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Learning without Boundaries May term courses take students around the globe

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2 Learning without Boundaries From Hawaii to Greece, destinations are varied for students taking May term travel courses 8 First Year Out Members of the class of 2002 learn some of life’s 2 many lessons during their first year after Transy 11 A Fulbright Adventure Fulbright award sends biology professor Peter Sherman to Oman for new insights into teaching and research 12 A Flying Start Elizabeth Moody Wagner ’37 helped pioneer women in aviation as a flight instructor during World War II 11 14 Ronald F. Whitson: 1944-2003 Long-time coach, teacher, and administrator was integral part of Transylvania basketball heritage

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15 Around Campus l 20 Applause

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23 Class Notes 25 Alumni Profile: Donald Manasse ‘71 26 Art Exhibit: Louise Calvin 29 Marriages, births, obituaries on the cover Director of Public Relations: Sarah A. Emmons ■ Director of Publications: Junior Stephanie Edelen Martha S. Baker ■ Publications Writer/Editor: William A. Bowden ■ Publica- poses in front of a lava flow on Kilauea in Hawaii tions Assistant: Katherine Yeakel ■ Publications Designer: Barbara Grinnell Volcanoes National Park during the May term course Transylvania is published three times a year. Volume 21, No.1, Fall 2003. Tropical Ecology. For more Produced by the Office of Publications, Transylvania University, Lexington, on May term travel courses, see story on KY 40508-1797. Send address changes and alumni news to Alumni Office, page 2. Photo by biology professor Transylvania University, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797, James Wagner fax to (859) 233-8797, or e-mail to [email protected]. Learning without boundaries

by Martha Baker, William A. Bowden, May term courses take students around the globe and Katherine Yeakel

istory, biology, French, lifetime Hfitness, vocal music, and tourism—courses on these subjects are taught every term at Transylvania. But this year’s May term travel courses saw professors organizing educational opportunities that approached these topics in innovative ways and tran- scended the average classroom experience. Students who signed on for these adventures in learning found ■ themselves listening to lectures in The Transylvania choir performs in St. Jacobs Church in Stockholm. locales ranging from a vineyard in rural France to the ruins of ancient Greece. Some came within a few feet of lava Choir serenades audiences “In the late 1980s, Estonia wanted to while touring in Russia, separate from the Soviet Union, but could from an active volcano, while others not muster an army,” Anderson explained. attended the St. Petersburg ballet or Finland, Estonia, Sweden “Instead, they created a human chain across the country and sang previously banned spent the night in one of Louisville’s When Americans visit Europe, they typ- patriotic songs to the point where they historic landmarks. ically go to England, France, or Spain. made a strong statement and rallied the That’s why Transylvania choir members These experiences not only people to seek independence.” were surprised when Gary Anderson, music enhanced the students’ understanding So May 11-21, 2003, found 45 stu- professor and director of choral ensem- dents and sponsors in parts of the world of their various subject matters, but bles, announced the destinations for their that most of them had never dreamed of also created memories that will May term 2003 tour: Sweden, Estonia, visiting. In addition to the experience of Finland, and Russia. undoubtedly last for years to come. performing for audiences that have high “I was kind of disappointed when Dr. expectations and truly appreciate choral Anderson first gave us the itinerary,” admits music, the Transy group had plenty of free junior choir member Rachel Meier, “but time to explore. And what they found was now I love those countries and would like often eye-opening. to live in some of them.” “I had a few preconceptions from the Anderson had good reasons for choos- mass media and movies, but a lot of those ing each location. changed during the trip,” said first-year “These are countries where choral music student Greg Repass, from Lexington. “In is taken more seriously than nearly any- Russia, especially, there is a huge schism where else in the world, so I knew we would between the extravagant houses and have receptive audiences,” he said. “I also churches on one side and the horribly run- thought the students would find these areas down apartment buildings on the other. interesting, and they probably wouldn’t The poverty was more striking than any- choose to go there on their own.” thing I’ve seen in America. It opened my Anderson had spent part of a sabbati- eyes to the situations of other people in cal leave in Sweden and studied its music. the world.” ■ Music professor and choir director He was fascinated by Finland’s geograph- Gary Anderson talks with Birgit and ic beauty, Russia’s historical heritage, and Musical challenge Eskil Hemberg in Stockholm follow- Estonia’s political climate as it relates to ing a performance of two of Eskil’s choral music. Preparation for the trip began early in compositions.

4 TRANSYLVANIA the school year, but the choir learned about Petersburg University, College of Arts and “The accounting firms were in promi- half of its concert program during the first Culture. nent places, and a lot of them were the big two weeks of May term. It was particular- “During our singing, the women were name firms that we have in the U.S.,” she ly challenging because they sang a cappel- enthusiastic with shouts of ‘bravo’ and we said. “I took pictures of them. It showed la in seven different languages—the native felt very good,” said Anderson. “Then they me that I could go to work over there if I languages of each of the four countries vis- sang, and I have never heard an under- want to. It opened many possibilities that ited plus Latin, German, and English. graduate women’s chorus of this caliber. I hadn’t even thought about.” “A cappella performance is more dif- We were thrilled with their animation and ficult than singing with instrumental joy in presentation.” accompaniment because the singers have The two choirs then joined voices in an Cycling tour makes the French to hold the tune against each other,” said anthem by the Russian composer Rach- connection a reality Anderson. maninoff. Competitors in the Tour de France trav- To help with pronunciation, Anderson “It truly gave us goose bumps,” said el more than 2,000 miles in just 20 days invited people who live in the Lexington Anderson. of riding. Their journey requires them to area and are native speakers of the lan- The experience also challenged him to navigate challenging, mountain terrain and guages to campus during rehearsals. encourage his choir members to be more push their bodies to the limit in pursuit of “It was painstaking, going syllable by expressive physically when they sing. their goal. While Transy’s Tour de France syllable, but we learned the words pretty “American choirs have the idea that was not nearly as strenuous, it did demand quickly,” said Meier. “And when we per- when they’re singing serious music they a great deal from students who took the formed on the trip, people understood have to stand and look very formal,” said May term course. A typical day included what we were singing in their language, so Anderson. “Because of this experience, I’m bike riding through the French country- that was rewarding.” over that. When your body is free to move, side for about 30 miles, stopping to learn Rehearsal sessions before the trip also your muscles relax and you sing better. It’s about points of interest, completing read- unified the choir and took their music to not distracting movement, but the body ing and writing assignments, recording the a higher level, according to Repass. can be in tune with the phrasing of the day’s events in journals, and participating “We had sung together all year, but dur- music, and the facial expressions can be in class. ing May term the music more animated.” “I give the students a lot of credit became completely ingrained “It was great to because they cycled hard and had a lot of in us,” he said. “It was more Other adventures have that different experiences during the day, but than just notes and words. The There were many other we still got back and had our class,” said different sections of the choir independence. I adventures, including attend- physical education and exercise science pro- merged into one body to pro- ing the St. Petersburg ballet, was completely fessor Sharon Brown, who taught the duce gorgeous music.” which was another of Meier’s out of my course with French professor Brian Argan- best memories. comfort zone, so bright. Making memories “If you’re going to the bal- it forced me to Both Meier and Repass let, you need to see a Russian Two disciplines, one course consider the concert in Stock- be assertive and one, so about 15 of us decid- Arganbright got the idea for this trav- holm their favorite memory ed to go,” she said. “We had responsible.” el course from two colleagues, one who from the tour. a few mishaps along the way, —Greg Repass was writing his dissertation on the cultur- “We were in St. Jacobs, like our bus stalling out, but al history of the bicycle and another who which is a huge, beautiful the theater was beautiful, we takes several students on a cycling trip to church dating to 1604,” said Repass. “It ended up having box seats, and the dancers France each summer. Arganbright then was our last concert. We had a big audi- were excellent. When we left, it was pour- approached Brown about organizing the ence—not just tourists who had happened ing down rain and we had to ride the sub- course, knowing she shared his interest in upon the concert—and the composer of way and find our way to the hotel. I biking. two or our selections was present.” couldn’t think of a better way to spend an “The class seemed to come together “You don’t get to sing for a composer evening.” logically for both disciplines—focusing on very often, so it was nerve-racking,” said Repass especially enjoyed exploring the the Tour de France and the different Meier. “But the choir was really focused and cities on foot, either alone or with a small regions of France and on fitness and nutri- the people in the audience were so into the group of choir members. tion necessary for this type of cycling,” he performance that they were crying in the “We could have used public trans- said. “Paris is no longer the center of atten- middle of songs. It was very emotional.” portation, but you get the feel of the city tion for the Tour de France; it’s the regions. The composer, Eskil Hemberg, whom by walking through it,” he said. “It was I thought it would be interesting to choose Anderson had met during his sabbatical, great to have that independence. I was one of those regions, go there, and learn joined the choir for dinner after the con- completely out of my comfort zone, so it about the local history and culture while cert. forced me to be assertive and responsible. cycling through and learning how to be I think I came away a stronger person.” better cyclists and take care of our health An international chorus Meier, an accounting major from Edge- on a strenuous trip like this.” Another highlight was the exchange wood, Ky., found herself looking for Brown was equally enthusiastic about concert with the women’s choir at St. accounting firms as she explored the cities designing the course, and they worked on the tour.

FALL 2003 5 together to develop a curriculum that and appreciate the scenery or interact with made some class members apprehensive would offer students the broadest learn- the local people. about traveling to France, but their fears ing experience possible. “We could all ride at our own pace and proved to be unfounded. Interest in the course was greater than look at things and take pictures,” said Ash- “Before I left, some close family friends anticipated with 17 students signing on. ley Porta, a sophomore English major from told me to be careful over there,” Mus- Since Arganbright and Brown wanted one Munster, Ind. Porta said one of her most setter said. “But where we were would be skilled faculty or staff cyclist per six stu- memorable experiences occurred when like coming to my hometown. We met dents, they decided to invite Public Rela- she and fellow student Ashley Duncan country people who were very laid back. tions Director Sarah Emmons to join the paused to appreciate their surroundings. Even in Paris, people were very receptive trip. “We stopped and took off our shoes and warm. They were not happy with our Because few of the students had been and played around in the Obe River in the administration, but that didn’t change the on extended bike trips, they were encour- middle of all these mountains,” Porta said. way that they felt about us or we felt about aged to take part in three training rides in “It was the kind of thing where you can them.” Lexington. just stop and look around and realize how Exploring towns and visiting bakeries “That was a reality check on how well huge the world is and how much possi- and markets to buy food gave students a they were doing on their training,” Brown bility there is out there.” valuable opportunity to practice speaking said. “It gave them an idea about pacing. Evan Mussetter, a first-year student French. Mussetter, who took three years We wanted them to know what it felt like from Ashland, Ky., said he was of French in high school, was to ride 20 or 30 miles.” impressed by the city of Car- excited by the chance, but The logistics of the bike ride were cassonne, the largest fortified “Maybe all our even novice speakers benefit- arranged by a Minnesota-based company, city in Europe and the inspi- May term fitness ted from the immersion. which provided bikes, maps, and picnic ration for the Disneyland cas- classes should “I barely knew any French, lunches, made hotel arrangements, and tle. An avid cyclist, Mussetter and just trying to communi- followed the group in a van transporting also enjoyed visiting cities on be integrated cate with people taught me so their luggage. Transy’s Tour de France the Tour de France route. with another much about the culture and wound through the Languedoc region, “It’s one thing to watch it discipline, their lifestyle,” Porta said. historically known for its independence on TV and quite another to be because it was “The people in bakeries were and its connection to the medieval Chris- there,” Mussetter said. so rewarding for so patient when I couldn’t fig- tian religion known as Catharism. Arganbright recalled ure out how to pronounce encountering a vineyard owner the students.” something.” Stopping to smell the roses who gave the group a tour of —Sharon Brown At the end of a long day of Traveling by bike made it easy for the his estate and allowed them to cycling and exploring, the group or just a few of the riders to stop have their picnic lunch there. The farmer Transy group would meet at the hotel also educated them on how the hostilities where they were staying for the night to between the French and American gov- have class, rest, and eat dinner—a custom ■ Ashley Duncan, left, Ashley Porta, and ernments were affecting the wine indus- that differed greatly from what some of Jonathon Hall take a break from cycling during Transy’s Tour de France. Students try. them were familiar with. and professors rode an average of 30 The international tension that was “I loved dinner. We wouldn’t go until miles a day during the 15-day trip. mounting in the weeks before the trip seven o’clock and it would last at least three hours,” Porta said. “A huge staple of their culture is this meal. Everyone would talk and all the courses would come out separately. “Sometimes in America, I think restau- rants just want to give you the check and have you leave so they can get someone else in that spot. In France, they had one family per table per night. They weren’t in any hurry for you to leave and asked if you wanted to stay longer.” A ‘fit’ting end When the 15-day trip came to a close, students returned to Kentucky with a sense of French culture and history that no text- book could have provided and a marked- ly improved physical fitness level. Fitness tests conducted before and after the course showed that almost every par- ticipant jumped three categories higher in cardiovascular fitness.

6 TRANSYLVANIA “That says a lot about their commit- free flowing. You look around and say, has gleaned over the years while doing ment to training,” Brown said. “The car- ‘Oh, look! This is what we’ve got and this research in the islands, living there for two diovascular fitness gains were far greater is what I can tell you about it.’” years while doing post-doctoral work, and than we see in a regular semester, and taking his own May term course there. that’s not surprising given the high A great natural laboratory “Carl did a nice job of giving us a his- demands of the activities we asked these Because of its overwhelming diversity, torical perspective on the colonization of students to do.” Hawaii is hard to beat as a natural labora- the islands by Polynesians and the later Both Brown and Arganbright said they tory for the study of tropical animals and arrival of Europeans and Americans,” said would like to conduct another course like plants, said Wagner. Wagner. Visits to such sites as the Poly- this in the future. Brown even envisions “Hawaii has an incredibly high per- nesian Cultural Center and the Bishop combining lifetime fitness with other dis- centage of unique terrestrial species, Museum reinforced this aspect of the ciplines. including over 1,000 species of native course. “Maybe for biology credit they could hike in the mountains,” she said. “Maybe all our May term lifetime fitness classes should be integrated with another disci- pline, because it was so rewarding for the students.”

Hawaii offers unique learning experiences on every shore Junior Joe Meranda fully expected to see great biological diversity during the May term travel course Tropical Ecology, which visited several Hawaiian islands, renowned for their lush and exotic flora and fauna. Still, there were some surpris- es along the way that made the experience even more memorable than he anticipat- ed. “One day, we got to see a pod of about 150 dolphins,” he said. “That was really cool.” The school of spinner dolphins were jumping in the air alongside the boat tak- ing the group out for snorkeling. Outside of the planned itinerary and ■ Biology professor James Wagner plants, 135 endemic species of birds, at shows, from left, Sara Chowdhury, Sean subject matter, it was those unexpected least 5,000 insect species, plus some real- encounters—which often became teach- Thompson, and Megan Minix a rare and ly cool spiders,” he said. endangered silversword in Mona ing moments—that made this travel course When you add the fact that the islands Haleakala, Maui. special for the 14 students and two pro- of Hawaii also make up a fascinating geo- fessors on the trip. logical and ecological tableau, their allure Better than a lava lamp Biology professor James Wagner said for this particular course was irresistible. that staying flexible and open to those “What I wanted to do—and this course At one point, Heltzel helped make sure moments made him a more effective turned out better than I could have imag- the group saw the lava flow on Kilauea, teacher and increased the students’ enjoy- ined—was to create a course that con- the most active volcano in the world, at ment of the course. One example of this nected biology with geology and ecology Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. occurred when the group was wading at so students could see the big picture,” said “At the visitors center, they told us no low tide out to an island sanctuary for nest- Wagner. lava was flowing that day, but we got a ing birds. It involved the answer to the “Hawaii is kind of like a natural exper- guide who took us around to the other question, “Why, no matter where you iment,” he continued. “Each island was side where the action was,” said Heltzel. stand on an island, are waves crashing in formed at a different time, so as you move “Even he had just about given up when a on the shore?” from island to island you can go back in student said she could see where it was “The students were wrestling with this geological time. You get a really nice sense about to break through, and then just question when we came to a small island of the kinds of ecological and evolution- amazing amounts of lava came pouring where you could see exactly how the waves ary processes—diversity, adaptation—that out. It was 2100 degrees. We were right hit and then wrapped around the island, went on.” next to it, putting sticks in it.” crashing right at our feet,” said Wagner. Chemistry professor Carl Heltzel added The lava flow was definitely a favorite “That’s how it is on these trips. The day the final touch to the course—insights into with students. just unfolds, and sometimes it’s kind of the history and culture of Hawaii that he “We basically saw a river of lava com-

FALL 2003 7 ing out of the volcano, about four feet mountains, gorges, and horses, especial- to develop ways to bring new visitors in wide, and it was just amazing,” said jun- ly in this area,” the Somerset, Ky., native and get previous visitors to return. ior Sara Chowdhury, a biology major from said. “I was surprised that tourism was as “Students got to see that no matter Louisville. “It was so hot that we had to big a part of Kentucky’s economy as it is.” what, you’ve got to keep looking forward leave for awhile and climb up on some Poynter guided Roth and 15 other stu- and be proactive as a manager, or other- rocks so we could breathe. It was one of dents to a variety of well-known tourist wise you’ll be in trouble,” Poynter said. the coolest things we did.” destinations across Kentucky, giving them “When there’s nothing new for your cus- Added Meranda, a biology major from the opportunity to learn from the profes- tomer to come back to, they won’t both- Georgetown, Ohio, “Not many people sionals who manage these attractions and er because there are so many options now.” get a chance to experience lava that close providing behind-the-scenes glimpses of up. We stayed until dark. Looking up on what it takes to draw in tourists and keep the hillside and seeing it glowing with red- them happy. The group met with repre- Students wrestle with ideas hot lava was really memorable.” sentatives from the Kentucky Department about ancient Greece Chowdhury was also impressed with of Travel in Frankfort, Louisville Slugger When professors and students talk Hawaii in general, and its people in par- Museum, Belle of Louisville, Greater about “wrestling” with ideas, everyone ticular. Louisville Chamber of Commerce, Mam- understands it’s a figurative expression— “Hawaii was actually more beautiful moth Cave Hotel, DuPont Mansion and unless you took the May term travel course than I thought it would be. I’d never seen Lynn’s Paradise Café in Louisville, Maker’s The Ancient Polis, which visited Greece. water so blue. When we came in contact Mark Distillery, Keeneland, Applebee’s For a brief moment at the ruins of with natives, they were very proud of their Park in Lexington, and My Old Kentucky Plato’s Academy in Athens, philosophy culture. It sounds corny, but they’re very Home. professor Peter Fosl and junior Billy Red- proud of their ‘aloha’ spirit. They were Poynter said integrating travel into the mon offered a literal take on the expres- friendly, open, and sharing.” course worked well because sion when they grappled in Before leaving for Hawaii, the students students saw the concepts they the grass where an ancient had 10 days of classroom work and an had learned from lectures and “It was neat to gymnasium likely stood, to exam that prepared them to appreciate not textbooks being applied to real figure out the the delight of the other stu- only the natural features of the islands, but world situations. tourist’s mind dents and history professor also their heritage. During the trip, they “We actually got to see Frank Russell. kept journals and took notes and pictures everything that went on with and psycholo- “Dr. Fosl and I had both to use in preparing academic posters when these places and had extensive gy…the differ- wrestled in high school,” said they returned to campus. Poster subjects overviews of the hotels, dis- ent types of peo- Redmon, a history major from included trees and ferns, above-ground tilleries, and recreational sites,” ple out there Louisville, “but I don’t think root systems, vines and how they grow, said Ann King, a junior busi- people knew that about Dr. and the canopy structure of a tropical for- ness administration major and what they’re Fosl, and they figured I was est. from Lebanon, Ky. “It was searching for.” going to kill him.” In fact, The travel aspect of the course was a cool to see all the stuff first- —Matthew Roth Redmon won the one-minute big hit with Chowdhury. hand, and to see all the match with a pin, but not “It takes the course to a completely dif- processes the businesses went before a good effort from Fosl. ferent level, because there’s only so much through to get the product to work.” The impromptu athletics were appro- you can learn in a classroom. We learned Roth, a business administration major, priate in that setting, said Fosl. how islands are formed, then we saw it was intrigued to learn about the various “Plato was a wrestler—his real name first-hand. We learned about ecological types of tourists, such as people who want was Aristocles and Plato is actually a nick- patterns, but hiking through the rain adventure or people who are interested in name that means roughly ‘broad shoul- forests and seeing the patterns for your- historical sites. dered.’” And, of course, the value the self makes you really remember things. “It was neat to figure out the tourist’s ancient Greeks placed on physical fitness Out of the May term classes I’ve taken, I mind and psychology, as far as the differ- and athletic achievement is well docu- learned the most from this one.” ent types of people out there and what mented and includes the Olympic com- they’re searching for,” he said. “If I ever petition that was the inspiration for the do decide to have a hotel or restaurant, modern Olympics. Students learn about tourism I’ll know how to specifically target the through Kentucky hospitality clientele with marketing and advertising.” Contemplating the good life The stop at My Old Kentucky Home Before taking business professor Julia The wrestling match was a lightheart- in Bardstown was especially helpful because Poynter’s May term Travel and Tourism ed moment in a rigorously academic expe- it addressed the topic of heritage tourism, course, junior Matthew Roth didn’t think rience that saw the students and professors a vital component of Kentucky’s tourism his home state of Kentucky appealed to follow a demanding schedule of readings industry, and because manager Alice tourists very much. and site visits to ancient ruins and muse- Heaton was able to offer such a valuable “Living here, you don’t see what’s ums throughout Greece. The trip was perspective, Poynter said. Heaton explained around you, but so many people from the designed to shed light on the question of that even an attraction as well known as surrounding states come here for our nat- what constitutes the “good life,” how the My Old Kentucky Home does not have a ural attractions, such as the caves, lakes, Greeks through the ancient polis, or city- built-in clientele, and she constantly has

8 TRANSYLVANIA sented it at an archaeological museum in Thessaloniki. “I gave my presentation right in front of a gold wine- making vessel from about 300 B.C.,” said Clark. “It was very intricately decorated with a panorama wrapping around it of Dionysos, women, and satyrs. Some of the images were disturbing, but beauti- ful at the same time.” An added attraction for this travel course was the pres- ence of drama professor Tim Soulis, who was on sabbati- cal leave and decided to join the group to further his stud- ies on Greek theater. “We were at a huge the- ater one time when Dr. Soulis got up and delivered a mono- ■ Rachel Hedden takes a break on the “They died for liberty, even though it logue from the center of the Areopagus, where students did a site was a flawed concept of liberty because stage area,” said Clark. “He would whis- presentation from Aeschylus’s Furies. they were slave owners,” Russell said. per, or drop a coin on a small marble slab The Athenian Acropolis looms in the “They were utterly devoted to their cause, in the center of the stage, and you could background. believing it was better to die than to exist hear it from wherever you were in the the- in another form of government. The site ater. And every theater had a fantastic view.” state, attempted to realize it, and what conveys the value of what polis meant to these people. Listening to this story, some implications their ideas may have for the Strong sense of community modern world. of our students were in tears.” An essential feature of the polis that Russell provided the historical and Students speak out was very evident during the trip is the archaeological expertise, while Fosl select- agora, a generic term in ancient Greece ed the texts that added philosophical A key learning component for the stu- for gathering place. This was usually locat- understanding of the sites and events. dents was the requirement that each give ed in the center of the city and was the site Often, the two disciplines were combined a site presentation. One student explored of political and commercial activity. by reading from the texts or giving per- the modern participation of women in “I think the good life for the ancient formances from literary works at appro- the Olympics and gave her presentation Greeks was defined a lot by the commu- priate sites. at Olympia. Another compared two of nity,” said Wellington. “The architectur- “We did a bit of Aeschylus’s Furies on Plato’s works and presented the findings al elements of the agora—the temples, the Areopagus, where the play was set,” in Sparta. shops, government buildings, theaters— said Fosl. “We discussed Plato’s Republic Junior Lesley Wellington, a mathe- would demonstrate what was important in the ruins of his Academy, reenacted the matics major from Flowood, Miss., cre- to the citizens.” trial of Socrates on the Athenian agora, ated her own text for her presentation by In modern Greece, the agora has come and listened to Brad Sullivan (’03) deliv- conductiong daily interviews with Greeks to mean marketplace, also a feature of er Pericles’s Funeral Oration on the Pnxy.” she met along the way. many of the cities visited by the Transy For Russell, the chance to have stu- “I did a kind of anthropological study group. dents learn Greek history at the place that by asking them how much they knew “The Greeks still have this idea of a history was made was priceless. about their ancient history and how much general meeting area where people in the “One of the hardest things to do is to it affects their lives,” she said. “I made my community can talk to one another,” said make ideas and events that are 2,500 years presentation at Delphi. It surprised me Clark. “We stayed in Litochoro for three dead come alive again,” he said. “Being how few of them had thought out any of days, a small town where every night peo- on site is a delight to the instructor in terms the knowledge of their history, but those ple would come out into the town square of explaining things.” who had, had very adamant feelings.” and mingle or have dinner. I really enjoyed One such teaching moment for Rus- Sophomore Jonathan Clark, a mathe- this, being able to go to a café and enjoy sell occurred in Theopolis, a site in cen- matics and drama double major from Bard- the conversation. This is something I tral Greece where a small force of Spartans stown, Ky., gave his presentation on would like to bring back to American cul- fought to the death against an over- Dionysian cults and their relationship to ture, to build a stronger sense of com- whelmingly large force of invading Per- the mythology of Dionysos, the ancient munity.” ■ sians. Greek god of wine and revelry. He pre-

FALL 2003 9 Ayeartoremember Membersoftheclassof2002grapplewith independenceandresponsibilityduring theirfirstyearaftergraduation by Katherine Yeakel

■ Patrick McGuire looks out over the Pacific Ocean from a cliff in California’s Big Sur region.

ach May, Transylvania seniors don native relocated to Washington, D.C., and ington, and earning a paycheck as a vol- their caps and gowns and accept moved into a house with several people unteer coordinator for the Dick Gephardt Etheir diplomas, beaming with pride he’d never met before. presidential campaign, a job that fits per- and eager for their futures to begin. Bricken didn’t have the chance to scout fectly with his studies. “At graduation, everyone had so much the city for a place to live before it was “This is going to be the best experi- momentum,” Matt Bricken ’02 recalled. time for him to begin classes in the polit- ence for me, doing this campaign man- “We were all going to law school or grad ical management program at The George agement program at night and being school or had a job lined up.” Washington University, so he answered an involved in a presidential campaign dur- But the path to happiness and success ad in the newspaper for a room in a group ing the day,” he said. “The people I’ll meet is rarely a straight line. Life—especially in house and made arrangements with his and the contacts I’ll make across Demo- the first year after college—usually con- future roommates over the phone. cratic circles in D.C. and the country will tains many twists and turns. “One person was from New York, one be invaluable.” “To me, your life changes more in that from Iowa, and another from New Jer- Bricken said studying abroad in Lon- first year out of school than a lot of other sey,” Bricken said. “We were all from dif- don helped him cope with the uncertain- transition years,” said Sally Francisco ’02. ferent backgrounds, but we were all young ties of moving to a new city, and his Transy “You age three years in that first year.” people facing the world. It could have been course load left him better prepared for With those hectic 12 months still fresh a lot worse.” the demands of graduate school than some in their minds, Hill, Francisco, and five In addition to coping with the differ- of his classmates are. other members of the class of 2002 reflect- ent personalities of his new roommates, “In one of the first classes I had, one ed on the surprises, frustrations, accom- Bricken had to adjust to the noticeably of the students just couldn’t believe the plishments, disappointments, beginnings, higher cost of living. His room in Wash- amount of reading and homework,” Brick- and farewells they’ve experienced since ington cost just $200 less than the month- en said. “It was maybe more than I had at leaving Transylvania. ly rent for an entire house he and some Transy, but it was comparable. This is grad- friends had shared in Lexington. With uate school, so it’s supposed to be hard- Facing the unknown greater financial demands, finding work er.” One of the first steps political science was a top priority, but Bricken endured a Events unfold as planned major Matt Bricken took into the real frustrating search. world greatly resembled The Real World “I found a lot of internships that would Sally Francisco majored in business reality show on MTV. The Lexington have been happy to have me, but they were administration with an emphasis in hos- all unpaid,” he said. pitality management, After eight weeks of looking and living hoping to have a career off bread and bologna, Bricken accepted in event planning. a job at a real estate firm. The work was Today, she’s exactly far removed from the political world and where she wanted to the commute was a grueling hour and 15 be. In April, Francisco minutes, but Bricken made do until some- was promoted to event thing better came along. He eventually planner with the landed a paid internship with the public National Tour Associ- affairs firm Blakey & Agnew, handling ation (NTA), an media research, drafting proposals, and ■ organization managed Matt Bricken passes writing press releases. by Host Communica- the Jefferson Memorial Today, Bricken is in a new apartment, tions in Lexington. in a paddleboat. rooming with someone he knew from Lex- “Sometimes you ■ Sally Francisco

10 TRANSYLVANIA get what you wished for,” she said. McGuire’s only goal was to live in and a really great job opportunity that I can’t Francisco is in charge of all of the food experience a city completely different from pass up. Until then, I’d love to just keep and beverage planning for the NTA’s annu- where he grew up. moving around and learn from different al convention and spring meet. She said “I love Lexington; I love Kentucky, but people in different parts of the country the job gives her the independence she this is the age of my life to do something and the world.” wanted, but it’s challenging because instead like this,” he said. of dealing with just one company and one His first few weeks in California did not An offer she couldn’t refuse budget, she’s juggling up to 30 sponsors, leave him wanting for adventure. As soon At the end of her senior year, biology and each has its own way of doing things. as he reached the city, his car died. Wait- major and Martin, Ky., native Monica Maj- “It’s taught me a lot of negotiation ing for it to be repaired, he and two mundar faced a tough decision: attend a skills,” she said. acquaintances who’d also just medical school in her home Franscisco credits Transylvania’s Career arrived drove around in an state or move to Atlanta and Development Center with helping her find ’86 hatchback Camaro, study medicine at Emory Uni- her initial job with the NTA, and said she searching for jobs and a place versity. While she occasional- regularly draws from her education, keep- to live. A chance encounter ly misses the comforts that ing textbooks from her classes in her office with a fellow Kentuckian got living close to home would for quick reference. McGuire a job at a hotel, but have afforded, Majmundar While her career stayed on course, Fran- his car woes continued. A can list more than a few rea- cisco said life beyond the dorms was a tough mechanic wrecked the vehi- sons why Emory and Atlanta transition. cle during a test drive, so were right for her. “I really appreciate the lights and the McGuire coped with rental “I needed to live in a big ■ Monica Majmundar water at Transy now,” she said. “That first cars and loaners from the city once so I’d know if I paycheck is the most rewarding thing you garage until the damage was wanted to go back to a small can have after those four years, but then repaired. town or stay in the big city for the rest of you realize that about three days after you McGuire worked at the hotel and ref- my life,” Majmundar said. receive that paycheck, it’s going to pay ereed high school volleyball before get- The traffic is “insane,” Majmundar said, rent, gas, electric, and water, and you’re ting a job in the gift shop at the Old Globe but the city is fascinating. Events ranging left with about as much money as you had Theater in Balboa Park. Working at the from art festivals to free concerts are con- in college.” nationally renowned venue, McGuire ran stantly available, and the city’s diverse pop- Francisco also misses the social aspect into people like Jack O’Brien, the theater’s ulation has allowed Majmundar to learn of living on campus. artistic director and winner of the 2003 more about her cultural heritage. “It was definitely a big shock the first Tony Award for best directing for the “Atlanta has a huge Indian communi- couple of months out of school to realize Broadway musical Hairspray. ty,” she said. “This is the first time that I that on a Tuesday night, if I wanted some- “I was rubbing elbows with the right have had really close Indian friends, so I’m body to go to Wal-Mart with me, they people even if I didn’t have the right job,” learning more about my community, my weren’t just down the hallway,” she said. he said. language, and my cooking.” “Adjusting to not having 100 of your clos- McGuire moved up to selling tickets From an educational standpoint, Emory est friends on the same city block was dif- in the box office and was offered a posi- was the right choice because of its reputa- ficult.” tion as house manager, but he decided it tion and partnership with Grady Memor- was time to exit stage left. ial Hospital. Majmundar said training at No slowing down “I’d had enough of San Diego, so I Grady—the primary hospital for the Atlanta If drama major Patrick McGuire’s life packed up,” he said. “I could probably metropolitan area—will expose her to a was a movie, a director would have shout- have stayed at that theater the rest of my wide range of people and medical condi- ed “action” right after commencement. life and worked my way up the ranks. There tions. Following graduation, McGuire and were several people there who had done The school itself has been very nurtur- two friends traveled to South that, but I decided it would ing during her first year, Majmundar said. Korea to see the World Cup be more fun for me to keep Social chairs regularly organize activities, Soccer tournament and tour moving.” and students are encouraged to take time the country. McGuire then He spent the summer of out for themselves. Even with this support, returned to the U.S. and 2003 in Colorado, living in a the classes have been extremely taxing. worked in Washington, D.C., tent and taking photographs “I knew it was going to be hard, but I for about five weeks before for a whitewater rafting com- didn’t understand how much information driving across the country to pany. Now, he’s returned to we were going to be expected to learn in live in San Diego. California, this time to Los a short amount of time,” she said. “You “I’d never been there Angeles. have to learn a new studying style, because before,” he said. “I’d only “I don’t plan on staying not everything that worked in undergrad been to L.A. one time. I went anywhere longer than a year,” is going to work for you in medical school.” without a job or an apartment. he said. “At some point, I’m Plunging into her second year, Maj- ■ Patrick McGuire in I had no idea what I was going going to totally run out of mundar is excited to be spending some Monterey with a bust to do.” of John Steinbeck money, or get married, or get time in the hospital doing cardiovascular,

FALL 2003 11 pulmonary, neuromuscular, and skeletal one to talk to and trust.” tunity,” she said. “We’ve done a little bit exams. The experience has been invigor- Wherever his studies lead, Hill said he’s of traveling, and plan on doing a lot more ating, but also a little intimidating. ready, thanks in large part to Transy. in the future, and have adjusted well to “When you go into a patient’s room, “Being at Transy helped make me a the German culture.” they think you’re a doctor. They think you stronger me,” he said. “When I got out Avery is confident her job prospects know everything about medicine, and you of school, I felt prepared to tackle any- will improve when they return to the U.S. have to remind them that you’re just a sec- thing, whether it be a job or graduate They expect to be sent to Dayton, Ohio, ond year medical student trying to learn school, even if it’s just dealing with peo- in 2005, where Lance will earn his mas- to be a good doctor. A great deal of respon- ple and responsibilities. I’m stoked and ter’s degree at the Air Force Institute of sibility comes with wearing a white coat.” pysched and ready. Whatever comes my Technology. way, I feel like I can handle it.” Both Lance and Avery said their Tran- A year of reflection and experience sy years helped them gain the confidence Transylvania philosophy graduate Dion Starting a new life together and independence that was critical in their Hill has some advice for students who Having been in JROTC and ROTC, adjustment to their new life. received their diplomas in 2003: “Don’t Lance Garner knew his future would “Transy gave me the time and experi- get stressed if things aren’t fitting into involve the U.S. Air Force. ence I needed to mature and your timetable. Be open-minded and He didn’t anticipate, howev- grow as a person,” Lance said. embrace the challenges that come your er, that he’d be heading to “I was an RA for two years and way.” Ramstein Air Base in Ger- this was especially beneficial as These are the lessons Hill has gleaned many just one month after I was immediately placed into from a year filled with working, traveling, graduation. a leadership role when I and enjoying his post-college status. “I never expected to be received my commission in the Just after graduation, Hill conducted shipped off immediately to an Air Force.” research on predatory lending, an exten- overseas location,” he said. While they acknowledge sion of an internship with the Lexington “It’s fairly unusual for a first ■ Lance and Avery that military life may be diffi- Human Rights Commission that he’d assignment, but I love it.” Garner in Germany cult at times, Lance and Avery completed as part of his sociology minor A computer science major said this initial year has left during his last term at Transy. When the at Transylvania, Garner is now a second them more optimistic than ever before. commission couldn’t find funding for Hill lieutenant in charge of all aspects of com- “Although I’d like to find a better job, to continue, he waited tables and took munications and information flow for his my main goal in life is to simply be happy, other short-term jobs to unit, which supports 18 squadrons travel, and have a family,” Avery said. help pay his portion of the throughout Europe and Southwest Asia. “Right now, I feel like I’m on the right rent for the apartment he Finding a house and car and making track to accomplishing all of these.” ■ shares with two roommates. the transition to living in another coun- “It was kind of fun try was tough, Garner said, but things because I’d never been inde- greatly improved after he and fellow 2002 Alumni 101 pendent before,” he said. grad Avery Edwards married in Novem- “It was really rewarding and ber 2002 and she joined him in Germany. Whether you’ve been out of college for one year or 50, we want you to stay taught me a lot of respon- While she was thrilled to be reunited with connected with Transylvania. Here’s sibility.” Lance, Avery also faced some challenges. how: Hill spent his free time “The initial move to Germany was def- ■ Keep us posted on where you are catching up with family and initely hard since I had lived in Lexington ■ Dion Hill and what you’re doing. Mail or e- friends. He toured Chicago all my life up until then, and suddenly I mail updates to the Alumni Office for a week and visited his mother in Vine had to adjust to a totally foreign culture,” ([email protected]) or visit the Grove, Ky., to get some home cooking she said. “I had to start from scratch, mak- recently redesigned Transylvania and reassurance. ing new friends and finding a new job, Web site at www.transy.edu. “I tried my hardest not to worry about which was really hard.” ■ the next step, especially because the job Because she spoke very little German, Come and visit. Although alumni are always welcome, Alumni Week- market is not so great,” he said. Avery had to limit her job search to the end presents unparalleled opportu- With a year’s worth of real world expe- base, where there’s a great deal of com- nities to reconnect with friends and rience under his belt, Hill decided the next petition from local workers and other classmates. The 2004 Alumni step was attending graduate school at the spouses. She eventually found work at Willi Weekend is set for April 23-25. University of Kentucky. Inspired by the Geck, a store selling kitchenware, col- strength his mother displayed as a single lectibles, and crystal, and she planned to ■ Attend alumni events in your parent, Hill wants to craft a career that substitute teach in the fall of 2003. Nei- area. If you live in the Lexington, allows him to help women. ther position is what she pictured herself Louisville, or Cincinnati vicinities “I want to study women who are doing with her business administration and would like to get involved with empowered by adversity,” he said. “I want degree, but it hasn’t dampened her enthu- the alumni chapters in those areas, contact Natasa Pajic, assistant to be in touch with women whether we’re siasm toward the overall experience. director of alumni programs, at talking research, data, and statistics, or “It really is great living in Germany. I (800) 487-2679 or (859) 233-8213. working with women who just need some- know we are lucky to have such an oppor-

12 TRANSYLVANIA FulbrightFulbright AwardAward givesgives ShermanSherman newnew insightsinsights intointo teachingteaching andand researchresearch

■ Transylvania biology professor Peter Sherman, right, and his wife, University of Louisville biology professor Perri Eason, second from right, spent a year teaching and conducting research in Oman through the Fulbright Scholars Program. Sherman and Eason ran into these Bedouin children while exploring the Wahiba Sands desert in Oman.

t isn’t hard for biology professor Peter both received Fulbright awards to teach “The people were just incredibly wel- Sherman to list the differences and conduct field research in Oman. coming,” he said. “When we explored the Ibetween his classes at Transylvania and Dragonflies and ghost crabs were the country on the weekends, they were always the ones he taught at Sultan Qaboos Uni- focus of the research. With bodies of water waving and inviting us in for coffee and versity in Oman during the 2002-03 aca- limited by the desert climate, dragonfly dates.” demic year. populations are extremely dense, causing Oman is in the midst of a renaissance, For starters, his students in Oman interesting mating strategies. Instead of Sherman said. Since coming to power dressed in modest, traditional garb as man- establishing and defending their own ter- about 30 years ago, the country’s current dated by their Islamic faith. The women ritory, some males will simply sneak into sultan has made great strides to improve were required to sit in the back of the class- the territory of another while he’s away his people’s quality of life. One of his ini- room so they would not distract the men, fighting. This sly tactic is usually not that tiatives was to open the university where who were prohibited from entering the successful, Sherman found, because the Sherman taught. room until Sherman arrived. females preferred the stronger male. In his efforts to encourage his Omani The curriculum was rigid, and Sher- To study ghost crabs, Sherman and students to analyze as much as they mem- man couldn’t deviate because the tests Eason waded through waist high water to orized, Sherman thought of new ways to were standardized. He found his students find an isolated beach that provided a safe improve his Transy classes. were excellent at memorization, able to home for thousands of the creatures. They “I’m trying to approach my classes now, quote whole passages out of textbooks, observed how the crabs found food by especially the intro classes, in a way that but struggled to apply the information to keying in on one of their own species. Late will get students to think more critically,” other situations. in the day, the crabs would come out and he said. Encountering these differences and fac- wander aimlessly until one of them stum- Through lab sessions, Sherman plans ing the challenges that some of them pre- bled onto a dead fish or other food source. to engage his students in discussions about sented gave Sherman a new perspective. Once the first crab started eating, anoth- controversial biology issues, such as stem “I feel like it was a great chance to reflect er crab would notice, then another, until cell research and biotechnology. on my teaching (at Transylvania),” he said. soon all the crabs on the beach were rac- “There’s a tendency to be comfortable “It reinvigorated my thinking about dif- ing to claim their portion. with what you’ve grown up knowing or ferent courses.” A longtime student of animal behav- learning,” he said. “I don’t want to change Sherman’s residency at Qaboos was ior, Sherman said this was his first foray that necessarily. I would like for them to made possible by the Fulbright Scholars into the world of insects and crabs. Oman realize the complexities of the issues and Program. He and his wife, University of proved to be an excellent place to conduct know why some people feel this way while Louisville biology professor Perri Eason, a year of research. other people feel differently.” ■

FALL 2003 13 A Flying Start Elizabeth Moody Wagner ’37 helped pioneer women in aviation during

BY WILLIAM A. BOWDEN one of the relatively few women aviators tional purposes. lizabeth Moody Wagner ’37 was of her day and served her well as she After her Transy schooling in ground on a training flight near Danville, helped to train male air cadets for service courses such as navigation, meteorology, EKy., in her small, single-engine air- overseas. and mechanics, Wagner’s adventure real- plane on a summer morning in 1943 when ly began. In the fall of 1942 she was accept- A dashing appearance her engine suddenly stopped. The plane ed into a highly selective experimental had no self-starter—you started it by hav- Wagner, a member of the Transylvania training program created by the Tennessee ing someone stand in front of the plane Board of Trustees since 1981, lives in Lex- Bureau of Aeronautics to see if 10 hand- and spin the propeller, obviously not an ington with her second husband, Arlyn picked women could make capable instruc- option at 3,000 feet. O. Wagner. At 87, her resemblance to the tors for male Army and Navy air cadets. Landing without power—a “dead- dashing young woman in a flight suit from Six of the trainee slots went to Tennessee stick” landing in aviation parlance—had so many years ago is remarkably strong, women, while Wagner was one of four been part of her pilot training, but Wag- as are her disposition and her memories out-of-staters chosen from 220 applicants. ner didn’t relish the idea of putting that of those adventurous times. This was all in the context of a nation skill to use so soon. When the federal government created suddenly at war after Pearl Harbor, when “I first tried flying as fast as I could the Civilian Pilot Training Program in men were enlisting or being called up straight down,” she recalled, a maneuver 1942, Wagner was eager to sign on. Her through selective service for the war effort, that sometimes spins the prop fast enough first husband, Nat Hall, had purchased a and women were asked to do a variety of to restart the engine. No luck. small airplane that they kept in a barn on jobs previously handled mostly by men. So, she pulled the plane back up and Lexington’s Nicholasville Road in open The need in aviation was great—the mil- began to scour the landscape for a farmer’s countryside that is now the site of a K- itary wanted to train approximately field or a deserted road. Keeping the air- Mart store. His flat feet kept him out of 200,000 men to be pilots in a very short craft in a steady, silent, slowly descending the Army, so he wanted to become a flight time. glide, she set it safely down in a farmer’s instructor. Wagner proved to be an able pilot with field and walked away from a potential dis- “As long as we had a plane, I thought a knack for instructing. She graduated aster with no damage to herself, the air I ought to learn to fly,” said Wagner. from the 12-week flight instructor train- cadet she was instructing, or the aircraft. Wagner was accepted into the CPT pro- ing program in Nashville in February It takes courage and good nerves to gram and took her initial training at Tran- 1943, but not before having her scariest land a powerless airplane, attributes that sylvania. Transy, like many colleges and adventure in an airplane. Wagner has never lacked. They got her universities across the country, was giving “I had been out too long one after- into an experimental pilot training pro- up some of its residence hall and classroom noon flying around Nashville and got gram during World War II that made her facilities for military training and educa- lost—I just could not find that little old

14 TRANSYLVANIA ■ Elizabeth Moody Wagner and her first husband, Nat Hall, were living in Lexington in 1942 when they posed in front of the airplane they had recently purchased. Inset, Wagner cuts a dashing figure in her flight instructor’s uni- form while undergoing training in Nashville.

private school in and they were married on her Transy grad- the foothills of the uation day—May 31, 1937. Himalayan Moun- “In February he asked me to marry tains close to Nepal. him, and I said, ‘I wouldn’t marry you a She grew up speak- day before I graduate.’ He went down and ing Hindustani and had the rings engraved with my gradua- accompanied her tion date, so we had to get married that father and brothers on afternoon. I graduated at 10 in the morn- big-game hunting ing and got married at 3 in the afternoon.” trips. Before her eigh- After her war-time adventures, she teenth birthday she had taught flying at Lexington’s Cool Mead- been around the world ows airport on Newtown Pike, the pred- two-and-a-half times. ecessor to Bluegrass Field. She continued She came to Transyl- as a flight instructor until 1956, though vania in 1934, signed on the birth of her two sons—Nat Berry Hall for pre-med, and graduat- Jr. in 1949 and Ewing M. Hall in 1951— ed cum laude three years prompted her to spend more time raising later, taking courses year- her family. round while many of her Hall died in 1956. In 1958 she mar- classmates took the summer ried Arlyn Wagner, a widower and (now World War II off. retired) executive with Brock-McVey Elec- “My parents were in India trical Supply Company. and I had no place to go,” she Over the years, Wagner became airport on the Gillespie River,” Wagner said. “It was a month by ship from New involved in a plethora of civic activities and recalled. “The airfield had no lights—we York to Bombay, so I couldn’t possibly go organizations, including United Way of weren’t supposed to be flying at night. It home for the summer.” the Bluegrass, Girl Scouts, the Interna- was almost dark when I finally found it. Nat Hall, a banker she had met through tional Book Program, the Florence Crit- They were all glad to see me get back in. her part-time job at the YWCA cafeteria, tenton Home, Planned Parenthood, and That’s the most scared I’ve ever been.” proposed to her during her senior year, the Living Arts and Science Center, among Wagner was given an 18-month assign- others. ment to train air cadets stationed at Cen- A long-time member of the Junior tre College in Danville, flying out of League of Lexington, Wagner was instru- Junction City Airport. mental in acquiring the Bodley-Bullock “I had 10 students and we taught six House in Gratz Park for the league’s head- hours a day, even on weekends a lot of quarters. She is a past president (twice) of times,” she said. the Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preser- Yet another nerve-racking experience vation, which honored her with its John awaited her during this instructor’s stint. Wesley Hunt Award in 1991. She was teaching a cadet how to pull out Transylvania awarded her the Morri- of a spin when he “froze” on the stick. She son Medallion, which is given to alums for was seated in front of the cadet, using tan- outstanding service to the University, in dem controls that were mechanically 1981. In 1992 she received the Lexing- linked. ton Optimist Cup award. “I had a terrible time. I had to unbuck- One of the ways Wagner stays active is le in the middle of a spin and turn around by volunteering as a docent at the Hunt- and hit him to get him to let go of the Morgan House, explaining the history of stick. It was the grace of God that got him the antebellum home in Gratz Park. She off of it. It was very scary.” also attends Transy board and committee meetings. “I enjoy that because it lets me A life of adventure keep up on what’s going on at Transy.” Wagner’s life already had a fair amount She has kept in touch over the years of adventure in it long before her war-time ■ Elizabeth Moody Wagner is pictured with a number of her classmates, who still flying experiences. She was born in India today in the garden at Lexington’s know her as Moody, her maiden name. to Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Hunt-Morgan House, a historic home “When somebody calls and asks for missionary parents and was educated in a where she is a volunteer docent. Moody, I know it’s Transylvania.” ■

FALL 2003 15 Ronald F. Whitson Long-time coach, teacher, and administrator was integral part 1944 - 2003 of Transy basketball heritage

on Whitson ’67 will forever be you may have had, and he would be right linked with the great tradition of there for you and try to help you through Rmen’s basketball at Transylvania, it,” said Chris Huffman ’94, a former play- serving as the top assistant coach for 27 er and now principal of Metcalf County seasons and helping the Pioneers achieve High School in Edmonton, Ky. “He some of their most glorious moments on expected his players to give their best, and the hardwood. During his stellar Transy basketball he always gave us his best. He had the But when Whitson died suddenly of an career, he led the Pioneers to the NAIA respect of every individual who went apparent heart attack on August 23 at age national tournament as a sophomore and through that program.” 58, leaving the Transylvania community finished 14th on the school’s all-time scor- Dean-Thacker saw similar characteris- devastated at the loss of a loyal and beloved ing list with 1,534 points. In 1999 he was tics in Whitson’s relationship with the fac- colleague, his role as a teacher, mentor, named to the Pioneer Hall of Fame. ulty and other members of the Transy and friend to countless Transy students “Ronnie was one of the key players on community. over the years was deemed just as impor- our NAIA tournament team,” said Nolan “Ron was always looking for the good tant by those mourning his untimely pass- Barger ’67, a teammate of Whitson’s and in his colleagues,” recalled Dean-Thack- ing. retired long-time boys basketball coach at er. “He was a very positive person, very “Coach Whitson was my mentor from Tates Creek High School in Lexington. supportive, and always had a kind word the time I first stepped on campus and had “He had a mature personality even at that for everyone. That joy in his smile and in a class with him until the Sunday in August age and showed integrity, honesty, and a his eyes was the real thing—it was there that I heard of his death,” said Heather no-nonsense approach to basketball. He in his heart.” Adams-Blair ’95, a Transy exercise science commanded respect from everyone on the Whitson retired from coaching in 2001, major and varsity basketball player, and team.” continued as a tenured professor and pro- now professor of exercise and sport sci- After coaching in the high school ranks gram director for physical education, then ence at Eastern Kentucky University. “Even for several years and earning an M.A. in was named athletics director in January. after leaving Transy, while working on my secondary education from the University In 2001 he received a Distinguished Ser- master’s and doctorate, we kept in con- of Kentucky, Whitson answered a call in vice Award from the University. tact and he continued to counsel me.” 1974 from then Transy head coach Lee Speaking before a large crowd at Whit- Spanish professor Veronica Dean- Rose to return to his alma mater as the son’s funeral service in Haggin Auditori- Thacker, who wrote a letter of support for top assistant. When Rose left the next year um, President Charles L. Shearer summed Whitson that helped him achieve a Bing- for the University of North Carolina–Char- up the loss felt by the Transy community. ham Award for Excellence in Teaching, lotte, Don Lane was named head coach, “Ron left this place and us better visited his class and came away extremely and Whitson began a 26-season relation- because of his many contributions and the impressed. ship with Lane as his top assistant that way in which he enriched our lives. We “Ron was a very dynamic teacher in the would define his coaching career. have lost a teacher, coach, administrator, classroom,” she said. “He taught his stu- “If I were writing a textbook on coach- adviser, father, husband, brother, and dents as individuals. It was as if all that ing, Ron Whitson would be my first friend. He touched all of us, and for that experience as a coach who has to watch example,” said Lane. “From a technical we can be grateful.” the performance of each player was standpoint, he was the best scout at any Among his survivors are his wife, Bar- brought into the classroom.” level I have ever known. He could break bara, and two grown children, Lynn ’92 Whitson’s association with Transylva- a team down and prepare an excellent and Michael. ■ nia spanned four decades, beginning in game plan. He was a tireless worker, and 1963 when he arrived on campus as a sec- his organizational skills were just tremen- ond team All-State basketball player from dous. His loyalty to Transylvania was The family of Ron Whitson has asked Harrison County High School in Cyn- unsurpassed.” that memorials be directed to the thiana, Ky. He graduated from Transyl- Whitson was known to his players as a Ron Whitson Memorial Scholarship at vania with a double major and honors in very demanding coach on the floor, but Transylvania. For information, contact biology and physical education, and was that was only part of his persona. Cara Meade, director of develop- listed in Who’s Who Among Students in “Coach Whitson was someone you ment, at (859) 281-3692. America’s Colleges and Universities. could always turn to with any problem

16 TRANSYLVANIA Around Campus Palmer encourages students to find their own path Vocation involves majors who are plan- much more than just ning to take jobs with picking a major and little salary and declin- finding a job. It’s a ing respect.” life-altering quest to Senior education discover your calling, major Erin Clapp author and educator found confidence in Parker Palmer told the Palmer’s message. crowd in Haggin Audi- “I felt reassured by torium during the fall the fact that I can convocation address have a lasting effect September 7. on the world while “Vocation is that doing something that I place where your really love: teaching,” deep gladness meets Clapp said. “I believe, the world’s deep like Palmer, that more hunger,” Palmer said, people need to look quoting fellow author for their true selves Frederick Buechner. and make the world a Katherine Yeakel Throughout his lec- more honest and sta- ■ Author and educator Parker Palmer, left, signs a copy of his book Courage to ble place.” ture and in the ques- Teach for senior Jill Abney following a dinner with students, faculty, and staff Sophomore Steve tion and answer ses- members in the William T.Young Campus Center. sion that followed, Pratt said he was Palmer discussed the pitfalls of choosing a course, Palmer laid out a plan for finding impressed by Palmer’s assertion that path based on outside influences instead the “true self” through quiet introspection humans are not just raw material waiting of personal intuition. For instance, many and interaction with a select community of to be molded, but are in fact born with a people pursue a career thinking only of the friends. Even then, Parker warned, pursu- shape and a nature. potential paycheck, Palmer said. They go to ing a calling requires a great deal of “It provided some insights about my own school with the goal of learning skills that courage, particularly if the vocation is not convictions and my own beliefs,” Pratt said. will allow them to fit a “slot” in the profes- as esteemed as some. During Palmer’s visit, which was spon- sional world, an ill-advised course in this “We have trouble listening to the inner sored by the Lilly Project at Transylvania, he modern economy. voice because we know at some level it’s held a faculty seminar and had dinner with “The job market is a very fluid, complex, going to say things that we don’t want to students, staff, and faculty members on and confusing place,” Palmer said. “A head- hear—things that would put us at odds campus. line in the paper as recently as 48 hours with powerful voices and expectations out- Associate Dean of Students Michael ago said 100,000 jobs lost in the last six side of ourselves, including our family and Covert, who led a discussion of Courage to months will never return. If all you do is try friends,” Palmer said. Teach prior to the lecture and seminar, said to fit your skill set to a slot in some institu- Education professor Amy Maupin, who Palmer offered valuable insights for faculty tion, by the time you get there the slot will worked with Palmer over the summer at a and staff members as well as students. be gone.” Courage to Teach retreat based on Palmer’s “He’s very down to earth and very easy Other people make the mistake of trying book of the same name, said the message to listen to. He just shares what he’s to meet some desperate need in the he delivered to Transylvania students was learned along the way without portraying world, regardless of whether they are suit- empowering. himself as an expert,” Covert said. “He ed for that type of work. “Most of them agreed that it was was really able to tie in the whole sense “I’ve known people who have harmed refreshing to hear that they were not being of vocation and living intentionally and themselves trying to start their vocational marginalized—that their inner voices and how that can translate into a liberal arts quest to meet the world’s many needs goals to be something that may not be education.” rather than their own giftedness,” he said. attractive to society are still valid,” she said. To help students avoid the wrong “It was especially good for education

Meade joins development office Cara Meade is Transylvania’s new the director of development at Midway director of development, succeeding Kara College. She earned a bachelor’s degree Little Covert ’90, who accepted a position in communications from the University of as Eastern Kentucky University’s director Kentucky, and is currently working on a of regional advancement in June. master’s degree in educational policy and Prior to coming to Transy, Meade was evaluation at UK.

FALL 2003 17 Around campus Students take journey of remembrance and hope of people were murdered in brance part of the trip was, the one of the most horrendous emphasis on hope for the crimes in history. There were future acted to counterbalance also visits to monuments and the trip’s grimness. Some of memorials commemorating the more inspiring words came once thriving Jewish cultural from the Holocaust survivors centers in Polish cities that who accompanied the group. were ravaged during the Holo- “Having the survivors with caust. us and hearing their perspec- In preparation for the jour- tives helped ground everyone, ney, the students took because it was easy to get Slepyan’s May term course The overwhelmed with the various Holocaust. They also took part emotions you would feel as in a one-day orientation pro- you went through the camps,” gram in Newark, N.J., with oth- said Kerley.

Paul Jones Paul ers on the trip before There were also many mean- flying to Poland. ingful discussions with stu- “This was an academ- dents from other schools, often ic as well as an inspira- on the bus. tional trip,” said Jones. “Our bus was about 50/50 “We treated it as if it Jewish/Christian, with Canadi- were a May term travel ans and African-Americans, course in terms of the making for interesting dynam- Standing in the guard study that was required, ics,” said Jones. “Other stu- tower of the former Nazi con- even though it was not dents were from Duke, North centration camp of Birkenau for credit.” Carolina, and Boston. I was and looking out over row after The academic ground- impressed with the ability of row of what remains of prison- ing was essential for the our Transy students to be lead- ers’ barracks, junior Amanda students to fully under- ers in those discussions with Kerley was hit with the enor- stand the Holocaust, but respect to identifying and mity of the Holocaust in a vis- the trip itself had other resolving issues.” ceral way that no classroom dimensions, said Part of the bargain in taking lecture could prepare her for. Slepyan. the trip was an agreement by “You can read the accounts “Being there creates the students and professors to of survivors and see the num- a possibility for under- give something back to the bers on paper, but it’s not the standing it on an emo- community, to say what they same until you’ve actually tional and psychological learned from the experience. been there and seen it for level, for getting a tactile The Transy contingent—which Paul Jones Paul yourself,” she said. experience of what the also included juniors Brandon ■ Above, from left, Craig Strand, Holocaust was all about. Johnson and Kristin Quinn—did Kerley was one of four Tran- history professor Ken Slepyan, sylvania students who traveled Brandon Johnson, Amanda Kerley, It’s easy to abstract the this by giving an academic to Poland in May as part of The and Kristin Quinn visit the site of Holocaust, but seeing presentation to the Transy com- March of Remembrance and the former concentration camp exactly what people munity in November. Hope, a student program of Plaszow.Top, some of what remains were doing to other The sponsoring groups hope March of the Living Internation- of the former death camp people in these specific that those who took the trip al and sponsored by the Center Auschwitz-Birkenau. places gives the stu- will have had a transforming for the Study of Jewish Hero- dents a perception of experience and become com- ism, both headquartered in Tel just how large, how mitted to combating hatred and Aviv, Israel. Religion professor da, and several European, awful this, or any other geno- intolerance in the world today. Paul Jones and history profes- African, and Middle Eastern cide, is.” Kerley sees the impact of sor and social sciences division countries who took the trip, For senior Craig Strand, one the journey in even longer- chair Ken Slepyan accompanied which included visits to Holo- such place was Auschwitz. range terms. the students on the trip, which caust sites and the cities of “We walked through the “For me, the hope of the trip took place between the end of Warsaw, Cracow, and Lublin. shower area and into the gas is that everyone who participat- May term and commencement. Among the sites were the chamber. It just hit you hard. I ed will now have an experience They were part of a larger former death camps of don’t think there was a dry eye they will keep with them for group of approximately 300 col- Auschwitz-Birkenau and Maj- in the room—it broke every- the rest of their lives and will lege students and professors danek, with their gas chambers body down.” affect the person they someday from the United States, Cana- and crematoria where millions As shocking as the remem- become.”

18 TRANSYLVANIA Summer research gives students a head start Eight Transylvania students got a draw on. Coming into this, I was thinking “I had never done any research like this head start on possible careers in bio-med- about medical school, but now I think before,” she said. “We got to run gels and ical research when they took part in an research might be the route for me. I enjoy work with DNA and proteins. It was a nice eight-week summer program funded by a the science part of it.” experience and made me better prepared grant from the National Institutes of Laura Wells created a poster about inter- for the fall semester.” Health. actions between antigens and antibodies. Bioinformatics—using computers to The students, all of whom had just com- Testing for the presence of the HIV virus store, analyze, and share bio-medical pleted their first year at Transy, spent full would be one application of this process. research—was the subject of Zack Edens’ days in Brown Science Center work- poster. To enliven the appearance of his ing on research projects that included poster and suggest the idea of virtual reali- topics such as fingerprinting DNA, ty, he used some code imagery simi- fusion proteins, and bioinformatics. lar to that in the movie The Matrix. They also visited research facilities at “Bioinformatics relates to the universities that are potential graduate movie in that biology can live within school destinations, including Emory the simulation of a computer just as University and the University of North people live within a simulation of life Carolina-Chapel Hill. in The Matrix,” he said. “These students learned a variety Edens especially appreciated the of bio-medical research techniques opportunity to visit potential graduate and ideas about possible careers in schools, as well as the Centers for the field,” said biology professor Disease Control. Peggy Palombi, who coordinated the “Getting to travel to Atlanta, Chapel NIH grant proposal and the summer Hill, Cincinnati, and Louisville, we program. could see different kinds of labs and Biology professor Kathleen Jagger make connections with people there assisted Palombi with the program, that I can actually share data and col- which gave the students a more real- laborate with. The museum in the istic research experience than what is CDC in Atlanta showed how polio was possible in the laboratory portion of the SARS of its day and how gradual- Katherine Yeakel an academic course. ly, they have found a way to control or “This program allowed the students eradicate every problem that’s arisen.” to look at an experiment from the Brett Lomenick’s poster dealt with beginning, to work through the timing genes from four different species—a and the decisions,” said Jagger. “They pig, chicken, cow, and e coli—and could repeat the experiment if it didn’t how a comparison experiment can work, and get a sense of the trouble- lead to an understanding of the evo- shooting that goes on in a real lab.” lutionary history of the species, or After collaborating on all of the proj- their biologeny. ects, each student produced a poster Lomenick, an environmental studies to explain one of the experiments and major, said visiting the research uni- its results. During the last week of versities this early in his Transy career the project, they displayed their was a great advantage. posters in Brown Science Center and “Getting to talk with the researchers gave oral presentations on them. there was great, and also meeting Laura Edgington’s poster showed with people who are on their admis- how scientists induce the production sions committees and know what they of a fusion protein within an organ- look for in applications was very help- ism, in this case the bacteria e coli. ful, especially considering that North

“This process allows you to study Katherine Yeakel Carolina and Emory are among the top the purpose of a protein within an schools in the country.” ■ First-year students Hamed organism,” she said. “There are thou- Palombi hopes that the summer experi- Haghnazar, top, and Ian Johnstone sands of proteins in human bodies ence will pay dividends for all of the stu- present posters titled, respectively, that we don’t understand yet.” dents, especially as they ponder their Alu Insertion Polymorphism selection of a major and their future after Edgington felt she benefited greatly Analysis and Lamda Phage Transy. from the research experience. Restriction Enzyme Digest, that they “It was good to be exposed to dif- produced during a summer research “We’ll be following these students over ferent kinds of lab techniques so that program. Viewing Haghnazar’s the next five-to-seven years to see if doing when we actually look for a job in poster is senior Charles Erwin. this had any impact on their career choic- research, we’ll have this experience to es,” she said.

FALL 2003 19 Around campus New major in anthropology proving popular with students Transylvania’s newest duras, anthropology students major—anthropology—is prov- can look forward to travel ing to be very popular with stu- courses and field work. dents, and that suits anthropol- “I’ve traveled with students ogy professor Barbara LoMona- to Italy and South America on co just fine. several occasions and plan to “This is our first year to offer return with them,” said anthropology as a major, and we LoMonaco. “These trips have already have 11 students who been very successful.” have selected it,” said LoMona- Begley’s work in Honduras, co. “We also have about 20 where he plans to involve minors and about 20 more who students, has included a focus are doing the combined sociolo- on tourism in relation to gy/anthropology major. So there archaeology. is quite a bit of interest in the Katherine Yeakel “I have spoken with people ■ Anthropology professors Chris Begley and Barbara subject at Transy.” from the Honduras Institute of LoMonaco discuss the new anthropology major that has Junior Colene Elridge is Tourism about sustainable already attracted 11 students in its first year. among the first Transy students tourism related to archaeology to sign on as an anthropology in the parts of the country major. is growing in popularity at into four subfields: cultural where I work,” he said. “It can “I took a cultural anthropolo- many colleges and universities, anthropology, archaeology, be an instrument of economic gy class my first semester and and I am pleased we are able physical anthropology, and lin- development.” it was just overwhelming,” she to offer it to our students,” he guistics. Transy’s program will Anthropology majors often said. “I fell in love with it. I like said. “Because it introduces focus primarily on cultural continue their studies in gradu- the fact that you study so many students to diverse cultures, it anthropology—LoMonaco’s ate school, or use the B.A. different cultures.” is an especially appropriate specialty—and archaeology, degree to work in fields such as David L. Shannon, interim field of study for a liberal arts where anthropology professor archaeology, international devel- vice president and dean of the college.” Chris Begley ‘88 has special opment work, or social work. college, put the decision to cre- Anthropology is defined as expertise. “I anticipate the study of ate a major in anthropology into the comparative, cross-cultural With LoMonaco’s research anthropology will flourish and a broader context. study of human experience and activities in Italy and South become one of our most popu- “Anthropology is a field that behavior. It is typically divided America and Begley’s in Hon- lar majors,” said Shannon.

Parents Council helps support Transy library Sharri Greer ’75 calls today’s college students the “millennium generation.” ”Research shows that they are family oriented and like having family involved in their lives, and one of the best ways to get involved is by supporting the Parents Council’s effort to enhance the Transy library,” said Greer, who with her husband, Lee ’80, serves as co-president of the Transylvania Parents Council. In October, members of the Parents Council and other volun- teers called parents of alumni and parents and grandparents of current students in an effort to raise $90,000 from 1,200 donors. “We focus on the library because every student benefits from it,” said Sharri Greer. “Last year we received pledges from a record 1,187 donors, and we’re looking forward to an even more successful campaign this year.” The cost of library resources is staggering. For example, a five- Au Joseph Rey ■ Parents Council members for 2003-04 are (from left, front volume reference work was purchased last year for $850 and row) Bob and Marty Meier, Don and Linda Cross, Paul and renewal of a single subscription to an academic periodical cost Cathy DePriest, Lee and Sharri Greer. Row two: Robert and more than $900, according to Library Director Susan Brown. Pri- Irma Edens, Jerry and Martha Baker, Bob and Sarah Johnson, vate donations help keep the library’s holdings up-to-date. Scottie and Cynthia Long. Row three: Charles and Joan The 34 members of the Parents Council also serve as ambassa- Bolton, Cathy Francisco, Minga Trogdlen, Phyllis Bryden. dors for Transylvania, help recruit new students, and help the Back row: Blake and Rebecca Burchett ’79, Kim and Carla Career Development Center identify internships and job opportuni- Repass, John Bryden. Not pictured: Mike Francisco, John ties for students and graduates. Dolores Roberson, director of par- and Beverly Karaffa, Harry and Jimmie Rankin, Harley ent programs, coordinates the group. Trogdlen, Pat and Susan Welsch.

20 TRANSYLVANIA GSA welcomes guests from abroad Like some of their American counterparts, Carol Bailie and Ciarin McGinley say their interest in the arts sometimes makes them feel like part of a very small minority in their hometown. But for three weeks this summer, Bailie, McGinley, and three other students from Ireland felt like the majority as they joined more than 220 students from Kentucky for the 2003 Gover- nor’s School for the Arts held on Transylvania’s campus. GSA offers high school juniors and seniors in- depth instruction in artistic disciplines such as creative writing, dance, drama, musical theater, and visual art. “We’re elated Frank X Walker, executive director of GSA, led we’re going to a team to Northern Ireland in September 2002 to help local artists and educators establish a pro- have a home at gram similar to GSA. To help them further under- Transy for the next stand the curriculum, Walker invited five stu- dents and two administrators to the Kentucky five summers, and session. This marked the first time international hopefully even students have taken part in Kentucky’s GSA, and Walker said the impact was even stronger than longer.” anticipated. “In the surveys we’re getting back, almost every student has mentioned in detail that hav- ing a chance to interact with students from another part of the world really made their expe- rience even richer.” Bailie and McGinley said they enjoyed learning more about American culture while improving in their respective disciplines. “It’s brilliant how much my poetry has been strengthened here,” McGinley said. Bailie said she now feels more confident that she can pursue a career in the arts. “It opened me up a lot more to the opportuni- ties in theater,” she said. “I can actually see a future in theater now.” Another first for this year’s GSA was the addi- tion of an architecture and historic preservation concentration. “The new program had a two-pronged goal: to teach students what architecture is in the broad- er sense and to give them hands-on opportuni- ties to design and build three-dimensional spaces,” Walker said. No matter how GSA grows and changes over the next five years, Transy will play a role in its continued success. The University has been selected to host the program until 2008, the longest commitment GSA has ever made to any school. “It’s the perfect relationship,” Walker said. “We’re elated to know we’re going to have a home at Transy for the next five summers, and hopefully even longer.” Photos by Katherine Yeakel Katherine Photos by

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Faculty members named Shearer tribute part of Basketball media guide to KIIS positions U.S. Congressional cover earns recognition In April, German program Record Transylvania’s men’s basketball director Rick Weber was named In honor of President Charles media guide cover was selected chair of the board of the Ken- L. Shearer’s 20th anniversary as as the best among college divi- tucky Institute for International president of Transylvania, U.S. sion “C” publications in a compe- Studies (KIIS), and classics pro- Senator Jim Bunning inserted a tition sponsored by the College fessor John Svarlien and his wife, statement outlining Shearer’s Sports Information Directors Diane, were appointed co-direc- achievements into the Congres- Association, the most presti- tors of the KIIS Athens-Rome sional Record in July. The tribute gious and competitive organi- program. included information on Transylva- zation of its kind. Transylvania nia’s growth and improvement, competed in a field with Wheeler delivers specifically citing the increase in other NCAA Division III commencement address endowment, the introduction of schools, including the the William T. Young Scholarship Rose-Hulman Institute of Knight Foundation Minority program, the addition of new Technology, Johns Hop- Teaching Fellow Tiffany Wheeler buildings on campus, and the kins University, and The College ’90 delivered the commence- impact of programs such as the of Wooster. The cover was ment address at the 2003 Cen- Bingham Award for Excellence in researched by Sports Information tral Kentucky Technical College Teaching, the David and Betty Director Glenn Osborne and Pub- graduation ceremony. Wheeler’s Jones Fund for Faculty Develop- lications Writer/Editor William speech focused on overcoming ment, and the Kenan Fund for Bowden, photographed by Lex- obstacles while pursuing person- Faculty and Student Enrichment. ington photographer Mary Rezny, al and professional goals. and designed by Publications Designer Barbara Grinnell.

Transy professor examines Afro-Peruvian writer’s work and cultural impact Growing up in Peru, Martha Ojeda interest in Nicomedes Santa Cruz specifical- research for a second book on Santa Cruz often heard poems ly and Afro-Hispanic literature in general,” in English for the University of Missouri by Nicomedes she said. “The main purpose is to make Press’s Afro-Romance Writer Series. Ojeda Santa Cruz recited Nicomedes Santa Cruz known as a poet and attended a six-week National Endowment at holiday celebra- legitimize his work. He has been known in for the Humanities seminar on Afro-His- tions, but it wasn’t Peru mostly as a folklorist, while his poetry panic Writers and the Canon at the Univer- until years later has been dismissed as popular poetry.” sity of Missouri last summer. when Ojeda was Ojeda received grants from Transylvania’s in the U.S. taking a David and Betty Jones Fund for Faculty graduate course Development and Kenan Fund for Faculty on Afro-Hispanic and Student Enrichment to complete her ■ Martha Ojeda writers that she research on Santa Cruz in Peru. Her book, learned who Santa which was written and published in Spanish, Cruz was and the impact he had on Peru- takes a critical look at Santa Cruz’s poetry in vian culture. the context of Peruvian culture. It explores Now, the Transylvania French and Spanish his role in the restoration of the African professor wants to share her knowledge legacy in Peru, and analyzes the satire, with other scholars through her first book, humor, and irony in his poems. Nicomedes Santa Cruz: Ecos de Africa en “His mastery of multiple poetic forms Peru (Echoes of Africa in Peru). and his ability to work with the language is The study of Afro-Hispanic literature is a quite impressive, and I don’t think it had burgeoning field. Writers of African ancestry been studied properly or in depth,” said who deal with the black experience in the Ojeda. Hispanic world have often been eclipsed by Now that the book is finished, Ojeda writers whose works reflect the European plans to turn her attention to translating influence, Ojeda said. a testimonial written by Delia Zamudio, a “I would like for this book to awaken black Peruvian woman, and completing

22 TRANSYLVANIA Transy ranked 8th nationally in alumni giving Transylvania alumni solid- ing opportunities, and technolo- The participation goal for the ified their reputation as one of gy enhancements. current year is 53 percent. For the nation’s most loyal and gen- “I think of The Transylvania information on making a gift to erous alumni groups with Fund as the heart that supplies The Transylvania Fund, contact another stellar showing in the the lifeblood for the work that Meade at (859) 281-3692 or 2004 edition of U.S. News & takes place here,” Meade said. (800) 487-2679 or visit Alumni World Report’s America’s Best “It’s a good metaphor to Giving at www.transy.edu. Colleges. describe the fund’s fundamen- tal importance to Transy’s ongo- ing strength and success. We

Transy alumni climbed to eighth place among the 217 national liberal arts colleges in partici- pation, or the percentage of alumni who made a gift in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 fiscal years.

depend on our alumni and oth- ers for regular financial support so that we may continue meet- Transy alumni climbed to ing the mission of educating eighth place among the 217 our students.” national liberal arts colleges in participation, or the percentage of alumni who made a gift in Transylvania Women’s Club stays true to its mission of helping students the 2000-01 and 2001-02 fiscal It’s had some ups and downs, but one ings, and started saving material from officers,” years. Transy ranked 11th in last thing has been consistent throughout the Tran- said Smith-Moorman. “Then in early 2002, year’s survey. sylvania Women’s Club’s 88-year history: serv- these mythical binders of club records that I “The fact that more than half ice to the University. had been told about reappeared, and someone of our alumni support the When a group of 10 women organized the left a bunch of pictures and notes on my school every year is a remark- club in 1915, one of their goals was to advance doorstep. So for about a year, my basement able achievement and a strong student welfare. Today, students are still a was a dedicated TWC archive.” indicator of their satisfaction major focus of the club’s activities, as is con- The history reveals that TWC members have with the education they firmed by the scholarships it provides to two done everything from helping with landscaping received here,” said Mark Transy students each year, as well as other to making props and costumes for drama pro- Blankenship ’81, interim vice contributions to University programs. ductions to bringing noted speakers such as president for alumni and devel- But much of the TWC history had been lost Ellen Goodman and Shirley Chisholm to cam- opment. “Colleagues at other until club members Mary Ruth Clark and Carla pus. After being very active from the 1940s to colleges and universities Smith-Moorman ‘91 began compiling and organ- the late 1960s, the club experienced a decline always ask how we do it. I tell izing membership books, meeting minutes, in the 1970s and nearly disbanded in 1994. For- them Transylvania alumni are newspaper articles, photos, and other records tunately, Gayle Greer ’58 emerged as a new very proud of their alma mater into a set of binders. Smith-Moorman presented and energetic leader in 1996, and the club is and want everyone to know it. a summary at a recent club meeting. again on the upswing. They are the ones who make “I started the history project several years Membership, which now stands at 108, is this kind of national recognition ago because members were asking about the open to any woman associated with or inter- happen.” club’s past and there were no ready answers,” ested in the University. The $15 annual dues go Most alumni give annually said Clark. toward the scholarship fund and other club pro- to The Transylvania Fund to help She gathered information from the Transy grams. Membership co-chairs are Janice Boyd provide student scholarships, library’s archives, but soon hit a dead end. ’58, who can be reached at (859) 277-2058, according to Cara Meade, Smith-Moorman, a history major, became fasci- and psychology professor Meg Upchurch, (859) director of development. How- nated by the project and started working with 233-8252 or [email protected]. ever, other important areas that Clark. Smith-Moorman says the history project is receive support through The “We developed a questionnaire for mem- ongoing and welcomes contributions. She can Transylvania Fund are new and bers, handed out disposable cameras, bought be reached at (859) 219-1638 or existing academic programs, sign-in books to record attendance at meet- [email protected]. faculty salaries, student learn-

FALL 2003 23 Around campus Record enrollment has campus bustling A record enrollment of expects enrollment to level off high school GPA is 3.6 and 50 activities in high school and 1,134 students has the Transyl- at or slightly below the current percent of them were in the look forward to the excellent vania campus bustling this fall, level. top 10 percent of their class. opportunities Transy offers for the result of an excellent reten- “We are delighted that our Their numbers include 36 Gov- both faculty-directed student tion rate and an entering class enrollment has increased at the ernor’s Scholars, seven Nation- research and collaborations of 311 new students. rate it has over the past al Merit Scholars, three Gover- with faculty members on their “We have had two consecu- decade,” he said. “Transylva- nor’s School for the Arts gradu- own research projects.” tive years of high retention nia’s enrollment is right where ates, 24 valedictorians, and Coen said Transy’s alumni are rates—91.4 percent last year it needs to be. We are at nine salutatorians. playing an increasing role in the and 91.2 percent this year—and capacity.” They are also diverse, with University’s recruitment suc- that has been instrumental in Admissions director Sarah more African Americans and cesses. achieving our strong enroll- Coen said this year’s entering Hispanics than in last year’s “Our fee-waived applications ment,” said President Charles class has strong academic cre- entering class. were up to 66 for this incoming L. Shearer. dentials, with an average ACT “Members of this class are class, which means that 21 Enrollment has increased score of 26 and an SAT of very interested in community percent of the entering class steadily since 1994-95, when it 1200, both well above the service,” added Coen. “They received an application form stood at 871. Shearer said he national average. Their average have also experienced research from an alum,” she said. “Our alumni do a great job of refer- ring prospective students to us.” The Pioneer Alumni Recruit- ment Team (PART) plays a key role in this effort, according to Coen. She encourages alumni to refer prospective students or request fee-waived applications by contacting her at (800) 872- 6798 or (859) 233-8242, or by e-mail at [email protected].

■ Members of the Class of 2007 serenade one another during orientation.This event, normally held on the steps of Old Morrison, was moved to the Campus Center gymnasium due to bad

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Transy’s new Web site has something for everyone Whether you’re an alum, a parent, a current student, a prospective student, a friend, or a member of the news media,Transylvania’s new Web site can provide all the infor- mation you need about the University. Best of all, it’s in a modern, attractive format that’s easier than ever to navigate. The new site was launched in September after more than six months of research and development, including input from all areas of the University. There are special sections for three major constituencies: alumni, prospective students, and parents. Other new fea- tures include a site map and a “Transy People” section that profiles current students, graduates, and faculty members. Visit our site at www.transy.edu, and send comments to Web site developer Mariana Shochat at [email protected].

24 TRANSYLVANIA Transylvania would like to publish your photos of alumni events and personal mile- stones. For consideration, please send photos to Transylvania Magazine, Transylvania University, Alumni 300 North Broadway, News & Notes Lexington, KY 40508-1797.

Charles W. Bare, Miami, has been ‘49 elected first vice president and chap- lain for the 75th Infantry Division Associa- tion, a World War II U.S. Army unit, which met in September for the 59th consecutive year.

Lawrence I. Schreck, Monroe Town- ‘50 ship, N.J., lost his wife, Bobbie, on April 24, 2003.

Joseph C. Graves, Lexington, was ‘52 inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in July for his efforts to integrate downtown movie theaters in the early 1960s. Jo-Nelle Desmond Long and Walter D. Long ’50 live in Allendale, N.J. Their three chil- dren and two grandchildren live nearby.

Terry L. Cummins, New Albany, Ind., ‘56 trekked to the Advance Base Camp of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, and published his first book.

Anne England Mulder, Grand Rapids, ‘57 Mich., was awarded an honorary doc- torate from Grand Valley State University to commemorate her lifelong contributions to education.

William Chris Hobgood, Olney, Md., ‘58 public witness coordinator for Dis- ciples Home Mission and former regional minister for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Capital Area, has been nominat- ed to serve a 21-month term as general min- ister and president of the Christian Church (DOC) in the United States and Canada.

■ This photo was published at the beginning of the 1949 Crimson year- book under the headline, “Here it is! Your 1949 Crimson.” We have no idea who these students are, but we’re hop- ing you might recognize yourself or a classmate and fill us in. If we can get definite identifications, we’ll run the photo in a later issue of Transylvania Crimson magazine with a full caption. 1949

FALL 2003 25 Dorothy Couch Watson, Tullahoma, become part owner of the Delori Candle dition necessitating three surgical proce- ‘62 Tenn., volunteer coordinator for Part- Company of Mt. Sterling, a manufacturer of dures. ners for Healing, was named Tullahoma’s soy candles, scented stuffed animals, and pot- Volunteer of the Year by the local Kiwanis pourri. Delori products are sold in 25 retail Sallylyn Doherty Williams, Lexington, Club at its annual Fourth of July celebration. locations in five states and on-line at ‘77 has been named assistant vice presi- C. Edward Weisheimer, Shaker Heights, www.deloricandle.com. Skip will be market- dent of First Security Bank in Lexington. Ohio, and his wife, Ann, celebrated their 50th ing and developing new retail outlets. Blake R. Burchett and Rebecca wedding anniversary in October. N. Stanley McDougal, Hot Springs, ‘79 Heffner Burchett, Prestonsburg, Ky., C. Thomas Ashley and Linda Ramsey ‘70 Ark., is the senior pastor at First Chris- have three children. Their son, Andrew, is a ‘63 Ashley have returned to Kentucky to tian Church in Hot Springs. first-year student at Transylvania. be closer to their grandchildren. They will Susan Shadburne Call and her hus- Katherine E. Betts, Chattanooga, continue to manage their businesses, Pivotal ‘80 Tenn., was named director of alum- USA and Biblio-tec, from their home in Rich- ‘71 band, Don C. Call, live in Fishers, Ind. They met at their 35th high school nae for the Girls’ Preparatory School in Chat- mond. tanooga in 2002. Carolyn Thompson Barnett McMurdo, Lex- reunion in Louisville and married in June. Sue now has two new daughters, a son, a Eileen L.“Elfie”Farchmin, Tallahassee, Fla., ington, is retired from teaching and works at graduated from Florida State University with a Lexington flower shop. She and her hus- son-in-law, and a one-year-old grandson. Candice Caine Zaluski, Lexington, has been a doctoral degree in sports administration. band, Bruce I. McMurdo ’65, have two sons She is an assistant professor of sports man- and four grandchildren. elected secretary of the Kentucky Library Association and is serving on the advisory agement at Webber International Universi- Sue Hufford O’Malley, Mt. Eden, Ky., board for the Lexington Public Library. ty in Babson Park, Fla. ‘64 a licensed marriage and family ther- Joseph C. Faulconer lives in Duluth, Ga., apist in Shelbyville, welcomed her first grand- William Hutchings Jr., Birmingham, and serves as minister of The Kirk of the Cor- child, Tyler, in 2002. ‘72 Ala., professor of English at the Uni- ners Christian Church (DOC) in Norcross, versity of Alabama at Birmingham, has Ga. Peter G. Cheney, New York City, was received the Eugene Current-Garcia Award Julia A. Karns lives in Pennington, N.J., ‘69 awarded an honorary doctor of divin- for Distinction in Literary Scholarship, one with her husband, John Brence, and their ity degree in January by the University of of the state’s highest academic honors. children, Jack, 9, and Blair, 7. She serves as the South (Sewanee). vice president for finance at Rider Universi- Steve Monhollen, Canton, Mo., was Janet L. McGregor, McLean, Va., has ty, where she is reminded daily of the fun and appointed director of field education at Lex- ‘74 been named president and CEO of challenges of college. Julie welcomes e-mails ington Theological Seminary in July. He will Lockheed Martin Investment Management from former classmates at [email protected]. coordinate the placement of seminarians in Company. Marc A. Mathews, Lexington, has been student pastorates in central Kentucky, south- David P.“Bear” Marthey, Jonesboro, appointed treasurer of Omicron Delta Kappa ern Indiana, and southern Ohio, and will ‘75 Ark., asks for prayers for his grand- national honorary. work with approximately 35 local ministers son, John Preston Marthey, who was born Chris W. Grobels, Oakland Park, Fla., who serve as field education supervisors. in March with a serious congenital heart con- William M.“Skip”Redmond, Lexington, has ‘81 has been appointed accounting man- ager for GFA International of Florida, which specializes in environmental, geotechnical, and inspection services as well as structural design and material testing.

Monica Stinson, Louisville, a staff ‘82 nurse in open heart recovery at Bap- tist Hospital East, traveled to Zimbabwe, Africa, last year through Southeast Christ- ian Church. She worked in a field hospital, helping the staff care for patients. Since returning, she has kept in contact with the hospital staff through e-mail and has sent supplies. Monica is also an active volunteer at Blue Lick Elementary School.

Barbara J. Bowers, Paducah, Ky., is an ‘88 ophthalmologist associated with The Ophthalmology Group in Paducah. Todd E. Coleman, Lexington, is director of internal audit for the Kentucky Retirement ■ Mary Caroline “Pokey” Dickson ’66 (front row, left) welcomed classmates (front Systems office in Frankfort, Ky., which serves row, from left) Judy Hopkins “Hoppy” Mansfield, Marina del Rey, Calif.; Lynne over 250,000 state and local government Moesta Schwartz, Sandwich, Mass.; Steph McGann Gardner, Lexington; (back row, employees and retirees. from left) Kelly Lannum Zaeh, Roswell, Ga.; and Phyllis Winkler “Winky” Penner, Jennifer Day Shaw, Trinity, N.C., has been Portsmouth, Va., to her home in Wilton, Conn., in July.The visitors spent five days in named dean of students at the University of New York City before taking the train to Wilton. North Carolina at Greensboro.

26 TRANSYLVANIA ——— DONALD M ANASSE ’71 ——— Justadayattheoffice—inMonaco

To many people, the fabled Principality of Monaco favorite avocation, sail boating and sailboat racing. He’s well evokes glamorous images of princes and princesses, fabulously enough known in international racing circles to have been selected wealthy people in evening gowns and tuxedos, glittering hotels to serve on the five-member arbitration panel for the XXXI Ameri- and exciting casinos, all in a setting on the French Riviera that ca’s Cup, won by the European team last fall in New Zealand. He seems more suited to a fairy also just completed an eight- tale than to real life. year term as vice-chairman of Some, however, experience the International J24 Class this exotic location with no Association, an organization more than another day at the for owners of J24 class (24- office on their minds. Such is foot) sailboats. the workday experience of “I began sail boating when Donald Manasse ‘71, an attor- I met my first wife, who was ney in private practice whose a sailor,” said Manasse. “We business card—Donald M. sailed on Lake George, where Manasse Law Office—carries I still have a home. I’m one of the world’s toniest involved in racing here in addresses. Monaco and own a J24 class “Those of us who live here sailboat.” in Monaco—the working Setting up shop in Monaco stiffs—get a little blasé about wasn’t as much of a stretch it, but the reality is that there’s for Manasse as it might have a whole other group of people been for some. He was born here who are not working and in Milan, Italy, of American have very big boats and all the parents and was raised and other accoutrements of great educated there. He came to wealth,” said Manasse. Transylvania when he was 15 Monaco’s outsized reputa- years old and graduated at 19 tion dwarfs its diminutive with a degree in political sci- size—a mere 485 acres, into ence. ■ Donald Manasse ’71 and two of his sons, Patrick (left) and which is packed one of the “My parents had friends in Colin, take a break while on a ski trip. Manasse and his second world’s great concentrations of Kentucky and my brother wife, Dilla Reynolds, welcomed Benjamin Fritz into the world in (Robert Manasse ‘70) had wealth, including 53 banks, 2001 and were expecting their second child in October. along with a moth-to-the-flame already come to Transy,” he attraction for the rich and said. “My mother thought it famous. The sovereign state is would be a nice protected fiercely independent and very proud of its more than 700 years of place to send a youngster during the turbulence of the 1960s.” history and its strong sense of national identity. One of the highlights of his Transy years was a junior year The law that Manasse practices has its own exotic cachet—it abroad at the Institute for American Universities in Aix, France. A has an international slant and involves legal systems in different strong proponent of study abroad, he now serves on the board of countries. that institute as well as the affiliated The Marchutz School for stu- “I do comparative work,” he said. “People come in with a par- dio art. ticular problem, and I find out what they want to achieve and tell After leaving Transy and working for two years in Milan, expect- them how it can be done—or if it can be done—in a different legal ing every day to be drafted into the American military (it never system from their own.” happened), Manasse returned to the states and earned an M.A. in Manasse, who has offices in both Monaco and nearby Nice, journalism from the University of Missouri before earning his law France, also pleads cases in many parts of France. degree from the New York Law School in 1977. One of his most interesting cases began several years ago Manasse and his first wife of 17 years, Kathryn Kluver, came to when he helped defend an American nurse who was eventually Monaco in 1979. He worked in his family’s trading business while convicted of arson leading to the death of his employer, a very building a law practice, and he and Kathryn had two sons, Patrick wealthy Monaco banker. A fire the nurse had set in a wastebas- and Colin. Kathryn, also a lawyer, died in 1994, and Manasse has ket, in a misguided scheme to look like a hero to his employer, since remarried. He and Dilla Reynolds welcomed Benjamin Fritz spread to the banker’s posh penthouse apartment atop his Mona- into the world in 2001 and the couple were expecting their second co bank building, eventually killing the banker by asphyxiation and child in October. leaving a blackened hulk where the penthouse once stood. The Manasse keeps in touch with several of his Transy classmates legal proceedings that followed were sensational in every sense of and retains nice memories of his years on campus. the word. “The important thing about my Transy years were the great “There was a lot of international press attention in the case, a friendships that were made, and how it helped me learn about the lot of pressure, and some very good lawyers on all sides of the U.S.—although I was an American, I knew very little about the coun- field, so it was a very interesting situation,” said Manasse. try. And a town that I remember very fondly, which is Lexington.” When he’s not practicing law, Manasse spends time on a -William A. Bowden

FALL 2003 27 ExhibitremembersLouiseCalvin

Transylvania art professor emerita and bachelor’s degree from Randolph-Macon sculptor Louise Calvin was an inspiration to College and a master’s from Yale Universi- many students during her Transy teaching ty. She taught high school in her native career (1969-81). Following her death in North Carolina during World War II, when March 2002, three of those students collab- she first became involved in planning stu- orated with her husband to preserve her dent festivities and pageants and began to extensive collection of personal sculptures discover her interest in three-dimensional and plan a traveling exhibition of her work. displays, artistic work in general, and even- First stop for the exhibition was Transylva- tually sculpture. nia’s Morlan Gallery, which hosted Teacher After her work began to be noticed, Tran- Inspires: Louise Calvin and her Students sylvania offered her a teaching position in from September 12-October17. The three sculpture and art design. While at Transy, students also exhibited their own work and she exhibited her work in several shows, attended a Lexington Gallery Hop event on often in Morlan Gallery. She retired from September 19 to describe how Calvin influ- the faculty in 1981. enced their decisions to become artists. As a sculptor, Calvin worked primarily in “I learned much from this dynamic wood. Art professor Dan Selter, who came woman, who showed me how to see Crimson to Transylvania in 1975, recalled her unusual through her perceptive eyes,” said Donna abilities in that medium. 1971 Glassford ‘78, director of cultural enrich- “Louise had a wonderful gift for analyz- ■ Louise Calvin ment for the Vanderbilt University Medical ing a piece of wood and imagining what Center in Nashville. “She helped me see was in it. She worked with the existing what I could become, and launched me shape and brought out some kind of figura- toward a career in the arts, encouraging me tive form. She had a knack for that, and along throughout the years.” taught her students that same skill.” Margaret Pike Cronin ‘76, director, Selter said that it was Calvin who created Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, the introductory course in art, now listed as Mass., recalled how Calvin took a hands-on Survey of Visual Art: Ideas and Techniques. approach to her sculpture classes. “She wanted some way to introduce the “When we didn’t get it, she would watch general student to the studio aspect of art,” until she couldn’t stand it any longer and he said. “After taking that course, they are spring from her chair, chisel and mallet in a little less intimidated and may come back hand, to come and fix what was not right. I to take studio courses. It’s been a very still hear her voice telling me how to sculpt important course in the development of an eye, and I hear her very valuable advice the art program.” on friendship and life.” Calvin should also receive credit for the Douglas Baker ‘75 remembered Calvin as idea of using the old Fayette School Building a professor whose interest in her students as an art facility for Transy, said Selter. The went beyond the classroom. University purchased the building in 1999, “She didn’t maintain a wall between stu- moved the studio art program there, and is dent and teacher,” he recalled. “She was now completing renovations that include interested enough to get involved with us new windows and expanded parking. on a personal level. Visiting her house and Selter’s most vivid memory of Calvin seeing all her sculpture had a big impact on comes from her presence in the studio, me. She enjoyed our company, as we working on her own art and teaching her enjoyed hers.” students. Baker has kept up an interest in sculp- “Here was this strong-willed woman ture, though it’s not his vocation. After an in there, wielding hammer and chisel, engineering career with Louisville Gas & knocking that wood around. She was Electric, he and his family moved a powerful role model, especially to Seattle, where he devotes time for the women students, offer- to parenting and other pursuits. ing by her example a passion “Sculpting is a personal thing for art and showing the for me—I’m making them just for sweat that’s involved in pro- my pleasure,” he said. “I think I ducing it.” may have a kind of subconscious ■ effort going on here to replicate Donna Glassford ’78, Douglas Baker ’75, and the magical quality that Mrs. Margaret Pike Cronin ’76 Calvin had in her house.” at the Morlan Gallery during Calvin, born in 1914, earned a

Katherine Yeakel the Lexington Gallery Hop.

28 TRANSYLVANIA Timothy S. Chase, Frankfort, Ky., has properties at Coldwell Banker McMahan in Natalie A. Hibbard, Muskegon, Mich., is ‘89 been appointed director of publica- Lexington. teaching reading and math at Orchard View tions for the Office of Continuing Legal B. Erik Smith, Rochester, N.Y., is a candi- Elementary to grades 3-5 and working on Education at the University of Kentucky Col- date for a master’s degree in furniture her master’s in reading at Grand Valley State lege of Law. Since graduating from Transy, design/woodworking at Rochester Institute University. Tim has been a trumpet player, a soldier, a of Technology’s School of American Craft. Scott Hulbert, Scottsdale, Ariz., is in his librarian, a computer consultant, and a small second year as a litigation associate with the business owner. He is a member of the Ohio Christopher T. Anderson, Columbus, law firm of Jones, Skelton, and Hochuli and bar and is working toward building a part- ‘94 Ohio, is the farm coordinator of an is concentrating his practice on class action time practice in mediation and Christian con- ecology center owned by Dominican nuns. defense and toxic tort litigation. ciliation. He enjoys rock climbing, hiking, gardening, T.Tommy Littlepage has moved to Owens- Billie Jo Hall, a client adviser with PNC and soul work. boro, Ky., and taken a position with Pro- Advisors in Lexington, and Gayle Bicknell ’88 Monte E. McQuinn and Dominique D. Mob- gressive Land Title Company, a new of Reston, Va., spent six weeks in 2002 teach- ley-McQuinn ’98, Lexington, are the owners subsidiary of First American Insurance Com- ing English at Changsha University in Chang- of Beaumont Courtyard Bar & Grille in the panies. sha, China. They volunteered through a Beaumont Shoppes in Lexington. W. Justin McDonald, Fort Worth, Tex., is a program at Lexington Community College, Stephanie Walsh Parker, Brandenburg, Ky., graphic artist for Alcon Laboratories in Fort where Billie Jo has been a part-time instruc- has left her full-time teaching position to Worth. He can be reached through e-mail at tor in the business/marketing department spend more time with her two children, Emily, [email protected]. for the last seven years. In addition to teach- 3, and Jack, 1. Bradley M. Sutton, Dallas, has been pro- ing, Billie Jo and Gayle toured five cities on Michelle Gaines Bennett, Lexington, moted to assistant athletic director for media mainland China and spent time in Hong ‘95 completed her residency in pediatrics relations at Southern Methodist University Kong. at the University of South Carolina in June in Dallas. He will be the primary media rela- Neil W. Lerner, Davidson, N.C., has been 2002 and passed her pediatrics licensing tions contact for football and men’s basket- promoted to associate professor of music at exam. She is now a pediatrician at Pediatric ball while overseeing the day-to-day Davidson College. An essay he wrote for & Adolescent Associates in Lexington. operations of the media relations department Musical Quarterly on Copland and film music Elizabeth S. Homan, Ellicott City, Md., is and the publicity efforts for SMU’s 20 var- received honorable mention in a competi- the media relations director for Montgomery sity sports. tion for best essay in film studies given by the College in Rockville, Md. Heather A. Arnett, Brookline, Mass., Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Cathryn Richardson Rehmeyer, Stanton, Amy Clark Medina, Murray, Ky., is working ‘97 received her doctorate in neurobiol- Ky., is pursuing a doctorate in plant pathol- ogy from the University of North Carolina, toward certification in English as a second ogy at the University of Kentucky and has language at Murray State University. She Chapel Hill, in May 2002 and is a research received a National Science Foundation grad- fellow at Harvard Medical School and the teaches part-time and stays at home with her uate research fellowship to support her grad- two sons, Daniel, 4, and David, 2. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She was uate work for the next three years. Her e-mail recently awarded a grant from the National J. Todd Clark, Lexington, owns and address is [email protected]. Multiple Sclerosis Society to study popula- ‘90 operates a real estate investment and Chanda Abney Allen and her husband, tions of stem cells in the brain. management company in Lexington spe- ‘96 Edward, moved to Houston in Chrissy Boblitt Evans, cializing in commercial properties. He and March, where they both work as engineers Louisville, has been appoint- his wife, Marcia, have two daughters, Julia for the ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, ed information technology Reagan, 4, and Anna Riley, 1. Texas. She can be reached at her new e-mail audit consultant of Brown- Kara Little Covert, Georgetown, Ky., is address, [email protected]. Forman Corporation in director of regional advancement at Eastern Louisville. Kentucky University.

Sarah Ball Johnson, Springfield, Ky., ‘91 was selected by the International Eckenhoff receives healthcare award Republican Institute as an international elec- tion observer for the April 12, 2003, Nation- Edward A. Eckenhoff ’66 received the National Healthcare Award from B’nai al Assembly elections in Nigeria. B’rith International at a dinner in his honor, held in Washington, D.C., in June. Todd M. Hobbs, Jeffersontown, Ky., has Eckenhoff, founder, president, and CEO of the opened Family Diabetes Care in Louisville, National Rehabilitation Network (NRN), headquartered his solo medical practice specializing in dia- in the nation’s capital, was cited by B’nai B’rith for his betes care for all ages. He and his wife, Tonya, “distinguished character, dedicated leadership, and welcomed a third son, Dawson, to their fam- outstanding civic involvement.” Himself a paraplegic, ily in February. Eckenhoff has guided the growth of the NRN into an internationally recognized treatment, research, teach- James N. Dickerson, Cape Coral, Fla., ing, and technological center for rehabilitative medi- ‘92 is the art director/Web developer for cine and science. Image Marketing Associates, an advertising agency in Naples, Fla. ■ Ed Eckenhoff ’66 is shown at the 2002 Kentucky James L. Nisbet, Winchester, Ky., is a real- Advocates for Higher Education awards banquet. tor specializing in residential and investment

FALL 2003 29 Alumni Bulletin Board

Tour the Canadian Rockies Board, award recommendations sought The alumni office is offering a nine-day Canadian Rock- Alumni are encouraged to submit recommendations ies train and motorcoach tour through British Columbia for several awards that will be presented during Alumni and Alberta August 1-9, 2004, for all interested alumni. Weekend 2004 and for new members of the Alumni The tour begins in beautiful Vancouver, B.C., where Executive Board. alumni will board the Rocky Mountaineer train for a ride Recommendations are sought for the Pioneer Hall of through coastal forests, river canyons, and mountains to Fame, Morrison Medallion, and distinguished achieve- Kamloops and Jasper. Other highlights include Lake ment and service awards. The Hall of Fame recognizes Louise, the Columbia Icefields, Banff, Moraine Lake, and former athletes, coaches, and others who have made Calgary. outstanding contributions to Transylvania athletics, while The tour price of $2,899 (twin) or $3,799 (single) the Morrison Medallion is given to an alumnus or alum- includes round trip air from Lexington, all accommoda- na for outstanding service to the University. Achieve- tions, and 14 meals. An option is the deluxe Goldleaf ment and service awards honor professional excellence service ($459), which features an assigned seat in the and service to Transylvania. Bi-Level Dome Coach and dinner in Kamloops. Those recommended for the Alumni Executive Board A Travel Night will be held on campus February 3 at should have a record of support and service to the Uni- 6:30 p.m. to discuss the trip and answer questions. For versity and be willing to serve a three-year term. New reservations, more information, or a day-to-day itinerary, members are nominated by the board and elected at contact Natasa Pajic ‘96, assistant director of alumni the annual meeting during Alumni Weekend. programs, at (800) 487-2679 or (859) 233-8213. For recommendation forms, contact the Alumni Office or submit recommendations to Mark Blankenship ‘81, interim vice president for alumni and development, by e-mail at [email protected].

Reunion class Web sites created Old Morrison lithographs available Jan Anestis ‘67 has created Web sites for all 10 class- es that will celebrate reunions during Alumni Weekend Alums looking for a striking addition to their artworks 2004, and for reunion classes in the Robert Barr Society can purchase a full-color lithograph of Old Morrison and (1939, 1944, 1949). Reunion classes are 1954, 1959, benefit the Transylvania Alumni Fund at the same time. 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999. The lithograph is offered in four versions—the litho- The sites can be viewed at www.transyreunions.com. graph only, a framed version, a framed reverse-shadow Many of the sites include a photo of reunion committee box, and a framed version with room for a Transylvania members during a planning meeting. Click on your class diploma. The limited edition prints are signed by the year, then sign in to the guestbook and leave a mes- artist and range in price from $69 to $199. Transylvania sage for your classmates. A number of alums have will receive a portion of the sale of each lithograph. already done so, bringing classmates up-to-date on their To order on the Internet, visit the Transy homepage at lives and talking about the upcoming reunion. Alumni www.transy.edu, choose “For Alumni,” then “Transy Weekend 2004 is set for April 23-25. Shopping” and “Diploma Frames.”

To contact the Alumni Office: Phone: (800) 487-2679 or (859) 233-8275 ■ Fax: (859) 233-8797 E-mail: [email protected] ■ Web: www.transy.edu Mail: 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508

30 TRANSYLVANIA Mary Ann Miranda, Lexington, has received from the University of Tennessee at Mem- her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law phis and is a resident in emergency medicine School and is a law clerk for Joseph M. Hood, at Long Island Jewish Hospital in Long Marriages U. S. District Judge for the Eastern District Island, N.Y. of Kentucky. For her wedding to Kristian Susan Lee Shadburne ’71 and Don C. Call, Klaene, Ruby O. Basham ’97 served as maid Natalie Ellen Hurt, Louisville, has June 7, 2003 of honor and Lori A. Fennel ’97 was a reader ‘00 graduated from the University of Paige Renee Gernt ’90 and Gordon Lamar during the ceremony. Kentucky law school and is an associate attor- Martin, May 17, 2003 Anne Hutcherson Martin, Lexington, has ney at Atherton & Associates in Louisville. Carolyn Suzanne Caton ’94 and William been named to the board of the Center for Rachel D. Settles, Chesapeake, Va., is a law Patrick Mattson, June 21, 2003 Women, Children and Families. clerk and attorney assistant for Titus Law Mignon Lallande Brousseau ’95 and Erik Hope Tipton, Baltimore, is director of Pro- Group in Virginia. She is also enrolled part- Christopher Drake, September 28, 2002 ject Heal, a legal and medical service for low- time in Regent University School of Law. Lofton L. Durham ’95 and Nancy Patrick income families, for the Harriett Lane Rebecca G. Williams, Henderson, Ky., a Young ’96, July 3, 2003 Pediatric Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital. teacher at Bryan Station High School in Lex- Cathryn Joy Richardson ’95 and John ington, has been awarded a James Madison Rehmeyer, May 31, 2003 Brandon S. Cottrell has received his Fellowship, which supports the further study Chanda Jo Abney ’96 and Edward Franklin ‘98 medical degree from the University of American history by teachers of American Allen Jr., May 17, 2003 of Tennessee at Memphis and is a resident history, government, and social studies in the Donna Hammer ’96 and Michael Beiting, in surgery at the University of Arkansas at nation’s secondary schools. April 12, 2003 Little Rock. Christopher T. Smedley ’96 and Margaret Elizabeth A. Harrell, Louisville, has Catherine Nunn Edelen, Lexington, has Elizabeth Tucker ’98, July 13, 2002 received a master’s in exercise phys- been elected vice chair for programming for ‘01 Mary Ann Miranda ’97 and Kristian B. iology from the University of Kentucky and The National Conference for Community Klaene, November 30, 2002 is a fitness specialist at Baptist Hospital East and Justice. Andrew L. Sparks ’97 and Whitney Elizabeth Milestone Wellness Center. Melanie Parrish Emmert, Lexington, has Franz ’99, October 5, 2002 Sean C. McNichol, a first graduated from the University of Kentucky Kimberly Ann Woosley ’97 and Luis Pedro lieutenant in the U.S. Army, College of Medicine and is a resident in pedi- Poitevin, June 14, 2003 was awarded the Bronze Star atrics at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Allison Joy Huck ’98 and Gary Howe, April Medal in September for mer- Women and Children in Orlando, Fla. 12, 2003 itorious performance of duty Shelley Rightmyer Gover, Danville, Ky., is Shelley Renee Rightmyer ’98 and Barton F. during Operation Iraqi Free- pursuing a master’s degree in nursing at the Gover, November 2, 2002 dom. This marked the first time since World University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Theresa Marie Zawacki ’98 and Benjamin War II that the Bronze Star was presented to Shane E.White, Jackson, Miss., received his Raymond Senninger ’98, August 16, 2003 soldiers from the 32nd Signal Battalion. Sean MBA from Millsaps College in May. He is Tammy Renelle Hammond ’99 and Paul Jef- has been deployed in the Middle East for sev- director of admissions operations for Mill- frey Natof, May 25, 2003 eral months, but expects to return to his reg- saps, handles sports information for the col- Whitney Elizabeth McCubbin ’99 and ular duty station in Germany in early 2004. lege, and coaches cheerleading. Andrew Meredith, December 28, 2002 Susan K. Richter, Lexington, Va., is in her Molly Claire Dean ’01 and Wayne Stevens, Stephanie Silverhorn Brooks has com- second year of law school at Washington & June 14, 2003 pleted a three-year enlistment with Lee University School of Law. During the ‘99 Sarah Elizabeth Monarch ’01 and Jason the U.S. Army as a medical laboratory spe- summer, she worked as an intern at Atlanta Adams, May 17, 2003 cialist in Wuerzburg, Germany. Legal Aid Society, Inc. Friends may contact Erin Elizabeth Moran ’01 and James Tyler Kelly E. Hoskins, Birmingham, Ala., grad- her at [email protected]. Sutton, August 23, 2003 uated from Tulane Medical School in May Mary Katherine Fields Routt, Lexington, is Chad W. Routt ’01 and Mary Katherine Fields and is a resident in obstetrics and gynecolo- a teacher at Breckinridge Elementary in Lex- ’01, June 22, 2002 gy at the University of Alabama Hospital. ington. Her husband, Chad W. Routt ’00, is Stephanie Anne Burdick ’02 and Daniel Patricia Cheese Johnson, Woodstock, Ga., market manager of Sherwin-Williams. Joseph Shepherd ’02, June 21, 2003 an account manager in Atlanta, was selected Shawn Thomas Scott, Lexington, is pursu- Lindsay Rae McWilliams ’02 and Thomas for Lexmark International’s Achiever’s Club ing a master’s degree in French at the Uni- Leeland Workman, August 23, 2003 held in San Francisco. She received a Dia- versity of Cincinnati. Megan Elizabeth Statom ’02 and Brian Whit- mond Performance Award for 2002 and was FeLisa Wilson, Richmond, Ky., is an admis- mer, June 7, 2003 recognized as Account Manager of the Year sions counselor at Eastern Kentucky Uni- Jennifer Vee Vandiver ’02 and James David for the high quota category in retail/manu- versity. Campbell, July 19, 2003 facturing. Sarah Lyn Stewart ’03 and Nicholas M. Hol- Whitney McCubbin Meredith, Elizabeth- Erin Monfort Hansen, Fort Wayne, land ’01, June 5, 2003 town, Ky., is an assistant commonwealth’s ‘02 Ind., and her husband, Dirk, cele- attorney for Hardin County. brated their one-year wedding anniversary Matthew L. Sublette, Louisville, has gradu- on July 13. ated from the University of Louisville School Katherine R. Lobe, Lexington, is a market of Medicine and is a first-year resident at Wake research associate for the Lexington Herald- Births Forest University in the obstetrics and gyne- Leader. cology department. Erin E. McMahon, Union, Ky., is the sales Sheila Huff Baker ’87 and Merritt Baker, a Jack Tsai has received his medical degree coordinator for the Marriott’s Residence Inn daughter, Sharon Carol Baker, April 30, 2003 at Hamburg Place in Lexington.

FALL 2003 31 Patricia Fedewa Kreke ’88 and Joseph Kreke, a daughter, Elisabeth Atwell Kreke, October 29, 2002 L. Matthew Morton ’90 and Toi Bates Mor- ton ’91, a son, Easton Payne Morton, May 8, 2003 James E. Brown ’91 and Kathy Brown, a daughter, Lucy Elizabeth Brown, June 30, Book your rooms early for 2003 Juelet “Julie” Florence Knight ’91 and Alumni Weekend 2004 Thomas Knight, a son, Bailey James Knight, October 15, 2002 James L. Nisbet ’92 and Kelley Nisbet, a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Nisbet, December 3, 2002 Haley Ammon Taylor ’92 and Kyle E. Tay- lor, a daughter, Katherine Grace Taylor, June 30, 2003 Shannan McCubbin Tracy ’92 and Brett Tracy, a son, Tucker James Tracy, March 2, 2002 Elmer K. Whitaker ’92 and Briget Whitak- er, a daughter, Allison Kate Whitaker, May 29, 2003 Jennifer Burkhead Baker ’93 and Jason Baker, a daughter, Delaney Grace Baker, April 25, 2003 April 23-25 J. Scott Lenox ’93 and Ashley Faust Lenox, a daughter, Madeline Elizabeth Lenox, Jan- 2004 uary 21, 2003 Tracy Davis Croley ’94 and Andrew Croley, a daughter, Alicyn Cari Croley, August 15, 2002 Elizabeth Harvey Matson ’94 and Michael Matson, a daughter, Alexandra Raye Mat- son, August 9, 2003 Alumni who want to be assured of their first choice for accom- Jason D. Morgan ’94 and Emilee Sims Mor- modations should plan ahead for Alumni Weekend 2004, set for April 23-25. gan ’95, a daughter, Madison Ann Morgan, That weekend is an especially busy one for Lexington because of the Rolex May 29, 2003 Kentucky Three-Day Event, an international equestrian event that will be held Melissa Taylor Pascua ’94 and Jerome Pas- at the Kentucky Horse Park, attract- cua, a daughter, Sophia Therese Pascua, July ing many visitors to the city. For an 13, 2002 up-to-date listing of hotels with spe- Shannon G. Ralph ’94 and Ruanita Pierce, cial rates for Alumni Weekend, plus a son, Lucas Matthew Pierce-Ralph, January additional reunion information, visit 16, 2003 www.transy.edu and click on “For Erwin Roberts ’94 and Pheli Roberts, a Alumni.” daughter, Emeri Joice Roberts, April 19, Lots of fun events are being 2003 planned for Alumni Weekend, begin- Jay G.Tate ’94 and Courtney Broaddus Tate ning with golf and racing at ’95, a daughter, Madison Creal Tate, April Keeneland on Friday and ending 24, 2002 with Sunday morning’s chapel serv- Elizabeth C.Woodford ’96 and J. E. B. Pin- ice in Old Morrison Chapel. ney, a daughter, Abbott Catesby Pinney, May Among other highlights are the 20, 2003 Pioneer Hall of Fame dinner and Whitney Cassity-Caywood ’97 and Jason B. induction ceremony Friday evening, Caywood ’97, a son, Aiden Everett Caywood, the Alumni Celebration Luncheon on April 9, 2003 Saturday, and class reunion recep- Courtney Taylor Grumley ’97 and J. Bryan tions/dinners and the Coronation Ball Saturday evening. The Marriott Griffin Grumley ’97, a daughter, Faith Elizabeth Gate will be the site of reunion receptions and many of the dinners. Grumley, April 14, 2003 Reunion classes are: 1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, Kristin Lando Parker ’97 and Rodney Park- 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999. er ’99, a son, Brodie Christopher Parker, Alumni will receive an invitation and detailed schedule in the mail in late winter. March 21, 2003

32 TRANSYLVANIA Carla Flanders Woessner ’97 and Ray Jimmie Ellen Barr Barton ’35, Carlisle, Ky., Blevins, a son, Jacob Ray Blevins, Septem- died April 30, 2003. She earned a master’s ber 3, 2003 degree from the University of Kentucky and Stephanie Silverhorn Brooks ’99 and Joseph taught high school until her retirement in Brooks, a daughter, Sydney Berit Brooks, 1981. She was a member of the Retired January 21, 2003 Teachers Association, Robert Barr Society, First Christian Church, Nicholas County His- torical Society, American Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, United Obituaries Daughters of the Confederacy, Morgan’s Men Association, Order of the Confederate Gordon B. Carson Only alumni survivors are listed. Rose, and the Jemima Johnson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 1911-2003 Mary Dale Robinson ’27, Lexington, died Among her survivors are her son James B. Gordon B. Carson, a long-time May 29, 2003. She was a member and for- Barton ’65 and her niece Betty E. Caywood ’56. supporter of Transylvania University mer deaconess at Central Christian Church, Leslie Lyall Kingsbury ’37, Fishers, Ind., and higher education in general, died a member of the Ida Harrsion Circle, a life died April 2, 2003. He was a retired college August 3 in Midland, Mich. member of the Woman’s Club of Central professor, having earned his Ph.D. from Edin- Carson held multiple degrees from Kentucky and Spindletop Club, a former burgh University, and did interim ministry the Case Institute of Technology and member of the Lexington Country Club, work throughout his life. Yale University. He had a distin- and had been active in Meals on Wheels. Nettie McCullough Johnston Waldrop ’39, guished career as a professional Among her survivors is her grandson Brian Houston, died June 7, 2003. In addition to engineer, educator, and university C.Wood ’94. being a Transylvania graduate, she attended administrator, serving at the Case Ruth Dowd ’28, Cynthiana, Ky., died May Birmingham Southern University and com- Institute of Technology, The Ohio 31, 2003. She was a graduate of Bowling pleted her master’s degree at the College of State University, Albion College, the Green Business University, a retired employ- William and Mary. She and her husband of Michigan Molecular Institute, and ee of Persinger’s Hardware in Williamson, 56 years, Rev. Robert Milton Johnston, who Northwood University. He was the W.Va., and a member of Covenant Presby- died in 1991, served at churches in New Bern, founder and owner of Whitfield terian Church of Cynthiana. N.C.; Louisville; Tullahoma, Tenn.; Mem- Robert Associates, a construction Clemmie Jamison Hall ’29, Stamping phis; and Hopewell, Va., where they resided management company, and held Ground, Ky., died August 28, 2003. She had for more than 30 years. An elementary school several patents. retired from the City of Stamping Ground teacher, she retired as a remedial reading spe- Carson was a member of many after 25 years of service. She was a member cialist from the Hopewell Public Schools. honorary and professional societies, of the Stamping Ground Christian Church, After her marriage to Earl W. Waldrop ’39 in the author of numerous professional where she taught Sunday school for over 20 1992, the couple resided in Fort Worth, Tex., papers, and a contributing editor of years, and was a charter member of the Stamp- where he had been senior vice-chancellor of engineering textbooks. He served on ing Ground Women’s Club. Texas Christian University. Earl Waldrop pre- the boards of several public and non- Charles Fred Taylor ’31, Oxford, Miss., died ceded her in death in 2001. An active com- profit organizations, was a 32nd September 14, 2003. He was a retired high munity member, she belonged to the John Degree Mason, and was listed in school principal and coach, insurance exec- Randolph Hospital Guild and the Women’s Who’s Who in America. He taught utive, and cattle rancher. He was a former Club. adult Sunday school classes for more president of the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Asso- Minnie Riddle Ragland ’37, Rockledge, Fla., than 65 years, most recently at the ciation and member of the Mississippi Agri- died May 24, 2003. She had been a fit- First United Methodist Church in culture and Forestry Museum Hall of Fame. ter/seamstress and salesperson, but pre- Midland. At Transy, he was president of Lampas, a lead- dominantly worked as a homemaker. She Carson and his wife, Beth, who ership and academic honorary, president of enjoyed writing, traveling, sewing, and play- died in 1998, became acquainted Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and Mr. Pioneer ing the piano. She was a life member of the with Transylvania through their friend- his senior year. He lettered three years in foot- Dayton Music Club, National Federation of ship with President and Mrs. Charles ball and basketball, and was named to the Music Clubs, Florida and Ohio Federation L. Shearer. For more than 20 years, Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2000. He was a for- of Music Clubs, Delta Omicron National the Carsons generously supported mer class agent and former member of the Music Fraternity, Space Coast Writer’s Guild, the University. The funds and annu- Alumni Executive Board and Alumni Fund and Scribblers of Brevard. ities given to Transylvania by the Car- Committee. In 2003 he was recognized and Betty Brown Johnson ’38, Westerville, Ohio, sons have been combined to estab- honored as an outstanding citizen of Missis- died October 13, 2002. She was a retired lish the Gordon B. and Beth L. Car- sippi by U.S. Senator Trent Lott at the May Warren County, Ky., school teacher and a son Endowment for Scholarships. 13 session of the Senate. member of the Delineator and Twentieth “Gordon was a mentor and friend James Justin Grieves ’34, Fullerton, Calif., Century literary clubs. to me from more than 30 years,” died June 14, 2003. He served in the U.S. Edith Fay Barton ’40, Nicholasville, Ky., President Shearer said. “He was a Air Force during World War II and remained died August 16, 2003. She was a medical tireless advocate of higher educa- part of the Air Force Reserve until the 1960s. records employee with Eastern State Hospi- tion, and we are grateful he shared He worked for the Union Oil Company of tal for 29 years before her retirement and was both his wisdom and his resources California for more than 30 years before his a 70-year member of the Porter Memorial with Transylvania.” retirement. Ed Linberg ’57 conducted the Baptist Church. graveside service for Grieves. E. Ray Phelps ’40, Roswell, N. M., died FALL 2003 33 University, she worked as a secretary for the Retired psychology professor Travis Rawlings dies National Council of Churches and the Col- Travis Dean Rawlings, a Transylvania professor emeritus lege of the Bible. For two years in the 1960s, who helped shape the University’s psychology program she was the dean of women at Transylvania. during his 25-year tenure, died August 7, 2003. She then returned to New York and worked A native of Bath County, Ky., Rawlings earned his under- for Church Women United until 1977, when graduate degree from Kentucky Wesleyan College in 1947 she moved to Indiana. She worked at the and his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Ken- Hoosier Christian Village Nursing Home tucky in 1956. He served as director of guidance, academic until her retirement in 1982. She was a mem- dean, and professor of psychology at Midway Junior Col- ber of Brownstown United Methodist lege and Pinkerton High School before coming to Transylva- Church. nia in 1965. Joseph S. Polsgrove ’62, died January 9, At Transy, Rawlings teamed with fellow psychologist Richard Honey to offer stu- 2003. He served in the U.S. Air Force and dents the widest possible variety of engaging psychology courses. Rawlings was an Air Force Reserve from 1962-1985. An elec- enthusiastic, animated lecturer whose courses in experimental and child psychology tronic warfare specialist, he was a pilot and became some of the most popular on campus. navigator in the NORAD defense system. Former colleagues remember Rawlings’ dry sense of humor, calm nature, quiet He joined IBM in Lexington in 1967 as a friendship, and intense commitment to classroom teaching. development engineer and retired from the “He was somewhat laid back and casual, but at the same time he was quite company in 1992. Having built his own air- demanding as a professor,” said retired anthropology professor Cara Richards. “He plane, he was actively involved in the Exper- expected people to master the material. I never heard a story about him being lax imental Aircraft Association and Young Eagles or any student complain he was unfair or unkind. He was always very accessible.” program. Rawlings retired in 1990 to spend more time with his children and their families Sarah Wiley Stephens ’62, Paris, Ky., died and to further pursue his passion for antiques. He and his wife, Jo, owned an May 6, 2003. At Transylvania, she was a mem- antiques business for almost 40 years. He was a well-respected dealer, specializing ber of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She earned in the restoration of early American furniture, and some of the pieces he restored her master’s degree from the University of were featured in Antiques Magazine. Kentucky, was an English teacher at Bour- Rawlings is survived by his wife and four children, Jane Rawlings Perry ‘78, Julie bon County High School for 22 years, and Rawlings Watson ‘82, Paul Rawlings ‘74, and Gregory Rawlings ‘70. retired as dean of students at Sayre School in 2001. Among her survivors is her aunt, Jane Clay Bailey ’43. March 16, 2003. He earned a law degree of the American Association of Petroleum Samuel H. Johnson ’63, Clarksville, Tenn., from the University of Oklahoma and prac- Geologists, Tulsa and Amarillo Geological died March 3, 2003. At Transylvania, he ticed in New Mexico. He was instrumental Societies, Holy Family Cathedral, Knights of played basketball, baseball, and intramural in organizing the Roswell Symphony. He Columbus, and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. sports. He served as treasurer of Kappa Alpha incorporated the organization, served as its Among his survivors is his wife, Constance fraternity and received the P.E. Award. third president, and held a place on the board Ballmann Chambers ’48. Charles E. Moore Jr. ’63, Linden, N.J., died for many years. He enjoyed music, traveling, Timothy B. Foley Jr. ’50, Lexington, died April 4, 1994. At Transylvania, he played bas- and reading. April 18, 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy ketball and baseball and was a member of Lucille Barnes ’41, Lexington, died May 2, during World War II, was the retired presi- Circle K. 2003. She was a loan secretary with Bank dent of Foley Development Company, and Mildred Pulling Schryer ’68, Lexington, died One for more than 40 years before her retire- was a member of Cathedral of Christ the July 1, 2003. She served as a U.S. Army nurse ment and was a member of Crossroads Chris- King. in France during World War II. She was a tian Church. Rex B. Martin ’51, Lexington, died August longtime member of Park United Methodist Maude Webb Wilson ’42, North Fort Myers, 4, 2003. At Transylvania, he played center church and a retired nurse for the VA Med- Fla., died July 17, 2003. At Transylvania, she on the basketball team and was a member of ical Center. She enjoyed traveling, garden- was a member of Phi Mu. She was a home- Kappa Alpha fraternity. He briefly owned and ing, and cooking. maker, a Kentucky Colonel, and a member operated coal mines in Floyd County before Scott T. Sutton ’71, Darien, Ct., died of the Daughters of the American Revolu- returning to Lexington and founding Rex B. December 20, 2002. tion and Eastern Star. Among her survivors Martin Construction and Land Development is her husband, Gordon H.Wilson ’41. Company. During his career, which spanned Robert H. Chambers ’50, Tulsa, Okla., died more than four decades, he owned many busi- May 18, 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy nesses in allied areas of the building and con- during World War II. After graduating from struction industry. Transylvania, he studied geology at South- William W.Tinsley ’51, Watertown, N.Y., ■ Obituaries in Transylvania are based ern Methodist University. He worked as a died February 2, 2003. At Transylvania, he on information available in alumni geologist for Phillips Petroleum, Northern was a member of Delta Sigma Phi. He earned office files and from newspaper obitu- Natural Gas, Dyco Petroleum, Warren Amer- a master’s degree from Hartford Seminary aries. Please send information con- ican Oil, and as an independent consultant. and retired from the New York Department cerning alumni deaths to the attention His work focused primarily on domestic oil of Mental Retardation and Developmental of Elaine Valentine in the Transylvania Alumni Office, 300 North Broadway, and gas exploration and production, but he Disabilities. Lexington, KY 40508-1797. Newspaper also performed geological research and map- Nina May Boswell ’51, Brownstown, Ind., obituaries with complete listings of ping in the Middle East. He was a member died April 12, 2003. A graduate of New York survivors are preferred.

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Students acquit Socrates

Students and professors took part in a re-creation of the Trial of Socrates (399 B.C.) in September that, unlike the origi- nal trial that resulted in a guilty verdict and a sentence of death, saw the Greek philosopher acquitted of the charges against him. Philosophy professor Peter Fosl, right, portrays Socrates while history professor Frank Russell takes the role of Meletus, a poet who accused Socrates of refusing to recognize the gods recognized by the state of Athens and of corrupting the youth.The event highlighted some of the texts students are exploring in Foundations of the Liberal Arts. Photo by Joseph Rey Au