VOL. 12, NO. 1 SPRING 2014

The Magazine for Alumni & Friends of Campbellsville University

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SPRING 2014 VOL. 12 I NO. 1 A MESSAGE The Campbellsvillian is published four times yearly by the Office of University FROM THE Communications for alumni and friends of Campbellsville University. PRESIDENT Dr. Michael V. Carter PRESIDENT SPRING 2014 EDITORIAL BOARD

Joan C. McKinney Dr. Michael V. Carter EDITOR NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS: [email protected] The spring 2014 semester has been a very busy time on the Campbellsville University John E. Chowning VICE PRESIDENT FOR CHURCH campus. From the very cold winter weather to the beauty of the spring season, there has AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT been an air of excitement and continuing momentum among the students, faculty, staff, [email protected] and coaches of CU. We are very grateful for the opportunity to continue the implementation Benji Kelly of Vision 2025, our blueprint for the future that has been put in place by the Campbellsville VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT [email protected] University Board of Trustees under the outstanding leadership of Board Chairman Dr. Joseph Owens. Paula Smith DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS A vital part of Vision 2025 is the first capital fundraising campaign – Our imeT -This [email protected] Place: The Next Century Campaign for Campbellsville University. We met our “30 by 13” goal of raising $30 million of the $61.1 million goal by December 31, 2013 – two months in Drew Tucker ASSISTANT EDITOR advance! Now we move to the next important phase of this capital campaign. COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT [email protected] This issue of the Campbellsvillian features details on what we are calling the “Campaign for the Commonwealth” phase of the capital campaign. During the “Campaign for the Chris Megginson SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Commonwealth,” we are targeting 10 cities and regions in the Commonwealth of Kentucky [email protected] where we will assemble alumni, friends, and community leaders in support of Campbellsville Linda Waggener University. These communities are being targeted for sharing the CU story and mission, MARKETING AND MEDIA RELATIONS COORDINATOR [email protected] rallying our alumni and friends, and raising funds to help realize the vision for the future that has been set forth. It is a bold vision, and a vision that requires the raising of funds to help sustain and expand the mission of Christ-centered higher education, in the Baptist tradition, OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS that is the very essence of Campbellsville University. Please review the details on the “Campaign for the Commonwealth” on page 12 in this Campbellsville University 1 University Drive issue. The dates and locations of the spring events are listed, as are the communities that UPO 787 will be impacted in fall 2014. We need your help and participation in maximizing this phase Campbellsville, KY 42718-2190 Phone: (270) 789-5214 of the capital campaign and in raising the banner of Campbellsville University across the Fax: (270) 789-5095 Commonwealth of Kentucky. [email protected] OR [email protected] Thank you for your prayers and support. for information with pictures There has never been a greater need for Campbellsville University is accredited by the Campbellsville University and Christ-centered Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, higher education than in 2014 and beyond. Decatur, Georgia, telephone number (404) 679-4501) to award the associate, bachelor’s and master’s We praise God for your support and all that degrees. The university is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention. you do in advancing this great university.

In compliance with federal law, including provision of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of Most cordially, 1973, Campbellsville University does not illegally discriminate on the basis of color, national or ethnic origins, age, disability or military service in its administration of education policies, programs, or activities; admissions policies; or employment.

Design & Production: FMB Advertising Dr. Michael V. Carter spoke at the dedication of Michael V. Carter, President the new Tigerville Grille on campus. (CU Photo by Drew Tucker)

2 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY IN THIS ISSUE

Chandler Smith (’69) lost his class ring. It was found 4 4 42 years later by a treasure hunter. James Bane (’02) appears in a T-Mobile Super Bowl 10 commercial on the moon.

CU’s online chapel is the first of its kind in the 11 educational world.

Campaign for the Commonwealth begins and will 10 12 connect people in 10 cities.

It was cold, but brave souls took the “Tiger Plunge” 14 for worthwhile causes.

16 Head Start program honored nationally.

11 DEPARTMENTS

17 NEWSSTRIPES

20 ATHLETICS

REMEMBER WHEN? 24 GUESS WHO?

25 TIGER TRACKS

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VOL. 12, NO. 1 ON THE COVER SPRING 2014 Campbellsville University students served to help cancer research

The Magazine for Alumni & Friends of Campbellsville University and teaching children in Belize recently. Clockwise, from left, Katie Irwin (M ’12) and Anna Marie Pavy (’11) run through the colored chalk thrown by members of the Lady Tiger Softball Team in the 2nd Annual Color to Conquer 5-K ; Mary Hodgen works with children in Belize; and Bailey Foxworth, a CU swimmer, has her head shaved during St. Baldrick’s. (CU Photo by Rachel 14 DeCoursey, top; Calen McKinney, Central Kentucky News-Journal,

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CHANDLER SMITH’S By Drew Tucker, assistant editor 1969 RING

Chandler Smith, right, shows off his newly found class ring by Howard Ratcliff, left, to Paula Smith, director of alumni relations at CU. (CU Photo by Drew Tucker)

Imagine you have just graduated from “I came out of the Army in May 1971,” “It’s shiny. I thought, ‘Someone college. You worked long and hard and Smith said. “I weighed 130 pounds, so will see it.’” finally have something to show for it: the ring didn’t fit.” The ring was important to Smith. a class ring. You wear it only for a few He reconnected with a group of friends “I worked long and hard to get through weeks before suddenly losing it. You and together they played softball and school and to graduate. The ring was Ilook everywhere imaginable, but it’s tennis at Miller Park in Campbellsville. important – that’s why I had the ‘S’ put nowhere to be found. This is what One day, on his way home from the park, on it – my dad always signed his name happened to Chandler Smith, until he noticed the ring was missing. with a fancy ‘S’ and I started to sign it was found 42 years later by a “I got home that day, and I looked my name like that. That’s why I had treasure hunter. around. I looked in my pockets, the car – it inscribed.” Smith graduated from Campbellsville I really thought I lost it walking the dog. Smith’s family has a lot of history College in 1969, but was drafted into the I was on North Shore Drive on my hands with CU. His great-grandfather, Henry Army before going to commencement. and knees looking for it. C. Wood, was instrumental in creating

4 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY Russell Creek Academy (now CU). His grandmother, Tommie Wood, was a co-sponsor, dean of women and librarian at the college, while his grandfather delivered milk there every day. His father, G. Dennis Smith, a CU alumnus, served as treasurer of the CU Alumni Association for more than

30 years; and his mother, Margaret, Howard Ratcliff digs in the location where he found Chandler Smith’s class ring. (CU Photo by Drew Tucker) was a secretary to the president. Smith thought he’d never see the ring again. That changed in September 2013 He examined what appeared to be a Paula called his home and left two when a man named Howard Ratcliff gold ring. “Oh wow, look what we have messages explaining the situation. came to Campbellsville. here,” he said, and soon took it to Paula A week or so later she was in Louisville, Ratcliff is a treasure hunter. He spent Smith, director of alumni relations at CU. Ky., and received a call from a number 20 years in the military, worked at The Smith’s reaction was normal when Ratcliff in Cincinnati, Ohio, letting it go to Boeing Company as a financial analyst asked her to find out the owner. voice mail. and is now retired and a full-time RVer. “There’s no way. I wouldn’t have a The message started with, “This is He came to Campbellsville as a seasonal clue where to start,” she said. Chandler Smith.” worker for Amazon. During his stay in Ratcliff said the name was inscribed She couldn’t wait to call him back, 2012, he found an old belt buckle at inside the ring: Chandler Smith. and soon set up a date for her, Chandler Tebb’s Bend. “We will find this gentleman,” she and Ratcliff to meet on Oct. 23, 2013, in “You can speculate on who and said. “It may take a while, but we will Montgomery Library on CU’s campus. where something has been – finding find him.” Chandler came in greeting Paula, and saving little bits of history,” he said. She took it home that night and giving her some old yearbooks and a Last year he found something else. cleaned it, noticing it had a blue stone class photo. He then met Ratcliff, who He started out near the playground with an “S” on top with “Campbellsville presented him with his class ring. Paula in Miller Park and eventually moved College” around the stone. had taken it to Tucker Diamonds and on to the picnic area near Trace Creek, “Blue is my favorite color,” Gold (where, ironically, Chandler had throwing away any trash he found during Chandler said. bought the ring) that morning to have his hunt. He re-zeroed out his machine, For several weeks, Paula asked it cleaned – at no charge. sweeping back and forth. He picked everyone she could if they knew Chandler Chandler took the ring out of the up multiple signals and started digging. Smith. She pulled a query on her box and put it on his right ring finger. Cutting a plug in the ground, he ran computer and noticed he had graduated “He’s so excited, he’s shaking!” a coil under it and pushed dirt up. He in 1969 alongside Ron and Mary-Lou Paula said. pulled up two dozen pull tabs before Rafferty, good friends of hers. After 42 years lost, the ring was finally seeing something. “Mary-Lou was all over it,” Paula said. home, and fit perfectly. Chandler gleamed “I saw a sliver of gold in the dirt at She told Paula to call Jeanne Mitchell with joy, and thanked Ratcliff again. the bottom of the hole. ‘No. It can’t be. from Mitchell’s Mens Wear, who told her “Thank you for your veracity,” It’s shiny,’” he said. she knew Margaret Smith and visited her Chandler said. If Ratcliff had angled the tool, he often. Margaret has two sons: Chandler They sat down for coffee and shared could have gauged the object. Instead, and George, and Mitchell had George’s their stories on the class ring that he went straight down. contact number. brought them together.

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Campbellsville University faculty, staff, students and trustee serve in winter mission trips By Samantha Stevenson, student news writer

Cortni Cruse of Lexington, Ala., bottom right, at left, and Bethany Thomaston of Auburn, Ky., work with children in Haiti.

Citizens in Grand Isle, La., Haiti and Murphy of Mt. Sterling, Ky.; to set up a new center of the Hispanic Cuba received help from Campbellsville Taylor Murphy of Rockholds, Ky.; Baptist Bible Institute in the Iglesia University students and faculty during Marissa Rehmet of Independence, Ky.; Bautista Ebenezer in Banes, Cuba. mission trips over the winter holidays. Seth and Tanner Royalty, both of Burgin, Carwile’s church, Valley View in Spring break mission trips were Ky.; Rachel Sasko of Williamsburg, Ky.; Louisville, provided the financial support Cscheduled for Florida, the Texas/Mexico and Kacy Stinson of Scottsville, Ky. for the center. Dr. John Chowning, border, Tanzania, Haiti and the Holy Land. Campbellsville University sophomores pastor of Saloma Baptist Church and Over the holidays, Campbellsville Bethany Thomaston of Auburn, Ky., and vice president for church and external University students partnered with First Cortni Cruse of Lexington, Ala., went to relations and executive assistant to the Baptist Church of Grand Isle and worked Haiti on a mission trip with Crossings president at CU, also provided a sizable in and around the church, repairing pews, ministries, a Christian summer camp donation in support of the 47 students updating the church landscape, etc. that reached over 11,000 middle and there. In addition, a month’s salary for Twenty-two students went on the high school students from across the several pastors in the area was provided trip: Elise Bauer, Veronica Clark, country last summer. by other believers in the United States. Kameron Smith, Katlin Weeks and While in Haiti, Crossings staffers “There are a million stories that I Taylor Ohlmann, all of Louisville, held Vacation Bible Schools in Haitian could share about how God’s hand Ky.; Devan Bishop of Columbia, Ky.; villages. Crossings also hosted a day was on this trip, and we give Him all Noah Blackburn of Mt. Sterling, Ky.; camp at Camp Le Phare for the first the praise for all that is going on there. Matthew Bradshaw, Dustin Ford and time, partnering with Baptist Haiti God is definitely at work in Cuba!” Austin VanMeter of Campbellsville, Mission with the assistance Hernandez said. Ky.; Savannah Coker of Harrodsburg, of translators. The Rev. Clemente Hernandez, Ky.; Blake Hanna of Shelbyville, Ind.; Board of Trustees member Dr. Joel pastor of a Hispanic Baptist church Derrick Livingston of Midway, Tenn.; Carwile and Dr. Twyla Hernandez, in Georgetown, Ky., also traveled to Sierra McGinnis of Willisburg, Ky.; Krista assistant professor of Christian Mexico with them. He is the husband Mitchell of Bloomington, Ind.; Olivia ministries, also traveled to Cuba of Dr. Twyla Hernandez.

6 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY CU GRADUATES ALMOST 200 students in December By Joan C. McKinney, editor

The Rev. John Chowning, second from left, receives an honorary doctorate of public service from Campbellsville University at the 4 p.m. commencement ceremony Dec. 13. Making the presentation, from left, were: Dr. Frank Cheatham, senior vice president for academic affairs; Dr. Joseph Owens, chair of the CU Board of Trustees; and Dr. Michael V. Carter, president. (CU Photo by Drew Tucker)

The Rev. Joel Carwile, center, receives his honorary doctorate of divinity hood from Dr. Frank Cheatham, left, senior vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Joseph Owens, chair of the CU Board of Trustees. (CU Photo by Joan C. McKinney)

Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of “Make a difference in the world,” Campbellsville University, told 196 he told the graduates. “Whatever you undergraduate and graduate students in become, do it with the heart of God.” two commencement ceremonies Friday, Co-valedictorians were Cameron DDec. 13, in Ransdell Chapel that they are Michael Campbell of Columbia, Ky.; “called to be the peacemakers.” Lutitia Brooke Ferguson of Lebanon During the ceremonies, The Rev. John Junction, Ky; and Jessica Leigh Ralph Chowning, CU vice president for church of Owensboro, Ky. Co-salutatorians were and external relations and executive Anna Elizabeth Price of Campbellsville assistant to the president, received an and Andrew Duncan Simmons of honorary doctorate of public service. Utica, Ky. Chowning is also pastor of Saloma Cameron Michael Campbell and Baptist Church in Taylor County. Kristin Ann King of Tompkinsville, Ky., The Rev. Joel Carwile of Valley View gave responses to Carter’s charges. Church in Louisville received an honorary doctorate of divinity degree. Carwile is A sample of commencement a member of the CU Board of Trustees. pictures can be found on Flickr at In his charge to the graduates, Carter 2 p.m. - http://flic.kr/s/aHsjPc5Y5X Dustin Barnes, center, his wife, Janet (’08), and son, reminded them God made everyone, 4 p.m. - http://flic.kr/s/aHsjPc7MYk Jackson following his commencement. (CU Photo by no matter their ethnic heritage, culture Grads - http://flic.kr/s/aHsjPbrEiG Rachel DeCoursey) and language.

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DONALD CLAYTON MODELS 41 YEARS OF TEACHING AFTER HARLIE WHITE By Joan C. McKinney, editor

Donald Clayton modeled his 41 years of teaching after his CU professor Harlie D White’s style of teaching. He will never forget the lessons he learned from White. Clayton said White, who retired from DCU in 2005, had an “open door” policy at his office. “Students were always welcome to stop by with questions and concerns. He welcomed all questions, and there was no such thing as a ‘stupid question,’” he said. Clayton was impressed that White would explain the problems to the students until the students were satisfied that they understood his explanation completely. “Mr. White was always fair in his testing and grading. He would always ask the class for questions on the Donald Clayton assignment as they began a class session. He would then explain the analytic geometry, probability and with White as professor at 8 a.m. next topic, then give us time to work statistics, differential equations and on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday on the new assignment until class other classes. and Friday. was over,” he said. He does private tutoring for students “One of the class members Clayton was a student at in high school and college math and was an international student,” he Campbellsville College from 1967 to makes “house calls” to students’ homes said. “Mr. White went over to the 1971. “Mr. White and Paul Osborne with their parents present. He also does student to make sure there was [who is now a member of the CU ACT reviews for math. no language barrier. Board of Trustees] prepared me to go And he remembers May 15, 1968, “This showed that Mr. White was on to graduate school at Murray State quite well as Osborne presented him a sincere, caring professor.” University,” he said, and he started his with the Freshman Math Award. As a tribute to the love and teaching career in the fall of 1971 as “I was shocked when he called my appreciation he has for White in his a graduate assistant at Murray State. name to come to the stage to time as an instructor at Campbellsville, Clayton continues to use the skills receive this award,” Clayton said. Clayton has made a bequest in his he learned from White and Osborne And he remembers his first college will to go toward support for the Harlie in analytics, calculus II, trigonometry, class, Math 111 College Algebra, White Scholarship Fund.

8 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY DR. JOSEPH OWENS ELECTED TO THIRD TERM AS CHAIR OF CU’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES By Joan C. McKinney, editor

Dr. Joseph Owens of Lexington, Ky., has Owens said he views the Board of leadership have elevated us to heights been elected as chair of Campbellsville Trustees as “participating in changing greater than we could have ever University’s Board of Trustees for the lives of thousands of students who imagined 100 years ago. his third consecutive one-year term, will one day touch the lives of millions “As chair, I want to continue the according to an announcement by of people around the world.” awesome legacy of all the former DDr. Michael V. Carter, president of “I am excited about this opportunity chairpersons who served at CU. We Campbellsville University. to bring to life the mission and core must all work together to ensure that this Owens, who is senior pastor of Shiloh values of CU. The decisions we make as university will be here for many years to Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky., and a trustees profoundly affect every aspect come,” Owens said. 1977 Campbellsville alumnus, said he of campus life.” Owens is married to Elizabeth White will continue to “assist our president in Having worked with President Owens, of Jacksonville, Fla. He and his ensuring that CU has the financial, facility Carter as a member of the Board of wife have two children, Charisa Jené and people resources needed to actualize Trustees for the past eight years, Owens and John Mark. his vision.” said, “Dr. Carter’s passion, vision and He said, “I am grateful to God for the academic, spiritual, emotional and social foundation received at CU, which enables me to be a contributing member of God’s family.” Dr. Michael V. Carter said, “Dr. Joseph Owens is providing vital leadership for Campbellsville University’s Board of Trustees during these exciting days. His strong voice, spiritual discernment in Christ and love of CU are evident in all board meetings and discussions. “As we move forward in the implementation of Vision 2025, the influence of Dr. Owens is very much evident. We appreciate his sacrifice of his time, spiritual gifts and resources as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Campbellsville University.” Owens also attended The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and received a master of divinity and master of religious education. He received

his doctor of ministry from United Dr. Joseph Owens, left, of Lexington, begins his third term as chair of the Campbellsville University Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Board of Trustees. Guy Montgomery of Louisville is serving as vice chair. (CU Photo by Joan C. McKinney)

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JAMES BANE (’02) APPEARS IN SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL By Chris Megginson, sports information director

James Bane plays an astronaut in a Super Bowl ad for T-Mobile. Bane rehearses for the commercial.

Many boys dream of the glory of one Industrial Supply, and posed for to a program-best 10-3 season and day playing in the Super Bowl in front a print ad for Homewood Suites. first-ever NAIA playoff bid. of billions of viewers worldwide. Former All of this came just in time for pilot Bane graduated in May 2002 as senior Campbellsville University offensive season, as Bane earned a small part class president and Mr. Campbellsville. lineman James Bane (’02) got that on an episode of “Criminal Minds” After his first Marine tour, he worked chance Feb. 2, in one of the most and a chance to audition for Clint at Disneyland as a German mechanic talked-about 30 seconds of Super Eastwood’s next directorial project, stuntman in Indiana Jones Adventure. Bowl XLVIII. “American Sniper.” He also played at Studio Players in With the Denver Broncos trailing “I just want to get in the room. Maybe Lexington, Ky., the Commonwealth’s 15-0, former Broncos quarterback Tim I don’t say or do anything they want right oldest community theater, as well as doing Tebow hit Bane on a deep (space) pass now, but maybe they’ll remember me,” standup in Washington, D.C. His fellow on the moon during T-Mobile’s “No said Bane. Marines often showed their support by Contract” commercial. Bane credits a large part of his success attending his performances. “If I couldn’t be playing in the game, so far as an actor to his time at CU, his His military experience helped him land then being in a commercial is the next service in the Marines and following several of his first commercials, mainly best thing. In the same week I got to be an examples of others’ stories. playing military roles or using his shooting astronaut and a firefighter (in a Southwest When Bane wasn’t playing football, skills. It also led to an appearance on the Airlines commercial). My inner five-year- studying or rehearsing for a play, he was CBS show “NCIS: Los Angeles” in 2012. old is losing his mind,” Bane said. a member of the CU cheerleader squad, Over Christmas vacation, Bane returned It’s not the first time the four-year earning All-Mid-South Conference honors to CU after graduating with his master of Fighting Tiger lineman and former for stunts in 2002 for coach Donna Pierce. fine arts in acting from the University of U.S. Marine sergeant appeared in a “He was your wonderful all-around Southern California. He took in all the sights commercial during an NFL game. good guy. There wasn’t anything he and changes. It was his first day back since In the last few years, he has appeared couldn’t do,” Pierce said. randomly showing up on his motorcycle to in spots for USAA Bank, Jack’s Bane signed up for the Marines after visit Donna Pierce before she retired in 2010. Hamburgers, Benelli guns and Die his junior year, and attended boot camp at “He’s one of those people you’ll never Hard batteries. Since December, he Parris Island, S.C. Months later, the 9/11 forget,” she said. has recorded spots for Southwest terrorist attacks happened, one week into That’s exactly what Bane is counting on. Airlines, Motel 6 and Grainger his senior season of football. CU went on

10 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS ONLINE CHAPEL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS By Joan C. McKinney, editor

Campbellsville University has begun an online chapel experience for students. Developed in partnership with Learning House, CU’s online chapel is the first of its kind in the online Various parts of the online chapel can be clicked on Ceducational world, Dr. Shane Garrison, to work the new project. assistant professor of educational ministries and director of theology online at CU, said. There were no models across the United States for CU to pattern the online chapel upon, so Garrison conceptualized the project in three major sections. Garrison said beta testing of the online chapel began this spring, and a images to graphic designers to employ faith or still considering what it means to full launch to the entire online student virtual reality technology. The resulting believe in God.” body is slated for either the summer online chapel looks like a virtual match to Frazier said, “One of the primary goals or fall semesters. the Ransdell Chapel. of the project was to meet students where Garrison said Dr. DeWayne Frazier, There are three parts to the online they are in their faith and hopefully help associate vice president for academic chapel. The first includes the University develop some building blocks for growth.” affairs, spearheaded the idea with the Chapel Archive and live web streaming Part three of the online chapel consists objective of providing online students of the university’s regularly scheduled of The Prayer Center, depicted by a candle with access to the same spiritual programs. By clicking on the pulpit in in the online chapel. Students can post growth opportunities the main campus the online chapel, any student, in any prayer requests or praise reports, and students have. location, at any time, can watch previously Garrison and other students in the online According to Garrison, Learning recorded main campus chapel services forum will pray for these requests. House did an extensive survey or a live stream of a current service. “With these three components as the of numerous Christian colleges, Part two is the Bible Study Center, foundation, we created a virtual chapel universities and seminaries, and no which is located at the lectern in the environment where students can choose one had created anything for chapel online chapel. The Bible Study Center various spiritual opportunities, much like for online students. has three options. The Weekly Bible a video game format,” Garrison said. “With no prior models to glean from, Teaching consists of Garrison leading a Frazier said, “I am pleased with the I asked myself, ‘What would an online three-to-five minute Bible study, which hard work and dedicated shown by student benefit from the most to aid is refreshed every Monday morning. The Dr. Garrison and the Learning House team. their own spiritual growth?’ I thought Life of Christ Q & A is a step-by-step “The virtual chapel will allow more of immediately of worship, prayer and series exploring who Jesus is and what the sweet spirit that students experience various Bible study options. These three Jesus did for each of us. at Campbellsville to convey over into the are essential spiritual disciplines that help The third section of the Bible Study online realm. It is also great to be at the any person of faith grow in their walk with Center is the Hope Project, a 12-part cutting edge of technology to engage Christ,” Garrison said. video journey through the Old and New the next generation of learners as well Garrison used pictures and videos of Testaments. Garrison said this section is as seekers.” CU’s Ransdell Chapel and submitted the “very helpful if you are new to the Christian

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CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES ‘CAMPAIGN FOR THE COMMONWEALTH’ By Kevin Thomas, student news writer

Campbellsville University has launched CU has raised more than $30 million, with excellence, character development, her “Campaign for the Commonwealth,” a planned campaign goal of $61.1 million. diversity and lifelong learning. a part of a much larger campaign, “Our “Vision 2025” was approved in 3) Teach scholarship and community Time, This Place: The Next Century 2009 by the CU Board of Trustees as learning. CCampaign for Campbellsville University.” a blueprint for the continuing growth of 4) Prepare for a changing world. The work of the “Campaign for the Campbellsville University over the next 5) Provide excellence in student Commonwealth” will raise funds for the several years. facilities and the learning next 100 years of preparing young Carter said, “Vision is needed for the environment. people to become servant leaders growth and development of a Christian 6) Increase in size to approximately in Christ’s kingdom. institution such as CU. In the absence 5,000 students. Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of of visionary leadership, we become A fundraising event was held Campbellsville University, said, “With focused on the past and the present March 20 in Elizabethtown to kick off the growth Campbellsville University at the expense of looking forward to the campaign. Other upcoming events has experienced over the past 15 years, where we are going and staying on top include April 24 in Louisville, May 8 in God’s leadership has been present of the challenges and opportunities that Somerset, May 15 in Danville (including in every phase of university life. Now lie ahead.” Stanford) and May 22 in Lexington. Other we are poised to continue that growth The overall objectives of Vision 2025 events, the dates of which are to be and serve even more students in the are to: announced, will be in the fall in Bowling years ahead.” 1) Integrate faith and learning. Green, Owensboro, Paducah, Frankfort To date, thanks to generous 2) Prepare Christian servant leaders and Florence. contributions from alumni and friends, in an environment of academic

12 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIM HEILMAN IS THE NEW Director of Development By Lucas Pennington, student news writer

Campbellsville University has employed a a 1949 graduate of CU who serves as a new director of development, Tim Heilman. trustee at CU, and the late Betty Dobbins Benji Kelly, vice president for Heilman, a 1948 CU graduate. development, said, “I am excited to have Heilman has a bachelor of arts Tim be a part of our development team. degree in English from the University of CHis experience in fundraising will benefit Richmond, where he graduated in 1986. Campbellsville University as we move He obtained a graduate fundraising forward with our campaign.” and development certificate from the He has been director of development University of Richmond School of and the vice president for advancement Philanthropy. Heilman also received at St. Paul’s College. a grant writing certificate from The Grant Heilman worked closely with the Training Center at North Carolina State Tim Heilman president and board of trustees at University. He graduated from Thomas the Baptist Theological Seminary at $1 million at both Saint Paul’s College Jefferson High School. Richmond, Va. At Coastal Credit LLC, he and Baptist Theological Seminary. Heilman has been a member of the started a lending office from scratch with Heilman is a native of Ashland, Va. He Virginia Planned Giving Council since authority to approve, service and collect has two children, Corey Heilman, a 2007 2008 and has also been a member of all loans. graduate of CU, and Patrick Heilman, the Virginia Association of Fundraising Heilman has been able to secure a senior at the University of Richmond. Executives since 2008, including service transformational gifts of more than He is the son of Dr. E. Bruce Heilman, on its board.

Hardin-LaRue County Alumni Chapter awards scholarships By Hanna Hall, student news writer

Campbellsville University’s Hardin-LaRue students from our area to attend every year for at least one student from County Alumni Chapter members have Campbellsville University,” Debby Duda, the Hardin and LaRue county area. This awarded a scholarship to a CU student, president of the chapter, said. year two scholarships were awarded. Daniel Jolly. The Hardin-LaRue County Alumni The endowed scholarship was Jolly, a senior exercise science/ Chapter was started in 2009 by alumni originally supposed to be $10,000, but sports medicine major from Buffalo, Ky., from the Hardin and LaRue County area. chapter members have continued to add received a scholarship of $150. Duda said the main goal of the to the fund and increased this to a little “We are excited to provide chapter is to establish an endowed more than $25,000. The university selects scholarships so that we can encourage scholarship fund to provide a scholarship students who receive these scholarships.

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FIRST ‘TIGER PLUNGE’ IN CU FOUNTAIN RAISES MONEY FOR CAMPUS PROGRAMS By Krista Mihelsone, student news writer

Ellie McKinley, left, a senior from Campbellsville, and Shelby Mattingly, a sophomore from Versailles, take the plunge together. (CKNJ Photo by Calen McKinney)

Those taking the plunge in the fountain at Alumni & Friends Park include from left: Dr. Michael V. Carter, Dr. Jason Garrett, Yei Wei “Vicky,” Rob Roberts, Ellie McKinley, Shelby Mattingly, Dr. John Hurtgen, Dr. Bob Wade and Stan McKinney. (CKNJ Photo by Calen McKinney)

It may have been 60 degrees outside, Haynes, who is president of the Society of the School of Theology. They each but the water in the fountain was of Professional Journalists (SPJ) CU raised at least $100 and received a anything but warm. chapter, raised the most money, collecting commemorative T-shirt and stuffed Tiger. Nevertheless, nine people stepped $260 which earned him a Golden Plunger Those who raised $25 received the T-shirt. into the fountain at Alumni & Friends Award. He, McKinney, Dr. Jason Garrett, Other participants were Rob Roberts, IPark on Saturday, Feb. 12, during the associate professor of communications, director of grounds and landscape first Tiger Plunge. and senior Ellie McKinley won the team development, and students Ye Wei “Vicky” Most of them stayed in about 15 seconds. award for collecting the most money, and Shelby Mattingly. “It was cold, very cold,” said Stan about $500. The team also received After expenses, the plungers raised McKinney, associate professor of a Golden Plunger Award. about $600 that will be divided among the journalism, who came up with the idea The Golden Plunger Award is a toilet park, the School of Nursing and of the Tiger Plunge. plunger painted gold and mounted to the university chapter of the SPJ. “Harry Haynes did a pre-plunge a wooden stand. because of a bowling tournament and stayed Others in the “Plunger Club” were See more pictures on Flickr at in the fountain five minutes. I don’t know Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of CU; http://flic.kr/s/aHsjTeyTr9 how he did it. He set a record that I believe Dr. Bob Wade, dean of the School of will stand for a while,” McKinney said. Nursing; and Dr. John Hurtgen, dean

14 Campbellsvillian: THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY CU Online offering FIRST ‘TIGER PLUNGE’ IN CU FOUNTAIN CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, ASSOCIATE, RAISES MONEY FOR CAMPUS PROGRAMS BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S DEGREES By Krista Mihelsone, student news writer By Drew Tucker, assistant editor

The Center for Distance Education at have,” Dr. Shane Garrison, assistant administration, business administration – Campbellsville University has announced professor of educational ministries, said. healthcare management, business adminis- CU Online, the virtual campus of “Dr. Frazier came to me over the summer tration – human resource management; Campbellsville University. of 2013 and asked if I would be willing a master of arts in organizational leadership, “All fully online programs are sup- to work on a project which would create education, education (teacher leader), spe- Cported,” Fred Miller, director of distance something to foster spiritual growth online.” cial education, special education (teacher education, said. “For undergraduate That project was a new Online Virtual leader), and school improvement – Rank 1; programs, this involves everything from Chapel. A story about the chapel is on a master of business administration and a recruiting through assisting with gradu- page 11 of this issue. The Online Chapel master of theology; and a master of science ation preparation. For all students, we is slated to launch in either the summer in counseling and social work. directly or indirectly see that their needs or fall semester of 2014. are met, serving as their ‘feet on the CU Online’s education and business For more information on classes, ground,’ so to speak.” graduate programs have been ranked visit http://www.campbellsville.edu/online. “The Campbellsville family firmly 70th and 79th respectively in the nation For more information on CU Online, visit believes that online education is our in a report released by U.S. News & http://www.campbellsville.edu/distance- opportunity to increase our sphere of World Report. education. influence across this country as well as Campbellsville University is one of two the globe,” Dr. DeWayne Frazier, associate Kentucky institutions ranked in the top vice president for academic affairs, said. 100 in the business graduate category “Online education provides us the and is one of only four Kentucky institu- unique opportunity to afford students tions named to the entire list. the flexibility to receive a Campbellsville CU Online employs the second larg- degree grounded in the same great prin- est learning management system in the ciples that have made the main campus world, Moodle, an open-source learning a top-ranked institution in the South. We platform designed to provide educators, have students enrolled as far away as administrators and learners with a single Alaska and as close as down the street robust and secure personalized learning from campus.” environments. Megan Teel lives in Alaska with her “CU Online courses are carefully devel- husband and son. She heard about CU from oped by our dedicated full-time faculty to her grandfather, the late Paul Dameron, who mirror the same learning objectives and was director of institutional research. She outcomes that the traditional classroom chose CU Online to receive an associate courses require,” Frazier said. “Students degree in general studies, and wants to have the opportunity to study under get a degree in neuropsychiatry afterward. committed, caring Christian faculty who “I love CU Online! My classes are fun are dedicated to seeing the students and my professors so far have been so ‘find their calling.’” wonderful. They are so helpful,” she said. CU Online offers a Christian ministry “Dr. Frazier wanted to create a way for certificate; an associate of arts in business online and distance education students to administration, Christian studies, general have access to the same spiritual growth studies, and criminal justice administration; opportunities that main campus students a bachelor of science in nursing, business

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Campbellsville University RECEIVES NATIONAL HEAD START AWARD By Hanna Hall, student news writer

Campbellsville University has won and their families as well as promote the Head Start Corporate Award from positive outcomes in their community. the Southeast Region IV Head Start In 1998, CU partnered with Lake Association (RIVHSA). The 2014 award Cumberland Head Start (LCHS) to take ceremony took place in Atlanta, Ga. on the challenge of creating an early C Dr. Sharon Hundley, associate professor childhood education associate degree of education and chair of the early program that met the Head Start Act childhood education program at CU, and Educational mandates. Since then,

Marilyn Goodwin, assistant professor of this degree program has developed Campbellsville University professors in the School early childhood education, represented CU into a highly successful early childhood of Education display the Head Start Corporate Award by the Southeast Region IV Head Start and received a commemorative plaque to education bachelor of science degree Association, won by CU in February in Atlanta. signify the hard work put in over the years, program as well as an interdisciplinary From left are: Marilyn Goodwin, Dr. Donna Hedgepath, and Dr. Sharon Hundley. (CU Photo according to Dr. Donna Hedgepath, dean early childhood education program, by Rachel DeCoursey) of the CU School of Education. Hedgepath said. “This is a great honor for Campbellsville “This program is so much more programs at all four sites of education,” University. This award is a direct result than just a Head Start program; it has Hundley said. of CU’s supportive administration and a grown in ways never thought possible,” Winning this award permitted CU community agency that is very proactive,” Hundley said. to be entered into the national level Hundley said. More than 60 LCHS staff members competition that will be announced CU was selected out of eight applicants have earned their associate and/or at the end of April/beginning of May. and then three other finalists, including bachelor degrees from CU, and at least Campbellsville University will be the states of Alabama, Mississippi and six staff colleagues have earned their honored again on April 30 at the State South Carolina. This was Campbellsville’s IECEs. More than 50 staff associates have Head Start Conference and Awards first time being nominated or winning an earned their Child Development Associate in Louisville. award at such a competitive level. credential, while attending classes taught “I am very proud of Campbellsville’s The award recognizes a corporation that by CU at LCHS’s central office. head start program and the university utilizes its resources and networks to help “This award will be an excellent that was able to help support this Head Start and Early Head Start children recruiting tool for CU’s early childhood wonderful program,” Goodwin said.

University Communications wins six CASE awards

Advancement and Support of Education Campbellsvillian; Special Merit Award - (CASE) Kentucky conference: Writing, Publications Writing — CKNJ Grand Award - Programs and Homecoming section; Projects, Special Event — 9th Annual Special Merit Award - Writing, Writing Media Appreciation Luncheon; Award of for the Media — SGA Shutdown; Campbellsville University’s Office Excellence - Print and Digital Publications, Special Merit Award - Print and of University Communications, in Annual Report — President’s Report; Digital Publications, Tabloid — Mass conjunction with other offices on campus, Award of Excellence - Print and Connections. won six awards at the Council for the Digital Publications, Magazine A –

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Dr. Ted Taylor, director of the Big Maroon Club, is distributing Life Books provided by The Gideon International, which funded over 700 “Life Books” for all of Campbellsville University athletes to receive during the fall and spring semesters. Taylor distributes the books to the men’s basketball team in this picture.

Tim Wolters, vice president of operations at Pioneer College Stephanie D’Aurio, manager of the Tigerville Grille, helped serve free samples of the food to Caterers Inc., said the Tigerville Grille offers the best overall Dr. Joseph Owens, chair of Campbellsville University’s Board of Trustees, and the rest of the service and pricing anywhere in Campbellsville. He spoke during dedication’s attendees. (CU Photo by Drew Tucker) a dedication of the Grille. (CU Photo by Drew Tucker)

Feb. 11 celebrated almost five years since the inception of Crazy Love, an athletics-based ministry that serves to bring the word of God to the athletes of Campbellsville University through Bible study. In honor of the impact Crazy Love has had on campus, Dr. Ted Taylor, director of the Big Maroon Club and director of Crazy Love, organized a luncheon to recognize the athletes who are a part of Crazy Love and to allow the athletes to give thanks to the faculty and community sponsors that have made this ministry possible. Attending the luncheon were, from left: Front row — Dr. Michael V. Carter, Dr. Ted Taylor, Sheri Taylor, Sherry Bowen, Marissa Rhemet, Audrey Wunderlich, Meg Brown, Bailey Foxworth, Michael Newton, Ryu Ballard, Mallory Vest, Jordan Cornett and Shirley Cheatham. Back row — John Deener, Larry Bowen, Greg Gover, Jason England, Eric Gilbert, Mandy Gilbert, Ed Pavy, Vicky McKinley, Wade Harris, Mark McKinley, Dr. John Hurtgen, Brad Lauer, Jim Hardy and Dr. Frank Cheatham. (CU Photo by Chris Megginson)

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Students from Campbellsville participate in several mission projects over spring break

Sixteen people participated in Sports coaches and students participated in Reach in Florida doing prison ministry; The Bucket Project. The Bucket Project three persons went on a nursing is an initiative to aid Southern Baptist medical team in Tanzania working missionaries in Africa in helping persons with Kigoma Baptist Hospital and with HIV/AIDS, cancer, malaria and seven participated in Beach Reach other devastating diseases who are in Panama City Beach, Fla. in the last stages of their illness. Six people participated in My Life An academic project also included a Speaks in Neply, Haiti; nine in Project trip to the Holy Land with CU professors, Fortify in Mexico and 17 students and alumni, students, family and friends. faculty did mission work in Belize. Trent Creason, director of student activities at Campbellsville University, holds a child in Haiti on Servant leadership was also his mission trip. displayed when CU faculty, staff,

Campbellsville University Women’s Alliance helping students By Mikayla Smith, student news writer

and community relations and assistant “This number is up this year, and the professor of social work, said. “One program is growing leaps and bounds,” purpose is to get women together and she said, noting that the most popular build stronger connections. The second are accounting, business administration, purpose is to help students.” management and marketing. Cowherd Carter, wife of CU President Michael said a big hope for the future is to have V. Carter, said there are two ways the a building for the School of Business alliance would like to help students. and Economics. One way is through a benevolence The group has three prayer warriors: fund that President Carter has set up to Billie Sue Kibbons, a local artist and help families and or students in times wife of Dr. Jerry Kibbons, a former CU

Martha Stein, a 1975 CU alumna, speaks at the of crisis. Also the alliance would like to professor; Lynn Rausch, information brunch. (CU Photo by Mikayla Smith) start a scholarship fund to help students center attendant at CU whose husband, pay for school. John, is bowling coach at CU; and Women building connections and “Almost all students are here on Edwina Rowell, adjunct instructor in helping students are the main purposes scholarships. If students cannot pay, English as a Second Language at CU. of a new Campbellsville University they will not come to Campbellsville,” Contact Debbie Carter or one of Women’s Alliance. said Carter. the members if you want to get more The group’s first brunch was Feb. Campbellsville University’s School involved. Carter’s email is dwcarter@ 8 at the Badgett Academic Support of Business and Economics was campbellsville.edu or call (270) 789- Center; the next one will be Sept. 27. highlighted during the brunch. 5106. Charter members are Shirley The alliance plans one brunch “The business department has Cheatham, Ginny Flanagan, Sharon each semester. 18 full-time teachers and about Lee, Beverly Noe, Emma Revis, Carol “The purpose of the alliance is 385 undergraduate students,” Dr. Sullivan, Pam Tennant and Nancy twofold,” Debbie Carter, Carver School Pat Cowherd, dean of the School of Walters. of Social Work director of recruitment Business and Economics, said.

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Campbellsville University’s education and In the online education rankings, technology, faculty credentials and business online graduate programs have Campbellsville University and another training, admissions selectivity and been ranked 70th and 79th respectively Kentucky institution are the only two peer reputation. in the nation in a report released by U.S. named in the top 100—with three other “The U.S. News & World Report News & World Report. Kentucky institutions ranked. rankings continue to reflect the quality Campbellsville University is one of two For the 2014 edition of the Best that Campbellsville University students Kentucky institutions ranked in the top Online Graduate Education Programs experience in the virtual classroom,” 100 in the business graduate category rankings, U.S. News incorporated said Dr. DeWayne Frazier, associate vice and is one of four Kentucky institutions program ratings concerning student president for academic affairs at CU. named to the entire list. engagement, student services and

Campbellsville University Women’s Alliance helping students By Mikayla Smith, student news writer

Two new trustees, Dr. Mike O’Neal, far left, and Steve Wright, far right, were welcomed to the Campbellsville Dr. Kenneth W. Winters, former president University Board of Trustees at an orientation meeting Monday, Jan. 27 at the Betty Dobbins Heilman House. of Campbellsville University, has assumed With them were Ginny Flanagan, special assistant to the president, and Otto Tennant, vice president for the position of acting president at Mid- finance and administration. O’Neal, of Campbellsville, is senior pastor of Campbellsville Baptist Church, Continent University in Mayfield, Ky. He and Wright, of Magnolia, Ky., is managing member of The Wright Legacy Group LLC. (CU Photo by was named during a four-hour, closed-door Joan C. McKinney) executive session. He is a former Kentucky State Senate member and served as president of CU from 1988 to 1999.

CU is selected to Military Friendly Schools list for fifth year By Yvonne Matheas, student news writer

Campbellsville University has been for church and external relations and Criteria for making the Military Friendly selected to the 2014 Military Friendly executive assistant to the president, said. Schools list include military support on Schools list for the fifth consecutive year. The 2014 Military Friendly Schools campus, academic accreditation, “Campbellsville University is once list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, academic credit for military service and again honored to be named among the universities and trade schools in the veteran graduation rates. The colleges nation’s military-friendly universities – United States that do the most to embrace and universities on this year’s list in a group of 15 percent of higher America’s military service members, prioritize the recruitment of students education institutions so designated,” veterans and spouses as students and with military experience. Dr. John Chowning, vice president ensure their success on campus.

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CU TAKES HONOR OF ‘CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER’ TO NEW HEIGHTS By Chris Megginson, sports information director Jeff Sheppard and Doron Lamb, and Eric 2013-14 WOMEN’S & MEN’S SWIMMING BUFFALO Gilbert, pastor of 3trees Church in Russell FUNDS NAIA CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM Springs, Ky. AWARD RECIPIENTS “We understand how important character is today, not only how it applies to sports and right now, but these are things that will benefit us many years to come. Lord willing, our student-athletes are going to live a lot longer than what they end up playing a sport, so we want to try and encourage our coaches to share how important these words are,” The NAIA recognized two of CU’s 25 sports teams on March 5, awarding both the CU women’s and men’s swimming programs as the Buffalo Funds NAIA Champions of Character Team Award for their respective sport. CU sophomore Hardy said. Shelby Mattingly was also recognized as an individual Champion of Character. The team award is nominated for by each CU has continued to participate in school and presented annually to one team from each of the NAIA’s 23 championship sports. From left are team members: Front row – Emily Hunter, Casey Galyon, Katlynn Lanham, Kyle Perkins, Jenna Rueff, Bailey Foxworth and Brad Clem. the same service projects it has for years, Second row – Head Coach Casey Smith, Rebekah Tilton, Jessica Cook, Shelby Mattingly, Marien Rincon, Olivia Murphy but this year Hardy has helped add and Jonathan Kattus. Back row – Jessica Paasch, Daniel Fathergill, Tanner Marcum, Alex Meade, Tyler Vaughn, Devon Cross and Assistant Coach Zac Malyon. Not pictured: Lindy Charity and Filippo Albertino. (CU Photo by Richard RoBards) some athletic department-wide ideas including a Green River Lake cleanup in For more than a decade, the National efforts and specifics that it represents,” September and an inaugural fall festival Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hardy said. “Instead of just putting it Oct. 31, which drew more than 2,000 (NAIA) has named Campbellsville on our website, we want to really make community members. The plan is to University a Champions of Character a concerted effort to build character by make the festival an annual event, as well FInstitution. However, CU has taken the teaching those attributes and words.” as adding a spring neighborhood block honor to a new height in 2013-14. His first step was to develop a type of party. Other recent big events include the The athletic department has lesson plan. Hardy developed a schedule swim team’s inaugural Dance Maroon been working to promote the NAIA’s wherein each core value is to be featured dance marathon, and the second annual Champions of Character initiative since on a three-week rotation during the fall Color to Conquer 5-K run, which raises it began in 2002, through routine service and spring semesters. During those funds for the St. Baldrick’s shave-a-thon projects, annual recognition of student- three-week periods, Hardy begins every to fight pediatric cancer, an event CU first athletes as Champions of Character at Monday with an email to the entire got involved with in 2008. CU, a football team spring break mission athletic department staff, which highlights The biggest event of the year will be trip, shoe drives, toy drives, cancer one of the core values through story, this summer, July 18-24, when Hardy will awareness and more. scripture and encouragement. accompany 32 CU athletic department Since being promoted to assistant Coaches, student-athletes and coaches and staff to Costa Rica for athletic director in March 2013, Jim Hardy community leaders have worked with a weeklong mission trip. CU football is helping to bring to life the five core values CU’s broadcast services to produce a and volleyball have already taken team of the NAIA’s Champions of Character video series of spotlights on each value. mission trips this season. platform: integrity, respect, responsibility, CU has scheduled speakers to talk sportsmanship and servant leadership. to the entire athletic department, Watch Campbellsville University’s “We want to really do some tangible including nearly 700 student-athletes NAIA Champions of Character Live things that help us teach that if we’re and 46 employees. 5 Words of Focus features: going to be a Champions of Character Other speakers have included former http://bit.ly/1hW5Vx9 Institution, we’re going to improve our University of Kentucky basketball stars

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KELLY HALL INDUCTED INTO ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME, HONORED WITH TENNIS COMPLEX NAMING By Chris Megginson, sports information director

athletes and the tennis program,” Rusty Hollingsworth, CU director of athletics, said. “We’re excited to induct Kelly Hall into our Athletics Hall of Fame. He’s been so giving to our athletic program, especially through the tennis complex, which was named in his honor.” Though Hall did not begin playing tennis until into his 30s, it has become a lifelong sport and passion. He has been ranked No. 1 in the state and Southern Sectional on numerous occasions. In 2008, Hall was ranked third nationally in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Men’s 65 doubles and was ranked fourth in 2013. He has competed in several international tournaments in the sport. President Michael V. Carter, left, and Rusty Hollingsworth, director of athletics, inducts Kelly Hall into the CU Athletics Hall of Fame. (CU Photo by Jordan Alves) When he began talking to CU about helping build the tennis courts, Campbellsville University paid tribute locations in Texas—the largest and he said he wanted to see the university to one of her strongest tennis supporters most successful franchise for the chain. improved. recently with the dedication of the Kelly Since that time, Hall has made “It’s an investment not only in the Hall Tennis Complex and inducting Hall significant financial contributions to campus itself, but more so for the kids Cinto the CU Athletics Hall of Fame. CU’s tennis programs. In 2005, he playing,” Hall said. “I’m not sure I’m deserving of the and Judy made a donation to name The Halls worked closely with Chuck honor, but it’s obviously very nice,” Hall Court 1 of the Tennis Complex. Two Vaughn, former director of the Big said. “When I came down here some years later Court 2 was named, and Maroon Club, and CU tennis head years ago, I saw where Campbellsville in 2009, the Halls donated a serving coach Kyle Caven through many of was practicing, and I just felt like they machine to the program. his recent contributions. were at such a disadvantage.” Most recently, Hall made a sizable “Kelly has achieved great success Hall, a 1965 graduate of donation that allowed CU athletics to in the business world and has Campbellsville College, has become resurface the tennis courts and update demonstrated his great love for CU and a successful businessman since his the facility’s windscreen, scorecards and its tennis program through his generous teaching days in Kentucky’s Meade more. The donation is large enough to giving,” Vaughn said. County and Jefferson County school resurface the facility at least two more Caven, who was joined at the districts. In 1989, he and his late wife, times over the next 10 – 15 years. dedication by his entire men’s and Judy, started a franchise operation “It takes resources to be able to women’s tennis teams, presented Hall called Texas Wings Inc., with exclusive do the things we want to, and to have with a replica of the men’s team’s 2012 rights to Texas for the fledgling someone like Kelly Hall step up and national title ring for winning the National restaurant chain Hooters. Over the make a gift to the tennis complex has Christian College Athletic Association next 20 years, the franchise grew to 43 been a great benefit for us, our student- (NCCAA) title.

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CO-VALEDICTORIAN AND WOMEN’S SOCCER LEADING SCORER NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR By Jordan Alves, sports information graduate assistant

Ralph started playing soccer when she was 6 years old, and by the time she was 7 she had already won her first championship. “My dad coached high school and college soccer, and it has been a part of my life since I can remember,” she said. After growing up in a soccer family, Ralph’s success at a young age carried over into her high school playing days at Owensboro Catholic. She led

Jessica Ralph is the second Campbellsville University student-athlete of all time to be awarded a Capital the Lady Aces in career goals (52) One Academic All-America® of the Year for women’s soccer in the college division in 2013. (CU Photo by and assists (25). Ralph was also a Richard RoBards) Kentucky All-State selection in women’s Jessica Ralph was selected as the 2013 award, which will be announced in indoor track. She placed second in Capital One Academic All-America® August, encompassing nominees from the high jump competition at the state of the Year for women’s soccer in the all Academic All-Americans of the Year championships, all while maintaining a College Division. She is only the second from all sports in the College Division perfect 4.0 GPA. Campbellsville University student-athlete (NAIA/NJCAA). “This is a great honor for Jessica of all time to be awarded this honor, as “Congratulations to Jessica for this and our team. I am very proud of her Emma Napier received this status in very prestigious honor,” said Rusty work on the field and especially in N May 2013 for softball. Hollingsworth, director of athletics at CU. the classroom. To maintain a 4.0 GPA “Wow! I never would have thought “Jessica epitomizes what a true student- through high school and college is hard. I would have been selected for this athlete is, and this recognition validates Add playing a collegiate sport to that, and prestigious award,” Ralph said. “I have that. The combination of her perfect it is incredible. I know Jess will excel in worked hard over the years on the field academic performance and her record- anything she does, and I am glad that she and in the classroom, and now I’m setting athletic ability is rare.” was a part of my program,” Thom Jones, starting to see my hard work pay off.” Ralph earned Academic All-America® CU women’s soccer head coach, said. This award is one of the highest honors for the second straight season Ralph completed her bachelor’s in honors given out in college athletics after being named to the second team last business administration (accounting) in to the top student-athlete in each year. A two-time first team All-Mid-South December, a semester early, as summa sport at the NCAA Division I, II and III Conference selection, she led Campbellsville cum laude and co-valedictorian. She will and NAIA level. Members of College to an 11-6-2 record and third-place finish in walk in May. Sports Information Directors of America the MSC regular season, with a berth to the She is now an accountant and head (CoSIDA) across the nation nominate NCCAA Mid-East Regional Tournament. of accounts payable at Ohio Valley Ag and vote on this award for student- The senior captain is the Lady Tigers’ in Owensboro, Ky. She is working on athletes having the best on-the-field all-time leader with 53 career goals and her master’s in accountancy at Western and in-the-classroom performance. 118 career points. She led Campbellsville Kentucky University and plans on becoming She will now be nominated for the with a school-record 18 goals and four a certified public accountant (CPA). most prestigious award of them all, assists as a senior and was a two-time the 2013-14 Capital One Academic selection as the Mid-South Conference http://www.youtube.com/ All-America® Team Member of the Year Player of the Week. watch?v=CKJRZKbiIAI

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SPORTS UPDATE Conference Freshman of the Year and Championships triple jump in March. juniors Eric Gaines and Darius Clement CU had a short indoor season due to both earned All-MSC honors. Gaines put weather-forced cancellations, but qualified the Tigers on ESPN’s “Sports Center” with for the NCCAA Championships, where the No. 6 play on the show’s Top 10 plays, Tim Perdue finished sixth in the men’s Jan. 24, with an impressive dunk against triple jump. The outdoor season began Lindenwood-Belleville. The video went viral March 21-22 in Atlanta. CU will compete among sports blogs across the nation. in four outdoor events prior to the MSC Championships in late April. MEN’S WRESTLING: Tiger wrestling won a national-best 24 duals in 2013-14, leading BOWLING: Chelsey Stephens, a sophomore not only the NAIA but all levels of college from Frankfort, Ky., became the first WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Lady wrestling. CU also won its 100th dual in its CU bowler to qualify for a national Tigers claimed their 18th regular season 10th year as a program. The Tigers finished championship event, placing third in the conference title and ninth conference the season 10th at the NAIA Championships USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championship tournament title en route to a 32-4 season in Topeka, Kan., with three All-Americans: (ISC) sectionals on March 14. She was one and Elite 8 performance in the NAIA Brandon Westerman, sixth at 141 pounds; of 16 bowlers nationwide to compete for Tournament. CU finished the regular season Shawn McGhee, fifth at 157 pounds; and the ISC title April 13-14 in Reno, Nev. CU’s No. 4 in the NAIA and claimed a No. 1 seed Trey Rhodes, seventh at 165 pounds. women’s team finished fourth in the Mid- in the NAIA Championships. Four Lady South Conference regular season, while the Tigers (Daizah Kimberland, Ellen Sholtes, WOMEN’S WRESTLING: CU gained national men had their best finish in their five-year Katie Allen and Lindsey Burd) earned All- exposure in January, placing sixth in the history, finishing the regular season Conference honors. CU saw one individual Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association as conference runner-up. record fall, as junior Caroline Owen hit (WCWA) national championships with five nine 3-pointers, a CU single-game record, All-Americans: Breonnah Neal, runner-up at CHEERLEADING: CU finished runner-up in against Milligan College on Dec. 31. 109 pounds; Rosemary Flores, third at 130 the Mid-South Conference and competed in pounds; Hanna Hall, fourth at 143 pounds; the NAIA National Cheerleaders Association Michelle Organ, eighth at 155 pounds; Collegiate Cheer Invitational in Daytona and Tiaira Scott, third at 191 pounds. Four Beach, Fla., April 9-13. Lady Tigers also represented CU in the Dave Schultz Memorial International at TIGER BASEBALL: Tiger head coach the Olympic Training Center in February. Beauford Sanders reached 1,000 wins The team competed at USA Wrestling’s for his career when the Tigers defeated University Nationals in late March and will Cumberland University 10-3 on March 22. go to the FILA Body Bar competition in May. SOFTBALL: Campbellsville is 23-7 on the MEN’S BASKETBALL: After opening the SWIMMING: The Lady Tigers placed 18th year entering the fourth week of March. season with two impressive showings at the NAIA Championships with three Top against NCAA Division I teams in exhibition 16 relay finishes. Both the Lady Tigers and MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS: The tennis play, CU won back-to-back Top 30 games in Tigers teams placed third at the Mid-South teams are both ranked in the NAIA Top 25 Las Vegas. CU had an up-and-down regular Conference Invitational in February. as they prepare to compete in the Mid- season, climbing from last place to third in South Conference Chamapionships in April the MSC before finishing the year sixth in INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Sophomore in Lexington, Ky. the conference with a 14-15 record. Miles Christiana Harris represented CU at the Rice of Louisville was named the Mid-South NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field

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Remember Guess When? Who? By Joan C. McKinney, editor By Joan C. McKinney, editor

The Guess Who? in the Winter 2013 issue was an easy one. We had 10 people guess the correct answer of who was walking in the snow in front of Druien Hall – and it was a female and male, not two males as we said! Guessing correctly were Jay Robison (’82), Tracy Lewis (’83), David Holland (a ’84), Denise Gray Smith (a ’83), Sharon Ogle White (’82), Stephanie Mobley Woodie (’81), Don Conover (’83), Harlie White and Lynn Kibbons Collins (’82) and Greg White (’82). Lynn Kibbons Collins and Greg White were the correct answers, and David Holland receives a Campbellsville University T-shirt for his correct answer. He also guessed they were Mr. and Miss Campbellsville University in 1982. In this issue of Remember When, we take you back to the 1980s and 1990s. Can you guess this issue’s photo? It’s a picture There is a picture of Kay Sutton with Eric Cruse and Kelly Smith at a Fall of a former professor giving an award to a student Preview Day Oct. 19, 1991. at Honors and Awards Day in the Powell Athletic In August 1990, Ayo Olaniyan shot a picture of Danny Breeden and Alan Center. Bill Anderson shot the picture in 1978. Breeden with Joan Stansbury. Al Hardy was one of the people who signed the steeple as it was being Send your guess for this issue’s “Guess Who?” placed on top of Ransdell Chapel. to Joan McKinney at jcmckinney@campbellsville. Bobby Brockman, left, sports editor of the Central Kentucky News- edu or to Joan McKinney, UPO 787, 1 University Journal, interviews Don Bishop, director of athletics. Drive, Campbellsville, Ky. 42718. You can also In the Winter 2013 issue, we made a mistake. The most recent picture of reach her at (270) 789-5214. the band included students in 1995 and not the 1970s! We’re sorry for the The winner will be chosen in a random drawing error. In the picture on the steps in front of the clarion/clock tower were, from from those guessing correctly within 10 days after left: Front row – Jennifer Dattilo (’98) and La’Toria Penix (’05). Second row we receive the Campbellsvillian in our mailbox. – Alisha White (a ’96) and Jodi Stickle (’99). Back row – Trisha England and Good luck! Connie Jo Pruitt (’98). Thanks to Kevin Propes (’98), who is assistant dean of academic support at CU, who identified the students and pointed out 1992 was the first season of the Tiger Marching Band.

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JENIE ALTMAN (’96, M ’06), Iowa University’s Office of a Green County High School International Programs in Fayette, English teacher, was named Iowa, from Feb. 2011 until his Region Five vice president of the employment at CU Jan. 3, 2012, TIGER United States Junior Chamber when he became the assistant International Senate. She is only dean of international education the second Kentuckian to hold a on the main campus. Email: regional vice president position [email protected]. with this organization. She will TRACKS serve in this position through CINDA SWAN (’02) earned COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY JOAN C. McKINNEY, EDITOR; June 2014. Altman lives in her master of arts degree DREW TUCKER, ASSISTANT EDITOR AND CANDICE BOONE, Campbellsville with her husband, from Asbury Seminary. Swan STUDENT NEWS WRITER Gerald, a pharmacist at Walmart. is the author of Christus Victor Address: 209 Wildflower, published by Guardian Books. Editor’s note: Years of graduation or attendance at Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY 42718. She is married to Dr. Terry are determined by the last year of attendance. For example, (’65) is a 1965 Swan. She teaches in the grad; (a ’65) is someone who attended his or her last year in 1965; and (’65, M LYNNE PENDYGRAFT religion department at Lindsey ’ 69) is someone who graduated with a bachelor’s or associate degree in 1965 CHOATE (’97) is marketing Wilson College. Address: 110 and a master’s degree in 1969. manager for PetFirst, One Woodbridge St., Campbellsville, Quartermaster Court in KY 42718. CHRIS HAMILTON (’87) is Jeffersonville, Ind. She oversees ’70s executive director of the Aurora the marketing and public relations JOANNA XIMENES (’02) Area Convention and Visitors for a national pet insurance has been awarded the 2013 Bureau. As director, he accepted the provider. Address: 174 Redcrest Distinguished Teaching Award JOHN HORNBACK (’74) has 2013 McDaniel Award for Bureau Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165- by the Kentucky Music Teachers been named a distinguished Innovation by the Upper Midwest 5139. Email: [email protected]. Association. The award is given alumnus of LaRue County High Convention and Visitors Bureau. annually for outstanding service School. His 36-year professional CHRISTI Email: [email protected]. and commitment to music career has been primarily in THOMAS education and performance. She public service. He and his wife McGUIRE (’97) is a well-known musician and Carolyn live in McDonough, Ga. has changed fields a popular accompanist, concert Address: 7150 Havenridge Way, ’90s after 14 years in performer and music teacher. McDonough, GA 30253. healthcare sales. She taught music at the private BECKY AGUIAR JEWELL She is now senior account executive and graduate school levels for (’94) is director of marketing for UK IMG sports marketing. 28 years in Brazil. She returned ’80s for Families First in Atlanta, Ga. McGuire is married to Jason to Kentucky and earned her Her husband, Mike, is a web McGuire. He is an electrical and master of arts in music education developer for Benchmark Brands computer engineer and body weld from Campbellsville University. NEAL GOLD (’82), previously in Midtown. He’s a graduate specialist at the Toyota plant in She lives in Louisville, where volunteer CEO at Adair County of Mississippi State. They have Georgetown, Ky. They have two she maintains a private piano Hospital, has resigned from his two dogs, Sullivan and Eleanor. children, Haley and Easton. studio. She has performed position and accepted a position Address: 3060 Silver Hill Terrace Address: 600 Bunchberry Row, extensively in Kentucky and as paid CEO of Adair County SE, Atlanta, GA 3016. Email: Lexington, KY 40509. Brazil as a soloist and an Hospital. Address: 6409 Liberty [email protected]. accompanist, and also with Road, Columbia, KY 42728-9021. chamber music ensembles. She BRIAN WEINRICH (’95) and TERESA TEDDER (’99, JANICE JEFFRIES KIEHM ’00s played football at Highlands High ’00) have performed as a piano (’82) is minister of education, School and at Campbellsville duo since 2002; they traveled children and families at Evergreen MEREDITH F. HUGHES (’00) University. He has been a social to Brazil in the summer of 2011 Baptist Church in Milledgeville, studies teacher at Highlands is director of Deming, Malone, for a concert series. Ximenes is Ga. Kiehm is married to the Middle School since 1998 and Livesay & Ostroff PSC. Hughes is a member of the Music Teachers Rev. Ronald “Ronnie” Kiehm. has recently been named head a member of the Cedar Lake Golf National Association, piano chair Kiehm is also a certified life football coach at Highlands High Tournament Committee. of the Kentucky Music Teachers coach for women and creator of School. Weinrich lives in Fort Association and corresponding Noggincaps.com, an organization CHRIS Thomas with his wife, Ashley, secretary of the Greater Louisville that provides hats for chemo SANDERS (’00, and their daughter, McKenzie. Music Teachers Association. patients. They have a son, M ’07) Address: 110 Mayo Ave., Ft. is director Ximenes also is known as Jody Daniel, who works as an audio/ Thomas, KY 41075. Email: of the Louisville Milby. Address: 12724 Saint Clair graphic artist and professional [email protected]. Education Drive, Louisville, KY 40243. musician. Address: 3239 Leona Center. Sanders Dr., Rocky Face, GA 30740. Email: served as vice president for [email protected]. international programs at Upper

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CRAIG FANT Houk; he has been the student (’03) is manager pastor at Crosspointe Baptist of operations/ Church for five years. Address: chef at Nick’s 2737 Daviess St. Owensboro, Greetings to all: Restaurant in KY 42303. Email: daniela.houk@ Jackson, Miss. gmail.com. On behalf of the Alumni Office and the Alumni Association, I want you to know HEATHER JOHNSON (’03) ANDREW PRICE (’08) it is an honor to be working for you. is senior manager of franchise graduated from basic combat development for KFC, Yum! training at Fort Jackson, The Alumni Office and the members of Brands Inc. Johnson donates Columbia, S.C. the Alumni Association are dedicated to her time as a volunteer for the goals and mission of Campbellsville Neighborhood House and MEMO QUINTANA (M ’09) Ronald McDonald House. is the recipient of the Peruvian University. We continue to reconnect and PRIDE 2013 award. He received Paula Smith engage our alumni to C U. BRANDY TRIMBLE (’04) the award at the IV Encounter As the Alumni Association, we are played softball at Campbellsville of Enterprising and Successful University from 2000 to 2004. Peruvians Residing Abroad. working to enhance the reputation of our institution for you and the She is assuming her first head Quintana has recently released future graduates. During the graduation ceremonies we encourage coach position at Russellville High a book, The Micro-solutions to each of you to reach back and share insights, especially for those who School for the Lady Panthers Poverty. softball team. are left to finish. We have many programs, events and services that are COREY YOUNG (’09, M ’12) designed to encourage you to stay connected to your alma mater. ZACH WAGNER (’05) has was ordained to the ministry We continue to evaluate and update our events for all of our assumed his first head coaching at Beechland Baptist Church in alumni. To find a list of our upcoming events go to our website at role with the McLean County Louisville, Ky. Young is married Cougars football team. Previously to JESSICA RENEE MILLER www.campbellsville.edu/alumni-calendar. Also, you can update your he was the defensive coordinator (’10, M ’11), who played golf at contact information by emailing [email protected] and stop in at Hopkinsville County High CU. Young also played golf at CU anytime throughout the year and visit with us. School. Wagner lives in McLean and was an admissions counselor I thank you for your continued support of your alma mater and County with his wife, Alison, and at CU. Address: 5205 Kaffir Court, their daughter, Bentley. Address: Apt. 4, Louisville, KY 40253-4456. the Campbellsville University Alumni Association. 115 W. Pine Dr., Santa Claus, IN Email: [email protected]. 47579. With warm blessings, CASONDRA RADFORD (’06) founded Redeem with God. ’10s The group is seeking students interested in internships for study DR. STEPHEN KUNLE Paula Smith, director of alumni relations abroad and short-term mission AWONIYI (a ’10) is a part- trips. In February, Redeem with time lecturer at Simmons God hosted a red carpet event College of Kentucky and a in Lexington to honor community counselor for the Mental Health counselor at CU’s Larry and Beverly MORGAN BULLOCK leaders. An article about the Institution at Central State Noe Education Center from (’11) taught at Green County grant can be found at http://bit. Hospital in Louisville. Awoniyi July 2011 until December 2013. High School and worked for ly/1fHhjuZ. Address: 100 North recently released a book, The Address: 570 Rolling Acres Drive, the Appalachian ChalleNGe Central Ave., Nicholasville, KY Parts to Effective Psychology: Monticello, KY 42633-2791. Email: Academy (National Guard 40356. Email: casondra.radford@ The Important Career Parts in [email protected]. Program). She is now teaching redeemwithgod.org. Psychology. He is also a pastor at eighth grade at The Academy in Evangelical Church Winning All in KEN HOCKENSMITH Franklin County, Ky. Address: 112 BRITTANY BENNINGFIELD Louisville. (’10) has taught in the resource White Cliffs Lane Frankfort, KY (’07) received her master’s department at Western Hills High 40601-2070. degree in education from the CINDY DISHMAN (AA ’10, School for five years. Address: University of Kentucky in 2011 BS ’11, M ’13) is a therapist 104 Forest Ridge Drive, Frankfort, BRAD NEFFENDORF and is pursuing her Ph.D. for Otter Creek Academy in Ky 40601-2084. Email: Ken. (’11) has been named the new Address: 674 Goodin-Williams Monticello, Ky. Otter Creek [email protected]. manager of the Front Royal Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748. Academy is a residential treatment Cardinals. He helped lead facility and serves young women DAVID D. KEEVEN (’10) Campbellsville University’s DANIELA HOUK (’08) is the ages 13-18. She serves to provide graduated from basic infantry baseball team to a National financial aid counselor at Brescia individual, group and family training at Fort Benning, Christian College Athletic University. She is married to Josh therapy. She was an admissions Columbus, Ga. Association Mid-East Region championship and third-place

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Suite 105, Beaverton, OR 97007- Crenshaw is the director of the (’05) and KYLE 9443. Citizens Bank & Trust Writing SHEPHERD SCOTT Center and a writing skills (’04, M ’06) NECESSARY instructor at Campbellsville announce the Weddings (’98, M ’03) and University. Mr. Crenshaw is a State birth of their first child, Peyton Anne Tish Necessary Farm Insurance agent. Shepherd. She was born announce the Address: 1172 Red Fern Road, on June 11, 2013, at Highlands LYNDSEY birth of their Campbellsville, KY 42718. Email: Regional Medical Center in McCLAIN (’13) daughter Lillian McKay Necessary. [email protected]. Prestonburg, Ky. She weighed and TIMOTHY She was born on Feb 5, 2014, at seven pounds, 11 ounces. Mrs. HOWE (’11) Taylor Regional Hospital. She LAURA BLAND Smith is the sales/marketing were married on weighed six pounds, nine ounces. GUPTON (’05) director for First Commonwealth June 8, 2013, at Necessary is the director of dual and LEE Bank. Shepherd is a special Jackson Quarters Resort in credit and assistant to the vice THOMAS education teacher for the Floyd Campbellsville, Ky. Mrs. Howe is president for admissions at GUPTON (’04) County Board of Education. employed at eLoyalty in Texas as Campbellsville University. Mrs. announce the Address: 81 Taylor Loop Drive, a bilingual computer software Necessary is a physical therapist birth of their second child, Evan Prestonburg, KY 41653. quality assurance analyst. Mr. at Taylor Regional Hospital Thomas Gupton. He was born on Howe is employed at J&J Rehabilitation Center. Aug. 15, 2013, at Mercy Anderson NATALIE Worldwide Services as an Address: 111 Birmingham Way, Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Evan KLOPFENSTEIN estimator and production Campbellsville, KY 42718. Email: weighed eight pounds, 14 ounces. BURDETTE manager. Address: 2714 Cayce [email protected]. They have a 4-year-old daughter, (’06) and her Meade Drive, Hopkinsville, KY Morgan. Mrs. Gupton is the husband, Ryan, 42240. Email: thowe4christ@ FAUN LOBB assistant controller for Sugar Creek announce the yahoo.com and lyndseyhowe@ CRENSHAW Packing, and Mr. Gupton is logistics birth of their first child, Eli Lewis yahoo.com. (’02, M ’08) coordinator at Total Quality Burdette. Mrs. Burdette is director and Brandon Logistics, both in Cincinnati. of annual giving at Campbellsville CAITLIN Crenshaw Address: 562 Clairmont Woods University. Address: 507 Park Drive, HILARY announce the Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244-5501. Lebanon, KY 40033-1109. Email: SMITH (’11) birth of their daughter, Keely Email: [email protected]. [email protected]. married Aaron Crenshaw. Keely was born July 25, Roberts on June 2013, at Spring View Hospital in 15, 2013, at White Oak Baptist Church in Nancy, Ky. Mrs. Roberts is teaching fifth grade math at Nancy Elementary School. Roberts is the pastor of Chimney Rock Baptist Church. Address: 140 Karens Road, Russell Springs, KY. 42642-8819.

ADAM REYNOLDS (a M ’13) and Traci Walker were married Jan. 18, 2014, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Dr. Scott Wigginton of CU performed the ceremony. Reynolds is an admissions counselor at Campbellsville University. Mrs. Reynolds works as a dental hygienist at The Tooth Booth in Chapel McCullough (a ’05) served as a member of the music staff for Macy’s Great American Marching Band for the 87th Russell Springs. Address: 163 Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on Nov. 28, 2013. The group is made up of high school musicians from all 50 Foxwood Drive, Campbellsville, states, and this past year was given the honor of opening the parade broadcast on NBC. Pictured above is McCullough KY 42718. Email: aereynolds@ (center) pulling a wheel prop that holds a senior from Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn. Two students “rode” the campbellsville.edu. wheels around Herald Square during the performance, going upside down at times, all while playing their snare drums.

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BEN JAMES HELEN (’08) and HORTENSE Summer James McMAHAN Betty Dobbins Heilman, wife of Dr. announce the (’41) of birth of their first Campbellsville, E. Bruce Heilman, trustee, dies child, a son, Ky., died on Dec. Weston Conley James. He was 1, 2013. She was 93. She was a By Mikayla Smith, student news writer born Feb. 5, 2014, and was nine member of Ebenezer Presbyterian pounds, six ounces and 21 inches Church, then joined First United Betty Dobbins Heilman (’48), a long. James is in the United States Methodist Church for over 65 member of the Campbellsville Navy. Address: 1274 Gembrook years. McMahan and her husband Court, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411- operated a small furniture store in University Board of Trustees, died 6102. Email: bingermanacu10@ Campbellsville, McMahan Dec. 12, 2013. She was 85. hotmail.com. Furniture Display. She is survived “Mrs. Betty Dobbins Heilman by her sister, Louella Ronald was a beloved alumna of E.J. PAVY (’09) Chaney; one brother-in-law, and ANNA Richard McMahan; two nieces, Campbellsville University. She MARIE Patricia R. Davenport and Jeannie and her dear husband, Dr. E. JOHNSON Ronald Squires; and one nephew, Bruce Heilman, who serves as PAVY (’11) Mike Mitchell. announce the a CU trustee and is a 1949 CU birth of their first child, Avery LUCY RUSSEL HARMON graduate, have done so much for Olivia Pavy. She was born Nov. (’44) of Springfield, Ky., died the university, and Dr. Heilman 30, 2013, at Spring View Hospital in her home on Nov. 28, 2013. Betty Dobbins Heilman in Lebanon, Ky. She weighed She was 89. Harmon taught in a honored his wife in the naming eight pounds, 1.75 ounces. Pavy one-room schoolhouse and the of the President’s house in her honor, the Betty Dobbins is the resident director of Mackville School. Her teaching Heilman House,” Dr. Michael V. Carter, president, said. Broadway Hall on CU’s campus. career lasted 42 years. She “Many will miss this tremendous lady,” he said. “Her Mrs. Pavy is a tutor at the Badgett was a member of the Mackville Academic Support Center at CU. Christian Church. Survivors constant smile and gracious presence will be missed by her The child is the grandson of ED include her son, Joe Norris family and all of her friends in the extended Campbellsville PAVY, director of campus Harmon and his wife, Lois; two University family.” ministries at CU, and his wife, granddaughters, Jeanna Jo Janes KATHY BROOKSHIRE PAVY and husband, Brian, and Jaime “She always, every time she came to visit, brought (’78). Address: 1 University Drive, Morrison, her husband, Jeff; two Virginia peanuts for my husband and Virginia cheese straws UPO 788, Campbellsville, KY step-grandsons, Michael Horn for me. So at her memorial service, I was not surprised 42718. Email: ejpavy@ and Kevin Horn; five great- campbellsville.edu. grandchildren, two step-great- at all to hear so many people speak of this same genuine grandchildren and a sister-in-law, kindness she showered on everyone. She always made me Ethel Mae Russell. feel so special, and I think she did that for all. What a great In Memoriam gift she was. I miss her already,” Pam Tennant, student THE REV. CHESTER GERALD “JERRY” center coordinator at CU, said. OPAL BLEVINS ASBURY (’36) SUMMERFIELD (a ’55) died Mrs. Heilman always made sure she thanked the people died April 2, 2013. She was 100. Jan. 9, 2014. He was 78. He was who were doing great things. “She would comment every Asbury was a teacher in Wayne a Baptist minister, having served County for 32 years. She was a Baptist churches at Elk Lick, time I saw her how she appreciated how nice I made things member of Bethel Baptist Church Franklin Street, Clifton Heights, on campus look. That really seemed to please her. She in the Parmleysville community Lake Dreamland and Horse Cave, always thanked me for being so kind to her granddaughter and the Monticello First Baptist Fourth Avenue Baptist Church Church. Survivors include two in Louisville, and was serving as Cory, who attended here as well,” Tennant said. daughters, Glenna (Pat) Meyer the minister of pastoral care at She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dr. E. Bruce of Macon, Ga.; and Wilma (Rob) Walnut Street Baptist. He was Heilman, who serves as chancellor at the University of Kumler of Ft. Mitchell, Ky.; four also a teacher, having taught at Richmond and is a former president there; their daughters, grandchildren and four great Noe Middle, Kammerer Middle grandchildren. Burial was in the and Westport Middle Schools. Bobbie Heilman Murphy, Nancy Heilman Cale, Terry Elk Spring Cemetery. He created the Inner City tutoring Heilman Sylvester and Sandy Heilman Kuehl, and son program for the old Louisville Tim, director of development at CU, along with many Public School system. He was also the director of the old Louisville grandchildren. Dr. Heilman can be reached at 4700 Cary Area Council of Churches. He is Street Road, Richmond, VA 23226-1703.

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survived by his wife of 56 years, responsible for developing the by two sons, Gabriel and Collin Helen Clark Summerfield; son, physical education program for Hudgins; one stepdaughter and David G. Summerfield (Christine); elementary grades. He retired her husband, Whitney and Casey two grandchildren, Katherine after 30 years of service. Johnson Scott; one stepson, Benjamin and John Summerfield; sisters, was a member of Our Lady of Conner; two brothers and Barbara Austin (Ted) and Laura Mercy Church. He is survived by sisters-in-law, Marcus Dean and Durbin; and seven nieces and his wife, Sybil Lamkin Johnson; Renee Kessler, Randall William nephews. Funeral was at Walnut two stepsons, Chris Hazle, all and Cindy Kessler; one sister Street Baptist Church. Mrs. of Elizabethtown; two step- and brother-in-law, JOANN Summerfield can be reached grandchildren, Hunter and Lexy KESSLER HARRIS (’85, ’12), at 5710 Coach Gate Wynde, Hazle; and an aunt, Frances a former employee at CU, and Louisville, KY 40207. Hindman of Springfield. her husband, John; his father-in- law and mother-in-law, Harold JAMES WILLIAM “BILL” BARRY LYNN KESSLER “Hudge” and Larkie Hudgins; JOHNSON (’56) of Hodgenville, (’05) of Green County, Ky., and his sister-in-law, Fran Stevens Ky., died Nov. 16, 2013, at Hardin died Aug. 6, 2013, at the Taylor and two step-grandchildren. Memorial Hospital. Johnson Regional Medical Center in was 76. He was a member of Campbellsville. He was 60. the Kentucky Retired Teacher Kessler had made a profession of Association. He was head faith in Christ and was a member coach of the West Hardin High of the Summershade United School basketball team for four Methodist Church. He worked at years. He spent his last years of Greensburg Manufacturing for 28 teaching in the Elizabethtown years and then for Cox Interior Independent Schools and was in Campbellsville. He is survived

Laura Tesseneer, wife of trustee Dr. Ralph Tesseneer, dies at 90 By Mikayla Smith, student news writer

“She and her family have become Kentucky University alumni magazine, a beloved part of the Campbellsville The Communique. She was also a writer, University family and have served the illustrator, artist, gardener, amateur cause of Christian higher education in so architect and traveler. many ways. We mourn her passing and “Laura was a lady who always had a celebrate her distinguished life.” smile on her face. She always saw the best She earned a degree in physics, with in people and was such an encourager to minors in math, English and art, from me each time I saw her,” said Benji Kelly, Laura Tessener Murray State University. Her first job was vice president for development. Laura Mae Fisher Tesseneer, a former as a math teacher in Vienna, Illinois. In addition to her husband, survivors grant writer at Campbellsville University, The Tesseneers worked at Tufts are her daughter, Susan T. Walters, and died on Feb. 13, 2014, at her home. College in Framingham, Mass.; Western her husband, Joe, both former employees She was 90 and the wife of CU trustee Kentucky State College in Bowling Green, of CU and Joe as a former trustee, and Dr. Ralph Tesseneer. Ky.; Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn.; sons Dr. Ralph A. Tesseneer III, M.D., “Our heartfelt sympathy is extended McNeese State College in Lake Charles, and Herbert H. Tesseneer. to Ralph Tesseneer and his dear family La.; Murray State University in Murray, Burial was in Brookside Cemetery; following the recent passing of Mrs. Laura Ky.; Northern Kentucky University in Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home was Tesseneer. Mrs. Tesseneer was a dear Highland Heights, Ky.; the University in charge. Among the expressions of Christian lady who truly loved the Lord and of Durham in Durham, England and sympathy desired by the family are exemplified a servant’s heart throughout Campbellsville University. donations to the Ralph and Laura her distinguished life,” Dr. Michael V. She served in social work, then as Tesseneer Scholarship Fund. Carter, president of CU, said. an editor/illustrator for the Northern

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Ron Coleman, former CU head men’s basketball and golf coach, dies at 65 By Chris Megginson, sports information director

seasons, Campbellsville posted three physical education. He coached the winning seasons. UM freshman basketball team while In 1978, Coleman took over completing his graduate work. He also the men’s golf program from Don coached basketball and baseball at Bishop and remained head coach Lewis and Clark Junior College in Illinois until 1986. Coleman continued before being named Campbellsville’s Bishop’s championship success, head basketball coach. leading Campbellsville to Kentucky Following his time at the university, Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coleman went on to work as a social (KIAC) conference titles in 1979 worker, retiring in recent years as an and 1980. The 1979-80 team went employment specialist from New Hope on to compete in the NAIA Golf Services in Jeffersonville, Ind. He was a Ron Coleman Championships. member of St. Marks Lutheran Church. He was also an artist and made In addition to his wife, Roxanne Ron Coleman, former Campbellsville athletic prints while at CU. Perry Coleman of Jeffersonville, he is University head men’s basketball coach Prior to Campbellsville, Coleman survived by two daughters: Mindy Jane and golf coach, died Jan. 1, 2014, in played basketball at the University of Coleman of Asheville, N.C., and Stacy Jeffersonville, Ind. He was 65. Mississippi. He was selected three Noel Coleman of Portland, Ore.; three Coleman served from 1972 to 1986 times in the American Basketball stepchildren, five stepgrandchildren, at Campbellsville College, working as Association (ABA) Draft. The New one brother, Steve Coleman of coordinator of academic advising in Orleans Buccaneers drafted Coleman Jacksonville, Ill.; one nephew and addition to his role as a coach. in 1969, followed by the Memphis many other relatives and friends. He took over the Tigers’ men’s Pros in 1970 and the Memphis Tams Burial was in Jones Chapel Cemetery. basketball program in 1972, replacing in 1971. Coleman chose to return to Lou Cunningham. During his five Ole Miss to complete his master’s in

Lou Montgomery, wife of trustee Alex Mongomery, dies By Mikayla Smith, student news writer encouragement to all who knew and loved her,” her, and an inner beauty that allowed her to be CU president Michael V. Carter said. all the more beautiful. She was respected and “We will always remember her for adored by her family and her friends.” her warmth and love of her family and Among her survivors are her daughter Campbellsville University. She was a Stephanie Montgomery of Louisville, Ky., gracious individual who loved life and and her husband, Matthew; son Kris Mullins exemplified the heart of Christian servant of Lexington, Ky., and his wife, Melissa; leadership,” Carter said. five grandchildren; a brother, Harlis Combs Lou Montgomery “Lou Montgomery was the most gracious of Dayton, Ohio; two sisters, Bea Patrick Lou Montgomery died on Dec. 10, 2013. and kind lady. She loved her husband and and Mildred Combs of Dayton; her mother- Montgomery was the wife of CU Board of family very much, and she adored her in-law and father-in-law, Pat and Richard Trustee member Alex Montgomery. grandchildren,” Shelia Douglas, secretary Montgomery of Louisville; several nieces and “We were very saddened by the passing to the vice president of church and external nephews and many other relatives and friends. of Mrs. Lou Montgomery and continue to relations CU, and a friend, said. Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home was remember her husband, Alex, and family in our “Montgomery never put herself first; she in charge; burial was in Calvary Cemetery thoughts and prayers. She fought the good fight cared about others and gave all she could,” in Louisville. Donations can be made to during her three years of sickness and was an Douglas said. “Lou had a sweet spirit about Hospice of Central Kentucky.

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Doris Jean Holleran shows off bags of cookies as Katie Carpenter, left, and Kristi Jo King visited alumni at the National Corvette a part of the LaRue-Hardin County Alumni Group Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. (CU Photo by Paula Smith) Backpack Ministry of Feeding America. (CU Photo by Paula Smith)

Alumni and friends around the Florence, Ky., area gathered together at a local restaurant.

Volunteers for the Hardin-LaRue County Alumni Group Backpack Ministry of Feeding America were Dwayne Ellis, John “Tree” Akers, Glenda Patterson, Debby Duda in the background, Dave Duda and Sandy Ellis. (CU Photo by Paula Smith)

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Harry Haynes, a senior from Georgia, won the “Golden Plunger Award” as the individual who raised the most money for the Tiger Plunge. He stayed in the Alumni & Friends Park fountain more than five minutes as part of a fundraising effort by the Society for Professional Journalists, of which he is president for the CU chapter. (CU Photo by Yei Wei “Vicky”)