TTSummerransylvaniaransylvania 2004 UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

The Face of Mars NASA’s Stephen Squyres speaks at Transylvania

RECORD-SETTING COMMENCEMENT ■ ALUMNI WEEKEND ■ EVERETT BASS ’72 The Bourgeois Gentleman by Moliere TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY THEATER A delightfully wacky comedy on climbing presents the the social ladder, and failing spectacularly Nov. 4, 5, 11, 12, 13 at 7:30 p.m. 2004-05 Season Nov. 6, 7 at 2 p.m. DIRECTED BY TIM SOULIS The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in- the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel A young girl’s struggle to survive emotionally and intellectually depends upon a pet rabbit and the effect of gamma rays on Man-in-the-Moon marigolds. Dec. 2, 3, 4 at 7:30 p.m. DIRECTED BY JAIME DYE AS HER SENIOR SEMINAR PRODUCTION

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A solo performance of the classic tale, enacted by Tim Soulis Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Showcase of Scenes Two nights of directorial premieres by students taking The Fundamentals of Play Directing Dec. 12, 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller The powerful tragedy of the struggle to find self-respect in a changing world Feb. 24, 25, 26, March 3, 4, 5 at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. DIRECTED BY TIM SOULIS

The Maiden’s Prayer by Nicky Silver A sometimes funny, sometimes serious look at friendship, love, and loss March 31, April 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. DIRECTED BY MARY JO KILZER AS HER SENIOR SEMINAR PRODUCTION

The Underpants by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin A riotous farce on fame, sex, and mistaken expectations from observable underpants April 14, 15, 16 at 7:30 p.m. DIRECTED BY JONATHAN CLARK AS HIS SENIOR SEMINAR PRODUCTION A Creative Dramatics Production Members of the Creative Dramatics course will create and perform an original production on contemporary themes. May 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m.

The 1997-98 Transylvania Theater Production of The Bourgeois Gentleman featured, foreground, clockwise from bottom, Scott Sherman ’99, Preston Pendley ’99, Rob Shrader ’98, Drew Beattie ’99; back- ground, from left, Lisa Merlo ’00, Vince Bingham ’98, Emily Parkey ’01, Richard Foley ’00, and Tracy Pervine ’99. The theater department will present a new pro- duction of the Moliere classic this season.

ALL PERFORMANCES IN THE LUCILLE C. LITTLE THEATER ■ FOR TICKET INFORMATION, CALL THE DIVISION OF FINE ARTS, (859) 233-8141. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL TIM SOULIS, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, (859) 233-8163. TransylvaniaUNIVERSITY MAGAZINE

SUMMER/2004

Features

10 A Venture into the Future Commencement speaker Wayne H. Bell ’40 tells record graduating class their Transylvania education will serve them well 14 Do You Remember? More than 700 alumni return to Transylvania to rekindle 10 old memories and friendships with classmates, professors 17 Pioneer Hall of Fame All-American football player, multi-sport star, high-scoring basketball player, and fitness and dance pioneer are honored 18 Waste Not, Want Not Everett Bass ’72 is an acknowledged expert on the business and emerging technology of solid waste management 14

Departments

2 Around Campus 9 Sports

18 Alumni News and Notes

20 Class Notes 28 Distinguished Service Awards 29 Distinguished Achievement Awards 29 Marriages, Births, Obituaries

on the cover Cornell University professor of astronomy and Mars Director of Public Relations: Sarah A. Emmons ■ Director of Publications: Exploration Rover Project Martha S. Baker ■ Publications Writer/Editor: William A. Bowden ■ Publica- scientist Steven Squyres tions Assistant: Katherine Yeakel ■ Publications Designer: Barbara Grinnell delivered the spring Kenan Lecture on April 28. For Transylvania is published three times a year. Volume 21, No. 3, Summer 2004. more about the lecture and Produced by the Office of Publications, Transylvania University, Lexington, an additional presentation Squyres made to students and faculty, see KY 40508-1797. Send address changes and alumni news to Alumni Office, article on page 3. Transylvania University, 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797, Photos by Joseph Rey Au fax to (859) 233-8797, or e-mail to [email protected]. Around Campus Pollard is new vice president and dean

William F. Pollard, formerly higher education his life’s work. sees a great opportunity for provost, dean of the college, His educational background, Transylvania to continue to and professor of English at along with his teaching, advis- evolve. Georgetown College, became ing, and administrative experi- “Bill is an active scholar, he’s vice president and dean of the ence, make him a good fit for respected by the professionals college at Transylvania on July 1. Transylvania.” he has worked with in the past, He replaced mathematics pro- Pollard’s areas of study are and he brings an appreciation fessor David L. Shannon, who English, medieval English litera- of liberal arts and the mission had served in that role on an ture, and medieval theology. He of an undergraduate college,” interim basis since July 2002. has written numerous papers, said Shannon. “But the really Pollard had been at George- essays, and reviews while giv- ■ William F. Pollard exciting thing about Bill coming town since 2000. Before that, ing presentations at confer- on board is that it’s an opportu- he was vice president for aca- ences in the U.S. and England. as helping students become nity for the college to look for- demic affairs, dean of the col- He earned his bachelor’s competitive for major scholar- ward. We are always doing this, lege, and professor of English degree from Centre College in ships at the graduate level—will whether in a self-study, a long at Huntingdon College (Ala.) for 1968 and his M.A., M.Div., and translate to his Transylvania sit- range plan, or our Quality five years and associate vice Ph.D. from Duke University. He uation, but he is committed to Enhancement Plan, but some- president for academic affairs also did post-doctoral study at being a good listener at the how there’s a concrete realiza- and professor of English at the Keble College in Oxford. outset. tion of that when you bring a University of Evansville for two “As a first-class liberal arts “I want to meet with as new person on board. I really years. He has also served on institution, Transylvania embod- many people as I can—faculty, look forward to working with the faculty at Belmont and ies so much of what I have val- students, staff, administration— Bill.” Maryville colleges (Tenn.) and ued all my life,” said Pollard. and be a catalyst for creative Shearer thanked Shannon for Oxford University. “To become part of the long thought so that we can enhance his two-year term as interim “We are pleased that Bill is and rich history of this college Transylvania’s already extraordi- dean. “Dave took over a joining the Transylvania adminis- is truly an exciting opportunity. nary strengths,” he said. demanding position and did a tration,” said President Charles This appointment is the high- As he returns to the class- great job. We are very grateful L. Shearer. “He is deeply com- light of my academic career.” room and his mathematics stu- for his willingness to help the mitted to the success of liberal Pollard’s many experiences dents, Shannon says he’s very University through this impor- arts colleges and has made in his previous positions—such impressed with Pollard and tant transition.”

Valentine named vice president for alumni and development

Richard Valentine, formerly A graduate of Culver-Stock- The alumni giving participation vice president for external rela- ton College, Valentine was pre- rate has grown to more than 50 tions at Monmouth College, viously vice president for percent, placing the University became vice president for admission at Monmouth, dean among the national leaders in alumni and development at of admission and financial aid this category. Transylvania on July 1. at Arkansas College (now Lyon “I am very excited by the Valentine is a 26-year veteran College), and dean of admis- opportunity to build on the of higher education. He had sion at Culver-Stockton. remarkable successes that been at Monmouth for nine “We are delighted to have Transylvania has achieved in years, overseeing fund-raising, Richard join us,” said President recent years,” said Valentine. alumni, and college communi- Charles L. Shearer. “His “I’m looking forward to helping ■ Richard Valentine cations programs. appointment followed a nation- create new levels of enthusi- A notable recent project al search for the right individual asm and energy for the Univer- extremely enthused by the dedi- Valentine directed for Mon- to build upon Transylvania’s suc- sity’s development and alumni cation of the alumni and devel- mouth was a five-year $48 mil- cessful fund-raising initiatives initiatives.” opment staff. It was my first trip lion capital campaign, launched of the last two decades.” Valentine said he was very to Lexington, and the city is in 2000. The highly successful During the past 20 years, impressed with Transylvania very impressive. My life has fund-raising initiative reached Transylvania has increased its and Lexington during his inter- been centered around the small, the $40 million mark in the first endowment from $27 million to view visit. private liberal arts institution, year, and was at $47 million in approximately $125 million, due “It was wonderful to learn and Transylvania, with its unique June. It included a single gift of to successful capital campaigns about Dr. Shearer’s vision and history and excellent reputation, $10 million. and wise investment strategies. love for Transylvania, and I was is a perfect fit for me.”

4 TRANSYLVANIA Mars rover scientist shows students a whole new world during visit If you’ve heard anything Mars’ atmosphere and con- about Mars in the last year, densed it down to the surface, there’s a good chance you’ve you would have a layer less also heard the name Steven than a hundredth of a millime- Squyres. The Cornell University ter thick. It is a dreary place professor of astronomy has that is not well suited for life. become the face and voice of And yet, when we look at Mars NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover carefully, when we study its Project, a groundbreaking sur- geologic story from space, we vey of the red planet using two see evidence that it wasn’t high-tech robots named Spirit always like that. and Opportunity. “The mission of Spirit and Squyres took a brief break Opportunity is to go to two from the demands of monitor- places on Mars where we think ing the rovers and appearing as there was once liquid water, ■ Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell NASA’s spokesperson on and to try to determine if there University and principal investigator for the science payload national television and radio pro- was a place that was once, long on the Mars exploration rover project, talked with Transy grams to deliver the spring ago, suitable for life.” community members and guests after delivering the 2004 Kenan Lecture in Haggin Audito- Squyres peppered his pres- Kenan Lecture on April 28. rium on April 28. entation with humorous quips “I’ve spent the last three and and graphics that kept the audi- don’t know what’s going to hap- ing capability than Spirit and a half months completely con- ence engaged and entertained. pen. You’ll find out when we Opportunity,” she said. “Yet, sumed by the process of oper- He reviewed the mechanics of find out.” Spirit and Opportunity are con- ating these two robotic vehicles the rovers and highlighted Students found Squyres’ per- sidered to be AI (artificial intelli- on the surface of Mars, and the some of the most interesting sonal accomplishments and gence) while a modern PC is in last seven years before that discoveries made to date. He presentation style very impres- most people’s opinions far from completely consumed by the also shared a quandary facing sive. AI.” process of getting the vehicles the scientists as Opportunity “I thought it was amazing the The day after the lecture, to Mars. So I don’t get out approached its next destination, way that he could teach courses Squyres delivered a second much,” Squyres told the audi- Endurance Crater. at Cornell and be a rocket scien- presentation and took ques- ence. “And it really is nice to “The engineers think there’s tist planning a mission to Mars,” tions from students and faculty step out into the real world and a high probability that we can said sophomore David Haney. members in Brown Science come talk to you tonight.” get in, but there’s an extremely “The lecture was really interest- Center. Squyres began the lecture by high probability that we can ing. He was able to bring it “I thought that session was showing an animated video that never get out, so this could be down to Earth for people, so it good because he got into more depicted the rover mission from a permanent rover trap,” he wasn’t all scientific jargon.” of the technical details,” said launch to landing on Mars. He said. “But it might be the best Sophomore Dana Hines, who computer science professor then explained the current con- place to go to die. It might be was taking the May term course Kenny Moorman. “I liked learn- ditions of the planet and what the best place to send this pre- Artificial Intelligence and Sci- ing more about how the rovers NASA scientists hope to learn cious resource so we can go ence Fiction when Squyres visit- navigate autonomously. With using the rovers. down through layer after layer ed, said she found the explana- my background in robotics, “Mars today is a cold, dry, of Martian history, reading the tions of the robots’ features and that’s what I found really inter- desolate, barren world,” he said. record in a way that we could capabilities fascinating. esting. He described how they “The average temperature is 60 never hope to even if we drove “According to Squyres, a give it a general path to accom- degrees below zero, and if you around the surrounding country- modern day personal computer plish, and then the rovers are took all of the water vapor in side. So watch the news. I has more power and process- under their own control.”

Artist discusses Colour Me/Discolour Me exhibit

Internationally renowned South African artist Berni Searle discusses her artwork with Transylvania art professor Jack Girard at a reception for the artist following a slide show and video presentation of her work on March 25 in Carrick Theater. Searle’s exhibit, Colour Me/Discolour Me, was on display in Morlan Gallery from March 25-April 23.

SUMMER 2004 5 Around Campus Semester at Seminary helps students discern vocational calling

When Brandon Johnson begins his senior the program. “I’ve felt a calling for some Johnson found his seminary courses aca- year at Transylvania this fall, the religion time, and this allowed me to experience demically challenging, but he felt well pre- major will already have seminary without actually having to make pared, even though he had never taken a four seminary courses the decision to attend,” he said. “It let me theology class. “All of my classes at Brite to his credit as a result experiment and find out if it’s really right for were like writing-intensive classes at Transy, of spending the fall me.” and the writing was more in-depth,” he said. term of his junior year Johnson chose Brite from the list of six The class credits that Johnson earned at the Brite Divinity seminaries that Transy has contracts with, transferred to Transy and will count toward School of Texas Christ- primarily because of its diverse student a master’s degree at Brite, should he ian University. Johnson population. “A lot of seminary students decide to enroll there after completing his is the first student to today are in the 30-40 year age group and undergraduate work. Brandon Johnson participate in Transy’s are studying for a second career, whereas Johnson’s SAS experience also included innovative Semester at Brite has about a 50-50 ratio of older stu- serving as preacher at a small church, per- Seminary (SAS), one of only two such pro- dents and students who are closer to my forming community service at a facility for grams for undergraduate students in the age,” said Johnson. victims of HIV/AIDS, and participating in nation. Brite students also come from many Brite’s Community Conversations, a forum on Funded by the Lilly Project at Transylva- faith traditions, from liberal to conservative. social issues and how they affect the church. nia, SAS provides the opportunity for quali- Johnson is a member of the Christian “It was an environment where everyone fied Transy students to explore their sense Church (Disciples of Christ), his roommate talked about the church and their percep- of calling and vocation while immersed in at Brite was Methodist, he met a Jewish tion of God,” said Johnson. “Brite is the culture of a host seminary. faculty member, and visited a Buddhist focused in that one direction, which is very “This program addresses the Lilly Pro- temple. different from an undergraduate school. ject’s goal to identify and nurture the next SAS is predicated on study abroad, You’re constantly in ecumenical dialogue.” generation of church leaders,” explained according to Jones, by allowing students to The greatest benefit of the SAS experi- religion professor and Lilly Project director experience another culture in the context ence is discernment, according to Johnson. Paul Jones. “It allows us to provide stu- of theological study. “I still don’t know exactly what God is call- dents who are considering the vocation of “SAS participants must be able to per- ing me to do, but I understand that I need ordained ministry with the opportunity to form academically on the graduate level and want and am called to be in some form study in a theological setting, then come and negotiate all the other issues attendant of ordained ministry. My discernment says back to campus and share that experience to graduate school, then be able to inte- that I’m going in the right direction.” with other students, which elevates the grate back into the Transy community,” he Transy now is working to institutionalize level of discussion in the Transy classroom said. “We made every effort to build suc- SAS in preparation for the end of the Lilly and enriches vocational conversations on cess into the program by providing a peer Project in 2006. Sarah Kingsbury ’06 has campus.” leader and a faculty mentor at the semi- been accepted into the program and will The opportunity to discern a call to min- nary so the Transy student doesn’t feel attend Lexington Theological Seminary dur- istry gave Johnson the courage to apply for exiled or deserted.” ing the 2004 fall term.

Students get a taste of the ‘wheel’ world

Students taking sociology professor assessment for college administrators to Richard Thompson’s May term course Phys- review. ical Disability/Social Handicap got to see To further demonstrate the social stigma- the world from a different vantage point tization that can affect the physically chal- during an exercise that required them to lenged, Matt Davidson ‘05, who uses a complete various tasks on campus and in wheelchair, visited class and had a candid local stores using a wheelchair. conversation with students. Each partici- The class divided into two-person teams pant in the class also completed 20 hours with one member of the pair assuming of shadowing and volunteering at Cardinal the role of a wheelchair-mobile person and Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Lexington, the other acting as an assistant. Halfway where they were guided by Transy alumni through the exercise, the students and Cardinal Hill staff members Julie Dun- switched roles. can ‘81, Kim Cron ’96, David Santrock ‘87, The assignment directed students to and Mindy Powell ‘92. use a public restroom, buy something at the grocery store, visit their rooms in the ■ Shaina Shepherd and John Hensley residence halls, and eat in the dining hall, collected a copy of his transcript in the among other activities. Students wrote registrar’s office, one of the tasks reflective papers about their experiences, assigned as an exercise for the Physical and the class prepared an accessibility Disability/Social Handicap course.

6 TRANSYLVANIA Shearer inducted $1 million Tanner gift will endow education chair into halls of fame Carol Goff Tanner ‘64 has good memories of her Robert, in Charlottesville, Va. She is a former Transylvania President Transylvania years, especially her classes that led high school mathematics teacher and tutor, and Charles L. Shearer’s leadership, to a biology major and mathematics minor, along a former tour guide at Thomas Jefferson’s Monti- vision, and contributions to with the excellent preparation she received for cello. The Tanners have three grown children. education and the community teaching. She remembers her Transy academic experi- were recognized by two organi- She recently gave the University a $1 million ences as setting the stage for her success. zations this spring. deferred gift that will fund the Carol Goff Tanner “Dr. Broaddus was a superb education teacher, His alma mater, Atherton ‘64 Endowed Chair in Education. The chair will and (biology professor) Lila Boyarsky, my adviser, High School in Louisville, recognize exceptionally talented current faculty was a teacher I really looked up to. She showed inducted Shearer into its Hall of members while strengthening Transy’s ability to us by example that women could handle many Fame during a banquet in April. attract and retain top education professors. roles—she was wife, mother, Ph.D., and college To be selected for the honor, “I wanted my gift to be used for an endow- teacher. Her enthusiasm captivated us all.” nominees must have demon- ment, but I also wanted to give Transylvania Tanner’s gift, which is the death benefit from a strated the highest levels of some flexibility in how best to use the funds,” single premium whole life insurance policy, fits integrity, character, scholarship, said Tanner. “When Transy chose an endowed perfectly with the University’s 2003 Strategic service, and self-respect. chair in education, I was very pleased.” Plan goal of making the creation and funding of Junior Achievement of the President Charles L. Shearer noted, “This endowed chairs a priority, according to director Bluegrass added Shearer’s remarkable gift will not only provide a permanent of development Cara Meade. name to the roster of its Blue- source of revenue for the endowed chair, it will “The Strategic Plan looks at ways to strength- grass Business Hall of Fame in free up other resources that can be used to en the living and learning environment at Transyl- May. To be considered for enhance faculty salaries and the overall quality of vania, and endowed chairs were identified as an induction, an individual’s record Transylvania’s academic program. This is a won- important enhancement of the academic mis- of achievement must reflect derful show of support for the Transy students sion of the University,” said Meade courageous thinking and who will become tomorrow’s teachers.” For more information on giving to Transylvania, actions, vision and innovation, Tanner, who recently joined the Transylvania contact Cara Meade at (800) 487-2679, (859) business excellence, inspiring Board of Trustees, lives with her husband, 281-3692, or [email protected]. leadership, and community ApplauseApplauseApplause mindedness. As summarized by Rector, Lukjanova top accounting students the presentation ceremony pro- Senior Challenge provides gram, “Bluegrass Business Hall scholarship Senior Olesja Lukjanova, an accounting of Fame members are individu- and economics double major from Latvia, als whose work has moved the The 2004 graduating class and junior Diana Rector, an accounting major Central Kentucky community in will help an entering Transyl- from Bowling Green, Ky., were recognized as a better, stronger direction.” vania student finance his edu- two of the top accounting students in the Many current and former Tran- cation by providing him with state at the Kentucky Society of Certified sylvania Board of Trustees mem- the Senior Challenge scholar- Public Accountants’ annual awards banquet. bers are Bluegrass Business Hall ship. The class chose Chris The society annually recognizes four out- of Fame laureates. Fotopulos, a graduate of Trigg standing accounting students in Kentucky. County High School in Cadiz, Chris Fotopulos Glenn honored for philanthropy Ky., as the recipient of the $2,500 scholarship, based on James F. Glenn, a member of Transylva- his academic potential and leadership. nia’s Board of Trustees since 1982, has been The Senior Challenge committee, chaired by recognized by the Bluegrass Chapter of the Sara Burbick ’04 and Jonathan Wood ’04, spon- Association of Fundraising Professionals for sored several fund-raising activities, including a the significant contribution of time and

“storm the dorms” night to hand deliver pledge resources he has made to Transylvania and Applause cards, a phonathon, and a banquet provided by other non-profit organizations. He was hon- Sodexho, the campus food service contractor. ored on National Philanthropy Day, November The result was more than $11,500 in pledges to 13, 2003, during a ceremony held at the Lex- the scholarship fund, with an average gift of $113. ington Convention Center. Helen Beaven ’04, a past Senior Challenge Miller wins award for dissertation

scholarship winner, served on the committee Applause and solicited the largest number of pledges. Art and women’s studies professor Kim Miller is the co-recipient of the Sieber Award ■ President Charles L. “Providing a scholarship to an incoming stu- Shearer poses with Tobijah dent is an appropriate way to give back to the from the Arts Council for the African Studies Hughley, who presented University that has sustained us for the past Association. The award recognizes the best Shearer with the Bluegrass four years,” said Burbick. “Many seniors made dissertation written in the field of African art Business Hall of Fame Award multi-year commitments, so we plan to continue within the last three years. at a banquet on May 14. supporting Transy in the future.”

SUMMER 2004 7 Around Campus Faculty honored with awards, professorships, promotions, and tenure

Transylvania recognized outstanding to fit the minor pattern. Miller’s knowledge ed in 1996, the faculty members this spring with three of South African art has also helped Tran- Bingham-Young Bingham Awards for Excellence in sylvania develop more diverse course Professorship is offerings. intended to stimu- Teaching, a Bingham-Young Professor- Russell, previously a classics professor late curricular ship, a Monroe Moosnick Professor- at Dartmouth Col- enrichment and ship, promotions, and tenure. lege, joined the development of faculty in 1999. He the art of teaching. Bingham awards earned his B.A. in “The issues Art and women’s studies professor Kim classics from Loy- involved in the Miller, history professor Frank Russell, and ola Marymount ■ Peter Fosl topics of liberty, biology professor James Wagner received University, and his security, and jus- Bingham Awards for Excellence in Teach- M.A. and Ph.D. in tice are complex ing. classics at the Uni- but very important, and thus it is critical “Their contributions to Transy have been versity of Califor- that colleges like Transylvania explore nia, Los Angeles. them in depth,” Shannon said. “Professor multifaceted,” said David L. Shannon, ■ interim vice president and dean of the col- Frank Russell Russell is the Fosl is developing an ambitious program lege. “The common feature is their com- author of Informa- that will look at the issues from many dif- mitment to their students, and the special tion Gathering in Classical Greece (Univer- ferent viewpoints, and hence the program qualities and energies they bring to that. sity of Michigan Press, 2000), which should be a catalyst for many learning They have a passion for their disciplines, describes political and military intelligence opportunities for our students, our faculty, but that passion directly translates into during the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. and our community.” making the connection with students.” At Transylvania, he has worked with clas- Fosl’s program will include lectures, A committee of outside educators sics professor John Svarlien to help revise panels, symposiums, curricular develop- selects Bingham Award winners based on the classics minor and to develop a classi- ment workshops, art exhibits, theatrical classroom visits, essays submitted by can- cal studies minor and a classics major, events, and more. Political science profes- didates, and student evaluations. The which was approved earlier this year. sor Don Dugi held the first Bingham-Young awards are accompanied by annual salary Wagner, who also serves as director of Professorship, which explored the topic of supplements for five years, after which the biology pro- race from 1999-2002. time the faculty member is considered for gram, joined the future fellowships. All three of this year’s faculty in 1995. He Moosnick Professorship recipients were given Bingham Start-Up earned his bache- Physics professor Richard Rolfes has Awards, a one-time award for promising lor’s degree in been selected for a Moosnick Professor- new professors, when they joined the zoology from the ship, an honor Transylvania faculty. University of granted to teach- Miller, who also serves as women’s South Florida, his ers who best emu- studies director, master’s in biology late former chem- came to Transylva- from the Universi- istry professor nia in 2000. She ty of Maryland– Monroe Moos- ■ James Wagner had been a visiting Baltimore, and his nick’s commitment lecturer at two Ph.D. in entomolo- to teaching, life- South African uni- gy from the University of Kentucky. long learning, and versities as well as Wagner’s research on wolf spider canni- service to stu- the University of balism was profiled on The Discovery dents. Two profes- ■ Wisconsin–Madi- Channel’s Discover Magazine program in Richard Rolfes sors in the natural son, where she 1999, and he brought the National Ameri- sciences hold received her M.A. can Arachnological Society’s annual meet- these four-year awards, which include ■ Kim Miller and Ph.D. in art ing to Transylvania in 2000. His teaching annual salary supplements of $5,000. history. She skills were previously recognized with the Chemistry professor Carl Heltzel currently earned her B.A. in art history from The 2001 Kentucky Professor of the Year Award holds the second professorship. George Washington University in Washing- from the Carnegie Foundation for the Rolfes has been teaching at Transylvania ton, D.C. At Transylvania, she received a Advancement of Teaching and the Council since 1988. He earned his Ph.D. in physics David and Betty Jones Research Grant for for Advancement and Support of Education. from the University of Cincinnati, his M.S. Professional Development to conduct in physics from Vanderbilt University, and research in South Africa with a women’s Bingham-Young Professorship his bachelor’s degree in physics from cooperative art project. Philosophy professor Peter Fosl has been Thomas More College. He has experimen- Under Miller’s guidance, the women’s awarded a Bingham-Young Professorship to tal expertise in electron optics, dye lasers, studies minor has increased in popularity conduct his program on “Liberty, Security, high-vacuum technology, atomic beams, and more courses have been cross-listed and Justice” over the next two years. Creat- single-particle-counting techniques, and

8 TRANSYLVANIA Sports

associated electronics. At Transylvania, he Top student-athletes honored instituted local chapters of the Society of Swimmer Melinda Clyde was honored as female Pioneer Athlete of the Year and Physics Students and the Sigma Pi Sigma tennis standout Ethan Busald was named male Pioneer Athlete of the Year during National Honor Society. Transylvania’s annual Athletic Awards Ceremony in May. Special awards for academic One of Rolfes’ strengths as a professor accomplishment and leadership were also presented. is his willingness to tailor his teaching Clyde, a senior from Cynthiana, Ky., was an NAIA All-American for the second methods to meet the needs of students time and Most Valuable Player in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference for the second who are taking physics as part of their straight year. In the NAIA preparation for medical school and those national championships, she who plan to have a career in the field, was second in the 200- and Shannon said. 100-yard backstroke events “He has to take seriously that role of and a member of the third- preparing students who go into medicine place 400 medley relay to have that understanding of physics to team. She holds six Transy be successful in the narrow sense on the school records. Medical College Admission Test, but in a Busald, a junior from larger sense as doctors, since so much of Covington, Ky., was Player the body acts because of physical princi- of the Year in the Heartland pals,” Shannon said. “Dr. Rolfes has been Collegiate Athletic Confer- successful in getting students to concen- ence for the third straight trate on key principles, and helping them year as he led the Pioneers through what they often view as an obsta- to an undefeated season cle instead of an opportunity. That willing- and the conference cham- ness to craft his contribution to meet pionship. He has won the these two divergent demands has been No. 1 singles title in each really appreciated.” of his three seasons as well as the No. 1 doubles Promotions and tenure competition, and was con- ■ From left, Jennifer Vogt, Ethan Busald, Melinda Tenure and promotion to associate pro- ference Freshman of the Clyde, and Jill Abney at the awards ceremony. fessor have been awarded to chemistry Year two years ago. professor Eva Csuhai, education professor Jennifer Vogt, a senior from Alexandria, Ky., and a member of the women’s cross Amy El-Hindi, art professor Kurt Gohde, country team, and women’s basketball player Jill Abney, a senior from Berea, Ky., and French and Spanish professor Martha were named co-recipients of the George H. Stopp Award, which goes to the Transyl- Ojeda. Promotions to full professor went vania student-athlete with the highest grade point average for his or her four-year to philosophy professor and program direc- career. tor Peter Fosl and accounting professor, Abney was also presented the Senior Leadership Award by the Student Athlete program director, and faculty athletics rep- Advisory Committee, given to a senior athlete who demonstrates leadership on and resentative Dan Fulks. off the playing field.

Men’s tennis team caps undefeated season with HCAC title

The Transylvania men’s tennis team in the HCAC post-season tournament that matches were played at the Indianapolis swept aside all opposition in rolling to an they lost only one set, capturing all six sin- Tennis Center on the campus of Indiana undefeated season highlighted by champi- gles matches and all three doubles match- University-Purdue University Indianapolis. onships in Heartland Collegiate Athletic es to easily outdistance second place Transy claimed all the top conference Conference regular season and tournament Bluffton College 90-51. Junior Ethan Busald honors, including Coach of the Year for play for the second straight year. took the No. 1 singles title for the third head coach Chuck Brown for the second The Pioneers’ 13-0 overall season record consecutive year and teamed with junior straight year, Most Valuable Player for included wins over Greensboro College, Eric Clark to win the No. 1 doubles crown. Busald for the third straight year, and Carnegie Mellon University, Mount Union Clark, junior Drew Beckett, sophomores Freshman of the Year for Atkinson, the College, and The College of Wooster during Matt Clayton and Jody Mitchell, and first- third year in a row a Pioneer has claimed the team’s annual spring break trip to year player Tim Atkinson all won their sin- this honor. Busald, Clark, and Mitchell were Hilton Head, S.C. Transy also won the gles matches to earn All-HCAC recognition, also HCAC Players of the Week. eight-team Kerry Seward Invitational at along with Busald. Mitchell and Clayton Over the past two seasons, the Pioneers Wabash College. won the No. 2 doubles and Atkinson and record is 25-2 (13-0 in conference action). So great was the Pioneers’ dominance Beckett took the third doubles flight. The Their current winning streak is 24 matches.

SUMMER 2004 9 Sports Women’s basketball age (.468), hits (36), and RBI (26), and hit 11 home runs for a Transy season record. wins eight straight Vasse claimed the batting average record HCAC games with a .423 mark. Shrout was the HCAC’s best pitcher with a 6-1 record (8-2 overall) Transylvania’s women’s basketball and set a conference record for strikeouts team overcame the loss of its entire start- with 59 (92 overall). ing lineup from last season to forge a 15-9 Stock, in his third year at the Transy overall record and a 9-5 mark in the Heart- helm, won Co-Coach of the Year honors in land Collegiate Athletic Conference, good the HCAC. for third place. After winning the HCAC last year with a Softball wins 20 games senior lineup that accounted for 90 per- cent of the scoring, the Pioneers called on sixth straight season last year’s backup players to fill those big The Transylvania softball team com- shoes. They responded well, breaking out piled a 23-13 record, the sixth consecutive to a 6-2 early record and winning eight year the team has won more than 20 ■ Sophomore forward Jenny Webb led HCAC games in a row in mid-season for a games under head coach Kelley Anderson. the Pioneers in scoring. 14-5 overall record. Road losses to top tier The Pioneers were 7-6 in the Heartland HCAC teams at season’s end tempered Collegiate Athletic Conference, good for the record. Ohio, and Tennessee. Abney was the only fifth place. Included in the early season successes player from a Kentucky college to be hon- Transy got to mid-season with a sterling was a 66-58 win over nationally ranked ored. 13-3 record after going 8-2 during the Gene Division III power Capital University in the Cusic Classic in Ft. Myers, Fla., over spring championship game of the Transylvania Baseball sets modern break, defeating The College of Wooster Invitational. The Pioneers also won at era record at 28-11 and Wilmington College among others. NAIA-ranked Dominican University of Cali- First-year first baseman Andrea Fitz- fornia and the University of California at Transylvania enjoyed its most success- patrick and junior third baseman/catcher Santa Cruz during a holiday trip. ful baseball season in the modern era, set- Katie Frommeyer were named to the All- “For this team to develop its own chem- ting a school record with 28 wins and cap- HCAC team. Fitzpatrick was also named istry and then win eight conference games turing second place in the Heartland Colle- HCAC Freshman of the Year, the first Pio- in a row is really admirable,” said head giate Athletic Conference with a 13-8 mark. neer to win that honor. She set a Transy coach Mark Turner ‘77. “Early in the sea- It was a breakout year for the Pioneers single season record with 13 home runs son, we beat a very good team in Domini- under head coach Shayne Stock as they while also leading the team with a .376 can. That game gave us a lot of confi- finished 28-11 overall while setting individ- batting average and 33 runs-batted-in. As a dence.” ual and team records. team, Transy out-slugged its opponents 28- Junior guard Katie Boaz and sophomore Transy began the season with a six- 4 in homers. forward Jenny Webb were named to the game winning streak, five coming over Sophomore Amy Meikel with a 12-5 All-HCAC first team, and first-year for- spring break in the Gene Cussic Classic in record and first-year player Lyndsey May- ward/center Meredith Plant was honorable Ft. Myers, Fla. Another six-game streak left berry at 10-4 were Transy’s leading pitch- mention. Boaz was Transy’s second lead- the Pioneers at 15-3 overall at mid-season ers, claiming all but one of the 23 victories. ing scorer with 14 points per game, led and atop the HCAC standings with a 4-0 the team in assists, and was No. 1 in conference record. Transy stayed in the steals for the team and the HCAC. Webb hunt for the conference title until the last was the team’s top scorer with 16 points a few games, but fell just short of Manches- game and led both the Pioneers and the ter College (16-5 in the HCAC). HCAC with a 41.7 three-point shooting per- Junior outfielder Taylor McDonald, senior centage. Webb was a conference Player of outfielder Robbie the Week twice and Boaz was named Roberts, sophomore once. pitcher Tyler Shrout, and Transy led the league in three-point per- first-year infielder Bryan centage (35.6) and three-point shots made Vasse were named to (155). “This team bought into the style of the All-HCAC first team. play we have established the past few McDonald and Vasse years,” said Turner. “We spread the floor ■ won HCAC Player of the so that everybody can shoot the three- Taylor McDonald Week honors, as did jun- point basket.” ior catcher Peter Starling. Senior forward Jill Abney was named to McDonald was also named to the CoSIDA the 2004 Verizon College Division Academ- Academic All-District IV College Division ic All-District IV team. District IV includes team. ■ schools from Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, McDonald led the HCAC in batting aver- Amy Meikel

10 TRANSYLVANIA Men’s golf fifth Men’s basketball third in HCAC, plays in post-season in HCAC tourney The Transylvania men’s Lane ’90, “but we know there A win over Centre College basketball team moved to the is another big step our players and a fifth place finish in the upper echelon of the Heartland want to take so that we can Heartland Collegiate Athletic Collegiate Athletic Conference compete every year for a con- Conference tournament high- with a 9-5 record, good for third ference title. Our ultimate goal lighted the Transylvania men’s place, while posting an overall is to win the conference tourna- golf team season under head record of 16-10 that included ment and play in the NCAA coach Brian Lane ‘90. post-season tournament play. post-season tournament.” Junior Brian Denney rolled in The Pioneers got an excel- Transy set a school record a 20-foot birdie putt on the first lent start with a 10-3 overall and was a national leader in playoff hole to give the record and a 4-0 HCAC mark by free throw shooting with an Pioneers the win over mid-January, but then a sea- 80.7 percent team mark. That Centre. His 79 led the son-ending injury to playmaking was the best in NAIA Division I way for Transy, fol- guard Robert Pendleton proved and second among all NCAA lowed by senior Drew difficult to overcome. Transy Division III teams. The Pioneers Kirk with an 82. In regrouped to win four of its last also led the HCAC in free throw six conference games, finishing percentage, scoring, three-point the HCAC tourney, Kirk’s ■ All-HCAC sophomore 159 total for two rounds behind only Hanover College shots made, assists, and and Manchester College in the forward/center Matt Finke turnover margin. paced the Pioneers, led Transy in rebounding. followed by sopho- HCAC. Sophomore forwards Nick more John Hardin’s The Pioneers’ first win came Feagan and Matt Finke were 161. in the Transy Tip-Off Tourna- where the Pioneers traveled to All-HCAC selections. They were Earlier in the ment against Lakeland College, Beckley, W.Va., and lost to the the team’s top two scorers at season, junior which played in the NCAA tour- nation’s No. 1 ranked NAIA 15.2 and 13.7 points per game, Chris Carrington nament this year. College of team, Mountain State. Since respectively, while Finke led in fired a 76 to pace Wooster, which defeated Transy Transylvania expects full mem- rebounding with 5.92 a game, Transy to a third- in the Beck Center, made it to bership in NCAA Division III followed by Feagan at 5.5. place finish in the the quarterfinals of the NCAA beginning next season, this was Sophomore guard Bryan seven-team Berea tourney. the final NAIA appearance. Howard, third leading scorer at Invitational. Transy was invited to play in “We feel very good about 10.2, was an All-HCAC honor- an NAIA post-season qualifying the improvement we made this able mention. Feagan was an ■ Brian Denney tournament for independents, year,” said head coach Brian HCAC Player of the Week. Four women swimmers make NAIA All-American

Four Transylvania women’s coach Billy Bradford ‘02. swimming and diving team The women’s team compiled ■ The women’s swim team shows off its trophies after members turned in third-place a 7-3 dual meet record during winning the Transy Winter Classic. or better finishes to earn All- the regular season while win- American honors at the NAIA ning the Transy Winter Classic Swimming and Diving National and finishing second in the Championships, held in Bluegrass Mountain Confer- Lawrence, Kan., in March. ence meet. Clyde was Swim- Senior Melinda Clyde led the mer of the Year in the confer- way with second place efforts ence for the second straight in the 200- and 100-yard back- year. The men’s team placed stroke events. She teamed second in both the Winter Clas- with sophomore Jill Taylor and sic and the University of Ken- juniors Jennifer Methvin and tucky Relays. Katie Jacobs to finish third in Senior Lesley Wellington was the 400 medley relay. named an NAIA Scholar Athlete In team competition, the for the second straight year. women placed fourth and the This was the final season for men were ninth. Twenty-one Transy’s swimming and diving Transy swimmers and divers teams to compete in the NAIA qualified for the tourna- championships. Beginning next ment—16 women and five season, the Pioneers will be men—under head swimming eligible for NCAA Division III coach Jack Ebel ‘77 and diving post-season competition.

SUMMER 2004 11 A venture into the future Record number of graduates take the next step in their lives

strong breeze rustled gowns and degrees on the steps of Old Morrison May olution,” he said. “For the first time in A tassels and offered some respite from 22. The 257 members of the class of 2004 human history, people in most developed the warm spring sun as Transylvania award- walked across the stage to receive diplo- countries will live through all the stages ed a record number of bachelor of arts mas from President Charles L. Shearer as of life from birth to old age.” ecstatic family and friends watched from Bell advised students to discard the Old Morrison lawn. dominant image of aging, that one goes Commencement speaker Wayne H. uphill until the age of thirty and then starts Bell, president emeritus of Lexington The- downhill until old age and death, and ological Seminary, a 1940 graduate of develop a new philosophy that views aging Transylvania, and a member of the Uni- as a continuing process of growth. versity’s Board of Trustees, told graduates “You are not approaching the peak of that although they can’t know the future, your life in an uphill-downhill paradigm,” they can feel confident their Transylvania he said. “You are not old because you are education has prepared them well to cope aging. Aging is a venture into the future with whatever that future brings. He also at any age.” reminded this record setting class that the world is poised to break another record, ■ Above, Stephanie Edelen, a chem- which will affect their lives and careers istry major from Louisville, helps immensely. Elizabeth Bass, a philosophy major “We are in the midst of a longevity rev- from Paducah, Ky., adjust her cap ■ Commencement speaker Wayne H. before the senior picture. Below, faculty Bell ’40 offered graduates a new view members applaud the graduating sen- on aging. iors. Glenn awarded honorary degree James F. Glenn, a retired physician and teacher, was awarded an hon- orary doctor of science degree for his distin- guished and hon- ored career in professional and ■ James F. academic medi- cine, and for his long and loyal support of Transylva- nia as a member of the Board of Trustees. After earning a bachelor’s degree Student commencement speaker cate their time and energy to pursuits from the University of Rochester and Catherine Ford, a political science major ranging from internships and study a doctor of medicine from the Duke from Owensboro, Ky., is pictured above abroad to dramatic performances and University School of Medicine, Glenn with Chairman of the Board of Trustees sports, she was confident they would was a captain and flight surgeon in William T. Young Jr., left, and President continue to passionately pursue their the U.S. Air Force and hospital com- Charles L. Shearer. She opened her dreams. “We don’t really know what our mander at North Carolina’s Stallings address by reading a portion of a Dave lives hold for us, and that is actually a Air Force Base. From 1958 until his Matthews song, which included the lines wonderful thing,” she said. “I can only retirement in 1998, he was a profes- “All good things must end some time, see a life of limitless possibilities for us, sor of urology or surgery in the schools but don’t burn the day away.” Ford said class of 2004. I know you, and you would that after watching her classmates dedi- never burn the day away.” of medicine at Duke, Yale Universi- ty, Wake Forest University, Emory University, Mount Sinai, and the Uni- versity of Kentucky. At the same time, his administra- tive and hospital appointments were highlighted by positions as chief of ■ Sandy Everett, right, a drama major from urology and attending urologist at Greenwood, Ind., was all smiles at commence- ment. Below, Chad Sterrett, a sociology major the Duke University Medical Center, from Marietta, Ga., shares a hug with Serena Britt, dean of the Emory University School a psychology major from Elizabethtown, Ky., as of Medicine, president of The Mount Keith Brown, a music education major from Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai Bowling Green, Ky., looks on. School of Medicine, and Mount Sinai Hospital, and executive director of the Markey Cancer Center at UK. Glenn has written numerous sci- entific articles, contributed to and edited medical textbooks, and pro- duced educational films. In 1994, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Urologi- cal Association. A member of the Transylvania Board of Trustees since 1982, Glenn has been a loyal supporter of a vari- ety of University initiatives. His recent major gift to Transylvania will help fund a new campus facility that will include a bookstore as well as reno- vation of laboratories in Brown Sci- ence Center. He was awarded the Transylvania Medal in 2003 for his service to the University.

SUMMER 2004 13 Meet the Which professor had the biggest Class of 2004 impact on you and why?

As their senior year came to Religion professor Paul It’s hard to narrow this down Jones’ approach to teaching to just one! Education pro- a close, we asked the 257 “ “ about different religions is fessor Amy Maupin has had a members of the class of 2004 inclusive and encourages huge impact on me. She students to think about not teaches things in such a to share their thoughts on their only what they believe and unique way, very rarely lec- Transylvania experiences. The why, but also what others turing. She forces her stu- following 10 reflections offer believe and why. He forces dents to think and reflect on students out of the protec- how what they learn changes a sampling of the varied tion of saying ‘religion is an who they are. Math professor responses we received. inappropriate topic for con- David Choate has given me versation’ without demean- confidence in mathematics ing any one per- to pursue my goals. He really son or group’s attempts to get to know his beliefs.” students beyond the class- Kara Guiliani room.” Greenwood, Ind. Lesley Wellington Jackson, Miss. Major: Religion Minor: French Major: Mathematics Post-graduation Minor: Educational Studies and plans: I’m going to Computer Science pursue a master’s in Post-graduation plans: I’m public health and planning to pursue a Ph.D. in certification in mathematics at the University gerontology at the of Louisville. University of Ken- Future goals: I want to tucky. become a college professor. Future goals: I ultimately want to be a product design Physics professor Jamie Day consultant to “for his willingness to always market to the Baby offer advice and his devotion Boom generation. to his students, and FLA (Foundations of the Liberal ■ New graduate Carl Frazier is shown Arts) professor Bryan Tray- with, from left, anthropology professor Physics professor Rick Rolfes bold for his unbelievable Barbara LoMonaco, biology professor “has had the biggest impact enthusiasm in his classes. James Wagner, and William Pollard, on me because of his amaz- Bryan is the most inspiring who became vice president and dean ing ability to teach dense and professor I have ever had.” of the college on July 1. difficult material.” Jason Swinney Photos by Joseph Rey Au Stephen Johnson Crestwood, Ky. Paris, Ky. Majors: Physics and Spanish Major: Physics Post-graduation plans: I’m Minor: Mathematics going to pursue a master’s Post-graduation plans: I’m degree in electrical engineering going to attend graduate school at the University of Kentucky. at Vanderbilt University. Future goals: I want to Future goals: I want to earn a become an engineer. Ph.D. in physics.

14 TRANSYLVANIA What activity affected you the How has your time at Transylvania most and why? changed you?

I have interned for three Major: Studio Art and Political I’ve received an excellent chance to apply what I’ve “years at the United States Science “education, but what I’ve real- learned at Transy and explore Attorney’s Office. It is one Post-graduation plans: I’m ly gained is a more concrete the public policy issues that thing to read about how the going to pursue a master’s sense of who I am. Many of interest me.” law works, but it is entirely degree in public policy at my values and beliefs have J. Michael West another to actually partici- George Washington University been challenged and some of Williamstown, Ky. pate in it. This internship has in Washington, D.C. After that, them have been changed. Major: Economics given me respect for the rule I may join the Peace Corps. When I leave here, I will be Minor: Political Science of law and for those who Future goals: I want to work in able to say that I am who I Post-graduation plans: I have work to ensure that it is Washington, D.C., developing am, not because this is who a summer internship in the upheld. In addition, I feel like new policies, specifically in I’ve always been, but Governor’s office in Frankfort, I have a role, albeit small, in urban and social welfare issues. because this is who I’ve cho- working for the finance director securing the safety of our sen to be.” of the Department for Local community by removing Christina Lewis Government. Then I’ll be those who threaten the pub- At the end of my first year, I Springfield, Ky. attending law school at the Uni- lic welfare.” was selected to become a versity of Louisville or Eastern “ Major: Accounting Carl Frazier Campus Center building Kentucky University. Minor: Psychology Corbin, Ky. manager, a position I contin- Future goals: I want to prac- Post-graduation plans: I’m ued to hold for the next tice law in Kentucky or Wash- Major: Political Science going to return to Springfield, three years. I learned about ington, D.C., and have contin- Minors: History and Philoso- gain accounting experience, effective time management ued involvement in the political phy and prepare for the CPA exam. skills, how to deal with con- realm. Post-graduation plans: I’m Future goals: I plan to have a flict, different management going to attend law school at career in private accounting styles of different people, the University of Kentucky. because I am much more inter- and other valuable lessons. Coming to Transylvania and Future goals: I want to use my ested in manufacturing or gov- Most importantly, I learned seeing the activist culture law degree to work in public ernment than I am in taxes or about myself. I became con- “ among the student body has service either for a non-profit auditing. scious of my strengths and or government agency. shown me the value of using my weaknesses.” my talent to help create posi- Brandon DeToma tive change in the world, Transy has helped me to Louisville whether it is through my While at Transy, I became grow and mature as a person very involved with volunteer Major: History “ work on campus, my work in as well as helped me evalu- “ the community, or my job in work, especially with a local Minors: Religion and French ate my priorities. In addition the future. I entered Transyl- Feed the Hungry program. Post-graduation plans: I plan to a rigorous program of vania with the intention of For more than three years, I to pursue a master’s degree in courses,Transy has taught merely being a lawyer; I will helped every Thursday. It’s history at the University of me a lot about people in gen- exit with an eye toward due to this experience that I Louisville. eral. Without Transy, I never working as an advocate for focused my political science Future goals: I want to earn a would have interned for change.” research toward welfare and Ph.D. and write a book about Judge Cleveland Gambill, Drew Slone urban issues. The people I pivotal figures during the Eng- who is a Transy alum (class of Georgetown, Ky. met were fantastic, vibrant lish Reformation. 1968), and I would have souls, and my fellow volun- missed out on other opportu- Major: Political Science teers all loved each other ■ Christina Lewis, center, nities, such as working in Post-graduation plans: I’m and showed tremendous plans to become a CPA, Senator Mitch McConnell’s going to attend law school at human compassion. The peo- while Anne Withers, right, office in Washington, D.C., the University of North ple who came for meals each will pursue a master’s in last summer. It gave me a Carolina–Chapel Hill. week showed a naive coun- public policy. Future goals: I plan to get a try girl that Social Darwinism master’s in public health in is a myth—an absurd myth. addition to my law degree and Individuals are still wonderful work with a non-profit organi- beings regardless of econom- zation doing health policy ic status.This experience was analysis. My goal is to influ- a bright spot every week.” ence women’s health policy on Anne Withers the national level. Hopkinsville, Ky.

SUMMER 2004 15 Alumni Weekend 2004 Do you remember?

ore than 700 alumni came back modations, and how we both would Mto Transylvania for Alumni react. Coach Newton was always there Weekend 2004 to see classmates and to ensure that people did the right professors and to enjoy a variety of thing, and that took a tremendous events, from a golf outing and racing amount of courage on his part. He at Keeneland to class reunion dinners taught me the value of courage.” and the traditional Coronation Ball. In his senior year, Hurley’s class- Alumni Celebration Luncheon mates recognized his accomplish- speaker Jim Hurley ’69 presented his ments and popularity by electing him own unique take on Alumni Week- Mr. Pioneer. “This really surpassed end’s “Do you remember?” theme my expectations and was an excep- by recalling what it was like to be one tional display of courage on their of Transy’s early African American ■ Luncheon speaker Jim Hurley ’69, left, talks part.” students during the 1960s. with Clyde Roper ’59, right, and David Lollis ’59. Hurley said his academic experi- Hurley recently retired after a long ence at Transy translated directly into and successful career with Procter & the success he enjoyed with Procter Gamble, where he rose through the exec- wanted and respected. & Gamble. As he took on increasingly utive ranks to the company’s upper eche- “My classmates, members of the fac- responsible positions with the multi- lon of management. His last position was ulty and administration, and most impor- national corporation, his Transy back- manager of North American customer tantly, my coaches and teammates gave ground helped him cope. business development for the Western me a very high level of unconditional love “At Transy, I gained the most impor- region. A business administration major and respect. I had my moments of per- tant skills that corporations seek—those at Transy, he was also an All-American bas- sonal challenge, but my overall treatment requiring critical thinking, problem solv- ketball player. was absolutely outstanding.” ing, and communication. These skills paid When Hurley arrived on campus in Hurley credited former psychology pro- huge dividends for me and my company 1965, the nation was in the midst of the fessor Richard Honey with instilling in throughout my career.” civil rights movement. Martin Luther King him a sense of self-worth that has served Since his retirement, he has had more Jr. had delivered his stirring “I Have a him well throughout his life. time to reconnect with his alma mater, Dream” speech just two years earlier, and “Discussions with Dr. Honey were said Hurley, a trend that President Charles protests and sit-ins were being used to always like a breath of fresh air,” he said. L. Shearer alluded to when introducing draw attention to entrenched racial atti- “I owe much to him for helping me devel- him. A former member of the Board of tudes. op an inner sense of confidence that leads Visitors, he currently serves on the Board “Given the pace of social progress in one to higher expectations.” of Trustees. He was inducted into the Pio- the South at that time, my expectations From head basketball coach C. M. neer Hall of Fame in 1999 and served on for inclusion at Transylvania were not very Newton, Hurley drew inspiration for tak- the Beck Center Alumni Steering Com- high,” said Hurley. “However, experiences ing bold stands in the face of prejudice. mittee. from my earliest days on campus began to One particular challenge was the basket- “Thanks to Dr. Shearer, I have become reshape my expectations.” ball team’s annual southern road trip. more closely involved with Transy. I am Hurley gave credit to the Transy com- “Before that trip, coach Newton and I now more proud than ever to be called a munity in general, and to a particular pro- would talk about what I might encounter Pioneer, and I will take that with me for- fessor and a coach, for helping him feel in the form of social injustice, say in accom- ever.”

■ Left, President Charles L. Shearer and his wife, Susan, congratulate Angela Logan Edwards ’91, new Alumni Executive Board president. Right, Betty Ann Voigt ’44 and Dick Bradley ’43 chat at the Alumni Celebration Luncheon. Photos by Joseph Rey Au

16 TRANSYLVANIA Alumni Weekend T 2004

■ Right, Chi Omega sisters from the class of 1964 visiting the chapter room are, from left, Judy Ellis Crumrine, Carolyn Bowne McBrayer, Betsy Reynolds Kuster, Andy Stone Bales, Marianne Carter Humphries, Mary Anne Clarke, and Kay Taylor Gevedon. Below, Peggy Humbert Knowlton ’53, a member of the Transylvania Board of Trustees, and her husband, Dick, talk with alumni programs director Mark Blankenship ’81 during Alumni Day at the Races at Keeneland. Katherine Yeakel Katherine Yeakel Snapshots

■ Above, Mr. Pioneer Ben Miller and Miss Transylvania Katie Griffin are honored at the Coronation Ball. Left, enjoying a dance are first-year repre- sentatives Josh Sankovitch and Langdon Ryan, while jun- ior representatives Ryan Taylor and Rachel Green, far left, make their grand entrance. Photos by Joseph Rey Au

SUMMER 2004 17 Snapshots Morrison Medallion Presented to alums for outstanding service to Transylvania and its programs Garey Lee White ’48 and Carol Ann Barnes White ’50

Garey Lee and Carol Ann Barnes White have been longtime supporters of Transylvania as individuals and as a couple. Garey, a member of the Board of Trustees since 1974, is a former vice

Joseph Rey Au Joseph Rey chairman of the Physical Plant Com- mittee. A retired contractor and civil engineer, he is the former chairman and Garey Lee White CEO of White & Congleton. Carol Carol Ann White Ann, a former president of the Alum- ni Association, chaired the planning committee for her class’s 50th reunion. Together, the Whites have provided financial support for choir performance tours, the Annual Fund, the Clive M. Beck Athletic and Recreation Center, the art building renovation, and the Chi Omega Centennial gift for the renovation of Haupt Plaza. They both received the Distinguished Service Award in 2000.

Katherine Yeakel Irvin E. Lunger Award Presented for unique and exceptional service to Transylvania Charles G. Williamson Jr.

Charles G. Williamson has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1981 and has served for many years on the Executive Committee. An attorney, he has provided signif- icant legal assistance to the University and has supported the Annual Fund, along with special projects. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, the University of Michigan, and Georgetown University, he is a Fellow of the Katherine Yeakel American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a mem- Charles G. ber of the Fayette County, Kentucky, and American bar asso- Williamson Jr. ciations.

The Transylvania Medal Presented to a non-alum who, through friendship and outstanding service, has promoted Transylvania William L. Rouse Jr. Katherine Yeakel ■ Above, from top, Kathy Shay ’64, William L. Rouse has served on the Board of Trustees center, talks with Al Conklin ’64 and for 25 years. As treasurer and chair of the Finance Com- his wife, Petra, at the Celebration mittee, he has devoted many hours reviewing budgets and Luncheon; Dale Ann Fielman Cole ’69 financial statements to help ensure the fiscal health of the and her guest, Barry Recame, and University. He has generously supported the Annual Fund Eric Calvert ’99, left, and John Gragg and capital projects, often designating Transylvania as the ’99 enjoy the TGIF Party at the Atomic recipient of a matching gift. He retired as chairman and Cafe; from left, Sallye Holcomb Staley, CEO of First Security National Bank Corporation after a Carol Devine, Kim North Mercker, and William L. long career in banking. He received the Irvin E. Lunger Ingrid Dehner Allen chat during the Rouse Jr. Award in 1988. Class of 1989 Family Picnic at Graham Cottage.

18 TRANSYLVANIA Alumni Weekend 2004 Four inducted into Pioneer Hall of Fame T

our new members were inducted into Fthe Pioneer Hall of Fame during Alumni Weekend 2004, including Wol- ford M. Ewalt ’38, a Little All-American football player. Other inductees were multi-sports star Joseph D. Cantrell ’67, high-scoring basketball player Kathy Lynn Hill ’82, and physical education and dance pioneer Joyse Sanders Siebers ’44, induct- ed posthumously. The Pioneer Hall of Fame recognizes former athletes and coaches who are alum- ni of the University and others who have made outstanding contributions to the field of athletics, thereby bringing honor to Transylvania. Joseph D. Cantrell ’67 Joseph Rey Au Joseph Rey Joseph Cantrell earned varsity letters ■ From left, Wolford M. Ewalt ’38, Kathy Lynn Hill ’82, and Joseph D. Cantrell ’67 in basketball, baseball, and golf from 1963- are shown at the Pioneer Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Joyse Sanders Siebers 67, winning the Pioneer Athletic Award ’44 was inducted posthumously; her daughter, Kim Siebers Cornetet ’81, accepted in 1966. Maintaining his interest in Tran- on her behalf. sy athletics over the years, he was chosen to serve on the Beck Center Alumni Chal- he was a sales manager. Previously, he was before it became lenge Committee, charged with securing a research chemist and product manager popular to do so. $500,000 in support for the new athletic at Hooker Chemical Corporation in New There were no and recreation center. York. He lives with his wife, Elizabeth Davis women’s intercolle- He has remained an avid golfer, win- Ewalt ’38, in Cincinnati, where he is still giate athletics teams ning the Kentucky Senior Golfer of the an active athlete, playing tennis regularly. at Transy when she Year award in 2000, 2001, and 2002. He was a student, so Kathy Lynn Hill ’82 has also won numerous club champi- Siebers organized onships and participated in state amateur Kathy Hill played three sports at Tran- intramural teams for Joyse Sanders and open tournaments in Kentucky, Illi- sy, lettering and winning All-State honors the women’s inde- Siebers ’44 nois, Virginia, and Florida. in basketball and field hockey. She also pendent group and Cantrell’s career as chief financial offi- played softball. became the women’s badminton cham- cer and executive vice president for Tri- Hill completed her Pioneer basketball pion. Named the outstanding student in bune Publishing Group took him to career as the third leading all-time scorer physical education her junior year, she Chicago and Orlando, where he was a with 1,621 points, and also ranks eighth graduated with a degree in physical edu- board member of the Citrus Bowl and the all-time in made free throws with 235 and cation and economics. Orlando Science Center. He was also a 10th in rebounds with 551. She capped Siebers taught high school physical edu- founder and first president of the Orlan- off her senior year by taking home the cation and worked at the YWCA in New do/Orange County Convention and Vis- Senior Award, Captain’s Award, and Lady York City, where she led classes in dance, itors Bureau. Pioneer Athletic Award. In field hockey, swimming, exercise, and bicycling. After her team won state championships and earning a master’s degree at the Teacher’s Wolford M. Ewalt ’38 played in the Association of Intercollegiate College of Columbia University, she Wolford Ewalt played on one of Tran- Athletics for Women regional tournament. became an assistant professor and coach sylvania’s last football teams (the very last Since 1984, Hill has been a physical of the men’s golf team at Oswego State was in 1941), starring on both offense and education teacher in her native Scott Teacher’s College. defense as a ruggedly built tackle while County, Ky. She is a former graduate assis- For 25 years, Siebers had her own lettering all four years. In his senior year, tant women’s basketball coach at George- square dance club called Shirts and Skirts he was named to the All-Kentucky Inter- town College. while also teaching women’s exercise class- collegiate Athletic Conference team, the es, international folk dancing, and round Joyse Sanders Siebers ’44 All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Con- dancing. When she moved to Hilton Head ference team, and the Little All-American Joyse Siebers was a pioneer in women’s Island in 1981, she began to lead dance team. dance, fitness, and athletics, encouraging and exercise classes for seniors. Ewalt retired in 1982 from Shepherd girls and women to participate in athlet- Siebers died in January 2004. (See obit- Chemical Company in Cincinnati, where ics and be concerned about fitness long uary on page 32.)

SUMMER 2004 19 Waste not, want not

Everett Bass ’72 is an acknowledged expert on solid waste management

by William A. Bowden

hen apartheid was ending in South president for public sector services at Waste there was a real premium on education for WAfrica in the early 1990s and city Management, Inc., the nation’s largest African Americans as a way to improve our officials in Johannesburg needed expert- waste management company. Working lives.” ise for setting up a modern waste man- from his office on the 41st floor of One Graduating with a degree in sociolo- agement system, they called on Everett City Center in downtown Houston, Bass gy, Bass accepted a position with the Ken- Bass ’72. has managerial responsibility for 256 peo- tucky Department of Transportation, “At first, they wanted to upgrade the ple in a company that employs 53,000 in recruiting civil engineers for the highway black South African managers into lead- the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. department. He also earned a master’s in ership roles,” said Bass. “My job was to public administration from Kentucky State provide training for emerging managers A long and winding road University. to help them understand good waste man- The road Bass traveled to reach his pres- When his former Transy coach, Lee agement principles. Later, I worked as a ent position has been a long one, full of Rose, was named head coach at the Uni- consultant through the International City twists and turns. It began on Bourbon versity of North Carolina–Charlotte in Managers Association and U.S. Agency Avenue in Lexington, where Bass grew up 1975, he offered Bass an assistant coach for International Development to help in a small frame house just steps from the position. Johannesburg start a waste management Transy campus. “I used to cut through “I had never seriously thought about utility.” campus all the time as a young kid,” he coaching,” said Bass. “I had been pro- If all this sounds as if Bass has become recalled. moted twice in three years in my job with an acknowledged expert on the science Bass received an athletic scholarship to the state. But I went to Charlotte just to and business of solid waste management, Transylvania and became one of the visit and look at the school, and I fell in that would be an accurate assessment of school’s all-time great basketball players, love with Charlotte.” this highly successful executive and con- winning NCAA All-American status, Most That was the beginning of a 12-year sultant. Valuable Player for Transy, and the Pio- coaching career with Rose that took them Bass was director of solid waste man- neer Athlete of the Year award. from Charlotte to Purdue University and agement for the city of Houston when he “The thing I actually came to Transyl- finally to the University of South Florida went to Johannesburg. In 2000, he left vania for was the opportunity to get a good in Tampa. Along the way, Bass coached in that job to take his current position as vice education,” said Bass. “Back in the ’60s, two NCAA Final Fours.

20 TRANSYLVANIA The silver lining Taking care of business he said. “Also, smaller, local landfills are Bass might be in coaching today were Today, Bass has responsibility for Waste being replaced by larger, regional landfills it not for one of the major disappoint- Management’s public sector services, in scarcely populated areas. And we’re ments of his career. When Rose left South which account for approximately one-third recycling more. When I started in waste Florida in 1986 for the NBA’s San Anto- of the company’s $12 billion in annual management in the 1980s, about 70 per- nio Spurs, Bass decided not to follow his revenues. The company owns and/or cent went to landfills, 20 percent was recy- mentor, but to apply for the South Flori- operates 300 landfills in the U.S. and 16 cled, and 10 percent burned. Today, 60 da head coach position. waste-to-energy facilities that burn garbage percent goes to landfills and recycling is “I had been at two Final Fours with to generate electricity, and also operates up to 30 percent.” two teams, so I thought if I couldn’t get recycling plants. The Transy connection a head coaching job with those creden- The company has numerous contracts tials, I would never get one. But they with cities, counties, and solid waste Though his Transy days are now more weren’t hiring African Americans as head authorities to handle some or all of their than three decades behind him, Bass has coaches then. I was very disappointed.” solid waste requirements. positive memories of his experiences as a But the rejection turned out to be a “Each city or county selects what they student. He has returned to Transy for blessing in disguise by opening the door feel is the best method of garbage collec- Alumni Weekend and also serves on the to his career in waste management. tion and disposal,” said Bass. “Houston, Board of Trustees. He was inducted into Bass stayed on for one year at South for example, is split about 65 percent pub- the Pioneer Hall of Fame in 1994. Florida as an instructor in the intergov- lic and 35 percent private companies. “I’m very appreciative of the oppor- ernment relations program, where he came Other cities, like Boston and San Francis- tunity I had to go to Transy,” he said. “I in contact with City of Tampa officials. In co, are 100 percent private. My position would not be where I am today if it weren’t 1987 he was hired by Tampa as director is a corporate one, but I do visit local mar- for Dr. (Cara) Richards (sociology pro- of its solid waste department. He moved kets from time to time.” fessor) and others who were my instruc- to Houston in 1992 to manage that city’s With his background working for tors. She was also my counselor. I also solid waste operations. municipalities, Bass brought a good net- wouldn’t be here without the influence of Bass already had “street” knowledge work of contacts with him when he moved Coach Rose and his wife and family. He’s of the waste management business before to the private sector with Waste Manage- been a good friend and a teacher to me.” he took his first management position. ment. He attends conferences and meet- Bass and his wife, Harriet, have two “One of my summer jobs while I was ings of the International City Managers grown children, Lisa Jackson and Colby at Transy was working on a garbage truck Association and the National Forum for Verrett, and Chelsea, 12. for the city of Lexington,” he recalled. Black Public Administrators, to stay cur- It’s easy to imagine that some people “That experience has given me a leg up rent on municipal issues and to offer advice who work in solid waste management, on anyone else interviewing for the posi- as a private sector executive. He has also especially at the executive level, would tions I’ve had in waste management. None served as president of the U.S. Confer- rather not be reminded that, when it comes of the others I was competing against had ence of Mayors Solid Waste Management down to it, their job is to collect and get been on the back of a truck. That contin- Association and the Texas Solid Waste rid of garbage. However, that’s not the ues to help me understand the mentality Authority. case with Bass. of the employees and the business itself.” Bass stays current on trends in the Not only is he completely comfortable industry—indeed, his company is involved with his profession, he feels very fortunate in research and development that helps to be a part of upper level management at set trends. The three the nation’s industry leader. basic ways of dealing “I have a great appreciation for people with solid waste— who work outside—roofers, construction burying it in a landfill, workers, solid waste drivers—they work burning it, or recycling hard at honorable jobs. That’s the foun- it—will continue in the dation of our country, blue collar work- foreseeable future, he ers. I feel very proud to have worked with says, but new technol- these men and women in waste manage- ogy is having an effect. ment in Tampa and Houston. “We are looking for “I’m blessed to be doing what I like to ways to make garbage do. When someone meets me and they bio-degrade more say, ‘What do you do?’, I could say, ‘I’m quickly, to give us more in solid waste management,’ but I prefer space in our landfills,” saying, ‘I’m in garbage.’ Garbage has been good to me.” ■

■ Everett Bass ’72 is joined by other Waste Management, Inc., officials at a NASCAR display during the Texas Municipal League annual conference and exhibition. Waste Management is a spon- sor of NASCAR.

SUMMER 2004 21 Transylvania would like to publish your photos of alumni events and personal mile- stones. For consideration, please send photos to Transylvania Magazine, Transylvania University, Alumni 300 North Broadway, News & Notes Lexington, KY 40508-1797.

Crimson 1976 ■ In September 1975, Transylvania Virginia Marsh Bell, Lexington, was is president of the Harrison County Service welcomed 260 new students to ‘44 inducted into the University of Ken- Unit and Ernestine serves as secretary. campus, one of whom was first-year tucky College of Social Work Hall of Fame student Susie Johnson ’79. Helping in May. Virginia completed her master of Robert K. Hatchett and Sally Crawford Susie move into her room were social work degree in 1982 and worked at ‘53 Hatchett, Evansville, Ind., celebrated Ronnie Lopez ’78, center, and Bruce UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, their 50th wedding anniversary in August. Johnson ’78. Ronnie is an obstet- where she helped create and lead support S. Bruce McWhorter, Dayton, Ohio, rics/gynecology physician with the groups throughout the state and worked in Scioto Valley Women’s Center in ‘54 is busy with his research, writing, and the Memory Disorders Clinic. Also in May, Portsmouth, Ohio, and Bruce is the publishing in British and American folklore. Virginia received the Algernon Sydney Sul- James Graham Brown Professor of He continues to make speeches at colleges livan Medallion from UK for her efforts to Economics at Centre College. Do and universities, teach courses by comput- any Transylvania readers know of improve the care of Alzheimer’s patients. er, and travel to all the continental Euro- Susie’s whereabouts? Ernestine Steffe Tribble, Cynthiana, pean countries. He is included in 16 ‘50 Ky., and her husband, Charles, are biographical directories and plans to write volunteers for the Salvation Army. Charles his autobiography and a historical novel.

22 TRANSYLVANIA several trips to visit her aging parents, spent Alumna helps History Channel a week at a ski resort in Stowe, Vt., and had total knee replacement surgery. spotlight women’s inventions Julia Anne Nooe, Asheville, N.C., is cele- brating her 30th year as a tenured faculty Women have created some of the world’s most important member at Mars Hill College, where she is inventions, ranging from pottery, weaving, and herbal medicine a professor and chair of the social work pro- to windshield wipers, Kevlar, and the DPT vaccine, but their gram. Nationally, she serves as site team reac- achievements have often been overlooked. In an effort to illu- creditation chair. minate some of these accomplishments, the History Channel Margaret Francis Seifert, Hanover, Ind., aired a special titled “Mothers of Invention” in March. The show featured commen- director of library services and distance edu- tary by Autumn Stanley ’55, an independent scholar who has made great strides in cation at Ivy Tech State College in Madison, uncovering women’s contributions through her book, Mothers and Daughters of Ind., and an educator for 27 years, received Invention: Notes for a Revised History of Technology. the Madison Area Chamber of Commerce’s An English major at Transylvania, Stanley said she’s always had an interest in sci- Community Service Award in January. ence and often thinks of inventions to solve problems she encounters. While working at Wadsworth Publishers in the 1970s, she specialized in the sciences, helping text- Connie Mumford Houston, Vienna, Va., book authors make their books more understandable to college students in subjects ‘67 is a legislative assistant to Virginia such as astronomy, physics, zoology, and the environment. One year, while preparing General Assembly delegate Steve Shannon. the latest edition of a major biology textbook, Stanley and her colleagues realized the She is enjoying the 2004 General Assembly authors hadn’t mentioned a single woman scientist. She mounted a “crash research session in Richmond and hopes it will be the project” to identify and profile the most important women in every area of the field. first of many in which she participates. “In the course of this research, I encountered Becky Schroeder, a young girl from William H. McDonald and Julie Davis McDon- my home state of Ohio, who had won a patent at age 10 for an ingenious invention ald ’70, Lexington, are the proud grandpar- for writing in the dark,” Stanley said. “It was as if a light bulb went on in my own ents of their first grandchild, Dory Zeller dark. Here I was, an educated person with more than usual experience in the sci- McDonald. ences, and I could not name a single woman inventor—except, now, for Becky, who wasn’t exactly a woman yet. I realized instantly that here was a book crying to be Marsha Bell Uselton, Knoxville, Tenn., written. It took many years and thousands of hours of research and struggle, but the ‘69 is a semi-retired grandmother of 3- book finally appeared in 1993.” year-old twins and a 7-year-old. Mothers and Daughters of Invention profiles women such as Nobel Prize winners Gregory Carter, New Smyrna Beach, Rosalyn Yalow, who invented radioimmunoassay (RIA), a diagnostic test that allowed Fla., has retired from his job as a sen- doctors to measure the insulin circulating in a diabetic’s blood and to identify the ‘70 ior account underwriter for State Farm Insur- cause of Legionnaire’s Disease, and Gertrude Elion, whose pharmaceutical achieve- ance. ments included drugs for gout, leukemia, and AIDS. Virginia D. Fielder has retired after 27 years Stanley, who also graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in at Knight Ridder, the nation’s second largest English and American literature, is now finishing a biography of 19th-century reformer, newspaper publisher, and moved back to magazine editor, and women inventors’ advocate Charlotte Smith, working on a Miami. At the time of her retirement, she biographical dictionary of 19th-century U.S women inventors, and researching British was vice president/research of the San Jose, women inventors. She also enjoys traveling, pursuing her interest in photography, and Calif., based company. spending time with her children and grandchildren, many of whom live just two hours Marilyn Frye Roberts, Irvine, Ky., retired from her home in Portola Valley, Calif. as resident agency administrator of the U. S. Secret Service in Lexington in January after Terry L. Cummins, New Albany, Ind., Robert C. Hutchinson, Seffner, Fla., 33 years in federal government service. Robert A. Roy ‘56 published a book titled Feed My Sheep, ‘65 retired in 2002 as senior partner and has been awarded the Man- an account of his life in the rural Short Creek last practicing founding partner of Ruffolo, ager’s Certificate in IT Service Management area of Pendleton County, Ky., in 1947, when Hooper, & Associates, Tampa’s largest pri- by the Information Systems Examinations he was 13 years old. vate practice pathology group. During his career, he was the founding medical direc- Darryl A. Spencer, Goose Creek, S.C., tor of Pathologists Reference Laboratory, ‘64 is finishing his 13th year as an asso- developed and served as president of Pro- ciate professor at Johnson & Wales Univer- fessional Information Management Services, sity in Charleston, where he teaches English and served as medical director of laborato- literature and composition, and an occasional ry services at Brandon Regional Medical communications skills or film history class. Center. He is active in the Charleston Foreign Affairs Forum and is a group facilitator for discus- Bruce K. Davis, Lexington, executive sions on the Middle East and Islam for the ‘66 director and chief operating officer Great Decisions program through the For- of the Kentucky Bar Association, has become ■ eign Policy Association, of which fellow Tran- a member of the Hospice Board of Direc- From left, Larry T. McGehee ’58, David L. Lollis ’59, William B. Martin ’60, sy alumnus William C. Prewitt ’68 is a member tors. and and facilitator. Janice Walker McLean, Silver Spring, Md., Al H. Templeton Jr. ’61 got together for retired in December. Since then, she has made a weekend retreat in April at Hungry

SUMMER 2004 23 Board of the British Computer Society. Rob plans to pursue a master’s in social work at after 25 years with the daily newspaper in lives in Herndon, Va., with his wife, Jody, Southern Connecticut State University. Memphis. She is a partner in Clubb-Brown and is an independent contractor sup- Enterprises, a media consulting business. porting the Command Communications Y. Christine Hopkins Bass and Bruce K. Dudley, Louisville, is an attorney Survivability Program of the Pentagon Ren- ‘73 Gregory A. Bass ’74, Gasport, N.Y., with the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs. ovation Project. He is a retired U.S. Navy celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary master chief petty officer. in April. They have two grown children, Gwendolyn Mayes, Louisville, is an Joshua, 27, and Teri, 23. ‘78 attorney with Weber & Rose, a law Susan Griffin Smith, Frankfort, Ky., firm specializing in medical malpractice, hos- ‘71 has retired as Kentucky Transporta- David P. Marthey, Jonesboro, Ark., pital regulations, and insurance defense. tion Cabinet commissioner of human ‘75 thanks all his classmates and Transy Julie Hannah Tooth, Versailles, Ky., and her resources management with over 30 years friends for e-mails, calls, and letters he husband, Nicholas, enjoy farm life in Wood- in public service. Susan was one of only three received last fall when his infant grandson ford County raising American Saddlebred nationally certified senior HR professionals battled with a heart condition. His grand- horses and boarding retired and special needs in state government. son received a heart transplant in Septem- horses. Their son, Laurence, is a first-year ber 2003 and has been doing well ever since. student at Trinity College. Timothy J. Walsh, Orange, Conn., is Noah E. Powers II, Middletown, Ohio, has ‘72 a peer mentor at the New Haven Cit- been elected to the Middletown City Coun- Charlie W. Crouch and Jill McQuate izen Community Enhancement Project in cil. Noah is an attorney at Repper, Powers, ‘79 Crouch ’80 traveled to China in New Haven and a correspondent for The & Pagan. November to adopt their daughter, Lily Mei Valley Gazette and The Stratford Bard, two Li Crouch. Lily was born in Hubei Province local weekly newspapers. He has been active Deborah M. Clubb, Memphis, has on October 16, 2002. The Crouches live in in the self-help movement since 1980 and ‘76 retired from The Commercial Appeal Lexington, where Charlie is the chief finan- cial officer for Prevention Research Insti- tute, an organization that publishes Kentucky governor appoints two alcohol-related curricula, and Jill is the insti- tute’s director of program support. Transy alumni to prominent positions Victoria L. McElfresh has moved to Lex- Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher appointed Mark D. Goss ’82 as chair of the Ken- ington and is owner of Victoria’s Vault, a tucky Public Service Commission in February and Erwin Roberts ’94 as the executive consignment clothing shop. William F.Todd director for the Office of Homeland Security in March. , Bethesda, Md., is execu- A political science major at Transylvania, Goss graduated from the tive vice president for sales for Marriott Inter- University of Tennessee College of Law and has practiced adminis- national’s ExecuStay. trative and regulatory law for 18 years. Active in the civic affairs of Marc A. Mathews, Lexington, has been eastern Kentucky, Goss has been instrumental in the establishment ‘80 promoted to controller for the Uni- of the Harlan County Industrial Development Authority and the versity of Kentucky. expansion of capital improvements to the Harlan County Indepen- dent School District. Jeffrey D. Rogers, Richmond, Ky., The Public Service Commission is the principal regulatory authori- ‘81 has found gallery representation at Mark Goss ty for all utilities in the Commonwealth, overseeing utility rates, the Spencer Art Gallery in Charleston, S.C., mergers, and consumer complaints. for the work he has been creating over the “This appointment is a signal of my commitment to provide services such as last 10 years. Many of these images are avail- water, sewer, and broadband to all areas of Kentucky, especially our rural areas where able on his Web site www.JeffRogers.com. they are a necessity to promoting growth and economic development,” Governor Scott D. Duncan has returned to Fletcher said. “The regulatory policies adopted by the Public Service Commission Louisville to join Neonatal Associ- have a tremendous impact on investment in rural Kentucky and no one understands ‘82 ates and the faculty at the University of that better than Mark Goss.” Louisville School of Medicine. Roberts majored in history at Transylvania and earned his law John T. Griffiths, Ironton, Ohio, is raising degree from the University of Kentucky. As assistant U.S. attorney twin 2-year-old girls and running Studimo for the western district of Kentucky, Roberts served as the coordi- Productions, a concert production compa- nator and chief information officer for the Anti-Terrorism Advisory ny in Ashland, Ky. Council and was a member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. He organized and led monthly anti-terrorism meetings, facilitated Julie Munz Baumgartner, Chat- information sharing and cooperation between agencies, and assist- ‘83 tanooga, executive director of First ed with national anti-terrorism initiatives. Things First, an organization dedicated to Erwin Roberts The Office of Homeland Security is charged with preventing hos- strengthening marriage, was a guest on tile attacks against the state, reducing vulnerability to those attacks, and minimizing NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” program in Jan- the damage and recovery from attacks if they do occur. uary, discussing the subject of marriage pro- “It is a tremendous honor to be appointed executive director of Homeland Security motion by the Bush administration. by Governor Fletcher,” Roberts said. “I look forward to working with federal, state, and David L. Shutt, Louisville, and his wife, local agencies and the private sector to strengthen homeland security in Kentucky.” Carol, adopted a daughter, Maria, from Roberts also serves as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps and is Guatemala in February. She joins their other a member of Transylvania’s Alumni Executive Board. five children, Bryan, Travis, Jordan, Barrett, and Sofia.

24 TRANSYLVANIA Alumni Weekend T 2004 Class of 1939 - 65th Reunion From left:➤ Charles Prewitt, Frank Dickey, Jim Sublett.

Class of 1944 - 60th Reunion From left: Virginia Marsh Bell, Evelyn Weber Cartmill, R. J. Phillips,➤ Tommie Hartman Houston, Betty Ann Voigt.

Class of 1949 - 55th Reunion From left:➤ Chuck Bare, Lacey Tandy Ballmann, Margaret Crim Riley.

Class of 1954 - 50th Reunion Front row, from left: Bette Blakemore Vaughan, Shirley Snider Noel, Jo Garver Wilkerson, ➤Joyce Davis McGuire, Pat Osborne Staley; second row: Theo Carroll, Ken Catlett, Marilyn Walker Holstead, Nancy Graves Talbott, Richard Kasunic; third row: Steve Drane, Bert Smith, Bob Piper, Bill Charlton, Charles Allen, Harold Faulconer; back row: Noel Trout, Paul LeCompte, John Simmons, Fred Troutman, Bruce McWhorter.

Class of 1959 - 45th Reunion Front row, from left: Nell Robinson Waldrop, Lelia Dickinson➤ Smith, Barbara Schwier Altemeyer, Janet Nichols Hagley, Myra Jane Owen Crowley, Patricia Rice Crutcher; second row: Guy Waldrop, Gail Wagoner Ackall, Betty Schwier Johnson, Eleanor Hakanson King, Pryntha Alexander Hardenbergh, Laura Lou Lenox Monson; third row: Clyde Roper, Ingrid Braunohler Roper, Bicky Barriger Schiphorst, Joyce Thaman Collins, Janet Stout, David Lollis, John Tackett; back row: Ben Henry, Bobby Pace, Jerry Thomson, Richard Bell, Jim Carroll, Phil Cunningham, Charles Brumley.

SUMMER 2004 25 Alumni Bulletin Board

Celebrate Transy’s 225th anniversary Alumni legacy scholarship at Alumni Weekend 2005 The 1967 Endowed Scholarship Fund, established by Mark your calendar and plan to join your classmates Janice Allinder Anestis ‘67, will provide annual grants to and Transy friends for Alumni Weekend 2005, set for Transylvania students, with preference given, but not April 29-May 1. Transylvania will be celebrating the 225th limited to, legacies of alumni. Candidates will be identi- anniversary of its founding throughout the year. fied through the financial aid and admissions offices, The following classes will celebrate reunions: Robert and the initial award will be given in 2006. For more Barr Society (1940, 1945, 1950), 1955, 1960, 1965, information, contact Cara Meade, director of develop- 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000. ment, at [email protected] or (800) 487-2679. If you are a member of one of these classes, please make sure the alumni office has your current mailing and e-mail addresses so you do not miss out on all the Endowed fund honors former fun. If you would like to help plan your class reunion, director of public relations please contact Natasa Pajic ‘96, assistant director of The Joe Grady Lehman Endowed Music Fund will alumni programs, at [email protected] or (800) 487- provide annual support to the Transylvania music depart- 2679. ment and may be used to purchase instruments and equipment, provide scholarship assistance, and fund Alumni club network expands band travel programs. The fund was established by Mary Grady Lehman ‘67 Because of the strong interest and commitment of and Garth Lehman ‘65 in memory of their late father alumni volunteers, alumni clubs are being formed in the Joe Lehman ‘37, who died in March 2004 (see obituary, Washington, D.C., area (including Baltimore and northern page 31). He attended Transylvania on a music scholar- Virginia) and in Chicago. Interested alumni are encour- ship and was a charter member of Beta Mu Chapter of aged to contact Natasa Pajic, assistant director of alumni Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. He later served Transy as programs, at [email protected] or (800) 487-2679. director of public relations for more than 20 years while Presently, alumni clubs are active in the Lexington, also performing as trumpet player/director of the pep Louisville, and Cincinnati areas. In addition, the alumni band at basketball games in McAlister Auditorium. office, with the help of alumni volunteers, has coordinat- For more information on this fund, contact Cara ed events in New York City, Boston, Houston, Dallas, Meade, director of development, at [email protected] Los Angeles, and Atlanta. or (800) 487-2679.

To contact the Alumni Office: Phone: (800) 487-2679 or (859) 233-8275 ■ Fax: (859) 281-3548 E-mail: [email protected] ■ Web: www.transy.edu Mail: 300 North Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508

Carla Roberts Whaley, New Castle, Ky., is tion Studies at Northwestern University in Andrew B. Morris, Alpharetta, Ga., is an independent insurance benefits agent for Evanston, Ill. She and her spouse of 15 years, ‘89 a senior consultant with Edgar, Dunn Mucci, Irvin, Hobbs & Associates in Harold Gulley, live in Skokie. & Company, an Atlanta-based management Louisville. Sean B.Tipton, Takoma Park, Md., received consulting firm to the financial service indus- the 2003 Family Builder award in recogni- try. His focus is building the company’s prac- Raymond F. Moulton, Hertfordshire, tion of his outstanding advocacy on behalf tice in electronic payments. ‘86 England, is finance director for the of those struggling with infertility. The award Europe, Middle East, and Africa carrier divi- was given at the American Infertility Associ- Kirkby G. Tittle, Louisville, has writ- sion of Global Crossing in London. Ray ation’s annual gala in Manhattan. ‘90ten his first novel, The Barbarian completed his MBA in Europe at Boston Parade, which has been published by Hill University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Sean L. Gannon joined Swiss-based Street Press and is available in many book- has been living and working in Germany, ‘88 pharmaceutical company Hoffman- stores and on-line. Kirk writes under the Belgium, and the United Kingdom for near- La Roche as director of corporate and busi- name of Kirby Gann. ly 13 years. He is married to a Belgian nation- ness communications in its U.S. headquarters al, Geertje Wanten, and has two sons, in Nutley, N.J. Sean, a former journalist at Michael D. Covert, Georgetown, Ky., Vincent, 5, and Brian, 7, both born in Ger- The New York Post and Fox News Channel, ‘91 associate dean of students at Tran- many. continues to reside in Manhattan with his sylvania, completed his Ph.D. in education- Angela G. Ray is an assistant professor of wife, Catriona, and their 3-year-old daugh- al policy studies and evaluation at the rhetoric in the Department of Communica- ter, Madeleine. University of Kentucky.

26 TRANSYLVANIA Alumni Weekend 2004 Class of 1964 - 40th Reunion Front row, from left: Betsy Reynolds Kuster, Judy T Gross ➤ Westbrook, Norma Tilford Hylton, Jacqueline Heitzman Ware, Dixie McHatton Black, Nancy Jo Kemper; second row: Judy King Cowgill, Carol Ann Goff Tanner, Marianne Carter Humphries, Kay Taylor Gevedon, Judy Ellis Crumrine, Kathy Shay, Betty Lou Sutherland Rogers, Mary Elizabeth Wylie Snellgrove, Sue Ann Hawkins Breeze, Brenda Mattox-Rapp, Pam Vanarsdall Richmond; third row: Gail Lutz Brown, Caroline Bowne McBrayer, Andy Stone Bales, Mary Anne Clarke, Jim Maxwell, Bill Watson, Jack Russell, John Biancke, Betsy Parry-Davenport, LaDonna Hanks Barnett; back row: Caroline Rigsby Graber, Jim Iams, Lynn Luallen, Dick Waddell, Al Conklin, Rick Berman, David Yewell, Jim Hands, Dan Scott, Wayne Barnett.

Class of 1969 - 35th Reunion Front row, from left: Jean Fudold Smith, Dale Ann Fielman Cole, Patty Morgenthal Breeze, Carolyn Hensley Reynolds,➤ Linda Alexander, Susan Stephenson Pardue; second row: Lynn Swetnam Boone, Ann Dickey Haynes, Johanne Codell Daigh, Shirley Sandlin, Mary Nel Faulkner Bowling, Sandy Cole Mon- hollen, Van Pedigo; third row: Penny Fife Campbell, Marsha Bell Uselton, Judy Ford, Marcia Griest Farris, Lorna Petty Har- rell, Mary Lowe Bradley, Ann Stafford Dahl, Chris Snyder; fourth row: Lou Dzialo, Steve Underwood, Tom Harlan, Doug Hutcherson, Gayle Purple Hutcherson, Ed Alton, John Mack, Dexter Meyer, Rick Arenstein, Dick Cole; back row: Harvey Ross, Catesby Woodford, Tom Fuller, Skip Redmond, Brian Gil- fedder, Roger Webster, Tommy Bass, Jim Hurley, Rankin Carter, Steve Monhollen.

Class of 1974- 30th Reunion Front row, from left: Cathy Hancock Comley, Kathie Hultman Liebert,➤ Sheila Green Carson, Jan Morrissey Goodloe, Karin Root Schaefer, Dave Hunziker; second row: Greg Mays, Mary Lamaster Roberts, Donna Callison, David Bell, Connie Milligan, Tim Adewale, Megan Crow Barnette, Deb Hobart; third row: Dan Hardaway, John Williams, Lucy Sims Williams, Ann Brown Hannon, Debbie Huber Moore, Rena Gardner Wiseman; back row: Wayne Williams, Stan Tarnofsky, Pete Herrick, Andy Oppel, Dan Von Koschembahr, Susan Franz Ashton, Jeff Menkes, Susan Wright Menkes.

Class of 1979 - 25th Reunion Front row, from left: Leslie Linder Hammon, Lisbon Davis Hardy, Karla Justice Corbin, Paula Lenox, Grace Rader➤ Wen- strup, Mary Page Greenhalgh; second row: Lee Ann Bloss Christensen, Leslie Catron Mink, Martha Arnold Schoonmaker, Terri Furrie, Debbie Compton Balles, Terri Smith Walters; third row: Julie O’Shaughnessy Lacy, Beverly Craig Berry, Karen Hamilton Willis, Karen Pitts Powell, Ann Conway Blevins, Terri Carson Park, Carey Watts Parker, Kathy Payne Walker; fourth row: Bruce McCombs, Shannon Adams, Deanna Binion Tatter- son, Buck Buckner, Ann Cunningham, Becky Heffner Burchett, Janna Dunavent Fitzwater; back row: Mike Haines, Bill Todd, Marc LaMond, Jack Resinger, Steve Adams, Don Combs, Jay McGhee, Bill Bullock, Blake Burchett.

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Class of 1984 - 20th Reunion 2004 Front row, from left: Elizabeth Greenup Faulkner, Cliff Gooch, Liz Phearson Fulkerson; back row: Deanna Darrell, Cathy Creech,➤ Lori Rechter Harper, Susan Ware, Jackie Meece Summers.

Class of 1989 - 15th Reunion Front row, from left: Carol Devine, Jenny Hall Medley, Ingrid Dehner➤ Allen; second row: Lee Peltan, Hope Hurst Lanham, Kim North Mercker, Stephanie Dixon Sutphin, Robert Mifflin; back row: Vince Mongiardo, Sallye Holcomb Staley, Chris Rose, Andy Morris.

Class of 1994 - 10th Reunion Croley; third row: Michelle Cook-Becker, Misha Warren Bell, Front row, from left: Melissa Stump Meier, Kim Smith Mott, Sara Shannan Stamper, Nathan Bell, Beccy Dickinson, Jamey Brumley, Jordan➤ Knight, Lory Wilson Faulconer, Melissa Taylor Pascua, Beth Johnson, Jennifer Miller Arnold, Heather Tharp Schooler, Seema Doshi, Teresa Jeter, Amy Reece; second row: Shikha Sek- Merri Stratton, Lisa Hayden Fielding; back row: Dale Amburgey, saria Sundaram, Stephen Hahn, Amy Bentley Johnson, Jessica Will Foley, Beth Wright Oldendick, Mary Little Buzard, Kelly John- Lagrew Thompson, Leigh Ann Jordan, Jessica Hull O’Daniel, Alli- son, Chris Price, Eric Withrow, Rob Cartwright, Brian Johnson, son Jones, Jeannie Harrod Hixson, Katy Bass Smith, Tracy Davis Corrie Benzing Rice.

Class of 1999 - 5th Reunion Front row, from left: Amy Cates, Brittany Dales, Hampton Scurlock, Laura Collins ➤ Leathers, Kelly Hoskins; back row: Eric Harris, Ashley Sanders, April Smith, Raine Engle, Jeff Haines, Elizabeth Norment, Christy Brown, Emily Korfhage Monarch, Will Monarch.

28 TRANSYLVANIA Christina Greenwell Buckner, Lexing- Robert R.Tatum, Louisville, is a pharmacist ‘92 ton, is a therapist in private practice and physician assistant for the University of at The Woodland Group in Lexington. Louisville, division of gastroenterology/hepa- Stacie Waters Grindstaff, Covington, Ky., tology. Rob earned his Pharm.D. at the Uni- senior actuarial analyst at Great American versity of Kentucky in 1997 and his physician Insurance Companies, has been named an assistant certification from UK in 1999. associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society. Elizabeth Conyers Wood and her husband, Eric T. Stedje-Larsen and his family are Curtis, live on a farm in New Canton, Va. enjoying their new home in Coronado, Calif. Elizabeth is a student in the James Madison Eric is stationed at Balboa Naval Hospital in University physician assistant program, and San Diego. Curtis is a lieutenant/paramedic for the Hen- rico Fire Department in Richmond. Jessica Hockensmith Blair and her ‘93 husband, Matt, live in Crestwood, Leigh Ann Jordan, Lexington, has Ky. Matt has finished his residency at the ‘94 completed a clerkship with Franklin ■ David Hoffman ’90 greets former University of Kentucky and joined an oph- Circuit Court in Frankfort, Ky., and is now President William Jefferson Clinton, thalmology practice in Louisville. a staff attorney with the Kentucky Retire- who gave the senior convocation Jacques R. Brousseau, Franklin, Tenn., is ment Systems. address at Cornell University May 29. attending the Owen Graduate School of Man- Hoffman was chosen by the Clinton agement at Vanderbilt University and expects Shantie D. Harkisoon, Hoboken, N.J., Advance Team to assist with the visit by to graduate in 2005 with an MBA. ‘95 is chief resident at the UMDNJ Fam- delivering a barbecue rib dinner Jason P. Conley, Savannah, Ga., and his ily Practice Residency Program in Hoboken. (Clinton’s favorite) to the plane for the wife, Susanne, both graduated from Mercer She has been a member of the Association President and his aides. Hoffman, who Pharmacy School in Atlanta and now own a of American Medical Colleges Organization earned his Ph.D. in molecular and cellu- pharmacy in Savannah. of Resident Representatives for two years lar biology from the University of John S. Loring and Joyce McLaren Loring and was recently elected to the advisory Colorado, graduated from Cornell ’94 are living in Umea, Sweden. John is a geo- board. University Law School in May. He will chemistry researcher at Umea University, and Leslie Hughes Baker, Lexington, strategic practice intellectual property law in Joyce is preparing to defend her Ph.D. in sci- account manager for Lexmark Internation- Cambridge, Mass., with the firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, ence policy at Sussex University in England. al, was selected as 2003 Supplies Strategic and Dunner, LLP. She also enjoys being home with their 1-year- Account Manager of the Year. This award old son, Justin Robert. qualified her for attendance at Lexmark’s Hanna Fister Norvell, Houston, was elect- Achievers Club in Freeport, Bahamas, in Duby Nagda Sharma, Pittsburgh, is senior ed partner of the law firm of Locke, Liddell March 2004. human resources assistant for the lending sys- & Sapp and specializes in labor and employ- Joel P.Richardson, Glenview, Ky., is direc- tems and services group of Fiserv, a provider ment law. tor of marketing for Fastcare Family Health of technology products for the financial world. Centers in Louisville. Kira Munson Campbell, Ypsilanti, ‘96 Mich., runs a home studio and is a Iraq orders arrive with little notice visiting faculty member at Adrian College as well as Sierra Heights University, both David Adams ’86 was visiting in-laws in Michigan in Adrian, Mich. Her husband, Robert C. with his family just before Thanksgiving 2003 when Campbell ’98, is a graduate student in the the call came. An Army reservist, Adams was School of Art and Design at the Universi- ordered to Iraq for a 90-day tour of duty with a den- ty of Michigan. tal unit attached to a combat support hospital at Camp Speicher near Tikrit, in support of Operation Jason A. Deibel completed the Iraqi Freedom. ‘97 requirements for a Ph.D. in applied “I got about 10 days notice,” he said. Ten days to physics at the University of Michigan and make arrangements for his dental practice in has moved to Houston. He is a postdoctor- Lawrenceburg, Ky., pack up, and kiss his wife, Bar- al research associate in the electrical engi- bara, and four young children goodbye. neering department of Rice University and Camp Speicher has a 27-mile perimeter, Adams can be reached at [email protected]. said, and the hospital was near the center of the Casey Wood Hensley, Louisville, is an attor- base, so he was relatively isolated from combat situations. But not entirely—there ney in the litigation section of Clark & Ward. were mortar attacks and at least one rocket. Anne Jenkins Kruchten and her husband, “The closest I had a mortar round go off was about 200 yards,” he said. “We had Michael, live in Rochester, Minn., where a rocket hit about half a mile away, but I would have thought it was 50 feet outside Anne is a research fellow in gastrointestinal my tent the way it shook the ground.” basic research at the Mayo Clinic. Her e-mail Adams got back home in May and reestablished his dental practice. The support address is [email protected]. from his hometown for his family while he was away was gratifying. Marcus A. Osborne, Cambridge, Mass., is “I’ve got four small children—7, 5, 3, and 1—and I felt awful about leaving Barbara chief financial officer and controller for the behind with the kids. Women in the town rotated cooking dinners for my family, and Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative. the men came and split logs for the fireplace.” Jennifer L. Price, Claremont, N.H., received

SUMMER 2004 29 her Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas with an internship at Dartmouth Medical School. She is now a licensed clinical psy- Distinguished Service Awards chologist working for the executive division Eight alumni received Distinguished Service Awards during Alumni Weekend 2004 of the National Center for Post-traumatic for outstanding service to the University. Stress Disorder in Vermont.

Jack R. East, Radcliff, Ky., has ‘98 returned from Afghanistan. One of his works, The Truth About Me: Thoughts of Judith King Cowgill ‘64, a past president James A. Moak Jr. ‘75 is a former member a Lost Soul, has been accepted by a publish- of the Alumni Executive and president of the Alum- er and can be purchased at amazon.com, Board, teamed with her ni Executive Board and an barnesandnoble.com, or by special order husband, Buddy Cowgill advocate to prospective from many bookstores. ‘65, to provide major sup- students and supporters Christie Bane Kissick, Crittenden, Ky., is a port for the Cowgill Center for his alma mater in the physical therapist at St. Luke Hospital West for Business, Economics, Louisville area. He was in Florence. and Education. The couple reunion gift chair for the R. Eric Mills, Tomahawk, Ky., graduated also provided financial support for the Clive 25th reunion of his class and received Tran- from the University of Kentucky Law School M. Beck Athletic and Recreation Center, sylvania’s Certificate of Appreciation for his in May and is the resource development man- the art building renovation, and the efforts. ager for Kentucky Science and Technology planned renovation of Haupt Plaza. Corporation in Lexington. A. Dushi Parameswaran, Prospect, Ky., Angela Woodward Purdom ‘89, a former graduated with honors from the University Gayle Ropke Greer ‘58, a four-time presi- president of the Alumni of Louisville School of Medicine in May and dent of the Transylvania Executive Board, frequent- is doing his residency training in orthopaedic Women’s Club, has been a ly assists her alma mater in surgery at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. driving force behind the admissions, development, He can be reached at [email protected]. club’s establishment of a alumni, and professional Wendy Williams Wansley, Edwards, Co., has $30,000 endowed scholar- networking efforts in the been accepted into the accelerated Bachelor ship fund for deserving Owensboro area. She was of Science in Nursing program at Regis Uni- female students. She co-chair of the reunion gift effort for her versity in Denver and will begin in January served on her class’s reunion committees class’s 15th reunion and served on the 2005. The program lasts one year, after which in 2003 and 1998. A regular phonathon vol- planning committee for her 10th reunion. she will sit for the RN exam. Wendy can be unteer, she received a Certificate of Appre- e-mailed at [email protected]. ciation from Transylvania in 1998. Carol Goff Tanner ‘64, a former vice presi- dent of the Alumni Execu- Georgeann Stamper Brown, Cincin- Elizabeth D. “Lisbon” Hardy ‘79, a former tive Board, is a member of ‘99nati, is a substance abuse clinician at president of the Alumni the Transylvania Board of Northkey Community Care in Covington, Executive Board, served on Trustees. A James Morri- Ky. She also continues to work on her doc- the Cowgill Building Alumni son Society member, she torate in clinical psychology. Challenge Committee, the also serves on the steering Caroline Slater Burnette, Henderson, N.C., Kresge Foundation Com- committee for the Brown graduated magna cum laude from Campbell mittee, and planning com- Science Laboratory Renovation project. University School of Law in May. While there, mittees for her class’s 20th She was reunion gift co-chair for her class’s she was membership editor of the Campbell and 25th reunions. She has hosted lunch- 40th reunion, co-chair of the reunion com- Law Review, a member of the Prince Evi- eons for alumni in the Frankfort, Ky., area mittee for her 35th reunion, and a recipient dence Moot Court team and the ABA and is a former class agent. of a Transylvania Certificate of Apprecia- National Moot Court team, a participant in tion. the Susie Sharp Inn of Court, and was induct- served on the ed into the Order of the Barristers. After tak- Francis Lynn Luallen ‘64 Alumni Executive Board is a char- ing the bar in July, she will begin her practice Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Voigt ‘44 from 1999-2002 and on ter member of the James with Stainback and Satterwhite in Hender- several reunion planning Morrison Society, a mem- son in September, specializing in family law. committees. He was co- ber of the President’s Cir- Anna Katherine Stratton, chair of the reunion gift cle, and a former member Louisville, a teacher at Simp- effort for his class’s 40th of the Alumni Executive sonville Elementary, was named reunion. A generous sup- Board. She served on the Shelby County Teacher of the Year porter of the Annual Fund, he has tele- Chi Omega Centennial in May. phoned and written many fellow alumni Committee, was a class agent for seven Erica N. Johnson, Louisville, will begin requesting their support for this vital years, received a Transylvania Certificate of ‘00 the doctoral program in education- cause. He was a panelist at the 2002 Appreciation, and continues to assist with al policy and evaluation at the University of Alumni Networking Fair. the alumni phonathon. Kentucky in the fall. Tara L. Nichols, Louisville, is a chaplain res-

30 TRANSYLVANIA ident at Norton Hospital and Kosair Chil- dren’s Hospital. Distinguished Achievement Awards Sasha Y.Wagers, Lexington, is an attorney for the Lexington office of Stites & Harbi- Distinguished Achievement Awards were presented during Alumni Weekend 2004 son. She is a member of the firm’s torts and to six alumni who have distinguished themselves as Transylvanians insurance practice service group, focusing on through their professional lives, standards of excellence, and community service. civil litigation and pharmaceutical defense.

Jessica J. Albright and her husband, Patty M. Breeze ‘69 was recognized for Doug Hutcherson ‘69 was recognized for ‘01 Timothy Leith, live in Lexington, her achievements in edu- his career in banking. He where she is an account executive with cation and financial servic- is president and CEO of WLEX-TV. es. She was an art and First Security Bank of Lex- Amanda C. Lester, Lexington, graduated journalism teacher and ington and was previously from the University of Kentucky School of yearbook adviser at Bryan president and CEO of First Law in May. Station High School in Security Bank and Trust of Michael R. Zeller, Nicholasville, Ky., grad- Lexington. She left teach- Madison County, presi- uated from Asbury Theological Seminary in ing in 1981 and is now owner of Patty M. dent and COO at First Security Affiliates in May with a master’s degree in Christian lead- Breeze & Associates, a Lexington financial Richmond, Ky., and senior vice president ership. He is serving his summer internship services company. In 2002, she was at Bank One in Louisville and Lexington. in Los Angeles before moving to Nashville named the Woman Business Advocate of He is president of the Ohio Valley Chapter to start a church. His e-mail address is the Year for Kentucky by the U.S. Small of the Risk Management Association and [email protected]. Business Administration. the Thoroughbred Kiwanis Club of Lexing- Christina A. Henson, Richmond, Ky., ton. ‘02 graduated from Eastern Kentucky Al Conklin ‘64 was honored for his long University with a master’s degree in indus- career in higher education. Clyde Roper ‘59 was recognized for his trial/organizational psychology. He recently received his achievements in marine Blair A. Myers, Macon, Ga., has joined third Fulbright Award, to science. He is zoologist RE/MAX Warner Robins Realtors and spe- teach and develop curricu- emeritus at the Smithson- cializes in residential sales. Myers has been lum at Leyte State Univer- ian Institution’s National recognized as a Top Production Sales Leader sity in the Philippines. A Museum of Natural Histo- and can be visited on the Web at professor of agriculture ry in Washington, D.C., www.blairsellshomes.com. and chemistry at Wilmington College, he and a world renowned served at the University of Zimbabwe and expert on squids and octopuses. He has Daniel M. Cheney, Tampa, Fla., is an at Mariano Marcos State University in the led two major expeditions in search of the ‘03internal auditor for Cast Crete Cor- Philippines on previous Fulbright Awards. giant squid in its natural habitat and to poration in Tampa. He is a former volunteer with the U.S. study the deep sea ecosystem. The Dis- Peace Corps. covery Channel and National Geographic MARRIAGES have featured him in documentaries, and the Cephalopod International Advisory James J. Fore ’80 and Marilyn Sue Wood, Harold T. Faulconer ‘54 was recognized July 19, 2003 for his achievements in Council honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Pamela Fay Hall ’87 and Lucas Campbell, medicine. He is a retired October 18, 2003 colorectal surgeon who Billie Jo Hall ’89 and Brett Setzer, May 17, began his medical work as Marsha Bell Uselton ‘69 was honored for 2003 a cardiovascular and gen- her career in education. Elizabeth Harrison Conyers ’93 and Curtis eral surgeon. He founded For 33 years, she taught Edward Wood, May 3, 2003 Colorectal Surgical Associ- visually impaired and blind Robert R. Tatum ’93 and Shiloh Castillo, ates in Lexington and wrote a number of students in Knox County, October 11, 2003 papers on colon and rectal health. He is a Tenn., whose ability levels Robert L. Fulks II ’94 and Jane A. Pasley, past president of the Fayette County Med- ranged from profoundly November 14, 1998 ical Society and a former U.S. Air Force retarded to gifted. In Rebecca Allison Jones ’94 and Peter captain, serving as general and flight med- 2001, she won a Tennessee Best Prac- O’Hanlon, May 8, 2004 ical officer in Okinawa and Texas. tices Award for a summer vision project Mark G. Shearer ’94 and Margaret Kristina for low-visioned teenagers. Now semi- Holland, June 26, 2004 retired, she is president-elect of the Board Anne Elizabeth Jenkins ’97 and Michael of Directors of the East Tennessee Tech- Kruchten, June 14, 2003 nology Access Center and a member of Casey Jane Wood ’97 and Steven Keith the advisory board of the Tennessee Hensley, April 5, 2003 Resource Center for the Visually Impaired. Christine Bane Kissick ’98 and Jerry W. Kissick Jr., May 24, 2003 Kevin A. Moreman ’98 and Kasey Molohon, March 12, 2004

SUMMER 2004 31 Shannon Lee Bacher ’99 and Phillip Mitchell Johanna Fister Norvell ’93 and Robert B. Crump ’99, July 26, 2003 Norvell, a son, Benjamin Gant Norvell, Mary Ellen Meurer ’00 and Kevin Matthew March 21, 2004 Ford, December 20, 2003 Jennifer Lovell Duncan ’94 and Eric Dun- Erin Elizabeth Smallwood ’00 and Jeremy can, a daughter, Mason Elizabeth Duncan, Michael Wathen, October 11, 2003 March 26, 2004 Jessica Janelle Albright ’01 and Timothy Robert L. Fulks II ’94 and Jane A. Fulks, a Leith, September 13, 2003 daughter, Lauren Ashley Fulks, May 6, 1999, Andrea Dawn Crawford ’01 and Kris Spry, and a son, Robert Lynn Fulks III, March 25, May 31, 2003 2002 Mitchell L. Meade ’01 and Jacqueline Anne Deana M. Ison ’95 and Blair W. Dawson, a Siegler ’02, October 11, 2003 daughter, Morgan Celeste Dawson, April 20, Rebecca Lynn Sanders ’02 and James Wal- 2004 lace, May 3, 2003 Donna Hammer Beiting ’96 and Michael Teaching Transy couple Beiting, a daughter, Michaela Marie Beiting, January 2, 2004 receive presidential honors BIRTHS Janifer Greenlee Jorgensen ’96 and Mark Karen Vinning Gill ’90 and Scot A. Gill Steven J. Swintosky ’81 and S. Jorgensen, a daughter, Emerson Kate Jor- ’91 of Lexington have each been pre- Denise G. Swintosky, a son, Tay- gensen, October 15, 2003 sented the Presidential Award for Excel- lor Cowart Swintosky, December Jeanne Appleman Kugler ’96 and Michael lence in Mathematics and Science Teach- 19, 2003 Kugler, a daughter, Loren Renae Kugler, ing (PAEMST), the nation’s highest com- Carolyn McNally Rosenstiel ’89 and Jeffrey March 8, 2004 mendation for work in the classroom. Rosenstiel, a daughter, Ava Rosenstiel, June Katherine J. McSorley ’96 and Brad Dee- Scot, who teaches physics at Tates 23, 2003 gan, a daughter, Abigail Josephine Deegan, Creek High School, received his award in Bethany Galloway Wilson ’89 and Joel L. March 5, 2004 2003, while Karen, a physics teacher at Wilson, a daughter, Sarah Marie Wilson, Feb- Carrie Reed Shufflebarger ’96 and Eric J. Henry Clay High School, received her ruary 23, 2004 Shufflebarger ’97, a son, Elliott William Shuf- award in March. Elizabeth Parsley flebarger, April 2, 2004 Scot said he tries to make class mate- Bruner ’92 and John S. Mark J. Portwood ’97 and Amy Newsom Port- rial relevant to students, encouraging Bruner, triplets, Grace wood ’99, a daughter, Kelsey Lee Portwood, them to cite experimental evidence Elizabeth Bruner, John- January 14, 2004 instead of relying on their textbooks or na Katherine Bruner, and Jack Barton Young Patricia Cheese Johnson ’99 and Chad instructor as the authority. By having Bruner, March 19, 2004 Johnson, a daughter, Caitlin Elizabeth John- them design and run labs, present lab Christina Greenwell Buckner ’92 and Chad son, February 9, 2004 findings to the class, and solve context H. Buckner, a daughter, Taylor Greer Buck- Shana Stokes Langley ’99 and Michael G. rich problems, Karen pushes her stu- ner, March 2, 2004 Langley ’99, a son, Alexander Gregory Lan- dents to go beyond memorization. Christopher Lyne Hughes ’92 and Melanie gley, November 23, 2003 “All of these things help to make the Hughes, a daughter, Madelyn Grace Hugh- Erica Fike West ’00 and Joseph Elliott students active, involved learners,” she es, January 1, 2004 Lawrence West, a son, Joseph Elliott said. “The more students talk about Sonja Stephenson Keating ’92 and Thomas Lawrence West, April 21, 2004 what they are learning, the more they E. Keating V, a daughter, Anna Catherine Dawn Harper Thornberry ’00 and struggle through problems, the more Keating, February 16, 2004 Jonathan E. Thornberry, a daugh- they apply what they learn to the world, Jacquelin Whitaker Murphy ’92 and Joseph ter, Ella Maycee Thornberry, the more of the world they will under- B. Murphy Jr., twins, Mary Grace Murphy March 26, 2004 stand.” and Jack Mitchell Murphy, June 7, 2003 Scot and Karen, who met in a comput- Todd A. Shearer ’92 and Chelsey B. Shear- OBITUARIES er science class at Transylvania, both er, a son, William James Shearer, February graduated from Transy with double 27, 2004 Only alumni survivors are listed. majors in math and physics. Karen Mary Leigh Clay Wilson ’92 and Bryan D. earned her master’s degree in education Wilson, a son, Luke Hudson Wilson, March Helen Hawkins Weber ’23, Jamestown, N.C., from the University of Kentucky and is a 7, 2003 died December 6, 2003. She earned a mas- National Board Certified Teacher. Scot Jacques R. Brousseau ’93 and Adriane ter’s degree from George Washington Uni- has master’s degrees in both education Brousseau, a son, Benjamin Robert versity and taught history and government and physics from UK. Brousseau, August 8, 2003 in Washington, D.C., public high schools for The White House and the National Sci- William J. Brown ’93 and Jane Brown, a more than 40 years. She was a member of ence Foundation, which administers the daughter, Annabelle Caskey Brown, August Calvary Episcopal Church, the American PAEMST program, have honored exem- 3, 2003 Association of University Women, and plary math and science teachers since John S. Loring ’93 and Joyce McLaren Lor- Daughters of the America Revolution. 1983. In addition to recognizing educa- ing ’94, a son, Justin Robert Loring, March Charles P.McCauley ’33, Versailles, Ky., died tors’ achievements, the goal of the pro- 1, 2003 January 16, 2004. He was a graduate of the gram is to expand and exemplify the def- Laura Hatchett Malyjasiak ’93 and John University of Kentucky, a member of Sigma inition of excellent science and mathe- Malyjasiak, a daughter, Natalie Hammond Nu fraternity, and served in the U.S. Coast matics teaching. Malyjasiak, October 23, 2003 Guard during World War II. He was a for-

32 TRANSYLVANIA mer co-owner of McCauley Brothers Seed February 19, 2004. At Transylvania, she was Company and a buyer in the purchasing a member of Alpha Delta Theta (now Phi Trustee John T. Newton dies department at UK. Mu), Chi Delta Phi, Glee Club, Women’s Arthur J.“Jack”Russell ’33, Lexington, died Lampas, YWCA cabinet, and the Rambler John T. Newton, a February 7, 2004. He graduated from the staff. She earned a degree in library science member of Transyl- College of the Bible, now Lexington Theo- from Emory University and was a librarian vania’s Board of logical Seminary, and served pastorates in at Winthrop University for many years before Trustees, died May Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Texas. He retiring. 14, 2004. He was also worked for the Disciples of Christ Church Joe G. Lehman ’37, Cincinnati, died March 73. in South Carolina and was involved in lead- 15, 2004. He attended Transylvania on a Born in Shel- ership development with the United Chris- music scholarship and was a charter member byville, Ky., he grad- tian Missionary Society in Indianapolis. After of the Beta Mu Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi uated from Bowling retiring, he continued as minister of evan- fraternity. He earned a master’s degree from Green Business gelism at Central Christian Church in Lex- the University of Kentucky and was director University in 1952. After working for the ington. He was a charter member and first of public relations at Transylvania for 20 years. state Public Service Commission and president of the Golden K Kiwanis Club and He then spent two years at the American Uni- Commonwealth Water Company in Fort one of the organizers and first president of versity in Cairo, Egypt, as a professor of jour- Thomas, Ky., he began his career with the Lexington chapter of Habitat for Human- nalism and was responsible for founding the Kentucky Utilities as a treasury assistant ity. AUC Press. In 1962, he became editor of in 1958. He went on to become presi- Sarah Thomas ’35, Birmingham, Ala., died the Indiana University Medical Center News dent and chairman of the company in November 6, 2002. At Transylvania, she was Bureau, where he served for 22 years before 1987, and president and chairman of KU’s a member of Stagecrafters, Glee Club, YWCA, retiring in 1984. He was a member of Uni- newly created holding company, KU and Panhellenic Council, and served as pres- versity Park Christian Church, Indianapolis Energy Corp., the next year. During his ident of Chi Omega. She earned a bachelor’s Hiking Club, Indiana Artist Craftsman, and tenure as the top executive of those degree from Vanderbilt University and mas- the Shepherd’s Center. Survivors include his companies, he streamlined KU’s organi- ter’s degree from Middle Tennessee State son, Garth Lehman ’65, and daughter, Mary zation, kept the company’s rates among University. She taught senior English at Cen- G. Lehman ’67. the lowest in the nation, and won a nine- tral High School in Shelbyville, Tenn., before Sarah Meng McMakin ’37, Louisville, died year legal battle with South East Coal Co. retiring. Survivors include her cousin, Mary- March 19, 2004. She was an elder, Stephen that produced $44.5 million in refunds for Ingle McGill Shelton ’35. Minister, and circle leader at Second Pres- customers. He continued as a member Ruth Clark Hollar ’36, Carlisle, Ky., died Jan- byterian Church, and past president of Pres- of KU’s board after retirement. uary 11, 2004. She was a member of Carlisle byterian Women of Church. She was also a Newton joined Transylvania’s board in United Methodist Church, where she served former board member of the Garden and 1993. He served on the finance commit- on the administrative board, served two terms Cookbook Committee for the Woman’s Club tee and was instrumental in the update as president of the United Methodist Women, of Louisville and a member of Chi Omega of the University’s long-range strategic and taught in the intermediate department sorority. Survivors include her daughter, plans. Beyond his generous personal of the church school. She was a teacher at Amanda M. McMakin ’69. support to Transyvlania, he strengthened Moorefield Grade School and secretary to Portia Strickland Youngblood ’37, Cuperti- the University’s relationship with Ken- the late William T. Straw in the Nicholas no, Calif., died June 28, 2001. tucky Utilities, assisting in the establish- County Extension Office. She served as sec- Helen Gudgell Willmott ’40, Paris, Ky., died ment of an endowed scholarship fund in retary for the Mathers Educational fund for March 30, 2004. She was a deacon and mem- honor of James C. Codell Jr. Newton 42 years and was a former director of the ber of the Christian Women’s Fellowship at received Transylvania’s Irvin E. Lunger Nicholas County Historical Society. She was Antioch Christian Church. She earned her award in 1998 for his distinguished lead- a member of the Nicholas County Hospital master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky Uni- ership and service to the college. Auxiliary and the Woman’s Club of Central versity and was a member of the Transylva- “John’s extensive financial and admin- Kentucky, and was a Kentucky Colonel. nia Barr Society, the Transylvania Women’s istrative experience assisted Transylvania Margaret Greenlee Salyer Miles ’36, Lex- Club, the Paris-Bourbon County Historical in devising and implementing a series of ington, died April 14, 2004. She was a mem- Society, the Stoner Creek Country Club, the successful long-range strategic plans,” ber of Chi Omega sorority, PEO-Chapter F, Ladies Golf Association, the Women’s Club President Charles L. Shearer said. “He a charter member of Crestwood Christian of Central Kentucky, and several bridge clubs. helped shape the future of the Universi- Church (Disciples of Christ), and a teacher She was a past president of the Bourbon ty, and students will reap the benefits of in the Fayette County schools. Survivors County Homemaker’s Club and volunteered his support for years to come.” include her daughter, Marie Salyer Palmer ’77, at the Hopewell Museum. She was a teacher A former chairman of Lexington Unit- and grandson, Stephen L. Salyer ’00. and played an instrumental role in starting ed Inc., an organization that brought jobs Sara Best Moeller ’36, Coral Gables, Fla., the physical education program at the Paris and capital investment to the Lexington died December 23, 2003. She was a home- city schools. Survivors include her daugh- area, Newton continued volunteering maker who enjoyed opera, concerts, and the- ters, Anne Willmott Baldwin ’75 and Betty B. with that organization after his retire- ater. She was a member of Plymouth Willmott ’76, and brother, Paul W. Gudgell ’38. ment. He served on the boards of Hos- Congregational Church and was active in Charles D. Fuller ’41, Lafayette, Ind., died pice of the Bluegrass, Child Develop- many church groups, most notably the “This March 24, 2004. He earned a bachelor’s and ment Center, Bank One Kentucky, and and That Shop,” where she worked one day master’s degree from Purdue University. He Lexington Federal Savings Bank. He also each week for 25 years. was a personnel manager for R.R. Donnel- was a member of Southern Hills United Mary Beth Quick ’36, Rock Hill, S.C., died ley in Ohio and a professor of leadership and Methodist Church.

SUMMER 2004 33 supervision in the Purdue University School to Hilton Head, where they operated a choco- old homes, built houses, and engineered new of Technology from 1967 until his retire- late plantation and she conducted exercise building developments for himself and oth- ment in 1983. He was a member of Central classes, volunteered, and was active in her ers. Presbyterian Church, an avid woodworker, church. Survivors include her daughters, Lynn Charlotte Ingram Pennington ’59, Cincinnati, and enjoyed antiquing. Siebers Ricketts ’77 and Kim Siebers Cornetet died December 22, 2003. At Transylvania, Stanley R. Forston ’42, Lexington, died ’81, and her niece, Kim Sanders Gray ’81. she was a member of the band, Delta Delta March 23, 2004. He served in the U.S. Army Jean Swain Bell ’45, Jacksonville, Fla., died Delta sorority, and the 1959 T-Day Court, Signal Corps during World War II and was a November 28, 2003. She served with her and she received the History Award and Chi letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for husband, Winston C. Bell ’43, at ministries in Omega Social Science Award. Survivors over 35 years. He was an Eagle Scout, a mem- Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana for 44 years include her son, R. Scott Pennington ’89. ber of Immanuel Baptist Church, and served before his retirement in 1985. Nadine Marsden Hayes ’60, Manchester, in leadership positions with Boy Scouts of Evelyn Bell Jones ’47, Paducah, Ky., died Vt., died February 21, 2004. She was a home- America, the Eastern Little League, and the December 22, 2003. She taught art at Tran- maker, superintendent of the Sunday school Lexington Recreational Department. sylvania in the late 1940s and early 1950s and of the First Baptist Church, and past matron Andrew D. Williams ’42, Harrodsburg, Ky., was a member of First Christian Church of of the Adoniam Chapter 22 of the Order of died March 24, 2004. He served in the U.S. Paducah. the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Army Air Corps during World War II and James H. Powell ’48, Morehead, Ky., died Mary-Martha Fellowship, Garden Club of retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1965 as January 3, 2004. After serving with the U.S. Manchester, Monday Club, Mark Skinner chief warrant officer assigned to Air Weath- Army Reserve in the Pacific during World Library, and the Civic Beautification Com- er Service as a forecaster. He then worked as War II, he completed his bachelor’s degree mittee. As a member of the Vermont Flying a Metropolitan Insurance agent for 15 years. at Transylvania and his master’s at the Uni- Farmers, she served on the board of direc- He was the health environmentalist for the versity of Kentucky while working for Gen- tors and received numerous honors, includ- health departments in Mercer and Lincoln eral Telephone Company. He was a ing Woman of the Year and Vermont State counties for eight years, helped to establish teacher/principal at Cumberland, Loyall, and Queen. the Emergency Management Office for Mer- Benham in Harlan County, Ky., before he Louise Fellers Mathews ’61, Nicholasville, cer County, and served on the ethics, zon- earned his Ed.D. from UK and joined the Ky., died December 18, 2003. A retired phys- ing, and planning commissions. He was a faculty as director of the University Labora- ical education teacher, she was a member of 50-year member and former master of the tory School and chairman of the Department Chi Omega sorority and Central Christian Mercer Masonic Lodge, a member of the of Instruction at the College of Education. Church and served as a Stephen Minister. Oleika Shrine and York Rite Bodies, a pro- He was appointed dean of the School of Edu- Survivors include her daughter, Susan S. Math- fessional member of the American Meteo- cation at Morehead State University in 1969 ews ’81, and son, William H. Mathews ’89. rological Society, and a 25-year member, and retired as professor emeritus in 1982. Linda Richardson Hajar ’69, Norwood, former president, and secretary-treasurer of He was a member of the Morehead United Mass., died October 30, 2001. the Harrodsburg Rotary Club. He was a life- Methodist Church and a Master Mason. Robert A. D’Ambruoso ’71, Lexington, died long member of the Harrodsburg Christian Allan R. Sharp ’49, Wilson, N.C., died January 5, 2004. He was a retired recreation Church, where he served as an elder emeri- December 8, 2003. He earned a B.D. from rafting and fishing outfitter. Survivors include tus. Lexington Theological Seminary, an Ed.D. his wife, Karen Fortwangler D’Ambruoso ’70, Dorothy Tipton Leedy ’44, Lexington, died from Duke University, and a Litt.D. from and daughter, Ann E. D’Ambruoso ’01. January 28, 2004. She graduated with hon- William Woods College. He was a professor Paul A. Biddle ’73, Lexington, died April 5, ors from Carnegie Mellon University and of religion and director of ministerial educa- 2004. He earned his master’s degree from learned to speak German fluently with Berlitz. tion at Barton College for 38 years and served Eastern Kentucky University. She and her husband, the late Robert M. Leedy as chair of the department of religion and Philip H. Clark ’77, Lexington, died Decem- ’43, lived in Germany, acting as Westing- philosophy before retiring in 1991. Barton ber 22, 2003. A lifetime resident of Fayette house’s representatives to the Seimens Com- named him a professor emeritus and induct- County, he was a graduate of Mercersburg pany, and later resided in Pittsburgh; Short ed him into its athletic hall of fame. He was Academy and Transylvania. He loved beau- Hill, N.J.; Hilton Head Island, S.C.; and Ver- also selected by the Disciples of Christ church tiful things, books, the land, and animals. sailles, Ky. for the Society for Faith and Reason. Survivors include his niece, Annette M. Rardin Joyse Sanders Siebers ’44, Hilton Head Patsy Wilhoit Rose ’52, Lexington, died Jan- ’05. Island, S.C., died January 29, 2004. Upon uary 12, 2004. She taught school in Cincin- John D. Hardesty ’90, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., graduation from Transylvania, she was rec- nati and Houston and was a member of died April 12, 2004. He graduated in 1993 ognized as the most outstanding female grad- Woodland Christian Church, where she with a degree in interior design from the uate of her class. She earned a master’s degree taught Sunday school, performed with the Savannah College of Art and Design. in physical education and dance from Colum- choir, and served as deacon. She was a mem- bia University, served on the faculty of ber of Phi Mu sorority, the Metropolitan Oswego State University in New York, taught Women’s Club, and Lexington Country girls’ physical education at Oswego Catholic Club, and she volunteered with the Kentucky ■ Obituaries in Transylvania are based High School, and was the women and girls’ Mansions Preservation Foundation and Cere- on information available in alumni director at the YMCA in Fulton, N.Y. She bral Palsy for Children. office files and from newspaper obitu- aries. Please send information con- was an active community leader and civic Charles S. Lewis ’55, Cincinnati, died Octo- cerning alumni deaths to the attention fund-raiser, serving as president of the Hos- ber 13, 2003. After graduating from Lex- of Elaine Valentine in the Transylvania pital Auxiliary and Fulton Women’s Club, ington Theological Seminary and serving Alumni Office, 300 North Broadway, and as an elder in the First Presbyterian with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Lexington, KY 40508-1797. Newspaper Church. In 1981, she and her husband retired he opened his own real estate office, restored obituaries with complete listings of

34 TRANSYLVANIA “I consider my experience at Transylvania a priceless gift, and it matters deeply to me to honor that experience.” —Carol Goff Tanner ’64 Carol Goff Tanner’s recent gift of a life Charlottesville, Virginia insurance policy will fund an endowed chair in education at Transylvania. “Transylvania prepared me well for teaching, and I know the University remains dedicated to graduating excellent teachers,” said the former high school math instructor. “I’m delighted that Transylvania chose to use my gift this way. “Over the years I have come to value my expe- rience as a student at Transylvania more and more. Transylvania’s emphasis on classroom teaching by talented faculty; the challenging courses; the social, athletic, cultural, and service opportunities; the enthusiastic and energetic stu- dent body; and the sense of caring and encour- agement that permeated the entire atmosphere all combined to give me a wonderful start in life. “I encourage others who have reached the stage in their lives where they’re doing estate planning to think about the things that have been important to them, and then consider deferred giving to Transylvania. Even though the full benefit isn’t reached until further down the road, Transylvania must plan far in advance. Deferred gifts free up other funds and give the University flexibility in its financial decisions.”

Good for Transylvania and for you Gifts of life insurance can benefit Transylvania while reducing your income tax liability. You may contribute a paid-up policy, for which you will receive a charitable deduction for an amount equal to your investment in the policy, or a policy on which you are still making premium payments. In most cases, you can then take a charitable deduction for your premium payments. For more information provided in confidence and without obligation, contact the development office at (800) 487-2679 or visit us at www.tran- sy.edu and click on Giving to Transy.

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A timeless Transy scene Joseph Rey Au

Enjoying a sunny walk across campus are Elizabeth Van Slyke, a junior from Owensboro, Ky.; Matt Veigl, a sophomore from Louisville; Rachel Ward, a first-year student from Prospect, Ky.; and Nick Murach, a first-year student from Boise, Id.