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SUMMER 2011 8/11/11 3:43 PM Page Cov1 SUMMER 2011 8/11/11 3:43 PM Page cov1 A SMALL COLLEGE OF NATIONAL DISTINCTION SUMMER 2011 TODAY Academics The Heart of the College SUMMER 2011 8/11/11 3:43 PM Page cov2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Also returning were Marie E. (Zuberbuehler) DeParis ’83, vice pres- ident of marketing and business CLOSE Ties development for SNY, the official tel- evision home of the New York Mets, F THE FALL CONVOCATION is Bethany’s figurative “New Year’s Day,” Jets and Big East Conference, who Commencement is its “New Year’s Eve.” It is always gratifying, albeit delivered the Keynote Address at the nostalgic, to send off gifted and accomplished stu- 27th annual Kalon Scholarship dents — the Class of 2011 was no exception — and Luncheon March 5 as part of the also to say “good-bye” to long-serving faculty. This Kalon Leadership Scholarship yearI on May 14, we recognized two exceptional professors, Jay Buckelew, a 2010 finalist for the Merit Foundation of Competition for incoming freshmen West Virginia Professor of the Year and 2011 recipient of with exceptional academic, leader- the President’s Award for Excellence in Performance who ship and service records. In addition, has devoted 42 years of his life to Bethany College, and Kaye Hearn, a 1972 Bethany graduate Randy Cooey, also retiring after 45 years of committed and the second woman to serve on service and teaching excellence. They have both dedicated the South Carolina Supreme Court, almost all of their academic lives to student learning in the liberal arts tradition addressed Bethany College senior so integral to Bethany College. Heartfelt thanks go to both for the legacy they women at this year’s Darline have left in educating thousands of students during their time here. Nicholson Breakfast. Justice Hearn Excellence in teaching is one of several threads recurring throughout serves as a remarkable example of a Bethany’s rich tapestry, linking students and alumni from several generations. Bethany alumna who has diligently In this issue, alumnus Greg Heilmeyer ’89, now national president of Phi Kappa and skillfully pursued her passion to Tau fraternity, recalls his first experience at Bethany during his campus visit as make a positive difference. a high school student, remembering that Professor Albert Ossman spent more On the sports front, Bethany’s than an hour chatting with him. That personal attention made his college strong tradition of scholar-athletes choice easy. Then, after enrolling, he recounts an American history class meet- continues. The men’s basketball team ing in Professor William Young’s home. concluded a stellar 21-8 season under Several decades later, Bethany continues to foster exceptionally close ties second year Head Coach Andrew among students and professors and among alumni. Further, Bethany’s gifted Sachs, advancing to the NCAA faculty continues to demonstrate its ongoing excellence, earning outside recog- National Tournament while display- nition. For example, Dr. Mary Ellen Komorowski, Matthew Quay Ammon ing the strong sense of pride associat- Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics and ed with this accomplishment. With a Computer Science at Bethany College, recently earned the West Virginia strong cast of returnees, the outlook Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ 2011 College Teacher of the Year award. is bright for next season. The softball Komorowski was installed in March 2011 as inaugural appointee to the team finished 29-16 and, once again endowed professorship, under veteran mentor Jan Forsty, Now, moreover, Bethany’s younger faculty members are poised to continue advanced to the NCAA National the College’s longstanding tradition of excellence in teaching. Tournament. Both track and field Among “rising stars” profiled in this issue are Assistant Professor of squads advanced to the ECAC Chemistry Lisa Reilly, who balances her teaching duties with chairmanship of championships with a host of indi- the Curriculum Committee and New Faculty Orientation; Dr. Katrina Cooper, vidual records falling along the way. assistant professor of psychology, who is making her mark not only in the The new men’s varsity lacrosse team, classroom, but also as director of the First Year Experience and academic advi- which has completed its inaugural sor to Phi Mu sorority; and Dr. Wiley Cash, assistant professor of English, who season, is poised for success in 2012, teaches English and creative writing at Bethany. Professor Cash is the author of with 19 players eligible to return one novel, Rain Barrel, set for publication in spring 2012, with a second under- next spring. way. The books have been sold to William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins. As we end another successful year In his May 14 Commencement address, Pittsburgh Pirates Board Chairman in which the College itself and many Robert Nutting noted to graduates that their Bethany College experience might Bethanians fulfilled their own fulfill their need for “a sense of permanence in the midst of change.” Evidencing dreams, it seems appropriate to con- the intimate ties that link Bethanians with their alma mater is their frequent clude with a memorable quote from return to campus to share professional and personal insights with students and Justice Hearn to women graduates to reunite with one another. Heilmeyer was among hundreds who returned to that is applicable to all, “Don’t allow campus for Alumni Weekend this spring. Among alumni representing several anyone to steal your dreams. Listen classes and generations speaking on campus this spring were Thomas to the music of your own soul. For if Buergenthal ’57 H’81, former judge on the International Court of Justice and you don’t, it may stop playing.” Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, who served as featured guest speaker at Founders Day ceremonies March 3. SUMMER 2011 8/11/11 3:43 PM Page 1 p.6 Bethany Today is a biannual publication of Bethany College. For additional copies of this A SMALL COLLEGE OF NATIONAL DISTINCTION publication, or more information on the college, CONTENTS please call (304) 829-7221. Editor SUMMER 2011 TODAY 10 Southern Exposure Elizabeth Van Iersel North Carolina native Wiley Cash is the Managing Editor Rebecca (Guinan) Rose ’01 author of one novel, A Land More Kind Contributing Editor Than Home, with a second underway Dawn Lippman Brian Rose ’98 12 The Right Chemistry Contributing Photographers Professor Lisa Reilly prepares graduates Todd Jones for careers in industry and business Martin Santek Photography Academics The Heart of the College Design + Production MSK Partners, Inc. 14 Close Encounters Katrina Cooper helps students make Issue Date SUMMER 2 0 1 1 Summer 2011 the leap into Bethany College ON THE COVER Printed in the U.S.A. Technology can do many things for us. But 16 Fostering Leaders Address all correspondence concerning this in the end, it’s our ability to read, speak and magazine, including class notes, submissions Larry Grimes leads the Buffalo Seminary and address changes to: write well that helps determine our futures. as it fosters new church leaders OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND Bethany’s younger faculty members such as PARENT RELATIONS Lisa Reilly, Katrina Cooper, and Wiley Cash 4 Noteworthy BETHANY COLLEGE are poised to continue the College’s longstanding Bethany, West Virginia 26032 (304) 829-7411 tradition of excellence in teaching. We present in 20 Sports or via e-mail to: [email protected] this issue of “Bethany Today” what the future 30 Class Notes www.bethanywv.edu/alumni/news holds for the College, beginning on page 10. Would you like to receive alumni news and event notices via e-mail? Please be sure to update your contact information with the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at (304) 829-7411 or via e-mail at [email protected]. LATEST EVENTS No part of this publication may be reproduced ON THE WEB SPORTS UPDATES without the prior permission of the editor. BETHANYWV.EDU AND MUCH MORE Bethany admits students of any race, color, sex, handicap and national or ethnic origin. A SMALL COLLEGE OF NATIONAL DISTINCTION ©Bethany College 2011 SUMMER 2011 8/11/11 3:43 PM Page 2 Bethany’s gifted faculty continues to demonstrate its ongoing excellence, earning outside recognition. Moreover, Bethany’s younger faculty members are poised to continue the College’s longstanding tradition of excellence in teaching.“ 2 SUMMER 2011 BETHANY COLLEGE” SUMMER 2011 8/11/11 3:43 PM Page 3 BETHANY COLLEGE, A SMALL COLLEGE OF NATIONAL DISTINCTION, WAS FOUNDED MARCH 2, 1840. or more than 170 years, Bethany College Senior Administration Officers of the Gary M. Novak has been a highly contemporary institu- Dr. Scott D. Miller Board of Trustees Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tion based in the tradition of the liberal President of the College Gregory B. Jordan G. Ogden Nutting Chair arts. The College offers a wide array of William R. Kiefer Wheeling, West Virginia studies, awarding Bachelor of Science Executive Vice President Robert J. McCann Robert Nutting and General Counsel Vice Chair Fand Bachelor of Arts degrees in more than 25 Wheeling, West Virginia Dr. Darin Fields Scott D. Miller fields of study, many with options for emphasis Edward J. See Vice President for Academic President of the College and a Masters of Art in Teaching. Students also New Fairfield, Connecticut Affairs and Dean of Faculty Janet A. Long have the option of including one or more optional Lewis P. Wheeler Sven de Jong Secretary Oakland, Pennsylvania minors as part of their programs. Vice President for The College’s program of liberal arts education Institutional Advancement Board of Trustees Trustees Emeriti prepares students for a lifetime of work and a life William B. Allen O. John Alpizar of significance.
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