Milligan Alumnus and Superfan Recounts the Navy V-12 Sports
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Milligan College, Tenn. Volume 85 No. 6 www.milliganstampede.com October 25, 2018 Milligan Alumnus and Superfan Recounts the Sports Navy V-12 Rundown Brianna Snyder, Staff Reporter Alyssa Boyér, Assistant Editor 1942--- Duard (Coach) Walker be- • Men’s and Women’s soccer won gan his first semester at Milligan at big over Appalachian Athletic eighteen years old. He was quite an Conference rival Bryan College. athlete, earning varsity letters in foot- Men won 1-0 and women won 2-0. ball, basketball, and tennis. Walker • Graduate student Jacquelyn transferred to Milligan following a year Crow’s top 10 finish at the cross of playing baseball at ETSU, but Milli- country Sand Shark Invite led the gan was unable to field a baseball team No. seven women’s team to fifth. in 1943 as a result of student involve- • Sophomore Alex Mortimer’s 16th ment in World War II. place finish helped to lead the Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor men’s team from No. 24 to sixth. Headshot of Coach Walker, Duard (Coach) Walker’s Baseball Photo, less than a year prior to Walker’s first Photo Archives, The Holloway Archives Photo Archives, The Holloway Archives • Women’s Volleyball picked up semester, and Milligan College was at Milligan College, Milligan College, TN. at Milligan College, Milligan College, TN. their 20th win with a sweep in an already involved in the war effort. Appalachian Athletic Conference to Walker, the Navy basketball team Walker met his wife Carolyn upon Milligan had adopted the Navy V-12 match Oct. 19 on senior night. also beat Duke and UNC back to back returning to Milligan. The two were program which could be compared to • Senior Alyssa Rupert received her away that same year. This is con- married Aug. 14, 1947 and both gradu- ROTC, and some students and faculty fifth AAC defender of the week firmed by both the Tar Heels Times ated in the spring of 1948. “Only been had already enlisted. honor this season and currently and goduke.statsgeek.com down to the married for 71 years,” Walker said. The Stampede was filled with pages leads the NAIA in digs/set and date. Judging by Walker’s memory, Walker and his wife spent a short of updates on the war and Milligan’s ranks third in total digs. one would never know he turned 94 on time in New York while he was in grad- involvement. Letters from Captains • Junior Kellee Geren helped the October 13. uate school before returning to the area and G.I.s encouraging students to join volleyball team to a 4-0 week By February of 1943, Walker was to coach and teach at Milligan. up were published. Articles express- while tallying 121 assists and three sent to Plattsburg, New York, where Since he began as a coach in 1951, ing sympathy for the families of fallen double-doubles. he was stationed at Lake Champlain. Walker has never left. He retired in alumni were printed. • Junior Brady Childers led the He served in the Navy for three years, 1994, but he still serves as an Elder at On Tuesday, April 27, 1943 elev- men’s golf team to an 11th place most off which he spent aboard the Hopwood Christian Church on campus en Milligan college students reported finish at the Donald Ross Inter- U.S.S. Newberry. Walker was an ensign and regularly attends sporting events for active duty after being called in collegiate hosten by Lenoir-Rhyne in the amphibious forces and advanced at Milligan. He remains one of the Buf- from the Tennessee Army Reserves. University this past Monday and to lieutenant (J.G.) before returning faloes’ biggest fans and is likely one of World War Two raged on, and by July Tuesday. to school. the last living men to have historic ties 1 of that year, Walker and his brother • Junior Nellie Berglund carded a “We lost 2,000 men that first day,” to Milligan as far back as World War II. Norman (a player on Milligan’s 75 and helped the women’s golf Walker emotionally recounted in great World War II deeply affected the undefeated football team in 1940) team move from No. 20 to finish detail concerning his participation the Milligan community. Many members had enlisted. as runner-ups at the AAC Fall battle of Iwo Jima. During his service paid the ultimate sacrifice, but in true Walker returned to Milligan in the Championship. to the country, he also participated in Milligan fashion, the college set an ex- fall as a part of the U.S. Navy V-12 Pro- • Men’s tennis won their second the battle of Okinawa and spent time ample for servant leadership and be- gram. Walker continued his athletic match this season at Ferrum in the Philippines and the Solomon gan a legacy Milligan College still holds career while participating in the Navy College. Islands. dear today. As homecoming weekend V-12 program, earning a varsity letter • Men’s and Women’s swimming Walker returned to Milligan as a quickly approaches, we remember in football. will head off to Sewanee Uni- student in 1946. He tearfully recalled those alumni who have served our Sitting in his easy chair, he proudly versity of the South Oct. 26 for a that his brother was not so fortunate. country and our college community told me the story of scoring a touch- mid-season invitational meet. Norman passed away when his plane through the generations. down against Vanderbilt. According was shot down during the war. Professors and Students Work Together to Revamp Study Abroad Program Jordyn Morel, Editor-in-Chief Milligan’s study abroad program As professors of subjects that often has changed significantly this year, involve international tracks, Dr. Martin due largely to the hard work of Dr. and Dr. Edmonds both said that their Allysha Martin, Assistant Professor students’ interest in studying abroad of Spanish and Humanities, and played a big part in inspiring them Dr. Amy Edmonds, Assistant Professor to reform the system, enabling more of Political Science, as well as the ini- students to be able to study abroad. tiative of students. “That’s how I got involved with In past years, the study abroad this,” Dr. Martin said. “Students were program at Milligan has been run pretty frustrated with the previous on a first come-first serve basis, with system because it was a first come, first only five spots per year reserved for serve basis, and there were no other Descriptions on study abroad programs, as well as the new application, that may be accessed online. students to participate in semester pro- options available.” Photo via Jordyn Morel. grams and limited program options. In response to this frustration, Now, according to Dr. Martin, there Dr. Martin and Dr. Edmonds began “This was the first step in developing Several students came to their pro- are 10 spots available to study abroad working together to, first, create a new what is happening now.” fessors with interest in locations of- per year, as well as a new merit and application system. Once the application system was in fered by programs like Council on In- need-based scholarship to help replace “Instead of first come, first serve, place, then came the problem of limit- ternational Educational Exchange and the internal scholarships that stu- we thought, why aren’t we sending ed offerings for study abroad location CEA. options. dents lose when they go abroad. The students who we truly know would See Program on pg. 2 semester program options have also be wonderful representations of Mil- “This was incredible because faculty expanded from around 12 to nearly 100 ligan, Tennessee, the United States-- and students alike were bringing ideas locations. but also of Christ,” said Dr. Martin. to the table,” said Dr. Martin. 2 | CAMPUS OCTOBER 25, 2018 Men’s Soccer Team Shows Support of Coach THE STAMPEDE through #freelilly Gloria Vazquez, Graphic Designer When the men’s soccer team was so Amanda Blevins and Sadie Buchan- Editor in Chief informed that Coach David Lilly, nan from the cheer team graciously Jordyn Morel Milligan alumnus and citizen of the printed the shirts for us. All the money United Kingdom, would not be able has gone to them to cover their costs.” to return for the rest of the season due From signs being held at soc- Assistant Editor to visa issues, the team banded togeth- cer games to the distribution of Alyssa Boyér er to bring the team and fans together t-shirts during Rush Day, support during the midst of this difficult transi- for #freelilly has been spreading tional period through a single hashtag: around campus. Copy Editor #freelilly. According to Russell, the focus of Olivia Dycus The seniors of the soccer team #freelilly was to share the “story on the came up with the hashtag as a way to difficulty [that] Coach Lilly has faced keep a high morale and give a way for personally, the challenges it created Webmaster their fans and family to show support for [the soccer] team, and the great of Coach Lilly. It was made popular support the Milligan community has Shaun Whitson on campus after faithful fan Gibson shown during this time.” Mills held up a cardboard sign display- Russell says that the team is very T-shirt created to support Coach Lilly. Graphic Designer and ing the hashtag at the first soccer game appreciative of Kyle Findlay, who Photo via Luke Dove. after losing Lilly. is “working non-stop” as interim Analytics Manager “We made shirts for the seniors head coach of the team, though they and he has a powerful vision for men’s Gloria Vazquez of the team, then our friends also continue to hope that Lilly will regain soccer to regain the level of accom- wanted some,” senior soccer player permanent status.