Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives Fall 1988 UA77/1 Western WKU Alumni Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the African American Studies Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ,~ ~ •> ,I/) ~ ~ :§ t::1ijQ)~ Q:)£:SQ. ~ t5t::~t:: u Q)OQ)O ~ s:~ 0 ~ ....~ ,;::... ..... .~ t:: .E ::! 005'- VI 1:.t:: t:: Q) E Q)';:Q)Q) ~ g; 2: <t) <:~ I/) .... ~ - ~ ~ tl).c:: :... 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Marie (Taylor) Gamble, Olmstead E.O. "Buddy· Pearson. Bowling Green Bob Roemer, SI. Petersburg. Fla. Bob Baysinger, Glasgow Jim Biles, Lexing ton Bill Jones, Paducah Bill Straeffer. Evansville, Ind. Clift Browning, Prospect Gerald Edds, Owensboro Ann (Greenwell) Guillau me, LOuisville Jean (Amos) Kenn ady. Elizabethtown Office of Alumni Affairs Jim Richards, direc tor Ron Beck, aSsociate director Lucinda Rabold. staff assistant Sue Miller. executive secretary to the Board of Oirectors Hallie Insco. senior records supervisor Paula Owens. receptionist Cindy Deckard. student assistant Chele Osboe, student assistant Slatement 01 Compli~nc ~: WaSI&rn Kemucl<y Untlle,",ty is commlMd 10 equal oppOrtu"'ty. II is an Equal Opportundy-Alli,mahve ACl<on Employe' af'ld do&s nol OlScnm'Mte on the baS!$ 01 nge, ,aca. oxMoo- , ,ehg lon, S~ ', natlOl"lal O!ig,n Of haf'ldicap ,n any empryment opportUMy. 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KY 40601. or Equal EmplOymem Opponuni!Y CommiSSion, 1800 0 Slfeet . N. W .. Wnshu'g1on. DC 20506. o, !he Office 01 Fede,al Contract Compl,a.-.ce. United States Depa,,";-enl 01 Lab<>!. Washington, DC 2"(121 0 P(" IH WESTERN Dr. Thomas C. Meredith Named WKU's Eighth President Following a four-month Meredith. "It is an honor to be executive assistant to the and higher education from the search, Western Ken tucky given this opportunity by the chancellor and adjunct professor University of Mississippi in 1971. University's Board of Regents in Board of Regents and I look of higher education at Ole Miss. He attended the Institute for August unanimously elected Dr. forward to the challenge of As Vice Chancellor at Ole Educational Management at Thomas C. Meredith , vice continuing Western's tradition." Miss, he coordinated the daily Harvard University in 1987. chancell or for executive affairs al Meredith has been vice activities of the campus in the Meredith previously served as the University of Mississippi, as chancellor for executive affairs absence of the chancellor and associate direclor for programs WKU's eighth president. and adjunct professor of higher served as the University's liaison and planning for the Board of The 46-year-old native of education at the University of with the University of Mississippi Trustees of State Institutions of Owensboro was selected from a Mississippi si nce 1987. He Medical Center in Jackson. Higher Learning in Mississippi field of 102 applicants. previously served three years as "The Board of Regents is from 1981 to 1984 and was "I am excited about being pleased to have attracted a academic programs officer for named president of Western person of the caliber of Dr. the Board of Trustees from 1974 Kentucky University ," said M e red i th , ~ said Board of to t 98l. Regents Chairman Joe Iracane. He served six years as "We are confident he will fulfill political science teacher and as the directions established by the a coach at his prep alma mater, Board. Under his leadership Owensboro Senior High. He Western will not break stride. ~ was director of pupil personnel He earned a bachelor's services at Jeffersonville (Ind.) degree in social studies with an High School in 1973-74 and emphasis in history from served as principal of LaHarpe Kentucky Wesleyan College in ( 111. ) High School from 1971 to 1963. He received a master's t973. degree in educational Meredith served as an adjunct administration and supervision professor teaching graduate from Western Kentucky courses at Indiana University University in 1966 and was Southeast, Jackson State awarded a doctoral degree in University, Mississippi State administration and su pervision University and the University of with an emphasis in secondary Mississippi. He is married to the former Susan Steen of Booneville, Miss. They have two sons, Mark (13) and Matt (10). During his first campus appearance, where he was joined by Gov. Wallace Wilkinson and former President Kern Alexander, Meredith told the Governor, "1 pledge to you the full su pport of th is administration toward the goal of expanded economic ". development for this state and our section of this state. I wanl you 10 know that I'm pledging to you this institution's absolute commitment to helping this great state, and Ihe people in this state, to be better. ~ Inside the Big Leagues - WKU Graduate Helps Rebuild the Pirates Who's the best player in playing pepper and just giving to college. I injured my shoulder But, baseball would again baseball today? Some might me the chance to play athletics," in college (at Western) and become his primary sport. say Don Mattingly of the New he said. decided the next best thing to Doughty became a scout for York Yankees or Atlanta's Dale The list doesn't stop there for playing baseball was staying the Cincinnati Reds in 1970 Murphy. The Oakland A's Jose Doughty. Coaches like Bill involved with it. Actually, I liked judging players' talents in Canseco and Darryl Strawberry Jamison in junior high school, basketball just as much, if not Arkansas, Mississippi and of the New York Mets are having Clarence Musgrave and Denville more, than baseball." Louisiana. He remained in that MVP type seasons in 1988. Barringer in high school, and And Doughty was, " ... sort of a area for seven years. In January And, don't forget Cincinnati's college coaches Ed Diddle, Ted two-sport athlete (in college). I 1982, he was promoted to Eric Davis. who's been touted as Hornback and Nick Denes. And was the 16th man on Western's assistant director of scouting for the next Willie Mays or Roberto on the non-coaching side was IS-man team. Mr. Diddle kept the Reds, then took over the Clemente. While everyone has Dr. John Scarborough from me around because I was a hard director's position in December their own opinion on the subject. Western's department of worker in practice and behaved of that year. That's where he a former Western baseball education. UThey all gave me myself: remained until last year. He player has an inside li ne on just something," Doughty added, That hard work eventually resigned his post with the Reds who are among the best. "They helped me develop and paid off, too. After receiving his and soon afterwards was named "I wouldn't trade Eric Davis for taught me how to win." master's degree from Western in to his current assistant general any other player in the game While one might think 1964, Doughty coached manager's position WIth today," said t962 WKU graduate baseball was Doughty's ultimate basketball and taught for a year Pittsburgh, Larry Doughty, He ought to dream, it wasn't always that at SI. Joseph's High School in '" really like where I am," know.