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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/southerncolumns401coll SOUTHERN %J caLUMnS 1 1988 The Magazine of Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists Volume 40, No. 1, 1988 ^"-tt. ^ir A I I Alumni President's Message SOUTHERN Dear Fellow Alumni: When the Lynn Wood Hall restoration project was first discussed, there were arguments on both sides of the issue. ismfi Bill Taylor felt that a survey of the alumni was necessary to find out how much support we could expect from those The ofticial magazine of who wanted to see this building restored and made useful Southern College of Seventh-day Adventlsts, again. Of those who responded, 65 percent wanted to see published by the Alumni Association the building preserved and 25 percent said they would to provide news and information to former students support the project financially. A budget was established and to the Southern Union family. for the basic restoration and as you can see from the picture on page 18, work is progressing nicely. When financial picture, however, Southern College Alumni Association looking at the things have not gone as well. Of the total of only P.O. Box 370 budget $350,000 $27,500, or percent, solicitation. Collegedale, Tennessee 37315-0370 8 has come from alumni The benefits of the restoration to the college are many. (615) 238-2831 The auditorium will seat about 300 and will be very useful Office hours: Weekdays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. for college activities as well as groups who use the Fridays 8 a.m. - 12 noon Conference Center Much of the college memorabilia will be displayed in the museum section. The third floor will be LET US KNOW. Your name may be on more than one mailing list. If available for future use. We are to the point that funds are you receive more than one Southern Columns, won't you please write needed badly. If you haven't sent a donation, now is the to us at the address listed above. Thank you. time. We are hoping to have everything ready for a grand opening during Alumni Homecoming in October. There are some special needs that were not included in Alumni Association Officers 1988-1990 the original budget that would be a nice project for many JAN 0. RUSHING, '58 President of you. The following is a partial list: HOWARD KENNEDY, '57 President-Elect 1. Stage curtains for auditorium ROBERT LORREN, '57 Past President 2. Stage lights for auditorium Executive Committee Members 3. Clock for hall FRANCES ANDREWS, '49 ROBERT LORREN, '57 4. Landscaping WAYNE BARTO, '67 JACK McCURTY 5. Elevator 6. K. R. DAVIS JAN 0. RUSHING, '58 Sound system 7. Piano J.W. HENSONIII,'54 - VERLE THOMPSON, '69 8. Window treatment RUTH JACOBS, '29 DAVID WINTERS, '71 9. Meeting room furnishings HOWARD KENNEDY, '57 10. Restroom redecorating The College If any of these items catch your attention, please contact DONALD SAHLY President Helen Durichek in the business office of the college and FLOYD GREENLEAF, '555 Vice President get more information. Helen is coordinating the project foi for Academic Administration the alumni and college. KENNETH SPEARS, '66> Vice President for Finance If you have pictures of yourself or classmates taken at WILLIAM WOHLERS Vice President for Student Services Lynn Wood Hall and you are willing to share them, please JACK McCLARTY Vice President for Development send them to Howard Kennedy in care of the Alumni RON BARROW Vice President for Admissions Office. Howard is coordinating the proposed grand opening and College Relations ceremony for October. DEAN KINSEY, '56 Associate Vice President for Alumni Make this a priority item and give support to the projec and Public Relations right away so that the work can be done and our project DORIS BURDICK DDirector of Publications and Media Relations completed on time. KENNETH R. DAVIS Associate Director of Alumni Relations With best regards. Staff of Southern Columns DORIS STICKLE BURDICK Editor BARBARA KEYES Secretary KEVIN GEPFORD, JEFF LEMON Photographers Southern Columns Editorial Board DEAN KINSEY, Chairman RON BARROW DORIS BURDICK K. R. DAVIS MARY ELAM JAN RUSHING RON SMITH WILLIAM TAYLOR COVER COPYRIGHT — The entire contents of Southern Columns is copy- Bill and Jean lies are people who care about the college. For 24 righted by Southern College of Seventh-day Adventlsts, © 1988. years Bill served the Committee of 100 as president. This year the PE center was named for him. (Photo by Scott Kinsey) 2 • VOLUME 40, NO. T, 1988 — COVER STORY PE Center Named for Bill lies Recalling his position as final of the board for McKee Baking Co.; speaker at groundbreaking Eugene Anderson, chairman of the ceremonies for the physical board for Southern Saw Co., Atlanta; education building in September and Charles Fleming, Jr, business 1963, Bill lies responded with charac- manager emeritus at Southern Col- \' ill',.* teristic wit—describing himself as lege. The Committee of 100 has a cur- "strolling down redundancy lane" rent membership of 130 and wel- to conclude the special convocation comes new members at any time. An- at which the facility was designated nual dues are $500. The committee the William A. lies Physical Educa- usually raises approximately tion Center. $60,000 annually for various proj- Not an alumnus of Southern him- ects. I self, though a board member for 23 President Sahly presents plaque. years, lies explained that he graduated elsewhere "in the half that made the upper half possible." Yet Alfred C. McClure, board chair- man, in his tribute to Bill and Jean lies described him as "a mover and a shaker," and "a man who has a vi- sion, a man who can dream big dreams and make them happen." A resident of Orlando, Bill lies is assistant to the president of Florida Hospital. Concluding 24 years as president of the Committee of 100 for SMC, Inc., he retired this year from that post. William J. Hulsey, presi- dent of Collegedale Casework, re- placed him as new president of the committee. Since that advancement group was established May 7, 1963, it has con- tributed $6 million to the college, in- cluding rental income from build- ings it funded. Gymnasium construc- tion was the first project. Others which followed: Mazie Herin Hall, the nursing building; Fleming Plaza; Brock Hall, the humanities and busi- Are Decision-Makers ness building; Conference Center im- These provements; the upper campus prom- The Souttiern College Board of Trustees provides governance and guidance for enade; and renovation of the chapel ttie college. Its function is to know ttie needs and wishes of constituents and to in Lynn Wood Hall. formulate policies and elect administrators and teachers who will provide for these its February meeting. TTie PE Center opened on Sep- needs. The group is pictured at First row, left to right: Edythe Cothren, Tom Werner, Don Sahly, Chairman Al tember 30, 1965. The complex now fvlcClure, WardSumpter, Secretary Floyd Greenleaf, Jim Epperson, BonnieWilkens. contains four racquetball courts, a Second row: C E. Dudley Richard Center, Ellsworth McKee, Bill Hulsey Bill quarter-mile track, eight lighted ten- Geary, E. A. Anderson, Ben Wygal, J. A. Edgecombe. nis courts, ball fields, an olympic- Third row: Oscar Johnson, Richard Hallock, fi/lalcolm Gordon, Tom Campbell, size swimming pool, and weight Clinton Shankel. room. During the school year the Fourth row: Denzil McNeilus, Ben Kochenower, R. R. Hairston (since replaced gymna.sium is open 14 hours a day. by Ralph Peay), Robert Folkenberg, Jan Rushing, Ken Spears, Winton Preston. Charter members of the Commit- Not pictured: Mardian Blair, Cecil Coffey Bill lies, J. C. h/lcElroy Bill McGhinnis, Murphy Robert Murphy Earl Richards, Lin Richert, J. H tee of 100 who participated in the Harold hAoody Harvy Whitehead. Honorary trustees: Chick Fleming, O. D. McKee, Forrest Preston, special convocation honoring Bill Martha Ulmer and Jean lies and the Committee of 100 included O. D. McKee, chairman SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 3 David Gates and his father in Pei eight years, was waiting for him o Life can take unexpected turns. Yet t's happened to others. Paul and the ground along with their thre God is never taken by surprise. In His Silas. Joseph. Daniel. Good children. Now he checked th, infinite wisdom and love. He refines people accused of evil. More re- small strip near the clinic. Tc gold by heat and produces diamonds cently, it happened to David landing Well, he'd just ha\ under pressure. Gates, '80. much rainwater. gravel road. Governments are getting serious in to land on a nearby the next momin the war against drugs and we ap- On June 9, 1987, David Gates, an At 7 o'clock was summoned by soldiers plaud their sincere efforts. Here's the administrator, nurse, and pilot- Gates airplane. story of one alumnus who inadver- mechanic with Mission Projects In- identify his felt assured because tl tently found himselfaccused of being corporated, was returning to Bella David had slept in tl on the wrong side in that war.