Summer 2009 Page Ar Sch ts ol 21 Ne w of s the l e t er SEASONS 6 21 16 4 features 0Alumni 30 Visit? Campus a Why 20 Speaks Consul British 19 Sullivans Honors Auxiliary 18 Thoughts Faculty New 14 Retirees 12 Commencement 8 Report Samford 3 President the From 2 oe:Teaaei rcsinwnsdw etnilWl to Walk 15. Centennial May down service baccalaureate winds procession academic The Cover: mrc n opee ie nsxcniet nldn an Kilimanjaro. including Mount continents of North six ascent in on hikes miles completed 8,000 and than more America hiked has she Year, the oa vrt opeete215ml paaha Trail. Appalachian 2,175-mile Named the fastest complete the to is ever ’04 woman Davis Pharr Jennifer graduate Samford HikerTrail-Blazing esi h colo h Arts. exciting the the of all School on the up in Catch news degree. has theatre school musical The new tour. a European successful just highly Choir a Cappella completed Lilly A a The is winner. One Fellowship theatre. Graduate music musical for and plaudits film winning in are compositions graduates Arts the of School Newsletter School Arts governance. and conflict tion, integra- economic global information, technology, population, resources, in changes Leadership, expected and described Ethics Peterson the in In Lecture Peterson. Hodges Erik Gerow analyst first global the to by according world 2025, the year reshape dramatically will revolutions Seven 2025 in World The Bolding. Earwood of Itasca honor Gertha in mother, Swearingen her Bolding a Bonnie is alumna garden from the gift Halls, Divinity and fountain. Swearingen a Connecting and benches greenery, fea- roses, Garden prize-winning Rose tures Memorial Bolding new beautiful Samford’s Beauty of Place A leRdeOutdoors Ridge Blue aaiesOtorPro of Person Outdoor magazine’s 9Calendar 49 Appreciation With 46 News Campus 44 Football 42 Nina Miss Remembering 40 Memoriam In 38 Births 37 Notes Class 33 EDITOR William Nunnelley ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mary Wimberley CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jack Brymer, Rob Collingsworth, Sean Flynt, Philip Poole DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE SERVICES Janica York Carter ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE SERVICES Laine Williams DESIGNERS Scott Camp, Carlie Stamper SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Caroline Baird Summers PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Culpepper ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 2009–10 PRESIDENT Greg Powell ’81 VICE PRESIDENT, ACTIVITIES Martha Ann Cox ’60 VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT Michael Kopecky ’96 ALUMNI COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kitty Brown ’01 Jack Brymer ’67 Rick Moon ’77 Katie Murnane ’07 IMMEDIATEIMMEDIATE PAST PAST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT Mark Davidson ’92 Summer 2009 Vol. 26 No. 2 Publication Number: USPS 244-800 Seasons isis published published quarterly quarterly by by Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35229, and is distributed free to alumni of the university, as well as to other friends. Periodical postage paid at Birmingham, Alabama. Postmaster: send address changes to Samford University Alumni Office, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama 35229. ©2009 Samford University Samford University is an Equal Opportunity InstitutionInstitution that that complies complies with with applicable applicable law law prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policies and does not unlaw- fullyfully discriminate discriminate on on the the basis basis of of race, race, color, color, sex, age, disability, or national or ethnic origin. www.samford.edu [email protected] Produced by Samford Office of Communication T N E D I S E R P E H T

M More T han Si mp ly O R F Studying Abroad

“Rome, much like the Fellows program, was initially overwhelming.This was in part because it was the first time someone in my family had been out of the country, but more so because there is so much there to be engaged.”

Kley Sippel, about to enter his sophomore Kley said it best, as he returned from Europe year at Samford, is one of 40 participants who a few days ago, “Rome took information I had comprised the inaugural members of an entity studied and provided a real place to apply what known as University Fellows, our redesigned had been learned. It is experiences such as this program for honors students. When Dr. Chris that I think make Samford distinctive. I didn’t feel Metress, Fellows director, announced the program like Rome was just a study abroad item to check last year, almost 200 students applied for admis - off a list, but a connected, intertwined part of my sion. The selected students are from two foreign curriculum.” countries and 13 states, with an average ACT Our University Fellows will help Samford to score of 31. meet our goal to sustain and enhance a vibrant This unique, interdisciplinary program community of learning and faith. provides extraordinary learning experiences for As always, please keep Samford in your our students. They examine the ways in which the prayers. Christian and classical virtues of faith, hope and love may lead to a just society. They pursue points of engagement in the Samford community and beyond. They are mentored by members of our Andrew Westmoreland outstanding faculty. And, at end of their first year President of study, they spend two weeks in Rome, examin - ing the foundation of much of western civilization.

The 2009 University Fellows visit Rome. 2 D R

Academic Progress T O R F Ratings Continue High O P E M amford University’s athletic R A D S teams received high scores in the R

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Samford had the highest score in A Alabama in 13 of 17 sports in which it S Sands Named Pharmacy Dean competes. “The Academic Progress Rates r. Charles D. Sands III was as chair of the pharmacy practice published by the NCAA are just one of named dean of Samford department in the pharmacy school several public measures of academic DUniversity’s McWhorter School since 1997. He holds pharmacy and doc - success at Samford University,” said of Pharmacy, effective May 1. Dr. Sands tor of pharmacy degrees from the Samford President Andrew had served as acting dean of the phar - University of Florida. Westmoreland. “Our student-athletes macy school since August of 2008. During the past five years, Sands has represent our university competitively “It has been my pleasure to work been a leader in the pharmacy school’s on the field of play and in the class - with Dr. Sands this past year in his work to operate weekly diabetes and car - room and are examples of the high capacity as acting dean, and I have diovascular risk-reduction clinics in quality academic achievement that observed firsthand his professionalism Perry County, Alabama. The program always has been a hallmark of and his capabilities in providing leader - provides health care to one of Alabama’s Samford.” ship to the school,” said Samford Provost poorest counties (it has no hospital or For the 2007 –08 school year, and Executive Vice President J. Bradley emergency room). Pharmacy professors Samford had 11 teams post perfect Creed. Gary Bumgarner and Condit Steil also scores of 1,000 and three more to score “I am looking forward to continu - worked in the Perry County program at least a 975. Samford’s average score ing this professional relationship as he along with Samford pharmacy students. for the year is 989.4. assumes full responsibilities as dean and The program earned McWhorter The Samford women’s cross- works with pharmacy faculty and staff in one of eight national Crystal Apple country and women’s golf teams post - charting a course for the future,” Creed awards from the American Association ed multiyear perfect scores of 1,000, said. of Colleges of Pharmacy [AACP] in 2008 and they have scored 1,000 each year Sands’ appointment came during for providing top academic practice the APRs have been in existence. the annual spring meeting of the partnerships. Women’s basketball scored 995 over the Samford board of trustees April 28. He Sands was recognized as a Health multiyear period, while women’s soccer was also promoted to full professor. Care Hero in 2007 and 2008 by the and women’s indoor track-and-field Sands has taught at Samford since Birmingham Business Journal for his both scored 994. Of Samford’s 17 1984 and has also taught at Yanbian efforts to improve access to health care teams, nine scored 980 or better. University Medical College in Yanji, locally and abroad, including mission Samford’s average score was 980.8. China, and Sookmyung Women’s trips to Asia. For more information, go Seven of Samford’s athletic teams University in Seoul, Korea. He has served to www.samford.edu/pharmacy. I posted multiyear scores in the 80th percentile or higher in their respective sport nationally, and five teams scored in the 90th percentile or higher, earn - ing Public Recognition Awards. All 17 of Samford’s sports were at or above the national average in the report. Samford either led or tied for the lead in 13 sports among schools in Alabama. Samford had the highest score in the state in football, men’s bas - ketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross-country, women’s cross-country, men’s indoor track-and-field, women’s indoor track-and-field, men’s outdoor track-and-field, women’s outdoor track-and-field, men’s tennis, women’s soccer, women’s golf and baseball. The APR compilations, first made public in 2005, are based on academic eligibility, retention and graduation rates for student-athletes at all 334 NCAA Division I member institutions. I Pharmacy Dean Charles D. Sands III, left, chats with speaker Clayton McWhorter and Samford President Andrew Westmoreland before Pharmacy commencement 2009. 3 T H E G I T L U T B I O R P S T

The Only Way To Go for by Mary Wimberley Record-Setting Jennifer Davis

hen Jennifer Pharr Davis ’04 set a world-supported speed record last summer as the fastest woman to hike the Appalachian Trail, she was Wdoing what she says she feels called to do. “I was just doing what I love,” said the for - mer Samford varsity tennis player who discov - ered hiking after excelling in other sports. “Hiking makes me happy. When I found hiking, I knew I was called to it.” Davis completed the 2,175-mile trail in 57 days, 8 hours and 35 minutes, becoming the fifth fastest person—male or female—ever to finish the trail. Her feat landed her the title Outdoor Person of the Year by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine, a possible book deal and invitations to speak to out - door clubs, stores and schools. Since her December 2004 Samford gradua - tion, Davis has hiked more than 8,000 miles of trails in North America, including the 2,700-mile Pacific Crest Trail and Vermont’s Long Trail. She has hiked on six continents, including an ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro, the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and the 600-mile Bibbulmun Track in Australia. Her hiking career began soon after graduation with her first hike of the Appalachian Trail. She delayed serious job hunting in order to leave free the three to four Jennifer Pharr Davis months needed for a through hike. 4 “I knew at graduation that I wanted to miles covered on the last full day of hiking. The Appalachian Trail hike the trail. Any other thing at that time During the 57-day trek, she saw many would have just felt wrong,” she said. snakes and 30 bears but never felt threatened. • Completed in 1937

During that initial hike, the first of many “Woods and wilderness are a safe place. • Is a unit of the National Park T she would do as a solo, self-supported hiker, The greatest threat on the trail is people,” says Service. H G I

Davis learned self-reliance and problem solv - Davis, who advises solo hikers to trust their • Is the nation’s longest L ing. instincts when encountering new people along marked footpath, at approxi - T O

“I like hiking by myself,” said Davis, who the trail. “Ask new acquaintances questions. If mately 2,175 miles. P S enjoys being self-dependent and having every - you feel uncertain, remove yourself,” she cau - • Highest elevation: 6,625 thing she needs on her back. But when she fin - tions. feet—on Clingmans Dome ished that first hike, she was weak physically, An athlete who played various sports in in Tennessee mentally and spiritually. “I said I would never high school, Davis enrolled at Samford with a • Lowest elevation: 124 feet— do it again,” she recalled. personal goal to run a half marathon during near the Trailside Museum Within a month, however, she longed for her first semester. The distance goal increased and Zoo at Bear Mountain, the trail and its lifestyle of living out of a pack, each year, culminating with a desire to pursue a New York meeting new people and being where there triathlon—which involves running, biking and • Is the first national scenic were no distractions or noise. “I missed it,” she swimming—her final semester. trail, designated in 1968. says. “After tennis practice, I would go to the For the next four years, she worked to hike. pool to swim laps,” said Davis of her prepara - • Crosses six national parks. A job coordinating private events at the tion for a successful Ironman triathlon in • Traverses eight national Charlottesville, Va., historic home of President Florida in the fall of 2004. “The whole tennis forests. James Monroe was ideal for long, multi-month team came down to support me,” she remem - • Touches 14 states. Houses hikes: There were no summer events. bers. more than 2,000 occur - In August 2007, she set a record for the As owner and founder of Blue Ridge rences of rare, threatened, fastest self-supported hike on the 271-mile Hiking Company, she does guiding in the endangered, and sensitive Long Trail in Vermont, which runs from the Asheville, N.C., area and plans to write a book plant and animal species. Maine/Vermont border to Canada. She finished on the first hike from a Christian perspective. • Crosses numerous the rugged route in 7 days, 5 hours and 40 While speaking at a Samford convocation state and local forests minutes. during Earth Week activities in April, Davis and parks. Between the Vermont hike and her second shared experiences about her hikes and her Appalachian hike, she met and married Brew respect for the earth. Davis. A schoolteacher, Brew played an impor - “We were put here to take care of our envi - tant part in her being able to set the speed ronment,” she said. Acknowledging that record on the Appalachian Trail. although it is hard to change habits, she She began that hike 12 days after their wed - encouraged students to think and act like a ding in 2008. Hiking solo during the day and hiker, who always travels light, is conscious of meeting Brew at a campsite each night allowed reusing and recycling, and enjoys what is avail - her to speed along free of a heavy backpack and able. the need to leave the trail for supplies. Make repairs on clothes, eat pro - “His support was crucial every step of the duce that is in season and grown way,” she said. “It felt good to be hiking each locally and use water wisely, she day to the love of my life,” she said. advised. “On the trail, the only Unlike her first Appalachian Trail hike, water used is what we drink,” which was a winter hike from south to she said. north, the second hike from north to south Her advice to those who allowed her to cover the hardest sections— aren’t serious hikers? Maine and New Hampshire—early in the “Get outside and walk. trip while she was the freshest and Enjoy the natural environ - strongest. There was also the benefit of ment and don’t be longer days, warm weather and the scared.” I intangible benefit of heading south - ward. “I felt like I was hiking home,” said Davis, who grew up in Hendersonville, N.C. “The first 14 days on the trail were the hardest,” she said of the 14 –15 hour days when she averaged only about 33 miles a day. On better terrain, she The Appalachian Trail runs averaged more than 40 miles from north Georgia to daily, with an impressive 65 central Maine, touching 14 states. 5 N O I T A C I “She knew the Earth D E D belongs to the universe and the rose is a gift of God ” Margie Bolding

Bolding Garden Dedicated A Place of Beauty, A Spot for Reflection by Philip Poole

alling it a “noble, spectacular memorial to a godly and virtuous woman,” Samford President Andrew Westmoreland led a May 8 dedication ceremony for the new Gertha Itasca CEarwood Bolding Memorial Rose Garden at Samford. The garden was a gift from Mrs. Bolding’s daughter, Samford alumna Bonnie Bolding Swearingen. The terraced garden features prize-winning roses, greenery, benches and a fountain and connects Bonnie Bolding Swearingen Hall and Divinity Hall. Saying the garden was the first of what she hoped would be several rose gardens on the campus, Swearingen encouraged the gathered crowd of family, friends and other guests to follow her example. “I hope that each of you, if you have a special occa - sion, will come to Samford and say that you want to plant a rose in honor of someone,” she said. Westmoreland acknowledged Swearingen and her three sisters and said, “To the degree that daughters reflect their mothers, we know that Gertha Bolding was an extraordinary lady.” Bolding raised seven children and was a pastor’s wife before her death in 1973. He noted that the dedication was intentionally planned for Mother’s Day weekend. “We come . . . to honor the mother of this vibrant family. In remembering Mrs. Bolding, we recall our own mothers and those who nurtured us,” he said. W. Clark Watson, chairman of Samford’s board of Sisters Bonnie Swearingen, Margie Bolding and trustees, called the garden another major jewel in Samford’s crown. “We will benefit from Mrs. Swearingen’s vision to Jane Llewellyn enjoy garden dedication. 6 enhance this corner of the campus as a place of race provides seating areas for viewing the central rest, reflection and inspiration,” he said. rose gardens. Bonnie Bolding Swearingen is a 1955 The gardens feature the tea roses ‘First Prize’

Samford graduate who successfully pursued an and ‘Honor’ accented by other rose varieties such N O acting career. After a variety of roles in movies as ‘New Dawn Rose,’ ‘Lady Elsie May,’ ‘Ducher,’ I T

and television, she left acting to become a New ‘Julia Child,’ ‘Sea Foam Rose’ and ‘Lovely Fairy A C York stockbroker. Following her marriage to John Rose.’ In addition, the gardens feature camellia, I D

Swearingen, board chairman and chief executive ‘Natchez’ crape myrtle, hydrangea, kousa dog - E officer of Standard Oil (Indiana), she played a wood and sweetbay magnolia plantings. I D leading role in the support of Chicago arts and charities. She has been a generous supporter of Samford over the years. The university recognized her support in 2006 by naming the north wing of its fine arts facility for Mrs. Swearingen. The rose was Mrs. Bolding’s favorite flower, and the garden that bears her name is home to a diversity of roses that will provide an abundance of blooms throughout the season. The primary bloom periods are April –May and October –November. The terraces feature striking Pennsylvania bluestone paving with brick banding. A fountain is the central feature of the upper terrace, and a central planter with ornamental grasses is the focal point of the lower terrace. The middle ter -

The striking new three-tiered Bolding Garden connects Swearingen Hall and Divinity Hall.

7 T N E M E C N E M M O C

Westmoreland Lauds Seniors for Their

Commencement

8 Macebearer Charles T. Workman leads

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march to Baccalaureate service N E M E C N E M M O C

‘Considerable Accomplishments’ by William Nunnelley

nglish Professor Charles Workman led The John C. Pittman Spirit Award was pre - the way as macebearer, the Wind sented to Richard Andrew Farmer of Fort Payne, Ensemble played William Walton’s Ala., by Samford Trustee John Pittman, for whom “Crown Imperial” and about 5,000 peo - the award is named. Eple looked on as Samford capped its 168th year In his remarks, Westmoreland took a few with traditional commencement exercises May 16 moments to share some thoughts from a former in the Pete Hanna Center. Samford president. This class was the last to enter About 400 graduates of the School of the Samford under Dr. Westmoreland’s predecessor, Arts, Howard College of Arts and Sciences and Dr. Thomas E. Corts, who died in February. The Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and class started in the fall of 2005, and Dr. Corts Professional Studies received their diplomas. retired in the spring of 2006. Samford President Andrew Westmoreland spoke, “I can think of no better tribute to Dr. Corts praising the achievements of the graduating class. than to offer a few of his own observations about “In the rich fabric of Samford history, your life, about learning, about faith and about class is significant for many reasons, most of them Samford,” Westmoreland said. He then shared having to do with your considerable accomplish - some quotes from Corts about a variety of sub - ments,” he told the graduates. He also presented jects. Samford’s top senior awards to President’s Cup A partial sampling of the quotes follows: winners Carole Leigh Miller of Snellville, Ga., and I About rhetoric Corts said, “Words have Halley Lauren Morris of Columbus, Ga., and such power. They are a revelation of our selfhood, Velma Wright Irons Award winner Brittany Renee a window through which others view our souls. Stancombe of Clarksville, Tenn. History teaches us that they are strategic, that they have enormous power, that they are incendiary, that they have delayed fuses, that they shape personalities, that they alter destinies.” Corts also advised, “Practice an economy of words. Spend them with great care.” I About faith he said, “I hope that we can express even strong opinions in a spirit of love as befits those who name the name of Christ.” I About teaching and learn - ing he said, “Certain subjects

Award winners Carole Leigh Miller, left, Brittany Renee Stancombe and Halley Lauren Morris, right, with President Andrew Westmoreland.

9 Gonfalons of eight schools fly at Commencement. Opposite page, top to bottom: Jeffrey Allen receives pharmacy hood, Jeff Doss is hooded by law professors T Marcia McCormick and Albert Brewer, Nursing grads N E in pinning ceremony. Far right: Prayerful moment in M

E Divinity graduation. C N E M M O C

must be taught in the presence of a teacher and Brock School of Business with good rapport between teacher and student. Alabama Development Office Director Neal There seems to be good evidence that inspiration Wade, a 1969 Samford graduate, reminded is lacking with a teacher absent.” seniors that in the era of sailing ships some I About Samford he said, “Participating in a commanders would lower their colors to deceive university is like being in a relay race—our gener - their enemies. ation has the baton for a few laps, and then we “Today, it’s sometimes hard to tell the good hand off to another. That is the best way the guys from the bad guys, and gray has become our Lord’s work gets done. . . . It has taken many gen - favorite color,” he said. “Gray is not the color we erations for Samford to become a thriving, want to nail to the mast but [rather colors] that strong, private university. We cannot allow it to clearly distinguish who we are and for whom we slip in our time.” fight.” Westmoreland reminded the graduates that Wade likened those colors to traits that help a their future was bright in part because of the person “contribute to addressing some of the influence of Corts on Samford. “Count it a bless - community’s problems, the state’s opportunities ing that you knew this man, even if for one short and the nation’s challenges.” He cited such traits season of your lives,” he said. as a positive attitude toward self, tenacity, prepa - ration, professionalism and focus on results rather • • • than activities. Wade told the class of 76 graduates that his Samford graduated about 800 students in all dur - work had taught him that numbers and awards ing May. Exercises for the Brock School of aren’t the most important things. “It’s about the Business, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing and people, the lives that are affected every time we McWhorter School of Pharmacy were held Friday, bring new jobs to the state and help an existing May 15, while Cumberland School of Law gradu - company expand.” ated Saturday, May 16. Beeson Divinity School held graduation May 6. Here are highlights from Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing those exercises. Even though 2.9 million nurses are practicing nationwide, the U.S. is facing “a serious shortage of registered nurses” that will intensify, said Dr. McWhorter School of Pharmacy Fay Raines, president of the American Association Pharmacy school benefactor Clayton McWhorter, of Colleges of Nursing. But nurses have the power a 1955 pharmacy graduate, spoke at the school to fix many of the nation’s health care system that bears his family name. He told the 122 grad - problems if they work together and “put aside uates to find a mentor, be prepared, act like an issues that divide us,” she said. owner and to give back. “Nurses are truly the key to patient safety “No matter what paths your careers take,” he and the most likely health providers to spot errors said, “you have a responsibility to be good com - and signal the need for life-sustaining interven - munity-minded citizens, and that means giving tions,” she said. She stressed the need for a well- something back to the communities where you educated nurse workforce, quoting a study that live and work.” found that “every 10% increase in the proportion But graduates shouldn’t feel that dollars are of baccalaureate-prepared nurses on the hospital the only currency of community service, he said, staff was associated with a 4% decrease in the risk saying that they also can give their time, their love of death for patients in those units.” and themselves. Samford graduated its first 16 doctor of McWhorter also paid tribute to Corts and to nursing practice graduates during the ceremony former McWhorter Dean Joe Dean, who were as part of its class of 80 graduates. both at Samford when he gave the pharmacy school a transforming gift of $10 million in 1995.

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Their Courses I look forward to enjoying nature, catch - younger and more T E by William Nunnelley ing up on my reading, visiting my chil - homogeneous. R dren and grandson and spending time “In the early with my mother in nearby Montgomery.” days at Beeson, we Chemistry Professor Jim Haggard says he Like Haggard and other retirees, had more midlife views his upcoming retirement the same Borden will miss the contact with students coming to way he did his students inside and outside the class - seminary from graduation from room. She plans to keep up with former other careers and high school 50 students and colleagues. more international years ago: “I didn’t “My fondest memories are those students,” she said. know where I was times I have participated in international “I appreciated the going, but I knew it studies and travel,” said Borden, who life experiences they was going to be joined Samford in 1989. She has served as brought and the Norfleete Day good.” professor-in-residence twice at Daniel deep devotion to fol - Haggard didn’t House in London and taught numerous lowing Christ that was characteristic of know he would Jan Term courses there. She also has trav - these older students.” spend 38 years at eled in Ecuador and Peru. But Beeson has the same commit - Samford—he Teacher Education Chair Carol Dean ment to scripture and emphasis on train - joined the faculty has spent time working with teachers at a ing biblical and accomplished preachers in 1971—but he Jim Haggard small university as always, she said. acknowledges that outside of Arusha, English Professor Charles Workman the times have been good. Tanzania. “I want to plans to read and write and “take in the “I’ll miss my students and the excite - continue that work experience of fully liberated existence.” A ment of seeing those lights come on,” he and perhaps work 1956 Samford graduate, Workman com - said. “I won’t miss the committee meet - with teachers in pleted his 42nd year on the faculty this ings.” other village spring, having started in 1967. “I have Haggard is a horse afficionado. He’s schools,” she said. been part of fond of quoting Winston Churchill, who Her hope is “to Samford nearly 50 said, “There’s something about the out - share some knowl - years,” he said. “I side of a horse that’s good for the inside edge and skills with have seen Samford of a man.” Haggard lives on a horse farm these dedicated evolve and have felt in Shelby County, admires horses for teachers in remote a concordant evolu - their beauty and grace and even has part Carol Dean schools with little or tion in myself.” ownership in a couple of thoroughbred no resources that can make a difference Although race horses. with their students.” Samford has under - But he doesn’t ride. She also looks forward to quality time gone inevitable “I’m afraid of horses,” he said with a with grandchildren and traveling with her changes over the smile. “But they are wonderful creatures husband, retired former Pharmacy Dean years, it remains a to watch and admire.” Joe Dean, now that they have schedule good place with While he doesn’t know where he’s Charles Workman flexibility. vision, hope, disci - going in retirement, he knows it will Dean has seen the school grow and pline and nurturing love, he said. include at least some travel to watch become more diverse since she joined the “From my perspective, Samford’s past horses run. faculty in 1992. “The thing that does not looks like a growth explosion, and Communications Arts Professor change is the fact that our faculty and Samford’s big bang is still propulsive.” Amanda Borden staff work so well together and as a team Faculty and students are showing “trans - knows exactly work to facilitate the knowledge and skills forming strengths even now,” he said. where retirement is of our students,” she said. Workman said he could not remem - taking her—to a Divinity School Professor Norfleete ber well life without teaching. “I will miss farm in Elmore Day hopes to do some writing in theolog - being close to students,” he said, “who are County near ical areas during retirement. “I have no all wonderfully in the sweet anguish of Tallassee, Ala. She interest in achieving fame or notoriety growing.” I and her husband, and have no great personal ambitions to Lee, hope to fulfill, so I will only write as I sense my become subsistence efforts might serve in some way to benefit farmers. other believers,” she added. “In addition to Day applauds the greater focus on growing fruits and Amanda Borden diversity and the opportunities to study vegetables, I also internationally that have occurred since 13 Looking at Samford After One Year A & Q New Faculty Share Thoughts by Philip Poole

he close of the spring semester required at the university level. The You worked in the corporate world for marked the end of the first teaching is by far the best part. Getting several years. What made you want to year of teaching at Samford to know the students, learning from move into a teaching career? How have University for 17 tenure-track them and providing them the opportu - you found teaching vs. corporate? Tfaculty members who began nity to gain new knowledge and insights their Samford journey together in the into education have been so very Erika Cretton-Scott , assistant professor late summer of 2008. The group came to rewarding.” of biochemistry and medicinal chem - Samford with varying backgrounds to istry at the McWhorter School of fill a variety of positions. Each was Pharmacy and a former pharmaceutical assigned a veteran faculty member as a mentor to help with their first-year transition as part of the university’s professional development strategy.

In a series of interviews at the end of the semester, several talked about their expe - riences during the year.

You are a Samford graduate and have continued to be involved with the university through your years as a public school administrator. Why did you decide to teach at Samford after retiring as a public school superintendent? What have you found different about college teaching vs. administration?

Jodi Newton , assistant professor of education, Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies, who retired in 2008 as superintendent of Homewood City Schools in Alabama, says, “Coming to Samford, my alma mater and neighbor, was a dream of mine. I always missed teaching and wanted to teach again. I wanted to research and write. I wanted to be of service as a community member and as a Christian. The first few months proved to be a more difficult adjustment than I had anticipated. The immediate—daily or hourly—pressures are much less than being a school superintendent, yet the long-term pressures are just as challeng - ing. Much more self-discipline is Biology professor Kristin A. Bakkegard conducts field study with students. 14 researcher and administrator, responds, and Sciences, and assistant professor of Sarana Chou , assistant professor of “After eight years in industry, I found pharmacy, answers, “Being involved in music, School of the Arts, replies, “I have that my career was shifting from science both schools has allowed me to take a always known that I wanted to teach in toward management. I was spending a broader vision of Samford by experienc - addition to my professional life as a good portion of my time outside the lab ing the university from two slightly dif - composer and as a pianist. I enjoy so . . . discussing project timelines and ferent perspectives. Working alongside much performing on stage and hear[ing] budgets and less time discussing science. faculty members with such a wide range my compositions being performed in a A I felt I had lost touch with science and of expertise, philosophy and experience concert hall setting, but those exciting & had actually stopped learning. Teaching has helped me mold my own teaching moments went by so fast. Teaching is a Q has been about learning again . . . learn - style and methods. The biggest impact, slow process of passing along the musi - ing about the culture of the institution, however, comes from being around the cal legacy that I was fortunate enough to the culture of the students, the culture of students in each school. [It] allows me to be part of. Coming to Samford was the faculty, but more importantly learn - teach and guide undergraduates as they rather a sweet surprise for me. My first ing how to teach and how to think as an begin their academic careers as well as visit to Birmingham was to interview for academician. I found lecturing to 120 instruct polished students nearing the my current position. I fell in love with pharmacy students more challenging completion of professional school.” [the] Samford campus and people here than giving a project update to [execu - immediately, so I [went] back home and tives] of a pharmaceutical company. I You previously worked at a large state pack[ed] my stuff. At my second visit, I have greatly enjoyed this challenge.” university. How have you found the drove down from New York with all my environment at Samford different? belongings. It has been a rewarding You have the unique perspective of experience for me so far, and I feel that I holding faculty assignments in two dif - Gregory K. Laughlin , associate professor can grow with my colleagues and ferent schools. How has that impacted and director of the Lucille Stewart students at Samford as a musician and as your first-year experience at Samford? Beeson Law Library at Cumberland a human being.” School of Law, says, “There is much Andrew J. Lampkins, assistant professor more of a family feeling about working If you were making your decision today of chemistry, Howard College of Arts at Samford from where I previously to come to Samford, would you do it worked. And getting things done is a lot again? easier. One of my earliest recognitions of that was when I advertised and hired a Terri M. Wensel , assistant professor of serials librarian. The process required pharmacy practice, says without hesita - less paperwork and was completed much tion, “I most certainly would do so. quicker. As a result, the process was Becoming a part of the Samford family much more pleasant. My family also has has allowed me to be part of several enjoyed attending a number of events on projects that I otherwise would not have campus. The atmosphere is one that is had the opportunity to pursue. I work very friendly for young children.” closely with one colleague in particular (Maisha Kelly Freeman, assistant profes - Lowell Broom , professor of accounting, sor of pharmacy practice). Her advice Brock School of Business, explains, and friendship regarding work, family, “Students at a large state university anything really, have been priceless. It is expect little or no help from professors nice to work at a place where your outside of class. I seldom had students coworkers can also be counted as your come to my office seeking help. At friends.” Samford, my undergraduate students are constantly in my office seeking help. Kristin A. Bakkegard , assistant professor That’s not a complaint, because I love of biology, agrees; “Yes, I would come to that type of interaction with my Samford if I was deciding today. students. The students who came to my Samford is great community of people. office this year almost always came very What has surprised me the most is how prepared with requests for assistance on quickly I’ve met other faculty from very specific issues.” departments unrelated to mine. There is a real sense of teamwork and dedication You have performed in some of the to the Samford mission all across the most famous venues in the world and campus.” I graduated from one of the most prestigious conservatories in the United Editor’s Note: As Seasons was going to States. Why did you want to teach at press, Newton was named interim chair of Samford? the teacher education department.

15 S E U S S I The World in Seven Revolutions To Shape Coming Decades, Says Global

ho, in 1961, watched humans will be concentrated in urban Increasing the supply of water is the Bay of Pigs invasion areas, with as many as 60% of humans even more challenging. “If you and I unfold and then imag - living in cities by 2020. Most of this could somehow compress the entire vol - ined the events of growth will occur in the developing ume of water on our planet into a single WSeptember 11, 2001? Even the leading world. gallon,” Peterson said, “of this amount geopolitical analysts of the early 1960s Meanwhile, the population of the we believe about 2.8% only would be were blinkered by the Cold War and developed world is expected to contract fresh water, of which a mere two drops simply didn’t have the tools that might by more than 100 million, creating a are readily accessible to humanity, of have allowed them to imagine our problem already familiar to Americans which we are now using one drop.” present world. Today, global analyst Erik wondering how to fix the Social Security Peterson went on to explain that of Peterson and his colleagues have better program. As the birth rate slows in the that one drop of fresh water currently in tools and more sophisticated means of developed world and science increases use, about 70% goes to agriculture, 22% analysis. These don’t give analysts an longevity the average age will rise, result - to industry and manufacturing and 8% unobstructed view of the future, but ing in fewer young people to care for to municipalities. “We believe now that Peterson, who is senior vice president, more older people. What traditionally something on the order of 950 million William A. Schreyer Chair in Global has been a pyramid-shaped demograph - people across the world don’t have the Analysis and director of the Global ic model—with a broad base of young water that we take for granted every time Strategy Institute at The Center for people supporting a small population of we take a sip,” Peterson said. He also Strategic and International Studies, dependent older people—will become noted that a sip of water can be fatal in brought convincing predictions to more rectangular and, in the U.S. and some parts of the world—especially for Samford in March. Europe, might begin to take the form an children—due to water-borne illness. In his address—the inaugural inverted pyramid. Peterson said that will Although water is increasingly likely Gerow Hodges Lecture in Ethics and have a dramatic effect on developed to be a source of conflict, Peterson said Leadership, cosponsored by Samford’s nations’ economies. “Beyond that,” he that the world’s thirst for energy will Francis Marlin Mann Center for Ethics added, “I think this has tremendous continue to grow and act as a destabiliz - and Leadership and Brock School of implications for social stability and ing influence. Demand for oil will Business—Peterson described seven security.” increase by one-half, he said, driven revolutions that will dramatically largely by the developing world. By 2030 reshape the world by 2025. Resources China is expected to be importing 10 A revolution in state resource manage - million barrels per day. Peterson Population ment will be closely linked to the revolu - acknowledged that there are many unan - First, Peterson said, changes in demo - tion in population, Peterson said, swered questions about future energy graphics—from the size of the world’s especially in developing parts of the production and use, but it seems clear human population to its distribution world. According to his model of that dramatically increased energy and age—will dramatically reshape life population growth, food production and demands will be a powerful geopolitical on Earth. He pointed out that the water supply must be doubled by 2050. force in coming decades. world’s population has more than But, Peterson asked, “How much more tripled since the late 1930s, from 2 useable, arable land do we have left? ” He Technology billion to 6.8 billion, and is likely to rise noted that degradation due to human In 2007 an Intel computer chip the size to 8 billion by 2025 and 9.2 billion by practices is making some land unavail - of a thumbnail completed one trillion 2050. Increasingly, Peterson said, able. mathematical operations per second,

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P Samford University boasts an endeared themselves to the Samford Auxiliary added $3,000 to their scholar -

U T impressive $70,000 thanks to the efforts community, a fact affirmed by speakers ship efforts with the auction of a of the Samford Auxiliary and the gen - at the banquet. Samford coaches jacket and a retired erosity of an anonymous benefactor. Bulldog senior football player No. 7 Auburn presentation jersey, both The Samford head football coach and Mitch Waters told how during his first signed by Sullivan, who wore the num - his wife were the honorees at the spring football practice under Sullivan, ber as an Auburn Tiger. Auxiliary’s inaugural scholarship dinner he noticed Jean Sullivan sitting in the During the live auction led by April 30. stands with a player roster. emcee Tommy Yearout, Wally Nall won The Auxiliary raised an initial “She was learning us, making us the jersey and Michael Clay the jacket. $35,000. Then an anonymous donor her family. We were as much her boys as Yearout, a Birmingham attorney upped his original pledge of $25,000 by we were Coach Sullivan’s,” said Waters, and former Auburn teammate of $10,000 to evenly match the Auxiliary’s adding that “integrity” is the key word Sullivan’s, shared emcee duties with fund-raising efforts. that sums up his head coach. Samford graduate and WIAT TV sports “So now, the Jean and Pat Sullivan Chris Brasfield, a Samford football director Brad Radice. Scholarship Fund has $70,000,” staff member and Beeson Divinity The program also included the announced Samford President Andrew School student who played at Texas introduction of nine of this year’s 27 Westmoreland, noting that scholarships Christian University when Sullivan was Auxiliary scholarship recipients, who supported by the fund will impact head coach at the Fort Worth school, share awards totaling $65,000. Senior many students, just as the Sullivans echoed that sentiment. nursing major Lindsay Harter spoke on have impacted many lives. “Wherever they are, they care behalf of all recipients when she told of “Pat and Jean have touched all of about the people they come in contact the difference her scholarship made in our lives, and many lives have been with,” said Brasfield, who recalled that her college career and in her efforts to changed because of them,” he said. Jean Sullivan helped him prepare his pursue a possible future in medical mis - “Years from now, students will be bene - first résumé. “And Coach hasn’t sions. fitting from this scholarship.” changed. He will always be a better man Alta Faye Fenton is Auxiliary presi - Westmoreland said the unnamed than he ever was a football player.” dent, and Penny Kimrey is scholarship donor made his commitment because Sullivan responded that he feels committee chair. Dr. Jeanna of a deep appreciation for the Sullivans like the “luckiest coach” in America. Westmoreland is executive director of and in memory of his mother, “who “I get to do what I like, which is the 850-member Auxiliary. taught him the significance of a gener - coach in my hometown around my To contribute, send checks to the ous spirit.” kids, parents, family and close friends. Samford University Auxiliary, Samford Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy There’s no way Jean and I can express University, Birmingham, AL 35229. winner while playing quarterback at gratitude for what you’ve done,” he told Indicate that gifts are for the Jean Auburn University, was named Samford Auxiliary members and guests at the and Pat Sullivan Scholarship. I

Gathering for a family portrait with honorees Jean and Pat Sullivan, third and fourth from left, are their children and their spouses, from left, Tripp and Kelly Pankey, Kim and Chip Silliman, and Claudia and Patrick Sullivan.

18 Economic Recovery E T A D P Tied to Global Trade by Sean Flynt U artin Rickerd, British consul general to Rickerd said the decline in global trade is due Atlanta, believes that global trade is the key in part to the drying up of credit, but also to Mto economic recovery. Rickerd spoke at growing protectionist pressure. “It’s inevitable Samford’s Brock School of Business April 16 as part of that each government will try to protect its own the school’s International Business Speakers Series. country’s interests, but Europe learned a long Rickerd joined the British diplomatic service time ago that if you go too far in protecting your in 1972 and served in Foreign and home market and domestic industry you run the Commonwealth Office [FCO] posts throughout risk of creating barriers to trade, with all that can the world—including a secondment to Britain’s mean for tension between nations.” Standard Chartered Bank—before accepting his Rickerd said protectionism in the form of current position in 2005. He is well acquainted domestic subsidies effectively prevents developing with the topic of his address—recovery and nations from greater participation in global trade. maintenance of the global economy. In the case of Africa, for example, he said protec - Rickerd noted that when the international tionism in other countries deprives the continent G20 economic group met in London in early of more funds each year than it currently requires April it included both the powerful member in foreign aid. nations—representing 85 percent of the world’s “It is trade, not aid, that will help lift millions economic output—and associations of less pow - more out of poverty and move them toward the erful countries. “This not only reflects the new [United Nations] Millennium Development reality of the global economy,” Rickerd said, but Goals,” Rickerd said. “That matters to us in the also makes any actions taken by the G20 more industrialized world because poverty can lead to effective.” He said the economic fates of powerful instability and violence, with us eventually countries such as the United States are inextrica - being called in to try and pick up the pieces. bly linked to the fates of smaller countries. “The basic point,” Rickerd said, “is that “The London summit took place at a time limiting economic recovery measures to when the world confronts the worst economic domestic markets doesn’t solve the problem, it crisis since the Second World War,” Rickerd said. only internalizes it. All our economies are now so “World growth, measured in terms of purchasing interlinked that the correct measures are ones power parity, is forecast to fall one-half of one that will increase opportunity for global econom - percent this year, its lowest rate since World War ic recovery.” Two.” Rickerd then outlined the G20 leaders’ Rickerd noted that, “a state like Alabama, agreement on how collectively to steer the world which has successfully attracted large sums of for - through that crisis, with an emphasis on the eign investment in recent years, is an excellent importance of global trade. example of the benefits of the free Trade, Rickerd said, is essential to movement of goods, money and reviving the global economy. “The more services between countries.” I open to trade economies are, the greater the benefit.” Unfortunately, he added, world trade is fore - cast to fall 9 percent this year, the largest decline in decades.

British consul Mark Rickerd speaks at Samford.

19 for many students and families, but cer - tainly is one of the most important an individual has in life. The implications of Visiting the Campus the choice are profound: the friends one will have, the influences on career paths,

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U by Rob Collingsworth pus visit, “which can make or break the Decision Process student’s perspective on any university.” Bragg visited Samford a few weeks after ori Bragg, who just finished her her Virginia trip. “Though my first college freshman year, well remembers her visit was a disappointment, I toured Tfirst impression of Samford. Samford in February after being invited “As I walked around, I heard random to attend scholars’ day,” she said. “As ‘Come to Samford!’ shouts making me much as I didn't want to admit it at first, feel like a celebrity instead of just a Samford was a perfect fit. Coming from a prospective student,” she recalled. “In the small high school, I knew I would need end, my visit made all the difference.” the personal attention Samford would Bragg discovered that Samford was a offer, and the student body seemed to be perfect fit for her by making a campus in love with Samford.” visit. She found out a school in Virginia Kimrey said Samford’s campus is an was not a good fit the same way. “By important factor in the decision-making December of my senior year in high process. “The campus visit has a powerful school, I’d made up my mind,” Bragg effect on how one feels when they enter said. “I thought for sure that I would be the gates and see Sherman Circle, with attending a medium-sized school in Centennial Walk leading to the Davis Virginia. I loved what I had seen online Library, the green lawns against a blue and in brochures, but my parents thought spring sky or fall colors on a crisp I should visit before I signed the deal.” October afternoon,” he said. When the Bragg family visited the Jason Black deals with much of the campus, Tori’s smile faded quickly. “I was admission process at Samford in his role not impressed with the campus, the stu - Bragg’s experience underscored the as director of Orientation and Campus dents or the admissions faculty,” she said. importance of a campus visit in the col - Visits. “College is more of a fit than a “It had snowed overnight, and school was lege decision-making process. “No single choice,” Black says. “It’s very difficult to cancelled for the day. I thought I would other factor seems to influence more stu - choose the institution where you best fit if see a bunch of students crowded around dents than the campus visit,” said you don’t put feet to pavement. Visiting a the rolling hills on the quad, but I was Samford Vice President for Student campus is probably the single most sadly mistaken. The student body seemed Affairs and Enrollment Management Phil important step in the search process.” to be missing, and I told my parents we Kimrey. Such a visit shows the student That is a fact to which Tori Bragg— could leave after 30 minutes of aimless “who we are as an institution,” he said. and countless others—can attest. To wandering.” “The college choice can be difficult schedule a visit, call 800-888-7218. I

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A Great First Year for Arts Samford artists, actors, and musi - Guest Artist Series was a success and will cians guide national and international continue in 2009–2010. Our Samford organizations, perform in the world’s productions will be highlighted by new greatest venues, and help prepare the collaborations with the best arts organi - next generation of artists. zations in our community including the First-rate academic programs, more Alabama Ballet, Alabama Symphony competitive scholarships and a compre - Orchestra, Superjazz and Opera

N hensive strategy for recruiting have Birmingham. The School of the Arts is A

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D the economic challenges in the world arts in Alabama. E around us, we are anticipating one of The first year of the School of the H

T our largest and best classes of art, theatre Arts has been a success thanks to your

M and music students. support, for which we are grateful. We O The loyalty of our alumni and covet your prayers and support as we R

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E contributed to Samford music, theatre L he School of the Arts at Samford is and dance, visual art, athletic bands, Tcelebrating its first anniversary, and it preparatory music and our general has been a year of tremendous blessings. account. Our first year as a School of the Arts These accomplishments lead us has been distinguished by faculty, toward a year of even greater promise. students and alumni who carry the We have planned an ambitious season of scholarship and creative activity of the events and exhibits featuring our university around the world, from students, faculty and guests at the Wright Carnegie Hall to the Vatican; from Texas Center, Brock Hall, Bolding Studio, to the Czech Republic; from Broadway to Joseph Hopkins Harrison Theatre and the Art Gallery. Dean, School of the Arts Australia. The first year of the Davis Architects Davis Furthers Career With Prestigious Lilly Fellowship chool of the Arts graduate Joel Scott Ransom, a founding member of the directors Timothy Banks and Milburn DSavis ’05 credits Samford with helping Fugitives literary group at Vanderbilt Price and also conducted on several him discover his interest in composition University in the 1920s that included occasions. and scholarship. “My years at Samford such notable writers as Robert Penn “The professors in the music were literally life-changing,” he says. “The Warren and Allen Tate. department took the time to invest in me experiences I had there continue to sus - Davis based his composition on as an individual,” he says. “They continue tain me in my pursuit of a career in Ransom’s 1919 poetry collection, Poems to be a guiding force in my life, and I am music.” About God, which he wrote while serving thankful for their example of how to use Davis will take the next step in that in France during World War I. “It one’s talent for the glory of God and the career this fall when he begins doctoral showed his doubts and his struggle with betterment of mankind.” studies in music composition in the his faith,” says Davis. His love for choral music, Davis says, is prestigious Lilly Graduate Fellows Davis credits Samford with making a direct result of “the artistry that Dr. Banks Program, a new initiative in the Lilly his Carnegie Hall debut possible. and Dr. Price demonstrated in their choice Fellows Program in Humanities and the “Writing a new piece for a Carnegie of choral literature for performance.” I Arts. He was named one of 16 national Hall premiere was a thrilling process,” he Lilly Graduate Fellows in May. says. “I never imagined that I would be Davis recently completed his master given an opportunity of this magnitude of arts in composition degree at so early in my career.” Claremont Graduate University in He emphasized the pivotal role that California. Last fall he premiered a new his formative years at Samford played in composition at Carnegie Hall in New his development. He was a theo - York City in collaboration with Samford ry/composition major who also earned music professors Kathryn Fouse and G. an honors certificate in double bass William Bugg, who performed the work, performance and was a member of Songs About God. numerous instrumental and choral The piece was a song cycle for voice ensembles. He sang in the University and piano based on the writings of Chorale and A Cappella Choir under southern philosopher John Crowe Joel Scott Davis ’05

22 S CHOOL OF THE A RTS N EWSLETTER Guiding Technology—and Talents— in the School of the Arts by Jean M. McLean

t all started with an iPod. This ubiq - school’s unexpected uses for what others camera lens, serving as part of a behind-

uitous campus earmark has might consider entertainment gadgets. closed-doors team that traveled the T

acquired an impressive education The resulting applications are as country, embedded within troops in H G I role during the past two years at creative as they are productive. Students harm’s way. In a lengthy narrative, the I L

Samford’s School of the Arts. prepare for their London Jan term by Army cites Fisk’s outstanding “leader - T Scott Fisk, associate professor of listening to professors’ downloaded ship, tactical and technical skills,” finding O P graphic design, characteristically gives all lectures, replaying them as they tour. An innovative ways to change “the theater- S the credit to Dean Joe Hopkins for his art history student downloads a lecture, wide military history effort for the bet - Y T vision and for acquiring a faculty iPod reviewing points missed in class. A ter.” L U

grant. Hopkins also asked Fisk to lead theatre student watches Act One, record - Fisk also visited with and docu - C A

the school’s technology committee. ed on his professor’s iPod and projected mented people groups such as the perse - F “Our charge was to use technology to a screen. cuted Yezidi, largely unknown to the out - to enhance our teaching,” Fisk says. “It makes teaching portable,” says side world. Fisk was a natural choice—a design - Fisk. “It allows them to take you with Much of his work is still classified. er who sharpens his skills through free - them.” Some of what’s not, including Yezidi lance work, as comfortable with elec - The iPod applications are comple - photos, is posted on Fisk’s website, tronic tools as a music professor with his mented by the department’s technology www.scottfisk.com/iraq/. He hopes those instruments. Fisk encouraged the classroom, installed last summer. images evoke prayers for the people that Presentations through wall touch his heart still goes out to—soldiers and screens, akin to digital chalkboards, can civilians. be recorded and e-mailed. Interactive “I’ve been through a lot of ups and screens, portable players and down - downs, but Iraq was the most difficult,” loaded reviews immediately engage this Fisk says. “God gave me the strength and digital generation of students. kept me safe during a time of great tur - The techniques are also engaging to bulence.” Fisk, whose interests span multimedia’s Fisk returned to what he calls the generations. As a graphic/web design “great, warm, caring environment” of expert, he has seen his work appear on Samford, perhaps with a new apprecia - television networks in the U.S., Australia tion of how God can use any art medi - and Canada, in museums and the um. Whether their preferred tool is National Archives. He has designed the - embossed ink on handcrafted paper, 2 x atre sets, created a charity license plate 3 feet military photos or high-tech and consulted for groups such as the screen images, he wants students to Woman’s Missionary Union. understand how good design can be Fisk also has a passion for used for good, glorifying their Creator. antique printing processes and The results stretch far beyond tech - has won a National Endowment nology’s bounds. for the Humanities grant for his “What I try to get through to my efforts. His work has been pub - students is that design can be used for lished in books, magazines and social good. Some of them will work for newspapers. a church. Others will freelance for a But those who call Fisk a pro - favorite cause. Others will be people of fessor, artist, husband, historian, influence in agencies and other places, technophile and volunteer only making important moral and ethical know part of his story. decisions.” Fisk is also a third-generation Through old or new technology, soldier who served 13 years in the “Our task is to help students ask them - Army Reserve, earning the selves how they can better the world Bronze Star Medal for courage through their talents.” I and dedication while document - ing the achievements of U.S. Jean M. McLean is a freelance writer in soldiers in combat. Montevallo, Ala. His 2005 –2006 Iraq assignment was to record history through a Cover (page 21): Student Shara Lewis performs in Samford Theatre’s fall Scott Fisk production, The Rover.

S CHOOL OF THE A RTS N EWSLETTER 23 Triumphant Tour Choir Visits France, Italy by Mary Wimberley

The Samford A Cappella Choir gathers for a formal portrait in Vatican Square during its visit to Rome.

inging six concerts and two masses sage I read was consistent from one in 10 days in two European coun - singer to the next: “This is a great tries can be a tiring vocal and physi - moment…To God alone be the glory!” Scal challenge for any choral group, The historic tour included concerts but Samford’s A Cappella Choir met it at Chartres Cathedral in France and at with ease. three Italian places of worship: San “The choir actually got better and Agostino church in San Gimignano, St. better at every concert,” says its pleased James Episcopal Church in Florence and conductor Timothy Banks ’74 after the Rome Baptist Church, with its member - May tour that included appearances at ship representing many nations. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, The Notre Dame concert was a and the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, reprise of sorts for Banks, who was a stu - Italy. dent choir member when the choir first By the time the choristers sang the performed at the famed venue. final notes in the mass at St. Peter’s “I remember vividly in 1973 looking Basilica in Rome, the last stop on the up as we sang, seeing the beauty of the tour, and the final performance for the rose window. This time, I looked into the Director Timothy Banks conducts choir in seniors, Banks was caught by the gleam eyes of the singers, who in turned looked the historic church of San Agostino in San on their faces. into the rose window. Gimignano, Italy. “I make it a practice to try to scan “I found a moment of great peace as the choir, connecting with each face in we passed this experience to a new group such times,” said Dr. Banks. “The mes - of Samford’s choristers,” said Banks, who

24 S CHOOL OF THE A RTS N EWSLETTER had been a soloist on that first trip, as spiritual experience.” was his wife, Wanda Alexander Banks “The sight and sound of the beau - ’74. tiful and historic church was worth the The choir, one of only 60 choirs whole trip alone,” declared Caulk, who, from around the world to be featured as a choir member since his freshman at Notre Dame this year, was chosen year, can seldom listen to the combined because of its reputation and record - voices of his choir mates. ings. The audience included a few At San Gimignano’s acoustically- Samford alumni, parents and friends, rich San Agostino church, however, he as well as hundreds of tourists and had his chance. “Whenever we stopped worshippers who were being intro - singing, the reverberation allowed us all duced to the A Cappella Choir for the that opportunity, and Dr. Banks milked first time. those moments for all they were At stops in Italy, concert-goers worth,” said Caulk. were welcomed with a greeting— “It’s something God-inspired to spoken in Italian—from School of the sing, more so with those you love, and Arts Dean Joseph Hopkins, whose even more so when it’s the culmination career includes singing on Italian opera of an entire year’s work in a place that stages. radiates beauty that you can see, feel, Singing for audiences of mostly hear and give,” said Caulk, whose non-English speakers was a highlight fiancée, Caitlin Huie, is also in the for choir member Quincy Price, who choir. was making his first international trip. Choir members enjoyed their visits “It shows that we can sing songs in to Versailles in Paris, the Coliseum in English, French and Latin, and the Rome, museums, shops and local message comes across no matter where attractions, as well as rare moments of you are,” said Price, a Catholic who quiet reflection in settings a world away The 2009 choir reprises its 1973 per - found the stops at Notre Dame and St. from their familiar Samford campus. formance in Notre Dame Cathedral in Francis particularly relevant. While walking with choir friends Paris. Seeing such storied landmarks as in the Italian hilltop town of Assisi, the Eiffel Tower and St. Peters was a Sadie Frazier broke away from her dream come true for the sophomore group to enjoy a view of the Tuscan cantor, who regularly hears many fine from Sharpsburg, Ga., who considers it landscape. choirs, offered a spontaneous thumbs- a bonus that he experienced it all “with “While they explored the street, up to the choir and conductor Banks 40 of my closest friends.” got gelato and shopped for souvenirs, I following the service. Singer Jeff Caulk, a junior choral took in one of the most breathtaking “This tour brought so many bless - music education major from views I have ever beheld. That 30 min - ings on all of us. We sang in some of Collierville, Tenn., and confessed utes to myself to ponder was one of the the world’s most beautiful and glorious “choral nerd,” said that while he most precious gifts I received on tour,” cathedrals, while bringing glory to His enjoyed the formal concerts as well as said Frazier, a voice major who gradu - name. There is no better way to end my an impromptu one on the Spanish ated May 16. undergrad [experience ] at Samford,” Steps in Rome, “I hang my hat on San Her musical high point of the tour said Frazier. Gimignano for the best aesthetic and came at St. Peter’s in Rome, where the Dr. Hopkins appreciates the rare opportunity the tour offered the stu - dents to sing at historic sites and carry the message of hope, excellence and Christian service. “This choir has written an exciting chapter in the history of A Cappella,” he said. “They have enriched the tradi - tions of Samford music for generations to come. We are grateful to our church, corporate and individual donors, with - out whom this trip would not have been possible.” I

Choir members present a concert on the piazza in front of Rome Baptist Church. The choir then led the congregation into the church, continuing to sing.

S CHOOL OF THE A RTS N EWSLETTER 25 Samford Grounded Colee in the Ministry of Music

hip Colee ’90 remembers well the at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. who love and support Samford, includ - Cday when he first visited Samford. It Colee credits former music dean ing pastor and Samford trustee Jay Wolf. was also the day that the high school and A Cappella Choir director Gene Colee’s wife, Christy Choyce Colee junior from Prattville, Ala., knew that the Black with giving him more than just ’88, teaches high school English and school was the place for him. valuable technical musical lessons. journalism. They have two “I really didn’t even know much “Dr. Black taught me life lessons children.The two met while about Samford,” recalls Colee, who, at his about working with people and serving they were members of the Y

R mom’s suggestion, spent a day touring Christ and others with passion com - A Cappella Choir. T

S the campus. bined with excellence and humility. His Colee likes the way I

N “We ran into an old family friend standards and expectations were always Samford is preparing a I who invited me to attend a rehearsal of very high, but he never gave up on me. future generation of M

L the A Cappella Choir. On hearing the Time and time again, he put me in talented artists for ministry

A first sounds coming from the choir, I position to learn, grow and succeed,” says under the leadership of C I

S knew immediately that there was some - Colee, who was student conductor and Arts Dean Joe Hopkins.

U thing very special about this place and Black’s assistant. “I am excited

M that I wanted to be part of it. I never Colee also found growth opportu - that Samford even visited another school after that nities in his post as student government continues to look experience,” recalls Colee. vice president and director of the 1989 to the future, Now a veteran minister of music Step Sing production. In 1990, he wrote adapting to an who has served several large churches, the show and directed his Sigma Chi ever-changing Colee still appreciates his Samford fraternity to sweepstakes honors. “That culture, yet never preparation—for his subsequent graduate was a thrill!” recalls Colee, almost 20 sacrificing the core work, for his ministry, and for his life. years later. purpose and values “The academic and musical After serving First Baptist Church in that make Samford standard at Samford was very high. As a Decatur, Ala., for 10 years, he became so special.” I result, my seminary education was minister of music at First Baptist Church simply an extension of what I had expe - in Montgomery, Ala., in 2004. At the Chip Colee rienced at Samford,” says Colee, who thriving downtown church, he enjoys earned a master of church music degree camaraderie with a number of members Creating a Ministry Through Movie Music t was an emotional moment for Willard replays the moment in his William Bugg, Rebecca Remley, Jim I Mark Willard. Here he was, listening mind when he thinks of the amazing Jensen and Timothy Banks, who helped to the Nashville String Machine, a pro - story of Sherwood Pictures, the film him prepare for life in ministry. fessional studio orchestra, as it played ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in It’s been a dream of his since high music he had scored for the film Albany, Ga. Fireproof is Sherwood’s third school to write movie scores. Fireproof. As the soaring sound of the release, following Flywheel and Facing the “If God puts a dream in your heart music he had created came flooding Giants. Their message of hope, healing and a vision to accomplish it, and it’s into the control room, he kept repeating and forgiveness has been seen by a not a selfish desire, He will fulfill it if the words, “Thank you, Lord. Thank worldwide audience of hundreds of you are faithful, pray it through and you, Lord.” thousands in theaters and on DVDs. faithfully give Him your talents,” It all began with Flywheel, a movie Willard states. made for one Albany theater. The sec - Willard says that his wife, Katy, also ond movie, Facing the Giants , caught a ’97 Samford music graduate, “pro - the attention of a national distributor vides a sounding board for my endeav - and paved the way for Fireproof . ors with her own musical skill and Amazingly, the church produced all expertise.” The couple has four children. three films using talent primarily from Willard had no idea he would be the church and community. scoring movies when he joined Willard is a 1997 Samford music Sherwood’s staff in 2000. He was just graduate and worship pastor at focusing on being a church orchestra Sherwood. He works diligently in the leader. Nor could he foresee a church midst of Sherwood’s movie production ministry that would produce com - activity. Using music sequencing talents pelling evangelistic movies. What was he honed at Samford, he wrote the score his reaction to such stunning develop - for each of the movies. ments? Willard is grateful to such profes - “What we regard as most impor - sors as Gene Black, Milburn Price, tant is that God receives the glory, that we honor Him with integrity,” said Mark Willard Willard. I

26 S CHOOL OF THE A RTS N EWSLETTER Piano Major’s Year as Miss Alabama A Stepping Stone to Pediatric Medicine by Mary Wimberley

hat was to be Amanda The granddaughter of longtime Tapley’s junior year at Samford music faculty member Witold

Samford turned into 12 Turkiewicz began her weekly piano lessons E C Wmonths of traveling the state in his campus studio at a young age. I V

as Miss Alabama and appearing in the “I thought it was pretty cool to walk R E

nationally televised Miss America among college students as a second grader,” S

Pageant. says Tapley, who chose the school for her Y T At the end of her sophomore year, higher education in part because of its I Tapley’s plans for the summer of 2008 Christ-centered environment and prox - N were to take organic chemistry II, pre - imity to family, many of whom, including U M

pare for a junior piano recital and study six aunts and uncles, claim Samford M for the medical school entrance exam. degrees. O “In a single night last June, I was The daughter of Jeffrey and Patricia C reminded that while I have goals and Turkiewicz Tapley ’85, of Birmingham, should always strive to reach them, God she studied piano throughout her teen has the perfect plan for my life,” says years. She also found time to win a high Tapley, who wore the Miss Samford school state championship in doubles crown before winning the state title on tennis and secure a top 10 U.S. Tennis her first try and cites Jeremiah 29:11, Association singles state rank. which offers assurance of hope and a As a youngster whose favorite sub - future, as a favorite Bible verse. ject was always science, she preferred the Tapley wowed the Miss Alabama Discovery Health channel to television judges with her performance of dramas and never gave much thought to Amanda Tapley Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1 in F-flat pageants. “It was fun, although we lived on Minor, with which she had brought Eventually, however, she was drawn about four hours of sleep a night and audiences to their feet at the Miss to pageant competition for two reasons: adrenalin for 10 straight days,” said Samford University Pageant and 2008 scholarships and community service Tapley, who placed in the top 15 after Concerto-Aria concert. opportunities. being named one of four America’s Although her career calling is pedi - Tapley, who entered Samford on a Choice contestants, as decided by audi - atric oncology, Tapley is a piano major highly competitive Beeson Exceptional ence participation. The finals were tele - who studies piano with Dr. Don Sanders Scholars full-tuition scholarship, antici - vised live on The Learning Channel. and voice with Dr. G. William Bugg. pates graduating from college debt-free More meaningful to her, however, Music will always be her passion, with a financial head start for medical was being named second runner-up for but the Miss Alabama experience has school. Participation in the Miss America the Miss America Quality of Life Award, further motivated her to serve others, Organization has allowed her to earn an honor based on community service. says Tapley, who used the year to pro - more than $25,000 in scholarships to The award was announced at a press mote her pageant platform, Music for a help with medical school expenses. conference attended by her parents and Cure. The cause raises money for pedi - Her pageant platform continues a grandparents. “I had the opportunity to atric cancer research . service project begun with her brother, look my grandfather in the eyes and Since childhood, Samford, music Jeff, in high school, when the two publicly thank him for being the inspira - and medicine have been entwined in pianists created a benefit CD that raised tion for my community service project,” Tapley’s life. more than $4,000 for St. Jude Children’s she recalls. “Because of his generosity Research Hospital. and patience in offering his gift of music She has since hosted and performed to me, I am able to do so much through in benefit concerts for the Memphis music.” research hospital and Birmingham’s She also credits the Samford Children’s Hospital of Alabama. To date, School of the Arts for strengthening her she has helped raise more than $27,000 music appreciation and musicianship for pediatric research. and for the performance opportunities “I realize that these efforts are only that have enhanced her confidence at the stepping stones in my lifelong commit - keyboard. ment to helping sick children live their In June, she passed the state crown beautiful blessings of life,” she says. to another Miss Alabama and enrolled in Competing in the Miss America summer school with plans to complete Pageant, held in January in Las Vegas, her earlier goals. Nev., offered Tapley a learning experi - “Same plans,” she says, “just a year ence unlike any other. later than expected.” I

S CHOOL OF THE A RTS N EWSLETTER 27 Larson Grant Winner Musical Theatre Degree Debuts Making a Name in by Jean M. McLean Musical Theatre or actors, dancers, vocalists Fand designers, opening ark Allen ’01 night is the thrill that drives the Mwas delighted artist to excel . . . the moment to learn that he when all of the artist’s creative had won one of

E vision is unwrapped for the four Jonathan R Larson Grants T public to experience.

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H Arts is enjoying the academic Theatre Wing, cre - T ator of the Tony equivalent of opening night as Mark Allen it unveils the newly crafted and Awards, in approved bachelor of fine arts February. The annual awards honor degree in music theatre. emerging composers, lyricists and The new degree is a mile - book writers, and the competition is stone that synthesizes two tough. About 150 applicants entered in majors—the bachelor of music 2009. from the Division of Music and “To me, it means a little bit of the bachelor of arts from the validation in what I believe I have Department of Theatre into the been called to do,” he said. B.F.A. degree. The award helps writers new to “It is the industry standard the industry make a name for them - for preparing students for their selves in musical theatre, Allen said. “It careers in performance,” said was started by the family of Jonathan Don Sandley, chair of theatre Larson, the creator of Rent , who felt and dance. that new writers needed encourage - Current students were ment and resources that Jonathan given the option of changing to never had,” he said. the new degree or remaining in Lydia Myers chats with Harrison Chambers in the The grant enables new writers to the B.M. or B.A. degree program. Samford Theatre spring production, High Society. join a network of other writers work - Most elected to audition for and ing in the musical theatre industry, he were accepted into the new B.F.A. Audiences have traditionally added. Music, theatre and dance faculty enjoyed at least two musicals and an While Allen describes himself as a expect the B.F.A. option to draw the opera every year. But Sandley cites new writer, he has actually been a pub - best of the best music theatre stu - next year’s production of lished songwriter and musician since dents to the Samford School of the Thoroughly Modern Millie as an he was 10 years old. He polished his Arts, which will extend the school’s example of some of the more ambi - talents as a speech communication rich history of theatre and music to tious projects the department now and theater major at Samford and the next generation. will undertake. The B.F.A. degree will thanks the school “for pushing me to include training not only in acting, always be looking forward.” dance and music but will also con - After graduation, he moved to tinue to provide instruction in tech - Nashville, Tenn., where he worked as a nical production and design. studio vocalist and songwriter with The Department of Theatre and some of the biggest names in country Dance is proud of each alumnus and and gospel music. Moving to New the accomplishments they have York City, he graduated in 2006 from achieved, from the life-changing the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre influences of high school drama Writing Program at Tisch School of teachers to those working in theatre the Arts at New York University, where on Broadway or film in Los Angeles. he won the 2005 ASCAP Max Dreyfus “They represent us,” said Award for Excellence in Musical Sandley. “They represent our ideals. Theatre Writing. We don’t just produce theatre. We Allen reports that he is working produce very fine people who stand on several projects currently. His first for a vision of a better world.” I musical, Tinyard Hill, will have its world premiere at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, Calif., this summer, playing July 15 –August 29 as the main produc - tion of the annual New Works Festival. Don Sandley His next project, Band Geeks!, is in development with Goodspeed Musicals for its world premiere next spring. I

28 S CHOOL OF THE A RTS N EWSLETTER S AMFORD U NIVERSITY Scholarship Society

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29 Cottingham Just Keeps Sending I N

M Students to Samford U L by Jack Brymer A ust as his pastor friends recom - Baptist Church in Marietta, where he “As Rebekah and I began our mended Samford University to him has served for the past 22 years. He grew ministry at Johnson Ferry, we consis - more than two decades ago, Mark up in Centreville, Ala., the youngest of tently built good personal relationships J Cottingham ’83 of Marietta, Ga., three sons of Hal and Edna Earle with high school students who were has been returning the favor to dozens Cottingham, and was active in active in our growing senior high choir of students since. In fact, more than 50 Centreville Baptist Church there. program,” he said. “Just like Brother Bob students and alumni cite Cottingham as “I accepted Christ as Lord and Johnston had done for me, I couldn’t a strong influence in their choosing Savior into my life during the spring of help but share over and over what a Samford, including his daughter, Sarah, my senior year of high school , and it special place there was at 800 Lakeshore currently a junior. made a huge change in my life, both Drive in Birmingham.” “I love Samford,” said Cottingham, spiritually and eventually vocationally,” Brian Watson, a 2002 graduate of “and honestly feel that there could not he recalled. Even so, he enrolled at Troy Samford and 2006 graduate of Beeson be a better choice for outstanding high State University to major in journalism Divinity School, said Cottingham school students who want the best for out of high school. “strongly encouraged me and many their college choice. My experiences But during the next year, his interest other friends of mine in high school to during my time there, and also through in music grew , and he discovered “a new seek out formal education at Samford.” the years as an alumnus, have only rein - passion for applying that interest in He said at least 10 other Johnson Ferry forced my belief in the values, excellence ministry settings within the local Church students from his 1998 high and family spirit that permeates the church.” He sensed God leading him school class attended Samford. campus.” into a vocational Christian ministry. He Watson’s wife, Jennifer Anne Beard Cottingham is associate pastor of sought the counsel of his pastor, Rev. Watson, a 2005 graduate of Samford’s worship and arts at Johnson Ferry Hayne Sandifer, and Rev. Robert Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing, was Johnston ’63, pastor of Brent Baptist also in Cottingham’s youth choir. Church near his hometown. Johnston “Though money was tight in my family , became so convinced Cottingham and I could have gone to a state school, I should transfer to Samford that he drove listened to Mark who told me that him and his mother to visit the campus. Samford would be the best choice for Cottingham was so impressed that he my future career,” she said. He encour - enrolled at Samford for Jan Term of 1980. aged 10 or 15 others from her church “My experiences at Samford and the youth group to go to Samford, she said. influence of so many individuals had a Through the years Cottingham profound impact on my life, and I will regularly has taken groups of potential always be grateful,” he continued, citing students to visit the campus, sometimes several professors including Dr. Gene for Step Sing. He has written dozens of Black ’59, director of the A Cappella reference letters for students filling out Choir. Another key mentor was Bob applications to attend Samford. “Some Hatfield ’71, minister of music at likely just needed a pastor to fill out the Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in necessary form, but I believe many were Homewood, who hired him to work responding as a result of consistent as a part-time music assistant. encouragement to consider Samford as a Following graduation, potential college choice.” Cottingham enrolled in One such student was his daughter, Southwestern Baptist Sarah. When she chose Samford, “I Theological Seminary in could not have been more pleased,” said Fort Worth, Texas, where he Cottingham. I met his wife, Rebekah. They served together at a church in Plano, Texas, during To refer a student to Samford, call seminary years and were the Office of Admission (1-800- called to serve on the staff SAMFORD) or go to www.samford.edu, at Johnson Ferry Church in click on the logo and complete the October 1987. information on “Refer a Student.”

Mark Cottingham

30 Being a Movie Extra is Gruelling, but the Experience Has Its Benefits I

by Mary Wimberley N M U ay Calfee Wideman ’63 can put a “We learned a lot about filming, as soon after graduation. She has remained L A second checkmark by one item that was our first experience as extras,” active in the organization and is now on her retirement to-do list. she said. In the end, the scenes with the president of Delta Omicron Foundation, K In March, she was an extra in extras were fuzzed out, causing a lot of Inc. the movie, Get Low , which was filmed in disappointed Atlanta-area amateur Wideman retired in 2005 after a Atlanta. A bonus was meeting the cast, actors. career that included serving as consultant including actor Robert Duvall. “Technically, that really fulfilled the in arts, curriculum, instruction, media Wideman and her husband, Brad, movie extra item on my retirement list,” and school improvement for the Georgia who live in Douglasville, Ga., were both explains Wideman, who couldn’t resist Department of Education. She also extras in the movie. The film is based on the second opportunity when it came her taught at Valdosta State College, where the true story of an early 20th-century way. she earned an Ed.S. degree. Her Ph.D recluse, played by Duvall, who planned She won’t know how she survives the degree in educational leadership is from his own funeral while he was still alive to editor’s cuts on Get Low until the Zanuck Georgia State University. enjoy it. Company film is released, perhaps as In addition to regularly checking “We spent a complete day from 4 soon as early fall. adventures off her retirement list, she a.m. until 7 p.m. for basically one scene,” Although her Samford days did not sings first soprano with church and com - Wideman says of her experience as an include theatrical roles, Wideman was a munity choral groups and is pianist at extra. “It’s not easy work.” frequent soloist with the A Cappella and Perkerson Baptist Church. “I met a lot of nice people on the set, Baptist Student Union choirs. She also “I’ve accomplished a lot on my list and the stars were very gracious,” she said sang the role of the mother in Amahl and since retiring, but I have a long way to of Sissy Spacek, Gerald McRaney and the Night Visitors and performed in The go,” said Wideman. character actor Bill Cobbs. “They were all Magic Flute. Next up is performing with the very cordial and friendly. And, then to A student member and Samford Douglas County Chamber Singers at the meet the actor legend, Robert Duvall, was chapter president of Delta Omicron International Haydn Festival in Vienna, very special. While he remains in charac - music fraternity, she served as province Austria, in July. I ter for much of the time even when not president and international president filming, he didn’t hesitate to have a pic - ture taken with me,” reports Wideman. Brad shot the photo of the two. Get Low is Wideman’s second experi - ence as an extra in a movie shot in the Atlanta area. Several years ago, she and her husband were also extras in We Are Marshall , the film about the football team that was killed in a plane crash in West Virginia. The true story was especially com - pelling for the couple, as Brad was on the Marshall University faculty at the time of the 1970 crash. “It was a good movie and brought back many memories for Brad and me,” said Wideman, who was working on her master’s in vocal performance at Marshall when the tragedy occurred.

Kay Calfee Wideman ’63 meets actor Robert Duvall on the set of the movie, Get Low, filmed in Atlanta, Ga.

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’45 Nell Brown Propst is a writer and speaker ’64 Thomas Smith of Auburn, Ala., retired ’72 Rish Wood of Pelham, Ala., is marketing U in Merino, Colo. professor of music and department chair manager with Catalyst Partners L A at Auburn University, is minister of music Homeland Security Firm. ’50 Bill Peeples and his wife, Phyllis, have at Providence Baptist Church. retired from real estate and live in Citrus ’73 Thomas W. Sterling, J.D., of Pittsburgh, Springs, Fla. ’65 Mona Hulbert Fisher of Birmingham is Pa., retired in April from U.S . Steel after a chief executive officer of Mona Media, 40-year career with the company. He was David Russell is retired and lives with his Inc. She married R. Greg Ruff in May senior vice president-administration and a wife, Sarah, in Brooksville, Fla. He is a for - 2008. member of the executive management mer county commissioner. committee. ’66 G. Robert Prater retired from the state of ’53 Rayburn Reed is retired and living in Georgia and works part time at ’74 W. Henry Parkman was named a member Brent, Ala. He and his wife, Joyce, cele - Meriwether Bank and Trust in Warm of The American Law Institute on the brated their 55th wedding anniversary in Springs, Ga. He is president of Friends of basis of professional achievement and 2008. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House demonstrated interest in improving the and portrays Roosevelt as a historical re- law. A partner in the Sutherland Asbill & Hugh L. Whitman is retired. He and his enactor. Brennan LLP law firm in Atlanta, Ga., he wife, Ann, live in Birmingham. specializes in construction disputes and ’67 Jack E. Brymer was elected a life member issues. ’55 Thomas Robert Ledbetter is retired. He of the Baptist Communicators Association and his wife, Vivian, live in Tuscaloosa, Ala. at its 2009 annual meeting. He was cited Russell K. Paul serves on the city council for his service to Baptists as a professional of Sandy Springs, Ga. Incorporated in ’58 James Wallace Kent is senior pastor of journalist, dedicated church member and 2005, it is the first new city in the state in Crestwood Baptist Church in Frankfort, volunteer missionary. A former managing 40 years. Ky. He and his wife, Bettye, have six chil - editor of The Alabama Baptist and editor dren, among them Alison Kent Cuentas of Florida Baptist Witness, he served eight James D. Toothaker is technology adviser ’96, and 10 grandchildren. years as director of communications at with Mitchell Industries, Inc., in Samford. He and his wife, Shirley Jarman Birmingham. ’61 Leon Bedsole is minister of music at Brymer ’75, live in Hoover, Ala. Arlington Heights Baptist Church in ’75 Robert Pitt Lane, J.D., ’78 is an attorney Pascagoula, Miss. William E. (Bill) Lee retired after 42 years with Funderburk Day & Lane, Phenix in retail pharmacy. He and his wife, City, Ala. J. David Prewett is broker/owner of Wynne, live in their lake house in Talbot Pomerado Real Estate Services in Poway, County, Ga. They have three children and ’76 Danny Branton is a teacher at Cabot Calif. He and his wife, Carole, live in San seven grandchildren. Middle School North, Cabot, Ark. He lives Diego, Calif. They have three children. in Jacksonville, Ark. Douglas L. McWhorter , J.D. , ’73 was rec - ’62 Frances Shirley Armour of Clemmons, ognized by his peers as one of ’78 William C. Dooley participated in a N.C., enjoys regular reunions with four Birmingham’s Top Attorneys. He practices science student recruitment day at friends from their Lena Vail Davis with the firm of Dominick, Fletcher, Samford in March. A prominent cancer Residence Hall days: Janice Goode Cruce Yeilding, Wood & Lloyd, P.A. researcher, he is director, division of surgi - ’63 of Tallahassee, Fla., Jan Phillips cal oncology at The University of Richardson ’64 of Newnan, Ga., Jane ’68 Gerald Wesley Kline retired. He and his Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and McSwain Thrash ’63 of Auburn, Ala., and wife, Menninette, live in Lawrenceville, Ga. holder of the G. Rainey Williams Nancy Neighbors Womack ’64 of Professor Chair in Surgical Breast Alexander City, Ala. The former “Girls of ’69 Lou Ann Brickner-Barnett Gunter and Oncology at the OU Breast Institute in Second West” have reunited annually for her husband, Glen, live in Fultondale, Ala. Oklahoma City. He and his wife, Kathryn, 13 years. have two sons, Alex and Rees. He was a Geneva Cherylene Evans Lanier of Samford Alumnus of the Year in 2003. Charles H. Harwell is general manager of Alexander City, Ala., is a Spanish instruc - Harcom Productions, Inc., Tulsa, Okla. He tor at Talladega College. Amanda Rabb Klimko of Trussville, Ala., and his wife, Carol, have two sons and a is artistic director of the Birmingham daughter. ’71 Calvin and Trudy Wyatt Campbell ’72 Children’s Choir and music director at retired after careers in education. They Edgewood Presbyterian Church. Harold Hancock retired after 50 years in live in Talladega, Ala. the ministry. He lives in Prattville, Ala. Joseph A. Lane, J.D., was named to The Edward J. Ouille III of Flower Mound, Best Lawyers in America 2009 in the areas Texas, is president of Integrated Digital of commercial litigation and construction ’63 Anita Pritchett Arnold retired from Solutions. law. He practices with Lowndes, Drosdick, Protective Life Corporation. She and her Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., in Orlando, Fla. husband, Kevin, live in Brierfield, Ala. Cynthia Walker Watts is AIDS clinic qual - ity and risk manager at Dialysis Clinic, Inc., in Albany, Ga.

33 Education Graduates Moon, Carrington ’89 Carrie Ditthardt is a registered nurse at Memorial Regional Hospital in Named Top Alabama Teacher, Principal Hollywood, Fla. She has three children, Mason, Gentry and Mallory. wo Samford University graduates Ala., for the past nine

I T recently received statewide educa - years, was named ’90 J. Samuel Fitch of Vestavia Hills, Ala., is a N tion awards for the 2008 –09 academic Alabama’s National member of Warren , Averett, Kimbrough & M year. Both are graduates of Samford’s Distinguished Marino Wealth Management , LLC. U

L Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Principal of the Year A Education and Professional Studies. by the Council for ’91 Freddie Todd Boan of Williston, S.C., is MaryAnn Buffington Moon ’76 Leaders in Alabama director of marketing for Barnwell received the Alabama Parent-Teacher Schools. She will be County Hospital. Association Outstanding Secondary honored with repre - ’92 Keith LeVeq Baker of Katy, Texas, is man - Teacher Award. She was honored at an sentatives from the Moon ager, U.S. Employee Relations Policy, with April banquet in Auburn. Earlier, she other 49 states at a BP America in Houston, Texas. He and his received the local honor for the Washington, D.C., wife, Roxanne, have two sons, Josh and Huntsville City Schools, where she banquet this fall. Jackson. teaches regular and advanced placement Carrington government and is senior class sponsor earned the education - Susan Gail Stack Hurst of Helena, Ala., is a at Huntsville High School. al specialist degree in legal secretary with State Farm Insurance in She and her husband, Rick ’77, 1999 and the doctor Birmingham. She and her husband, Mark, M.S.E.M. ’97, are active with the Samford of education degree in have two children, Davis and Hannah. Alumni Association, Samford Parents 2002 from Samford. ’93 Catherine M. Griffin is a dental hygienist Association and Samford Athletics Her husband, David, in Helena, Ala. She and her husband, Foundation. They have two children: Rus s is a member of Terry, live in Maylene, Ala. and Laura, a first-year student at Samford’s Samford’s board of Carrington McWhorter School of Pharmacy. overseers. I Ian Thompson was inducted into the Sonia Carrington, principal of Birmingham Golf Association Hall of Rocky Ridge Elementary School, Hoover, Fame on the basis of outstanding compet - itive career and/or contributions in the areas of golf promotion and golf adminis - ’79 Vicki Brock of Bynum, Ala ., is organist at Permutt, was a speaker at a symposia tration. A former Samford golf coach, he Temple Beth-El and Parker Memorial sponsored by the American Bar Association is editor of GolfSouth magazine. Baptist Church and is accompanist for Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Jacksonville State University’s A Cappella Law. Her topic dealt with special needs Carol White of Oviedo, Fla., is human Choir and civic chorale. trusts, which is her area of specialization resources manager for Walgreens and is in the firm’s estate planning department. the coauthor of Emotional Wellness for Ken A. Butdorf is a financial adviser with Women, Vol. II. Family Security Credit Union in ’86 Charles Hooper, Jr., M.Div., ’98 is pastor Huntsville, Ala. of congregational ministries at Perimeter ’94 David and Laurie Rowe Brooks live in Church in Duluth, Ga. Edenton, N.C. He works at Edenton Gary Phillip Rich of Hokes Bluff, Ala., is a Baptist Church, and she teaches English at pharmacist with CVS. Lisa Janiece Myrick Sullivan is a flight John A. Holmes High School . attendant with Delta Air Lines in Atlanta, Ga . Bruce Williams is director of pharmacy She and her husband, Timothy, have two Julie Elliott Green is owner of Fit for Life at North Okaloosa Medical Center in children, Emma Ruth and Graeme Patrick . in Bay City, Texas. Crestview, Fla. ’87 Stephen Michael Hall , M.S.E. ’97, Ed.S. ’95 Carol Witt Barthel is clinical coordinator ’80 Donna Jeanne Brown Boatwright of ’06 is assistant principal at Leeds Middle at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Nokomis, Fla., is a registered nurse on the School in Leeds, Ala. He lives with his cardiovascular step-down unit at Venice wife, Nina, and their daughters, Amanda Shannon Bowman Boyce lives in Regional Medical Center. She and her and Melissa, in Vestavia Hills, Ala. Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., with her husband, husband, Rod, have three children, Richard, and son, Collins Neil, 5. Megan, Bethany and Benjamin. Michelle Miskelley of Odenville, Ala., has qualified as a National Board Certified Samuel Charles Corbin of Hoover, Ala., is William Knowles is music department Teacher. a graphics specialist with Blue Cross and chair at Tennessee Temple University in Blue Shield of Alabama. He and his wife, Chattanooga, Tenn. William New of Hahira, Ga., leads a min - Sandy, have one child, Alley. istry, 200 Proof, and is a chemist with Kenneth Prevatte of Dothan, Ala., works ADM. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two Chad Cronon, an attorney in Orlando, at Qualico Steel in Webb, Ala. children, Morgan and Noah. Fla., is president-elect of the Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense ’83 Glenn Elliott Stephens of Tampa, Fla., is a Chris O’Rear of Nashville, Tenn., is co- Lawyers and is chapter representative to mortgage banker/license real estate sales - executive director for clinical services at the statewide association. person with Fairmont Funding, Ltd. Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee, Inc. He and his wife, Lynda, have two Randall C. Jenkins of Mansfield, Texas, is ’85 Katherine Barr, J.D.,/M.B.A., a shareholder children, Rachel and Jessie. communications director of the Baptist in the Birmingham law firm of Sirote & General Convention of Texas.

34 ’96 Kelsey Logan of Columbus, Ohio, is assis - Leaders Forum, and a “Woman to Watch” Bobby E. Hopper, D. Min. is director of tant professor of internal medicine at The by the Junior League of Birmingham. She missions for Bethel Baptist Association in Ohio State University Sports Medicine is an attorney in Birmingham. Linden, Ala. He is the author of Bleep the Center. She is also OSU team physician. Purple Bear , a story of a boy growing to Richard, J.D., ’04 and Christy Friday adulthood as seen through the eyes of a Katherine McCallister Scott Orlando is a Pearce live in Lexington, Ky., where she is purple bear, and I Will Speak Using Stories:

registered nurse in the intensive care unit pursuing a fellowship in maternal-fetal A Thirty-one Day Devotional . I at Select Specialty Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. medicine. She recently completed a resi - N dency in obstetrics/gynecology. He is an Jessica Lynne Gillson Morelli is a fourth M U

James Arthur Woods, Jr., J.D., ’01 of associate attorney with Grant, Konvalinka grade teacher with Hoover City Schools. L Chattanooga, Tenn., is an assistant U.S. and Harrison, P.C. They have a daughter, She and her husband, Bryan, live in A attorney with the Department of Justice. Adelaide Grace, born in September. Helena, Ala., with their son, Connor Edmund, born in January. ’97 MaDonna Flowers Kelley , M.A. Ed. ’98 , is Celia Michelle Holmes Ramos is a a first grade teacher in Swartz Creek, teacher in Gwinnett County Public Alyson Roth was crowned Ms. Mich. She and her husband, Brian, have Schools. She and her husband, Taylor, live Wheelchair California in April and will two children, Samuel Joseph, 4, and Anna in Braselton, Ga. compete for the national title in August. Joy, born in February. She recently appeared on The Price is Andrea Anderson Roberson, J.D., is lead Right television program. She suffered a Elana Parker of Montgomery, Ala., contracts manager with the Georgia spinal cord injury in a car accident during received the Carl Nowell Award from the Department of Community Health. She her senior year at Samford. Alabama School of Alcohol and Other lives in Alpharetta, Ga., with her husband, Drug Studies for her dedication, leader - Reginald, and children, Asjia and Aaliyah. Estelle McKee Sones and her husband, ship and abilities in the field of prevention Ben, live in Madison, Miss., with their and treatment of alcohol and substance ’02 Brittany Wood Boleman lives in three children, Benjamin, 4, Caroline, 2, abuse services. She is re -entry coordina - Winston-Salem, N.C., with her husband, and McKee, born in March. tor/public health liaison for the Alabama Britt, and sons, Tyler and Carson. Department of Corrections and Christopher and Julie Weaver ’03 live in Department of Public Health. Michael Lee Catoe is pursuing a master’s Anniston, Ala. He is district sales manager in biblical languages at Temple Baptist for Kowa Pharmaceuticals. They have a Jamie Guy Ratliff is an attorney with the Seminary, Chattanooga, Tenn., and is a son, Christopher Quinn, 1. Montgomery, Ala., law firm of Judy H. freelance teacher/performer. He and his Berganier PC. wife, Raygen, have two children, Bonnie Covenant, 2, and Matthias Gideon, born Doug Wise is director of client engage - in March. ment for Community Analytics. He and his wife, Daria, have a son, Will. They live in Marietta, Ga. Myers Heads Alabama Sports Hall of Fame ’99 Courtenay Lynn Cox Brooks of Richmond, Va., is services supervisor with n March, Scott inducted in 1969. The 41 st annual Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, I Myers ’89 , became induction ceremonies in late May Inc. She and her husband, Paul, have a only the third person brought the total number of men and son, James Corey, 1. to become executive women inductees to 280. The stories of director of the 42- many are told in displays in the museum Cherilyn Crowe is associate director of year-old Alabama in downtown Birmingham. communications for the Baptist Joint Sports Hall of Fame, The roster of honorees includes Committee for Religious Liberty in which celebrates past Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of the such sports greats as Hank Aaron, Jesse achievements in the Owens, Bart Starr, and coaching legends Nashville Young Leaders Council and was Myers sports world. nominated for the Rising Star award at Paul “Bear” Bryant and Ralph “Shug” the 2007 Midsouth Emmys for her work But Myers, most Jordan. Track star George Irons is one of in television news at Nashville’s WTVF. recently managing partner and CEO of many members with Samford ties. She received a master’s degree at the Birmingham Steeldogs in the Arena Myers has been involved in the state Vanderbilt University in May. Football League, is looking ahead, not sports scene almost since his days at back. Samford, where he was a two-year varsi - Heather Deeter married Ryan Caserta in “The opportunity to work at the ty football letterman and president of November. They live in Orlando, Fla. hall of fame is a great honor,” says Myers, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. who is anxious to continue its long- Carol Murphy Rauschkolb is A former general manager of the established tradition of excellence while Birmingham Bulls hockey team, Myers owner/interior designer at Carol Murphy embracing new ideas and technologies. Design in Rosemary Beach, Fla. was also associated with the Birmingham “We want to look for opportunities Fire football team and the Alabama ’00 Jason William Roland is a major gift officer to connect with the community on the Sports Foundation. with the University of Missouri School of Internet, including Facebook and He serves on Samford’s Brock Medicine, Columbia, Mo. He and his wife, Twitter,” said Myers. “We hope to make School of Business advisory board and is Elizabeth, have two children, Jack and Kate. the museum more interactive for youth.” a board member of the Kenny Morgan The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship Foundation. ’01 Kitty Rogers Brown was named a mem - was created by the Alabama legislature in ber of the inaugural class of the He and his wife, Claire, have three 1967 to preserve and honor the state’s young children. I Birmingham Bar Association’s Future sports heritage. The first class was

35 Daniel Ledford and his wife, Lauren, live in Atlanta, Ga. He is pursuing a graduate Samford Student Wins State degree in secondary education social stud - ies at Georgia State University.

Sportscaster Of The Year Award Jeff Stephens and Ashley Crafton ’08

I married in March. They live in N amford University gradu - Birmingham. M Sate Nathan Troost ’09 was U

L named large market sports - ’05 Kanisha Billingsley received a master of A caster of the year at the annu - divinity degree from Candler School of al awards banquet for the Theology at Emory University in May. Alabama Broadcasters Association this spring. Olivia Deon Acker Butler, Pharm.D., is Troost, a journalism and pharmacist/owner at Blountsville Pharmacy, Blountsville, Ala. mass communication alumni from Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Kiersten Elise Gerberich is a physical does much of the sports therapist with Ability Rehabilitation in reporting and programming Daytona Beach, Fla. for Samford’s WVSU 91.1 radio station. Evin Smith Krehbiel of Nashville, Tenn., Troost was in competi - owns Evin Photography. She and her hus - tion with all of the profession - band, Luke, have a son, Cohen, born in October. al sportscasters in Samford sportscaster Nathan Troost is right at Birmingham, Huntsville, home in front of a microphone. Nathan Rice of Oklahoma City, Okla., is a Montgomery and Mobile. “For senior associate with a student to win a statewide means everything, Nathan will enter a PricewaterhouseCoopers. competition among professionals is tough job market with a head start on almost unheard of, but it speaks to other graduates,” said Parrish. Lona Michelle Hyche Stone, M.S.N. ’08 is Nathan’s talent and work ethic,” said a certified registered nurse practitioner in Troost said he was surprised and WVSU General Manager Andy Parrish. general surgery clinic #1 at Children’s humbled by the honor, and he empha - Accepting the award before a room Hospital in Birmingham. sized the role of faith in his work. “I have full of potential employers, Troost noted to defer any sort of glory I might receive that he is a graduating senior in search of R.D. Terry is pastor of Antioch Baptist from this to God because I do my best to a job. The audience laughed, but Parrish Church, Omaha, Neb. try to live my life for His glory, not my said the award really could make a signif - own, and that includes my sportscasting,” ’06 Madeleine Amadea Goresh earned a juris icant difference for Troost. he said. I doctor degree from Pepperdine University “In a profession where experience School of Law in Malibu, Calif .

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an Air National Guard Reconnaissance engineer and attorney, he was manager of society for adult students. I Wing. southern lands and timber for U.S. Steel. N He served in the U.S. Army during World Others M U

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Birmingham, died Feb. 22, 2009. He was a Army Reserve. Earning his Samford Retired Samford pharmacy professor A certified public accountant and was active degree after retirement, he turned his James Gordon Beasley, age 80, of with the Boy Scouts of America. He was a master’s thesis into a book, The Federal Birmingham, died March 19, 2009. A Vietnam veteran who served with the U.S. Road, Through Georgia, the Creek Nation, graduate of Auburn University, he earned Army Military Police Battalion at Fort and Alabama, 1806-1836. his Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Bragg, N.C. Virginia. He taught at Samford during ’93 Lewis Eugene Greene , age 54, of 1982–1994. He was a retired U.S. Army ’77 Leon F. “Buddy” Kelly, Jr., J.D., age 64, of Riverside, Ala., died Jan. 17, 2009, of pan - colonel. Columbiana, Ala., died March 30, 2009 of creatic cancer. He was a Jefferson County a heart attack. He was an assistant U.S. sheriff’s deputy and retired as a sergeant Samford Board of Trustee member attorney for the Northern District of with the Mountain Brook Police Barbara Drummond Thorne, age 72, of Alabama, serving as a bankruptcy attor - Department. Jasper, Ala., died March 23, 2009. An ney. He was active in wildlife and conser - Auburn University graduate, she was an vation associations. ’94 Dion Montez Glover , age 38, of owner and member of the board of direc - Birmingham, died March 20, 2009. At tors of Drummond Company, Inc., and a ’78 Barry A. Graves , age 54, of Pelham, Ala., Samford, he was a member of Alpha Phi director of the Walker Area Community died March 25, 2009. He worked at Omega fraternity. Foundation and the Alabama 4-H Victory Pontiac-GMC in Calera, Ala. Foundation. She was a member of the William L. Powell, Jr., J.D., age 55, of Samford board from 2001 until her death, Patricia Bryant Miller, age 54, of Mims, Fla., died Feb. 27, 2009. He was an serving on the University Relations com - Springfield, Tenn., died May 21, 2009, of assistant public defender, most recently mittee. I cancer. A pharmacist, she was instrumen - serving as misdemeanor division supervi - tal in starting Relay for Life in Robertson sor in Sanford, Fla. County, Tenn. She was a Samford Homecoming Queen.

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no time flat.” In another oral inter - University of Alabama. Her father over - Birmingham City Council until 1985, M A view—in 1975 with Jim Lopez for a came the objections of his longtime became its first woman president and I University of Alabama in Birmingham banker to borrow money to send her. developed a reputation in quieter areas R Oral History Project—she described her To build her practice after gradua - of city policy. She traveled the country O M father reading both local and Italian tion, Miglionico joined women’s clubs, a and the world and brought ideas home E M newspapers. Over dinner, the family movement that was mushrooming, “Of to her work with parks and museums. N talked about civic matters in course, you need speakers ; and if they’re And she was known for being frugal. I Birmingham, the U .S. and in Italy, she free, they’re wanted,” she told LaMonte. John Katopodis, a Birmingham City said. Her father, a traveling musician “So I was free , and I was wanted and I Council president after Miglionico, before his marriage, played violin in the had topics they needed to know about recalled in his eulogy her reaction when evenings. .…” he tried to replace the motto in council For the most part, life in Avondale In the 1940s and 1950s, Miglionico chambers , “Cities Are What Men Make was a friendly, village-type existence, expanded her civic activism with the Them ,” with one that acknowledged the Miglionico told LaMonte. But occasion - Joint Legislative Council of Alabama, a role of women. Miglionico objected, say - ally prejudice against Italian immigrants group of about 20 or 30 organizations ing it would cost too much. So, intruded. “Once one of the schoolteach - that advocated for progressive causes Katopodis recalled, he turned the “M” ers said to me, ‘You certainly do come to such as prison reform and child labor upside down to make a “W” and school clean to be an Italian.’ ” laws. That put her in touch with labor changed the motto to “Cities Are What Miglionico told LaMonte. “When I told unions, and she spoke at their meet - We Make Them.” He gave Miss Nina the Mother, she just absolutely cried.” ings —which included both blacks and leftover “N” on a plaque. I After graduating from Woodlawn whites, she told LaMonte. Contacts at High School in 1930, the teenage Nina those meetings led her to black women’s Carol Fishburne Nunnelley is a 1965 attended Howard, an easy streetcar ride clubs and churches. Samford graduate. She reported on away from her Avondale home. She was “I was asked to go to black Baptist Birmingham city government for The pianist for the glee club, on the newspa - churches on Sundays for Brotherhood Birmingham News while Nina per staff, in the Book Lovers Club and Day. Nobody said I couldn’t,” she told Miglionico was a council member. part of the YWCA cabinet. She made top LaMonte. Segregation laws were in force, grades and graduated in three years. She and her visits were unusual—especially An Honored Life also confronted being a Roman Catholic her preaching. “It was just civics,” she at a Baptist school. “You didn’t have to contended, suggesting how she avoided At Howard take Bible if you were not Baptist,” she repercussions. told LaMonte, “but I decided I wanted Miglionico drew on her broad- Valedictorian, 1933 to take Bible.” Miglionico told Cruse in ranging community contacts—and Hypatia, academic honor society the 1985 interview that she sometimes overcame a hate mail campaign and Math Medal left class hurt by comments made about anti-Catholic sentiment—when she won Book Lovers Club officer her religion. Still, she said, “I wouldn’t election in 1963 to Birmingham’s first Alumna of the Year, Samford take a million for having taken it.” In city council. The council was created by University, 1970 general, she said, Howard had “a fantas - a change in form of government meant tic faculty.” to moderate the city’s violent opposition In the Law Next came the decision that shaped to the civil rights movement. She and Margaret Brent Award, American allies on the new council Bar Association (Given to outstand - quickly repealed ing women lawyers in the U.S.) Birmingham’s segregation ordinances, opened parks closed to prevent blacks from President, National Association of using them and began Women Lawyers appointing black members to city boards. She recalled to Outstanding Alumna, The Cruse that the day of one University of Alabama Law School vote police rescued her from a Birmingham City Hall ele - Political and Civic Life vator and escorted her President, Birmingham City Council through opponents so that she could vote. In 1965 some - President, Alabama League of Municipalities Nina Miglionico and Pulitzer Prize-winning Montgomery Woman of the Year, Birmingham Advertiser editor Harold Martin, Business and Professional Women right, were Samford Alumni of the Year in 1970. Here, they display their awards with Samford President Leslie Wright. 41 Bulldogs Ready S T R

O for Another SoCon Challenge P S oach Pat Sullivan’s Samford Bulldogs were one of the surprise teams of the Southern Conference last year. Picked to finish last in their first C SoCon season, the Bulldogs went 4-4 to end up fourth in the nine-team league. They also posted a 6-5 overall mark, Samford’s first winning sea - son in five years. With 16 starters and a total of 60 lettermen returning, prospects for the 2009 season are good. “I am excited about this year’s team,” Sullivan said. “We know in the Southern Conference, after going through it last year, in every game you feel like you have a chance to win and a chance to get beat because there is so much balance. There are so many people coming back in the league this year, and we kind of fit that same mold.” The 2008 season presented numerous unknowns for both Samford and its opponents. That won’t be the case this fall. “There is no substitute for experience,” Sullivan said. “Maybe last year, there were some teams that didn’t know us and teams we didn’t know, but I don’t think there will be any surprises this year. We will have our work cut out for us every week.” Samford returns eight starters on offense. First team all-conference run - ning back Chris Evans and quarterback Dustin Taliaferro, last year’s SoCon freshman of the year, lead the way. Evans set a Samford record and led the con - ference in rushing with 1,284 yards. True freshman Taliaferro passed for 1,745 yards and 13 touchdowns. Starting wide receivers Jonathan Lowery (27 catches for 457 yards), Riley Hawkins (25 for 466) and DeMarcus Covington (20 for 231) all return as does Kanon Burt at tight end. Center Jon Weber and right guard Thomas Gray are returning starters, although Gray will move to left tackle this year. Other probable line starters are guards Josh Fields and Jacquez Gray and tackle Charlie Sanford. The Bulldogs return six starters on defense. Linebacker Bryce Smith and strong safety Andy Davis were second team all-conference players last year. Smith led Samford in tackles (92) and interceptions (5). End John Michael Clay and tackle Patrick Hatcher are back up front with free safety Thomas Broussard and cornerback Jamael Lett in the secondary. On special teams, punter Bob Hooper and long snapper Chris Corley return. Hooper averaged 39.9 yards a punt and placed 22 of his 49 kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. I

e Sept. 5 at Central Florida TBA l Sept. 12 Jacksonville, Fla. 6 p.m.

u Sept. 19 Miles College 2 p.m. Sept. 26 at Appalachian State* TBA d Oct. 3 Western Carolina* 2 p.m. e Oct. 10 Chattanooga* (Family Weekend) 2 p.m.

h Oct. 17 at Furman* 1 p.m.

c Oct. 31 at The Citadel* 12 p.m. Nov. 7 Georgia Southern* 2:30 p.m. S

(Homecoming) Chris Evans Nov. 14 at Wofford* TBA 9 Nov. 21 Elon* 2 p.m. 0 *Southern Conference Game

0 All times are Central; dates and times are subject to change. 2

42 S T R O P S

Cooney Family Field House To Open in August amford will put the finishing touches on its facility that is on a par with the very best college new Cooney Family Field House in July and football facilities in the country,” said Samford open the new football building in August Vice President for Advancement Randy Pittman. Swith the start of practice for the 2009 “They, along with the Samford administration and season. The $7.5 million structure at the south end trustees, want this to demonstrate our commit - of Seibert Stadium is named for Birmingham ment to excellence in our intercollegiate athletics business executive and Samford alumnus Gary programs .” Cooney ’74, who provided the lead gift for the Cooney said that he wanted to honor his building, and his family. parents, the late John and Patricia Cooney, and “This new building provides our football other family members with the naming. program with state-of-the-art facilities at an “Our family has a long history with Samford, important time for Samford athletics,” said and my hope is that these gifts will encourage Athletics Director Bob Roller. “We are so grateful others to support this great university,” Cooney to Gary Cooney and his family as well as the other said. generous donors that are making this possible. Cooney and Sullivan have been friends since The field house will serve as a centerpiece for gen - childhood. erations who will follow Samford football in the “Samford is fortunate to have someone like Southern Conference.” Pat Sullivan as a part of the university, and I The building houses locker rooms, training believe that Pat sees Samford as an important part rooms, weight rooms, offices, equipment storage of his life,” Cooney said earlier. and meeting rooms for Coach Pat Sullivan’s A business graduate of Samford, Cooney was Bulldog football team. Also included in the a member of the school’s 1971 national champi - 39,000-square-foot, three-story building are a onship football team. He serves currently on hospitality suite and an observation deck over - Samford’s board of overseers and the advisory looking Seibert Field. board of its Brock School of Business. Cooney, vice chairman of McGriff, Seibels & His brother, John, graduated from Samford in Williams insurance brokerage firm, and other pri - 1971. Their father, John Burke Cooney, who died vate donors provided all the funds to construct the in 2008, also contributed to the building of the football building. field house. For a construction update, go to “The donors are pleased that this will be a www.samfordsports.com. I 43 S U P M E P A O C C S W

E news N Gregory SAMS Study Sheds Light On Implant, Tissue Interaction amford University chemistry profes - cally modified so that its chemical and S sor Brian Gregory has been awarded physical properties mimic the surround - David Frings releases hawk. a $65,000 grant from the American ing tissue.” Chemical Society Petroleum Research Gregory noted that SAMS are being Hawk’s Release Signals Fund [ACS-PRF] for summer research in used in many different areas involving self-assembled monolayers [SAMS] that nanotechnology, or technology on a Another Step for OMIC can be used in miniaturized sensing molecular scale. devices and to facilitate cell adhesion and “They are being incorporated into ith the release of a red-tailed hawk growth in human medical implants. miniaturized sensing devices that allow W to its original wild environment, Dr. Gregory has conducted SAMS the measurement of acidity or alkalinity the Oak Mountain Interpretive research for several years with assistance of water or to selectively detect certain Center [OMIC] held its official ribbon- from Samford students who qualify for types of molecules in chemical or bio - cutting ceremony May 2. The hawk was the school’s Summer Research Program. chemical sensor applications,” he said. injured last year when it was hit by a car The majority of the grant from ACS-PRF For example, Gregory noted, glucose but underwent successful rehabilitation will be used to fund the students’ sum - oxidase is an enzyme that aids the break - at the Alabama Wildlife Center, which mer work. down of sugar into various metabolites in enabled its return to its former life. Gregory and the students will focus the body. The OMIC is a collaborative effort on examining the composition of SAMS “Some researchers have used glucose of Samford, the Alabama Department of that can be used in constructing biocom - oxidase-modified alkanethiol SAMs to Conservation and Natural Resources, the patible surfaces. detect glucose in the bloodstream,” he Alabama Wildlife Center and the Friends “As the use of titanium metal and its said. “The nice thing about using SAMs is of Oak Mountain. It is part of the Oak alloys for medical implants increases in that these types of sensors can be easily Mountain State Park, Alabama’s largest artificial hips and knees, an understand - miniaturized, so that now one can create state park with more than 9,000 acres of ing of the interactions between the lots of different sensors which detect dif - forest. implant and the surrounding tissue is ferent chemical species and put them all The facility, which has hosted a becoming critical,” he said. “Rejection of on a very small microchip. The combina - lecture room and lab for more than a medical implants is likely to be lessened if tion of self-assembly with miniaturiza - year, now features live reptiles, amphib - the surface of the implant can be chemi - tion is leading to a whole host of new ians and fish in its Phase I exhibit. nanotechnological applications that only Samford biology and master of science in a decade or two ago would not have been environmental studies students use the thought possible.” facilities. Gregory and chemistry professor “The central exhibit is an 18-foot David Garza began the Summer Research geologic profile through the mountain,” Program with students in 2005. The pro - said OMIC Director David Frings. “It will gram has grown to include other disci - also have a stream, a lake aquarium and a plines in Samford’s Howard College of cave display.” Arts and Sciences. Last summer, 16 stu - Frings is a member of Samford’s dents worked with professors in various biology faculty and former geologist and departments on research projects. construction superintendent with the “The goal of the Summer Research Southern Company and Alabama Power Program is to provide highly motivated for a number of years. students an opportunity to pursue a “Other exhibits will continue to be research project that cannot be complet - added to the OMIC as funding is found,” ed in the limited time available for a tra - said Frings. He added that the center is ditional undergraduate course,” said Dr. seeking sponsors for current and future George Keller, assistant arts and sciences exhibits. For more information, go to dean. — William Nunnelley www.samford.edu/OMIC. —Rob Brian Gregory and student Collingsworth researcher Danielle Brown

44 Students Practice International Relations Skills

During Model UN Trips to New York and China E P

anguage barriers, diplomacy and con - responsible for writing resolutions within anticipate the needs of other countries.” O C L sensus became very important to their committees and maintaining the Political science professor and S

Samford students at this year’s Model position of their assigned country. Model UN faculty adviser Andrew W E

United Nations conferences in New York “Even when the simulation aspects Konitzer organized and administered the N City and in X’ian, China. don’t quite jive with real life, you’re still trips to New York City and to X’ian, Model UN offers students insight getting to use the rules and procedures China, during the fall. He described the into the work of the United Nations and that are used in forming actual policies,” simulation as a “unique experience” in the problems it faces. The conference in junior political science major Thomas which students develop “important bar - New York is one of many that occurs Archer said. “It makes it easy to see how gaining, speaking and analytical skills.” around the world, but it is the largest and some things simply don’t get done when “Model UN teaches you, first and offers students the opportunity to visit you’re placed into the position of formu - foremost, how to build consensus, and the UN headquarters. lating the policy yourself.” that’s helpful for any student regardless “Model UN participation benefits all Samford has sent teams to New York of major,” Carr says. “It helps you in life students involved simply by helping us since the 1980s. However, this is the as you talk to your friends or your become more informed global citizens,” second year that Model UN has existed parents, and it teaches you how to take a said senior political science major on campus as an officially recognized stand for your point of view while Courtney Carnes. and funded organization. respecting the unique views of others.” Prior to the week, students are given Junior international relations major Students hope to attend an addition - a country to represent during the compe - Erica Carr was involved with model UN al international conference in the future tition. They research their country’s posi - in high school and served as president of and to host Samford’s own regional high tion on assigned topics and write a paper Model UN at Samford. school competition on campus. presenting their stance before the event. Carr said the experience “moves “The preparation that goes into the beyond a simple exercise in international This story was written by Melissa Gibson, competition is well worth the experience relations to the further understanding of an intern in the Samford Office of gained in international policymaking and how to communicate. What you say and Communication during the spring. international cooperation,” Carnes said. how you say it are both equally impor - During the conference, students are tant, and you have to understand and Tricycle Riding and Lizard Hunting amford’s youngest alumni gathered and recalling the good old days. “I S for a homecoming of sorts in early remember taking naps, going outside to May. For Conner Rohling, the event play and to ride the tricycle and going meant a short walk down memory lane. lizard hunting,” he said. “I enjoyed looking at my class pic - The open house included inflatables, ture and seeing my teacher,” Conner said pony rides, and birthday cake. Earlier in after a visit to his former classroom at the the spring, anniversary activities included Samford Children’s Learning Center a Distinguished Lecture Series for [CLC]. Children. The schedule featured a Conner, age 10, had been among the Samford geography professor discussing first infants enrolled in the CLC, which weather, Children’s Hospital representa - hosted a May 2 open house and birthday tives discussing poison safety and party to celebrate its 10 th anniversary. Samford chemistry students with enter - Conner’s brother, Colton, age 5, is taining experiments. also a former CLC student. Their infant The CLC is designed as a model for sister, Chaney, is waiting in the wings to quality care and innovative programming enroll at the popular center, which serves with a curriculum developmentally children ages 6 weeks through 4 years. appropriate for each age group. Samford The siblings are the children of education professor David M. Finn is Samford alumni Tom ’91 and Christine chief executive officer. For more informa - Fullman Rohling ’92, and the grandchil - tion, go to www.samford.edu/clc. dren of alumni Milton and Lynn Grisard —Mary Wimberley Fullman ’71. Their dad is a strength and conditioning coach at Samford. Lukas Byrd, now a first grader who Laurel Patton enjoys the Children’s spent his early years at the CLC, also Learning Center 10-year celebration. enjoyed visiting with a former teacher 45 with appreciation

G Samford University expresses gratitude for these additional tribute gifts received Feb. 21–May 31, 2009. For further information, N

I contact the Samford University Gift Office at 205-726-2807. V I Samford Athletics Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jim Filler, Birmingham G HONORS Brewer/Grooms Scholarship in honor of Mr. Rickie D. and Mrs. Mary Ann Mr. & Mrs. John M. Floyd, Birmingham in honor of Bethel Baptist Association Buffington Moon Mr. & Mrs. Ray J. Flynn, Hoover, Ala. Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Philip Poole, Hoover, Ala. Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Foster, Jr., Birmingham Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Gann, Homewood, Ala. Bulldog Club Football Samford Fund Mr. & Mrs. Kerry L. Gossett, Springville, Ala. in honor of Mr. Pat Sullivan in honor of Samford Office of Communication Mrs. Rebecca R. Griffith, Birmingham Heisman Trophy Trust, New York, N.Y. Staff and Bridget Rose Mr. & Mrs. Bill M. Guthrie, Birmingham Mr. & Mrs. Philip Poole, Hoover, Ala. Mr. & Mrs. T. Morris Hackney, Birmingham Chemistry Department Nena F. Sanders Doctor of Nursing Practice Mr. & Mrs. Alvin L. Hammers, Birmingham in honor of Dr. Jim Haggard Mr. & Mrs. Pete M. 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T N E V E highlights Summer is full of special events and opportunities at Samford University. For a complete list of events, news and up-to-date information, go to www.samford.edu. For a complete schedule of Samford sports events and summer sports camps, go to www.samfordsports.com.

June 28 – Samford Summer Aug. 6-7 Alabama Defense Lawyers Sept. 18 Nursing Gala , sponsored by July 10 Forensics Institute , 205- Association Trial Academy , Ida V. Moffett School of 726-2695 205-726-2865 Nursing, 205-726-2861

June 28 – MFuge Youth Camps , Aug. 7 Summer Session II Final Sept. 19 Admission Preview Day , July 25 www.lifeway.com Exams sponsored by Samford Office of Admission, 205-726-2217 July 1 Summer session I classes Aug. 10 Transfers Orientation , 205- end 726-2217 Sept. 20 SuperJazz Concert , 3 p.m., Brock Recital Hall, July 3 Independence Day holiday ; Cumberland School of Law 205-726-2485 university closed Orientation Luncheon Sept. 22 Davis Architects Guest July 6 Summer session II classes Aug. 10-21 Samford Marching Band Artist Recital , 7:30 p.m., begin Camp , 205-726-2485 Brock Recital Hall Aug. 13 July 6 –10 Ministering to Ministers Brock School of Business Sept. 25,27 Opera Birmingham Wellness Retreat , 205-726- Executive Education pro - Perfomances. 4064 gram , 205-726-2040 Brock Recital Hall, www.operabirmingham.com Aug. 19-20 Orientation Session #4 July 10 Samford Summer Workshop for prospective Sept. 28 – Fall Break Aug. 20 New Student Move-In Day, Sept. 29 students, sponsored by 205-726-3673 Samford Office of Admission, 205-726-2217 Sept. 29 Alabama Symphony Aug. 20-23 Connections 2009 , Orchestra ConcertMaster 205-726-3673 July 17 –18 Youth Evangelism and Friends , 7:30 p.m., Brock Recital Hall Conference, sponsored by Aug. 24 Fall Semester classes begin Alabama State Baptist Information was compiled from the uni - Convention, 800-264-1225 Beeson Divinity School versity calendar as of June 10, 2009. Dates, Orientation July 20 –24 Pastors School, sponsored times and details are subject to change. by Beeson Divinity School, Aug. 25 University Convocation, Please go to www.samford.edu for a com - www.beesondivinity.com or 10 a.m., Wright Center plete university calendar and for updated 205-726-2338 Concert Hall information. Sept. 7 Labor Day holiday ; univer - July 23 –25 Jefferson County Junior For schedules and information on sity closed Miss Scholarship Pageant, 7 Samford athletics, go to p.m., Wright Center Concert www.samfordsports.com . Hall Sept. 11 Bulldog Bash , sponsored by Samford Athletics For a list of Samford After Sundown classes, Foundation, 6:30 p.m., July 28 –29 Take Pride, statewide litter go to www.samford.edu/sundown . prevention workshop, 205- Birmingham Sheraton 726-4246 Hotel, 205-726-2966 For a complete academic calendar, go to www.samford.edu/calendars.html . I July 30 –31 Southern Public Defenders Sept. 16-17 Holley-Hull Lectures, training workshop, hosted Speaker: Dr. Paul Fiddes, by Cumberland School of professor of systematic the - Law, 205-726-2701 ology, University of Oxford, 10 a.m., Reid Chapel Aug. 6 Summer Session II classes end

49 Students enjoy a shady canopy of green.