COLLEGE MAGAZINE FALL 2002 Features 9 Students with an EDGE Student Notebook Computer Project Implemented 14 Confessions of a Technologically- Challenged Academician 18 “There’s No Going Back” Williams Uses Technology to Provide Business Solutions 20 Seeing the Big Picture Tech Department Encourages Alternative Ideas 24 Many Fields, Many Classrooms Andy Hankins, ’77, Teaches Small Farmers New Alternatives

Correction The editorial staff of the Berea College Magazine would like to issue a correction to the Summer 2002 issue. On p. 15, in the women’s timeline at the bottom, Fannie Miller Williams is listed as the first Black college graduate in the United States, which we have found is not the case. We apologize for any inconvenience. Departments 4 Editor’s Notes 5 Around Campus 8 Sports News 27 About Berea People 32 Berea Passages 34 Homecoming

Front Cover: Photo of Jeremy McShan, ’05, by Terry Nelson.

Photo left: “White Oak and Maple,” Sean Perry, ’93. Sean Perry owns his own photography business in Berea, and has been featured at several local and regional galleries, including his most recent exhibit at the Central Bank Gallery in Lexington, Ky. His work can be viewed at PapaLeno’s restaurant on the College Square in Berea.

Note to our readers: The mission of Berea College is carried out through activities guided by Berea’s Great Commitments. Since its founding, Berea College has provided a place for all students—male and female, black and white—to “be and become.” Berea’s strategic plan, Being and Becoming: Berea College in the Twenty- First Century, identifies specific initiatives which the College is implementing to continue its tradition of learning, labor and service. While all Berea College Magazine articles relate to Berea’s mission, specific articles about the strategic plan initiatives are indicated with the symbol. COLLEGE MAGAZINE Learning in a New Age Fall, 2002 Volume 73, Number 2 At Berea College, we recognize the www.berea.edu enormous power and pervasiveness Dr. William A. Laramee of communications technologies Vice President, Alumni and College Relations and have decided to harness Jackie Collier Ballinger, ’80 Executive Director, Alumni Relations those capacities for our Timothy W. Jordan, ’76 Director, Public Relations students’ educational advantage. Ann Mary Quarandillo Editor Many contemporary commentators argue that working persons in the world Shelley Boone Rhodus, ’85 Class Notes Editor are quickly being divided into communications “haves” and “have-nots,” Linda L. Kuhlmann depending on whether they have access to the information and vocational Graphic Designer success that the computer and Internet can provide. In fact, many economists ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STAFF say we have already crossed the divide from the industrial age into the Jackie Collier Ballinger, ’80 information/communications age and that the “new economy” will be available Executive Director Mary A. Labus, ’78 only for those who are skilled in computer, and therefore communications, Coordinator of technologies. For most Berea College students, 80% of whom come from Alumni Information Services Appalachia, a real “digital divide” exists in the homes and schools from Shelley Boone Rhodus, ’85 Coordinator of Events Planning which they come. Therefore, the College decided five years ago to provide and Student Relations students with “universal access” to technology that would ultimately facilitate Norma Proctor Kennedy, Cx ’80 their learning at any time of day or night and in any location on campus. Office Manager With the entering class of fall 2002, all fulltime Berea College Renée Deaton, Cx ’90 Secretary students now have universal access to laptop computers, which they will take ALUMNI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL with them upon graduation. Through external gifts and grants in the past Officers: five years, we raised $3.6 million for a campus network that today has more President: Ernest Graham, ’49 than 4,000 “ports,” including one for each student in the residence halls, President-Elect: Vicki E. Allums, ’79 Past President: Dr. Willie Parker, ’86 hundreds in Berea’s classrooms, dozens in the library, and one at each Dr. William A. Laramee worker’s desk. Laptop computers will enable students to use this powerful Jackie Collier Ballinger, ’80 network for their learning and labor assignments. As a result of the Universal Council Members: Mary A. Labus, ’78 Access program, all faculty members can now make computer assignments Shelley Boone Rhodus, ’85 and know that their students will all be able to do the assigned work. More Dr. Larry D. Shinn, Berea College President importantly, Berea students will now learn how best to use the computer and Pansy Waycaster Blackburn, ’58 Kristin Conley Clark, ’92 Internet for educational purposes while being challenged to learn when not Juanita Noland Coldiron, ’47 to use such technologies as well. The Internet opens up a world of information J. Mark Estepp, ’77 that Berea College could not afford to house in its own library. Email facilitates Rachel Berry Henkle, ’64 Willie Hill, III, ’90 communication within Berea’s community and around the world as well. Melissa A. Jennings, ’95 The real challenge for faculty and labor supervisors in the years ahead will be Dr. Steele Mattingly, ’50 to help students utilize such powerful learning opportunities while also teaching Rob Stafford, ’89 Tracy Thompson, ’80 the limitations of such technologies. Tyler Smith Thompson, ’82 While the Universal Access Program is designed to help our graduates be Virginia Hubbard Underwood, ’73 able to participate in a global world with its new information economy, we Iverson Louis Warinner, ’66 Judy Garner White, ’67 expect them also to leave with the traditional liberal arts abilities of careful reading, complex thinking, and literate communication. Just like the promises ALUMNI TRUSTEES Vance Edward Blade, ’82 of television in the 1960s, computer technologies are not good or bad in and Dr. Robert N. Compton, ’60 of themselves; it is how they are used that matters. At Berea College, we seek Jewrette Y. Johnson, ’77 to use computer and Internet technologies for creating universal access to Dr. William H. Johnstone, ’74 learning and then to provide faculty and staff mentors to educate “service- Berea College Magazine (ISSN 0005-8874) is published quarterly for Berea College alumni and oriented leaders for Appalachia and beyond.” In a very real sense, this is just friends by the Berea College Public Relations one more instance of Berea’s “being and becoming.” Department, CPO 2142, Berea, Ky. 40404. POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to the Berea College Alumni Association, CPO 2203, Larry D. Shinn Berea, Ky. 40404. Phone 859.985.3104. President

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Berea Scores High in Alum Satisfaction Sustainability Berea College graduates Ecovillage Groundbreaking Celebrates Being “Green” rate the College significantly above Kermit the Frog said, “It isn’t easy being green.” But on June 11, Berea College average in terms of showed that being “green” (ecologically speaking) can be easier than one may preparation for think. To mark the official beginning of construction of Berea College’s their career and Ecovillage, the school hosted a combination block party/ice cream social for social development, neighborhood residents at the Ecovillage construction site on Jefferson Street according to results from an in Berea. Appalachian Instead of a traditional “groundbreaking” ceremony, College representa- Colleges tives planted a pecan tree in the Food Forest that will be a part of the 67% of Berea Association Ecovillage. The College set up graduates (ACA) graduate exhibits and displays to explain the were “very satisfaction components of the Ecovillage and the satisfied” with survey. Berea ecological design elements that will be the overall joined 30 other used in its construction. Because the education Ecovillage will be a place for student they received institutions in families and children, there were also at Berea. the survey of graduates from activities such as bubble blowing and Appalachian live music performed by College and colleges and universities, which was regional musicians. Dr. Richard Olson, director of Berea’s designed to learn more about their When completed, the Berea College Ecovillage will provide Sustainability and Environmental Studies (SENS) educational, social, and economic program, demonstrates alternative light bulbs, part impact on the region. students and their families with of the ecological design elements in the Ecovillage. Berea College surveyed 2200 lessons on the interaction of humans graduates from the 1970s, 80s, and and nature. The Ecovillage will 90s. Graduates reported that their include additional student family undergraduate experience has been housing, a Sustainability and significant in the development of Environmental Studies House and a problem-solving, time management, Child Development Lab, all of which and teamwork skills, an awareness of will have significant ecological environmental and international features imbedded in their designs. issues, and ethical standards and The Ecovillage will not only meet the values. Eighty-seven percent of needs of the residents who live there, respondents agreed that “participation but provide services and educational opportunities to the community and in the labor program positively Berea College President Larry D. Shinn helps plant visitors as well. influenced later work life,” and 71% a pecan tree in the Ecovillage food forest. said “compared to my co-workers who have college degrees, I believe my education at Berea College better Fee Honored with Historic Marker prepared me for my work.” Over 70% On June 22, an historical marker honoring agreed “my overall experience at Berea College founder John G. Fee was Berea College influenced me positively unveiled in Germantown, Ky., in his birthplace in regard to serving my community.” of Bracken County. Although Bracken County Sixty-seven percent of Berea was his home, Fee was forced to move to graduates were “very satisfied” with nearby Lewis County in 1844, as it was the the overall education they received at only place that would allow him to preach his Berea. As one respondent put it, anti-slavery message. In 1848, Fee began “the thing I most value from my time preaching in Bracken County, and helped at Berea College is, simply put, just found the nondenominational Free Church of Christ. The church’s cemetery, as being there. . . working, studying, well as the Fee farm, still exist, although the church has been torn down. living there for four years with an The unveiling was co-sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society, the extraordinary community of teachers Kentucky Heritage Council, the Kentucky African-American Commission, and the and fellow students.” Germantown City Council.

Fall 2002 5 Around Campus

National Scenic Byway Leads to Berea The Wilderness Road Heritage High- be regionally significant. The National way, which ends in Berea, was recently Scenic Byways Program, established by awarded one of only three National Congress in 1991, was created to Scenic Byways designations in Kentucky. preserve and protect the nation’s scenic The starting point of the byway begins byways and promote tourism and in historic Cumberland Gap National economic development. Historic Park. Berea was also included in the Berea awarded Berea is Kentucky Tourism Cabinet’s eight-week one of only included in the Kentucky Music Trail promotion June three National designation 19–August 10. The Trail was a five-day Scenic Byways because of the tour beginning in Berea at Boone designations in College’s and the Tavern, then continuing along Eastern Kentucky town’s crafts Kentucky’s Country Music Highway tradition, as well (US 23), highlighted with performances as the College’s social significance as by Ricky Skaggs, Billy Ray Cyrus, the first interracial school in the south. Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Patty The Wilderness Road Heritage Loveless, and more. It also included Highway winds through many historic guided tours of a number of landmarks towns such as Middlesboro, Pineville, and venues including the Kentucky This map was provided by the National Scenic Byways and Barbourville. Music Hall of Fame, historic homes, Program. For more information on America’s Byways, please visit www.byways.org. To be designated as a National the Appalachian Artisan Center, and the Scenic Byway, a road must possess at Jenny Wiley Theatre. least two of six intrinsic qualities and

Log House Top 100 Craft Retailer Eisenbarths Are Missed The Log House Craft Gallery was named one of the Top Jeff Eisenbarth, vice president for business and administration 100 Retailers of American Craft at an awards ceremony July since 1997, has been named vice president of financial 19 during the Buyers Market of American Craft at the affairs and treasurer at Willamette University in Salem, Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. More than Oregon, beginning September 3. He and his wife, Sudie, 26,000 profes- communications director for public relations, moved closer sional craft artists to their families in Utah and Idaho. from throughout Jeff has been elemental in the creation and fruition of the U.S. and several projects that have greatly benefited the College and Canada were community. He organized the funding for more than $70 polled by NICHE million in campus facility improvements to nine academic magazine, sponsor buildings, seven residence halls, and the construction of the of the awards Berea College Ecovillage. He made improvements in benefits program. Criteria and salaries for all employees of the College, including the for selection establishment of a College minimum wage standard. He also included treating made improvements in the College’s business operations artists with courtesy and respect, paying on time, promoting which have made key business operations more profitable, and marketing American crafts, giving back time and energy increasing the annual net revenue contributions to the to the craft community and mentoring emerging artists. College by $1 million. Jeff most recently worked with the Nearly 670 galleries, retail stores, and museum shops from State of Kentucky and the City of Berea to establish the 48 states and the Virgin Islands were nominated. Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea that he feels sure “will The Log House was also presented with the top have a dramatic impact on the community and revitalize Kentucky Retail Award by the Kentucky Craft Marketing tourism in Berea.” Program and the Kentucky Retail Federation. The award Sudie, in her capacity as communications director, was was presented in March to Gallery director Peggy Burgio at responsible for the employee newsletter and electronic the 2002 “Kentucky Crafted: The Market” in Louisville. communications at the College. She coordinated several projects that increased the quality of the College’s website and assisted several faculty and staff members in creating and rejuvenating departmental webpages.

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Berea College Graduate Appalachia Receives Compton Mentor Celebration of Traditional Music Fellowship The Berea College Appalachian Center will host Jacqueline Price the 28th Annual Celebration of Traditional Music Sequoia, ’02, was October 25-27, on the Berea College campus. awarded one of six Among featured artists are nationally-recog- Compton Mentor nized Bruce Molsky, “master of fiddle, guitar, Fellowships. In her banjo, and song” and legendary Kentucky Fellowship, Price fiddler Art Stamper, along with Berea College’s Sequoia will be Blue Mountain, a student ensemble; Sparky working with and Rhonda Rucker, a husband-wife duo mentor Dr. Laura from northwest Tennessee; The Tri-City Jacqueline Price Sequoia Williams, the Messengers, an a capella African American director and founder of the California gospel group from Harlan County, Ky.; Carl office of the Association of American Rutherford from Warriormine, W.Va.; and The Last Old Man, Indian Physicians, to develop and a group of master musicians from West Virginia. implement a culturally specific To accompany the festivities, recording artist George Gibson will lead reproductive health a symposium on “Knott County Banjo: History, Tales, Tunes, and education curriculum. Berea was Traditions.” A third generation banjo player, Gibson is the author of Based in San among eight several articles on the topic. Diego, Price U.S. colleges Sequoia seeks to and universities “empower which were adolescents (in invited to indigenous nominate two Volunteer Medical Care Organizers communities) to students for consideration. Receive Berea College Service Award take control of their reproductive Dr. Emel Atkins, ’57, and Margaret Boyd Atkins, ’58, whose efforts have potentials and become agents of social brought needed medical services to Hondurans, received the Berea College change.” She believes that this is the first Service Award May 8. step toward the development of sustainable Emel Atkins, a retired dentist, and his wife Margaret Atkins, a former communities and hopes to achieve this guidance counselor, are co-founders of Missionary Health Service in by collaborating directly with the Springfield, Ohio. This interfaith, non- communities, reproductive health denominational Christian organization has providers, and educators. sponsored 15 trips to its main clinic in Berea was among eight U.S. colleges Honduras. There are now volunteers from and universities which, due to their 15 states and Canada, including physicians, innovative programs and geographic and dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and other demographic diversity, were invited to health care providers. The clinic offers a nominate two students for consideration. wide range of medical services to people Schools included: Princeton University, who would otherwise lack needed care. Vassar College, Dillard University, The Service Award was established in Oberlin College, Berea College, Clark 1978 to recognize persons who have University, Morehouse College and rendered outstanding service to society in Dominican University of California. achieving the ideas of Berea College’s Great The Compton Foundation provides Commitments: the cause of Christ; liberal funding to projects that address issues of Dr. Emel and Margaret Atkins education; interracial living; service to environmental degradation, rapid Appalachia; and equality between men and women. Presentation of the award population growth, and the fragility of was the opening event of “Connecting and Collaborating in Appalachia: peace and human rights. The Compton Developing our Nonprofits,” a day-long conference for professionals and Mentor Fellowship is the newest in the volunteers involved with non-profit organizations in the region, sponsored by Compton Foundation’s family of the College’s Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS) and fellowships. the Office of Special Programs.

Fall 2002 7 Around Campus Sports News

2002-03 Men’s Basketball Sustainability 11/9 Milligan College H 11/12 King College H Feeney Represents the U.S. at the World 11/16 Milligan College A Summit on Sustainable Development 11/19 Alice Lloyd College H 11/23 Franklin College (Homecoming) H Patricia Feeney, ’04, was one of ten U.S. delegates who 11/29-30 Berea Thanksgiving Tournament H traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa August 22 to 12/6-7 Berea Classic Tournament H represent Greenpeace at the World Summit on 12/14 Tennessee Temple A Sustainable Development. 1/3-4 King College Classic A As a member of the Greenpeace Youth Delegation, 1/7 Spalding University H Feeney says she worked to “voice the concerns of 1/11 Ohio Southern H 1/18 Indiana University Southeast H American youth, advocate clean energy, and stress the 1/22 Spalding University A connection between environmental degradation and 1/25 Bethel College H human oppression.” 1/28 Alice Lloyd College A The Summit was sponsored by the United Nations. 1/31 Asbury College Classic Tournament A Tens of thousands of participants, including heads of 2/1 Southern Virginia University H state, national delegates from non-governmental 2/3 Bethel College A organizations (NGOs), businesses, and other major 2/8 Indiana University Southeast A groups gathered to focus the world’s attention and direct 2/11 Asbury College A action toward meeting the needs of a growing global 2/13 Tennessee Temple H 2/22 Asbury College H population. 2/27-3/1 NAIA Playoffs Feeney, a biology major from Birmingham, Ala., is a Bonner Scholar and has most recently worked with 2002-03 Women’s Basketball HEAL, Patriots for Peace, Amnesty International, and 11/1 Belhaven College A the SFA Teen Mentoring Program. HEAL, a chapter of 11/5 University of Virginia-Wise H the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), 11/9 Virginia Intermont H nominated Feeney for the delegation. 11/16 Union College A 11/19 Alice Lloyd College H 11/23 Knoxville College (Homecoming) H Administration Welcomes New Members 11/26 Transylvania University H 11/29-12/1 Berea Thanksgiving Tournament H Jamie H. Ealy has been selected as the new associate 12/5 Miami-Hamilton College H director of admissions and Joseph P. Bagnoli, Jr., ’88, and 12/15-22 Virgin Islands Tournament A Dr. Donald Hudson, ’65, were named associate provosts. 1/7 Asbury College H Ealy, who began July 1, was a graduate teaching 1/9 Bethel College H 1/18 Indiana University Southeast H assistant and academic advisor at Virginia Tech, where he 1/20 Transylvania University A earned his masters degree in 2001. He expects to complete 1/25 St. Mary of the Woods A degree requirements at Virginia Tech in 2003 for a Ph.D. in 1/28 Alice Lloyd College A educational leadership and policy studies, with a higher 2/1 Indiana University Southeast A education and student affairs concentration. Ealy has also 2/4 Midway College H served as an admissions counselor at Berea and at Concord 2/11 Spalding University H College. He was the director of annual funds at Concord 2/13 Asbury College A College and served for a year as MBA enrollment services 2/15 St. Mary of the Woods H 2/18 Midway College A coordinator at Virginia Tech. 2/21 Knoxville College A Bagnoli, director of admissions at Berea since 1997, 2/22 Bethel College A will continue to serve in that capacity in addition to 2/27-3/1 NAIA Playoffs assuming the duties of associate provost. A 1988 Berea alumnus, Bagnoli served the College as admissions 2002-03 Swimming counselor from 1985-88 and as assistant director of 11/8-9 University of the South A admissions from 1989-94. He acted as director of 11/16 Warren Wilson College H admission and financial aid at Concord College before 11/23 Cumberland College A returning to Berea in 1997. 12/6-7 Transylvania University A 1/11 MacMurray College H Hudson, professor of technology and industrial arts 1/14 Asbury College A since 1965, will serve as the assistant provost for advising 1/21 Centre College H and academic progress, while continuing in his teaching 1/25 Appalachian Swim Conference A position. 2/8 Warren Wilson College A TBA Bluegrass Swim Conference

8 Fall 2002 Students with an EDGE

Student Notebook Computer Project Implemented

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s students walk down Berea’s sidewalks this A year, books and papers Empowering a Dynamic aren’t the only supplies they’re Generation through carrying. Hanging off one shoulder Education is a black bag with “EDGE” embroidered in bright blue, and inside each bag is a laptop computer provided by the College.

Fall 2002 9 “EDGE” stands for “Empowering a Dynamic Generation through Education.” These computers are just one step in the College’s initiative to provide universal access to technology for all students. In Fall 2002, Berea has fully implemented its Universal Access project, the most visible aspect of which is that every Berea College student has a laptop computer. In the last five years, Berea has upgraded its computer network infrastructure, allowing students to access technology from virtually anywhere on campus any time of the day or night through more than 4,000 data ports. oto by Robert McGraw, ’04 Robert McGraw, oto by Berea’s goal is to create an integrated and continuing Ph learning environment. Increased computer access means much more to students than just being able to surf the web whenever they want. During a typical day, students use their computers for classes, homework, labor positions, social clubs, extracurricular activities, and keeping in touch with family and friends. Faculty are developing coursework to teach students how to use technology in a responsible and ethical manner. The Berea College Magazine shadowed three students during a typical day with their portable computers. One is a business major who writes music. One is an art major with two small children. And one is an international student from Slovakia. But they all find their portable computers indispensable.

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10 Fall 2002 McShan’s accounting class, taught by Trish Isaacs, associate professor and chair of the business and economics department, utilizes an online program called Web-CT which corresponds with the course textbook. The program includes practice quizzes and exams, tutoring sessions, learning games, and extra How can Berea afford study guides. “Finding a resource online means I can laptops for students? spend more time one on one with students instead of Berea students are deliberately making up quizzes,” comments Isaacs. “With the online chosen for their “great exams, they get immediate feedback. Instead of asking promise and limited me ‘what’s wrong?’ more and more of their questions economic resources.” This are ‘why am I wrong?’” means that the College In summer 2002, through the Bonner Scholars must seek the majority program at Berea, McShan interned at the Georgia of the funding for Avenue Business Resource Center in Washington, D.C., the Universal Access where students help small businesses which are having program somewhere difficulties. Next summer, he plans to intern at the John other than from students, who F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he pay only a modest technology fee will gain experience in his chosen career in theatre and each semester. Since 1980, the arts management. He is a step ahead already because he Second Foundation of Cleveland, has a computer to assist him with his work. When he Ohio has been supporting various graduates from Berea, it will be one less thing he has to Berea initiatives. In 1997, the worry about purchasing. Foundation awarded Berea a Campus Technology Networking Amy Bowman challenge grant, and in 2000, they have offered a $2 million 2:1 By the time Amy Bowman, ’03, Notebook Computer challenge

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Graphoscope ca. 1880 Graphoscopes were used from about 1860 to about 1920 as multipurpose image viewers. They magnified the details of photographs and prints. This later version could also be used to view stere- optican cards. This Dr. Trish Isaacs’ Accounting courses rely on web based tutorials which accompany their textbook. graphoscope may have been used in the Berea College Library.

Fall 2002 13 Confessions of a Technologically-Challenged Academician

By Mary Jo Thomas, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English and Theatre

am writing this article on a possibility that documents not backed borrowed laptop. My PC sits up on floppy disks are now lost. Idumbly in the dark study. (I can’t Embarrassingly, I admitted that I had bring myself to go in there just yet.) broken the first commandment of The monitor wears the shy, gray look computer operation: “Thou shall of disgrace. A week ago, the hard back up.” The good news was that drive crashed. One day it was fine; the computer, less than two years old, the next day, it failed to boot up is still under warranty. UPS would properly and flashed a faint but deliver the new hard drive in a day or alarming SOS across the screen: two. The bad news, I probably lost a “Status— BAD. Back up and exit summer’s worth of work: poems, immediately!” (Should I call the fire essays, graphics, and this, an essay on department? Leave the state? Do I traditional technology and its take my cats?) The support technician relevance in Academe. I phoned sheepishly offered the

14 Fall 2002 “Any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic.”

Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001—A Space Odyssey

Shortly afterwards, I contacted Ann depth, precision, and focus for façade and Mary Quarandillo, the publications speed. It can make an individual and a director at Berea College, and explained culture lazy, isolated, and superficial. that the article would be late. “Ironic,” she All these things I still believe, but as I said, “an article on technology lost because continue this rewrite, I find myself of failed technology.” The irony, of course, changing my thesis. Suddenly, I am forced had not escaped my attention. Now I to look at this subject differently; it’s would begin the arduous task of rebuilding personal now. Where’s the fairness of this the essay. new technology? Had I been using my Initially, I had wanted to stress the Sears Electronic II Typewriter, the one with importance of traditional techniques of the patented Spell Corrector, this accident teaching, the proven methods and tools of would never have happened. (I keep the a timeless pedagogy: dictionaries, indexes, Electronic II in a closet in my office, in a books of all kinds, grammars, formulas, box with my little Remington manual pens and pencils, revision and practice, typewriter.) Typewriters never “crashed.” memorization, and the intimacy of ink and We, academicians of my generation who paper and thought. One of the most now make up a large portion of teaching valuable but less accessed tools, I often tell faculties, didn’t ask for this. Or did we? students, is the professor. Professors are My own personal memory card is filled there to be used, and too few students with images of Woodstock and Vietnam and recognize the unique viewpoint each civil rights demonstrations. It also contains represents. College students should think the electric guitar and the Moog synthesizer; of their professors as books, each with a Te lstar and space-walks; Isaac Asimov and particular slant on a particular subject. Gene Roddenberry; and “beam-me-up When young scholars have finished their Scotty.” HAL 9000 (Heuristic Algorithmic investigation of a subject, they should then Computer, series 9000), the sinister close their books and make their own computer of the Kubrick movie 2001—A decisions. (Books and viewpoints abound!) Space Odyssey, was far more perverse than I wanted, too, to stress the subtle dangers my comatose Gateway waiting for its of relying on technology. PowerPoint, for transplant. I should have been ready: the instance, is perhaps a good tool, a valuable paradigm shift that created this revolution rhetorical package, but if the ideas and was the logical marriage of earlier sciences argument are shoddy, the package in which and earlier fictions. Modern computer they are presented is of absolutely no technology is the stuff of dreams realized. value. Furthermore, modern technology is Our dreams. Isn’t this where we all sometimes too facile; misused, it sacrifices expected to be by 2001?

Fall 2002 15 Not exactly. To understand the difficulty the over- Hammond No. 12 Typewriter, fifty academician has with technology, ca. 1910 one must first understand a basic and This Hammond typewriter, believed to have little discussed fact about Ph.D.s. We been used in the College Dean’s office and sound smart, but most of us are really the Business Department, was probably one B+ kind of people living in a world with of the first on the Berea campus. In this era A+ kinds of expectations for us. We are typewriters were expensive equipment. This capable and hard-working, yes, but not top of the line Hammond design continued usually brilliant. (By qualifying this last to be produced with few changes into the statement, I have exempted my col- 1960s. leagues who do not see themselves as overachievers, thus I hope to avoid the inevitable bad-humored rebuttal.) One of the secretaries on campus told me once that she had learned that her job involved feeling stupid so that the faculty with whom she worked would not have to feel that way. As she adjusted a VCR in my classroom, she said that she did not mind having to learn basic technologies, but she also thought it would be good for instructors to learn for themselves. I do not wish to diminish real “Essentials of Weaving” accomplishments, real expertise. by Anne LeGrande Walker, However, most college professors are Instructor in Weaving, 1932 pretty rarefied birds, and perhaps more than slightly insecure. Take us out of our These weaving textbooks were individually trees and, well, we are like fish out of made by the instructor. Each consisted of water. We never dreamed that the hard fiberboard covers, typed pages, hand- electronic revolution would be written in drawn diagrams and weaving drafts, and a language we did not understand, we did small models hand-woven of colored paper. not control. Suspending disbelief while watching a Kubrick film is easy, but believing, really believing in technology is difficult for a population who had always kept such notions in the same room with nursery rhymes, monsters, and the logical Mr. Spock. (I never cared to understand how a Positron really worked. It was fiction, after all!) However, I am now among the most devoted of converts to technology. Though I have lived most of my life without the benefit of computers, I sometimes wonder how we allmanaged. How did the banking system work without computers? And aviation?

16 Fall 2002 Pharmacies? And colleges and universities? jammed. Over the weekend, someone came Does anyone miss onionskin paper and into the workroom and fed the machine a carbon copies and whiteout? The computer fifty-page document, plastic folder and all. allows me to research quickly and thoroughly. The plastic melted, and the machine stopped. It also allows me to experiment with The friendly UPS man pulled out endless documents painlessly. Oh, the fun of foot- pieces of paper and shredded pink plastic, noting documents on a manual typewriter! stuck like taffy to the shiny silver teeth of Most important, what is true for the the shredder. Eventually, the machine was academician is also true for the student. completely purged of its blockage and then Most of us put the right ideas into our plugged back in. A secretary then pushed drafts, but we often place them in the the start button and the machine purred wrong order. I have found that both prose warmly as it happily chewed a stack of and poetry can be written at the keyboard. papers. Scooping the pink and white spew Immediately, the poem looks like a poem; into a dustpan, the office manager found a the essay looks like an essay. (This simple large, neatly cut strip of the title page result is particularly important to young bearing the name of the senior faculty writers who lack experience and self- member responsible for the mess. “She’s confidence.) In short, the computer does out of town for a week,” the UPS man told not create art or scholarship, but it does me, “and the office secretaries are taking allow for the possibility of effectiveness and bets on whether she ever returns.” efficiency. It can help us experiment in She will return, of course, but no one ways that not only improve writing but will say anything to her (though probably a also strengthen arguments. Although the general office memo will be sent regarding computer can furnish some bad and spurious the feeding of plastic to the shredder). I information, this problem is not new. sympathize. Access to information has been dangerous The new hard drive for my computer at least as far back as Adam and Eve. A is in a hermetically sealed plastic container responsible and intelligent approach to in a box in my study. Warnings printed information is what we are trying to teach across the tight plastic bubble tell me not to in college. Computers make scholarship open the package until I am ready to install and creativity, teaching and learning more the drive. I should also avoid creating static effective than ever before, and computer electricity, which can ruin everything. I operation is getting easier every day. I am remove my shoes, and I take up the throw less fearful than I used to be, even when rugs. I usher the cat from the room, turn the inevitable and inexplicable happen. off the light again, and lock the door behind The UPS man who delivered my new me. I won’t sleep well tonight, because I hard drive Monday afternoon told me a feel that something like the Holy Grail has funny story. Before coming to my house, been left in my care, in that dark room. he stopped at another area college to To morrow I will contact technical support deliver some packages. The office secretaries at Gateway. Some nice young man or asked him if he had a pair of needle-nose woman, probably not much older than most pliers. A nice guy, he went to his truck and of my students, will “walk me” through the brought back the requested tool. The procedure. I will feel like an idiot, having problem was with the brand new, Presidential to ask the technician to slow down, to model paper shredder, a $1600 machine speak to me in English, to use terminology (sale priced at $799) bought with end-of- I can understand. Trained to be patient, the the-fiscal-year departmental booty. Only two youngster knows that my fear is awful, that weeks old, the machine was hopelessly technology is really awesome.

Fall 2002 17 “There’s No Going Back” Williams Uses Technology to Provide Business Solutions By Jay Buckner

uring a recent visit to his business almost shuts down.” hometownof Barbourville, Williams is confident technology DKy., Jess Williams, ’91, gave will continue to impact our lives for the commencement address at his high the better. “People want technology school. “A passerby asked two everywhere they are,” he says. construction workers what they were “Wireless has become more real. One doing,” Williams explained to the day, instead of having a desktop to graduates. “One responded that he work from, people will be wired— was laying stone. The other stated that always connected. You’ll be scheduling he was building a cathedral. So, one appointments, contacting people, man had a job. The other had a mission. conducting meetings, and checking “It’s important to commit yourself stocks, but not behind the computer. to excellence in your mission.” Speed, urgency, and quality are Ph

Williams knows the importance of oto by Todd Moore demanded, and technology helps us that commitment. “The odds were meet those demands.” definitely against me to ever leave At the same time, he is concerned Barbourville—let alone become a about less desirable results of advanced company president at 32,” Williams “When we go in as technologies. “I think it’s going to recalls. “The expectations were that I have repercussions on our social would go to work in the mines and consultants, we use lives,” he explains. “We’re seeing a lot forget my dream of attending college.” technology, but we more introverted people who are Instead, Williams came to Berea, lacking social skills. Because we are where he majored in mathematics with don’t really provide always plugged in, it’s hard to have a an emphasis in computer science, and family dinner because there’s always worked in the computer center. His technology solutions. white noise in the background. There technology background landed him his Our mantra is that is definitely a dependence on technology, first job as a systems analyst at but there’s no going back.” Humana Health Care in Louisville. we provide business Fifteen years ago, on a hot summer When he was named vice president of day, the sun was shining over the information technology at Conseco, solutions.” Knox County landfill in Barbourville the worldwide insurance and financial where 17-year-old Williams worked. services corporation, he was the poverty—intense focus on the end Garbage trucks rumbled to the drop company’s youngest vice president. result. His client list includes such site and clumsily dumped their He graduated at the top of his MBA notable companies as Conseco, Sallie payload as he watched the trash class, earning his degree in strategic Mae, Roche Pharmaceuticals, disappear beneath freshly-turned dirt. management from the University of Cummins, and Caterpillar. “When we His job was to toss grass seeds over Indianapolis, and is now the president go in as consultants, we use technology, the newly-buried garbage. As the of Premier Solutions, a leading but we don’t really provide technology bulldozers retreated, Williams reached technology consulting company in solutions. Our mantra is that we into his bag and ran his fingers Indianapolis. provide business solutions,” Williams through countless grass seeds. His Behind his office desk, or on the explains. “When technology is working thoughts drifted to baseball and road to meet a potential client, well, nobody notices it, but you take college and away from his life of Williams relies on the same principle that email server, fax machine, or poverty and low expectations. “That that helped him work his way out of phone line down—that’s when the day at the landfill I decided I was 18 Fall 2002 going to make something happen,” for introducing me to my wife.” Williams recalls. Williams’ children, Hannah, Andrew, As a student-athlete at Barbourville and Emma, will have a much different High School, he excelled in the upbringing than his. “They will never classroom and on the baseball field. have to know the hardship of growing He graduated high school as valedicto- up poor like I did,” he says. rian in 1987. Williams’ 90 mile-per- Williams’ mission to escape hour fastball earned him the reputation poverty and low expectations does not as a fierce competitor—which he has surprise those who know first-hand his translated into business success. “On determination. “Jess represents the the field, it didn’t matter if you had quintessential Berea student, given his Rand McNally Globe, money,” Williams recalls. “For me, background,” says Boyce. “I think ca. 1940 sports leveled the playing field and Berea’s mission begins with identifying Rand McNally was a pioneer gave me a measure of success. I did so students—mostly Appalachian—with in making globes for schools. In well on the field, it gave me even strong leadership potential who have 1940 this new model—the 16” more drive in the classroom.” grown up with limited financial physical-political with deluxe His academic success opened the resources and the constrained mounting—was a top quality first door to college when the opportunity that’s often part of such a educational tool. It served in University of Kentucky offered him a background. Once on campus, high Berea College classrooms in full-tuition academic scholarship. But expectations seem like a crucial part of Draper and Frost Buildings for he declined. “I got a call from a Berea the mix, and Jess was certainly decades. College baseball player and went for a one who responded well to high campus visit,” he says. “I knew Berea expectations.” College was the right place for me. At His labor position in Berea’s Berea, we were family.” student work program not only taught After enrolling at Berea College in Williams about computers, but helped the fall of 1987, Williams quickly him see how technology can be used flourished on and off the baseball to help real people solve problems. field. “He brought a seriousness and “Berea taught me that life is not black optimistic expectation to his class and white with yes or no answers,” he work, as if he believed something explains. “It’s not about putting things important were at stake,” says Steve into formula and spitting out the Boyce, professor of mathematics at answer. It’s more about the process.” Berea. “When he engaged in activities Whether it’s baseball or business, at Berea, he seemed to do it with an Williams has all his bases covered. intense but gentle interest and an For more information on Premier eagerness to commit himself, to invest Solutions, visit www.premiersi.com. his time and energy.” Williams is most grateful to Berea for one thing—meeting his wife, Tracey

(Payne), ’93. Ph “Having a good oto by Todd Moore Tracey Payne Williams home life makes all the business stuff much easier,” he says. “I probably owe Berea the most

Fall 2002 19 Seeing the BIG Picture “Te chnology is Tech Department Encourages Alternative Ideas how people By Julie Sowell

modify the hat does pig manure conventional energy systems as part have in common with of the Power Technology core course natural world to Wpetroleum, coal and he teaches. The project includes a natural gas? search of the literature and building suit their own Using the right technology, a a 3-D model that demonstrates an substance many of us think of as a alternative concept. He has also purposes . . . malodorous natural product good for taught a January Short Term fertilizer at best, can efficiently be course that focused exclusively on generally it converted into a usable form of alternative energy. energy for heating and cooling, “There have been many kinds of refers to the running a car or powering machinery. alternative energy projects—solar Animal waste is just one of many ovens and hot water heaters, using diverse collection alternative energy sources that alcohol as a fuel, building windmills technology and industrial arts to convert wind energy to electrical of processes and professor Don Hudson has been energy,” says Hudson. “The idea that helping Berea students learn about— you can take animal waste and create knowledge that and with—for more than 20 years. natural gas for whatever you want to Hudson requires students to do a use it for is pretty neat.” people use to research project on alternatives to Hudson and his students began experimenting about five years extend human (Below) A bank of solar cells built as a student project ago with methane digestion, an ten years ago and designed for future expansion, is ancient technology that captures the utilized by the department as a battery charging “biogas” produced by the natural abilities and to station and can produce enough electricity to run small power tools. The bank is also used by students satisfy human in the SENS program. needs and wants.”

Excerpt from Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology, International Technology Education Association (ITEA), 2000

Photo by Robert McGraw, ’04 20 Fall 2002 decomposition of animal waste. A This past summer Hudson methane digester is an airtight tank worked with Berea student Trisha where digestion of the waste by Feeney on a project to design a feasible Cine’ Kodak Model K 16mm Movie Camera, anaerobic bacteria takes place under methane digestion system for the ca. 1935 controlled conditions. Swine House on the College Farm. “Methane digesters present stu- The biology major and SENS This camera, when introduced dents with many problem solving (sustainability and environmental in 1930, helped motion picture opportunities,” says Hudson. “It’s an studies) minor from Birmingham, making move beyond old idea, but it’s new for each gener- Ala. undertook the project as the first Hollywood into schools and ation of students, and I consistently recipient of Berea’s Compton homes. The 16mm format teach that all new ideas haven’t been Internship in Environmental Design. remained the popular choice thought of yet.” (see p. 22) until after World War II. This The first group of students five “Right now the farm waste goes camera was used by the College years ago wanted to run a moped on into a lagoon, where it naturally science departments. methane derived from hog waste anaerobically digests and the methane from the College Farm. Last year’s is released into the atmosphere,” student group used cow manure Feeney says. “If there is a way to from the Farm’s capture it, the farm cattle operation. Hudson requires wouldn’t have to “We never got as students to do a buy natural gas for far as getting the research project on winter heating.” moped to run,” alternatives to Dr. Gary recalls Hudson, but conventional energy Mahoney, ’82, a both projects systems as part of member of the produced many technology and interesting “side the Power industrial arts trips,” Hudson’s Te chnology core faculty since 1989 name for the course he teaches. and department challenges and chair for the past related issues that are addressed as six years, says the study of alternative research projects progress. For the technologies as well as conventional second group, one challenge was systems has always been an important finding a way of “capturing” or part of the curriculum and cited storing the gas once it was produced. several research projects from his “They ended up using an old own student days. truck inner tube, and its inflation “We converted small engines to clearly demonstrated that the process run on alcohol, we ran a diesel engine was working,” Hudson says, adding on soybean oil and designed a solar that something new is learned with still to turn some of the College corn each project. “The next steps will crop into alcohol,” Mahoney recalls. include refining the process and Because of concerns centered on

purifying the gases. A lot of CO2 is the “Energy Crisis” during the late generated with the methane and we 1970s - early 1980s, the research have to find a way to remove it to into producing alcohol from home- make the gas a more desirable grown corn to run the College’s product.” motor pool fleet got as far as a

Fall 2002 21 Feeney is 1st Compton Intern

Tricia Feeney, ’04, a biology major/SENS minor from Birmingham, Ala., was chosen as the first intern to oto by Jennie Godfrey, ’03 Godfrey, Jennie oto by

Ph participate in the

Compton Internship for Ecological Design Ph oto by McGraw, Robert ’03 program at Berea College during the 2002 summer session. Working with Dr. Don Hudson, professor of technology and industrial arts, Feeney built a The solar powered wood-drying kiln built by TIA students with department chair prototype methane digester to study the Dr. Gary Mahoney, ’82, prepares much of the wood for the department’s wood- environmental impacts of this technology. Her working projects. Most kilns use mechanical dryers, which use significantly more traditional energy. prototype captures methane gas that is released proposal to top College administrators. The plan also as hog waste decomposes. Methane, which included feeding the high-protein substance left over contributes to global warming by trapping from the distilling process to animals at the College farm. While the energy crisis of the 70s may have passed, greenhouse gases, breaks down into carbon present day concerns about long-term sources of energy, monoxide when burned. Carbon monoxide traps global warming, pollution and depletion of natural 20 times fewer greenhouse gases. The methane resources continue to keep research in alternative energy and sustainable technologies relevant and of can then be used in place of natural gas. Not high interest to students. Equipping an alternative only will this process utilize local resources, but energy laboratory is near the top of the department’s it will also lessen the risk of ground water list of projected needs during the coming decade. contamination. She hopes that her prototype Hudson says he shares his students’ enthusiasm for the potential these technologies hold for utilizing renewable might inspire the construction of a larger energy resources in the future. digester for use at the College Farm. “As alternative energy technology of several kinds While processing organic waste to produce becomes more familiar and more developed, the costs of conventional energy and alternative energy will come energy has not been widely practiced in the closer together,” says Hudson. “If we have a populace Western world, the concept is not a new one in that can look at options in an educated way, we’re many Eastern countries, says Feeney. “Societies better off for it.” The department also collaborates with faculty in the there rely on agricultural waste and animal Sustainability and Environmental Studies (SENS) waste to produce energy for factories and program and supports the College’s sustainability goals some methods have been designed to accom- throughout its curriculum and in other ways, explains Mahoney. modate families and provide fuel for cooking.” “We have faculty on the SENS board and we have Feeney is interested in a career as a scientist consulted on the SENS sustainable architecture course. and environmental activist. In the department, we’ve always included a component on alternative construction methods in our courses that

22 Fall 2002 deal with building and construction,” critically evaluate technology says Mahoney, who teaches courses specifically designed for enhancing in manufacturing and production teaching and learning. SVE Filmstrip and Slide technology. As part of that emphasis, Mahoney has taught faculty Projector, ca. 1945 a few years ago Mahoney and three of workshops for computer-based Filmstrips were introduced in the his students designed and built three teaching and course software. He’s mid-1930s and 35mm slides in solar wood-drying kilns for readying been using educational technology 1938, but they were shunned by wood for use in the woodworking labs. in his courses for several years, but many educators until the late The department teaches courses in emphasizes that they are tools for 1940s. The U.S. military’s three broad categories: manufacturing “helping me teach what I’ve always reliance on projected media for and production technology, taught.” military training in World War II communication technologies, which In addition to tech majors, demonstrated its effectiveness includes computer and electronic students from across campus are and led to widespread adoption technologies, and power technologies. attracted to the opportunities to learn in schools after the war. Technology is a tool, and helping with and about the wide range of students learn to think critically technologies offered. These will be about issues related to technology, important assets for work after grad- combined with a problem-solving uation in a wide array of fields that approach, is at the heart of the increasingly require technology literacy. department’s curriculum. “We’ve tried to have leading edge “We ask students to think about tools and technology available to our the circumstances they have and then students so they can deal with real solve the problem The emphasis on questions and in the most issues and have to appropriate way,” practical, applied think critically Hudson says. research in TIA using those tools,” “Sometimes that courses. . . has the Mahoney says. may mean goal of giving students The emphasis on whatever is the skills and abilities practical, applied available, or it they will need to think research in TIA Map Rack with may mean using a courses, whether intelligently about Historical Maps and sophisticated, with methane issues and be able to Civics Charts, ca. 1950 computer-driven devise solutions. digesters, solar piece of equipment. energy or alterna- Pull-down maps and charts have One of our graduates who served tive fuels, graphic design or industrial remained popular even as the in the Peace Corps in South America machining, has the goal of giving use of projections has grown. told me he was able to adapt very students the skills and abilities they Sets of maps and charts prepared well from using sophisticated tools will need to think intelligently about for teaching became very to using crude tools because he issues and be able to devise solutions. popular after 1900 and knew the processes behind how the “I hope our students see these as remained so until recent years. tools work.” more than academic exercises that These were used by Berea’s “Learning to use a particular tool already have a predetermined end History and Political Science or machine isn’t a goal of our point,” Hudson concludes. “We’ve Departments. program,” Mahoney adds. “We try to do emphasized the applied parts of as much hands-on teaching as possible, research as well as pure research in but our main goal is to develop the our courses because we want students ability to see the big picture.” to demonstrate that these ideas do Participation in both of the pilot work. Students have gone away very projects that helped Berea prepare satisfied with their ability to do for distribution of notebook computers things, and with the knowledge that to all students was an opportunity there are ideas that can be developed for students in TIA courses to that are critical for our time.” Fall 2002 23 Many Fields, Many Classrooms

Andy Hankins, ’77, Teaches Small Farmers New Alternatives

By Daphne Hundley Baird, ’89

omewhere on a wooded Today’s technology has left many of greatly affect the Hankins family’s hillside in Southwest these farmers behind, and Andy resources. So Hankins learned SVirginia, the dappled introduces or re-introduces them to first-hand the difficulties of supporting sunlight of late summer penetrates the crops and methods that to many might a family on a very small farm with dense shade of a grove of yellow seem outdated or unusual. inadequate equipment, using a rotary poplars and flickers across a patch of Andy Hankins’s interest in small tiller because his family did not own bright green ginseng plants in various farms comes naturally to him. During a tractor. His childhood and life stages of growth. Some are mature experiences have helped him to better plants bearing the bright red berries Hankins has dedicated relate to the farmers with whom that hold the seeds of future plants, himself to helping limited- he works. while others look like small strawberry At Berea College, the broad resource farmers succeed... plants just beginning to develop. What experience in a variety of general Today’s technology has left at first looks like the answer to a wild agriculture classes and the extensive many of these farmers ginseng digger’s prayer is not a hands-on experience that Berea behind, and Andy introduces random patch of naturally occurring provides result in a comprehensive or re-introduces them to “sang,” but a carefully managed crop, education. An extension agent works crops and methods that to which can provide sustained, present with every kind of farm-related many might seem outdated and future income for the landowner question, from landscaping advice to or unusual. and his family. This is also one of preventing beaver damage to solving the many “classrooms” of Andy problems with horse behavior. At Hankins, ‘77. his school years, he lived in Roanoke, Berea, Hankins had the opportunity While many modern Americans but around the time he came to Berea to work in a variety of farming work in the same building every day, College, he and his family moved to a situations—from the poultry farm Hankins enjoys working in many 27 acre farm in Bedford County, Va., to orchards. settings—from a kitchen table in a which they still own. Little did After graduation, Hankins small farmhouse in Eastern Virginia to Hankins realize that as he worked on pursued a master’s degree in animal woods and fields all around the state. the farm, he was developing the values science from Virginia Tech, where he First as a farm extension agent for ten that would guide him throughout his also honed his computer skills. In years, and now as an alternative education and his career. The nephew many ways his work involves an older, agriculture extension specialist at of author Earl Hamner, Hankins is simpler technology, but he has Virginia State University in Petersburg, part of the family that the entire discovered that the computer is Hankins has dedicated himself to world has come to know as The vital to his work, especially as a helping limited-resource farmers Waltons. While Hankins’ mother is communications tool. Through the succeed as traditional farming the sister upon whom Hamner based Internet, he can connect to growers practices have continued to change. the character Erin, fame did not and other experts as he not only

24 Fall 2002 Growing wild simulated ginseng (left) can be risky, but knowledge and experience can ensure that the benefits will outweigh the risks. Andy Hankins is considered by many to be the top expert in this specialized process.

teaches, but learns in another “field” Some alternative crops can be location—cyberspace. difficult to cultivate, but marketing Hankins not only appreciates the and financial management are a bigger diversity in setting but he also enjoys challenge. Hankins’ clients have the diversity among the individuals with intelligence as well as extensive whom he works. The typical person traditional farming experience, but that he helps is an African-American many of them also have inadequate man in his sixties or seventies who no educational backgrounds and find the longer can make a living growing requisite forms, policies, and technical tobacco or corn. He also works with procedures confusing and intimidating. landowners who have jobs but want Some crops, such as certified organic their few acres to produce an additional vegetables, require considerable income. He describes himself as “not a paperwork. Even filling out a loan strong advocate of technology.” application can be daunting to a However, he adheres to concepts person who has little experience with Andy Hankins (right) teaches old farming methods that still work, like using barley straw to control algae in and methodologies that comprise an financial management practices. With Virginia farm ponds. entirely appropriate technology to the their imperfect understanding of situation in which his clients work. today’s market-driven economy, the growers may not know where or how offered a ray of hope. From cut to find buyers and consumers, so flowers to shitake mushrooms, from Through the Internet, he Hankins advises and counsels them in certified organic vegetables to meat can connect to growers and these areas as well as in cultivation goats, the possibilities for alternative techniques. other experts as he not only farming are almost boundless. “There is a need to reach people teaches, but learns in Although Hankins introduces on a level where they really are,” another “field” location— farmers to a variety of options, the Hankins says. A limited-resource cyberspace. one that is dearest to his heart is farmer typically grosses from $15,000- growing “wild-simulated” ginseng. $20,000 dollars annually on a 10-12- There are more than 12,000,000 acre farm, but nets only about $6,000, privately owned, woodland acres in Hankins can help the farmer under- so there is a vital need to reach this Virginia, and many of these are stand which alternative crops are most “underprivileged, underemployed, and suitable for growing ginseng while the viable for the property in question, under-financed population.” For these trees mature for later timber harvest. how to go about growing that crop, individuals who once considered their This crop is not for everyone, and it and most important of all—how to options scarce, alternative agriculture is not without risks, but high market the product. specialists like Andy Hankins have international demand, especially in

Fall 2002 25 Hankins also works with the next generation, teaching students like these, at an inner city youth garden in Petersburg, how to grow and harvest food for

Graflex Micro-beam themselves and for sale. Microscope Slide Projector Attachment, ca. 1960 This device and others like it extended the use of filmstrip projectors beyond just projecting pictures. Using China, makes it one of the best written several articles and publications, the Micro-beam attachment “new-old” crops for limited-resource including the comprehensive piece, microscope slides could be farmers who cannot otherwise compete Producing and Marketing Wild projected for classroom in today’s technology-driven agribusiness. Simulated Ginseng in Forest and viewing. Wild simulated ginseng roots retain all Agroforestry Systems, published in 2000 the qualities of wild ginseng that make by the Virginia Cooperative Extension it sell for up to $450 per pound. Service. Hankins also conducts daylong Using simple techniques and a workshops, slide presentations, and small investment, followed by a little individual training sessions, and in the attention, a valuable crop can be ready spring of 2002, he spoke on Berea’s to harvest in 8-10 years. The factors campus in a divisional convocation for that threaten the crop—disease, the agriculture and natural resources rodents, adverse growing conditions— department. In a world where success is result in some loss, but they also help measured in dollar signs, Andy Hankins measures success in the dollars he helps others to raise. His clients appreciate In the “Berea way” of his work, and he enjoys every day serving others, this alumnus working in a profession that is as old as is willing to share his humankind. expertise with anyone who Thousands of years ago, an has a desire to learn and innovative hunter-gatherer first picked achieve. . . . His clients up a stick, scraped away some soil, and appreciate his work, and he planted a seed, introducing the world enjoys every day working in not only to agriculture but also to a profession that is as old as agricultural technology. Technology has humankind. continued to affect the way we propagate, cultivate, and harvest food produce the variations in root shape and plant-based products. Today, in the and configuration that make both midst of continually more advanced wild-simulated and wild ginseng more agricultural technology, it is good to valuable than the cultivated variety. recognize those among us, like Andy In the “Berea way” of serving Hankins, who respect the land and its others, this alumnus is willing to share people and believe that sometimes the his expertise with anyone who has a old ways are best. desire to learn and achieve. He has

26 Fall 2002 About Berea People

The Berea College Alumni Association enjoys hearing He retired in 1987 and now lives at Penney Farms from Bereans all over the U.S. and the world. The Retirement Community, where he participates in “About Berea People” section of the Berea College Navy Memorial Foundation volunteer work, such as going to Ground Zero in Magazine reports news that has been sent to the January with the Salvation Army to volunteer his time Association by alums, as well as news we find in various Establishes Endowment serving food and helping with clean-up. He does chair local and regional media. Please let us know what’s caning, helps in the assisted living area of Penney Farms In World War II, Berea was one going on with you! You may use the form on p. 33, call and serves on some of the boards. He continues to jog 1.800.457.9846, or e-mail [email protected]. of 131 campuses which helped and can usually win races when the events include his Please include the class year, and name used while at thousands of young men receive age group. He won a race recently in Orange Park Berea. college credit and qualify for officer where he was the only octogenarian to run, with a time commissions through the Navy V-12 of 1:01:50 for 5 miles. program. Now you can learn about ______1925______the program through James G. Eleanor Knight Henderson observed her 100th Schneider’s book, The Navy V-12 ______1943______birthday on June 9, with a reception hosted by family Program: Leadership for a Lifetime. Farris Davidson, retired, lives in Mason, Ohio. and friends at Pine Park Inn in Hendersonville, N.C. The book will be given to donors Jessamine Family included daughter, Becky Henderson Cook, Fawbush who make a tax-free contribution of Cx’62; son-in-law, John Cook, ’60; and grandsons, Wilkinson is a David Cook, ’85, and Steve Cook, ’86. at least $59 to the Navy V-12 retired elementary Endowment at the U.S. Navy school teacher. Memorial Foundation in honor of the ______1934______V-12’s 59th Anniversary. The endow- Melvin Payne retired from General Electric and ment supports college interns and resides in Port Charlotte, Fla. supplies on-line information about Navy and Marine Corps scholarships and educational opportunities. ______Farris Davidson 1935 To find out more, or to make a Eunice Martin Jones, a retired teacher, resides contribution, contact the U.S. Navy in Salvisa, Ky. Memorial Foundation, 701 Pennsyl- ______1944______vania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Frances Henderson Pennington lives on a farm in ______1936______20004-2608. Make checks payable Winchester, Ky. and visits Boone Tavern often to meet Ernie Hill turned 90 on May 31. to “U.S. Navy Memorial” and in the relatives. Dr. Kermit Pitt is a retired physician and lives in memo section, please write “V-12 Decatur, Ala. Endowment.” You can call 703.734. 8510, or visit the Foundation at ______1945______www.lonesailor.org. Carolyn Keener Howard works three days a ______1937______week as a church secretary. Lisle Roberts and his wife, Ruth, observed their Richard Myers, retired professor of animal science, rd 63 wedding anniversary, along with friends and family. enjoys reading, yard work and pruning, bird watching, He enjoys creating art pieces from corn stalks. hunting, and fishing. Edgar Russell is a retired training director with ______1941______the U.S. Government. He and his wife, Ruth, spend three Dr. Arch B. Clark’s daughter, Katherine, died May 7. months a year in Florida and the rest of the year in Corleene Shumate Hammond is employed part- ______1946______Maryland. time in the New Haven, California School District. Mary K. Fielder Kauffman’s husband, John, died May 28. He was the father of John Kauffman, III, ’83, January Kauffman Barnes, Cx’82, Mary ______1939______1942______Katherine, Martha Lee, and Molly Ann. Samuel Wesley, retired military and retired Tellis Martin was featured in an article in The school bus driver, resides in News Herald about Fountain Village, Calif. being one of only ______1947______two surviving gradu- Maudie Hargis Armstrong and her husband, ates of the George Robert, reside in Eighty Four, Pa. ____1940____ Hildebrand School’s Bette Joe Gevedon Whetstone, A’47, and her Myrtle Green Mills, a 1938 graduating husband, Delbert, have moved to Greenville, N.C. retired home economics teacher, class. He was also has moved to Pearl River, La. She featured in a May continues to take courses at her 23-29 issue of the ______1948______Samuel Wesley church and enjoys reading, listen- Clay County Leader. Merle Stanley Clemons is a retired college profes- ing to music, growing flowers and traveling. She has trav- Tellis Martin Martin retired from sorand lives in Lexington, Ky. eled to England, throughout Eastern Europe, Greece, Mead Johnson James Edwards, the former superintendent at the the Holy Land, Egypt, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, China, Pharmaceutical Division where he shares a long list of Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, N.C., was Canada, and Alaska. patent credits. He also worked at the University of inducted into the Western North Carolina Agricultural Virginia as a research assistant and teaching assistant. Hall of Fame on May 14, for his 35 years of service to

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farmers. He and his wife, June Settle Edwards, ’47, Oil Products Co. and then Allied Signal Research and health care center of the reside in Waynesville. Technology. He currently owns a consulting company Grace Ridge Retirement Faye Skean Reynolds is a retired nurse. She and is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University. Home in Morganton, N.C. enjoys traveling and gardening. Jessie Reasor Zander was the 22nd recipient of Earl and Jean Dawson Woods are both retired the University of Arizona’s Black Alumni Phenomenal and reside in Columbia, S.C. Woman Award. ______1950______1955______Richard Parker, A’46, is a retired systems ana- James Brady, Fd.’55, has been practicing law in Roy and Janath Casto lyst. He and his wife, Jane, have moved to Penney Farms Austin, Texas and is now seeking another career. He Walters Retirement Community in Florida. and his wife, Carol, reside in Austin. ______1959______1951______1956______Rev. Reginald Martin retired April 1, after 40 Dr. Douglas Kelley was featured in the March 3 Dr. Wayne Spiggle retired from his group years in pastoral ministry. He continues for his fourth issue of Ann Arbor News. In 1951 as a recent graduate, practice of 37 years in internal and family medicine year as director of the Living Word Outdoor Drama in he conceived the idea of recruiting young American with Braddock Medical Group in Cumberland, Md. In Cambridge, Ohio. volunteers with particular skills to work in economically September, he announced his intention to run on the underdeveloped countries under very modest living Democratic ticket for the West Virginia State Senate in conditions. He was the prime mover in organizing the November 2002. Betty Sutton Spiggle, ’63, completed ______1962______International Development Placement Association which training as a labyrinth facilitator with the Rev. Dr. Pat Wilder Fitchpatrick retired after 39 years later became the 1960’s Peace Corps. He served as the Lauren Artress at Grace Episcopal Cathedral in San with Knox County (Tenn.) Schools. She was the first national community relations director and for two Francisco, Calif. recipient of a NSF grant to study at Berkeley, Calif. for a years was a leader of volunteers in Cameroon. He summer, was instrumental in starting an environmental recently retired as director of extension and continuing center at Gresham Middle School in Knoxville, Tenn., education for the U-M-Flint. He and his wife, Mary ______1957______and received the state level Presidential Award for Corsi Kelley, ’51, reside in Ann Arbor, Mich. Louise Hensley Dean is a retired elementary Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She Pete McNeill received the Cooperative Agriculture teacher. She resides in Southgate, Mich. was a member of the Board of Directors for the International Volunteer Award in Orlando, Fla. on Jan. Marion Drew Leach was the Cathedral Choral Tennessee Science Teachers Association for several 21, from the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Society’s executive director from 1976 to 1996. To years, and conducted numerous workshops for elemen- and the Agricultural Cooperative Development honor her, an endowment fund, the Marion Drew Leach tary teachers for teaching “Hands-On Science,” which International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Performing Artist Series, was established to pay the she continues to conduct as they are available. Assistance. He has been volunteering for ACDI/VOCA, an costs associated with world-class guest artists who Ruth Lanier Hays is a retired university professor economic development organization, for about 13 years appear in concert with the Society. She and her husband, from Clemson University. She and her husband, Sidney, and has traveled on 23 separate assignments, doing two Dr. William Leach, ’56, reside in Silver Springs, Md. live in Clemson, S.C. to three projects a year. He and his wife, Anna Planck Louise Buff Miller retired in June after 37 years McNeill, live in Flemingsburg, Ky. of teaching elementary school. She has homes in both ______1958______New Hampshire and Florida. America McCoy Fordham and her husband, ______1952______Kenneth Fordham, ’63, are both retired. They enjoy Bill Dobbins is a lay speaker with the United visiting with Berea College friends. ______1963______Methodist Church, is active with Hospice, and is on Dr. Phillip Conn was named president of contract part-time with the North Carolina court systems Western Oregon University (WOU) in Monmouth, Ore. working for the Office of Administrative Hearing. He formerly served as chancellor and professor of public administration at the University of Tennessee at Martin and as president and professor of business at ______1954______Dickinson (N.D.) State University. Effie Boggs Creamer, a retired nutrition Phil Haney retired from pastoral ministry after professor, is active in walking, biking and golfing. serving 31 years in eight different churches. He and his Joanne Carr DeWitt’s husband, William, died wife, Madge Maupin Haney, ’61, live in Ashland, Ky. Feb. 18. She resides in Owenton, Ky. Isaac Vanderpool is owner and host of George Lester received the 2002 E.V. Murphree 1st row: Ken Fordham, ’63, Burnice Lewis, ’57, Andersonville Boat Dock, a full Award in Industrial and Engineer- Lillian Goins Lewis, ’58, America McCoy Fordham, marina and campground in ing Chemistry from the Chemical ’58. 2nd row: Patsy Daniels Corns, Cx’58, Sue Andersonville, Tenn. Society at its national meeting in Rogers, ’58, Wilma Caudill Larue, ’58. Terry Velton is manager of Orlando, Florida on April 9. He David Gillenwater is a retired teacher and Process Engineering at Dean was honored for his role in devel- resides in Burke, Va. Oliver International. He and Mary oping catalytic converters to Thomas Loftis is a recorder and secretary with the Jo Hood Velten, ’64, live in reduce pollutant emissions from Kena Shriners and lives in Burke, Va. Snellville, Ga. automobiles and other contribu- Roy and Janath Casto Walters, Cx’53, observed th Isaac Vanderpool tions to environmental science their 50 wedding anniversary on Dec. 22, 2001, with a George Lester over the course of his career. He cruise accompanied by their two daughters and their retired in 1996 after a 38-year career, first with Universal husbands. Mrs. Walters is employed part-time in the

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______1964______1968______1978______Jerry Proctor is a computer programmer with the Phyllis Boyce received the Citizen of the Year Dick Hawks’ girls swim team from Greenwich Lexington Herald-Leader Co. Award on Dec. 10, from the Celina Lions Club for all High School won the State Open. He resides in Norwalk, she has done for the citizens of Clay County (Tenn.) Conn. Bonnie Baker Johnson is an art teacher at ______1967______Nonnewaug High School. Six of her clay murals were on Carolyn Keith Brazill has been named the display at the University of Connecticut Health Center ______1979______coordinator of campus student employment in the career including one just published in Handmade Tiles. Bruce Greene, an associate professor of Animal services center at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Va. Science at Tennessee Tech University, was chosen as the Larry Snell has been named executive director of 2002 Outstanding Student-Selected Faculty Member in the Kentucky Center for Cooperative Development, where ______1971______the school of agriculture. he will head an agency that offers training, access to Ron Morgan is the principal at Carter Elementary Donald Napier III is a CRRTT Therapist with educational materials, and technical assistance to 35 School. Joanne Ramey Morgan, retired from A.R.H. Inc. and lives in Harlan, Ky. member cooperatives and other organizations. teaching, is a distributor of pre-cut log home kits, Lincoln Dr. Don Young retired in 2001 from teaching Log Homes – Kentucky. They reside in Grayson, Ky. chemistry at Western Carolina University and has moved Birth: A son, Asa Nicola, born June 13, 2001, to ______1981______to the Berea area. He taught for 19 years. Scott Fulton and his wife, Elizabeth. Mr. Fulton is an Dr. Michael Graham was appointed dean of the art conservator with the Peabody Museum. School of Health and Human Services at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minn. in May. He also serves as director of the Ph.D. program in Human Services. ______1974______Married: Lisa Campbell Johnson to Dr. Randol George Edwards is president of Prestonsburg Waters. The couple resides in Knoxville, Tenn. Springing Forward, Community College. Dr. Margie Hutchens completed her doctorate in ______Looking Back practical ministry in theology from Master’s Divinity 1982 School in Evansville, Ind. She is a counselor and NOVEMBER 22-24, 2002 program director with ADANTA Behavioral Health th Services in Somerset, Ky. 20 HOMECOMING The Spring issue of William Olinger is on contract through Accenture the Berea College in London, England, where he and his wife, Betsy Baker The Class of 1982 will have its 20th Class Magazine will be Olinger, ’72, are residing. Reunion during Homecoming 2002, scheduled for Danny Parker is a CPA and owns an accounting November 22-24. The reunion chairpersons are about you! firm. He lives in Richmond, Ky. Tom and Zonya Brock Battershell and Carole At least it could be. We’re Hillard Schenkenfelder. The Brocks can be compiling a “retro issue” to look reached at 212 N Main St., Hicksville, Ohio at the fun side of life as a Berea ______1976______43526 or at [email protected]. Mrs. student: trends in social life, fads, Kathy Ambrose Todd was named Kentucky Schenkenfelder can be reached at 720 Physical Education Teacher of the Year. She teaches Middleground Way, London, Ky. 40744-8170 or at fashions, learning, campus physical education at Shannon Johnson Elementary [email protected]. traditions, restaurants, pranks School in Berea. Thomas “Dusty” McCraw received his Ph.D in and jokes through the years. No Leadership and Higher Education in July 2001. matter when you attended Berea, Married: Elaine Rae Sager to Michael Mancino . . . last year, last decade, last ______1977______on Aug. 5, 2001, in Falls Church, Va. Berea alumni century . . . let us hear from you. th NOVEMBER 22-24, 2002 attending the wedding included Elaine Blaire Trail Send us your photos. Tell us what HOMECOMING Lad, ’83, Paula Platt, ’84, and Sam San, ’84. you recall. It may be a funny story 25 about some prank that you or th ______your classmates played. It may be The Class of 1977 will have its 25 Class 1983 Reunion during Homecoming 2002, scheduled Gerald Carpenter is director of Information about your favorite eatery or for Nov. 22-24. The reunion chairperson is Technology and Strategic Planning with Metropolitan other off-campus hangout. It may Jewrette “J. J.” Johnson. She can be reached at Furniture Corp. be about an experience you had 4237 5th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL 35222. Kerry Robertson successfully defended her in a campus club or other Dr. Sumit Ganguly appeared on the “Lehrer dissertation on Oct. 11, titled “Revisioning: Mary Wroth’s organization. Send us your Newshour” on May 31. An expert on Kashmir, he was Challenge to Male Utopian Writers of the Sixteenth and recollections today; or bring them asked to comment on the recent situation there. Seventeenth Centuries.” She was granted her Ph.D. in to Homecoming, Nov. 22-24. You David Walthour was named principal of New Life December. can use the form on p. 33. Mail to Christian Academy in West Lebanon, N.H. He and his Birth: A daughter, Rachel Alexandra, born Oct. 17, Editor, Berea College Magazine, wife, Cynthia, are active in evangelistic outreach in the 2000, to Sarah Wallace Stump and her husband, Chuck. CPO 2142, Berea, KY 40404, or local and regional community. e-mail [email protected]. Tammy Collier Keita is employed with the YMCA and resides in Lexington, Ky.

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Birth: A daughter, Katherine Anne, born Nov. 11, Stephen Shackelford has been named senior a largely forgotten period in film history in which 2000, to Charles and Cynthia Durban White. Mr. accountant for the University of Kentucky Medical African American filmmakers in the south, still dealing White is an accountant with BBC&M Engineering and Center’s College of Medicine. with the segregated society of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, Mrs. White is a teacher at Trinity Lutheran School. reacted by making films for black audiences. Bellando, an independent filmmaker, is currently working on a ______1990______series of documentaries about different female pottery ______1985______Tara Bellando served as associate producer on making communities in Ecuador. The first in the series, Margaret Noble Jamison is a representative for the film Movies of Color: Black Southern Cinema, Jatun Molino, concentrates on the female potters of the Mary Kay cosmetics. She resides with her daughter, Emily, which won an Emmy Award in the “Arts & Culture upper Amazon River basin, and was honored at the in Ft. Mitchell, Ky Program” category during the 38th Annual Midwestern Finland Art Documentary Film Festival. The second, Married: Karen Ruth Mays to Jerry Stansbury on Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Cincinnati. Co- Jatumpamba, is concerned with female potters of June 3, 2000. She is a produced by FBN Motion Pictures and Kentucky Ecuador’s highland plateau, and premiered at the primary teacher with the Educational Television (KET), the documentary looks at Museum of Mann in San Diego in September. Bellando Lee County (Ky.) Board of also received a grant from the Kentucky Fund for Education. Independent Producers, and is currently producing and Darryl Stephenson is 2003 Elizabeth D. Gilbert directing The Loomhouse: A Churchill Legacy, which in retail management with celebrates the life and ingenuity of D.C. and Eleanor Linens-N-Things. Fellowship in Library Science Churchill, founders of Berea’s Churchill Weavers, now in This $3,500 fellowship is its 80th year of business. It will be released in Fall 2002. awarded in May to a senior or Birth: A son, Noah Marshall, born Nov. 13, 2001, to Marshall and Jennifer Smith Malone. Mrs. Malone Karen Ruth Mays graduate of Berea College intending is a kindergarten teacher in Lincoln County (Ky.) Stansbury to pursue graduate study in prepara- tion for professional librarianship. ______1986______The purposes of the fellowship, a ______1991______Dr. Dwain Arnold received an educational doctor- memorial to Elizabeth D. Gilbert, Glen Manns is the social studies and site based ate from East Tennessee State University in May 2001. His College Librarian of Berea from consultant in Kentucky’s Region Four, based in corrected e-mail address is [email protected]. 1944 to 1973, are to recognize Covington, which involves 150 schools. He provides Jennie Gillenwater Perry graduated with a professional promise and to finan- technical assistance to schools and districts including degree in counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary. cially assist graduate study for the open response assessment training, curriculum She resides in Morehead, Ky. profession. alignment, and model lessons. Criteria for the award are: Carlos Verdecchia is a teacher at Bryan Station quality of academic performance at High School in Lexington, Ky. Dee Lindemann ______Verdecchia, ’92, is a registered nurse at the University of 1987 Berea College with preference given Kentucky. th NOVEMBER 22-24, 2002 to overall academic performance 15 HOMECOMING rather than performance in the major; quality of performance in the ______1992______th Berea College Labor Program; The Class of 1987 will have its 15 Class th NOVEMBER 22-24, 2002 Reunion during Homecoming 2002, scheduled evidence of commitment to librari- HOMECOMING for Nov. 22-24. The reunion chairperson is anship or related professions as a 10 LaRue Rogers Neilson. She can be reached at 106 career; if appropriate, quality of th Challedon Dr., Candler, N.C. 28715 or at academic performance in graduate The Class of 1992 will have its 10 Class [email protected]. program; evidence of financial need. Reunion during Homecoming 2002, scheduled for Ruth Phelps Iida teaches English in six elemen- Nov. 22-24. The reunion chairperson is Hasan A letter of inquiry should be tary schools, as well as American culture in Hadano Davis. He can be reached at 210 Boone St., Berea, City, Japan, located halfway between Tokyo and Mt. Fuji. addressed to: Ky. 40403 or at [email protected]. She also has an English school in her home where David Boling is pursuing his masters in biological children go after school to study, sing, and play games Gilbert Fellowship Committee and medical anthropology and is working on several in English. c/o Director of Library Services pieces of nonfiction and possible screenplays. He has CPO Library spent the last 10 years working on anthropological and Hutchins Library archeological research as well as ecological and ______1988______Berea, KY 40404 environmental technologies. Steve Alexander is employed with Ford Motor Co. Jared Cotton is employed with the Tennessee and Amy Morton Alexander is a homemaker. In response inquires will receive Department of Human Services and resides with his wife, Stephanie, and their son, Ethan, born Sept. 9, 2000, an application form and directions. in Oneida, Tenn. ______1989______Final application must be submitted Vanessa Stark Haden is a pastry chef in the bak- Birth: A son, Jordan Levi, born Dec. 24, 2001 to before February 15, 2003. For ery at Sullivan University. David and Vonda Morgan Keith, ’88. The family lives further information concerning the in Damascus, Va. fellowship contact: Kit Roberts, Birth: A son, Jeffrey Garrick, born May 15, to Jeff 859.985.3372, [email protected] ______1993______Phelps and his wife, Beth. The family resides in Normal, Ill. Darin Beard, Cx’91, is a web designer and has started his own business, NTEG Interactive. He and

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Rebecca Monday Beard have three children who are served as branch manager of the Bank of Mt. Vernon’s COLLEGE OFFICERS home schooled. main office at the time it was acquired by Community M. Elizabeth Culbreth, Chair of the Board Married: Danielle Carlson to Stephen Smith on Trust. He is currently attending the L.S.U. graduate Dr. Larry D. Shinn, President Aug. 25, 2001. She is a social worker with Cumberland school of banking. Dr. David B. Porter, Academic Vice President Valley Home Health. Donald Fox Jr. is a controller and CFO with Amanda Burns Jenkins, a teacher, and her Bobby Hayman Chevrolet. and Provost husband Jonathan relocated in September to Nassau, Birth: A daughter, Anna Kate, born May 4, to Eric Dr. John S. Bolin, Dean of the Faculty Bahamas while he works at the U.S. Embassy. Hardin and his wife. Mr. Hardin teaches middle Gail Wolford, Vice President for Labor Dr. Jason E. King was the guest speaker at the school. and Student Life and Dean of Labor Mount Marty College Chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa Chad and Jennifer Hurley Sexton both teach E. Diane Kerby, Interim Vice President for annual induction on April 14. His speech, “A Theology physical education at Western Brown Schools in Ohio. Business and Administration of Dating,” was also delivered as a paper at the New Dr. William A. Laramee, Vice President for York meeting in May. Alumni and College Relations Margaret Ricketts was awarded a $1000 Artist ______1998______Dr. Ronald E. Smith, Vice President Enrichment Grant by the Kentucky Foundation for Jason Miller is project manager with DDF for Finance Women to fund a stay at a writer’s colony and to com- Technology. pile a manuscript of her first volume of poetry. Byron Walters is employed at Affiliated Computer COLLEGE TRUSTEES Services, a software corporation in Lexington, Ky. He M. Elizabeth Culbreth, Arlington, Va. and his wife, Theresa Sanders Walters, ’99, reside Chair of the Board ______1994______in Richmond, Ky. Dr. Larry D. Shinn, Berea, Ky. Birth: A daughter, Jenna Nicole, born April 18, to President of the College Neal and Alicia Ann Deaton Morlatt. John A. Auxier, ’51, Knoxville, Tenn. Becky Thacker Summers is a homemaker and ______1999______James T. Bartlett, Cleveland, Ohio lives with her family in Pittsburgh, Pa. Kelland, ’00, and Heather White Garland are Vance E. Blade, ’82, Louisville, Ky. Ramona Toole-Sakhanokho received her doctor both teachers with Shelby County (Ky.) Schools. Ann Jones Bowling, Darien, Conn. of jurisprudence degree from the Mississippi College Amy Burkhardt Harmon has been named direc- Dr. Robert N. Compton, ’60, Oak Ridge, Tenn. School of Law on May 10. tor of development and public relations at the New Martin A. Coyle, Kiawah Island, S.C. Opportunity School for Women. She and John Frederic L. Dupree Jr., Navy V-12 ’45, Harmon, ’95, reside in Berea, Ky. Lexington, Ky. ______1995______Catherine G. Ebert, Glen Arm, Md. Shannon Bonta Donovan graduated from ______Eugene V. Fife, Charlottesville, Va. Murray State University with a master’s degree in nurs- 2001 Glenn R. Fuhrman, New York, N.Y. ing in December 2001. She was inducted into Sigma Karen True Maynard is an educator at the James P. Gray II, Lexington, Ky. Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society. She Louisville Zoo. John Maynard is a substitute teacher. William R. Gruver, Eagles Mere, Pa. is a family nurse practitioner at a new health depart- Jennifer McGee was presented the 2002 Donna S. Hall, Lexington, Ky. ment clinic in Fairview, Tenn. Anthony Donovan, ’94, Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the Marian L. Heard, Boston, Mass. is director of Residence Life at Belmont University. Department of Exercise and Sport Science at Eastern Geneva Bolton Johnson, Brookfield, Wis. Birth: A son, Benjamin Martin, born Feb. 10, Kentucky University. Jewrette Y. Johnson, ’77, Birmingham, Ala. 2001, to Nathan and Shannan Martin Rome, ’97. Dr. William H. Johnstone, ’74, Bristol, Tenn. ______2002______Lucinda Rawlings Laird, Louisville, Ky. Dr. Eugene Y. Lowe, Jr., Evanston, Ill. ______1996______NOVEMBER 22-24, 2002 Chad Lee completed his Ph.D. in crop and soil st Dr. Alice R. Manicur, ’54, Frostburg, Md. science. Verona Isaacs Lee, ’95, is an interior designer. 1 HOMECOMING Dr. Elissa May-Plattner, Camp Springs, Ky. Shelly Rogers graduated from the University of Dr. Harold L. Moses, ’58, Nashville, Tenn. Louisville School of Medicine on May 11, and is in her The Class of 2002 will have its 1st Class James E. Nevels, Swarthmore, Penn. residency at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. Reunion during Homecoming 2002, scheduled Thomas H. Oliver, Dataw Island, S.C. Birth: A son, Jonah Thomas, born Jan. 22, to John for Nov. 22-24. The reunion chairpersons are Dr. Charles Ward Seabury II, Calabasas, and Laura Harrison Wooten. Luke Hodson and Kenny Tackett, who can be Calif. reached at CPO 1451, Berea, KY 40403, Dr. David E. Shelton, ’69, Wilkesboro, N.C. 859.985.6058. David Swanson, Walpole, Me. ______1997______Bob Major has been admitted into the MFA David O. Welch, ’55, Ashland, Ky. NOVEMBER 22-24, 2002 program of Film, Video, and New Media Department of R. Elton White, ’65, Sarasota, Fla. th the Art Institute of Chicago. He received a Trustee Dawneda F. Williams, Wise, Va. 5 HOMECOMING Scholarship, the highest honor for incoming graduate students. HONORARY TRUSTEES The Class of 1997 will have its 5th Class Alberta Wood Allen, Glenview, Ky. Reunion during Homecoming 2002, scheduled Jack W. Buchanan, Winchester, Ky. for Nov. 22-24. The reunion chairperson is Jeff ____Faculty/Staff____ Wilma Dykeman, Newport, Tenn. Hammond. He can be reached at 33 Coventry Dr., Dr. Joy Hager was presented the 2002 Kate Ireland, Tallahassee, Fla. Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 or Outstanding Alumna Award from the Department of Dr. Juanita Morris Kreps, ’42, Durham, N.C. [email protected]. Exercise and Sport Science at Eastern Kentucky Kroger Pettengill, Cincinnati, Ohio Corey Craig was promoted to Community Trust University’s College of Health Sciences. Alfred J. Stokely, Zionsville, Ind. Bank’s market president of the Mt. Vernon market. He

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The Berea College Magazine honors Bereans who have passed away in this “Passages” section. If you know of a Dr. Wilson A. Evans, ’30, of Berea, Ky., passed away Berean who has died, please let the Alumni Association on July 15, 2002 at the age of 94. Dr. Evans will be know by using the form on p. 33, calling 1.800.457.9846, remembered for his lifelong loyalty and service to both or e-mailing [email protected]. Please include Berea College and the broader community. He went on to the person’s class year or connection to Berea, and the earn his M.A. from New York University in 1933 and his date and place of death. Ed.D. from Columbia University in 1954. He also served as a U. S. Naval lieutenant from 1943-1946. He was an ath- ______1910s______letic coach and director of physical education at Cumberland College until 1934. He returned to Berea Carrie Marcum Mitchell, ’13, died Oct. 3, where he was a high school instructor for a year and then 2001, at the age of 107. She was a homemaker. served as the superintendent of Berea schools from 1936- 1937. He was elected Secretary of the Berea College Alumni Association in 1940. Evans became the Berea College associate dean of labor in 1949, serving ______1920s______until 1968, and was the director of financial aid until his retirement in 1973. Eddie Smith Ingram, ’27, is deceased He served as the editor of the Alumnus magazine. Two Berea College Clytie Morgan Smith, ’29, of Middlesboro, student awards bear his name: the Wilson Evans Award, which honors an Ky. died May 4. She was a retired teacher and principal of Bell County Schools, as well as a former U.S. outstanding varsity tennis player, and the Wilson and Ellen Best Evans Above Postmaster of Fonde, Ky., a member of Immanuel and Beyond the Call of Duty Labor Award. He was a longtime member of Union Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky., and the Middlesboro Church, served as an active member and officer of the Kiwanis Club, and was a Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by two volunteer for the Berea Hospital Auxiliary. He was a member of Phi Delta sons, six grandchildren,and eight great-grandchildren. Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi, two national education organizations. He shared his enthusiasm for tennis by coaching varsity tennis at Berea College for 17 years and by sponsoring free tennis clinics for alumni and com- ______1930s______munity members. A local tennis tournament, the Wilson Evans Classic, honors Nettie West Cooper, ’30, died April 22, at his legacy, and in 1970, he was recognized by the Bluegrass Tennis Association the age of 94. A memorial service was held on April 28. and the City of Lexington with the celebration of “Wilson Evans Day.” He was The widow of former Berea College Trustee, Dr. Edward Cooper, ’30, she was a retired teacher. inducted into the Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame in 1988. She was also a member of Berea’s Founders’ Club. Memorial gifts may be made to the Wilson and Ellen Best Evans Above and Opal Veith Mueller, ’31, of Richmond, Va., Beyond the Call of Duty Labor Day Award Fund. died Feb. 14, at the age of 95. She was a retired school teacher. Henry Pruitt, ’34, of Clearwater, Fla., died April 24, 2001. Club, Girl Scouts, Parent Teachers Association, and David Grimwood, ’42, of Richmond, Va., Zelpha Rice, ’34, of Harlan, Ky., died Jan. 21, Ladies Aid. She was a member of Berea’s President’s died Sept. 7, 2001. He is survived by his wife, 1999. She was a retired elementary school teacher. Club. She was the widow of Raymond Woerth, ’37. Eleanor Eakin Grimwood, ’43. Rev. Kermit Wheeler, ’35, of Marietta, Ga., Lydus Rexroat Kennedy, ’39, of Acworth, Ruth Bailey Dunkle, ’43, of Kissimmee, Fla., died Feb. 19. A United Methodist minister for 60 years, Ga., died April 1. The former teacher taught at Liberty died March 16. She is survived by her husband, Stanley. he was also a member of the Mount Dora Kiwanis Club High, Casey County High, and Science Hill, all in Charles Little, A’44, of Laurens, S.C., died and Mount Dora Masonic Lodge. He is survived by two Kentucky. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. March 17. He was a retired owner of Agricultural sons, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She is survived by a son and a daughter, seven grand- Manufacturing and Textiles, Inc. and a member of Dorothy Muntz Lancaster, ’36, of children, and nine great-grandchildren. Berea’s President’s Club. Tucson, Az., is deceased. She was a retired librarian. Robert Paxton, V12’44, of Winston-Salem, Jack Dumont Dennis, ’37, of Greenville, N.C., is deceased. He was a retired director of marketing N.C., died April 3. He was a former principal of Cecil’s ______1940s______services for Hanes Hosiery, Inc. He is survived by his Business College in Asheville, N.C. In 1946, he estab- Dr. Ozzie Norman Simpkins, Cx’40, of wife, Nina. lished Cecil’s Institute of Accounting, an accounting Huntington, W.Va., died April 16. He was a professor Peter Cresto, Cx’45, of Ventura, Ca., died in school for veterans of World War II, in Greenville, S.C. emeritus at Marshall University, where he taught for 37 August 2001. He was a retired assistant principal and He later founded Consolidated Tires, Inc. He was a years and served for 19 years as chairman of the counselor. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary. member of the First Baptist Church of Greenville, N.C. Sociology and Anthropology Department. He was a veteran Mike Duff, Cx’45, of Lexington, Ky., died where he was a Sunday School teacher and was a mem- of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army as a combat March 6, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Vae Shutt ber of the Greenville Country Club. photographer in the Pacific. His decorations included Duff, ’45, three daughters, a son, 14 grandchildren, Lillian Combs Robinson, ’38, of two Purple Hearts. He was a member of the University two great grandchildren, and two sisters. Richmond, Ky., died May 20. She was a retired Blue of North Carolina School of Public Health Community Homer Banks, ’49, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Grass Army Depot registered nurse. Development Project in New Mexico, which worked April 28. He was retired from the Internal Revenue Jean Picklesimer Wheeler, ’38, a former with 38 Native American tribes. He directed the Alliance Service in 1981. Much of his time thereafter was spent teacher, died Feb. 21. of Appalachian Youth of Kanawha County, W. Va., which tracing his family roots as well as helping others with Burdetta Jordan Woerth, ’38, of Ashland, later became part of the regional War on Poverty their research. Having served his country in WWII and Ky., died April 27. She had been involved with the Board Program. He is survived by his wife, Katherine, one the Korean conflict, he joined the U.S. Navy Armed of Associates of Fulton College and was a member of the daughter, one son, one sister, and a granddaughter. Guard and Sojourners. He was also a member of the LeTourneau College Council, the Fulton Woman’s Berea College Founder’s Club. He is survived by his

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wife, Kathleen Scott Banks, ’53, of Milford Ellen Wallen Carter, ’41, and Norma Nancy Lowe Treadway, ‘59, of Xenia, Ohio, two daughters, three brothers, three sisters and Wallen Grove, ’55. Ohio, died March 1. An elementary school teacher in two grandsons. Christine Phipps Upchurch, ’51, of the Xenia City Schools, she is survived by her husband, Indianapolis, Ind., died in March. She was a homemaker. Fred, a brother, a sister, and several nieces and Esther Allen Dickson, ’52, of Port St. Joe, nephews. ______1950s______Fla., died Jan. 30. As a special education teacher, some Dr. Robert Cornett, ’50, of Jackson, Ky., of the honors she received included: nomination for the died April 8. He was in family practice in Jackson, Ky. Florida Association for Retarded Citizens Brotherhood ______1960s______for 46 years, was acting staff physician at the Nim Award for her outstanding contribution to the education Barbara Joyce Miller Evans, ’60, died Henson Geriatric Center for the past 30 years, made of the mentally retarded in 1965; the Florida July 16, 2001. She is survived by her husband, daily home visits throughout Breathitt and surrounding Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award from the Charles Evans, ’58. counties for 45 years, provided free physicals to all Florida Adult Education Association in 1973, and Daniel Rinker, ’68, of Strasburg, Va., died school children and athletes, and annually sponsored nominated to Who’s Who in Education in the Southeast Jan. 24, 2001. He had retired in July 2000 after teaching college scholarships for local students. As Breathitt in 1978. She was honored by Governor Ruben Askew chemistry and physics at Strasburg High School for the County Judge Executive since 1998, he was instrumental for her contribution to education in a special recognition past 32 years. He is survived by his wife, Vivian, three in establishing new county water and sewer services and program in his office in 1975 where she was presented children and three grandchildren. coal projects. He was a member and trustee of the First with a silver Lamp of Learning medallion. She is survived Rosa Templeton DeVito, ’69, of Chicago, Baptist Church of Jackson, was instrumental in funding by her husband, Charles, two sons, two daughters, five Ill., is deceased. churches in Breathitt and Owsley Counties, and was a brothers, and three sisters. fifty-year member of the Masonic Lodge where he Norman Mirbach, ’53, of Columbus, Ohio, served as a Gideon. He is a former trustee of Lees died April 14. For several years he served as the ______1990s______College, was president of the Breathitt County Medical coordinator of the Berea College Columbus, Ohio alumni Jennifer Goodwin, ’96, of Willowgrove, Society, and a member of the American and the chapter. He is survived by his wife, Barbara. Pa., is deceased. Kentucky Medical Associations. He is survived by his Marjorie Wightman Segal, ’59, of wife of 47 years, Bettie Jean, two daughters, one son, Anchorage, Alaska, died April 11. She is survived by her five grandchildren, one great grandchild, and two sisters. husband, Dr. Bernard Segal, and her brother, Bill ______2000s______Jean Wallen Frolo, ’51, died Oct. 18, 2000. Wightman, ’65. The Marjorie Wightman Segal Danny Green, Cx’00, died in a car accident A retired home economics teacher, she also served as a Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at on May 4. He was a loan officer at a bank in Beattyville, supervisor in the food industry and was a member of Berea College. Ky. He was also an active member of the Beattyville the Catholic Church. She is survived by her sisters, Church of God, serving as a Sunday School teacher, youth leader and secretary/treasurer.

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Fall 2002 33 Berea Is Celebrating Your Reunion!

The classes of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, Timberlake and Biddix Honored 1997, and 2002, as well as all cheerleaders, Dr. Charles E. Timberlake, ‘57, will receive the will celebrate reunions November 22-24 Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Homecoming at Homecoming. You will receive reunion banquet. Since his retirement from the University of Missouri as a history professor specializing in Russia information from your chairperson. and the far East, Dr. Timberlake has been a scholar Events are a bit different this year, as the in residence all over the world, including England, Alumni vs. J.V basketball game will be at 2:00 China, Russia, and his most recent work in Finland. p.m., followed by the Lady Mountaineers vs. Wade Biddix, ’82, supervisory district conservationist for 11 counties in central Virginia, Knoxville College at 5:15 p.m., and the varsity will receive the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. Mountaineers vs. Franklin College at 7:30 p.m. Charles E. Morgan, ’67, associate director of admissions at Berea, will be receiving the Rodney C. Return your reservation today, Bussey Award of Special Merit. and we’ll see you in November!

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Saturday, November 16, 2003 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Russel Acton Folk Center • Jefferson St. • Berea, Ky.

for 2003 NEW Visit the Log House Craft Gallery Homecoming Weekend Our Annual Shaker Tray (divided) Gordon Ross $95.00 Available in Cherry Only Skittles Tournament 1 – 3 p.m.

Winner Wins a Skittles Game and Stand $190.00 Value

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Kalden Norbu, ’03, is one of 20 students McGraw,Photo by Robert ’04 over the summer who unpacked, organized, and prepared laptop computers for all Berea students through the College’s EDGE program (see p. 9).