Bridgewater College BC Digital Commons Bridgewater Magazine Journals and Campus Publications Spring 2013 Vol. 88, No. 3 | Spring-Summer 2013 Bridgewater College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/bridgewater_magazine ANew Nininger BrtdgevvaterTHE blAG.<llliE ofBRIDGEVJATER COLLEGE VOL 88, Ii◊ 3 I SPRlliG·SUl,H'1ER 2013 FEATURES EDITOR CMbCubuwA A RT DIRECTOR 12 A New Nininger D.ML sk·so The transformation ofNiningerHall includes 15,000 CLAS S NOTES ED ITR llluyK.yHt-J to 16,000 square feet of additional space and a EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS complete renovation of the eisting structure- and Mu Ly &v.� Olo-i-.A Shu comes with a $9 million price tag. Svry byKarf DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION S Dss Bowman '1 AbPQt DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & A LUM NI RELATION S Ell. Bwkol l ' A LUM NI AS SOCIATION OF FICERS 18 Journey oP a LiPetim e AmHJ�te'8-P�t How 2012 alumnus Bradley Wells found his way to W.FituBW.6- P�tEt Min.E. W�'5-S.«tvy Afric, the Peac Corps and some of the ha rd est, D.bMycAl.A '78- PtP�t most rewarding work of his life. Stor by Charles PRESIDE NT OF BRIDGE\ATERCOLLEGE Culbertsn De D.vi W. BU BOA RD OF TRUSTEES De D. Co&y� De� Ko� 21 Ministry Through Education 'IMli.G.St�� DcM.MK.lfb MN.NaMyMBoWKaA McJ.AL.y- For Jeff Carter '92 the leap from a 20-yea r meer Mc W. G�& Bmyb Mc NltMAH MiJw Mc J.R�BNA Mc Wli«IE. lkn. as a pastor to his new role as president of Bethany M.S-LCAU. McRoMliE.SiAk Theologicl Seminary is a natural progression of a llh 1""'1D. O..J llh lob«d S,J., lifelong passion for eduction. Story by Jren Dss McMi'D.DdGiu� MN.�1ATottd Mc Wl s Eut MN.D A P. '14.J.ku Bwmn '1 McCulR.F McJ�H '14.hl. DcMuyG.Gvk DcG.B�j � McA V'GAv�VI McJ�L. w� llh S�L Hol Im,, KthyG. Wi, 22 C'est Watt? 1kR<.. L�,·-� M.Jo hNoA Bridgewater's march toward sustainability takes B1-Jt�U t"b by tMO� ofbwti.Ag& another step with its acuisition of an elecric- Co��toM.Co��Box 16.BM-teV' 2812 veh ide charging station. Stoy byCharles Culbertson �@bmgcw�o" I 1��«" CoM«t wW BJV throu: D��� 23 A Fight Por Survival ADDRESS/ll!AJINO ONOS,S�.Sl8·S� atl�bt�td.�Ol Bridgewater's onvos are usuallywell attended, but the appearance of Eliza beth Smart in February 81ie� i publihed fll wih1t spring and spcil (repr(l pa eed two auditori urs and could have flled a b B1Kge1a1r (ollge, 402 E.(ollge St, Bridgewa\( VA 2312, bralurm� pre nu, fum) stf and fr�nds of the cd­ third. Story byEmily Sharrer lge.P1o(al pge pK atL)'nchbuig, VA and aditbnal oes(UP6�6). 02013 BrKg<atr Collge, Br.gew¥J ( \ DEPARTMEIITS Ml( 2 Acrosstie Moll 29 Memoru� --,__,-- 25 A�mni Brllge 32 limeliies 26 Um Nit.es Let: vew ofCm pus maN dung clss cha,ge in the lt wek ofSp ;g smester Belw: ColeUaN en C. ( Ph01 b &bHande lrr n) 1fflllr ACROSStheMAll Bridgewater Graduates 301 at Commencement Exercises: VirginiaSupreme CourtJustice Mims Urges Grads to Remember Virtues As Bridgewater College's graduating seniors and their families Mims grew up in Harrisonburg, Va,, and was educated in the celebrated on the campus mall May 18, Virginia Supreme Court Harrisonburg public schools, He received a degree in history from Justice William C. Mims urged the 301 graduates to remember the College of William and Mary where he also completed graduate society's timeless virtues and to build meaningful lives, work in public administration, He earned law degrees from George Mims, who became a member of the court on April 9, 2010, pre­ Washington University and Georgetown University, viouslyserved as the chief deputy attorney general under Virginia His address, «Afterthe Revolution: spoke to various social and Attorney General Bob McDonnell, and as attorney general when technological revolutions throughout history and asked the ques­ McDonnell resigned to pursue his gubernatorial campaign, He also tions, «What comes afterthe revolution? What fillsthe vortex?" served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1992-1998) and Senate He told Bridgewater's graduates that they, living in the midst of (1998-2006), the Internet revolution, must come to grips with answering those questions, and that the answers can best be found in the «timeless virtues, rooted in antiquity and nurtured by this modern college," «Tomorrow your horizons will expand; Mims said, «Your hopes and dreams and challenges will grow, So many things will change, But always remember that the timeless virtues apply equally to all persons at all times in all places, They are not circumstantiaL They will not change, After the revolution, they will stand," Of the 301 members of the class of 2013, 275 received degrees May 18, and 26 will Te Rev. Carl Fie '78 Virginia Supreme Court Justie Wiliam C.Mims addresses graduates. complete degree requirements by Aug, 2, 2 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 ---------------------------- acrossthemall The May 18 graduate, comprisedI 00 been instrumentalin raising fundt recruitingand organizing traveling who e,:med bachelor of,:m degree, constructionte ,:ms md building the facilities for Uni dad Univer,it)\ md 175 who earned bachelor of Prado,, a drug md alcohol rehabilitationhome which house, upto SO ,ciencede grees. Thecollege', inteiim patients,and most notablytwo orphanages. presidentuntil June I. Roy Ferguson Jr., conferredthe degrees at the ceremony. Eightmembers of the cla" graduatedrumrna cum laude - the top academic honor which requires at least a 3,9 gradepoint averageon a 4.0 scale. Fivegr aduatese,med magnacum laude honor,- a 3.7 or better average.Onn laude honort requiring a 3.4 grade point average. weree,med by 64 graduate,. The Rev. Ca.IFilo,78. pastor ofthe Oak ParkChurch ofthe Brethrenin Oalclmd.Md., deliveredthe me"age at the baccalaureate serviceon May 17 in Nininger Hall. He spoke on "Settingthe Right Goal, in Llfe:• Fike has served as president of the local Chamberof Commerce, chairman ofthe Garrett County Salary Study Commissionand was a founding directormd treasurer ofthe Garrett County Memortal Hospital Foundation. He served as a directorof the Garrett National Bankin Oalclmd.Md., 'WMBmcorp in Onnberlmd.Md., Keystone Bankin Harrt,burg, Pa., md as a regionaladviser for M&T Bmkin Rochester,N Y. Fike has also beenactive in foreign rni"ions. Hi, travel,have talcen him to severalcountiies with most ofhi, workhavingbeen done in Sucre , Bolivi>. where he has traveled formore than 20 year,. He ha, BRIDGEWATER 3 acrossthemall LEFT TO RIGHT: Ivan and PeggyMason '5 l;J. Christopher Obenshain '00;Aubrey and Esther Knight '18;and Ronald Cox '59. Not pictured are Emily Knight Wilson '05 and Justin Knight '08. Photos� Holly Donahue '14 College Honors Eight During Alumni Weekend Eight Bridgewater College alumni were honored as part of the college's annual Alumni Weekend celebration April 19-21. At the annual banquet of the Ripples Society on April 19, Ivan J. Mason and Peggy Glick Mason, both class of 1951, received 2013 Ripples Society Medals. The class of 1 %3, which was inductedinto the Ripples The Ripples Society comprises alumni who graduated fromthe college 50 or more Society duringAlumni Weekend festivities inApril, years ago. presented Bridgewater College with a class donation The class of 1963 was inducted into the Society that evening. of S 182,853.07. Pictured with the symbolic check are At the Alumni Awardsceremony on April 20, the Distinguished Alumnus Award (from left) Harriet Flora Rader '63, then-Interim Presi­ was presented to Ronald V. Cox, class of1959. The Young Alumnus Award was dent Roy Ferguson and Lula Belle Barnhart Wood '63. presented to J. Christian Obenshain, class of 2000, and the West-Whitelow Hu­ Photo byTommyThompson manitarian Award was presentedto Aubrey and Esther Elswick Knight, both class of 1978, and their children, Emily Knight Wilson, class of 2005, and Justin Knight, class of 2008. Three Faculty Recognized on Founder's Day Bridgewater College celebrated the 133 years since its found­ ing on April 2, presenting three awards during the Founder's Day Convocation in the Carter Center forWorsh ip and Music. Then-Interim President Roy W. Ferguson Jr. recognized three faculty membersfor excellence in teaching and scholarship. Holly Caldwell Ratwani, associate professor of business administration, received theMartha B. Thornton Faculty Recognition Award; Dr. Randall C. Young, associate professor ofpsychology, received the Ben and Janice Wade Outstanding Teaching Award; and Dr. Lori A. Gano-Overway, associate pro­ fessorof health and exercise science, was presented the Faculty Scholarship Award. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Holly Caldwell Ratwani, Dr. The Founder's Day observance at Bridgewater commemorates Lori A. Gano-Overwayand the April 3, 1854, birth of Daniel C. Flory, who at age 26 began Dr. Randall C. Young a new school at Spring Creek in Rockingham County in 18 80. Photos by Holly Donahue '14 The school, first known as Spring Creek Normal School, moved to Bridgewater two years later and changed its name to Bridge­ water College on July 12, 1889. 4 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 -------------------------- acrossthemall GRANT FUNDS PROFESSOR'S CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED PROJECT Prof. Scott Jos�an associ­ ate professor of art at Bridge­ water College has received a grant to photograph river and strem origins and conflu­ ences in the Chesapeke Bay Wtershed. Jost received a 2013 Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC Mednick Fel­ lowship for his reserch proj­ ect,"Source and Cnfluence: Exploring the Chesapeke Bay Wtershed." He will spend three weeks photographing wateray origins and confluences along the West Branch Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers and the estern shores of Maiyland, Delaware and Virginia.