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FRAME FINAL Victory Jonathan Lambach waves the U flag after the men’s soccer team wins 2-1 in overtime against Lindsey Wilson College. Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 608 Jackson, TN Office of Alumni Services 1050 Union University Drive Jackson, TN 38305 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Fall 2006 www.uu.edu XII X IX I X I II I II X X I I II X X I I I I I I I I V IIV I I I V IV V II I V IV V V I I U V The Union University Magazine Fall 2006, Volume 58, Number 1 President David S. Dockery Senior Vice President for University Relations What a Great Year! Charles A. Fowler CONTENTS Associate Vice President for University Communications he 2005-06 year has been an incredible year. Union’s nursing program. Dean Tim Smith Mark Kahler PRESIDENT It was a record year in almost every category. provides exceptional leadership for the School of T We saw increases in student enrollment, the Nursing. Union’s School of Nursing now enrolls Assistant Director number of donors, the number of alumni donors, more than 500 students in all of its programs. of University Communications total gifts to the university, and the annual budget. The graduates from this past year excelled on Juanita Cotner THE The athletic teams won the TranSouth Conference their state boards. Both undergraduate and Director of News all-sports trophy for the third straight year and the graduate programs are strong, in Jackson and in and Media Relations Lady Bulldogs were crowned NAIA Women’s Germantown. Tim Ellsworth Basketball National Champions for the second The new nurse anesthetist program is a giant straight year. God has blessed Union in so many step forward for the University. It will provide Director of University evident and significant ways. Union University with expanded opportunities Promotional Strategies Beverly Vos FROM to serve the healthcare community across this Fall 2006 region. The successful launch of this program Art Director We have seen even more exciting things take was led by many people. I want to begin by Todd Mullins place this semester. Fall enrollment is up 175 thanking Provost Carla Sanderson and the 7810 25 over this past year. We have a record total of academic leaders at Union. The University was Director of Visual Communication 3,156, an enrollment increase for the ninth blessed when Tim Smith joined the administra- Jim Veneman straight year. Residential housing is filled to tive team. He, along with program director Mark capacity. A great spirit is present across the cam- Kossick, and the nursing faculty have done a University Photographer Features pus. We have a strong freshman class and magnificent job. Tharon Kirk’s role in the inter- Morris Abernathy tremendous leadership among the juniors and im was strategic. Leaders from the Board of Web Development Agent seniors on campus. The University, for the tenth Trustees, Board of Regents, and alumni gave 8 Soccer as More than a Game Cam Tracy year in a row, was ranked in the top tier of insti- careful guidance to the entire process. Particularly When he started, every soccer scrimmage ended with fighting. But as his Kurdish tutions in the south by U.S.News & World do I want to thank Lisa Rogers, Mike Weeks, Editorial Office refugees began to observe Paul Farmer’s life, they learned about more than just Report. University programs were ranked in the Harry Smith, Louis Murphy and others. The Unionite corner kicks and goals. top ten among Universities in the South in six program partners at more than a dozen hospitals 1050 Union University Drive important categories. in the region were critically important. The Jackson, Tenn. 38305-3697 10 Move to White Hall Another Nursing Milestone Phone: (731) 661-5211 The completion of the Fesmire Field House entire process owes much to the influence of Fax : (731) 661-5177 From the mission fields of Uganda to the emergency rooms of Jackson, Union has added much to the campus. The facility is a Thad and Alicia Smotherman. The key to bring- Web site: www.uu.edu nursing graduates have been making a difference for nearly five decades. huge addition for our soccer, baseball, and soft- ing the program from dream to reality was the E-mail: [email protected] ball programs – and for the athletic department support and generosity from Jim Moss and the 25 Roll Call of Contributors Numbers to Know as a whole. The entire campus is excited about board members of West Tennessee Healthcare. With gratitude, Union acknowledges those who believe in our mission and the progress of the new science facility. The $20 We thank these and so many more who gave of (Area code 731) Admissions 661-5210 advance our vision for excellence. million White Hall project will provide state-of- themselves to this important process. You will Advancement 661-5050 the-art facilities for biology, chemistry, and nurs- enjoy the update on the School of Nursing in Alumni Services 661-5208 ing. Few things symbolize Union’s commitment this issue. Athletic Office 661-5130 Departments to academic excellence like the premier science God’s favor continues to rest upon this Univer- Church Services 661-5281 and health care programs that will be housed in sity that we love and serve. We thank God for Events/Info Dawg 661-5048 Financial Aid 661-5015 4 1050 u.u. drive: campus news this new building. the faithful friends of this University. What you LifeWay Bookstore 668-9492 We are pleased to report that Union’s engineer- are doing in behalf of the students, staff, and Switchboard 668-1818 52 alumni news ing program has now received accreditation from faculty of this University is greatly appreciated. old school: the Accreditation Board for Engineering and We pray for God’s ongoing blessings to Union Unionite is published bi-annually by Union 60 Technology. We salute the engineering depart- University in days ahead. University, 1050 Union University Drive, Jackson, final frame: photo essay ment and congratulate the academic leaders for Tenn. 38305-3697. Union University is an academic community, affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist their fine work. Soli Deo Gloria Convention, equipping persons to think Christianly and serve faithfully in ways consistent with its core About the cover Nursing Program values of being excellence-driven, Christ-centered, people-focused, and future-directed. ©2006 If you’ve been on campus the past 10 months, or if you’ve This issue of the Unionite not only provides been watching Union’s web cam on the Internet, you’ve the annual report for this past year, but gives a David S. Dockery seen a $20 million dollar dream emerge from the West glimpse into the wonderful accomplishments of Tennessee soil. White Hall is on schedule for a spring 2007 completion. 2 UNIONITE Fall 2006 www.uu.edu Fall 2006 UNIONITE 3 NEWSBRIEFS CAMPUS NEWS CAMPUS NEWS NEWSBRIEFS 1050 Union Achieves New Union University Top Tier Ranking for Foundation Streamlines Giving 10th Consecutive Year Union’s board of trustees has Union University has been named approved the creation of a new Union one of the South’s top tier universities University Foundation that allows bet- U.U. DRIVE ter resource development and asset for the 10th straight year by U.S.News Benny and Norma Fesmire, Jack and Zan said Churchill gave a “realistic view of management for donors. & World Report. Holmes, The Jackson Sun, Nortek Inc./ Lloyd where we are, where we’ve been and what Union University Foundation, LLC Union ranked 25th in the “Southern Hansen and West Tennessee Healthcare. we’re facing. eliminates the need to transfer Union DRIVE Universities-Master’s: Top Schools” cat- Union University sophomore Megan Mc- “Hopefully it will be beneficial to Union U.U. donations to a management entity out- egory, which includes those institu- Murry said Churchill’s speech was interesting. students who are preparing their informa- side the university. It will allow Union tions that provide a full range of “Just to know a little bit about the back- tive years in their life, shaping their world- to solicit and manage its planned and undergraduate programs and some ground of Winston Churchill and what was view and of what we’ve got to contend with deferred gifts more efficiently. master’s level programs. Union jumped going on during World War II — it was in the next 20-25 years,” Boston said. “This is a great step forward for the 13 spots in this year’s rankings, the sec- applicable information about the main Previous keynote speakers for the university and our friends who invest ond highest increase among universi- threats that we as a world are facing today,” Scholarship Banquet were Bob Dole, George 1050 in Union,” said Charles Fowler, senior ties in its region. McMurry said. H.W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail vice president for university relations. Among the top tier universities in Raymond “Buddy” Boston, pastor of Gorbachev, Rudy Giuliani, John Major, “It creates new opportunities for us on the South, Union ranked in the top 10 First Baptist Church in Covington, Tenn., Colin Powell, James Baker and Lou Holtz. in six subcategories: several important fronts.” Union was third in the “faculty The foundation will have its own resources” category, which measures separate board of directors. Union such components as the number of trustees will make those appointments, classes with fewer than 20 students, and in some cases serve in both places. faculty salary and the proportion of Churchill speaks of grandfather’s Engineering program The foundation board can include professors with the highest degree in people who want to provide leadership their fields.