TTFall 2011ransylvaniaransylvaniaUNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

A Transylvania odyssey Esi Kalefe ’14 comes to Lexington via Togo and NYC

Chris Begley immerses his students in anthropology

Alumni and development flourish in new environment PIONEERS TANGLE WITH WILDCATS

It was a historic night in Lexington’s on November 2 when the Transylvania men’s basketball team took on the Wildcats of the University of for the first time in 100 years. Although outmatched by the nation’s preseason No. 2 Division I team, Transylvania’s disciplined team played impressively in the early going and held 11-4 and 19-17 leads before falling to the talented Wildcats 97-53 in a game that was marked by goodwill from both schools and great community interest. It was a good showing for the Division III Pioneers, whose stated objective was to play hard and help UK improve as the Wildcats begin a season in which they seek an eighth national title. The overall record between the two teams now stands at 8-7 in favor of UK. To see a photo gallery of the game, visit our new athletics web page at www.transysports.com. For this page, see captions on facing page. TransylvaniaUNIVERSITY MAGAZINE FALL/2011

Features 12 DIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS / Having a diverse campus is a primary value of 17 A TRANSYLVANIA ODYSSEY / Esi Kalefe ’15 comes to Lexington via Togo, Africa, and New York City 18 HEART OF THE MATTER / K. Jane Grande-Allen ’91 takes on heart valve disease from within 20 A VISIBLE ADVANCEMENT / New location for alumni and development office helps staff serve Transylvania’s constituencies Transylvania President R. Owen Williams, left, 22 A NEW DIMENSION / Anthropology professor Chris and his wife, Jennifer Williams, talk with President Eli Capilouto Begley ’90 takes his scanner and students to the jungle and his wife, Mary Lynne Capilouto, before the November 2 basketball game at Rupp Arena. Around Campus Facing page, top, Transylvania played the 2 Renowned opera singer teaches at Transylvania Wildcats tough, opening the game with an 11-4 lead. Clockwise, from top left, Junior Brandon 3 Blankenship ’81 leaves Transylvania after 26 years Rash goes for a bucket against Kentucky first- 4 August term for first-year students debuts in 2012 year players Anthony Davis, left, and Kyle 5 Whiddon scores documentary film on Wiltjer; Transylvania students, from left, senior 7 Wiecek delivers Lecture Joseph Porter, sophomore Tyler Pewitt, senior Stephen Porter, and senior Lee Richardson cheer for the Pioneers; first-year student Octovia King Sports leads Transylvania fans in a cheer; junior Barrett 11 Competitive cheer, dance added to sports lineup Meyer spins around Kentucky first-year player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, left, and Wiltjer; 11 Three coaches join Transylvania staff Transylvania head coach Brian Lane ’90 coaches his team from the sideline; junior Ethan Spurlin shoots over Kentucky sophomore Terrence Jones Alumni News and Notes and Davis; junior Ashley Edwards performs with 25 Class Notes the dance team; UK Coach John Calipari greets 26 Alumnus Profile: Matt Jones ’00 Transylvania senior Michael Stone at the 27 Marriages, Births, Obituaries pregame dinner at on September 30. Photos by Joseph Rey Au and Ken Weaver. 28 Alumna Profile: Ellen Furlong ’03

Associate Vice President of Communications 2010-11 Honor Roll of Giving and Public Relations: Sarah A. Emmons follows Alumni News and Notes Director of Publications: Martha S. Baker Publications Writer/Editor: William A. Bowden Editorial Assistant: Tyler Young Publications Designer: Barbara Grinnell On the cover: Esi Kalefe ’15 took an interesting route to Transylvania is published three times a year. Volume Transylvania, leaving her native Togo in Africa 29, No. 1, Fall 2011. Produced by the Office of Pub- with her family in 2006 to move to America lications, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY and complete high school in Bronx, New York. 40508-1797. Send address changes and alumni news See story on page 17. to Alumni Office, Transylvania University, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797, fax to (859) Photo by Joseph Rey Au 233-8797, or e-mail to [email protected]. Transylvania welcomes Renowned opera singer four faculty members teaches students art of Four professors have joined the Transylva- classical singing nia faculty for the 2011-12 academic year. Gregory Turay has taken his opera talents all • • • over the world, and his latest stop is Transylvania Henry Berlin, assistant as Kenan visiting artist in music for the 2011-12 professor of Spanish, academic year. earned his B.A. in Spanish Turay spent the last 15 years performing at opera houses around the world, including language and literature Japan, Poland, Spain, and England. He’s earned numerous accolades, notably the presti- from in gious 2000 Richard Tucker Award, which is presented to an artist who, in the opinion of a 2002, and his M.A. and conferral panel from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, is on the threshold of a major Ph.D. in romance studies international career. He was described by the London Times as “one of the brightest natu- from Cornell University in ral talents to have emerged from the U.S. in recent years.” 2009 and 2011, respectively. His research Turay, a tenor, graduated from the University of Kentucky and is currently teaching at UK interests include late medieval literature in part time while working toward a Ph.D. in vocal performance. He comes to Transylvania to Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese, and teach voice classes and offer workshops for students studying vocal performace. In his short working on notions of moral philosophy, time at Transylvania, he has been pleased with the quality of the music students he’s and theology. worked with. • • • “I’ve been quite impressed with the level of the students here,” he said. “They work Paul M. Duffin, assistant hard, and they’re really smart. I’ll have students in my 9 a.m. classes show up 15 minutes or professor of biology, earned even a half hour early. They’re so disciplined—just all-around great kids. Quite a few could a B.A. in biological chem- have careers in music.” istry from And Turay knows his fair share about music careers. In 1995, he won the Metropolitan in 2005 and his Ph.D. in Opera National Council Auditions at 21 years old and then won the 1996 Young Concert microbiology from North- Artists International Auditions. That launched his professional career, which saw him per- western University in 2011. form in productions including Don Giovanni, Cosi Fantute, Rigoletto, A View from a Bridge, His research is in molecular and Street Scene. microbiology, studying the obligate human His opera background allows him to help students master the classical technique of pathogen, Neisseria, and gonorrhoeae. singing, in which singers lower their larynx for a larger sound that allows them to sing • • • unamplified by a microphone. It is a foundation of opera, but it can also be used in pop Qian Gao, assistant pro- music. fessor of Chinese language “There’s the ‘old school,’ where they sing legitimately, and the ‘new school,’ where they and culture, most recently sing pop,” Turay said. “Some of our students like the musical theater style, and you can still taught at the University of sing pop with a classical technique, but you can’t sing classically with a pop technique.” Redlands and Oakland Uni- Although he has reduced his number of performances recently due to his study and versity. She earned a B.A. in teaching schedule, Turay continues to perform in Lexington and abroad, including a per- English language and litera- formance last year in Bordeaux, France, a concert with the Atlanta Symphony in April, and ture from Northwest Univer- a starring role in the UK Opera Theater production of Romeo and Juliet in October. He sity in 1995 and her M.A. in Asian studies plans to do a recital at Transylvania early in winter term with music professor Greg Partain and Ph.D. in Chinese language and litera- accompanying on piano. ture from the University of Oregon in 2003 “It’s a real treat being at Transylvania,” he said. “The talent level and the number of and 2007, respectively. Her research inter- students here are great, which is pretty rare at a school like this. But I’ve always maintained ests include the study of new romanticiza- there are opera singers everywhere; they just haven’t tapped into it. If the students are tion of the Cultural Revolution and hard-working and driven, like ours are, that’s a good recipe.” language teaching. • • • Ashley Rondini, assis- tant professor of sociology, Dinner honors earned her B.A. in sociology donors, students from Clark University in Shown at the scholarship 1997, an M.A. in women’s donor-student recognition studies from the University reception and dinner held of Sussex in 1999, and an September 21 in the Campus Center are, seated, M.A. in social policy and Norwood Jr. ’65 and Judith Ph.D. in sociology and social policy from ’64 Cowgill; seniors Austyn Brandeis University in 2006 and 2010, Gaffney and Justin respectively. Rondini’s research interests Penticuff; and mathematics include race and ethnicity; qualitative professor David Shannon. Approximately 85 donors research methodology; gender and sexuali- and students were in ty; assets, social stratification, and educa- attendance. tional mobility; social policy and social

justice; and health, identity, and the body. Joseph Rey Au

2 TRANSYLVANIA Blankenship leaves Transylvania for Lexington Theological Seminary Mark Blankenship ’81 had many Blankenship began working more directly “In the past, these groups were devel- rewarding, sometimes with the late chemistry professor Monroe oped primarily in conjunction with a capital humorous experiences Moosnick, who had left the science depart- campaign, and when the campaign was during his 26-year ment in 1984 to become director of alumni over, they tended to go away,” Blankenship tenure at Transylvania, programs and special assistant to the presi- said. “We finally began to support those which came to a close dent. Over a 50-year career at Transylvania, chapters away from the campaign mode, in early November. The Moosnick became one of Transylvania’s and now they are healthy and operating. I associate vice president most well known and respected faculty was there, along with others in our office, for development left members and administrators. when we made that happen.” the university to accept The working relationship Blankenship Kirk Purdom, who came to Transylvania in a position as vice presi- enjoyed with Moosnick is one he still draws 2010 as vice president for advancement, dent of advancement inspiration from many years after Moos- relied on Blankenship to help him get ori- and external relations at nick’s death in 1995. ented to the position and to Transylvania Lexington Theological “It was the essence of Monroe’s person- and its traditions.

Joseph Rey Au Seminary. ality to care deeply and sincerely about the “Mark was a valuable resource for me in “One of the first things I learned as a individual,” Blankenship said. my transition to Transylva- young Transylvania admissions officer was “I learned it was a key Tran- nia,” Purdom said. “His “I’d like to think how to get lost on the way to a high sylvania value and a distin- knowledge and expertise school,” Blankenship quipped in recalling guishing characteristic of in some small way are greatly missed by all of his early years with the university. “I did that anyone who’s going to be that this is another us who worked with him. I quite well on a number of occasions. We successful in admissions or am grateful that he remains traveled a lot, and my territory included advancement.” Transylvania success story. in Lexington and is willing Kentucky, Virginia, and the Washington, Moosnick was also willing Or as some of my fraternity to continue to share his D.C., area.” to do whatever was required brothers would say, institutional knowledge. We That anecdote speaks to the appealing to get the job done, regard- all wish him the very best in style of one of Transylvania’s much loved less of one’s title. ‘Mark’s finally graduating his new role at the semi- and respected graduates and now former “Monroe would see some- after 26 years.’” nary.” staff members. Quick with a smile and a thing that needed doing that Blankenship admits to joke, Blankenship has a gregarious and was not directly related to his mixed feelings at leaving easy-going personality that won many assigned area, but he knew it would make Transylvania, where he had spent most of friends for the university a difference,” Blankenship said. “That his adult life, met his wife (Kimberly Noss over his nearly three attracted me. It meant you weren’t tied Blankenship ’81), and saw his three chil- decades of association down to just one kind of work. In the alum- dren (Kelsey ’07, Stephen ’09, and Julia with the school as stu- ni and development office, for instance, ’11) educated. dent and staff member. everyone worked on the annual fund. While “It was sad to leave a place that basically As an undergraduate, in the alumni position, I was given the formed and educated me and my family,” Blankenship majored in opportunity to do things more related to he said. “But I feel good about where Tran- psychology and was development work. It was that variety of sylvania is at this point, and I’m looking for- president of his fraterni- activities that was a big reason I stayed at ward to the next chapter in my life. I will ty, . He Transylvania all those years.” certainly continue to support the university was involved with the The regeneration of regional alumni in any way I can. I’d like to think in some Interfraternity Council clubs—now called chapters—is an accom- small way that this is another Transylvania Crimson and the Student Activi- plishment that Blankenship takes great sat- success story. Or as some of my fraternity 1981 ties Board, and won isfaction in, though he is quick to say it was brothers would say, ‘Mark’s finally graduat- election as Mr. Pioneer his senior year. far from a one-person job. ing after 26 years.’” He was also Peppy Pioneer, a now- defunct tradition that had a student wear a coonskin cap and generate spirit at basket- ball games. “I had to borrow a cap from a former Mr. Pioneer, Bob O’Brien (’79), and I dressed in jeans and suspenders to try to look like a pioneer,” Blankenship recalled. “I had a big drum I beat just to annoy the fans.” After graduation, Blankenship worked in admissions for several years at a Lexington business college and at . He returned to Transylvania in August 1985 as

assistant director of admissions. Joseph Rey Au When he moved into the alumni office in Mark Blankenship ’81 visits with Emried Cole and Wandaleen Poynter Cole ’67 during an 1991 as assistant director of programs, Alumni Weekend 2007 event.

FALL 2011 3 Applause “Toccata: Act of War” by music professor Larry Barnes was chosen for a 24-hour marathon broadcast hosted by Marvin Senior music major Rosen, We Remember September 11, featuring music inspired by Caleb Ritchie scored the the tragedies of September 11, 2001. It was broadcast on WPRB short film Waterbody, 103.3 FM Princeton and around the world on September 11. which was based on a • • • poem by Bianca Spriggs The admissions viewbook and Transylvania magazine received ’03. Waterbody was first-place honors at the Public Relations Society of America- screened as part of a larg- Thoroughbred Chapter’s 2011 awards competition. PRSA is the er concert at the Lexington world’s largest organization for public relations professionals. Downtown Arts Center, in This is the second award for the viewbook this year. which Ritchie and other • • • artists performed. Economics professor G. Rod Erfani presented a paper titled “The Effects of Privatization on the Financial Performance of Caleb Ritchie performs an Business Firms in Central and Eastern Europe” in a plenary ses- original arrangement at a sion at the 2011 International Conference on Economics and student showcase in April. Administration at the University of Bucharest, Romania. The Joseph Rey Au paper was published in the ICEA Conference proceedings.

August term for first-year students debuts in 2012 Transylvania will launch an in the intellectual life of the col- vania’s Quality Enhancement ness, academic integrity, the ambitious three-week academic lege.” Plan that was submitted to the Green Dot program for sexual and cocurricular program August term will allow all Commission on Colleges of the assault awareness, and other designed to introduce first-year first-year students to learn what Southern Association of Col- topics.” students to what a liberal edu- is expected of them as scholars leges and Schools as part of the In an overall sense, Covert cation means when it debuts before they take on the full university’s reaffirmation of said the three weeks in August August term as part of the course load of the regular fall accreditation process. SACS will be an ideal time for the first- 2012-13 school year. term, and before they plunge members go through this exer- year class to adjust to all of the Students in August term will into the social life of the larger cise every 10 years. factors involved in a transition take only one course, an inten- university community. Michael Covert, associate from high school to college life. sive seminar titled First Engage- “Before everything starts up dean of students, is administra- “It’s our chance to really work ments: Enculturation into a with fall term, we want the tive director for August term with them and help them learn Scholarly Community, that will first-year students to have this and coordinated development what’s expected of them at focus on a theme selected by a pure moment to themselves and of various cocurricular programs Transylvania, to help them feel faculty committee each year. to cut their teeth, so to speak, that will be an integral part of comfortable in their role as a Each section of the course, on some broad questions that the students’ overall experience. Transylvania student and schol- numbering about 16 students, impinge on what it means to be The initiatives will include tradi- ar. We want it to be an enrich- will look at common texts, a human being,” said classics tional orientation events, but ing educational experience, but which will be supplemented by professor John Svarlien, faculty also outside-the-classroom aca- we also want it to be fun and material from each professor’s director for the August term demic elements to supplement enjoyable. We need many discipline. Besides course con- project. “We want them to the First Engagements course. things going on to develop the tent, the emphasis will be on learn how to take creative and The course itself will meet every total student.” learning how to be a critical intellectual risks. day from 9 a.m. to noon, with Entering into that larger Tran- reader and thinker, which are “This course will allow them 1-2:30 p.m. set aside for sylvania community also has a seen as core skills in a liberal to discover a different relation- required cocurricular events. very intellectual purpose, Svar- education. ship to knowledge from their Options will be offered for the lien said. “The course is designed to high school days, where they remainder of the afternoon, “A scholar is a public individ- model Transylvania’s commit- mostly absorbed information which will also allow student- ual,” he said. “For knowledge ment to its liberal education and gave it back in papers and athletes practice time. to be valid, it has to be tested mission,” said William F. Pollard, on tests. Through critical read- “The early afternoon sessions by other people, by other criti- vice president and dean of the ing, they will learn how to have may feature book lectures, a cal opinions. It’s a skill and an college. “Students will have a dialogue with the text, and film, or small group discus- attitude that one acquires by three weeks set aside for them then expand that into a dia- sions,” Covert said. “These doing it, and August term is our to take on the challenge of a logue in the class with their fel- elements will be chosen to com- way of beginning that process college seminar, build academic low students and professors. plement the particular learning in each student. You can hear skills and confidence, and get to They will learn how to ask the theme chosen by the faculty the definition of a liberal educa- know faculty and one another large questions that are at the each year for August term. tion, but you can only experi- as members of a new first-year center of a liberal education.” We’ll also use that time for tra- ence it in face-to-face class. It will help them define The First Engagements course ditional orientation sessions on conversations. You can’t Google their role as active participants is the central element of Transyl- such topics as alcohol aware- a .”

4 TRANSYLVANIA Whiddon scores documentary film on 1930s Appalachia Writing, rhetoric, and com- about 60 percent of the score, tone for the film,” Robinson stein’s work and the involuntary munication professor Scott with the remainder being said. “Beautifully recorded, displacement. The film also digs Whiddon was searching for archival recordings. His compo- Scott’s piece then meshed per- further into the forced institu- something unique as he worked sitions, all instrumental, use fectly with Hatcher’s recording, tionalization and sterilization of on the music to accompany a piano, guitar, violin, and banjo providing the bridge I was mountain people, done in the documentary film on in various combinations, with looking for between past and name of eugenics. Appalachia. He found his inspi- Whiddon playing the guitar. present.” “This is a highly disturbing ration by going back to the Josh Motley ’10 contributed The film’s title refers to New film,” Whiddon said. “It’s a music of the 1930s, the era por- some de-tuned banjo parts. Deal photographer Arthur Roth- scary story about a complex trayed in the film, and specifi- “I wanted to respect the tra- stein, who was sent to the moment in our nation’s . cally to what the people of a ditional music, but also do mountains of Virginia in 1935 Richard has done a masterful particular region of Virginia something different,” Whiddon to photograph the residents of job of telling not only the story were listening to at the time. said. “Duane and I gave my the Appalachian backwoods of this event, but of how truth “I wanted to see if there music some interesting sound and hollows before they were is constructed rhetorically.” were any recordings of musi- design elements—ghost tones displaced for the national park. The film draws extensively cians from that area and that and echo and feedback. The Robinson retraces Rothstein’s from the writings of Katrina period, and there are—a very result is music that builds off steps by interviewing descen- Powell, whose books “Answer at few,” Whiddon said. those traditional Appalachian dents of the mountain people Once”: Letters of Mountain The film, Rothstein’s First forms, but is more textural.” and weaving those pieces Families in Shenandoah National Assignment, tells of the forced At one point, Whiddon sent together with a 1964 audio Park, 1934–1938 and The displacement by the Common- Robinson a portion of the interview with the photogra- Anguish of Displacement: The wealth of Virginia and the fed- recording that he felt very good pher, archival newsreel footage, Politics of Literacy in the Letters eral government of 500 families about, but the director was not and clips from the 1964 docu- of Mountain Families in Shenan- living in the mountains of Vir- satisfied. “He wanted a darker mentary Hollow Folk. doah National Park chronicle the ginia in an eight-county area hue, something more jagged,” Robinson uncovers evidence stories of the displaced families. that was targeted to become Whiddon said. that Rothstein’s images were Powell was Whiddon’s disserta- part of Shenandoah National The end result, however, was not always pure documenta- tion director at Louisiana State Park. It was directed by photog- very pleasing to Robinson. tion—that some were staged University and the one who rapher, writer, and filmmaker “The archival piece of music for the camera. This creates an called Whiddon to offer him the Richard Knox Robinson. by Peg Hatcher that Scott’s dili- aura of propaganda that sug- film work. She is co-producer Whiddon used the Digital gent research uncovered set the gests complicity between Roth- with Robinson on the film. Library of Appalachia and the This was Whiddon’s first film Special Collections and Archives score, though he’s been a musi- of Berea College to locate the cian since childhood, has played recordings of J. W. “Peg” with several bands over the Hatcher, an old-time fiddle music Joseph Rey Au years, and has been involved in player of the region and era. four or five major recordings. He also spoke with Hatcher’s “Working on this project was daughter, Irene Burnett, who easily one of the most amazing allowed the filmmakers to use experiences of my artistic life, her late father’s music. my research life, and my intel- As he composed original lectual life,” he said. music for the film, Whiddon worked with Duane Lundy, owner of Lexington’s Shangri-La Scott Whiddon works with junior Bobby Puckett, left, and Studios, to create the recording. senior Erin Brock in the Whiddon’s own music makes up Transylvania Writing Center.

Parents giving now contributes to Annual Fund supports extracurricular activi- nia and its parents to grow. ties, provides scholarships, and “Anything extra that people For the past several years, the This year the Parents Fund strengthens the Transylvania can give is a huge benefit,” Car- Parents Fund has raised hun- has become the Parents Annual experience,” Rikki Starich, major men Jagoe said. “And I would dreds of thousands of dollars Fund and is now part of Transyl- gifts officer, said. encourage every parent to be for Transylvania’s J. Douglas Gay vania’s overall Annual Fund. This year’s Parents Annual involved in any way they can, Jr./Frances Carrick Thomas Instead of gifts from Transylva- Fund goal is $105,000, up from even to volunteer for an hour.” Library. Last year, the fund nia parents and grandparents $100,000 last year. Parents For more information raised a record $104,015, help- going only to the library, money Council co-presidents Scott and about the annual fund, or ing secure a $1 million chal- raised will go toward improving Carmen Jagoe, parents of Lind- to make a contribution, visit lenge grant as part of a $6.2 all facets of campus life. sey Jagoe ’12, hope to see that www.transy.edu/giving or call million initiative to reinvigorate “The Parents Annual Fund number bested again and the the development office at (859) the library. enhances time in the classroom, relationship between Transylva- 233-8275 or (800) 487-2679.

FALL 2011 5 Washington teaches students Rudolph coordinates about medical injustices digital recruitment Author Harriet Washington area the study will be conduct- We’re not just trying to keep spoke about medical history ed, and as long as there are no up with our competition from and ethics for the fall convoca- serious objections, it is other colleges; we’re providing tion address September 11 in assumed that the entire area additional funnels for students Haggin Auditorium. agrees to submit to the stud- to have a dialog with us.” The presentation served as ies. Those tend to happen in Laura Rudolph The admissions Facebook an extension of the First low-income communities and Twitter pages are in addi- Engagements reading, The where many people do not Q: How does the admis- tion to the university’s already Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks have access to information sions office make friends strong social media presence, by Rebecca Skloot, which regarding studies’ risks. The with prospective students including the official Transylva- chronicled the story of a poor same thing goes for trauma even before the students nia site administered by the African American woman’s cells victims, according to the Code contact Transylvania? public relations office and being harvested without her of Federal Regulations 21 A: Through Facebook and pages for alumni, athletics, knowledge and revolutionizing 50.23, which says that if a sustainability, and the library. Twitter. cancer study. Washington’s lat- patient is unable to communi- The admissions section of est book, Medical Apartheid, cate, consent is assumed. Because prospective students www.transy.edu includes links tells more stories “We’re vulnerable today are heavy users of social net- to the admissions Facebook like Lacks’s because of presumed consent working, Transylvania recently and Twitter pages. involving mis- laws,” Washington said. created a digital recruitment “Our theme this year is ‘Be a treatment of “Coroners can take our parts coordinator position in the Pioneer,’ which was inspired by African Ameri- and sell them to corporations admissions office, which has Virginia Hamilton, the student cans in the for profit. We sign many con- been filled by Laura Rudolph. speaker at commencement name of medical sent forms before surgery, and “Prospective students are 2011,” says Rudolph. science. She had you may not know one form is often surprised when Transylva- Drawing on Transylvania’s studied Lacks in consenting to have tissue nia takes the time and effort to mission of preparing students the 1990s, and taken. These are the kinds of contact them, when maybe to be critical thinkers and prob- when Skloot issues that confront us today.” they haven’t yet contacted us,” lem solvers, Hamilton chal- came to her Washington challenged stu- says Rudolph. “But since one- lenged fellow graduates to about the book idea, Washing- dents, both those who are on-one attention from our fac- “Don’t just be an optimist, be ton told her, “You’ve got to considering medical professions ulty is a staple of Transylvania, a leader. And don’t just be a write this book.” and those seeking careers else- we want to provide that per- leader, be a pioneer.” Washington said that med- where, to have an open mind sonal touch online as well.” The admissions Facebook ical science is still guilty of tak- and to know when to chal- Rudolph developed and homepage changes weekly to ing advantage of people in lenge customs when those cus- launched the university’s new reflect various aspects of that order to further research and toms may be causing injustices. admissions Facebook page, theme. One week it said, make money. Only today, the “We as a country have to be www.facebook.com/beapi- “Don’t just be a scientist, be victims are the uninformed— much more acutely aware of oneer, as well as an admissions a pioneer,” with a photo of she dispelled the idea that the the things that threaten us in Twitter account, @beapioneer. a student in a lab. Another problem is white doctors mis- the medical field,” she said. “I She also monitors social media week’s theme was, “Don’t just treating black patients. challenge you to work within and college recruitment web- be an athlete, be a pioneer,” “The real division is not your profession and respect its sites. with a student-athlete photo. between white and black, but traditions, but more important- In the past, prospective stu- The admissions office also rather the guilty and the inno- ly to know when to question dents expected to come to the has a Class of 2015 Facebook cent,” she said. “It’s between them.” admissions office, tour campus, page that has been extremely people who are ready to Medical Apartheid won a and meet an admissions coun- active, especially last summer accept this state of affairs and National Book Critics Circle selor in person. Today, however, after room assignments were those who are not. The goal is Award, the 2007 PEN Oakland they expect to be able to e-mail posted. “Students were asking to let people choose.” Award, and the 2007 Ameri- their counselors with questions each other what residence hall She used the example of can Library Association Black and interact with them through they would be in—what floor “informed consent” versus Caucus Nonfiction Award. social media—and for the and room,” says Rudolph. “presumed consent,” a subtle Washington has been a fellow counselors to be responsive. “Making connections before difference in language that is in medical ethics at the Har- “Prospective students share a they arrive on campus makes actually a huge difference in vard Medical School, a senior lot of personal information with their transition to college implications. Presumed consent research scholar at the National us: grades, test scores, personal easier.” means that studies may be Center for Bioethics at statements,” says Rudolph. “So Plans are in the works to fur- conducted on patients without Tuskegee University, a fellow at they want to get to know their ther develop the admissions their knowledge, as long as the Harvard School of Public admissions counselors, too. Facebook presence. “We’re tex- they give implied approval. Health, and the recipient of a Each counselor now has a per- ting out all the time to ask stu- That can be as simple as hold- John S. Knight Fellowship at sonal Twitter account so they dents what they want to see ing a town hall meeting in the Stanford University. can interact with students. there,” says Rudolph.

6 TRANSYLVANIA Wiecek explores moral issues in first Harlan Lecture Series presentation John Marshall Harlan, an 1853 graduate States Supreme Court, 1941-1953 (volume Wiecek said. “Harlan’s answer was, ‘I would of Transylvania’s distinguished nineteenth- 12 of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise His- rather be right than consistent.’ I believe he century law department, was raised in a tory of the Supreme Court of the United did undergo a genuine conversion in his slave-holding Kentucky family and held States) won the John Phillip Reid Prize from thinking and that he deserves his reputation racist views for much of his early life that the American Society for Legal History for as a prophet on racial issues.” were typical of the era. Yet he went on to the best book in legal history published in Wiecek traced the 13 major cases involv- become one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2006. He is a graduate of Harvard Law ing race that came before the Supreme most respected early champions of civil School and received his Ph.D. in history Court from 1873-1914 and noted that Har- rights during the later decades of that cen- lan dissented in nine of those cases. Perhaps tury. his most famous dissent came in the 1896 Before his moral conversion that occurred Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which upheld around 1867-68, Harlan had opposed aboli- Southern segregation statues. Harlan wrote tion and the Emancipation Proclamation. Yet that “Our Constitution is color-blind...in in 1863 he had raised a regiment to fight respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal for the North and was considered instru- before the law.” mental in keeping Kentucky in the Union. “Justice Harlan stood out from the domi- How does such a walking contradiction nant trend of his time in race issues,” of a man forge a reputation on the Wiecek said. “His picture of the Constitu- Supreme Court as a stalwart defender of tion as color-blind is a noble vision. In his the rights and freedoms of all Americans dissents, he showed a lonely moral Joseph Rey Au regardless of skin color? grandeur.” Harlan lecturer William Wiecek, professor In speaking of Harlan’s Transylvania edu- Exploring those ideas formed the heart of emeritus, Syracuse University College of historian William Wiecek’s presentation, Law cation, Wiecek noted the prominence of the “John Marshall Harlan, Race, and the Unit- university’s law department. ed States Supreme Court,” delivered on from the University of Wisconsin. “From 1799-1858 Transylvania shone September 26 in Carrick Theater as the first After tracing Harlan’s early life and edu- brightly as a center of American legal edu- speech in the John Marshall Harlan Lecture cation, including his many unsuccessful cation,” Wiecek said. “Harvard and Transyl- Series. attempts to win political office, Wiecek vania had the field of university-affiliated Wiecek is professor emeritus at Syracuse focused on Harlan’s change of heart that legal education to themselves in antebellum University College of Law, where he held led to his famous Supreme Court dissents. America.” the Congdon chair in Public Law and Legis- “When Harlan changed his views on race, The John Marshall Harlan Lecture Series is lation from 1984-2010. His book The Birth critics charged him with being an oppor- made possible by a generous gift from of the Modern Constitution: The United tunist seeking only to win an election,” McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie, & Kirkland, PLLC. Transylvania once had the nation’s most important law department Transylvania University’s ton, Kentucky.” , who taught in the to and learning from the judges pioneering nineteenth-century Carrington penned those law department from 1805-07 who were teaching at Transylva- law department was a national words in his presentation titled and was a Transylvania trustee, nia. In the 1840s it was the leader in the development of “Teaching Law and Virtue at was a key factor in burnishing most important law school in university-affiliated legal educa- Transylvania University: The the school’s national reputation. the nation and had the most tion during its 1799-1859 life- George Wythe Tradition in the Clay’s life of public service demanding curriculum.” span. At one point, it was the Antebellum Years” given at was a shining example of a pri- Although Transylvania no nation’s largest law department, Mercer University Law School as mary purpose of legal educa- longer has a law department, and is credited with giving birth the 1989 Carl Vinson Lecture. tion in the thinking of Thomas graduates of the university win to law programs at Indiana Uni- In his paper, Carrington docu- Jefferson, who felt that legal acceptance to many of the versity (1842), the University of ments the fact that the four education would prepare men nation’s leading law schools, Louisville (1846), the University professors in Transylvania’s law for public service and help including Harvard, Cornell, of Louisiana/soon to become department in 1840 made it the secure the integrity of public Duke, and Stanford. Students Tulane (1847), and the Universi- largest law faculty in the nation. institutions. recommended by Transylvania ty of Mississippi (1854). Enrollment in the department “Part of Transylvania’s success enjoy a 100 percent acceptance “There was but one program had reached 40 by 1822 and lay in its connection with Henry rate. of higher education in law that varied between 30 and 70 for Clay,” Carrington said. “The For a video of an interview enjoyed genuine success in the the next three decades, making message was that if you wanted with Transylvania President R. antebellum years,” wrote Duke the student body also among to be a politician in America Owen Williams by John Harwood University law professor and the nation’s largest. and you wanted to get some- of CNBC and The New York legal historian Paul Carrington. In a 2010 interview with where as Clay did, and you Times on Henry Clay, his role as “That program was an intellec- Transylvania magazine, Carring- were living in the western half Speaker of the House, and his tual offspring of William & ton said that the connection of the , then the ties to Transylvania, go to: Mary, the law department of between Transylvania’s law place to train yourself in the law http://bit.ly/harwood_williams. Transylvania University in Lexing- department and statesman and qualify yourself is by talking

FALL 2011 7 Entering class is academically talented, racially and ethnically diverse This year’s entering class of 259 is the most academically accomplished in Transylvania history. Class members bring with them an average high school GPA of 3.76 and an average ACT of 27. “There is much to be excited about with this group of new students,” said Brad Goan, vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions. “With credentials slightly higher than last year’s record-setting class, they are the most academically tal- ented group Transylvania has ever welcomed to campus, and also the most diverse: 11 percent identify themselves as mem- bers of a racial or ethnic minority.” The class of 245 first-year students and 14 transfer students includes 34 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars and Governor’s School for the Arts participants and six National Merit Finalists.

Eighteen percent come from 18 states outside of Kentucky and Paul Atkinson from four foreign countries—China, Hungary, Nigeria, and Tai- First-year students and student orientation leaders compete in the wan. These new students bring overall fall enrollment to 1,029. Orientation Olympics at the Beck Center. Course looks at asset-building strategies for the working poor Well-intentioned government programs stuck in poverty who we think can’t con- conducted,” said Kloha. “They gave us very aimed at alleviating poverty can actually tribute in an economic way to society can be pointed and interesting reading assignments, have the opposite effect by discouraging brought back into the marketplace if we and the class sessions were discussion- recipients from building assets for a prosper- structure incentives correctly. You have to based. It was a lot of reading and writing, ous future. have a government or a generous private but you wanted to do it so you could partici- That was one of the conclusions emerg- donor, but in the long run it’s less expensive pate in the discussions.” ing from a May term 2011 economics than giving them a check every week when Both Stone and Kloha said the class had a course titled Asset Building for the Poor. a larger sum now will help them create sus- positive impact on their career thoughts. The class was team-taught by economics tainable economic growth for themselves. “I don’t know exactly what I’m going to professor Alan Bartley and President Emeri- Then you don’t have to finance them, their do after Transylvania,” Stone said, “but this tus Charles L. Shearer, whose Ph.D. from children, and their grandchildren.” course was a good grounding in welfare Michigan State University is in economics. It The class surveyed a variety of ways to policy in general, not just asset building, that was supported by a grant from the Jesse “front-load” the poverty-relief programs to I believe will be helpful for any type of work Ball duPont Fund. focus on benefits that will lead to long-term I might chose to do in the public sector. The The course looked at the difference prosperity for the recipients. outside speakers showed us how these ideas between income-based welfare programs Shearer pointed to a United Way pro- could have immediate applications.” and recent proposals based on asset build- gram that supports the working poor who The course influenced Kloha to apply ing. In the former, the emphasis is on sus- want to save by matching their savings with Teach for America, a federal program taining a person from day to day with efforts on more than a dollar-for-dollar that places teachers in very rural areas or welfare assistance based strictly on the basis. “Building assets is what will pull you inner-city neighborhoods where teacher income level of the family. The asset-building out of poverty, not just living on welfare shortages typically exist. It also drew her approach aims to help people accumulate checks. The idea is to move people away attention from world poverty issues to the financial, educational, or job-related assets from pure consumption and toward the cre- situation in parts of America, especially her that will help them over the long run. ation of their own assets.” native Kentucky. “Our current system discourages people “We went with the premise that a lot of “This course took away some of the from bringing themselves up out of pover- working poor people sincerely want to gen- naiveté I had about poverty in Appalachia,” ty,” said Ruth Kloha, a senior mathematics erate assets,” Bartley said. “That’s seen as she said. “We read some texts that talked major from Ashland, Ky. “It gives people the way to a life of responsibility and about Appalachia and Kentucky as the eye- only enough money or food stamps to sur- respect. If that’s the case, then the question sore of America and how some people from vive on a daily basis. Then there’s nothing becomes how we as a society change our across the country see Kentucky as a third- you can put back on reserve to eventually policies to encourage that.” world nation. That completely floored me. I build your own foundation of wealth.” The course was taught as a seminar and couldn’t fathom that we have these issues Lyman Stone, a junior economics major required the 11 students in the class to fulfill right here in America.” from Wilmore, Ky., said the class looked at daily reading, writing, and class presentation Whatever she winds up doing, Kloha successful micro-financing programs in and discussion requirements. There were feels the class was an asset-building experi- developing countries such as Bangladesh, also a number of outside speakers from ence for her personally. where loans to small farmers have put them agencies such as the Mountain Association “The course will make me a better citizen on the road to economic independence. for Community Economic Development and of Kentucky and the nation. It inspired me “We associate micro-financing with the the Federation of Appalachian Housing. to be aware of the community I live in, third world, but it’s being tried in the United “This was my favorite class so far at Tran- how I vote, and the schools I will send States as well,” Stone said. “Even people sylvania, and I really liked the way it was my kids to.”

8 TRANSYLVANIA Transylvania launches upgraded Transy.edu with new design, features After more than a year’s worth of design transy.edu/about/downtown.htm for an and content upgrades, Transylvania has interactive map of downtown Lexington rolled out the first phase of a redesigned attractions. transy.edu, featuring improvements created On the Student Life section, prospective to enhance the website’s role as a tool for students can learn about housing options, the world to connect to the university. ways to get involved, campus services, sus- “Our new homepage has sliding photos tainability, wellness, and other benefits of with taglines and links to feature or news being a Transylvania student. articles or videos to continually promote “We did a lot of work to the student life Transylvania people and events,” Sarah section with prospective students in mind,” Emmons, associate vice president for com- Web Writer/Editor Jesse Darland said. “We munications, said. “We’ve transformed a think this is a good picture of what life on static homepage to be more dynamic and campus is like for students.” encourage visitors to come back.” Other sections of the site have adopted The three main goals were to simplify the design change, including the academic, the design to enhance visual appeal, friends and donors, and alumni pages, and Phase two of the redesign is now under- improve the text to effectively represent the athletics site has moved to its own loca- way, including new academic program and Transylvania, and streamline the pages for tion, transysports.com. The events calendar, faculty pages, an enhanced campus map, a easy navigation. which has a link at the top of the front virtual tour, photo galleries, and more video. “All aspects of a website work together page, also received a facelift. Users can “The website is an extension of our to make it effective,” Web Development browse events by moving back or forth 30 campus,” Emmons said. “Whether you are Manager Mariana Shochat said. “A lot of days at a time, or they can search for an an alum, friend, or someone who knows work went into not just the design, but event and filter their results by type of nothing about the university, it’s a wonder- improving the overall experience. That event—lecture, theater, academic, etc. ful way to pay Transylvania a visit.” means increasing site functionality and Another important feature is a gray cohesion for all types of visitors, primarily “Have a question?” button that hangs on What’s that weird box? prospective students and their parents.” the bottom right of the window and pops Launching further into the Transylvania considers its website to be out into a text box where users can leave age of social media, Transylva- one of its most effective recruiting tools. questions, comments, or suggestions to the nia is beginning to use the QR Questions high school students typically web team. code in publications to direct people to our have about the university are answered “Those responses come directly to us as Facebook page, Twitter, and main website. quickly and clearly with just a few clicks an e-mail, and we have made changes and Short for Quick Response, the QR code is around the About Transylvania page, clarifications based on feedback we’ve got- easily read by smart phone cameras and can which was beefed up significantly to offer ten from that box,” Darland said. store data such as website URLs. a comprehensive picture of the university Other elements under the hood have To use the QR code, download a QR code and Lexington. Students can go to been improved as well, including browser or barcode reader to your smartphone. transy.edu/about/campus_map.htm for an compatibility, loading time, a 404 error Launch the application, and point the cam- interactive campus map with links to pages page that suggests links, and quick search- era to the code. Your phone’s web browser about the various buildings and areas, or to ing in the A-Z index. will be automatically directed to the link.

Transylvania hosts seminar on liberal education Seventeen professors from around the country participated in Transylvania’s summer liberal arts seminar, Twenty-first Century Liberal Education: A Contested Con- cept, in July. The seminar was sponsored by Transylvania and its Bingham Program for Excellence in Teaching and coordinated by Transylvania professors Jeffery Freyman, Ellen Cox, and John Svarlien. Participants included, front row, from left, Jonathan Isham, , economics and environmental studies; Katherine Singer, Mt. Holyoke College, English; Annette Aronowicz, Franklin & Marshall College, history of religions; Richard Meagher, Randolph-Macon College, political science; Cecilia Con- rad, , economics; Christian Hoeckley, , philosophy; middle row, John Svarlien, Transylvania, classics; Ellen Cox, Transylvania, philosophy; John Rudisill, The , philosophy; Anne Harris, , medieval and general art history; Reid Golden, Hartwick College, sociology; Scott Cohen, Stonehill College, English; back row, Peter Gottschalk, , religion; A.J. Senchak, , business management; Fernando Lozano, Pomona College, economics; Pam Luecke, Washington and Lee University, jour- nalism; Linda McGuire, , mathematics; Donal O’Shea, Mt. Holyoke College, mathematics and statistics; Jeffrey Freyman, Transylvania, political science.

Tyler Young Tyler Not pictured: Michele Intermont, , mathematics.

FALL 2011 9 Board of Trustees is smaller after major restructuring Transylvania Board of Trustees A major restructuring of the Transylvania because of the many challenges facing William T. Young Jr., Chairman Board of Trustees has resulted in a smaller higher education and the need to improve William M. Arvin ’61 group of active board members who will the governance of the university.” Glen S. Bagby ’66 become more involved in the governance of Ann Rosenstein Giles ’75 served on the Mindy G. Barfield ’85 the university, plus the creation of a Board committee and noted the research that was Elizabeth Brooks Bulleit ’76 of Regents whose members will act in an done in relation to boards at colleges similar Karen K. Caldwell ’77 advisory capacity. to Transylvania. Aristides S. Candris ’73 Other significant changes to the opera- “The committee spent a great deal of John S. Carroll tion of the board include a term limit of five time studying the role of university boards Joe E. Coons ’73 Norwood Cowgill Jr. ’65 years, a 10-year limit on board service and found that we were not unique in Luther Deaton Jr. before sitting out a year, more meetings, wanting to make these changes,” she said. Rose Mary Stamler Dow ’88 and longer meetings that will likely stretch “The competitive arena has shifted and will Angela L. Edwards ’91 over two days. continue to evolve due to the ever-changing Michael C. Finley ’90 “With everything we’re facing today, financial, educational, and international James H. Frazier III ’76 from the need for financial resources and world in which we live today. We are fortu- Ann Rosenstein Giles ’75 keen strategic thinking, the more involve- nate to have a very strong board whose John R. Hall ment we can get from board members, the members want to be more involved and Laura R. Harper ’84 better,” said William T. Young Jr., chairman work together with President Williams to Claria D. Horn ’91 of the board. move Transylvania ahead.” James L. Hurley ’69 Young emphasized that the push for The new board consists of 37 members, James G. Kenan III board overhaul came from the board mem- in contrast to the 66 members of the for- Samuel J. Mitchell Jr. bers themselves. mer board. Young met with all board mem- William C. Oehmig ’71 “This was self-initiated,” Young said. bers to determine their interest in serving Erwin Roberts ’94 “Several trustees came to me and said they under the new structure, and several chose Warren W. Rosenthal would like to get more involved in board to become Board of Regents members. Frances F. Taylor ’75 strategy and decision-making, and wanted “The board was dealing with the interest- Joe M. Thomson ’66 to review board structure. I appointed an ad ing dynamic of how you ensure a critical John E. Tobe hoc committee to study the possible mass of members without becoming so Herbert B. Tully changes.” large that you lose some of the engagement George M. VanMeter Jr. ’77 Norwood “Buddy” Cowgill Jr. ’65 was a of all members,” said President R. Owen A. Guy Waldrop ’59 Jeffrey P. Williams member of the ad hoc committee and feels Williams. “The resulting smaller board will John N. Williams Jr. ’74 the new board structure, which was make it easier for members to really help Ann Orme Windley ’65 approved by the board at its May 2011 the university.” Brian C. Wood ’94 meeting, will benefit the university going There will continue to be an executive Byron Young ’61 forward. committee consisting of the officers, stand- Christopher H. Young “I am very excited about the new ing committee chairs, and other members R. Owen Williams, ex officio arrangements,” he said. “This structure will as determined by the board chairman. result in a stronger, more active, and more involved board. 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10 TRANSYLVANIA Three coaches join Transylvania staff New head coaches in women’s lacrosse, softball, and men’s and women’s cross country and track and field have recently joined the Transylvania staff. Former University of Cincinnati standout Haley Marvine is Transylvania’s first women’s lacrosse coach. She is a 2011 graduate of Cincinnati, where she was a four-year letter winner and a team captain for the Bearcats. She has extensive experience working lacrosse camps in the South and Midwest as well as at Duke University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. “I am looking forward to the challenge of getting the Transylvania women’s lacrosse program started,” Marvine said. “My knowledge of lacrosse in Cincinnati and throughout the Midwest will be an asset in bringing talented players to Transylvania.” “Haley impressed us with her background and coaching experi- ence,” said athletics director Jack Ebel ’77. “She brings a lot of confi- dence and energy to the position, and she has a very strong work ethic. Haley is a tremendous addition to our staff.” Heidi Pinkerton, a former team captain at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and head cross country coach for Guilford Col- lege, is the new men’s and women’s cross country and track and field coach. She replaces Jason Moncer, who held the position the past

Joseph Rey Au three seasons. While earning her bachelor’s degree at UNC-Greensboro, Pinkerton Competitive cheer, dance added to ran cross country and track, and was a two-time All-Southern Confer- ence selection. She set the school record in the steeplechase. intercollegiate sports lineup “I think we have the potential to become one of the premier pro- Transylvania will add com- with over 400 cheerleaders and grams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and in the petitive cheerleading and dancers from age three to 25. region,” Pinkerton said. “This is a great opportunity and challenge dance to its intercollegiate She is certified by the American that I very much look forward to.” sports Association of Cheerleading “Heidi was an accomplished runner in college and had great suc- lineup with the start of the Coaches and Advisors. cess coaching at Guilford, where she produced two NCAA Division III 2012-13 season. These teams “This is an exciting time for All-Region performers,” said Ebel. “She is a young coach with a lot will eventually compete for Transylvania,” said Carter, who of knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion for her sport. She is a real post-season bids to national graduated from the University asset to our staff.” championships, while “spirit” of Kentucky, where she was a Kim Tackett, a former All-American at Muskingum University, is cheer and dance squads will member of the UK Danzers. the new softball coach, replacing Michelle Manning, who held the continue to perform at men’s She also coached at UK from position for three years. She played for the late Donna Newberry, and women’s basketball 2004-05. “There has always winningest NCAA Division III coach in history, and was a second-team games, campus activities, and been interest at Transylvania in All-American and three-time All-Region and All-Tournament selection. community service events. having these competitive Tackett earned her bachelor’s degree from Muskingum and a mas- Teams can qualify for nation- teams, so I feel we can get the ter’s degree from John , where she was an assistant al competition after attending programs up and running coach for three seasons and a member of the Ohio Athletic Confer- camps run by the National quickly. Very few small colleges ence Coaching Staff of the Year. Cheerleading Association and in this area offer both competi- “I’m excited about the opportunity to coach at Transylvania, which the National Dance Associa- tive and spirit teams, so Tran- has a strong history of success in softball,” Tackett said. “I look for- tion, or by videos submitted to sylvania is definitely on the ward to the challenge of building on that success.” those organiza- cutting edge.” “Kim was a four-year starter for a perennial NCAA Division III tions. “These programs will provide World Series team,” said Ebel. “She has been a part of two highly Tora Carter, a great opportunity to attract successful programs and will be a tremendous role model for our stu- who has coached the highest caliber cheerleaders dent-athletes. I believe she is one of the top up-and-coming young both spirit teams at and dancers in the region,” coaches in America.” Transylvania for said athletics director Jack Ebel eight years, will ’77. “We think Transylvania is a also lead the competitive place they will want to attend squads. Recruiting is underway, and that Tora is the perfect per- targeted at between 12 and 20 son to grow the programs.” members for each team. Ath- With the announcement ear- letes can be members of both lier this year of the addition of the spirit and competitive men’s and women’s lacrosse to teams. Transylvania’s lineup, the uni- Young Tyler Carter is also program direc- versity will be sponsoring 22 From left, Heidi Pinkerton, Kim Tackett, and Haley Marvine joined tor at Legacy Cheer and Dance intercollegiate sports programs the Transylvania coaching staff this year. of Lexington, where she works with the 2012-13 school year. FALL 2011 11 Joseph Rey Au Officers of Transylvania’s student diversity organizations are, from left: Rachel Williams, president, Black Student Alliance; Bradley Christopher, president TUnity (unifying Transylvania’s gay and straight communities); Israel Cook, president, Diversity Action Council; Austyn Gaffney, co-coordinator, VOICE (feminist organization); Lindsey Jagoe, co-coordinator, VOICE; and Quantá Taylor, student coordinator of diversity organizations. DIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS Having a diverse campus is a primary value of Transylvania University. The articles in this special section look at some of the initiatives and people who are having an impact in many areas, including racial, eth- nic, gender, and geographic diversity. Future articles in this series will explore four additional primary values of Transylvania: globalization, sustainability, technology, and community involvement.

BY WILLIAM A. BOWDEN AND TYLER YOUNG

Nino-Moreno uses global experience Transylvania, where he became the university’s first director of campus diversity and inclusion September 5. He was working to promote understanding for the UN on a consulting basis and wanted to find a place where he could use his background in diversity and global Eduardo Nino-Moreno chuckles when relations. After several months of research, he sent in just one you ask where he’s from. application. The Uruguayan citizen, born in “I was looking for a challenge—not a job,” Nino-Moreno Colombia, married a woman from Panama said. “There were around 17 positions dealing with diversity after she graduated from a Mexican available. I researched them, went to websites, asked friends, university. Holding an undergraduate degree and decided that this was my application. The challenge was that from Dartmouth College and a graduate for the first time in its long existence, Transylvania created an degree from Cornell University, he worked office to deal with issues that are so dear to me.” for the United Nations for almost three Nino-Moreno works with all areas of Transylvania to promote decades, working in 14 countries and carrying out missions in a culture of diversity on campus, from spreading the word about many more. the college to other countries to organizing events on campus Now Nino-Moreno brings his impressive resumé to that foster provocative discussion and better understanding of

12 TRANSYLVANIA other cultures, races, religions, disabilities, and anything else that to talk to people who don’t look like them or think like them,” can allow a person to see the world from a different viewpoint. he said. “But you have to take risks, take advantage of this huge Diversity in an academic setting is crucial to helping students privilege of being here. Four years is just a whisper. become the most well-rounded citizens possible. “We as a campus can promote understanding. The idea is to “Diversity and inclusion are issues you cannot escape from— have as much difference as possible, until difference doesn’t they are present wherever you go and in whatever you do,” Nino- make any more difference.” Moreno said. “I learned through my years of international service that the more diverse the teams I work with, the better the results • • • in the end. That gave me a fantastic perspective. I feel as if I have prepared for this particular job all my life.” Bingham is excited about Although he has been on campus just a short time, Nino- Moreno has done a lot of listening and has identified areas the Transylvania can capitalize on now as well as in the long term. future of diversity at Transyl- But he is quick to note that while his job is to stimulate and facilitate diverse discussion on campus, everybody must pitch in vania for a culture to change. “We should all become recruitment officers,” he said. “It’s Vince Bingham ’98, Transylvania’s not only the admissions office—we can all participate. Connection coordinator of multicultural affairs, has doesn’t cost anything; conversation doesn’t cost anything; worked for the past 10 years to spread the kindness doesn’t cost anything. Those three things go a long discussion about diversity and inclusion way toward creating a climate of inclusion.” around campus. He has scheduled presenters, raised awareness While Nino-Moreno saw Transylvania as a challenge, he is about multicultural events, and advised campus diversity groups greatly encouraged by what he has already seen. He noted while cultivating relationships with outside diversity groups in Transylvania has lots of assets that will be paramount to the Lexington and elsewhere. success of diversity on campus. He gave as an example a story There’s a lot for Bingham to be proud of over the decade, of when he was carrying personal items into his office on a rainy and now the reinforcements have arrived in the form of new day, and a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. he has taken all over staff and a renewed vigor on campus for the spirit of diversity. the world with him began to slip out of his hands. A student His job description is not changing, but Bingham now has a came over to offer a hand, helped him carry his things inside, team of people to discuss ideas with and help with programming. and stayed to talk with him. And he could not be more excited. “Look at Transylvania,” he said. “I was totally different, and “If you’d asked me a year ago what Transylvania needed as he helped me. That illustrates the spirit I’ve found here. You far as diversity staff, I would have said they needed someone in cannot imagine the long list of people who have offered their admissions, and we need another person in administration,” he help.” said. “Now I can honestly say we’re doing it. We’re getting it. Nino-Moreno praised the commitment to diversity he sees Now we get to put these people together and make a plan. Jonah from the administration, and he said he has heard concerns and (Brown, assistant director of admissions and multicultural encouragement from faculty, staff, students, and alumni, showing recruitment) is going to be great in admissions, and Eduardo him that this is a place ready to move forward. (Nino-Moreno, director of campus diversity and inclusion) is “We are not starting from scratch—there are many things monumental to Transylvania—he’s definitely going to bring that have already been started,” he said. “Transylvania has done something we haven’t seen before.” a lot of things since 2007 when I started to review the literature. Bingham’s position serves as support and leadership for The Diversity Action Council has produced excellent results. I diversity groups and initiatives. His four main duties are advising, remember reading one of President Williams’s first newspaper educating, training, and outreach. He advises the Diversity interviews, and I think he is very committed.” Action Council, TUnity, Black Student Alliance, and other Nino-Moreno has met with community leaders, forming a groups on campus, ensuring that they have the support they two-way relationship that he hopes to use in the future to benefit need. He puts together events on campus for celebrations such both Transylvania and Lexington. He has met with students in as Free Trade Week, Women’s History Month, and Martin the Alternative Winter Break program, which is traveling to the Luther King Jr. Day. He trains campus groups, including student Dominican Republic this year, and he is setting up a meeting orientation leaders, resident advisers, and department of public with Dominican officials so the students can tell them about safety officers, on inclusion issues. And he is involved with organ- Transylvania. He plans to hold a town hall meeting and conduct izations like Urban League of Lexington, the YMCA, and Black a campus-wide survey on diversity, set up an interactive diversity Achievers. website, and create a “diversity nook” in Old Morrison where Through those roles, he gets a good read on the pulse of anyone can come and engage in conversations and ask questions campus and the students, and he has seen a great improvement about diversity on campus and off. His office will sponsor in the level of awareness and interest among Transylvania students workshops on delicate subjects and address the issues of social since he arrived in 2001. justice and power and privilege. Those are just baseline projects “Students are becoming more inquisitive about diversity that will get the ball rolling on transforming the campus culture, issues,” he said. “That speaks to a new generation of students which he says is so important for students to experience now. that isn’t accepting the way things are. When I make presentations, “I have heard college students say they are sometimes afraid they come question me—‘Why is this?’ At one time you didn’t

FALL 2011 13 have that. The students have taken charge, and they’re starting It also plugs itself into the Lexington community, working to fully embrace how diversity plays into the liberal arts culture.” with organizations like Black Achievers to go into schools and Faculty and staff also play a big part in promoting inclusion, help students with college applications, essay writing, and projects and Bingham sees growth in that area as well. He noted as an in their classes. Vince Bingham ’98, Transylvania’s coordinator example head men’s basketball coach Brian Lane ’90 taking his of multicultural affairs, advises the groups, helping them with players to a march downtown on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. service and learning opportunities locally. “That’s something that’s never been done before,” Bingham “Vince has done a great job in linking us to outside organi- said. “But to me, that’s awesome. People are making an effort, zations—bringing them to campus and taking us to them as and the little things mean a lot.” well,” Taylor said Bingham said the Transylvania community can expect a All of the planning and programming work together to further significant increase in the amount of programs offered both for the discussion of diversity on campus, a purpose that Taylor says diversity awareness and for minority students. Bringing more equips Transylvania students with an appreciation of culture that recognizable figures to campus to hold lectures or panels will greatly benefit them in their personal and professional lives. encourages more people to attend those events and get involved, “When we talk about these issues—not necessarily race, but and he intends to improve those offerings, as well. gender issues, veteran status, socioeconomic status—those are “It increases the learning environment,” he said. “You’re not issues that hit everyone in some way, shape, or form,” he said. going to get anywhere trying to solve increasingly complex “Big-time programming is a recruiting tool. That makes problems with a group of one-track-minded people. Diversity Transylvania desirable. I think for Transylvania’s goal of focusing is a commitment to academic integrity.” on creating a new level of civic engagement, increasing discussion and awareness of those issues will provide our students the chance • • • to have a greater impact on the world. It makes Transylvania an important piece of a very attractive puzzle.” DAC students step up to promote appreciation for culture • • •

As important as it is for diversity and inclusion to be discussed Brown takes the Transylvania and encouraged by faculty and staff, Transylvania students must message take charge and be leaders in promoting those values for them on the road to be successful. The Diversity Action Council is leading the way in that charge. To Jonah Brown, learning on a diverse Created to plan events and campaigns on campus, the council campus with a variety of backgrounds and is made up of students who strive to provide opportunities to cultures isn’t a luxury for students—it’s a learn about other cultures and lifestyles on campus. It also oversees necessity. three other diversity organizations—TUnity, which seeks to unify Transylvania’s new assistant director of Transylvania’s gay and straight communities; Black Student admissions and coordinator of multicultural Alliance, an African American student leadership group; and recruitment is working to attract a more diverse population to VOICE, a new feminist organization. Transylvania. His role was created to have an admissions This year’s Diversity Action Council is bringing back many representative dedicated to traveling around the country to tell programs that have been successful in the past, including Diversity the Transylvania story to students of varying racial, ethnic, and Dialogues, a program where professors give geographic backgrounds. lectures on diversity issues outside their aca- “My role is new, and we’re still shaping it as we go, but my demic fields, and Diversity Week, which focus is targeting ways Transylvania can do a better job of promotes international studies. broadening our funnel of students that are interested in coming “Our goal this year is to increase student here,” he said. “We’ve been very successful in our percentages awareness and student participation and in getting interested students to commit to Transylvania—our membership in the organizations we’re problem has been getting students to take a look in the first involved with,” said Quanta Taylor ’12, place.” student coordinator of diversity. “We’ve had That means Brown spends a lot of his time in large a lot of success the last couple of years with metropolitan areas like Chicago, Dallas, and New York City the programs we’re bringing back.” where the minority populations are substantial. Instead of a Plans are underway for several new events, such as a Privilege typical recruiting pitch, he is finding ways to get those students Dinner, which seeks to visually represent socio-economic status excited about Transylvania, a school many may not have heard in terms of world hunger. of. One of the major selling points he’s discovered early on— “Say you have 100 people come, 75 of them will eat rice and particularly with guidance counselors— is the appeal of Lexington water for dinner,” Taylor said. “Twenty will have a normal plate as a city where students used to big-city living could feel dinner, and six will have steak for dinner.” comfortable. The council is planning Cultural Awareness Week, seeking “We have growing name recognition among high school to bring cultural groups to campus like Step Afrika, a dance teachers and guidance counselors, and we want them to think group from Washington, D.C., that specializes in step dancing. of us as a great option for their students who are looking for a

14 TRANSYLVANIA smaller, private school but in a big city,” he said. “That’s what were being confronted well back into the nineteenth century. we’re really trying to sell—if you’re a student coming from one The title of the institute—“African American Struggles for of these larger cities, Lexington is a very realistic option for you.” Freedom and Civil Rights, 1865-1965”—aptly sums up the A big part of Brown’s role in those cities is changing the scope of the four-week academic exercise, which was sponsored perception of Transylvania and other small, private schools as by the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute places for rich, white students. While that’s an unfair assessment, for College Teachers and by the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at his job is to show that minority students can get the best impact Harvard. for their money from Transylvania, through scholarship Wheeler was one of 25 professors chosen for the prestigious opportunities, financial aid, and Transylvania’s reputation for a four-week residential institute from among more than 100 high rate of students graduating in four years and going directly applicants nationwide. The purpose of the program is to train to graduate school or the work force. professors on how to integrate more black history in their “We’re trying to explain to students the value of Transylva- classrooms and research projects. nia—that you’re going to get more out of it as a long-term invest- The institute’s curriculum began with the early civil rights ment,” Brown said. “It’s very easy to look at some of the larger efforts that took place in the years just after the end of the Civil schools that are offering more money. Turning down that money War. Coincidentally, this time period was included in Transylvania when you’re 17 or 18 years old can be difficult. That doesn’t President R. Owen Williams’s doctoral dissertation at Yale apply only to students of color, but it’s a hurdle we’ll be facing University titled “Unequal Justice Under the Law: The Supreme in the African American and Latino communities.” Court and the First Civil Rights Movement, 1857-1883.” Brown, who is from Richmond, Ky., has a strong background Historian Eric Foner, author of A Short History of Reconstruction, in presenting compelling arguments. He came to Transylvania among other books, was on the institute’s faculty as well as from the Fayette County Circuit Court, where he was a staff Williams’s dissertation committee. attorney for Judge James D. Ishmael. He earned a bachelor’s “Eric Foner was but one example of the brilliant historians degree in political science from the University of Kentucky and and scholars who were our teachers,” Wheeler said. “There were a J.D. from the UK College of Law, and he was student also a number of people taking part in the institute who were government president and a UK ambassador, recruiting and rep- involved with civil rights movements in the twentieth century, resenting UK at functions. and it was thrilling to have personal contact with them.” “I felt like my experience as a very involved student who tried Prominent among those people was Esther Cooper Jackson, to take advantage of everything college had to offer would make a 94-year-old activist whose mother was president of the Virginia me effective at selling the college experience,” he said. chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of “Transylvania has a lot to offer, and it’s a great opportunity for Colored People. Jackson was friends with intellectuals and activists me to continue that work.” such as author W.E.B. Du Bois, concert singer and actor Paul One of his most memorable experiences was his summer in Robeson, and author Langston Hughes. With Du Bois and his the Governor’s Scholars program during high school, where he wife, Shirley Graham, Jackson edited Freedomways, a cultural first got to meet students from other parts of Kentucky. Learning and literary journal that ran from 1961-85. from his peers what life was like in western Kentucky, eastern Wheeler also had the opportunity to meet Robert Moses, Kentucky, Louisville, and other regions made a big impact on who was prominent in the SNCC, and Martha Norman Noonan, how he views learning. an editor of Hands on the Freedom Plow, which published first- “College isn’t just the faculty we have here or the classes we have set up—it’s the students providing experiences for each other and with each other,” he said. “And we need to provide an environment where students can share and learn from each other and grow.”

• • • Wheeler deepens her understanding of civil rights at NEH summer institute

Education professor Tiffany Wheeler ’90 thought she had a pretty good understanding of the civil rights struggles of African Americans, and then she attended a 2011 summer institute at Harvard University on the subject. “It certainly expanded my understanding of the civil rights era, to include much more than what we think we know from the 1950s and ’60s movements,” Wheeler said. Joseph Rey Au Before high-profile 1960s groups like the Student Nonviolent Education professor Tiffany Wheeler ’90 is pictured with Harvard Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Freedom Riders got Law professor Randall Kennedy, who presented a Kenan Lecture their start, there was the Southern Negro Youth Congress, titled “Can We Talk? Problems in Race and Conversation” in founded in the 1930s. And long before that, civil rights issues Haggin Auditorium February 16, 2011.

FALL 2011 15 person accounts from women involved in the SNCC. appointment of Eduardo Nino-Moreno as director of campus Wheeler said the most immediate application of what she diversity and inclusion. (See page 12.) took from the institute will be an enrichment of her course Race, “Eduardo’s office will be the catalyst for continuing change Ethnicity, and Social Class in American Education. in every single area of campus,” she said. “He was brought to “We study the civil rights movement in that course, but now Transylvania as a change agent, as someone who will foster the I’ll be adding a lot of understanding to that subject, especially discussions that need to happen, connect the people who need what preceded the movements of the 1950s and ’60s,” she said. to be working together. He has done this at the global level, “Another course, Schooling in American Culture, looks at mar- with his 27 years of experience working with the United Nations.” ginalized groups like African Americans and Asian Americans. Jagger also pointed to the addition of Nancy Jo Kemper ’64 The Harvard experience will help me explain how these historical to the staff as interim associate dean of interreligious life for the problems can still affect my students as teachers today.” 2011-12 academic year. Kemper, former executive director and Wheeler would also like to see an African American Studies spokeswoman for the Kentucky Council of Churches, is charged minor created at Transylvania, along with a course on the history with creating an interfaith dialogue on campus that will explore of African American education. The summer institute gave her the history and practices of many religious traditions. excellent background for those projects. “I see a lot of strengths in things that are happening right “Being at Harvard this past summer among all those scholars now, including recent speakers like Randall Kennedy and Harriet and social activists has given me new direction for both my teaching Washington,” Jagger said. Kennedy, a Harvard University law and my personal scholarship, plus my sense of activism as a professor, delivered a Kenan lecture on the history of community citizen,” Wheeler said. “It was one of the most beneficial nomenclature related to Americans of African descent, while experiences I’ve ever had, personally and academically.” author Harriet Washington addressed convocation this fall on medical injustices perpetuated on African Americans. (See page • • • 6.) Other groups and committees are addressing the need for Intellectual engagement more international students, changes and additions to the curriculum to reflect a more diverse spectrum of course content, with differing views is funda- and aspects of student life that can be educational vehicles for mental to creating a truly diversity enlightenment. “From an academic point of view, we have a ways to go to diverse campus really infuse diversity into the curriculum,” Jagger said. “We need to have more courses on the African American experience As Transylvania works to create a more or the Hispanic American experience if we expect to attract those diverse university in all respects, Kathleen students.” Jagger imagines a time when the subject In the end, Jagger believes creating a true culture of diversity will no longer require the kind of is the responsibility of all Transylvania campus citizens. conversations and initiatives that are now taking place on cam- “When we reach the ideal environment in terms of diversity pus. and inclusion, we will have developed a genuine interest in, and “If we work hard to create a mindset of curiosity about other curiosity about, every student, every faculty member, every ways of viewing the world and make sure that perspective is infused employee, and work to be supportive of all of them. No one throughout the curriculum and throughout every student’s should ever feel marginalized or excluded in any way.” experience here, we should reach a point where we don’t even talk about diversity anymore because it’s everywhere,” said Jagger, associate vice president and associate dean of the college. • • • That intellectual engagement with the myriad of differing views of the world is the true meaning of diversity, Jagger believes. Admissions identifies strate- Such a state goes far beyond the visible signs of having students, faculty, and staff members of various races and ethnicities, or gies to observing events such as Women’s History Month. reach underrepresented stu- “Even when we reach the point of having a very representative dents campus community, we can’t be satisfied,” Jagger said. “We have to look much more deeply than appearances. We have to look A significant portion of Transylvania’s new Strategic for the depth every person has to offer, the talents every person Enrollment Plan is dedicated to reaching minority students to has to offer. Our conclusions should be based on our interactions offer them a Transylvania education and enhance the level of with individuals, not on assumptions based on superficial multiculturalism on campus. Taking the Transylvania story to a information about where they are from or what they look like. larger number of students in diverse populations and thus I think it’s a constant struggle to keep your mind open to others’ widening the enrollment umbrella is an overall theme of the points of view.” plan. As she works to bring about a more diverse faculty, which is “Transylvania has always done a good job of getting students one of the areas of involvement she is focusing on, Jagger sees to apply once they learn about the college,” said Brad Goan, many other initiatives as having significant impacts on diversity. vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions. “The The single most important happening, she feels, is the problem has been reaching those students to be able to tell them

16 TRANSYLVANIA PathESI to Transylvania KALEFE begins in Africa for Esi Kalefe Sophomore Esi Kalefe’s path to higher education began in Togo, a nation of seven million on Africa’s west coast, and ran through Bronx, New York, before ending in Kentucky at Transylva- nia. Those experiences give her a little different perspective com- pared with that of many of her Transylvania classmates. “At my high school in Bronx, there were students from 46 coun- tries,” said Kalefe, who can handle three languages—English, French, and Ewe (a Togo dialect). “We were all just trying to learn from each other and share opinions.” In New York, Kalefe’s path also crossed that of Jeff Briggs ’00, a chemistry and mathematics teacher at New World High School who was her teacher for trigonometry her sophomore year, an advanced placement pre-calculus class her junior year, and chem- istry as a senior. Joseph Rey Au “In high school, I wanted to go into biochemistry,” said Kalefe, a Sophomore Esi Kalefe is pictured with Mary Blanton Cotton and chemistry major and possible math double major or minor. “Mr. Wayne Bell ’40 at a scholarship donor-student recognition reception and dinner held September 21 in the Campus Center. Briggs (a Transylvania chemistry major with history and math minors) said Transylvania would be a good fit for me because they have good chemistry professors. He talked to me about the profes- When Kalefe flew into Lexington for her student orientation and sors he had here and said I should apply.” registration event in the summer of 2010 and saw the city and the That suggestion did not come lightly from Briggs, who said he surrounding countryside for the first time, she was momentarily weighs student achievement very carefully before committing to stunned. recommend a student. “For a second, I thought I was back home in Togo,” she said. “I “I am very sensitive to students who will not be able to handle lived in a city, but not such a big city, and Lexington is like that. And the work demanded by a good private college, who borrow a lot of I like the farms. We had a horse park not so far from my home that money, and then waste a year and end up far behind in their col- I used to go to every summer.” lege journey,” he said. “Esi, on the other hand, was one of the Kalefe was part of Crimson Crew in the admissions office her first three or four students who, based on their development, attitude, year, and was also a work-study student in the development office, and work ethic, I felt could go to a school like Transylvania and a position she is continuing this year. As she began her sophomore would make me proud. Writing a letter for her really meant some- year, she was also involved with the Diversity Action Council. thing to me.” “I’m really looking forward to this year,” she said. “I’ve gotten Kalefe had lived in New York City with her parents and brother used to the classes and am getting to know some of the professors. since leaving Togo in 2006 at age 12. Coming to America, language I want to be an orthopedic surgeon, but after seeing all the oppor- was never a problem for her. tunities in the sciences, I’m not sure of the path I will take to get “In my country, you start with French in elementary school, then there. I didn’t know much about research when I walked into Tran- begin English in middle school. Also, my father is half Ghanaian, sylvania, and now I’m growing to love it. Chemistry and math are and they speak English in Ghana. I went on vacation there, and that tough subjects, but they are tough subjects that I love.” helped me understand English better.” our story.” “Our hope is, if we develop relationships with 15 or 20 of One strategy already underway involves working with com- these organizations, and we’re visiting them on an annual basis, munity-based organizations, schools, and school districts that we’ll build these relationships, and students will be aware of serve a large number of students from underrepresented demo- Transylvania and apply and come,” Goan said. graphics. Transylvania is partnering with those organizations to As a bonus, Transylvania will provide scholarships for students offer faculty presentations on topics the students are interested who choose to attend Transylvania and have been full participants in and send admissions staff to do programs about the college in these organizations or students in the school districts. search process. In return, the staff and students from those organ- Transylvania is also enhancing international recruitment, izations will be able to come to campus, take tours, and meet which will bring more students from minority populations, and students, faculty, and staff. making bigger pushes in larger urban markets, such as Chicago “We’ve tended to work with individual schools and individual and New York City. Associate director of admissions Ingrid Allen students, but we’ve not really gotten in the game with, particularly, ’89 is doing a lot of the work in international markets, and Brown, community-based organizations,” Goan said. “That’s going to who started at Transylvania over the summer, is working in the be a big part of the Strategic Enrollment Plan moving forward.” urban markets. In both of those areas, the staff explains to the Goan, director for campus diversity and inclusion Eduardo students, many of whom come from poor financial backgrounds, Nino-Moreno, and assistant director for multicultural recruitment that Transylvania can be an affordable choice for them. Jonah Brown have identified several groups to partner with and “Among underrepresented populations, there is a perception are working to find more. that private higher education is not affordable,” Goan said. “So

FALL 2011 17 Photos: Jeff Fitlow, Rice University Fitlow, Photos: Jeff

HEARTof theMATTER K. JANE GRANDE-ALLEN IS TAKING ON VALVE DISEASE FROM WITHIN BY TYLER YOUNG

K. Jane Grande-Allen ’91 can’t help but laugh a pass; and regurgitation, when the valve does not little when she points out that her A.J. Durelli Award close all the way and blood leaks backward. With is given to young investigators in experimental both afflictions, the heart has to work much harder mechanics. to compensate for the erratic blood flow. “It’s flattering because I’m not eligible for a lot Approximately 100,000 people each year in the of young investigator awards anymore,” Grande- United States undergo heart valve replacement or Allen, 41, said after being presented the award June repair surgery, and many more are estimated to be 15. “But I am really, really proud of it.” afflicted with some form of valve disease. Winning the Durelli Award, which has now been Grande-Allen, who graduated from Transylvania presented five times by the Society for Experimental with majors in biology and mathematics, began Mechanics, serves as a prominent acknowledgement studying heart valves when she started her Ph.D. of the 20 years of work Grande-Allen has done in research at the University of Washington in Seattle. heart valve research. An associate professor of bio- At the time, the majority of the research being done engineering at Rice University in Houston, Grande- was focused on improving replacement heart valves Allen has spent her research in a field that hasn’t instead of the disease itself and possible treatments received a lot of attention, but her persistence has or cures. helped make headway in searching for treatments “That kind of stifled study into what causes valve and cures for heart valve disease. disease because the (replacement valve) surgeons are The four valves in the heart open and close to excellent, and the replacements are awfully good,” control blood flow through the heart. When working Grande-Allen said. “So they weren’t really asking, properly, the valves open to approximately the ‘How can we prevent this disesase in the first place?’” diameter of a quarter and close tightly to prevent But Grande-Allen did ask that question. Even blood from leaking. A valve can develop two kinds though replacement valves have become so effective, of problems: stenosis, when the valve does not open the surgery is still invasive—although work is being wide enough and only a small amount of blood can done to begin widely implanting them in a non-

18 TRANSYLVANIA surgical manner with a stent—and finding “The heart has to work really hard to of cardiothoracic surgery, the Cleveland treatments for valve diseases remains an compensate for having a leaky heart valve,” Clinic, and now Rice University, which is appealing goal. That’s why she has spent Grande-Allen said. “There’s not enough part of the Texas Medical Center in Hous- all this time on just that problem. oxygenated blood moving forward—much ton. The Texas Medical Center has 49 “We’re trying to improve the range of of it is trickling back.” institutions and is the largest in the world, options for treating people with heart valve Most people would have the aortic valve and Grande-Allen has collaborators in disease,” she said. “Some of my work is replaced, but Grande-Allen’s research is several of those institutions. One of them, targeted to helping find new medications dedicated to fixing the problem at the The Methodist Hospital, even appointed so people could just take some pills instead source. Some aspects of the disease are her director of heart valve bioengineer- of having to have surgery.” similar to atherosclerosis, the disease where ing. The work has taken her from Seattle blood vessels fill up with plaques and slow The recognition she’s gotten has served to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, blood flow. But similar treatment has not as an encouragement to continue battling for five years, then to Rice in 2003. Her proven to be effective. the valve diseases. With as much progress research includes creating complex “Statins like Lipitor are wonderful for as she’s made—she has published approx- computer models of the valves that she treating atherosclerosis, but they’ve been imately 70 papers and counting—she is uses to simulate not only the valve and its found to be pretty useless in calcific aortic able to look fondly on her career so far. function, but diseases, abnormalities, and disease,” Grande-Allen said. “So these “It’s been fulfilling, especially when I even surgeries. diseases are unique enough that they need see how many people have read our papers She began by working with a tissue to be studied on their own, and that’s one over the years and built upon that work,” bank to get donated human heart valves of the things we’re doing.” she said. “I’ve learned a lot along the way that were not able to be used in patients. But progress has been made in and have worked with some wonderful She did magnetic resonance imaging on searching for other chemicals that will have people.” the valves and was able to learn a lot about a comparable effect on valve calcification. One of the people she credits for the size and geometry of normal valves. “My students and I have found some steering her in the direction she went is She took the results and entered the data neat things,” Grande-Allen said. “We’ve Transylvania mathematics professor David into a computer application to render a found that certain chemicals will inhibit Shannon. simulated heart valve. the calcification of heart valve cells, but “He was my mentor when I was at “For my Ph.D. research, I was creating these chemicals are also known to be things Transylvania, and he really impressed upon rather complicated models, and we had to that would cause other problems if you me that I should continue doing run them on supercomputers, and it still gave them to patients. So we haven’t found something that had a mathematical com- took days and days for them to solve,” she some magic cure drug yet, but we’ve found ponent,” she said. “So I was attracted to said. “Now you can do it on a laptop.” some novel directions for studying the way a project I saw on computer modeling of She took that rendered valve and was cells are behaving.” heart valves, and I signed on for that able to simulate numerous factors, Another treatment method Grande- research project. I learned that it was a including birth defects, diseases, and even Allen is developing uses living valve replace- really compelling problem, and I’ve wanted surgery. ments that are tissue engineered. to keep working on it ever since.” “I applied blood pressure to the valve “Tissue engineered valves could actually In fact, several Transylvania professors within the modeling software and the valve grow and heal inside the patient, as left an impression on Grande-Allen’s edu- would close and stretch in response to the opposed to an artificial valve,” she said. cation and career. blood pressure,” she said. “I simulated “We have some promising research in my “Without question, all of the support valve disease, valve surgery, and lab on that, too.” I got from my math professors was excep- replacement of the aorta that surrounds Grande-Allen works closely with tional,” she said. “I absolutely loved the the heart valve with different types of cardiac surgeons and cardiologists along classes I took from (former mathematics artificial blood vessels. It was a really rich with other bioengineers. Most of her work professors) Jim Miller and (the late) David project, and we published a lot of papers has been in medical centers, including the Choate. In biology, I really enjoyed (late out of it.” University of Washington’s department professor) J. Hill Hamon’s classes—it was One of the more common such a lively atmosphere. Even diseases is calcific aortic valve the labs were fun. We studied disease, which is when the together, we worked togeth- aortic valve turns into a miner- er—I just loved being at Tran- alized, bony structure. The sylvania.” ■ valve does not open and close properly because of the calcifi- For more information about Grande-Allen’s Durelli Award: cation, and blood leaks http://bit.ly/grandeallenrice backward against the normal or: flow of blood. Often the only symptom a person feels with the disease is tiredness or short- ness of breath, but the disease can cause much more serious cardiovascular problems.

FALL 2011 19 A Visible Advanceme New location for alumni and development office helps staff better serve Transylvania’s constituencies

BY WILLIAM A. BOWDEN windows, added insulation, fresh Alumni and other visitors to the paint, and enhanced technology new alumni and development completed the transformation. building are greeted by a spacious Alumni have made good use of facility that gives the staff more the office since its August opening. room and amenities with which to The Bluegrass Alumni Chapter and serve the many constituencies of the the Transylvania Women’s Club university. board held meetings that used both Meeting space for alumni the conference room and a large reunion committees and other meeting and work-space area in the groups that is outfitted with tech- rear of the building. Both spaces nology for presentations, larger include projectors and large screens offices that can accommodate more for presentations. visitors, a reception area with guest “The executive board and seating, and an office specially for members of the Bluegrass Alumni student workers are among the Chapter were really pleased to have advantages the new dedicated this kind of meeting space that is part location on the north side of campus of our offices, instead of having to has over the former office suite on meet elsewhere on campus,” said the first floor of Old Morrison. Natasa Pajic Mongiardo ’96, director “This building gives us the oppor- of alumni programs. “We also have tunity to really expand our program- the capability for conference calls and ming in fund-raising and alumni Skype to accommodate people who relations,” said Kirk Purdom, vice can’t attend in person.” president for advancement. “We have Phonathons are a major fund- a lot more flexibility now. It’s also a raising tool for the annual fund. The very inviting building for alumni and training required for them to be suc- friends to visit, and for our students. cessful can now be accommodated It’s just a more professional space in in the new offices. A large area in all respects.” the back of the suite, circled by The 5,670-square-foot building, offices, can handle sessions for which faces North Broadway just students, faculty, and staff who take two doors north of Fourth Street, part in phonathons. With the com- includes offices and meeting rooms pletion of renovations in the lower Counterclockwise, from top above, Winn Turney ’65 on the ground level and a basement level, phonathons themselves will talks with assistant director of alumni programs currently being used for storage that take place there. Tracy Dunn ’90, center, and director of alumni will eventually be finished for As Transylvania moves forward programs Natasa Pajic Mongiardo ’96 on the front purposes such as phonathons. porch of the new alumni and development building; with fund-raising efforts designed to administrative assistant Elaine Valentine and vice The facility was purchased by the support a planned increased president for advancement Kirk Purdom confer in university from the Boy Scouts of enrollment to about 1,500, along the reception area; Dunn and Mongiardo meet with America-Bluegrass Council in 2008 with the expansion of academic and members of the Bluegrass Alumni Chapter Board, from left, Will Freeman ’05, Jean Fudold Smith ’69, and underwent an extensive student life programs to and E’Corbin Crutcher ’47 in the conference room; renovation that included a new accommodate that growth, the the Bluegrass Chapter board meets in the back area; heating and air conditioning system development staff is spending more Katie Wilson Conrad ’99, left, and Emily Heady as well as reconfiguring of walls to Morris ’03 relax in the reception area; the new time on the road visiting current and offices for alumni and development are at 415 create optimum spaces for the 12 potential donors. Still, there are North Broadway. Photos by Joseph Rey Au. staff members. New carpeting and always opportunities to host donors

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in the alumni and development and all students who visit the area offices, and that’s another area where come into more contact with the pro- the new facility really shines. fessional staff and have exposure to “When donors come to see us, the concepts and benefits of philan- they expect a certain type of atmos- thropy. phere,” Purdom said. “When you In their everyday work situations, enter our building, we project a very members of the alumni and devel- professional, business-like opment staff are enjoying and ben- environment, probably similar to efitting from the more spacious what they have in their own offices and work areas. businesses. We can also plug the com- “This is my second experience at puter in and show them a moving out of a main administration presentation on screen. When we’re building and into a facility just for working with an individual or cor- alumni and development,” Purdom porations and foundations about a said. “I feel we’re now getting our potential gift, all of these factors are jobs done a little more quickly and significant.” efficiently.” Donors, alumni, and others “In our old offices, our coming to the alumni and refrigerator was in a filing cabinet,” development offices can now come Mongiardo laughed. “We now have directly to a discrete building, as a nice kitchen area, and also a separate opposed to locating the offices within room for our main files. With the a larger building. Parking is available space between our offices, I can leave in the front and rear of the building. my door open and not be distracted When they arrive, they find a by people outside my office. It’s really reception area and seating that the a nice environment where people former location could not offer. enjoy coming to work.” “I just love the fact that when we From the mundane—more have alumni visitors, we have a place storage space and room to expand— for them to sit and browse yearbooks to the conceptual—a more while they’re waiting,” Mongiardo professional space and appearance said. “It’s such a community space that stimulate staff and create better where they may also interact with visitor impressions—the new alumni more staff members and get to know and development office is fulfilling us better. We certainly welcome all its role to enhance fund-raising and alumni to pay us a visit.” alumni relations to advance Student philanthropy is another Transylvania in all respects. area where the new facility is having “I love this building,” Purdom a positive effect. The Student Alumni said. “I hope we get to stay in it a Association and the Senior Challenge long time.” ■ committee can meet in the offices, FALL 2011 21 A New Dimension Chris Begley takes his scanner and his students to the jungle

BY TYLER YOUNG The water that surrounds him is at once silent and deafening. He kicks his feet, slowly making his way deeper, when the beam of his light suddenly reveals a giant anchor, long buried but easily recognizable. He takes out his scanner to document the artifact—complex algorithms will soon digitally recreate it to the minutest detail. Chris Begley is preparing for class.

22 TRANSYLVANIA Begley ’90, an anthropology pro- in 2009 Begley took it to Honduras fessor at Transylvania, is an to test it in the jungle. It worked per- archaeologist, traveling around the fectly. The team made it lightweight, world to research and excavate. This and its energy consumption was so particular underwater experience took low that it went the whole two weeks him to Spain over the summer, where without needing a charge. It didn’t he and a student, sophomore Anne require a computer to store the Wright, along with a group of researchers, images, so the files could be sent off later and documented items from Mediterranean history, processed. It worked so well they went back and Facing page, dating back to pre-Roman times in 250 B.C. made it waterproof so it could be used on dive sites. Transylvania Begley is a firm believer that only a part of “I think this is really important for archaeologists anthropology professor Chris Begley education happens in the classroom, and he routinely and any other field researchers that need accurate ’90 uses a 3-D scanner takes students on digs both in the United States and 3-D maps of objects they’re going to take in hostile on a huge eighteenth- abroad. environments,” Begley said. “What we’re envisioning century anchor in 80 feet of water off the “I try to let them see the whole process, to see is a system where archaeologists could buy the coast of Menorca, how they could do this when it comes their time,” equipment cheaply, take the data, and send off what Spain; left, Begley he said. “Sometimes they get to excavate, sometimes you want to be processed. I see a lot of potential for tests a prototype they get to do whatever kinds of field work we’re that in places like Honduras that don’t have a lot of underwater scanner in waters off Trinidad in doing. They get to interact with local scholars, which resources.” the Caribbean. I think is really important, to see that wherever you go, there are a whole lot of dedicated experts that are doing great work.” Much of Begley’s research takes place in the jungles of Central America, particularly in Honduras, a Spanish-speaking nation with a rich history of indigenous cultures that fascinate him. But to get to some of the places he goes, he has to travel for days on foot or in canoes, reaching the remotest areas of the country with two weeks supply of food and water and hundreds of pounds of research equip- ment. Once he gets to the sites, many of the artifacts are fragile or so lightly preserved that any contact can be irreparably damaging. Both are common problems for archaeologists, and Begley is working on a way to solve them. Eli Crane, then a graduate student at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, and his professor, Larry Hassebrook, worked with a three- dimensional scanner that used normal light instead of lasers and expensive equipment to make renderings of objects. It was developed as a way to fingerprint Transylvania Muslim women at airports and borders without In Spain, he scanned two caves to look for tool sophomore Annie touching them, so it had to be accurate to the tiniest marks or modifications that had possibly gone Wright and engineer detail—as small as 20 microns. Begley asked Crane unnoticed. He also scanned underwater artifacts and Eli Crane use a laser 3-D scanning system if he thought it would be possible to take that idea items from a Roman city that was in the process of to scan a pre-Roman further and create a scanner big enough and rugged being excavated. Artifacts included jewelry, war mortuary cave on the enough to be used on archaeological digs and digitally helmets, and coins, including one coin that was the island of Menorca. document artifacts without contact. subject of a disagreement about whether or not there All photos submitted At its core, the scanner is a projector that uses a was a faint engraving of a cross on it. The scanner by Chris Begley. 35 mm slide and light to project a pattern onto an showed there was. object. When it lands on a flat surface, you see an He then went to Sicily to scan a bronze ram that undistorted pattern, and when it is projected onto would have been on the front of a warship during an object, the lines distort and are captured by a naval warfare in the Mediterranean. Up until a few digital video camera. Later, a computer will analyze years ago, there had been only one ever recovered. and measure the pattern and create a perfectly Begley scanned the ram, and the team was able to accurate 3-D rendering of the object, which can be read and see inscriptions and artwork that would manipulated to observe details that can’t be seen have been impossible to study otherwise. with the naked eye. As a result of his work with the 3-D scanner, Crane and Hassebrook developed a model, and Begley received a grant from National Geographic

FALL 2011 23 does it serve for the people who have this legend?” he said. “For the indigenous people, it seems to refer back to a time when they had greater autonomy— the glory days. For non-indigenous people in the area, it’s the open frontier. It gives them hope that there’s something still there undiscovered. For treasure hunters, it represents fame and glory.” Part of the reason the legend has survived, Begley has surmised from his research, is because of the spectacular limestone cliffs over the river that look like buried palaces, barely visible. That feeling is enhanced when the limestone sediments that make straight, horizontal lines intersect with water stains flowing vertically down the cliff. The resulting rectangles look like they could have once been windows or doorways. Other projects Begley is working on include cave archaeology in Missouri and underwater research in that focuses on pilot programs using new the U.S. and jungle rivers in Central and South technologies. The grant sent him and a team America, which have not been studied extensively back to Honduras for a month with a because of low visibility and difficult diving. He has filmmaker, Josh Howard, to scan petroglyphs, been working with a portable x-ray fluorescent ancient rock carvings that historically have machine, a spectrometer that can be pointed at an been difficult to document. They also looked object and will read its elemental makeup. at river erosion to get an idea of conservation Much of Begley’s research makes its way into his Top, Begley and Eli Crane, former UK graduate and preservation issues. class. He likens it to, instead of being a reporter who student and now From that experience, Begley and Howard writes about the news, creating the news yourself. engineer with Trioverse, decided to team up again to work on their current “Research is not something I do that is ‘extra,’” stand by petroglyphs to project—a documentary on the legend of a lost city be scanned along the Rio Begley said. “This ought to be fundamental to what Platano in the jungles of hidden in Honduras’s Mosquito Coast. we do as faculty. This is what makes me valuable and eastern Honduras. Above, For centuries, there has been talk of a lost city creates opportunities for my students. If you are in the point cloud data for a somewhere in the rainforest on the northeastern the midst of it, then you present it in a totally different petroglyph from the Rio coast of Honduras. People have come from all over Platano that likely way, and I think that’s important. While teaching is represents a monkey. looking for it—it is a kind of El Dorado for Spanish the central thing we do, it’s not enough.” and American explorers. Begley has heard the legend That’s why he spends so much time taking students many times during his work off campus to get hands-on experience, particularly around the Mosquito Coast. in his archaeology courses. He has held four “Everybody knows about it archaeological field schools at four different central and talks about it, and they have Kentucky sites—Camp Nelson Civil War camp, Lex- for hundreds of years,” he said. ington’s first Catholic cemetery, an early pioneer “Some of the places formerly station, and a historic stagecoach stop and tavern on thought of as the lost city are an old route between Lexington and Washington, now just villages. The city just D.C. moves, retreats into the jungle. And when he takes students abroad, they not only There’s always a lost city around get archaeological experience, they learn how the next corner, just out of different research can be for scholars in other coun- reach.” tries. While he doesn’t believe it “In many cases, they’ll see how it’s kind of an exists, he is searching for unfair situation,” Begley said. “They don’t have funding to shoot the film the same resources, in some cases, the same oppor- because he wants to know why tunities to publish to a big audience or present their the story has persisted for so work. They get to see that we’re a part of this com- many years. munity. They get to interact with other scholars, “That’s part of the question and now all of those people who were part of the for this film—what function project know about Transylvania, our students, and

Begley trails Kristin Geil ’11 and Chase Pugh ’10 as they descend from the summit of Yanapaccha, an 18,000-foot peak in Peru, on an alumni trip led by Begley.

24 TRANSYLVANIA Transylvania would like to publish your photos of alumni events and personal milestones. For consideration, please send photos to Transylvania Magazine, NEWS & NOTES Transylvania University, 300 North Alumni Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797. Nancy Jo Kemper, Versailles, Ky., has Samuel W. Bourne, Erie, Penn., Alvin D. “Chip” Chapman, Colum- ’64 been named interim associate dean ’66 retired in June after 33 years as ’89 bus, Ohio, president of Integrated of interreligious life at Transylvania for a one- director of pastoral services and chaplain at Building Systems, has created a new year, part-time appointment. She will advise UPMC/Hamot Medical Center. Sam and educational video series entitled Office faith-based student organizations, coordinate his wife, Ann, celebrated their 40th wedding Planning 101. The series offers guidance church-related internships, provide social anniversary the same month in Florida with from central Ohio experts on fundamentals justice and interreligious programming, work their son Robert, daughter Jennifer, son-in- like choosing a mover, designing the space, with the interreligious life team to develop law Artie, and granddaughter Juliet. and planning office technology. a new model for campus, monitor campus religious activities to ensure they are Christopher P. Herrick, Middlesex, Tiffany R. Wheeler, Lexington, assis- consistent with the liberal arts mission of the ’74 N.Y., is a VMS Systems manager con- ’90 tant professor of education at Tran- college, and provide spiritual counseling for sultant to AT&T with Q Analysts, LLC, of sylvania, was selected to participate in a students, faculty, and staff. California. He’s in charge of more than 30 National Endowment for the Humanities systems nationwide. Summer Institute at Harvard University titled “African American Struggles for Freedom James H. Frazier III, and Civil Rights: 1865-1965,“ which was ’76 Lexington, managing held June 27-July 22. (See article on page member of the law firm of 15.) McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, has been elected as Susan B. Marine, Waltham, Mass., has chairman of the Lexington & ’92 been named assistant professor and Fayette County Parking Authority Board of program director of higher education at Mer- Commissioners. rimack College in North Andover, Mass.

VanMeter wins age group in Malinda Beal Wynn, Loveland, Ohio, writes Cynthia Ice-Bones, Citrus Heights, that her husband’s job is taking them to ’96 Calif., received a master of public Ironman Brazil 2011 Panama for a few years, and she would love administration from the University of San George VanMeter ’77 (above, cen- to host any visitors to the area or start a Francisco School of Business and Professional ter) won the 55-59 age group compe- Panama alumni chapter. Studies in May. Cindy is an equal tition in the 2011 Ironman Brazil, held employment opportunity specialist for the Alan B. Storrow, Brentwood, Tenn., U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of May 29 on the island portion of the vice chairman for research and city of Florianopolis in southern Brazil. ’85 Land Management in the California state academic affairs in the Department of Emer- office. The win qualified VanMeter for the gency Medicine at the Vanderbilt University 2011 Ironman World Championship in Medical Center, has helped to secure a $3.5 Jennifer Henderson Simpson, Hawaii October 8. million grant from the National Heart, Lung ’97 Louisville, is chair of Prom Project Competing against 27 entrants in and Blood Institute to fund the Vanderbilt Ministry at Northeast Christian Church, an his age group, VanMeter covered the Emergency Medicine Research Training pro- outreach program that has provided prom 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and gram. The program is a five-year focus on attire to more than 1,000 girls who wanted 26.2-mile run in 10 hours, 57 minutes, training and mentoring physician-scientists to attend prom but lacked monetary 59 seconds. This was 19 minutes ahead in all aspects of research necessary to prepare resources. She was interviewed by Today’s of the second-place finisher. Overall at them for the challenges associated with trans- Woman magazine. the Brazil meet, there were 1,823 men lating basic science into care improvements and women from 39 countries. for acutely ill or injured patients. The grant G. Thomas Barker, Lexington, has VanMeter, a member of the Transyl- is one of the nation’s first training grants in ’00 been appointed gift and estate vania Board of Trustees, entered his emergency medicine from the National Insti- planning officer at the University of first triathlon in 1984. Last year, he tutes of Health. Kentucky. A 2002 winner of the Kentucky won his age group in the Ironman held Bar Association annual Student Writing in Louisville in a time of 10:56, then P. Gene Vance, Lexington, received Competition, Tom has had articles published finished 13th in his age group in the ’87 the Mr. Delta Sig Award at the Delta in the Kentucky Law Journal and Bench & Hawaii competition with a time of Sigma Phi Biennial Convention in July. This Bar. He interned in the White House Office 11:15. This year, he finished 45th in award is the highest honor the fraternity of Intergovernmental Affairs during Hawaii with a time of 12:42. presents to an alumnus and is given to only President George W. Bush’s administration. “I love the competition,” VanMeter one person per year. Its stated purpose is to J. Michael Bernardi, Shelbyville, Ky., said. “It’s been a progression over the recognize “an individual who has given finished his residency in dermatology years to get to this point. Hopefully, I extraordinary service to the fraternity for a ’02 and has joined Advanced Dermatology and have more good years in front of me.” sustained period of time.”

FALL 2011 25 Matt Jones ’00 TURNING UK COVERAGE UPSIDE DOWN IN ‘RIDICULOUS MANNER’

Kentuckysportsradio.com may not basketball coach in 2009. (Jones had a look like a media powerhouse, but the good source on Gillispie’s firing and site, founded by Matt Jones ’00, is one Calipari’s hiring and was the first to of the most popular independently run report both stories.) Jones parlayed his college sports websites in the country. newfound popularity into a statewide Jones, a political science major who weekday radio show in Louisville and a earned a J.D. from Duke University Law weekday television show, aptly titled School, started the website in 2005 with Kentucky Sports Television. In 2010, he a partner, Rob Gidel, hoping to use it as left the law firm he opened with a an online radio show about University of partner to focus full time on KSR. Kentucky sports. The pair did a couple Kentucky sports coverage has long of shows and decided it wasn’t feasible, been run by traditional media—news- so Jones began using KSR to keep up papers, radio, and television. The fact with some of his Transylvania friends, that a fan-operated website has insert- including Andrew Jefferson ’04, Chris ed itself as a new pillar is sometimes a Mosley ’02, Chris Tomlin ’98, Jason controversial one. KSR’s motto is “Uni- Moore ’01, and Duncan Cavanah ’99. versity of Kentucky basketball, football, The crew had spread out from Lexing- and recruiting news brought to you in ton, but still had three common the most ridiculous manner possible,” bonds—UK sports, Transylvania, and and its content is openly written from a making each other laugh. fan’s perspective. Jones has had plenty “Howard Dean had run for president of detractors decrying the merits of in 2004 and used this notion of blogs as KSR’s journalism—which Jones passion- a way to communicate,” Jones said. “So Matt Jones ’00 is shown on the set of ately contends is solid, with credible Kentucky Sports Television. my buddies and I began using the blog sources and insightful writing. just as a way to communicate with each “Back when we started, what I was other. There was no notion that it was going to be a popular doing was essentially funny commentary,” he said. “We still do thing, but within a month we were getting 200 to 300 hits a that, but what makes you a powerful outlet is that you have to day, and we thought, ‘Let’s see what we can do with this.’” report. What bothers mainstream media people is that we do The site slowly began attracting more visitors, but even when both. I don’t think you have to choose, as long as you’re clear it reached 5,000 hits per day, Jones still didn’t think it had much about which you’re doing at a given moment.” of a chance to be widely read. Jones constantly looks for the best ways to push the KSR That changed in 2007 after former head basketball coach brand. He covered recruiting when that was an overlooked Tubby Smith left Lexington and Billy Gillispie was hired to coach aspect of college sports, and he was an early adopter of Twitter, the Wildcats. Jones had gotten a radio show at a struggling which he says “changed everything.” His page, which has more Louisville station, mostly so he could receive a press pass to UK than 30,000 followers, was named best Twitter page in Lexing- media events. At Gillispie’s first press conference in Lexington, ton by Ace Weekly in 2011. No matter what trend is out there, which was televised live, Jones raised his hand to ask a ques- Jones says KSR will be a forerunner. tion, and thousands of famously basketball-crazed UK fans “The website is our bread and butter, but we don’t even glued to their TVs saw an unfamiliar, and oddly disheveled, head know what the Internet will look like in 10 years,” he said. “We pop out of the crowd of media members. just want to make KSR the best at whatever it is. We have the “It was really windy that day, and I had a lot of hair back highest share of any sports radio show in Louisville in 15 years. then,” Jones said. “My hair was everywhere, literally could not We got the KSR brand on television. And whatever the next have looked worse. People were like, ‘Who in the world is that thing is, we won’t fight it. We’ll make KSR the best.” guy?’” Jones said the site got the voice it did because Transylvania Now with his hair and his blog on fans’ radars, Jones took his helped him and the other founders develop their own voices opportunity to make a name for himself. He met Patrick Patter- through professors encouraging strong discussion in the class- son, a prized recruit from West Virginia who fans desperately rooms. In particular, political science professor Don Dugi made a wanted to commit to Kentucky, and Gillispie. Patterson liked the big impact on him, following his career and offering help and fact that Jones and his crew were young guys like him who encouragement the whole way. were having fun covering Kentucky sports, and he would only “Don Dugi encouraged me to go to Duke, and then once I talk to them, coming on Jones’s radio show and granting him went to Duke he encouraged me to apply for a clerkship, which exclusive access to one of the biggest recruiting stories in years. I never would have thought I’d have the chance to do,” he said. When he signed with Kentucky in May 2007, KSR got 20,000 “Then when I told him I was thinking about quitting law to do hits, crashing the site and proving that Jones had arrived as a this, he was encouraging. (Political science professor) Jeffery player in the Kentucky sports media world. Freyman and (writing, rhetoric, and communication professor) Since then, KSR has exploded, now getting around 175,000 Gary Deaton were both very influential as well. I had a great hits per day during the season, and as many as 250,000 per day time at Transylvania.” on big news days, like when John Calipari was announced as —TYLER YOUNG Dermaesthetics of Louisville with offices in Central Florida and plans to relocate to New Frankfort, Prospect, and downtown York City. Louisville. His wife, Jean-Anne Jensen ‘02, is an orthodontist with BracesBracesBraces Langdon S. Ryan, Lexington, is an attorney Orthodontic in Shelbyville and Valley Sta- with the Lexington law firm of Golden & tion. Walters.

Lindsay McWilliams Workman, Fort Mitchell, Zachary A. Davis, Lexington, a Ky., has been promoted to group manager ’08 realtor and principal auctioneer, has for tax audit at Procter & Gamble in been elected to the board of trustees of the Lino Nakwa Cincinnati. She started with the company as Lexington History Museum. To find out a tax analyst in December 2005. more about the museum, visit www.Lexing- achieves citizenship tonHistoryMuseum.org. His dream finally came true. M. Shayne Gallaher, Paris, Ky., is Lino Nakwa ’09, a refugee from ’03 serving as a foreign service officer Lauren T. Covert, Washington, D.C., has been Sudan who endured years of uncer- with the U. S. Consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil. named center administrator for Georgetown tainty and anguish over his immigra- University’s National Security Studies Pro- tion status—including during his time Emily Heady Morris, Lexington, has been gram. at Transylvania—took the oath of alle- named associate in the Lexington office of giance and became a United States Littler Mendleson, P.S.C., the nation’s largest citizen on September 2 in a naturaliza- law firm dedicated exclusively to the repre- Marriages tion ceremony in Louisville. sentation of management in labor and Nakwa had been abducted at age employment law matters. 12 in his native Sudan by a terrorist Cordell G. Lawrence, Stacey Ann Dixon ’90 and group. Because of the military training Louisville, has been Charles William Turvey, that was forced upon him for a month ’04 named senior consumer February 23, 2011 while in captivity, federal immigration relationship marketing com- authorities initially denied him residen- munications specialist for Ryan T. Garrett ’97 and Nicole Vaccaro, Sep- cy. While he was at Transylvania, the Brown-Forman in Louisville. tember 3, 2011 campus community rallied to his Erin Elizabeth Weaver ’97 and Travus cause, embarking on a letter-writing Joseph P. Berry, Owensboro, Ky., has Geesaman, May 14, 2011 and telephone campaign on his ’05 been named project manager for Christopher Allen Carter ’98 and Lauren behalf. This past May, Nakwa was downtown development by the Greater Mabry, April 30, 2011 finally granted his green card. Owensboro Economic Development Corp. Erin Elizabeth Moran ’01 and Wes Keltner, “I will never forget the outpouring June 10, 2011 of support from the people on the Amy Shupe Kerner, Edgewood, Ky., Heather Marie Rowland ’01 and Jay Gough, Transylvania campus,” he said. “I ’06 has been promoted to supervisor, June 10, 2011 know that it had a significant impact commissions in the Western Southern finance David Bradley Horton ’03 and Ashley Marie on the success of my case.” and accounting department at Crawford, May 14, 2011 Nakwa was among a group of 268 PriceWaterhouse Coopers. She has her CPA Amy Elizabeth Musterman ’03 and Brian people from many nations who and is currently working on her M.B.A. at Oates, June 11, 2011 became U.S. citizens in a special natu- Western Kentucky University. ralization ceremony held at the Galt Candace Maeser Livingstone, Hinckley, House in downtown Louisville. The Leicestershire, United Kingdom, and her Correction event was planned to coincide with husband, Adrian, completed a 1,200-mile An article in the summer Transylva- WorldFest 2011, a three-day celebra- trek on foot from the southernmost point nia magazine (page 26) about the tion of Louisville’s international culture. in England, Land’s End, to the northernmost presentation of the Morrison Medal- “This is a special thing for me,” point in Scotland, John O’Groats. Their lion to trustee Joe M. Thomson ’66 Nakwa told The Courier-Journal. three-month walking expedition raised should have stated that he co-found- “Finally getting my citizenship means I money for the Association for International ed PLANCO in 1977 and that the finally have a home for the first time Cancer Research. Candace’s mother, company was acquired by Hartford since 1992, when I became a Elizabeth Underwood Maeser ’78 of Life Insurance Company in 1998, at refugee.” Leitchfield, Ky., is a breast cancer survivor. which time he continued as president In the same week of his naturaliza- through August 2000. He was senior tion, Nakwa, a business administration Tyler M. Smithhart, Hopkinsville, Ky., has vice president and director of business major at Transylvania, was promoted been named head basketball coach at development for Hartford Life from to general manager of a KFC restau- Christian County High School. 2000-05. Thomson is now president rant in east Louisville. He told an Asso- and chief executive officer of Pacer ciated Press reporter that he would Patrick N. Coleman, Smiths Grove, Financial, Inc., which he established in like someday to pursue a master’s Ky., a CPA in the audit area in the ’07 2005 as a hedge fund development degree in agribusiness and use that Bowling Green, Ky., office of Holland CPAs, and financial products distribution knowledge to help relieve hunger in has been promoted to supervisor. company. Transylvania magazine his native Africa. B. Trent Fucci, Lexington, earned his M.F.A. regrets the errors. in performance from the University of

FALL 2011 27 Evelyn Freer Gee ’92 and Shawn Gee, a son, Beau Wesley Gee, April 18, 2011 Chad Needham renovates Amy Adams Schirmer ’92 and Peter Schirmer, a son, Adam Ryne Schirmer, August 29, historic Spalding’s Bakery 2011 When Spalding’s Bakery moved from its North Limestone and Sixth Street location after Martha Phyllis Bertram- more than 70 years, the building sat vacant for Arnett ’93 and Mark five years until Chad Needham ’94 saw a Arnett, a daughter, Ava chance to move in on the historic property and Josephine Arnett, July 3, contribute to the urban renewal taking place 2011 around downtown Lexington. Needham, a developer, gutted the inside of Carmen Hall Caldera-Brzoska ’94 and Wayne the building, tearing out walls to reveal the Brzoska, a daughter, Chloe Alexander original brick, restoring the doors and molding, Brzoska, April 22, 2011 and installing new floors, appliances, HVAC, Young Photos by Tyler Daniel F. Swintosky ‘94 and Ann Wirth Swin- and plumbing. He converted the first-floor bak- Chad Needham is the third tosky ’96, a son, Aiden Charles Swintosky, ery into a studio now leased by local artist John owner of the 131-year-old building on North Limestone. July 24, 2011 Lackey, and the second-floor apartments the W. Justin McDonald ’96 and Andrea Spalding family lived in became office space. McDonald, a daughter, Landry Kate He became the third owner of the building, which was constructed in 1880 McDonald, September 5, 2011 and operated as a meat market, saloon, and coal yard before being purchased by Tracy Todd Blevins ’98 and Frankie C. Blevins an upstart doughnut baker in 1934. Spalding’s quickly became one of Lexington’s Jr., a daughter, Tessa Louise Blevins, most famous and beloved bakeries. Now Needham hopes to preserve the build- December 28, 2010 ing’s history while reintegrating it into Lexington business. Mary Kay Pendley Kasiborski ’98 and John Needham, who describes the renovation as “contemporary rustic,” said that Kasiborski, a daughter, Sara Kathryn Kasi- when he was a student in the early ’90s living in the soccer players’ house on borski, June 29, 2011 Constitution Street, the area around Transylvania wasn’t always well suited for Ann-Phillips Mayfield ’99 and Jay Ingle, a college students. The surrounding lots that had pawn shops and a liquor store son, Franklin Holman Ingle, July 29, 2011 now house businesses like Doodle’s, Atomic Café, and Third Street Stuff. “When I was a student, it was a little rough,” Kristina Felblinger Bolin ’00 and he said. “Boy, has that changed. And that was Jeffrey Bolin, a son, William only 16 or 17 years ago. As a developer, I think Christian Bolin, December of what the potential for the area will be in 10, 2010 another 16 or 17 years.” He said that while many of the buildings in the Sherri Swift Crossett ’00 and Jason Crossett, area have lots of need for restoration and reno- a son, William Silas Crossett, July 19, 2011 vation, the time is ripe for other developers to Travis A. Crump ’00 and Faith Hawkins Crump come in and capitalize on low prices and a good ’02, a son, Langdon Aaron Crump, May location to buy property on North Limestone. He 20, 2011 thinks business will flourish and continue the Johan F. Graham ’00 and Aimee Hicks Graham renewal process of downtown Lexington. ’03, twin sons, Charles Johan Graham and Local artist John Lackey rents “With a little effort and a group of people who Noah Oliver Graham, May 8, 2011 the first floor of the building want to see North Limestone get better, I think Kimberly Ehret Jones ’00 and Adam D. Jones as an art studio. we’ll get there,” he said. ’00, a daughter, Eden Ruth Jones, June 17, 2011

Helen Elizabeth Beaven ’04 and Patrick Napper ’11, July 23, 2011 Nicholas M. Holland ’01 and Bischoff, June 18, 2011 Sarah Stewart Holland ’03, a Haley Christine Trogdlen ’07 and James son, Amos Edward Holland, Mason McCauley ’07, June 11, 2011 Births June 3, 2011 Thomas Scott Lefler ’07 and Maggie Donal P. Cashman ’89 and Casandra Alexandra Davenport ’10, June 25, 2011 Joshua P. Morris ’01 and Emily Mary Ruth Barger ’08 and William M. Dixon, Cashman, a daughter, Vera Celeste Cashman, May 21, 2011 Heady Morris ’03, a daughter, Hadley July 6, 2011 Grace Morris, January 29, 2011 Tiffany Dawn Blackburn ’09 and Nick Robin J. Bowen ’90 and Daniel Bucca, a daughter, Emma Diana Bernice Bucca, Sally Francisco Billings ’02 and Nathan Tackett, August 20, 2011 Billings, a daughter, Elizabeth Faye Katherine Renee Davis ’09 and Andrew Bryan June 25, 2011 Angela Logan Edwards ’91 and Brian Billings, August 2, 2011 Crowe, June 4, 2011 Tamara Bentley Caudill ’02 and David Caudill, Lindsey Ellen Roberson ’09 and Jason Adams, Edwards adopted a son, Coleman Wright Edwards, born February 1, 2011 a daughter, Willa Jane Caudill, August 22, June 12, 2011 2011 Nicholas Ryan Ledgerwood ’10 and Emileigh Elizabeth Grugin Burton ’92 and John Burton Lucille Burns ’11, June 18, 2011 ’92, a son, Eli John Hughes Burton, Jeffrey Brent Gullett ’11 and Lacey Alanna August 29, 2011

28 TRANSYLVANIA Ellen Furlong ’03 MONKEY BUSINESS: THE SERIOUS STUDY OF PRIMATE COGNITION

Ellen Furlong ’03 came to Transylvania knowing she wanted degree and a Ph.D., both in developmental psychology, at The to be involved with animals in some way for her career, but she Ohio State University, where she also was a lecturer in the psy- was a little vague on just how that would play out. chology department for two years before securing fellowship “I worked with dogs all through high school, in obedience funding at Yale. training and in shows, and was interested in how they learned,” At first glance, mathematics might not seem the best choice Furlong said. “So I was interested in animal cognition at a very for a career that involves so much psychology. Furlong’s answer basic level, very early on. But at that point, I thought if you to that question shows both the value of math discipline to her worked with animals, you had to be a veterinarian.” career as well as the essence of a liberal arts preparation for a After a summer internship at the Louisville Zoo that was facili- continuing education. tated by her adviser, art professor Nancy Wolsk, Furlong saw the “What I find exciting about math is all the logic and proofs light. While sweeping out straw around the orangutan cage one and theoretical thinking about the world that it entails,” she day, she witnessed a demonstration of cognitive ability that was said. “Every time I write a paper now, I write a math proof first, totally unexpected. It left an lasting impression. and then just flesh out the paper from there. And I do statistics “I didn’t want to get too close to the cage and have them every day in my research. I study number cognition in primates grab the broom or me,” she recalled. “As I was hemming and and deal with mathematical models. hawing about what to do, the orangutan came over, sat down, “But my Transylvania undergraduate work also demonstrates and sort of assessed the problem, and then reached out with that what you need to succeed in graduate school are not the her arm under the bars and swept the straw. In that moment, little bits of knowledge about your particular field. It’s knowing I thought, what is going on here?” how to do research, how to construct an argument, and how to Finding answers to that question is one way of defining what talk with your faculty adviser, who is incredibly important. You Furlong is now devoting her career to. She focuses on primate get good training and a solid foundation at Transylvania. It was cognition in her work as a post-doctoral fellow in the psycholo- never a problem that I didn’t have a degree in psychology when gy department at Yale University and plans to become a full- I went to Ohio State.” time college professor in that subject. Furlong is thrilled to be at Yale—“It’s like Disneyland for scien- Furlong works primarily with brown tufted capuchin monkeys tists”—and working with Laurie Santos, a prominent scholar in in her research, but her interests in primate cognition are broad, primate cognition. Her current research looks at how bonuses reaching across the primate spectrum and throughout evolution, affect performance. The experiment varies the size of the bonus- and include humans. es—in this case pieces of cereal—given to monkeys who are “I’m interested in the cognitive skills that underlie our deci- playing a computer game. She is seeing a disconnect from the sions and how they changed across time and across evolution,” idea that larger bonuses always result in superior performance. Furlong said. “I take a developmental and comparative “When we give them the largest bonus, their performance approach. You can do that in a small sense, in terms of going actually drops,” Furlong said. She relates this to a classical from two to five years old, for instance, or in a large sense psychological finding known as the Yerkes-Dodson law, which across the primate order, looking at chimpanzees and humans. reveals that we all have an optimum level of stress. The large “Humans stand apart from all other animals in their level of bonus equates to increased expectations and heightened cognitive abilities, yet pressure to perform. there are basic founda- Studying primates tions of our reasoning with a leading scholar and thinking abilities in the field at Yale is a that we can see across long way from the dog species in a compara- obedience training that tive sense, and across Furlong cut her teeth time in an evolutionary on as a high school sense. Chimps and student. She perhaps humans have a com- unintentionally mon ancestor, maybe summed up the fasci- 15 million years ago, nation she holds for and we believe the her work when she kinds of commonalities described a research we see in the ways that experience involving a humans and chimps 260-pound chimpanzee, think are common to the largest primate she that ancestor.” has worked with: Joseph Rey Au Furlong majored in “They’re big, they’re mathematics at Transyl- During a lecture visit to Transylvania in February 2011, Ellen Furlong ’03 scary, they’re aggres- stopped by the Primate Rescue Center in Nicholasville, Ky., where she vania and completed a worked while a Transylvania student. She’s shown with a brown tufted sive—and they’re minor in psychology. capuchin, the species of monkey she now works with in her research as a awesome.” She earned a master’s post-doctoral fellow at Yale University. —WILLIAM A. BOWDEN Mathew B. Mattingly ’02 and Alexis Rowland Mattingly ’03, a son, Rowland Pratt Mat- tingly, September 1, 2010 Lindsay McWilliams Workman ’02 and Thomas Workman, a son, John Thomas Workman, June 8, 2011 Stephen E. Kreyenbuhl ’03 and Sidney Allen Kreyenbuhl ’04, a son, Edward Allen Kreyenbuhl, August 25, 2011 Alumni travel in 2012 and 2013 Sara Morton Spencer ’03 and Aaron J. The alumni office continues to promote trips to interested alumni and Spencer, a son, Jackson Davis Spencer, friends. For a trip brochure or more information on any trips mentioned May 22, 2011 below, contact Natasa Pajic Mongiardo ’96, director of alumni programs, at Robin DeBolt Fink ’04 and Justin Fink, a son, [email protected] or Tracy Dunn ’90, assistant director of alumni programs, at Wyatt Matthew Fink, August 10, 2011 [email protected], or at (800) 487-2679 or www.alumni.transy.edu. Best of the Mediterranean and Greek Isles - Oceania Cruises - Venice Lisa Taylor Warpinski ’05 and to Athens departs October 3, 2012. Discover the famed and unique ports and Nick Warpinski, a daughter, islands of the eastern Mediterranean while cruising aboard Oceania Cruises’ Eleanor Laurene Warpinski, newest vessel, the elegant Riviera. The past comes to life with visits to Italy, May 9, 2011 Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, and Turkey. Per-person cost based on double occupancy from $3,799 includes roundtrip airfare. Whitney Smith Nordmoe ’06 and Matthew Save the date for these two Oceania Cruises in the works for 2013: Tahitian Nordmoe, a son, Sebastian Miles Jewels, January 26-February 7, and Mayan Mystique, February 24-March 6. Nordmoe, May 14, 2011 Rome and the Amalfi Coast, November 1-10, 2012. Ten days, 13 meals (eight breakfasts, one lunch, four dinners). Highlights include whisper head- sets, Rome, regional wines with dinner, Ravello, Villa Rufolo, Vietrisul-Mare, Obituaries Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Paestum, Pompeii, wine tasting, Naples, and Archaeo- logical Museum. Per-person cost based on double occupancy is $3,099 (if Only alumni survivors are listed. booked by April 25, 2012, with a deposit of $250 per person) and includes Zelmer W. Pique ’33, Palos Verdes Estates, meals mentioned above, roundtrip air from Lexington, air taxes and fees, and Calif., died January 14, 2011. A hotel transfers. humanities major, he worked in technology sales and marketing at Transylvania Symphony Orchestra and Frances McGuire MacKenzie ’51, Louisville, companies including General Electric, regularly accompanied the glee club and died May 25, 2011. She was a member of Westinghouse, and Texas Instruments. choir. She served in the U.S. Marine Beta Sigma Phi sorority and former office He retired from Ameron Corp. He served Corps during World War II and was a manager for Christian, Brown and Rufer. in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired real estate broker. Natalie Brower Sherman ’51, Lexington, wife continued in the Army Reserve, retiring Caswell P. Lane ’42, Mt. Sterling, Ky., died of Albert L. Sherman ’49, died May 18, as a Colonel. He received an honorary May 28, 2011. He was a member of Kappa 2011. She was a sociology major. During doctor of humanities from London Uni- Alpha Order and was inducted into the World War II she was a stenographer, clerk versity in 1973. Robert Barr Society in 1992. He typist, and translator for the War Eleanor Miller Russell ’36, Glasgow, Ky., died graduated from the University of Kentucky Department. July 22, 2011. She spent her life as a home- Law School, practiced law in Mt. Sterling, Joseph A. Cuzner ’57, Grandbury, Tex., maker. and served as police judge, Montgomery husband of Barbara Noteboom Cuzner ’58, Frank Allen ’38, Long Beach, Calif., died July County judge, and circuit judge. He died July 25, 2011. He was a chemistry 15, 2010. The biology major was a received the Kentucky Bar Association major and was vice president of Rycoline member of fraternity, Special Service Award. Products. Books and Bones, and was a tenor in the Hazel Wilson Sawyer ’42, Lexington, died Robert L. Hayes ’58, Mt. Sterling, Ky., died A Cappella Choir. He earned a master’s June 17, 2011. She was a member of Phi August 30, 2011. He was a retired degree in education from Arizona State Mu sorority and the Y.W.C.A. She and Disciples of Christ minister, farmer, and University and was a retired music her husband helped start the First Church businessman and served churches in educator and founder and music director of Christ in Highland, Ind., and she served Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. He for the Long Beach Bach Festival. there as a teacher, youth worker, and was also an Army chaplain for 30 years, Susan Sweeney Schultz ’39, Springfield, Va., women’s ministry leader. including a year in Vietnam. aunt of Margaret Foley Case ’76 and Mary Louise Linville Hill ’46, Hamilton, Ohio, died Reba Nell Mayfield Jones ’59, Hollister, Calif., Ellen Foley ’79, died May 31, 2011. She May 26, 2011. She was inducted into the died May 1, 2011. She was a college pro- was a social science and Robert Barr Society in 1996. fessor, conducted cancer research, and was history major, a member J. Robert Jones ’51, Paducah, Ky., father of a retail antique dealer and appraiser. She of sorority, Stanley F. Jones ’80, died July 22, 2011. was also active in the San Benito County and a member of the 1939 He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fra- Republican Women Federated and served Transylvania Day Court ternity and a U.S. Army veteran, where as president. She was inducted into the of Honor. A pianist, she he served in the Korean War. Robert Barr Society in 2009. performed “Rhapsody in Robert A. Kelley ’51, Lexington, died May George E. Crow ’65, Savoy, Texas, husband Blue” with the 27, 2011. of Janice Ebs Crow ’66, died July 31, 2011.

30 TRANSYLVANIA ALUMNI BULLETIN BOARD

Recommendations sought for awards and Transylvania Golf Classic set for Alumni Executive Board May 31, 2012

Alumni are encouraged to submit recommendations Join Transylvania’s athletics department and the alumni for several awards that are presented during Alumni office for the 2012 Transylvania Golf Classic, a four-play- Weekend each year and for new members of the Alumni er scramble set for May 31, 2012, at the University Club Executive Board. of Kentucky Big Blue course. Registration and lunch will Recommendations are sought for the Pioneer Hall of be at 11 a.m., followed by a noon shotgun start. Spon- Fame, Morrison Medallion, Outstanding Young Alumni sorship opportunities are available. Award, and distinguished achievement and service For more information on the tournament or sponsor- awards. The Hall of Fame recognizes former athletes, ships, contact Jack Ebel ’77, director of athletics, at (859) coaches, and others who have made outstanding contri- 233-8548 or [email protected]. butions to Transylvania athletics, while the Morrison Medallion is given to an alumnus or alumna for out- standing service to the university. The Outstanding Young Alumni Award in most cases recognizes an alumna or Strong finish needed to retain title in alumnus who has been out of school 10 years or less Battle of the Bumpers with an extensive record of service and support to the university. Achievement and service awards honor profes- With the help of alumni, students, faculty, staff, par- sional excellence and service to Transylvania. ents, and friends, Transylvania was once again the win- Those recommended for the Alumni Executive Board ner of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges should have a record of support and service to the uni- and Universities Battle of the Bumpers in 2010. The 2011 versity and be willing to serve a three-year term. New license plate competition began on January 1, and you members are nominated by the board and elected at the can still make a difference by the end of the year. For annual meeting during Alumni Weekend. For recommen- more information, including contact information for your dation forms, contact the alumni office, or submit rec- county clerk, visit the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s ommendations to Natasa Pajic Mongiardo ’96, director of Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing at http://mvl.ky.gov. alumni programs, at [email protected].

Ways to stay connected Announcing alumni affinity partnership There are lots of ways to keep up with your alma Your alumni benefits now include a special discounted mater and fellow alumni: rate on auto insurance and home insurance from Liberty www.alumni.transy.edu — alumni online community Mutual. We are proud to provide our alumni with a great where you can register for alumni events and browse the benefit from a Fortune 100 company that protects mil- alumni directory for the latest news on classmates. lions of people across America. Find out more about Lib- erty Mutual home and auto insurance at www.facebook.com/TransylvaniaUniversityAlumni http://www.libertymutual.com/transylvania. In Kentucky, — the quickest way to get alumni news and information contact Kent Lewis at (859) 223-1313 ext. 53304 or by on events. e-mail at [email protected]. Elsewhere, call linkd.in/TUAlumni — If you’re interested in professional (800) 524-9400. Reference client #118832. networking, join the Transylvania University Alumni group Discounts and savings are available where state laws on LinkedIn. and regulations allow, and may vary by state. To the extent permitted by law, applicants are individually underwritten; not all applicants may qualify.

To contact the Alumni Office: Natasa Pajic Mongiardo ’96, director of alumni programs, [email protected] Tracy Stephens Dunn ’90, assistant director of alumni programs, [email protected] Elaine Valentine, administrative assistant, [email protected] Phone: (800) 487-2679 or (859) 233-8275 / Fax: (859) 281-3548 Mail: 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508 / E-mail: [email protected] / Web: www.transy.edu

FALL 2011 31 He was a business and economics major and member of Kappa Alpha, where he served as treasurer. He earned an M.B.A. from Cornell University. He was vice pres- Return. ident of Sun Oil Lubricants and Quaker State Oil and was president of Cross Oil. Remember. Anne Marlowe Shurling ’69, Louisville, died August 17, 2011. A music major and member of Chi Omega sorority, she Renew. returned to Transylvania in 1982 as a psy- chology professor for nine years. She earned a master’s degree in counseling Alumni Weekend 2012 from Florida State University and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Ken- April 27-29 tucky. In addition to her time at Transylvania, she was a private practice Make plans now to return to your alma mater for Alumni Weekend 2012 to psychologist and musician. remember and renew all your best college memories. The three-day schedule of Robert W. Schwartz ’75, Lebanon, Tenn., fun activities will include plenty of time to reconnect with classmates and died August 13, 2011. He played soccer favorite professors. and was involved with music ensembles, Friday’s golf outing and horseracing at Keeneland will get the weekend off to playing drums for several campus and a lively start, followed by the Pioneer Hall of Fame dinner and TGIF Kickoff Party Greek functions. He continued playing in for all alumni. Other fun activities will include tours of Transylvania’s Special bands and in studios in the Nashville area. Collections, an alumni choir concert, and 10-year celebration of the Beck James L. Clay Jr. ’79, Lexington, died May Center opening. 27, 2011. Saturday’s Alumni Celebration Luncheon and that evening’s class reunion Jeanette Collins Unsell ’81, Springfield, Mo., receptions/dinners are always a highlight of the weekend. A Barr Society died February 16, 2011. She earned her brunch and chapel service in Old Morrison chapel on Sunday morning will bring M.Ed. degree from and the weekend to a close. served in several state and area Reunion classes include the Robert Barr Society (1942, 1947, 1952, 1957), organizations including Valley Watermill 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007. However, Park and Water Shed Committee of the all alumni, regardless of class year, are invited to participate in Alumni Weekend. Ozarks. To view the reunion website, visit www.transy.edu (select Alumni, Alice Feagin Brooks ’83, Memphis, died April News & Events, and Reunions/Alumni Weekend). You can complete the 25, 2011. She was an English major and online questionnaire, obtain hotel information, and make a contribution to your was involved in several campus class gift. organizations, including serving as An invitation and detailed schedule will be mailed to alumni in late winter. president of the campus chapter of the Online registration will be available beginning in February. For more informa- National Organization for Women and tion, contact Natasa Pajic Mongiardo ’96, director of alumni programs, at editor of the Rambler. [email protected] or (800) 487-2679. Christopher A. Fox ’04, Lexington, died August 15, 2011. He earned degrees in medical laboratory science, biology, and chemistry from the University of Ken- tucky

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The summer 2011 issue of Transylvania incorrectly identified Nell Robinson Waldrop ’59 as Miss Transylvania in 1959. Joyce Thaman ’59 was 1959 Miss Transylvania. Waldrop’s date of death was also May 5, 2011, not May 4, as it appeared in her obit- uary.

! Obituaries in Transylvania are based on information available in alumni office files and from newspaper obituaries. Please send information concerning alumni deaths to the attention of Elaine Valentine in the Transylvania Alumni Office, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797. Newspaper obituaries with complete listings of survivors are preferred.

32 TRANSYLVANIA MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY MEET AT STUDIO 300 FESTIVAL

Transylvania’s Studio 300 Digital Art and Music Festival was held September 16-17 and featured more than 60 concerts and exhibitions of digital art and music in the form of art installations, interactive pieces, and works of video and sound. Transylvania students showed and performed their works, as well as professional artists and musicians from eight countries including the U.S., Canada, Norway, the United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany. The Studio 300 Festival was held in various venues on and off campus and was coordinated by music professor Timothy Polashek (above, right). Photos by Joseph Rey Au and Helena Hau. Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Lexington, KY Permit No. 122 300 NORTH BROADWAY LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40508-1797

Tripping the light fantastic

The Canadian Brass were not above spoofing various performing arts genres, including this inspired take on ballet, during their performance in Haggin Auditorium on September 21 as part of the Dorothy J. and Fred K. Smith Concert Series at Transylvania. Right, sophomore Matthew Durr takes advantage of a workshop offered by the ensemble members to improve his trombone technique. Photos by Joseph Rey Au and Helena Hau