A P u b I i c a t i on for Alumni ond Friends of Moryville College
FOCUS
GLOBAL
VOLUME ONE-HUNDRED TWO, NUMBER TWO
WINTER 2002
E S S A G E FROM THE PRESIDENT
from the Maryville College Campus
Maryville
College
graduates
must be
ready to
live as
citizens
of the
world. ^^
Readers of FOCUS may recall the
cover from the Fall 1997 issue of this
publication. It bore the picture of a
young Kin Takahashi, the Japanese stu-
dent who came to the College in 1888,
served as a model for campus citizenship,
and after nearly a decade, left the
Maryville campus to become an educator
in Japan.
When Kin left, I'm sure that
Maryville College students would have
agreed that he left the College a better
place than he found it. It had a football
team (Kin was the captain, then the
coach); it had a student self-help pro-
gram, and it had Bartlett Hall. Kin's
presence on the Mar)'\'ille campus surely
dispelled any inclination toward stereo-
ryping by Maryville students. He
demonstrated daily that a student from
another land was not only fully human,
but could be an inspiring Iriend as well.
In the late 19th century Maryville
College catalogs didn't contain any programs of
"global" or "international" education.
There wasn't a Center for English Language
Learning on campus.
Maryville students found no "study-abroad"
opportunities in the curriculum.
Kin Takahashi was, however, joined on the
MC campus by other international students - two
from China and rwo from Egypt - and this small
group was followed by students coming from
Greece, from South Aftica, and from Britain at
the end of the century.
Today, in a typical year, students ftom more
than a dozen countries are enrolled here, scores of
our students are studying overseas for some por-
tion of the year, and Maryville's faculty consider it
essential to assist students in developing a global
perspective.
I urge FOCUS readers to consult the article
by Dr. Dean Boldon (pages 6-7) to get a fuller
picture of international education at Maryville
College just over a century after Kin Takahashi
returned to Japan. This article provides insight as
well into why he and so many other current
faculty members feel gaining a global perspective
is so vital for today's student at Maryville College.
Dr. Boldon's own experience as an
international traveler - he has visited more than
five dozen countries - qualifies him well to com-
ment on global education, and makes him an
excellent example to his students. Students like
Lori Winters and Jason Khododad, whose stories
appear in this issue (pages 2-5), as they travel to
South Aftica and Hungary, are following in his
footsteps.
Liberal arts education has always had as its
definition education aimed at preparing students
for lives of citizenship and service. But as the 21st
century begins, we must take a broader view of
citizenship. Maryville College graduates must be
ready to live as citizens of the world. Their lives
will depend upon not only what happens in their
own town or state or nation, but on attitudes and
events literally all over the globe. The educational
goals for the Maryville Curriculum reflect a
recognition of that realit}'.
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AlUMNI ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE BOARD
JudyM. Penry'73
Knoxville, Tennessee
President
James Campbell '53
Maryville, Tennessee
Vice President
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Marcia Williams Kling '56
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Sharon Bailey '69
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CLASS OF 2004
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John Tanner '93
John Trotter '95
One Lori in Africa Page 2
Ten months in Africa and a lifetime of lessons and memories are
just a few of the rewards one student received from her study-abroad
trip.
Fighting Scot Tackles Opportunity of a Lifetime Page 5
Jason Khododad, a senior on the Maryville College football team,
sacrifices preseason practice for an opportunity to volunteer in
Hungary.
Global Perspectives in the Maryville Experience Page 6
In his essay entitled 'Tinding Direction in a World of Uncertainty," Dr Dean
Boldon, professor of sociology and former dean, explains how the language of
the College's Statement of Purpose is applicable in the post-Sept.-ll world.
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Mingling With The World
Kelly Franklin, Director of International Sendees, discusses how
CELL and the International House help students learn more than
just how to speak English.
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A 21st Century Pilgrim Page 10
Taichi Araki transferred to MC from a university in his homeland of Japan. At
Maryville, he found what he was looking for: a liberal arts education that
emphasized individuality and the mental, emotional and spiritual growth of
students.
Homecoming 2001
Enjoy this photographic montage of Homecoming 2001 and the
Fayerweather Hall dedication speech given by Martha Hess.
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Alumni Profile: Kristin Frangoulis Page 11
Campus News Page 12
Alumni Nev«s PogelS
Class Notes Page 19
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ABOUT THE COVER
Combining the architectural trademark of
Maryville College (Anderson Hall) ond the
universal symbol of the world, the
editorial team of fOfl/S staged a photo
that v/ould visually illustrate the growing
interest in and emphasis on global issues
in the College's overall experience.
PRESIDENT:
Dr. Gerald W. Gibson
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Mark E. Cote, Vice President for College Advoncement
Karen Beaty Eldridge '94, Director of Public Relotions
Libby Welsh '59, Director of Donor Records
DESIGN AND UYOUT:
Tracy N. Wiggins, Publicotions Monoger
By Karen Beaty Eldridge '94, Director of Public Relations
In Swahili, the word "Lori" means truck. MB
It's a translation that amused Lori Winters many times during her 10-month
stay in Africa. Lori, a Maryville College senior from Fort Thomas, Ky., is anything
hut a truck, physically. She is a lean 100 pounds, and her movements are small and
subtle. Her sage-like philosophy is communicated in an almost childlike voice.
But considering the thousands of miles Lori logged during her stay and the
kind of "off-road" experience she sought on the dark continent, Lori as a lori isn't
such an outrageous mental picture.
While some of her peers chose universi-
ties in Wales or South America to get the
study-abroad experience, Lori was open to
a greater distance - in both mileage and
cultural terms.
"I went to ask about the exchanges
[exchange program], and Dr. Berry [associate
professor of history and international
programming committee chairman], asked
'South Africa?' and I said 'Sure.'"
From there, Lori began preparing to
spend her spring semester at Rhodes
University in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape,
rbiology major in her junior
year, Lori not only had
travel and
lodging .,
arrangements to make; she had a senior thesis
to consider. While at Rhodes, she learned
about an opportunity within the university's
botany department to conduct research on
acacia longofolia, an invading tree that is
endangering native plant life and people
because of the amount of water it absorbs.
The Maryville College student stayed at
Rhodes from February until June 2001. By
the end of her semester, she had gathered
research for her senior thesis, made several
friends and concluded that "university
Students are surprisingly similar the world
over." She planned to travel around Africa
' rough the summer, then return to
- — » Maryville in August and
begin her final year of
college.
~ ~; But
-thing
be better - if !
[n't join her class-
^ mates in the Convocation
' line liTSeptember.
"I didn't really feel ready to go home and
get ready to graduate," Lori explained. "I
wanted to see Kenya, but not as a tourist. I
.wanted to see the problems of AIDS in Africa
first-hand, see if I could hold up to such a,
'challenge, and try to open my eyes more." .
Vivianne Ogola, a Nairobi native whom
Lori befriended at Rhodes, invited her home
for the break. Through talking with Vivianne
about the trip, Lori learned that Vivianne's
mom was the doctor of a hospice for HIV-
positive children. Lori saw it as a once-in-a-
hfetime opportunity.
"I had had an [educational] experience, but
I was waiting for the break that said 'This is
the rest of the worid,'" she said. "After a really
quick, scratchy phone conversation with
Vivianne's mom, in which I asked if I could
volunteer there and she said yes, I went way
out on a limb and bought the plane ticket to
stay for four months."
Cottolengo, a hospice for AIDS orphans,
is run by an order of nuns from Italy Local
women are employed as "mothers" and help
cook meals, clean the faciUties and bathe and
entertain the children. The enrire hospice
compound, which is located on an estate for-
merly owned by Karen Blixen-Flecke of "Out
of Africa" fame, includes dormitories, a school,
small hospital and eating quarters for 55
children who range in age from toddler to
adolescent. All of the children have tested
positive for the HIV virus; most are parendess.
For Lori, adjustment at Cottolengo was
anything but smooth for the first month. For
starters, the mothers of the orphanage couldn't
comprehend someone working for free. Lori
spoke limited Swahili, which was the only
language the children understood. Then there
were logistical obstacles: As the orphanage had
no volunteer program, it had no designated
lodging or work projects for volunteers.
"I was starting to think maybe I'd just
come home," she said of the first month.
"Amazingly though, everythi^^^^|^H^__
together right after dia^|g^^^|V^P^
The Maryville senior joinefthe orphanage
mothers in a daily rhythm of feeding babies,
bathing babies, scrubbing floors, changing
'^mmmmmmm^
- „. the toddlers and the children old
enough toxomprehend the differences
between Lori and the nuns and orphai ,
mothers, "Lowli" was definitely a novelty -
white friend in trousers who always would
answer their requests to pick them up, to
tuck them into bed twice, tc
"lutes' National Anthem.
Shehadfoarites. Onewas Charli
3-year old who looked 1. At the time of Lori's
arrival at Cottolengo, he couldn't walk, talk
or cry. After working with him for weeks,
Lori saw him point, laugh, crawl and walk.
(See "Modern Day Journal," page 4).
On weekends and during quiet spells at
Cottolengo, Lori took advantage of opportu-
nities to visit other villages, improve her
Swahili in the streets of Nairobi, and
experience the expanse of Africa that before,
she only expected to see in the pages of
National Geographic.
But it was probably that National
Geographic image of Africa - the dancing
tribesmen, the beaded women, the acacia
trees on an enormous horizon - that set Lori
up for the biggest surprises. She was amazed
by the impressive amount of industry in
South Africa, a season of winter, an MTV
generation of Kenyans living alongside a
generation who had never seen a Caucasian in
person.
Returning to the States on Dec. 7, Lori
said she is a different person - with eyes
widened by the African sky to take in differ-
ent perspectives.
"I think the things I did and saw in Africa
have added something to my perspective on life
that is going to stick for who knows how long,"
Lori said. "I don't think I'll realize the enor-
mity of this experience until I'm 60 or 70
years-old."
An outspoken opponent of America's
rampant consumerism, Lori said she found
herself hopefiil as construction neared
completion on Nairobi shopping malls
because she knew the malls' openings would
mean jobs and that jobs would mean food for
countless families.
Her perspective on the westernizing of
the world has broadened, as well. While it
certainly has the potential to overtake
centuries-old cultures, she said, practices like
monogamous sex, homesteading and public
education have the potential to save - and
enrich - millions of lives.
— Jf her lO-month stay in Africa turned
more noble profession, and I can't just shut
my eyes to the need I've seen," Lori said. "So
I'll try my hardest to get into medical school,
but ... we'll see .. don't want to get my hopes
up just yet."
In Africa, her opinion of what a liberal
arts education should do was validated, as well.
"Ideally, a |
liberal arts college
should teach how i
to learn. And that
really came in
handy," Lori said.
"Learning how to
fit into a com-
pletely different
educational ' - • j
system. Learning
another language.
Learning how to
fit into another
society. And also,
Maryville has
taught me how to
observe and contemplate the people
I'm with and the places I find myself
in with a very wide view, which
helped me squeeze more worth out of
this experience than I woiJd have got-
ten, otherwise."
Today, with her eyes the size of
headlights on a lori, Africa is ever
before her. In an e-mail sent back to
her friends at the end
of her African stay, Lori
described her memories
as bowling balls, a for-
ever presence stored in
the back of her life's
vehicle.
"It's so hard and
so easy and is all my ^
waking moments and
my sleeping ones, too,
and I know I'm
changed," she wrote in
poetic form. "The chil-
(Bockground photo) The sun sets
on the landscape of Masoi Mara,
Kenya. (Top to bottom) Giraffes,
elephants (bottom photograph)
and other African wild animals
were easily spotted and
photographed on the Masai Mora
and Somburu wildlife reserves;
Lori en oyed many minibus
outings with Cottolengo's orphons;
On 0 trip to Marsabif, Kenya,
Lori encountered women from
the Somburu tribe, singing and
dancing in the road as they
headed to deliver medicine to
0 sick villager; Alongside nuns
in the Cottolengo orphanage,
Lori cored for children suffering
from AIDS.
of medical schcM#Eefoie Africa,
but the days in the AIDS hospice made he^^
realize that she would love to become a doq^|
"Now, I feel obligated. I can't think of a
breathing, the smell of their food, the
rhythm of the dayslSll^Rre bowling
rjballsJiocked in m^^EUnk. I'll be driving
PSiOnB&ii^SI^^^^^Pid back there
from now on.
FOCUS Winter 2002
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Editor's Note: The entries below were taken from
e-mail messages that Lori Winters sent to friends and
family members back in the States while she was
studying and working in Africa. Over time, these
messages became a modem-day, electronic journal of
her experiences, her relationships and her revelations
during a 10-month stay abroad. /
June 20, 2001: ... So, the sun is set
ting on my time in South Africa. Lectures have
ended, I've been cramming for exams, and I've
dug out my plane ticket to check when I must
go. Of course, I must leave just as I've gotten
the hang of spelling the British way with those
misplaced u's, I've started saying "Spur" instead
of "Kroger" if I've got to buy groceries, and I've
unearthed people just like me in this hemi-
sphere. I'm getting to love the people here,
think in 'here' terms - twenty rand is just about
right for a decent meal - and I'm looking to the
right first before I cross streets, finally I've put
my roots down and now I've gotta dig them up.
I feel a little like Mary Poppins. The winds are
blowing to the north, my friends. And headed
straight tor Kenya. j^
... So, what have I been doing this
whole time you might ask. Anything and every-
thing. I have volumes of stories and memories
and people in me now, Collecting a scrapbook
of mental keepsakes. One of the highlights of
my stay here was a wedding reception I went to
with a friend last weekend. ... We walked into
the reception hall and turned a thousand heads
with our light faces. Not long after we took our
seats, we were up again as the whole wedding
party came in dancing. And man, did we
DANCE. 1 don't think any couple months in
my lite have seen as much dancing as these. You
guys would be so surprised to see my dancing
now ... Tapping turns into bopping leading to
boogying, and pretr}' soon it's full-body wiggle
motion, eyes closed, arms up. The bride and
groom had choreographed their own dance and
we all joined right in, wiggling our behinds. A
woman in orange sitting near me in a turban
with a thousand wrinkles but not a single tooth
held my hands and showed me how it's done.
July 23, 2001: ... Here's what ive
been up to: I spent one week with Vivianne,
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i^n^
visiting her grandma. Mama Odongo,
in the countryside near Nyanhurur,
almost right smack on the equator
(which is, just so you know, a black
line drawn on the road). I spent the
days communicating in only Swahili
and when that didn't work, strange
sign language, romping in the rain in
gum boots, milking the cows, listening
to the radio (Mama Odongo's prized
possession), playing soccer (in gum
/ ' boots - they seemed afraid I would die
of the elements) with the children out
in front of the store that Baba Wawera owns.
And all the while, I was eating the many parts
of the sheep that was killed in honor of our
visit. (I'm not a picky person, but have you ever
smelled a stomach cooking.') Came back home
to Nairobi with a stomach in my stomach (a
chicken head, too), a cold and feet stained to
match African dirt.
... We drove past the place where they
are filming the new 'Survivor' series. It's near
the Samburu Game Park, but most tourists
don't go much further north than that. The
only other white people there were some of the
nuns, so the children called me 'Sister.' They
would crowd around me, daring each other to
touch me. Then one would fearfully shake my
hand, squeal and look to see if I'd stained them.
... I'm learning more than my litde
brain can handle all the time, and it's requiring
very wide eyes to catch it all. Sometimes it is
very difficult being here; I've never been so
acutely aware of myself my mortality, my white
skin, my privilege, my petty preoccupations, my
worth, my beliefs. I can't go anywhere without
having these things pointed out to me. At top
volume. And when I find myself shying away
from being blundy shown what I am, I feel
defeated. Oh yes, I came here with the inten-
tion of seeing this, in fact hoping it would hap-
pen, but despite all the benefits of facing myself
and adversity, when I've got my nose to the
glass, it's hard to see past the moment. Ah, but
these are the things I think when I'm cutting
the withering toenails of an 8 year-old who is
the size of a 4 year-old and traveling to places
that have never heard a telephone ring.
Sept. 4, 2001: .» The mornings and
evenings are my favorite time of day at the
orphanage. Maybe it is just so many little kids
running around in PJs. Some nights I spend
with them watching TV. With them, television
is participatory, especially when watching Annie.
(Gollee, I had never heard the sound of elation
until Annie was adopted by Daddy Warbucks
and "Tomorrow" came out of every mouth like
it needed to be called in order to make it here
on time.) Then I go with the girls to their dor-
mitory and manage through the litde girf
squeals, the flurry of nightgowns, the battle over
the best pillows, the resurgence of "Tomorrow,"
smelling the breath to make sure the teeth were
brushed berween the singing, then the tucking
in, hopping out in order to get tucked in a sec-
ond time, kisses all around, "Tomorrow" just
one more time, and then "Good night, Lowli!"
... Charles, two weeks ago, made
me cry and it was at that point that I decided
he was mine. He is 3 - I just found that out - I
thought he was 1 , he is so tiny He can't walk,
can't talk, can't even make a sound to cry. The
in-breath through gobs of mucous he does try
and support, a cry is all that you hear and a
wide mouth with no sound ... There is another
girl, Emily, who I also took as mine. She's 6
1/2, bald, speckled with scars of some sort of
flesh-eating infection, and has spent the last
year in the sick bay She is going to die very
soon. Maybe by tomorrow. Even her eyes
scream with pain, and they roll around delirious
by all her nerves telling her brain that some-
thing is very wrong. Dr. Ogola came to look at
her today Emily's having liver and kidney fail-
ure. No one has died since I've been here, and it
looks as though one of the ones I favor may be
the first. It makes me grimace to watch her. I'm
at home typing on my little computer, and I've
found relief from her pain. But down long
Langata Road, through the gate, through the
yellow door, to her cot in the corner of the sick
bay, it's racing inside her and swimming in her
eyes. Is it depressing for me to write you about
these things? I sure hope not, because
Cottolengo is my entire life, all my thoughts
and energies, eating and sleeping, so you will be
hearing these things for the next three months.
But really, to be here is not depressing. I
absolutely love it. I have never ever liked a job
so much. Perhaps because death is everywhere,
like the color of the walls, it's not so scary. It
will happen and the kids do know this, but
moment to moment there is life and the kids
know how to take it. They all seem to rest easy
with their belief in heaven, but I've never tried
so hard to hold myself in.
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At a time of year
when he was accustomed
to building team
camaraderie, Jason
Khododad was building
an orphanage.
Khododad, a Maryvill
College senior and member of
the Fighting Scots Football Team,
missed last August's preseason practice for
what he considers an opportunity of a lifetime:
an opportunity to volunteer abroad.
"The decision did not come easy," said
the 250-pound offensive guard from
Lawrenceville, Ga. "It took two major knee
surgeries and three sweat-filled years to bring
me to my senior season.
"I knew that I would lose my starting
position and would be behind the rest of the
team [in preparation]," he added. "I knew
some guys would not understand why I put
myself ahead of the team. I finally made my
decision by coming to the realization that
chances like this come once in a lifetime."
Khododad is a Bonner Scholar at MC
and is required to invest 10 hours weekly and
240 hours each summer in community service.
In previous summers, his service revolved
around the Maryville community. He enjoys
working with children, so when the opportu-
nity came from the Youth Service International
(YSI) to join other college students in building
an orphanage for abused and neglected chil-
dren who are wards of the Hungarian govern-
ment, Khododad jumped at the chance.
The Bonner Foundation is a resource for
YSI, a nonprofit organization that, according
By Holly Craft '02 and
Karen Beaty Eldridge '94
statement,
"develops
indigenous youth service programs
in emerging democracies worldwide."
A democracy since only 1989, Hungary
" faces the challenges of a country in transi-
tion. Many people in Eastern Europe and the
United States believe nonprofits - and non-
profit mindsets - will help improve Hungarians"
quality of life when the government cannot.
Teamed with a group of 10 Hungarian
college students to build new facilities at the
Forest School and Orphanage in Sopron,
Khododad and six other American students
figured out quickly that interaction
and understanding between the two
groups was as important to YSI as
the floors that volunteers laid or the
drywall they hung.
"The main focus [of the project]
was to introduce the idea of volun-
teerism to the students of Hungary"
Khododad said. "Their experience with
selfless generosity was basically unheard
of They were so appreciative of the
work we did because they've never seen
anyone do something for free."
The group of Hungarian college
students played host to the Americans
during the last week of the three-week
trip. In addition to floating down the
Danube River and sampling goulash from
every region ot the country, Khododad visited
several museums and took in images he'll
probably never forget.
"Some of the buildings had bullet holes
in them, remaining from when Russia came
through," Khododad said. "There were places
we went where you could see actual blood still
on the walls."
Returning to the States on Aug. 29,
Khododad wasn't yet settled into normal life
when the attacks on America occurred Sept.
1 1 . Hungary, he said, put the tragedy in a
different perspective for him.
One thing he realized is that friendship
transcends borders and culture.
"We were a close group," he said of the
YSI volunteers. "I enjoyed working with them."
Weekly, he corresponds with one
Hungarian student. If not for the distance,
Khododad said, they would be "best of
friends."
He hopes to make more friends and a
bigger push for volunteerism next summer
when he repeats his service experience with
YSI. Khododad received a grant from the
Bonner program to publicize the trip in the
local community.
"The coordinators were impressed with
my experience and asked me to recruit
students for the trip," he explained. "I'm going
to start contacting different schools to find
volunteers. I'm looking for 10 to 12 students
from the South to go."
Football team familiarity welcomed, but
not required.
Right: Jason Khododad as he
appears in the 2001 Football Medio
Guide. Below: Jason smiles as the
last screws are drilled into the
drywall at Hungary's
Forest School and Orphanage.
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By Dr. Dean BolAon, Professor of Sociology
Editor's Note: Passages emboldened in the article below are taken directly
from the Colleges Statement of Purpose, which was adopted in 1980.
To read it in its entirety, log onto www.maryvillecollege.edu/academics.
E^jSHLr lllj Lately I've been thinking about a line
^^ ^M nil ^^"^ "-^^ Maryville College Statement of
L A*||riKf Purpose: To prepare students for a
Bl'..^?HH i|| world of uncertainty and accelerating
change. September 1 1 is being described
as a wakeup call, but Maryvillians author-
ing our Statement of Purpose two decades
ago seemed to know that the 9/ 1 1 s were out there.
Recently, everyone on the MC faculty has been thinking about the
role of higher education in our changed world and, for my part, I keep
returning to the MC Statement of Purpose and the educational goals
that drive our curriculum. I'll try to tell you why
Some are calling our students the 9/1 1 generation. That may over-
estimate the impact of one event, but I would happily endorse the label
if it meant that the beginning of their adult lives coincides with the
advent of some new ways of thinking and some new models for how
nations, peoples, and religions live together in the world. After all, MC's
guiding documents say that we are here to strengthen the human
community by sharing genuine concern for the world, and perhaps
our role as educators is to help turn 9/1 1 from trauma to catalyst.
We are seeing some new models and new ways of thinking, but
the world is groping for direction and the wisest among us falter in
trying to describe just where we are.
I have asked students to complete the sentence: "The world is
engaged in an anti-terrorism ." Some in the media insist on the
"war" label, but most students find that inadequate. They thought of a
dozen reasons why a headline in an area newspaper ("War Drums Beat
Louder") was unworthy of the American citizenry.
Some like the term "campaign," and some prefer to use "effort"
until we know what it is. I'm with the last group. The effort is complex
and includes: changes in worid financial practice, worldwide law
enforcement, elaborate coalition building, renewed interest in the
U.N., common cause for old enemies, food-drops, the thorny complex
and treacherous concept of nation-building, and American children
raising funds for Afghan children who, in another era, would have
been no more than young enemies. Accurate labels - and clear
understanding - will take a while.
Recent events are instructive. There was great concern that
military effort in Afghanistan went too fast to permit a government to
be formed or a stable political situation to evolve.
We must hope that the American/world anti-terrorism effort does
not get ahead of our grasp of a world situation that has been changing
without our being fully aware of it. As in ever)' era, we have had hints
of change, and we have watched new developments without putting
together their broader implications. Now we are entangled in the
changes, and our wisdom may lag behind the necessity for action.
We are already hearing calls for a response from higher education.
Very few American students study the Middle East or Islam. A small
number study Arabic, fewer study Farsi, and virtually none studies the
many Afghan languages.
We can expect something of a Sputnik response to 9/1 1 - a world
event leading to awareness of the need for research and the training of
scholars and experts in neglected fields. Those specialized study
programs will be developed, and they are needed.
But that is not the role of Maryville College, and it never has been.
We must stay the course and offer a broad range of study,
avoiding narrow specialization.
So what can MC do? What is the appropriate role for a liberal arts
college?
One role is for the College to help students with the fear and
uncertainty that accompany events like 9/11. Our students have faced
no other international event so poignant and unsetding in their lives.
We have a small, personalized learning community, endowed by
faith, and grounded in values that are widely understood and shared by
faculty and staff. We believe that only such a setting can foster self-
confidence, poise, courage, and creativity in the face of complexity,
change, ambiguity, and adversity. It is a tall order, but we have been
carrying it out since 1819.
Mary\'ille College will continue to foster in its students critical
thinking that enhances inquiry and decision-making. This has to
include new thinking, new models that will conttibute to defining new
situations worldwide. It also involves the ability to retrieve and
synthesize information.
We worry about a generation raised on fast food; we should also
worry about a generation raised on fast news and the poor intellectual
nutrition that results. We want graduates who can distinguish between
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Stephanie Bivins, then a junior at Maryvilie College, helps a
vendor display the Turkish flag on the streets of Istanbul during
a college-sponsored trip to Turkey in January, 2001.
Islam and extremism, who will examine history enough to know how
Afghanistan got to its present situation and what a large role the West
played in that often unhappy story.
"Afghanistanism" was once a tongue-in-cheek term for excessive
interest in the foreign
and exotic. How far we
have come. We have to
expect students to come
to understand that
journey.
Globalization is
one of the terms used to
define our changing
world. As we struggle to
respond to 9/11, it has
become clear that
globalization describes
more than international
business. It is economic, political, cultural, and religious. And for
Americans there is an additional consideration.
Maryvilie College Associate Professor of Management John
Gallagher recently wrote: "The process of globalization wears a
Western, if not uniquely American, face. America is the country most
adept at accessing and participating in this global system, mostly
because we have fashioned it and championed it and we have exploited
it such that our citizens enjoy its fruits in a more substantive way than
any other society."
That being true, Americans surely have special responsibilities in
this new order and, from their position of privilege and relative wealth,
our students need to find ways to integrate their patriotism with a sense
of service, global citizenship, and a sense of the common good.
They need to see their leadership role in sorting out directions global-
ization should take, promoting equality and self-determination, and
asking what Americas role in the world should and should not be.
Maryvilie College seeks to foster sensitivity and responsiveness to
the individuality and needs of persons of other cultures. We are
flooded with distinctions to be understood: Arab and Afghan, Pashtun
and Tadjik, Taliban and Northern Alliance, Sunni and Shia. But these
terms also describe people with aspirations and needs, children of God,
so our response cannot be limited to knowledge. It must also be a gen-
uine concern for the world, an embracing of diversity, the will to
become loving persons.
We hear ridiculous aggregations like "them" (Let's nuke 'em) or
"those people" (Those Muslim people love holy war because they want
to go straight to heaven). Even amidst anger and fear, this sort of thing
is being unmasked as the language of ignorance and bigotry.
As terrorists justify their actions with distortions of Islam and seek
to polarize peoples and religions, an American President asks us to
honor fundamental American values and embrace all Americans regard-
less of religion or national origin. It is a far cry from the dehumaniza-
tion of the Japanese in 1941, the internment camps and the racism.
The wodd used to be falsely simpler. There were races and nations
fiill of identifiable enemies who were evil or less than human, and they
were "over there," or ought to be sent back there. Those simple analyses
PHOTO COURTESY Of S. BIVINS
and the values that go with them are being challenged, as they should
be. As the global village becomes more apparent to us, an appreciation
for the breadth, diversity, and richness of the human experience is a
requirement of citizens, and not just an attribute of anthropologists.
With Dr. Peggy Cowan, Maryvilie College Associate
Professor of Religion and Ralph W. Beeson Chair in
Religion, I led a student tour to Turkey last year. Now I
have many of those students in a Middle Eastern Studies
class. They will never be experts on the region, but I have
noticed one thing that sustains my faith in education:
The student travelers do not dehumanize the peoples of
the Middle East.
They diminish no one with foolish generalizations
about Islam, economic underdevelopment, Turkish, Arab,
or Iranian culture. They are respectful of the thousands of
years of heritage and are in awe of Ottoman achievements.
They also know that their own nation is deeply involved
in the Middle East and that their lives are variously
entwined with the Turks who offered them so much tea and hospitality.
These students ask good questions about the "they" in "Why do
they hate us?" Their sense of the Middle East is experientially based and
the deeper for it. An understanding of, and appreciation for, inter-
cultural relationships and other cultures is hard to acquire at a distance.
The College has been making some strides in international and
cross-cultural education in recent years. Recent events underline their
importance. In brief: '
• The new (1996) general education curriculum has a strong empha-
sis on intercultural understanding and builds on that longstanding
emphasis at MC.
• The new Window of Opportunity plan reflects strong support
for the College's international dimension.
^•>i^ ' Many more students are studying abroad, 50 last year alone.
f • MC currendy has 1 2 direct exchange programs in nine countries,
with others in the planning stages. ^ _^^
• A couple of student tours are scheduled annually for January or
the summer.
• New scholarship funds now support many of these initiatives.
• New courses are being planned on globalization, worid literature,
and the cross-cultural dimensions of psychology and education.
• A pending grant proposal seeks firnding for some current pro-
grams and for an administrator of international programs.
• A newly endowed fund supports international travel for faculty.
We need to do more - to find fiinding and other support for a
wider effort. Students now expect international opportunities from
higher education, and they are right to do so. The international and
cross-cultural dimension can never again be peripheral to academic
curricula. To treat it as such now would be blind to the wodd we live in
and intellectually dishonest.
September 1 1 was a wakeup call - to the changed wodd of 200 1 .
It was also one of those periodic wakeup calls - to a world of
vmcertainty and accelerating change. We will adjust our curricula and
develop new programs, but we will also keep something else in mind:
Isaac Anderson knew this was coming and how higher education should
respond.
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When asked how the Center for English
Language Learning (CELL) program and
International House benefit the typical
Maryville College student, Kelly Franklin
doesn't take three seconds to answer the question.
"We offer current students an extraordi-
nary chance to mingle with the world, even
though they're in a provincial, small East
Tennessee town," said Franklin, director of
international services. "CELL students offer an
international perspective."
Franklin came to MC in 1986 to direct
CELL. Begun in 1981 by national organization
English Language Schools (ELS), MC's pro-
gram was one of only four similar programs
offered in the interior of the United States.
Since 1 986, Franklin has seen CELL gain
autonomy from ELS and grow from a program
of two part-time teachers and seven students
to a teaching faculty of 10 and a student
enrollment of 40 in one session. Additionally,
he has seen it rated as one of the best intensive
English programs in the United States.
"Our program appeals to anyone who
wants to learn English and wants the small-
town experience," Franklin explained. "We
also offer more individualized attention, which
is attractive."
Housed in the International House (origi-
nally the Ralph Max Lamar Hospital) on the
campus, CELL doesn't operate on the academ-
ic calendar of the College nor is College credit
offered to students enrolled in CELL. Students
sign up for sessions, which last five weeks each.
According to Franklin, the average stay
for a CELL student is 10 to 15 weeks, or two
to three sessions. Those who stay for one year
are usually planning to enroll in an American
college or university, he added.
The program offers six levels of instruc-
tion. Students are placed into classes according
to their English skills. Franklin and his CELL
teachers see the spectrum; students who barely
understand basic conversational phrases to
students who feel comfortable enough in their
English communication that they welcome
invitations to be guest speakers in psychology
or economics classes on campus.
"Right now, we have three Vietnamese
teachers of English studying here in CELL,"
Franklin said. "Their [vocabulary and gram-
mar] are good, but they want to improve their
conversational skills - they want to learn slang
and phrases that they're not going to learn in a
textbook."
T ■■■-
Kelly Franklin, Director
of International Services
Education Through
Recreation
In its promo-
tional brochures,
CELL touts low
costs; small classes of
six to 12 students
led by qualified
instructors; 25 hours
a week in class,
studying grammar,
reading, writing, lis-
tening and speaking;
and a "small, safe, typical American town."
But it's not all work and no play
The International House is busy with
activity almost around the clock, with classes
through the day and get-togethers at night.
"We try to regularly offer different types
of activity," Franklin said, explaining that
American culture is just as important to the
experience as American speech. "We take
them to cultural events, we take them white-
water rafting, and we have parties every month."
Students enrolled in the College's regular
academic program are welcome to attend
parties at the International House or go on
field trips with CELL students. According to
Franklin, students who are studying interna-
tional business, international studies or any
foreign language have the unique opportunity
to put classroom instruction to a real-worid
test.
"Students need to use the International
House as a resource," he added.
And, he advised using the residence halls as
a resource. Current native smdents who live with
international students in the residence halls
have a more enriching experience on campus.
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"Some of our [CELL] students get apart-
ments off campus, and some stay in homes
with families. A few come to Maryville with
their heart set on that - home stays - because
they think the best way to learn English is to
live with an American family," Franklin said.
"But the majority - about 60 percent - live in
the residence halls."
Weighing the Benefits
Franklin and Robert
Hutchens, assistant director of
international services, travel
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abroad to recruit students from all over the
world. In any given session, they may have
students from four of the seven continents.
Franklin said he is able to determine the
state of the world economy by the number of
students applying to CELL.
Japan had strong numbers through the
1980s and mid 1990s. Korea started booming
in the early 1990s, and the South American
student population picked up in the mid 1990s.
Most recently, he has students enrolled in
CELL from approximately 1 5 to 20 countries.
but he worries about the effects of Sept. 11-
possible changes in student visa applications
and global recessions - on his recruiting.
Maryville's CELL program is tuition-
driven, meaning that revenues have to cover
expenses. A significant drop in enrollment
could spell catastrophe. Because of the
numerous benefits CELL and similar programs
bring to international understanding, Franklin
said he hopes those programs are able to
weather the storm.
One benefit is the pipeline CELL serves
in recruiting international students for the
College's regular academic program.
Franklin guessed that about two-thirds of
all foreign students enrolled in regular
classes on the campus come through an
experience at the International House.
And then there is the interaction CELL
facilitates between cultures and the life
transformations that occur.
"At every farewell party that we have, we
have a long tradition of going around the
room and hearing comments from the stu-
dents who are leaving. Over and over again,
we hear that students didn't expect to meet so
many people and make so many friends from
around the world. They usually say that
[cultural interaction] was a real bonus."
The bonus for Franklin is seeing CELL
students grow in confidence dunng their stay
at Maryville.
"Korean and Japanese students come here
and really blossom," he said. "At first, they're
so reserved, so shy, so passive. After six or eight
months, they're completely different people.
"There is something unique and special
about every culture," Franklin continued,
looking around his office decorated with fans
from Japan, papyrus paintings from Egypt and
souvenirs from South America. "But the mbc is
the best."
Clockwise from top: Two Vietnamese teochers of English compare notes before class in the
College's Center for English Language Learning (CELL); Ingrid Houn, a CELL instructor,
ossists 0 Japanese student in a writing exercise,- In 0 class of only three, students from South
America, Asia and Eastern Europe work to improve their
^ English vocabulary; CELL operates out of the College's
International House, which was originally constructed as
the Rolph Max Lamar Hospital in 1910.
BIENVENIDOS
A 21st Century Pilgrim
Bv Karen Beatv Eldridve '94. Director of Public Relations " ^^^
By Karen Beaty Eldridge '94, Director of Public Relations
Like many Japanese people,
Taichi Araki '00 usually spent New
Year's Eve at Buddhist temples and
New Year's Day at Shinto shrines.
But for him, that practice ended
seven months after his graduation ftom
Maryville College.
On Dec. 31, 2000, Araki celebrated
New Year's Eve and baptism at Augustana
Lutheran Church in Chicago. And at the
end of 2001, Araki humorously- but
gratefully - reported back to his alma mater
that his Sunday School is one of the best
divinity schools in the United States.
"One year after my baptism, I'm still in
the process of Christian formation," explained
Araki, a graduate student in Christian theology
at the University of Chicago Divinity School.
"Through study and fellowship, I am still find-
ing out what it means for me to be a Christian."
Araki, a native of Nara, Japan, transferred
to Maryville College in 1997 after one unhappy
year at the University of Osaka.
He had heard of liberal arts colleges in
the United States and was interested in pursu-
ing an education that encouraged individuali-
ty, not the conformity he found in Osaka
classrooms. He was also intrigued by an educa-
tion that emphasized the mental, emotional
and spiritual growth of students. A Japanese
friend told him about Maryville College.
Although Araki didn't have a particular
religious view at the time of his decision to
study in the U.S., he thought he might like to
study religion.
"Maybe I was asking about the
meaning of life, of salvation," he said,
describing his college search as a
pilgrimage. "It seemed natural for me
to study religion in school. It wasn't
just an academic desire; it was a
personal desire."
Arriving on campus in the spring
of 1997, Araki's first classes at MC
were English classes in the Center for
English Language Learning (CELL).
(See related story, pages 8-9). That
summer, he spent three sessions
improving his spoken English. That fall, he
moved to Anderson Hall and the Humanities
Division.
"I thought the campus was
small, beautiful," Araki said of his
first impressions of Maryville. "I felt
at home. I lelt like people would
take care of me."
Declaring a religion major early,
Araki was assigned to Dr. Peggy
Cowan, holder of the Ralph W.
Beeson Chair in Religion, tor advising. Later,
he added a philosophy minor and established
himself as one of the top students at the
College, earning the fuU-tuition Presidential
Scholarship in 1999.
When the time came for work on his
senior thesis, he was assigned to Dr. Bill
Meyer, associate professor of religion and
philosophy Araki's chosen topic was the
English philosopher Alfred North Whitehead,
who asked how metaphysics is related to the
question of the Christian meaning of life.
Graduating magna cum laude from
Maryville College on May 14, 2000, Araki
went back to Japan and continued to think
about the meaning of life. Deciding that he
would study Buddhist philosophv for a
possible teaching career, Araki enrolled at the
University of Chicago Divinity School. But
even as a new graduate student, his senior
thesis - and the meaning of life - were ever
present in Araki's thoughts.
Christian friends invited him to churches
in the Chicago area, and Araki took an interest
(L-R)
Van
Dr. Peggy Cowan, Taichi Araki, Dr. Robert Bonhom and Dr. Frank
Aoist celebrate ofter graduation exercises for the Class of 2000.
in the New Testament, particularly the Gospel
of Mark and Romans. Also reading the
writings of prominent theologians,
Araki realized that he was wrong
in trying to find die meaning of life
and salvation by himself
"I was trying to make my
life worthwhile, trying to make my
life great by myself" he explained.
"Reading [the writings of] Paul,
Martin Luther, [Soren] Kierkegaard
and St. Augustine, I saw there was something
totally different than what I was doing."
Through church attendance and study,
Araki said he came to understand salvation
achieved on the cross, grace and atonement.
But he couldn't understand the love of God by
reading books.
"I was singing a hymn at church, as part
of a thanksgiving liturg)', and I started
weeping," he said. "That was the first time I
felt the love of God in the act of worship."
Today, Araki's pilgrimage continues. After
completing his master's degree from the
University of Chicago, he believes he will return
to Japan and become involved in a church, by
teaching Bible classes or English. He said he is
open to the possibilit)' of earning a master of
divinit)' for ordination, which is necessary for
becoming a minister in Japan or the U.S.
"I think I'm still in the process of
discerning if I am ready to commit my whole
life to the church," Araki said. "At the divinity
school, I'm studying with people who've been
Chrisrians all their lives. It's a humbling
experience for me, but it's a gift I
happened to receive.
"I want to use this experience as
positively as possible."
Araki doesn't think religion or
philosophy classes at MC made him a
Christian; he thinks the whole
experience at Maryville contributed to
his decision.
"It's a freedom," he explained. "The
professors at Mary\'ille helped me
and encouraged me to grow in the
path I chose."
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ALUMNI PROFILE
Travels Abroad Are Journeys To Understanding
By Kristin Mattson Fmngoulis '67
July 13, 2000 ... When I was 17, on a
gold and garnet, crisp October evening, I
heard the ringing of the victory bells from the
belfry of Anderson Hall at Maryville College.
The moonlit night was magic and the world
seemed filled with endless
possibilities. I then penned
these very freshman lines:
"Run to the voices, run
to the bells,
Run to your love, but
don't break the spell."
Today, many years later
as I sit on the headlands of
Molyvos, gazing at the
Aegean Sea with my brown
velvet donkey tethered to an
olive tree, I still listen to the
bells. However, these are the
tinkling of goats' bells on the
Greek isle of Lesbos. Still I
look at the world and see endless possibilities.
I am the founder and director of the trav-
el-and-study program The Olive Grove School
of Greece, an educational odyssey to the
Cradle of Western Civilization. The Olive
Grove School was originally founded to stimu-
late and inspire teachers to raise their teaching
skills to new heights. Greece is the perfect des-
tination for this mission. It has always been a
place for those who seek to revive both body
and soul. The Olive Grove School now also
invites other scholars and adventurers interest-
ed in some aspect of independent Greek study
This evening, 20 of us are resting with
our donkeys. We are heading to the beach on
this moonlit trek where a swim, a campfire, a
Greek-style cookout await us.
We have just completed a week of travel-
ing with Greek scholars on the classical tour.
We have walked in the footsteps of Socrates
and St. Paul, and even those who came before
them. Our journey has taken us from teeming
Athens and the Acropolis, to an island cruise
of Aegina, Poros and Hydra; to the Oracle at
Delphi. After a long ferryboat cruise, our jour-
ney ends on the "Sapphire Isle" of Lesbos,
home of Orpheus, Aesop, Sappho and the
muses.
Molyvos itself is paradise. Ten years ago,
the first time my family and I drove into its
harbor village (on a "roots" journey for my
husband George), I had to pinch myself to
make sure that I was not dreaming.
The center of life in
Molyvos is its beautiful har-
bor, with tidy fishing boats
and pleasure yachts bobbing
in the crystal clear Aegean.
Cafe tables nearly tumble
into the water. The gray
granite buildings with their
Juliet balconies and red tiled
roofs climb steeply up from
the sea to a Genoese castle at
the top.
December 3, 2001 ...
Today, the above descrip-
tions, written more than a
year ago to entice and invite
Maryville alums to journey to Greece with us,
seem both dreamily nostalgic and idyllic. Yet
they still ring true, and are even more impera-
tive in this new bleak worid of terrorism,
anthrax, hatred, war and racial profiling. More
than ever we need to resist the knee-jerk reac-
tion of isolationism and suspicion of all that is
different. We need to open our sensibilities to
the windows of the wodd, not shut them.
On Nov 26, 2001, in our university
town of Tuscaloosa, Ala., a horrible, cold-
blooded shooting took place. Two young Arab
men, Hasson Serag and his friend Mossod
Abelkerem, were gunned down in a robbery.
Hasson was to marry in two weeks. Mossod, a
friend of my son George, had been married
just three weeks earlier in Egypt. He was work-
ing hard and saving his money to bring his
bride to the land of the free. Was it racial pro-
filing, or just another act of random violence?
How do we prevent such hatred, both
personal and global? Perhaps part of the
answer is travel and education.
Our family, like homing pigeons, has
returned to Greece and its wondrous haunts
summer after summer. Our two children,
George and Anastasia, have virtually grown up
in Greece, one season of each year for the past
1 1 years. This has gready enriched and
impacted their lives.
George, now a sophomore at Maryville
College, is majoring in theatre studies and
contemplating a minor in English. He is a
musician, who often composes music and
poetry about the issues of the day He is truly
a citizen of the wodd.
Nearly fluent in Greek, George seeks
friends from around the wodd and has a keen
interest in all the arts and humanities. He has
a passion for history, geography, languages and
other cultures. Through these loves he has
developed into a compassionate and spiritual
person, who searches to know and understand,
rather than to judge and condemn. He will
always be a traveler and a citizen of the world.
Anastasia, now 1 5 and a freshman in high
school, also reflects her growing up in dual
cultures. She, too, is a compassionate person,
who has taken a leadership role in her
Alabama high school to ensure that all stu-
dents have a voice and a sense of dignity.
These gifts of global citizenship, compassion,
love and wonder for beauty and humanity that
we have seen develop in our own two children
came, at least partially, from world travel and
education, from exposure to the different. The
Olive Grove School wished to share these
opportunities with teachers and adventurers.
Travel and education are the partial
answers to peace and understanding. Travel is
education. We must span the world with our
hearts, our minds and our hands and embrace
and celebrate both our wonderful differences
and our amazing sameness.
Remember the words of John Donne:
"No man is an island entire of itself; every
man is a piece of the continent, a part of the
mainland: ... any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind, and there-
fore never send to know for whom the bell
tolls, it tolls for thee."
Kristin Mattson Fmngoulis '67 lives in Tmacaloosa, Ak.,
with her family. In oMition to directing the Olive Grove
School she has enjoyed a happy and varied career in education.
For the past 11 years, she has taught in Tuscaloosa County
Alabama's enrichment program (TARGET) for gified and tal-
ented elementary students. She invites alumni and interested
travelers to visit her website, www.olivegroveschooLcom
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CAMPUS NEWS
hj^e^s '67, Maryville College Re^^
irv/eather Hall Dedicotion a
■ayerweafher, both old and n^
Legends of Fayerweather
Editor's Note: Excerpts taken from "Legends of Fayerweather"
written and read by alumna and College Registrar Martha Hess '67
at the dedication service of Fayerweather Hall on October 20, 2001.
To read Ms. Hess' address in its entirety, log on to
http://www.maryvillecolkge.edu/news_events/speech_01.html
In the spring of 1965 Dr. Carolyn Blair, beloved professor
emerita of Mar)'ville College, was teaching Victorian Literature in
old Anderson 316 - the back corner room that looked out over
Baldwin and Pearsons Halls, the litde Bookstore/Post Office, Thaw
Hall in the distance, and Fayerweather Hall.
It was a warm day in early spring and Dr. Blair was leading the
class in a discussion of a selection from John Ruskin's book, "The
Seven Lamps of Architecture." The class was moving somewhat
slowly until Dr. Blair read the following lines: "The greatest glory of
a building is not in its stones nor in its gold. Its glory (value) is in its
age." And a lazy voice from the front row said: "Oh, Dr. Blair, I
don't see any value in old bricks and old mortar." The class took on
hfe and a lively discussion followed.
This last week I have been thinking about a question that Dr.
Blair asked during that class hour: "In 50 years what will you
remember about the old buildings on the Maryville College
campus?" As she asked the question I looked out of the window
next to my desk ... it framed Fayerweather Hall.
Now it is 36 years later (not quite 50). Although I remember a
67-year-old, three-story building of bricks and mortar, the eyes of
my memory move inside quickly I see Dr. Randolph Shields stand-
ing in the hall ... boots on ... hat in hand ... hoping that a student
will stop and ask: "Dr. Shields do you suppose the Yellow Trillium
or the Ragwort are beginning to come up in the woods?" And
before the question is finished Dr. Shields is leading a procession to
the College Woods to look for anything that is "becoming ..."
... In the spring of 1965 there is an air of great anticipation yet
a feeling of uncertainty in Fayerweather. The plan for a new science
building is no longer just a dream. Construction will begin in two
years. But students wonder: "What will happen to old
Fayerweather?" By the end of the decade a bold sign on the front of the
ing answers the quesdon: Campus Center and Bookstore.
And for the next 30 years Fayerweather was the center of campus life
students.
... On June 11,1 spent my last full day in Anderson Hall in the old
that housed the academic records of the College for 131 years. Before I locked
the door for the last rime that afternoon, I wrote a letter to Dr. Carolyn Bl;
and Dr. Viola Lightfoot sharing my memories of 27 years in Anderson and my
hope that the heritage of old Fayerweather would be preserved in the life of this new building.
I received the following reply from Dr. Blair: "[Your letter] catches the spirit of another turning point in Maryville's histor)'. After over
130 years in Anderson the heart of the College shifts to a new/old building whose history will establish it as a symbol of the constant
blending of the old with the new."
The value of old Fayerweather was not in the bricks and mortar which the fire destroyed but in the hearts of the faculty, staff and
students who lived and worked there and now march in spirit with those who live and work in new/old Fayerweather ... the symbol of
where we have been and where we are going.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Homecoming 2001 A Tremendous Success
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2001 was a tremendous success, more than 1,000 alumni, parents and friends attending.
The weekend started early - Thursday evening - with
Boydson Baird '41 receiving the Maryville College Medallion
during Founder's Day festivities. On Friday four alumni and
one former coach were special guests at a luncheon in the
Proffitt Dining Room. Cotton Easter '49, Donna Clancy
Trainer '88, Roland McClanahan '65, Alvin Nance '79 and
Lauren Kardatzke were inducted into the College's Wall of
Fame. (Barbara Blair Easter accepted the award for her late
husband, Cotton.'
On Saturday, alumni gathered outside Fayerweather Hall for
the dedication service, then lunched under tents with classmates
or other friends, marched in the campus parade (or just
watched) and cheered the Fighting Scots football team on to
victory over Bethel College. At halftime of the football game,
senior Kasey Ellen of Brentwood, Tenn., and senior David
Ruble of Rural Retreat, "Va., were crowned Maryville College
Homecoming Queen and King.
At the Alumni Banquet Saturday night, alumni and friends
celebrated the achievements of five alumni who were presented
the Alumni Citation and Kin Takahashi Award. The banquet
crowd of 300-plus also celebrated
the commitment of the Class of
1951 in the Reunion Class Gift
competition. (On behalf of her
classmates, Carol Corbett '51
presented Dr. Gibson with a
check for more than $97,000!)
Homecoming 2002 is
shaping up to be an even bigger
event. Mark your calendars now
and plan to be here - October
18-20, 2002! See vou there!
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CAMPUS NEWS
College Receives Nearly $2 Million From Lilly Endowment Inc.
MaryviUe College is one of 28 colleges
and universities in the country to receive a $1
million-plus grant from Lilly Endowment Inc
to create or enhance programs that enable
young people to draw upon the resources of
religious wisdom as
they think through
their vocational
choices and to
consider the ministry
as a profession they
might pursue.
Maryville
received $1,999,906
for its implementa-
tion grant proposal
written by Dr. Bill
Meyer, Maryville
College associate
professor of religion and philosophy, entitled
"The Maryville College Initiative on
Vocation." The grant will support the
College's Initiative on Vocation from January
2002 through August 2006.
"Since Sept. 11, young Americans have
begun to look to their faith and to their
futures with a greater seriousness and sense of
purpose," Meyer said. "The Maryville College
Initiative on Vocation will give students an
integrated four-year opportunity to explore
and consider their future lives and work in
relation to a sense of calling and wider
purpose - and how that purpose relates to
their religious faith or existential convictions.
"The Initiative will help students discern
whether their calling is into areas such as
business, education, medicine, law or ministry
by enabling them to examine their own
interests and talents, as well as to listen and
talk to people experienced in and dedicated to
various callings and professions," he added.
The Initiative includes the establishment
of a Center for Calling and Career and
integrates into the MC experience and
curriculum the concept of "calling" or
vocation through advisor/mentor retreats,
vocation dinners, summer internships,
expanded service and diagnostic inventories.
Encouragement for students to consider
ordained ministry and/or serious lay-leadership
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The House in the Woods, which wos built in 1917,
will be used as a location for retreats, dinners and
workshops. Funds from the Lilly Endowment grant
will go to renovate the building.
in the church is oudined in the Initiative.
Funding will be available for Isaac Anderson
Fellowships for Church Leadership, which are
premier scholarships offered to attract and
educate outstanding students who show
interest in and
promise for leader-
ship in the church.
With Endowment
funding, students
interested in church
leadership will have
learning experiences
and interactive
opportunities
through a minister-
in-residence program,
retreats for vocational
and spiritual discern-
ment, summer church internships and
seminary visits.
The Initiative will also make possible
summer retreats for church youths and work-
shops for pastors that will focus on issues of
leadership, vocation and ministry
In the grant proposal, the Colleges
House in the Woods was earmarked as a
location for retreats, dinners and workshops.
With outdated plumbing and inadequate
wiring, the house has seen limited use in the
last 10 years. Approximately 12 percent of the
total award will go to renovate the House in
the Woods, which was built in 1917 to serve
as the campus minister's residence.
"I am deeply indebted to Dr. Bill Meyer
for taking on the huge task of planning for
this initiative on vocation, and to all those
who participated in the 'Lilly Summit' that
was part of that planning," said Dr. Gerald
W. Gibson, president of Mar)'ville College. "I
have great confidence that their work, and the
investment of Lilly Endowment, will prove to
be nothing short of transformational for the
Maryville College campus."
"It is clear that these schools thought
through their missions and strengths and that
they were very intentional in devising these
proposals," said Craig Dykstra, vice president
for religion at the Indianapolis-based
foundation. "The caliber of proposals was
outstanding, and it is obvious that all these
schools thought seriously and productively
about how to encourage young people to
consider questions of faith and commitment
as they choose their careers."
Founded in 1937, the Endowment is
an Indianapolis-based private family
foundation that follows its founders' wishes by
supporting the causes of religion, community
development and education.
A Call For Fellows!
Do you know a liigli school student who is
thinking about a vocation in the church? If so,
recommend him or her for the Isaac Anderson
Fellowship for Church Leadership offered at
Maryville College!
Named for Dr. Isaac Anderson, founder of
the Southern and Western Theological
Seminary (MC's forerunner), the fellowship is
awarded to students who have demonstrated
academic excellence and leadership and desire
to explore the church and its ministry, in both
ordained and non-ordained ways.
Fellows will participate in various church
leadership activities and settings, both on and
off campus, during their four years. Ministry
takes many forms and in many settings, so
shadowing experiences ore available in parishes,
hospitals, jails and food-bank ministries.
Awarded annually at $16,500 (for a total of
eight semesters), the Isaac Anderson Fellowship
is one of the largest financial awards given to
students of the College.
Preferred requirements for incoming
freshman candidates are:
• 1 200 SAT or 27 ACT composite test score;
• 3.5 GPA from high school courses; and
• proven interest and involvement in
church-related activities.
Candidates must apply before February 1 of
their senior year in high school and participate
in a scholarship interview on campus.
To contact the staff of the
MC Admissions Office about
prospective fellows, coll '
865/981-8092 or e-mail ' >
admissions@maryvillecollege.edu.
CAMPUS NEWS
Five new faculty members join campus community
For the academic year 2001-2002,
Maryville College welcomed five new faculty
members to the campus. The new faces have
become familiar faces in Sutton Science Center,
the Fine Arts Center and Anderson Hall
Joining tiie faculty in the division of
mathematics and
computer science is
Jennifer Bruce.
Bruce currently
teaches Calculus I,
Fundamentals of
Mathematics and
Introductory Statistics
and advises students
working on senior thesis projects. A Ph.D.
candidate in mathematics (expected from
Syracuse University in May 2002), Bruce
holds a master's degree in mathematics from
Syracuse and a bachelor's degree in applied
mathematics and music from Drew University,
where she graduated simima cum laude in 1994.
Bruce was a visiting instructor at the
College during the 2000-2001 school year.
Previous to teaching at Maryville, she was a
lecturer at the University of Tennessee for a
year and a teaching associate at Syracuse for
almost three years, where she received the
Syracuse University Outstanding Teaching
Assistant Award.
Some of Bruce's teaching interests include
graph theory, combinatorics, calculus and
statistics. With a dissertation entitled "Bilinski
Diagrams in Infinite Planar Maps," Bruce says
her research interests are infinite and algebraic
graph theory, presentations of planar graphs
and combinatorial algorithms. She has made
numerous presentations at conferences around
the United States.
Mark Hall participated in strategic plan-
ning exercises at the
College last spring,
but he officially began
his job as associate
professor and chair of
the fine arts division
on Aug. 1 .
Hall, who holds
master's degrees from
the Christian Theological Seminary (M.Div.) in
Indianapolis, the University of Louisville
(M.A.) and Indiana State University (M.F.A.),
is pursuing a doctorate in art history from the
University of Chicago.
Prior to moving into the College's Fine
Arts Center, Hall was the associate professor of
art and history at Marian College in Indianapolis,
where he also directed the College's exhibitions
and gallery. He taught at MacMurray College
in Jacksonville, 111., and at the Lincoln Trails
Synod School. He worked as a graduate assis-
tant and fellow at ISU.
His professional experience includes guest
lecture duties at the Indianapolis Art Center,
Indianapolis Museum of Art and the David
and Alfred Smart Gallery at the University of
Chicago.
Hall's prints, drawings and photographs
have been exhibited in galleries and art shows
stretching from Washington, D.C. to California.
This year, computer software engineer
and consultant Dr.
Barbara Plaut joined
the College's division
of mathematics and
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computer science as
an assistant professor
of computer science.
Plaut holds a
bachelor's degree in
art from Viterbo University in Wisconsin. She
began her teaching career at the University of
Kentucky as a graduate teaching assistant
while earning her master's degree in computer
science. She went on to teach in the computer
science department at Midway College in
Kentucky.
From 1986 until 1989, Plaut was a
software engineer involved in the design and
development of a full, validated Ada compiler
for the Ada Language System/Navy project for
the Department of Defense.
She later became a graduate teaching
assistant and graduate research assistant at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville. While
pursuing her doctorate, Plaut was awarded the
Department of Defense Augmentation Award
for Science and Engineering Research
Training. Her dissertation was entitled
"Theoretical and Algorithmic Approaches to
Dr. William Phillips
Field-Programmable Gate Array Partitioning."
Dr. William Phillips' teaching career
began at the
University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill,
where he earned a
master's degree in
English. His
doctorate, which
focused on 20th
Century British and
American literature, is also from UNC. His
dissertation, "Nightmares of Anarchy and
Dreams of Revolution in English and American
Literature, 1870-1910," is currently being
considered for publication by Bucknell
University Press.
While enrolled at UNC, Phillips was
reader and general editor of the "Carolina
Quarterly" and co-chaired the Creative
Speakers Committee.
Currently an assistant professor of English
at Maryville, Phillips has also taught at the
University of North Alabama, Beloit College
and Rockford College. His bachelor's degree
came from the University of the South in
Sewanee, Tenn., in 1989.
Dr. Ariane Schlatter is an assistant profes-
sor in the division of
Dr. Ariane Schratter
behavioral sciences,
currently teaching
classes in child
development,
psychology of
exceptional and
culturally diverse
children, language
development, introductory psychology,
contemporary and professional issues and
freshman seminar.
Schratter's bachelor's degree came from
California State University-Sonoma; she
completed her master's degree at Cal State-
Sacramento. While working on her Ph.D. in
experimental psychology from the University
of Tennessee-Knoxville, Schratter taught in the
university's evening school and department of
psychology. She completed doctoral studies in
2000 with a dissertation entitled "Accounts of
Betrayal in Interpersonal Relationships."
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CAMPUS NEWS
College Welcomes New Board Member
Mark Ingram has been elected to serve on
the Mar}'ville College Board of Directors.
Ingram is president, domestic franchise,
of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RTI) headquartered
in Maryville, Tenn.
A 1975 graduate of the University of
Georgia, Ingram joined the Board in
October and will serve a three-year term.
Ingram, wife Hope and children Max, Madeline and McKenzie
live in Maryville. They are members of New Providence Presbyterian
Church.
"We are pleased to have Mark Ingram join the Board of Directors,"
said Dr. Gerald W. Gibson, president of the College. "With the help of
Ruby Tuesday CEO Sandy Beall and RTI President and previous MC
Board member Robert McClenagan, RTI and Maryville College have
built a strong partnership. We look forward to working with Mark to
ensure that this relationship continues to bring value to both partners in
the years ahead."
Eldridge Heads Public
Relations Efforts
Karen Beaty Eldridge '94 was named the
College's director of public rela-
tions Sept. 1.
A native ot Oneida, Tenn.,
Eldridge followed sister Ann
Beaty Damron '91 to Maryville.
She graduated from MC in 1 994 with a
bachelors degree in writing/communications,
and from 1993 until 1997, she was a staff
writer at the Putnam Morning Light in
Crossville and the managing editor at the
Cimiberland County Journal in Crossville, Tenn.
She returned to MC in 1997 as the direc-
tor of alumni and parent relations. In 1999,
Eldridge moved into the College's PR Office as
director of news and sports information.
In her new position, Eldridge is responsible
for the planning and organization of MC's
public relations program, which includes media
relations, internal communications, crisis com-
munications and integrated marketing. As the
editor oi FOCUS, she chairs the editorial
board and coordinates the publication's story,
photographic and graphic elements.
On campus, Eldridge is a member of many
committees and boards. Professionally, she is a
member of the Coimcil for the Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE).
"Karen is an extremely talented and
committed employee and alumna of MC, "
said Mark Gate, vice president for college
advancement and planning. "I am very grateful
to Karen for her desire to take on this position
and look forward to working with her and the
PR department as they take us to the next
level of recognition and reputation."
Farnham Named Director McNeal Leads MC's
of Church Relations
Maryville College recently named Kathleen
^a^^ M. Farnham to the position of
^^^H director of church relations.
|P^^^ Farnham, who hails from
Knoxville and holds degrees
from the University of Tennessee,
comes to MC from West High School, where
she taught for eight years. She is an elder and
30-year member of die Presbyterian Church (USA).
"We are excited to have Kathleen Farnham
join us as our new director of church relations.
She brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to
this new position," said Mark Gate, vice presi-
dent for college advancement and planning.
"Kathleen will provide leadership as we seek
to both strengthen and build relationships with
congregations diroughout the region and nation. "
As director of church relations, Farnham
will help with outreach and visibilit}' initiatives
ot the College as they relate to churches, stu-
dent recruitment, service to congregations and
resource development.
Farnham said that being the director of
church relations will be a wonderful opportu-
nit)' to combine three great loves: the spiritual
community ot the Presbyterian Church, the
academic community of a fine liberal arts col-
lege and the development of a significant pro-
gram.
In the Knox Count)' community,
Farnham was a volunteer coordinator and pro-
gram planning chairperson ot Leadership
Knoxville; a member of Knox\'ilIe's Drop-Out
Task Force; a board member of Big Brothers
Big Sisters of the Tennessee Valley; and chair-
person of Kids on the Block.
Annual Giving
Jason D. McNeal was recently named
director of annual giving at MC.
He replaces Helen Bruner,
who assumed the directorship of
the College's alumni and parent
relations program in March.
As director ot annual giving, McNeal will
organize, plan and manage the College's program
to seek annual gifts from alumni, parents and
friends in support of die current operating budget.
A native ot Maryland, McNeal was most
recently director of continuing education and
advancement at East Georgia College in
Swainsboro, Ga. Wliile there, he oversaw the
planning and implemntation of all outreach
programming and advancement efforts.
A 1991 graduate of Salisbury State
University (B.A. Education) in Maryland and
a 1999 graduate of the University of Tennessee-
Knoxville (M.S., College of Education, M.S.,
College of Human Ecology), McNeal was award-
ed the Professional Contributions and Service
Award from UT's College of Human Ecology
"Jason has extensive experience in higher
education, and we are fortune to have him
join the MC Advancement Team," said Mark
Gate, vice president for college advancement
and planning.
"Jason has a strong interest in the quality
education MC offers students today, as well as
interest in the College's historic mission and
die tradition of giving set by our loyal donors,"
Gate added. "That interest, combined with his
enthusiasm for higher education and new per-
spectives, will aid our fund-raising efforts
immensely."
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CAMPUS NEWS
MaryvlUe's Fall Sports Enjoy Great Seasons
Several MC fall sports teams have had
outstanding seasons, but five have done very
well: women's soccer, volleyball, men's soccer
and both cross country teams.
Women's soccer and volleyball received
invitations to their national tournaments.
Women's Soccer For the Lady Scots soccer
team, the invitation was a first in the 14-year
history of the program at the College. The
women ended their season with a 12-7-1
record, with Crystal Buckey tying the school's
record for total points in a season (55).
The women finished second in the Great
South Athletic Conference, and five MC play-
ers were named to the All-Conference team:
Buckey, Marquita Porter, Bre Daniel, Jessi
Brown and Jennifer LaBar.
The Lady Scots fell 2-0 to North
Carolina Wesleyan College in the first round
of the national tournament.
Volleyball The Lady Scots set a school
record of fewest losses in a season with a 30-7
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USA Today Sees Maryville in Final Four
USA Today Sports predicted that the Maryville College Fighting
Scots basketball team will advance to the Final Four round in NCAA
Division III tournament action.
"Maryville boasts an imposing front line of 6-1 1 Matt Ennen, 6-7
East Tennessee State transfer Paul Reed and 6-5 Kris Sigmund, back
from a torn ligament," Andy Gardiner wrote for the newspaper's mid-
November Division III preview.
Gardiner included Hampden-Sydney (Va.), Wilkes (Pa.), and
Carthage (Wis.) in his Final Four prediction.
,, In the 2000-2001 season, MC advanced to the tour-
nament's second round before being defeated by
Wittenberg University in Ohio. Catholic University
earned the top spot for the year.
As of January 13, the Fighting Scots were enjoying an II-
I record and undefeated status in the Great South Athletic
Conference. The team is averaging 84 points a game while
holding their opponents to 68 points.
Senior post player Ennen and junior forward Josh
Tummel lead the team in scoring (13.2 points and 12.3
points, respectively). Tummel also leads in rebounding, grab-
bing an average of 9.3 boards per game.
Conference championship games are scheduled for
Feb. 21-23 at Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga. The
national championship is scheduled for March 21-22 in
Salem, Va.
record and were invited to the NCAA tourna-
ment for the first rime since 1993.
The Lady Scots fell in the first round of
the tournament to East Texas Baptist College,
but the season was full of great performances
by All-Conference players Jenna Jones and
Karen Tobias, who was ranked as high as No.
3 nationally in digs per game (7.2).
Tobias, a freshman, was also named to the
GSAC's All-Freshman Team, along with Amanda
Brown. Sarah Arlinghaus and Kasey Ellen were
named to the GSAC's All-Academic Team.
Coach Kandy Schram was named 200 1
Coach of the Year by the GSAC.
Men's soccer It was a record-setting year!
The Scots enjoyed a best-ever 14-2-2 record, and
won their first GSAC conference championship.
Strong performances by seniors Jeremiah
Bivins, Peter Rosenblad, Paul Wieck, Michael
Williams and freshman T.J. McCallum landed
them on the All-Conference Team. McCallum,
Adam Hanley, S.E. Knight and Dusun Norman
were also named to
the GSAC's All-
Freshman Team.
Rosenblad, a
goalkeeper, set
records in career
shutouts (29.5) and
season shutouts (9.5). Allowing only 13 goals in
the 2001 season, Rosenblad tied MC's record in
that category. He was named GSAC's MVP
Cross Country In its first year of existence,
the MC Mens Cross Coimtry team was crowned
the GSAC champions, while the Lady Scots'
came in second place in the conference meet.
Tyson Murphy and Hollie Millsaps were
named GSAC MVPs. Murphy, Matt Dunn,
Michael Rickman and Grady McMillian were
all named to the All-Conference Team. Dunn,
also named to the GSAC's All-Freshman Team,
received the "Freshman of the Year" title.
For the women, Millsaps was joined on the
All-Conference Team by Lindsey Laughner,
who was also named to the All-Freshman Team
and voted "Freshman of the Year."
MC alumna Beth Nuchols Coppenger
'95 coaches both teams.
Football A challenging 2001 season ended
2-8 for the Fighting Scots. Wins came against
Bethel College (24-21) in a Homecoming
thriller, and against Blackburn College (111.) (52-7).
Punter Doug Loomis ended the season
nationally ranked. Gaining 2,700 yards in 66
punts for an average of 40.9 yards per punt, he
tied for fourth place, narionally, in punring
average. His 2,700 yards placed him second
nationally for total yards.
Lady Scots Enjoying Winning Record
In their first game back from the holiday break, the Lady Scots
Basketball Team saw its six-game winning streak come to a close
against Covenant College, but players and coaches are confident of a
strong season finish.
As of January 13, the Lady Scots are 9-4 but undefeated in the
Great South Athletic Conference. In his first year leading the Lady
Scots, Dee Bell '97 has coached the team to victories against
Oglethorpe, Savannah School of Art and Design and-in-state pval
Carson Newman College. /^
Sophomore wing Hayley Smith leads the Lady Scots in scoring
with an average of 20.2 points per game. Jdnior Marquita Porter is
averaging 12.2 while junior transfer Shandra Loveless is adding an
average of 10.7 points to the scoreboard / 1
Sophomore Dana Duncan leads the team in rebounding, averag-
ing 8.2 per game.
Conference championship games ire scheduled for Feb. 21-24 at
Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga. Nadonal championship games
will be held March 15-16 in Terre Haute,vlnd.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Study Finds Maryville College Alumni Among Most Satisfied In Region
If you were one of 367 alumni in gradua-
tion classes between 1974 and 1996 who
participated in a recent Appalachian College
More than 350 MC alumni
participated in the ACA study.
Association study, Dr. Mardi Craig, associate
academic dean and director of institutional
research at MC, would like to thank you.
And, she thought you might be interested
to learn this: In comparison with the graduates
of 28 colleges and universities participating in
the survey, MC alumni are among some of the
region's most satisfied with their educational
experience.
"We've known for years that the educa-
tional experience we offer here is valuable and
transformational, but there are people out
there who have said, "Show me. Tell me why
this is different,'" Craig explained. "We have
had plenty of anecdotal information, but this
survey shows a real quantifiable difference."
Funded by grants from the Spencer
Foundation of Chicago and the Andrew
W Mellon Foundation of New York City,
the study of alumni from 28 central
Appalachian colleges and universities was
developed by the Berea, Ky.-based ACA to
learn more about the educational, social and
economic impact small liberal arts schools have
on the central Appalachian region.
The ACA is a consortium of 33 private
colleges and universities situated in eastern
Kentucky, western North Carolina, eastern
Tennessee, southwestern "Virginia and West
Virginia.
More than 47,000 alumni of ACA mem-
ber institutions received the survey created by
nationally acclaimed researchers Ernest T.
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Pascarella of the University of Iowa and
Patrick T. Terenzini of Penn State University.
Likewise, alumni from five public colleges and
universities in Kentucky,
Tennessee and West Virginia
were also sent surveys. This
group served as a control
group.
Private college graduates
showed clear advantages in 24
of the 28 questions asked
about the retrospectively
perceived contribution of the
undergraduate college. They
showed stion? advantages ( 1 0
to 34 percent) in the areas of
developing ethical standards
and values, appreciating literature and fine arts,
developing self-confidence, actively participating
in volunteer work to support worthwhile causes,
interacting well with people from racial groups
or culmres different from their own and learning
how to be a more responsible family member.
At Maryville College, Differences Even
More Profound
While 47 percent of graduates of ACA-
member institutions said thev were "verv
satisfied" with the education they received, a
whopping 61 percent of MC alumni surveyed
said they were "very satisfied." Another 32
percent said they were "satisfied."
The responses for MC graduates were
statistically different - and statistically higher
- than other ACA colleges in the areas ot writ-
ing, reading, thinking and reasoning, lifelong
learning, appreciating Hterature and fine arts,
tolerance, problem solving, self-confidence,
speaking, originality, racial/ethnic interactions,
leadership skills, environmental issues, goal
setting, citizenship and time management skills.
In all of these areas, the majority of MC
graduates said their education at Maryville
College contributed to their growth and/or
interest in or participation in related activities.
Craig was even encouraged by those few
categories where MC graduates' ratings fell
below those of other ACA-related institutions
- encouraged because the College has put in
place, already measures to improve areas that
alumni identified as less strong than others.
"We're using the data to see where we're
effective and less effective and identify those
areas where improvements need to be made,"
Craig said.
Maryville College: Coming Soon To A Restaurant
Or Home Near You
Maryville College administrators will be on the
road this winter and spring, visiting alumni, parents
and friends in select cities. II you live in or near any
of the cities listed below, mark down the tentative
— -____dates and look for invitations in the mail. We
look forward to meeting vou!
(And if you're interested in hosting or helping
organize an event, contact Helen Bruner, directot of alumni
and parent relations, at 865/981-8202 or brunerh@mar)'\'illecollege.edu
Feb. 2 Washington, D.C.
Feb. 5 Atlanta
March 12 Chattanooga
March 16-17 Richmond, Charlottesville
(Choif Tour)
April 4 Philadelphia
April 5 Newark/NYC
April 1 1 Knoxville
Mark these dates,
too!
May 17-19
Commencement Weekend
June 10-14 Kin Takahashi Week
Oct. 4-6 Family Weekend
Oct. 18-20 Homecoming Weekend
CLASS NOTES
Edna M. Hampton '31, is 95 years old and still able
to live in her home in Rutherfordton, NC. However,
she had to give up driving and "get out of the fast
lane."
Elizabeth Lanterman Hunt '34, at age 90, she is still
having a great life. She and a friend enjoy traveling all
over the U. S. Her home is in Raleigh, NC.
Estelle Greene Carhart '36, remains in her home in
Norris, TN and is "a very active 89-year-old." She has
five children, twelve grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren and notes that keeping up with their
activities keeps her young.
Elizabeth Reimer Gleim '36, is now living in
Charleston, SC. She moved there to be near her son.
Alene Pitt Chittick Dockeiy '38, is a retired teacher
and lives in Decatur, AL. She notified the College ot the
death of her husband, Charles Dockery, Feb. 28, 2001.
James C. Reniro, Sr. '38, was recently honored by the
Maryville School Board when it voted to name the
Maryville High School football field for him. Renfro
served the city school system as teacher, coach, princi-
pal and school board member.
E. B. Smith '40, and his wife, Jean Smith, '46, recent-
ly flew to Kansas City, MO, where he addressed a Civil
War Round Table banquet and did a special lecture at
Rockhurst University.
J. Robert Watt '41, and his wife, Elizabeth Brimfield
Watt, '37, met on their first day at MC. They have now
been married for 59 years and enjoy life in The Fountains
at Cedar Parke, a retirement village in Atco, N].
Cecil 0. Eanes '43, is retired after serving 55 years in the
Presbyterian ministry. He was married in January 2001 to
Edith Dalton Sutphin, and they divide their time
between homes in Virginia and California. They visited
the MC campus on their recent cross-country trip.
Marion Magill Foreman '43, made an Elderhostel trip
to Northern Ireland in June 2001. She was accompa-
nied by her daughter, Susan Foreman Viney, '66.
Marion is active in the Adventures in Lifelong Learning
at the University of Wisconsin, Parbide. She is also a
cancer survivor.
Alice K. Reed '43, sold her home and has moved into
public housing in Storrs, CT She receives many servic-
es and does not need to care for the property.
Leroy Y. Dillener '44, and Peg Fisher Dillener, '44,
now live in her hometown of Warsaw, NY. He is a
member of Genesee Valley Presbytery and does substi-
tute preaching. She is on the local church session.
Marian Garvin McLiverty '44, notified MC of the
death of her husband, John, on Feb. 6, 2001. She has
gotten back to swimming and does counted cross-
stitching. She traveled 7,000 miles from her home in
California to Florida in August, visiting family mem-
bers along the way.
Dorothy Brown DeStefano '45, recentiy took her two
daughters and her grandson to Alaska and says it was a
memorable experience. She still lives in Boca Raton, FL.
Bufifie Carver Fay '49, and her husband recently
enjoyed a Class of 1949 mini-reunion with longtime
friends Bob and Barbara Smith and Barbara Bertholf
Etzweiler and her husband, Ernie.
Evelyn Anderson Wood '49, taught school in Dade
County, FL for thirty years. Now retired, she and her
husband enjoy their ten-acre wooded "farm" in
Branford, FL. She is also a member ot the North
Gilchrist County Joyfiil Hearts Quilting Club.
Herbert McCallum '50, with his wife and daughter,
enjoyed a 25-day tour of Scoriand's highlands and
islands, including visits to Glasgow, Edinburgh and
London, in May 2001.
Benjamin Sheldon '50, continues to serve as Parish
Associate at Forks of the Brandywine Presbyterian
Church in Glenmore, PA. He and his wife have their
35th grandchild (I4th boy) born on Aug. 23, 2001.
Lambert E. Stewart '50, will serve the last year of his
term as Deacon at Venice Presbyterian Church, Venice,
FL in 2002.
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(Standing, L-R) Dr. David Seel '46, Junius Allison
'32; (sitting, L-R) Rev. John Talmage '34 and Dr.
Joseph Wllkerson '36 share many MC stories at
Highland Farms Retirement Community in Black
Mountain, N.C., where they all reside. Allison
recently published his third book, a story for
children entitled "Tina and the Broken Teapot."
Jim Kren '52, and Pat Love Kren, '51, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary in August 2001 with a
reception in the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park. They also attended a family reunion in Florida.
He is a retired Presbyterian minister; she is a retired
social worker and teacher.
Annabelle Libby '52, has sung with "Smoky
Mountain Harmony," a Sweet Adeline's group out of
Knoxville, for a number of years. The group won first
place last year in the regionals and were to represent
the region in the nationals this year.
George Carpenter '53, took a trip to Jordan, Israel
and Egypt in the fall of 2001. He was flying from
Cairo to Luxor on Sept. 11, but "made it home safely,
almost on time."
Barbara Scott Davis '53, still teaches 38 piano stu-
dents a week and has two singing classes. Her husband
manages a national drug-testing program at RTI. They
live in Durham, NC and have 18 grandchildren.
Peggy Kessler Duke '53, took a trip to Thailand, Laos
and Cambodia in January 2001. She recently enjoyed a
"Wine on the Rhine" trip to Germany. She continues
to do botanical illustrating for her husband's books and
does Chinese brush painting "for myself"
Gerald Walker '53, retired in 1984, after 30 years as a
teacher and basketball coach in Oak Ridge and
Anderson County schools. He served 12 years on the
Oak Ridge Board of Education, the last six years as
chairman. He retired from the Board in June 2001.
Emily Smith Hoyer '54, is serving the Belmont
Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, VA, as
Commissioned Lay Pastor. Her husband, Albert S.
Hoyer, '56, is honorably retired from the ministry.
Herbert Catlin '55, continues to enjoy retirement in
Cookeville, TN. He has his first grandchild, Ethan
James DuFresne.
Gavin L. Douglas '56, recendy visited his missionary
daughter, Vivian Douglas, at Case Bernabe, an orphan-
age in Guatemala, accomplishing a number of projects
at the orphanage.
Margaret Blackburn White '56, continues as
President of the Teaneck (NJ) Communit)' Chorus, an
organization dedicated to reflecting the diversity of
their township in membership and repertoire.
Pat Hoover Bishop '57, enjoyed a summer visit in
Pittsburgh with Jane Hussey Fraelich, '57; Margaret
McClure Partee, '57, and Charles Partee, '56.
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A Family Reunion or a Maryville College Homecoming?
More than 50 descendents of die Ralph W. Lloyd
and Margaret Bell Lloyd family and their spouses
gathered on the Mar}'ville College campus Aug. 4
for a family reunion. During the reunion, relatives
of the sixth president of Maryville College toured
the rebuilt Fayerweather Hall, the renovated
Anderson Hall, the Fine Arts Center and Thaw
Hall. Highlights of the visit included a tour ot the
Ruby Tuesday Lodge (formerly Morningside),
where the Lloyds lived for many years; and lunch
in "Isaac's," the new student grill in Harriett Hall
At right: J. Vernon Lloyd '41, Louise Lloyd Palm '51 and
Hoi B. Lloyd '43 stand in front of the portrait of their father,
former Maryville College President Or Ralph W. Lloyd,
in the library of Thaw Hall.
Ann Murray Bridgeland '58, recently retired as direc-
tor of the Senior Companion Program in Lansing, MI.
She has completed 25 years of working with senior citi-
zens and writes that her work "provided great role
models tor the coming years!"
George Kaiser '58, continues his consuhant work with
"Newsweek." Judy Cummings Kaiser, '59, "hammers
away" at her writing and storytelling programs state-
wide in Nj. They spend two mondis of the year in
their home in Florida.
Marjorie Hunter Cantley '59, lives in Cope, SC,
where she is "thoroughly enjoying retirement," and is
ver\' involved with her church and grandchildren.
Rufiis Bowers '60, recendy completed a successftil
year as Honorary Mayor of Fallbrook, CA. He is now
known as the "man responsible for a flag on every light
pole in Fallbrook." Polly Cox Bowers, '58, continues
as teacher and mentor in Lake Elsinore.
Dyrk Couser '61, is enjoying retirement by working
on the Board ot the Puaxsutawney (PA) Christian
School. Lynn Hill Couser, '63. returned to her iamily
toots tecently when she was confirmed into the
Catholic Church from which bodi sides of her family
originated.
Terry Lee Dick Dykstra '61, retired after 14 years as
Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House in
Baltimore. Her husband also retired, and they now do
volunteet work with the Presbytetian Chutch in Africa.
Donald Harward '61, is one ot three vice-chairs on
the Board of Ditectors of Campus Compact, a national
coalition of mote than 750 college and university presi-
dents. Harward is President of Bates College.
Fred G. Morrison '61, has been elected president ot
the Board of Trustees of the Synod of the Mid-Adantic
of the Presbnerian Chutch (USA).
Clyde H. Flanagan, Jr. '62, is Professor of Clinical
Psychiatry at the University ot South Carolina School
of Medicine. He recently notified MC of the death of
his fathet, Clyde H. Flanagan, St., on lune 9, 2001, in
Mar)'ville.
Carl W. Dumford '63, is now pastor of Third
Presb)'terian Church in Charlorte, NC. He served on
the task force to begin an extension of Union
Seminar)'/Presbytefian School of Chtisnan Education,
located in Richmond, VA, to Charlotte. Janet Lyerly
Dumford, '63, is the Resident Services Coordinator of
Sharon Towers, the Ptesbytetian Home of Charlotte.
Ken MacHarg '65, and his wife, Polly Ballantine
MacHarg, '65, hve in Miami whete they are mission-
aries with the Latin America Mission. He is the
Mission Joutnalist and Communications Coordinator;
Polly is the Shott-Term Missions Coordinator. They
travel a great deal in their work and, in the last two
veais, have been to Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico. Ecuador,
Honduras, El Salvador, Chile and Spain.
Mary Louise Fuller Trout '65, and her family recendy
enjoyed a visit from Arlene Larson Shafer, '65. Mary
Lou is also a grandmothet for the tirst time. Her
gtanddaughter, Kaitlyn, was born June 8, 2001.
Dorothy Heismeyer Bennett '66, is an elementar}'
guidance counselor in Fairfax, VA. In May 2001, she
attended the gtaduation of her daughtet from medical
school.
Phyllis Evaul Mills '66, and her husband are working
through Samaritan's Purse (Franklin Graham) to supply
emergency surgical coverage to mission hospirals. They
have traveled to Ecuador, Kenya and Papua New
Guinea. PhvUis's husband, Stan, has tetired from surgi-
cal practice. Theit two sons have doctorates and are
working in research. Their daughter works for MCI.
June Rostan '69, has been elected secretar}' of die
American Waldensian Societ}' Board. She has also had
an interview with Anne Btaden published in "Color
Lines" magazine. Rostan is director of Southern
Empowetment.
Carol Fisher Mathieson '70, has sung a recital of
Eastern European music at sevetal colleges and univer-
sities in her area. She is professor of music at Culvet-
Stockton College in Canton, MO. Duting the summer
she visited widi Jim Daugherty, '70, at an International
Symposium on Singing in St. John, Newfoundland.
Kathleen Wells '70, is now a gtandmothet. Her grand-
daughter, losafina, was born Jan. 18, 2001.
Ana Tampanna '71, has written a book, "The
Womanly Art of Aligatot Wresding: Inspirational
Stories for Outrageous Women Who Survive by Their
Wisdom and Wit," published by Silsby Publishing
Company The tide is detived from the many kinds of
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CLASS NOTES
"alligators" that women are forced to wrestle in their
lives: body image, aging, relationships, racism, faith,
career versus children, etc.
Liiidy Harris Bruggink '72, recently completed an oil
portrait of Secretary of State Colin Powell for the
National War College at Ft. McNair in Washington,
DC. The painting depicts Powell as he looked when he
was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ten years
ago, in uniform.
Richard Banaglia '74, netted a Grammy for engineer-
ing the Instrumental Jazz Album ot the Year 2000 -
"Outbound," Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. He is
tour manager and audio engineer with Chard Stuff
Inc. in Nashville.
W. Kevin Russell '74, had been named Managing
Partner of the law firm, Wilkins, Frohlich, Jones,
Hevia, Russell & Sutter in Port Charlotte, PL. He
married Lori Harvey in 1999; they live in Punta Gorda.
Alan J. Stevens '72, was appointed principal ol Joella Elizabeth Lufkin Tate '74, is in the application
C. Good Elementary School in Miami, PL, in July 2001. process for UT College of Law, Class of 2002.
Michael Montgomery '73, recently retired from
teaching at the University of South Carolina and was
appointed Distinguished Professor Emeritus of
English. He has also been elected Vice President of the
American Dialect Society (to become President in 2003).
Kent R. Smith '73, is a consultant in Richmond, VA,
where he lives with his wife and three children.
Nancy Haller Cunningham '75, was honored by the
Burlington Count}' (NJ) Board of Chosen Freeholders
as the Burlington Count)' Woman of the Year in
Education. She completed her master's in Education
program in May 2001, and is currently working
toward a Master's in Secondary School Administration.
She teaches history at the Burlington County Institute
of Technology at the Westampton campus.
Delores Bowen Ziegler '73, has accepted a position as Leiand C. Blackwood, Jr. '76, was recently hired by
the City of Maryville as its risk manager and manage-
ment analyst.
Associate Professor of Music at the University of
Maryland. She is still performing and will be doing
two productions with the Metropolitan Opera in the
current season.
Robert R Hines '76, is now pastor of First
Presbyterian Church of Oakland, FL. Pat Jones
Hines, '76, had a romance novel, "Making the Call,"
published in October 2001 by Avalon Books.
Carol Alette '79, has remarried and now lives in
Ottawa, Ontario. She moved from Montana to
Ontario. She works at the Ottawa Cancer Center. She
may be reached at calette@magma.ca.
Kevin Julian '80, and Betty Vars Julian, '81, and
their three children, live in Basking Ridge, NJ. He is a
chiropractor in Jersey City.
Jun-ichi Kasuya '80, is now general manager for the
Muscat office of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., the largest
independent petroleum company in Japan. He lives in
Muscat, capital of Oman, with his wife and two
daughters.
Catherine Carter Stiles '81, is still doing stained glass
and runs Carter's Stained Glass Studio in Louisville,
TN. She also started and is president of the Blount
County Animal Rescue Effort. The group, in which
her husband, John Stiles, is also active, places dogs and
cats into loving homes.
Anita Baker Lerman '82, "celebrated five years as a
sole proprietor and turned 40" in 2001. She is now
^^ We must not judge all persons by the actions ofafew.^^
In the early 1950s, my father, Robert W. Crosby '29,
took a pastorate in Columbia City, Ind., where an outstanding
member of the community and the church was an elderly Japanese
man named Shinzo Ohki.
Shinzo was brought to the United States as a very young man to
be a houseboy; he entered into an arranged marriage and returned to
Japan to bring his wife to the United States, where he eventually
founded a small (and very successful) company which produced soy
sauce. His daughter attended Wooster College here in Ohio.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, all three of the
Ohkis were rounded up and sent to an internment camp, but a
number of local citizens banded together and arranged to have them
released. The family returned to Columbia City, where Shinzo imme-
diately turned his company into a firm that provided food for the U.S.
Armed Services. His daughter was allowed to return to Wooster, but
Shinzo and his wife were not permitted to leave Whitley County.
The then-pastor of the Presbyterian Church provided all the
daughter's transportation to and from college. Shinzo's appreciation
was unbounded - and extended far into the future.
As I approached my senior year in college, my parents had two
younger children at home (one a hungry teen-ager), and there was
simply not enough money to allow me to finish my education. So my
By Abigail Crosby McKean '55, Columbus, Ohio
father, hat in hand, went to Shinzo and
arranged, through the local bank, for a
loan for my last year at MC.
Daddy repaid a small amount to
the bank every month.
Upon my graduation, Daddy
discovered that, unbeknownst to him,
Shinzo had arranged for my father's pay-
ments to go into a savings account for
the Crosby family. In short, Shinzo was
ultimately responsible for my
education.
I did not know this until about
five years before my father's death, but
it certainly taught me never to paint
with a broad brush.
After the terrorist attacks of Sept.
11, when so many people were wanting to round up and deport all the
Middle Easterners, my memories of Shinzo bubbled up. It was a
timely reminder to me that we must not judge ail persons by the
actions of a few.
(Top) Abigail Crosby, 1952
(Bottom) Abby McKeon today
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raising her rwo-year-old, running her business and ren-
ovating her home with her partner ot ten years. She
also conducts training groups to help others become
independent business people.
John M. Sanders '82, and his family have moved to
Bear, DE. He is now the Assistant Administrator of
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington.
Michael Weiss '82, teaches US history at Charlotte
Latin School in Charlotte, NC, where he also serves as
History Department Chair. He received the 2001
Spratt Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has been
married to his wife, Patti, for nine years. She is a
teacher, iewelrv designer and breast cancer survivor.
maintains a private practice and is an adjunct instruc-
tor at a college in Lincroft, NJ.
Deangelo McDaniel '84, was one of seven people
inducted into the Lawrence County (AL) Sports Hall
of Fame in the 2001 Class. He is a news reporter at
"The Decatur Daily."
Melissa Walker '85, has been awarded the Willie Lee
Rose Prize for the best book in Southern history writ-
ten by a woman by the Southern Association for
Women Historians. Her book, "All We Knew Was To
Farm: Rural Women in the Upcountry South, 1919-
1941," was published by Johns Hopkins University
Press in 2000.
Richard Jensen '57 (far right) recently donated several copies
of his new book, "Pearl Survivors," to Maryville College.
The 112-page paperback includes eyewiltness testimonies
of nearly 20 people who survived the 1941 Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Visiting the College's library on Dec. 8, Jensen presented book
copies to faculty and staff administrators of the College.
Tom F. Hudson '83, was recently appointed by the
Richland County (SC) Council to the Board of
Directors of the Greater Columbia Community
Relations Council for a three-year term. An account
representative for seven years with BellSouth
Advertising & Publishing Corp. in Columbia, he also
serves as BAPCO Departmental Representative and
Public/Community Relations Chairman for
Communiations Workers of America AFL-CIO Local
3706, and coordinates the annual BAPCO-CWA
United Way Campaign in Columbia.
Lee Millar Bidwell '84, received the 2001 J. B. Fuqua
Award tor Outstanding Teacher at Longwood College.
She teaches sociology at the Farmville, VA school
where she is associate professor.
Nancy P. Jones '84, is now employed as a psychothera-
pist in the Department of Psychiatry of the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She still
Alicia OUer '87, has moved to
Vancouver, WA, to open the West Coast
office of Audubon International in
Portland.
Risa J. Stein '87, is Assistant Professor
ot Psychology at Rockhurst University.
She and her husband, Keith Haddock,
have a son, Justin, born June 17, 1995.
Lisa Harvey Burkett '88, has taken a
position with the FBI. She is a Training
Program Manager at the FBI Academy
in Quantico, VA.
Heidi Hoffecker '89, and her daughter,
Rachel, moved into their first house a
year ago. Heidi is an attorney with
Robinson, Smith and Wells and was
recently invited to become a charter
member of the newly formed
Chattanooga branch of the Inns of Court.
Christian Kaijser '89, lives in Stockholm, Sweden
with his wife and two daughters. He is a management
consultant for Matista. He and six other men also have
started their own investment company.
Dean Walsh '89, is now head women's basketball
coach at Carson-Newman College. He was previously
women's coach at MC where he had a 61-17 record and
5vice took the Lady Scots to the NCAA tournament.
Mark L. Smelser '91, opened his own Pals #17 restau-
rant in Kingsport, TN, in June 2001. He invites a visit
at www.palsweb.com. He and wife Tiffany have two
children, Hannah (4/29/97) and Porter Landon (1/16/00).
Jennifer Carter LaFollette '92, was promoted to Senior
Accountant of Franchise Support Services for Ruby
Tuesday, Inc. in Maryville. She and her husband live
in Knoxville.
John Worth '92, is now a senior technical writer in the
Software Alliances organization at Siebel Systems in
San Mateo, CA. He and his family live in Berkeley, CA.
Sheryl Ramsey Lambdin '93, is an account manager
for Abbott Laboratories-Hospital Products Division.
She and her husband, David, live in Chattanooga.
Helen Costner Scott '93, received her MBA from
Tennessee Tech in 1995.
Jack C. Scott '93, has held positions for seven years
with OKI Bering. He is currently a district sales man-
ager and is based in Denver, CO.
Beverly Rothwell Tarver '93, is basketball coach at
Bledsoe County (TN) High School and received
Chattanooga's Girls High School "Coach of the Year"
award during the 2000-2001 season. She and her hus-
band have an 8-year-old son and enjoy coaching his
football, baseball and basketball teams.
Erin E. Quigley '95, is now a case manager at DSG,
Inc. She assists deaf individuals who are developmen-
tally disabled in getting services that they need. She has
been with the agenq' for three years.
Jennifer Wells '95, is engaged to John Lange. They
plan to marry in June 2002, in Colorado.
Matt Webb '97, graduated from the University of
Tennessee College of Law in 2000. He is an anorney in
the law firm of Wimberiy Lawson Scale Wright and
Daves in Morristown, TN. The firm represents
employers throughout the state in all labor and
employment related areas of the law.
Grant Kelly '98, started his own remodeling company,
Kelly Remodeling, in Sept. 2001. He and his wife,
Allison Pryor Kelly, '97, are expecting a baby boy in
April 2002.
Rebecca Kiefer Seabaugh '98, received her master's in
Counseling Psychology from the University ot
Kentucky in December 2001.
Rebbecca Bowman '99, now works tor Head Start as
assistant teacher at the East Center in Knoxville.
Brian Clowdis '99, is now Head Football Coach at
Gaylesville High School (his alma mater) in Alabama.
He and his wife, Amanda, live in Centre, AL.
Jessica West Dawkins '99, has received her Master of
Accountancy degree from the University of Tennessee.
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She and her husband live in Tampa, FL, where she is
an accountanr with Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Adam Shepherd '99, is currently a Legislative
Assistant tor Congressman Charles H. Taylor oF North
Carolina. Adam handles Agriculture, Labor and
Appropriations issues for the congressman.
Robbie Allen '00, is in his second year ot teaching
English at Masuho Junior High School in Yamanashi-
ken, Japan. He enjoys comparing experiences with
Dustin Robinson, '00, who teaches English at
Kajikazana Junior High School in the same town.
of Tennessee College of Law. She was director of Lil' Red
Caboose Preschool and Child Care in Harriman, TN.
Valerie Malyvanh Jansen '01, and her husband are
living in Memphis, TN, where she is a first year
medical student at the Universit)' of Tennessee-
Memphis College of Medicine.
IN MEMORIAM
Johnnie S. Bennett '30, on Mar. 30, 2001 , in Winder,
GA. MC was norified by her nephew, Joe H. Bennett, Jr.
Alumnus and photographer Tillman Crane 78 visited campus recently
to kick off a month-long gallery showing of his latest work, "Structure."
Crane, who is currently director of photography at the Waterford Fine
Arts Academy in Utah, spoke to students in fine arts classes about his
work, fie recently published a book of black-and-white images entitled
"Structure" (Custom and Limited Editions, 2001), which features mas-
terfully crafted images of places, buildings, machines and other arti-
facts. Following a slide presentation on "Structure" in the College's Fine
Arts Music flail on Oct. 8, Crane autographed copies of his book.
Jennifer Mlllsaps '00, was one of a three-person team
from UT's Center tor Environmental Biotechnology
and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory that did
research on how to use the process of photosynthesis to
produce hydrogen for fuel. The team's work resulted in
an article that was published in the June 2001 issue of
"Photochemistry and Photobiology." Millsaps is now
involved with the Professional Internship Program of
the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education.
Jennifer Moore '00, recently completed her first year
of employment with DeRoyal Industries in KnoxviUe
where she is Healthcare Analyst.
Paul Sacksteder '00, is attending the University of
Utah College of Law.
Allison Webb '00, is now a student at the University
Dorothy Kellar Carty Gallimore '31,
on Aug. 1, 2001, in Clemson, SC.
Her husband had established a
scholarship in her name at MC, and
she was a member of the Isaac
Anderson Societ}'. Survivors include a
daughter, Mary Carty Stofik, who
notified MC of her mother's death.
Naomi Willingham DeBoe '32, on
Sept. 20, 2001, in San Antonio, TX,
where she had been a church choir
director. MC was notified by her
daughter.
Donald W. Briggs '33, on Oct. 12,
2001, m Winter Garden, PL.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth
Farlee Bri^, '34; and daughter,
Miriam Briggs Barnes, '60.
Mildred McMurray Rankin '33, on
Aug. 16, 2001, in Morristown, TN.
She had taught piano in schools and
in her home for many years. Survivors
include a sister, Elizabeth McMurray
Felknor, '36, and several nieces and nephews.
Robert H. Toms '35, on May 24, 2001, in
Chattanooga. He was a retired electrician from
McCallie School. Survivors include his wife, Julia
Hilditch Toms, '36; two daughters, five grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Robert K. Godfrey '36, on Feb. 6, 2000, in
Tallahassee, FL.
Inez Galloway Jones '36, on Sept. 5, 2001, in Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren E.
Jones, '36. Survivors include a son and daughter and
their families. Two grandchildren are Maryville College
alumni. Christen McCammon Khym, '96; and
Lodge McCammon, '99. There are nine great-
grandchildren.
Martha Deal McCarty '37, on Sept. 3, 2001, in
Martinsville, VA. She had lived in Columbia, SC, for
much of her life and raised her family there. Survivors
include her husband, Albert F McCarty; two sons and
their families, and sister, Frances Deal Hewitt, '35.
James Donald Crego '38, on Aug. 21, 2001 at a care
center in Idaho. He was a retired Methodist minister.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Katherine; five
children and their families.
Donald E. Rugh '38, on Nov 23, 2001 at his home
in Sevierv'ille, TN. He had served as a missionary in
India and Botswana for 38 years, along with his first
wife, the late Joy Pinneo Rugh, '39. Survivors include
his wife, Doris, and five children and their lamilies.
They are Carol Rugh Green, '64; James W. Rugh,
'64; David Rugh, '70; Kim Rugh Bergier, '73, and
Doug Rugh, '73.
Howard G. Wickman '38, on Nov. 4, 2001, at his
home in Fort Myers, FL. Survivors include his wife,
Hilda L. Wickman.
Perry D. Abbott '39, on Sept. 14, 2001, in Maryville.
He had been an engineer with the Federal Highway
Administration lor 30 years. Survivors include his wife
and two sons, and four granddaughters.
Virginia Postal Smith '39, on Apr. 26, 2001, at a
nursing center in Lake Forest, IL. She was a retired
teacher and active in First Presbyterian Church of Lake
Forest. Survivors include her husband, Albert M.
Smith, a son and two grandchildren.
Mae Bums Kolbe '40, on Aug. 27, 2001, in
Maryville. Prior to her marriage she had taught school.
Survivors include her husband, Earle Kolbe; two
daughters, and sister, Mary Bums Storey, '40.
Elizabeth Snead Shue '40, on Sept. 27, 2001, in
Maryville. She had been a teacher and psychologist,
spending her career in public schools in Baltimore,
MD. She and her husband retired to Walland, TN in
1982. Survivors include her husband, Lloyd C. Shue,
'42; a daughter and son, and their families.
Anna Lee Story Jacobs '41, on Nov. 2, 2001, in
Maryville. She had been a school teacher and coach for
44 years in the Maryville area and in Texas. She is
survived by one daughter.
Marie Griffith White '41, on Aug. 7, 2001, in
Maryville. She taught school for 34 years in Blount
and Loudon counties. Survivors include a sister and
brother and their families.
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CLASS NOTES
Thomas B.Woolf '41, on Aug. 11, 2001, in
Man'ville. He was employed by Pan American World
Airways as a civilian airport manager under the US
Navy from 1942-47, and then returned to Maryville
and was in the automobile finance business and later in
the investment field. He also fi)unded Woolf Agency
Real Estate, Inc. in Maryville. Survivors include his
wife and son and several nieces and nephews.
Wallace Edward Easter '44, on June 11, 2001, in
Lincoln, NE. He was a retired Presbyterian minister.
Sur\'ivors include a son, Stuart C. Easter, '76.
F. Douglas MacMartin '44, on Sept. 18, 2001, in
Minneapolis. He was a retired teacher. MC was
notified by MC roommate, Al Dockter, '47.
Robert D. Herzberger '47, on July 2, 2001, at
Collinsville, IL. He entered MC in 1940, leaving to
serve in the Army Air Forces in World War II. He
returned to College after the war and was active in
theater productions and sports. Survivors include two
sons and a daughter.
William B. Seymour '48, on Oct. 30, 2001, in
Fresno, CA. He was a retired dentist. Survivors include
his wife, Dianne, who notified MC of her husband's
death.
Robert Clay Neff '50, on Sept. 27, 2001, in Covington,
LA. MC was notified by Barbara McNiell Handley, '51.
Ruth Hioson Douglas '56, on Jan. 17, 2001, after a
battle with breast and ovarian cancer. Survivors include
her husband, Gavin L. Douglas, '56; three daughters
and seven grandchildren.
Kathryn Wilson Cashwell '81, on Oct. 15, 2000, of
complications relating to breast cancer. She had been a
sign language interpreter in Fayetteville, NC.
MARRIAGES
Robert B. Short '41, to Margaret (Maggie)
Dellabaus;h,Jan.27,2001.
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Carol Alette 79 married Jim A.
Froser on October 10, 1999. She
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met Jim, a Canadian, while
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travelling in Ireland in 1996.
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Carol may be reached via email at
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calette@magma.ca
Helen Costner '93, to Phillip W Scon, Jr., May 19, 2001.
Jack C. Scott '93, to Sarah Franke, Nov 3, 2001.
Beth Ann King '95, to Matthew Todd Penland, July
14,2001.
Lisa Ann Campbell '96, to Douglas Michael Simpson,
June 9, 2001.
Joey Cody '97, to Zak Weisfeld, Oct. 20, 2001.
Katie E. Greer '97, to Richard G. Anderson, Oct. 14,
2000.
Staci Kerr '98, to Clay Stalcup, '98, Sept. 8, 2001.
Rebecca Kiefer '98, to Chad Seabaugh, July 28, 2001.
Jadyn Irene McDaniels '98, to James Robert
Simpkins, Oct. 9,2001.
Andrew Long
'99, to Mindy
Calderwood,
Sept. 1,2001.
Julia Marie
Messer '99, to
Joseph Michael
Strunk, June
16,2001.
Lucretia
Sleeper '99, to
Matthew Myers,
June 2, 2001.
Sarah Bess
Overholt '00,
to Wesley Keith
Brewer, July 7,
Caroline Leggett '99 and Nathan
Morgan vi/ere married August 12,
2000 at First United Methodist
Church in Crossville, TN. Collie
Caughron '00 was o bridesmaid
in the wedding and retired pro-
fessor, Dr. Robert Romger was a
guest of honor.
Hubert E. Dixon '86, to Sarah Clark, May 27, 2000.
Jessica Nicole Violet '00, to Clifton Louis Young,
Aug. 25, 2001.
Elisha Nicole Giles '01, to Mark Daniel Rogers, '01,
July 14,2001.
Valerie Malyvanh '01, to Timothy Jansen, June 30,
2001.
BIRTHS
Jennifer Ann Carter '92, to Ronnie LaFollene, Oct. John T. (^ssett '74, and his wife, Megan, a son, Lucas
27,2001. Cole, July 22, 2001.
Karen Kotz Bengtson '83, and her husband, Carl, a
son, Michael Blake, Nov. 12, 2001, their diird child.
Raymond W. Burnett '86, and his wife. Amy, a son,
Luke Winston, Aug. 22, 2001, their fourth child.
Susan Jennings Singer '86, and her husband, Mitch, a
daughter, Sophie Ann, July 17, 2001, their second child.
Tom Mosher '89, and Kathleen McArthur Mosher,
'91, a daughtei, Caroline Grace, March 30, 2001.
Scoval L. Blevins '92, and his wife, Yvette, a daughter,
Gabrielle Nycole, Aug. 27, 2001, their second child.
Keith Lane '93, and Viaoria Conwell Lane, '90, a
daughter, Emily Melinda, May 1, 2001, dieir second child.
Tina Myers Simmerly '95, and her husband, Jerry, a
son, Ryne, Aug. 14, 2001, their second child.
Kelly B. Meacham '97, and Michelle Harris
Meacham, '00, a daughter, Audrey, Dec. 11, 2000,
their second child.
Dara DiGiacomo Case '98, and her husband, a son,
Brandon Michael, Sept. 14, 2001.
Kelly Greaser Kerr '99, and her husband. Tommy, a
son, Jakob Reece, Sept. 20, 2001, their first child.
We wont to heot fram you! If you hove fecently
mottled, celebiGted o bitth, or teoctied onothet tulle-
stone in yout life send us o photograph that captuies
the moment! You con moll o quolity colot photo to
us. This photo will be kept on file, but will not be
moiled bock to you. (We tequest tbot you not send
Polotoid pictutes.) You may olso e-moil digitol
photos to us. These must be 300 dpi, colot images -
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e-moil photos to us, pleose be suie to include Identi-
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of the occosion. Due to limited spoce, the edltoriol
staff may not be able to Include all submissions. So
get out your coniera...and send in those pictutes!
Mail photos to: Alumni Office, Maryville
College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway,
Maryville, TN 37804
E-mail photos to:
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campus of two
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acres;
In 1999, Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RTI) generously donated $50,000
to Maryville College to create a Landscaping and Campus
Improvement Plan. With campus-wide input, a
comprehensive plan was created that would support
the infrastructure needs of the College while
augmenting the unique beauty and atmosphere of
the College's grounds and facilities.
r. Samuel T. Wils9aiai!AjCcnt]j|ry of Maryville
Cen^;^ Beggings," 1935
In April 2000, the Board of Directors authorized the
¥¥t^M%Ai/ College Administration to move forward in raising the funds
necessary to complete the $3 million Campus Beautification
and Improvement Plan. RTI has provided a lead gift
of $375,000, and a few other donors have already
funded selected portions of the comprehensive plan.
Below is a list of the proposed projects. For more
information about the Campus Beautification and
Improvement Plan or any of the specific projects listed below,
please contact the Office of Advancement at 865/981-8200.
• Rework and repave parking at Fayerweather, Bartlett and
Thaw halls; Cooper Athletic Center and the athletic fields
• Enhance courtyard and plaza at Fayerweather Hall
• Construct a new ticket gate at football field
• Construct a new parking lot at football practice field
• Rework and enhance Court Street entrance
• Enhance landscaping at Cooper Athletic Center
Rework parking lot adjacent to the International House
Rework and enhance Lamar Alexander Parkway entrance
• Rework parking at Wilson Chapel
• Construct new sidewalks at Fine Arts Center
• Rework parking at Copeland Hall
• Rework and enhance parking at
Pearsons Hall
• Construct access road and parking lot at
tennis courts
• Rework parking at Lloyd and Gamble halls
and Willard House
• Make general campus improvements such as
paving the loop road, putting the electrical system underground,
adding campus lighting and enhancing the landscaping
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