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TORCHSPRING 2014 LEE UNIVERSITY Opening CONTENTS Thoughts Lee University TORCH Uncovering History from Spring 2014 | Vol. 56, No. 1 Archaeology is not new at Lee, but has expe- rienced a resurgence of interest kindled by President Torch magazine is the official publication of Lee excursions to archaeological digs. Students University, Cleveland, Tennessee. It is intended to inform, educate, and give insight to alumni, parents, get down and dirty as they discover fragments Paul Conn and friends of the university. It is published quarterly 4 and fixtures. Read a personal account from a and mailed free to all alumni of the university. Other recent dig out West. subscriptions are available by calling the alumni office by Murl Dirksen twitter.com/paulconn at 423-614-8316.
Torch Magazine A Firsthand Global Perspective Lee University is often described as having Mailing Address In this first of a series, read a personal account a “big-tent” philosophy. 1120 N. Ocoee St., Cleveland, TN 37311 of a global perspectives trip taken over the What do people mean by that? I recall the Web site www.leeuniversity.edu conversation—over twenty years ago—when I E-mail [email protected] Christmas break. Students in the Business De- heard Lee described that way for the first time. Phone 1-800-LEE-9930 or partment traveled to Italy where they got an 423-614-8316 I interrupted to ask: “What do you mean by ‘big 6 up close view of Pope Francis and impressed a tent,’ exactly?” The person in the conversation, President Paul Conn veteran ABC newscaster. who was a fellow college president, said: “Well, Editor Cameron Fisher by Bill Jaber I mean that Lee seems to have room for lots of Sports Editor George Starr different kinds of people.” Graphic Designer Grant Fisher If that’s what they mean by Lee as a “big Copy Editor Nellie Keasling tent,” I couldn’t agree more. Lee does have room under our “tent” for lots of different kinds of Contributing Writers Alumni Honored in Each Department At Homecoming 2013, each of the academic people, and I believe this characteristic is a key Bailey Brents Jerome Hammond departments honored alumni for accomplish- aspect of our richly stimulating campus environ- Brian Conn Bill Jaber ments in their field beyond graduation. The ment, as well as the powerful impact Lee seems Paul Conn Britain Miethe honorees were of many ages and disciplines to have on students. We have a serious commit- Murl Dirksen Debbie Murray ment to being a distinctively Christ-centered Jillian Ellis George Starr 10 and represented a cross-section of Lee alumni. place, but still, under our Christian and Pente- Cameron Fisher Madeline Watson Kendra Gray Mark Wickam costal tent, we want to be a place which not only welcomes many types of people, but also which Photography Credits learns from them and genuinely makes them Murl Dirksen George Starr Two Academic Milestones part of our family. Cameron Fisher Mike Wesson University campuses, in my opinion, are at Matthew Krepps Kinsley Willman A pair of game-changing academic announce- ments were made as Lee received word that the their best when everyone who lives here doesn’t state of Tennessee has approved its nursing pro- look, sound, think, worship, or behave in exactly Torch welcomes and encourages Letters to the Editor, the same way. gram to move full speed ahead. In curriculum, Who’s Where entries and other inquiries for consider- I was at a Lee Flames softball game today, ation of publication. Submissions should be accompanied 15 Lee officials announced a newly constructed and noticed that the roster of the opposing team by the name, address, phone number, and email address credit-hour requirement designed to make the of the sender. Contents of the Lee University Torch may showed every student athlete was a resident of not be reproduced or redistributed in any manner, either path to graduation a bit easier. Georgia. I thought: how boring! I’m sure they’re whole or in part, without prior permission from Lee all fine girls, and it has nothing to do with the University. Send comments and Who’s Where updates to state of Georgia—I love Georgia—but I would feel [email protected] or the address below. Making our Way in the NCAA the same about being from Tennessee. Our Lee As the Lee Flames and Lady Flames continue roster includes girls from six states and a couple Copyright 2014 * USPS# 016272 * Periodicals postage of other countries. Geographically, we have a paid at Cleveland, Tenn. Postmaster: Please send ad- play through a provisional year in the NCAA bigger tent. dress corrections to: Lee University Alumni Office, P.O. Division II, a contingent travels to the nation- Box 3450, 1120 North Ocoee Street, al conference to learn more, while the teams Lee has a big tent religiously, too. We embrace our evangelical Christian identity, growing from Cleveland, Tenn. 37320-3450. back home are already proving they can more 21 our Pentecostal tradition and roots. So while we On the cover: Science faculty member Matthew Krepps than compete at this new level. take our religious affiliations quite seriously, we captures The Chapel under a deep, peaceful snowfall on believe God is pleased when many different fol- February 13. lowers of Jesus Christ feel “at home” here. Departments A tapestry gains its richest and most satis- Connect with Lee through social media! fying colors when various individual strands are 15 Campus News woven together in an intelligent design. I like to twitter.com/leeu think of Lee University that way. There is always 21 Sports room in God’s masterpiece for lots of separate, CONTENTS even contrasting, threads. I hope Lee can continue fb.me/LeeUniversity 36 Who’s Where and Torch Travels to become, in more and more ways, such a place! Dudley Gardner, a Lee alumnus and chaic Period), to the development of A sandal fragment unearthed during a recent expedition. ost of Lee University’s visible professor of archaeology and history agriculture (Formative Period). This growth over the last 20 years at Western Wyoming Community undertaking [at Eagle Rock Shel- Mhas been in new buildings and increased College. Jones joined the fieldwork in ter]…will help us better understand Lee Archaeology enrollment. Other kinds of growth have Colorado the following year. the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Forma- been less noticeable, such as the addition Lee students have worked along tive, and Fremont/Ute periods in of an anthropology major and establish- with Dirksen and Jones surveying western Colorado, specifically from ment of an archaeology program within and excavating in Paradox Valley, a standpoint of the use of cultigens Program Gains the major. Colorado, but their most significant and wild plant resources.” Archaeology at Lee has developed field experience has been assisting Over the past four years, stu- over the past decade primarily due to the with the excavation of the Eagle dents, acting as research assistants, interests and research activities of Lee Rock Shelter along the Gunnison have been allowed to work under anthropologists, Dr. Richard Jones and River near the town of Delta, Colo- the direction of professional ar- Momentum Dr. Murl Dirksen. Jones and Dirksen have rado. Eagle Rock is located near the chaeologists in supportive roles, both done field research in Jordan as part mouth of the Black Canyon of the such as, data recovery, screening for of the Karak Resources Project (KRP), a col- Gunnison on the west side of the artifacts, mapping features, photo- laborative research project, headquartered Southern Rockies. It contains mul- graphing the site, sketching of the at Johnson University in Knoxville, Ten- tiple occupational levels and offers rock art on the shelter walls, draw- in such a world-renowned exca- nessee, which has been excavating a large great potential for a better under- ing lithic (stone) artifacts, catalog- vation. Having had archaeology Moabite site on the Karak plateau since standing of cultural changes from ing, and storing recovered floral courses and summer archaeology 1995 (for more information visit www. the Paleo-Indian period (10,500 B.C. and faunal material, writing daily field school with Dr. Jones, they vkrp.org). Researchers have conducted to 9,500 B.C.), through the Archaic activity reports, and helping trans- are well prepared to assist on this historical, geological, soil, and cultural Period (9,500 B.C. to 1,000 B.C.), to port all the equipment into and out historic excavation.” studies in order to better understand and the Formative Cultures (1,000 B.C. of the dig site. This is an incredible “We do archaeology at Lee for interpret the site within a larger region- to 500 A.D.) in both the Southwest opportunity for undergraduate two reasons,” Jones said. “First, it al context. As part of this international and throughout North America. students from Lee to observe how gives students who want to do this team, Dirksen and Jones have conduct- Dr. Gardner remarked, “At this professional archaeologists conduct as a career valuable experience; ed ethnographic studies on village and site, every period is represented in excavations, and to get experience second, it is good community ser- Bedouin life on the Karak plateau. They the transition from big game hunt- in all of the support work that is vice that helps preserve and pub- have also participated in excavations at ing (Paleo-Indian Period), to mixed essential to this kind of research. licize our prehistoric and historic the site, and in archaeological surveys of hunting and foraging cultures (Ar- Liesl Reeve, a student from heritage.” Work on these farms surrounding areas in the region. Knoxville who hopes to pursue a has turned up a large number of Inspired by work in the country of career in archaeology, comment- artifacts and other evidence of pre- Jordan, Jones began developing research I learned ed about working in Colorado, “It historic occupation. projects for Lee University and started was an amazing and irreplaceable At present, Jones and Dirksen conducting summer archaeology field more in experience, totally worth the time are setting up new spaces in the schools with the U.S.D.A. National Forest and money I put into it. I learned Lee University Mayfield Annex in Service, in the Cherokee National For- ten days about more in ten days about archaeology order to curate and conserve the
est. Most of this work involves ongoing during that trip than I may have growing number of artifacts being archaeological surveys and excavations “archaeology in three months in a classroom. It collected. Jones reports that, “The associated with the Cherokee remov- was awesome.” administration at Lee has been
al period (1832–1838) and involve two during that trip Findings at the Paleo-Indi- very helpful in providing us space Screening for artifacts, former Lee professor, Dr. Dudley Gardner, left, is for storage, lab work, and, now, for joined by archaeology students (l-r) Erin Williamson, Allie Webb, and important sites: Fort Armistead and the an level included charcoal, grass Emma Leigh Evors. Unicoi Turnpike. Fort Armistead is the than I may have seeds, stone scrapers, and small curating our collections. We have a only U.S. Army fort used in the Cherokee “ animal bones. Excavation of the lot of equipment to store and main- removal that has survived in the archaeo- in three months Archaic Era level has produced a tain and an increasing number of logical record. This site provides a unique snare, a reed sandal, a point with artifacts and records to manage. window into the time of the Trail of Tears. in a classroom. sinew still attached, bone beads, In the future, I envision a website In the summer of 2009, Dirksen and a burial dated at between 2,000 that will showcase our archaeolog- expanded the archaeology program to It was and 3,000 B.C. ical work and collections—a virtual include a joint effort with the Montrose Dirksen believes that, “This is museum, if you will—and, possibly, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in an exceptional opportunity for our at some time in the future, a brick Colorado, under the direction of Dr. awesome. students and faculty to be involved and mortar museum.”
4 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH | SPRING 2014 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH 5 The Business Italy group poses on a visited the Piazza de Michelangelo, the Duo- hillside in Florence, Italy. mo, the Baptistery, Church of San Lorenzo, and Ponte Vecchio, the Accademia Gallery, viewing Michelangelo’s David. Students had time for individual sightseeing and shopping in Florence as well. From Florence, we traveled by train to Rome where on Wednesday, December 18, we attended the Papal Audience with Pope Fran- cis. A bonus of our visit occurred when we were asked by ABC television, on site in Vati- can City for the Pope’s Christmas message, to attend the Good Morning America program from Rome after the Papal Audience. We were privileged to be very close to the Pope when he greeted the crowd and we also found favor with the GMA hosts, Josh Elliott and Robin Roberts, who tweeted two messages and a photo to her massive audience: “Hanging with great @LeeU (Lee University) students to- day at the Vatican. #GoFlames,” and “@LeeU Just want the university to know the students I met today at the Vatican represented you well! They are gracious and wonderful. After the GMA program, students vis- ited the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica—the largest church in the world. In Florence and Rome, we attended lectures at the Florence University of the Arts and the University of Rome Tor Ver- gata. The lectures were about entrepre- Business Italy Trip In neurship, family-run businesses in Italy, the current economic state in Italy, and the Its Eighth Year European Union. By Bill Jaber While in Rome, we also visited the Span- ish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, ee University offers a wide variety of where we attended Mass, Basilica of St. Paul Lcross-cultural trips to fulfill the requirement Outside the Walls and Paul’s chains, St. Pe- of a cross-cultural experience. For the eighth con- ter’s chains, Basilica of St. John Lateran—the secutive year, the Department of Business offered oldest and ranks first among the four Papal the Business Italy Trip in December after the com- Basilicas in Rome. We also visited the Scala pletion of the fall semester. The students spent ten Sancta (Holy Stairs) that, according to the days in Italy visiting the cities of Milan, Verona, Catholic tradition, were the steps that led up Venice, Florence, and Rome. to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jeru- The students completed course work before salem, which Jesus Christ stood on during leaving on the trip. Upon arriving in Milan we vis- His Passion on his way to trial. We visited ited Milan’s beautiful twelfth century Duomo, the one of the catacombs, the Capuchin Crypt, fourth largest church in the world. We also visited the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, the Roman Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. We traveled to Forum, the Arch of Constantine, and saw the Verona, home of Romeo and Juliet where we visited Circus Maximus. The students also had free Editor’s Note the Courtyard of Juliet. time for individual sightseeing and shop- The following entry begins a new Torch series highlighting Upon leaving Verona, we traveled to Venice ping. In our tour of these different cities, selected trips abroad which meet the Global Perspectives Mestre where we spent the night. The next morn- we walked about 10 Students pose near the Vatican with Good requirement for Lee students. Because of the number of trips ing was a walking tour of Venice, visiting St. Mark’s – 15 miles a day. Ev- Morning, America host Robin Roberts who that occur every year, Torch could not possibly showcase Square and Cathedral and Doges’ Palace. The stu- tweeted, “Hanging with great @LeeU (Lee all of them adequately. The purpose of the GP Focus is to eryone enjoyed the dents also had free time for individual sightseeing University) students today at the Vatican. give alumni a glimpse of this life-changing aspect of the Lee experience and was #GoFlames.” The students were there for the Pope’s and shopping. That evening, we attended a church University experience. extremely tired Christmas message on December 18. service in St. Mark’s Cathedral. by the end of our From Venice the tour headed to Florence. We life-changing trip. 6 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH | SPRING 2014 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH 7 Dr.Mark Walker delivers the message during spring convocation, held February 9-12. MENDIRATTA AWARDED SCIENCE DEPARTMENT ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR Feature: L ee University’s Natural Science and Math Department named 2001 summa cum laude graduate Dr. Sudave Mendiratta its Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. While at Lee, Mendiratta served as a teaching assistant, peer tutor, and ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS HONOR ALUMNI AT HOMECOMING contributed to two major research projects while completing his degree in three years. He received the department’s Most Outstanding Graduate Award. Following his Lee graduation, Mendiratta continued his work at Vanderbilt Uni- LAST NOVEMBER AT HOMECOMING, EACH DEPARTMENT NAMED A DISTINGUISHED versity School of Medicine, serving as a teaching assistant, small group leader, and ALUMNUS OR ALUMNA OF THE YEAR. FACULTY IN EACH DISCIPLINE METICULOUSLY book discussion leader. He graduated Vanderbilt with his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2005, earning the Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award. SCOURED THEIR ALUMNI ROLLS AND CAME UP WITH AN HONOREE FOR WHAT MAY BECOME Mendiratta’s internship and residency were at Emory University School of Medicine where he earned 11 awards for excellence and finished as chief AN ANNUAL HOMECOMING TRADITION. resident of the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2008. Subsequently, he joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga where he rose to assistant professor, the THE FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF BIOS AND PHOTOS OF THE 2013 RECIPIENTS: program director of the emergency medicine residency, and the medical stu- dent course director. “When reviewing our recent alumni, we as a department wanted to identify a person who has become not only successful, but also someone who is contributing Dr. John Hisey presents significantly to the community,” said department chair Dr. Paul DeLaLuz. “We Mendiratta with the believed that Dr. Mendiratta exemplifies this quality and is an alumnus that our The Lee University School of Religion (SOR) honored Dr. Donald N. Departmental Distinguished current and future students can strive to model in their future careers.” Bowdle as the first recipient of its distinguished alumni award. The Dis- Alumnus Award. tinguished Professor at Lee accepted the award at Homecoming, and —JILLIAN ELLIS less than two months later, he passed away as he was leaving his office here at Lee, just having posted grades for his final semester of teaching. At the presentation, Dr. Terry Cross, dean of the school of Religion Dr. Randy Wood, department chair, congratulates Matis for being The Distinguished Alumna chosen said of Bowdle: “Having attended Bible college here at Lee in the 1950s named this year’s distinguished alumni for the History, Political Science for the Department of History, Polit- and then returning in 1962 to teach full time for the next 50 years, and Humanities Department. ical Science and Humanities was Dr. Dr. Bowdle seemed to us to be the most worthy candidate of our very Hannah Matis. first School of Religion Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award. This Upon graduation from Lee in award was not merely for his longevity in the various positions at Lee, 2003, Matis was accepted to the but also for his excellence in teaching the Bible and theology to thou- M.A. program in Medieval Studies sands of students who are currently ministering around the world.” at Durham University in England. Bowdle was considered a master of the Koine Greek text, and he Following her completion of that published over 250 articles and book reviews. During his career at Lee, degree, she returned to Lee and he received the Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Scholarship taught for one semester. awards, and in 2010, was recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Edu- While teaching at Lee, Matis was cator Award by the Church of God. He has also served Lee in numerous accepted into the Ph.D. program academic leadership roles, including dean of Lee College’s Division of at the University of Tennessee in Religion and chair of the Department of Bible and Theology. Knoxville to pursue training in Having authored and/or contributed to numerous academic jour- classical languages before going on nal reviews, curriculum and books, Bowdle’s works include, Ellicott’s to the Medieval Studies program at Bible Commentary, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, The Promise Notre Dame, where she completed and Power (cont.), seven chapters in A Journey Through the New Testa- her doctorate last year. ment, and three chapters in Faith Foundations for Life and Ministry in “Hannah was a gifted student the 21st Century. His article, “Holiness in the Highlands: A Profile of the and has now been recognized as BOWDLE PASSES Church of God,” was published in Christianity in Appalachia: Profiles in an equally gifted scholar,” said Regional Pluralism by the University of Tennessee Press. Dr. Robert Barnett, distinguished Bowdle earned his Doctor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary professor of history at Lee. “As a AWAY; AWARDED in Virginia in American Christianity and his Master of Theology from representative of our program Princeton Theological Seminary in ancient and medieval studies. He was and of Lee in general, we couldn’t SCHOOL OF RELIGION also a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Yale Uni- be prouder of Hannah as she versity. Bowdle received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Bob Jones University in personifies those qualities of New Testament text and theology and his B.A. from Lee College. passion, intellectualism, and talent DISTINGUISHED ALUM Bowdle is survived by his wife, Jean. Together they have three mar- HISTORY DEPARTMENT HONORS to which we would hope all our ried children and seven grandchildren. students aspire.” —MADELINE WATSON —BRITAIN MIETHE HANNAH MATIS WITH TOP ALUMNI AWARD LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH 11 Department Awards Department Awards
Thompson, right, presents Business Department Distinguished Alumni of the Year award to Ray.
Dr. Jim Bilbo (left), former professor and chair of Lee’s Department of Education, with Professor of Education Dr. George Nerren, hold a photo of Talley, who was honored in absentia.
SUSAN ROGERS NAMED SHIPPEE RECEIVES AWARD DISTINGUISHED FOR BEHAVIORAL ALUMNA FOR & SOCIAL SCIENCES LANGUAGE & Dr. Tetyana Shippee ’03 was honored as the first recipient of Lee’s Department of Behav- LITERATURE ioral and Social Science Distinguished Alumni award. The award was presented to Shippee in absentia by Dr. Karen Mundy-Judkins, profes- Dr. Susan Rogers received her sor of sociology at Lee. TALLEY AWARDED DEVOS BARRY RAY IS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS Ph.D. and M.A. in English from “The vibrant faith and academic excellence the University of Alabama, after of Tetyana testifies to a new generation of COLLEGE OF EDUCATION graduating from Lee with a B.A. Christian scholars in sociology,” said Mundy. FOR LEE’S BUSINESS DEPARTMENT in English. She returned to Lee in In addition to working as an assistant 1989 to teach, and then went on professor in the University of Minnesota’s DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS Barry Ray graduated from Lee in 1981 with a degree in business. to obtain the rank of professor of School of Public Health, Shippee is a widely English. In addition to core classes Throughout college, he held multiple positions at the Holiday Inn published author. Her works have appeared ill Talley was part of the first class of students to in composition and world litera- B South Cleveland, and continued working there after graduation as a in such publications as Journal of Health Dis- earn a Tennessee Teacher’s License from Lee College ture, Rogers has taught courses in hotel manager. parities Research and Practice, The Gerontol- in 1968. nineteenth and twentieth-century In 1988, Ray made a career transition to work at Life Care Centers ogist, and American Journal of Public Health, Talley began a sports career in high school as British literature, Romantic lit- of America, the nation's largest privately held senior housing provider. among others. manager of the Bradley Central High School ath- erature, and Victorian literature. During the last of his 14 year tenure with Life Care, Ray served as president Shippee came to Lee from Ukraine. She was letics team in Cleveland, Tenn. While at Lee, he She was an Appalachian College of American Lifestyles, Inc.—the assisted living subsidiary of Life Care. awarded one of a limited number of scholar- coached a Dixie Youth baseball team and took a Association (ACA) Mellon Fellow at In 2002, he left Life Care to form what would eventually become Legacy ships offered by the U.S. State Department and group of All-Stars to the Dixie Youth World Series. Alabama from 1994 to 1996. Senior Services, a management organization specializing in independent arrived at Lee as a transfer student. After his graduation from Lee, Talley was “Dr. Rogers exemplifies the and assisted living facilities. Currently, Ray and his business partner Bryan In 2004, Shippee received a Fulbright Fel- hired as a football assistant and head baseball achievement, the impact, and the Cook, also a Lee graduate, own and operate four assisted living homes in lowship to return to Ukraine to study jurist civ- coach for Cleveland High School. Talley also inspiration that we hold as goals the Southeast. il law. As a graduate student, she received the served as academic counselor for the Texas Tech for each graduate from our depart- Ray and his wife, Iris, currently reside in Cleveland, Tenn. They have Best Graduate Student Paper Award from the football team in Lubbock, Texas, coached high ment,” said Dr. Jean Eledge, chair- three children. Brooke, Blake, and Christina, all alumni of Lee. Aging and Life Course Section of the American school football, and served as an athletic direc- person of the department. “Her life “Mr. Ray is the epitome of a distinguished alumnus,” said Dr. Sociological Association. tor before retiring. has spoken and continues to speak Dewayne Thompson, chairperson of the Business Department at Lee. Shippee earned her doctorate from Pur- “He challenged his players to play with inten- in powerful ways to the students, “His accomplishments include a stellar career as a corporate executive, due University in 2008 and currently lives in sity,” said Lee professor, George Nerren, friend colleagues and broader circles, a successful entrepreneur, consistent family man, and demonstrated Minnesota with her husband, Nate, and their and former player of Talley. “He gave his best and with whom she interacts.” faithfulness in his Christian commitment.” daughter, Milena. expected his players to give their best.” —MADELINE WATSON —MADELINE WATSON —BRITAIN MIETHE —JILLIAN ELLIS 12 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH | SPRING 2014 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH 13 CAMPUS NEWS Department Awards Nursing Program Gets State Approval
by Debbie Murray, Ed.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Sara Campbell was hired last summer to lead the Department of Nursing at Lee, which has tem- porary quarters in the recently acquired Monument Building.
he long-elusive dream of a nursing program mentation of the nursing program at Lee. on the Lee campus is now quickly approaching reality. Throughout the development of the nursing pro- Since the arrival of Dr. Sara Campbell in August gram, the administration has been encouraged and 2013, the pieces of the puzzle have systematically come gratified by the broad and enthusiastic support of the into focus. Dr. Campbell joined the Lee faculty, com- community health facilities in partnering with Lee to BRANDON WOOD POSTHUMOUSLY NAMED ing from her role as dean of the School of Nursing and provide clinical placements for our nursing majors. professor of nursing at the University of South Carolina Other pieces of the puzzle that have come into SCHOOL OF MUSIC Tat Aiken. She holds the Ph.D. from Indiana Universi- focus include establishing an Advisory Council of ty, and has varied experiences as a registered nurse, delegates from a variety of clinical nonprofit- and including the areas of mental health, the emergency for-profit agencies, community leaders, and faculty DISTINGUISHED ALUM department, and intensive care. As a nurse educator, members; setting program admissions standards for Dr. Campbell served in academic leadership roles in students; and developing the mission, vision, and Illinois and South Carolina before coming to Cleveland goals for nurse preparation at Lee. the years, Wood also played with The King’s Brass, an to develop and direct the new program at Lee. Dr. Campbell and her search committee are cur- The Lee University School of Music recently ensemble that provided innovative worship through Under Dr. Campbell’s expert leadership, the rently interviewing candidates for faculty positions honored the late Dr. Brandon Wood as the first sacred brass music. curriculum has been developed and approved. Lee for the fall 2014 semester. Later this spring, the recipient of its Distinguished Alumni award. The In 2012, Wood completed his doctorate in per- plans to offer a traditional, campus-based Bachelor of Nursing Admissions Committee will begin accepting award was presented by chair of Musicianship cussion performance at the University of Kentucky. Science degree in nursing (BSN), as well as a track for students into the nursing program. Plans are already Studies, Dr. Phillip Thomas. While still in that program, Wood began commuting registered nurses who are already working profession- being made for a new state-of-the-art nursing build- “We honor Brandon Wood because of his two days a week to teach at Lee. als to earn their Bachelor of Science degrees (RN to ing that will house classrooms, simulation labs, and outstanding accomplishments and the ways in On Oct. 28, 2012, at the age of 28, Wood was the BSN). This program will be offered in a hybrid format faculty offices. which he represented the Lee University School victim of a fatal single-car accident as he returned through the Division for Adult Learning (DAL). As these last puzzle pieces are added to the picture, of Music as the kind of alumnus we highly home to Lexington. On February 13, the Tennessee State Board of the established vision of nursing at Lee—to graduate prize,” said Thomas. “He was an outstanding pro- At the time of his passing, Lee president Dr. Paul Nursing unanimously voted to approve Lee’s nursing extraordinary Christian nurses who will influence and fessional in his chosen field who determined to Conn, stated: “Since he first arrived on campus as a program, granting permission to admit stu- impact the holistic health of people worldwide—will use his musical gifts to share the love of Christ.” student, Brandon has been one of those students who dents to the new program. This approval come clearly into focus. After graduating from Lee, Wood studied at was a leader, in every sense of the word, among his is a critical step toward full imple- Florida State University, where he was the prin- fellow band students and music majors. His death is a cipal percussionist with the Northwest Florida shocking and tragic loss, and he will be greatly missed Symphony Orchestra and played with the duet, by everyone in the School of Music and his many "Lee plans to offer a traditional, campus-based Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing North Star Percussion, which he cofounded. Over friends elsewhere.” (BSN), as well as a track for registered nurses who are already working professionals." —BRITAIN MIETHE —Debbie Murray
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Progress Continues on the South Side by Cameron Fisher
he massive transforma- the sight lines to the building. Until into a boulevard. tion of the south side of the Lee cam- late last year, the building was Interior renovations to the pus continues with the new Center being used as the temporary home former First Baptist sanctuary and for Communication and the Arts for the Division of Adult Learning. educational wing, as well as exte- rising at the corner of Ocoee and The DAL has now relocated perma- rior changes to the north face of Central being the dominant feature. nently to the former Monument the wing, will be taking place over In the past three months, the Building, which was purchased last the spring and summer. The sanc- Ttwo-story structure has come fall and the interior completely tuary is being renovated to become under roof with the shape of the renovated to accommodate DAL, Pangle Hall, a performance venue, structure now clear to passersby. the Graduate Enrollment offices, and the Department of Business Until recently, a plywood fence and the nursing program offices. is slated to take over the two and has hidden the progress from view At the same time, Campus three level educational space. of the hundreds who drive by on Safety has vacated their former September 18 and 19 is slated Ocoee Street every day. Now the headquarters on the corner of 6th as “Celebration 2014,” a time when structure towers above the fence and Church Streets. The house was friends, alumni, and the campus to give a sense of how the new razed as major earth moving began will gather to celebrate the ac- building will enhance the down- this spring. Over the next several complishments of the south side town architecture. months, the landscape between 6th redevelopment, highlighted by the The demolition of the one-story and Central will change dramati- dedication of the new communica- former First Baptist Church offices cally, as a “quad” is created and the tions building. Additional details on the corner of Central Avenue portion of Church Street between about the event will be unveiled in and Church Street has also opened 6th and Central will be converted future issues of Torch.
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Lee University Shortens Path to Graduation Campo Urges Lee Grads to “Choose Well” significant change to the academic require- ority, to hear everybody,” Murray said. r. Carlos Campo delivered an inspiring of graduation events, starting with the graduate ments for all Lee University students was recently The current path to graduation at Lee requires no address to 201 graduates at Lee University’s Winter hooding Friday afternoon for 29 students earning announced when President Conn told the student body less than 130 credit hours for all of its degree pro- Commencement on December 14. Campo, a seasoned master’s degrees, and including the commissioning that the number of required credit hours for gradua- grams. Preserving the distinctive features of each Lee professor of English, college administrator, and cur- service Friday night, in which graduates and families tion will be reduced by 8 percent, beginning fall 2014. degree added to the challenge the task force faced. rent director of the Alliance for Hispanic Christian heard from fellow grads Kyle Smith, Forbes Talley, The announcement comes following a long process Each graduate completes an array of courses related to Education, used the poetry of Robert Frost to encour- Leah Fortune, Adebola Falabi, Kristina Byrd, Alyssa of institutional self-examination where questions were Lee’s mission as a Christ-centered university. Lee also age the graduates to “choose well at the crossroads.” Oliver, Ashten Walker, Hunter Melton, Olivia Looney, DAnalyzing Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” and Casey Hogue. Aasked such as: “When can a person be considered edu- requires two additional elements, aside from tradi- cated? How many courses should someone take before tional general education courses for bachelor’s de- Campo discussed issues of eternity, regret, and deci- Also at Commencement, Lee staff members Harold they’ve earned a degree? What makes a Lee University grees: a service learning component, including eighty sions. “Some roads preclude other roads,” he said, and McCoy, David Labine, Vanessa Hammond, and Alan degree distinctive?” One question started the process: supervised service hours, and a global perspectives in concluding indicated a hope that we all will choose McClung were recognized for twenty consecutive How can Lee reduce the number of credit hours re- component, requiring each student to participate in a well, because the choices we make shape our lives. years of service at Lee. Lee University Chorale present- quired for a bachelor’s degree without sacrificing the study abroad, or other approved cross-cultural expe- The commencement wrapped up the weekend ed special music for the morning. quality or unique nature of the Lee experience? riences. These, along with science, math, composition, Lee’s curriculum change was painstakingly de- and humanities, all amount to a densely packed core veloped by the Pathways to Graduation Task Force, curriculum, which posed a challenge to the commit- chaired by Dr. Carolyn Dirksen, director of Lee’s Cen- tee. Where can you cut if you need all of it? Dr. Campo delivering the ter for Teaching Excellence, and composed of faculty After much deliberation, the task force found a commencement address. and administrators. The university took the step in re- workable solution, and it is being swiftly implement- sponse to a growing national and state focus on mak- ed. Six hours will be trimmed out of the general core, ing the bachelor’s degree more accessible. The national and four hours will be eliminated in various ways conversation at the highest levels reveals a changing from each degree program where possible, resulting landscape for university policies, encouraging the in over 80 percent of Lee’s bachelor’s degree tracks higher-education community to help Americans take requiring just 120 hours. their training and education to the next level. “The intended outcome was for students to easily “It’s unprecedented for us,” said Vice President finish a four-year degree within four years or less,” for University Relations Jerome Hammond, “but the Murray said. “Students sometimes come in with times call for it. We know families are working hard- aspirations and dreams about all they want to study er to get to college. We will work harder to get them here, about a second major, another emphasis, or through college.” adding a minor, and often the practical reality of time “It gave us a wonderful opportunity to reevalu- and money changes their plans. Another outcome of ate our programs, focusing on the general core,” said this new plan is that for students who want to stay in Dr. Debbie Murray, Lee’s vice president for Academic school longer, and who can stay longer, these addition- Affairs, “and helped us to reaffirm our core commit- al goals are more feasible. Students can do more in a Lee music grads (from left) Jamie Ben-Judah, Stephanie Hilliard, Hannah Johnston, ments: the religion minor, service learning, and global reasonable amount of time.” Tyler Morrison line up to walk in Saturday’s commencement. perspectives, with a liberal arts foundation.” Murray Hammond summarized the change, saying, “The said the task force sampled student responses through university is confident that this revised process advisors, conducted faculty surveys, and otherwise maintains that important balance between quality Lee’s Study Abroad Program Gets High Marks tried to get input, ideas, and solutions. “It was our pri- and efficiency.” n a recent ranking of U.S. 2012. Lee’s data showed an estimate of 92 and are beginning to make inqui- study abroad programs, Lee percent undergraduate participation in ries about how we are able to make University was listed as num- its study abroad programs. study abroad happen for so many ber four in the top master’s "We have a core requirement for of our students. We're honored to institutions, according to data cross-cultural experiences and a gener- be in that position." collected by the Institute of ous tuition-funding program for study Open Doors is a comprehensive International Education. abroad that makes it financially feasible information resource on inter- IThe information published for our students to take advantage of national students and scholars recently in “Open Doors Report traveling and learning outside of the studying or teaching at higher ed- on International Educational United States,” said Angeline McMul- ucation institutions in the United Exchange” ranked universities by lin, director of the Global Perspectives States and U.S. students studying undergraduate participation and program at Lee. “Thanks in part to this abroad for academic credit at their institutional type for 2011 and ranking, other schools are taking notice home colleges or universities. —MADELINE WATSON
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Pictured inside the State Capitol are (l-r) Brents, Orrison, Monti, Kidd, Crookenden, and Ratliff. Three Faculty Receive Tenure resident Paul Conn recently congratulated three newly tenured faculty at Lee. The honor was bestowed by a vote of the Lee Board of Directors. The Spotlight honorees include LuAnn Holden, Dr. Timothy Miller, R and Dr. Heather Quagliana. Holden came to the School of Music as an assis- tant professor of music education in 1997, where she servedP as chair of the Department of Vocal Music from 2006–2011. Prior to Lee, Holden was a member of the Miller Atlanta Symphony Chorus. She earned her M.A. in music Delegation Gets education with an emphasis in choral music from Geor- gia State University and her B.A. in music education from Update at NCAA Wesleyan College. Miller joined the School Students Represent Lee at of Religion as an assistant professor of philosophy in Convention fall 2008. Prior to joining TISL General Assembly Lee, Millier was a visiting assistant professor of phi- ee University recently sent a student delegation losophy at Oklahoma Baptist to the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature’s University. He earned his Holden even representatives McIntyre, and Dr. Mark Wickam, who Lee University to showcase what (TISL) General Assembly in Nashville, during which Lee Ph.D. at the University of from Lee traveled to San Diego serves as the faculty athletics represen- has been accomplished during president, Dr. Paul Conn, served as keynote speaker. Oklahoma, specializing in for the annual NCAA national tative. Each delegate attended several the first two years of the tran- The General Assembly was held in the legislative metaphysics, philosophy of convention. The conference be- meetings that related to his or her area sition and give the panel an op- chambers of the State Capitol. The student delegation religion, and early modern gan on January 15 and ended with of responsibility, which provided an portunity to offer feedback and consisted of Lee students Bailey Brents, Collin Crook- philosophy. His dissertation final voting on several items of opportunity to network with colleagues suggestions as Lee heads into the Lenden, Lerryn Kidd, Timothy Monti, Zach Orrison, and was awarded the University legislative significance on Janu- from institutions across the country. provisional period. Vania Ratliff. of Oklahoma’s 2007 disser- Sary 18. Member institutions from The most important meeting the Lee “An important part of the trip In the House of Representatives, Brents, Crook- tation prize for the Fine Arts all NCAA divisions (I, II, and III) consortium attended was the Division was the Gulf South Conference enden, Orrison, and Ratliff won an award for distin- and Humanities. attended the annual conference. II, Year Two Candidacy Meeting. As the meetings with the administrative guished performance of a delegation of representa- Quagliana became a This gathering, along with several process for acceptance moves forward, teams of our conference mem- tives. Crookenden also won the Carlisle Award for his member of the College of Arts other annual events, is a require- information received at this specif- bers,” Carpenter stated. “At these exceptional performance as a representative. and Sciences faculty as an ment for membership in the ic meeting was vital. Topics included meetings, updates, athletic sched- Lee was one of 44 Tennessee universities assistant professor of psy- NCAA. Lee University is currently NCAA expectations, NCAA DII resources, ules, and important decisions represented, including Middle Tennessee State chology in 2008. Prior to Lee, at the halfway point through the the annual report, championships and regarding the GSC were discussed University, Rhodes College, and Vanderbilt University. she taught at Community three- year membership phase, scheduling, logos, and the DII Member- as they pertain to the remainder All of the schools participated in activities from Christian College in Redlands, and the delegation found the ship Committee year-two campus visit. of this academic year and also the Thursday to Sunday, and there was a keynote address Calif., and Azusa Pacific Uni- convention informative. During the conference, the Lee 2014–2015 school year.” by Conn on Friday. Conn shared with the assembly versity. Quagliana’s clinical Those attending were Pres- delegation was given the names of four Carpenter concluded, “Our of students the importance of specific leadership work and research focuses ident Paul Conn, Director of NCAA representatives who will comprise hopes are that Lee University qualities and answered questions from the delegates. on children and families. She Athletics Larry Carpenter, Senior a panel visiting the campus on April 3 will hold full membership in TISL is a forum for aspiring college-aged students earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Woman Administrator Andrea and 4. This group will examine many the Gulf South Conference and to discuss ideas and learn about state government, clinical psychology, an M.A. Hudson, Director of Special Proj- facets of the university athletic pro- NCAA Division II beginning with where students have the opportunity to participate in in theology from Fuller Theo- ects Cole Strong, Compliance Co- gram, including academics, administra- the 2015–2016 academic year.” a mock government firsthand. logical Seminary, and her ordinator Paul Cretton, Assistant tion, student financial aid, and student —BAILEY BRENTS B.A. from Lee University. Compliance Coordinator Jessica athlete well-being. This visit will allow —MARK WICKAM Quagliana 20 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH | SPRING 2014 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH 21 SPORTS SPORTS
Coach Furey Gets Coach Paul Furey earned 300 career wins. Softball Opens Season 300th Career Win With No-Hitter he 2013 men’s soccer season for Coach Paul Furey’s he Lee University softball team kicked off club will be long remembered. In its first year of NCAA Division II and the 2014 season in style as starting pitcher Angie Gulf South Conference competition, the Flames stunned GSC oppo- Hughes tossed a no-hitter to lead the Lady Flames nents by going 8-2-4 in conference play and placing second in the past Tusculum College, 2-0. Hughes struck out 15 league standings. batters and gave up just three walks in the dominating The Flames became known as a group “that refused to lose.” Overall, performance. Lee was scheduled to play four games they battled to six ties and played in nine overtime matches. Playing Tas part of the Armstrong Atlantic Tournament in Wwithout their two leading goal scorers, the remarkable team still fought Savannah, Ga., but inclement weather allowed for just their way into the championship match of the NCCAA national tourna- the single game to be played. ment before falling to Southern Wesleyan, 1-0. The Lady Flames headed to Clearwater, Fla. next For Coach Furey, it was a special year. The veteran collected his to take part in the Eckerd College Spring Tournament. 300th career win during a win over GSC opponent Shorter University. Lee was pitted against competition from the softball- His team was also presented The Layton Shoemaker Sportsmanship rich Sunshine State Conference and finished the Award, a national honor presented by the NCCAA. The award is in honor three-day event at 2-3. Lee wrapped up play with a Leah Fortune is joined by Coach Matt Yelton, left, and Dan Wood, the executive director of the NCCAA. of the late Layton Shoemaker, legendary coach from Messiah College. remarkable 3-2 victory over the host-school Eckerd by "This is a special honor in that it recognizes what we are really turning a game-ending triple play. striving for," said Furey. "We want to represent Lee, the NCCAA, and our Hughes returns to anchor the pitching staff faith in a way that makes us different. Not that we are perfect all the for the Lady Flames. The sophomore has already Women Lose Only Once time, but we strive to bring honor to Christ in the way we compete." tossed two no-hitters in victories over Tusculum Lee senior midfielder Chevon Roberts was named a first-team NCCAA and Lee’s conference opener at Union. Hughes is and NSCAA/Continental Tire Division I All-American. Roberts was joined currently 3-3 with a 3.06 ERA. Newcomers Hailey in Gulf South Soccer on the All-American list by sophomore Gabe Franco, who earned a spot Clark and Annabeth Pruett will look to provide on the second team. Franco was earlier selected as the top defensive play- depth inside the circle for the Lady Flames. First he Lee women’s soccer team finished with a er in the NCCAA Championship. baseman Ana Coscorrosa and catcher Meg Macias remarkable 8-1-1 record in its first season as members Travis Kiger is thrilled after scoring the winning both return to help anchor of the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference. Over- goal in NCCAA National Tournament. the Lee offensive attack. all, the Lady Flames were 14-4-2. Speedsters Laurel The 8-1-1 record was good enough for a sec- Allen and Amanda ond-place finish behind powerful West Florida. The Lynn will help to set Florida club was the only GSC club to defeat Lee. Coach the table at the top of the lineup. TMatt Yelton’s team battled Alabama-Huntsville to a tie. Left fielder Dominique Hannah, right The Lady Flames suffered a letdown in the Na- fielder Lexie Dean, and second baseman tional Christian College Athletic Assocation (NCCAA) Lizzie Stevens will also return after National Championships, and after a 1-1 tie with Palm playing key roles in the Lady Flames’ Beach Atlantic, they were eliminated from tourna- success last season. ment play by a very strong Dallas Baptist squad. Lee opened up play in the Gulf Lee won its share of individual honors. Senior mid- South Conference by winning fielder Leah Fortune was named a first-team NCCAA two out of three games at Union and NSCAA/Continental Tire Division I All-American. University. The Lady Flames will Fortune was joined on the All-American list by junior also renew their rivalry with defender Laura Thacker, who earned a spot on the perennial softball power Shorter first team. Fortune, a NAIA All-American as a soph- University. The two clubs battled omore and junior, was earlier selected as the winner as members of the Southern of the prestigious 2013 NCCAA Michelle Akers Award States Athletic Conference before for Women's Soccer Division I. Since 1997, the NCCAA making the transition to Division II. has presented the award to the women's soccer stu- Other tough conference tests will dent-athlete who best models the values of America's include Valdosta State and first female soccer star. Akers played with passion Alabama-Huntsville. and integrity while excelling in both the technical and tactical aspects of the game. Angie Hughes has already hurled two no-hitters for the Lady Flames. LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH 23 SPORTS SPORTS
Women’s Basketball Shines in GSC; Lee Volleyball Opens Strong in NCAA t did not take Coach Andrea Hudson and her Lee NCAA Division II, Point Loma in the semi-final round. volleyball team long to show they were a force to be Seniors Paula Martins and Camil Martinez earned Rowe Gets 400th Win reckoned with in NCAA Division II and the Gulf South spots on the 14-member NCCAA/AVCA All-American t has been another special year for Coach Conference. The Lady Flames defeated West Florida, the Division I first team. Both earned spots in the NCCAA Marty Rowe and the Lee women’s basketball team. A GSC champion, in a thrilling five-set match played in Championship All-Tournament team. final regular-season victory over Shorter Universi- Walker Arena to open its first season in the new league. Martinez joined an elite list of current or former Lee ty sealed the Gulf South Championship for the Lee Although Lee University is not eligible for NCAA athletes to leave the Flames or Lady Flames for a short women who wrapped up the regular season with a Ipostseason play, Coach Hudson’s squad went on to period of time to play for their country in world champi- 22-4 overall mark and 18-2 in conference play. Lee is place third in the final conference standings (12-6) onship events. The senior setter for the 2013 Lee volley- in the second year of a three-year provisional period and posted another 20-win season, going 22-11 over- ball team was a member of the Dominican Republic team Ias it moves into full membership of NCAA Division all. The Lady Flames took part in the NCCAA National that earned a silver medal in the recent U23 Women's II and the Gulf South. But Coach Rowe will be taking Championship and placed in the final four, losing to World Championships held in Tijuana, Mexico. his club up against some very strong competition in the National Christian College Athletic Association regional and national tournaments. The Lady Flames are paced by All-American guard Hollie German, who is averaging 24 points per game and car- ries a 3.95 GPA. German, who recently went over the 2,000 mark in career points, has been named to the 2013–2014 Coach Rowe gets Capital One 400th career win plaque Academic All-America Division II basketball team. from AD Larry Carpenter. Rowe reached a milestone in his career when he recorded his 400th college coaching win against West Alabama. Since that time, his Lady Flames completed a season-sweep of always powerful Union Universi- ty. They traveled to Cleveland, Miss. and moved into first place in the GSC with a convincing win over No. 21-ranked Delta State. Lee received 18 votes in the latest NCAA Division II poll, although they are not eligible for postseason play. Junior Janna Adams reached the 1,000-point mark ear- lier in the year and has currently posted 11 double-doubles (points and rebounds) this season. Rowe has special praise for this senior group. Rachel Lockhart, Karley Miller, and Myriah Iles join German as senior leader. “All four have been with me for four seasons and are a special group of young ladies,” said Rowe. “Overall, it is the best group I’ve coached, and they will be hard to replace.” In the midst of their fourth season, the seniors have helped the Lady Flames win 106 games, and they have lost only 18 times.
Hollie German has scored over 2,000 points and is a member of the 2013– 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Division II basketball team. Camil Martinez competes against Roberts Wesleyan in the NCCAA Nationals.
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National Champs – Adam Gullette, Terris Elliott, Emmanuel Kipehumba, Justin Knutt. Cayce Flames Struggle in Runners Win at NCCAA Nationals Bryan (center) won the 800 meters. Inaugural GSC Season he Lee men’s basketball team has ended its first season of competition in NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference (GSC). The season has proved to be a rugged battle each night, but the young Flames have shown resiliency in tangling with some of the premiere Division II programs in the nation. TCoach Tommy Brown’s club delighted the home crowd at Walker Arena on Dec. 16 as Lee defeated West Florida 82-76 to open up the GSC era with a victory. Junior Cory Billingsley led the way with 24 points for the Flames. Lee would score another milestone victory just three days later as they closed out the pre- Christmas schedule with a 72-59 victory over Not to be outdone, the men’s team scorched the field No. 25 Valdosta State. The contest marked the The Lee University indoor track team placed an in the men’s 4x800-meter relay. The foursome of Justin first victory against a NCAA ranked team in emphasis on the 800-meter distance at the National Knuth, Terris Elliott, Adam Gullette, and Emmanuel program history. Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Indoor Kipchumba crossed the finish line three seconds ahead After a series of setbacks to start play in Track and Field National Championships, and it paid of runner-up Olivet Nazarene University (8:05.23). January, the Flames scored the most thrilling off in the end. “Terris got us off with a fantastic lead leg, and we victory of the year on Jan. 23 when they The teams combined for two NCCAA National just kept rolling from there,” said Coach Caleb Morgan. topped West Georgia 83-80, thanks to a last- Championship performances and 10 total spots on the “Justin kept us in lead with a strong second leg, and second 3-pointer by Billingsley. The victory NCCAA All-American teams (eight coming from the Adam gave us a strong enough lead so that Emmanuel snapped a six-game losing streak. two relay teams). could run a relaxed leg and stay fresher for the open Billingsley has carried the scoring load The women’s 4x800-meter relay team of Brianna 800 later today. I’m really pleased and grateful to get all season long for the Flames. He averages Prugh, Emily Bryan, Jessica Childers, and Cayce Bryan my first national championship as a head coach.” a team-high 17.9 points per game while started the day with a second-place finish. They posted In addition, Cayce Bryan gave Lee its second na- shooting a stellar 52.4 percent from the field. a time of 9:35.25 and finished just behind Indiana Wes- tional championship of the day with a time of 2:16.65 Junior-transfer Tyquan Roberts has provided leyan University’s mark of 9:31.52. in the 800-meter run. a spark off the bench for Lee. The forward from Greensboro, N.C. averages 11.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest. Freshmen Jamal Worthington, Jervon Pitching Is Key in Early Season Contests Johnson, and Stedmon Ford have all seen extended minutes on the court in just their oach Mark Brew will be the first to admit that Lee’s move to NCAA Rob Gustitus is first season with the Flames. Coach Brown has Division II and the Gulf South Conference (GSC) will not be easy. The GSC is one of 12 pitchers also relied heavily on the veteran leadership considered one of the best in Division II and owns national championship Coach Mark Brew banners to prove its point. has called on of senior Brice Sharp and junior Chad Lee. early in the 2014 Sharp is a shutdown defender who usually After losing five pitchers from the 2013 squad to the Major League draft, campaign. draws the opposition’s best scorer, while the Brew and his staff worked overtime to replace the dominant hurlers. Follow- always aggressive Lee leads the team with 5.5 ingC a conference win over West Georgia at Olympic Field on the weekend of rebounds per game. March 2, the Flames moved to 11-5 overall and 5-4 in the GSC. The Flames picked the final game of the Pitching has been a key in the early going, especially as the Flames claim season to score their first road victory of the 2-of-3 wins at Union University. Currently Nikolay Uherek and Dustin Law- season, defeating rival Shorter University. son are leading the way for the pitchers, both owning 2-0 records. Jeremy Overall the Flames finished 10-16 and 6-14 in Stawychny is 2-1, and Kyle Briner and Carlos Ditren have picked up victories. the GSC. Jeremy Bales and Derrick Pitts have been key forces out of the bullpen. The Flames have key GSC home dates in March and April against West Senior Brice Sharp drives Georgia, West Florida, North Alabama, and Christian Brothers, plus several for layup for the Flames. interesting nonconference events at Lee’s Olympic Field.
26 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH | SPRING 2014 LEE UNIVERSITY TORCH 27 Ms. Ingrid Hart Dr. and Mrs. Mark Williams Mrs. Karrie Miller Mr. James Baldree, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Cross $25,000+ Dr. Al Hartgraves Mr. G. Warren Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Edley Moodley Dr. and Mrs. Winston Ball Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cross Raymond and Joan Conn Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Harvard Mr. and Mrs. N. Jerald Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Rickie Moore Mr. Werner Barden Rev. Raymond Culpepper Robert and Kim Daugherty Ms. Sherry Hatton Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wooley Mr. and Mrs. David Moore Mrs. Linda Bazemore Mrs. Leecy Davis Randy and Cyndi Joiner Mr. Chris Haynes Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Yelton Dr. Louis Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Beall Mrs. Sandra Davis Mrs. Carolyn Medlin Mr. and Mrs. S. Allan Hill Matthew and Emily Young Rev. and Mrs. Max Morris Mr. and Mrs. David H. Beatty Mr. Christopher Davis ANNUAL Mrs. Loretta Hollowell Dr. and Mrs. Eric Moyen Mr. Douglas Beatty, II Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Davis $10,000-24-999 Rev. Jack Hughes $500-999 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Napierkowski Dr. and Mrs. James Beaty Mrs. Jinger Davison Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cannon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hughes, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Herb Anderson Dr. and Mrs. George Nerren Mr. and Mrs. Sam and Susan Belisle Ms. Casey Dean Dr. Jeffrey and Dr. Anita Conn Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hughes Dr. French Arrington Rev. Dean Norton Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Berg Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeLay Dr. James Daugherty Mr. Thomas James Dr. and Mrs. Mark Bailey Dr. Helen Obenchain-Clark Mr. Paul Bishop Mr. Jack Denmark Ms. Karen Folino Mr. and Mrs. Chad James Phil and Lena Barber Mr. Cary Odom Mr. Daniel Black Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Dennison ALUMNI Levoy and Bonnie Hathcock Dr. and Mrs. Bobby Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bartels Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Owens, Jr. Ms. Debra Black-Metcalf Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Donnelly Wade and Kimberly Lombard Mr. and Mrs. Mark Johnson Mrs. Betty Benefield Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pace Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Blackmon, Jr. Mr. Clark Dowdy Mr. Larry S. Parker Mrs. Judy Kahoe Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Boone Dr. and Mrs. B. Randall Parris Mrs. Mary Blair Ms. Marietta Drach Mr. and Mrs. Herb Lackey James and Genie Byrd Mr. Randall Phillips Rev. and Mrs. David Blair Mr. Joel Drach $5,000-9,999 Mrs. Betsy Lassiter Ms. Erin Campbell Mr. Taz Randles Mr. Paul Bolt Dr. and Mrs. Paul Duncan Dr. and Mrs. Donald Aultman Mr. David Lauster Ms. Tracey Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ray Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Botts Mr. and Mrs. Archie Durham Ms. Pat Carroll Dr. and Mrs. Ollie Lee Dr. and Mrs. Blayne Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Adam Reuss Ms. Sarah Bounds Rev. and Mrs. Dale Dyar Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Cook Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lee Rev. and Mrs. O. Wayne Chambers Mr. and Mrs. David Rich Dr. and Mrs. D. Keven Bowdle Mrs. Sarah Dyer Mr. Timothy Cooke Dr. and Mrs. Eric Lee Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Cine Rev. and Mrs. Kermit Robertson Mrs. Ruth Bowen Ms. Jennifer Dyson Dr. April Durand Mrs. Alaina Leiendecker Rev. and Mrs. Paul Clawson Mr. Earl and Dr. Kathy Rowan Mr. and Mrs. David Brabble Ms. M. Linda Ebrite FUND Mr. Stanley Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lovelace Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cole Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ryerson Mr. Fred Brannen Dr. Evaline Echols Mr. and Mrs. Bill Higginbotham Ms. Katie MacKenzie Rev. and Mrs. William Colter Mrs. Mary Schimmels Mr. Oliver Brewer Ms. Rachel Elkins Mr. James R. Hudson Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Martin Mr.* & Mrs. Johnny Crabtree Mr. and Mrs. Randy Sheeks Mr. Steve Brock Dr. Rodney Elkins Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Livingston Mr. Scott Maucere Mrs. Laura Crain Dr. and Mrs. David Smartt Rev. and Mrs. S. Anthony Brock Mr. G. Anthony Eubanks Mr. Alan and Dr. Patricia McClung Mrs. Donna Maynard Mr. and Mrs. Larry Crooms Dr. and Mrs. Donnie Smith Mr. Arthur Brooks Ms. Julie Fairchild Clark and Sarah Medlin Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne McLuhan Dr. and Mrs. Terry Cross Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Smith Mr. James Brown Ms. Emily Fawcett Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Miller Mrs. Noretta Medford Dr. and Mrs. Rolando Cuellar Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Michael Smith Ms. Martha Buchholz Ms. Sylvia Fincher Mrs. Mary Painter Byron and Lisa Medlin Ms. Sammie Dansby Rev. and Mrs. J. David Stephens Mrs. Sarah Bumps Dr. Peter Flemister Gary and Jodi Riggins Mr. Sudave Mendiratta Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daugherty, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Chloe Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Burkett Mrs. Elsie Flinton Mr. F. Scott Shaw Mr. Matthew Miller Dr. and Mrs. Michael Daugherty Dr. H. Lynn and Dr. Mary Ruth Stone Mr. Robert Burris, Sr. Mr. Paul Ford 2013 Mr. Todd Starnes Mr. and Mrs. Brad Mizer Dr. and Mrs. Louis Dean Dr. and Mrs. H. Edward Stone, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Rudolph Burroughs Mr. and Mrs. Jon Forehand hank you for supporting Lee in 2013. It was a Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mizer Mr. and Mrs. Tony Deaton Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Stone Rev. and Mrs. Clyne Buxton Ms. Ashley Fosnaugh T Clint and Glenda Weinert Dr. Matthew and Dr. Kelley Mondi Mrs. Marian Dill Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Stone Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Camp Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Frazier milestone year for alumni engagement. Several Mr. & Mrs. James Winters, Sr. Jeremy and Erika Moore Mr. Randolph Dillingham Dr. La-Juan Stout Mrs. Allison Campbell Ms. Edith Frazier long-standing giving records were broken, and we Mr. Ben Moore Dr. Andrea Dismukes Mr. and Mrs. Cole Strong Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Campbell Mrs. Alana Fulmer Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stum Mr. William Campbell Ms. Margaret Gaines had a 48% increase in event attendance including the $1,000-4,999 Rev. and Mrs. Philip Morris, Jr. Dr. Thomas and Dr. Amy Doolittle, Jr. Dr. Ty Abernathy Mr. James Morton Mr. and Mrs. Paul Duncan Mrs. Angela Stutz Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Cannada Dr. and Mrs. James Galles largest Homecoming crowd on record. But the most Mr. Dustin Adkison Mr. Danny and Dr. Deborah Murray Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards Mr. George Summers Mrs. Glenda Cantrell Ms. Brenda Gamberton important record broken was the number of alumni Dr. and Mrs. Delton Alford Mrs. Meghan Paasonen Dr. and Mrs. William Estes, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Dewayne Thompson Dr. Floyd Carey Mr. and Mrs. Moses Gaode Mr. Virgil T. Allen Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Perez Mrs. Melanie Faulkner Mr. Nathaniel and Dr. Stacey Tucker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr Mrs. Stephanie Gates who began supporting Lee last year. Mr. Andy and Dr. Laura Anderson Mr. John Pyeatt, Jr. Ms. Mary Fisher Mrs. Teresa Utt Mrs. Evie Carson Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gee If a university has vital signs one of them is Mr. Brandon Bell Barry and Iris Ray Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Fisher Dr. and Mrs. Jayson VanHook Mr. T. Scot and Dr. Susan Carter Ms. Gayle Gentry alumni support. No matter how strong and permanent Mr. Chip Bennett, III Rev. and Mrs. M. Darrell Rice Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Warren Mr. and Mrs. Chad Carter Mr. Steven Gibson Mrs. Judy Biebel Dr. and Mrs. Milton Riley Mr. and Mrs. Clement Gibson Rev. Clayton Watson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cason Dr. Donald Gibson a university may appear, if its alumni are not broadly Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bilbo, Sr. Rev. and Mrs. Grey Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Dan Glasscock, Jr. Mr. Charles Watson Mrs. Amalfi Cato Mr. David Giddens and consistently engaged in supporting the school Ms. Vickie Bivens Rev. and Mrs. Jeffrey Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Goff Mr. J. Randle Weeks Mr. Paul Caudill Dr. Charles Goff Mr. and Mrs. John Weston, Jr. Mrs. Missy Caulk Dr. Robert Golden it is a key indicator that the university is unwell. The Steve and Polly Black Dr. Jeff and Angie Rodgers Dr. and Mrs. William Green Dr. and Mrs. David Black Mr. Lloyd Rogers Mr. Mike Grotsky Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wheat Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Cawood Mr. David Goswick simple reason is that we support what we care about Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Black Ms. Veva Rose Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harden, Jr. Mr. Stan Whitmire Ms. Corey Champeau Mrs. Dorothy Graham and what we believe provides value. That support Mr. Francis Bodine Mrs. Marcia Rucks Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harris, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Wickam Rev. Alva Jean Chesser Mr. and Mrs. David Gray, Sr. Dr.* and Mrs. Donald Bowdle Mr. James Rush Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hawkins, Jr. Mrs. Mary C. Winterling Mr. Chris Chrisopulos Mr. Ted Gray creates strength. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brew Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidt Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Dan Winters Ms. Lauren Clayton Mr. Stanley Green Last year a record number of alumni joined in Kevin and Kim Brooks Mr. and Mrs. David Seyda Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Heil Mr. and Mrs. Brian Yaun Mrs. Carolyn Clifton Rev. and Mrs. Richard Green with their support and helped strengthen Lee. We Mr. Walter and Dr. Pamela Browning Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp Mrs. G. Renee Henderson Mr. and Mrs. James Yother Mrs. Lynne Cline Mr. Willie Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Buie Dr. and Mrs. Bill Sheeks Mr. and Mrs. Sean Holland Mr. Michael Young Mr. Fred Cody, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Gregory, Jr. are deeply grateful to all of our alumni who keep Lee Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Chambley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shirley Mr. Morris Holloway Rev. John Cody, Jr. Mrs. Sharon Griffin strong through their generous support in all its forms. Herschel and Regenia Collier Dr. and Mrs. William Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hudson $100-499 Ms. Bette Collins-Crews Mr. David Griffith Ms. Sarah Colonna Mr. and Mrs. Mark Griggs Thank you. Christopher and Angie Conine Marty and Jennifer Smith Dr. and Mrs. William Jaber Mr. William Abbott Paul and Darlia Conn Dr. Henry Smith Rev. Douglas Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Adams Mr. Hurst Combs Dr. Trevor Grizzle Brian and Kelly Conn Mr. R. Kevin Souther Mr. Bobby Johnson, III Ms. Carissa Adams Mr. Tommy Combs Mr. John Guarneri Phil and Tonya Cook, Jr. Dr. Earl Tapley Mr. Jeff Kallay Ms. Olabisi Adekunle Ms. DeSha Conn Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Guiles Dr. and Mrs. Paul DeLaLuz Robin and Stephanie Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Knight Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Adkins Ms. Elizabeth Conn Mr. and Mrs. William Hale, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. T. Russell Delatour Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Thomas Mr. Glen Kramer Rev. and Mrs. Carl Allen Dr. and Mrs. Philip Conn Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hammonds Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael Ellis Dr. James and Vanessa Torrence Mr. and Mrs. William Lamb Rev. Douglas Allen Mr. J. Allen Copeland Mr. Larry Hardwick Rev. and Mrs. William George Mr. Grady Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Russell Landers Mrs. Lorraine Alton Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Cornett Mrs. Bonnie Harmeson Mrs. Nadine Goff Mrs. Vivian Turpin Mr. and Mrs. Nolen Lee Mr. and Mrs. David Altopp Mr. Ferrell Cornutt Mrs. Brenda Harper Ms. Ellen Greely Dr. W. Edward Tyner, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Albert Lemmert Mr. and Mrs. Jason Anderson Dr. Christopher Coulter Mr. and Mrs. B. Gary Harris Bob and Wanda Griffith Dr. and Mrs. R. Lamar Vest Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lofton Ms. Lacy Anderson Mrs. Frieda Courson Rev. and Mrs. Carl Hart Mr. Craig Hagmaier Dr. and Mrs. Paul Walker Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lynn Mr. Wayne Arant Ms. Kristi Crabtree Mr. and Mrs. John Hattenstein Jerome and Vanessa Hammond Dr. and Mrs. Donald Walker Dr. and Mrs. Walter Mauldin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cretton Mrs. Willa Hawkins Jerome Hammond ‘91 Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Hammond Claude and Camilla Warren Ms. Barbara McCullough Ms. Erin Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cretton Mrs. Jodie Hayes VP, University Relations Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hardin Mr. Byron Whittington Ms. Catherine McElrath Mrs. Rebecca Baise Mrs. Judith Cripps Ms. Cecilia Hebbard Rev. James and Dr. Sharon Harper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Williams Dr. and Mrs. John Melton Mr. David Baker Mr. James Cross Ms. Natalie Heller
* Deceased Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hendel Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mazzolini Dr. and Mrs. David Roebuck Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler Ms. Angela Beight Mr. Jacob Cain Ms. Karrie Covington Mrs. Amy Flora Mr. Paul Herron Dr. and Mrs. R. Terrell McBrayer Mrs. Glennis Rogers Rev. and Mrs. Fred Whisman Mrs. Jeanette L. Benton Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Cain Dr. and Mrs. C. Parnell Coward Mr. Alberto Flores Dr. and Mrs. Robert Herron, Jr. Mr. Ronald McCane Mr. John Rollison Dr. Robin White Rev. and Mrs. Larry Benz Ms. Jennifer Calhoun Ms. Jaime Cox Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Flowers Mr. Kenneth Hickman Mrs. Erin McClarty Mrs. Regina Rudd Mr. and Mrs. Jared Wielfaert Mr. David Berry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Callahan Mr. Jeremy Cox Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hicks Dr. Grant McClung Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Rush Mrs. Diane Wienckowski Mr. and Mrs. Esdras Betancourt Mrs. Shawana Camehl Mrs. Faith Cracraft Ms. Neva Flynn Mrs. Athena Hicks Mr. Eric McConnell Mr. David Sagraves Mrs. Memorie Wilcoxon Mrs. Jean Betters Mrs. Kristy Camp Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Craver Mrs. Sharon Fourakre Mr. & Mrs . William Hicks Mr. Hunter McCord Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Samples Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Williams Mr. Corey Bible Ms. Caroline Campbell Ms. Calida Crawford Mrs. Marjorie Fox Mr. and Mrs. Larry Higginbotham Mrs. Charlene McCullough Rev. and Mrs. Ray H. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams Mr. Bruce Billings Ms. Andrea Campbell Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Crisp Mr. Cameron Fox Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hodges Rev. and Mrs. Larry McDaniel, Jr. Ms. Krista Scranton Mrs. Jo Ann Wilson Ms. Lisa Bittinger Ms. Sylvia Cannon Mr. Caleb Crooms Mrs. Wanda Fox Mr. David Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Bob McElrath Ms. Nancy Scruggs Rev. C. Frederick Wilson Mrs. M. Virginia Bivens Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Canter Ms. Carrie Cross Mr. James Fraley Mr. Bruce Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Tanner McFall Ms. Mary Sexton Mr. and Mrs. William Winder Mr. Nathan Bivens Mrs. Jessica Cardin Mr. Jason Cross Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Frazier Mrs. Kimberly Holt Rev. Benjamin McGlamery Mr. Donald Shoemaker Mr. and Mrs. William Windham Ms. Abby Black Mrs. Linda Carmine Mr. James Crouch Mrs. Janet Fred Mr. and Mrs. Russell Honeycutt Mr. and Mrs. R. Allen McKee Rev. Wallace Sibley, Sr. Mrs. Jennifer Winne Capt. Jeffrey Black Mrs. Charity Carnes Mrs. Linda Crow Mrs. Jennifer Freeman Mr. Donald Hood Mr. Dean McKinney Mr. and Mrs. Donald Simecka Mr. Lavon P. Wisher Mr. and Mrs. J. Shawn Black Mrs. Leslie Carroll Ms. Rachael Crowe Mrs. Pamela Fromm Mr. Paul Houston Mr. Johnnie McKinney Mr. and Mrs. John Simmons Ms. Martha Wong Mrs. Linda Black Mrs. Jennifer Carroll Mrs. Dana Crutchfield Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gallaher Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howell Ms. Linda McNabb Mrs. Ida Simpson Mr. David Wood Mr. Benjamin Black Mrs. Dara Carroll Mr. and Mrs. John Cummings Ms. Aisha Gambo Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Howell Mrs. June Medford Mrs. Velma Fay Skinner Mrs. Bernice Woodard Mrs. Sara Blaine Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Carson Ms. Crystal Dake Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gardner Dr. James Hubbard Mrs. Ann Metcalf Mr. Robert Slocumb Mr. and Mrs. Brian Workman Ms. Kristy Blair Ms. Danielle Carter Mr. Joseph D'Angelo Mr. and Mrs. Todd Garner Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Barry Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith Mr. John Hilger Wynkoop Mr. Jonathan Blaker Mr. Christopher Carter Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Philip Garner Ms. Janice Hughes Mr. Richard W. Miles Mrs. Margaret Smith Mr. Baogang Xu Mr. Mark Blanton Mrs. Erma Case Mr. and Mrs. R. Duane Dansby Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Garrett Mrs. Linda Hughes Mr. Jerry Miller Mr. and Mrs. Jody Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Youngblood Ms. Cathryne Blocker Ms. Denise Case Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis, IV Mr. and Mrs. George Geesey Mrs. Sandra Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Smith Ms. Janet Zeigler Rev. and Mrs. Garold D. Boatwright Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cason Mrs. Dianne Davis Mr. Lewis Gentry Mr. Billy Humphrey Mrs. Wanda Minks Mrs. Clara Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boland Mrs. Virginia Cassaday Ms. Kimberly Dealy Mrs. Beverly Gilmore Mr. Stephen Hunt Mrs. Ann Minter Ms. Dorothy Smith $5-99 Ms. Garnet Boldrey Mr. and Mrs. Victor Castillo Ms. Revonda DeBord Mr. Joseph Giove, III Ms. Ramona Hyberger Dr. Kimberly Moffett Dr. and Mrs. W. Ashley Smith, Jr. Mrs. Kathryn Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bolin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Castleberry Ms. Amalia DeComas Dr. Gilbert Gipson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Iannarone Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Moffett Mr. Sherman Smith Rev. and Mrs. Darcy Abbott, Sr. Ms. Shelvie Booth Ms. Victoria Castro Ms. Karen Dees Mrs. Janet Glascoe Mrs. Angela Irby Mr. and Mrs. Ron Moore Mr. Duane Smock Dr. Stoney Abercrombie Mr. Jason Bowers Mr. Thomas Catts Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dehner Mr. and Mrs. Brett Gleason Mr. and Mrs. James Jent Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Moore Ms. Lois Soellner Ms. Brittany Ackley Mrs. Betty Bowers Mr. Adam Cava Mr. and Mrs. Michael DelBonis Mr. and Mrs. Roger Goen Mr. Joseph Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Joel Morehead Mrs. Melissa Soin Mr. and Mrs. Harold Adams Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Bowers Mr. Anthony Chairez Mr. David and Dr. Laura Denison Mr. Jason Gooden Mr. Stephen Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Morris Ms. Jodi Southerland Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Addinall Mr. Joshua Bowles Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Chambley Mr. Matthew Denny Mr. Brian Goodger Mr. Randy Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Morris, Sr. Mrs. Lydia Speer Ms. Simisola Afolabi Mrs. Jessica Bowling Mr. LeRoy Chatfield Mrs. Lindsay Denny Mrs. Kristen Goodlett Mrs. Jacqueline Johnson Mr. Jonathan Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Standifer Mr. Darren Ahearn Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bowman Mr. Thomas Chatfield Mrs. Emilie Denson Dr. Joan Goree Mr. Blake Joiner Mr. Edward and Dr. Lauren Moseley Mr. Bernard Stansky Ms. Colleen Akers Mrs. Leigh Ann Boyd Mr. Brandon Chatfield Ms. Michelle Deraney Ms. RaeAnna Goss Mr. and Mrs. Don Jones Mr. Keith Munford, Sr. Mr. George Starr, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey Akin Mrs. Alyssa Boyd-Fouch Mrs. Romara Chatham Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dew, III Mr. Len Graham Ms. Patricia Justice Mr. and Mrs. H. Grady Murphy Mr. Jerry Steele Ms. Omolara Akinboye Mr. and Mrs. James Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Lijun Chen Mr. James Dickens Mrs. Nina Green Mr. Calvin Kennerly Ms. Nancy Neal Dr. Ruth Steele Mr. and Mrs. Horace Allen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brantley Mrs. Erin Chewning Mrs. Amy Diem Rev. and Mrs. Timothy Green Mr. D. Clayton and Dr. Christina Kile Mrs. Diane Nees Mr. and Mrs. Jason Steffenhagen Mrs. Donna Allen Rev. and Mrs. John Briggs Ms. Sharon Childers Dr. Murl and Dr. Carolyn Dirksen Rev. Robert Green Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Killman Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lee Newman Mrs. Wanece Steinbach Rev. Paul Alumbaugh Ms. Lisa Brookbank Mr. Kevin Christian Mrs. Emilei Disbrow Mrs. Linda Greene Mr. Christian King Dr. and Mrs. Ray Newton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stephens Ms. Lillie Alverson Mr. and Mrs. Gary Brooks Ms. Linda Clark Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Dismukes Mr. Andrew Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kneller Mr. and Mrs. G. Don Nicely Mr. Jonathan Sterns Mrs. Wilma Amison Mr. Howard Brooks Ms. Sarah Clark Mr. Derek Dixon Ms. Sherrill Griffin Mr. Lloyd Koester Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Nichols Mrs. Shelia Stewart Ms. Susan Anderson Ms. Muna Brookshire Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Clark Ms. Kara Dixon Mr. Robert Griffith, Jr. Mr. M. Wayne Kreider Mr. and Mrs. Eloy Nolivos Ms. Nicole Stieffenhofer Rev. Carl Anderson, Jr. Mr. G. Jerome Broome Mrs. Janice Clary-Back Rev. Donald Douglas Dr. Edward Griffith Mr. Ladislav Kuchar Mrs. Elizabeth Nunez Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stockton Mr. Delbert Anderson Mrs. Tammy Browder Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cochran, Jr. Mr. Jonathan Douglas Mr. and Mrs. J. Heath Grisham Mr. Howard Kuhns Rev. John C. O'Bannon Mr. Jonathan Stone Mr. and Mrs. W. Blake Anderson Mrs. Norma Brown Ms. Amy Cochran Ms. Cheryl Dover Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Guard Mr. and Mrs. David LaBine Mrs. Shelby Odom Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Stone Mrs. Nancy Anderson Rev. and Mrs. H. Stephen Brown Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Coleman Mr. Robert Drawbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Roger Guinn Dr. H. Lebron Lackey, Jr. Mrs. Betty Ogle Mr. and Mrs. Vince Stone Mrs. Gina Anderson Ms. Staci Brown Mrs. Myana Collazo-Coltman Mr. James Duckworth Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gurry Mrs. Doretta Lacy Mrs. Marilyn O'Steen Mr. and Mrs. Roland Stone Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Anderson Mrs. Celesta Brown Mr. Steven Collier Ms. Sarah Duckworth Ms. Leah Guy Mr. and Mrs. Wendel Lamason Mr. and Mrs. Jim Osterman Rev. and Mrs. Donald Stovall Mrs. Mary Andrews Rev. Jesse Browning Mr. Jeffrey Collier Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Dukes Mr. and Mrs. Chad Guyton Rev. Charles Lambert Rev. Victor Pagan Ms. Deborah Suhm Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arledge Mr. and Mrs. Travis Brownlow Mr. Marcus Collins Mr. Michael Dupriest Mrs. Starr Haigler Mr. Johnny Landreth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Erik Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Terry Summerlin Mr. Roy Armour Ms. Danielle Bryan Mr. Bobby Collins Mr. Casey Durham Mr. James Hail Mrs. Sara Landrum Dr. Duran Palmertree Ms. Treasure Swanson Mrs. Terri Arnold Mr. George Bryant Mr. Hurshel Collins Mrs. Elizabeth Durham Mr. Arlin Hale Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lastoria Mr. Herbert Parker Ms. Willadean Tapley Mrs. Silvia Atsma Ms. F. Gladys Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Collins Mrs. Melissa Durham Ms. Abigail Hall Ms. Elizabeth Lauster Mrs. Andrea Patton Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Tatum Ms. Victoria Aughinbaugh Mrs. Janice Bryson Mrs. Jennifer Collins Rev. Jeffrey Dutton Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hall Ms. Mary Lee Mr. Christopher Paul Mr. William Taylor Mr. Lindell Austin Dr. Barbara Buckner Ms. Desiree Colon Mrs. Joanna Echols Ms. Heather Hall Rev. and Mrs. JB Douglas LeRoy Mr. and Mrs. John W. "Boe" Peeples Mr. Andrew Templeton Ms. Dana Ayers Mrs. Erin Bull Mr. Trace Colson Ms. Sonia Elkins Mr. Chad Hall Mr. William Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Juan Perez Mr. John Therrell, Jr. Mr. James Bacon Ms. Rebecca Burke Ms. Kelli Colwell Mrs. Deena Ellin Ms. Jordan Halsey Mr. Larry and Dr. Lisa Long Ms. Virginia Peters Dr. Linda Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bagrow Mrs. Karen Burkett Mr. Anthony Connor Mrs. Betty Elliott Mrs. Keisha Hamby Mr. Edwin Long, III Mrs. Laura Pollock Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. 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Jewell Travis Rev. and Mrs. William Williams Mrs. Novella Hopkins Mrs. Paulette Langwith Chaplain and Mrs. Thomas McCranie Mr. Phillip Nitz Mr. Freeman Reece Mrs. Judith Slack Mr. and Mrs. Rick Trotter Mrs. Rebecca Williamson Mr. and Mrs. David Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Linden Lantz Rev. and Mrs. Steven McCullar Ms. Saralyn Norkus Mrs. Rachel Reed Mrs. Joyce Slater Mr. John Michael Turner Mrs. Kimberly Wills Mr. Jesse Houle Mr. and Mrs. Scott Laporte Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McGlamery Ms. Rosena Norris Mrs. Zelma Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sluder Mrs. Susan Turner Mrs. Cailin Wilson Mrs. Doris Housley Mrs. Mary Larson Ms. Amy McGrath Mrs. Pamela North Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid Ms. Amy Smith Mr. Barry Turpin Mr. and Mrs. Dewey R. Wilson Mr. Jack Howell Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Lastra Ms. Kristi McIntosh Rev. Jerry Northam Mr. and Mrs. Charles Renalds, Jr. Mr. Nellon Smith Dr. and Mrs. Adam Tyson Ms. Kimberly Wilson Mrs. Susan Huddleson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Laughridge Mr. Daniel McKee Mr. Maximiliano Nudman Mrs. Jestene Reynolds Ms. Susan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Tyson Mr. E. H. Winn Ms. Voleta Gaye Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McKelvey Mrs. Kristin O'Connor Mrs. Mickey Rice Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Smith Ms. Elizabeth Valbert Mr. Philip Winn Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Huff Mrs. Mary Lawrence Mr. Walter Glenn McLendon Mr. James Odom Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rice Mr. Matthew Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ross Vance Mr. Robert Winstead Mrs. Rachelle Huff Mrs. Cheryl Lawry Mr. Derryck McLuhan Mr. Michael O'Donnell Ms. Anna Rich Rev. Marshall Smith Mr. Derek VanDorple Mr. Brad Winters Mrs. Lisa Hughes Mr. Zachary Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Michael McMullin Mr. and Mrs. Byron Odum Mrs. Laura Richmond Mrs. Barbara Smith Ms. Natalie Vanoy Dr. Jimmie Witherow Ms. Ellen Hughey Mr. Franklin Ledford Mr. Larry McQueen Mr. James Ogburn Mr. William Ridgeway Mrs. Joyce Smith Miss Randi Vasquez Mr. Norman Wojcik Mr. and Mrs. James Hull Mr. Timothy Lee Mr. and Mrs. Arnold McQueen Mr. Oluwatimilehin Ojo Mr. Chad Ridner Mr. Shawn Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Vasquez Mr. Jerry Wood Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Hulton Ms. Rebecca Lee Mr. Perry Mears, II Ms. Modupe Omotajo Ms. Shannon Riggins Mrs. Sheron Smith Dr. S. Benson Vaughan Ms. Kathleen Woodall Mr. Paul Humberd Rev. Retha Lemon Mr. and Mrs. Perry Mears Mrs. Norma Orcutt Mr. Tim Riggs Mrs. Amy Smith Ms. Myra Vaughan Mrs. Deborah Woods Mrs. Carrie Humbertson Ms. Dewey Lemons Mr. Kevin Mechwart Mrs. Melissia Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Riley Ms. Joy Smith Ms. Crystal Vaughan Mrs. Alycia Workman Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunt Mrs. Debora Leonard Mrs. Kay Medlin Mrs. Amanda O'Steen Mr. Brent Ritter Mrs. Rhonda Smith Mr. Darrell Vaughan Mr. James Worley Ms. Susan Hunt Dr. and Mrs. Donald LeRoy Mrs. Katie Medlin Mr. Terry B. Owens Mrs. Faye Rizzo Mrs. Henrietta Snyder Mr. Jim and Dr. Jeri Veenstra Mrs. Patty Wotring Mrs. Renee Hunt Ms. Erica Leung Mr. Mark Medlin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Owens Ms. Jessica Robbins Mrs. Donna Sosby Ms. Sharon Verdel Mrs. Christie Wyatt Ms. Joy Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Lewis Mr. William Melendez Mrs. Lochie Byrd Owens Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Robbins Mrs. Darlene Spears Mr. Roberto Vigo Mrs. Mandi Wyndham Mr. and Mrs. William Hurst Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis Mr. Edmond Michaud Mr. and Mrs. Doy Owens Mr. James Roberson Mrs. Ashley Springer Mr. and Mrs. Keith Vinson Mr. and Mrs. Joshua York Ms. Amanda Hurt Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lewis Mrs. Donna Sue Middleton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pace, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Roberts Mrs. JoAnn Squires Mr. William Wade Mrs. Peggy Young Mrs. Lillian F. Hyre Mr. Mark Libby Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miley Mr. Bob Pack Rev. Julius Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Joel Stacey Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waggoner Ms. Cristina Young Ms. Margaret Ingram Mrs. Ruth Lindsey Dr. Timothy Miller Ms. Bethany Parker Dr. Kenneth Robertson Mrs. Cathy Standefer Mrs. Brenda Walker Mr. J. Douglas Youngblood Mrs. Jessica Insco Ms. Rachel Lins Mrs. Brenda Miller Mr. Keith Parks Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson, Sr. Ms. Barbara Standley Mrs. Lucille Walker* Mr. Justin Younker Ms. Stacey Isom Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Lipstone Ms. Lauren Miller Mr. Russell Parson Rev. Julian Robinson Mrs. Cheryl Stansky Ms. Crystal Walker Mrs. Christina Ziegler The quiet serenity of an 8-inch snowfall covered the Lee campus on the morning of February 13, 2014. WHO’S WHERE WHO’S WHERE
Carroll M. Helm ’68 recently au- Brian Archer ’92 lives in Bethany, Okla., with his wife, Regina, and their four thored God’s Mysteries and Para- Dehner children. Brian is director of custodial services at Southern Nazarene University. doxes: Looking Through the Glass, Darkly, which examines paradox- es and how they permeate every Wildes Crum ’92 and Mike Tetreault ’00 meet regularly at a North area of existence. Carroll recently Atlanta Waffle House. Wildes lives in the North Atlanta area and is cur- WHO’S retired as associate professor of rently selling medical devices. Tetreault lives and works in Cumming, Ga., education at Belmont Abbey Col- with his wife Kelly. Mike and Kelly recently welcomed Karleigh Grace in lege in Belmont, N.C. He resides September 2013. They have two other children. Mike works in marketing with his wife, Edna, in Mount and PR for the concierge medicine industry and is editor-in-chief of Con- Holly, N.C. cierge Medicine Today. He is the author of Branding Concierge Medicine WHERE and The Doctor's Guide To Concierge Medicine. Randall L. Geren ’69, a resident of Decatur, Tenn., died from injuries Vanessa Howard Wood ’96 recently passed the national exam to become sustained in an automobile ac- a registered medical assistant. She works as an RMA for Premier Surgical cident on December 30, 2013. He Associates in Knoxville, Tenn. She has worked as a medical assistant for was 67. He was a teacher and coach 11 years and also writes a blog at vanes- in many area school systems and retired from Cleve- sahwood.wordpress.com. She and her land (Tenn.) High School after 30 years of teaching. He husband, Michael, have been married Rivera is survived by two children: Randall Lewis Geren II and for 15 years, and live in Clinton, Tenn. Hollie Geren Rapello, and two grandchildren. Wynkoop Jeanine “Nini” Rivera ’00 mar- Raymond Mercado ’79 lives in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, ried Raymond Robles on May 6, 2012. with his wife, Margie. Mercado holds a master’s degree The couple resides in Clementon, N.J. in theological studies and is the author of the first book where Jeanine is a health office coor- of Pentecostal history of Puerto Rico, Breve Historia de dinator for the Children’s Hospital of la Iglesia Pentocostal en Puerto Rico. Mercado is profes- Philadelphia, and also a worship leader sor of church history in Universidad del Caribe, P.R. who travels and ministers with her Walker husband. Nini says, “Together we work Kim Crank Ringler as a tag team in ministering the Word ‘80 passed away on Janu- of God through word and song to many ary 27, 2014 after a short churches all across New York City and battle with cancer. At the New Jersey.” Lucille Settle Walker ’45 passed away on time of her death she was December 8, 2013. Walker is one of the leg- a dedicated employee at endary alumnae of BTS and Lee. As a student, Lee, most recently as ad- she worked in the president’s office, was one ministrative assistant to of the first editors of the yearbook, Vindagua, the vice president of busi- Tetreault and graduated as the valedictorian. Later she ness and finance. She is served on the faculty, teaching English and survived by her husband, speech, and was a librarian from 1957–1962. Ringler Randy, and four children. Brenda Gilbert Wynkoop Crum She returned to Lee for a third time as direc- ’89 was recently selected to serve tor of Student Activities from 1978–1980 and on the International Association director of Title IV, a federal grant program David Anthony Dehner ’86 lives in Watson- of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) for tutoring students at risk from 1980–1987. ville, Calif., with his wife, Ruth. Tony serves as the Education Advisory Board. The She received the Distinguished Alumna director of vocal and choral arts at Monte Vista EAB is responsible for developing Award in 1985, Lee’s highest alumni award. In Christian School, voice instructor in Dehner Voice programming and content for the between her times at Lee, she served with her Studio, and sanctuary choir director at First Pres- IAPP of the Privacy Summit and late husband, J. Herbert Walker, on the mis- byterian Church in Salinas. Tony’s Vocal Arts Pro- Academy, providing education to sion field, in ministry, and in education. They gram is an award-winning program, and he recently privacy leaders in the industry. She were the parents of two daughters, Sharon received the following recognitions: Monte Vista currently serves as the manager of and Crystal. Memorials can be given in her Christian School Educator of the Year; Santa Cruz Legal Compliance (Privacy Office) honor to the J.H. and Lucille Walker Scholar- County Educator of the Year; and Congressional for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennes- ship Fund at Lee University. Recognition for California League of High Schools Educator of the Year. see, Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Derek ’04 and Sara Smiley Eledge to Tipp City, Ohio, in September ’03 live in Chattanooga, Tenn., 2013, from Cleveland, Tenn. Kayla where Derek works for local NBC is employed by an accounting firm affiliate WRCB as a photojournalist (Kentner Sellers CPAs) in Vandalia, and video editor. Sarah works for Ohio. Matthew works alongside his Kenco Logistics as a senior accoun- father-in-law in the family busi- tant. They have two children. ness, RDS & Sons, a commercial flooring and seating business for Bryan Montgomery ’07 lives in churches, schools, and businesses. Danville, Ky., with his wife, Jill, and their two children. He pastors the Simone Plimpton Puccinelli ’11 Danville Church of God and serves and her husband, Michael ’11, live on the Kentucky Church of God in Cartersville, Ga. She recently State Council. built a school for 500 orphans and poor children in Uganda—God’s Hope Primary School. While at Caleb Flynn ’10 and his wife, Lee, she started a nonprofit called Ashley Smith Flynn ’09, live in Simone’s Kids. Simone says, “Lee Tipp City, Ohio. Caleb recently was an essential chapter in my life, coproduced a live album with mu- and my life would be very different sician Ricardo Sanchez, where he without the personal growth that was featured on a couple of songs, took place at Lee University.” including the title cut, “Be Lifted Up.” It is available on all major Patrick ’13M and Nicole Whitecot- digital outlets and was featured in ton ’13M both graduated last sum- Praise Charts’ “new and upcoming mer with their master's degrees worship bands.” Ashley is a fifth- in the Teaching American History grade teacher. program from Lee. They live in Knoxville, Tenn. with their two Flynn Matthew ’11 and Kayla Smith Keyt children and are teaching at South ’11 married in June 2011 and moved Doyle Middle School.
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