors include four children.

'30 MEMORIAM: Margaret
Haynie McDevitt Baker, Jan. 2,
2008, in Brevard, N.C. Baker taught
in Madison County and Asheville
City School systems and was a
mathematics teacher at Lee H.
Edwards High School from 1950
till 1962. She earned her master's
degree in education from the Uni-
versity of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill in 1958. She later served as
supervisor of high school mathe-
matics for the state of North Caro-
lina and was a math instructor at
Western Carolina University. She
was a member of Delta Kappa
Gamma sorority, the West
Asheville Presbyterian Church and
the Brevard-Davidson River Pres-
byterian Church. Survivors include
two sons, six grandchildren, and
11 nieces and nephews. A story
about Baker ran in the Burlington
(Vt.) Free Press and is linked-on
the Maryville College web site
(search on "Baker. ")

'33 MEMORIAM: James W.

Lewis, date and place unknown.
Following MC, he earned a mas-
ter's degree in economics from
George Washington University and
lived most of his life in Washington,
D.C., employed by the D.C. Transit.

34 John McQueen and his late
wife Lillian were honored recently
by South Highland Presbyterian
Church in Birmingham, Ala., where
it was announced Jan. 27, 2007
that the welcome center at Living
River: A retreat on the Cahaba for
the Presbytery of Sheppards and
Lapsley, would be named for them.
The McQueens served South

Highland for several years, and the
naming of the center was a gift
given anonymously by members of
the church. The announcement
coincided with a celebration held
at New Providence Presbyterian
Church in Maryville, where John
lived before moving to Lynchburg,
Va., this spring.

MEMORIAM: Ernestine Smith
Blair, April 8, 2007, in Iowa City,
Iowa. She was employed by the
Champion Paper Company in
Canton, N.C, before marrying. In
addition to being a mother and
homemaker, Blair was active in
church work and school organiza-
tions in Ohio and Iowa. Travel was
one of her many hobbies. Survi-
vors include husband Louis Blair
'32, four children and their fami-
lies, a foster granddaughter, six
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.

'35 MEMORIAM: Marie Bailey

Alexander, Dec. 19, 2006, in Cali-
fornia. A homemaker, wife, mother
and active resident of Atherton,
Calif, she assisted husband
Theron, whom she met at Maryville
College, in writing five books and
texts on child psychology and trav-
eled with him on teaching tours
throughout Europe, Russia and
Brazil. She was active in local chap-
ters of the American Association of
University Women and PEO and a
20-year member of Valley Presbyte-
rian Church in Portola Valley. Survi-
vors include one daughter, one
son, one granddaughter and two
great-grandchildren.

'36 MEMORIAMS: Glover

Leitch, Dec. 17, 2007, in Lincoln,
Neb. A PC(USA) minister, he
earned a degree in theology from
Princeton Seminary following
Maryville. He served churches in
the Midwest. Survivors included
wife Helen Chambers Leitch '37
and four children, including Kath-
leen Leitch Hohenboken '63.
■ Nina Gamble Murphy, Sept. 29,
2007, in Maryville. After graduating
from MC with a degree in mathe-
matics, she went on to earn a mas-

ter's degree in education from
Duke University. She taught mathe-
matics at Everett and Maryville
high schools, eventually becoming
MHS' guidance counselor. A mem-
ber of New Providence Presbyte-
rian Church for nearly 83 years,
Murphy spent most of her life in

Maryville, "proud that almost all of
her life was lived within a block of
Maryville College," according to
her obituary. Survivors include
three children, including daughter
Patricia Jo Murphy King '65; two
grandchildren and two great-
grand children.

Former faculty members McArthur
and Wright fondly remembered

Grace Proffitt McArthur '35, who

taught Christian Education part-time at
Maryville College for 20 years, died March
16, 2008, in Maryville.

Following graduation from Marvville,
McArthur attended the New York Theological
Seminary. She served as director of Christian
education at two Presbyterian churches in
Pennsylvania before returning to Maryville,
where she became director of Christian edu-
cation at her home church, New Providence
Presbyterian.

Among other notable accomplishments during her professional
years, she taught kindergarten and elementary education in
Maryville, served as a librarian in two high schools, was a president
of the Chilhowee Club and an active member of DAR and the
Blount County Historic Trust.

In 2004, the College dedicated McArthur Pavilion, a
1,656-square-foot wooden structure located behind Cooper
Athletic Center and adjacent the College's cemetery, in honor of
Grace, her late husband David '36 and their family.

Survivors include daughter Alida McArthur Graves '69; sons
Fred Proffitt and Stainton Proffitt and their spouses; eight grand-
children, including Kathleen McArthur Mosher '91 and
Lauren McArthur Blair '98; six great-grandchildren; brother-in-
law and Wayne Haviland.

Mary Proffitt Wright '42, who was an instructor in phys-
ics at the College in 1947 and 1948, died Sept. 2, 2007, in
Maryville.

She completed graduate work at Austin Peay State University
and taught mathematics at Harriman (Tenn.) High School and
Maryville High School, in addition to teaching physics at the
College.

She was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church, the
Chilhowee Club and the American Association for University
Women.

Survivors include son Robert Charles Wright, Jr., daughter-in-
law Anne and one granddaughter; sisters Margaret Proffitt
Cunningham and Elizabeth Proffitt Bell '46 and brothers
William Proffitt '49 and Robert Proffitt '51. (Margaret, her
twin, has since passed away.)

The Wright family requested that donations be made to the
Robert Charles and Mary Proffitt Wright Endowment for schol-
arships in the performing arts at the College.

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'37 MEMORIAMS: Helen Cham-
bers Leitch, Dec. 31, 2007, in Lin-
coln, Neb. Alongside husband
Glover, an MC alumnus and
PC(USA) minister, she served
churches in the Midwest. She lived
only 14 days after Glover's death.
Survivors include four children,
including Kathleen Leitch Hohen-
boken '63.

■ Elizabeth (Betty) Mae Carlisle
Lewis, July 25, 2007, in Oyster Bay,
NY. A longtime teacher, she began
her career in a one-room school-
house in Stowe, Vt. She moved to
Oyster Bay, NY, teaching mostly
fourth grade at Theodore
Roosevelt Elementary School. She
retired in 1978, and became the
first Roosevelt teacher to have a
tree planted in her honor in front of
the school. An active member of
St. Paul's Methodist Church in Oys-
ter Bay and later the First Presbyte-
rian Church of Oyster Bay, she
taught in prisons. Survivors include
two sons, two grandchildren and
one niece and many nephews,
including Christopher Carlisle '64

'38 MEMORIAMS: Hazel Deane

Brown, Oct. 27, 2007, in Maryville.
She was a lab supervisor at Blount
Memorial Hospital for many years.
In 1969, she served as president of
the state organization of the
American Society of Medical Tech-
nologists. She was a member of
New Providence Presbyterian
Church since 1938 and was espe-
cially active in choir and in the Bell
Ringers group.

■ James Thomas Bruce, June 12,
2007, in Richmond, Va. Following
MC, he joined DuPont as an ana-
lytical chemist and. during World
War II, was commissioned as an
officer in the Army Air Corps, serv-
ing as a meteorologist. He served
in the Korean Conflict and, for 20
years, in the Air Force Reserve,
attaining the rank of major. He
retired from DuPont with 32 years
of service. Survivors include wife
Dorothy, three children and six
grandchildren.

■ Dorothy Morrison Heidt, Oct.
15, 2007, in Escambia County, Fla.

■ Mary Haines Priggemeier, Aug.
23, 2007, in Pitman, N.J. She taught
English at Rancocas High School in
Mount Holly, N.J., Woodbury High

School and Woodbury Friends
School, in Woodbury, N.J., and
later Pitman High School in Pitman,
N.J., until 1983. She earned a mas-
ter's degree in education from
Glassboro State College. A violin-
ist, she played with the Haddon-
field and Woodbury symphonies.
She also enjoyed playing bridge
and traveling. She was involved
with many academic and civic
organizations, including Delta
Kappa Gamma, the Pitman's Wom-
an's Club, Pitman Heritage Com-
mission, Mickleton Garden Club
and the Pitman Environmental
Commission. Survivors include one
son, three grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren,

'39 MEMORIAMS: Louise Kent

Alexander, Aug. 9, 2007, in One-
onta, Ala. She attended Maryville
College before enrolling in the
nursing program at St. Vincent
Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.
Graduating with an R.N. designa-
tion, she practiced nursing for the
rest of her career. She was an
active member in the Methodist
Church. Survivors include four chil-
dren, eight grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren and numer-
ous nieces and nephews

■ Evelyn Darragh Cole, Jan 16,
2008, in Bethlehem, Pa. Following
MC, she received training in medi-
cal technology from the University
of Tennessee. She and her hus-
band spent five years with the
Peace Corps in Afghanistan,
where Cole served as a medical
technician. In Bethlehem, she vol-
unteered with scouting programs,
Meals on Wheels, soup kitchens
and the Y.W.C.A., and was an
active church member. Survivors
include husband Jack, five sons,
four daughters, 13 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.

■ Estle Lena Kerley Johnson,
Jan. 5, 2008, in Knoxville, Tenn.
She was a third-grade teacher at
Vestal Elementary School for more
than 25 years and a founding
member of Lake Hills Presbyterian
Church, where she worshipped for
more than 50 years. She was a
member of the Lake Hills Garden
Club and the Mary Blount Chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Survivors include three
children and their families, two

brothers and one sister. The
family has requested that dona-
tions be made to the Maryville
College Scholarship Fund in lieu
of flowers.

40 E. Vaughan Lyons Jr. cele-
brated his 90th birthday on Oct.
19, 2007. He lives in San Diego,
Calif. After Maryville College, he
attended Princeton Seminary, earn-
ing a master's of theology degree
in 1943. He served as a Navy chap-
lain for 30 years, retiring as a cap-
tain in 1973. Earning two additional
master's degrees, he served as a
pastor for 1 0 years before being
elected as director of San Diego
County Ecumenical Council. For 15
years, he was a staff member of an
award-winning weekly religious
television program.
MEMORIAM: Marjorie Orcutt
Tibbetts, April 10, 2007, in Greeley,
Pa. A homemaker while her children
were young, she entered the
workforce in 1971, working for
Nashua Corporation in Nashua,
N.H., for 10 years. She was a mem-
ber of Bedford (N.H.) Presbyterian
Church and sang in the Delaware
Valley Philharmonic Chorus. Survi-
vors include four children, includ-
ing Beth Tibbetts '73

'41 MEMORIAMS: Thelma Ritz-

man Hood, Sept. 14, 2007, in
Allentown, Pa. A biology major at
the College, she taught biology
and earth science courses in high
school. She also was an ARC swim-
ming instructor and director of a
girls camp. Hood was an active
member of Methodist Churches.
Survivors include husband George,
four children and their families.

■ Jean McCammon Koella, Aug.
10, 2007, in Maryville. Survivors
include three children, six grand-
children, six great-grandchildren
and one brother.

■ Edith Hitch Leitch, Nov. 30,
2007, in Maryville. She taught in
the Blount County School System,
initially at Porter Elementary
School and then at Chilhowee
View Elementary School. Following
her retirement, she devoted 26
years to the Blount Memorial Aux-
iliary in a number of areas. Previ-
ously an active member of Logan's
Chapel United Methodist Church,
she had joined Broadway United

Methodist Church in Maryville
years ago. Survivors include four
children, nine grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.

■ Aline Campbell Moss, Oct 20,
2007, in Belleville, N.J. Following
graduation from Maryville, she
earned a master's degree in library
science from Columbia University
and a supervisors certificate from
Rutgers University. She was the
supervisor of library/media for the
Irvington (N.J.) public school sys-
tem for 26 years, retiring in 1 989.
Active in library and education
associations, she was also a very
active member of the First Baptist
Church of Arlington. Survivors
include two sons and two grand-
children.

'42 MEMORIAMS: Ora Grayce

Ridings Metsopulos, Nov. 19,
2007, in Morristown, N.J. She
earned a master's degree in nurs-
ing from Case Western Reserve
University. As a registered nurse,
she entered the Army Nurse Corps
to serve during World War II. She
enjoyed a long career at Morris-
town Memorial Hospital and was
also active in the NSDAR and the
Florham Park (N.J.) Historical Soci-
ety. Survivors include husband
Peter; four children and eight
grandchildren; and three siblings.
Charles Ridings '68 was a nephew.

■ Henry M. Wick Jr., Nov. 13,

2007, in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. After
graduating from Maryville, Wick
served as a Navy lieutenant during
WWII then completed law school
at the University of Pennsylvania.
An expert in transportation law, he
excelled in work for many of the
region's industrial giants, espe-
cially rail and barge companies
and others involving shipping. He
also focused on employee bene-
fits law. Civic-minded, he served
on the Mt. Lebanon School Board
and was committed to various
community projects and boards.
He served Southminster Presbyte-
rian Church in various capacities.
Survivors include wife Lucille,
three children, two grandchildren
and two sisters.

■ Helen Cone Zerwas, Feb. 9,

2008, in Greensboro, N.C. Follow-
ing MC, she accompanied hus-
band and MC classmate Jack

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CLASS NOTES

Zerwas to McCormick Theological
Seminary. They served churches in
Utah, North Dakota and Iowa, and
she became a second mother to
more than 50 young people
(including foster children and
exchange students) to whom they
opened their home. She helped

found the Iowa City Hospice. Sur-
vivors include three children,
including Stephen Zerwas '71;
three step-brothers, including Ron
Jennings '55; seven grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.

'43 In October 2007, Roy and
Dorothy Jobes Crawford

enjoyed a visit from Thai friend
Tasnee Yangseenat, who had lived
with the couple from 1 973 to 1 974
while she was an exchange stu-
dent studying at Maryville High
School. This is Yangseenat's sec-

Three Alumni Citation Winners Mourned

1, Presbyterian
minister, college dean, education consultant and
entrepreneurial public servant, died Jan. 15, 2008,
in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

After graduating from Maryville, he earned a
degree from the McCormick Theological Seminary
in Chicago, 111., and went on to organize and lead
Presbyterian churches in Wisconsin. Earning a
doctor of divinity degree in 1962, he served as
dean of the chapel and professor of religion and
ethics at Beloit College in Wisconsin during the
1960s.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Clark turned his atten-
tion to education and literacy. He worked as a
senior consultant to Capital Cities/ABC-TV
Communications, launching major projects like
Project Literacy U.S. and the Great American
Read-Aloud Day. He was an organizing member of
the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

Later, he began to work in the development of
new technologies that benefited humanitarian
ideas. He helped market the Vaxicool for Energy
Storage Technologies Inc., and served on the
boards of Wired International and Madagascar
World Voice, which was built to broadcast the
message of Christianity around the world.

For his contributions, Clark received an Alumni
Citation in 1991.

Survivors include wife Jan Offutt, one daughter
and her family.

EARLE CRAWFORD '3! died Feb 7,

2008, in Maryville.

Following graduation from
Maryville, he earned the
Bachelor of Divinity degree
from Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary. He
served a church in Knoxville
until he was called into the ser-
vice in 1942. He was a chaplain
in the U.S. Army during World War II, winning a
Bronze Star for meritorious conduct.

In 1950, he was called to be the minister of First
Presbyterian Church in Wichita Falls, Texas, and
served until 1978. Active in community activities
in Texas, he was a trustee of Trinity University in
San Antonio for 25 years, a trustee of the Amarillo
Children's Home and the Albuquerque Menaul

School, a director of the Wichita Falls Chamber of
Commerce and a chairman of the Child Welfare
Board. He was also very involved in Presbyterian
Church (USA) governance and later in life led
the campaign to build Presbyterian Manor, a
retirement home in Witchita Falls. He was chap-
lain of Presbyterian Manor from 1980 until 2000.
When the "House of Hope" unit for Alzheimer's
patients was completed in 2007, it was named in
Crawford's honor.

Crawford, who received an Alumni Citation in
1985, authored numerous books, including An
Endless Line of Splendor and One of Those Tall
Tennesseans, which chronicles the life of grandfa-
ther and MC legend Gideon Crawford.

Survivors include brother and sister-in-law Roy
'43 and Dorothy Jobes Crawford '43, sister-in-
law Janice Graybeal Crawford '42 and several
nieces and nephews.

professor emeri-
tus of biology at Florida State University, died
Nov. 4, 2007, in Tallahassee, Fla.

Born to missionaries serving in China, Short
spent his childhood in Pennsylvania before enroll-
ing at the College. Following graduation, he went
on to earn master's and doctoral degrees at the
University of Virginia and the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor, respectively. He joined
the faculty of FSU in 1950 and built a reputation
as a caring and effective teacher and prolific
research scientist, especially in the field of parasi-
tology. He earned the Association of Southeastern
Biologists Meritorious Teaching Award in 1980
and served as president of the Southeastern and
American Societies of Parasitologists and the
Association of Southeastern Biologists.

After retiring in 1990, he tirelessly contributed
to the growth of his community, helping local
schools and disadvantaged youth through his
hobby of woodworking. He was an active member
of Trinity United Methodist Church and the local
Optimist Club.

The College awarded Short an Alumni Citation
in 1995.

Survivors include wife Margaret, one son, two
daughters and their spouses, four grandchildren, and
two sisters, including Jane Short Hower '45.

ond visit to the US since 1 974, and
she was accompanied by husband
Wolfgang Meusberger, Marion L.
Foreman moved into a retirement
home in Carlisle, Pa. , in December
2007. Her daughter, Susan Fore-
man Viney '66, lives just one mile
away. J. Edward Kidder Jr. and
Cordelia Dellinger Kidder '44
traveled to Tokyo last summer, vis-
iting the museum of International
Christian University on the occa-
sion of its 25th anniversary. Ted
was the director of the museum
from its opening until his retire-
ment in 1993.

MEMORIAMS: E. June Rogers
Aiken, Jan. 6, 2008, in Asheville,
N.C. Following Maryville, she
earned a master's degree from
Western Carolina University and
was a graduate of the EFM pro-
gram at the University of the
South. She taught in Buncombe
and Madison (N.C.) counties for
17 years and was an active mem-
ber of Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer. Survivors include one
brother and one niece.

■ Kyle William McDaniel Sr., July
23, in Maryville. He was a WWII
veteran, a member and Past Mas-
ter of New Providence Lodge
#128 F&AM, a 32nd Degree Scot-
tish Rite Mason and York Rite
Mason. He was a long-standing
member of First Baptist Church of
Maryville, owner of McDaniel Fur-
niture Company, and a life-long
outdoor enthusiast. Survivors
include his wife Evelyn, three chil-
dren, and a sister.

■ Sara Willis Ryden, Dec. 16,
2007, in Johnson City, Tenn. She
lived most of her life in Washing-
ton County, Tenn. She was a long-
time supporter of the Museum at
Mountain Home. Survivors include
two children, six grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.

'44 Nettie Spraker Allen lives in
Columbia, S.C., and is enjoying
volunteer activities despite chal-
lenges presented by bursitis and
humorous "senior moments." She
also takes great pride in her five
children and four grandchildren
who have completed their college
studies and four grandchildren
who are nearing that goal. "Tho
sadness lingers at the loss of my
dear husband and a son-in-law,

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Rosalind Garges
Watlington '46, who was

appointed to the Order of the British
Empire by Her Majesty the Queen in
2002, died Dec. 17, 2007, in the
Bermuda Islands.

The honor was given to recognize
Watlington's services to music. A for-
mer student of Dr. Dorothy Horn and
Dr. Katharine Davies at Maryville
College, Watlington taught violin and
viola for decades on the British colony. She was also a found-
ing member of the Bermuda Philharmonic Society Orchestra
(for which she played violin from 1959 until recent years) and
trustee of the Menuhin Foundation, which brought music
teachers from England to play in orchestras and chamber
groups on the island and teach in the primary schools.

Following graduation from Maryville, Watlington got a job
with Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N.Y., a position that enabled
her to study at the Eastman School of Music conservatory. She
moved to Bermuda in 1950 after marrying Bermudian scientist
and electronic engineer Frank W.H. Watlington.

Her other accomplishments include recognition in Who's Who
in America for her dedicated music career.

Survivors include niece Louise Pixley "Pix" Mahler '74.

God is still great and life remains
good! How-ee, How-ee, Chil-how-
ee!" she wrote.

MEMORIAMS: Jean Lehman Dil-
lener, Oct. 12, 2007, in Penney
Farms, Fla. She earned a master's
degree in nursing at Case Western
Reserve University and worked in
geriatrics. Survivors include hus-
band John; three children: Jan
Dillener '74, Jeffry Dillener '75
and Jerrel Dillener Clark '76; and
two granddaughters, including
Kara Dillener '07

■ Lyle Knaupp, Feb, 11, 2008, in
Lake Oswego, Ore. He earned a
master's degree from Columbia
University. He moved to Portland,
Ore., soon afterward to pastor
Roseway Presbyterian Church.
Later, Knaupp managed the wine-
tasting division of Oak Knoll Win-
ery. Survivors include two sons.

■ Edith George Meador, June 1,
2007, in Redwood City, Calif. She
attended the University of Indiana
Medical School for one year and
worked for Eli Lilly. A mother of six
and wife of a pediatrician, she was
active in youth ministry, the Okla-
homa City Twin Club and scouting.
She loved gardening and bird-
watching. Survivors include six chil-
dren and their spouses, six
grandchildren and one sister.

45 Hope Pleyl Coburn and hus-
band Horace celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary Dec. 24, 2007,
with a gala dinner in Albuquerque,
N.M., hosted by daughter Lynn
Coburn '71 Esther Cleaver Zue-
rcher is living in Town Square, a
nursing home in Wooster, Ohio. "I
am 84 and use a walker, I enjoy
FOCUS very much," she writes.
MEMORIAM: Marian Metcalf
Fershee, Aug. 4, 2007, in Monroe,
Ohio. She was director of Christian
education in Northville, Mich., fol-
lowing graduation. She also
taught second grade for 24 years,
retiring in 1983. A member of New
Jersey Presbyterian Church in Car-
lisle, Ohio, she was clerk of Ses-
sion for eight years, on the United
Presbyterian Women's Board and
Sunday School teacher. Survivors
include daughter Susan Fershee
'69 and two sisters Jane Metcalf
Sinclair '43 and Nancy Metcalf
Anderson '48

'46 In 2006 and 2007, Neysa Fer-
guson Willocks '46 and husband
Max '49 participated in mission
projects in Kenya, Sudan, Turkey
and Peru. They live in Phoenix, Ariz.
MEMORIAMS: Mildred Waring
Conrad, Jan. 10, 2008 in Scranton,
Pa. Before retirement, she was

employed as a teacher for 35
years at Covenant Nursery School
in Scranton. She was a member of
Covenant Presbyterian Church,
where she was an elder and a
member of the church choir. She
was also a member of the P.E.O.
Sisterhood. Survivors include hus-
band J. Edward Conrad; daugh-
ters Phyllis Conrad Parker '72
and Wendy Conrad Belaski '79
and their families; and sister Phyllis
Waring Rollinson '47
■ Dorothy Justus Sprinkle, Jan 8,
2008, in Knoxville, Tenn. She was a
member of St. Luke's United
Methodist Church, a member of
Women's Aglow of Knoxville and
led lay witness missions through-
out the Southeast and internation-
ally. She was co-owner of Padd
Letter Service in East Knoxville.
Survivors include two sons, one
daughter and their families and
sisters and brother-in-law Anna
Mae Justus Cline '38, Margue-
rite Justus Rankin '39 and hus-
band Roy '40

47 Mary Ruth Barber Garza

wishes to announce the birth of
her first grandchild, a girl, born on
Aug. 10,2007.
MEMORIAM: Annie Gilliam Hoit,

Sept. 2, 2007, in Texas. Following
Maryville, she earned a master's
degree from the University of Ken-
tucky and taught school. Survivors
include husband William.

48 Lois Thomas McGarity and
husband Owen '47 are enjoying
their activities, which often include
five children, 13 grandchildren and
one great-grandson.

49 Ernestine Hutcheson Ingle

wrote to report the death of hus-
band Roy on July 7, 2007.
MEMORIAMS: Elizabeth
McChesney Browne, Jan 15,

2008, in Houston, Tex. She married
a botanist and over the years
became an expert in growing
modern irises. Her iris collection
grew to over 1 ,700 different variet-
ies. A longtime resident of Mem-
phis, Tenn., she was active in the
city's botanical gardens, especially
the Ketchum Memorial Iris Garden.
In 1992, she was recognized by the
Memphis Commercial Appeal for
her volunteer efforts. Survivors
include one daughter, two sons
and three grandchildren.
■ James A. Newman, Dec. 31,
2007, in Knoxville, Tenn. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Navy and
began a career in education after
attending the College. He had a
42- year record of active service in
the field of education with posi-
tions as a teacher, coach, principal
and superintendent. He earned an
M.S. from the University of Tenn.
and was awarded an LL.D. from
Lincoln Memorial University. An
administrator of Knoxville city and
Anderson County schools, he was
superintendent of Anderson
County Schools when Clinton
High School was bombed in 1958
by opponents of federally man-
dated racial integration of public
schools. In addition to local, state
and national education associa-
tions, he served on the board of
St. Mary's Hospital, St. Mary's
School of Nursing and was presi-
dent of the Concord-Farragut
AARP He was a member of

FOCUS SPRING 2009

Barbara McNiell Handley '51 (second from right) hosted
Maryville College friends for several days at the Runaway Cabin
in Wear's Valley back in September 2007. Among them were (l-r)
Jane McMillan Baird '51, Sarah Kemp Farrar '51, Gracie
Scruggs Allen '52 and Gerry Hopkins Forrester '51. On Sept.
11, these alumnae and husbands met with 15 other Maryville
College friends for
lunch in Townsend.
"Of the 23 present
for lunch, only two
spouses were not
Maryville College
graduates, but they
were made honorary
alumni many years
ago!" Handley wrote.

CLASS NOTES

Church Street Methodist Church
of Knoxville. Survivors include wife
Jacqueline and two children.

50 Virginia Schwarz Mock

finished her 13th year as chair of
the curriculum for Learning is For-
Ever (LIFE) elder classes at West-
ern Illinois University. She has
spoken recently with classmates
Debbie Deobler Parvin, Ruth
Heaps Burkins and Dottie
Holverson Cowan.
MEMORIAM: Charles H. Naun-
dorf, Sept. 2, 2007, in West
Bloomfield, N.Y. A WWII veteran
who served in the Pacific theater
and endured several injuries, he
attended Maryville on the Gl Bill.
A photograph he took of the
burning Voorhees Chapel won him
a national photography award.
Naundorf went on to earn a
degree in engineering physics
from the University of Tennessee
and worked at Bausch and Lomb
and Kodak's Distillation Products
Industries in addition to owning
his own business. He was passion-
ate about natural health remedies,
organic farming and genealogy.
Survivors include wife Doris Smith
Naundorf '50, three daughters.

51 Richard Isenberg was one of

five former athletes inducted into
the Sevier County High School
Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He
played offensive guard in high
school and also played football for
Maryville College. He admitted he
was surprised by the Hall of Fame
selection. "I really was," he told a
local newspaper reporter. "I fig-
ured I was too old." Roy Kramer
was presented with the Distin-
guished Eagle Scout Award by the
Boy Scouts of America. He picked
up the honor earlier this year at a
ceremony held at the Blount
County home of UT Women's Bas-
ketball Coach Pat Summitt. Boy
Scout Council President Dale Keas-
ling presented the award, which
Kramer accepted with wife Sara Jo
Emert Kramer by his side.
MEMORIAM: Richard Ribble,
Dec. 18, 2007, in Spring Hill, Ga.
After MC, he earned a master of
divinity degree from Princeton
Theological Seminary. He was
ordained by the Presbytery of Phil-
adelphia, and served Presbyterian

ECHO hierarchy

reunite in Tampa

Eight alumni from the 1950s - all former staff
members of The Highland Echo - held a special
reunion in February 2008 at the Tampa, Fla.,
home of Jim Demer '55 and wife Linda.

The reunion was the inspiration of Abby
Crosby McKean '55, who was the Echo's man-
aging editor during her 1954-1955 senior year.
Attending were Ron "Dock" Jennings '55,
who was Echo business manager the first semes-
ter of 1954-55, and wife Marilyn Baumgartner
Jennings '57; and Joe Gilliland '55, who was
editor his senior year. Demer was listed at the
time as "senior staff editor" of the paper, which
meant that he was in charge of sports coverage.

Also attending the reunion were Abby's hus-
band Bob McKean '52 and Tom '56 and Kay
Leeth Bugenhagen '57, who winter in nearby
Venice, Fla.

Top: In 2008, the friendships live on
between (l-r) Joe Gilliland '55, Ron
Jennings, Abby Crosby McKean and
Jim Demer.

Bottom I - r: The Highland Echo
newspaper staff as shown by the
Chilhowean 53 years ago looked like
this. From left at the desk are Carolyn

Cones, staff reporter; Joe

Gilliland, editor; Abby

Crosby, managing editor;

and Marian Hina, staff

reporter. Standing around

them, (l-r) are Ann Wiley,

staff reporter; Jim Demer,

sports editor; Jim Hopkins

and Don Adams, associate
editors; and Barbara Wilkie
and Liz Frei, staff reporters.

churches in Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, Georgia and
Florida. He also was a pastor of
Kobe Union Church, an interna-
tional, interdenominational church
in Kobe, Japan. Music was Ribble's
avocation. He was a soloist with
choruses in many places where he
resided, and sang with opera
groups. He was also one of the
founders of the Citrus County
Interfaith Council, an interdenomi-
national organization of the
county. Survivors include wife
Jean-Vivian, two children, two
grandchildren, and two brothers.

'53 MEMORIAM: Gerald

Walker, July 21, 2007, in Oak
Ridge, Tenn. He taught school in
the Oak Ridge school system for 30
years, mostly at Jefferson Junior
High, where he was a winning bas-
ketball coach. Following retire-
ment, he was elected to the
Anderson County School Board
and then Oak Ridge School Board,
which he chaired for six years. He
was inducted into the Oak Ridge
Sports Hall of Fame. He was a
member of the Kiwanis Club of
Oak Ridge, a lifetime member of
the National Education Associa-

tion, and a member of Babson
Park (Fla.) Community Church. In
November, the Jefferson Middle
School gymnasium was renamed
in his memory. Survivors include
wife Jo Ann, two children, one sis-
ter, and many nieces and nephews.

54 Pat Laing Stevens and

her husband Bill welcomed a
new grandson into the family in
September.

MEMORIAM: Albert Lotito, March
20, 2007, in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. He
was a mathematics and science
teacher in the New York City Public
Schools for over 40 years. He was an
outstanding wrestler on wrestling
teams of Coach J.D. Davis. Survivors
include wife Antoinette "Tony."

'55 Barbara Buttrill Barber and

husband Jack celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary with a
luncheon at the Hilton in Norcross,
Ga., last year Dick '54 and Peggy
Evans Abbott '54 and Carol
Fraser Kincheloe '54 and hus-
band Sam attended. The Barber's
three children and five grandchil-
dren organized the celebration.
While conducting research for a
30-volume work on the flora of
North America, Henrietta Laing
Chambers (whose contribution will
be the genus Pycnanthemum, a
group of 19 species in the mint
family), borrowed specimens from
the New York Botanical Garden.
Among the pressed, dried and
mounted plant life was Pycnanthe-

continued on page 42

Jinny Longee Smith '54 (left)

won a bronze medal in singles table tennis
and a silver medal in doubles table tennis
with partner Joanne Gibble at the
National Senior Olympics in Louisville, Ky.,
last June. Classmate Pat Laing Stevens
'54 (right) was in attendance at the games
to cheer for husband Bill, who played on £
three-on-three men's basketball team,
which won a bronze medal.

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

CLASS NOTES

Alt*"** ?ev\\\vNsW^eBooks

*"" » zfe /«5f ^«r or two, several Maryville College
alumni have written the College to let

h_ administrators and faculty members know of their
recent publication. Most of the books described below are
available online, either through major booksellers or through
the specific publishing companies mentioned.

GREENING
of the U.S. MILITARY

The Greening of the U.S. Military: Environmental
Policy, National Security and Organizational
Change, written by ROBERT DURANT '70 and
published by Georgetown University Press, was
released in June 2007.

In a description of the book, the publisher states
that Durant "delves into the world of defense
environmental policy to uncover the epic and
ongoing struggle to build an environmentally

sensitive culture within the post-Cold War military. Through Durant
more than 100 interviews and thousands of pages of American

documents, reports, and trade newsletter accounts, he offers

a telling tale of political, bureaucratic, and
intergovernmental combat over the pace, scope,
and methods of applying environmental and
natural resource laws while ensuring military
readiness. He then discerns from these clashes
over principle, competing values, and narrow self-
interest a framework for studying and
understanding organizational change in public
organizations."

is professor of public administration and policy at
University in Washington, D.C.

— I

The University of Hawaii Press recently
published Himiko and the Elusive Chiefdom of
Yamatai: Archaeology, History, and Mythology
by J. EDWARD "TED" KIDDER '43. This is
Kidder's latest of many books on ancient
Japanese arts and culture through
archaeology.

Praised as "the most comprehensive and
persuasive treatment [of the subject matter]
in English to date" by Choice magazine, the book focuses on the
history of Yamatai (a city in Japan which has proven problematic in
Japanese historiography) and its female shaman leader, Himiko. In
writing the book, Kidder turned to three sources-historical,
archaeological, and mythological-to provide a multifaceted study of
ancient Japanese society.

Kidder is professor emeritus of the International Christian
University in Tokyo.

Christian author JANA DALTON SPICKA '91 has

recently published two books. Unhindered:
Revealing the Glory of a Woman, "exposes and
explains how Hollywood falsely defines us, the porn
culture poisons our hearts, and how the glory God
offers is real satisfaction," Spicka writes on her web
site. (Spicka leads women's conferences that focus
on the same theme.)

The Locket and the Mask, a
children's book that puts a
twist in the classic fairy tale of
the toad and the kiss, promotes
self-esteem and purity.

Both books can be purchased
through janaspicka.com.

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

CLASS NOTES

MADLON TRAVIS LASTER '56 has written a book
entitled Brain-based Teaching for All Subjects: Patterns
to Promote Learning, which was published in January
by Rowman and Littlefield. The book describes an
approach to teaching that mimics the way the brain
learns and retains information, and includes chapters
on visual models for basic curriculum concepts and
ways to present them to students.

A story about Laster ran in the Winchester (Va.)
Star and is linked on the Maryville College web site.
(Search on "Winchester Star.")

r^s

BRAIN-BASED
TEACHING FOR
ALL SUBJECTS

l/BIB

President Zachary Taylor
The Hero President

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Elbert B. Smith

E.B. SMITH '40 recently published
a biography in the First Men,
America's Presidents series entitled
Zachary Taylor: The Hero President.
This is Smith's sixth book, and it
chronicles the success and struggles
of Taylor during his 40 -year military
career (which involved four different
wars) and his presidency. Smith
looks at Taylor's presidency and the many turbulent
issues he faced, namely slavery, the admission of New
Mexico and California as states, and the threat of
southern secession from the Union.

Smith is a professor emeritus of history at the
University of Maryland. Some of his previous books have
presented in-depth studies of the presidencies of Millard
Fillmore and James Buchanan.

A chapter on Maryville College is included
in Return to Fall Creek, a historical novel
written by LOU HUTSON CROWDER
'55. The novel spans parts of two centuries
as main character Carrie
Orbison returns to her
East Tennessee roots to
retrace her past.

The book was
published by Bonny
Oakes Books.

BARBARA BLUM MABRY '52 has written a
book of poetry entitled In My Own Voice that
was published by Clark Group last August.
An anthology of 40 years of writing poetry,
the book has been called "a blessing" by
Kentucky Poet Laureate Jane Gentry Vance.
A description of the book reads: "[Mabry]
an accomplished poet who gives voice and
depth to the broad array of life's experiences,
joys and sorrows in this book-length collection of poems."

Mabry, who lives in Lexington, Ky., with husband Charlton
Mabry '50 has been busy doing readings in the region.

.1 S... I W

Don Hickman

Truth KkanMB

Former FBI Special Agent and Assistant Inspector
General G. DONALD HICKMAN '70 has penned
Truth Matters, a novel based around the life of a
former mafia don's mistress and her furtive
attempt to conceal the truth about the death of
her spouse, a federal agent. In a press release
issued by Hickman, the author stated that an
inexplicable real-life murder of a coworker and
the baffling fatality of a close friend inspired the

writing of Truth Matters.

"I've always wanted to write this book," he said. "The things I

experienced during my career are too good to sit in the back of

my head for the rest of my life. I needed to get them on paper.

This book is the beginning of that."

Infinity Publishing is the publisher of Truth Matters.

DUKE'S
HANDBOOK OF

Medicinal
Plants
ok the Bible

PEGGY-ANN KESSLER
DUKE '52 provided
the illustrations for
Handbook of Medicinal
Plants of the Bible, which
went on sale in
December 2007.
Husband James Duke,
a world-renowned
ethnobotanist authored the 522 -page
handbook. Peggy-Ann also provided
illustrations for the 2nd edition of The
Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, another of
James' works, which has in-depth coverage of
more than 800 of the world's most important
medical herbs.

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

CLASS NOTES

continued from page 39

mum torreyi taken from the
Maryville College Woods in 1924.
She wrote: "I am lucky at my age,
73, to still be able to contribute to
my profession." The volume should
be published in 2009. David and
Margaret Connolly Ramsey '58
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in May 2007 by taking a
trip to Alaska. Last summer, their
daughter gave birth to twins, mak-
ing 10 grandchildren for the cou-
ple. They live in Sewell, NJ.
Barbara Innes Smith and husband
Buck celebrated their 50th wed-
ding anniversary by going to
Hawaii. They have 12 grandchildren
and one great-grandson.
MEMORIAM: Joan Herschelman
Serck, Dec. 9, 2007, in Sierra Vista,
Ariz. Much of her life was spent in
Illinois before moving to Arizona. In
retirement, she was an active mem-
ber of Sierra Evangelical Lutheran
Church and volunteered for the
Ramsey Canyon and Patagonia
Nature Conservancy Reserve. Sur-
vivors include husband Duane, two
sons, mother Edith, three brothers
and four grandchildren.

56 James Kennedy is now hap-
pily retired and has moved from
the Florida Keys to Black Mountain,
N.C. "I have changed the view
from my back deck from the
peaceful waters of the Gulf of Mex-
ico to the great beauty of the
mountains," he wrote. James
Laster was hired by George Mason
University's Theatre of the First
Amendment to do a staged read-
ing of one of the winning plays for
the theatre's First Light Festival. He
created the role of Mr. Sinclair in
October for the premier of SKY,
and did a four-week run of "It's a
Wonderful Life"- a live radio play.
But his theatrical highlight to date
was playing Morrie Swartz for two
and half weeks in a wonderful pro-
duction of "Tuesdays With Morrie."

'57 MEMORIAMS: Kristen Bow-
man Burleson, Dec. 3, 2007, in
West Columbia, S.C. She was a
homemaker. Survivors include hus-
band Alfred, two daughters and
two grandchildren.
■ Charles R. Frissell, Oct. 26, 2007,
in Gainesville, Ga. After receiving
his bachelor's degree from the Col-
lege, he went on to earn a master

of divinity degree from Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
and later served Presbyterian
churches in Kentucky, West Virginia
and Florida. In 1969, he joined the
U.S. Air Force as a chaplain. He was
awarded the Bronze Star Medal for
his service in Vietnam from 1970 to
1971, the Defense Superior Medal
for his three years with the Euro-
pean Command (Stuttgart, Ger-
many 1991-1994) and the Legion of
Merit in 1995 at the Air Force Acad-
emy, Colo. He retired to Gaines-
ville, Ga., in 1995. He was an active
member of the First Presbyterian
Church, where he became involved
with Stephen Ministries, and also
volunteered with the Northeast
Georgia Medical Center. Survivors
include wife Margaret, two sons
and one granddaughter.

58 Ann Murray Bridgeland has

recently spent time visiting her son
and his family in Guayaquil, Equa-
dor, where he works for the State
Department. Previously, she visited
them in Honduras and Guyana.

59 Betty Boone Best is serving
on the boards for the Sam Hous-
ton Schoolhouse and the new
Blount County (Tenn.) Museum.
She also writes for the Blount
County Historical Society Journal
and Smoky Mountain Historical
Journal. Carl Boyer lives in Santa
Clarita, Calif., and continues to
organize medical missions to
Nicaragua. Bill Lynch completed
an intensive yearlong training pro-
gram in World View called the
Centurions. The program is run by
Breakpoint, a part of Prison Fel-
lowship Ministries International.
He is teaching classes on intelli-
gent design around New England
as part of Centurions. Last year,

Robert Moses '59 was recognized in
December 2007 as the recipient of the James
T. Rogers Meritorious Service Award from the
Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

He received the award based on his length
and quality of service to SACS, including 37
accreditation committee visits to colleges
throughout the South and his leadership as
chair for 19 of the visits.

Moses is the associate vice president emeritus
associate vice president of planning and program development
at Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, Fla. He has 34
years of experience as a community college administrator and
1 1 years in faculty positions at the high school, community and
university level.

Looking back, Moses credits former Maryville College profes-
sors Robert Lynn '52 and Newell Witherspoon '52 for his
accomplishments in education.

"They pointed me in the right direction," he said.

George Verwer celebrated 50
years since the start of his mission
agency, Operation Mobilisation.
Based out of Kent, England, the
agency's literature arm, called
"Send the Light," recently merged
with the International Bible Soci-
ety, creating one of the largest
Bible and Christian literature
agencies in the world. Verwer's
website is georgeverwer.com. The
Burlington (Vt.) Free Press
reported in September 2007 that
world-renowned composer and
Vermont resident Gwyneth Walker
was commissioned by College
Street Congregational Church in
Burlington to compose a choral
piece to honor Yonah Gogel
Yellin, musical director and princi-
pal organist. Yellin directed the
piece, entitled "All the Beauty of
the Lord," and Walker attended
the Sept. 30, 2007 service.

'60 MEMORIAMS: Dorcas Curtis

Fellner, Dec. 13, 2007, in Lake City,
Fla. She was an outstanding teacher
in Titusville and Lake Worth, Fla., for

more than 20 years. Survivors
include husband Al and two sisters,
including Emma Curtis '55
■ Jane Planitzer Snider, Jan. 17,
2008, in Frederick, Md. She earned
a master's degree in social work
from the University of Maryland
and went on to set up the first
Social Work Department at Fred-
erick Memorial Hospital, where
she worked for 25 years. She also
help found Hospice of Frederick
County, and through her untiring
work and service made it a viable
service for the community. In
accordance with her wishes, she
died in the Blue Room of Kline
Hospice House, a place she loved
dearly. Survivors include husband
Lin Snider '61

61 Last summer, Bill Crisp was

named the new executive director
of the Blount County Community
Action Agency. As executive direc-
tor, he will be responsible for man-
aging agency activities, developing
programs, supervising staff and
serving as its chief spokesperson.
Terry Dick Dykstra and husband

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

Evelyn Brackbill Jarrett '62 (left) report-
ed a mini-Maryville College reunion was
held in August 2007 when six alumnae all
attended a Women's Connection
Conference at Montreat Conference
Center in North Carolina. Attendees
included (l-r) Jarrett, Kathy Kerns
Vousden '56, Ruth Blackburn Morgan
'53, Debbie Kirk '78, Zaida Brown
Gilmore '61, and Virginia Brown '65

CLASS NOTES

Lyle are serving as missionaries in
Kenya, teaching at the Presbyterian
University in Kikuyu. They serve
January through June and teach
clinical pastoral education skills.

'62 Priscilla Newcomer Ratliff

retired last June from Ashland,
Inc., after 31 years of service as a
chemistry librarian and registered
U.S. patent agent. She met MC
chemistry professor Dr. Terry
Bunde in January 2008 at an
American Chemical Society lead-
ership conference in Dallas, Tex.

63 Constance Beagle Fulton

has retired after 1 0 years of service
as an associate for Pre-Paid Legal
Services, Inc. She is doing volun-
teer work at Mt. Pleasant Presby-
terian Church in S.C.

64 Kenneth Harrison wrote
to report that his home was
destroyed in March 2007 by a
tornado that passed through
Enterprise, Ala. He lost his large
personal library and 50 years'
genealogical research. He has
rebuilt.

65 After 37 years of teaching
psychology, Lloyd Bogart retired
in December 2006. He lives in La
Crosse, Wis., and is active teach-
ing bagpiping and performing in
the local pipe band. Richard Boyd
continues his work as associate
professor of religion for Mount
Olive College and as stated sup-
ply minister of Croatan Presbyte-
rian Church in New Burn, N.C. He
and wife Susan live in Beaufort,
N.C. Harold Cone wrote in Feb-
ruary that he would retire in May
2008 after 40 years as a college
professor. Wife Linda Schug Cone
was planning to retire in June after
28 years as a high-school librarian.
"A new grand child and work (lec-
turing) on cruise ships, along with
writing, will fill the time," he wrote.
David Conklin retired from the
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport
Authority (MKAA) in August 2007.
He was the vice president of mar-
keting and public relations. In 13
years at the MKAA, Conklin had
been instrumental in the success-
ful recruitment of new air service
and the development of aggres-
sive policies that made McGhee

Tyson Airport competitive in the
aviation industry. Prior to joining
the MKAA, Conklin was employed
by Delta Airlines for 29 years. The
sixth "Great Baldwin Hall Girls
Reunion" was held Oct. 13-15,
2007 at Lake Tansi Resort near
Crossville, Tenn. Attending were
Martha Cook of Farmville, Va.;
Pat Dobbin Chambers '65 of
Knoxville; Elenora Easterly
Edwards of Clinton, Tenn.;
Michelle Ann Douglas Sabine
and Gail Smith Stinnett '65, both
of Crossville, Tenn. The girls
began college on the third floor of
Baldwin Hall in September 1961.
In July 2007, Elenora Easterly
Edwards was presented the Ten-
nessee Press Association's Presi-
dent's Award by Henry A. Stokes
of The Commercial Appeal in

made in September 2007 at the
Tennessee Organization of School
Superintendents' annual confer-
ence. Dalton, who served as direc-
tor of Maryville City Schools for 19
years, retired in December. In
October, Judy Jenkins Humphrey
retired from the Blount (Tenn.)
County Attorney General's Office,
where she worked as a victim/ wit-
ness coordinator for 1 7 years. She
started the program and was
responsible for acting as a liaison
between the district attorney's
office, court system and victims. In
February, Hugh McCampbell pre-
sented a benefit concert in Sweet-
water for the Sweetwater Valley
Citizens for the Arts. The evening
consisted of him playing the piano
and banjo and telling tales of farm
life and veterinary practice.

in May 2008, Penny Blackwood

Ferguson '69 learned that she
had been inducted into the National
Teachers Hall of Fame and was sched-
uled to travel to Emporia, Kansas, in
June, where she would be honored at
the Hall of Fame.

Of 80 educators named to the hall
of fame since its inception, Ferguson is
just the third from Tennessee to be
recognized.

"I'm pretty successful in getting students to do far more
than many think they can do," she told a Blount Today news-
paper reporter interviewing her about the award. "They know
I'm hard on them. They think I can challenge them and make
them work hard. They never fail to come back and say they
were so well prepared. They're proud of what they can do."

Ferguson also was presented the Distinguished Alumni
Award during the 2007 Starlight Awards Ceremony presented
by the Maryville City Schools Foundation.

... i . -_.

Memphis. The award recognizes
service to the association and its
members. Robert Paul has retired
after working 40 years as an Eng-
lish teacher and librarian in various
high schools and colleges in Flor-
ida and Tennessee as well as
being employed as a technical
writer for TVA. He now works part-
time as a van driver for Asbury
Place, a retirement community in
Maryville.

'66 Mike Dalton was named the
2008 Tennessee Superintendent of
the Year. The presentation was

67 Marvin Beard, a rheumatol-
ogist at East Tennessee Medical
Group, has been recognized as a
certified clinical densitometrist
(CCD) by the International Society
for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD). I.
Patricia Johnson Wooten came
out of retirement in 2004 and
started teaching first grade. She
has two grown children and three
grandchildren. Sam Wyman
retired from full-time employment
but is continuing ministry through
Barnabas Ministries, a new and
developing regional organization

based in Chambersburg, Pa.,
where he lives.

68 Linda McNair Cohen retired
from the Birmingham (Ala.) Public
Library after working there for 20
years as a librarian and writing two
collection management policies for
the library system. She now volun-
teers at the library. After 39 years in
education, John Forgety has
retired as director of schools for
McMinn (Tenn.) County. In his ten-
ure, all 10 schools have been
accredited, 56 classrooms have
been built plus a new school
added, and older school buildings
have been improved. Randall
Smith was recently voted into the
International Academy of Trial Law-
yers. The total membership is kept
at 500 and he is one of only two
members from the state of Maine.

'69 In October 2007, Don Elia
was inducted into the Tennessee
National Wrestling Hall of Fame
and received the chapter's Life-
time Service Award. Elia coached
at Maryville College for seven
years and at Carson-Newman Col-
lege for 30 years. He coached nine
top-10 teams in the NAIA, 76 All-
Americans and 22 individual
national championships. He also
coached and/or trained four cur-
rent college coaches and more
than 15 current high school
coaches Richard Karns left Cove-
nant Presbyterian in Upper Arling-
ton, Ohio, in April 2007. He is now
on disability. In December 2007,
Wallace Wilson wrote that he is
enjoying his first interim pastor sit-
uation. Wife Kay is working at
Anderson University, Anderson,
Ind., as a special needs tutor. Their
sons are in college.

'70 In addition to teaching at
New Mexico's School for the Blind
and Visually Impaired, Lynn
Coburn now serves on the advi-
sory committee for the Project for
New Mexico's Children and Youth
Who Are Deafblind. Robert
Durant, professor of public
administration and policy at Amer-
ican University in Washington,
D.C., was selected to receive the
2007 Leslie A. Whittington Excel-
lence in Teaching Award from the
National Association of Schools of

FOCUS I SPRING 2009

CLASS NOTES

Public Affairs and Administration.
The national award is made annu-
ally to a professor teaching at one
of the 250 university graduate pro-
grams accredited in public admin-
istration and policy in the U.S. He
has also won over six other teach-
ing awards and five national
research awards in his career Carol
Fisher Mathieson wrote to report
the death of husband Robert, who
died of transitional cell cancer on
Sept. 11, 2007. Culver- Stockton
College, where he taught physics
and she still teaches music, has
established a prize in his honor for
excellent achievement in the phys-
ical sciences.

'71 Ned (Brookbank) Delaney

has retired from Eli Lilly Pharma-
ceuticals as a senior development
technician at Tippecanoe Labora-
tories in Lafayette, Ind. Wife
Cherry is employed by Purdue
University in information technol-
ogy and security. He spends most
of his time assisting various
groups promoting peace and
human rights initiatives and writ-
ings for Amnesty International and
91 1Truth.org. He writes that his
"best buddy is a Wheaten Terrier
named Casey." Robert Kennedy
retired in September 2007 after
more than 27 years as an insur-
ance adjuster. He is looking for-
ward to working on his collector
cars and volunteering in the
archives at MC. His son, Geoffrey
Kennedy '07, graduated from the
College in May 2007. Ron Robert-
son is in his 23 year of teaching
in California. He is currently teach-
ing algebra and Spanish at Park
Middle School and is looking for-
ward to retirement after the 201 0
school year.

72 Gaynell Harless Lawson,

senior executive vice president for
Citizens Bank of Blount County
(CBBC), joined the board of direc-
tors for CBBC in August 2007. A
graduate of the Tennessee School
of Banking and the School for
Bank Administration at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, she has worked
for CBBC since it opened in 1973.
John Weston and a team of real
estate agents helped a woman
who suffers from rheumatoid
arthritis build a custom house to

suit her needs. Weston is the
developer of McNeilly Place, a
neighborhood designed for peo-
ple who are disabled or who want
a low-maintenance house.

73 Mark Brookes was inducted
into the Connecticut High
School Coaches Association
Hall of Fame in November.
Brookes is the only baseball
coach in the history of
Haddam-Killingworth High
School in Higganum, Conn.,
and as of November, had
compiled a 486-213 record.
Frank Hall wrote to report
that in 2006 and 2007, he had
been an advocate of clean energy,
chairing the Essex Citizens for
Clean Energy and coordinating
the Clean Energy Task Force for
the town of Essex, Conn. Anne
Holmes celebrated the 25th anni-
versary of her ordination last year
and in June 2007 was one of nine
awarded the "Woman of Vision"
award from the United Church of
Christ. She received this award
because when ordained, she was
the first open lesbian ever to be
ordained in any denomination.
Presently, she is an intentional
interim minister in Virginia and
does consulting with the wider
church Emily Hager Morgan
graduated from Stetson University
College of Law in Gulfport/
Tampa, Fla., in December 2007.

'74 Carol Veltman Kariotis

recently retired from her 21 -year
position as director of residential
life at the University of Missouri-
Kansas City. She is currently the
executive director/CEO of Kaw Val-
ley Arts and Humanities, Inc. She
has one son in graduate school
and another son who plays profes-
sional soccer in Greece Leanne
Moore retired from the federal
government after 30 years of work-
ing for the department of defense
- the last 20 at the Defense
Nuclear Agency/Defense Threat
Reduction Agency. She is now a
private consultant in organizational
development and strategic plan-
ning. Son Dylan, a 9tn grader, is a
national competitive fencer in
Epee and is ranked sixth in the
state of Virginia for his age group.

Richard Battaglia '74

won a Grammy award in 2007
for his production work on the
year's best contemporary jazz
album, Hidden Land, by Bela
Fleck and the Flecktones. This
is Battaglia's second Grammy,
with his first coming from his
production

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. THE FLECKTONES

work on the
artists' album
Out/and. He
and brother
Robert are
sound engi-
neers/mixers.

76 Beth Widner Jackson will

be serving on the 2008-2009 John
Newbery Committee, which will
select the best novel or nonfiction
selection of the year for children in
grades 4-9. This committee is com-
prised of members of the Ameri-
can Library Service to Children, a
division of the American Library
Association. She is a librarian at
Westside Schools in Athens, Tenn.
MEMORIAM: Donald Decker,
Jan. 20, 2008, in Ohio. Survivors
include mother Anna and special
friend Elmer Yoest, three sisters
and their families.

77 Craig Arcos and wife Lisa
turned their hobby of antiquing
into a full time business when they
started Bull Street Auctions in
Savannah, Ga. They specialize in
estate liquidations, imported rug
auctions and estate appraisal ser-
vices. Lee Taylor was named pres-
ident of Truck PM Plus, a
Bridgestone-Bandag commercial
truck repair business with 100
employees in 10 locations in
Florida.

78 Gary Elrod missed his class
reunion due to serving his second
deployment in Iraq with the
1175tn Transportation Company,
Tennessee National Guard. Cheryl
Thompson Waite has taken a
position as a business analyst in
technology development at
United HealthCare. She has also
recently moved to Dallas, Ga.,
with her son and daughter. Follow-
ing the 2007 season, Steve
Wright resigned as the head foot-

ball coach of Sul Ross State Uni-
versity in Alpine, Texas. Wife Anita
took a job at the University of Wis-
consin-Stevens Point, and he
decided to move after a year of
commuting between the two
places through the year. They have
a daughter in high school in Wis-
consin and another daughter
enrolled at Stanford.

79 Alvin Nance was named to a
three-year term on an advisory
council of the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Cincinnati. The 1 5-mem-
ber council provides guidance to
the board and staff on housing
needs and programs that will
enhance the bank's affordable
housing and economic develop-
ment programs in Kentucky, Ohio
and Tennessee.

80 Carole Evans is no longer
married and has returned to using
her maiden name. She has moved
to Redlands, Calif., and resides
with alumnus David Shankle

81 Margaret Chesnutt

Goolsby works as a nurse practi-
tioner in medical oncology at the
Veterans Administration. Husband
Bill is a research engineer at
Emory University School of Medi-
cine. They reside in Tucker, Ga.
MARRIAGE: Margaret Chesnut
to Bill Goolsby, March 3, 2007.
BIRTH: David Widner and wife
Lesa Andrews Widner '82, a son,
William Davis, July 19, 2007.

'82 In September 2007, Teri
Trotter Brahams was re-elected
secretary of Areawide Develop-
ment Corporation. Based in Alcoa,
Tenn., the corporation markets
and processes U.S. Small Business
Administration Section 504 loans
to small businesses in partnership
with banks to help finance capital
projects. Ed Brewer celebrated 18
years of marriage with wife Pam in
August of 2007. They and their
daughters live in Boone, N.C.

'83 J. Michael Hester transi-
tioned to a permanent position as
Evonik Industries' director of oper-
ations excellence in North Amer-
ica and has responsibility for
assisting chemical manufacturing
sites with improving processes

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and profits. Tom Hudson has

joined the University of South Car-
olina's College of Education as a
clinical faculty member. He will
serve as director of program ser-
vices for the S.C. School Improve-
ment Council (SIC), which provides
training and support to 17,000
parents, teachers and community
members serving on SICs in each
of the state's K-12 public schools.
He was previously public informa-
tion officer for Beaufort County
Schools and has spent the last 20
years in various communications
and public/media relations posi-
tions in the public and private sec-
tors. He lives with wife Alisha and
daughter in Columbia, S.C. Their
sons are enrolled in college. Jane
Jafvert Limone-Rollins is the
executive director for Adult Life
Programs in Hickory, N.C. She is

responsible for running the best-
utilized PCUSA resource center
and for connecting with those
involved in Christian education in
the local congregations. Previously,
she served churches in Georgia.

86 Penny Head recently com-
pleted a master's degree in exer-
cise science from California
University of Pennsylvania. She is
currently the director of sports
medicine for Baptist Rehabilitation
in Germantown, Tenn.

'87 In September 2007, Nore-
han Abdullah wrote to say that
she is currently working on her
Ph.D. in economics, studying work-
ing women and child care. She is a
lecturer and faculty member in the
economics department at Univer-
siti Utara Malaysia. John Wesley

Walker is "Professor of the Year"
in South Carolina

I In November 2007, Melissa Walker '85

^■^. I was named South Carolina's "Professor of

the Year" by the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching and the
Council for Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE). She was among win-
ners in 40 states and the District of
Columbia who were recognized for their
excellence in undergraduate teaching and
mentoring.

Walker just finished her 12th year of
teaching history at Converse College in
Spartanburg, S.C. In addition to the
"Professor of the Year" honor last year,
Walker was also selected to be the first occupant of the George
Dean Johnson Jr. teaching chair in history at Converse.

In addition to her bachelor's degree from Maryville, she holds
a master's degree from Providence College in Rhode Island and a
doctorate from Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

responsible for four adult day care
centers and community-based
mental health services. Son Mat-
thew Limone '10 finished his
sophomore year (living in the
exact dorm room she had as a
sophomore) and, she wrote, "is
hopefully not following in all of his
mom and dad's footsteps! Ha!"

84 Leslee Hay Kirkconnell was

called to be the resource center
director and educator for the Pres-
bytery of Tampa Bay. She is

Wright traveled to Japan in
December and performed in two
benefit concerts for the Japan
International Volunteer Center, a
humanitarian organization. A tenor
soloist, Wright performed Handel's
"Messiah" and Bach's "Christmas
Oratorio" with three other vocal-
ists in recital halls and hotels in
Osaka and Tokyo. Rusman bin
Yaacob played soccer for the
Scots during the 1985-86 season
while he was an international stu-
dent at the College. He is now liv-

ing in Malaysia and would like to
hear from some of his old class-
mates. His email address is
rusmany@yahoo.com. Cesar Zam-
brano was a visiting professor at
Eastern Kentucky University for a
year and a half but has recently
returned to Universidad San Fran-
cisco de Quito (Ecuador), where he
was promoted to associate dean.

88 Aidilputra Bin Omar is now

living and working in Malaysia and
would like to hear from old class-
mates. His email address is
oaidil@yahoo.com. Carol Warren
and husband Dale have a u-pick
blackberry farm in Franklin, Tenn.
On June 21, 2008, they held the
Fifth Annual Blackberry Jam Music
Festival benefiting a local charity.
Bubba and Selena Dockery Wells
live outside Birmingham, Ala., and
own a truck body and equipment
company called WorkTrux with
three locations across the South-
east. They spend their free time
keeping up with children's activities
and unwinding at a second home
on Smith Lake. They also regularly
get together with MC buddies.

90 Jon Allison was named
assistant vice president and direc-
tor of government relations for the
State Auto Insurance Companies
in Columbus, Ohio. Before mov-
ing to Franklin, Tenn., Victoria
Conwell Lane coached a cheer-
leading team at Alpine All Star
Cheering in Parker, Colo., to three
first-place wins. Daughter Emily
was part of that winning team.
BIRTH: Melissa Myers Bowers
and husband Brad, a son, William
Thomas Bradford, July 16, 2007.
MEMORIAM: Kirk Lee Burdick,
Jan. 6, 2008, in Savannah, Ga. He
was a member of the First Presby-
terian Church in Brunswick, Ga.,
and an elder in the Presbyterian
Church (USA). He served in youth
and camping ministry, worked for
the General Assembly and con-
tributed to Sunday school curricu-
lum projects. For the past several
years, he had worked as an artist
and job coach with mentally chal-
lenged adults at the non-profit
organization Coastal Center for
Development Services in Savan-
nah, Ga. Survivors include wife
Lou Ellen, parents Frank and Faye

Burdick, grandmother Marion
Burdick, brother Frank and aunts
and uncles.

91 Kirk Andrews has opened a
new law office with Hilary Burgin.
The firm Andrews & Burgin is
located on Morganton Square
Drive in Maryville. Lyn Fletcher
Cherry and husband Ed Cherry
celebrated their 50tn wedding
anniversary Aug. 4, 2007, with a
dinner at Miss Olivia's Table. Mark
Farmer is in his first year as a dep-
uty sheriff for the Citrus (Fla.)
County Sheriff's Office, following
in the footsteps of brother Scott
'90. He wrote that he "plays the
Florida lottery constantly and plans
to finish [his] first novel."

BIRTH: Barbara Borderieux Brun-
ner and husband David, a daugh-
ter, Sarah Kristeen, April 20, 2007.

92 David Fletcher has owned
and operated his own physical
therapy practice, Ergonomically
Correct, for the past four years in
Annapolis, Md. He, his wife,
daughter and son live in Crowns-
ville, Md.

BIRTH: Jennifer Carter LaFollette
and husband Ronnie, a daughter,
Caitlyn Elizabeth, Oct. 9, 2007.

93 Keith Lane and his family
moved to Franklin, Tenn., after nine
years in Colorado. He is now the
new owner of Regency Furs in the
Green Hills area of Nashville. He
has been employed with Regency
since 1996. Mindy Bailey Stooks-
bury received a scholarship from
the Association of School Business
Officials International in 2006 to
pursue her doctor of education
degree with an organizational lead-
ership concentration from Nova
Southeastern University. She
planned to graduate in December
2008 Ginger Chapman Teaster is
working for the Arkansas Student
Loan Authority under a contract
with Edfinancial out of Knoxville.
She is responsible for IT, phones
and security, as well as working
with all departments on develop-
ing solutions that will increase effi-
ciencies and effectiveness. She
enjoys spending free time with
son Hunter, who loves superhe-
roes and sports.

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BIRTH: Stacy Keith Harbin and

husband Matt, a son, Jude
Mathew, April 30, 2007.

94 Eric Booth and family have
relocated to Bowling Green, Ky.,
where he accepted a job as mar-
keting manager for HeathCo LLC.
Eric Egan is a field technician with
Sprint. He and wife Sarah live in
Kingsport, Tenn. Edward "Bryce"
Levari has been named the
Renaissance Place trainer for Hills-
borough (Fla.) County Public
Schools. He will train media spe-
cialists, technology specialists and
reading coaches on how to imple-
ment and utilize Renaissance
Place within the 145 elementary
schools. Howard Myrick was hon-
ored with the U.S. Department of
the Navy Meritorious Civilian Ser-
vice Medal in November 2006. He
recently accepted a job transfer/
promotion and moved from Vir-
ginia to New Orleans, La.
BIRTHS: Eric Booth and wife
Angie, a daughter, Leyla Marie,
Nov. 19,2007.

95 Lorie Brannom Parris

recently moved to Virginia, where
husband Steve has opened a new
Books-A-Million Store. She is cur-
rently in the M.Ed, program at King
College.

BIRTH: Amy Lee Baggett and
husband Kip, a daughter, Saleh
Gayle, Aug. 19,2007.

96 Jeremy Landis was pro-
moted to sergeant and currently
serves as assistant post com-
mander of the Georgetown Post of
the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Kelly Garrison Nash is now school
counselor at Northwest Middle
School in Knox (Tenn.) County.
Christopher Noe is currently
enrolled at Lynn University in Boca
Raton, Fla. He is studying for his
doctorate in global leadership,
specializing in corporate and orga-
nizational management.

BIRTH: Kelli Jackson Graham and
husband Simon, a son, Bennett
Gordon, April 28, 2007.

97 Jeremy Evans was promoted
to director of accounting and
logistics at Tech Data Corporation,
a Fortune 100 Company. He lives in
Palmetto, Fla. David Golden is the

Andrea Maxson Roddy '94
and husband Mark '98, a
son, Max Allen, Sept. 17,
2007. (At right is big sister
Katherine.)

defensive coordinator at Hazel
Green High School in Hazel Green,
Ala Stella Hamilton obtained
licensure as a professional coun-
selor and is serving as coordinator
of children's ministries at St. Luke's
United Methodist Church in Knox-
ville. Bo McMichael is a health
care regional director for
Advanced Patient Advocacy and is
living with wife Tammy in Portland,
Maine. Aaron Stone is presently
teaching music and chorus at Far-
ragut Middle School in Knoxville.
He was recently cast in Oak Ridge
Playhouse's production of Rogers
and Hammerstein's "Cinderella."
He has been working on a CD.
BIRTH: Kevin Rowland and wife
Terri Hadden Rowland '00, a son,
Ryne Joseph, Jan. 25, 2007

98 Meghan Casey Cobble

has started her own sewing busi-
ness while staying at home with
her two sons. Her web site is
kmaccreations.com. Jim Lummus
and wife Kim are living in Austin,
Tex. He recently graduated with an
M.B.A. from Stetson University and
is working as the central U.S.
regional director for Sylvan Learn-
ing Center. Bishop Moore is
teaching music and voice in the
Baltimore (Md.) County Public
Schools Brad Robbins completed
his bachelor's and master's degrees
at the University of Tennessee in
agricultural economics. He has
relocated to Anchorage, Alaska,
where he has worked for the state's
Department of Fish and Game as a
research analyst since March 2007.
Alice Wong is now an associate
director in the office of public
programming and CLE at Fordham
Law School.

MARRIAGE: Jaclyn Lang to
David Kollar, July 7, 2007.
BIRTHS: Andy Byrd and wife
Heather Hendricks Byrd '02, a
daughter, Lakelee Mia, Feb. 27,
2008 Meghan Casey Cobble
and husband Kenny, a son, Casey

McGill, Jan. 22, 2007. Andrea
Suddarth Craft and husband
Jake '99, a son, Anderson Jacob,
July 27, 2007. Todd Smith and
wife Jennifer Taylor Smith '00,
a daughter, Midori Oriah,
April 3, 2007.

99 Shannon Bryant Carey

works for The Shopper-News Now,
a community newspaper that has
been serving North Knox (Tenn.)
County for 40 years. She was hired
as a reporter then promoted to
editor of the Union County edition
of the paper. She represented
Union County in the 2007 class of
East Tennessee Regional Leader-
ship. Ashley Dicus is a funeral
director at Hunter Funeral Home
in Sparta, Tenn. Holli Storie Grib-
ble is director of onsites/retail for
World Travel Service and lives in
Rockford, Tenn. Jason Hitson is
pursuing a master's degree in
computer science through
Capella University. Lodge
McCammon was a member of a
four-man team from the Friday
Institute at North Carolina State
University that won the grand
prize in the VMware video contest
in September 2007. McCammon
wrote and preformed the winning
song and orchestrated the video's
production. The grand prize
included a trip to San Francisco to
attend the giant trade show
VMworld and cash award of
$1 5,000, which was donated to
the Friday Institute to underwrite
projects to support teachers
throughout North Carolina. Check
out the video at YouTube - search
on "VMware grand prize." Holly
Paulin Witherspoon is working at
Nokia, Inc. She and husband
Michael live in Irving, Texas
BIRTHS: Ashley Dicus and wife
Amber, a son, Sam Everett, April
5, 2007 Lucretia Sleeper Myers
and husband Matt, a daughter, Lil-
lian Grace, Aug. 31, 2007. Audrey
McFadden Selecman and hus-
band J.B., a daughter, Sammye
Kate, July 6, 2007.

00 Amy Brooks is now a trans-
portation planner for the Knoxville
Regional Transportation Planning
Organization. According to The
Daily Times in Aug. Whitney Black
Dee is now a physician with

Maryville Pediatric Group, joining
Dr. Charles Raper, whom she saw
as a patient throughout childhood.
Dee earned her medical degree
from East Tennessee State Univer-
sity and completed her residency
at Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hos-
pital. Following his wedding, Tyrel
"T.J." Emory honeymooned in
Scotland, where he got to play a
couple of rounds of golf on St.
Andrew's course E. Corey Griffin
is now vice president of Peoples
Bank of North Alabama in Hart-
selle, Ala Holly Grigsby is now liv-
ing in Seattle, Wash., and studying
for a master's degree in counsel-
ing psychology at Mars Hill Grad-
uate School. Previously, she spent
six years in the Knox County
(Tenn.) School System, teaching
Spanish to pre-K-12 -grade stu-
dents. In 2006, she was featured in
a Knoxville News Sentinel story
about her Spanish class at Sam E.
Hill Preschool in Lonsdale. Dara
Williams Hitson was recently pro-
moted to a coordinator position
at Helen Ross McNabb in Knox-
ville, Tenn. Janel Beckley McLean
graduated with her doctorate in
chemistry from Texas A&M Univer-
sity. She started a new postdoc-
toral position at Vanderbilt
University in July 2007. As an
assistant district attorney in Wil-
liamson (Tenn.) County, Jennifer
Moore was the second chair
counsel for the murder trial of
State v. Chris Koulis, which
received national media coverage
by 48 Hours Mystery and Dateline
NBC. Koulis, a Nashville-area
plastic surgeon, was prosecuted
for the second-degree murder of
his girlfriend. Wade Obermeyer
is teaching at El Gabilan Elemen-
tary School in Salinas, Calif.
Melissa Wright Reyes was
recently promoted to order settle-
ment analyst at Kimberly Clark in
Knoxville, Tenn. She and her hus-
band live in Kingston, where they
are foster parents to two boys.
Susan Wagner has been
accepted into the Ph.D. program
in literacy studies at the University
of Tennessee-Knoxville. Alison
Webb has taken the position of
Head Start lead teacher at the
Fairmont Center in Harriman,
Tenn. She previously served as site
director and manager curriculum

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developer for both Kidworks
Learning Academy and Kiddie
Korner Preschool.
BIRTHS: Lee Ann Leeper Calli-
cott and husband Claude, a
daughter, Ella Catherine, Sept. 7,
2007. Xio Castro Hidalgo and
husband Sidney, a son, Jayahn
Alexander, Oct. 7, 2007. Sarah
Bozeman Lewis and husband
Scott, a son, Owen Charles,
Nov 16, 2007. Janel Beckley
McLean and husband John, a
daughter, Madeleine Eve, Nov. 28,
2007. Joette Russell Tanner and
husband Michael, a girl, Amelia
Kate, Jan. 25, 2008. Brad Waller
and wife Stephanie Rowan-
Waller '04, a son, Brody Dutton,
Sept. 27, 2007.

0 I Amye Cole has been
appointed as a senior admissions
counselor for Sierra Nevada Col-
lege. Her geographic regions for
applicants will include the Tahoe
Basin high schools, the San Fran-
cisco Bay area, parts of Southern
California, the Northeast, the
southern states and all interna-
tional students. She completed
her M.B.A. from Western Gover-
nors University. Dana Dondero is
living in Wilmington, Del., working
as a program and policy analyst
intern for Nemours Health and
Prevention Services. She is also
completing a BSN degree. R.
Scott Fox was promoted to assis-
tant vice president within the Risk
Operation Division of Bank of
America. He lives in Kennesaw,
Ga. Jon Gillooly is working as a
reporter for the Marietta Daily
Journal and neighbor newspa-
pers. He was recognized recently

when the Journal received The
Freedom of Information Award
from the Georgia Press Associa-
tion. The award honored the
efforts of Gillooly and his editors
for coverage of the City of Mariet-
ta's tax allocation district contro-
versies. Gillooly also reported on
the city's refusal to disclose infor-
mation about pending land pur-
chases until after the deal had
closed. Allison Harrell is a photog-
rapher living in San Francisco,
Calif Betsey Perry Rodgers
moved from Blacksburg, Va., to
Candler, N.C. , so that husband
Brandon could intern with Aspire
Counseling Center in Waynesville,
N.C. He's completing a Ph.D. in
family and marriage therapy from
Virginia Tech. Kevin Wingo has
been working as a customer ser-
vice representative for KB Home
in Newnan, Ga.

MARRIAGES: Michael Tiller to
Jama McClanahan '03, May 27,
2007. Lindsay Whitehurst to Mat-
thew Cooper, Oct. 6, 2007.
BIRTHS: Jana Chelf Simmerly
and husband Mark, a daughter,
Anaka Grace, Oct. 30, 2007. David
Dawson and wife Jennifer Ferren
Dawson '02, a daughter, Savan-
nah Elizabeth, May 11, 2007. Chris
McCarty and wife Erin Russell
McCarty, a son, Tate Russell, Dec.
12, 2007. Kevin Wingo and wife
Katie, a daughter, Carson Jane,
Sept. 4, 2007.

'02 MARRIAGE: Jennifer Hill to

LeeCroxon, Dec. 22, 2007.
BIRTH: Erin Verhofstadt Hartsell

and husband Jason, a daughter,
Angelica Rose, April 30, 2006.

Nikki NotO '01 directed
the Atlanta, Ga., premier of
the play A Memory, a
Monologue, a Rant, and a
Prayer, which featured Jane
Fonda, Emily Saliers, Eve
Ensler and Kenny Leon. Sarah
Stoffle '03 also performed.
The production was a fundrais-
er for V-Day and local organi-
zations working to end violence against women and girls.
Noto is the special events coordinator at the Georgia Center
for Child Advocacy and is pursuing a degree in arts adminis-
tration at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

'03 Justin Caughron

graduated from medical
school at the University
of Tennessee in May
2007. He completed his
medical internship at the
UT Medical Center, and
began his four-year
medical residency in
radiology at Parkland
Medical Center
through the University
of Texas-Southwestern.
Melanie Shire Con-
natser is the member-
ship services and
communications coor-
dinator for the Knox-
ville Bar Association.
Katherine Frazor is
store manager for the
Toys R Us near Hamil-
ton Place in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Amanda Baker Gillooly is an
advancement associate for the
East Tennessee Foundation in
Knoxville, Tenn. Lisa Ritter Green
is working toward her Ed.S. at Lin-
coln Memorial University. Back in
September 2007, Erin Kobs wrote
to say that she was a senior at
Columbia Theological Seminary
and had taken a yearlong intern-
ship at Laurel Presbyterian Church
in Laurel, Md. The WTVA television
in Tupelo, Miss., recently named
Rachel Janzen Mitchell director
of community relations and pro-
motions. Previously, she served as
community development director
at The Alliance for Economic
Development in Corinth, Miss.
Tony Murchison earned his mas-
ter's degree in social work from the
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
in 2007. He is currently on the
board of directors for the Appala-
chian Community Fund, organizes
and plans community events for
Tennessee Clean Water Network
and writes a column for the Knox-
ville Voice. Christina Fisher
Ragain is a lecturer of chemistry at
the University of Texas at Tyler.
Cynthia Lyle Richter lives on a
farm in Normalville, Penn., with
her husband and their horses. Tim
Self was able to experience his
dream job as a morning radio talk
show host for one day, assisting
WNOX NewsTalk 100 star Hallerin
Hilton Hill. Blount Today covered
the event in the newspaper's

C. Luke Pre

mpson's Hollow
Tenn. In addition to the bride and groom, seven
Maryville College alumni were in the wedding
party.They included (front row) Chris Cagle '02,
John Carmack '02, (second row) Adam Hart
'02, Blake Dotson '03, Jamie Fox '07, Amanda
Winn Painter '04 and Gary Melton '03.
Bagpiper Kay Irwin, familiar at many Maryville
College events, presented a program of wed-
ding music. The Pressleys now make their home
in Cleveland, Ga.

"Dream Job" section.
MARRIAGES: Derek Caughron to

Sarah Mistak, June 9, 2007. Lisa
Ritter to Nicholas Green, June 16,
2007. Cynthia Lyle to Glenn Rich-
ter, June 24, 2006.
BIRTH: Gentry Fischer Boles and
husband Brian '06, a daughter,
Grayson Elizabeth.

04 Ashley Anthony graduated
from Lincoln Memorial University
in December 2006 with a master's
degree in curriculum and instruc-
tion. She is a 3r° grade teacher at
Green Magnet Math and Science
Academy in Knox (Tenn.) County.
Stacey Blevins is a registered
nurse at the University Hospital
Regional Newborn Intensive Care
Unit in Birmingham, Ala. Randi
Earley earned a master's degree
in education from Lincoln Memo-
rial University in 2005. She had
been working as a social worker
for a mental health institution, but
began a new job with Vanderbilt
Mortgage as an account represen-
tative. Erica Johnson is a commu-
nication coordinator at the
University of Tennessee-
Knoxville. Marissa Mclnnis is
working as a program analyst in
the budget office of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency in
Washington, D.C., while finishing
up her degree in environmental
science at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. She teaches pilates at several
studios in the D.C. area. Meghan
Noble finished her master's

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CLASS NOTES

degree in counseling in August
2007 and is now counselor and
outreach coordinator for the East
Tennessee State University Cam-
pus Counseling Center Lori
Brown Pressley graduated from
North Georgia College and State
University in May 2007. She
passed the licensing exam and is
now a licensed physical therapist.
Jason Proffitt received his mas-
ter's degree in education from Lin-
coln Memorial University in
August 2007. He now teaches col-
lege prep and advanced place-
ment English at Bearden High
School in Knoxville, Tenn. Mikey
Rickman is a customer sen/ice
supervisor for Boston Properties in
Boston, Mass. Kathryn Smith is
working for the City of Gatlinburg
Department of Tourism and writes
to say she is engaged and plan-
ning a September wedding.
Michael David Werner II is run-
ning a successful real estate com-
pany in Sevier (Tenn.) County.
MARRIAGES: Rebekah Carpenter
to James King Jr., Oct. 5, 2007.
Ashley Groth to Nicholas Hillman,
June 9, 2007.

'05 Elizabeth Rushworth Brad-
ford started her third year in the
doctor of physical therapy pro-
gram at University of Tennessee-
Chattanooga. Kate Bravard is
serving in the Peace Corps in the
Nigerian village of Gotheye. She
serves in the agro-forestry division,
helping people plant and sustain
trees. Rebecca Clark Browning is
an account manager with C.H.
Robinson Worldwide, Inc., in New
Hampshire. Stephanie Faust Col-
lins received her master's degree
in education administration and
supervision from Lincoln Memorial
University in August 2007. In Sep-
tember 2007, Lindsay Chance
Hayes wrote that she was a gradu-
ate student at Lincoln Memorial
University and a beauty advisor for
Estee Lauder Marriah Wogomon
graduated with a master's in social
work from the University of Ten-
nessee-Knoxville in May 2007. She
is now working at St. Jude's Chil-
dren's Research Hospital in Mem-
phis and planning a wedding with
Adam Mabe, who is in medical
school at UT Health Science
Center.

On Oct. 18, 2007, Laura

Atkinson '05 sang as the
mezzo soloist in a perfor-
mance of Durufle's "Requiem"
with the New Haven (Conn.)
Symphony Orchestra, which is
one of the oldest orchestras in
the nation. Laura wrote: "...
Though I will admit I was
absolutely terrified in the
weeks and moments before the concert, it was most definitely
one of the most exhilarating and exciting things I have done
yet." She is pursuing a master of music degree in vocal per-
formance at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University.

MARRIAGES: Elizabeth Rush-
worth to Nick Bradford '06,

June 10, 2007 Kimberly Millard

to Craig Lovingood '06, Nov. 3,

2007.

BIRTH: Ashley Millner Richardson

and her husband Bobby, a son,
name, Nov. 7, 2007.
MEMORIAM: Shawn Jeremiah
Cody Bowers, Nov. 19, 2007, in
the College Woods as a result of a
tragic automobile accident. He was
a native of Madisonville, Tenn./,
and a member of South Madison-
ville Baptist Church. As a student-
athlete at the College, Bowers was
a three-year starter and letterman
for the football team. In 2006, he
joined Coach Tony lerulli's staff as a
volunteer receivers coach. In 2007,
his first season as full-time staff
member directing the secondary,
his players recorded 19 intercep-
tions. His defensive backs finished
the season ranked #26 in the
nation within the NCAA Division III.
In addition to his love for the fields
and courts of athletics, Bowers
enjoyed the outdoors, especially
trout fishing and deer hunting. Sur-
vivors include parents Robby and
Tami Bowers, two sisters, grandpar-
ents, great-grandparents, a niece
and several aunts and uncles.

06 Nick Bradford is a math
teacher at Lakeview/ Fort
Oglethorpe Middle School, where
he is also an assistant football
coach and the boy's soccer coach.
A decorating idea by Jessie Bur-
khart was featured in the winter
2007 edition of Creative Home
magazine published by Better
Homes and Gardens. His project
of converting a thrift-store screen
into a French toile room divider
made him the "DIY Star of the
Week" in August 2007. Heather
Sitzlar is working as a staffing/

relocation coordinator with Pilot
Travel Centers Quint Webster is a
scavenger for Tennessee Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company. Caleb
Whitworth is a middle school
teacher for the Knox (Tenn.)
County School System. In Septem-
ber 2007, Bruce Winbigler wrote
to say he is enrolled at Lincoln
Memorial University to obtain a
teaching certificate in physical
education. He is coaching football
at Lenoir City High School.
MARRIAGE: Julia Ann Cook to
Andrew Masterson, June 16, 2007.

07 Cori Cain is a commercial
recruiter for Aerotek. She lives in
Maryville. In October, Clement
Giraneza wrote to say that he was
working as a manager for Hertz in
Baltimore, Md. Brittany Hayes is
employed at Rhea County High
School as a physical education
teacher as well as woman's basket-
ball assistant coach and the head
coach for the Softball team. Sara
Hofrichter is an educational inter-
preter for Fairfax (Va.) County Pub-
lic Schools. Roland Laroche has
been named defensive coordinator

Holley Roberts '07 (left), who is
working with the Peace Corps in
Benin, was visited by classmate
Sarah Hailey '07. Here they pose
with Odeti, a girl from a local
village.

for the varsity football team at Bel-
lows Free Academy (BFA) in Fair-
fax, Vt, which is a division three
team. He is employed as a paraed-

ucator at Highgate Elementary
School, but also works at a daycare
after school and on his family farm.
Sarah Vincent Lavinder works for
North Carolina State University
Cooperative Extension as a 4-H
program assistant and Big Sweep
coordinator in Carteret County. She
had 480 participants during an
October Big Sweep and received a
statewide award for outstanding
community involvement. Jennifer
Phillips is working for Youth Ven-
ture in Arlington, Va.
MARRIAGES: Amanda Brownett
to Joshua Kennon, Dec. 28, 2007.
Cheyenne Surrette to Jonathan
Ferree, July 14, 2007. Angel War-
wick to John Eaton, July 7, 2007.

TRAVEL DISCOUNTS

NOW AVAILABLE

FOR ALUMNI

Would you like to save money
while you travel?

Yes? You're in luck.

Maryville College's Advance-
ment Office has arranged to
participate in a travel discount
program.

Maryville College alumni can
save 15 to 25 percent off rental
cars and hotels. The discounts
can be applied to any travel —
including trips to campus for
Kin Takahashi Volunteer Week
(June 15-19) and Homecoming
(Oct. 16-18).

Participating businesses
include Hertz, Avis, National,
Budget, Alamo and Auto
Europe rental cars as well as
Choice Hotels (Comfort,
Quality, Sleep, Mainstay,
EconoLodge, and Rodeway).

Discount codes are available
on the MC web site at maryvil-
lecollege.edu/alumni/dis-
counts.asp and easy to use.
Simply enter a code for online
reservations or mention the
code for phone reservations.

The College will also be mail-
ing discount cards to all alumni.
If you have any questions,
please contact Brandon Bruce
at 865.981.8191 orbrandon.
bruce@maryvillecollege.edu.

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Young, successful & grateful

Alumni establish named scholarships

Think establishing a scholarship at Maryville College is only
for the over-50 set? Think you have to have beaucoup in
the bank before you can begin to give back?

It's not.
You don't.

Lindsey Whitehurst Cooper '01 and alumni couple Kyle
Nolen '04 and Laura Robertson Nolen '03 are living, breath-
ing, donating proof of that.

The Nolens, Cooper and husband Matthew have made
gifts to the Maryville Fund to establish annual named scholar-
ships. Recipients of scholarships as students at MC, all decid-
ed in their undergraduate years that when they were in a
position to help, they would. So for the past two years, the
Whitehurst-Cooper Scholarship and the John 13:35
Compassion Scholarship have been awarded to deserving
MC students.

For Cooper, the scholarship program at Maryville even
helped put her on a career path. She received the Arda
Walker Scholarship, an award primarily funded through gifts

by Dorsey D. "Dan" Ellis
'60 and Sondra Wagner
Ellis '60.

"During my time at
Maryville, I had the opportu-
nity to meet Dr. Ellis. At the

invited me to visit Washington University and stay with him
and Mrs. Ellis in St. Louis,
which I did. That visit weighed
heavily in my decision to
attend law school."

For the Nolens, giving back
is a way they can repay an
experience that has opened
doors for them as professic

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time, he was teaching at
Washington University Law
School in St. Louis, and I
was considering a career in
law. He took the time to
talk to me about the pro-
fession and about law
school, and he graciously

in East Tennessee
;'s a field director for
jrthwestern Mutual;
she's a product manag-
er for Siemens
Molecular Imaging) and
a way they can open doors for others.

"After becoming involved in the College's annual
Community Campaign, I am now more aware of the huge
amount of community support that exists. I would tell current
recipients to really appreciate the scholarships that so many
individuals are making possible," Kyle said. "It is my wish that
students will take those gifts and make the most of them for
themselves and for others."

Individuals and corporations are invited to establish annual
named scholarships. For corporations, the minimum donation
to the Maryville Fund is $3,000; for individuals, the donation
must be at least $1,500.

For more information, contact Eric Bellah, director of
the Maryville Fund, at eric.bellah@maryvillecollege.edu or
865.981.8225.

COMMENCEMENT

TUe 2007 Cc^uA€v\cevM€v\f spe<*Wev is.

DAVE RAMSEY, popular Christian financial advisor, radio host and New
York Times bestselling author, will give the commencement address to
Maryville College's Class of 2009. Graduation exercises are scheduled for
6 p.m., May 17, on the lawn between Anderson Hall and Sutton Science
Center. Watch the MC web site for details.

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