SUMMER 2007 Volume 49 • Number 2

TORCH magazine is the official publication of Lee University, Cleveland, Tennessee. It is intended to inform, educate and give insight to alumni, parents and friends of the university. It is published quarterly and mailed free to all alumni of the university. Other subscriptions are available by calling the alumni office at 423-614-8316.

TORCH MAGAZINE Cameron Fisher, editor George Starr, sports editor Bob Fisher, graphic designer

WRITERS Brian Conn, Paul Conn, Katie Dietz, Emily Essner, Cameron Fisher, Whitney Hemphill, Jordan Lee Matthew Propes, George Starr, Lorri Wickam

PHOTOGRAPHERS Brian Conn, Cameron Fisher, John Russell, George Starr, Mike Wesson, Carrie Workman

Copyright © 2007 USPS# 016272 Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland, Tenn. Please send address corrections, letters to the editor and other inquiries to: Lee University Alumni Office, 1120 North Ocoee Street CONTENTS Cleveland, TN 37320-3450. www.leeuniversity.edu 4 Second Time Across 10 A Global Faculty [email protected] the Stage Read about the 17 Lee University Two Lee graduates share about faculty with non-American birth ON THE COVER crossing the commencement stage certificates. twice, one 20 minutes apart and All Smiles Psychology majors another 20 years apart. 16 Lee’s ‘University’ Amber Hoskins and Anniversary Richard Hislop celebrate 8 An ‘Idol’ Alumnus A look back at a progressive and their graduation on May 5, 2007. Phil Stacey ’02 reaches a unique campus-changing first decade of Photo by Mike Wesson. place in modern American stardom. Lee ‘University.’ OPENING THOUGHTS From President Paul Conn Some Random Thoughts . . . A GRADUATION BLACKOUT—None of us will forget the Blackout of ’07. The day had begun for some of us at 4:00 a.m. on the rain-soaked soccer field, sitting on a dark stage looking out at 5000 very wet folding chairs. No choice but to go indoors, so 3000 of us crammed into the Paul Dana Walker Arena. Things were going great when we lost power. No lights and sound, okay, we could wait that out, but the loss of air conditioning created a serious problem. So we improvised and, happily, a Cleveland Utilities crew, laboring out there in the neighborhood some- where, restored power much sooner than the two hours they told us to expect. It made the post-blackout celebration even sweeter. Some student comments in emails to me the next week: “It was like a big campout; I was having fun until all those bodies starting warming up. . .” Another: “I was in that weird category that got the honor of shaking your hand twice!” Another: “It was just one final shared experience that we will always remember!” Amen to that.

TWO BUILDINGS: ONE FOR SCIENCE AND ONE FOR RELIGION?— We are deep into the fund-raising process for two new buildings—new homes for the School of Religion and for the Department of Natural Sciences/Math. We didn’t plan it this way, but the task of simultaneously promoting both buildings has been a terrific opportunity to restate our commitment to the integration of faith and science. In a way, it symbol- izes the whole Lee University enterprise. We want our students to believe deeply in a supernatural God who transcends and cannot be fully explained by our finite reasoning. That is part of our definition of faith. At the same time, we want our students to explore the natural world with all its complexities, its wonders, and its possibilities. We see no incompatibility between the truth of God revealed in Scripture and the truth of God revealed in the natural world. A pursuit of science does not push us away from God; to the contrary, it leaves us freshly awestruck at His greatness and at the miracle that He loves us in a personal way.

WEDDINGS—My summer schedule is not totally consumed by fund- raising. I will also have time to attend three “Lee weddings,” one of my favorite things to do. In each case, both the bride and the groom are Lee students or recent graduates, and in each case, in three different states, Departments I will watch like a proud Papa as lots of Lee students and alums witness the marriage of their friends. It is always a time of pride and joy, and 18 Campus News also a time when I pray a quiet, fervent prayer that God’s hand will be 28 Faculty Facts on them all. Lee weddings remind me a lot of Lee commencements— all that emotion, that irrepressible spirit of celebration, that buoyant 30 Athletics excitement about wonderful things which lie ahead. Forty years ago, in the summer of 1967, Darlia and I had our own Lee wedding, surrounded 40 Torch Travels by our own set of Lee friends. This summer, as I watch three much younger couples exchange their vows, I am thinking: “Not much has 42 Who's Where changed, really.” I’m happy for that. The beauty of loving, permanent marriages hasn’t changed. For all Lee students everywhere who are taking that step, I wish for you a wonderful life together. Graduation 2007 RAIN IN, LIGHTS OUT The Class of 2007 experiences a range of highs and lows at their graduation

By MATTHEW PROPES ‘07

ITH SPRINGTIME rain as a back- ground, Lee’s Wspring 2007 com- mencement exercises introduced a number of “first time” experi- ences for graduates, faculty, and families. This year was the first since 2002 that the spring com- mencement ceremony has taken place at somewhere other than the university’s soccer field. This was also a year, perhaps the first like it in Lee’s history, in which a number of graduates, including myself, had the privi- lege of going through the graduation After the senior reflection exercise twice. speeches, Alan McClung, Friday night commissioning was in Dean of Students, and Jimmy the gymnasium of the Paul Dana Walk- Harper, Campus Pastor, pre- er Arena. During this ceremony, three sented the graduating seniors outstanding Lee seniors were awarded with Bibles engraved with the names of lives during our time at Lee. It also with student awards. Six graduates the nearly 400 graduates who success- reminds me of my first pastoral min- delivered addresses reflecting on their fully completed their tenures at Lee. istry class, Foundations of Ministry “Lee experience.” There was such diver- Inside the cover, Dr. Conn signed the 101, when Dr. John Lombard opened sity in this group of speakers: we heard Bibles and wrote a Scripture reference the class with prayer. It might have humorous stories, nostalgic student from Ephesians 3:16-19. At the closing seemed insignificant to many, but it memories, and accounts of the faithful- of commissioning, Dr. Conn led us in a moved me so to realize that I had cho- ness of God proving to be the divine reading of the passage. It was the per- sen to attend a university that not only provider for His children. fect summation of God’s work in our allows, but publicly promotes and

4 TORCH • Summer 2007 endorses students to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Everyone involved with the cere- monies hoped that the weather would clear in time for Saturday morning’s commencement ceremony to be held on the soccer field, but the rain that fell Friday night left little room for hope. The graduation ceremony was again in Walker arena. The gathering was blessed with the talents of the Lee Singers, under the direction of Dr. Brad Moffett, and then led in congregational singing by Dr. Stephen Plate, Dean of the School of Music. Dr. David James Spittal, president of Southern Wesleyan University in Central, South Carolina, was the speaker for Saturday’s ceremony. He President Conn confers diplomas during the interlude when improvised commencement asked the graduates three core ques- activities were moved outside due to a power outage. tions: “Do you know who you are?,” “Do you know who is next to you?,” Upon the conclusion of Dr. Spittal’s for all to hear, shaking hands with the and “Do you know who is the source address, Dr. Carolyn Dirksen began the president, and receiving your degree for of your strength?” He challenged the task of presenting the candidates for which you worked so hard is the pinna- graduates to gain a proper under- graduation. Then began what is perhaps cle of the Lee experience. standing of who we were, those who the ultimate goal for any and every Something would prove to be differ- were going with us in our collective student at Lee: the conferral of degrees ent, however, about this year’s ceremony. futures, and Jesus Christ as our ulti- from Dr. Paul Conn. Walking across the With many candidates for undergradu- mate source of strength. stage, hearing your name announced ate and graduate degrees yet to be rec- Graduation 2007

ognized, the power went out. A portion while others hearkened back to a scene ing of the graduates and the conferral of the lights went out, soon followed by from the movie Hoosiers and began a of degrees to an area just outside the all electrical power in the building. Dr. “slow clap.” arena. The rain had subsided and this Dirksen was in the middle of announc- Dr. Conn informed us that a trans- would still allow the graduates to be ing a graduate’s name. The only light former that provides power on that announced and have the opportunity to available in the gymnasium were emer- entire section of Cleveland had been shake hands with the president. This gency lights, light from the doors lead- knocked out. Cleveland Utilities gave was an emotional moment for every- ing outside, and a sprinkling of cell the “encouraging” news that the short- one involved. My main fear was that phone lights. Soon thereafter, we age would be rectified in approximately my family, who had traveled from learned that no immediate solution was two hours. Dr. Conn provided excellent South Carolina and my fianceé would available. The effects of the lack of air poise and leadership in this undoubted- not be able to see and hear me receive conditioning in the arena began to be ly trying and difficult situation. A deci- my degree. Under the circumstances, felt, people began to become restless, sion was made to move the announc- however, this was the only solution that Excerpts From a PROUD PARENT’S Letter… Dr. Conn, to ward off chills and fevers. A lot of hours have done the whole thing in the dark What an uplifting graduation week- had been spent in the bed by the window. and it would have been OK; in fact it end! Friday night we enjoyed the shar- Over the holidays the doctors diag- might have helped hide a few tears. ing by students of their “Lee University nosed it as Lupus. A group of four drugs That night at about 11:00 p.m., I drove experience” and Saturday was handled were prescribed and within a short period back to campus and parked. I began extremely well. However, I thought it the symptoms began to leave. Less time walking around enjoying four years of only fitting that I, a dad, get to give you was spent in the bed by the window. flashbacks from visits, memories that my Lee experience. By the time her freshman year was each building evoked. The lights were still In my daughter Acacia’s senior year complete she felt great but was dependent on the soccer field so I sat on a bench of high school, she began experiencing on medication. Acacia continued to pro- and soaked it all in. aches and pains in the ankles and knees. claim Gods plan to heal. After a year and a As I turned to leave, there was Sharp Eventually it was determined to be an half of no symptoms doctors changed the Hall. It was dark but I wanted to get near allergic reaction to Minocycline, some- diagnosis to a “Lupus-like syndrome.” This to where it all began four years ago. As I thing she had been taking in low doses past January the last pill was taken and approached, I noticed only one room had for her complexion. Research noted that doctors acknowledged her blood was the lights on and the curtains open. I 97 percent of those with a reaction get clean; symptom free for three years and couldn’t believe it. On the first floor shin- better and 3 percent continue with the now no medication. Praise the Lord! ing bright, was Acacia’s freshman room. reaction. We were the 3 percent. And so on May 5, 2007, her mother’s And there it was, the bed by the window. Acacia had so looked forward to birthday, Acacia Elizabeth Littrell graduat- I seldom cry, but I came unglued. As the beginning her freshman year at Lee ed, on time, magna cum laude. We could tears flowed, God proclaimed once again University. After much prayer His faithfulness through a blue we decided to let her start mattress and an 18-year-old school with a minimum girl who felt God would heal number of hours. We moved her. The dark of the night richly her into Sharp Hall, to “the embraced me as I walked back bed by the window.” The to the car. My closure was sore joints remained and the complete. fevers of “unknown origin” Thank you Lee University, continued. I’ll forever cherish my Lee When Acacia had doc- Experience. —Ken Littrell tor’s appointments, Lee Uni- versity was very supportive with missed classes. Decem- Ken and Peggy Littrell with ber came and she attended their daughter Acacia at her finals wrapped in a blanket graduation

6 TORCH • Summer 2007 LEE: Second Time Around By LORRI FISHER WICKAM ’86, 07M

When I graduated with a psychology degree from Lee College in 1986, I never imagined I would be back on the same campus 21 years later as a graduate student; especially since there was no such thing as a graduate program in 1986! Howev- er, that is just what happened. Since then the campus changed physically (I can no longer “cruise” down Church Street and park illegally on the sidewalk in front of Cross Hall), and it has changed academically as well. I was apprehensive about stepping back into the classroom at this stage in my life. I have two children in elemen- tary school, had been in the work force for several years, and hadn’t taken a class since I had graduated with my first masters in 1988. I wondered how an “older mom” would be received by the much younger students. I also found myself sitting under the instruction of friends I attended Lee with in the ’80’s. It turned out that although most of the touching all of the “bases,” and then go home to our families, and home to our Lorri Wickam students were younger (there were a with her husband, few older in my classes), they accepted beloved Lee University. Dr. Mark Wickam me as a fellow student and friend. There I have had the opportunity to reflect were eight of us that started and fin- on my experience over the last four ished in the program together and we share a close camaraderie. years at Lee, and now as a second I graduated on May 5, 2007 with a Master of Science in School Counseling. I felt generation Lee University alumnus, I like giving up at times, especially when my father became ill and passed away during am able to reflect on the future for my first semester. However, my instructors encouraged and worked with me to help which this experience has prepared me. me stay on track. The Lord directed my steps at every turn. In less than a month, I am going to I am currently employed in the field in which I majored: at an elementary school marry second generation Lee alumna as a part-time school counselor. The principal is Lee alumna Sharon Layne Harper ’85. Jennifer Belisle. We are relocating to Although, my experience was a challenge at times, it is definitely one I would do over. South Carolina to begin our lives in Anyone considering attending Lee “the second time around,” will not be disappointed. ministry and I consider myself blessed and privileged to have been a part of the experience and ministry that is Lee allowed each graduate to be duly recog- made Lee University history. Never University. I could not have imagined a nized. The table holding the degrees was before has a portion of a graduating more appropriate ending to my Lee moved outside, and Dr. Dirksen used a class had the privilege to march and experience than having the distinct megaphone to announce the remaining shake hands with the president twice! honor to be a part of the class that was graduates. During this process, almost The ceremony went on as planned able to graduate “twice.” miraculously, a portion of power and the faculty awards were presented. returned. Not knowing how much At the close of the service, Dr. Conn power was available, we went ahead left us with one final thought. He with the emergency plan. referred to the late Bart Giamatti, when Eventually, however, the remainder he compared life to baseball. Dr. Conn of the power returned. The decision was told us “There is a first base, a second made to move the ceremony back inside base, and a third base, but there is no the arena, to re-announce and recognize fourth base. After you touch all of the the graduates. This decision not only bases, you come home.” His wish for us brightened the day of those previously is that we would go out and accom- saddened by the power outage, but it plish all that God has called us to do, Matthew Propes with fiancé Jennifer Belisle

TORCH • Summer 2007 7 Alumni Profile Lee Alum Takes Sixth on AMERICAN IDOL Phil Stacey ’02 rises to stardom on #1 TV talent search

by CAMERON FISHER days. Each week the contestant(s) with Idols Live’ tour between July 7 and Sep- the lowest number of votes were elimi- tember 22 where the group will be in EE ALUMNI have gone on to nated until the final contestant was pro- more than 50 cities across the U.S.A. exceptional music careers in the claimed the 2007 winner on May 23. Lee University hosted an ‘American contemporary Christian, coun- Weekly vote totals from across the Idol Party’ in the Student Union for the L try and Broadway circles. nation were as high as 45 million. duration of Phil’s run. Hundreds of stu- However, Lee graduate Phil Stacey Phil’s vocal talent proved popular dents viewed the show on a big screen ’02 took his vocal talents to an unpre- with the American public as he television while being treated to pizza cedented level earlier this year when he advanced through the competition of the and cokes and cheering on the Lee advanced to the Top 6 contestants on prime-time phenomenon. He was elimi- alumnus. Several of Phil’s family mem- the hugely-popular Fox television pro- nated from contention on May 2. By bers made the trek to Cleveland to be a gram American Idol. Stacey, 29, virtue of being in the Top Ten, Stacey part of the weekly event including his advanced from an original pool of more will be part of a nationwide ‘American parents, Rev. Gary ’75 and Adrell than 100,000 contestants from Stacey who pastor the Church all parts of the United States. of God in Hendersonville, For the last five years this Tennessee.

talent competition entitled americanidol.com According to his parents, American Idol has built a huge Phil grew up in the church, following across the nation and singing in trios with his broth- around the world. The show’s er and sister and competing in premise takes auditions from Teen Talent. thousands of young people “Phil impressed everyone as under 30 across the nation. a pre-teen in the talent compe- After several weeks of televised tition in Southern Ohio,” his drama of the best and the father said “Phil sang duets worst from these auditions, the with his sister and solos with producers of American Idol the combined youth choir for whittled the group down to 12 Phil with camp meetings. Phil was 14 men and 12 women who com- the Top 6 when we moved to Kansas peted live on the FOX televi- and he became involved in the sion network starting in January. Over school music programs and was often the years the show’s popularity has Phil takes featured as a soloist or a lead character the stage grown enormously. It has been rated in high school productions.” #1 in the nation, not just in its time americanidol.com When Phil enrolled at Lee, he audi- slot, but for several weeks in a row, tioned for the Lee Singers and eventu- consistently beating the major net- ally became a featured soloist, was a works by a wide margin. member of its small group Second Edi- The show began this past January tion, and was elected Lee Singers’ presi- with the 24 finalists who performed and dent and student director. Phil’s wife, are kept or eliminated from week to Kendra ’02 also made a name for her- week by a vote of the American public self while she was at Lee, earning a through phone or text voting. The per- degree in music and also serving as formance show aired on Tuesdays, fol- president of the Lee Singers. In addi- lowed by a results show on Wednes- tion, she was the first married contes-

8 TORCH • Summer 2007 Top Ten American Idol finalists were featured on the cover of People maga- zine. Dr. Walt Mauldin, vice president of student life at Lee and director of the Lee Singers when Phil was a member, spoke to Phil following the magazine’s debut. “It hit me pretty hard when I saw myself

Phil with daughter Chloe CARRYING THE TORCH: (l-r) Keith Stacey (Phil’s brother), Phil, contestant Sanjaya Malakar, Kendra Stacey, and this year’s winner Jordin Sparks. tant to win the Miss Parade of Phil’s daughter, McKayla. Favorites pageant. Phil was her escort, “When Phil heard the news as well as being a “big brother” in her later that morning that he social service club Sigma Nu Sigma. had missed the birth of his After graduation, Phil and Kendra daughter, he was ready to moved to Colorado to serve as minister of drop out of the competi- music at the church pastored by his father tion and head home . . . it in Denver, North Hills Church of God. hit him pretty hard,” Rev. “Because Kendra was expecting Stacey said. “He could hear McKayla on the cover of People magazine,” their first child, Phil felt a responsibility crying in the background.” When the Mauldin quoted Phil as saying. “God has to provide for them the best he could, film crew received word of this situa- presented an amazing platform for me to so he decided to join the Navy,” Gary tion it was broadcast on national tele- share the love of Christ. I need to take as Stacey recalled. “He auditioned for the vision and “became the story of the much advantage of this opportunity as I Navy music program and made the cut day,” according to Rev. Stacey. “Phil possibly can.” The magazine called him as a vocal soloist. He was stationed at was not joking when he told Simon the “family man” referring to his wife Jacksonville, Florida and became the (Cowell, one of the three Idol judges) he and two small daughters. vocal soloist of the band Pride. He and would rather be with his wife than win “Every Lee alum should be proud of Kendra also worked in their local American Idol.” Phil Stacey and how he was represented church, Regency Church of God, until This incident, his age (most of the on American Idol,” Mauldin stated. Phil he was contacted by another church Top Ten contestants were in their early and Kendra are some of the finest Chris- and asked to serve as their minister of 20’s) and Phil’s frequent mention of his tians I know. We need more people to music a little closer to their home.” family throughout the weeks of the proclaim their Christian witness in the According to Phil’s father, it was a show characterized him as a man of secular market. Who knows what God has friend at Regency Church of God who character and integrity. In March, the in store for this gifted man of God?” kept encouraging Phil to try out for American Idol. Once convinced, Phil, his father, and brother were in Mem- phis, Tennessee where Phil was to try his luck among thousands of other potential contestants, while Kendra— expecting their second child—stayed in Jacksonville with her mother. “Kendra was not due to have their child for at least another two weeks,” Rev Stacey reported. “In the middle of the night, Kendra woke my wife, and Lee students gather told her she had been in labor for for one of the weekly awhile. Adrell took her to the hospital American Idol parties and stayed with her during the birth of

TORCH • Summer 2007 9 Special Feature

FACULTY ‘GROWING’ GLOBAL An increasing number of HERMILO JASSO, JR. MARY B. WALKINS international faculty are enlarging Native country: Mexico Native county: Trinidad, West Indies the classroom worldview Joined the faculty: 1987 Joined the faculty: 1992 Highest degree: MBA, International Trade, Highest degree: Ph.D., Northeastern OVER THE LAST 20 years, a focused Laredo State University University. commitment to presenting a global per- Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Faculty position: Associate Professor of spective for Lee University students has Business and Economics Mathematics spilled over into the classroom. Full- Courses: Principles of Marketing, Interna- Courses: Foundations of Geometry, time faculty whose native country is tional Business, Introduction to Business, College Algebra, and Contemporary somewhere other than America have International Marketing, Money and Banking Mathematics permeated the campus landscape offer- ing their unique Christian worldviews. HERMILO’S PROFILE: The oldest of 10 MARY’S PROFILE: Graduated from Lee in In 1987, the 1200 Lee students were kids, he came from a very poor family in a 1987. Before arriving at Lee to teach, exposed to a virtually All-“American” house with no running water. At age 12, Mary gained experience while serving as a faculty. There was just one faculty his family migrated to the United States teaching assistant for five years at North- member with an international birth cer- and Hermilo began to experience life as a eastern. She worked as an administrative tificate. By contrast, although the migrant worker. They worked on the fields assistant at Harvard University’s Under- enrollment has nearly quadrupled, the of Colorado planting onions and aspara- graduate Government Tutorial Office and international representation on the fac- gus, and in California harvesting grapes, Northeastern University’s Disability ulty has increased 16-fold. Today there tomatoes and bell peppers. At times his Resource Center. are 17 full-time faculty members who family lived out of the back of a pick-up claim their native soil outside the U.S. truck. He hardly recalls any time in his IN MARY’S WORDS: “My teaching expe- early life that wasn’t hard. As a teen he rience at Lee has allowed me to engage “One of our most cherished goals at Lee realized the only way to get out of that with students, teaching colleagues, and is to give our students a global perspec- situation was to learn some type of skill. It staff in meaningful ways. Even though I tive so that they will have some under- was a miracle of God that he was able to teach in the ‘tough’ discipline of mathe- standing of their place in a multicultural come to Lee as a student in 1979 and matics, I enjoy the moments of discovery, world,” stated vice president for Acade- graduated in 1982. After earning a mas- one-on-one with students, when they mics at Lee Dr. Carolyn Dirksen. “We ter’s degree in business and a successful come to my office for help. It has been work toward that goal by requiring a stint as a stock broker for Merrill Lynch rewarding to take international students significant cross-cultural experience and and financial analyst for Metropolitan Life, to historic sights and sounds in the sur- by bringing students to Lee from all Hermilo joined the Lee faculty. He helped rounding areas of Cleveland and Chat- over the world. But the cornerstone of create and establish the business depart- tanooga. My motto is ‘If I can help some- that effort is our international faculty.” ment’s study abroad programs in Chile, body as I pass along, then my living shall The following pages profile our interna- Italy, Russia, and Paraguay. not be in vain.’” tional faculty. Together they hold 12 doctorates, represent 14 countries and IN HERMILO’S WORDS: “Lee is the place the continents of Asia, Africa, North were God wants me to be…It has given me America, South America and Europe. much and for the last 20 years I have only given a fraction back. This is the only place where I feel complete and self fulfilled.”

10 TORCH • Summer 2007 MICHAEL FREAKE EDLEY J. MOODLEY JUNG IN JO Native country: Canada Native country: Republic of South Africa Native country: South Korea Joined the faculty: 2001 Joined the faculty: 1999 Joined the faculty: 2005 Highest degree: Ph.D., Flinders University Highest degree: Ph.D., Intercultural Stud- Highest degree: Ph. D. in Political Science, of South Australia ies, Asbury Theological Seminary Michigan State University Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Faculty position: Associate Professor, Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Biology Intercultural Studies, director, Intercultural Political Science Courses: Environmental Science, Principles Studies Department Courses: Contemporary Political Science, of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Animal Courses: History of Missions, Theology of International Relations, Conflict and War Behavior, Introduction to Research Missions, World Religions, Crosscultural Hermeneutics, and Principles and Practice JUNG IN’S PROFILE: Her main research MICHAEL’S PROFILE: Grew up living in of Missions. and teaching interests are international many different countries because his father relations, international conflict, internation- worked as a geologist for Shell. He attend- EDLEY’S PROFILE: Born in Durban, South al organization, foreign policy, international ed boarding school in England at 10, then Africa, he is the third of seven children. political economy, game theory, quantita- read Zoology at St. Catherine’s College, Since 1976, Edley has been involved in tive methods of political analysis, compara- Oxford University. At Oxford, he became a pastoral ministry in various capacities for tive politics, democratization, Asian politics Christian and met his wife, Tracy. They the Full Gospel Church of God in South and Korean politics. She is a frequent pre- married in Australia, and he worked on his Africa. His missionary work took his family senter at political science conferences, and Ph.D. studying homing behavior in lizards. to several neighboring African countries. is a member of several professional organi- He taught at Bethesda Bible College from zations. Her current research focuses on IN MICHAEL’S WORDS: “I always thought 1988 to 1994 before he came to the U.S.A. the dynamic linkage between preference research would be my first job, teaching to enter a graduate program. similarity and International Trade Agree- second. So it has come as a pleasant sur- ment and examining the recent explosion prise to find that I really enjoy teaching, IN EDLEY’S WORDS: “I thoroughly endorse of Asian Free Trade Agreements. especially in small classes among students the theatrics of pedagogy as I believe with whom I can develop a relationship. A teachers are like actors and the classroom IN JUNG IN’S WORDS: “Teaching at Lee lot of people say that college students our stage. In my discipline, a well ‘choreo- is immensely different from teaching at aren’t as bright as they used to be, but I graphed’ lesson not only contributes to the secular schools. Here at Lee, I share my life am continually struck by the talent and content and quality of good missiological experiences and spiritual mentality with intelligence of many of the students I education, but it also creates the context my students. I share everything with them. teach. I still get to do research, but it is where students begin to experience the I always pray for Lee and my students and centered on Lee undergraduates, giving lesson (the act) as an active discovery of I learn a lot from them. They inspire me them the opportunity to gain some experi- reality. I have traveled some 10,000 miles and have special callings for helping other ence working on real scientific issues. My from my home country, South Africa, only people. I can tell that they have a different biggest goal is to get students excited to arrive back home—in the classroom at soul and heart. I also enjoy the family about the amazing natural world that God Lee University. I look forward to each new environment here. People are very caring has created, to understand the Creator day at Lee and come to work with keen and affectionate and this makes me feel more deeply through His creation, and anticipation that something new and blessed to be here.” encourage them to seriously consider their exciting will take place on our campus. call to be His servants in taking care of it.” Thus far, I have not been disappointed.”

TORCH • Summer 2007 11 JOSE D. MINAY PATRICIA McCLUNG XIAOQING YU Native country: Chile, South America Native country: United Kingdom Native country: China Joined the faculty: 1994 Joined the faculty: 2002 Joined the faculty: 2004 Highest degree: Ph. D., University of Highest degree: Doctor of Education, Highest degree: Master of Music in Violin Tennessee, Knoxville University of East Anglia, UK Performance, Univ. of South Carolina Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Faculty position: Assistant Professor in Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Spanish Special Education Violin Courses: Elementary, Intermediate, and Courses: Exceptional Child, Behavior Courses: Violin, Viola, Chamber Music Conversation Spanish, Composition, Span- Management, Collaborating with Parents, Coaching ish Civilization, Latin American Literature, Teachers, and Other Professionals, Teach- Special Topics. ing Methods for Special Education, XIAOQING’S PROFILE: Born and raised in Inclusion and Diversity in the Classroom Beijing, Xiaoqing (pronounced “shaw- JOSE’S PROFILE: Came to the United ching”) arrived in the United States in States to study at Lee and in 1977, while PATRICIA’S PROFILE: Born in Norwich, August,1986 where he transferred to the still a student, he was asked to work as a Norfolk, England, Patricia went to the Uni- Manhattan School of Music in New York translator for Church of God World Mis- versity of London to study religion, philos- city six months later. He traveled exten- sions. Jose served in that position until ophy, and education and graduated with a sively in Europe performing in over 100 1990. That year he moved to Miami and teaching degree. On a trip through Europe major European cities and came back to lived there for four years until 1994. He with a group of Americans she met and the U.S. in 1990 to complete a masters was contacted by some professors from subsequently married her husband, Alan degree in 1992. At that time he was the Lee about a vacancy to teach Spanish. McClung. They lived in England for five youngest concertmaster of the Greenville He moved back to Cleveland and took years before moving to Cleveland, Tenn. (S.C.) Symphony. He taught at Furman the position. in 1988. In Cleveland she worked for University, the South Carolina Governor’s Project Head Start and the Bradley County School of Arts and the Charlotte School IN JOSE’S WORDS: “My experience at Lee School system. of Arts. has been enriching and exciting. One of my first goals was to establish a Spanish IN PATRICIA’S WORDS: “When I consider IN XIAOQING’S WORDS: “Since teaching intensive program abroad. In 1996, we my original childhood understanding of a at Lee, my life has been filled with joy and established the Spanish Summer Institute God who is interested in the future life blessing! The faculty is phenomenal and (SSI) in Quito, Ecuador, until 2000. In path of individuals I stand in awe of the the environment is thriving. I have found 2001 we continued this program in a dif- way in which He has led me. My position my destiny and I am extremely honored ferent location, Santiago, Chile, my home at Lee University is something I could to be selected for His Kingdom’s work!” country. This year will be the 13th year never have dreamed of or planned. I am and it is stronger than ever.” more than privileged to engage on a daily basis with some of the finest administra- tors, colleagues, and students with whom anyone could ever ask to interact. I recall the words of the teacher astronaut, Christa McAuliffe, ‘I touch the future, I teach.’ There is no task so daunting but also no greater privilege or calling.”

12 TORCH • Summer 2007 INGRID A. HART ROLANDO CUELLAR PHEBE XU GRAY Native country: Bahamas Native country: Peru Native country: China Joined the faculty: 2000 and 2006 Joined the faculty: 2003 Joined the faculty: 2002 Highest degree: M.B.A., University of Highest degree: Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Highest degree: Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Divinity School, Deerfield, Ill. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1997 Faculty position: Assistant of Professor of Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Accounting Intercultural Studies TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Courses: Principles of Accounting, Inter- Courses: Introduction to Missions, Urban Other Languages) mediate Accounting, Accounting Informa- Evangelism and Church Planting, Courses: Language Acquisition and Devel- tion Systems, CPA Review Foundations for Intercultural Ministry, opment; Chinese Language and Culture; Church and Urban Transformation Linguistics for TESOL INGRID’S PROFILE: Having completed an associates degree in accounting at the Col- ROLANDO’S PROFILE: After his gradua- PHEBE’S PROFILE: Phebe Xu studied at lege of the Bahamas, Ingrid enrolled in the tion from Lee, Rolando’s family moved to Henan University in China before immi- accounting program at Lee University as a Chicago. He was invited to serve as stu- grating to the U.S.A. It was at Henan transfer student in 1991. Her goal was to dent-pastor of a small and dying Presby- where she met her husband Randy while complete a bachelor’s and attain the Certi- terian Hispanic congregation in one of the he was an exchange student from Lee. She fied Public Accountant license. After com- toughest neighborhoods of Chicago. The taught English as a second language at pleting a master’s degree in business at the Cuellars ended up serving this congrega- Shenzhen University in China and Ameri- University of Tennessee, she relocated to tion for 20 years. During this time they can International School of Guangzhou, Atlanta where as a CPA she worked pro- saw the expansion of the ministry, not China. Since coming to Lee she has devel- gressively with several public corporations only in terms of growth and moving to a oped a number of new courses, including and an international management consult- larger sanctuary, but the influence of the one teaching elementary Chinese which ing firm. It was a few short years later that congregation to bring positive changes in debuts this fall. she felt a pull to return to Lee, but this time the community. as a member of the faculty. IN PHEBE’S WORDS: “I enjoy teaching at IN ROLANDO’S WORDS: “I am very for- Lee because I feel that I am walking in the IN INGRID’S WORDS: “Helping prepare stu- tunate that God brought me to Lee to footsteps of a multitude of faithful ser- dents for success in life is more appealing prepare young men and women for the vants in the Lord. Whenever I see senior and every day I get to look around and see ministry all over the world. I am encour- faculty members, such as Dr. Donald Bow- so much potential everywhere. I consider it aged to play a part in their training for the dle, Dr. Robert O’Bannon and Dr. Sabord a blessing to be a small part of this, and extension of God’s kingdom. I bring to the Woods, I think how they have devoted love it. In addition to being able to share in classroom a balance of my academic their lives to Lee. I am teaching the same the classroom, I also share with students preparation and the many years of experi- students in the same classrooms they from around the world. In this global envi- ence in the inner-city ministry. My com- teach, so there is a sense of legacy that I ronment in which we live, these experiences mitment to global justice and concern for feel humbled to be able to follow. I enjoy are important to U.S. students and interna- the poor and the marginalized people in our students because they are pure in tional students. Teaching is one of these our communities are vital components of heart. They deserve the best, so I strive to things that I know was a part of God’s per- my teaching to shape the way in which be the best in my field.” fect plan when He had me in mind. Lee is a my students should engage in God’s min- wonderful place to practice it.” istry now and in the years to come.”

TORCH • Summer 2007 13 CAROLINE MAHER BOULIS HENRY MOYO SARA ORTEGA Native country: Sudan (also lived in Egypt) Native country: Zimbabwe Native country: Spain Joined the faculty: 2004 Joined the faculty: 1996 Joined the faculty: 2005 Highest degree: Ph.D. in Mathematics, Highest degree: M.Div., Church of God Highest degrees: Ph.D., Spanish Literature, Florida State University Theological Seminary. University of Puerto Rico, 2006; Doctorate Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Faculty position: Instructor in Biblical in Romance Language Studies, Université Mathematics Studies; Head Coach, Men’s Soccer Stendhal-Grenoble III. Courses: Differential Equations, Abstract Courses: Message of the New Testament, Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, Calculus III, Introduction to Theology Spanish and French College Algebra, Contemporary Math Courses: Elementary Spanish, Intermediate HENRY’S PROFILE: Following his conver- Spanish, Spanish Literature CAROLINE’S PROFILE: In 2003 Caroline sion to Christianity, and just before com- started applying for academic jobs while pleting training as an electrical engineer, SARA’S PROFILE: Born in Barcelona, Spain, finishing her dissertation. She applied to Henry felt the call to ministry. He began to Pentecostal parents, Sara’s family moved positions that were posted online and his journey in Biblical studies starting at to Grenoble, France, in 1983 where she received daily e-mails with open positions. the European Bible Seminary in Germany spent her formative years. The family One advertisement caught her attention in 1983 and graduated from Overstone moved to Puerto Rico in 1999. While work- as it was for a Christian school in Illinois. College, Northampton, England. In 1992 ing on her doctorate, Sara taught French at She was not aware that Christian higher Henry came to America to further his edu- the University of Puerto Rico. Realizing she education institutions existed and found it cation for a ministry in Zimbabwe. While wasn’t happy because her spiritual and pleasingly strange. She read more about in America, he helped Lee University with professional lives seemed totally discon- the school as she found the idea of work- their soccer program. A former profession- nected, she moved to the United States to ing in a Christian environment like ‘finding al soccer player, he was eventually hired look for a job in a Christian School, which an oasis.’ After further research of Christ- on the faculty and as head coach. eventually led to Lee University. ian schools, she discovered Lee’s advertise- ment for a mathematics professor. IN HENRY’S WORDS: “I thoroughly enjoy IN SARA’S WORDS: “Teaching at Lee Uni- interacting with students in the classroom. versity has been one of the most enriching IN CAROLINE’S WORDS: “Back home we They are very energetic and zealous in their experiences of my life, as well as one of its only prayed in church, never in a profes- youthful ways. While this is very exciting, it greatest challenges. When students know sional setting and never with students. It is also extremely daunting. In the Gospel of you really care about them and their per- took me sometime to feel comfortable John 21:15-17 we read of the dialogue sonal lives as well as their spiritual needs, doing that and now I really enjoy it and between Jesus and Peter. Jesus asks Peter the classroom hierarchy is transformed thank God for the blessing that I am in a three times if he loved Him, and com- from vertical to horizontal. Being able to place where it’s OK to lift my eyes to the mands Peter to “…feed my lambs (sheep).” speak freely about the Word of God during Lord in a relatively public setting. Not only They come to Lee as lambs from all over in-class devotions, or simply pray with my that, but I am sharing spiritual thoughts the world. It is therefore my task (both in students have been immensely rewarding with my students. I know that God had it the classroom and on the field), my duty, both for them and me. God has touched planned to have me in this place and I hope and responsibility not to poison them, but my life through each one of them. I always I am a blessing to it as much as it is to me.” to nurture them and send them back spiri- make sure that they will not leave my tually healthier than they came.” classroom without hearing that I love them and I pray for them.”

14 TORCH • Summer 2007 SUZANNE HAMID NING AN GLORIA CHIEN Native country: Trinidad Native country: China Native country: Taiwan Joined the faculty: 1992 Joined the faculty: 2004 Joined the faculty: 2004 Highest degree: Ph.D., Educational Admin- Faculty position: Artist in Residence Highest degree: D.M.A., New England istration and Policy Studies, University of Highest degree: M.A., New England Conservatory of Music, Boston. Tennessee at Knoxville. Conservatory of Music Faculty position: Assistant Professor Faculty position: Assistant Professor of Courses: Piano (lessons with majors only) of Piano Educational Leadership piano seminar (with other faculty) Courses: Applied Piano, Piano Literature, Courses: Study Abroad Programs: SIE Cam- Piano Pedagogy, Sight-Singing II, Form bridge, England, Trinidad and Tobago World NING’S PROFILE: Ning An made his con- and Analysis. Religions Study Tour, and the Summer certo debut at the age of 16, performing Semester in China; First Year Programs the Rachmaninov Second Piano Concerto GLORIA’S PROFILE: Dr. Chien began play- with the Cleveland (Ohio) Orchestra. He ing piano at age 5 in her native Taiwan, SUZANNE’S PROFILE: Suzanne attended has since appeared with the London Sym- where she won both divisions of the a Presbyterian elementary school in phony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic, National Piano Competition before coming Trinidad and attended a Catholic high the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, to the United States when she was 14. school taught by Irish nuns. She enrolled the Belgian National Symphony, the Balti- She made her orchestral debut at the age at Lee and upon graduation received the more Symphony Orchestra, the Flemish of 16 with the Boston Symphony Orches- Language Arts Department Award. She Radio Symphony, the Stuttgart Philhar- tra. She is a prize winner of the World stayed on at Lee where she established the monic, and the Taipei Symphony Orches- Piano Competition, Harvard Musical Asso- Office of Student Events (now Student tra. Ning has presented recitals at venues ciation Award, as well as the San Antonio Development). In 1996 she was asked to such as Salle Verdi (Milan, Italy), Salle Cor- International Piano Competition, where start the Office of First-Year Programs. She tot (Paris), the Palais de Beaux Arts she also received the prize for the Best oversees the award-winning Gateway to (Antwerp), and Carnegie Hall in New York. Performance of the Commissioned Work. University Success course. As director of An avid chamber musician, she was the Global Perspectives, she oversees the coor- IN NING’S WORDS: “Lee has been a won- resident pianist with the Chameleon Arts dination of all cross-cultural study trips. derful place to be. The school has been Ensemble of Boston. extremely flexible for me as I maintain a IN SUZANNE’S WORDS: “I was raised in full performing career in addition to my IN GLORIA’S WORDS: “It has been an an environment that said regardless of teaching. My colleagues have been sup- absolute blessing for Ning and me to be your creed or race, you still have to live portive of our (with my wife, Gloria) efforts here at Lee for the past three years. I am side by side with people who are not like to have more visiting artists come to share extremely grateful for how the Lee family you. At an early age I recognized that my their music at Lee. The Squires Hall Con- has embraced me and supported me, both parents were not going to relocate just cert Series as well as our Lee Piano Festival personally and musically. I am proud of because someone who did not look like us have been very well received and have how the students have worked and pro- or went to the same church, moved in the given me a boost of musical inspiration. gressed in the past three years. I really neighborhood. If that were the case, we I think our music school has a very bright cherish this opportunity of being able to would have to keep moving and we would future as we grow and expand not only work together on the same campus.” end up in the sea.” our enrollment of student but musical aspirations. I am very excited to be here.”

TORCH • Summer 2007 15 TIMELINE 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 —Schools and Colleges —Grants office established —Charlotte Center —Lee receives land gift from —DeVos Foundation established —New general education established Bob Card donates $3 million —First Lee University core implemented —Administration —Storms Hall opens —Enrollment passes graduation, freshman —East Wing renovated restructured —Paul Conn Student Union 3,500 class, Homecoming —Helen DeVos College of —Keeble Hall completed opens Education dedicated —Open Door campaign —East-West pedestrian concludes with mall completed $15 million raised —Enrollment surpasses 3,000 Lee University’s

Whereas, Lee College is an educational by proclaim as executive liaison to the Lee proclamation was rigorous and ardu- agency owned and operated by the Church College Board of Directors and as general ous, as faculty and staff pursued per- of God and, overseer of the Church of God on this tenth haps the most significant advancement Whereas, it has existed as a Bible day of May, 1997, by the action of the in the history of the institution. College or a liberal arts college on this Board of Directors, this institution formerly It has now been 10 years of Lee site for fifty years and, known as Lee College shall now become University. While some sentimentalists Whereas, Lee College has now been Lee University in the name of the Father, still refer to it as Lee College, no one can officially reclassified as a Level III institu- the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen. dispute the surge of progress that has tion by the Southern Association of Col- —Paul L. Walker, May 10, 1997 taken place, a track record that has even leges and schools and, surpassed the previous 10 years of phe- Whereas, by the standards of the UST LIKE THAT, Lee College became nomenal growth. It adds up to the right Carnegie classification system, it no longer Lee University. of Lee to fully embrace its place in the meets the characteristics of a liberal arts JAlthough it culminated in a 45- realm of higher education, not just in college but now meets the criteria for a second proclamation delivered at com- Christian college ranks, but across the small, comprehensive university, I do here- mencement, the path to get to that board of institutions nationwide.

“In the last 10 years Lee has experienced the excitement “The past decade at Lee as a and exhilaration of ‘growing pains.’ It has transitioned university is the fulfillment from a successful college to a significant university, of the dreams birthed in the committing to diversity, global perspective, and enhance- past, the actuality of impact- ment of academic programs—all in discharge of the ing lives in the present and the anticipation of an even mandate to ministry. What a great place to be!” brighter future. The Church of —DONALD BOWDLE, religion faculty member since 1962 God is both proud of and “God’s hand has accomplished more through Lee than even the most optimistic person could thankful for Lee University.” have asked or imagined. But His hands and feet have been staff and faculty, students and sup- —RAYMOND F. CULPEPPER, porters and an extraordinary leadership team willing to do the sacrificial work of excellence. It will be the combination of the two that will write the next dramatic chapters of Lee’s story.” Lee chairman of the board, —STEVE WATTERS, Class of ‘92, Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1994-2004

16 TORCH • Summer 2007 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 —Study Abroad requirement —$3 million gift received to —Brinsfield Row opens —Walker Arena renovated —On-line degree implemented establish Leonard Center —First Servant Leadership —SACS reaffirmation programs established —O’Bannon and Bowdle —$2 million received for Awards —12th masters degree —Celebration 2006 Halls open Poiema Project —New admissions/visitors implemented —Enrollment tops 4,000 —McKenzie Athletic —Commencement returns center established Training complex opens to outdoors —Humanities Center —Schimmels Park and new —Lee reaches Top Tier in dedicated Butler field completed U.S. News rankings —Parker Street corridor —First “Deke Day” completed First Ten Years

In the years leading up to the May uate programs and the feasibility of At the end of the process, there was 1997 proclamation, thousands of hours generating income. They were less con- unity and agreement, as well as excite- of research, paperwork and preparation cerned about the marketability of Lee ment, toward the change. Students’ had been devoted to the challenge of College vs. Lee University and several opinions were mixed, but were gener- proving wrong the pundits who felt expressed the fact that Lee did not ally supportive of whatever decision that Lee College was not ready to join have to change its name to reflect what came down from the board of direc- the ranks of a university. The process is and what it stood for. tors. Jason Gastwirth, a senior from sparked forums among faculty, alumni Debate continued for the next two Marietta, Ga., at the time, summed up and administrators and even students years, alongside research on academic the outlook of most of his classmates who debated the pros and cons of such and administrative structure, mar- when he said, “As far as I’m concerned, a move. In January 1995 the Lee Col- ketability and logistics. Consideration as long as it (Lee) keeps doing what it lege faculty seminar focused solely on was even given to the costs involved in is doing now—the education, the over- the topic. Their primary concern was changing campus signs, legal docu- all rounding of students—if becoming a the impact of graduate programs upon ments, stationery and even souvenirs university would allow them to do that the cost/quality ratio of the undergrad- in the campus store. even better, then so be it!”

“Since moving to university status, Lee University has quickly taken its place as one of “The rapid transformation of the great Christian Liberal Arts universities. Lee University is preparing students to become excellent global citizens and has among its student body individuals from many Lee College to Lee University nations.” —R. LAMAR VEST, American Bible Society, president of Lee, 1984-86 validated the need for a faith “Lee University is an asset to Bradley County in “The decision to become a university based educational institution many ways: a beautiful campus, active participa- seems now to have been a natural step focused on developing diverse tion in the community by staff and students and in the evolution of Lee. At the time it in stimulating growth in our local economy. It is was a very big step. After 10 years Lee Christian leaders. It comes as no also a tremendous benefit to our residents to wears the university title in a comfort- surprise that Lee continues to have a university close to home. Lee also brings able fashion, perhaps looking more like raise the bar in setting the students here from all over the world that often a university now than we did in the end up remaining after graduation and making beginning. It speaks of the faith standards for Higher Ed in the great contributions to Bradley County. Lee Uni- required to claim now what God is private sector.” versity is a key player in Bradley County’s contin- calling us to become.” ued success in the future.” —DARLIA CONN, Lee University —CYNDI HOWELL JOINER, —GARY DAVIS, Mayor, Bradley County, Tennessee first lady Class of ‘82, business leader

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So Much More Than a Pageant A “behind-the-scenes” look from a contestant in one of Lee’s oldest campus traditions

By EMILY ESSNER I was ready to leap into learning practice time in that we really needed. In everything and making friends but the fact it was so rough that we were learn- O TRIP OR get a grip?” That first practice we listened to all the other ing our final steps in our week of run- was my question during the stuff we had to do, a lot of which I had throughs, not to mention finding out all preparations for this year’s no clue went into POF. This is when the other stuff that we had to do before T Parade of Favorites. From the stress started to kick in. Now I had the actual production. weekly practices to weekend polish- to think about finding ads; getting a There was a lot of approval going ers, this semester has been anything talent; trying to put my platform into on throughout our preparations. We but relaxing with POF on my plate. words, spending a fortune on all the had to have our dresses approved Who knew that a one-night event outfits required, and canceling any along with our talent and costume out- could consume the entire semester? plans I may have had on Tuesday fits. I was very thankful of that because Well soon after being picked to nights and Saturday afternoons. That it would be a big disappointment to represent Delta Zeta Tau in Parade was just the beginning! have a production on a Christian cam- of Favorites, I realized that I would Practices were really fun for me pus where girls are dressed inappropri- be in for a huge commitment, and because I’m not the type to get embar- ately. I was very impressed that even in in need of some definite time rassed if I mess things up. I did, howev- a pageant there was such a drive to management skills. er, have to worry about sliding off exemplify Christ through our image I was excited to arrive at the first stage in my slippery heels. Thankfully and actions. That above all else was practice thinking that it would be a the couple’s numbers had a lot of hold- one of the most fulfilling parts of breeze. I’ve been to two POF’s in the ing hands, which helped the girls to Parade of Favorites to me. past, and the one thing that I remem- keep their balance. Since I’m not the most competitive bered was the video of all the prac- One part that we did this semester person, I didn’t really think much about tice that went into the production. It that I don’t know if any other POF has the competition portion of the whole seemed like they all had smiling faces done was the mandatory Saturday prac- event until the moment it began that so I was pretty excited about getting tices. Every Saturday we met at the Saturday. The competition finally hit the whole thing going. When I first recreation center in the middle of the when we began racing around back- jumped into Parade of Favorites I afternoon for a couple hours to practice stage: to find our escorts, change outfits, didn’t really think much went into it our steps. It was fun but it really did and run through our talents to make besides finding some stage presence ruin any plans for day trips out of town. sure we didn’t choke on stage. The cli- and a talent, but I was completely Because of spring break and convo- max of the whole night was obviously wrong come the first practice. cation it was rough trying to fit all the the moment we are standing in our

18 TORCH • Summer 2007 evening gowns waiting to find out who VanHook would be Miss Parade of Favorites Promoted to 2007. Standing there I realized what the whole competition meant to me and Assistant Vice hopefully what it meant for the rest of the contestants. This moment was the President for completion of all our hard work, it was Research and the final moment where we did our best to represent our clubs and organizations Records on Lee’s campus. Jayson VanHook ‘98, director of Contrary to what most people think, Research and Records, was recently Parade of Favorites is so much more promoted to the level of assistant vice than a pageant. For some it was a president. challenge to meet new people, for oth- VanHook will continue his work in ers it was a time to get away from real- research and records for the university ity and hang out with new people and Jennifer Wallace, which includes providing strategic have a fresh start. For me it was a time Miss POF 2007 direction and support to the institution where I was stretched and challenged in relation to research-based assess- to step out of my comfort zone and memories that will never leave my ment, evaluation, and planning in create friendships and moments that mind. To me, Parade of Favorites has order to enhance decision-making at would last a lifetime. been an experience that will forever the institutional, functional, and unit- In my eyes a crown is not what leave a mark on my college experi- levels. The defines the winner of Parade of ence here at Lee University. office also Favorites. The crown only gives recog- provides nition to the girl who fits all the qualifi- strategic cations required to win the competition. Emily Essner is a senior leadership To me, I feel like we have all won in from Jackson, Missouri for the some way because of all the things that majoring in Telecommu- Records and we have learned through this experi- nications. The daughter Registration ence. I have met some amazing women of Lenny and Leslie Ess- functions at of God who not only exemplify Him on ner, she sang “Feels Like the institu- campus but through a friendly competi- Home” while playing the piano for her tion, as well tion. I have formed friendships that talent during the pageant while repre- as identifying sources of information mean the world to me, and I have senting the ladies of Delta Zeta Tau. and maintaining a repository of data and reports needed to address internal and external requests for information in a timely manner. He also leads peri- odic institutional-level assessments including general and major academic field tests, institutional surveys, and benchmark analyses such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools decadal assessment. VanHook joins a cadre of young administrators who have given most, if not all of their careers to Lee Universi- ty. Starting out as graduates and prov- ing their leadership abilities through various posts through the years, the group includes Mike Hayes, Jerome Hammond, and Phil Cook. VanHook began his career at Lee in 1997 as an admissions counselor.

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Lay developed the INAT (Improving Lee Receives $750,000 for Math Numeracy and Algebraic Thinking) project by rewriting his college algebra Lee University has been awarded a funded program. Lay will lead the Lee math curriculum and gearing it towards three-year $750,000 grant from the math faculty in implementing a cur- eighth graders. With such a successful Tennessee Department of Education to riculum in algebra education which he remedial math program at Lee, Lay provide training for seven school sys- developed and piloted in local schools. used the program to help improve math tems in the teaching of mathematics at scores for local middle school students. the middle-school level. Lee will hold a two-week summer insti- Three other schools—UT Knoxville, tute for teachers in the participating Middle Tennessee State, and East Ten- local school districts called “Prelude to nessee State—also received “Mathemat- Algebra” and will offer follow-up train- ics and Science Partnership” grants as ing during the school year. part of the state’s campaign to deliver “We hope to improve the effectiveness up-to-date, research-based training in of the teaching of pre-algebra and there- teaching strategies. Nearby city and by increase the students’ success in learn- county school systems will partner with ing algebra,” says Lay. “Not only will this Lee in the program. Dr. Johnny Evans, Vanessa Hammond, and project benefit pre-algebra teachers and The grant is based on the research Dr. Steven Lay helped Lee University their students, but it builds tremendous of Dr. Steven Lay, professor of mathe- acquire a $750,000 math grant from the credibility for Lee’s Department of Natural matics at Lee and director of the newly Tennessee Department of Education Science and Mathematics.”

in raising awareness by publishing her Lee Program Marks Decade research about families’ personal strug- gles and triumphs as they face the real- of Leading Autism Awareness life issues that surround autism. The By JORDAN LEE school system saw a 500 percent article, entitled “The Faces of Autism” increase in students with autism or received national attention after it was There is a growing interest in related disabilities between 1999 and featured in Exceptional Parent, an addressing the issues that trouble 2005, with the increase continuing to award-winning magazine which sup- children and school systems affected grow dramatically every year. The most ports children and adults with special by Autism across America. This recent statistics reveal an incidence rate healthcare needs. interest is nothing new to Lee Uni- of 1 in 150 children. The LUDIC program began in 1999 versity, however. Through the Lee Lee University has also helped to when Dr. Debbie Murray, dean of Lee’s University Developmental Inclusion increase awareness of autism through- Helen DeVos College of Education, had Classroom (LUDIC) and the Autism out the southeast. Aside from the an opportunity to help a Lee alum in Symposium, which the university progress of the LUDIC program, Lee Florida. Murray arranged for students hosts each summer, the Helen DeVos has hosted the Southeastern Autism to travel to Florida to work with the College of Education has been devel- Symposium on its campus every year child, who was affected by autism. The oping and implementing a program since 2003. The symposium explores family then moved to Cleveland so Lee to train its students to teach children all areas and aspects of autism ranging faculty and students could work more with autism effectively. from communication, behavior, health closely with the child. This case helped LUDIC has served as a model care, sensory development, and adult to develop what LUDIC is today. program for treating elementary-age autism. The symposium has featured LUDIC currently serves 14 children children with autism and contracts many experts in the field, including Dr. ranging in age from 5 to 10. Located in with local school systems to serve Temple Grandin, the most accom- the Helen DeVos College of Education, students diagnosed with the disorder. plished and well-known adult with the program utilizes Lee University The number served in the program autism in the world. She has been fea- education students, under the guidance has increased exponentially over the tured on major television programs and of Dr. Tammy Johnson, LUDIC director last decade. Between 1992 and 1998, has been written about in numerous since 2003. The program operates with the number of students with autism national publications. more than 40 practicum students each increased by 243.9 percent nation- Lee Assistant Professor of Educa- semester, all of them volunteers, as well wide. The Cleveland (Tenn.) City tion, Dr. Kimberly Moffett, has assisted as student teachers and graduate-level

20 TORCH • Summer 2007 lent undergraduate programs, but it is Grad Programs Get New Image only in about the last ten years that graduate programs have developed on The Office of Graduate Enrollment has The motto, “Ignite Your Intellect,” our campus,” stated President Conn. recently released a new branding image will be used in all recruitment and mar- “We have brought the Lee University specifically for the graduate pro- keting pieces to create consis- distinctive to graduate education and grams at Lee. Working with the tency in the message among have set out to only offer graduate deans and directors of each the four graduate schools. degrees in situations where we could school and the Office of Publica- According to Director of Grad- bring something special to the process. tions, the Office of Graduate uate Enrollment Vicki Glass- Undergraduate education is about Enrollment coordinated the effort cock, “The new marketing exploring your interests and defining to create an image that is consis- efforts will bring name recog- your calling, but graduate education is tent with the overall branding of nition and facilitate growth in about honing your skills and sharpening the university, but distinctly the graduate programs here at your ability to deliver on that calling.” “graduate” in its design. Lee. But, we know that Lee Lee offers graduate programs in The team worked together to alumni and friends are our best Counseling, Education, Music and Reli- produce a look that features the recruiters, so we look forward gion. Details are available on the website distinctives of Lee’s graduate to receiving referrals from them at www.leegraduate.com. Inquiries may schools: mentoring relationships with for prospective students.” be directed to Vicki Glasscock via e-mail graduate faculty, concern for the individ- “For many years Lee University has at [email protected] or by ual student, and professional development. been developing a reputation for excel- calling toll-free 1-800-533-9930. interns who work with the students a lot of heart and more specialized behavior and demeanor. There is a and gain experience for future jobs. training to work with these children. It definite night and day difference. “Lee University one of a small number is very rewarding,” says Johnson. When I show up to pick up my son of universities with an autism program Johnson isn’t the only person who and I hear Mozart and he looks great, on campus,” says Johnson. “God takes pride in the development of LUDIC. I know there are results.” opened this program as a blessing for Many of the parents notice progress The future of LUDIC seems bright. us. The awareness has increased and within their children and have expressed After recently receiving a grant for early identification along with early their thankfulness for such a wonderful more than $10,000, the program is on intervention is crucial to making the its way to becoming even more best progress. Since the media has developed by purchasing new equip- taken note at the rise of autism, young ment, furniture and materials for the parents are more likely to have their children. The most recent purchases child tested if they notice the early include Laureate Learning Systems indicators described by the media.” computer software, which is designed LUDIC uses individualization, especially for users with autism. applied behavior analysis, a language- “When you hear people talking rich environment, alternative communi- about autism on television, one of cation systems and visual schedules to their primary concerns is that their develop a program specifically based on children can’t be handled properly by each student’s needs. Each child’s pro- the public schools,” said Dr. Carolyn gram is then monitored and evaluated LUDIC teacher Michelle Mazzolini and Dirksen, Lee University vice president on an on-going basis. While Johnson student Sebastian Cazorla play with new for Academic Affairs. “LUDIC pro- uses all of these tools in her program, equipment bought with donated funds. vides high quality education for the the most important part is “having a children with autism of Cleveland and love for students with autism,” she says. program. Nancy Jackson, whose son is a the surrounding area. And further, “I have worked with so many dif- LUDIC student, says, “LUDIC is fabulous! LUDIC provides a lab school for all ferent types of students, from gifted The people at LUDIC who teach just our education majors to learn to work children to disruptive students, and I seem to get it! They care so much about with children with autism. Through must say—working with these students how these children learn. This program LUDIC, we have done a good job of is my favorite because anyone can is unique because they treat it as more preparing teachers to solve this very teach most other students, but it takes than just a job. It’s evident in my son’s significant problem.”

TORCH • Summer 2007 21 Campus News Running Here and There Lee University hosts and participates in marathon events on and off campus

By KATIE DIETZ

OR THE PAST five years, Lee Uni- versity has hosted a race to sup- Fport research for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The 65 Roses 5K Road Race course begins and ends in the middle of Lee University’s campus, and travels through downtown Cleveland and the Ocoee Historic District. This road race is joined with the Great Strides walk which also benefits the CF Foundation. Hun- dreds from the community and campus Lee Great Strides join together to run, or walk for the cure. 5K Road Race Over the past seven years Lee has supported this cause, we have raised for all. The Alumni Office provided the nectedness we felt was such a valuable $ 253,875 for CF research. runners with a “Lee runner’s pack” experience for all who participated. Members of the Lee University which included a neon yellow shirt for The support we offered each other community are not only running local- the race, which later would serve as a before and after the race, and seeing ly these days. Nashville, Tennessee held powerful identification tool for us. each other during the race (which was its 8th annual Country Music Mara- The following morning around 6:30 inevitable in the bright yellow apparel) thon on Saturday, April 28 and Lee a.m. we met and prepared for what the was truly significant. It was so much was well represented at this event of morning would entail. For most it was more than just running or walking a nearly 32,000 participants. Over 100 running or walking a half marathon considerable distance; it became an Lee students, staff and alumni took part (13.1 miles). For some it was running a illustration of what being a part of the in the race this year. full marathon (26.2 miles), and for oth- Lee family really means! The festivities began on Friday night ers it was supporting all of the partici- at a Nashville Italian restaurant where pants with prayer, cheering and Katie Dietz ‘06 is an three party rooms were filled with Lee encouragement along the way. admissions counselor at alumni. The gathering served many This was not only a time of achiev- Lee University enrolled in purposes including “carb-loading” for ing goals for us as individuals, but it the masters program. This the runners, pep-talk for the anxious was a time of team building for the Lee was her first 5K and half first time participants, and fellowship University family. The sense of con- marathon experience

More than 100 alumni, staff and students participated in the Country Music Marathon

22 TORCH • Summer 2007 it on a “fast track” for potential occupancy for the fall 2008 semester. The 30,000 sq ft building will bring all Capital the religion faculty together in one place for the first time in many years, as well as providing classrooms and other academic facilities. Campaign Meanwhile, the science/math building remains on target for a 2009 opening. The current construction project, the Leonard Center, Update is well underway on Parker Streer, near B.L. Hicks Hall. 2007 is the key year for Lee’s $ 25 million capital campaign. The fund-raising drive, called the “Press Toward the Mark Campaign,” will make possible a new building for the science/math programs, an academic building for the School of Religion, and a new home for the Leonard Center, including a student health clinic, as well as the now-completed expansion of Paul Dana Walker Arena. The university board of directors voted in May to accelerate the schedule for the religion building, putting

(Above) Brick masons work alongside crane operators installing trusses. The two-story building will feature offices for the Leonard Center program, as well as a new health clinic, food bank and an open-air passage- way connecting to Schimmels Park. The architect's rendering of the first floor (below) shows the health clinic to the left and Leonard Center and food bank to the right. The second floor (left) will house class rooms, meeting rooms, and a student lounge. It will be ready for occupancy this fall and a dedi- cation date has been set for October 4.

TORCH • Summer 2007 23 Society For Pentecostal Studies Conference Held at Lee The 36th Annual Meeting of the the Pentecostal movement or share per- History at McCormick Theological Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS) spectives on their discipline from a Pen- Seminary; Dr. Ben Witherington, pro- was held March 8-10 at Lee Univer- tecostal/charismatic standpoint,” says fessor of New Testament at Asbury sity. The conference focused on Dr. Terry Cross, Dean of the School of Theological Seminary and Dr. Allan studying the role of experience in Religion and professor of theology at Anderson, professor of Global Pente- Christian life and thought through Lee. This year Dr. Cross is first vice pres- costal Studies at the University of Pentecostal perspectives. Speakers, ident for SPS and chair for the event. Birmingham (UK). Also participating delegates and over 300 specialists The first plenary session featured was world-renowned New Testament from all over the country and vari- President Conn and was open to the scholar, Dr. Robert Jewett from the ous parts of the world gathered on public. Other plenary speakers included University of Heidelberg (Germany), the Lee campus. Dr. David Daniels, current president of who led a discussion of his newly “The annual meeting of the SPS the society, and professor of Church published commentary on the book of provides an opportunity to dialog Romans in the Hermeneia series. with the leading scholars of the Pen- “This is an internationally respect- tecostal and charismatic movement— ed conference that brings together both in the United States and noted scholars, researchers, professors, abroad,” said Dr. David Roebuck, and other interested people who focus executive secretary of the society on Pentecostal and Charismatic issues and Lee University Assistant Profes- for academic research, scholarship, sor of Religion. and field ministry applications,” said “There is no other place in the Dr. Tom Doolittle, on-site coordinator academic and professional world for the SPS event and Assistant Pro- where scholars can meet to examine fessor of Pastoral Ministry at Lee. Tharp, Lee and Conn Award Winners Named Each year, the Lee faculty selects International Sales division Since grad- The 2007 Charles Paul Conn award the school’s top three senior awards— uation, Andrew has been working with was presented to Luke Gorton. Estab- the Zeno C. Tharp, F.J. Lee, and Charles his father in the Phillippines to develop lished in 1996, this award is given to Paul Conn Awards. The winners were a network of international leaders in the the senior who shows recognized during spring commence- developing countries of Asia. the greatest promise ment weekend, May 4 and 5. The F.J. Lee Award went to Rachel of intellectual and Andrew Quinley is the recipient of Heath. Established in 1968, the honor academic achieve- the 2007 Zeno C. Tharp Award. Estab- is named for the second president and ment beyond the lished in 1955, this namesake of the university. It recog- undergraduate level. award is given to the nizes the senior with the overall most It is named in honor senior who shows the outstanding record of achievement. of the sixteenth and current president. greatest potential for Rachel is a double-major in English Luke is from Tallahassee, Florida, making a significant and Theology. She has been involved as majoring in Spanish and Theology with contribution to the a member of the Stu- a minor in Biblical Languages. Luke church. It is named in dent Leadership managed the Spanish Tutoring Pro- honor of the sixth president of Lee. Council, vice presi- gram and served as vice-president of Andrew is a December 2006 gradu- dent of the English Kairos Scholars, and as president of ate with a bachelor of arts in communi- Honors Society, Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honors Society. cations and minor in international busi- worked as a research He presented papers at the Tennessee ness. Andrew, whose family has done assistant in the Collegiate Honors Conference two con- missionary work all over the world, Department of Theology and served as secutive years. Luke is planning to graduated magna cum laude. During Chair of the Women’s Round Table, a attend graduate school at the University the summer of 2006, Quinley won a group on campus which explores issues of Georgia to study linguistics and prestigious internship with the CNN related to women in the church. hopes to pursue a life of teaching.

24 TORCH • Summer 2007 Servant COMMENTARY / Cameron Fisher Leadership Scholarships Lee Day: Another Kind of Homecoming I’ve been around Lee University since before I was a student back in the Announced early ’80’s. I attended Lee Day as a prospective student, lived with it while I The Charles W. Conn Servant Lead- was a student, and helped produce it when I was employed there. However, ership Scholarship was awarded to this year I re-discovered another facet of Lee Day: a homecoming. Amber Bush and Joel Rogers during I have a son, Grant, who is a senior at Lee and a daughter, Amanda, who the final chapel service of the semester. will be enrolling as a freshman this fall. As I went through the motions of Amber is a communications major being a doting parent to Amanda (as much as she would let me), I took note with a public relations emphasis. She of other parents who were doing the same thing. Family units were huddled has served on the Student Leadership together: Mom, Dad, prospect and sometimes little brother as they waltzed Council cabinet and will serve the from event to event, party to party and session group as the secretary for public rela- to session. During the Friday night “Incredi- tions next semester. She volunteers at bash,” in between games and teenage-level the nursery for Christ Community challenges to the audience, I found myself Church and is president-elect for Pi talking to parents who were students when I Delta Phi, French Honor Society. was. It was a class reunion from my era. Amber has also volunteered her time Although most of them traveled from a at such places as the Chattanooga much further distance than I did, we were all Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House, here together for the same purpose: to see that Ocoee Middle School and with many our children are offered the same opportunity on-campus events. we had for a meaningful Lee experience. Joel has served as president and As I visited with them, the conversations founder of the on-campus outreach with my past classmates usually centered team, Watchmen33; volunteered with around the same topic: Our kids are going to youth camp and served as a youth and have it so much better than we did. Although college pastor in North Carolina. He none of us would trade our memories, we knew that as our kids developed founded the non-profit organization, their own, it would be with 4,000 other students, in new and more modern The Faceless Generation, and serves as dormitories and at a student union rather than a canteen. They would learn chairman of the board for the outreach from faculty who, as a whole, have a higher percentage of doctoral degrees. ministry. Joel is also involved with But our kids would still be challenged to live a life worthy of the calling for Brooke Upton Ministries, Kamotion which they have been called and to worship the God who gives that call. Entertainment, Consumed Drama Min- Lee Day remains the most effective weekend of recruitment for Lee University, istries, Consuming Fire Ministries, The but now I know from experience that it also rates as a first class reunion. Spot Coffee Shop, Spotlight Coffee Company, Raise up! Youth Phenome- non, and Faceless Productions. The Charles W. Conn Servant Leadership Scholarship was established in 2003 to honor President Emeritus Charles W. Conn. As part of the uni- versity’s efforts to emphasize the importance of serving others, the award is given annually to rising seniors who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to service during their time at Lee. Students who receive this scholar- ship give a portion of the proceeds to a charity of their choice. LEADERS: (l-r) Assistant Vice President Mike Hayes, Joel Rogers, Amber Bush, President Conn

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DEPARTMENTAL FOCUS Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Looking Forward By DR. PAUL DELALUZ

The Department of Natural Sci- ences and Mathematics is poised for greatness. We are becoming a department on campus that not only influences our students, but the efforts of our faculty are influencing regional and national education practices. With twenty-two full-time faculty members there are many projects and efforts that can be highlighted but we would like to share with the alumni only a few areas of note.

New Facility For many alumni it is no secret that a new science facility has been used to develop the design of the new our programs to a level that will rival a high priority of the department for building. We anticipate three outcomes any University. several years. It is time. With the of the new facility: 1. modern, flexible initiation of the Press Towards the laboratory and teaching spaces, 2. rein- INAT Project - Improving Numeracy Mark campaign the hope for a new corporation of the mathematics faculty and Algebraic Thinking building is becoming a reality. The into our building, 3. renovation of the Identification of the common errors faculty have been charged with Beach Building. This new facility will found in high school student’s algebra has development of a needs assessment provide the much needed space and been a topic of conversation within Dr. plan for our programs which will be infusion of excitement needed to thrust Steven Lay’s family for several genera- tions. This past year Dr. Lay received a $750,000 grant from the Math and Sci- ence Partnership of the Department of Education to train and provide curriculum for middle school teachers. This method will improve seventh and eighth grade student’s understanding of mathematical concepts so they can be successful in algebra. The funds will allow teachers in the Tennessee region to attend a summer training institute to teach them how to incorporate the new curriculum into their classroom. The project will culminate in the assessment of student success in high school algebra. The grant activities are authorized for three years with the possi- ble implementation of this program at the national level, if proven successful.

26 TORCH • Summer 2007 Laboratory Instrumentation graduate use and this opportunity Student Successes Several grants and investments allows our students the access they When potential students visit our have been secured for our biology and may not receive in other programs. department the primary question is physical sciences laboratories. A grant how successful our program is at received by Drs. Paul DeLaLuz and National Best Practice – placing students in graduate and Eddie Brown from the National Science Environmental Science medical programs. Our record in this Foundation has provided $117,471 to The Center for Educational Policy area is becoming impressive. Since purchase an FT-NMR. This instrument Research (CEPR), on behalf of the Col- 1999 we have had over 110 students allows students to investigate molecules lege Board (the at the atomic level to determine struc- organization ture and is essential to any chemistry that oversees program. In April Drs Lori West and high school Michael Freake were awarded a LI-COR Advance Place- Biosciences grant allowing the pur- ment (AP) chase of a $93,806 DNA sequencer courses) has including the functionality for recognized Dr. microsatellites analysis for use in our Michael courses. The biology division as also Freake’s BIOL- benefited from a university investment 104 Environ- of over $110,000 in an upgrading of mental Science the biology laboratories providing the course as a equipment necessary to investigate national best molecular biology. DNA analysis and practice course. biotechnology are now being intro- This particular duced at the freshman and sophomore course was identified as being exem- accepted into medical, dental, gradu- levels which will allow students exper- plary and elements are being modeled ate Ph.D. and masters, physical ther- in the cre- apy, pharmacy, and health related ation of programs. Not only are we placing national these students in prominent state standards school but also in elite private for AP programs including John Hopkins courses in School of Medicine, Tulane, Mayo environ- Clinic Medical School, Harvard, mental sci- Yale, Wake Forest, Purdue, Emory, ences. The Vanderbilt, and Albert Einstein goal of this College of Medicine to name a few. effort was Years ago our programs anticipated to identify one or two student into graduate criteria level training and now we are look- for the ing forward to student being accept- redesign of ed at multiple schools. This is a dra- AP courses, matic change for our department develop- and with efforts from the University ment of and faculty our department’s physi- tise needed to work in industry or pre- exams, and standards for professional cal recourses and expanded opportu- pare them for graduate work in the sci- development for AP teachers. Dr. David nities will translate into even greater ences. One item of note is that all this T. Conley the Director of the Center for successes for future students. instrument, while found at a large state Educational Policy Research wrote that school, are not always available for use Lee University contributions are Dr. Paul DeLaLuz is chairman of the at the undergraduate level. All instru- “improving educational practices Department of Natural Sciences and mentation at Lee is intended for under- nationally.” Mathematics Faculty Facts Moore to Lead Department of Theology Dr. Rickie D. Moore ’76 has been sors. His teaching specialty is the Old tional scholarly level. An advocate of appointed chairman of the Department Testament prophets and he is a found- intercessory prayer, he serves as leader of Theology at Lee University, effective ing and cur- of an intercessory prayer team and an this fall. Moore holds a Ph.D. from rent editor of inter-generational Sunday school Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from the Journal of group, called Crossroads at the West- Lee University. An ordained minister in Pentecostal more Church of God. the Church of God, he has been a pro- Theology, the He and his wife, Jean Hamilton fessor of Old Testament at the Church first academic Moore ’77 is a registered nurse who of God Theological Seminary since serial ever to has recently served in the Lee Universi- 1982. However, he also has taught feature con- ty Health Clinic. They have two daugh- part-time in the Lee University School structive the- ters, Emily ’04, who is married to of Religion since 1997 where he has ology from a Matthew Young ’02, and Hannah, who been one of the more popular profes- Pentecostal perspective on an interna- is a junior at Lee.

be a Christian scholar,” said Dr. Jean Woods Retires After 40 Years at Lee Eledge, chair of the Department of Lee University Professor of Eng- been revealed (perhaps in heaven), will English and Modern Foreign Lan- lish Dr. Sabord Woods retired in be a seamless whole.” guages. “On a daily basis, he has May after 40 years as a member of Woods attended Lee from 1957- communicated to students much more Lee’s faculty. A reception held on 1959, and joined the Lee faculty in the than his knowledge of British litera- April 28 honored English department in 1967. A veteran ture. He has held before them his per- the veteran pro- of the Department of English and Mod- sonal standard of excellence, his love fessor and the ern Foreign Languages, Dr. Woods of learning and the way that his faith Department of taught Shakespeare, the English cap- remains at the core of it all.” English and Mod- stone course and English literature. “Dr. Woods has been the corner- ern Foreign Lan- “I have watched Lee develop from a stone of the English faculty since the guages took the Bible College and fledging liberal arts late 1960s” stated Dr. Carolyn Dirksen, opportunity to school to a small comprehensive univer- vice president of academics at Lee. “He announce the sity with interesting, desirable diversity, taught many of the current faculty and establishment of and I’ve enjoyed participating in that has had a significant influence on the the Sabord Woods Award. process,” said Woods. “Lee has been a curriculum. Sabord is a true intellectual The Sabord Woods Award will very fulfilling place to work, particularly and advocate for quality of instruction go to the graduating senior English because of its Christian identification. I in English, and I can’t really imagine major each year who best models will miss students, colleagues, and asso- what Lee will be like without him. He the integration of faith and scholar- ciates in church and community activi- has been a mentor, teacher, and friend ship. The recipient will receive $250 ties. But I will visit often and observe to so many of us that his impression and have his/her name inscribed on with great interest the continued on Lee is indelible.” a plaque in the department. progress of the university.” “This award is really the high- A recipient of the Excel- light of my career here,” said lence in Teaching Award in Woods, “for it represents what has 1985, Dr. Woods has served been crucially important to me as acting chair of the throughout my 40 years of teaching Department of Language at Lee—my strong belief in Christian Arts during several intervals vocation and the idea that there is and has chaired numerous properly no split between sacred elected and appointed facul- and secular, but that Truth in Scrip- ty committees. ture and real truth within an acade- “Dr. Sabord Woods has Dr. Donna Summerlin and Dr. Andrew Lee honor mic discipline form, when all has modeled what it means to Dr. Sabord Woods (right) at his retirement reception.

28 TORCH • Summer 2007 first rate scholar who not only main- tained his own research, but who is conspicuously successful at sharing it with his undergraduate students. Michael demonstrates, every year, that a professor at Lee can combine, with a high level of quality, the demands of undergraduate teaching with his pas- 2007 faculty award winners: sion and energy for research that gets (l-r) Louis Morgan, Michael Freake, and Tony Deaton published, gets funded, and gets his students involved.

LOUIS MORGAN - Excellence in Advising Faculty Receive Top Awards Louis Morgan is a member of the Each year at spring commencement, of students, and it allows him to focus faculty of the Squires Library, where he one faculty member is honored for all of his considerable passion for music holds the position of Instructional Ser- excellence in the classroom, for advis- on some of Lee’s best voice majors. vices Librarian. In this role, he advises ing and for scholarship. The following Many of his students have risen to the students before they are assigned to are excerpts from the presentations challenge of meeting Tony’s very high departmenets in their majors. It is not made to this year’s honorees by Presi- expectations, and have been objects of uncommon for Louis to spend hours with dent Conn at graduation: his nurturing style and his personal individual advisees, to send them notes coaching, not just in music, but in the of encouragement, to seek them out TONY DEATON - Excellence in Teaching larger ambitions of the performer’s life. when they seem to be struggling, and Tony Deaton has demonstrated year even to stay in touch with them after after year what it means to invest him- MICHAEL FREAKE - Excellence they have been assigned to the depart- self in his students. Since his work is in Scholarship mental advisors. He invests in the lives of primarily one-on-one with voice majors, For his professional life, Dr. Michael students as people, rather than merely Tony teaches a relatively small number Freake has earned a reputation as a processing their academic paperwork.

PROMOTIONS IN RANK Associate Professor to Professor ▼

Assistant Professor to Mark Bailey, D.M.E. Paul DeLaLuz, Ph.D. Robert Graham, Ph.D. Joel Kailing, Ph.D. Emerson Powery, Ph.D. Associate Professor ▼

Susan Carter, Ph.D. Robert Debelak, D.Min. Andrea Dismukes, D.M.A. Brad Frazier, Ph.D. Michael Freake, Ph.D. Ed Stone, Ph.D.

TORCH • Summer 2007 29 Athletics Basketball Squad Makes Nationals Again

For the second straight season the the Robert C. Byrd Scholarship for high Lee men’s basketball team, under the character within a student athlete at Lee. leadership second-year coach Tommy • Kedrick (Modie) Johnson being Brown, earned a spot in the 32-team named 3rd-Team NAIA All-American. NAIA National Tournament field. The Johnson, who was No. 2 in the nation Flames finished the season at 22-10 in field goal percentage (67 percent) and were ranked as high as 19th dur- was also All-SSAC and a member of ing the 2006-07 campaign. They the SSAC All-Tournament team. were eliminated from national tour- Sir-Lee Mason was selected as a nament play by Concordia (Calif.) NAIA Honorable Mention All- University in the first round. American. He was All-SSAC Concordia went on to finish and tied the 3-point single- the national event in the run- game record for most treys (9). ner-up position. • The Flames defeated arch-rival Tennessee Temple HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON twice, once in a three-over- • Freshman Joel time 85-82 thriller. After a Houghton receiving the victory over highly ranked NAIA Champions of Lambuth University, the Lee Character $2,000 schol- club went on to finish the reg- arship at the annual ular season with six straight national tournament wins, including huge SSAC banquet. The program road triumphs over Reinhardt focuses on five core College, Berry College, South- character values: ern Wesleyan and Southern respect, responsibili- Polytechnic State University to ty, integrity, servant wrap up a slot in the NAIA leadership and National Tournament. sportsmanship. • Four Flames averaged in double- Houghton is a figure scoring. Johnson was best with mentor to 15.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per out- several dis- ing. Mason followed closely at 14.9 advantaged ppg. Junior Kellen Pickel tallied 11.3 children in points and junior Kevin Green rounded the Cleveland out the scoring at 10.3 per contest. area. Last sum- Coach Brown is in the midst of round- mer he did mission ing up additional roundball talent as work through Lee and the basketball the Flames get ready for 2007-08 and team in the Dominican Republic. The another run at the SSAC and NAIA Lee athlete also works with children at championships. his home church in Rockwell, N.C. He currently carries a 3.98 GPA and won the Outstanding English Freshman Kedrick (Modie) Johnson was named an Scholar Award, he is a member of the NAIA All-American after leading the Southern States Athletic Conference All Flames to the National Tournament for Academic team and is a recipient of the second straight season

30 TORCH • Summer 2007 Lady Flames Finish Season at Impressive 29-4

All-American Jessica Still directed the Lady Flames to the NAIA National Tournament for the third straight year.

For coach Marty Rowe and his In January the Lady Flames were • Post player Katie Nelson was Lee women’s basketball team, the ranked third in the NAIA National polls, named the Freshman of the Year in season might have come to a disap- the highest ranking ever by a Lee the SSAC and to the All-Freshman pointing close after an upset defeat women’s basketball team. Rowe complet- team. to Brescia University in the opening ed his third season at Lee and has taken • Aaron Richmond (University of round of the NAIA National Tour- three straight teams to the NAIA National Toledo) and Fallon Lee (Georgia nament. However, the disappoint- Tournament. He now owns over 200 col- Southern) were All-SSAC and Lee, ment was quickly overcome by the lege coaching wins and counting stints at was named the Most Valuable Player tremendous accomplishments of the Brescia and Lee, has taken seven straight of the SSAC Tournament. talented squad. teams to the national event. Rowe was • Named to the NAIA Academic Hampered by injuries from day named the SSAC Coach of the Year. All-American team were Keaton one of fall workouts, the Lady Bodiford, Jessica Lucas and Jeannie Flames still found a way to post a OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: Vorbeck. Six Lady Flames were sparkling 29-4 record. They • Jessica Still being named 2nd- represented on the SSAC Academic marched to the regular-season Team NAIA All-American. The gifted Scholar team. championship in the Southern junior guard from Owensboro, Ky. also • Key victories came over States Athletic Conference and went scored her 1,000th career points during Trevecca Nazarene (during the Disney on to host and claim their first the season and was named to the Classic) Bryan College twice, Ten- SSAC Tournament Championship. SSAC All-Conference team. nessee Wesleyan twice, Berry College Keaton Bodiford went down early • Jan Dodson was an Honorable three times, Brewton Parker three in the year with a knee injury that Mention NAIA All-American. The times, Auburn University Mont- required surgery and starting point multi-talented Dodson was a member gomery twice and a key road win at guard Allison Rader was dearly of the SSAC All-Conference and All- Campbellsville University. missed in tournament play after Tournament teams. She capped off the • With his entire starting unit knee surgery late in the regular sea- year by being listed on the NAIA Aca- returning for 2007-08, coach Rowe son. Both are expected to return for demic All-American and SSAC All- and the Lady Flames should be primed the 2007-08 season. Academic squads. and ready for the new year.

TORCH • Summer 2007 31 Athletics Flames Win Super Region: Head to World Series The 2007 Lee baseball team has average is at 1.58, 8-4 for the year and Lee finished third in the SSAC tour- shattered the record book and a group has 26 wins during his career. The nament, then rebounded to whip No. 9 of 10 talented seniors are leading the right-handed hurler needs on more win Belhaven (Miss), No. 12 Southern Poly- charge into the NAIA College World to tie Brandon Cofer’s mark (27) for technic State (Ga.) and No. 4 Auburn Series which begins as this issue of wins in a career. Other pitching leaders University Montgomery twice to claim Torch is headed to press. are Cody Campbell (10-2), Howard (5- the NAIA Region XIII title. One week Senior shortstop Lance Zawadzki, 1), Trent (6-0), Oberg (7-1) and Nick later, they came back to whip St. who transferred to Lee last fall, is the Utley (4-1). Thomas (Fla.) in the best of three series leader of the team that was 50-13 heading into the World Series. Zawadz- ki sets records for runs scored (88), hits The Lee baseball team celebrates (104), average (.477), doubles (26), and their NAIA region championship on base percentage (.546). Senior team- mates Aaron Simmons, Andrew Shaver, Tony Perez, Kyle Sullivan, Craig Trent, Gabe Seten, Daniel Howard, Michael Oberg and Nick Utley have joined Zawadzki in not only breaking records, but in leading first- year coach Mark Brew’s Flames to NAIA Region XIII and baseball’s first- ever Atlantic South Super Region crown. The Flames have 10 players hit- ting better than .300. The hottest hitter of all in recent games has been catcher Michael Valadez. After a late start, Valadez has raised his average up to .333. He has 11 doubles, three homer runs and 32 runs batted in—mostly coming in the last 10 games. “Seniors like this don’t usually come along but maybe one time in a coach’s career,” said Brew. “I have been blessed. So many coaches never make a NAIA World Series and these guys are taking me in my very first year. I always tell people that coaches never hit, throw or catch the ball. They are just as good as their players, and these guys are a spe- cial group.” Currently Simmons is the holder of the Lee runs batted in mark (72), but Zawadzki (70) and Elvis Sosa (62) have broken the old RBI record (61), which was held by Jimmy Stanfield. Seten has enjoyed a remarkable sea- son on the mound. His earned run

32 TORCH • Summer 2007 and claim their first Super Region championship. The amazing late-season stretch saw the Flames hit and score runs like never seen before by many baseball teams at any level. In their last eight Lee’s Tony Perez games, Brew’s team scored a whopping is upended as 97 runs. he completes Individual national honors have not a double play. yet been released by the NAIA. Shaver, Hutslar and Zawadzki have received All-Conference and All-Region honors. Seten is also an all-conference pitcher and joins Shaver and Hutslar as NAIA All-American Scholar Athletes.

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Tennis Teams Wrap Up Outstanding Seasons

Fueled by a very solid core of After the Vikings defeated the Flames season at No. 5 in the singles lineup. underclassmen and a little veteran in the first round of the SSAC Tourna- After losing his match to AUM, leadership at the top, both the men’s ment, Lee took revenge in the semifi- Thobo-Carlsen won 17 straight and women’s tennis teams had very nals of the Region XIII Tournament to matches to finish at 17-1, including a strong 2007 seasons. Both squads advance to the championship for the 7-1 mark versus ranked opponents. advanced to the NAIA National first time ever. He was 15-5 in doubles play with Tournament while garnering their The Flames earned a 7-2 victory of Juan Saa. Five Flames were tabbed highest rankings in program history. Walsh University in the opening round on the SSAC All-Academic Team. The Lee men were consistently of nationals, and then defeated No. 7 Caio Borges, Pamukchiyan, Saa, ranked in the top 15 in the nation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Thobo-Carlsen, and Victoratto all peaking at No. 9, the highest in Lee 5-3. Second-ranked Azusa Pacific Uni- earned places for their work in the history. The Flames spent most of versity then concluded Lee’s impressive classroom. The team will lose only the season ranked as the 10th best, season with a 5-1 win over coach Tony senior Alex Figueiredo (13-6) for next earning them an at-large bid to Cavett’s club. The Flames finished at season. Figueiredo won 50 singles nationals. The Maroon and White 15-5, the fourth-most wins in program games in his career and another 48 in made the most of the opportunity, history. doubles. advancing all the way to the Elite A number of Flames earned distinct The Lady Flames also had a fine Eight of the tourney. They were the honors for the first time. Lee was repre- all-around campaign. The Lee women only unseeded team to make it that sented on the All-Region XIII Team. captured a record No. 13 ranking in deep in the championships, and Dimitar Pamukchiyan (10-5 in singles, the NAIA poll and spent the entire 12-7 in dou- season climbing up the ratings. They Brooklyn Goodell (left) played in the bles) and Sid- finished at 13-6, continuing the run No. 1 position for the Lady Flames ney Victoratto, of seasons without a losing record at the entire season. Sidney Victoratto Jr. (11-5, 12-7) eight. The team shattered the program (below) goes after a shot while were both list- record for winning streaks, notching helping the Flames reach the Elite ed on the ros- 10 straight victories after two losses Eight in the NAIA National Men’s ter. Christian to highly-ranked opponents to start Tennis Tournament. Thobo-Carlsen the year. also had a Despite a loss to AUM in the con- noteworthy ference postseason and a difficult defeat from Shorter in region action, Lee proudly donned the Maroon and White at the NAIA National Tourna- ment to conclude the season. Though they lost to a strong Lewis-Clark State College team (ranked No. 18), the reset a standard which had never Lady Flames will lose only one senior seen a Lee team progress past the in Amanda North. second round. North went 13-6 in singles and Along the way, the Flames had 12-7 in doubles and was named an several impressive victories. After NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete starting off the season with a loss, and earned a spot on the SSAC All- Lee reeled off a record-tying string Academic Team to conclude a fine of eight straight victories. The net- career. She totaled a 47-20 record in ters added another big win on the singles and a 45-22 doubles mark late in the regular season, topping while at Lee. She was joined as a No. 11 Berry College to secure sec- conference scholar-athlete by Brook- ond place in the Southern States lyn Goodell, Amy Kresge, Kelli Miller, Athletic Conference behind AUM. and Erin Schanke.

34 TORCH • Summer 2007 Golfers Make NAIA Nationals for Third Time

Lee senior Nick Parker knocks in a putt during Lee’s win at Rome News-Tribune Invitational that was hosted by Berry College

For Coach Jack Souther and his Lee Paced by senior Brandon Cissom, 594 tally was eight strokes better than University golf team, things just Lee kicked off the fall season by win- Berry College’s 602. Cissom continued couldn’t get much better. The veteran ning the Crooked Creek Invitational in to burn up the links and fired a 1- skipper would love to have a regional London, Ky. The Flames posted a 36- under par 143. and national title added to his team’s hole team total of 587. Playing next at Another trip to Florida and the treasures, but he’s pleased with seven nearby Springbrook in the Tennessee Eagle Invitational, hosted by Embry- first-place finishes in 12 tournaments Wesleyan tournament, the Flames ran Riddle followed. Not only was it back- during the fall and spring. away from the field and finished at 575. to-back tournament wins for the As of press time, the Flames were One of the biggest wins of the year Flames, they also carried their sixth headed to their third straight appear- came at Grenelefe Tournament in Bab- tournament victory back to Cleveland. ance in the NAIA National Tourna- son, Fla. The 599 total was good Lee made it three in a row by cap- ment. Senior Nick Parker made the cut enough to whip Embry-Riddle Univer- turing the Southern Kentucky Invita- in the individual field last May. This sity and several other outstanding tional on March 30. They defeated trip Souther wanted his entire team to teams. A trip to Seneca, S.C. and the Lindsey-Wilson College by six strokes make the final cut and place high championship of the Jack Shadwick and finished at 583. The Flames had to against the nation’s best. Invitational followed. The Flames out- settle for a third-place outing at the “It has been a good year,” said did Shorter College by 17 strokes and a famous Brickyard and a disappointing Souther. “I’ve had a great group of 598 finish. Springtime saw Lee contin- fourth at the SSAC/Region XIII young men to work with. We are blessed ue its winning ways. The first title Tournament. However, Souther’s team with talented seniors. It is the most tour- came on March 12 in Berry College’s received an at-large berth to the naments won by any of my teams.” Rome News-Tribune Invitational. The national tournament.

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NAIA colleges, as they combined to represent all of the good things about Tuck and Shaver help their teams post an impressive being a student-athlete, and I can’t 259-82 women’s soccer and baseball think of a better example than Rachel.” Get Conn Awards record over the past four years. As a sophomore, Shaver helped First-Team NAIA All-Americans After completing her brilliant career direct the Flames to their first appear- Rachel Tuck and Andrew Shaver have as a defender for coach Matt Yelton’s ance in the NAIA College World Series. been named the 2007 winners of the team, Tuck became the first women’s He has a career batting average of well annual Paul Conn Student Athlete of soccer player to have her jersey retired. A over .350 and hit .401 last season. He is the Year awards. The pair has played a first-team All-American in 2004 and a Lee’s career doubles leader with 66 and vital role in helping the Lee University second team All-American in 2006, the has scored a record 236 runs over the athletic program join an elite list of talented center back was All-SSAC and past four years. A First-Team NAIA All-Region XIII for three All-American in 2006, he was also straight seasons. She is also named the Region XIII and SSAC Play- a three-time SSAC Scholar er of the Year. Shaver is a three-time Athlete and a two-time SSAC Scholar Athlete and a two-time NAIA All-American Scholar. NAIA All-American Scholar. “Rachel is exceptional “Andrew has been a special player not just because of what in our program for four years,” said she does on the field, but coach Brew. “He will graduate with more importantly for the honors, has re-written the record books character and integrity that offensively during his tenure in our she has brought to our baseball program, and has actively par- team and our game,” Yel- ticipated in community service projects President Conn present the awards to Andrew ton said. “I think this throughout his academic career at Lee. Shaver and Rachel Tuck award is given to an indi- He has been a model of leadership both vidual who is supposed to on and off the field to our team.” Butler Golf Tourney Raises Funds for Program Veteran golfer Gene Rice teamed cleared, Wally Hindman, Mike Arring- prize at No. 14. Glen Woodard had with former Lee University All-Amer- ton, Caleb Hindman and Jeff Rauiser the longest drive at No. 6. Pam Rowe ican Josh Coley, Royce McKenzie and walked away with the big prize. They had the straightest drive at No. 11 Jason Rice to claim top honors in the won a double scorecard playoff and and Jeff Battles was closest to the pin Annual Stanley Butler Memorial Golf forced Scott Hicks, Sonny Hicks, Chris at No. 2. Classic staged at the Chatata Valley Neighbors and Michael Davis to settle Golf Club in Cleveland. for the second-place prize. Lee Stewart, CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT: (l-r) The team The foursome combined for a Edd Watson, Love Watson and Andy of Royce McKenzie, Josh Coley, Gene sizzling 16-under-par score of 56 in Sneed also carded a 64 and were Rice and Jason Rice took top honors in the select shot format. The annual named the third-place winners. Harry the annual Stanley Butler Memorial event was and featured 28 teams. Ledford claimed the closest to the pin Golf Tournament Second place in the Champi- onship Flight was claimed by Greg Rush, Ron Wilson, Ron Porter and Lebron Sterchi. They finished two strokes back and 14-under-par (58). Jerry McGaha joined with Bob McIntire, Ellis Haney and Don Haney for third place at 13-under- par (59).The battle for first place in the B Flight was a log-jam. No less than three teams turned in an 8- under-par 64. When the smoke had

36 TORCH • Summer 2007 Seniors Lead Softball Team to Nationals Three outstanding seniors, Maranda leaves Lee with an amazing 45 four- title and finished 1-3 in NAIA National Mounce, JaAndrea Hinton and Emily baggers. Jay now owns the walks per- Tournament pool play. The most Broyles, were true leaders as the Lady season mark (36). impressive showing of the season came Flames marched to another successful Like Mounce, Broyles transferred to during an invitational tournament in 43-16 season and made their third- Lee after junior college and produced Orange Beach, Ala. Lee defeated No. 2 straight trip to the NAIA National Soft- two solid seasons. She moved to first ranked Oklahoma City in that tourna- ball Championship in Decatur, Ala. in base this season and turned into one of ment 3-2. late May. coach Russell’s best hitters in the The 43 victories represent the sec- Coach Emily Russell will have to clutch. Broyles hit .347 and paced the ond best ever by a Lee softball team. search far and wide for replacements team in doubles with 17. She had for the threesome. Mounce, who was 66 hits and drove in 37 runs. not only a record-setting player on the Crippled by injuries to the field but a star as well in the classroom, pitching staff for a large part of set marks that will be hard to break. the season, coach Russell had to The infielder leaves Lee as the season rely on a freshman and a sopho- batting average leader (.460); runs more to carry the large load of the scored (67); on-base percentage (.496); mound duties late in the year. and stolen bases (34 in 35 attempts). Freshman Sara Mitchell finished Maranda She had 99 hits and just missed setting with a 5-3 record and sophomore Mounce the record held by former teammate Jill Brittany Rowe posted a 7-4 mark. bunts one in Webb (101). Both had earned run averages of Hinton was a four-year standout for under 2.50. Junior Jessica Kerr the Lady Flames. Small in stature but battled injuries and finished with an The record of 55 wins was set last sea- huge in heart, Hinton blasted a record- impressive 17-5 record and junior son. Mounce, Hinton and Broyles were setting 17 home runs this season. The Sarah Warren was 14-4. also members of that squad. Lee soft- slick-fielding third baseman broke her The Lady Flames hosted and cap- ball has now won 98 games over the own career home-run record (28). She tured the SSAC conference tournament last two remarkable seasons.

The Lady Flames enjoy their most recent NAIA championship

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about universities and had never heard of Lee at that time. We videotaped the competition, and upon return to the states, I sent the DVD to a very small handful of coaches, who I have known personally, respect highly and would have no reservations uprooting a young lady from her home and placing her in their hands.” Fox explained that “Lee University was my personal desire for Jacky, as Andrea and I have had close mutual friends over the years and have enjoyed a growing friendship through recruiting contacts in the past couple of years. I have, for quite some time, had great respect for Andrea and the quality of program that she has built at Lee.” Fox added that “Jacky had no point of reference and really just completely trusted whatever place I suggested for her—she has no idea how this process Lee Volleyball Signs First Collegiate works, or how it all actually hap- pened….she only knows that I helped Female Athlete From Nicaragua open a door to her dream come true, The Lee University volleyball team At 5-foot-9, Jacky has played mid- and that coach Hudson is offering her became a part of history recently when dle blocker for the Nicaragua National the opportunity of a lifetime—one that coaches Andrea and Kevin Hudson Volleyball Team, but is willing to be no volleyball player in her homeland signed Jacky Toruno-Gordon of used wherever the Lee coaching staff has ever had before. She is grateful and Nicaragua. According to the Lee staff, feels she will contribute the most, excited to give her best to the program.” Jacky became the first female athlete to according to Judy Fox of Ignite Inter- Toruno-Gordon said, “I am very come from Nicaragua to America and national, who helped direct the young excited and glad to be the first female play a college sport. athlete to Lee. to play in America. My country is very “It was a really big deal over there,” The Nicaraguan player heard about proud of this opportunity.” said coach Andrea Hudson. “Every Lee University through Ignite Interna- Katie Thornton (Lee volleyball play- major news station in the country was tional and Fox’s influence. “I had a er) could tell you about the press con- at the signing and also every newspa- sports ministry team in Nicaragua last ference where all of the major TV sta- per. A lot of male athletes have played August to compete with her team. Fol- tions were represented, as well as the in America, but no female players.” lowing the conclusion of the tour, I three national newspapers and a radio Coach Hudson said, “Jacky’s com- had committed to stay and travel with station. After the press conference, sev- ing to Lee was definitely part of a big- the Nicaragua team to the Central eral television programs interviewed ger plan for her life. She is an excellent American Championships as an assis- Jacky live. And one newspaper (La volleyball player with a lot of great tant coach. During the 10 days togeth- Prensa) did a three-page spread on experience to bring to our team. Get- er, I talked with Jacky’s national team her—front page and entire inside of the ting her education will be the most coach about the possibility of talking paper was an article and interview. important reason for coming to the with her about potential recruitment to Toruno-Gordon said she would be United States. However, adding her a university in the United States. honored to be recognized as an exam- tremendous volleyball skills to our team “He was agreeable to this idea and ple for other young athletes in will certainly increase our chances of the next step was to introduce the idea Nicaragua to follow. She said she going further in the playoffs next year. to Jacky, and a conversation that took understands the weight of this opportu- She is quick and a great jumper as well place the same day. She expressed that nity and the potential for her experience as blocker. I am excited for her as an this was something she would like to to plant a dream in other youngsters, athlete and helping give her the oppor- pursue and that she desired to attend a and she hopes that younger players will tunity to get a degree here in America.” Christian university. She knew nothing be inspired to dream bigger dreams.

38 TORCH • Summer 2007 2006-2007 SEASON SCOREBOARD The 2006-07 seasons are a testimony to the job Lee Uni- MEN versity Athletic Director and his coaching staffs have done. The Lady Flames and Flames fielded 12 teams and 11 of Basketball those clubs or individuals advanced to NAIA National Under coach Tommy Brown, the Flames battled in the rug- Tournament competition. Listed below are some are the ged SSAC and into National Tournament play for the second records and accomplishments of our athletic teams. straight year. They finished 22-10 and lost in first round of the national tournament to Concordia (Calif.), 77-61 WOMEN Soccer Basketball Under the direction of coach Henry Moyo, the Flames Under coach Marty Rowe, the ladies enjoyed another defeated Auburn University Montgomery and claimed the remarkable year. They won the SSAC regular season and Region XIII for the first time in school history. They were conference tournament championships. They finished 29- 17-4 and tied (lost penalty kicks) in second round vs 4 and lost in first round at the National Tournament to Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 1-1 (9-8 PK) in a heart-breaking Brescia (Ky.), 81-73 (OT) NAIA National Tournament shootout. Cross Country Under coach Bruce Bayliss, the women’s cross country team had Annie Houghton and Anna Hrushka qualify for NAIA National Championships. Houghton finished 94th out of 268 (19:31) Hrushka had a time of (20:35).

Softball Under coach Emily Russell, the team claimed the SSAC tournament championship and finished the year 43-16. In NAIA National Tournament Pool Play, they lost to Simon Fraser (B.C.), 9-8, lost to Vanguard (Calif.), 5-4, lost to Oklahoma City, 10-1 and defeated Columbia (Mo.), 7-4.

Soccer Tennis Under coach Matt Yelton, the Lady Flames won the SSAC Coach Tony Cavett directed his men to a 15-5 record. They regular season, conference tournament and Region XIII advanced to Elite Eight of the NAIA for the first time in the crown. They were 19-4 and advanced to quarter-final round history of men’s soccer. They defeated Walsh (Ohio), 7-2; of the NAIA National Tournament. They defeated Carroll defeated Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.), 5-3; and (Mont.), 2-1 and lost to Martin Methodist (Tenn.), 3-1 lost to Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 5-1 in the national tournament.

Tennis Baseball Under Coach Tony Cavett, the ladies were an impressive Under first-year coach Mark Brew, the Flames won the 13-6, and lost in first round of the NAIA National Tour- NAIA Region and then claimed the NAIA Atlantic South nament to Lewis-Clark State(Idaho), 6-3 Super Region title for the first time ever. The Flames, with 50 wins, earned a spot in the NAIA College World Series Volleyball for the second time in Lee’s baseball history. Under coach Andrea Hudson, the powerful club posted a 32-9 record. They finished 1-2 in NAIA National Tourna- Golf ment Pool Play, they lost to California Baptist, 3-0 (30-18, Coach Jack Souther’s golf teams just get better and better. 30-18, 30-27), lost to Albertson (Idaho), 3-0 (30-19, 30-16, They are making their fourth straight appearance in the 30-15), and defeated Cedarville (Ohio), 3-1 (30-23, 24-30, NAIA National Golf Championship. The Flames won seven 30-22, 30-27) invitational titles in the fall and spring—a school record.

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Torch Travels ▼ Lee faculty member Edley Moodley shows his balance of reading Torch on a camel in

front of the great pyramids of Egypt. ▼

Elizabeth “Zoe” Reynen ‘03, missionary in Spain with the TORCH TRAVELS - Send us a photo of you and/or a fellow Master’s Commission, recently traveled to Romania to alumnus or alumna reading Torch at an exotic or noteworthy minister in orphanages and to young people living on the destination. Tell us where you were and what was the occasion. streets of Bucharest. She is pictured with the adopted Send prints to the Lee University Alumni Office, 1120 North Ocoee children of two host families in Romania where she made Street, Cleveland, TN 37311, ATTN: Torch Travels. High resolution Torch interesting English homework. digital photos can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Jimmy Harper ’86 grants Lee University colleague William Lamb one last request— to read Torch—before he is “tortured” at

Windsor Castle in London. ▼ ▼

Enjoying the view from Pike’s Peak with Torch are (l-r) Monica Knight Rogers ’96, Jon Rogers ’96, Dewayne Knight ’73 and Jane McClain Knight ’72. Along with them are “future alumni” Wesley, Susanna and Brigham Rogers.

40 TORCH • Summer 2007 Gerald Lewis ’90 intently reads his latest ▼ issue of Torch in Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Irag in a chair given to Saddam Hussein by Anwar Saddat. Gerald is the Commander of 565th Ground Ambulance Division.

Sara Smith Landrum ‘72 and Dan Smith ‘77 standing in front of the Reformed Church in Debrecen, Hungary where Sara was visiting her missionary brother and his family. Sara made sure he was up to date on the latest

happenings at Lee. ▼ ▼

Don Walker ’77 took a Torch magazine on a visit to the Neuschwanstein Castle. With Walker (left) are his wife Jackie, daughter Denise Walker Harris ’88 and son-in-law Scott Harris. ▼ David ‘76 and Sheila Sheley McElhaney ‘78 and Linda Sealey McRae ‘76 and Herbert McRae ‘83 recently vacationed together in Hawaii in March where they were sure not to get Torch too close to Kilauea Caldera at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island.

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Connie Birmingham St. Ronald ’71 and Jean Bass ing Brock who will be grad- 1950 -1979 Clair ’64 retired from teach- Varner ’69 live in Newton uating from Lee this year. Jack ’50 and Claudine ing elementary school after Hamilton, Pa., where Ron is Bridges recently celebrated 36 years. She is enjoying her principal of Indian Valley Russell ’82 and Pam Nail their 54th anniversary at retirement living in Wewa- High School and Jean is a Rosser ’82 have been mar- Hilton Head Island, S.C. hitchka, Fla., while traveling, retired elementary school ried for 25 years and have They live in Boardman, gardening, and quilting. principal. All three of their two sons. Both Russ and Ohio, where Jack is Spirit- Connie would also love to daughters are Lee alumni Pam teach mathematics at Care representative for the hear from former classmates. including Tonya, Ashlee North Jefferson Middle northern Ohio Churches of (currently a senior) and School in Kimberly, Ala., God. Anyone wishing to Dorlene Osborne Harris ’68 Amber (a junior). Russ for 25 years and Pam correspond with the Bridges and her husband, Gary, for 16. The family attends can do so by e-mail at moved to Anchorage, Alas- Karen Higgenbottom Lynn Mt. Olive United Methodist [email protected]. ▼ ka, in August 2006, where ’73 lives in Tomball, Texas, Church and are teachers in Gary is state administrative where she is a counselor in the senior high Sunday bishop for the Churches of an elementary school. school class. Pam sings in a God in Alaska. bluegrass gospel band along William Webb ’76 is min- with her sister, Leah Nail Harry Mann ’69 retired in istry leader for the Home- Commer. Pam says, “We 2002 after 26 years as a port Emergency Action would love to hear from all United Methodist pastor to Response Team (HEART) at of our Lee friends!” care for his mother until her Homeport Christian Church death in 2002. The next in St. Augustine, Fla. He is Kim Fisher ’85 completed The Bridges year, Harry and his wife, also on support staff at the her doctorate in educational Pam, moved to St. Augus- Anastasia Baptist Church in leadership at Trevecca Naza- Helen Carden Petty ’57 is tine, Fla., where she works St. Augustine. rene University. She is prin- retired and living in Cleve- as an admissions nurse for cipal of Black Fox Elemen- land, Tenn., where she is Community Hospice of tary School in Cleveland, active in senior adult min- Northeast Florida and Harry 1980 -1989 Tenn. She is pictured with istries and plays organ at works three days a week as Kimberly O’Neal McIntire her son, David, who graduat- her church, Ooltewah chaplain for the St. Johns ’82 has been married for 25 ed from high school one Church of God. She would County Welfare Federation. years to her husband, Tom. week later, and who will be a love to hear from old They have five children, Kimberly works as secretary freshman at Lee this fall. ▼ classmates via e-mail at 11grandchildren and two at a local elementary school. [email protected]. great-grandchildren. They have two sons, includ-

Holder Named Georgia Teacher of the Year Melinda Godsey Holder ’76 who teaches at Varnell Elementary School in Dalton, Ga., has received the Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award for the state of Georgia. Melinda has Kim Fisher taught in Whitfield County since graduating from Lee. She was presented the and son Dave award by the Governor of Georgia, Sonny Perdue on Friday May 4 (see photo). A past winner of Teacher of the Year in Whitfield County, Melinda feels this to Dolores Ramirez Douglas ’86 be one of her greatest honors. “The Lord opened the door for me to teach in passed away unexpectedly Georgia when I graduated from Lee and in my 20 years of teaching it has been on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. a blessing to work with children and to help influence their lives, both spiritually Dolores graduated from Lee and mentally.” with a degree in Christian Melinda is married to Steve Holder ’76, who said, “Melinda has always education and returned to spent the first part of the morning praying for her children. I can’t remember a teach early childhood educa- day that she did not take time out to call out their names to the Lord.” He went tion in 2002-2003. She most on to say, “I have always told Melinda that she was the greatest teacher in the world. It has just recently had been teaching at taken Governor Perdue a little time to recognize it.” The Holders live in Cleveland, Tennessee. Austin Peay University in Clarksville, Tenn. Dolores

42 TORCH • Summer 2007 Alumni Couple Building Christian Media Partnership Bob Lubbell ’79 and In 1994, Bob and Debbie his wife, Debbie ‘82, both began to pursue purchasing a arrived on the Lee campus radio station for the Chat- in August 1977. Dr. Charles tanooga area in November Conn was president and a 1994. In March 1995, they new auditorium had just went on the air on the 102.7 been completed and was Chattanooga frequency known dedicated to the president as WBDX FM. A second station that fall. Coming from was purchased two years later Columbus, Ohio, where Bob on the 103.1 signal, WLLJ. had been an evangelist, the Overall, Bob and Debbie have Lubbells were newlyweds. been running the station for Bob had been an evangelist over 12 years. Bob holds the in northern Ohio and while title president of Partners for at Lee, they were involved in Christian Media (PCM) and Campus Choir. As part of general manager of WBDX. Bob’s major in communica- Debbie is the executive VP of Lee alumni with J103 (l-r): standing: Dawn Pletcher Maynor ’97, tions (which was in its the Partnership and general Bob Lubell ’79 and Debbie Lubell ’82. Kneeling: Joel Spivey ’73 infancy as a program at manager of the WLLJ station and John Gann ’81. Not pictured Derek Elledge ’04. Lee), Bob worked with Dr. and national sales manager. Robert Humbertson on the PCM has also sponsored on streaming video, podcasts who have worked in virtual- Lee radio program, “Life at one of the largest annual Chris- and have plans for HD radio ly every aspect of the sta- Lee,” broadcast at the time tian contemporary music gath- and even Christian talk radio. tion,” Bob said. He also on a local AM radio station. erings in the Southeast. JFest is The Lubbells have kept Lee emphasized the fact that “My experience with Dr. held the first week of June and University close to them by hir- among the 22 employees Humbertson and the com- attracts thousands of specta- ing several Lee alumni to work are six Lee alumni who serve munications program at Lee tors for the two-day event. with them at the radio station in key operational positions. gave me a great overview of JFest features some of the top and with PCM. J103 can be accessed the industry to launch out,” performers in contemporary “We’ve been very blessed anytime, anywhere by log- Bob says. Christian music. They also are with Lee students as interns ging on to www.J103.com. leaves a husband, Tony, and and Carol is a stay at home with IBM for over 15 years. received her masters in edu- two children. Dolores had mother. Her husband is a She and her husband, Bobby, cation from Lincoln Memor- established a scholarship for civilian Army contractor in reside in Birmingham, Ala., ial University. Wayne is Hispanic teachers. Donations Iraq until December 2007. with their two daughters. employed with the Church may be made to this scholar- Carol lives in Swainsboro, They are very active in the of God as a graphic design- ship in her honor. Ga., and would love to hear Birmingham Tres Dias Chris- er. He also has been active from any Lee University tian community. as a sponsor to Upsilon Xi Cheryl Hastings Crowe ’86 alumni from 1985-86 at Lee University. ▼ lives in Hixson, Tenn., with The Watts her husband, Ray and their 1990 -1999 son. Cheryl teaches Spanish Douglas Wayne Slocumb at Hixson High School and ’92 and Elaine ‘Lainey’ is director of the character Johnston ’02 were married education council. on March 10, 2007 at North Cleveland (Tenn.) Church of Carol Johnston Forbes ’86 God where they both attend. has been married to Gene ▲Tammy Harris Watts ’89 Lainey teaches special edu- Forbes for nearly 19 years. is a PMI certified information cation teacher at North Lee The Slocumbs They have a teenage son technology project manager Elementary and recently

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Tom Adams ’94 lost his ago and is currently the father who died of cancer in Tara McLendon Warren ’98 wife, Sandi on October 8, administrative coordinator 2005. “He touched many lives lives in Durham, N.C., with 2006, after 34 years of mar- for the hospital’s Women’s with his collection of philoso- her husband, Gerry, and riage. His son, Tom, daugh- Diagnostic Center. She phies which he shared in the their year-old daughter. Tara ter-in-law Rachel and his teaches a health care related form of wise cracks and one- obtained a master’s in Public grandchildren have been a course at the local commu- liners,” Jayne said. “At a Health from UNC-Chapel great support. Tom would nity college, and she serves recent book signing in the Hill, and is working part- love to hear from all of his as president of the Ocean Credit Union which he found- time in the pharmaceutical friends. He is a front desk Pines Chamber of Com- ed, I was treated to a steady industry while being a stay- manager with La Quinta merce and the Office Tech- stream of people, many of at-home mother. ▼ Inns in Chattanooga, Tenn. nology Program Advisory whom I had never met, all Commitee for Wor-Wic sharing stories with me of David Haun ’94 and his wife, Community College. ▼ how my father had touched Allison, have been married their lives and inspired them eight years and live just out- Vivian Muir to reach goals they had given side Charlotte, N.C. They up on.” The book is called recently adopted two girls Maxisms: Strategies for Living Tara McClendon from Taiwan. David works From an Unfamiliar Disciple. for Gardner Webb University It is published by Derek Press Tanner ’98 and Marika as the director of admissions and is available from Path- McFall ’98 welcomed their for the adult degree program, way Bookstore and the Web first child, Ava Grace, this while Allison works at Cen- site TheWingsOfAngels.com. past year. Marika is still tral Church of God as their Rafat Qumsieh ’95 is living teaching high school math. web administrator/publica- in Xenia, Ohio, with his wife Lynn Chaput ’97 is working Tanner was recently promot- tion coordinator. of 12 years and they have at the Smoky Mountain ed to the Appellate Division three daughters. Rafat says, Children’s Home in Sevier- of the Hamilton County Pros- Jessica Beran Juarez ’94 “My oldest is already talking ville, Tenn. ecutor’s Office and is active and her husband, Marco, about attending Lee and in the local political scene. have been married for 10 watching her cousin, Can- Flora Izaguirre ’97 has been years and they have three dice Shelton, play this year self-employed for the past Nathan Bradfield ’99 moved sons. Jessica worked five on the Lady Flames.” five years. The business to Montgomery, Ala., in years as a television produc- name is Reliable Business July 2006 to assume respon- er in Virginia and California Craig Smith ’96 is living in Services and includes sibilities of a larger commer- before becoming a home- Georgia after serving two accounting and taxes. cial insurance territory. He is maker. The Juarez’s are now combat tours in Iraq. He is also writing on his Web site, foster parents to two young now working in the civil Jennifer Gibson Arbogast Church and State (nathan girls and she volunteers in service sector as the Depart- ’98 has been married for bradfield.blogspot.com). He the community as a Child ment of the Army Chief of eight years,and she has one and his wife, Stephanie, Advocate with CASA (Court Public Affairs for the South- daughter. Jennifer is cur- have two sons. Nathan and Appointed Special Advo- east Region to include rently working as a financial Stephanie would love to cates). She also works to installations in Alabama, consultant for two local hear from classmates and recruit and help support Georgia, Tennessee, Ken- manufacturing companies in friends: www.myspace.com/ Christian foster parents. tucky, Florida, North Caroli- West Monroe, La. nathanbradfield or nsbradfield Jessica would love to hear na, South Carolina, and @knology.net. ▼ from old friends at Lee at Puerto Rico. He works out of Heather Hopkins Harris ’98 The [email protected]. Fort McPherson, Ga., at the is married to Thomas and Bradfields Installation Management they reside in Rock Hill, S.C. Vivian Muir ’94 lives in Command - Southeast. The Harris’ recently started a Fruitland, Md., and has been Craig can be contacted at new business called Done employed at Atlantic Gener- [email protected]. Right Construction and al Hospital in Berlin, Md., Services, Inc. Thomas is a for five years. Vivian earned Jayne Taylor ’96 recently licensed general contractor a master’s in Health Care released an inspirational and they are joint owners in Administration three years book as a tribute to her the business.

44 TORCH • Summer 2007 Brandon Larson ’99, and his wife, Chasity Johnson ’01, Jeffrey Conn ’80 recently won two awards from the American Society for Pharmacology and live in Ringgold, Ga. after Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). While in Washington D.C., Conn was awarded the Pharma- moving back to the U.S.A. cia-ASPET Award in Experimental Therapeutics, and the other an ASPET-Astellas Award in Trans- from teaching overseas in lational Pharmacology. This is the first time that a recipient has received both of Slovakia. Brandon teaches these awards in the same year. Jeff and his wife, Anita ’81, live in Nashville 6th grade language arts and where Jeff is director of the program in Translational Neuropharmacology and Chasity teaches Pre-K in director of the VICB Program in Drug Discovery, which tries to facilitate transla- Chattanooga, Tenn. tion of recent advances in basic science to novel therapeutics. Dr. Conn’s current research focuses on the development of novel treatment strategies for Parkin- Matthew Temple ’99 has son’s disease, schizophrenia, and other brain disorders. Dr. Conn has established been a youth pastor in Win- himself as an international expert on glutamate neuronal functions and pharma- chester Va., for the past five cology in the hippocampus, and he has explored therapeutic opportunities for epilepsy, neuropro- years. He is married to tection, and anxiety disorders. Dr. Conn serves on several scientific Advisory Boards of multiple Tessie Biazon and they have pharmaceutical and biotech companies and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Dr. Conn is currently three children. editor of Molecular Pharmacology.

Virginia Holmes ’00 is liv- area. Josh was promoted to Brandi Bussell ’02 is mar- 2000-2005 ing in Calhoun, Ga. working director of student services ried to Jordan Paulsen ‘02 Jessica Childers ’00 married in a rural medical clinic as a for the University of and they live in Brooklyn, Ryan Ashe on July 16, physician assistant. Virginia Phoenix in Chattanooga. N.Y., where Jordan is a fire- 2006. They live in Green- says, “I am still aspiring to Johanna is a stay-at-home fighter with the New York ville, S.C., where Jessica is do missions work but wait- mom with their two boys. Fire Department. Brandy pursuing a master’s degree ing on the Lord’s timing. I graduated from Brooklyn in administration. Jessica would love to get in touch Faith Barrett Dixon ’01 is Law School in June 2006 teaches 3rd grade. with other alumni.” living in Groveport, Ohio, and serves as general coun- where she recently gave sel for Times Square Church. Robyn Cole ’00 is living in Shelley Tau Marks ’00 and birth to a baby boy, Gideon They have one son, Mackery Plant City, Fla., working as a her husband, Todd, both Blaze Dixon, born on Febru- Robert, born October 7, 2006. professional urban planner graduated from Fuller Semi- ary 28, 2007. Faith is mar- for the Genesis Group (a nary in 2005 with an M.A. ried to Jeffrey Lee Dixon Grant Myers ’02 is minister consulting firm). The firm is in Intercultural Studies. They and she teaches first grade. at Lovers Lane United Metho- the 2006 Small Business of are preparing for long-term dist Church in Dallas, Texas. the Year for the Tampa area. service in the Middle East. Kelley Reed Jackson ’01 welcomed daughter, Isabella Kyla Klitzke Stevens ‘02 Stephanie Blackburn Hat- Jamie Huff ’01 lives in Los Blythe, born on February 17, lives with her husband, step- field ’00 is married to Steven Angeles, Calif., where he 2007. Kelley is married to son and daughter in Minot, and they live in Ashland, Ky. recently completed the Los Michael and they have a N.D. She and her husband Stephanie is employed at a Angeles Marathon on Sun- two-year old son. They live are associate pastors and mental health facility as a day, March in Byron, Ga. young adult group leaders at family therapist, and she 4. He fin- their local church, Living helps her husband manage a ished the Jeff Pitts ’01 is a youth pas- Waters Family Worship Cen- contracting company they 26.2 miles tor in Zion, Ill., and became ter. Kyla also enjoys being a opened last year. Friends course in 4 a father for the third time. full-time wife and mother. can contact Stephanie at hours, 21 [email protected]. minutes. Sarah Bobcast Sonnleitner Jeff Norton ’03 recently Jamie is an employee of ’01 and her husband, Troy, accepted the pastorate of a Melissa French Haught ’00 Universal Studios Holly- are assistant pastors at Dans- church in Hampton, New lives on the east coast of wood and a member of the ville Foursquare Church in Hampshire. Florida with her husband, Oasis Christian Center. Dansville, N.Y. Sarah is the Ben, and their daughter. children’s pastor at the Schaunelle Cox ’03 is living Melissa is the worship leader Josh ’01 and Johanna Cline church and works for Cornell in Cleveland, Tenn., where at Praise Cathedral Church Chumley ’01, recently moved Cooperative Extension as an she is attending the Church of God in Melbourne. back to the Cleveland, Tenn., after-school site supervisor. of God Theological Seminary.

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amazing to see the outreach the campus and community made PROFILES IN GIVING to help those guys that had lost so much in the fire. Alumni who set the standard for giving The strongest personal connection I had with Lee, and where back to their alma mater I grew the most as a person, was in the time I served in Theta Delta Kappa and the experiences of going through the Induction process. I made life-long connections with those guys and the Jonathan Morrison Little Sisters. Jonathan Morrison ’94 completed his Lee education and I still draw from all those memories as I teach high school moving back to Illinois in the fall of 1994, he spent time work- teenagers. By God’s grace and mercy I am able to share parts of ing for an analytical instrument company and then for a friend’s my life and reach students in positive ways that I wouldn’t nor- landscaping business while going to Southern Illinois University mally as a public high school (science) teacher, if I didn’t have all at Edwardsville for a sec- of those experiences to draw from. ondary teaching certifi- It is also those experiences and the work that I see the Lee cate in chemistry. A job family doing to continue the vision God has put on Dr. Conn’s offer came while he was heart for Lee. Since I graduated from Lee, many others from my student teaching, a path church have attended Lee. I look at giving as a way to help con- which led to the north- tinue that work and vision the Lee family embodies. A simple way west suburbs of Chicago to exponentially reach so many more people than I can alone. to teach science and Elk I started by just giving enough to help Lee’s percentage of Grove High School. alumni who give and have been able to increase what I give Jonathan says, “He clearly because of God’s provisions with a good job in teaching. My giv- answered a fleece I put ing is to the ministry Lee represents in the classroom, the dorm, before Him to let me the dining hall, in chapel, in the streets of Cleveland, and espe- know the Chicago suburbs cially in the souls of anyone who has a connection to Lee howev- was where He wanted me to teach. For the past 10 years, I er great or small. We are all touched by what we know Lee to be have had no plans of moving away from my hometown area and my giving, at whatever level, helps me know others will have since returning from finishing my degree at Lee” During Jonathan’s years at Township High School “I SEE HIS WORKS in every issue of TORCH I receive District 214 he has . . . and it keeps the fire stirred in my soul to continue • developed an integrated science program for supporting the great service that is being done by freshmen and sophomores focusing on experiential Lee and my fellow Lee Alumni.” outdoor education, teach biology, physical science, science and society, introduction to Web design, and chemistry. the opportunity to continue to share in that blessing from God. • been appointed as an academic technology coordinator It humbles me to know how others before me have given so and the school’s Webmaster for the past seven years. generously and sacrificially to continue God’s work when I was • completed a master of science degree in curriculum and at Lee. God has blessed my career and I want to make sure I give supervision with a specialization in outdoor teacher education back in whatever way I can, so those that come now and in the from Northern Illinois University in 2002. future can have the same, if not better, opportunities to have • completed a master of arts degree in educational tech- God work in their lives. God’s ability to use our giving is far nology from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, Calif. greater than anything any of us can do with it on our own. • presented at National Science Teachers Association When we come together, God is there and He will use our offer- National Conference in St. Louis, Mo., in 2002. ings to further His Kingdom in ways we could never imagine. I • been named to Who’s Who Among American Teachers in see His works in every issue of Torch I receive and it keeps the 2003-04 and 2004-05. fire stirred in my soul to continue supporting the great service that is being done by Lee and my fellow Lee Alumni. Why Jonathan Gives All the glory belongs to Him for what He has given me and The two and a half years I spent finishing my undergrad allowed me to be able to give back. Additionally, as of the end of degree were some of the most defining times of my life. April 2007, all of my student loans for undergraduate and grad- I learned a lot about who I was and who I am today from the uate work have been paid off. Giving generously to Him (and to time I spent living in Hughes and Cross Halls, and then in apart- Lee) hasn’t kept me from being able to take care of my obliga- ments in Cleveland with guys that I will always treasure as dear tions and meet my daily needs. It’s kind of neat how these friends in Christ. I was also at Lee during the Ellis Hall fire. It was moments have coincided with each other.

46 TORCH • Summer 2007 Matthew Heilmann ’03 is tutoring. Katherine says, Btitni Capps ’05 is living in 2006. Lacy is enjoying her working as a juvenile “We love it, but look for- Virginia Beach, Va., where first year of teaching 6th probation officer for Huron ward to moving back home she is administrative assistant grade at Lake Forest Middle County, Ohio. in three years!” to the vice president of Oper- School in Cleveland, Tenn. ation Blessing International. Matt Knotts ’03 recently mar- Aaron Hyden ’04 lives in Josh Raines ’05 is living in ried Rachel Carlino ‘03. They Cleveland, Tenn., where he The Plains, Ohio, where he is met at Lee while playing owns an import/export attending Ohio University Col- rugby on the men’s and company. He travels fre- lege of Osteopathic Medicine. women’s teams. Matt works as quently to China and Mexi- a sales representative for Ryan co and also owns a con- Kasi Kicks ’06 is teaching Homes and Rachel is a per- struction company. pre-kindergarten in Georgia. sonal trainer for Golds Gym. Deborah Tuff ’04 is a televi- Jory Hire ’06 is an inner- Brian Shaw ’03 recently sion reporter/fill-in anchor city church planter/mission- moved to Columbus, Ga., at WTVY News 4 in Dothan, The Shonebargers ary in Nashville, Tenn. He after accepting the position Ala. Deborah says, “If it currently works with The of full-time ministry as weren’t for the Communica- ▲ Jessica Thomas ’05 mar- LIFT Nashville. Jory is also a music minister at Corner- tions Department teaching ried Eric Robert Shonebarger tentmaker account executive stone Church of God. me how to be salt and light on January 20, 2007. The for Central Payment Corpo- in my career field, I proba- newlyweds are now living in ration. He and his wife, Katherine Herder Flanagan bly wouldn’t have made it Pinellas Park, Fla., where they Lynne, have three children. ’04 and her husband are this far! I always wanted to are youth directors at Praise living in the Netherlands, make a difference in peo- Cathedral Church of God. Justin Poole ’06 recently where he is working on a ple’s lives and I’m able to do moved to Atlanta, Ga., to Ph.D. in Old Testament, and that because television Lacy Henley ’05 married begin a job in sales for The Katherine is doing private reaches so many people!” Landon Lemley in July Rock-Tenn Company. ✃ Here’s How YOU Can Be in WHO’S WHERE

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HOMECOMING 2007 HIGHLIGHTS: Save the Date: November 2-3, 2007 Classes! • Legacy Reunion featuring HOMECOMING 2007 the class of 1957 • Class reunions for the classes of 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997

Organizations! It's not too early to • Campus Choir 50th Anniversary begin planning for . . . • Clarion reunion • Pi Kappa Pi 20th Anniversary HOMECOMING 2007 • Tau Kappa Omega 10th Anniversary NOVEMBER 2-3 Athletic Groups! • Flames Volleyball reunion • Flames Softball reunion

Events! • Flames basketball and volleyball • Homecoming 5K Run • Music, drama and more!

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