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HomecomingHomecoming ’05’05 WhatWhat aa Weekend!Weekend! TheThe SamfordSamford PharmacistPharmacist NewsletterNewsletter pagepage 2929 NewNew SamfordSamford ArenaArena pagepage 5656 features SEASONS 4 Why Jihad Went Global Noted Mid-East scholar Fawaz Gerges traces steps in the Jihadist movement’s decision to attack “the far enemy,” the United States and its allies, after two decades of concentrating on “the near enemy” in the Middle East. Gerges delivered the annual J. Roderick Davis Lecture. 6 Reflections on Egypt Samford French professor Mary McCullough shares observations and insights gained from her participation in a Fulbright-Hays Seminar in Egypt during the summer of 2005. 22 Shaping Samford’s Campus Samford religion professor David Bains discusses the shaping of Samford’s campus from the 1940s on, including an early version planned by descendants of Frederick Olmstead, designer of New York City’s Central Park and the famed Biltmore House and Gardens in North Carolina. 29 The Samford Pharmacist Pharmacy Dean Joseph O. Dean reflects on learning and teaching that touch six decades at Samford in the McWhorter School of Pharmacy newsletter, an insert in this Seasons. Check out the latest news from one of Samford’s oldest component colleges, dating from 1927. 38 Bird’s Eye View of Baltimore That funny fellow inspiring guffaws and groans as the Baltimore Oriole mascot is none other than former “Spike” Mike Milton of Samford. He made almost 400 appearances last year for the American League baseball team, including the New York City wedding of a huge Oriole fan. 2 From the President 41 Alumni Spotlight: 3 Samford Report Michael Whisenant 8 The Gulag and Poland 42 Alumni Donors 10 Homecoming 46 Class Notes 14 Live at the Library: 50 Births Robert McCammon 51 In Memoriam 15 Alumni of Year 53 Alumni Survey Report 18 Saluting Samford Philanthropy 54 Sports 21 Where Are They Now? 56 Campus News: Arena, 26 Answering Katrina’s Call Doss, Sing-Along, Debate 28 Nursing Excellence Recognized 60 Donor News 40 Alumni Spotlight: 62 Memorial and Honor Gifts Karon Bowdre 64 Winter Calendar Front cover: The colorful hot-air balloon at homecoming Oct. 29 was designed by Samford alumna Cheri Mangum Maddox ’87. Photograph courtesy of Paul H. Franklin. EDITOR William Nunnelley ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mary Wimberley CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jack Brymer, Sean Flynt, Philip Poole PUBLICATIONS MANAGER Janica York Carter EDITORIAL SPECIALIST Barrett Hathcock DESIGNERS Scott Camp, Carlie Cranford Stamper PHOTOGRAPHY Caroline Baird Summers Ann Wade Parrish ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 2004–05 PRESIDENT Tom Armstrong ’’73 VICE PRESIDENT Mark Davidson ’’92 SECRETARY Kathryn Josey ’’80 Winter 2005 Vol. 22 No. 4 Publication Number: USPS 244-800 Seasons isis publishedpublished quarterlyquarterly byby Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35229, and is distributed free to all 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. ©2005 Samford University Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications for employment and educational programs from all indi- viduals regardless of race, color, age, sex, disability, or national or ethnic Fans and fireworks greet the Samford origin. Bulldogs as they stream onto Seibert Field for homecoming. www.samford.edu [email protected] PRESIDENT A Fine Man, an Undelivered Speech THE uffering through multiple health the Lord to renew his life ought to be better. In solitude, and personal problems, a long- and to restore him. In a as he thought about his devout term employee and friend had turn of events over parents, about Bible lessons he FROM become habituated to pain- many weeks, mentored had learned as a child, he deter- killers, then alcohol. Unable to by the tow-truck mined that, with the Lord’s Swork, sick, addicted, he spent far too driver, my friend found help, his life would turn around. many days in a private, senseless stupor. his way to a trans- And it did. As one of his friends One morning last spring when his wife forming faith, aban- said, he came out of jail a needed their car, a rear tire was flat. doned his bad habits changed man. Foggily aware of his incapacity, he and addictions, and When he finished, my eyes fumbled with the phone book and passionately joined in were watery and my voice unexplainably dialed a tow truck ministry to needy choked in response to their company. persons, including touching testimonies. “James,” “Got anybody there that can change the homeless in James Richardson I asked, “would you come tell that a tire?” he slurred into the phone. Birmingham’s Linn story to Samford students? Hearing a question that was hardly Park. Weeks later, telling me of his “I’ll be glad to tell the story any- routine for tow truck companies, but triumph, my friend spoke of the joy he where I can,” he assured me. We agreed sensing someone in need, the tow-truck was finding in helping others. He said, to find a suitable date during the driver felt kindly inclined to answer, “Goodness knows I have little enough fall term. “Yes.” He would be right over. myself, but I am going from here to buy Saturday morning, July 30th, I On site, the big truck driver— a few shirts for a man who has none.” picked up my newspaper to read that “a himself only three years removed from Having listened, incredulous, to the Birmingham tow-truck driver and the 15-year grip of dereliction and account of my friend’s recovery, I preacher to the city’s homeless was shot drugs—discerned in my friend all the wanted to meet the driver of the tow to death early Friday morning while on a symptoms of a fellow human being in truck, who in changing a tire was the towing run.” I froze with dread that it dire need. In no time, he had changed instrument in changing a man’s life, by might be the only tow-truck driver I the tire and reappeared at the doorstep. reminding him of the Lord’s infinite knew, just as my eyes fell on the second My friend opened the door through a capacity to forgive and set right. When paragraph: “James Richardson, 43.” haze of malaise. The truck driver laid a they later came to my office, James Summoned by police to tow away a large hand on his shoulder and told my Richardson was a surprise—a good- wrecked car, he had been alone after friend simply, “I don’t know what you’ve looking, gentle giant of a black man, tall, midnight when someone shot him and done, but you haven’t done anything the broad-shouldered, handsomely dressed took his wallet. One of his friends said, Lord can’t forgive.” in sport coat, well-creased trousers and “Knowing James, he probably had $2 or Strangely and instantly over- tie, his shaven head lit up by sincere eyes $3 in his wallet, and he would have whelmed by the unexpected directness and a heart-warming smile. James told cheerfully given that and more to anyone of his statement, perhaps made vul- me of his past, straightforward and with- who asked.” nerable by the utter hopelessness of his out emotion. Three years earlier, reading That powerful story is James’ legacy. condition, my friend was emotionally a Bible in jail, he knew only that he He never got to share it with Samford melted, reduced to his knees and asked never wanted to be in jail again, that life students. Thomas E. Corts President 2 Box Named Dean of Education School REPORT r. Jeanie A. Box, acting dean of SAMFORD Dthe Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies report at Samford since the fall of 2004, was named dean of the education school, SAMFORD effective Sept. 15. Buchanan Winner Sanders Believes A member of the Samford education faculty since 1989, Box also in Giving Italian Music Its Due served as associate dean of curriculum and instruction and chair and pro- r. Donald Sanders firmly believes 18th-century keyboard music and 17th- fessor in the award-winning teacher that good students challenge century Italian church music. On his education department of the edu- teachers to be better. “Everything most recent tour in 2004, he led the D cation school. about teaching is reciprocal,” said the group to an Italian opera house in Box is a longtime music faculty member. “Good Mantua where Mozart performed as a member of students are absolutely part of the reason 13-year old student. the board of for a teacher doing a good job.” “Betty Sue Shepherd [his piano- examiners for But this year’s Buchanan Teaching teaching colleague at Samford] was the National Award winner also subscribes to pianist along, and I asked her to perform,” he Council for the Leon Fleischer’s definition: “The said. “She played some Mozart. It was a Accreditation of teacher’s role is to inspire.” wonderful experience.” Teacher Education Sanders has worked to do that over Sanders performs regularly as a [NCATE]. She has the years in two distinctly different chamber music player and accompanist been a team settings, the lecture course and the with his colleagues in the Division of member on performance skill class. He teaches music Music, and also speaks and writes about Dean Jeanie Box numerous history to lecture sections and piano to NCATE reviews throughout the U.S. individual students in the School of She received her B.S. degree from Performing Arts. Auburn University and her M.S., Ed.S. “I try to get the students talking in and Ph.D.