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SPIRITUA P L LIFE SCHOLARSHI CRC Insider SERVICE CROWLEY’S RIDGE COLLEGE SPRING 2015 PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS CRC Pioneers have record breaking season! see page 4 GOAL: $80,000 SPIRIT OF AMERICA XXII CRCCRCSunday, June DAYDAY 14, 2015 Friday, May 29, 2015 DINNER: 6:00 PM ProGram: 7:00 pm featuring CRC BIBLE MAJORS see page 3 and V.P./Dean Art Smith IN THIS EDITION: Pages 2-3 . Springboard to the Future by President Hoppe Pages 4-5 . CRC Students Having a Great Year Page 6 . Tips to Consider by Vice President Johnson Page 7 . CRC Projects Page 8 . Distinguished Alumnus Award, Homecoming, Haiti Trip JIM WHITE Pages 9-11 . Honor Roll of Donors, Memorials, Honors subject of the Disney movie “McFarland, USA” Page 12 . In Memory of Mangrum & Hoffman, CRC Alumni News see page 3 CRC’S 50TH YEAR – SPRINGBoard to THE FUTURE The Spring 2015 semester is by Owen and Wanda Jo Moseley on behalf of the quickly coming to an end. CRC’s Joe A. and Wanda H. Johnson Trust in the amount of Commencement Exercises will $487,500. This trust resulted from the estate planning of be on May 16, 2015 at 11:00AM Wanda Jo’s parents, Joe and Wanda Johnson. Joe passed from at the Hillcrest Church of Christ this life on September 21, 2013 and then Wanda on March 3, next door to campus. Emmett 2014. They were married for 74 years! Joe and Wanda began Floyd Smith III will deliver the Commencement Address. CRC officials thought it appropriate to invite the son of our Founder, Emmett Floyd Smith, Jr. to Ken Hoppe deliver the Commencement President Address in the College’s 50th Anniversary Year. Twenty-six students will receive their diplomas after having successfully completed their degree requirements in one of CRC’s six degree programs. CRC’s 50th year, the 2014-2015 academic year has been an extremely busy year, not only with special events tied to the celebration of our 50th year, but with a full schedule of classes, athletic events, chapel services, visits by prospective students, and many other campus activities that occur supporting CRC as members of “The President’s Circle” in throughout the year. CRC posted a record enrollment for 2007. The Johnsons understood why CRC needed supporters the fall semester of 2014 and then also posted a record in this special annual giving program of $1,000 a year. Their spring 2015 enrollment! More and more students are interest in the College began to grow in the months and attracted to CRC as programs continue to be added and years to follow. The next year, Joe and Wanda set up an the College’s influence is broadened and expanded.The automatic draft to make certain they met this annual giving Mission of CRC is to promote Academic and Spiritual pledge each year. Joe and Wanda, after touring the campus in Growth and this is why we exist. Seeing our students grow 2010, agreed to make a larger gift that enabled the building academically, spiritually, and socially, gives us much resolve as of a new facility, the Joe A. and Wanda Hall Johnson Honor we gladly serve in this worthwhile ministry. CRC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration took place on October 4, 2014 with over 500 guests in attendance. Activities included a performance by the reunion chorus, campus tours, an open reception, recognition of special groups and individuals, and an address by Landon Saunders, a former Chairman of CRC’s Board. Early in the evening a donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, presented a $10,000 gift in recognition of our 50th Anniversary! The donor is a special friend of CRC and has made other substantial gifts to the College over the Housing complex for additional student housing. They also years. gave another gift at this same time to establish the Joe A. and Wanda Hall Johnson Endowed Academic Scholarship Fund to Another wonderful blessing help our students better afford a college education. Joe and occurred at the conclusion Wanda added to their Scholarship Fund every month that of the 50th Anniversary followed until their passing. Celebration evening’s activities when a Special We are so thankful for Joe and Wanda’s friendship and for Gift was presented to CRC their very generous support during their lives and also Page 2 through their estate. Their legacy has allowed CRC to build a SPIRIT OF AMERICA XXII featuring new facility for student housing and Friday, May 29, 2015 created an endowed scholarship DINNER: 6:00 PM ProGram: 7:00 pm fund that will continue to help our students in the future. The board of BENEFACTOR SPONSOR: $1,000 trustees, our staff, and I hope others Front Row Center preferred seating for 8 will follow the example of Joe and Event Recognition Wanda in supporting CRC. Such Includes Performance and Dinner support is critical to CRC in our CORPORATE SPONSOR: $500 strategic planning for the next 50 Preferred Seating for 8 years. We are extremely grateful to Event Recognition each of CRC generous supporters Includes Performance and Dinner who continue to provide valuable FRONT ROW CENTER STAGE JIM WHITE financial assistance to help in TICKETS: $100 subject of the Disney movie serving our students. Includes Performance and Dinner “McFarland, USA” General Admission Seating Please make your plans to CRC has enjoyed many INDIVIDUAL TICKETS: $50 successes over the last decade, attend. Purchase tickets by calling Includes Performance and Dinner (870) 236-6901 or by emailing including record enrollments, General Admission Seating financial stability, expansion to a [email protected]. Baccalaureate Degree granting institution and continuation of the ATTENTION congregations and CHURCH MEMBERS: Please help College’s Accreditation through with CRC DAY this year. As of last year, 189 congregations have participated multiple processes with the next in CRC DAY. since it began. We could easily break the $80,000 goal if these Higher Learning Commission congregations would help again this year. Is your congregation listed as one of Comprehensive Evaluation Visit the 189? You can find a listing of them on our website at www.crc.edu. CRC for the Reaffirmation of our DAY is listed under the “Advancing CRC” drop down menu. Accreditation to be in 2024. As we celebrate our 50th year we look to the future with eager anticipation. We believe this year to be the springboard that propels the institution into the future as we determine better ways to serve our constituency. The CRC Board, administration, faculty and staff are engaged in a strategic planning process that will provide the foundation and shape the future of the institution over the next 10 years and beyond. We believe we are entering a crucial and important phase in the history of CRC. I am convinced that Christian Higher Education is more important now than ever. As Christian influence continues to decline in our nation, institutions of Christian Higher Education will continue to provide the emphasis that is needed to appropriately prepare the next generation for a life of faith and service. CRC will continue to be a beacon representing and promoting Christian values in all that we do and say. May God continue to bless Crowley’s Ridge College. Ken Hoppe, President Page 3 CRC STUDENTS ARE • Crowley’s Ridge College Pioneers finished 23-9 on the season. • 23 wins are the most wins for CRC since they finished the 1986-87 season with a school record 22 wins • The 12 game winning streak this season was the longest in school history. • CRC finished the month of January 9-1. Their only loss to NCAA Division One University of Tennessee at Martin. CRC Pioneers have • CRC is 4-1 this season against teams from the American Midwest record breaking season! Conference of the NAIA Division One Men’s Basketball. Wins over Williams Baptist (86-77), Lyon College (68-54), Missouri Baptist (84-74) and Harris-Stowe (79-68). The only loss coming at #4 NAIA ranked Freed-Hardeman 89-78. • Two of the Pioneers losses came on the road with NCAA Division One opponents. A 100-85 loss at the University of New Orleans and an 84-61 loss to the University of Tennessee at Martin. • Quinn Cooper has led the Pioneers in scoring in 18 games this season. He scored a career high 46 points in a win on the road over Boyce College. He scored 30 points versus NCAA I University of New Orleans on December 6. • Cooper has now passed TeWayne Smith for most points in a single season with 728 points. Smith scored 543 points during the 2010-11 season • Cooper was named First Team All American and to the National Tournament All-Tournament Team. Both first in program history. • Skylor Guess has led the Pioneers in rebounds on 12 different nights this season. He pulled down a season high 18 rebounds in a win at Robert Morris University – Peoria. • Tim Shepard has led the Pioneers in rebounding nine times and had a season high 20 rebounds versus QUINN Concordia College. COOPER • CRC was 11-2 this season at home and 12-4 away from Paragould. • Head Coach Chris Perkins now has 150 career wins. 109 wins while at CRC. • Crowley’s Ridge College Lady Pioneers finished 10- 20 on the season. • Most wins since the program restarted in 2011-12 • Women’s basketball recorded the first post season win in school history since joining the NCCAA with win over Ecclesia College (76-70) in the 1st Round of the NCCAA Central Regional • Hanna Kirk led the Lady Pioneers in scoring (13.2 ppg) rebounding (9.2 rpg) blocked shots (2.3 bpg) and field goal % (45.2%) CROWLEY’S RIDGE COLLEGE LADY PIONEERS • Kirk has now passed Hannah Willard for most points in a single season with 395 points.