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ON Civility The civility we need will not come from watching our tongues. It will come from valuing our differences. Parker J. Palmer

“Every time I look at that coin, it reminds me of my purpose, of my dreams and my goals. It reminds me how to be a good person and to give as much as possible to the community.”

Emine Shinjatari ’22

Given to every first-year student, this year’s coin was inscribed with a quote by philosopher Parker J. Palmer, serving as an introduction to the campus theme for the year and as a ready reminder of how to live and thrive in community.

The coin resonates with as many interpretations as the individuals receiving it. For one student the meaning is too deep, too private to share; for another the possibility that it holds is exhilarating—the promise of a relationship so profound that the coin will be safeguarded for four years, and then placed in that special mentor’s hand. It represents the relationship that is the core of the Transy experience.

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Volume 4, Issue No. 2

IN THIS ISSUE 11 FEATURES 4 From the President On Civility 6 The Digital Thinker New initiative joins classical education with cutting-edge technology 17 18 11 Transy 101 Intro to Civility President Seamus Carey

Vice President 16 Students Conduct Top- for Marketing & Communications Level Research with Megan Moloney Vice President for Advancement New EEG System Marty Smith

Director of Alumni Relations 17 Honoring Those Who Natasa Mongiardo ’96 Third & Broadway is published by Transylvania University. Located in the heart of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, ‘Contributed … Director of Marketing Transylvania is ranked in the top 15 percent & Communications of the nation’s four-year colleges by The to Freedom’s Cause’ Julie Martinez Princeton Review for its community-driven, personalized approach to a liberal arts education through its 46 majors. Founded in Graphic Designers 1780, it is the 16th oldest institution of higher Sam Cooper learning in the country, with nearly 1,100 DEPARTMENTS students. Find Third & Broadway and other Stephanie Wright Transylvania University resources online at transy.edu or email us for more information at Writers [email protected]. John Friedlein 18 In Photographs Robin Hicks Tyler Young Welcome Class of 2022 Photographers John Friedlein 21 Campus 25 Campus & Megan Moloney News Community Ryan K. Morris Hannah R. Piechowski Shaun Ring The Scout Guide Lexington 26 Alumni Notes 30 Alumni Profile Stephanie Wright

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 3 Civility is ambiguous. On the campuses, we have seen civil one hand, it is a mere formality, discourse overtaken by incivility. the outward expression of courtesy One widely reported incident and respect. It is a precursor to took place in March 2017 at virtue, but not itself a virtue. We Middlebury College. Students— teach children to be polite, to say joined by outside agitators—loudly “please” and “thank you” before they protested as conservative author know why. They learn the external Charles Murray attempted to speak expression of virtue before they are at a campus event sponsored by a capable of becoming virtuous. student group, the conservative- We prefer when civility prevails leaning American Enterprise Club. because it makes human interactions The club had also invited a liberal- more fluid and pleasant. It takes leaning Middlebury professor, the edge off of rough terrain we Allison Stanger, to engage Murray

Photo courtesy of Scout The Guide Lexington traverse on the way toward virtue. in a public conversation after By providing ground rules and his talk. In its actions, the club preserving calm, it enables us to encouraged the sort of dialectic that articulate a point of view and listen liberal arts schools espouse: a back- A MESSAGE FROM to another. and-forth between two individuals On the other hand, civility with strongly differing opinions. THE PRESIDENT: can conceal. Beneath religious Murray was unable to deliver customs and rhetoric, clergy his lecture. Students heckled abuse children. Behind protocol and turned their backs to him. and pronouncements, politicians Eventually, he and Stanger had to ignore injustice. Between slick live-stream their conversation from ON handshakes and expensive suits, another location. As the two left bigotry stifles fair opportunities for the student center, a raucous crowd the marginalized. Just as civility physically engaged them and rocked facilitates respectful interactions, the car where they eventually it can also preserve repressive took refuge. Stanger had to be Civility customs, deceptive words and treated for a neck injury at a local clever tricks. hospital. Similar confrontations Over time, this causes have occurred on college campuses “When civility breaks down, frustration. Across the country, across the country. the essential activities required we are watching this frustration The primary mission of school harden into tribalism, which is learning. When civility breaks for learning—dialogue, debate, overruns civil discourse with the down, the essential activities bluster of uninformed, unreflective required for learning—dialogue, articulation and reflection— demagoguery. The terrain toward debate, articulation and reflection— human virtue is getting rougher. are drowned out. In their place are drowned out.” We have made civility the theme ideology takes root. But ideologues for the 2018-19 academic year at have lost sight of the purpose of Transylvania because we recognize liberal education. They abandon the its importance, its fragility and pursuit of truth and justice because its ambiguity. We also recognize ideologues naively assume they its central role in the educational already have the truth and already process. Yet, even on college are just.

4 THIRD & BROADWAY By focusing on civility, our A lack of humility and self- reaction to many situations, acting on community is recalling two seminal awareness are at the root of incivility. them rarely leads to the best solution. insights established by Plato early in In their place we create stereotypes Self-reflection can give us insight our tradition: the person who knows of people we may never have met and into the causes of emotions and the that he doesn’t know is wise, and know foster hubris to convince ourselves we understanding needed to avoid their thyself. These intersecting insights are are better than they are. Stereotyping grasp. Liberal education encourages not only essential in exercising civility, others prevents us from knowing and facilitates this reflection.

they are at the core of what we do as them. This dehumanization process At the same time, liberal education CIVILITY ON a school. The first insight is governed has led to human catastrophes guides students toward the higher by the virtue of humility, which throughout history. It is much easier goods of human life. There is debate BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL is essential to the to kill or abuse about what these goods might be, educational process. someone we have but they ought to include friendship, We inquire, research, “Self-inquiry, deepening dehumanized than family, citizenship, faith and culture. read and experiment someone we are These goods are sustained by to discover what is our understanding of what trying to understand. cultivating the virtues of honesty, yet unknown. These drives us and broadening Sadly, we see these courage, humility, compassion and activities begin with practices at work justice. Pursuing these goods does not an acknowledgment awareness of the complex throughout our preclude students from developing all of ignorance and an society. By lumping the skills they need to be successful openness to learning contexts that shape us people with whom in the modern economy; it elevates something new. To we disagree into are at the heart of being those skills and allows students to put lack this awareness, to categories and labeling them to their best uses. believe that one knows an educated adult.” them a Republican, What we do at Transylvania has all that one needs to a Democrat, a never been more important for know, is to guarantee conservative, a liberal, our students and for society. We one’s ignorance. a woman, a man, a understand the challenges we are up The second Platonic insight turns gay, a straight, a black, a white or any against. We also know how difficult inquiry inward. Self-reflection begins other constricting label, we reduce it is to pursue virtue in the midst of with an awareness of incomplete their humanity to our preconceived rancor, divisiveness and uncertainty. knowledge about ourselves. It conception of who they are. Yet But we have been doing this for 238 recognizes the complexity that millions of people succumb to the years. There have been dark times constitutes each person and the manipulation of these labels by political before. Our commitment to purpose lifelong task of deepening self- leaders. As these leaders pursue sustains the light we pass on from understanding. Self-inquiry, power by reducing their opponents to student to student, class to class, deepening our understanding of what caricatures, real issues go unaddressed. generation to generation. We will drives us and broadening awareness Real people are not heard. stay focused on our mission and, in of the complex contexts that shape us This is the opposite of the doing so, serve as a model of learning, are at the heart of being an educated educational process we pursue at citizenship and civility. adult. By avoiding these lines of Transylvania. Our education is a inquiry and reflection, blind spots source of effective freedom. This and biases develop. These biases freedom moves in two directions deceive us into thinking we are open simultaneously. It is freedom from to what is different and unknown ignorance and freedom to pursue the when, in fact, we merely convince highest human goods. This freedom ourselves that we understand the is compromised by incivility and the other perfectly well. “They are just anger that drives it. While negative wrong,” we tell ourselves. emotions might be the appropriate

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 5 THE DIGITAL THINKER New initiative joins classical education with cutting-edge technology

Since the invention of the alphabet, mission. They started by meeting with more support for quantitative learning and technologies have shaped how we learn, academic programs all over campus, expression. A lot of that involves analysis communicate and interact with the world from nearly every discipline, and asking, and manipulation of data. We want all of around us. Where would the liberal arts “What are you doing in your classrooms, our students to get better at that.” be without paper, pens or the printing and how can we help?” Those simple As Hauman and Polashek gathered press? How would we share ideas if not questions led to some eye-opening information on campus, they began for the invention of the telephone, the discoveries. Many of the programs that, searching off campus for ideas that could airplane or the internet? at first glance, aren’t associated with work for Transylvania. They talked with As technology evolves at a dizzying digital technology, have already begun other schools who had set up Digital pace in the 21st century, the liberal arts these discussions in their curriculum. Liberal Arts centers to see what they were have had to reckon with what it means A conversation with the sociology doing. They spoke with local companies to be a free thinker and a problem solver. department revealed that sociology who were interested in partnering with Today we have infinite ways to observe professor Brian Rich has been teaching a Transylvania in the effort. And they life’s big questions and no shortage of course on social media and mass culture for went through a training program at means to discover their answers. years. Spanish professors were interested Miami University to learn to lead Faculty Unlocking those methods is at the in having students produce video projects. Learning Communities, semester-long heart of the mission of Transylvania’s Over and over, the pair heard from faculty discussion and training groups where new Digital Liberal Arts initiative. that they had never considered a Digital professors learn how to incorporate Launched in the fall of 2017, the Liberal Arts initiative could make a real digital technologies into their teaching initiative is arming students and faculty difference in their own classrooms, but and brainstorm ways to implement them. with powerful tools—not just to teach then the ideas kept flowing. They held the first learning community them to be “techy,” but to help them to “We have a lot more people thinking in winter term 2018 and worked with effectively make connections, keep up about digital technologies critically in a consultant from the University of with innovation and enhance the entire their teaching,” says Polashek. “We’re not Kentucky’s Center for the Enhancement academic experience. requiring anybody to do anything, but of Learning and Teaching to help lead “People hear ‘Digital Liberal Arts’ rather we want to support faculty where the group and develop the projects the and think that it’s a departure from they are. There is a lot of discussion for professors worked on. traditional liberal education,” says writing, rhetoric, and communication professor Kerri Hauman, who chairs the DLA initiative along with music technology professor Tim Polashek. “But the digital age is already here. This is just recognizing the qualities of liberal education to ask big questions about humanity and values and being productive citizens of the world—that’s still what we’re doing. We just need to be really good at making sure those types of questions are at the forefront of technological innovation.” So once Hauman and Polashek received their first grant from the Bingham Program for Excellence in ABOVE: Students use the dArt Lab, which is equipped with studio-quality music recording equipment Teaching, they began searching for how and audio/video software. digital technologies could serve Transy’s

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the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 7 ABOVE: French professor Brian Arganbright uses a Mondopad for a video chat during his May term course.

In the meantime, a second Bingham integration specialist. Her position, interacting with these technologies in grant was funding upgrades to also funded by a Bingham grant, is so many different ways. It’s important technologies all around campus. The meant to ease the transition to digital to prepare them for interacting with the renovation of the Carpenter Academic technologies and help train faculty on tools they need to be successful in their Center allowed for the installation how to use all the new gear. She has lives after Transy. It’s important to give of new classroom technologies like already worked with this term’s Faculty them exposure and the skills that will Mondopads, large screens that function Learning Community, as well as several make them stand out.” as individual computers. They allow for other faculty members on how to use Even though the initiative is just 4K video, web browsing, collaborative the Mondopads and where they can beginning its second year, the benefits to presentations, video conferencing and integrate other digital technologies into the students are already taking shape. more. After visiting KET, Polashek the curriculum. Hauman connected junior Will Shelton designed a video capture studio “I try to encourage not just replacing with Patrick Lewis ’06, managing editor complete with a camera, lights and technology,” Jasnoff says. “It’s not of scholarly resources and publications a green screen that was installed in just using a Mondopad instead of a at the Kentucky Historical Society, who the basement of Cowgill, as was a full whiteboard, but rather what can a is working on the Civil War Governors podcasting studio. The Digital Art Lab Mondopad do that we couldn’t have done of Kentucky project, which is digitizing was upgraded with new computers and with a whiteboard? What can we do to tens of thousands of historical documents professional software, as well as studio- increase that collaborative interaction related to Kentucky’s three Civil War quality music recording equipment. and experience for the students? governors and creating digital resources In July, Transy hired Gabrielle Read “When students get out in the for teachers and historians. Shelton Jasnoff as digital content and technology real world with their careers, they’re started an internship with KHS to help

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with the project in September. He’s aiding in the research and annotating the documents online, and eventually the history major will be able to help put the pieces together by blogging and creating lesson materials. “I really like the idea of making history accessible,” he says. “For people to see their own lives reflected in something ABOVE: Staff of the Rambler student newspaper record a podcast in the new studio in Cowgill. from the past is really cool. It’s taking all this dense material and turning it into something that can be accessible to campus, Hauman and Polashek putting these two complicated ideas teachers, to universities. expect the community to take its together because we believe it’s important “Everything is digital. Being able to role in educating students to heart for digital culture and liberal education do research and know how to use all and for Transylvania to be a leader to inform each other. Eventually we’ll be the different web resources is really able to drop the word ‘digital’ because it in integrating the liberal arts and important. If I’m going to go into this will just be what we’re doing here.” field, I’m going to need the experience technology in this age. and knowledge to use it.” “‘Digital’ is a complicated term, and As the Digital Liberal Arts initiative ‘the liberal arts’ is a complicated phrase,” continues to influence more of the Hauman says. “But we’re purposefully

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 9 Morlan exhibition examines relationship with data An upcoming exhibition in Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery will explore the relationship artists have with data. “Data, Mine,” will run from Jan. 16-Feb. 19 and feature the work of data visualization artists Hasan Elahi and Laurie Frick. In the early 2000s, Elahi started an elaborate project in self-surveillance when he was mistakenly put on a terrorist watch list. His work examines issues of surveillance, citizenship, migration, transport and the challenges of borders and frontiers. Frick analyzes online dating information and creates colorful installations addressing friendship. Frick, an artist with a business background, is anticipating the future of data and envisioning a time when personal data is a unique glimpse into Art Talk and Reception our hidden personality. She is currently A reception and talk with the artists will be on Jan. 24 from 6-8 p.m. For mining data from the dating site OkCupid more information, visit transy.edu/morlan. to create visual patterns helping people to understand one another better.

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101 TransyINTRO TO CIVILITY

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 11 ABOVE: First-year ambassadors Emine Shinjatari, MacKenzie Sloan and Justin Hudnall.

Four short weeks into the new already reshaping their understanding of achievement and retention. This benefits the academic year, the transformation can each other and themselves. individual and the institution. already be felt among the 300 first-year The new campus theme, “On Civility,” “If we don’t tend to community first and students. Minds are opening. Placement is central to their progress and is woven how to engage in that community first,” in the world is altering. For the Class of into the earliest experiences of campus Piechowski notes, “we’re not helping our 2022, the most diverse in Transylvania’s life, including the First-Year Ambassador students in the transition to college, and history, their emergence from an often program and First Engagements. we’re struggling in setting the foundation homogeneous past to a multi-dimensional Through this immersive “crash course” for the rest of the year.” present, from what was to what can be, is into life and academics at Transylvania, The process, LeVan explains, is meant first-year students—whose origins range to push students to become “better from Morgantown, Kentucky, to Tirana, scholars and, hopefully, better people Albania—are quickly recognizing that along the way.” For many students, before they can learn and connect with this is their first experience entering a each other, they must first analyze their community that expresses different beliefs own thinking. They must jiggle free from and ways of thinking. But what may the rigor mortis that inhibits their ability to challenge and make people feel uneasy listen, understand and see the humanity in is actually productive, and, as LeVan those whose ideas differ from their own. reminds us, part of learning. Overseeing the programs for first- “Learning to hold multiple positions year students are Hannah Piechowski, in your thoughts is very important,” says director of student transitions and parent Zoé Strecker, art professor and director programming, and Mike LeVan, associate of the Creative Intelligence Series and

LEFT: Mike LeVan, associate professor of professor of mathematics and director of special academic programming. She mathematics and director of First Engagements First Engagements. Piechowski explains how emphasizes the value of Transy’s role in RIGHT: Hannah Piechowski, director of student openness and connection are important providing a safe place to hold challenging, transitions and parent programming not only for learning and establishing complex conversations and to learn community, but also for long-term student from people who are different from you.

12 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2018 Transy’s liberal arts effect change can be very powerful as maintaining that relationship. It’s allowing tradition already builds long as that civility is accompanied by that understanding of a civil disagreement empathy and encourages understanding and empathy.” to actually form a closer personal thinking through Understanding and respecting differences relationship with the person with whom other perspectives, but in culture, ethnicity, geography, gender you’re disagreeing.” The approach comes expanding to define identity and socio-economic status are from “an intellectual standpoint,” he says. civility introduces new integral to the journey that Transy’s Class of “I learned to do that here.” dimensions. 2022 is making together. Their transition to Lamar, a student in his mid-20s who “We presume an college and a new way of being in the world is familiar with the working world,

unspoken standard is the first step toward becoming productive understands the broader implications TRANSY 101 of civility,” Strecker citizens off campus, too. The process is of what he’s learning. “It’s not just about observes, “but in remarkably compelling and unifying for school,” he acknowledges. “This is the world it’s not an young people from disparate backgrounds. preparing you for what life is going to be unspoken standard.” “Coming from a different continent, like as a professional in the real world.” Professors, student where I have interacted with the same One of 83 members of the incoming scholars and student life type of people my whole life, and then class who participated in the new First- staff planned an approach coming to Transy, where it is so diverse,” Year Ambassador program, Lamar arrived to the curriculum and says Emine Shinjatari ’22 of Tirana, early on campus for training in leadership, co-curricular events that Albania, “I have learned that civility team-building and preparing to serve as a would incorporate an means more than just being nice. It means guide for the rest of the class throughout exploration of civility. learning how to interact and connect with the coming year. “Not prescribing civility,” others, thoughtfulness, and it encourages “We were all so different,” he remarks, Piechowski carefully effective self-expression,” she discerns. describing the variety of backgrounds noted, “but using civility “Civility means so much more than it and interests of the participants. “But the as a way to talk about meant a month ago.” way we jelled was incredible.” Ultimately, transition and newness.” For Chris Lamar ’22, who grew up in the ability to build community and Early input from Covington, Kentucky, civility once meant understanding is possible, he believes, two of last year’s First Engagements putting up walls between himself and because of the deeper knowledge scholars, Rachel Halliday ’18 and Katie those who espouse contrary opinions. individuals gain about each other. Tucker ’18, pointed out an uneasiness “Now that I’ve come to Transy,” he says, “I think Transy does a really good surrounding a word that could represent “it’s about agreeing to disagree and still job of highlighting each individual’s both respectful interaction and systems of oppression. “They were huge in helping us get to the place of discussion, not stance,” Piechowski adds. As a result, the campus theme became “On Civility,” which welcomes exploration, rather than the declaration, “Civility.” Halliday, who is serving as the AmeriCorps VISTA for Lexington’s Pride Community Services Organization during a gap year before medical school, wanted to ensure that the complexities of the word would be addressed, particularly in the context of social justice. “If someone is denying your humanity,” Halliday notes, “how can you be civil to them?” And yet, “that’s what it takes to actually make meaningful change.” So much of what is learned at Transy, Halliday emphasizes, is about seeing that humanity, understanding the why and asking about the greater context. “I think civility without context can be dangerous. But civility as a tool to

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 13 ABOVE: First Engagements scholar Josh Porter (right) guides first-year students. strengths—what every person has to offer,” and empathy over simplicity and “my way His hope was that members of the Class says Lamar. “Even if we’re different, if there or the highway.” of 2022 would learn to be comfortable with is one person that I really disagree with, but During First Engagements, the week the idea of uncertainty and ending a class we’re still friends, it’s because I got to see of classes and activities to orient the without having all of the questions resolved. the strengths in that person before what I entire Class of 2022, professors and He enjoyed the progress they made. may have previously viewed as weaknesses. scholars introduce first-year students to “A lot of them really grew; they realized This place is just full of positivity.” the fundamentals of learning, modeling that they were part of something bigger Another first-year ambassador, the interaction between Justin Hudnall ’22 of tiny Morgantown, faculty and students, Kentucky, recalls a team-building exercise academic achievement, that illustrates how this works. Placed in and the relationship- “Being civil and actually a canoe with someone from a different building that leads to background and mindset, Hudnall, four years of productive having a discussion with who describes growing up amidst like- classroom community. people instead of just arguing minded people, paddled off together First Engagements with MacKenzie Sloan ’22, who came of scholar Josh Porter ’19, a with them back and forth to age in Lexington. They were “amazed,” studio art and art history try to get your point across, he explains, “by what they learned from major, gives an example each other about how small towns and big of one of the classes that ultimately makes us better cities worked.” And they talked about a lot incorporated civility human beings, which, in my of things. “That kind of opens your eyes,” into the curriculum. he notes. He co-taught “Civility opinion, is what a liberal arts The focus on civility is important, says and Disagreement in college should want to do.” Sloan, “because it reminds us to promote Discourse” with Assistant kindness and respect to those whose Professor of Chemistry JUSTIN HUDNALL ’22 perspectives are different from our own.” Jessie Brown, in which It’s a continuous effort. students were asked to “Since I’ve been here,” Hudnall reflects, scrutinize the meaning of “I’ve just been trying to grow as a person, civility and incivility. really, to understand everyone’s point of “They were very advanced thoughts than themselves,” he recalls. “They were view. I feel that understanding is the key.” and conversations,” Porter recalls. They able to recognize that their ideas and their The broader metaphor of paddling eschewed simplistic interpretations of thoughts are just part of the community’s together in a canoe, rather than in civility to toil over the inherent layers of thoughts. And just because they have an intractable opposition, isn’t hard to miss. contradiction, such as civil disobedience. idea doesn’t mean it’s the only one or the This is a pursuit that draws on a student’s “Following rules is civil,” Porter points right one.” sense of being curious and courageous, out, “but also breaking rules for just These early experiences that help students and a willingness to embrace complexity reasons can be civil.” form an open, supportive community

14 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2018 have significant implications for the entire campus. The Class of 2022 enters the school CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE SERIES year equipped for success, familiar with this As the academic year progresses, visiting artists, scholars and new way of thinking, and with an advantage media makers continue the exploration of civility through of having already begun to wrestle with the lectures, arts and musical programming. The impact extends to complexities of civility. They’re developing the broader community as the general public is invited to attend. important tools for the future. “We’re training ourselves to take this “My hope,” says Zoé Strecker, art professor and series director, out from the safe environment and be “is that these guests will give us the tools and inspiration to good at it in places where that isn’t the expand our sense of civility and to put it into action. It is a TRANSY 101 norm,” Strecker says. tremendous privilege to share these constructive experiments She sees the benefit of nuance and with the community at large.” uncertainty over the less fruitful simplicity she sees dominating so many Highlights from the 2018-19 Creative Intelligence series: large cultural conversations. “In our setting here we can cultivate complexity and allow it to be a guiding force.” We make the journey together. ADylan popular podcaster Marron who engages people who have “To know that other people are also been uncivil toward him. confused or uncertain or can see more October 8 than one way to imagine something—I think that’s useful. That’s what we do best,” Strecker continues. “We’re very social creatures. We need each other to AConsidering choral drama featuring Matthew the Grammy-winning Shepard survive difficult things, to make difficult Conspirare singers. decisions and to move forward.” October 9 Moving through his first semester, Chris Lamar is already seeing Transy’s role and his potential defined. “Here we see the problems in society,” he says, “but AuthorJames of "1,000 Mustich Books to Read Before Your Die: are working to fix those problems—to A Life-Changing List." help create people who are in positions to October 18 fix those problems.” The changes are palpable. “I can feel that transition happening,” says Lamar, “between being not formally Susan Weinstein educated, having to really work for a living Brings forward the largely unheard voices of young people making spoken word art. and constantly feeling like I’m spinning my wheels in terms of having an impact November 8 on the world around me—versus—feeling like after my four years here I might actually be able to do something for Shaun Leonardo others that’s meaningful. His art engages people in wordless public debate “It’s been wildly world-changing in four about complex topics like gun violence and racial bias. weeks,” he says. “I can’t imagine what four February 27 years will be like.”

Sir Salman Rushdie A powerful literary artist who has shown sweeping creative courage even against threats to his life. For more Transylvania news March 27 from over the fall, visit our new 1780 blog at blog.transy.edu. FREE admission and parking.

transy.edu/eventsthe magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 15 “Not only will I be able to gain valuable research experience and school credit, but I also hope to conduct research that is relevant and important to issues in society.”

THOMAS SHELLENBERG, TOP-LEVEL RESEARCH SENIOR NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR

ABOVE: A representative from the neurodiagnostic medical technology company, EGI, gives an instruction on how to use the new device, which will expand learning opportunities in Transylvania's growing neuroscience program. TRANSY STUDENTS CONDUCT TOP-LEVEL RESEARCH WITH NEW EEG SYSTEM

Transylvania recently installed an This complements what they learn in Senior neuroscience major Thomas electroencephalogram system to record the classroom and makes them more Shellenberg said he is excited about brain data—bringing the school on par competitive for graduate programs. the new system. “This opens up a huge with many of the nation’s prestigious “The EEG system should be particularly opportunity for current and future research institutes and university enticing to prospective students who would students,” he said, pointing out how the neuroscience labs. like to pursue a major in neuroscience and close academic relationships students “Our research capabilities with participate in research, all within a liberal develop with professors at Transy this equipment will be as competitive arts environment,” Jurs said. increase the opportunities to use high- as any other EEG lab,” Professor of The equipment supports a variety of tech equipment like the EEG system. Psychology Bethany Jurs said. “In cross-campus collaboration. Having Shellenberg said he and his classmates will addition to our research abilities, this an understanding of how the brain have greater access to these technologies system will be a major asset to student works, after all, can give students compared to students at larger universities. learning, particularly within our growing insight into behaviors and experiences Shellenberg hopes to use the EEG system neuroscience program.” that tie into various disciplines, such under the guidance of Jurs this spring to An EEG’s electrodes read brain as neuroeconomics, music cognition complete a study related to substance use. waves through the scalp. Through its and social neuroscience. “Given the “Not only will I be able to gain valuable neurorecording, Transylvania students collaborative nature of this campus, research experience and school credit, can explore their scientific curiosity about extending brain recordings into other but I also hope to conduct research that is how our brains function and result in fields has the potential to result in some relevant and important to issues in society,” our conscious experience and behaviors. pretty awesome projects,” Jurs said. he said.

16 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2018 HONORING THOSE WHO ‘CONTRIBUTED … TO FREEDOM’S CAUSE’ Transylvania students answered the call to duty during World War I FREEDOM'S CAUSE

ABOVE: A photo taken following the induction ceremony for the Transylvania Student Army Training Corps on Oct. 1, 1918.

Twenty-four days after the United States Transylvania’s Student Army Training entered World War I in April 1917, Robert Corps contained eighty-five men. Five red McLachlan, class of 1919 and a native of stars are on Transylvania’s service flag for “To the World War Transylvania gave one Dry Ridge in Grant County, Kentucky, her five young women who went into the Major General, one Brigadier General, enlisted in the U.S Army. He was one of service as nurses.” three Lieutenant Colonels, eight Majors, 27 young men who left the classrooms of While 32 men and women left Transy Transylvania for the battlefields of Europe. to join the war efforts, the Student Nineteen Captains, thirty-six Lieutenants, McLachlan served as a corporal in Army Training Corps was organized on and two hundred and ninety-one Company F of the 16th Infantry Division. campus “for the purpose of supplying After enlisting at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, the American Army with educated and non-commissioned officers and privates.” he “left the United States June 6th as trained men for officers,” the Crimson Pershing’s Standard Bearer,” according to staff wrote. On Oct. 1, 1918, 85 students the Crimson yearbook from 1919. were voluntarily inducted into service. 20, 1918, Transylvania’s Student Army He never returned to the U.S., to One of the campus buildings, Ewing Hall, Kentucky or Transylvania. was converted into an Army barracks. Training Corps was demobilized, and Robert McLachlan was killed in action Even an unfortunate breakout of the students returned to their studies. July 19, 1918. He is buried at Aisne-Marne flu, which closed the college, provided an The Crimson editorial staff in 1919 American Cemetery in Belleau, France. opportunity for the corps. “Hikes, drill, described how it was impossible to Looking back on the centennial of the inspections, signaling, athletic pastimes, ascertain the names of all of the sons—and Nov. 11 armistice, we honor his service bayonet work and fatigue duty took up now daughters—of Transylvania who have and reflect on many others called to duty. most of the day.” When uniforms and rifles war records, “but in every conflict since The 1919 Crimson yearbook details those for the corps members were delayed, they 1780, the year the Virginia Legislature Pioneers who served: took time to organize a band, “and the passed an act to establish a seminary in “To the World War Transylvania gave ‘Star Spangled Banner’ was played every Kentucky … a great number of [those] one Major General, one Brigadier General, afternoon at retreat.” According to one connected with the institution … have three Lieutenant Colonels, eight Majors, report, the Transylvania group was the contributed largely to freedom’s cause.” Nineteen Captains, thirty-six Lieutenants, “best drilled unit” in a three-state territory. We honor those from our university and two hundred and ninety-one Less than six weeks after the unit stood community and beyond who have for non-commissioned officers and privates. up, the armistice was signed. By Dec. generations answered the call to serve.

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1. Transy welcomes more than 300 3. Joseph Gearon ’18, Mary 4. Erica Horn ’83, co-founder of 5. C. Shawn McGuffey ’98, a Boston new Pioneers on move-in day. Gearon ’22 and their mom, Paula GleanKY, which harvests excess College professor, gives the Hornback Gearon ’89, attend produce to fight hunger, receives an keynote speech at convocation. 2. SGA President Jocelyn Lucero the Legacy Welcome Lunch for honorary degree at convocation. He discussed how his ’19 gives the thumbs-up on incoming students whose parents, experiences at Transy impacted move-in day. grandparents or siblings are his approach to social justice Transy alumni. work and civic participation.

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6. Don Dugi, professor of political science and program director of political science and P.P.E., provides the perfect introduction to Transy’s academic life. 7. New faculty member Tosha Fowler leads an acting class. She holds the Lucille C. Little Endowed Chair in Theater and is director of the Theater Program. 8. This is the first full school year 8 for classes in the renovated 7 Carpenter Academic Center, formerly Haupt Humanities. Outfitted with cutting-edge technologies, Carpenter features modernized classrooms, seminar rooms, gathering spaces and faculty offices. 9. First-year students were part of the Transy dance team at the Battle on Broadway at Rupp Arena. 10. A word from Coach Brian Lane before the Battle on Broadway, an exhibition basketball game between Transylvania and the University of Kentucky. Six of our first-year students 9 performed in front of tens of thousands of basketball fans on Oct. 26 at Rupp Arena. 11. Let the Bat Walk to Rupp Arena begin!

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20 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2018 Transylvania invites community to PumpkinMania New Frontiers embraces multiple disciplines, backgrounds and perspectives in a process that is vastly challenging, entertaining and, campus ultimately, transformative. Many of these events are also part of our Creative Intelligence Series, which incorporates the theme of civility into lectures NEWS and performances. October events included Dylan Marron, a To stay informed popular podcaster who engages people who about the latest Transylvania CAMPUS NEWS have been uncivil toward him; the Smith news, visit our website Transylvania invited the community Concert Series presentation of “Considering at transy.edu. to campus for the eighth annual Matthew Shepard,” a choral drama featuring PumpkinMania the night before Halloween. the Conspirare singers; and James Mustich, Hundreds of jack-o’-lanterns lit up the Old author of “1,000 Books to Read Before You Morrison steps during the event, and campus Die: A Life-Changing List.” organizations hosted trick-or-treating. Upcoming New Frontiers events are: the “As this event continues to grow, we’ve “Data, Mine” art talk and exhibition with added more food trucks, an activities Hasan Elahi and Laurie Frick on Jan. 24; area for kids, more space for trick-or- Shaun Leonardo, an award-winning artist treating, as well as an information center who uses performance practice to unravel the and meeting location,” said Hannah complexities of human interaction, on Feb. Piechowski, director of student transitions 27; and Sir Salman Rushdie, “On Civility,” the and parent programming at Transylvania William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture on March 27. and PumpkinMania committee chair. “PumpkinMania celebrates so many things Transylvania climbs 11 spots in U.S. News & I love about working at Transylvania—a World Report national rankings wonderful campus, amazing neighbors, the Transylvania moved downtown community and fall.” up 11 places this year in Events surrounding PumpkinMania the U.S. News & World included pumpkin carving for the public Report Best Colleges and a float in the Lexington Thriller and rankings released in Halloween Parade. September. The university ranked Transylvania announces 2018-19 feature event 76th among the nation’s series New Frontiers top liberal arts colleges. Transylvania also placed 60th in the list of Best Value Colleges, which is based on factors such as price, quality of the program, average discount and number of students receiving need-based financial aid. When ranking Transylvania, U.S. News considered the university’s small class sizes— 78 percent have fewer than 20 students—and the fact that 95 percent of faculty have the This year, the public is invited to go beyond highest degrees in their fields. the familiar and explore ideas, art and music Other factors included Transylvania’s with a new feature event series hosted on high 75 percent graduation rate, student campus. The New Frontiers 2018-19 season selectivity and retention, the amount spent on focuses on the university’s year-long campus instruction and other student services, and theme—On Civility—and the debate over its the alumni giving rate. role in shaping citizens and communities. From a lecture by a world-renowned author to a Grammy-nominated oratorio,

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 21 Bryan Station, Transylvania announce partnership County Clare, the program will also offer of focuses—from government to provide scholarships to IT Academy graduates excursions to Galway, the Aran Islands, funding to education to design to Doolin, the Cliffs of Moher and Dublin. economic development. The program runs from May 31 to June 22, 2019. Transylvania announces 2018 Pioneer Transylvania students can receive Hall of Fame Class financial assistance to participate in the program through the Earle and Cathy O’Donnell Endowment for Irish Studies. The endowment is named after Earle O’Donnell, a graduate of Transy’s Class of 1971, and his wife, Cathy. Beginning in 2019, graduates of the Academy of Information Technology State-of-the-art technology enhances safety at Bryan Station High School will be of North Broadway crosswalk eligible to receive a minimum $18,000 scholarship to attend Transylvania. The Announced at an October banquet, the newly announced partnership not only 2018 Pioneer Hall of Fame Class features recognizes the achievements of academy five sports standouts: John Mack ’69 and graduates, but also provides them with a Bill Duty ’69, a dynamic doubles tennis path to further their education at one of pairing; Janet Mattingly ’81, one of the first the nation’s top liberal arts colleges. great players in the history of Transylvania “The work Bryan Station and its women’s basketball; Chris Huffman ’94, academies are doing to empower a cornerstone for the great Transylvania individuals to become globally minded men’s basketball squads of the early ’90s; citizens goes hand-in-hand with our Partnering with the state, Transylvania and Alissa Richardson LaLonde ’96, who mission at Transylvania,” President improved campus safety through the set the bar for athletic excellence across all Seamus Carey said. “We want students addition of state-of-the-art technology and Transylvania sports during her time on the from throughout our community to know major renovations to campus grounds. women’s tennis team. they can afford a top-level liberal arts The North Broadway crosswalk “It is always an exciting time to usher in education right here in Lexington, and between Third and Fourth streets has been new Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees,” said we’re taking the steps to help make that equipped with rectangular rapid-flashing Holly Sheilley, vice president for enrollment happen for them.” beacons, which feature motion sensors and student life. “Transylvania has had a that activate multiple flashing lights when storied history of success in athletics, and Transylvania launches new study abroad summer pedestrians approach. The signals are each new inductee allows us to celebrate program in Ireland open to all college students especially helpful at dusk and night when these accomplishments.” motorists may have a difficult time seeing pedestrians. Men’s basketball takes on UK Also, the university permanently closed in preseason matchup a semicircular roadway/parking lot in front of the newly renovated Carpenter Academic Center, formerly the Haupt Humanities building. Brick pavers were installed in its place to create a walkway, which provides access to campus for emergency vehicles. College students will join Transylvania for a new, three-week summer program Transylvania hosts Kentucky Bike-Walk Summit that will immerse them in Ireland’s rich More than 300 community leaders tradition of art and literature. and advocates from across the state On Oct. 26, Transy's NCAA Division Transylvania in Ireland includes gathered at Transylvania in August for the III men's basketball team tipped off its courses taught by the university’s faculty Kentucky Bike-Walk Summit. 2018-19 campaign against the Division along with local and regional experts The conference explored how to I University of Kentucky at Rupp Arena. in folklore, writing, music and dance. improve cycling and walking options Transy came away with a 94-66 loss in Based at the Burren College of Art in and safety in Kentucky through a variety a preseason contest that rekindled the

22 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2018 crosstown “Battle on Broadway” rivalry. The teams last met in the 2013-14 season. This year’s game honored the late C.M. Newton, who passed away in June at age 88. A patriarch of the Transylvania men’s basketball program, Newton coached the Pioneers over three stints for 12 seasons and later went on to become athletics director at UK from 1989-2000, guiding Kentucky through one of the most robust CAMPUS NEWS eras in school history. “I love that we are recognizing Coach Newton and all of his significant contributions to both Transylvania and the University of Kentucky with this game,” said Transylvania Coach Brian Lane. “He always spoke about his years at Transy as being a truly special time in the lives of his family. We are extremely proud that he started his Hall of Fame career as a Pioneer.” First-year triathlete makes splash in inaugural season

Get the latest Transy news and updates First-year student Elizabeth Moore Finding the latest news and event information about Kentucky’s first won the first three races of the inaugural university just got easier with the launch of 1780, the official blog of season for the Pioneer women’s triathlon Transylvania University. team this fall. Moore also finished as Online at blog.transy.edu, 1780 curates articles on events at the individual national runner-up in the Transylvania, provides admissions advice, publishes news releases and is NCAA Division III Women's Collegiate the host site for In Lumine, President Seamus Carey’s blog. Triathlon National Championships “We want to make it easy for alumni, students, faculty, staff and our in Arizona on Nov. 4. Additionally, community to find out what’s happening at Transylvania,” said Megan she earned both All-Region Freshman Moloney, vice president for marketing and communications. “Now, when and All-Region Team honors from the you visit our website, the latest news is just one click away—either from the College Triathlon Coaches Association 1780 news ticker on the home page, or by clicking on ‘News & Events’ from by winning the NCAA's Central Regional any page on transy.edu.” Qualifier in Kingsport, Tennessee, against Named for the year Transylvania was founded, the blog features several teams that included Division I schools. sections that highlight various topics, including top stories, news from Transy, the Admissions Insider, recent posts and articles on events that are part of the New Frontiers season. Since its soft-launch in September, 1780 has generated 50 percent more page views on the transy.edu website than the previous news section. Articles are also more easily shareable on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn via social-share buttons at the end of each story. To visit 1780, go to blog.transy.edu.

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 23 THE Transy professor, alum edit ‘Black Bone’ Transylvania professor’s ‘Elkhorn’ book wins SAVE DATE Affrilachian poetry collection Thomas D. Clark Medallion Bianca Lynne Richard Taylor, JAN. 16-FEB. 19, 2019 Spriggs ’03 and Transylvania “Data, Mine” exhibition Transylvania University’s Kenan professor Visiting Writer and a Morlan Gallery Jeremy Paden former Kentucky poet have edited a laureate, has received JAN. 22, 2019 collection of the Thomas D. Clark both new and Medallion for his Cincinnati Alumni and classic works by new book, “Elkhorn: Friends Reception Affrilachian Poets called “Black Bone.” Evolution of a Kentucky Landscape.” University Club of Cincinnati, 5:30–7 p.m. This illuminating and powerful Named after the founder of the collection is a testament to a University Press of Kentucky, the groundbreaking group and its enduring medallion is awarded to one book each FEB. 7, 2019 legacy in acknowledgment of its year for highlighting the state’s history Naples Alumni and silver anniversary. Reprinted by the and culture. The University Press University Press of Kentucky earlier released “Elkhorn” in September. Friends Reception this year, “Black Bone: 25 Years of the “I'm honored to be a recipient Naples Yacht Club, 6-8 p.m. Affrilachian Poets” features writing of an award named for Dr. Clark, by Spriggs and Paden, along with whom I knew and greatly admired Frank X Walker, Nikky Finney, Crystal for his writings, his character and his MARCH 27, 2019 Wilkinson and many others. encouragement of others to look into the William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture Walker coined the term deep but shimmering well of Kentucky with Sir Salman Rushdie “Affrilachia” to give identity and voice history,” Taylor said. to people of African descent from this He lives in a historic home he restored Haggin Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. region and to highlight Appalachia’s near the banks of Elkhorn Creek, a multicultural identity. tributary of the Kentucky River. APRIL 11, 2019 Transylvania hosted a reading and “Through his love of Elkhorn Creek Morlan Gallery art exhibition by the and his gift with storytelling, Taylor Southern California Alumni group last year. presents readers with a powerful picture and Friends Reception Spriggs is a writer, multidisciplinary of a place that has impacted so many and The home of Cole Rucker '85, artist and assistant professor of English served as a touchstone for Taylor and at Ohio University. She is the recipient of others like him,” according to University Malibu, 7-9:30 p.m. a Kentucky Arts Council 2013 Al Smith Press of Kentucky. “His adoration for Individual Arts Fellowship in Poetry the land and desire to preserve it and its APRIL 26-28, 2019 as well as multiple artist-enrichment history are hypnotic in their intensity.” grants from the Kentucky Foundation for Taylor gave a reading from “Elkhorn” Alumni Weekend Women. Spriggs is the author or coeditor at a Transylvania event sponsored by the of a number of books, including “Kaffir Thomas D. Clark Foundation in October. JULY 22, 2019 Lily,” “Call Her by Her Name” and “The He earned a B.A. in English from Galaxy Is a Dance Floor.” the University of Kentucky in 1963, an DOC General Assembly Alumni Paden is a professor of Spanish M.A. in English from the University and Friends Luncheon and Latin American literature at of Louisville in 1964, a J.D. from the Iowa Convention Center, Des Moines, Transylvania. His poems have appeared University of Louisville School of Law in such places as the Atlanta Review, in 1967 and a Ph.D. in English from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Beloit Poetry Journal, Cortland Review, UK in 1974. His other books include Louisville Review, Naugatuck River “Sue Mundy: A Novel of the Civil War,” MAY 25, 2019 Review, pluck! and Rattle. He is the “Girty” and “Earth Bones.” author of three collections of poems, Commencement “Broken Tulips,” “ruina montium” and Old Morrison Lawn, 9 a.m. "prison recipes,” and he is a recipient of a Kentucky Arts Council 2019 Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship in poetry.

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that they feel as welcome as we want them to feel.” “It really means a lot Reaching out across campuses, to not just know that representatives from the there’s acceptance, University of Kentucky’s institutional inclusion community engagement

but to know there’s an CAMPUS & COMMUNITY team also participated in active effort to make the fair and attended the performance. this community visible “The city of Lexington and the University of and talk about these Kentucky both recognize the real significance kinds of issues.” of the step that Transy has taken to show an RACHEL HALLIDAY ’18 incredibly beautiful life, but sad death of Matthew Shepard, a milestone for both hate crime legislation and Twenty years ago a Wyoming in the Lexington-Fayette area in housing, LGBTQ growth and strengthening as a college student was brutally beaten employment and public accommodations, community,” said Lance Poston, director and left to die. His death inspired as well as complaints of discrimination of UK’s Office of LGBTQ* Resources. To state and national efforts to pass based on Lexington’s Fairness Ordinance, be able to tell that story—still relevant 20 hate crime legislation and numerous which includes sexual orientation and years later—in a place like Lexington is, documentaries, plays and musical works. gender identity. I think, a wonderful move by Transy and One of those tributes, “Considering Smith said the performance and something that makes me proud as both Matthew Shepard,” brought its national resource fair hosted by Transy a representative of the university and a tour to Haggin Auditorium on Tuesday, encouraged relationship building. representative of the city.” Oct. 9, as part of Transylvania’s year- “Diversity promotes an overall well- Kenny Bishop, deputy director long exploration of civility. being within a community,” Smith said. of communications for the City of Prior to the performance, “These events do a really great job of Lexington, said: “As the city’s LGBTQ Transylvania hosted a resource fair promoting that and helping other cities liaison in the mayor’s office, it means a that drew participants from nearly 20 and areas and towns around Lexington to lot to us and it means a lot to the LGBTQ community organizations. see that Lexington is thriving because we community. And to be able to always Rachel Halliday ’18 attended with are reaching out to communities like the remember Matthew Shepard and what Pride Community Services Organization, LGBTQ community.” happened there and bring that home is whose mission is to provide support Fortunate Families, a Catholic ministry very important and very significant, and to the LGBTQ community both in organization based at St. Paul’s near we’re grateful that Transy is doing that Lexington and the greater Bluegrass area. Transy, was another group who met with for us.” “It really means a lot to not just know resource fair attendees. Following the resource fair and that there’s acceptance, but to know “We want to make sure that everyone, performance, composer Craig Hella that there’s an active effort to make this no matter what walk of life they’re in, Johnson joined Taran McZee, associate community visible and talk about these and especially young people who are in vice president for diversity and inclusion, kinds of issues,” Halliday said. universities right now, understand that and community members, including Also in attendance was Mieko Smith our doors are open,” said Lesley Farmer, a former U.S. Attorney Kerry Harvey, in a who works with the Lexington Human member of Fortunate Families. “We love discussion with audience members. Rights Commission. The commission them, we want to celebrate with them, investigates complaints of discrimination we want to pray with them. We just hope

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 25 1960s several Transy alumni, on school safety training in Patrick O’Donnell ’64, Lake Oswego, Oregon, London, Kentucky, in June. He is director of the represented Transylvania at the inauguration of Virginia Youth Violence Project; Bunker Professor Wim Wiewel as the 25th president of Lewis & Clark of Education at the Curry School of Education, alumni College in Portland on Oct. 5. University of Virginia; and a licensed forensic Suetta Wilson Dickinson ’65, Georgetown, clinical psychologist. Kentucky, was granted lifetime honorary membership in the Kentucky Bar Association 1980s NOTES and named senior counselor in recognition of Lori Rechter Harper ’84, Cadiz, Kentucky, who Submit your alumni news outstanding professional achievement on serves on the Transylvania Board of Trustees, was June 15. sworn in as the newest member of the Council on by email to [email protected] Postsecondary Education at its meeting on April 27. or mail to Michael R. Nichols ’68, Versailles, Kentucky, Alumni Office represented Transylvania at the inauguration of Palmer Gene Vance ’87, Lexington, is the 2018- Transylvania University Neeli Bendapudi, 18th president of the University of 19 chair of the American Bar Association Section 300 North Broadway Louisville, on Oct. 4. of Litigation. In this role, he leads nearly 50,000 litigators, judges and arbitrators who comprise Lexington, KY 40508 Lynn Swetnam Boone ’69, Louisville, Kentucky, the largest section of the ABA. Gene is a partner received the Audrey Pilkington Lifetime Achievement with Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, and serves on Award from Locust Grove, a National Historic Transylvania’s Board of Trustees. Landmark. She has volunteered with Locust Grove for nearly 40 years and is now a docent. John-Mark B. Hack ’88, Versailles, Kentucky, is vice president for business development at Bristol Josephine E. Hayden ’69, Lexington, has Group Inc., a full-service solution provider in the developed a website on the use of horses and construction industry. mules in World War I. See the website at ww1cc. org/horses. She is also the project manager for Sherry Holley ’88, Nicholasville, Kentucky, after a major construction project at Christ Church almost a decade with Hilliard Lyons, became Cathedral, where she attends. president of Gratz Park Private Wealth in Peter H. McDevitt ’69, Lake Placid, Florida, has been September. She currently serves on Transylvania’s reappointed to the Sebring Airport Authority for a Board of Trustees. sixth four-year term. 1990s 1970s Dawn Wilson ’90, Louisville, Kentucky, represented the United States at the World Veterans Fencing Earl H. O’Donnell ’71, Rockville, Maryland, and his Championships for the second time on Oct. 13. wife, Cathy, lived in Istanbul for a year and a half where he served as head of his law firm’s offices in Claria Horn Boom ’91, Lexington, was sworn in Istanbul and Ankara. They moved to Ireland, where as a judge in the Eastern and Western Districts of they attended University College Dublin. In December Kentucky on July 30 on Transylvania’s campus. 2017, he graduated from UCD with a master’s degree Peter Durhager ’91, Bermuda, has joined the in history. They are now back in the U.S. Somers Ltd. board of directors. He is chairman of Mary Young Stred ’73, Clarksburg, Massachusetts, Ascendant Group, the company that owns Bermuda retired from Clarksburg Elementary School on June Commercial Bank. 11 after teaching there for 30 years. Elizabeth G. Burton ’92, Somerset, Kentucky, joined David W. Wallace ’76, Shelbyville, Kentucky, was Mutare Inc. in July as vice president of marketing. appointed as a member of the Kentucky State Board John Kuchenbrod ’92, Washington, D.C., has of Medical Licensure by Gov. Matt Bevin in August. joined Landrum & Brown, a consultancy specializing Linda Wise McNay ’77, Atlanta, published her new in global aviation planning and development, as a book, “The Adventures of Phil An Thropy,” available managing consultant in the airfield and airspace at tinyurl.com/buyphil-an-thropy. Linda and her service line. co-authors want to teach philanthropy concepts to Heather Greene Overby ’93, Louisville, Kentucky, the next generation of fundraisers. retired from Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, and Mary Teesdale Taylor ’77, Lexington, is president of then joined the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency as the Transylvania Women’s Club. vice president of finance and accounting and CFO. Dewey G. Cornell ’78, Charlottesville, Virginia, led Carmen Hall Caldera-Brzoska ’94, Elizabethtown, a group of Kentucky educators, which included Kentucky, was named coordinator for the

26 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2017 Elizabethtown Performing Arts Center in Erin S. Wathen ’00, Olathe, Kansas, has Claire Selby ’05, Hanau, Germany, May 2017. written a new book, “Resist and Persist: received the Hessian Design Award for her Faith and the Fight for Equality," which was Chad J. Needham ’94, Lexington, owner of necklace, “Fascination Constellation” by the released in April. Erin is the senior pastor at Needham Properties, plans to renovate the Association of Hessian Chambers of Crafts. long-vacant historic bus terminal in north Saint Andrew Christian Church (Disciples of She works as a freelance goldsmith and Lexington. Once slated for demolition, it will Christ) in Olathe. for the German Goldsmiths' house, where become a complex that includes a public Juliet Bishop Meredith ’01, Grants Pass, she also teaches children's goldsmithing market, stores, offices, a radio studio, a trade Oregon, writing as Juliet Lockwood, has workshops. You can follow her work on school and event space. released poetry and fiction from her collected Instagram @selbymadedesign. Daniel F. Swintosky ’94, Louisville, Kentucky, works dating back over 15 years at patreon. Haley Trogdlen McCauley ’07, Lexington, was has joined Broadway Electric Service com/lockwood5. Since July, she has logged appointed an assistant United States attorney ALUMNI NOTES Corporation as vice president. He is the nearly 20 creative writing posts. for the Eastern District of Kentucky and started executive lead in the operations planning Andrew B. Greenwell ’01, Fort Lauderdale, serving on Aug. 20. and strategic marketing of BESCO in the Florida, is senior computational scientist at Wendalyn R. Prather ’07, Port Orange, Kentucky region. Magic Leap. Florida, joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Angela T. Dearinger ’97, Versailles, Kentucky, F. Brooke Dunn ’02, Indianapolis, has joined University in Daytona Beach as a human was appointed as a member of the Kentucky Faegre Baker Daniels law firm. resource recruiter in May. State Board of Medical Licensure by Gov. Bridget Hatfield Brice ’03, Eugene, Oregon, Langdon Ryan Worley ’07, Lexington, was Matt Bevin in August. and her husband, Nate, live on the family named president of The Rotaract Club Jason Hobson ’97, Portland, Oregon, joined farm outside of Eugene. She is an assistant of Lexington, a nonprofit organization of Microsoft as an Azure SAP architect in professor at Oregon State University. professionals and students ages 21-35 who October after 18 years working for Procter & are committed to service, leadership and Abigail Green ’03, Pittsburgh, joined the Gamble as an employee and a supplier. professional development within the community. Cozen O’Connor firm as an associate in Prakash Maggan ’97, Richmond, Kentucky, the labor and employment department Charlene Rubio Buckles ’08, Louisville, and Bimal Patel ’02, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, in August. She will focus on legal issues Kentucky, joined the American Civil Liberties refurbished The Gratz Park Inn (now The ranging from employment and contracts to Union of Kentucky as a major gifts officer Sire Hotel) in downtown Lexington. Bimal's agency investigations. in October. company, Rolling Hills Hospitality, owns eight Shannon Board Kisselbaugh ’03, Zachary A. Horn ’08, Frankfort, Kentucky, hotels, and Prakash's Rainmaker Hospitality Louisville, Kentucky, was named a member made partner with McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie recently opened its 11th. of the inaugural Association for Healthcare & Kirkland. Attorney rating service Super Shannon N. Tierney ’97, Seattle, joined the Philanthropy’s “Forty Under 40” list in August. Lawyers recently named him a “Rising Star.” Swedish Cancer Institute as the medical The list recognizes future leaders within the Adam M. Kleman ’08, Richmond, Kentucky, director of breast surgery in September. healthcare philanthropy community. has joined the Eastern Kentucky University M. Jason Zimmerman ’97, Lexington, has Carl N. Frazier-Sparks ’04, Bentonville, soccer staff as an assistant coach. joined St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Arkansas, was recognized with the Emily Wolfe Roberts ’08, Lexington, joined Morehead as a cardiologist and associate Continuing Legal Education Commission the Danville Children’s Choir as a conductor chief medical officer for specialty care. Justice Thomas B. Spain Award by the in August. Theresa M. Zawacki ’98, Louisville, Kentucky Bar Association on June 15 for Kentucky, is co-leading the incubation of a outstanding service in continuing legal Ryan P. Smith ’08, Simsbury, Connecticut, new economic development partnership in education. Carl moved to Bentonville last fall has written a poetry chapbook, “The Death the Russell neighborhood of Louisville with and is an in-house legal counsel for Wal- Metal Pastorals,” which will be published in plans to be a national model for “equitable Mart Stores Inc. 2019 by Black Lawrence Press. community development in African- Kerri Buchanan Montgomery ’04, Lexington, Natasha Collier ’09, received her M.A. in American communities.” gave the invocation at the 2018 Carnation arts administration from the University of Drew Beattie ’99, Louisville, Kentucky, joined Banquet for Phi Mu Fraternity’s National Kentucky. She joined the staff of Procom Baptist Health in La Grange as the director of Convention, where she also received the America LLC, where she is a travel food and nutrition on Oct. 1. Volunteer of the Biennium award. consultant for Beyond Band of Brothers Tours and plans to continue her graduate Bethany C. Snider ’05, Louisville, Kentucky, was education in history. 2000s named to Louisville Business First’s 2018 “Forty Ryan Taylor ’00, Jacksonville, Florida, became Under 40,” which honors local workers who Emily Rinker Nealis ’09, Hilliard, Ohio, a partner at KPMG US (Boston) in October. are making major strides in their careers while published her first novel, “A Life Well His primary focus is in the business tax leaving positive marks on their communities. Hidden.” It is a domestic suspense novel services group, specifically in the alternative She was also named Most Admired Woman in where secrets are a matter of life and death. investment group. Healthcare by Today’s Woman Magazine. The book is available on Amazon.

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 27 Lee T. Nutini ’09, Atlanta, has joined King Courtney Baughman Sizemore ’13, Hunter P. Jones ’16 and Miriam Kemper ’14, & Spalding LLP in its Government Matters Lexington, joined The Lexington School as May 27, 2017 group, primarily working in healthcare and a fourth-grade instructional specialist on Katherine “Katie” Jackel Allgeier ’16 and other investigations. Aug. 1. Brian Allgeier, July 20, 2018 Bradley Sutherland ’09, Lexington, joined Evan Sizemore ’14, Lexington, has been a Central Bank in Winchester as a mortgage commercial loan officer at Community Trust BIRTHS lending officer in August. Bank since April. Amanda Meneghetti Turcotte ’09, Lexington, Katelyn Long ’15, Westminster, Colorado, joined Transylvania as assistant director of was awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein alumni relations in October. Predoctoral Fellowship for Dental and Craniofacial Research from the National 2010s Institutes of Health. Sarah McClelland-Brown ’10, Macon, Georgia, Rachel Smith ’15, Washington, D.C., represented Transylvania at the inauguration of participated in the Urban Leaders Fellowship Vivia Lawton Fowler as the 25th president of summer 2018 program. Wesleyan College on Oct. 20. Laurel Lietzenmayer ’16, Gainesville, Florida, Jessica Carnes ’11, Mount Washington, graduated with a Master of Science in

Kentucky, graduated from the University of entomology from the University of Florida. She Illinois with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine also received a graduate fellowship from UF to in May. She is now a veterinarian at Mt. continue in the Ph.D. program. Washington Animal Clinic and pursuing her Sadie Middleton ’18, Bardstown, Kentucky, M.B.A. part time at Bellarmine University. was promoted to loan programs manager at Prya Murad ’11, San Francisco, joined the the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation San Francisco Public Defender’s Office as a in August. deputy public defender in September. She is fighting for people accused of crimes who are unable to afford an attorney. MARRIAGES Karen Borneman ’75 and James L. Young, Cody W. Alton ’12, Frederick, Maryland, April 12, 2018 joined the National Nuclear Security Christopher S. Rose ’89 and Amy Preske, Administration as a program analyst May 18, 2018 in June. Frederick N. Markham ’98 and Gina Walejko, Austyn E. Gaffney ’12, Lexington, received May 12, 2018 the 2018 Emerging Artist Award from the Kentucky Arts Council. This award recognizes Ashley E. Colvin ’03 and James Lerza, practicing, professional artists who create April 28, 2018 original work and are in early stages of their Bridget E. Hatfield ’03 and Nathan Brice, arts careers. Sept. 30, 2017 Justin W. Tereshko ’12, Lexington, former Misty K. Nall ’05 and Nam Nguyen, golf coach at Guilford College, won the Nov. 21, 2014 Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s Jack Jensen Men’s Golf Coach of the Year Award Laurie Mitchell ’10 and Michael Forester, in the spring. In August, he began his new April 21, 2018 position as assistant men’s golf coach at the Elijah “Eli” A. Truman ’10 and Haleigh Goff, University of Louisville. June 22, 2018

Cory Collins ’13, Montgomery, Alabama, Katrina L. Mineo ’11 and William Randall, has earned two Green Eyeshade Awards, Sept. 2, 2018 recognizing the best journalism in the Kendra J. DeArk ’11 and Joseph Witten, Southeastern U.S., for his essay, “What July 27, 2018 is the ‘Alt-Right’?” He is a senior writer for Teaching Tolerance. You can read his articles Kelsey J. Fulkerson ’12 and Justin W. at tolerance.org/author/cory-collins. Tereshko ’12, June 30, 2018 Molly G. Crain ’13, Louisville, Kentucky, joined Kimberly E. Shain ’14 and Alex Deats, Emerge Kentucky as assistant director in April. June 30, 2018

28 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2018 Monnie Gortney Talley ’58, Frankfort, Paul E. Fuller, professor emeritus Kentucky, wife of Brooks H. Talley ’56, of history, died Aug. 30, 2018. He taught at Transylvania from sister of Margaret Gortney Tapp ’56, died Sept. 4, 2018. 1964-73 and 1977-95. His friend and colleague Joseph Binford, Gail Wagoner Ackall ’59, El Paso, Texas, wife emeritus professor of history, described of Edward I. Ackall ’58, died Aug. 2, 2018. him as “the bearer of flowers, the author of Alpha Jo Scott Luallen ’60, Owensboro, congratulatory notes and the mastermind Kentucky, mother of Joseph Scott Luallen ’86 of ingenious practical jokes.” He served in and Mary Lynne Luallen Roach ’88 and sister the U.S. Army from 1952-54, then earned

of Mary Haylee Scott Hancock ’63, died a bachelor’s degree from the University of ALUMNI NOTES Oct. 13, 2018. Chattanooga and a Ph.D. in history from the

Donald R. Philpot ’60, Frankfort, Kentucky, University of Kentucky. He was named Teacher

died April 22, 2018. of the Year five times for his thoughtful, rigorous teaching that left a profound legacy Volindah Johnson Costabell ’61, Louisville, for countless Pioneers. Kentucky, sister of H. Mark Johnson ’58, died Dan Selter, professor emeritus Oct. 6, 2018. of art, died Sept. 30. He taught Necmoye “Nishma” Illery Duffy ’61, at Transylvania for 35 years until Portsmouth, New Hampshire, died his retirement in 2010. He was Sept. 30, 2018. a master ceramist and a brilliant IN MEMORIAM professor, expecting much from his students, Mary Reynolds Atherton ’38, New Albany, Ike A. Nooe III ’61, Camden, South Carolina, but in his own motivational and self-described Indiana, died Oct. 4, 2018. died Aug. 30, 2018. “laid-back” manner. Selter served in the U.S. Dee G. Gudgell ’41, Lexington, mother of Susan M. Stephens ’61, Mount Sterling, Army during the Vietnam War before earning Henry G. Gudgell ’71 and Harriel L. Kentucky, wife of James R. Stephens ’60, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Gudgell ’72, died May 28, 2018. mother of James D. Stephens ’83, and Louisville and an M.F.A. in ceramics from grandmother of Rebecca V. Beyer ’20, died Martha Montgomery Howard ’41, Dallas, Syracuse University. His art reflected his May 7, 2018. died Aug. 3, 2018. humorous wit, and he gained national renown Leah Stone Taglienti ’64, Dallas, died through traveling exhibitions, including a 2000 Joyce McChord Barnette ’50, Lexington, died Feb. 20, 2018. traveling exhibit sponsored by the Everson June 27, 2018. Museum in Syracuse, New York. Linda Dellinger Miller ’68, Avon Lake, Ohio, Barbara W. Bowman ’52, Albuquerque, New died Aug. 30, 2018. Mexico, died March 20, 2018. Karen V. Nicholson ’68, Springfield, Virginia, Joan Sabel Carr ’53, Lexington, mother of Neil died April 20, 2018. C. Mahoney ’84, died May 9, 2018. Andreas “Andy” G. Probst ’80, Lexington, Stanley Hadley Jr. ’53, Lexington, brother of Fred P. Hadley ’72, died April 21, 2018. died June 1, 2018. Henry A. Stovall III ’53, Beaver Creek, Ohio, Julia Hayslett Gainey ’82, Newport News, husband of Carolyn Hodge Stovall ’52, brother Virginia, died Sept. 29, 2016. of Dorothy S. Stewart ’51, died April 21, 2018. Mark E. Kearney ’83, Lexington, died The Rev. B. William “Bill” Cuzner Jr. ’55, May 2, 2018. Riverside, California, father of Stephen P. Kelly P. Moore ’89, Palm Beach, Florida, died Cuzner ’90, died July 25, 2018. Sept. 20, 2018. Lavern “Vern” W. Altemeyer ’57, Indianapolis, Kelsie A. Friend ’96, Pikeville, Kentucky, sister husband of Barbara Schwier Altemeyer ’58, of Elizabeth Friend Bird ’93, died June 4, 2018. died May 26, 2018. Jonathan D. Anderson ’00, Barbourville, Fred B. Creasey ’57, Shelbyville, Kentucky, Kentucky, brother of Holly R. Anderson ’96, died June 10, 2018. died April 24, 2018. Emmitt T. Carroll Jr. ’58, Wrens, Georgia, William P. Malicote ’14, Lexington, died died June 25, 2018. Aug. 19, 2018. Russell R. McClure ’58, Frankfort, Kentucky, husband of Brucene Cook McClure ’58, died May 22, 2018.

the magazine of TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY 29 “Among many others, it’s these relationships that really helped supercharge my education at Transy, and I’m incredibly grateful.”

TIM MEKO ’06 DEPUTY GRAPHICS DIRECTOR THE WASHINGTON POST

art with communications courses. After graduating with a B.A. in digital imaging SUPERCHARGED and application design (minoring in studio art and computer science), Meko earned a master’s from Ohio University, specializing in information graphics and EDUCATION publication design. Transy helped him develop book smarts, For a world that’s eager to digest change and wildfires can lead to says Meko, “but more importantly, it taught complex stories in a succinct, well- mudslides in California.” me how to embrace the unknown and seek designed image, we have Tim Meko, He describes how the job requires truth in the world. Transy also provided an award-winning graphic reporter him to become an instant expert, to me a rock-solid foundation in how to solve who is deputy graphics director at the determine what is most essential and then problems and express myself through Washington Post. He uses data, design to communicate it clearly and creatively. writing, physical art and digital code.” and code to distill the most complicated “Without Transy’s liberal arts focus,” Meko Meko credits professors in a variety information into decipherable and often explains, “I would not have the depth or of fields for helping him over the stunning visuals. breadth of subject expertise or the ability hurdles. “They pushed me creatively and “More than anything,” Meko explains, to solve problems with the flexibility and challenged me to think in ways I never “Transy taught me how to learn. That’s creativity that I have now.” had before,” he remembers. “Among a skill I use every single day, as I switch The Russell, Kentucky, native had many others, it’s these relationships that from mapping the Rohingya crisis in the freedom to design his own major at really helped supercharge my education Burma to diagramming how climate Transy, blending creative coding and at Transy, and I’m incredibly grateful.”

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30 THIRD & BROADWAY FALL | WINTER 2018 “Our commitment to purpose sustains the light we pass on from class to class, generation to generation, student to student. We will stay focused on our mission and in doing so serve as a model of learning, citizenship and civility.”

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