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Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita The Ouachita Circle: The Alumni Magazine of Ouachita Alumni Ouachita Baptist University Spring 2003 The Ouachita Circle Spring 2003 Ouachita Baptist University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/alumni_mag Part of the Organizational Communication Commons, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Recommended Citation Ouachita Baptist University, "The Ouachita Circle Spring 2003" (2003). The Ouachita Circle: The Alumni Magazine of Ouachita Baptist University. 49. https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/alumni_mag/49 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Ouachita Alumni at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Ouachita Circle: The Alumni Magazine of Ouachita Baptist University by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Word from the President ... Ouachita's tennis program, under the direction of Craig Ward and Betsy Danner, continues to bring national recognition to the campus. This spring our ladies advanced to the national tournament, and our men came within a whisker of reaching that level. Along with our student-athletes in other sports, we're proud of their accomplishments. Beyond wins and losses, however, Ouachita's highest aspirations were characterized this spring by an award that our men's team received. The team was honored by the International Tennis Association with the ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award for the month of May. The ITA's news release said, "OBU has been known for winning with class and treating opponents with respect in the process." Coach Ward's response is transparent: "We are honored to be nominated, much less receive the sportsmanship award. During the team's time together, our goal is to develop truly outstanding character and to become a great tennis team. We are never to place winning above character. Receiving this award is a confirmation that our players are working toward this goal." "We are never to place winning above character." Coach Ward, you've earned your place in our hearts. As always, please keep Ouachita in your prayers. PRESIDENT Andrew Westmoreland The- BoARD oF TRUSTEES Clarence Anthony UACHITA IRCLE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Junanne Brown The A lumni Mng<tzine of O uachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR Vol. I, 2003 Jeral Hampton Frank Hickingbotham Rex M. Horne Johnny Jackson Taylor King Larry Kircher Wesley Kluck Richard Lusby Don Moore Ginger Morgan Mollie Morgan Quinton Moss Elizabeth Pruet Paul Sanders William H. Sutton Lloyd Thrash Mike Vinson Brice Wagner John Ward Richard W ells Gene Whisenhunt John Williamson CHANCELLOR Ben M. Elrod DEVELOPMENT STAFF Joe Franz, Vice President for Development John Cloud, Associate Vice President for Estate and Gift Planning Kathy Berry, Development Oflicer Lane Smith, Development Oflicer Bill Wright, Development Oflicer Commencement 2-3 Deborah Root, Dir. of Development Publications Two hundred and twenty-five students received degrees at spring commencement on May 10. F ORMER STUDENTS AssociATION ADVISORY B oARD Larry Frisby, President Becky Sutton Kirkpatrick, •AN INSIDE LooK• 1st Vice President Steve Lemmond, 2nd Vice President, Wesley Kluck, Tiger Network Chair Development News 4 Arkansas Advisors: Pauline Henderson Blacknall, Academic News 6 Vicki LeMay Keeton, Chris Lawson, Bobbi Beeson Shepherd, Doug West, Bob White Campus News 10 Out-of-State Advisors: G. B. 'Kip' Colvin, Denise Leverett Elliott, Sports News 15 Susan McCain Hinger, Kathy Hossler McDonald, Ezekiel "Zeke" Vaughn, Duke Wheeler Alumni News 16 The Ouachita Circle is a publication of O uachita Baptist University, Memorials 18 OBU Box 3762, Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001 · Phone 870-245-5000 Class Notes (marriages, births, deaths) 19 Alumni E-mail: [email protected] Randy Garner, A ssistant to the President for Enrollment Management The Financial Adviser A -C and Director ofAlumni Affairs • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••• Jeff Root, Assistant to the President for Public Relations On the cover: President Andrew Westmoreland presents a diploma to Amy Renee Mac Sisson, Asst. Dir. ofPubli c Relations Tinker, a summa cum laude graduate. • photo by Wesley Hilt Bettie Duke, A lumni Kevin Wieser, Director ofTig er N etwork Printed by Twin C ity Printing and Litho, Inc. Ouachita held spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10, in Bill Vining Arena at the Roy and Christine Sturgis Physical Education Center. President Andrew Westmoreland presented bachelor diplomas to 225 students. Serving as com mencement marshal was Dr. Charles Chambliss, who was named professor emeritus of education after 38 years of service to Ouachita. The commencement address was given by Dr. Wesley Kluck of Arkadelphia, a pediatrician and chairman of the Ouachita Board of Trustees. The annual picnic for graduates, hosted by Westmoreland and his wife, Dr. Jeanna Westmoreland, was at the President's home on Thursday, May 8. The activities on commencement day began with a Senior Prayer Breakfast and devotional hour for the graduates, faculty and staff at 8 a.m. in the Banquet Room of Evans Student Center. The breakfast was followed by a senior class picture. Faculty, staff, graduating seniors and their guests were invited to a reception in the Ouachita Commons immediately following commencement. On December 20, 95 students received baccalaureate degrees. The speaker for fall commencement was Dr. Rex M. Horne, Jr. , pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock. 2 • Commencement D1: Wesley Kluck ( '77) presents re marks to the members ofth e Class of 2003 and their guests. Graduates Sara Bridges and Tara Loyd pose for a photograph prior to commencement. munication disorders major ftvm Calcuua, shares her thoughts onft'iendships during the senior breakfast. President Westmoreland presents the Purple and Gold Heart Award to D1: Charles Wright, dean of the Jones School of Fine Arts, who has served the past two years as acting vice-presi dent for academic aff'airs. Commencement • 3 t [lJ Phonathon raises over $91~000 for scholarships The development office Of the 3,64 7 people did great." the faculty and staff who vol held its ninth annual contacted, 1800, or around Also, many Ouachita do unteered to help each night. Phonathon, contacting 50 percent, chose to make nors chose to give this year in We could never duplicate this alumni, former students and a pledge to the Ouachita December. "We had a really success without all our stu friends around the country Scholarship Fund. strong December, and those dents and staff." over eight nights between Smith felt that this might who gave then were not asked Three Ouachita students February 6 and 27. The be due, in part, to other again during the Phonathon," were chosen as "grand prize phonathon raised approxi fund-raising projects that he said. winners" in securing pledges mately $91,400 in pledges that are currently in progress at Despite the shortfall, throughout the eight periods will be used for student schol Ouachita. "As we got into the Smith does not feel that of calling. Brandon Gattis, a arships. Phonathon, we realized that a Ouachita's general scholarship senior athletic training major Ouachita development lot of folks had already given program will be affected. "We from Gurdon, won first place officer and coordinator of the to something else like the ath only received slightly less this and was awarded a $125 gift event, Lane Smith, was pleased letic department, which be February than last," he said. certificate to American Eagle. with the number of students gan a solicitation it had never With this in mind, Smith The second place prize, a $100 who chose to participate and, done before, or they had been remains optimistic about fund gift certificate to Best Buy, was in general, the amount ofmon solicited through a couple of raising over the remainder of awarded to Amanda McGill, a ies raised in the effort. "This other special solicitations that the year. "I think these next junior marketing major from year we had 178 students," he we had," he explained. "A lot few months are going to be Deer Park, Texas. In third said. "That's the most we've of those were folks that were really strong months," he said. place was Brittany Williams, a ever had. Last year we had 166 our better donors in the past." Everything considered, he freshman biology major from making calls." He also cited a slow was pleased with the outcome Paragould. She was awarded a While volunteer numbers economy as another possible of this year's Phonathon. "We $30 Best Buy gift certificate, a were up this year, the amount reason. "I think the economy didn't meet our goal, but I $50 gift certificate from the of money raised fell short of finally caught up with us," think we still did really well," Heflin Tennis Center and a Smith's personal $120,000 Smith remarked. "Last year Smith commented. "I am very wind suit donated by the ath goal, as well as last year's everyone expected the thankful for all of the students letic department. $107,113 total. economy to hurt us, but we who did all of the calling and • by Megan Beeson University institutes online credit card donations The Development Office Due to advancing tech make it available because there each time." at Ouachita has recently nology, a donation pledge are so many people that pay all Smith and the rest of the added bank drafts to the exist form was added to the of their bills online and don't development office are opti ing methods of donation to University's Web site in 2001. write checks." mistic about this new method. the school. However, the actual donation In December, the office of "It'salljustanattempttomake "All along, we've been could not be made over the development, aided by OBU it as easy as possible for people able to accept, among others, Internet because the Web site computer services, made to give." cash, checks, funds left to the was not secure.