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INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING ■ KIM THARP-BARRIE ’83 ■ A TRANSY FAMILY THE BINGHAM-YOUNG PROFESSORSHIP ON LIBERTY,LIBERTY, SECURITY,SECURITY, ANDAND JUSTICEJUSTICE

Philosophy professor Peter Fosl’s two-year Bingham-Young Professorship offers an engaging and stimulating mix of speakers, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, visiting artists, film screenings, art exhibits, and theatrical events, all aimed at illuminating issues of liberty, security, and justice in today’s world. The program recognizes that these issues have taken on new urgency since the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001.

More information on the program and upcoming events, many of which are open to the public, may be found at www.transy.edu/pages/lsj/home.htm. Jack Girard “Rale”-collage/mix 2004 TransylvaniaUNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

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9 Giving and Receiving Service learning travel course to the Philippines helps students gain new perspectives on the world 12 A Fitting Tribute Transylvania celebrates dedication of the Charles L. Shearer 9 Art Building and the Susan P. Shearer Student Gallery 14 Crossing Academic Borders Transylvania professors and students embrace an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning 18 A Caring Life Kim Tharp-Barrie ’83 has combined a nurturing spirit with leadership skills to become highly successful in healthcare 12 20 A Transy Family Tree Five consecutive generations of the Gamboe/McGuire family have earned Transylvania degrees, beginning in 1896

Around Campus 2 New faculty members 20 4 Transy student finds Hollywood in Kentucky 5 Transy officially in NCAA Division III 6 New residence halls planned

Alumni News and Notes

22 Class Notes 25 Alumni Profile: Joe Thomson ’66 27 Alumni Profile: Shelby Spanyer Sheffield ’95 on the cover 29 Marriages, Births, Obituaries President Charles L. Shearer and his wife, Susan, show Director of Public Relations: Sarah A. Emmons ■ Director of Publications: off the handcrafted Martha S. Baker ■ Publications Writer/Editor: William A. Bowden ■ Publica- stoneware platter created tions Assistant: Katherine Yeakel ■ Publications Designer: Barbara Grinnell by art professor Dan Selter and presented to them dur- Transylvania is published three times a year. Volume 22, No. 1, Fall 2004. ing the dedication of the Produced by the Office of Publications, Transylvania University, Lexington, Charles L. Shearer Art Building and the Susan P. Shearer Student KY 40508-1797. Send address changes and alumni news to Alumni Office, Gallery. See story on page 12. Transylvania University, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797, Photo by Helena Hau fax to (859) 233-8797, or e-mail to [email protected]. Around Campus Transylvania welcomes eight new faculty members

Eight professors joined the Transylvania faculty for the 2004-05 academic year. Members of the group have research interests that range from Latin American history and adolescent development to molecular biology and Schadenfreude.

Kirk Abraham (exercise science) Gregg Philip Bocketti (history) Melissa Fortner (psychology) is Lisa Haefele (English) was most recently most recently a 1996 gradu- most recently taught at the taught at ate of Transyl- a postdoctor- University of Tulane Uni- vania, where al fellow at Missouri. He versity. He she earned Stanford Uni- earned his earned his her B.A. in versity. She B.S. in physi- B.A. in history psychology earned her cal education and English and philoso- A.B. in com- from the Uni- from Hartwick phy. She parative litera- versity of College, and earned her ture and polit- Puget Sound, his M.S. in exer- his M.A. in Latin American M.S. and Ph.D. in human devel- ical science from Duke Univer- cise and sport science from the studies and Ph.D. in history opment and family studies sity, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in University of Arizona, and his from Tulane University. His from Penn State University. Her English from the University of Ph.D. in physiology from the research interests include Latin research centers on adolescent California, Irvine. Her research University of Missouri. His American and Caribbean histo- development, particularly how interests include transatlantic research interests include ry, especially modern Brazil; adolescent development modernism, postmodern and skeletal muscle metabolism sports and popular culture; liter- shapes relationships with par- contemporary British literature, and interactions of exercise and ature and intellectuals; and rev- ents and how relationships nineteenth-century British liter- diet on health and disease. olution and revolutionaries. with parents shape adolescent ature, women’s literature and development. culture, and contemporary liter- ary criticism and theory.

Mark Jackson (psychology) Danae T. Orlins (Spanish) was Belinda J. Sly (biology) most John M. Zink (business admin- was a visiting most recently recently istration) was assistant pro- an associate taught cours- most recently fessor at Tran- professor of es at Indiana a senior part- sylvania dur- Spanish at University ner in his ing the 2003- Kentucky Southeast. own CPA firm 04 academic Wesleyan She earned in Lexington. year. He College. She her B.S. in He earned his earned his earned her zoology from B.A. and M.A. B.A. in psy- B.A. in Span- Oregon State in microbiolo- chology from the University of ish from the University of University and her Ph.D. in gy and his MBA from Southern Memphis, and his M.A. and Southern California and her molecular, cellular, and develop- Illinois University–Carbondale. Ph.D. in psychology from the M.A. and Ph.D. in Romance mental biology from Indiana His research interests include University of Kentucky. His studies from Cornell University. University. Her research inter- organizational behaviors and research interests include Her research interests include ests include developmental personnel development in the social comparison; negative Spanish, German, Ukrainian, biology, molecular biology, and business setting. social emotions such as humili- and Franciso Delicado’s 1528 evolution. ation, shame, envy, and prose dialogue La Lozana Schadenfreude; interpersonal andaluza. perception; and the self.

GSA enjoys fifth year on Transylvania’s campus The 2004 Kentucky Governor’s School for instrumental music, musical theater, visual the Arts took place on Transylvania’s campus art, architecture and historic preservation, June 20-July 10, with 224 high school stu- and vocal music. The program has been con- dents from 55 Kentucky counties and 11 ducted on Transy’s campus for the last five international students from Northern Ireland years, and GSA has selected Transy to serve in attendance. as host through 2008. GSA offers instruction by some of Ken- tucky’s finest teaching artists in eight disci- ■ A music student practices on the lawn dur- plines: creative writing, dance, drama, ing the 2004 Governor’s School for the Arts. Alyx Dixon ’05

2 TRANSYLVANIA Author, filmmaker discuss global politics Documentary filmmaker screening of a film Smith Herb E. Smith and Kentucky based on Berry’s essay, author Wendell Berry answered “Thoughts in the Presence of questions from students as Fear,” which responds to the part of Transylvania’s fall convo- horrors of September 11, 2001, cation held September 12 in by challenging cultural assump- Haggin Auditorium. Smith is co- tions about globalization and founder of Appalshop, an inter- progress. Students then had nationally known multi-discipli- the opportunity to ask Berry nary arts and education center and Smith about the film and in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The its philosophies. author of more than 30 books, This year’s convocation was Berry has been a fellow of both the introductory event of phi- the Guggenheim and Rocke- losophy professor Peter Fosl’s feller foundations and received two-year Bingham-Young Pro- awards from the National fessorship on Liberty, Security, Endowment for the Arts and and Justice. Events, discus- Joseph Rey Au Joseph Rey the National Institute and Acad- sions, and related activities will ■ Appalshop filmmaker Herb E. Smith, left, and Kentucky emy of Arts and Letters. continue through the spring of author Wendell Berry listen to questions from Transylvania The evening began with a 2006. students during the fall convocation.

Summer program gives students biomedical research experience Eight students took part in on their research and learning came to a close, students dis- variety of possibilities. the Kentucky Biomedical lab techniques for procedures played posters and gave oral “I had my mind set on going Research Undergraduate Train- such as removing and purifying presentations about their find- to medical school and specializing program at Transylvania this DNA from inside cells, trans- ings. ing in anesthesiology or sur- summer. Funded by a grant ferring pieces of DNA from Biology professor Peggy gery, but during KBRUT, I from the National Institutes of one bacteria into another, and Palombi, who organized the learned that there are many Health, the eight-week pro- cutting long pieces of DNA into NIH grant proposal and coordi- fields in medicine of which I gram gives students who have shorter pieces so they can be nated the program with assis- was completely unaware,” she just completed their first year pasted together in other ways tance from biology professor said. “I am still very interested at Transy a more realistic or in other organisms. Stu- Kathleen Jagger, said KBRUT in medical school, but I enjoy research experience than dents also visited institutions helps students determine working in the lab, so if I ever what’s possible in the laborato- that are potential graduate whether they’d enjoy a career change my mind, I know I will ry portion of an academic school destinations, including in research. have the option of going to course. the University of Cincinnati and Jin Shi, a sophomore from graduate school and doing Students spent full days in the University of North Caroli- Hendersonville, Tenn., said the research.” Brown Science Center working na-Chapel Hill. As their projects program opened her eyes to a Katherine Yeakel Katherine Yeakel ■ Tony Smith explains his research on “Comparisons of ■ Kim Clark discusses the before and after results of an Results and Methods Used in Extracting Genome DNA from experiment during the poster presentation held July 23. Four Different Kingdoms” at the Kentucky Biomedical Clark’s research project determined the growth curve of Research Undergraduate Training program poster presenta- staphylococcus epidermis at 30 and 37 degrees Celsius. tion held this summer in Brown Science Center.

FALL 2004 3 Around Campus Transy student finds Hollywood in Kentucky

Sophomore Elizabeth Buford had heard with Dunst, Bloom, Crowe, and Oscar-win- rumors that a movie was going to be ning cinematographer John Toll, as well as filmed near her home in Elizabethtown, other cast and crew members. Ky., but it took a trip to New York for her to “It was an extremely educational experi- find out the details and discover a way she ence,” she said. “I learned so much just by could become part of the production. watching how they did everything. For Buford went to New York as part of her example, I never realized how important May term Introduction to Fine Arts course, lighting can be in a film. It just changed the taught by music professor Greg Partain and way everything looked.” drama professor Tim Soulis. The class went Although she was rubbing elbows with to several Broadway shows and talked the Hollywood elite, Buford resisted the with performers. Buford asked one actress temptation to ask for an autograph. how she found work, and the woman told “If I had done that, I’d have been putting her about the Ross Reports, guides that myself at a level below them, when I feel provide the names and contact information that eventually I could be at that same of casting directors for television and film. level,” she said.

Buford picked up a copy at a newsstand Au Joseph Rey Buford, who had originally intended to and found the listing for Elizabethtown. ■ Elizabeth Buford follow the pre-med program at Transy, is A Cameron Crowe film set to open in now a drama and business double major 2005, Elizabethtown stars Orlando Bloom listed in the Ross Reports, and was asked with a music minor. She said she’d love to as a young man returning to his home in to work as a casting office assistant during have a career on Broadway someday, but if Elizabethtown, Ky., for his father’s funeral. casting calls held in Louisville and Lexing- that doesn’t work out, she can fall back on Kirsten Dunst of Spider-Man fame plays ton. She also served as a production assis- her business and language skills. Buford the romantic lead. Portions of the movie tant during the filming in Kentucky, and speaks Korean, is learning Chinese, and were filmed in Elizabethtown, Louisville, was hand-picked by Crowe to be an extra plans to learn Japanese. and Versailles, Ky., in the spring. in a bridal party scene with Dunst. “If I don’t make it in acting, I’ll be happy Buford sent a resume to the address During production, Buford got to talk doing something else,” she said.

Entering class brings enrollment to 1,114 The 330 members of Transylvania’s phone calls, wrote notes, attended off- part-time jobs, and traveled abroad class of 2008 bring total enrollment to campus events, and did much more.” increased over last year. Reflecting their 1,114 students—right where the University Six percent of the class members are varied interests, the class includes a stu- wants to be, according to Admissions minorities, with fewer African-Americans dent who completed an internship in a fed- Director Sarah Coen. but more Hispanics, reflecting general pop- eral prosecutor’s office, one who wrote The first-year students are academically ulation trends. Transy is conducting music reviews for a local newspaper, the talented, with test scores well above the research to help develop new strategies for author of a book on volunteerism, and an national average. They include six National increasing student diversity. Elvis impersonator. Merit Finalists, 36 Governor’s Scholars, and More than 25 percent of the entering seven Governor’s School for the Arts partic- class will play a varsity sport at Transylva- ■ Members of the class of 2008 get to ipants. nia. The percentage of students who have know each other during the traditional Geographically, class members hail from performed community service, worked at Greet Line, a part of first-year orientation. nearly every county of Kentucky, and the number from Louisville doubled over last year. “High-achieving students from throughout Kentucky are attracted to Transy for its academic excellence, state-of-the-art facilities, and award-winning faculty,” said Coen. In addition to the Midwestern states, class members came from California, Nevada, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jer- sey, New York, and the Virgin Islands. Near- ly all of the out-of-state students learned about Transylvania through alumni, and 21 percent of the incoming class members were alumni referrals. “Alums were extremely helpful in recruit-

ing this class,” said Coen. “They made John Snell ’70

4 TRANSYLVANIA Transylvania achieves full NCAA Division III membership

Transylvania’s official accept- sion III, the focus is on the stu- Maryville College (Tenn.), The to get back to among the ance into full, active member- dent-athlete, on participation, College of Wooster, and Witten- nation’s elite in all our sports.” ship in NCAA Division III brings on the educational component berg College (Division III’s win- Transy teams that qualify for a new level of excitement and of athletics, and how all that ningest program) as examples post-season play have a lot to anticipation to the campus as ties into the academic mission of new regional rivalries that look forward to, according to student-athletes, coaches, and of the institution.” NCAA affiliation makes possible. Kinder. “For a student-athlete, administrators look forward to Division III athletes have a “These schools, along with being part of that experience is opportunities for post-season distinctive outlook on their col- others we play like DePauw tremendous,” he said. “The play and other NCAA-related lege experience, said Kinder. University, represent solid atmosphere at NCAA national advantages. “If you ask them to reflect on programs at great institutions championships is great—every- In August, the National Colle- their college years, many will that are a perfect fit for Transyl- thing is first class.” giate Athletic Association’s say they learned important les- vania.” No matter how it’s viewed, Presidents Council gave formal sons on the basketball court, on Recruiting as an NCAA-affili- the transition from an NAIA approval to Transy’s Division III the golf course, or on the ten- ated college also puts Transy in scholarship program to the non- application, ending a four-year nis court about relationships, a strong position, said Lane. scholarship NCAA Division III provisionary period that pre- how to deal with people, how “We’re recruiting some of represents a milestone. pared the University for active to be a leader, and how to use the top players in Kentucky. We “To achieve active member- member status, effective Sep- social skills that have helped have two regional players-of- ship as an NCAA Division III tember 1. Division III is the them in their careers.” the-year on this year’s team, institution is a historic event in NCAA’s non-scholarship division. In the shorter run, student- along with a school’s all-time the athletics life of Transylvania “It’s been a long process and athletes and coaches are eager leading scorer. There are many and a credit to all those who a very educational and reward- to savor the fun of NCAA post- players who value a Transylvania had the vision to make it hap- ing experience,” said President season play. Transy’s confer- education, the experience of pen,” said Kinder. going to college in Lexington, As to the notion that Division Charles L. Shearer. “On behalf ence—the Heartland Collegiate and competing on the national III status represents a de- of our student-athletes and Athletic Conference—receives stage at a very high level.” emphasis on athletics at Transy, coaches, I am excited about the automatic NCAA bids for its Overall, as a former Pioneer Kinder points to the major many positive aspects and league champions. basketball player and now alum- expansion of facilities (John R. opportunities that result from “I’m very excited about pos- nus and coach, Lane looks for- Hall Field, William A. Marquard membership in the NCAA.” sibly competing on a national ward to seeing Transylvania rise Field, Clive M. Beck Athletic Among those advantages are level in the post-season,” said in the HCAC and NCAA ranks. and Recreation Center) and an funding for seminars for stu- junior Amelia Martin, an out- “When we were in the NAIA increase in full-time coaching dent-athletes and coaches, the fielder on the softball team who (National Association of Inter- positions that have taken place chance for students to partici- is also co-chair of Transy’s Stu- collegiate Athletics), we in recent years as abundant evi- pate in the governing structure dent-Athlete Advisory Commit- showed we could compete dence to the contrary. of the NCAA through represen- tee. “We were No. l in the con- against anybody in the nation. “We are not de-emphasizing tatives to the national conven- ference during the regular sea- That should be no different athletics—we are reemphasiz- tion, and financial support for son my first year, but our sea- with our move to NCAA Divi- ing the entire educational post-season play. son just kind of ended. Hopeful- sion III. Our goal is not just to experience.” The more intangible benefits ly, that will change this year.” compete in the conference, but may be the most important to Her coach, Kelley Anderson, Transy in the long run. Inclusion takes a similar view. within the NCAA’s largest divi- “All the coaches and players sion (422 member institutions are excited about the opportuni- and more than 140,000 stu- ty to play for a conference dent-athletes) positions the Uni- championship and go to post- versity with like-minded schools season,” she said. “The regular throughout the nation that season determines the seed- stress the importance of aca- ings for the conference tourna- demics and the complementary ment, so all of our HCAC role athletics play in the total games will be important.” college experience. Head men’s basketball and “We have allied ourselves men’s golf coach Brian Lane ’90 with schools that have the said the move to NCAA Division same kind of goals and objec- III has created intriguing new tives that we have, most scheduling opportunities and notably high academic stan- the promise of exciting con- Au Joseph Rey dards,” said Transy athletics tests for fans. He pointed to ■ First-year student Erin Milliken helped the women’s tennis director Ted Kinder. “With Divi- national Division III powers team to a 4-5 overall record this fall.

FALL 2004 5 Around Campus

ApplauseApplauseApplauseApplauseApplauseApplause New residence halls being planned

Tassie named outstanding librarian In the competition for the and Poole Residence Center— Carolyn Tassie received the 2004 Outstanding Academic best students, campus living that offer either apartment- or Librarian of the Year Award and the President’s Award from arrangements can sometimes suite-style accommodations. the Kentucky Library Association at the KLA Conference in be a deciding factor. With that “Rosenthal and Poole were September. The awards recognized her contributions to the in mind, Transylvania recently very innovative facilities when advancement of academic librarianship and information sci- announced plans to construct they were constructed in the ence at both Transylvania and across the state. two new residence halls with 1980s,” said Shearer, “and this suite-style rooms and new project also represents a Students participate in young scientist program enhanced social spaces that forward-looking approach. Transylvania senior Tonya Jernigan and junior Kevin White will accommodate both male Many students desire these took part in the 2004 Kentucky Young Scientist Summer and female students. types of accommodations, and Research Program at the University of Kentucky. About 10 stu- The $7.2 million project will Transylvania’s ability to offer dents from across the state were selected for the eight-week include twin four-story build- this choice will play an impor- program, which allows participants to conduct research, ings that will be developed in tant role in future recruitment attend seminars, discussion groups, and lectures, and interact stages near the William T. and retention efforts.” with graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, visiting scien- Young Campus Center on a site The new residence halls will tists, and faculty members in a working environment. now occupied by three tennis also allow the University to courts. The courts will be enhance the living situation in Cardona recognized for history paper moved to a new site on the Forrer, Clay, and Davis halls, north side of Fourth Street near which provide traditional stu- History and Spanish double major and 2004 graduate Rosenthal and Poole residence dent housing with two-student Kristin Cardona won the Thomas Clark Writing Prize from the facilities. rooms arranged along a hallway Kentucky Association of Teachers of History. Named for Ken- “Today’s students often with community bathrooms. tucky’s historian laureate, the annual award recognizes the come from homes where they The number of students living best history research paper written by an undergraduate at a have had their own room, and in those facilities will be Kentucky college or university. Cardona’s prize-winning paper sometimes their own bath- reduced so that some rooms was based on her senior thesis in history titled “A Tennessee room, and these new resi- can be reconfigured into study Gentleman in Office: Cordell Hull and Foreign Policy in 1933.” dence halls will provide them or social gathering areas. Greek organizations honored with a living experience that The residence halls project is meets contemporary expecta- part of an overall initiative by All eight of Transylvania’s Greek organizations received tions,” said President Charles L. the University that also awards and recognition at their national conventions over the Shearer. includes the much-needed ren- summer, with exceptional honors being presented to Kappa The floor plan for the build- ovation of laboratory space in Alpha Order and Delta Sigma Phi. Kappa Alpha Order won ings shows two-student suites Brown Science Center, a $7 the Marshall Award, an honor presented annually to the top that include separate living and million project. three of the 134 chapters in the nation. This is the first year sleeping areas, a kitchenette, For more information on the Transy’s chapter has won the award, although it received and private bath. There will also residence hall project or other equivalent honors in 1978. Delta Sigma Phi received the Pyra- be space for social events and University initiatives, contact mid of Excellence award, the fraternity’s top national honor,

Applause student support services. Each the development office at (800) for the 20th consecutive year. In recognition of the chapter’s of the new residence halls will 487-2679 or (859) 281-3692. achievement, Scott Wiley, the national fraternity’s executive accommodate 80-90 students. director, came to Transylvania and presented the award during Transylvania currently has a ceremony in Old Morrison Chapel. two residence facilities— ■ Architect’s rendering of Rosenthal Residence Complex planned new residence halls. ApplauseApplause

■ Delta Sigma Phi president Bryan Conover, left, receives Pyramid of Excellence award from executive director Scott Wiley as Delta Sigma Phi alumnus Kirk Tolle ’82 looks on.

6 TRANSYLVANIA George Shannon: Transy’s Lewis & Clark connection Transy in Jeopardy! The national observance of three consecutive one-year various scenes. Missouri Transylvania’s fame has the bicentennial of the Lewis terms (1820-23), then was named a county for him just a spread to an electronic game and Clark Expedition gives Tran- named a circuit judge in 1824. year after his death. version of the popular, long- sylvania an occasion to remem- Shannon and his family running television quiz show ber its own connection to the moved to Missouri in 1828, set- “Jeopardy!” epic 1804-06 journey that tling in St. Charles, where he If you happen to have mapped a route through the had been with Lewis and Clark American Northwest to the in 1804 as they made final “Jeopardy!”, the game from Pacific Ocean. preparations for the expedition. Artech and Atari that’s George Shannon, at 18 the He practiced law there, was a playable on PlayStation 2 or a youngest member of the expe- U.S. attorney general and a personal computer, you can dition’s permanent Corps of Dis- judge, served in the state sen- find the following in the cate- covery, came to Lexington fol- ate and house, and ran for gory “American Colleges and lowing his grand adventure and U.S. senator in 1832 against Universities”: was a student at Transylvania Thomas Hart Benton. He from 1808-10. The historical died suddenly in court in Answer: Founded in 1780, record is unclear concerning his 1836 at age 49. this college was thought of course of study—perhaps clas- Shannon was well as “The Harvard of the West” sical instruction in the academic thought of by William and was the first college west department or classes in the Clark, who described him of the Allegheny Mountains. law school. as “one of the most active After living in Philadelphia for and useful men we had.” Question: What is two years, where he helped to Because of a two-week Transylvania University? edit the journals of the expedi- adventure in wilderness tion and may have studied law, survival he experienced Shannon returned to Lexington while hunting for some of Michael Cronk, assistant and married Ruth Snowden the expedition’s stray horses, director of career development Price in 1813, with whom he a portion of the Lewis and at Transy, passed along this bit had seven children. He prac- Clark Trail in northeast Nebraska (Hannibal Courier-Post drawing by B. Watson) of Transy trivia. ticed law in the city before is named the George Shannon being elected to the Kentucky Trail and includes 15 statues House of Representatives for depicting Private Shannon in ■ George Shannon

Lane inducted into hall of fame

Former Transylvania head receiving their degrees. men’s basketball coach Don Lane is also a member of Lane was inducted into the the Union College (his alma Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame mater) and NAIA halls of fame. September 9 in a ceremony at He was inducted into the Pio- the Executive West Hotel in neer Hall of Fame in 2002. Louisville. A former Transy athletics Lane retired from his coach- director, Lane is currently a ing position at Transy in 2001 as tenured professor in the physi- the University’s all-time win- cal education and exercise sci- ningest men’s basketball coach ence program. with a 509-241 record over 26 seasons. His final year was one for the books—a 27-2 record, ■ Former Transylvania head No. 1 national NAIA ranking, men’s basketball coach Don top seed in the NAIA champi- Lane, right, is joined at the onship, and national coach and Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame player of the year awards for ceremonies by Lee Rose ’58, Lane and Pioneer Collier Mills also a former Transy head ’01. His players excelled in the men’s basketball coach as well as player for the Pioneers. classroom, with 92 of 97 Kim Soper ’01

FALL 2004 7 Around Campus Parents Council fund-raising goal is $91,000

The Transylvania Parents hours a day through Council kicked off the academ- technology that allows ic year with a phonathon to students to browse help meet its goal of raising the library’s cata- $91,000 for the J. Douglas Gay logs—and catalogs Jr./Frances Carrick Thomas from libraries around Library. the world—from their “We concentrate on the residence hall com- library because it benefits puters. every student,” said Phyllis Bry- “During the year, den, co-president of the group members of the Par- with her husband, John. ents Council and “Tuition alone doesn’t cover the other volunteers will cost of the books, periodicals, be calling to ask for and on-line resources that are your support of the needed every year to keep the Parents Fund,” said library’s holdings up-to-date.” John Bryden. “When Last year, the library added you receive a call, more than 2,000 titles. An please be kind to the average of 2,800 individuals volunteer, be gener- passed through the library gate ous in your pledge of every week, and librarians support, and fulfill ■ 2004-05 members of the Parents Council are, from left, first answered 1,400 reference your pledge promptly.” row: Greg and Carla Repass,Tim and Sarah Atkinson, John questions and taught 42 class In addition to fund-raising, and Phyllis Bryden (co-presidents), John and Beverly Karaffa. sessions. the 34-member Parents Council Second row: Greg and Shirley Beavin, Harley and Minga The library is very respon- plans programs for students’ Trogdlen, Shannon Shields, Mike and Cathy Francisco. Third sive to students’ needs, stay- families and helps with student row: Art and Denise Moser, Greg and Marilyn Peterson, Jerry ing open 93 hours a week and recruitment and career develop- and Martha Baker. Fourth row: Sharri Greer, Rusty Ashcraft, until 2 a.m. during finals. In ment. Dolores Roberson, direc- Davis and Rita Smith, Aaron and Jo Evelyn Milliken. Not pres- fact, many of the library’s tor of parents programs, serves ent for the photo: Jennifer Ashcraft, Lee Greer, Bob and Sarah resources are available 24 as coordinator. Johnson, Harry and Jimmie Rankin, Greg Shields.

Rafinesque subject of new book

A new book by an eminent Ivy League Billed as the first full-length biogra- professor emeritus represents another phy of Rafinesque, Warren’s book step in the rehabilitation of the schol- recounts Charles Darwin’s praise of arly reputation of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s pioneering theories of the Rafinesque, the 19th-century evolution of plant species, which pre- Transylvania natural history professor ceded the publication of Darwin’s The whose important contributions to Origin of Species by three decades, and botany are sometimes overshadowed his classification of over 6,700 plants by his eccentric ways and lapses in sci- during his travels across the country- entific method. side. Constantine Samuel Rafinesque: A Voice Warren portrays Rafinesque, whose in the American Wilderness was written six-year career at Transy ended with his by Leonard Warren, the Institute dismissal in 1825, as the first natural Professor at the Wistar Institute of history professor in the Midwest and a Anatomy and Biology in Philadelphia world-class scientist. As the subject of and American Cancer Society Research myth and legend among Transy stu- Professor Emeritus at the University of dents to this day, he remains among the Pennsylvania. It was published in July most intriguing and controversial fig- by The University Press of Kentucky. ures in the college’s history.

8 TRANSYLVANIA Service learning course Giving and helps students gain new perspectives receiving on the world

by Katherine Yeakel

s Erik Weber perused the course offer- A ings for May term 2004, one course in particular caught his attention: Service Learning in the Philippines. “Traveling to the Philippines is not something you see typically,” said Weber, a sophomore from Lexington. “Most courses go to Western Europe or South America. I’d traveled extensively in Europe already, so I thought it would be a really interesting experience to go somewhere completely different.” The unusual destination was only one aspect of what made this course such a unique and valuable addition to Transyl- vania’s curriculum. Team taught by biology professor Kathleen Jagger and art professor Dan Selter, Service Learning in the Philippines combined traditional classroom elements with a study abroad opportunity and the chance to make a difference in the lives of others. Fourteen students spent three weeks in the Philippines conducting environmental health surveys, constructing a restroom for an elementary school, and repairing another elementary school and a preschool. “One of the goals was helping the students develop leadership skills in a context that is meaningful for them,” Jagger said. “They were in some ways examining their role in the global community and their role in service to others. These are deep questions that students this age are really search- ing for answers to. We provided a

■ Becky Ford, a senior biology major from Louisville, moves cinder blocks during the construction of a restroom, or comfort room as it’s called in the Philippines, for an elementary school on Mactan Island.

FALL 2004 9 framework for those questions to be devel- Craig ’04, Paul Thomson ’04, and Har- about Filipino history, culture, and cur- oped and asked.” vey Jones ’03 took a special interest and rent events. While on site, they researched helped with much of the preliminary leg- various aspects of Filipino life, and upon Planning ahead work. Jones graduated before the course returning to campus, presented papers Community service has long been an was implemented, but Thomson served that drew on their reading, research, and integral part of student life at Transy. From as the student project coordinator and project experiences. Research topics ranged organized group projects such as the First- Craig was the health team leader. from transportation, nutrition, and water Year Urban Program, Alternative Spring In the summer of 2003, Jagger and quality to the political system and the bride Break, and Crimson Christmas to indi- Thomson visited the Philippines with assis- trade. vidual volunteer opportunities with com- tance from the Kenan Fund for Faculty munity organizations like 3M Tutors and and Student Enrichment and the David A matter of perspective Big Brothers/Big Sisters, students have and Betty Jones Fund for Faculty Devel- For the majority of the trip, members countless ways to discover the value of opment. They worked with a local organ- of the class resided on Mactan Island in helping others. Some academic courses in ization, Island Ventures, to determine what an Island Ventures facility that had no run- the past have also incorporated a service projects would best benefit the local peo- ning water. They slept on wooden floors element, but Service Learning in the ple. When they returned, Jagger looked and ate local cuisine prepared by some of Philippines was the first Transylvania course for a fellow faculty member who had expe- their hosts. to be developed around the service com- rience using tools and could help oversee “We were looking at the Philippines ponent. the construction projects. Selter had the from the inside,” Jagger said. “Instead of Jagger had conducted service learning skills and was eager to help create this just staying in a hotel, we were actually courses at the colleges where she taught opportunity for students. members of the community, living with before joining the Transylvania faculty in Because the class planned to spend three them and working on projects that were 2002. She mentioned the endeavors dur- weeks of the four-week May term in the of interest to them. I think we had a real ing her interview seminar, and when she Philippines, preparation during winter advantage over a tourist-type experience.” began teaching that fall, several students term was essential. Amanda Wilburn, a senior biology approached her about developing some- “The students took responsibilities for major from Olive Hill, Ky., said adjusting thing similar at Transylvania. Lori Beth a variety of aspects of this course,” Selter to life on Mactan Island was easier than said. “A couple of people did cultural she anticipated. affairs, someone else handled the finan- “One of the big surprises for me was cial aspects, and another person served as how easy it was to settle into their cul- ■ Sophomore Erik Weber and Marni photographer. We had a team leader for Rakes ’04 prepare to reinforce a column ture,” she said. “Before I left Lexington, for the construction of a comfort room the construction crew, another team leader I thought it would be hard to handle, just for an elementary school on Mactan for the survey group.” having a bucket of water to shower with, Island. Prior to departure, students learned and I thought I’d be hungry all the time because I wouldn’t like the food. But bucket showers turned out to be more than adequate and I miss the food now. It was wonderful.” Seeing how content the Filipino people were despite their impoverished living conditions prompted students to fre- quently reflect on their own lifestyles. “Every day in every setting, people were talking about how this made them think more deeply about how the United States is viewed by foreign countries, how we view ourselves, and what really is important in life,” Jagger said. “There were very thoughtful dialogues going on in small groups and large groups. For me, that was the most valuable aspect.” When they weren’t working on the service projects, students toured the island, becoming familiar with the local forms of transportation, including jeepneys, col- orfully decorated mini-busses, and trikes, motorbikes with covered passenger carts attached. They enjoyed getting to know the local children, who often swarmed around the construction sites, and seeing

10 TRANSYLVANIA a reenactment of Lapu-Lapu’s defeat of outlook on the world. Wilburn used what Magellan. The trip took place during the she’d learned as part of the health survey height of the election season, which afford- team to conduct similar research over the ed students special insight into Filipino summer with the support of a Kenan politics as well as the chance to hear pres- Grant. ident Gloria Macapagal Arroyo deliver a Meeting the Filipino people and speech as she campaigned for reelection. observing their optimistic attitudes great- Time and time again, members of the ly impressed Joe Meranda ’04. class encountered the Filipino’s amazing “No matter how little the people had, hospitality. When students went to a disco, they always seemed so warm, inviting, and officials offered them seats of honor to happy,” he said. “This study abroad expe- watch a ceremony that preceeded the rience really expanded my understanding dance. When they visited Southwestern of the world. Visiting a third-world coun- University in Cebu City, a huge sign wel- try radically changed my definition of comed them to campus. And when they poverty and forced me to realize how much traveled to the tiny island of Pangan-An we have in the U.S. This realization made to repair a preschool, residents welcomed me aware of how wasteful we are and has them into their homes for the night. motivated me to make improvements.” The family that hosted Wilburn and Janelle Mingus, a senior biology major another student included three children, from Hawesville, Ky., credited the course a cousin, and two parents, who all shared for offering an exceptional educational a one-bedroom home attached to a small opportunity, along with a chance to reeval- general store. uate her priorities. “When we stayed, they insisted that we “The entire trip was an amazing learn- take their bedroom, but they didn’t just ing experience,” she wrote in a reflection do that,” Wilburn said. “They took all the piece for a Philippine newsletter. “It not cushions from all over the house, and what- only allowed me to realize how blessed I ■ Amanda Wilburn, a member of the ever soft things they had, and put a sheet am, but also showed me how to appreci- public health team, takes a dance les- over it so it would be more like what we ate the more important things—friends, son from a Filipino friend. were used to.” family, and community. Working with the (local) health clinic showed me a side of Making a difference medicine and public health that I might At the end of three weeks, the class had not have received in the states. And final- ■ Junior Jon Hall, a sociology/anthro- finished three construction projects that ly, I began to realize that community can pology and religion double major from improved the lives of local school children. be as near as your hometown and as far Huntsville, Ala., poses with some of the Filipino children who often swarmed They built a restroom for one elementary away as Mactan Island.” ■ around the construction sites eager to school; added a ceiling to an outdoor stage talk with members of the class and to and painted walls and doors for another help any way they could. elementary school; and repainted, repaired the roofing, built furniture, and made a chalkboard for a pre-school. “One of my most memorable experiences was beating away coral rock to build a trench for a septic tank,” Thompson said. “We had no power tools and used a 25- pound metal pole to break away the rock. It was exhausting work, but once the trench was in place, it was rewarding to see the result.” Members of the health team worked with local officials to complete 3,500 house-to-house surveys that addressed water quality, hygiene practices, sanita- tion, and other environmental health con- cerns. Once the data analysis is complete, the team will send a report to the local commissioner of health so he can use the information to make improvements. Many students said the experience had a profound effect on their lives and their

FALL 2004 11 A Fitting Tribute

Transylvania celebrates dedication of the Charles L. Shearer Art Building and the Susan P. Shearer Student Gallery

by Katherine Yeakel

ver the last five years, support from before he came to Transylvania,” Young Othe Transylvania Board of Trustees, said. “Over the years, Susan has hosted alumni, and friends have transformed an trustees, faculty, and students in her home, abandoned Fayette County school build- attended innumerable university func- ing into a functional and attractive facil- tions, and provided important counsel ity for the college’s art program. and advice to Charles. I can’t think of a On October 16, this versatile addition more fitting tribute to a special man and to Transylvania’s campus officially became his wife than this building and its student known as the Charles L. Shearer Art Build- gallery.” ing, named in honor of the president Originally designed and constructed whose dedication and guidance for the in 1950, the building was blessed with past 21 years helped transform Transyl- many large windows and high ceilings, vania from a struggling institution into a key design elements that made it an ideal thriving, nationally respected liberal arts adaptation project as an art building. Tran- college. sylvania purchased the building in 1999 “Charles has succeeded in one of the and spent the past two years renovating most difficult jobs I can think of,” said it. The Board of Trustees voted to name chairman of the Board William T. Young the building in honor of Shearer in 2003 Jr. during the dedication ceremony. “He’s on the occasion of his 20th anniversary overseen the renovation of this campus as president, and planned to dedicate the with dramatic quality improvements in building when the renovations were com- all areas, and he has done this under the plete. watchful eyes of students, parents, facul- Board of Trustees member Warren W. ty, staff, trustees, and graduates, each a Rosenthal, who serves as chair of the demanding group with different agen- Development Committee, said raising das.” funds for this project was a pleasure Recognizing that Shearer’s tenure because his fellow board members were could not have been so successful with- so eager to see this building dedicated to out the support of his wife, Susan P. Shear- the president. er, the board decided to name the student “The other reason this was so reward- art gallery in her honor. ing is that we took one of the ugliest build- “Susan has been a constant support to ings that ever existed and turned it into Charles through thick and thin, even the fine building that we have now, with

12 TRANSYLVANIA ■ Clockwise, from bottom left: Warren W. Rosenthal,Transylvania Board of Trustees member and chair of the Development Committee, addresses the audience during the dedication ceremony. Art professor Dan Selter presents President Charles L. Shearer and Susan P. Shearer with a handcrafted stoneware platter. The Shearers accept congratulations from Board of Trustees chairman William T.Young Jr. Mark Shearer adjusts his father’s bou- tonniere while Todd Shearer, and Mark’s wife, Kristi, wait in the background. Art and English double major Sarah Walker talks about the significance of the Shearer Art Building and the newly renovated Susan P. Shearer Student Gallery.

great lighting and architecture that blends scholar from Utica, Ky., who’s majoring well with the campus.” in art and English, said she was grateful The three-level, 15,000-square-foot to have this dedicated space to work on building received new windows, a new her classroom projects and personal cre- central heating and air-conditioning sys- ations. She was especially appreciative of tem, an elevator to make the building the recent enhancements that have handicapped accessible, fresh paint and changed the space now designated as the ceiling work, a columned front entrance, Susan P. Shearer Student Gallery from a landscaping, and an adjacent parking lot. bland room with poor lighting to an invit- The building now has one traditional ing display area for student art. classroom; four studios; six studio/class- “The room has been made to look and room combinations for drawing, paint- function like a gallery, with nice walls and ing, design, photography, sculpture, and carpet, blinds and track lighting, and a ceramics; and numerous rooms and spe- projection room,” she said. “All in all, we cial spaces for such functions as stretch- have new potential for displaying our ing canvases and building frames, mixing works well.” plaster and clay for sculpture and ceram- As the ceremony came to a close, Pres- ics, and arranging studio lighting and ident Shearer thanked the Board of backdrops for photography. An outdoor Trustees for the honor they had bestowed. kiln for firing ceramic creations is locat- “Susan and I are deeply grateful and ed immediately outside. honored to have our names associated “This building offers further evidence with this fine education building,” he said. of Transylvania’s understanding that the “Our greatest satisfaction comes from arts–music, drama, literature, and the visu- seeing the progress made by Transylva- al arts–manifest the very essence of what nia and the positive experience our stu- it means to be a human being,” said art dents have over their four years here. professor Dan Selter, who pointed out When you believe in an institution and how Shearer has nurtured the fine arts at the people who make it successful, and Transylvania with projects ranging from you believe in its mission, it’s easy to be the construction of the Lucille C. Little an advocate and do all you can to make Theater to the recruitment of the Gov- it better.” ■ ernor’s School for the Arts program. Sarah Walker ’06, a William T. Young Photos by Helena Hau

FALL 2004 13 Crossing Academic Borders Transylvania professors and students embrace an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning

by William A. Bowden hat do art and poetry have to do Wwith a study of geopolitical liberty, security, and justice issues? Why would drama be considered an integral part of foreign language, philosophy, or history instruction? And where do modern business methods fit during an examination of ancient Rome under Caesar Augustus? The general answer to all three questions is that they represent an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that is a highly valued aspect of academics at Transylvania. In fact, these combinations of seemingly disparate subject matter and intellectual methodology are quite common throughout the curriculum and academic life overall. It’s an attribute of the liberal arts approach to education that flourishes at Transylvania, bringing a level of innova- tion, stimulation, even excitement to the learning process. It is proof positive that the traditional academic divisions and programs, such as humanities and social sciences, biology and drama, that Transy uses to organize its curriculum are viewed by students and faculty alike only as conven- ient handles, not impregnable barriers. “What you genuinely want to do is teach your students to make connections between and among the courses they’re taking,” said vice president and dean of the college William F. Pollard. “It spurs creativity and gives students critical tools to use in considering divergent views and discriminating between good and bad ideas.” Examples of the interdisciplinary approach at Transy are found throughout the curriculum, in cross-listing of courses between programs, in programs that are specifically cataloged as interdisciplinary (women’s studies, for example), in special major patterns created by students with advice from professors, and in team-

■ Philosophy professor Peter Fosl, left, and history professor Frank Russell use drama to get at philosophical, political, and historical issues in a re-creation of

Joseph Rey Au Joseph Rey the Trial of Socrates (399 B.C.).

14 TRANSYLVANIA teaching. It also shows up in convocations, because it brings all of these things togeth- after graduation. faculty seminars, film series, faculty and er so you can see, for instance, how ancient “I took Latin because I thought it student research projects, internships, and philosophy affected politics,” said Svar- would go with my medical career,” she guest artists and speakers, among other lien. says. “Then I had mythology and took the places. Among the professors contributing to May term travel course to Greece (The In short, toss a pebble into the pool of the classics curriculum are philosophy pro- Ancient Polis). That’s what made me want Transylvania academics and you’re likely fessor Peter Fosl with Ancient Greek and to learn more about it. Classics has so many to hit something that benefits from an Roman Philosophy, art professor Nancy areas you can look at—history, philoso- interdisciplinary approach. Wolsk with Art History: Ancient to Goth- phy, art, architecture—about anything you ic, and political science professor Don Dugi can imagine.” A classical beginning with Political Theory I: Classical and Chris Cansler, a senior computer sci- An excellent starting point in survey- Medieval. ence major from Bristol, Tenn., is coming Transy’s interdisciplinary landscape is Svarlien is teaching a new course titled pleting a minor in classics and sees the recent creation of a new major in clas- Augustan Rome that uses Augustan Cul- relationships between the grammatical sics, a subject with a long history of cross- ture by Karl Galinsky as its text. An inter- structures he learned in Latin and Eng- ing curricular borders and integrating disciplinary and millennium-hopping lish and the languages he’s learned in com- knowledge. It’s the offspring of classics aspect of the book is a parallel the author puter programming. “We’ll have a group professor John Svarlien and history pro- draws between contemporary business of terms in computer programming, and fessor Frank Russell, who is also trained models and the leadership style of Caesar it’s just like doing sentence diagramming,” in classics. Augustus. “Galinsky looks at Augustus as he said. In addition to proficiency in Latin or a CEO, a brilliant manager,” says Svarlien. Classical studies was given a theatrical Greek and the expected requirements in “It’s inspired an accounting major in the flair when professors Fosl and Russell classics courses per se, students earning a class to study the era in terms of its teamed up to present a dramatic inter- major in the field have history require- accounting procedures.” ments and a list of electives to chose from Krysta Forry, a senior from Russellville, ■ Classics professor John Svarlien that includes courses in history, art, phi- Ky., helped to pioneer the classics major keeps an office appointment with losophy, political science, and religion. by creating her own special major pattern senior Chris Cansler, a computer “I’ve always thought of classics as an in classics. She has added that to her biol- science major and classics minor ideal subject for a liberal arts college ogy major and plans to enter dental school from Bristol,Tenn. Forrest Payne

FALL 2004 15 pretation—complete with period cloth- such as the implications of the image for atoriana—after fees and everything, had ing—of the Trial of Socrates (399 B.C.). valuing women primarily for their ability what would be equivalent to a 20 percent The event highlighted some of the texts to reproduce and whether that limits their interest rate over six months,” says Greene. students were exploring in Foundations opportunities in other realms.” “Because they have this micro-lending of the Liberal Arts, an interdisciplinary African art in general, says Miller, is also program, they can appeal to the United course for first-year students that requires studied from the perspective of anthro- States or the World Bank for charity, essays based on readings of classical texts pology, which considers the artwork as an because they’re doing these programs to and novels, viewing of films and docu- object that is important in certain social help the poor. I came back very skeptical mentaries, and attendance at lectures and situations, in addition to its inherent artis- of how they are handling micro loans in exhibits. tic qualities. relation to how they are intended to work.” The use of drama as a teaching device Catherine Greene, a senior political sci- Witten said he encourages more stu- is common in the foreign languages pro- ence major and women’s studies minor dents to explore the possibilities for gram. French and Spanish professor from Louisville, teamed up with Spence research supported by Transy’s Kenan Simonetta Cochis, for example, puts her Witten, a senior from Hyattsville, Md., Fund for Faculty and Student Enrichment, students in structured performance situ- who created a special major pattern in which funded the Ecuador trip. “This grant ations—a scene from a play or a skit writ- international affairs, to make a successful program gives students the opportunity ten by the students—so that they can fully grant proposal for an interdisciplinary sum- to get their feet wet in terms of research, experience the meaning of the language mer research experience in Ecuador. They and to learn from their experiences. When in real life. studied micro-lending, a program of small, we got to Ecuador, we realized there were Fosl and Russell also represent anoth- low interest loans to impoverished women complexities involved that we were not er interdisciplinary experience offered at in Quito. Their research, which encom- aware of. Because of that experience, we’re Transylvania, the team-taught course, passed economics, politics, and women’s better prepared for the next time.” which is usually offered during May term, studies, revealed a slightly different pic- Witten’s special major pattern, which a four-week session during which students ture of the program compared with what he designed with help from his professors, take one course. They recently took a class they had learned in class. is giving him the academic experience he to Greece for the course The Ancient Polis, “We were very surprised to find that was looking for. “If you look at interna- which studied the Greek concept of the the lender—Corporacion Femenina Ecu- tional affairs majors at other schools, it can “good life” as seen in the city-state, incor- porating philosophy and history into a classical studies experience. A different lens Women’s studies comes by its interdisciplinary nature by looking at a variety of established subjects, such as history, literature, political science, art, and others, through the lens of gender, says art and women’s studies professor Kim Miller. “A good example is a course I teach in African art, where scholars look at the most popular image from that tradition—the mother and child—from different perspectives, such as religion, art history, and anthropology,” she says. “A women’s studies lens would bring up different issues,

■ Art and women’s studies professor Kim Miller, left, helped seniors Catherine Greene and Spence Witten win a Kenan Fund grant to support a summer

research trip to Ecuador. Katherine Yeakel

16 TRANSYLVANIA Philosophy professor Peter Fosl’s Bingham Professorship titled “Liberty, Security, and Justice” is a two-year cornucopia of speakers, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, visiting artists, film screenings, art exhibits, and theatrical events, all aimed at illuminating these issues.

be very narrowly defined. With my spe- of the issues related to making a more Frank Russell) encouraged me to do it. cial major, I have a variety of patterns— secure, peaceful, and just world,” says You can channel interdisciplinary studies economics, history, political science, Fosl. into your major and integrate the strengths women’s studies—all of which look at the Those issues are closely related to the of different angles of study.” world in different ways. You learn to take self-designed special major pattern in inter- the best from each one. That’s what I think national security that Austin McCubbin, The finish line is unique about this program—by taking a senior from Hopkinsville, Ky., is com- Transylvania values excellence in teach- interdisciplinary classes, I’ve gotten an pleting. His studies cross the disciplinary ing as the prime attribute of its educational intellectual diversity of courses that I boundaries of political science, history, mission. The use of an interdisciplinary wouldn’t have had otherwise.” and economics to focus on military his- approach to many areas of study illustrates tory and politics. the University’s commitment to finding Liberty, security, and justice McCubbin is also increasing the inter- the best tools for professors and students Moving away from the curriculum itself disciplinary nature of his studies by intro- to use in their intellectual pursuits. and looking at other interdisciplinary ini- ducing a strong classical element in his For Krysta Forry, the tool has proven tiatives, philosophy professor Peter Fosl’s senior seminar paper. “I’m going to proj- to be effective. “There’s a certain way that Bingham Professorship titled “Liberty, ect modern concepts of interoperable science students think, but the way that Security, and Justice” is a two-year cor- communications, communications fail- literature or philosophy students think is nucopia of speakers, panel discussions, ures, and solutions back to the Roman completely different. What it has done for seminars, workshops, visiting artists, film context of tactical military communica- me is allow me to think differently. It screenings, art exhibits, and theatrical tions, as seen in Roman Britain where they allows me to attack issues from a com- events, all aimed at illuminating these had non-Latin speaking people integrat- pletely different perspective.” issues, which have taken on new urgency ed into their fighting forces. Besides mil- Chris Cansler sees a similar value to his since the terrorist attacks on the United itary history, I’ll be studying the social classics studies. “I notice so many more States of September 11, 2001. and economic context of the times.” things now. I definitely think that com- “History and political science are the Interoperable communications—the ing out of Transy, I’m going to be a lot typical disciplines that bear on liberty, ability of units from police, firefighting, more versatile in my mindset and how I security, and justice, but we are also draw- and emergency medical units, plus other think than I was coming in.” ing people from biology, chemistry, art, agencies, to communicate directly with For Austin McCubbin, the self- theater, philosophy, mathematics—from one another in a emergency—was a hot designed major pattern brought a sought- all fields,” says Fosl. “We believe that at topic following the 9-11 terrorist attacks after depth to his studies. “If I had been a liberal arts college, all professors and when it was revealed that federal agencies a history major, I would have been read- students should participate in discussions had communication failures. It was also ing history, but not thinking about it the of common issues. Our goal is to help the a topic during McCubbin’s summer way I do in my special major pattern. With University better understand the new internship with the Kentucky Office of the interdisciplinary study, I’m gaining a world we’re living in so that we can meet Homeland Security. higher level of thinking and am able to the challenges it presents to us.” “Kentucky is going to emphasize get- understand issues from a greater per- Writers and artists play an interpretive ting interoperable communications spective.” role in this discussion, says Fosl. “One of statewide,” says McCubbin, “so that all Classics professor Svarlien believes the our first speakers was Wendell Berry, a fic- first-responders in an emergency can interdisciplinary ideal has a meaningful tion writer and poet, and another speak- switch radios to the interoperable chan- home at Transylvania. er, Christopher Hitchens, is trained in nel and talk to each other.” McCubbin’s “One of the purposes of education is philosophy, political science, and eco- internship resulted in his becoming a tech- not just to convey information, but to nomics. We also hope to have an art show nical expert on grant proposals submit- create a type of mentality, a sensibility. on these issues and commission an orig- ted primarily by cities and counties seeking You can’t just say, ‘Here’s step one, two, inal artwork. After 9-11, poetry really funds from the $35 million grant Ken- and three,’ and that happens. But you can spiked because people found in poetry a tucky received from the Federal Home- create an atmosphere for this to take place means of coming to terms with the situ- land Security Grant Program. in. And that’s where the interdisciplinary ation and expressing feeling.” McCubbin is sold on the value of his approach is a perfect fit for Transylvania. A long-range goal of the professorship interdisciplinary special major pattern. It gives students the chance to find that is to create an interdisciplinary minor in “I’m glad we have that option at Transy broader perspective, which I think is what this area. “This pattern would address all and that my adviser (history professor undergraduate education is all about.” ■

FALL 2004 17 im Tharp-Barrie’s corner office in the K executive suite at Norton Healthcare overlooks Louisville’s bustling medical district, a complex of hospitals and health sciences research and teaching institutions on the eastern edge of the city’s down- town area. The 1983 Transylvania graduate is vice president, surgical services at A Caring Life Norton, Kentucky’s largest health services provider with six hospitals in Louisville, Kim Tharp-Barrie ’83 has combined a nurturing spirit with strong more than 40 locations throughout the leadership skills to become highly successful in healthcare region, and a medical staff of over 2,000 doctors and 3,000 nurses. Her work overseeing the directors who ensure the best possible surgical experience system wide for Norton’s thousands by William A. Bowden of patients is demanding and enormous- ly fulfilling. “I really love this organization,” she says. “I’ve found a home at Norton.” Yet, spend any time with Tharp-Barrie and you will soon realize that her corpo- rate life has done little to disguise her deep- seated passion to care for people in a very immediate, personal way. In fact, it is this essential nature of her character that Tharp- Barrie says led her to make healthcare her career in the first place. “I think that people are called to do certain things,” she says. “I’m a very nurturing person, and I knew from a young age that I needed to be in a field where I could reach out and touch and make a difference in people’s lives. There are people whose role in life is to care, and to me, caring is an art.” A foundation of care The thought that caring can be the foundation for a career stemmed partly from a childhood confrontation with a serious disease, and from the care she received. “I was diagnosed with lupus at age 14, and spent a lot of time in and out of hospitals as a child. I had nurses who realized I was a kid from the south end of Louisville with a working mother and that I didn’t have a lot of people to hang out at my bedside. They would bring me a magazine or just sit at my side, and I realized even then that it’s those little simple acts of kindness that mean so much to people who are contending with an illness. And I decided I wanted to give something back.” Her mother, whom Tharp-Barrie says was her primary role model, passed away in 2002, but not before she had encouraged her daughter to relate to others in a personal way, and to go to college. “My

18 TRANSYLVANIA mother was a self-made businesswoman, out, to teach you, to encourage you to do procure technology more aggressively, or and I saw how well she interacted with her the right thing. I remember my history do a better job of taking care of patients customers. I was the first on either side of professor, Dr. Paul Fuller, calling me aside during shorter hospital stays.” my family to get a college education. My when I had used a word incorrectly and Tharp-Barrie is an investigator in a study mother inspired me to do that—in fact, telling me, ‘You’re at Transylvania, and of bone morphogenic protein, a labora- she didn’t give me an option.” this is the way you use that word.’ At the tory produced material that may eliminate With a mandate from her mother, and time, you don’t realize what a gift that is the need for bone graft transplanation in a realization of how important caring was to have someone who cares enough about spinal surgery. She is also helping Norton to her sense of being, Tharp-Barrie began you to stop you and correct you. That was introduce virtual colonoscopy, and is a pre-med course of study at Transy, with what my Transy experience was all about. involved in a direct marketing initiative to biology and education as her majors. She The liberal arts education I received there encourage the public to take better advan- was also taking nursing courses at Bel- is just priceless.” tage of gastrointestinal screening proce- larmine University in the summer, thanks dures. in part to the late Monroe Moosnick, for- Managing the matrix mer Transy chemistry professor, who After completing her B.A. at Transy, A valued consultant helped coordinate her studies. She was Tharp-Barrie added an RN diploma from Her expertise has also been on loan to also an outstanding collegiate athlete and Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nurs- other healthcare organizations, both in was elected Miss Transylvania in 1982. ing and BSN and MSN degrees from Bel- the United States and abroad. She trav- “They recruited me by telling me I could larmine. Following a series of clinical eled to Russia with a National Institutes have it all at Transy, and I did,” she says. nursing positions, she became vice presi- of Health-sponsored team of medical pro- Former biology professor Lila Boyarsky dent, surgical services at Jewish Hospital fessionals after the fall of the Soviet Union had a major influence on Tharp-Barrie in Louisville. She was executive director, to help that nation modernize its health from the beginning of her Transy years. surgical services; vice president, hospital services delivery. She has been a consult- “She was the one who probably inspired operations; and chief nursing officer at ant to Duke University Hospital in devel- me the most to look toward my field Caritas Health Services before joining Nor- oping an anesthesia/surgical services today,” she says. “She was my freshman ton in 2002. model, and a guest lecturer at Johns Hop- biology teacher, and she took me under Her position at Norton includes cor- kins on behalf of the Society for Ambula- her wing. She put me in a starched lab coat porate oversight of an operating room tory Care Professions, speaking on and let me work in her genetics lab with matrix team consisting of operating room pre-admission processes and a reengi- the mice and hamsters.” directors at six hospitals. “We neering of the anesthesia Former coach and physical education call this the perioperative services. professor Pat Deacon was also a mentor arena, or ‘all around the oper- Along the way, Tharp- for Tharp-Barrie, who was the female Ath- ating room’,” she says. “It “Looking back Barrie has found time to lete of the Year at Louisville’s Valley High includes working with physi- on Transy, what I serve on the boards of many School her senior year. She lettered in bas- cians’ offices to schedule sur- appreciate is the organizations, among them ketball at Transy and competed on field geries, pre-admission patient the American Heart Associ- hockey and cross country teams that won testing, clinical support of the people who either ation and the March of state championships. “Pat Deacon is one surgical procedure itself, and modeled the right Dimes. She co-chaired an of the most positive people I’ve ever met,” education of the patient thing or weren’t American Heart Walk and is she says. “She was very inspirational to about post-surgery care.” a volunteer at the Center for me.” Tharp-Barrie was inducted into the Tharp-Barrie also has afraid to call you Women and Families. Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2002. responsibility for anesthesia out, to teach you, She and her husband, To this day, Tharp-Barrie credits her for all of the hospitals, the to encourage you Jon, live in Sellersburg, Ind., extensive athletic experience at Transy with growing use of bariatric (obe- just north of Louisville, with to do the right giving her skills and attributes she has used sity) surgery, and the gener- their four children, Kaycee, to succeed as a healthcare executive. al surgery line that includes thing.” 17, Brian, 15, Katie, 13, and “When you’re an athlete, you learn early gall bladder removal, Wil, 12. on how to take criticism, and that has endoscopy (sigmiodoscopy In the end, Tharp-Bar- helped me to be very coachable. Being in and colonoscopy), and other rie’s take on herself refers that tough arena brought out my natural related procedures. back to her core value, the ability to be a competitiveness, and it helped me under- All of this keeps things going on a day- caring person. That’s why, though she is stand the value of teamwork.” to-day basis throughout the Norton sys- proud of her role as a highly motivated Tharp-Barrie’s Transy biology major tem. The other big part of Tharp-Barrie’s executive who values her career, she refus- has served her well in clinical areas, and job is looking to the future and helping es to let it completely dominate her life. she draws upon her education studies in the organization stay informed about new “It’s a big job, but it’s not my biggest her role as a consultant and visiting lec- technology and procedures. one. To me, my most important job is turer. But it was Transylvania’s value-based “There is a movement, especially in car- being a mother to my kids and a good environment that meant the most to her. diovascular surgery, away from major inva- wife to my husband. To have a great part- “Looking back on Transy, what I appre- siveness. I have to be able to forecast what ner at home to share my life with, and ciate is the people who either modeled the that means to our organization and to these four wonderful kids—that’s what right thing or weren’t afraid to call you patient care. I may have to research and moves me.” ■

FALL 2004 19 achael Gamboe McGuire ’45 already A Rhad her sights firmly set on Transyl- vania at the tender age of six when her missionary parents, both Transy gradu- TRANSY ates, brought her to Lexington in the summer of 1929 while on furlough from India. “I had heard about Transylvania from FAMILY TREE the time I was knee-high to a duck,” she Five consecutive generations of recalls. “We always had a picture of Old the Gamboe/McGuire family have Morrison on the dining room wall in our house in India. When we got to Lexing- earned Transylvania degrees ton, mother took me to a kindergarten run by the YWCA over near Transy, on by William A. Bowden the corner of Fourth and Upper streets. I was terribly disappointed because I thought I was going to Transylvania! And I told everyone that.” Her Transylvania wish came true 12 years later, in July 1941, when she returned to Lexington to enroll for classes in the fall semester. Today, she stands at the mid- point of an extraordinary run of five consecutive generations of her family, now touching three different centuries, that have included a Transylvania graduate. The string began with her grandfather, continued with her parents, and now includes her son, plus a grandson and granddaughter, the later three all McGuires because of Rachael’s marriage in 1947 to Franklin McGuire ’45. In the beginning Rachael’s grandfather, William Small- wood Gamboe, started it all in 1896 when

he graduated from Kentucky University ■ Two McGuire couples—Rachael ’45 and Franklin ’45, and (the name Transylvania used from 1865- Karen ’73 and Kevin ’71—and current Transy student Caitlin 1908 before reclaiming its historic name) McGuire ’07 represent three consecutive generations of Transylvanians in the same family.Two additional consecutive with an A.B. degree. He had also earned generations of this family are symbolized by the Row House a degree in 1895 from the College of the behind them, where William Smallwood Gamboe, class of 1896 Bible, then located on the Transy campus (inset photo) was living when his son, Homer Pharis Gamboe and now Lexington Theological Seminary. ’18, who is Rachael’s father (inset photo, with his mother,Tacie He became an ordained Christian Church A. Pharis Gamboe), was born there. minister and served churches in Illinois

20 TRANSYLVANIA and Ashland, Ky. sy was able to hold on during that period, now a principal with JRA Architects in William and his wife, Tacie Pharis Gam- when even the president, Dr. Raymond Lexington. After almost 20 years with the boe, had a son, Homer Pharis Gamboe, McClain, left for military service,” says firm, his work now involves business devel- born in 1894, while the family was living Franklin. opment and client relations more than in a boarding house on Upper Street just actual drawing board time. across from the Transy campus. This struc- The next generations “I still use my Transylvania psycholo- ture is now the Row House, restored in After graduating from Transy, Franklin gy degree,” he says. “It doesn’t hurt to 1996 as part of John R. Hall Athletic Field. completed a degree at the College of the have insights into life other than archi- Homer Pharis Gamboe graduated from Bible and began a Christian Church min- tectural. It’s helped me understand how Transy in 1918 and from the College of istry. Rachael earned a master of nursing people think and work.” Bible in 1920. He also chose the ministry, degree from Case Western Reserve and Karen is curriculum resource adminis- becoming a missionary to India. It was has done clinical nursing and teaching. trator for Nicholasville Elementary School while he and his wife were living there that They were living in Georgetown, Ky., in in Jessamine County, Ky. Rachael Gamboe McGuire was born, in 1967 when their son, Kevin McGuire ’71, When it came time for Kevin and 1922, and her sister, Alice, also to become was pondering his college choice and about Karen’s first child, Patrick McGuire ’02, a Transy graduate, in 1923. to become the fourth consecutive gener- to select a college, the couple chose to be Rachael and her sister grew up in India ation of his family to choose Transy. helpful, but open to Patrick’s wishes. “We and attended Woodstock, an American “I had heard about Transylvania all my encouraged him to look around, and he boarding school located at 7,000 feet in came in on his own and said, ‘I’m going the Himalayas, where they had many to Transy.’ We were just tickled to death.” Gamboe/McGuire adventures. “We learned to run up and Transy Tree Patrick graduated with a drama degree down the hills like goats,” she recalls. and is now with the staff of Filter maga- “Once, a wealthy man brought his ele- William Smallwood Gamboe zine, living in Los Angeles and helping to 1896

phant with eye trouble to our hospital, ➛➛➛➛ promote concerts. His younger sister, and the doctor climbed a ladder every day Caitlin, is a sophomore at Transy and plays to treat it. The elephant took all of us chil- Homer Pharis Gamboe on the soccer team. For her, Transy was 1918 dren for rides.” an easy choice. “I got to see my brother go through Coming to America Rachael Gamboe McGuire 1945 here and all the friendships he had. I When she graduated from Woodstock thought I had a good feeling about anoth- in 1941, Rachael left India with seven of Kevin McGuire er school I had visited until I came here, her classmates, all bound for college in the 1971 and it felt like a home environment and states. War was raging in Europe as they everybody was so welcoming.” Patrick McGuire/Caitlin McGuire left Calcutta on a blacked-out ship. 2002 Class of 2007 From San Francisco, Rachael took the Home to Transy cross-country train “Challenger” to Chica- If ever imagery of the “home” were go, where her grandmother and aunt life,” says Kevin. “My folks talked about appropriate for a family’s relationship with awaited. Then, it was on to Lexington to it around the dinner table, so I was very a college, it would have to be with the enroll at Transylvania. aware of it.” Gamboe/McGuire family. From William There Rachael met Franklin McGuire, Kevin was considering engineering at Smallwood Gamboe to Patrick and Caitlin also a freshman, from Mt. Sterling, Ky. first, and Transy wasn’t high on his list. McGuire, this family has truly brought The two became college sweethearts and “But then I won a National Merit Schol- Transy into their homes. married in 1947. Today, the retired cou- arship and Transy began talking to me,” “It’s not the same school today as when ple live in Lexington. he says. He eventually completed a psy- Rachael and I were there,” says Franklin, Their memories of being at Transylva- chology degree from Transy while getting “and yet that thread is there—you always nia during World War II paint a different involved as a head resident, and even served have a sense of belonging.” picture from today’s college. No sooner as the college’s dean of students briefly. Caitlin, the youngest in the Gam- had they completed most of the fall semes- After a fling as a horse-mounted ranger boe/McGuire lineage, already has those ter when the Japanese attacked Pearl Har- at Yosemite National Park, Kevin returned feelings. bor on December 7, bringing the United to Lexington to marry Karen Kelly “I remember my grandparents send- States into the world conflict. McGuire ’73 and enroll in Lexington The- ing out a Christmas letter that told about “Pearl Harbor threw everyone on cam- ological Seminary’s clinical pastoral edu- Patrick being another family member pus into shock,” remembers Franklin. cation program. But a religious career was going to Transylvania, and that they were “The war was a very persistent, terrible not to be for Kevin. proud. And I thought, hmmm, that’d be fact on campus. We were losing friends we “I went into building for a short time neat if that was me. It’s nice to know that had known who went into service.” to explore that possibility,” he says. “I car- so many people from my family have been In spite of wartime hardships, social pentered through two of the worst win- through this same place and we are fol- and athletic life at Transy persisted, though ters Kentucky ever had, then decided that lowing in their footsteps. It’s something students had few cars and little money for design would be an indoor job.” you can share.” luxuries, and enrollment dwindled to Kevin earned an architectural degree For more on Transy family generations, around 100. “It’s remarkable that Tran- from the University of Kentucky and is see page 29. ■

FALL 2004 21 Transylvania would like to publish your photos of alumni events and personal milestones. For consideration, NEWS & NOTES please send photos to Transylvania Magazine, Alumni Transylvania University, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797.

■ Jim Stephens ’60 and Carolyn Barr Ashman ’60 were first-year students in October 1956 when they were crowned king and queen of the fall carnival. Jim retired in 2001 from an administrative career in manufacturing and long-term healthcare and lives in Mt. Sterling, Ky., with his wife, Susan Miller Stephens ’61. Do any Transylvania readers know of Carolyn’s whereabouts?

22 TRANSYLVANIA Katie Chandler Bolin, Lexington, has ident and general manager of Neelco Indus- ’49 retired from Merrill Lynch after being tries, a specialty truck manufacturer in Cocoa, with the company for 32 years. Fla.

Jane Cocanougher Harmon, Holly Julie E. Dodd, Gainesville, Fla., rep- ’55 Hill, Fla., and her husband, Mike, ’72 resented Transylvania at the Sep- celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary tember 10 inauguration of the University of in September. Florida’s eleventh president.

James K. Dunavent, Sebastian, Fla., is Elizabeth “Lizi” Ruch Plotnick, ’56 a family therapist for Suncoast Men- ’73 Marina Del Rey, Calif., exhibited her tal Health Clinic in Vero Beach, Fla. hand-painted ceramic portraits of Triple Crown Winners in May at the Cerlan Gallery Edwin C. Linberg, Laverne, Calif., had in Lexington. ’57 a mini-reunion with Clyde F. Roper ’59 and Ingrid Braunohler Roper ’59 at the Margaret Foley Case, Danville, Ky., a Roper’s home in Vienna, Va., in April. ’76 Kentucky public defender for 15 Eddie K. Stubblefield and his wife, Norma, years, received the Kentucky Department of Gray wins OAK Award are living in Kalispell, Mont. Eddie is retired Public Advocacy’s Gideon Award at the state after serving in the ministry of the Christian defender conference in June. The award is Lois Howard Gray ’40, senior Church (Disciples of Christ) for 45 years. He presented annually to the person who has chairman of the James N. Gray can be reached at stubby66@aboutmon- demonstrated extraordinary commitment Company, Inc., of Lexington, was tana.net. to equal justice and who has courageously honored by the Kentucky Advo- Clark M.Williamson, Indianapolis, gave the advanced the right to counsel for the poor cates for Higher Education with baccalaureate address at Kalamazoo College in Kentucky. its Outstanding Alumnus of Ken- in Michigan in the spring. John C. Mayoue, Atlanta, has written tucky (OAK) Award during a ban- a book titled Southern Divorce, which exam- quet in Bowling Green, Ky., in Lee H. Rose , Charlotte, N.C., has ines the divorce process in several southern September. ’58 written The Basketball Handbook, states. This is his fourth book, but the first The annual award is presented which was published by Human Kinetics aimed at a general audience. It includes a for- to alumni of Kentucky colleges Press in August. Since his retirement from ward written by Johnnie Cochran and is now and universities who have gained active coaching in 2001, Lee has done con- available in most bookstores. national recognition in their pro- sulting with the NBA for their developmental fession or in civic endeavors and Dana H. Havron league coaches. , Huntsville, Ala., has have shown a lasting commit- ’78 been promoted to ensign in the U.S. Peggy Gordon Elliott Miller, Brook- ment to their alma maters. Naval Reserve. He is an intelligence officer Gray became chairman of ’59 ings, S.D., was awarded the Distin- at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Cen- guished Alumni Service Award by Indiana James N. Gray Company in 1972. ter in Atlanta and serves as the N2 Division She has since built the family University in June. The award is IU’s high- Officer. In his civilian job, Dana is an engi- est honor for an alumna or alumnus. business into one of the nation’s neer with the Boeing Company in Huntsville, top design and construction firms Roger D. Bishop, Nashville, has worked working on the Ground Mid-Course Defense specializing in heavy industrial ’61 in libraries and bookstores his entire Program. and commercial projects, along Roger L. Kirk adult life. He’s spent the last 11 years with , Lexington, has been named with military contracts. The com- Davis-Kidd Booksellers and was the focus of director of operations for God’s Pantry in pany is ranked No. 11 among the a feature on the business published by The Lexington. top U.S. design-build firms by Patrick A. Leggett Tennessean in March. Roger also founded , West Union, W.Va., has Building, Design & Construction Bookpage, a review of books that’s distrib- been named president of the West Virginia magazine. uted nationwide, and he continues to serve School Counselor Association. A member of the Transylvania Melissa A. Penry as a contributing writer for the publication. , Nashville, received the Board of Trustees since 1990, 2003 School Bell Award from the Tennessee Gray is a passionate advocate for F. Lynn Luallen, Frankfort, Ky., has Education Association for “Outstanding Cov- the arts and education. She has retired as chief executive officer for ’64 erage by an Individual Reporter.” supported Transy art student trav- the Kentucky Housing Corporation and has el to exhibitions in Los Angeles, been inducted into the Kentucky Affordable David L. Scher, Gainesville, Ga., New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Housing Hall of Fame by the U.S. Depart- ’80 received a master’s degree in theo- and Washington, D.C. ment of Housing and Urban Development. logical studies from Emory University’s Can- dler School of Theology in May. Gray is a past president of the Joanne Achberger Rankin, Rock Hill, Alumni Executive Board and the ’65 S.C., is teaching English as a Second W. Preston Martin lives in Orlando recipient of the Morrison Medal- Language in the Rock Hill school system. ’81 with his wife, Beth, and their three lion, the University’s highest children. Preston is a real estate broker in the honor, in recognition of extraordi- Paula Parsons Degen, Arnold, Md., Lake Nona Country Club area of Orlando. nary leadership and service to her ’67 lost her husband, Carl, in February alma mater. and her father died in June. Jack E. Hillard, Lexington, has been Carl B. Fairchild, Orlando, has been coaxed ’82 named development director for the out of semi-retirement to become vice pres- Central Kentucky Blood Center.

FALL 2004 23 Nicholas R. Nelson has returned to ’86 Louisville and is developing brands Stephen King presides at business manager for the Midwest division ‘Tribute to Courage’ for Ed Eckenhoff ‘66 of Brown-Forman Spirits Americas. Lili Solinger Lutgens, New Albany, Edward A. Eckenhoff ‘66 was the honoree at the Casa Colina Centers for Ind., has been named the first-ever Rehabilitation’s “Tribute to Courage,” an annual dinner program that was hosted ’89 staff attorney for the American Civil Liber- by best-selling author Stephen King in July in Pasadena, Calif. ties Union of Kentucky. Eckenhoff, co-founder, CEO, and president of the National Rehabilitation Hos- Amy E.Wells has moved to Oxford, Miss., pital in Washington, D.C., was recognized for his role in shaping our nation’s where she is an associate professor of higher views on medical rehabilitation services. He has overseen the growth of the education at the University of Mississippi. NRH from a single hospital in 1986 to today’s NRH Medical Rehabilitation Net- She is also affiliated with the Institute for the work. The NRH enjoys an international reputation as an innovative treatment, Study of Southern Culture. research, teaching, and technological center for rehabilitative medicine and science. Stephanie Miller Broering, Ft. Mitchell, Located in Pomona, Calif., Casa Colina has earned national and international ’90 Ky., returned home last fall after liv- acclaim for its commitment to clinical excellence, education, and research in ing in Brussels, Belgium, for a year. While medical and rehabilitative care. The organization, founded in 1936 to provide care living abroad, she volunteered at the Alsem- for children with polio, provides inpatient and outpatient programs and commu- berg Refugee Center working with children nity services. from Bosnia, Iraq, Syria, and Russia, and at Casa Colina asked King, the world-renowned author of such horror classics as Home Leopold, a center for elderly and dis- Carrie, The Shining, and Christine, to present the courageous story of Ecken- abled adults. When not volunteering or trav- hoff’s life because of his own rehabilitative experiences following a catastrophic eling, she worked on her MBA and accident in 1999. King was hit in the back by a minivan while walking along a completed a post-graduate certificate in lead- highway in Maine near his home, suffering lung, rib, leg, and hip injuries. ership and change management from Unit- During the evening, King read excerpts from his novel On Writing that ed Business Institutes of Brussels. includes references to his accident, which has parallels to Eckenhoff’s experi- Kara Little Covert, Georgetown, Ky., has ences. In the spring of his first year at Transylvania, Eckenhoff was involved in an been named assistant vice president for automobile accident that injured his spine and left his legs paralyzed. His deter- advancement for Eastern Kentucky Univer- mination to succeed carried him through rehabilitation and on to his present sity. stature as a leading administrator in his field. Laura Harrison Klumb, Fort Thomas, Ky., California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a letter published in the dinner is donor relations officer for the Cincinnati program, praised Eckenhoff for influencing national policies on medical rehabili- Children’s Hospital Medical Center. tation, saying, “Your contributions have earned you the respect and appreciation Kimberly Hackney Lowry, Wilmore, Ky., has of your community and colleagues, and I commend you for this well deserved completed the qualifying exams for the Ph.D. tribute.” in Spanish. She continues to teach at Asbury College as an assistant professor of Spanish. Jessica Fitzgerald Navarro lives in Coral Gables, Fla., with her husband, Ore, and their two boys, Tyler McNeal, 11, and Forest Wayne, 8. She stays busy with her landscape design business, Creative Ideas, and volunteers at her sons’ school. She would love to hear from old friends at [email protected]. Tiffany R. Wheeler, Lexington, Knight Foundation Minority Teaching Fellow in Transylvania’s education department, deliv- ered the commencement address at Ivy Tech State College in Wabash, Ind., in May.

Todd Bruner, Albuquerque, N.M., has ’91 been promoted to senior member of technical staff at Sandia National Laborato- ries. He was also nominated for a technical excellence award for his work helping to create Sandia’s Integrated Network Security and Reliability Center. Claria Horn Shadwick, Wilmore, Ky., has been named executive director of The Ken- ■ tucky Equine Education Project, an organi- Ed Eckenhoff ’66, left, receives congratulations from author Stephen zation whose mission is to educate the public King, who served as host at a “Tribute to Courage” event given in and legislators on the economic impact of Eckenhoff’s honor. the horse industry in Kentucky.

24 TRANSYLVANIA Joe Thomson ‘66 No shortage of horse sense

Business, horse racing, and life all a new, personalized moniker. have a built-in element of unpredictabili- “We stuck with the ‘win’ name ty. Just when you think you’ve got the because that’s good for horses, and deal, or the race, or your future all sewn ‘bak’ are the first initials of our chil- up, the unexpected can come along and dren’s names: Bradley, Ashley, and change the outcome. Kimmy,” he said. “That’s why it’s Win- Take Joe Thomson for example. After bak and not Winback.” graduating from Transylvania in 1966, he Since the initial purchase of the thought he’d be starting a career at Scott Maryland farm, Winbak has grown to Paper Company, but after about two include farms in Delaware and New weeks on the job, he was drafted into York, but its expansion in size can hardly the U.S. Army. Thomson served in the match the expansion of its reputation as officer recruiting program in the North- horse after horse fulfills the farm’s east, traveling through Maryland, New motto, “Born to Compete, Raised to Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. He Win.” became so fond of the area that after his For the years 1998-2004, the farm tour ended, he got a job with the First bred and sold winners of 7,395 races, Investment Annuity Company (FIAC) in which earned a combined total of $63 Pennsylvania. million, ranking Winbak as the second At FIAC, Thompson got his first taste leading money winning standardbred of working in the retirement planning breeder in North America. The farm ■ Joe Thomson ’66 owns Winbak Farm, pictured business and met his wife, JoAnn, bred and sold No Pan Intended, the in the background, one of the most successful although the two didn’t start dating until standardbred breeding operations in North pacer Triple Crown Winner and 2003 after JoAnn had left the company. America. Horse of the Year, and Bettors Delight, They married in 1975, and during that the 2001 Pacer of the Year and Canadian same year, Thomson’s career took a second unanticipated turn Horse of the Year. In recognition of these and other achieve- when an IRS tax ruling forced FIAC out of business. Inspired by a ments, TIMES: in harness magazine named Thomson “Owner of suggestion from his wife, Thomson and a colleague launched the Year” in 2002. PLANCO. The business started in the den, but quickly spread to Thomson extended his involvement in the standardbred indus- other parts of the Thomson home. try closer to his Kentucky hometown in 2000 when he and three “When we took over the kitchen, JoAnn evicted us,” Thomson partners purchased The Red Mile and began a series of renova- said. “I was still so sure the company wasn’t going to work that I tions aimed at rejuvenating the racetrack. didn’t want to get any more than a year’s lease.” “It’s a necessary piece of the standardbred business with a tra- Thompson’s fears proved to be unfounded. The business flour- dition that goes back more than 125 years,” Thomson said. “To ished, becoming one of the biggest independent financial service see it turned into housing, or turned into something other than a wholesalers in the country. By the time Thomson and his partners racetrack, would have been sad.” sold the company to Hartford Life in 1999, it was doing about $15 Juggling so many different interests is challenging, but Thom- billion in sales annually. son said he’s found many dependable people to help share the In the midst of growing PLANCO, Thomson began to stake a workload, including Transy classmate Bill Gerweck ‘66, who man- claim in the horse breeding industry. ages the Maryland farm, a nearby restaurant, and other business- “I didn’t particularly care for golf, but I wanted to do some- es the Thomsons own in the area. thing, and I always enjoyed horses and livestock,” he said. As he’s progressed from one successful venture to the next, Thomson got his first experience with livestock growing up on Thomson has drawn on the confidence and people skills he a farm in Cynthiana, Ky. His family didn’t own any horses, but he developed at Transylvania. He’s helped ensure other students and his father went to races at The Red Mile, a harness racing have the same opportunity by supporting the Harrison County track in Lexington, and while he was a student at Transy, he and Scholarship at Transylvania and serving on the Board of Visitors. several other members of the Kappa Alpha fraternity worked at He was recently elected to the University’s Board of Trustees. Lexington’s Keeneland Race Course. Thomson said becoming the well-rounded person a liberal arts Thomson started out in the thoroughbred business, but saw education encourages is an extremely valuable asset. more opportunity in the standardbred industry. He worked with “Somebody may be smarter than you are, somebody may be partners from 1979 until 1991 when he and his wife purchased bigger than you are, somebody may have more money than you Winfield Farm in Maryland. The farm had been home to famed do, somebody may have any number of things, but what you are, thoroughbred racehorse and sire Northern Dancer, the winner of the sum total of your experiences, may be all you need to go for- the 1964 Kentucky Derby. As a condition of the sale, the farm ward and be very successful.” couldn’t retain the Winfield name, so the Thomsons came up with —KATHERINE YEAKEL

FALL 2004 25 Alumni Bulletin Board

Executive Board officers, members elected Board, award recommendations sought In April, the Alumni Association elected Angela Logan Alumni are encouraged to submit recommendations Edwards ‘91 as president and Christopher W. Arnett ‘91 for several awards that will be presented during Alumni as president-elect of the Alumni Executive Board. The fol- Weekend 2005 and for new members of the Alumni lowing were elected to three-year board terms: Steven T. Executive Board. Adams ‘79, E. Douglas Baldridge Jr. ‘77, Raymond K. Recommendations are sought for the Pioneer Hall of Cooper II ‘77, Mary Lou Dietrich Harmon ‘56, Susan Fame, Morrison Medallion, and distinguished achieve- Marine ‘92, Lynn Sowders McGaughey ‘77, Eileen M. ment and service awards. The Hall of Fame recognizes O’Brien ‘77, Bobby S. Pace ‘59, and S. Brandl Skirvin ‘87. former athletes, coaches, and others who have made outstanding contributions to Transylvania athletics, while the Morrison Medallion is given to an alumnus or alum- Transy Golf Classic set for May 16, 2005 na for outstanding service to the University. Achieve- ment and service awards honor professional excellence Join Transy’s athletics department and the alumni office and service to Transylvania. for the 2005 Transylvania Golf Classic, a four-player scram- Those recommended for the Alumni Executive Board ble set for Monday, May 16, at Marriott’s Griffin Gate Golf should have a record of support and service to the Uni- Resort in Lexington. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m., followed versity and be willing to serve a three-year term. New by a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Sponsorship opportunities are members are nominated by the board and elected at available. For more information on the tournament or the annual meeting during Alumni Weekend. sponsorships, contact Cindy Jacobelli, associate director To request recommendation forms, contact the of athletics, at (859) 233-8663, [email protected], or Alumni Office or submit recommendations to Mark Mark Blankenship ‘81, alumni programs director, at Blankenship ‘81, director of alumni programs, at (859) 233-8402, [email protected]. [email protected].

To contact the Alumni Office: Mark Blankenship ’81, director of alumni programs, [email protected] Natasa Pajic ’96, assistant director of alumni programs, [email protected] Elaine Valentine, administrative assistant, [email protected] Phone: (800) 487-2679 or (859) 233-8275 ■ Fax: (859) 281-3548 Mail: 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508 Web: www.transy.edu

M. Jane Brannon, Lexington, has Kenneth O. Cayce IV, Columbus, residency in obstetrics and gynecology at ’92 joined the law firm of Stites & Har- ’94 Ohio, has graduated from The Ohio Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati and bison as a member of the firm’s liability State University residency program and is in has returned to Lexington with her husband, defense service group. a sports medicine fellowship at the Univer- John, and their new baby, Jackson. She is in sity of Kentucky. private practice at Kentucky Clinic South and would love to hear from anyone still in Brandy Fulkerson Baird, Lexington, Lexington. ’95 graduated cum laude from the Uni- versity of Kentucky College of Law in May. Kira Munson Campbell, Ypsilanti, She is serving a one-year term as law clerk to ’96 Mich., and Robert C. Campbell ’98 Marcia Phillips Parsons, U. S. bankruptcy were among the nine artists from Canada, judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. England, India, and the U.S. who exhibit- Robert “Rob” J. Hill II, Nashville, has pub- ed their work in a show titled Nomad’s Land lished his first book, Savannah Squares at the University of Michigan’s Warren Rob- (www.SavannahSquares.com), and his sec- bins Gallery in August and September. ond book, What No One Ever Tells You About Melissa Head Fortner, Lexington, is teach- Investing in Real Estate (www.RealEstateSto- ing psychology at Transylvania. ries.com), will be published in November. Barton T. Hanna, Lexington, is an admis- ■ Seated, from left, Carol Carter Morgan He is licensed to practice law in Georgia and sions counselor with Transylvania. ’68, Mike Morgan ’68, and Jane Wiesel Carrie Reed Shufflebarger De Martini ’67; standing, Stephanie Kentucky, but is currently building a media and her husband, McGann Gardner ’66, and Ann Dickey business (www.MusicCityPhotos.com) in Eric J. Shufflebarger ’97, have moved to Union, Haynes ’69 got together at Carol and Nashville. Ky. Carrie is an attorney for Greenebaum, Mike’s home in Findlay, Ohio, in July. Shannon Moreman Holt has completed her Doll & McDonald in Covington.

26 TRANSYLVANIA Shelby Spanyer Sheffield ‘95 Flexing her ‘iron’ will

Shelby Spanyer Sheffield ‘95 thought that ning, and competing in triathlons helped her the beginning of her law career in 2001 balance the stress of school. The summer would mean the end of the intense training after her second year, she took a break from schedule she’d maintained during law school racing to focus on a clerkship at Waller, Lans- and the triathlons she’d enjoyed during den, Dortch & Davis, where she now works breaks. As a kind of last hurrah, she signed as an attorney practicing regulatory law. up to compete in her first Ironman triathlon, “I really liked this group of people and I a distance race that consists of a 2.4-mile liked this kind of work because there are so swim, 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile many things that fall under the regulatory run. umbrella,” she said. “I can go from doing a “I thought I’d probably never have a telecom project to doing government rela- chance to do one again because I’d be work- tions to doing something on a landfill. It’s ing so much,” she said. “I thought it was never dull.” now or never. I’d knock that off my list and While studying for the bar, she ramped up then go on into the real world.” her training to prepare for her first, and in The Ironman she selected was in Lake her mind, last Ironman. But once she passed Placid, N.Y., and took place two days after the bar and survived the Lake Placid chal- she finished her bar exam. lenge, an interesting thing happened. “I wouldn’t recommend that to anybody,” “I continued to get up early and train, and she said, laughing. “I had no idea how follow the same kind of program I’d had drained I would be after taking that exam.” before,” she said. “I made time to run and Despite her exhaustion, Sheffield com- swim in the morning and bike on the week- pleted the grueling race, and over the last ends. I don’t train an exorbitant amount of three years, she’s used that same uncom- ■ Shelby Spanyer Sheffield ’95, shown hours compared to a lot of other triathletes. promising determination to continue her in the midst of the 112-mile bike ride of It’s still a stress relief thing for me, and I did- training while juggling the hectic schedule of the McMinnville City,Tenn.,Triathlon, n’t want to give it up even with working, so I a fledgling attorney. Her hard work paid off distinguished herself at the 2003 and found a way to fit it in.” when she distinguished herself at the 2003 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Depending on her work schedule and the and 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Champi- Championships in Hawaii. competition she’s preparing for, Sheffield onships in Hawaii. trains between 15 and 19 hours per week. The Hawaii event is the oldest and most In 2002, Sheffield experienced a rapid respected of all the Ironman challenges. Triathletes from around improvement in her performance, which gave her the confidence the globe battle just to qualify for the event. to try to qualify for the Hawaii Ironman. She not only qualified, “It was the dream of a lifetime to compete there,” Sheffield she finished sixth overall in the amateur division and third in the said. “It was something I never thought I’d have the opportunity female 30-34 age group with a time of 10 hours, 26 minutes, 54 to do—never thought I’d be good enough to do.” seconds. Sheffield developed a passion for one of the triathlon’s compo- “I was on cloud nine just to be there with all those other peo- nents, swimming, while growing up in Louisville. At Transylvania, ple,” she said. “The best in the world are there, and you get to she became a member of the swim team, serving as captain her race right along side of them.” senior year, and played field hockey. Both sports gave her the Although she was pushing her body to the limit, Sheffield said opportunity to sharpen her athletic skills while simultaneously she managed to enjoy the island’s beauty and the unique features building meaningful friendships. of the race, such as the messages fans write alongside the road “Those were some of the best times in my life,” she said. “I using pieces of white lava rock. can think of so many great memories. Practices and the traveling In the 2004 Hawaii Ironman in October, harsher weather condi- were probably the most fun.” tions caused Sheffield to clock a time of 11:08:07, still good Sheffield majored in sociology and minored in communication. enough for fifth in the female age 30-34 group. She thought her future lay in social work, but she also had an With these and other impressive performances under her belt, interest in law. Shortly after graduation, at the invitation of her she now has the option of turning pro, a decision she’s weighing friend and former Transy swim teammate Jan Alvey Ward ‘93, carefully. Sheffield went to Nashville. There, she met her future husband, “The most important thing to me is to have fun while I’m doing Bob, and became a paralegal, a job that set her on course to this, and I think I could have fun either way,” she said. “It would becoming an attorney. be really neat at some point to be able to say ‘I did that as a pro- Sheffield began classes at the University of Memphis Law fessional’ because not too many people have that opportunity. But School in 1998. She lived in Memphis during the week and I’m certainly happy with the way things are right now, too.” returned to Nashville on weekends and breaks. Swimming, run- —KATHERINE YEAKEL

FALL 2004 27 Deborah J. Stigall, Lexington, completed University. her master’s degree in business administra- Stacie L. Walker has moved to Louisville tion at the University of Kentucky Gatton and works in the Office of the Provost and College of Business and Economics in Vice President of Academic Affairs at Bel- December 2003. She is currently pursuing larmine University. She continues to work her doctoral degree in organizational com- on her dissertation for a Ph.D. in drama from munication from the UK College of Com- the University of California, Santa Barbara. munications and Information Studies. She hopes to finish her degree in December. Deborah has served as graduate assistant to Friends may contact her at [email protected]. the associate dean of the communications graduate program and co-chair of the Grad- Mackenzie Riney Leachman, Lexing- uate Student Association during 2003-04. ’98 ton, graduated from the University of Kentucky Education and Counseling Psy- ■ Transy alumni enjoyed a visit to the Kevin C. Brown, Lexington, has been chology Department with her doctorate in Newport (Ky.) Aquarium in June. From left,Tonda Shockley Anderson ’97,Ty ’97 named assistant general counsel for school psychology in May. She also received Anderson ’98 and Ian Anderson, Natasa the Kentucky Office of Legal and Legisla- the 2004 Rookie of the Year Award from the Pajic ’96, Laura, Maya and Julia tive Services in Frankfort. Lexington Bluegrass Junior Women’s Club. Creamer, Allyson, Meredith, Peg and Matthew A. Fresca, Lexington, is an attor- Mackenzie is a school psychologist for the Keith ’88 Johnson, Jen Brown Richard ney and investment adviser for Fifth Third Fayette County public schools system. ’95, Ashton and Donna Brown, Bank. Stephen C. Monge has been named assis- Christopher and David ’87 Richard. Kimberly Woosley Poitevin, Decatur, Ill., is tant tennis coach at Bucknell University in an assistant professor of English at Millikin Lewisburg, Pa.

Brittany A. Dales, Lexington, is an ’99 account executive for Sheehy and Transy and TEAM—a formative experience Associates Advertising Agency in Louisville. Laura Collins Leathers is assistant director A weekend at Transylvania during her junior year of of enrollment services for The Ohio State high school was a turning point for Rachel Nance University’s Moritz College of Law in Colum- Woehler ’98. That’s when she participated in the Transy bus. & TEAM (Totally Excited About Ministry) program and John R. Parker, Savannah, was named Non- realized that she “could walk in the shoes” of the commissioned Officer of the Year at the U.S. ordained ministers who made presentations. Army Special Operations Command com- “Several ministers stood behind picture frames that petitions in Fort Bragg, N.C. were suspended from the ceiling and talked to us about their ministries,” she recalled. “Learning about all the dif- Kristie L. Bulleit, Lexington, is ferent opportunities that are available beyond the tradi- ’00 enrolled in the doctoral program in tional congregational pastorate rounded out my defini- Spanish at the University of Kentucky. She tion of ministry and helped solidify my calling.” can be contacted at [email protected]. After graduating from Transy, Woehler completed a Rachel Nance Woehler Vitesh M. “Victor” Enaker, Lexington, master’s degree in divinity at Vanderbilt University and received a master’s degree in kinesiology and currently serves as associate minister at St. Paul’s Chris- health promotion from the University of Ken- tian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. tucky and has been accepted into UK’s doc- Woehler’s experience is typical of the more than 350 students who have partici- toral program. He also received the pated in Transy & TEAM since its inception in 1992. The original two-day program Dermontti F. and Regina M. Dawson grad- expanded to three days in 2001, and last year a record 60 high school students from uate fellowship from the UK College of Edu- all over the country registered for the event. cation for the 2004-05 school year. “It’s a forum where high school students who are contemplating ordained ministry Kelly Rogers Ponsler ’00, Fishers, Ind., is as a vocation can interact with other such students and professionals,” said David regional director of marketing for American Carr ’81, campus minister and coordinator of Transy & TEAM. “We bring in a promi- Senior Communities, a senior housing con- nent, nationally-known Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister as a keynoter, tinuum offering solutions such as garden along with well-known specialists who talk about their areas of expertise.” homes, assisted living communities, and Teaching participants about ministry opportunities beyond the local congregation is skilled nursing facilities. Kelly provides mar- one of the major goals. “They may be wrestling with a call to ministry, but the only keting consultation for 16 facilities through- contact they’ve had with an ordained minister is their local pastor, and preaching out Indiana. every week may not be attractive,” said Carr. “At Transy & TEAM, they get to meet ministers who work with music, missions, health care, higher education, and more.” Matthew L. Bricken, Washington, Transylvania junior Kelsey Blankenship, who attended Transy & TEAM during her ’02 D.C., has received his master’s degree senior year of high school, said the most memorable part of the weekend was her in political management from George Wash- personal conversations with other students about their call to ministry. “Some of the ington University and is a business officer Transy and TEAM participants who are now Transy students are my best friends, and and research assistant for the British Embassy I still keep in touch with others I met during the weekend,” she said. in Washington, D.C. Blankenship plans to enroll in seminary or divinity school after completing her Lori M. Anderson, Louisville, is attend- degree in religion and math, and she is leaning toward youth ministry. ’04 ing the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.

28 TRANSYLVANIA Charlie C. Campbell, Bonnyman, Ky., is a graphic designer for The Idea Farm, an inter- Alums chronicle national public relations, marketing, and Transylvania advertising agency in Danville, Ky. family heritage Marriages As an adjunct to our article on the Mary Combs Logsdon ’65 and George E. five consecutive generations of Gam- Councill, October 17, 2003 boe/McGuire family Transylvania grad- W. Kibbey Stovall ’90 and Janet Marie uates (see page 20), we sent a query Gagnon, March 28, 2004 ■ Mary Ellen Meurer ’00 and Kevin on TransE-Mail, a monthly electronic Martha ElizBeth Stice ’93 and Jonathan Kid- Matthew Ford were married December newsletter for alumni, asking if other well, May 16, 2004 20, 2003.Transy friends in attendance Transy families had at least four con- Kenneth O. Cayce IV ’94 and Ariane Schieber, included, from left: Shannon Rumble secutive generations. June 12, 2004 ’99, Emory Presler ’99, and Mary Ellen; Cheryl Fisher Houston ‘71 wrote to Robert J. Hill II ’95 and Amber Ferguson, back row: Suzanne Segabarth ’01, Julie tell us of her five generations of Tran- August 1, 2004 Rambo ’00, Lisa Prevette Ward ’01, and sylvanians that began with Harvey Tonya Marie Tincher ’95 and Frederick Joseph Rebecca Williams ’00; front row: Paige Baker Smith in the late 1800s and Cox, March 27, 2004 Presler ’01 and Brooke Burhans ’01. includes her and her husband’s (John David C. Leachman ’97 and Mackenzie Day Also in attendance, but not pictured, Thomas Huston Sr. ‘71) son John Riney ’98, June 7, 2003 was Leigh Ann Blackburn ’98. Thomas Houston Jr. ‘96. Leigh Ann Blackburn ’98 and Michael Eric Susan Ware ‘84 told us of the four Napier, April 24, 2004 Elisa Pape Millett ’90 and Phillip M. Millett, generations that began with her Travis A. Crump ’00 and Faith DeLynn Hawkins a son, William McMillan Millett, April 4, great-grandfather John Robert Farrow, ’02, August 7, 2004 2004 class of 1872. “My father’s side are all Claudia Jean Lee ’00 and Warren French, Angela Moore Smith ’90 and Kevin M. graduates and my mother’s side are August 7, 2004 Smith, a daughter, Katherine Claire Smith, alumni starting with my great-grand- Whitney Allison Meriwether ’01 and Joseph June 15, 2004 mother,” she wrote. Susan’s parents E. Harmon ’01, August 16, 2003 Thomas C. Allison ’92 and Denise S. Alli- are Sam H. Ware ‘61 and Carolyn Col- John M. Reynolds ’01 and Miranda Leigh son, a son, Benjamin Oliver, March 9, 2004 lier Ware ‘61. Clapp ’02, April 10, 2004 Lori Rosen Bohan ’92 and Matthew P.Bohan Margaret Sweeney Foley ‘43 had a Krista Louise Smith ’01 and Joshua A. Stock- ’93, a daughter, Brooke Elizabeth Bohan, grandfather—John Steele Sweeney ton, June 12, 2004 November 25, 2003 Sr.—who was chairman of the Transyl- Megan Elizabeth Hoffman ’02 and Jeremy Frederick Burczyk Jr. ’92 and Kelley Garrett vania Board of Curators. Her daugh- Alan Boone, June 12, 2004 Burczyk ’93, a son, Evan Frederick Burczyk, ters—Margaret Foley Case ‘76 and Susan Kara Sims ’02 and William Chelsey August 12, 2004 Mary Ellen Foley ‘79—represent her Olson ’01, June 19, 2004 Mary Tom Tudor Hamrick ’92 and Samuel family’s fourth generation. Clayton Hamrick, a son, Mason Thomas Buddy Edwards ‘68 had a grand- Tudor Hamrick, July 23, 2004 mother—Alice Bacon—who went to Births James S. Kreutzer ’93 and Jeanne Thomas Hamilton College, a former women’s W. Preston Martin ’81 and Beth Martin, a Kreutzer, a son, Joseph Thomas Kreutzer, preparatory school attached to Transyl- son, Joseph Anderson Martin, April 15, 2004 October 16, 2003 vania, and a daughter, Sarah Edwards Leslie Goff Sultana ’82 and Keith Sultana, Meredith Kirklin Slechter ’93 and Mat ‘95, for the fourth generation. a son, Jonathan Luke Sultana, June 2, 2004 Slechter, a son, Kenton Matthew Slechter, Catherine “Mills” Nallinger ‘02 is Clifton L. Gooch ’84 and Penne Gooch, a April 18, 2004 the latest in a four-generation string daughter, Alexandra Nicole Gooch, June Shannon Moreman Holt ’95 and John R. that began with her great-grandfather 12, 2003 Holt, a son, Jackson Randolph Holt, May Marmaduke Hargett in 1895. Her par- Julianna Billips Wylie ’85 and Patrick Wylie, 22, 2004 ents—Richard E. and Janice Hargett a son, Patrick Maxwell Wylie, July 18, 2004 Alison Redford Smiley ’95 and Reid A. Smi- Nallinger—are 1974 graduates. Catherine Bullard Morgret ’86 and Brian J. ley, a daughter, Claire Elizabeth Smiley, June George Vaughn ‘53 says his grand- Morgret, a daughter, Jessica Lynn Morgret, 23, 2004 father, Henry Clay Bell, attended Tran- October 12, 2002 Melissa Korte Bongiolatti ’96 and Nick Bon- sylvania in the early 1910s, and that Beth A. Blankenship ’87 and Peter Rapoport, giolatti, a son, Thomas Andrew Bongiolat- his father, E. R. Vaughn ‘27, and a a daughter, Tara Ann Rapoport, July 28, ti, June 1, 2004 nephew, David Clay Robertson ‘85, 2004 Ashley Hatcher Drury ’96 and Donald E. give his family four generations. Cheryl Edwards James ’87 and Earl C. Drury Jr., a son, Tyler Chase Drury, July 6, David Windley ‘92 told us about his James, a son, Carter Edward James, July 14, 2004 parents, David H. Windley ‘65 and 2004 Marsha Mills Hubbs ’97 and Gary A. Hubbs, Ann Orme Windley ‘65, and a Transy Kara Little Covert ’90 and Michael D. Covert a daughter, Lily Kathryn Hubbs, June 20, heritage that goes back two more ’91, a son, Evan David Covert, September 2003 generations to a great, great aunt, 1, 2004 Jennifer L. Price ’97 and Peter Moossy, a son, Sue Hopkins. Michaela Ball Miller ’90 and Charles R. Jacob Tyler Moossy, June 18, 2004 Miller, a son, Solomon Rhys Miller, Decem- Kimberly Ehret Jones ’00 and Adam D. Jones ber 27, 2003 ’00, a daughter, Abigail Rose Jones, March

FALL 2004 29 20, 2004 Julie Gleim Lyons ’00 and Robert T. Lyons, a daughter, Katherine Jean Lyons, August 13, 2004 Kelly Rogers Ponsler ’00 and Chris Ponsler, a son, Kyle Steven Ponsler, March 5, 2004 Shelly C. Ferrell ’01 and Elizabeth Stafford Fer- rell ’03, a son, David Shelly Ferrell, January 31, 2004 Rebecca Sanders Wallace ’02 and James Wal- lace, a daughter, Rylee Louise Wallace, May 12, 2004

■ Laura Roberts ’00 and Chris Jones ’99 were married June 12, 2004.Transy Correction alumni in attendance were, on floor, from left: Mark Heidinger ’00, David Stephan A birth announcement in the summer ’01, John Storts ’98, Paul Dmytrewycz ’97, Zack Rother ’00, Hans Pfaffenberger Transylvania magazine incorrectly identified ’99, Duncan Cavanah ’99, Mitch Meade ’01; sitting in chairs: Catherine Deehan the husband of Erica Fike West ’00. Erica ’01, Lindsay McWilliams Workman ’02, Cerise Bouchard ’01, Kristy Allen ’99, and Joseph B. West welcomed a son, Joseph Carey Sunderland Fansler ’00, Bryan Fansler ’97, Chris Jones ’99, Laura Roberts Elliott Lawrence West, April 21, 2004. Tran- Jones ’00, David Rice ’99, Nancy Riley ’99, Sarah Puckett Cavanah ’99; first row sylvania regrets the error. standing:Teri Cox ’01, Jen Davis Keefe ’98, Laura Rice ’00, Andrea Perry ’01, Natalie Gray Ballash ’01, Jenny Osborne ’01,Tom Kegelman ’99, Jason Blair ’01, Sharlene Taylor Blair ’00, Billy Hubbard ’02, Liz Conley ’00, Aoife Timoney Shah, OBITUARIES Davida Daniels Hansel ’99, Mindy Timberlake Sunderland ’00, Susan Sims Olson Only alumni survivors are listed. ’02, Annie Barret ’01, Chelsey Olson ’01; second row standing: Stephanie Humes ’98, Erin Barnhill ’00, Rachelle Williams ’98, Mary Kay Pendley ’98, Julie Gleim Ruth Womack Layson ’30, Millersburg, Ky., Lyons ’00, Debbie Shuttleworth Neff ’01, Kelly Elkins ’00, Ryan Neff ’01, Kevin died May 31, 2004. An avid music lover and Taulbee ’04,Whitney Cassity-Caywood ’97, John Caywood ’97, Clark Batten ’01, gardener, she was a charter member and for- Colt Fleu ’01, Jay Shah ’00, Joe Hansel ’98, Matt Shorr ’98. mer president of the Millersburg Garden Club, former director of the South Atlantic Region of Garden Clubs, past president of the Garden Club of Kentucky Inc., and served as chair of the state club’s Wallis Home head- quarters in Paris for more than 20 years. She was a former trustee of Cane Ridge Shrine in Bourbon County, a member and former chaplain of the Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century, and had been a member of the Daughters of the American Rev- olution. She was the organist at Millersburg Christian Church for 66 years. She was primarily a homemaker, but she also worked as an enrolling clerk for the Kentucky House ■ Shelly C. Ferrell ’01 and Elizabeth Ann Stafford ’03 were married May 30, 2003. of Representatives and as secretary of the Many Transy alumni and professors were in attendance. Millersburg Cemetery Company. Ruth Jones Hoskins ’36, Maysville, Ky., died August 6, 2004. She had been a teacher in North Middletown and Mt. Sterling public schools. She also was employed by the Ken- tucky Department of Human Resources in Mt. Sterling, and was a member of the Ascen-

■ Catherine Genevieve Curtis ’00 and Adam Mayer ’00 were married July 3, 2004. Front row, from left: Adam and Cathy Mayer,Tara Nicholas ’00, Summer Wilkes ’00, Lisa Merlo ’00; back row: Casey Morton ’03, Alison Shepherd ’01, Heather Rowland ’01, Kara Cross ’04, Andrew Horne ’01, Brad Bolen ’03, Shane White ’98,Thommy Chumney ’00, Forest Ratchford ’00, Noel Green ’96,Todd Bryan ’00, and Richard Foley ’00.

30 TRANSYLVANIA sion Episcopal Church and the Washington Homemaker’s Club. Survivors include her sister, Frances Jones Gaitskill ’44. Talkin’ ’bout my generation Lelia Whittington Clark ’37, Somerset, Ky., Alumni Weekend 2005 died June 16, 2004. A homemaker, she enjoyed knitting and Civil War history. She April 29-May 1 was a member of the Ewalt Homemaker’s Club and the First Christian Church of Paris, where she sang in the choir. Survivors include Join your classmates and Transy friends her son, Danny M. Clark ’58. and recall your own special generation during Allen S. Estill ’37, Nashville, Tenn., died July 15, 2004. He was a graduate of Lex- Alumni Weekend 2005, set for April 29-May 1. ington Theological Seminary and received an honorary doctor of divinity degree from A busy three days are planned, beginning Eureka College. He served Christian Church with a golf outing and racing at Keeneland on (Disciples of Christ) ministries in Kentucky, Friday and culminating with Sunday morning’s Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri, and retired Robert Barr Society breakfast and a chapel in 1980 as the regional minister of the service in Old Morrison Chapel. Other high- Christian Church in Tennessee. Survivors lights include the Pioneer Hall of Fame din- include his wife, Mildred Hopkins Estill ’44, ner and induction ceremony Friday and sister, Ethel Estill Seitz ’39. evening, followed by the TGIF Alumni Robert F. Maybaum ’38, Chandler, Ariz., Weekend Kick-Off Party; the Alumni Cel- died July 3, 2004. ebration Luncheon on Saturday; and Harvey Bogen ’39, Dallas, died March 27, class reunion recep- 2004. While at Transy, he was a member of tions/dinners and the Coro- Lampas, Alpha Lambda Tau, and Sigma nation Ball Saturday evening. Epsilon. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a copy editor, The event will fall during Transylvania’s celebration reporter, assignment editor, assistant city of its 225th anniversary. The University was founded by an editor, and night city editor for the Dallas act of the Virginia legislature in May 1780 as the first col- Morning News, a radio newscaster, and a tel- lege west of the Allegheny Mountains and the 16th in the evision news editor. nation. Charles R. Heckel ’39, La Mirada, Calif., Reunion classes are 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, died May 12, 2004. After serving in the U.S. 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000. Army, he taught in Corona, Calif., while Reunion classes in the Barr Society (1940, 1945, and earning his master’s degree in music from 1950) will also celebrate their special milestones. Even the University of Southern California. In if this is not your reunion year, you are invited to join 1953, he became band director for Califor- us for the weekend. nia High School in Whittier, Calif., and remained there until his retirement in 1976. Gwen Mangus Kildahl ’39, Lexington, died Reunion class Web sites are located at June 15, 2004. She was a social worker for www.transyreunions.com—there’s a link at Tran- the Commonwealth of Kentucky before con- sy’s Web site, www.transy.edu—select For Alum- tinuing her education at Purdue University, ni, News & Events, and Reunions/Alumni Week- where she received her master’s degree in end. Be sure to sign the guestbook for your English. She taught third grade, middle reunion. There is also an on-line reunion ques- school English, high school French, and tionnaire at the Transy site. served as cheerleading sponsor at schools in For your first choice in lodging, plan ahead, Indiana. since this same weekend is a busy one in Fred K. Smith ’40, Lexington, died July 18, Lexington with the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day 2004. At Transylvania, he was a member of Event, an international equestrian event to be Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He served in the held at the Kentucky Horse Park. U.S. Army during World War II and remained in the reserves until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel. He worked for the Veterans Administration, and then became Alumni will be mailed an invitation and detailed a field representative for the Social Security schedule in late winter. For more information, con- Administration, where he remained until his tact Natasa Pajic ‘96, assistant director of alumni retirement in 1979. He was a member of programs, at [email protected]. Calvary Baptist Church, the Joy Sunday School Class, Lexington Kiwanis Club, Tran- sylvania Barr Society, Spindletop Hall, Boone Faculty Club, Lexington Cotillion, Reserve

FALL 2004 31 Officers Association, and Ellerslie Bass Club. fort. He was a life member of the Keeneland of QuaLex LCC, a specialty steel fabrication Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Steinbeck Club, Frankfort Country Club, and Lions company in Georgetown. He was the past Smith ’42. Club of Frankfort. An avid University of Ken- president and member of the board of the Virginia Meacham Stephan ’40, Lewisburg, tucky football fan, he was active in the UK Lexington Hearing and Speech Center and Pa., died February 11, 2004. After gradu- Alumni Association. Survivors include his was former chairman of the Bluegrass Chap- ating from Transy, she studied at Rutgers wife, Martha Townsend Moore ’44. ter of Ducks Unlimited, a conservation group. University and the University of Delaware. John Kovac ’53, Leesburg, Fla., died May He was also a member of the Keeneland Club, She was a kindergarten teacher in the Brandy- 29, 2004. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard Lexington Club, First Presbyterian Church, wine school system in Wilmington, Del. Sur- and later helped build a U.S. air base in Thule, and Idle Hour Country Club. vivors include her sister, Evelyn Meacham Greenland. He spent most of his career work- Carlene Urban Partelow ’65, The Villages, Cunningham ’39. ing for food industry publications, including Fla., died December 16, 2003. She was a Omer Cunningham ’41, Lexington, died May Supermarket News and Progressive Grocer Mag- retired elementary school teacher for the 22, 2004. In the 1930s, he was considered azine. He was the editor and general manag- Rock Hill, S.C., school district and was a one of Kentucky’s finest fast-pitch softball er of the Thomas Grocery Register in New York member of the St. George Episcopal Church. pitchers, receiving recognition from Ripley’s City for 18 years before his retirement. Michael J. Walsh ’65, Louisville, died June Believe It Or Not for pitching 104 consecu- J.W. Cate Jr. ’57, St. Petersburg, Fla., died 5, 2004. He taught in Jefferson County until tive scoreless innings in state and city tour- March 5, 2004. He was a retired minister of his retirement in 2002, and received sever- nament play. He served in the U.S. Marine the Palm Lake Christian Church in St. Peters- al awards and accreditations throughout his Corps during World War II and was award- burg. He was active in his community, serv- career, including a National Education Asso- ed the Navy and Marine Corps medal for sav- ing at various times as a city council member, ciation Life Membership Certificate for Most ing a fellow crew member. He spent 21 years vice-mayor, and president of the Greater St. Admired Teacher, Voice of Democracy with the Lexington Fire Department, retir- Petersburg Association of Clergymen and Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, ing as assistant chief in charge of training. He the West St. Petersburg Exchange Club. and Male High School Teacher of the Year. was an instructor for the annual state fire Transylvania presented him with a Distin- He inspired students in one political histo- school for 16 years, served as deputy sheriff guished Achievement Award in 1986. Sur- ry class to launch a letter writing campaign of Fayette County for seven years, and held vivors include his wife, Juliet Kalb Cate ’55, concerning POWs and MIAs in Vietnam; a rural mail route for 18 years. He was a mem- and daughter, Andrea C. Cate ’89. the effort expanded nationwide, eventually ber of Porter Memorial Baptist Church and Charlotte Ingram Pennington ’59, Maysville, collecting 10 million letters, which the U.S. was a charter member and past president of Ky., died December 22, 2003. She worked Air Force flew to a conference in Paris. Sur- the Fayette Lions Club. for the Kentucky Employment Office and vivors include his wife, Patricia Duff Walsh ’65. Peter Presnick ’42, Hanahan, S.C., died was a member of the First Christian Church Simeon W. Meigs ’73, Richmond, Va., died June 17, 2004. of Maysville. June 11, 2004. He served in the U.S. Marine Margaret Cossaboom Silver ’42, Cincinnati, Jerry D.Thomson ’59, Shepherdsville, Ky., Corps and earned his law degree from the Ohio, died February 16, 2004. She worked died August 11, 2004. At Transylvania, he Marshall Wythe Law School in Williams- for the Eastman Corporation, first in Ten- lettered in basketball and was a member of burg, Va. He was associated with the law nessee and then in Cleveland, and served as Key Club and Pep Club. He earned a mas- firm of Parker, Pollard, and Brown in Rich- coordinator of Volunteers for Head Start ter’s degree in education from Western Ken- mond, and later with Erie Field Claims Insur- from 1970-1988. Survivors include her tucky University and worked for the Jefferson ance. He was an active member of St. James grandson, Ethan D. Burgmann ’05. County Board of Education as a teacher, ath- Episcopal Church in Richmond. Janice Heltsley Farmer ’47, Lexington, died letics director, and principal. Survivors include Walter J. Oller Jr. ’76, Providence, R.I., died May 25, 2004. She was a member of Delta his wife, Janet McGinnis Thomson ’60. October 3, 2003. He earned a master’s Delta Delta sorority and Central Christian Robert J.Wright ’62, Los Angeles, died May degree in English from Hollins College in Church. Survivors include her son, Steven P. 28, 2004. He was a 28-year veteran of ABC Virginia, a master’s degree in Arabic studies Farmer ’70. Television public relations, having worked from New York University, a master’s degree Lloyd C. Bell Jr. ’49, Montgomery, Tex., his way up from the company’s Hollywood in library science from Queens College in died June 23, 2004. He was a member of mailroom to vice president and west coast New York, and a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Kappa Alpha Order, a Kentucky Colonel, department head, the position he held from studies from NYU. He worked as a refer- and a World War II veteran who received the 1986 until his retirement in 1992. At ABC ence librarian for NYU’s Bobst Library and Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Survivors he handled publicity for series such as Bat- as a biliographer at Brown University’s include his wife, Marjorie Young Bell ’51. man, The Fugitive, The Mod Squad, and the Joukowsky Family Middle Eastern Studies Floyd R. Whiteford ’50, Cleves, Ohio, died Academy Awards, and television movies and Library. He was a proficient musician, hav- June 11, 2004. He served in the U.S. Army mini-series, including The Day After, North ing mastered the flute, guitar, saxophone, Air Corps during World War II. After return- and South, Amerika, and War and Remem- and several other instruments. ing to Cleves, he became a claims adjuster brance. After retiring, he traveled extensive- for an insurance agency. He earned his law ly, sailing more than 245,000 nautical miles ■ Obituaries in Transylvania are based degree from the Salmon P. Chase Law School by cruise ship and visiting 107 countries. on information available in alumni in 1957, but continued working in insurance Webster L. Cowden ’64, Lexington, died office files and from newspaper obitu- for several years. He took the bar exam in August 20, 2004. He was the former presi- aries. Please send information con- 1970 and opened an office in Sayler Park. dent of Cowden Manufacturing, best known cerning alumni deaths to the attention He served as attorney and solicitor general for producing jeans for Levi Straus, J.C. Pen- of Elaine Valentine in the Transylvania for Cleves from 1975-1989. ney, Sears, Liz Claiborne, and other retail- Alumni Office, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797. Newspaper Guy N. Moore ’51 , Frankfort, Ky., died May ers. He was also the former president of obituaries with complete listings of 27, 2004. He was a retired farmer and a mem- Tococo Company, an apparel manufacturer survivors are preferred. ber of the Church of the Ascension in Frank- in Wilmore, Ky., and was the current owner

32 TRANSYLVANIA “If we’re going to attract the most creative minds that are scientific in bent, we have to have the best workplace for them to learn.” —A. Byron Young ’61

As a physician and hospital administrator, Byron Young knows well the value of a modern laboratory environment for students in the sciences. That’s why he is chairing the alumni campaign for renovation of the lab space in Brown Science Center. No major renovation has been done to the labs since the building’s opening in 1970.

“In large part, we are as successful as we are because of our Transylvania education,” says Young. “ Considering the benefit we received from that experience, we owe it to the University to support the younger generation’s education by making Transy the best it can possibly be. One way of doing that is by investing in this very necessary and overdue renovation of laboratory space in the Brown Science Center.”

A. Byron Young is chief of staff; chief, Division of Neurosurgery; and associate dean of clinical affairs at the University of Kentucky Hospital.

A pressing need Brown Science lab space must be redone in essential ways to create an environment that supports modern teaching and learning methods, which include the integra- tion of lectures and lab work as well as collaborative research and experiments by students. The cost of a comprehensive upgrade of the Brown Science labs is esti- mated at $7 million, according to engineering and architectural analysis. For more information on supporting this vital campaign, contact the development office at (800) 487-2679 or A. BYRON YOUNG ’61 (859) 281-3692. Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Lexington, KY Permit No. 122 300 NORTH BROADWAY LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40508- 1797

First NCAA Division III tournament game at Transy

Head men’s soccer coach Brandon Bowman, left, and soccer coordinator Parviz Zartoshty address the team during a first- round NCAA men’s national soccer tournament game against Allegheny College, hosted by Transylvania at Thomas Field. Inset, senior defender Albert Gross makes a play on the ball.The game marked the first NCAA post-season appearance by a Pioneer team since Transy’s Division III membership was formally approved in August. Allegheny won the game in a 4-3 shootout after the teams had battled to a double-overtime scoreless tie.Transy finished the season with a 15-1-4 record.Top Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference awards went to Pioneer senior sweeper Jon Kincheloe as Player of the Year and to Bowman as Coach of the Year. Photos by Joseph Rey Au