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Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita The Ouachita Circle: The Alumni Magazine of Ouachita Alumni Ouachita Baptist University Fall 2002 The Ouachita Circle Fall 2002 Ouachita Baptist University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/alumni_mag Part of the Organizational Communication Commons, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Recommended Citation Ouachita Baptist University, "The Ouachita Circle Fall 2002" (2002). The Ouachita Circle: The Alumni Magazine of Ouachita Baptist University. 44. https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/alumni_mag/44 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Ouachita Alumni at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Ouachita Circle: The Alumni Magazine of Ouachita Baptist University by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Word from the President ... A few days ago I attended a meeting in Washington, D. C., of the Board of Directors of the National Association oflndependent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), the public policy group for students and facu lty at private colleges across the country. In one of our sessions, David Warren, president ofNAICU and one of the most effective advocates for independent higher education, said, "Most college presidents spend their time trying to focus on the triangle of quality, access, and cost. If they get it right, they're in the golden triangle. If they get it wrong, they're in the Bermuda triangle." I think that Dr. Warren has it right. We do spend a lot of our time at Ouachita developing new strategies for addressing the three key indicators of quality, access, and cost. To measure quality, we are implementing a university-wide process of assessment and program re\ iew in which every academic and administrative program is evaluated by e:-aemal re,·iewers (in addition to the regular examinations by our accreditin agencies). In our quest for improved access, we constantly moni or our rogress in reaching and enrolling students from diverse back~oun (The good news is that the number of African-American - increased 65 perce nt in the past four years.) Ouachita's em has·- o controlling costs is reflected in our fixed-price plan that r-year rate for entering students. The annualized er this plan for the past three years have averaged less than .,..,.r,.. ........ fM better than the increases in higher education across the e ·- he middle of David Warren's "golden triangle" every But we fee l a strong sense of accountability to our continuing to make Ouachita an institution committed and integrity-and all of this within a Christ-centered ease keep Ouachita in your prayers. PRESIDENT Andrew Westmoreland 'Che c B oARD oF T RUSTEES UACHITA IRCLE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Clarence Anthony • • • The Alumni Magazine ofOuachita Baptist University Arkade••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••lphia, AR Vol. 2, 2002 Junanne Brown Stephen Davis O Bill Elliff Jeral Hampton John L. Heflin, Jr. Frank Hickingbotham Rex M. Horne Johnny Jackson Taylor King Larry Kircher Wesley Kluck Richard Lusby Don Moore Mollie Morgan Quinton Moss Elizabeth Pruet William H. Sutton Lloyd Thrash Brice Wagner John Ward Richard Wells Gene Whisenhunt John Williamson CHANCELLOR Ben M. Elrod DEVELOPMENT STAFF Joe Franz, Vice President for Development John Cloud, Associate Vice President for Estate and Gift Planning Kathy Berry, Development ORicer Natural Sciences 2-3 Lane Smith, Development ORicer Bill Wright, Development ORicer Dr. Tim Knight, holder of the J. D. Patterson Chair of Biology, Deborah Root, Dir. of works with Casey Lockett on the identification of tissue type. The Development Publications School of Natural Sciences was recently named after benefactor FORMER STUDENTS Dr. J. D. Patterson of Searcy, Arkansas. AssociATION ADVISORY BoARD Larry Frisby, President •AN INSIDE LooK• Becky Sutton Kirkpatrick, 1st Vice President, Steve Lemmond, 2nd Vice President, Development News 4 W esley Kluck, Tiger Network Chair Arkansas Advisors: Patricia Greene Griffen, Academic News 7 Judy Freeman Honey, Vicki LeMay Keeton, Chris Lawson, Campus News 12 Bobbi Beeson Shepherd, Bob White Out-of-State Advisors: G. B. 'Kip' Colvin, Denise Leverett Elliott, Sports News 17 Don Duren, Susan McCain Hinger, Kathy Hossler McDonald, Alumni News 18 Duke Wheeler The Ouachita· Circle is a publication of Memorials 19 Ouachita Baptist University, OBU Box 3762, Arkadelphia, AR (marriages, births, deaths) 71998-0001 ·Phone 870-245-5000 Class Notes 21 Alumni E-mail: [email protected] Randy Garner, Assistant to the President The Financial Adviser A-C for Enrollment Management • • ••••••••••••••••••••••• and Director ofAlumni Affairs Jeff Root, Assistant to the President Donor Recognition 41 for Public Relations Mac Sisson, Asst. Dir. ofPub lic Relations Cover photo by Wesley Hitt Bettie Duke, Alumni Kevin Wieser, Director ofTiger N etwork Printed by Twin City Printing and Litho, Inc. "THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD: THOSE THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, THOSE THAT SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND THOSE THAT WONDER WHAT HAPPENED. l WANT TO BE KNOWN AS SOMEONE WHO MAKES THINGS HAPPEN." School of Natural Sciences named for Dr. J. D. PaHerson • by Jeff Root The School of Natural opportunity to build on our campus academic programs, assistant, and I just admired Sciences at Ouachita Baptist strengths. Our majors and pre- missions opportunities and him. I borrowed money to make University has been named for professional programs in the scholarships for students. In the a donation when (Ouachita) longtime supporter Dr. J. D. natural sciences have long been natural sciences, his remodeled the science building Patterson of Searcy. Dr. Andrew recognized for their quality. The commitment has been and put his name on it." Westmoreland, president of substantial support provided by particularly strong, including Dr. Joe Jeffers, dean of the Ouachita, said Patterson's latest Dr. Patterson will allow us to the financing of an endowed new J. D. Patterson School of gift was one of the largest in the significantly enhance this chair of instruction in biology Natural Sciences, praised history of the university. The already strong tradition." and a computer lab. He traces Patterson for his faithfulness to announcement was made at a Patterson, a dentist, is a his interest in assisting the Ouachita and to the academic fall chapel service. graduate of Ouachita and first natural sciences at Ouachita to programs in the natural "This is a great day for became a donor when he began his relationship with his sciences. "He has supported us Ouachita," said Westmoreland. a scholarship fund in the name chemistry professor. financially through thick and "With the endowment of the of his parents more than 30 "It all started with E. A. thin," said Jeffers. "He has taken J. D . Patterson School of years ago. In subsequent years, Provine," Patterson said. "He a personal interest in facul ty and Natural Sciences comes the he has supported a variety of was my mentor. I was his lab students. He has always been 2 • Patterson School of Natural Sciences • (far left) Dr. J. D. Patterson addresses the chapel audience after the announcement of the naming of the J. D. Patterson School of Natural Sciences. • (left) The University awarded Dr. Patterson an honorary doctor of science degree during the May 1999 commencement ceremonies. • (below) Dr. Patterson visits with John and Rose Knight of Cabot during a 1999 homecom­ ing reception held in honor of the Knight's son, Dr. Tim Knight, the holder of the J. D. Patterson Chair of Biology. there for us with words of journalism trip. He also has sent with the administration, faculty encouragement, and we are students interested in missions and students. "I want to help proud to have the school bear abroad to experience life with people get a little further up the his name. It is an honor for him missionaries in the field. ladder. It's people that count. I and for us." Patterson's own medical want to know the students I While the exact figure of missions trips often have help," Patterson said. the natural sciences endowment included Ouachita students. "There are three kinds of was not released, Patterson's "He's driven by his people in the world. Those that generosity has been evident on personal faith and an abiding make things happen. Those that campus for a number of years. interest in people, especially see what happens, and those that Inadditionto.hissupportforthe college students," said Joe wonder what happened," said natural sciences, Patterson has Franz, vice president for Patterson. "I want to be known funded overseas trips for many development at Ouachita. as someone who makes things students. On two occasions he Frequent trips back to happen." paid half the expense of a five- Arkadelphia for special events There is no doubt that's the week around-the-world have kept Patterson in touch way he's viewed at Ouachita. Patterson School of Natural Sciences • 3 ~---- Former coach pledges $1 million to Ouachita A $1 million pledge from taughtatOuachitafrom 1967- beyond measure to see him important in our recruiting former coach Quintus Crews 7 4 under then head coach invest in the future of the efforts and greatly enhance the and his wife, Betty, will make Buddy Benson. The students at Ouachita," said preparation ofour teams. This possible the construction of relationship between Crews Benson, who retired as is a great day for the players, an indoor practice facility at and Benson dates back to director of athletics at the coaches and everyone who Ouachita Baptist University, school days. They were Ouachita in 1999. follows Ouachita athletics." according to Dr. Andrew teammates at De Queen High The indoor practice Sharp, who played and Westmoreland, president of School before reuniting on the facility will be used for football coached football at Ouachita, Ouachita.

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