DECEMBER 2002 From the President s we look ahead to the coming new year, we are reminded of the many people and activities that have shepherded us in our mission as a Christian University. In his Founders’ Day Convocation address, Rev. Mark Denison BA ’82, encouraged the faculty, staff, students, trustees and Founders present to look to Hebrews 12 “ ... persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.” As testament to the power of the Word, Mark acknowledged the Founders, faculty and staff who ran the good race and are now looking to us to continue that race in our lives. In recollecting hisA HBU experiences, he remembered members of the HBU family who shaped the University and have gone on to be with the Lord, including Dr. Walter Lumpkin BA’81, a beloved Christianity professor and friend to many on campus. In other celebrations of God’s Word, the University dedicated its Bible in America Museum collection with a brunch at Houston’s Power Center. There, Dr. Kirbyjon Caldwell, Pastor of Windsor Village Methodist Church and Dr. Jeannette Clift George, Director of the A.D. Players, shared accounts of the Bible’s significance and history to a crowd of more than 700. At The Guild’s annual Christmas Luncheon, Colleen Swindoll Dane continued the holiday season’s focus on Jesus Christ in her presentation, “In the Shadow of the Cross.” When it comes to the HBU family, we are continually blessed by people who share a common commitment to serving the University’s mission. Among them are Bruce and Mary Ann Belin who serve the Lord in every aspect of their lives. As we approach the 40th anniversary of HBU’s first class, we are beginning to see a proliferation of “legacies” as our early graduates are sending their children to us in the hopes that they will receive the same valued Christian education they received. Once students arrive at HBU, they are blessed with a faculty that is continually reaching for high levels within their areas of expertise, providing students with the best possible experience in the classroom. I often receive letters from students and alumni alike who, because the education they received at HBU made such an impact on their lives, feel compelled to express appreciation for the faculty and staff who have touched their lives. While they each have their unique experiences, they recognize our efforts to preserve the Christian environment they have come to expect. The greatest example of the blessings that can come from running the race comes from HBU’s volleyball team. Under the leadership of Coach Kaddie Platt BS ’94, the volleyball team made the University proud by finishing their season as the runner-up of the NAIA National Championship played in San Diego. In addition, Elele Ekadeli was chosen the 2002 NAIA National Volleyball Player of the Year, and Kaddie was named 2002 Coach of the Year. All things are possible if we hold true to the words found in Hebrews 12 to persevere in running the race and in looking to Jesus as our Lord and leader. It is a race we run together under the watchful eye of those who have gone before us. Join with us in fulfilling the mission. ? E.D. Hodo December 2002 VOL. 40, No. 3 December 2002 Contents EDITOR Vivian Camacho BA’91 f e a t u r e s MANAGING EDITOR Candace Desrosiers BA’94 Founders’ Day DIRECTOR, DESIGN & GRAPHICS Nan Donahoe The University pays tribute to Founding 10 Fathers and its faculty and staff. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Patricia Bailey HBU ... from generation to PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Linda Hammack generation 12 What do college sweethearts, the first person to PRODUCTION ASSISTANT receive a degree from HBC and a graduate Donna Payne from the Lillie Jolly School of Nursing have in common? CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jacque Cottrell, Nancy Jane Otto What I did on my summer PHOTOGRAPHERS vacation Alison Ashworth ’03, 15 Candace Desrosiers BA ’94, HBU faculty take on projects and Bruce Bennett, Vivian Camacho BA ’91, opportunities during the summer break. Nancy Jane Otto, Jincy Kunnacherry ’04 VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING Legacy of love and faith Sharon Saunders Bruce and Mary Ann Belin share their story of love, family and faith. 18 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: HBU News welcomes letters to the editor. 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Professional Master of Business Administration program real-life experiences. As part of one of • The overall writing of the publication their management courses, 17 PMBAstudents received a 90 percent on style and traveled with COBE faculty members, Dr. Joan content. Mileski, Associate Professor, Management; • 87.7 percent rated the quality of Dr. Allen Yan, Assistant Professor, Finance and photographs in the HBU News as Dr. Uche Nwabueze, Associate Professor, good or excellent. Management, to London and Paris to visit with • 73 percent rated the content in the high-level executives about how they do HBU News as just right. business. In London students toured Parliament and met with Parliament member • 75 percent thought the HBU News Alister Burt in addition to meeting with the was the same or better than other head of JP Morgan Fleming, the head of college/university magazines they exploration for BPAmoco and executives for receive. Cadbury Schwepps. Paris found them visiting with the head of Oracle’s Division of • 62.9 percent read the HBU News Europe/Middle East/Asia (EMEA), strategy executives for Compagnie Generale usually or always. de Geophysique and several senior executives for one of France’s oldest • 81 percent typically read half to all of international companies, Air Liquide. the magazine. “The main objective for this trip was to provide the students with an opportunity to gain an understanding of international business,” Mileski said. • The HBU News was ranked as the “This gives them the first-hand exposure they can’t receive being in the U.S.” ? top provider of information about the University. • Campus events, student news, COBE PROGRAM GETS NEW NAME student profiles and student-written Previously carrying the name Master of Science in Management, Computing and articles received high value marks Systems (MS-MCS), this College of Business and Economics graduate program has while little interest was expressed in been transformed into the Master of Science in Management Information Systems travel opportunities and donor and (MS-MIS). According to program director, Dr. Michael Bourke, the purpose of the name fundraising activities, which were change was a matter of brand recognition. seen as “institutional-serving.” “The MCS appellation was frequently confused with MS in Computer Science, or it • Changes readers would most like to was not understood at all,” Bourke said. “On the other hand, everyone understands the see included increasing coverage of MIS brand.” campus events, alumni information For more information on the MS-MIS, call 281-649-3310 ? and student news. ? --Vivian Camacho BA’91, Editor hbu 4 news December 2002 Campus Report NEW MARKETING NEW DEGREE OFFERED: STRATEGY LAUNCHED MASTERS IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING In an effort to build awareness among This fall HBU launched a new degree option, the Master of Arts in Christian high school and community college Counseling (MACC).