Winter 2003 fromfrom thethe PresidentPresidentdeskdesk ofof thethe A Christmas (Tree) to Remember

t was December, 1952, the Korean War was on, the economy On my daily rounds, each morning my eye coveted those was in a slump, and everybody was cautious about money— statuesque trees, looking so worthy of good homes, with signs Ieven if they didn’t have much, and we didn’t. As I rounded that said: $6, $8, $10. Other homes were aglow with trees and the corner of Park Avenue and W. 44th Street, my shoulder bag decorations abundant. Christmas music was all around— was almost empty of the 68 morning newspapers I dutifully dis- Christmas was coming! tributed daily. Small vapor clouds of breathing marking my trail A paperboy’s Saturdays were spent collecting for the week’s in the early cold, I strode toward home and breakfast past the newspapers, and I often ended up with $15 or $20, most of sign reading “Terry Webb’s Used Cars.” Heavily chromed, snow- which I surrendered early Sunday morning when the route man topped ’50s-era Pontiacs, Buicks and Fords offered themselves as came. On the dining room table, while everyone was getting a shiny wall along the corner sidewalk. It was about the first of ready for church, we stacked up sufficient half-dollars, quarters, December, the time each year when they surrounded the cars dimes and nickels to pay for the week’s quantity of papers, and with Christmas trees. I suppose Terry’s idea was that if people whatever was left over was mine to keep. won’t buy a car in December, maybe they’ll at least buy a tree. Somehow one Saturday a couple of weeks before Christmas, The best ones were staked straight up, as though a forest popped I ended up with $9 and, with Mother’s permission, my brother up overnight among the DeSotos and Dodges of the used car lot. and I pulled a sled the few snow-covered blocks to the car lot. Maybe it was the aroma of the evergreen, but that morning I Flush with a wad of dollars in my pocket, using our own caught a serious case of the Christmas spirit. Reaching home, I judgment, we picked out one of the comely, long-needled, $8 proposed that we buy our Christmas tree early so we’d have more trees—long needles cost more and my father never afforded such time to enjoy it. Mother, ever an optimistic realist, gently extravagance—roped it to the sled, and proudly pulled it home cautioned that we probably would not have a tree until later, over snow-glazed pedestrian pathways. Readily decorated with when they were discounted. bright lights and tinsel, with all our family’s favorite things, it Our household operating procedure was this: a few days was the centerpiece of our Christmas and one of the best before Christmas, when vendors cut prices, lest they be left with purchases I ever made. leftovers, our father would hunt out the cheapest advertised tree- Re-warming the memory of that experience reminds me seller, be certain that last-minute markdowns had been made, how much it means to us to invest in things that mean a lot to and negotiate a still lesser price. Triumphantly, we would tie a others! Christmas tree to the back bumper, get it to our driveway, and with a lot of huffing and puffing, wrestling with whatever makeshift tree-stand we could rig, we’d hoist it upright, hoping it wouldn’t fall over. From our family of seven children, whoever was available would trim the tree, sing carols around the piano, Thomas E. Corts and reminisce about Christmases past. Artificial trees were President becoming more realistic as live trees got more expensive, and neighbors were switching to man-made, re-usable varieties; but, despite limited resources, our house held out for the real thing. Contents Winter 2003 Vol. 20 No. 3 2 Two Faces of Iraq Publication Number: Samford student Mary Smothers and recent USPS 244-800 graduate James Kling ’02 are serving in varying capacities in Iraq. Their reports provide a glimpse of Seasons Staff what it’s like in the Middle East hot spot. William Nunnelley Editor 8 Trendy, or Barometer of Mary Wimberley Quality? Associate Editor Unlike some universities, Samford emphasizes Sean Flynt undergraduate research. Arts and Sciences Dean Page 4 Contributing Writer David Chapman discusses how this helps students, Janica York whether or not their goal is graduate school. Publications Manager Jana Peairson 10 Editorial Assistant Samford Trailblazers Samford, then Howard College, began admitting Scott Camp Graphic Designer women on a regular basis in 1913. But a few women Caroline Baird Summers attended as early as the 1890s. Sean Flynt’s story Photographer provides a picture of two such pioneers, Annie Judge and Eugenia Weatherly.

Samford University 12 A Major Success Alumni Association Samford salutes its major donors in a program Officers 2003–04 reflecting what their contributions have meant to Page 10 the University. Bennie Bumpers ’63 Sonya Bumpers ’63 25 Co-Presidents The Changing Alma Mater One of Samford’s most lasting traditions is the Tom Armstrong ’73 singing of the Alma Mater. But while the custom Vice President has endured, the Alma Mater itself has changed Brooke Dill Stewart ’95 several times. Jack Brymer traces the development Secretary of the song we sing today.

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Cover: Fireworks light up Samford skies at ©2003 Samford University Seasons Magazine Online Homecoming. Go to: www.samford.edu/pubs/seasons S POTLIGHT ‘I drove the same spot no more than an hour later’ ary Smothers faced block,” she wrote Nov. 4. close. They hit the the reality of war in “Yesterday, on the mail run, compound next to ours. By MIraq last summer. a truck hit an IED (impro- the grace of God, no one Now, she faces the vised explosive device), was there. This company omnipresent danger of its killing one and injuring two. moved to our compound aftermath. She’s not sure They were part of another two days ago, but of course there’s much difference. unit that shares our the Iraqis didn’t know that.” Smothers is the Samford compound. The IED was After the mortar attack, senior who was three right outside our gate. I a U.S. artillery battery was months shy of graduation drove the same spot no set up inside the compound. when her Alabama National more than an hour later.” Now, when enemy mortar Guard unit was activated Life goes on, and with fire comes in, U.S. artillery last March. She’s been in it, life’s routines. But in Iraq, returns the fire. The first Iraq since June. not much is routine. time their artillery fired “Months after the war “Last night I was out back, Smothers and her unit has ended, Americans are running when all of a didn’t know it was friendly. still being attacked and sudden, a mortar attack,” When they were told, “It killed,” she wrote recently. she wrote. “I was truly almost became a party.” Atop the Presidential Palace in “It seems that as long as we scared and ran to the In the midst of all the Baghdad, Mary Smothers is remain here, the war will building. There were 12 violence, Smothers came framed by pillars holding giant never end.” rounds fired, so loud and so upon a pastoral scene. Her busts of Saddam Hussein. Smothers is a member of the 214th Military Police. She’s serving currently as a driver for her unit’s colonel. Driving a Humvee can have its drawbacks. “Sunday, one of the Humvees was hit with a bomb made into a concrete “I just hope we don’t unit was motoring to check lose anyone else,” she said. on two of its platoons when “It’s like we’ve become explosives were discovered immune to hearing about in the main roadway. To people getting killed every avoid the danger, they took day. A terrible thing.” a dirt farming road. Mary’s parents, Jim and “We were in a rural area Sinikka Smothers of near the Euphrates,” she Talladega, Ala., added a said. “Very fertile area, postscript. everything was green. We “Mary was able to call saw water birds, a ferret, a late last night, and sounded rabbit and butterflies. We very good. She said they were right next to a farm, finally have some of the and slowly about 12 new, armored Humvees— children came out to see us. not enough for everyone, We gave them toys and but they are appreciated. candy.” She also said there was one The farmers then hot shower, and she was approached and gave the able to use it once, which soldiers vegetables— she really enjoyed.” eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes and okra. “I could have stayed there all afternoon,” said Smothers. “Truly a different world out there.” But the reality of her Smothers visits with some Baghdad residents. situation always returns.

2 S POTLIGHT Business Grad Serves Troops 14,000 Meals a Day ames Arthur Kling ’02 James Kling '02 was a year out of Samford enjoys a few Jand working as assistant moments with a manager for Panera Bread group of his Company in Birmingham company's servers. when he got the opportunity Kling's company has of a lifetime. At least, that’s served 1.4 million how he viewed it as a 24- meals to soldiers year-old. since opening its The School of Business operation. graduate got a chance to work for a company that strict dining health operates dining facilities at codes are followed in military bases in Iraq. He a desert environment accepted immediately, and that includes few today is project manager for a trees and plenty of dining facility at a military dust. base west of Mosul. “Fabric tents He’s responsible for barely hold up in 60- serving 14,000 meals a day. mile-per-hour sand- “We go through about storms,” he said. “So far, it’s been the best “Freedom, for the common 3.5 tons of meat a day,” he When Kling arrived in decision I could have made,” citizen, will never taste as reported in late November. “I August, temperatures were he said. “This has allowed me sweet as it does to those who didn’t know people ate that hitting 140 degrees. Now, it’s to meet a wide variety of fight to defend it,” he wrote. people. It has taught me “Our troops are working very more than I learned in most hard to ensure the walls of of my Samford classes, but I America stay safe and free. couldn’t have done it For that, they are owed a without the background debt of gratitude.” Samford gave me. Samford He added, “I encourage encouraged critical thinking everyone, no matter what and common sense. their opinion of this conflict, Although going to Iraq isn’t to do something to show they much.” 70 in the daytime and necessarily for everyone, support the men and women Kling is also overseeing 40 at night. seeing the world is one of the who fight for them.” the construction of a 60,000- The troops Kling feeds best things we can do with square-foot dining facility. have been in Iraq for almost it.” “We currently operate our a year and “are itching to go What would he change if dining facility out of two home,” he said. The word is he could? tents,” he said. Part of his job many will get there soon. “I would have brought is making sure the food But, he added, “There will more to read and more long operation runs smoothly certainly be military presence sleeves,” he said. while the construction here for quite some time; Kling has developed project stays on schedule. whether it’s U.S. or coalition some strong feelings about “I’m usually making forces is yet to be seen.” the Iraq conflict. rounds by 7 a.m., checking Kling signed on for a six- construction progress and month commitment which making recommendations to he might our subcontractors,” he said. extend. “I often find myself reminding our mostly Indian crew that the booms we hear in the distance are exactly that: in the distance.” His group faces little danger on a daily basis, he Kling's company has fed thousands of said, although one night in troops in this giant dining facility near October, “we had 19 rockets Saddam International Airport. launched at our base.” Kling also has the challenge of making sure

3 Alumni Celebrate Samford’s by Mary Wimberley

taff Childs ’75 celebrated his 51st birthday in a novel manner Oct. 25. He took a hot air balloon ride over the Samford campus. S His reaction was succinct. “It was great!” he enthused. Several hundred Samford alumni, students and friends who rode the balloon agreed with him. Some waited up to an hour to enjoy the popular attraction. The occasion was Homecoming. Festivity filled the air throughout the weekend, from spectacular Students cheer the Bulldogs. fireworks on Friday night to worked late the night before streaking Air Force jets flying at her job as communications over Seibert Stadium before director for an Oregon Saturday’s football game. senator. “I had two hours of Graduates representing sleep,” she confessed. seven decades traveled from At the Alumni points near and far for the Association meeting, co- school’s 137th Homecoming. president Bennie Bumpers of “Memories and Milestones” Birmingham said the revital- was the theme in recognition ized group hopes to establish of the 50th anniversary of alumni chapters throughout groundbreaking for the the nation. Gene Kelser, 1942 Lakeshore Drive campus. class agent, accepted the Carol Guthrie ’93 of challenge of the classes prize Washington, D.C., took home for the highest percentage of the Odyssey Award for having participation in annual giving traveled the greatest distance to attend a Friday afternoon meeting of the Alumni Association. She left home at 4:30 a.m. to catch a 7 a.m. flight to Birmingham. She

Homecoming celebrants line up to soar above the campus.

4 137thHomecoming in Style

last year. More than Adairsville, Ga., and Dot Nickel Creek 43 percent of her Pullen Wood of Birmingham plays to a class gave to their all lived on the third floor of sell-out alma mater during Renfroe Hall before moving crowd. 2002–03. to Inflation Hall, the name The alumni given to barracks housing on dinner on Friday the East Lake campus. night offered an A group of ’90s graduates elegant setting on with tots and strollers in hand the stage of Wright found the balloon a conve- Center Concert nient gathering spot. Ryan Hall. Four 2003 and Betsy Rainer ’95 of Alumni of the Year Centre, Ala., Jason and honorees were rec- Chamlee Loscuito ’96 of ognized (see pages 6 Atlanta, Ga., and Bill and and 7). Afterward, Kelly Shiell ’94 of San Miss Homecoming Courtney spectacular fireworks lit the Angelo, Texas, enjoyed Leach of Knoxville, Tenn., and campus skies and alumni were catching up as their young- escort Joseph Wells of Lexington, joined by the Samford band, sters got acquainted. Ky., enjoy the moment. cheerleaders and other Fans filled Seibert retrieved by Martha Ann Cox students for a bonfire near Stadium to watch the ’60 for the occasion. Wright Center. Bulldogs take on Tennessee The dog was acquired by Graduates of the Class of State. The game drew 10,360 the Class of 1960, the last 1953 and earlier reminisced spectators, the second largest afternoon. Four generations of class to begin freshman over breakfast Saturday crowd in Seibert Stadium his family members have studies in East Lake. morning. The Lockmiller history. Many more tuned attended Samford. His dad During the move to Award, given annually to in to watch the live furnished a cow to President Shades Valley, the dog got left male and female alumni rep- telecast on Fox Sports Harwell Davis to pay for his behind. Early in the first resenting the earliest classes, South. Unfortunately, older brother’s tuition in the semester in Homewood, went to longtime Samford the ’Dogs lost, 29-24. early ’40s. The 14th and 15th Turner and several others English professor Pregame activities members are enrolled now. walked from East Lake to Ray Atchison of included a flyover by Patton is a retired teacher. Homewood, proudly carrying Birmingham, two T-37 jets from Students, alumni and the new symbol of student Class of Columbus Air members of the general public spirit. “It was a tie from the 1943, and Force Base, Miss. filled 2,600-seat Wright old campus to the new,”said 1942 class- First lieutenant Center Concert Hall for a Joe McDade ’61 of Mont- mates Ryan “Striker” lively Saturday night concert gomery. Florrie Hurtt Corrigan ’00 was by Nickel Creek contempo- and Kathryn the pilot in the rary bluegrass band. The Robbins, both lead aircraft. crowd represented the first of Birmingham. Corrigan was com- sell-out for the Grammy Four former missioned through winning trio, who endeared roommates and Samford’s Air themselves further by topping members of the Force ROTC off the evening with an 50-year Class of Detachment 012. impromptu encore in Wright 1953 posed for Harold Patton Center parking lot. photos after the ’48 of Rainsville Homecoming concluded breakfast. Joyce made a point to with the Sunday morning DeRamus of attend every worship service, led by Dr. Prattville, Ala., Doris event he Bill Turner ’60, retired Matthews of could, minister of South Main Scottsboro, Ala., Kitty starting Bill Turner '60 visits with an Baptist Church, Houston, old friend. Guyton Robertson of with Texas. William Samford's Efrem Hill Before and after the For more Homecoming catches a touchdown Dooley’s service, graduates from the images, visit the Samford pass over a Tennessee lecture on early ’60s reminisced about a Photo Album at State defender. Friday life-sized stuffed bulldog www.samford.edu.

5 Samford RecognizesBowdre,Dooley,

Mother’s Sacrifice Helps Bowdre Find Her Way to Samford Karon Owen Bowdre’s 2001, and was director of the Cumberland Law Review and a childhood dream of attending school’s Legal Research and member of the Moot Court Samford was made possible, Writing program. She board. She served as judicial she says, because of her late published extensively and law clerk during 1981–82 for mother’s own dream and made many presentations in Judge J. Foy Guin, U.S. sacrifice, and scholarships. the areas of insurance law, District Court, Northern “She had a dream for me conflicts of interests and pro- District of Alabama. to attend Samford because she fessionalism. Before joining She is a founder and had wanted to go to Howard the law faculty, she was a board member of CenterStage College and couldn’t,” said partner with the Birmingham Productions, a community Bowdre, who earned two law firm of Rives & Peterson, theater group, and is a Sunday Samford degrees: a bachelor’s handling trials and appellate school teacher at Dawson degree with honors in 1977 matters in state and federal Memorial Baptist Church. As and a juris doctor from court, and developing an a breast cancer survivor, she Samford’s Cumberland School immigration practice which has been a frequent speaker of Law in 1981. made her a sought-after about her experience. She “It was a miracle for me to Karon Bowdre, ’77 J.D. ’81 expert in that field. served two terms as president attend Samford, but because moment. She had died after a At Samford, the of the Christian Legal Society of scholarships, I made it lengthy battle with cancer Montgomery native was of Alabama. through,” said the former only a month before. student government vice Judge Bowdre and her religion major. Her one disap- Bowdre took the oath of president, chief justice of the husband, attorney J. Birch pointment about her federal district court judge, residence hall judiciary and Bowdre, a 1979 Cumberland Alumnus of the Year award Northern District of Alabama vice president of Zeta Tau graduate, have two sons, John was that her mother could not in 2001. She had taught at Alpha sorority. In law school, and Barrett. be there to enjoy the Cumberland from 1990 until she was associate editor of Dooley Finds Encouragement for Research at Samford William C. Dooley ’78 rats that they had begun at “I was taught how to think would have been welcome at Indian Springs School. and pursue truth. I appreciate any college with an impres- “It was very clear that what the university continues sive science department, but they would be supportive,” to do to inspire kids here to none met the needs of the Dooley said of his Samford learn forever. The day they forward-thinking high school mentors. While at Samford, leave is the day they really senior except Samford. he was a member of Phi begin to learn,” said Dooley, “I knew in high school Kappa Phi and Beta Beta Beta who lectured on his research that I wanted to go into honor societies and received to Samford science majors research, and realized that at undergraduate research grants and faculty while on campus. most schools I couldn’t have from the Alfred Sloan Before joining OU in done research until my senior Foundation and the Alabama 2001, Dooley was a faculty year,” recalls Dooley, now Academy of Science. member and director of the director of surgical oncology He has received Johns Hopkins Breast Center, at University of Oklahoma numerous grants for his work Baltimore, Md. A graduate of Health Sciences Center and in breast cancer research. He Vanderbilt University School chair of surgical oncology at has written a large number of William Dooley ’78 of Medicine, he also studied OU Breast Cancer Institute. articles, abstracts, presenta- selection as one of “America’s at Oxford University in He had a different tions and book chapters. Top Doctors” by his peers and England. reception at Samford, where His research related to many women’s magazines. Dooley and his wife, an accommodating biology ductal lavage, a diagnostic It was at Samford, he Kathryn, a certified registered faculty provided a small room procedure to detect breast notes, that his academic nurse anesthetist, have two in which he and cohort Mike cancer at its earliest stages, career was born and he teenage sons, Alexander Fountain could continue has led to national and inter- learned how to seek answers. Chestnut and Rees Hage. research on ovarian cancer in national awards and to his

6 Lolleyand RogersasAlumni of theYear

Lolley Recalls ‘Wonderful Journey’ of College Years W. Randall Lolley still A longtime leader in denomi- “As pastor, professor, remembers the bus ride that national work and community seminary president and delivered him to his freshman service, he was vice president denominational leader, Dr. summer term at Samford in of the North Carolina Baptist Randall Lolley has served the 1949. “It was a wonderful State Convention and Lord and Baptists with journey,” he said of the trip he president of the North integrity, devotion, good shared with another college Carolina Baptist Pastors humor and goodwill,” said student from his hometown in Conference. More recently, Samford President Thomas E. southeast Alabama. he served as moderator of the Corts. “His faithful ministry “Wonderful journey” is an North Carolina chapter of the during a time of great change appropriate description of his Cooperative Baptist evidences his deep personal life during the intervening Fellowship during 1997–98. commitment to the faith he decades since the Samford He also was a member of nurtured here as an under- religion major, Class of 1952, White House conferences on graduate.” embarked on a career race, family and aging. During travels with his blending ministry and Lolley holds a master of family, Lolley has camped in academics. theology degree from Randall Lolley ’52 every state in the United Now retired, Lolley served Southeastern Seminary and a He was recognized by the States and visited 32 North Carolina Baptist doctor of theology degree Samford chapter of Omicron countries overseas. He and his churches in Winston-Salem from Southwestern Baptist Delta Kappa as one of 50 wife, Lou, whom he married (1962–74), Raleigh Theological Seminary. He national “leaders with impact” the fall after his Samford (1988–90) and Greensboro holds honorary degrees from in 2001. He resides in graduation, have two (1990–96). He was president five institutions, including Raleigh, N.C. and currently daughters, Charlotte Lynn of Southeastern Baptist Samford, which honored him serves as interim pastor of and Pamela Jo, and two Theological Seminary, Wake with a doctor of divinity First Baptist Church, granddaughters. Forest, N.C., during 1974–88. degree in 1980. Henderson, N.C. Rogers Credits Education School with Changing Her Approach Betsy Rogers is spending a at a different pace, she uses a Rogers’ classroom, so I know year traveling the nation and variety of methods and first-hand of her devotion to world as the 2003 National materials to promote mean- students and her effectiveness Teacher of the Year. After ingful learning and social as a teacher of children.” being so recognized by cooperation. During her Rogers, a Birmingham President George W. Bush in graduate work, she devised native, began her teaching April, she has served as and implemented an innova- career in 1974 at Hewitt fulltime international tive “looping” process with her Elementary School in spokesperson for education. students. The concept Jefferson County. After taking Her schedule is so busy involves a teacher staying time off in 1976 to rear sons that she had to miss the with a class for two years. Rick and Alan, she returned Alumni of the Year banquet “For Dr. Betsy Rogers to to teaching in 1982. She during Homecoming because be the United States’ Teacher began teaching at Leeds of a scheduled trip to Japan. of the Year is a tremendous Elementary in 1985. She Her national honor, she feels, compliment to our Beeson taught first grade for five years, would not be a reality if she school of education, where she then second grade for seven had not returned to Samford Betsy Rogers ’74, M.Ed ’98, earned all four degrees,” said years before implementing the six years ago to earn her first Ed.S. ’00, Ed.D. ’02 Samford President Thomas E. looping concept. graduate degree. Corts. “Dr. Rogers represents Rogers is a third-genera- “Because of that experi- the university classroom, she the values that we hold dear tion Samford alumna. Her ence, my teaching practice earned three graduate degrees: and that have given Samford’s mother and grandmother changed dramatically,” said master’s in 1998, educational teacher education program top attended when it was Howard Rogers, who earned a specialist in 2000 and doctor national recognition. College in East Lake. The bachelor’s degree in elemen- of education in 2002. “On top of that, my family tradition continues. tary education from Samford Recognizing that all granddaughter had the Her son, Rick, is a 2000 in 1974. After time away from children learn differently and advantage of being in Dr. graduate. 7 L EARNING Undergraduate Research Projects: Trendy, or Barometers of Quality? by David W. Chapman ach spring, sometime between the ate research so significant is that it serves collegiate athletics helps develop wilting of the azaleas and the as an enculturation into the values of the teamwork and character in student- Eflowering of the roses, our university academy. Many, if not most of our athletes, and thus, makes sets aside a day for Student Showcase. students, come to the university as About 100 of our best students present skeptics about the role of higher a contribution to their lives that goes the results of their research in a variety of education in their lives. They know they beyond the temporary glory of the college disciplines. This year the topics ranged want a degree; they are unsure if they playing fields. Similarly, the value of from “Normalized Circular Bernstein want an education. They complain that undergraduate research—the habit of Bezier Curves” to “Country Music and understanding The Republic or learning checking facts carefully, the ability to Reactions to September 11th.” The pre- calculus has nothing to do with “real form carefully worded and qualified sentations are attended by students and life.” The only useful ideas are those that hypotheses, the willingness to contend for faculty, staff and administrators, and are in demand in the marketplace. By a particular viewpoint without becoming sometimes, even friends and relatives. We these standards, understanding Plato’s emotionally involved—is excellent prepa- come together on this day not only to Theory of Forms is insignificant in com- ration for any vocation. hear what our students have discovered, parison with the ability to write In addition to its value for the but to celebrate their achievements. JavaScript. students, undergraduate research is Samford University is not unusual in What is refreshing about observing important for the faculty. Particularly at a its growing interest in the idea of under- our Student Showcase is seeing students college that emphasizes good teaching, graduate research. In colleges across the buying into the academic enterprise. undergraduate research often contributes country, the opportunity for undergradu- Students who come to us caring only to keeping faculty abreast of disciplinary ate research is being touted through Web about fast cars and fashionable clothes are trends and developments. Sometimes the sites and brochures, and many admissions suddenly having animated conversations projects are collaborative productions of officers consider it a selling point in the about dueling practices in antebellum students and faculty. In every case, the competition to recruit top-notch college Savannah or the consequences of females faculty are heavily invested in the project freshmen. In addition to programs on using “powerless speech” forms. They from the conception of the research topic individual campuses, the National begin to see the connectedness of to the final presentation of the results. Conference on Undergraduate Research different disciplines. They want to Undergraduate research is a way of cele- [NCUR] invites hundreds of students contend for a certain way of seeing the brating what we value most in the from around the country to present their world. They believe the past can teach us academy. Student Showcase is the Rose work at the annual meeting. something about the future. In short, they Bowl of academic endeavor. It is a way of Of course, this raises the question: Is believe that learning matters. highlighting the accomplishments of our Samford simply trying to be trendy in its Some of our best and student-scholars and bringing attention emphasis on undergraduate research, or brightest will go on to to the whole academic community that does such work contribute to the overall academic careers, but has had a hand in preparing the university mission? After all, helping these few are students for their senior students prepare an undergraduate not the research project places an extraordinary justifica- burden on everyone involved. The tion for project adviser spends hours helping our students move from vague notions about emphasis what they want to learn to an acceptable on under- thesis. Students often feel overwhelmed graduate by a project that requires a level of com- research. mitment far beyond anything else in their Coaches are college experience. Many programs at fond of Samford invest resources in sending the noting papers out for review and hosting a that departmental showcase of the student papers. The university bears the majority of the expense necessary to send our students to the annual NCUR meeting. Such a massive effort is certainly not worth the time if it is merely a public relations ploy. What makes undergradu-

8 L EARNING research projects. It makes us aware of the often unnoticed work of the academy— the solitary hours our students spend in library research and compiling notes, the long afternoon conferences in which student and teacher work together to revise a paper, and even the current concerns of contemporary researchers beyond our campus (what Kenneth Bruffee has called the “conversation of mankind”). In bringing attention to undergraduate research, we are reinforc- ing the notion of what we think a univer- sity should be. Despite the value of undergraduate research—for students, for faculty, for the university-at-large—only a fraction of the Samford Students Help students in America have an opportunity to engage in extended research projects in their undergraduate years. This spring Preserve Historic Valley Samford sent 19 students to the NCUR by Sean Flynt meeting in Salt Lake City. By way of comparison, Harvard sent one student; Student Chris Sims and Professor Marlene Rikard learn about Paint Rock Valley from Stanford sent three; and Princeton, none. Leverl Green. Obviously, this is not a reflection on the quality of students at these universities. It hen Samford University history Rock Valley, write traditional research may, however, be a reflection on universi- Professor Marlene Rikard’s Oral papers and document life in the valley ty priorities. State schools fared no better. WHistory: Tradition and Tech- through oral histories and photography. The University of Georgia was represent- niques course returned last spring after a Rikard said it took a significant com- ed by five students. The University of decade-long hiatus, students who enrolled mitment on the part of her students to Michigan, by eight. The University of became active participants in preserving make the multiple, four-hour roundtrip Washington had only one student. And Alabama’s past and documenting its drives their projects demanded. She said the University of Texas with a student present. most students exceeded the required two population of 49,000 students had . . . Rikard said she had always loved the trips and went back for further research, none. The majority of students at NCUR time-intensive course and thought it making a total of three or four visits to the come from places like Samford—relative- important, but had set it aside for the 10 valley. “They were pretty good sports” ly small schools that emphasize good years she served as director of Samford’s about the time involved, she said. teaching and close interaction with London Programs. After stepping down Senior history student Megan Mullins students. from that position, she was free to take up said some of her peers were surprised by We are certainly proud of what our the oral history course again, but found the ease with which they communicated students have accomplished in their she needed to connect to new practices with the elders of the valley. “When we research. In addition to being recognized and scholarship and identify new areas in stopped to visit some of the homes and at NCUR, our student research projects which student research might be helpful. meet people, students became so engrossed have helped our students win prestigious Previously, her own research had provided in their conversations that they didn’t national awards, appear on panels the contacts needed for entree into the want to leave and had to be herded back alongside established scholars at regional mining communities she wanted her into the van,” she said. Mullins said she and national meetings, and earn fellow- students to document. Her current brought home a strong sense of the ships at outstanding graduate schools. But research didn’t offer such obvious project’s value. “We were able to help we are also proud of what our emphasis contacts, but a chance encounter with people preserve their own history,” she on undergraduate research says about us Samford alumna Judy Prince ’66 led to a said. as an institution. We are a school where unique partnership between alumna, As their work began to inform other students come first and where learning is professor and students. studies and help attract the national the ultimate goal. Given the centrality of Prince, a clinical social worker in attention Prince sought for the valley, the research and writing to the academic private practice in Birmingham, grew up students saw that their study was of enterprise, it might well be argued that a in the Paint Rock Valley region of Jackson immediate, practical benefit to the showcase of undergraduate research is not County in northeast Alabama and saw in community in which they worked. Their simply a time to show off student work, it the valley “a way of life there that was dis- photographs, interviews and research may be the best barometer available to an appearing,” Rikard said. At the time papers have value far beyond the Paint institution of the quality of its undergrad- Rikard and Prince met, Prince already had Rock Valley, however. Rikard said all of uate education. secured grants to help her document life the materials collected by the students will in the valley, protect it from urban sprawl be deposited in Samford’s Special (Dr. David W. Chapman is dean of the and attract national recognition of its his- Collection department for the use of his- Howard College of Arts and Sciences. An torical, cultural and environmental signifi- torians and other researchers. “I think earlier version of this article appeared in cance. Prince needed more trained inter- they were pretty proud of what they did,” The Chronicle Review, a national magazine viewers to collect oral histories, especially Rikard said of her students. “They devoted to issues in higher education.) those of the valley’s elders. So, Rikard captured some essence of life in rural Alabama—a life that’s passing.” asked her students to research the Paint 9 S ECTION

n 2002, female Samford students out- numbered male students 2,602 to1,764. That ratio represents a dramatic change for an institution that less than a century ago was still exclusively male and surprisingly martial. The story of Icoeducation at Samford sometimes goes unnoticed alongside more spectacular moments in our history, but few events more strongly shaped the modern culture of the University. Beginning in the 1870s, all-male Howard College in Marion, Alabama, became increas- ingly militarized, with uniforms and military drill a fact of daily life for the Howard College Cadets. With its sister institution, Judson College, just across town and with ongoing financial troubles, conflict with the State Baptist Convention and increased interest in relocation, coeducation was hardly a pressing issue at Howard in the ’70s and ’80s. The Woman Craze By the early 1890s, however, Howard had moved to Birmingham and coeducation was already reshaping other Alabama colleges. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University) admitted female students in 1892. The University of Alabama followed in 1893. In the summer of 1894 Howard College, under the leadership of President Arthur W. McGaha, was poised to begin its own first experiment in coeducation. Some Alabamians opposed this trend, and an editorial in The Alabama Baptist in July 1894 The predicted that time would prove them right: “The ‘Woman Craze’ seems to be on us just now, and it must run its course. All the colleges are falling into line, only because it is the fashion, and not because there is any great Tendency demand for coeducation...Without claiming to Tendency be a prophet, we predict that, in the South at least, the time will never come when any con- siderable number of our young women will of theTimes: attend the male colleges which are throwing their doors open to them.” Key Howard College supporters disagreed with these sentiments, defended coeducation “on the grounds of justice and policy” and Tw o informed the Alabama Baptist State Convention that other institutions had “wheeled into line, and Howard proposes to stand abreast of them.” Later that year The Alabama Baptist published the religious poetry Women of Annie Judge, one of two women enrolled in Howard College. Who Shaped Samford Records of the time suggest no great dis- Who Shaped Samford ruption resulting from the admission of Judge and Eugenia Weatherly, both of whom were By Sean Flynt from the East Lake community. In fact, some male students who looked forward to a soothing feminine influence on the toughest members of the faculty lamented the lack of change in their professors. Annie Judge

10 T RADITIONS Howard College seems to have citing lack of proper facilities for women encouraged Judge and Weatherly and at a time when the campus truly was in Samford Sunday Still taken pride in their success. Both need of new facilities of all sorts. The Helping Young Preachers women were chosen to address their fate of the three women admitted in the class as part of the college’s 1895 com- ’95–’96 academic year is unclear. Their very Sunday during the school year mencement activities, and although we names are not listed in alumni records. Efor more than 50 years, groups of don’t have the text of their addresses, Whatever happened to them, Eugenia Samford students have met on campus, their topics certainly sound appropriate. Weatherly somehow continued her car-pooled to some Alabama Baptist Weatherly spoke on the “The Tendency studies at Howard because in1898 she association and preached the gospel to of the Times.” Judge became ill and became our second female graduate and fellow Alabama Baptists. couldn’t deliver her address, “The the first with a four-year degree. She Their sermons haven’t always been Coming Woman,” but its title was would be the last woman to graduate polished, but they’ve always been from prescient. Howard College admitted from Howard College for almost two the heart. And as the school year pro- three more female students, Lillian decades. gressed, they’ve gotten better and better, thanks in part to the encouragement of Butler, Estelle Holloway and Mattie Eugenia Weatherly Weldon, for the 1895–96 school year. local church members. Eugenia Weatherly left little room It started as H-Day in the late 1940s, Annie Judge for doubt about the value of coeducation when a number of World War II In 1896 Judge became Howard’s first at Howard. She earned the ranking of veterans were enrolled at then-Howard female graduate with a degree or certifi- “Distinguished” in Howard’s School of College. Some of these men felt called to cate that apparently was Science for attainment preach, and they contacted some associa- something other than a of 90 percent, and was tional missionaries to ask for the chance, traditional four-year the only student to even though they were still students. degree. We know only a reach that level in the The missionaries liked the idea, and few tantalizing details school for that year. H-Day was born. about her life after She also was listed as “There was a double reaction, both Howard College. She Distinguished in the positive,” recalled Dr. Sigurd F. Bryan, married classmate J. W. schools of Latin and who retired after many years on the Johnson not long after Greek and was among Samford religion faculty two years ago their graduation and the top ten but who still directs Samford Sunday. relocated with him to Distinguished under- “The students enjoyed it and so did the Louisiana so he could graduates in the entire churches. study medicine at Tulane. college. “The churches enjoyed hearing For several years Howard After earning her these young fellows preaching in a live alumni records listed A.B. degree at Howard, situation, and it gave the young men a Judge with a footnote Weatherly served as a chance to learn to preach by doing it. indicating that she was teacher in Birmingham They really grow in this situation. That Mrs. J. W. Johnson. City Schools until she was true then and it is now.” Then, in 1902, Howard’s married and most Charlie Swain, a senior who serves alumni record listed her, Eugenia Weatherly likely had to leave her as student coordinator of Samford under her maiden name, position as a result. Sunday, agrees. “Samford Sunday has as deceased. In fact, Annie Judge wasn’t Although the social conventions of the been invaluable,” said Swain. “It has dead, but she wasn’t Mrs. J. W. Johnson, day excluded her from service in public helped tremendously in my preparation either. The couple had divorced and schools, Eugenia Weatherly King for the ministry.” Judge had moved to New York and continued to teach music privately. We Fellow student Joe Dixon said become an actress working under the know this only because she took on a Samford Sunday is a great learning tool. name of Ann Johnson. young piano student named Lolla “God has blessed me with wonderful In New York Judge married Walter Wurtele, who went on to marry Leslie S. experiences through this program and I H. Schoellkopf, heir to a utilities Wright, president of Samford University thoroughly enjoy it,” he said. company fortune, and began researching from 1958–1983. One example occurred recently and writing history. In 1914, writing as We know little else of Eugenia following one of his sermons. Anna Schoellkopf, she published a Weatherly King’s life after graduation “One lady came up to the altar in history of the Great Lakes, and in 1924 from Howard College, but we do know tears seeking prayer and encouraging published a biography of South that she returned to her Alma Mater at words in regards to her life with God,” American revolutionary Jose de San least once, in the spring of 1914, to said Dixon. “It was truly a blessing to be Martin. When Walter Schoellkopf address alumni on the subject of able to pray with her and see that God served as First Secretary of the American “Howard and Coeducation.” It was an had used me that morning in such a Embassy in Spain during the Spanish appropriate topic to end that academic specific way.” Civil War, Anna likely accompanied year. Thanks in large measure to Howard Swain underscores how much the him to Madrid. As little as we know president James Madison Shelburne, a participating churches mean to the about Anna Schoellkopf’s life before the Southern Baptist minister, coeducation program. 1930s, we know even less about her life had returned to Howard College in the “My thanks goes out to any of the after that period, and so her story ends fall of 1913. There was little remaining churches that participate,” he said. “I here for now. doubt about what the college could offer don’t think they realize what a great College officials suspended coeduca- women or what women could offer the work for God they are doing.” tion after Judge’s graduation in 1896, college.

11 A Major Success

Discussing Samford merits are, from top, student Alisha Damron, football coach Bill Gray, business Dean Marlene Reed and student Matthew Spann.

12 G IVING amford University John and Marjorie Pittman (left) visit with Samford saluted its most University President and Mrs. Thomas Corts at a reception generous donors at before the annual Samford Philanthropy Dinner. The the Samford Pittmans were honored as members of the Samuel Sterling Philanthropy Dinner Sherman Society, the University’s highest honor for lifetime Sin November. The more than contributions to Samford. 300 Samford friends who tionship with our fellow gift scholarship program attended were cited for their member institutions,” he sponsored by their church, significant financial support commented. Brookwood Baptist. during the 2002–03 academic It is impossible to Although scholarship and fiscal year. imagine where Samford support through the Pittman Special guests of honor University would be Fund and other scholarships is were members of Samford’s without the Alabama the primary focus of their phil- four lifetime giving societies, Baptist State anthropy, he said, “The which recognize cumulative Convention, said Pittmans also have supported contributions of $100,000 or Stivender. “Alabama the annual Samford Fund, the more to the University. Board of Trustees. Baptists have contributed Samford Auxiliary, the school The program celebrated more than $82 million dollars of performing arts, the the past, present and future Sherman, noted Stivender, “dedicated himself fully to the to Samford through the Children’s Learning Center, with remarks by president years…significant funding that Samford athletics, Alpha Phi Thomas E. Corts, School of institution that would become Samford University when it has enabled us to provide Omega, the School of Business interim dean Marlene quality education in a Business, the Centennial M. Reed, head football coach had no funds, no faculty, no students and only a single Christian environment for Walk, Cumberland School of Bill Gray, and students Alisha Alabama Baptist students,” he Law and various capital Damron and Matthew Spann. wooden building. “The Samuel Sterling said. Joe Bob Mizzell, director projects.” “Samford has taught me to of the convention’s Office of John ’44 and Marjorie ’42 blend education and faith,” Sherman Society honors those who share Sherman’s intense Christian Ethics/Chaplaincy Pittman are both Samford summed up Damron, a Ministries, accepted the award graduates, and he is a life sophomore journalism/mass dedication to the vision of what Samford can become.” on behalf of the convention. member of the Samford Board communications major from “The spirit of Samford of Trustees. Springdale, Ark. Executive Director Ginny Bugg of Birmingham repre- University has never been Honored as members of John Floyd, chair of the more beautifully expressed the Lovelace-Wilkerson University relations sented the Alabama Association of Independent than through the commitment Society were the BellSouth committee of the Samford and generosity of John and Foundation and Corporation, Board of Trustees, presided at Colleges and Universities. As the largest independent uni- Marjorie Pittman,” said represented by Tom and the dinner. Floyd holds three Stivender. The Pittmans, he Wyona Hamby; and Malcolm Samford degrees: B.A. ’85, versity in the state, Stivender said, Samford is called on to noted, have provided an and Betty Miller of J.D. ’88 and M.S.E.M. ’99. endowed student scholarship Birmingham. Receiving accolades at the be a leader in the AAICU. “And we enjoy a strong rela- bearing her name, and have The Lovelace-Wilkerson banquet as members of the participated in the matching Society is named for long-time Samuel Sterling Sherman Society were the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Alabama State Baptist Convention, and John and Marjorie Pittman of Birmingham. The Samuel Sterling Sherman Society, named for the University’s first president, is the highest level of recogni- tion for a lifetime donor to Samford. The honorees were recognized by James Stivender ’49, chairman of the Samford Enjoying the reception for lifetime contributors to Samford are Stella Stivender (seated) of Gadsden, Ala., and (left to right) Boyd and Sara Christenberry of Montgomery, Ala., and Mary Louise Hodges of Birmingham.

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Jane and Firmon Hardenbergh from Shelbyville, Tenn.; and of Vestavia Hills, Ala., visit with Paul Vest, a senior from Samford development officer Branchville, Ala. Stan Davis before the Samford President and Mrs. Corts Philanthropy Dinner. hosted a pre-dinner reception for members of the four relocation from the East Lake lifetime giving societies. section of Birmingham to Samford student Kathryn suburban Homewood in the Hoppe entertained reception mid-1950s. That relocation guests on the harp. Hoppe, a allowed for much-needed freshman from Huntsville, expansion, and the Davis Ala., is one of two student Society “honors those who harpists enrolled at Samford. take up Major Davis’ Philanthropy Dinner guests challenge of continual received a commemorative progress at Samford,” Floyd compact disc from the said. University. The disc, trustees J. B. Lovelace and Birmingham; Mildred Hire Guests arriving at the recorded in the A. Gerow W. W. Wilkerson, who saved Fleming of Birmingham; HealthSouth Conference Hodges Chapel of Samford’s the college by purchasing the Lonnie and Mary Funderburg Center in Birmingham were Beeson Divinity School, property in Marion at a fore- of Brimingham; Wyatt and treated to music by the features piano meditations by closure auction and returning Susan Haskell of Samford Student Strings. Houston, Texas, concert it to the college’s board of Birmingham; Charles and Members of the student artist Barbara Bamberg. trustees. Barbara Money of string quartet are Josey Cox, Members of the A. P. Birmingham; the Kenny a senior from Vestavia Hills, For more on the Samford Montague Society recognized Morgan Scholarship Ala.; Celeste Sharplin, a Philanthropy Dinner, visit the at the Philanthropy Dinner Foundation, represented by senior from West Monroe, Samford Photo Album at were Mountain Brook Baptist Red Walker of Birmingham; Ala.; Belinda Trott, a senior www.samford.edu. Church of Birmingham, rep- John and Genie Morris of resented by pastor Dr. James Birmingham; Bill and Betty Moebes; the Hill Crest Ratliff of Birmingham; Mel “Sing Them Foundation of Birmingham, Robinson of Birmingham, represented by Charles Terry; representing the Jewel the Torchmark Corporation, Over Again” represented by Tom and Charolette Hamby; Reflections on A. Gerow and Mary Louise the songs of Hodges of Birmingham; and Vulcan Materials Company Philip P. Bliss of Birmingham, represented and others by David Donaldson. A. P. Montague was Piano meditations from Howard College president Barbara Bamberg from 1902–12 and “empha- sized the distinctiveness of a Recorded in A. Gerow school unafraid to address the Hodges Chapel at improvement of the whole Samford University person in mind, body and As a holiday gift or for your spirit,” Floyd noted in pre- listening pleasure, enjoy the sounds of Samford in this senting the Montague Ginny Bugg, executive new recording featuring Houston, Texas-based concert awards. director, represented the and recording artist Barbara Bamberg. The Harwell G. Davis Alabama Association of Featuring gospel hymns and songs by noted 19th and Society members present at Independent Colleges and the dinner were Walt and early 20th century composers Philip Paul Bliss, William Universities at the annual Bradbury, Ira D. Sankey and Daniel W. Whittle. Hear Kay Barnes of Birmingham; Samford Philanthropy Dinner. Richard and Mattie Barr of such favorites as “Wonderful Words of Life,” “I Will Sing Birmingham, Brookwood Graves Endowed Scholarship of My Redeemer,” “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” “Jesus Loves Baptist Church of Mountain Fund; the Coca-Cola Me” and “It Is Well with my Soul” plus 18 others in this Brook, Ala., represented by Company of Birmingham, 17-track compact disc. pastor Barry Howard; John represented by David $15 each includes shipping and handling and Frances Carter of Earwood; and James and Birmingham; Boyd and Sara Stella Stivender of Gadsden. To order, call toll-free Christenberry of The Davis Society is 1.877.SUALUMS (782.5867) Montgomery, Ala.; Thomas named for the visionary and Marla Corts of college president who led 14 S ECTION NOW ON THE WEB! www.samford.edu/pubs/seasons Let us hear from you. Call toll-free: 1-877-SU ALUMS (782-5867) Local: (205) 726-2807 E-mail: [email protected]

’42 ’43 ’57 System, Decatur, Ga., after 40 years. Gussie Guyton Kennedy and Vivian J. Langley ministers in William J. Brown of her husband, Hobson, celebrated the Caribbean in St. John, Birmingham retired from State ’63 their 60th wedding anniversary in Dominica, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Farm Insurance. Benny Jackson is president of February. They live in Alexander Nevis and Guyana with books and the Conference of Southern City, Ala. She is a retired teacher. Bibles, and in Nigeria via Voice of ’58 Baptist Evangelists. He leads the the Martyrs. Bill Williamson retired after Benny Jackson Evangelistic 41 years as pastor of Neely’s Bend Association, Germantown, Tenn. ’53 Baptist Church, Madison, Tenn., William Leroy Dean, who and is now pastor emeritus. He is ’65 retired from the ministry eight married to Jacky Turner ’59. John Howard Baker of years ago, is pastor of First Baptist ’59 Hawkins, Texas, is editor of E- Church, Roanoke, Ala., where he Journal of Organizational Learning served 40 years ago. David V. Degruy of Mobile, and Leadership and is an assistant Ala., is the author of a book, As professor at the University of ’55 the Sparks Fly Upward. Louisiana at Monroe. Geraldine “Jeri” Barber Frank B. Reaves teaches at Reba S. Cobb is religious Jackson of Huntsville, Ala., Southern Union State action director for the Children’s recently was ordained as a deacon Community College and is acting Defense Fund, Washington, D.C. mayor of Wadley, Ala. in her church. ’66 ’60 Gene Kelser '42 accepts the ’56 Lesley Jean Morris Heidecker Carolyn Yeager Robinson Challenge of the Classes Sherry (Joann) McCain of Decatur, Ala., is a retired retired and lives in Cumming, Ga. Award from Director of Annual Prichard of Hoover, Ala., semire- schoolteacher. Giving Monty Hogewood. tired from Briarwood Christian ’62 More than 43 percent of School after 34 years as a K–5 and ’68 after-school care teacher. Molly Hodges Fowlie retired Kelser's class contributed to Gary L. Carver is the author from the Dekalb County School Samford last year. of a fourth book, Search for Serendipity, published by C.S.S. Publishing. He is pastor of First Baptist Church, Chattanooga, New Book Features Samford’s Tenn. Dale Collins received the Famous Tie with Alabama Tennessee Hospital Association’s One of the chapters in a Birmingham News and highest honor for distinguished new book, All-Time Greatest another Howard grad. The service. He is president and CEO, Alabama Sports Stories, details tie story, entitled “7-7, Favor Baptist Health System of East what many call Samford’s Howard,” was in Marshall’s Tennessee, Knoxville. greatest football victory: the original volume, which Joy McFrancis Thornhill of Trussville, Ala., retired in May 7-7 tie with Alabama in Givens edited. after 32 years of teaching. 1935. Edited by Wendell Givens, a retired Givens ’44, the book was Birmingham News editor, and ’70 published this fall by the other writers who worked Anita Baggett Dutton is an University of Alabama Press. with Marshall added 10 associate broker with Century 21 It features three players from chapters to Marshall’s Alliance Group in Hoover, Ala. then-Howard College on the original 16. Included is Dean She recently received recognition cover—Raymond Christian, Givens’ story on “The Marne in the 1931 Dixie Series. for sales volume and quality Glenn Hearn and Herb Football Battles,” the Bancroft got the hit that beat service, and additional credentials Browne. Howard/Birmingham- Dean, 1-0, before the largest in marketing and relocation Alabama had won the Southern College games of crowd in Baron history services. Rose Bowl the previous the 1920s and ’30s. (20,074). Margaret Brabham Little of January 1, and the tie with Billy Bancroft, who Birmingham retired in June. She Howard, a relative unknown, coached the 1935 Howard was guidance director at Howard players Raymond Homewood High School. shocked the football world. team, figures prominently in Christian, Glenn Hearn and The Givens book builds on a another original chapter Herb Browne, who played in ’71 1968 book, 20 Grand, by the about the famous Birming- the 7-7 tie with Alabama, late Benny Marshall, former ham Baron win over Jack D. Davis, M.B.A., is grace cover of new book. director of college programs and sports editor of The Houston and pitcher “Dizzy” operations in Coweta County for

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West Central Technical College, team at Shepherd of the Hills Carol Belcher is manager of ’85 Newnan, Ga. Church, Porter Ranch, Calif. the Alabama Reading First Cynthia Walker Watts is Judy Glenn of Lawton, Okla., Initiative with the State Kevin Bussey is associate administrator at First Baptist is a staff registered nurse for Department of Education. She was pastor/student minister at First Church, Dothan. Supplemental Healthcare Services. formerly principal of West Blocton Baptist Church, Tillman’s Corner, George F. Hammons is a phar- Elementary School. Mobile, Ala. He and his wife, ’72 macist at Knox Professional John Rodney Keefe is Cassandra, have two children, Jacob and Hope. Keith Fordham is vice Pharmacy, Barbourville, Ky. He is moderator, New Bethel Baptist Ellen Patricia Denton was president of the Conference of president of the Kentucky Church, Fort Payne, Ala. named the 2003 Second Mile Southern Baptist Evangelists. He Pharmacists Association and a Lorelei Harris Spikes of teacher at Lipscomb Elementary leads the Keith Fordham trustee at Union College. Santiago, Chile, is completing 17 School, where she teaches fourth- Evangelistic Association, years with the International ’76 and fifth-grade language arts. Fayetteville, Ga. Mission Board. She and her John Oliver of Durham, N.C., Charles R. Johanson, J.D. Jeffrey A. Clanton was recog- husband, Jim, have three children, has been cast in principal roles ’75, of Birmingham is treasurer of nized for his 25 years on the Amanda, Allyn and Andrea. with the North Carolina Opera Commercial Law League of Vanderbilt University Medical Amanda is a Samford freshman. Company. He is a pastoral America for 2003–04. He is a Center faculty. He is associate in Delane Tew received a Ph.D. chaplain. member of the firm of Engel, radiology and radiological sciences in August after defending her Richard Scott Pearson of Hairston & Johanson, P.C. and director of radiopharmacy doctoral dissertation, “From Local Columbus, Ohio, is enrolled in the services for the Medical Imaging Society to Para-Denomination: Ph.D. program in development ’74 Division. He is the author of many Woman’s Missionary Union, economics at Ohio State abstracts, manuscripts, book 1890–1930,” at Auburn Michael L. Roberts, J.D. ’77, University. He is president of chapters and scientific exhibits. University. She teaches history at received the Gewin Award from Value View Financial Corp. the Alabama Bar Institute in His research has resulted in one Judson College, Marion, Ala., and recognition of outstanding contri- international and two U.S. was recipient of the 2003 award ’86 butions to continuing legal patents. for excellence in classroom Sandra Lin White Elliott is education. He is a member of the Michael W. Meeks is coordi- teaching. choral director of Mt. Juliet High Gadsden, Ala., law firm of nator of choral music/humanities, ’79 School, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Cusimano, Keener, Roberts, DeKalb County Schools, Ga. His mentor for a technology-in-the- Kimberley & Miles, P.C. wife, Lynne Brake Meeks ’75, Loring S. Jones III, J.D., recently retired as an educator and received a St. George Award in classroom program. She was ’75 administrator in Alabama, and is recognition of his work with the accepted into the Tennessee Arts Academy. Marijane Cole of Hollywood, an educational consultant with Boy Scouts of America. He is past Academic Partners, Inc. chairman of the Vulcan District, Robert R. Mullins of Calif., was stunt double for Sarah Birmingham is a lieutenant Hagan (Amanda) on Buffy the and recipient of a Silver Beaver ’77 Award and District Award of colonel in the U.S. Marines and Vampire Slayer television show, recently returned home from Iraq, Karolyn G. Haynes of Merit. He is an attorney with and for Stephanie Romanov where he was stationed with the Orlando, Fla., is accompanist for Jones & Waldrop, Vestavia Hills. (Lilah) on Angel. She stunts for 1st Marines expeditionary force. Daryl Hannah in a feature film, the Florida Baptist Singing ’82 [ital] The Job. She also can be Women. ’87 seen in 3rd Rock from the Sun Anita Jennings Busby is a ’78 Denise Stimpson Bates is reruns. She is on the production sixth-grade reading teacher at Weaver Elementary School, training coordinator and technical Weaver, Ala. She and her writer for EPOS Corporation in Wayne Flynt Named President of husband, Charles, have three Auburn, Ala. She and her children, Autumn, Holly and Troy. husband, Larry, have three Southern Historical Association Autumn is a Samford freshman. children. Sheri Brown Boston is r. Wayne Flynt poverty. Flynt is the ’83 president and co-owner of ’61, Distin- author of 10 books, Southern Pharmaceutical Services, D Kate Campbell (Kitty Henry) guished University including Poor But Inc., a specialized pharmacy of Nashville, Tenn., released a new Professor at Proud (1990), which provider headquartered in CD, Twang on a Wire. She Birmingham. Auburn University, was nominated for the cowrote the title track, which ties Stacia Sinclair Gaines works has been elected Pulitzer Prize and won together the other 12 tracks, all in the human resources depart- president of the the Lillian Smith country music standards by women ment of Colonial Properties Trust, Southern Historical Award for the best singer-songwriters from the ’70s. Association. He book on Southern Birmingham. moved into the Dr. Flynt ’61 history. ’84 Gregory B. Parker is post at the annual SHA Flynt holds the president of the faculty senate at Caroline Vaughan Smith was Southwest Baptist University, meeting in Houston in Ph.D. from Florida State named Nursing Home Bolivar, Mo. He is assistant University. He left Samford November. Administrator of the Year by the professor of music. The former Samford to become head of the Florida Health Care Association, Brain Allen Sharp is chief history professor (1965–77) Auburn history department and was elected to the FHCA executive officer of Prime Health is a renowned expert on and later was named to his Board of Directors. She is adminis- Services, Brentwood, Tenn. He Alabama and Southern present endowed professor- trator of TimberRidge Nursing & and his wife, Lynn Dean Sharp history, religion and culture, ship. Rehabilitation Center in Ocala, ’87, and their three daughters live and education reform and Fla. She is married to Russell in Franklin, Tenn. Smith ’83.

16 Jack Terry is Mercedes Benz Scott, four, and Connor Davis, manager at Jack Ingram Motors, born in January. ‘Terminator’ Turns to Samford Montgomery, Ala. He and his Buffi Hanes married Roy Baltz wife, Lisa Ingram Terry ’84, have in July. She teaches third grade at Law Grad for Legislative Aide two children. Schutz American School in alifornia Governor senior adviser at the law firm Jeffrey Loyal Voyles, Sr. Alexandria, Egypt. CArnold Schwarzenegger of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips earned a master’s degree with Doug Kauffman, J.D. ’93, is a has appointed Cumberland and as chief of staff for the honors in marriage and family partner in the Birmingham law School of Law graduate office of the assembly therapy from Columbus State firm of Balch & Bingham, LLP, Republican leader. In the University, Columbus, Ga. He is a specializing in labor and employ- Richard Costigan, J.D. ’91, as U.S. Army family life chaplain in ment law. He and his wife, Julie his legislative secretary. latter role, he was directly Hanau, Germany. He and his wife, Ayers Kauffman ’90, have three Costigan has been vice involved in legislation that Jana, have four children. children: Collier, seven, president of Government led to streamlining of power Katherine, five, and Lily, born in Relations and chief lobbyist plant siting, reduction of the ’88 May. for the California Chamber vehicle licensing fee and the of Commerce, where he development of a compre- Mary Kirkland Dickson of ’91 Darlington, S.C., is executive oversaw the development hensive infrastructure director of Keep Darlington Amy Masdon Farris of and implementation of the funding proposal. County Beautiful, an affiliate of Haleyville, Ala., teaches fifth- chamber’s public policy Costigan, age 37, has an Keep America Beautiful. She has grade special education at agenda. undergraduate degree from two children, Clay and Kirkland. Haleyville Elementary School. She Previously, Costigan the University of Georgia. Mark H. Thomas, M.D., and her husband, Jim, have two served as a lobbyist and joined and helped found AdMed, children, Robbie and Parker. P.C., a new medical practice with their two children, Taylor serving adolescent and young adult ’92 ’93 Nicole, four, and Jackson Lee, two. patients in Chattanooga, Tenn. He Scott Austin and his wife, Savanna Lea Wills married and his wife, Carolyn, have a Julie, live in Alabaster. He is a real William David Carson in daughter, Avery, and an infant son, estate appraiser. They have a November 2002. They live in Andrew Shelton, born in July. daughter, Rachel Elisabeth, born Alabaster, Ala. ’89 in September. Eric and Jana Chandler David ’94 John Allen Bankson is live in Los Angeles, Calif., with Heath Brockwell, J.D., minister of Christian formation at their two sons, Chandler, three, opened a law firm, Camerlengo & First Presbyterian Church, and Dylan, one. Jana is a certified Brockwell, in Jacksonville, Fla. He Hattiesburg, Miss. He has written personal trainer, and lifestyle and practices personal injury litigation. articles for Reformation and Revival weight management consultant. Kari Erickson Conley is journal and Tabletalk magazine. He Eric runs a Web development assistant director of community and his wife, Rae, have four company and is a screenwriter. Carol Guthrie '93 accepts the and government relations for the children: Clara Margaret, Iain Shijuana Bianca Hudson, Odyssey Award for traveling Orlando Magic basketball team. Frazier, Mary-Abigail and Lottie J.D. ’96, married Thaddeus F. the longest distance to the She lives in Lake Mary, Fla. Hays. Coleman in December. They live Alumni Association meeting at Kevin R. Lottes, J.D., is a Jeff and Kimberly Wood in Birmingham, where she is Homecoming. Association board-certified real-estate attorney Burns ’91 are career missionaries employed at Blue Cross and Blue President Bennie Bumpers '63 and partner with the law firm of in Tokyo, Japan, with the Shield of Alabama. presents. Quarles & Brady, LLP. He lives in International Mission Board of the Lisa J. Sharp, J.D., serves on Naples, Fla., with his wife, Lisa Southern Baptist Convention. the Samford Board of Overseers. Carozza Lottes, J.D. ’94, and They will be in language school She is a member f the Birmingham Robert Alvarez of Orlando, their daughter, Amy, born in for two years and will do sports law firm of Balch & Bingham. Fla., is a portfolio sales executive September. evangelism on the YouthLink Jana Reeves Wiggins is with Marriott Vacation Club. Scot McCosh is deployed with team. They have three sons: director of career placement and Hunter Copeland Carroll, the Pennsylvania Army National Hudson, five, Joseph, two, and follow-up services for Moultrie J.D. ’97, is a shareholder in the Guard to Kosovo as part of Task Caleb, one. Technical College, Moultrie, Ga. Birmingham law firm of Force Falcon. Chaplain to more Frederick D. Kuester, She and her husband, Ben Stockham, Stockham & Carroll, than 500 soldiers, he recently was M.B.A., is president and chief Wiggins ’93, have two children, P.C. He and his wife, Monica, promoted to the rank of captain. executive officer of We Blake and Leah Grace. have a daughter, Adeline He will conclude his tour in Generation, Wisconsin Energy Marion “Chip” Wise, Jr. is Elisabeth, one. Kosovo in February. Corporation’s electric generation minister of music and worship at Shawn and Tricia Greene group. First Baptist Church, Leeds, Ala. Lovejoy are home missionaries ’95 He and his wife, Melanie, live in with the North American Mission ’90 Moody, Ala. Board. They live in Cumming, Joy A. Collins is a nurse stationed at Kedena Air Force Carol Chambless Dasher and Ga., where they are planting Base, Okinawa, Japan. her husband, Levis, live in Lake Mountain Lake Church. They David Blair Fleming and Park, Ga., with their son, have two children: Hannah and Brooke Houser Thomas married Johnathan, one. Madison. in August. They live in Randy S. Duckett is senior Brian Keith Trotman is a Birmingham. pastor, Second Baptist Church, coach and teacher at Spain Park Jason and Shelly Stookey Odessa, Texas. He and his wife, High School, Hoover, Ala. He and McGehee ’94 live in Tina, have two children, Bailey his wife, Cindy, live in Trussville

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Goodlettsville, Tenn., where he is events at University of Alabama Alumni of the Year nominations sought a sales representative for Jostens. at Birmingham. Nominations are being sought previous year. They have a daughter, Anna Jaishree Patel is clinical coor- for the 2004 Alumni of the All alumni are encour- Marie, two. dinator at Flowers Hospital, Year to be recognized by aged to participate in the J. Brian Slaughter, J.D., is Dothan, Ala. She and her Samford University at the nominating process. Submit staff attorney and mediator with husband, Praful, have a daughter, annual Homecoming banquet nominations in a letter with Virginia Workers’ Compensation Riya, born in April. Oct. 29, 2004. appropriate supporting Commission, Richmond, Va. Matthew Porter is codirector Nominees should be materials and information. and coproducer of an independent ’96 short film, Blackwater Elegy, for graduates who have distin- Nominations may be mailed guished themselves in service to: Alumni of the Year Cynthia Hayslette Doggett of which he also wrote the script. He Hayden, Ala., is a pharmacist with recently launched his 95 Theses in their community and to c/o University Relations CVS Pharmacy. She and her Entertainment banner. Samford. They also must have Samford University husband, Daniel, have a daughter, Shannon Elizabeth Sykes is shown support to the 800 Lakeshore Drive Erin Elizabeth, born in July. production manager for University through their Birmingham, AL 35229 Jessica George White lives in Washington Golf Monthly and has personal involvement and Waynesville, N.C., with her recently launched Philadelphia Golf financial contributions. The Nominations also can be husband, Jon, and daughter, Monthly and GolfStyles. She lives recognition can be for lifetime submitted via electronic mail Georgia Caroline, born in July. in Silver Spring, Md. achievement or for a signifi- to [email protected]. Rebecca E. Trapp recently cant achievement during the ’97 completed a master’s in account- Tony Chute, M.Div., is ing at Georgia State University. teacher with Bartow County Adrienne Bonner Wiggins associate professor of church She is an accountant with School System. and her husband, Tracy, live in history at California Baptist Cornick, Garber & Sandler, New Alvin Garrett was honored Laurinburg, N.C. She teaches University, Riverside, Calif. York, N.Y. with a resolution by the Jefferson general music in the Scotland Jennifer Stike Mattox is a Wendy Elizabeth Willingham County, Ala., Commission. Bassist County School System. Tracy, kindergarten teacher with Hoover is an elementary school counselor for Just A Few Cats band and the former music faculty member at City Schools. She and her with Shelby County Schools, five-piece 2003 American Idols Samford, is percussion instructor husband, Craig, and daughter, Memphis, Tenn. She is pursuing a Live! tour band, he is founder and and athletics band director at Katie, one, live in Birmingham. doctor of education degree in chief executive officer of The University of North Carolina at counseling education at the Music Caterers, LLC, entertain- Pembroke. ’98 University of Memphis. ment management company. ’01 Samuel Corbin is manager of Tracy Butler Zoblisein and Kathryn Anne Gordon digital imaging/graphic design her husband, Patrick, live in received a master’s in English from Jennifer Michelle Chastain is with Imaging Technologies Acworth, Ga., with their son, Vanderbilt University, where she an elementary physical education Services, Inc., Birmingham. He Drew, born in August. is an instructor. teacher in Brownstown, Ind. and his wife, Sandy, live in ’99 Jennifer Dyess Hackett Jennifer Stapleton Cleveland Hoover, Ala. married Nathan Harden in May. and her husband, Tracy, live in Josh Fuller and Sarah Jake and Erin Robinson Hall They live in Claremont, Calif. Garland, Texas. She is an elemen- Fletcher ’99 married in April. ’00 live in Dallas, Texas. He is She is pursuing a master of fine tary music teacher in the They live in Anacortes, Wash., pastoral resident at Wilshire arts degree at Claremont Graduate Richardson Independent School where he is a naval aviator and Baptist Church. She teaches University. District. she teaches school. junior high English in Richardson, Seth Hix is minister of music Jeremy Dabbs is pursuing a Kristy Halley married Neil Texas. at North Riverside Baptist master’s in arts administration and Speers in July. She is a public Gretchen Hulse McWhorter Church, Newport News, Va. cultural policy at Goldsmiths relations account executive with and her husband, Justin, live in Sarah Lyman, M.S. ’01, College, London, England. Herrle Communications Group, Canton, Ga. She is media teaches second grade at First Lucas Dorion is parish Tallahassee, Fla. relations manager for IBM. Baptist Academy, Naples, Fla. She associate for children, youth and Jennifer Michele Harvey Jason Randall Seale is a first- is director of a school that families at Rock Spring married Todd Ervin in April. They year medical student at the provides classes for international Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Ga. live in Birmingham. She is a social University of Alabama School of adults. Leslie Taylor “Tay” Howell worker with Alabama Baptist Medicine. Michael Wayne Smith earned Drescher and her husband, Children’s Homes, working with Jeff and Wendi Wilcox a master’s in organ performance at Jonathan, live in Hoover. foster children and adoptions. Stanley ’01 live in Fairborn, Ohio. Yale University in May. He is Jennifer Lynn Duncan Julianne Holliday, J.D., He is pursuing a master’s in infor- music director of Berkeley married Juan David Ochoa in married Brad Lynn in April. They mation assurance at the Air Force Episcopal Divinity School at Yale. January. They live in Ocala, Fla. live in LaGrange, Ga. She is chief Institute of Technology, Wright- Meridith Paige Nealy Starling She works with American Panel public defender for Coweta Patterson Air Force Base. She is is completing a master’s in social Corporation. County, Ga. pursuing a master’s in physical work at the University of Erin Evans is an English and Aisha Nicole Murphy education at the University of Tennessee–Memphis and will voice teacher at Shaanxi McGough and her husband, Dayton. intern in the bone marrow trans- University of Technology in William, live in Montgomery. She ’00 plant unit at St. Jude Children’s Hanzhong, China. is owner of McGough Grant and Research Hospital. Amanda Claire Battle Development Solutions. Jennifer Ferguson married Tiffany Brooke Turner Hoaglund is internal audit officer, Kari Osborne is coordinator of Doug McFarland in July. They live married Sean Christopher Pierce SouthTrust Bank. She and her student programs and special in White, Ga. She is a third-grade in August. She teaches Spanish at husband, David, live in Calera, Hoover High School. Ala.

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David King and Lauren the University of Georgia, Athens, Tim ’89 and Mary E. Elizabeth Stribling married in July. Ga. BIRTHS Francine ’88 of Suwanee, They live in Morrisville, N.C. Katie Jones teaches Spanish at Ga., a son, Hollis Timothy, Whitney Locke married Peachtree Ridge High School, Julie and Scott Austin ’92 of Alabaster, Ala., a born June 12, 2003 Jonathan Rich in July. They live Duluth, Ga. Seth ’97 and Shannon in Louisville, Ky. She is a regis- Lindsay Rogers Keith of daughter, Rachel Elisabeth, born Sept. 1, 2003 Rountree Gibree ’97 of tered dietitian with CARITAS Birmingham works in mortgage Cumming, Ga., a son, Jackson Hospitals. banking with AmSouth Bank Larry and Connie Ray Sarah Elizabeth McIntyre corporate office. Patterson Boggan ’86 of Seth, born Aug. 27, 2003 received a master’s in vocal perfor- Tyler Drew Mayfield and Manila, the Philippines, a son, Jonathan, J.D. ’97, and mance from Belmont University Lauren Mills Jones ’03 married in Elijah John, born Feb. 3, 2003 Jana Hamil Green ’90, in May. She lives in Chicago, Ill., August. They live in New Haven, Monica and Hunter M.B.A. ’98, of Birmingham, where she studies and performs, Conn. Copeland Carroll ’94, J.D. a daughter, Julie Anne, born and has a private studio at the Ginger McCarthy is an ’97, of Homewood, Ala., a April 22, 2003 Chicago Center for Voice. associate at First Evangelical Free daughter, Adeline Elisabeth, David and Heather A. Andrew and Terra Langston Church, Austin, Texas. She trains born Nov. 19, 2002 Leo Hargis ’97 of Morrow live in Birmingham. She University of Texas students in Kimberly and Glen Gardendale, Ala., a son, is pursuing a master’s in physical discipleship. Abbott Catlett ’93 of Ashton William, born June 2, therapy at the University of James Parker and Rachel Saraland, Ala., a son, Joshua 2003 Alabama at Birmingham. He is Long ’01 married recently. He is Jennifer and Jason David owner of Urbanscapes, specializing assistant music charter at Gene, born June 3, 2003 Neely and Mark David Hobbs ’94 of Madison, Ala., in landscape and implementation. Mountaintop Community Church, a son, Noah David, born May Jennifer Marie Sommers Clayton ’99 of Calera, Ala., a Vestavia Hills, Ala. 22, 2003 recently was ordained by Second Shannon Rainey married Jeff son, Noah Russell, born June Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, Shuford in October. She is a 11, 2003 Eric ’91 and Stephanie Atlanta, Ga., where she is minister special education teacher. They Glen ’97 and Kristen Neill Hube ’91 of to students. live in Birmingham. Hancock Criswell ’98 of Collierville, Tenn., a E. B. Harrison Willis, J.D., is Luke Schrimsher of Orlando, Montgomery, Ala., a son, daughter, Caroline Renee, associated with the Birmingham Fla., is pursuing a master’s in Colton, born Aug. 2, 2003 born Feb. 24, 2003 law firm of Toffel & Altmann, building construction at the Paul Daniel, Jr. ’98 and William Russell, Jr. and P.C. He is in general practice with University of Florida. Jill Little Crumpton ’96 of Carolyn Dewberry Jacks ’96 an emphasis on consumer and Sara Arnold Tew and her Warrior, Ala., a daughter, of Birmingham, a daughter, corporate bankruptcy matters. husband, Dwayne, live in Leah Anne, born Jan. 17, Cathryn Anne, born July 27, John Gary Wyatt is business Birmingham. She is a nurse at 2003 2003 development officer with Gary C. Baptist Medical Center Montclair Levis and Carol Chris ’93 and Julie Wyatt General Contractor, and is enrolled in Samford’s Marable Johnson ’95 of Birmingham. graduate nursing program. Chambless Dasher ’90 of Lake Park, Ga., a son, Columbia, Miss., a daughter, Robert and Sara Jackson Mia Lane, born Sept. 2, 2003 ’02 Wade live in Collierville, Tenn. Johnathan, born Oct. 2, 2002 John ’94 and Jennifer He received a master’s in industrial Blake and Marisa Allison Kay Bailey and Barnes Johnson ’94 of Andrew Clinton Weaver ’03 engineering from Georgia Tech in Sterling Dempsey ’99 of Rose Maylene, Ala., a son, Jacob married in June. She is a teacher August. She is pursuing a master’s Hill, N.C., a son, Coleston at San Jose Episcopal Day School, in international security studies at Sterling, born My 18, 2003 Stephen, born Aug. 19, 2003 Jacksonville, Fla. He is an opera- the University of St. Andrews in Daniel and Cynthia Doug ’90, J.D. ’93, and tions manager for Global Golf Scotland on a Rotary Arlin Hayslette Doggett ’96 Julie Ayers Kauffman ’90 of Management. Ambassadorial Scholarship. of Hayden, Ala., a daughter, Birmingham, a daughter, Lily, Brandon Beaird of Mobile, Keiran Walsh is a student at Erin Elizabeth, born July 18, born May 30, 2003 Ala., has a real-estate sales license the Medical University of South 2003 Scott and Heather Leigh and is in an appraisal apprenticeship. Carolina, Charleston, S.C. Bryant and Lori McKinney Kinnamon ’00 of Jessica Burgess is a senior ’03 McMullian Dooley ’00 of Dalton, Ga., a daughter, transition specialist at Youth Kimberly, Ala., a daughter, Katherine Leigh, born July 17, Villages, Nashville, Tenn. She Corinne Broomfield married Madison Leigh, born Oct. 15, 2003 does social work and counseling Jason Maleski in July. They live in 2002 Matt and Amy Kogler with teens and their families. Westminster, Mass. Langeler ’97 of Grand Grant Caldwell is financial Ashley Gavin married Bryan Tina and Randy S. Duckett ’90 of Odessa, Texas, Rapids, Mich., a son, Colby representative for Strategic Johnson in August. They live in Griffin, born July 9, 2003 Financial Partners, Memphis, Homewood. She teaches dance to a son, Connor Davis, born Tenn. The firm is affiliated with children ages three to 11. Jan. 18, 2003 Evan ’99 and Abbe New England Financial. Rob Pacienza and Jennifer Osiel and Judy Victoria Lawson ’01 of Hohenwald, Daniel Craft and Mary Myers married in July. He is Blair Elortegui ’92 of Mobile, Tenn., a son, Luke Andrew, Morlino ’03 married in July. They director of youth at Rio Vista Ala., a daughter, Catherine born Aug. 16, 2003 live in Birmingham. She is an Community Church and is pursing Olivia, born July 23, 2003 Kevin, J.D. ’94, and Lisa intensive-care registered nurse at a master’s in divinity at Knox Cheri and Shane Fogle, Carozza Lottes, J.D. ’94, of Baptist Medical Center Montclair. Seminary. Pharm.D. ’01, of Central Naples, Fla., a daughter, Amy He is finance manager for an auto- Allison Yvonne Reid and City, Ky., a son, Cooper Kathryn, born Sept. 22, 2003 motive group. Charles Nathan Lumbatis married Shane, born Oct. 17, 2003 Amy Harold is pursuing a in July. They live in Birmingham. master’s in Spanish literature at 19 B IRTHS

Craig and Jennifer Stike Bessemer, Ala., a son, Joshua Birmingham died Sept. 22, 2003. Mattox ’97 of Birmingham, a Conner, born Sept. 18, 2003 IN MEMORIAM He was a registered pharmacist daughter, Kate Springer, born Carrie and Brad Radice and owner of Center Point Margaret C. Alsbrooks ’35, Sept. 26, 2003 ’99 of Birmingham, a Pharmacy. age 88, of Mountain Brook, Ala., Earl T. Brown ’49, age 77, of Brad and Melissa daughter, Kristin Terese, born died Nov. 2, 2003. She was a Ozark, Ala., died Aug. 13, 2003, Belcher McBrayer ’95 of Aug. 18, 2003 retired teacher. of bone cancer. He was an Marietta, Ga., a daughter, Jeff and Tanya Leanne Marjorie Elizabeth Hurst education specialist in the writing Allyson Mays, born July 7, Dennis Rainwater ’92 of Armstrong ’70, M.S.E. ’71, age and development of training 2003 Bessemer, Ala., a daughter, 85, of McDonough, Ga., died materials for the Department of Will ’92 and Elizabeth Maggie, born June 11, 2003 Sept. 3, 2003. A school teacher in the Army at Fort Rucker, Ala. He Stanford McCarty ’92 of Andrew ’94 and Julie Jefferson County, Ala., she was a served with the U.S. Army in Birmingham, a daughter, Hatcher Ralph, J.D. ’02, of member of Kappa Delta Pi honor South Pacific and Japan during Caroline Elizabeth, born Sept. Pelham, Ala., a son, William society and was selected for Who’s World War II. Who in Education. She was known 4, 2003 Hatcher, born Sept. 12, 2003 James Van Dotson ’53, age for retelling stories related to the 79, of Jasper, Ala., died Sept. 28, James and Christa Ron ’96 and Megan Civil War. 2003. A Baptist preacher for 54 Butler McNabb ’90 of Kenney Raulston ’95 of Charles Warriner Barnes years, he was director of Baptist Huntsville, Ala., a son, Seth Charlotte, N.C., a son, ’38, age 90, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., missions in Walker County during Graham, born June 29, 2003 William Andrew, born April died Aug. 17, 2003. He was 1965–89. After retirement, he did Dean and Bethany Jo 30, 2003 director of the Baptist Student interim work in Alaska and New Hazzard Morris ’96 of Josh ’97 and Whitney Union at the University of Hampshire. During World War II, Sharpsburg, Ga., a son, King Reidinger ’99 of Alabama from 1940 to 1974, and he served in the European theatre Austin William, born June Birmingham, a daughter, a religion instructor at UA and and received 13 medals. 14, 2003 Ellen Layne, born Sept. 18, Stillman College. He was campus G. Nelson Duke ’45, age 79, minister at Livingston University Ed and Missey Lee Key 2003 of Liberty, Mo., died Oct. 6, 2003. during 1974–79. He was also a A former pastor of Baptist Nichols ’89 of Decatur, Ala., Craig and Denise Parker volunteer missionary in Nigeria churches in Tennessee and a daughter, Meredith Lee, Rhinehart ’91 of Columbus, and a consultant to students in Alabama, he was pastor of First born July 14, 2003 Ga., a daughter, Amy Grace, the San Francisco, Calif., area. Baptist Church of Jefferson City, John ’97 and Ruthie born May 5, 2003 Roger Aaron Brasher ’69 of Mo., from 1963 until retirement Beverly Norton ’97 of Fort Alan and Staci Worth, Texas, a son, Ethan Schoenfeld Simpson ’97 of William Geer Served 20 Years John, born Dec. 3, 2002 Pelham, Ala., a daughter, Josh ’93 and Cynthia Kayleigh Grace, born Oct. 3, as First School of Business Dean Shea Sisco Ogden ’93 of 2003 r. William D. Geer school status in 1966, he Jacksonville, Fla., a daughter, Toni and Jeffrey Mark Dserved on the Samford became dean. Completing Callie Grace, born March 12, Stough ’93 of Montgomery, faculty for 31 years, 20 years in the post in 1986, 2003 Ala., a daughter, Josephine including 20 as the first he was named the first Will and Marsha Jones Marie, born May 21, 2003 dean of the School of Margaret Gage Bush Oliver ’94 of Meridian, Miss., Carolyn and Mark Business. During his tenure Professor of Business, a son, John William Posegate Thomas ’88 of Hixson, as dean, Dwight retiring in 1990. Oliver III, born April 9, 2003 Tenn., a son, Andrew M. Beeson Hall, A native of Brett ’94 and Andra Shelton, born July 24, 2003 the School of Augusta, Ga., and Simmons Opalinski ’94 of Alan, Jr. ’94 and Bonnie Business building, veteran of World War Denver, Colo., a daughter, Siler Verlander ’94 of was built, and II, Geer held under- Emily Clare, born April 14, Birmingham, a daughter, almost 2,000 graduate and master’s 2003 Mary Louise, born Aug. 29, business graduates degrees from Stetson Praful and Jaishree 2003 earned degrees. and the doctor of Patel, Pharm.D. ’98, of Jon and Jessica George Geer, who died business administra- Dothan, Ala., a daughter, White ’96 of Waynesville, Oct. 3 at age 80, tion from Indiana Riya, born April 19, 2003 N.C., a daughter, Georgia helped Samford William Geer University. He also Billy and Sheri Minton Caroline, born July 3, 2003 start the first held the Chartered Paul, Pharm.D. ’98, of Julia and Richard Chad evening master of business Life Underwriter designa- LaFollette, Tenn., a son, Williams ’96 of Mobile, Ala., administration program in tion. William Connor, born June a son, Richard Marco, born Alabama. He directed the He served as president of 11, 2003 May 16, 2003 program and advised more the Southern Business Matt and Becky Gilmore Patrick and Tracy Butler than 900 M.B.A. graduates Administration Association Peterson ’03 of Birmingham, Zoblesein ’98 of Acworth, during his tenure. and trustee and chairman of a daughter, Caroline Clarke, Ga., a son, Andrew, born Geer joined the faculty the executive committee of born Aug. 22, 2003 Aug. 8, 2003 in 1959 after teaching at the Annuity Board, Sonya and Michael W. Stetson University, Southern Baptist Preuitt ’94 of Hartselle, Ala., Mississippi College and Mars Convention. a daughter, Payton Olivia, Hill College. He was named Geer is survived by his born May 30, 2003 chairman of the Division of wife of 53 years, Elizabeth; James Hanlon ’03 and Business in 1964. When the three children and nine Leah Maddox Prothro ’02 of division was elevated to grandchildren.

20 I N M EMORIAM in 1989. He received honorary He worked for Chrysler and Ford, doctorates from several schools, and was a foundry consultant and Polly Powell’s Hobby Was Keeping including Samford. plant manager in Argentina and Robert U. Ferguson, Sr. Mexico. He taught at Lawrence Students ‘Intellectually Curious’ ’49, age 77, of Hensley, Ark., died Institute of Technology and aulina J. “Polly” Favorite Teacher by Oct. 8, 2003, of the effects of retired from E. M. Wood & PPowell taught the Samford student advanced Alzheimer’s disease. He Associates, Atlanta, Ga. He was English at Samford body in 1967. She was a pastor in Alabama, an aircraft maintenance officer in from 1961 until lectured widely to Louisiana and Oregon. For the the Army Air Force in World local and state civic last 18 years of his ministry, he War II. He was a member of 1983. She enjoyed served with the Department of Sigma Nu fraternity and Warblers teaching so much organizations and Cooperative Ministries with singing group. that she listed her clubs on folklore and National Baptists for the Victor Nicholas Marsico, hobby as “keeping other subjects. Louisiana and Arkansas Baptist J.D. ’31, age 93, of Bethany, my students intel- Often, when deliver- state conventions. Okla., died in October 2003. An lectually curious.” ing folklore lectures, Walter W. Furner, J.D. ’72, attorney and judge, he was a Powell, who Polly Powell she dressed in age 76, of McCalla, Ala., died member of the State Bar of Texas died Sept. 21 at age costumes that illus- Sept. 14, 2003. First trained as a for more than 70 years. He was an 87 in Corpus Christi, Texas, trated her talk. chemical engineer, he was a avid golfer who made his first was born in Waco, Texas, Powell held an under- longtime employee of E. I. hole-in-one at age 78. graduate degree from DuPont DeNemous Inc., before Thomas Maye, Jr., ’85, age and held a master’s degree attending law school. During 41, of Monroeville, Ala., died from Baylor University. She Newcomb College. She was World War II, he was a lieutenant Sept. 4, 2003. He toured Europe taught high school history a member of Sigma Tau in the U.S. Army Air Force. with America’s Youth in Concert from 1947 until 1960 in Delta English and Sigma Robert Lewis Ginn ’60, age and performed in Carnegie Hall. Corpus Christi, where her Delta Pi Spanish fraternities. 66, of Vestavia Hills, Ala., died His musical career encompassed husband, Sam, was a pedia- Powell returned to Oct. 12, 2003. A second-genera- many styles of music, including trician. Corpus Christi in the spring tion pharmacist, he worked at band, gospel and sacred music. He In 1960 the Powells of 2002. She is survived by a Bruno’s Food and Pharmacy in was active in the music ministry moved to Birmingham, daughter, a son, seven Hoover, Ala. He retired as a lieu- at churches in Alabama, Texas where Sam continued his grandchildren and five great tenant colonel in the U.S. Army and California. grandchildren. Reserve, and officiated basketball L. Maynard McGinty ’60, of practice. Polly was named and football games for many years. Roanoke, Ala., died June 3, 2003, William Lee Golden ’67, age after a brief illness. covered many major stories of the ’47, age 77, of Vestavia Hills, 70, of Nashville, Tenn., died Aug. Mary E. Miner ’37, age 88, 1960s and ’70s including Ala., died Aug. 17, 2003. She was 12, 2003, after surgery for lung of Dothan, Ala., died Oct. 1, 2003. Watergate. He later became editor a nutritionist at the Center of cancer. He was a pharmacist at She was a retired English teacher of The National Law Journal and Learning and Development Veteran’s Administration and worked in the advertising the Los Angeles Daily Journal. He Disorders at University of Hospital for 20 years. department of The Dothan Eagle. most recently worked with Excite, Alabama at Birmingham, and had Earl Goodwin ’33, age 93, of Jayne Myrick ’81, age 73, of Alta Vista, NNCi.com and Time a long career in the Women, Selma, Ala., died Oct. 24, 2003. Vestavia Hills, Ala., died July 30, Warner AOL. A lecturer and Infant and Children program with He helped found the Bush Hog 2003. She was a chapter president expert on legal and media topics, the Jefferson County Health farm equipment company, and and board member of Chi Sigma he appeared on national news Department. served in the Alabama state senate. Iota international counseling shows. He held master’s degrees Jerry Jackson Thomley, J.D. He was a veteran of the D-Day association, and the first from American University and ’73, age 66, of Hoover, Ala., died invasion during World War II. Birmingham chapter president of Yale University. Aug. 8, 2003. A professional Mary Sue Smith Green ’46, the Alabama Association for John Lee Smith ’50, of engineer, he was retired from age 81, of McCalla, Ala., died Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Helena, Ala., died Aug. 28, 2003. Alabama Power Company. He May 3, 2003. She was deaf for Values Issues in Counseling. He was a minister for 55 years, was a member of the Alabama most of her life. She represented Thomas L. Ogle ’41, age 84, serving churches in Alabama, and Florida bar associations and a her Samford sorority, in the of Birmingham died March 1, Georgia and Florida. He was past chairman of Camp ASCCA. Alabama Theater’s Beauty 2003. He was retired from Rast former executive director of Harris Gerald Walker ’48 of Parade. She taught art at the Construction Co. He was Alabama Council on Alcohol Vestavia Hills, Ala., died Aug. 13, Alabama School for the Deaf. president of the Samford student Problems and the American 2003. He was a minister for 57 Mary Louise Guthrie ’61, body and a member of Pi Kappa Council on Alcohol Problems. years, serving churches in age 80, of Warrior, Ala., died Alpha fraternity. William Alexander Shumate Alabama, Kentucky, Florida and Sept. 29, 2003. A registered Preston Puckett ’37, age 90, ’63, age 63, of Helena, Ala., died Georgia. He was longtime minister nurse, she served with the U.S. of Springville, Ala., died Aug. 12, May 10, 2003. and administrator for the Nation’s Navy as a lieutenant during 2003. He was retired owner of J. Wayne Staggs, age 58, of Family Prayer Period, which origi- World War II. Puckett Egg Company. A Huntsville, Ala., died Oct. 11, nated in Indianapolis, Ind. He Vaughn M. Hollon ’72, age Samford basketball player, he was 2003. He was a former owner of served on the boards of Judson 53, of Zolfo Springs, Fla., died the first Springville High School Center Drugs and was employed College and The Alabama Baptist. Oct. 15, 2003. He was a hearing graduate to receive a college bas- with CVS Pharmacy. He was vice Daniel Eugene Watson, J.D. officer for the State of Florida ketball scholarship. president of the Alabama ’79, age 52, of Homewood, Ala., Division of Motor Vehicles and Tim Robinson ’65, age 58, Pharmacy Association, and past died Sept. 29, 2003. He was a was an Eagle Scout. At Samford, of Reston, Va., died Oct. 7, 2003, district treasurer and trustee. He member of the Alabama Bar he was a cheerleader and a from complications following was active in American Diabetes Association and worked with member of Lambda Chi Alpha cancer surgery. As a journalist for Association, and a member of esophageal cancer patients at the fraternity. The Daily Mountain Eagle, Delta Sigma Phi and Kappa Psi University of Alabama at Cecil N. King ’40, age 84, of Birmingham Post-Herald, The pharmacy fraternity. Birmingham Comprehensive Birmingham died July 17, 2003. Washington Post and UPI, he Bettie Mae Griffin Thomas Cancer Center.

21 S PORTS Soccer Team Surprising Bulldogs Show Wins Regular OVC They’re Ready for Season,Comes League Competition Close in OVC he Samford football don’t need to settle for team was picked to anything but the top.” Tfinish eighth in the Quarterback Ray Nelson Tournament nine-team Ohio Valley and receiver Efrem Hill— Conference race during its both juniors—sparked an first season in the league. But offense that averaged 31.8 Coach Bill Gray’s Bulldogs points a game. Nelson passed Lindsay Shanks surprised the experts and for 2,759 yards–a Samford remained in contention for record–and 23 touchdowns the conference championship and led the OVC in passing until their 10th game. and total offense. Hill caught Relying on an exciting 92 passes for 1,387 yards and spread offense, the ’Dogs led 15 touchdowns—leading the the league in scoring and conference in all three cate- finished 7-4, their first gories. All three of Hill’s winning season in four years. totals were Samford records, Enroute, they posted a 5-3 and the receptions and yards OVC mark and beat two gained totals were OVC teams, Southeast Missouri marks. and Murray State, that Safety Cortland he Samford women’s handled them easily last year. Finnegan, a sophomore, was soccer team claimed They were close, very the leading tackler in the Tthe regular season title close, to accomplishing much conference (9.8 a game) and and came close to winning it more. led in kickoff returns with a all in its first Ohio Valley “We had a productive 27.5 average. Senior Ty Neil Conference season. Coach season, we surprised some led the OVC in points by Todd Yelton’s team posted a people and finished higher kicking (78). 7-1 league record and beat than predicted,” Gray said. Fourteen Bulldogs Southeast Missouri in the “But we are still disappointed completed their eligibility first round of the tournament we didn’t win it all after this season, but the majority before losing to defending having an opportunity to win of the team—including many champion Eastern Illinois in every game except San Diego key performers—will be back the title game. Kim Matthews State. next year. Gray and his team Both tournament games and Sara Geiger were all- “There is a lot to be are already looking forward ended in ties and were conference second team, and proud of when you look back to 2004. decided on penalty kicks. Sharon Young and Heidi on the season, but I think we “I am unbelievably proud Kearns third team. have also shown that we of this team and all that they Royall, the goaltender, accomplished,” said Yelton, recorded a season-record 10 who was named OVC Coach shutouts and allowed only 15 of the Year. The Bulldogs goals in 21 games. Her 0.68 were 12-4-5 overall. goals-allowed average was Marian Wagner and another record. Lindsay Shanks led the team This year’s success in scoring with 20 and 17 followed a 13-7-1 record in points respectively. OVC 2002, making Samford 25-11- Freshman of the Year Kim 6 during Yelton’s two seasons Matthews followed with 16 as coach. What next? points. “Now, we will take two Shanks’ goal in the weeks off and start working championship game was the toward next year,” he said 24th of her career, the following the championship Samford record. game. Matthews was named to the all-conference first team. Efrem Hill Cortland Finnegan Wagner, Shanks, Crystal Royall, Kelly Christopher 22 S PORTS

2003-04 Men’s Samford Will Introduce OVC Basketball Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME To Princeton-Style Offense Nov. 23 Purdue 2 p.m. Nov. 25 BRYAN COLLEGE† 7 p.m. amford men’s basketball coach Nov. 29 New Orleans 7 p.m. Jimmy Tillette has no idea how the Phillip Ramelli Dec. 5 Winthrop 7 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference will Dec. 6 Hampton or Southern Miss TBA S Dec. 13 Ohio State 1 p.m. defend its new member, Samford. The Dec. 18 TENNESSEE-TEMPLE 7 p.m. other league coaches may share Tillette’s Dec. 20 COVENANT COLLEGE 2 p.m. puzzlement. Dec. 22 Memphis 7 p.m. Dec. 30 Oklahoma State 7 p.m. No other OVC team plays the Jan. 3 TENNESSEE-WESLEYAN† 2 p.m. three-point-or-lay-up Princeton offense Jan. 6 JACKSONVILLE STATE*† 7 p.m. that Samford adopted six years ago. Last Jan. 10 Tennessee State*† 7 p.m. Jan. 15 Murray State*† 7:15 p.m. year, 85 percent of the Bulldog shot Jan. 17 UT–Martin*† 6 p.m. attempts were either threes or lay-ups. Jan. 22 MOREHEAD STATE*† 7 p.m. “Our style of play is probably different Jan. 24 EASTERN KENTUCKY*† 2 p.m. than what they are used to, so hopefully Jan. 29 EASTERN ILLINOIS*† 7 p.m. Jan. 31 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*† 2 p.m. that will be to our advantage,” said Feb. 5 Tennessee Tech*† 7:30 p.m. Tillette. Feb. 7 Austin Peay*† 7:30 p.m. Samford returns four starters and the Feb. 12 Eastern Kentucky*† 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Morehead State*† 6:30 p.m. top five reserves from last year’s 13-15 we can solidify the point guard position, Feb. 18 AUSTIN PEAY* TBA team. The starters are center Phillip we can have a successful season,” said Feb. 21 TENNESSEE TECH*† (FOX-TV) 2 p.m. Ramelli, forwards J. Robert Merritt and Tillette. The most likely successor is top Feb. 24 Jacksonville State*† 7:30 p.m. Jon Mills and guard Tyson Dorsey. Feb. 26 TENNESSEE STATE*† 7 p.m. sub Anthony LoPiano, Samford’s best Mar. 2 OVC First Round TBA Ramelli led the balanced Bulldogs in perimeter defender. Mar. 5–6 OVC Tournament TBA scoring (11.5) and rebounding (5.7). “There is part of moving to a new Dorsey, who took 165 of his 186 shots conference that is challenging and 2003-04 Women’s from three-point range, was 10th in the exciting,” summarized Tillette. “There are Basketball Schedule nation in three-point percentage. also arenas that we have never played in Filling the hole left by point guard and players we have never played against, DATE OPPONENT TIME Cornell Felton’s graduation is a key. “If and that is a little scary.” Nov. 22 ALCORN STATE 2 p.m. Nov. 25 TROY STATE† 5 p.m. Nov. 28 Vanderbilt** 2 p.m. Nov. 29 Louisville or Princeton** TBA Dec. 2 Nicholls State 7 p.m. Versatility and Experience Dec. 13 Jacksonville University 3 p.m. Dec. 16 UNC ASHEVILLE 7 p.m. Dec. 29 Louisiana–Monroe†† 4:45 p.m. Characterize Women’s Team Dec. 30 Mississippi Valley State TBA or South Alabama†† sidelined by injuries most of the year. Jan. 3 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI† 4 p.m. amford women’s basketball coach Jan. 6 JACKSONVILLE STATE*† 5 p.m. Mike Morris is encouraged about Morris hopes his team can avoid last Jan. 10 Tennessee State*† 5 p.m. two aspects of his 2003–04 team: year’s run of injuries, which contributed Jan. 15 Murray State*† 5:15 p.m. S Jan. 17 UT–Martin*† 4 p.m. to the 7-20 record. “We never had 12 its versatility and the return of four Jan. 19 ALABAMA STATE 4 p.m. starters. healthy people,” he recalled. Jan. 22 MOREHEAD STATE*† 5 p.m. “We have four or five people Two freshmen could help in the Jan. 24 EASTERN KENTUCKY*† 4 p.m. who can play three or four different post. Veronica Pike scored 2,037 Jan. 29 EASTERN ILLINOIS*† 5 p.m. Jan. 31 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE*† 4 p.m. positions,” said Morris. “That versa- points and grabbed 1,136 rebounds Feb. 5 Tennessee Tech*† 5:30 p.m. tility is critical for us to execute in four years at Franklin Road Feb. 7 Austin Peay*† 5:30 p.m. our offense. It also should give Academy in Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 12 Eastern Kentucky*† 4:30 p.m. Alex Munday led scoring and set Feb. 14 Morehead State*† 4:30 p.m. us the ability to change things Feb. 19 AUSTIN PEAY* 7 p.m. up defensively.” the career rebound record Feb. 21 TENNESSEE TECH*† 4 p.m. Lindsey Harris (1,023) at Farragut High in Feb. 24 Jacksonville State*† 5 p.m. and Cora Beth Knoxville, Tenn. Feb. 26 TENNESSEE STATE*† 5 p.m. Mar. 2 OVC First Round TBA Smith were starters Samford’s new confer- Mar. 5–6 OVC Tournament TBA at guard, and Giovanni Price and ence, the Ohio Valley, “is a strong league, top to bottom,” *Ohio Valley Conference game Chelsee Insell at forward. Harris †Doubleheader (and graduated forward Suzette said Morris. “It’s a league that **Vanderbilt Tournament Pittman) led scoring with 9.0 a draws well. We are ††South Alabama Tournament excited about entering a All times are Central; dates and times are subject to change. game and Price added 8.8. Home games are in BOLD CAPS. Forward Che Walker and guard conference that values LaBrenna Friend also started women’s basketball.” For Ticket Information: some games. Others back are (205) 726-2050 forwards Morgan Vickery Giovanni Price and Sarah Clement,

23 S PORTS E XTRA They May Toil in Anonymity,

by Mike Perrin But They’re Heroes Still The Birmingham News ellen Winslow, the tight end for lost a big the program with character nurtured by the University of Miami, is an game. A fine their families, communities and churches. Kunbelievable physical specimen. Jacksonville Baptist-affiliated Samford is a world He’s 6-foot-5, 243 pounds and runs a 40- State team away from most “big-time” athletic yard dash in 4.6 seconds. beat them programs and the Kellen Winslows of the He holds Miami’s single-season 49-32 and world. And I don’t mean that in a bad records for receptions, receiving yards and eliminated way. touchdowns for a tight end. He was All- Samford Big East last year as a sophomore, his first from any (Reprinted with permission from The season as a starter, and is a shoo-in for shot at the Birmingham News of Nov. 11, 2003) every All American team this year. Ohio Valley He is also a 20-year-old who loves Conference attention champi- and makes onship. To dumb state- Darold Williams Samford, ments. that loss hurt After the just as much as Miami’s. Newton and Hurricanes Williams, as seniors, saw their last chance lost to to win a title and to beat their in-state Tennessee, rival slip away. Following the game, they Ray Nelson Winslow was held their heads high and certainly held unhappy their tongues. with the “Sometimes things don’t go how you SEC officials want them to go,” Williams said. who hit him “There’s a reason behind everything. I with a just thank God for having the oppor- penalty for tunity to come to Samford.” Ross Newton unsportsman- Samford’s student like conduct. In a post-game tirade, the athletes are students. son of the NFL Hall of Fame tight end by School policy forbids the same name compared himself to a accepting Prop 48 soldier and said he hates referees. players—non-academic Sunday, he apologized for his state- qualifiers who get a ments, which were made in the heat of pass for the first year of the moment following the first back-to- school, providing they back losses at Miami since 1999. can do the work once If I were building a team, I’d prefer a they are in school. guy like Ross Newton. Or Cortland Last week, a Finnegan or Ray Nelson or Darold couple of Samford Williams or Efrem Hill. players spent all night You might not have heard of any of helping out at a them. They play football for Bill Gray at homeless shelter. In Samford University. We all know they the past, the football aren’t the physical equals of a Winslow or team has worked together possibly even as good as Winslow’s building a Habitat for backup’s backup. Humanity home. Those five are prime examples of Football can build what we claim we want in our football character, but not from heroes. We say we want our teams to win nothing. Samford’s with class, lose with dignity and not athletes—and I’m not dance around after making a tackle or saying the Bulldogs catching a pass for a first down. are the only ones We say that, but usually we keep with stellar quiet when somebody on our team does students and it—as long as our team wins. classy kids— Saturday, like Miami, the Bulldogs come into

24 T RADITIONS Early Traditions: School spirit set to music by Jack Brymer

ne of the earliest traditions Professor de Launay’s version sufficed for developed by most colleges and half a century. Ouniversities in the United States In 1986, band director Greg Berry has been to set the history and spirit of initiated major revisions in both the alma the institution to music. mater and fight song. At two previous The history of the institution and its Baptist colleges he had served, Berry had academic significance in a student’s life been impressed with the spirit and vigor are most often captured in the poetic in singing their alma mater and fight lyrics of an alma mater. The social atmos- song. In an attempt to rewrite Samford’s phere is encouraged and preserved through alma mater into a singable and easily- music as well, particularly in the athletics remembered text, he enlisted the services arena through the traditional fight song. of band member James Grey, a music This tradition is alive and well at theory major, to do a different orchestra- Samford, and has been for more than a tion for the two songs. These are century. currently in use. The earliest alma mater was penned The alma mater’s lyrics were also in 1884 by Dr. George W. Macon, dean of revised and shortened in 1986 by Kelley Howard College, and sung to the music of Courington. The new text reflected the name change to Samford and was limited Students sing the Alma Mater “America the Beautiful.” The three- during the homecoming game. stanza text is quite symbolic, yet histori- to one verse with minor textual changes cally accurate: as follows: that Arthur Windsor and I used to meet Oh, Howard, Alma Mater true, O Samford, Alma Mater true, outside his office between classes,” she I love thy glorious name, Her halls shall ever ring said. “Dr. Mason called us ‘the children of Deserving every honor due With sounding glories of the past, my doorstep.’ Arthur and I were married To an unsullied fame. With plans and future dreams. several years after we graduated.” I’ll love thee through each fleeting breath On knowledge that we seek, O Lord, Unlike the alma mater, which is For all that thou hast done, We pray Thy blessing true. heard only once at the beginning of And in the agonies of death With pride we pledge our hearts and home football games, the fight song, at Be still thy loving son. minds least the musical score, is heard several To the Samford red and blue. times during both football and basketball Oh, Alma Mater, dear, thy life games. The text of the current fight song is: A treasure is to me: In 1991, music professor James Thou, Phoenix fair, through flames and Jensen arranged professor DeLaunay’s Fight, Fight, Fight for Samford Bulldogs, strife, score for four-part harmony using the Go on to victory. Hast shown thy right to be. Courington text. This appears to be the Oh, we’ll wear the red and blue, Since poverty has made thee rich latest version. Samford we’re all for you And struggle made thee strong, Traditionally, the alma mater is sung And we love you too! I view thee in thy self-made niche, at the beginning of all home football Fight, Fight, Fight, for Samford Bulldogs, And burst to filial song. games. It is not sung at other athletics Go onward to victory. events. During Homecoming 2003, it was Oh, we’ll give a cheer or two, Oh, parent true, the future fair sung at the Candlelight Dinner and Samford we’re all for you… Must hold but good for thee, Homecoming Worship Service. Fight! Fight! Fight! For hope’s fruition waits thee there Some alumni of years past recall that In blest reality. the alma mater was beloved and sung At least two other musical scores And sons like thine will make thee shine often. Arminda Thompson ’39 played a role in seeking to capture the With glory all thine own, remembers it being sung at convocation loyalty and spirit of students for their And bring to thy maternal shrine and athletics events. “We just loved it,” alma mater. One was titled “Crimson and Not gifts of gold alone. she said. Fred Phillips ’35 doesn’t recall it Blue,” which was published in the 1911 being sung that much, but he thinks it Entre Nous. The words and music were by In 1927, Professor Paul de Launay, was compulsory for chapel. W. J. Mims, pupil of Patton’s Normal who taught French and conducted the Marylee Blackman Windsor ’27 also Musical Institute. The lyrics of another College Choir, copyrighted a new melody does not remember hearing the alma song were entitled “The Crimson and for the alma mater and dedicated the mater much, or any importance being The Blue.” It was composed by Joseph T. piece to Dr. J. C. Dawson, president of placed on DeLauney’s score, which was Vaughn ’18. No musical score is Howard. The new melody was to be introduced that year. She does remember, available. played or sung at tempo di Marcia, however, English professor A. H. Mason according to historian James F. Sulzby, Jr. as a favorite teacher. “Dr. Mason noticed

25 S ECTION

Samford fans enjoyed a winning first season in the Ohio Valley Conference. Head coach Bill Gray was named OVC Coach of the Year after the Bulldogs’ surprising 7-4 record and third place conference finish. Receiver Efrem Hill was named OVC Offensive Player of the Year and defensive back Cortland Finnegan Defensive Player of the Year.