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16002CAM July 2016 Campbellsvillian DIGICAM.Indd VOL. 14, NO. 2 SUMMER 2016 The Magazine for Alumni & Friends of Campbellsville University Campbellsvillian SUMMER 2016 VOL. 14 I NO. 2 The Campbellsvillian is published three A MESSAGE times yearly by the Offi ce of University Communications for alumni and friends FROM THE of Campbellsville University. Dr. Michael V. Carter PRESIDENT PRESIDENT SUMMER 2016 EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Michael V. Carter, president, chats with singers, from Joan C. McKinney left, Amy Grant, Nichole Nordeman and Ellie Holcomb EDITOR before their concert following the Derby Rose Gala. NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR (CU Photo by Joan C. McKinney) [email protected] Dr. H. Keith Spears DEAR FRIENDS AND ALUMNI: VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATION AND ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT [email protected] The happiest and most important days in the life of a university are commencement. And what a wonderful two days we had in May! Benji Kelly VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT Campbellsville University graduated more than 400 students in three ceremonies, and these are [email protected] now added to the 231 who graduated in December to make 642 graduating in the 2015-16 year. These graduates are now alumni, and we are featuring several alumni in this issue of the Darryl Peavler DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Campbellsvillian. [email protected] CU alumna Cynthia Parnell Collier is president and CEO of a multimillion-dollar corporation Jordan Alves that “puts God and family fi rst” and has earned top honors from several Fortune 500 companies. SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR A student-athlete, David Veramontes, is a former CU football player and cheerleader, who [email protected] now cheers for the Baltimore Ravens. He served in the Air Force as well. He said coming Drew Tucker to Campbellsville University was a “blessing in disguise.” ASSISTANT EDITOR Ashli Watts is the vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] to which she was named in April of this year. She has only been in the public affairs department OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY for 3 ½ years. COMMUNICATIONS Laura Beth Hayes, her mother, and her husband all graduated from Campbellsville Campbellsville University University, and Laura recently won WHAS-TV’s ExCEL Award. 1 University Drive And Beulah Campbell, a 1936 graduate who donated portions of her collection of UPO 787 children's literature to Campbellsville University, just celebrated her 100th birthday. Campbellsville, KY 42718-2190 Phone: (270) 789-5214 Our graduates make us proud, and we’re glad to feature a few of our successful graduates in Fax: (270) 789-5095 this issue. We welcome all of our May graduates to the Campbellsville University Alumni Association. [email protected] OR [email protected] Athletes featured a banner year in 2015-16 when several teams won championships for information with pictures and individual student-athletes received individual honors. We are proud of them as well Campbellsville University is accredited by as all of our students. the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Tiger Tracks is our alumni notes section in each issue of the magazine. Here, you can Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, telephone catch up with your former classmates and fi nd out what they are doing — whether it is number (404) 679-4501) to award the associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. retirement, a new job, a marriage, or a birth of a child — all life changes. We celebrate In compliance with federal law, including provision with these achievements! of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Students are our fi rst priority at Campbellsville University. Everything we do is for them, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Campbellsville University does not illegally and we hope you will celebrate our graduates featured in this issue of the Campbellsvillian. discriminate on the basis of color, national or ethnic origins, age, disability or military service in its Thank you for all you do for Campbellsville University. We hope you enjoy this issue, administration of education policies, programs, or activities; admissions policies; or employment. and we want to hear from you! May God bless you and yours. Design & Production: FMB Advertising Most cordially, Michael V. Carter, President 2 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY IN THIS ISSUE 4 Ashli Schmidt Watts (’04), left, is one of the foremost 4 public policy advocates in Kentucky. She began her love for politics at Campbellsville University. 5 CU alumna Cynthia Parnell Collier is president and CEO of a multimillion-dollar corporation that “puts God and family fi rst” and has earned top honors from several Fortune 500 companies. Beulah Campbell (’36) has had a lifelong love affair with 6 5 children’s literature. She hit a milestone May 7 — her 100th birthday. Laura Beth Hayes; her mother, Suzanne Dennis; 7 and her husband, Jason, all are proud CU alumni. Laura Beth recently won the WHAS ExCEL Award. The chances of a college student becoming 8 a professional athlete are less than two in 100. But David Veramontes has overcome those slim 6 odds after an intense tryout, being selected recently as a 2016 Baltimore Ravens cheerleader. Campbellsville University presents Algernon Sydney 15 Sullivan Awards to Dr. Joseph L. Owens and Kristen Jacob, two Christian servant leaders. 16 Here are scenes from Campbellsville University’s May 7 commencements when 411 students received degrees. DEPARTMENTS 12 NEWSSTRIPES 19 ATHLETICS 8 24 REMEMBER WHEN? GUESS WHO? 25 TIGER TRACKS 31 SCRAPBOOK VOL. 14, NO. 2 SUMMER 2016 ON THE COVER Carol Finley of Burkesville, Ky., applauds her fellow The Magazine for Alumni & Friends of Campbellsville University classmates as they receive their master of social work 15 degree May 13. (CU Photo by Tomomi Sato) 16 WWW.CAMPBELLSVILLE.EDU 3 FEATURES I NEWS I ATHLETICS I UPDATES Ashli Schmidt Watts (’04) testifi es in a hearing in the Kentucky State Legislature. (Photo by Jacqueline Pitts) Ashli Watts advocates for the Commonwealth with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce By Joan C. McKinney, editor One of the foremost public policy advocates favorite professors at CU, during the recent was offered a job after graduation, which in Kentucky began her love of politics at legislative session. Wise sponsored a bill led her to her career in politics. Campbellsville University. for the Kentucky Chamber this year for Immediately after graduation, she Ashli Schmidt Watts, 33, is serving as public-private partnerships, and working attended the University of Louisville and Ovice president of public affairs for the together with the business community and obtained a master’s degree in political Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, where a broad coalition of supporters, they were science and policy in 2006. she is the Kentucky Chamber’s chief successful in getting the legislation passed She has worked for and around the lobbyist — advocating for Kentucky’s and signed by the governor. Kentucky Legislature for more than 12 years. business community. Dr. John Chowning, who formerly taught She said in addition to the rigid academic “I have always loved politics. I was a as an adjunct at CU and now serves as preparation she received at CU, she made political science/history major and always executive assistant to the president, was one many longtime friends. knew I wanted to be in politics, but wasn’t of her mentors while at CU. “Not only did CU provide me with a sure if that was actually running for offi ce or “As a student at Campbellsville University, quality, Christian education, but we also had working as a staff member to a politician,” Ashli showed tremendous potential and was a lot of fun! From late nights at Bell’s Bakery Watts said. an excellent student academically and in her to hiking at Green River to last-minute road When she graduated from Campbellsville campus leadership roles,” Chowning said. trips, I don’t know how I could have had a University in 2004, she started working for “In her expanded role with the better college experience,” she said. the Kentucky Legislature and “fell in love” Kentucky Chamber, she is providing vital She advises the Class of 2016 to “work with lobbying and advocacy. advocacy for business interests across the hard and don’t think any job is beneath you. It was her way to be involved in politics, Commonwealth. She is another outstanding “Always be the fi rst to volunteer for duties change policy for the better, yet not have to example of Campbellsville University alumni that potentially no one else would want. Be run for elected offi ce. She’s been with the who are positively impacting our state and on time! At the Chamber, we hear that these public affairs department at the chamber for nation as Christian servant leaders,” he said. ‘soft skills’ are really what employers are three and a half years and was appointed to Watts said serving as president of the looking for in their employees. her new vice president position in April. Student Government Association at CU was “It has taken me 12 years, a lot of She worked on an almost a daily basis one of her fi rst lobbying experiences. hard work and many late nights to get to with Sen. Max Wise, who was one of her “We increased the number of credit hours my current position. That hard work will for tuition, were able to use students’ dining eventually pay off.” "We extend congratulations cards in the snack shop and got swipe She’s been married for almost eight years cards for the dorms,” she said. to Ryan Watts, and they have two children, to Ashli Watts on her recent Watts said her classes at CU “really Emma and Carter.
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