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Hilda LeggHaving served under four U.S.

presidents, she is USDA’s Kentucky

state director for rural development pages 4 and 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Alumna Hilda Legg (’74) reflects on unique opportunity to serve under four U.S. presidents.

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The Campbellsvillian is published three times yearly by the Office of University Communications for alumni and friends of Campbellsville University.

Cover photo by Joshua Williams

Dr. Michael V. CarterPresident

EDITORIAL BOARD

Joan C. McKinneyEditor, Director of University Communicationsjcmckinney@campbellsville.edu

Amber Meade (’18)Assistant Editor, Communications Assistantalmeade@campbellsville.edu

Dr. H. Keith SpearsVice President for Communicationand Assistant to the Presidenthkspears@campbellsville.edu

Benji Kelly (’95, M ’05)Vice President for Developmentjbkelly@campbellsville.edu

Darryl Peavler (’03, M ’05)Director of Alumni Relationsdgpeavler@campbellsville.edu

Jordan Alves (’13, M ’15)Sports Information Directorjtalves@campbellsville.edu

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In compliance with federal law, including provision of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Campbellsville University does not illegally discriminate on the basis of color, national or ethnic origins, age, disability or military service in its administration of education policies, programs, or activities; admissions policies; or employment.

Samantha Graves (’08) brings healing to the underprivileged.

Dr. Donna Hedgepath (’99) moves from music major to provost.

Lady Tiger basketball shows dominance in Mid-South.

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Rosie McCorvey (’17) is shaping her future, one eyebrow at a time.8

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business and sets up trainings in other cities through her own “Brows and Beauty Academy.”

These women are only a small sample of females who are succeeding through their education from Campbellsville University. They join more than 15,000 alumni across the world who live their calling through their vocations.

Women graduates tell us that Campbellsville University changed their lives. We hope you will share their stories with young students with whom you are in contact, reflecting how a college education is imperative in today’s world. We welcome students of all ages in person or online to be part of the CU family.

Life change happens here as Ashli Watts (’04), senior vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, told our graduates in two ceremonies in May. “Campbellsville University is a special place where graduates walk away with a first-class liberal arts education and where professors challenge you and encourage debate and discussion,” she said.

She urged our graduates to “be kind and work hard.” As I listened to her words, I thought “What better mantra can there be?”

Great academics must have resources. We thank you for making the capital campaign “Our Time, This Place” reach its goal of $61.1 million. Your support, and your prayers, are what make Campbellsville University the institution she is. I am inspired daily by the women and men who undergird this university.

May God bless you and yours and Camp-bellsville University!

Most cordially,

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Campbellsville University has experienced her largest commencement in the history of the institution with 2,279 students

receiving diplomas in three ceremonies in May. There has been no greater need for Christian higher education than now, and Campbellsville University is at the forefront.

The pages of this magazine feature com-mencement, the wonderful Derby Rose Gala that raised more than $30,000 for student scholarships and news of our student-athletes.

One of the most notable features of this issue is the focus on stories of strong and powerful women alumnae who are making a difference in our world. Hilda Legg (’74), who has served four United States presidents; Jane Wheatley (’95), chief executive officer of Taylor Regional Hospital and a member of our Board of Trustees; and Dr. Donna Hedgegpath (’99), provost and vice president for academic affairs at the university, are just three who are featured.

Others include Samantha Graves (’08) who is a therapist helping the underprivileged in Louisville, and young entrepreneur Rosemary Flores McCorvey (’17) who has started her own

ASHLI SCHMIDT WATTS, a 2004 graduate of Campbellsville University, second from left, was the commencement speaker May 4. She received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for a community leader from Henry Lee, left, chair of the Campbellsville University Board of Trustees; Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of CU; and Dr. Donna Hedgepath, provost and vice president for academic affairs at CU.

CU Photo by Ariel C. Emberton

A message from the president

MICHAEL V. CARTER

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Having served four United States presidents, Hilda Legg is USDA’s Kentucky State Director for Rural Development

“Every dollar that we are given to invest and that I am responsible to manage is earned on the backs of hard-working Americans."

HILDA LEGG

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Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and now Donald J. Trump.

Campbellsville University alumna Hilda Legg (’74) has served Republican presidents No. 40, 41, 43 and 45, working to better the rural communities in which she thrives.

President Donald Trump appointed Legg as United States Department of Agriculture’s Kentucky State Director for Rural Development in December 2018.

Legg has gained vast knowledge and skills from experience in education, political leadership and rural economic development. Attending meetings in the White House, she had a voice in national policy.

“The words I have to describe what it feels like to have served four presidents of the United States of America are … very blessed. This opportunity that has been given to me, to try to take my experiences, throughout my whole life and use them in a way to direct and implement government policy, is more than I would have dreamt of being able to do as a young girl growing up in rural Kentucky. I am so extremely blessed,” she said.

Legg saw the presidents on a regular basis. She said she had more regular interactions with George W. Bush than the others.

“My greatest feeling about George W. Bush was that he was truly the kindest. He wanted to know what we were talking about when we talked to him, and how it impacted us as individuals in his administration,” she said.

“After 9/11 hit very early in his tenure, I think his kinder and gentler role for the country was really important,” Legg said.

She said every president served at a time when their strengths were the most needed by the country and by Americans.

“I think now with President Trump, who is bold enough, independent enough and who cannot be controlled by policy makers or lobbyists, he's exactly what the country needs to address the challenges that it has today,” she said.

“The foundation of growing up in rural Knifley, Ky. with parents who demonstrated

a serious work ethic,” Legg said, “coupled with a quality, faith-based education at Campbellsville College, afforded fundamental tenets that have served me as I strive to serve others through work opportunities provided by the good Lord above. I am truly a blessed woman and very grateful!”

Legg sits on two USDA committees — one on broadband and one on the opioid crisis, both serious concerns that never leave her mind as she works to help Kentuckians improve lives in the Commonwealth.

After graduating from Campbellsville College, Legg received her Master’s in Education from Western Kentucky University followed by completion of the Senior Executive Program at Harvard University.

She began her career as a teacher in the Adair County School System. From her perspective as a teacher, she is able to understand the critical role broadband plays in the future of education, which is one of the reasons she remains committed to bringing high-speed internet to all of Kentucky.

Legg served in a key role at USDA Rural Development during the George W. Bush presidency as administrator for Rural Utilities Service. At the national level, she managed a budget of $6 billion in loan and grant money, where she prioritized investing portfolio assets in rural areas across the country critically needing broadband and other utility services.

“Every dollar that we are given to invest and that I am responsible to manage is earned on the backs of hard-working Americans,” she said. “It is the taxpayers’ money, so it does not matter if I am spending a billion dollars or $1. It’s $1 of the taxpayers’ money, so it should be spent with the most upright integrity and transparency and for the purpose it was intended.”

Prior to her appointment as state director, Legg ran her own small business advocating for the need to bring broadband access to rural residents. Utilizing the knowledge gained over her career of the variety of complex methods available to fund and operate broadband across the country, she consulted leaders of rural communities and telecommunications providers across rural America on efficient and effective means to bring broadband to their constituents.

Her leadership experience includes serving under President George H.W. Bush as the alternate federal co-chairman for the Appalachian Regional Commission. With the primary duty of representing and promoting economic policy, she assisted managing a budget of $190 million to create jobs in Appalachia, improve education and build infrastructure to support the region of 21 million people.

At the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky., Legg served as the first executive director and chief executive director. The Center is considered a national model for rural economic development.

Under Ronald Reagan’s administration, she worked at the U.S. Department of Education. She felt Reagan set the tone for the conservative movement “in a way that I do not think anyone else could have.”

A native of Adair County, Ky., where she is co-owner of the family farm, Legg resides in central Kentucky with her husband, Michael, and her “greatest blessing and biggest challenge,” 19-year-old son Dane.

BY LINDA WAGGENER, FREELANCE WRITER

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WHEATLEY STANDS IN FRONT OF A QUILT, with signatures from all departments of the hospital congratulating her on becoming CEO.

T hrough many twists and turns, one factor has been a constant in Jane Wheatley’s life: Taylor Regional Hospital.

Now the chief executive officer (CEO), she began working at the hospital in 1978 in the business office and has slowly climbed her way to the top through hard work, learning and helping others.

Wheatley has called Campbellsville her home since she was 16. After moving to Campbellsville and graduating from Taylor County High School, Wheatley headed off to college. For a year, she attended Georgetown College. She knew what she was going to pursue when she attended her father’s alma mater, but after a few months, decided differently.

“My dad had attended Georgetown so I figured that was where I was meant to go.

“When I went to Georgetown, I wanted to be in social work. So, I took a couple social work classes and decided really quickly that wasn’t for me,” Wheatley said.

While still a freshman at Georgetown, Wheatley’s father, the Rev. George Gaddie, a trustee at Campbellsville College, convinced her to move back home and attend Campbellsville.

Wheatley now is a trustee herself at Camp-bellsville University and has been since 2011.

She began taking classes at Campbellsville and found her passion was in organizational management and accounting. Her plans were to work for one of the “Big Eight” accounting firms once out of college.

A year before she was set to graduate from Campbellsville College, she got married and left college to focus on work and starting a family. She began working at Taylor Regional Hospital in 1978 with the full intent she would not work there for more than a year or two before moving on to work at an accounting firm.

While at Taylor Regional Hospital, she gave birth to her first child, Jaclyn. She found out being employed for one of the “Big Eight” accounting

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A Story of Hospitals and Hospitality

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JANE WHEATLEY, a 1995 graduate of Campbellsville College, is the chief executive officer of Taylor Regional Hospital in Taylor County. CU Photos by Joshua Williams

firms would not best suit her. “They traveled a whole lot, and I had a small daughter so I thought ‘that’s not going to work,’” Wheatley said.

With plans of working at a large accounting firm behind her, she focused on doing the best work she could where she was. She didn’t have plans to become the CEO of the hospital. However, that is where God planned for her to go.

She started out in the business office in accounts payable and payroll and had mentors who encouraged her to try different jobs. She moved from accounts payable and payroll to junior accountant, then to senior accountant, and then Wheatley became chief financial officer (CFO) for ten years. She is now the chief executive officer of Taylor Regional Hospital and has been for nearly 17 years.

“I had the opportunity a couple times to be the interim CEO, and it was awesome. I found out really quickly that if I wanted to be the CEO, I would have to do this, and this, and this much better. And then the opportunity came up about 16 years ago for me to become the CEO, and I took it,” Wheatley said.

After working at the hospital for a while, she decided it was time to go back to school and finish her degree. “I finished my degree at night. They offered night classes at Campbellsville University. So, I worked all day and then went to school at night and had two small children. It’s not that it can’t be done, but it’s much harder once you have other responsibilities.”

Wheatley graduated from Campbellsville College in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management.

“If I could go back, I would have finished school the first time. That was back in the ’70s when having a family was more important than finishing school. That was something I told both my kids: you finish school while you are in it because it is too hard to try to go back and finish.”

Wheatley was CFO at Taylor Regional Hospital when she finished her degree.

As to what advice she would give people who want to be CEOs, Wheatley said, “When anybody gives you an opportunity, even if it’s something you don’t think you want to do, never say no. You never know until you try, and sometimes you will be surprised at what you end up liking because you tried it.”

Wheatley defines success this way: “When you get up in the morning, you are excited to go to work, and at the end of the day you feel like you have accomplished something. Success is when you know you’ve got a lot more to accomplish, and you are excited to come back the next day and see what you can do. Success also is when people tell you their experience was good, that they were taken care of here, they had a pleasant experience, and they will come back again.”

She said you can’t always think success is based on what you do, but rather how people feel after you have interacted with them.

“You have to focus on others more than yourself. You can’t worry about getting yourself ahead all the time. You’ve got to make sure that the people who work with you — not for you — but the people who work with you, that you are promoting them and that they are happy with what they are doing,” Wheatley said.

The biggest challenge she’s faced throughout her career is when she was about to take the position as CEO. “I had to prove that I could do what a man could do. It was hard gaining acceptance that it’s a woman in the role of CEO because that is traditionally a man’s role.”

She urged everyone to take time for their families and to leave work at work while you are home. “I had to make sure I had a balance between family and work because it is very easy to get caught up in working 10-12 hours a day. But you have to remember if you’ve got a family at home to keep that balance because that is very, very important.”

Wheatley has received her Fellow certification from the American College of Healthcare Executives, serves as the chairman of the board for the Kentucky Hospital Association, has been named Citizen of the Year for Taylor County/Campbellsville, has received the Business and Professional Women’s Award multiple times, and has been on various committees.

Her two children are Jaclyn Dabney (’01) and Landon Dickens (’08, M ’11). She has three grandchildren, Hayden, Reid and Noah Dabney.

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Shaping her future, one eyebrow at a time

spread throughout Campbellsville, and soon students and women from the community began scheduling appointments.

For the first year she freely offered threading “for the love of it” until she realized it was necessary to begin charging a fee due to the countless hours she was spending working outside of her classes. Thus Brows By Rosie was born, leading to the operation of her own small business throughout the next four years from her Stapp Hall dorm room.

After completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science at CU in 2017, she began a process of location leap frog by transitioning from one business to the next in Campbellsville so she could expand her availability and services.

Starting with a chair at The Green Room Salon & Day Spa for the first six months, she then moved to Sarah J Studio for the next year where she eventually gained her own room. Working in conjunction with her eyebrow threading and shaping services there, she also began working at Green River Tattoo Company so she could offer her newest service — microblading: a semi-permanent cosmetic tattooing technique used to result in eyebrow tattoos that resemble natural hair strokes.

Maintaining clientele seven days a week and having hired and trained an apprentice to also offer brow services, she began searching for a space to expand her business, named Brows & Beauty Company. This is something she said everyone except her husband told her not to do.

Although there has been a constant out-pouring of support from both the Campbellsville community and her family and friends at home, according to McCorvey, no one has been as encouraging and supportive as her husband, Parker

Equipped with only a single thread, Rosemary “Rosie” Flores McCorvey has steadily

shaped her own path to success by shaping others’ eyebrows.

What began as a hobby and matter of convenience for herself, has since turned into a passion for making others feel beautiful and empowered.

After arriving in Campbellsville from New York City in 2013 as one of the first female wrestlers for Campbellsville University’s new program, McCorvey quickly learned that easily accessible services in the city were not as common in smaller towns. “I was in complete culture shock when I arrived. I had never been to Kentucky,” McCorvey said.

She began to miss aspects of living in the city like public transportation and a cosmetic service she commonly utilized at home, eyebrow threading and shaping, a process by which hair is removed using a cotton thread that is twisted into knots and maneuvered to shape eyebrows. After searching throughout Campbellsville, she was dismayed to find the nearest threading services required frequently traveling out of town to Lexington or Louisville — something nearly impossible to do for someone who didn’t own a car.

To accommodate for this, she learned how to shape her own eyebrows, which soon caught the attention of her fellow wrestlers and classmates. Upon revealing she did her eyebrows herself, she was constantly bombarded with requests for her to shape theirs as well. For the next year she threaded the brows of friends, teammates and, eventually, strangers. Word quickly

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SEPTEMBER ’13 - MAY ’17Rosemary began threading eyebrows in her dorm room in Stapp Hall.

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McCorvey (’18), “who has had no hesitations” from the beginning.

To help grow her business after purchasing a building on Main Street, he quit his full-time job to remodel the structure from the inside out in the following months.

“I had a lot of people tell me when I bought my building that I was crazy. ‘Don’t do more than you can handle or bite off more than you can chew’ I heard. But instead of buying a house we bought a business.

“I think what makes me successful is that I’ve never been afraid to fail. You don’t know unless you try.”

Raised by her mother, a first-generation American citizen, and influenced by her grand-parents, who immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic in the ’60s, McCorvey was the first in her family to earn a college degree. “They weren’t able to follow their dreams because they had to work to make money, and they couldn’t take that risk. But because of their work and the way they raised me, I was able to do that,” she said.

A second degree blackbelt, McCorvey con-tinues to set goals for herself ranging from building her brand through the launch of her own beauty and skincare products, to opening multiple locations, to teaching others how to begin their own businesses and even traveling to a different country each year. She has already achieved most of this, but she intends to go further.

She currently sells beauty products including a brow serum and brow pencils, but hopes to create and expand her own lines and push them nationally and, one day, globally. To date, she has visited over 13 countries and 34 states — a number that will grow, due in part to how she recently began hosting and traveling to other cities to offer

training and certifications through her own “Brows and Beauty Academy.” “I want to teach other women and other men if they want, but my passion is

more for women, to empower them to become their own boss,” McCorvey said.At 24, McCorvey now employs seven other women who are trained to

provide a variety of skilled, cosmetic services. Her employees include additional brow artists she trained herself, an eyelash extension artist, a master hair stylist, multiple estheticians and a board-certified nurse practitioner for medical aesthetics such as Botox and medical skincare treatments.

Passion fuels McCorvey’s drive to encourage others. Before committing to the brow business full-time, she worked with physical therapy patients in a rehabilitation center, a career she had previously thought she wanted to pursue but realized it didn’t make her as happy as working with her brow clients who were excited to see her during their appointments. She emphasizes the importance of pursuing your own passions.

“You have to do something you are passionate about. You work harder when you are working for your passion. If you are loving the career that you’re in, if you’re loving what you’re doing, you’re going to work 10 times harder.

“And if there isn’t the job you want on the market, create it. I wanted to become a brow artist. I made that job. If you have a passion and no one is hiring for that, you can create it. This day and age with social media you can start a business at any age and grow from there.”

She said the close community she has been invited into over the years in Campbellsville has made it her home now. She thinks about how amazing it is when things come full circle with God’s plans. “I realized the other day, I went from threading eyebrows in Stapp Hall room 113, to owning my own business on 113 West Main Street. How amazing is that?”

NOVEMBER ’17 – JANUARY ’19 After transitioning from TGR, she began threading seven days a week at Sarah J Studio. She eventually moved into her own room at the studio and began microblading services at The Green River Tattoo Company as well.

FEBRUARY ’19 – PRESENT She purchased her building in October 2018, and the grand opening of the Brows & Beauty Company was Feb. 23, 2019.

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W hile walking across the campus of Campbellsville University, Dr. Donna Hedgepath, provost and vice president for academ-ic affairs at Campbellsville University, often thinks about how

she found her calling and allowed God to make big changes in her life.

In 1987 Hedgepath joined her parents for a drive from their home in Fulton County, Ky. to the then Campbellsville College and some would say the rest is history.

“I remember telling my dad how much I loved the campus and felt that it was where I needed to be,” Hedgepath said.

She was part of her family’s first generation of college students who fre-quently are cited for changing their families’ histories. Coming from hum-ble beginnings on the banks of Kentucky’s Mississippi River, Hedgepath is proud of her rearing.

“I certainly do not have a pedigree,” she said, “but, I came from a family that taught me how to work.” Her father was employed for 35 years at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company factory and never missed a scheduled day of work.

Although her family supported her, they had limited means to contribute to her college education. Hedgepath was determined to find a way to Camp-bellsville College and she did. Among her efforts, during her undergraduate years, she received a paid position as an active member of the Campbellsville College Singers.

In a time without state financial aid, she worked part-time jobs, was a resident assistant and applied for any and all scholarships available. Again, her determi-nation paid off. Hedgepath was able to complete her un-dergraduate degree with no debt. In 1992, she graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education.

Upon graduating, Hedgepath spent one year in the Taylor County School System and then served nine years with the Marion County School District as a middle and high school choir director.

From music major to Campbellsville University provost

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“Teaching is my passion,” she says.In the late ’90s, Hedgepath returned to her

college alma mater, now a university, continuing her education in music. In 1999, she graduated from the newly named Campbellsville University with a Master of Music degree in Music Education.

Only a few years later, another institution, the University of Kentucky, caught her atten-tion. She received a fellowship in music educa-tion, allowing her to pursue her Ph.D. Again, the Donna Hedgepath resolve was rewarded with a full scholarship.

During the time of her fellowship, Hedge-path began teaching at Campbellsville University as an adjunct instructor in the School of Music. She returned to her collegiate roots by teaching the next generation of students in chamber choir, music education and music appreciation.

In 2004 the pull of CU was so strong that she joined the full-time faculty in the School of Edu-cation as an assistant professor of education.

Hedgepath continued in the faculty ranks and, again, was acknowledged in 2008 when for-mer dean, Dr. Brenda Priddy, saw great potential in Hedgepath’s leadership and appointed her as the associate dean of the School of Education. She continued her leadership at CU as the chair of undergraduate programs for the School of Ed-ucation.

In 2013, Hedgepath was named dean for the School of Education, serving at a time when Campbellsville University was undergoing great changes in program growth and enrollment. She brought a different brand of thinking to the role.

One day a colleague approached her about another position that was opening at CU, vice president for academic affairs.

“When the position was first brought up to me, I felt that I was not experienced enough and too young to be a vice president,” Hedgepath said. “Frank Cheatham, a legacy at CU and mentor for me, was retiring. I didn’t think that I could ever fill his footsteps.”

Her husband, Pete Hedgepath, encouraged her to apply for the job if it was something that in-terested her. Following Pete’s advice, Hedgepath decided to apply for the job. “He never doubted I would get the position,” Hedgepath said.

Pete Hedgepath would later discover his own path to CU as head coach for the bass fish-ing team. “I could never have imagined how up-lifting it is that we are both serving at my alma mater,” she said.

The couple has three children, Nathan and Aaron Hedgepath and Mitchell Tinnell.

Hedgepath became vice president for aca-demic affairs in 2015. Throughout the history of Campbellsville University, Hedgepath was the first woman to be vice president for academic affairs and in 2017 the first provost, which, in higher edu-cation, is the chief administrator who oversees ac-ademics and faculty. Often, the position is second only to the president.

“It seems that my career at CU has happened really fast,” Hedgepath said. “Little did I know God had something else planned.” Her initial idea was to be appointed full-time at the School of Music but once she taught human development and classroom management, her path changed.

Hedgepath’s common thread through her life and career at Campbellsville University has been that she is a hard worker.

“If you show up and work hard and focus on your profession it will be noticed,” she said. “But also, you need to listen to God. There are times that He has to tap you on the shoulder and place people in your path to guide you where He knows you are meant to be.”

Hedgepath’s advice to young women who want to exceed expectations is “don’t sell yourself short, set high expectations and eliminate distractions.”

She said having self-worth and respect are two of the most important things a person can do for themselves. “You’re only going to go as far as you allow yourself to go.”

“If you show up and work hard and focus on your profession it will be noticed, but also, you need to listen to God. There are times that He has to tap you on the shoulder and place people in your path to guide you where He knows you are meant to be.

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If it wasn’t for God, none of this would have happened,” Samantha Graves, a 2008 alumna of Campbellsville University and founder of Total Restoration Group, says. Total Restoration Group, founded in 2017 in Louisville, Ky., offers both

therapeutic and mental health services to children, adolescents, adults and families.

With therapists and case managers, Total Restoration Group offers in-home, school, office and community-based services.

Graves founded Total Restoration Group to address the marginalized community’s need for mental health services not provided by other businesses. She has 13 employees.

After graduating from Campbellsville University in 2008, Graves attended the Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky, where she obtained her law degree in 2011.

Yet working in law wasn’t what she thought it would be. “I went into law to help people. That’s what I really wanted to do,”

Graves said. “But when I got there, I realized it wasn’t about helping people as much as it was about winning cases.” Despite the competition, Graves graduated and went to work with a local judge. “But God just showed me this wasn’t what I was supposed to do,” Graves said.

Graves found the field of social work in search of an alternative career path, one where she could better help people.

Graves decided to apply for the Kent School of Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy of the University of Louisville.

“I didn’t even know if I was going to get in,” Graves said. “They only took 14 of 600 applicants. But it happened so naturally,” Graves said. “They gave me an interview, and I found out I was accepted three days later.”

Graves recieved her master’s degree in 2012 and began working at Home of the Innocents.

“Working in the field, I noticed there weren’t a lot of resources for people who had Medicaid,” Graves said. “These people didn’t have anyone who could advocate for them. I started to think, ‘What if I started my own business?’” Graves said.

Again, she had feelings of doubt. “This is probably not going to happen,” Graves thought.

“ But before she knew it, Graves had established Total Restoration Group and was working in a 1000-square-foot office with 13 people working for her.

And just when she thought she wouldn’t make money in her first year of business, Graves began praying, “God, please don’t let me be poor.”

Graves made what she hoped for and more. Graves said she owes her success to the way

she values her workers and the services they offer clients.

“I think if you do right by your business and the people who work for you, they will do right by you,” Graves said.

Graves said what also sets her business apart from others is the attention they give to clients.

“I think we try to spend time with our clients and see them more often,” she said, “We don’t base our business on quantity but quality.”

Graves said she learned to value this type of quality and attention while at Campbellsville.

“Professors at Campbellsville University always had an open-door policy. I developed personal relationships with most of them,” Graves said. “They really wanted you to succeed.”

“Other schools just treat you like a number,” she said. “Campbellsville University was the best education I ever received.”

Above all business practices and education, Graves said she wouldn’t have been able to do any of it without God.

“You have to have a lot of faith to develop a business,” she said. “You have to rely on God.”

“I know if God didn’t want these things to happen, I wouldn’t be here.”

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SAMANTHA GRAVES began her career as a lawyer and decided to change, founding Total Restoration Group, offering healing to the underprivileged of Louisville.

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C ampbellsville University’s Ad- vancement Board held its 11th Annual Derby Rose Gala on

April 26 during which over $30,000 was raised for the university’s Student Scholarship Fund.

In 2009, Campbellsville University’s Advancement Board decided the establishment of a Student Scholarship Fund should be one of their main focuses, hence the Derby Rose Gala.

Over the past 11 years, the Advancement Board has raised $355,000.

Gwinn Hahn, a 1970 Campbellsville College graduate, serves as Derby Rose Gala co-chair, and she said the inspiration behind the gala is they “wanted to do something that was student focused.” Each year has been an improvement from the previous one.

Sara Curry, who last attended Campbellsville College in 1969, serves as chair of the Advancement Board as well as Derby Rose Gala co-chair. She said her favorite part of the gala is being able to see her old classmates and reminisce on their years in college.

Serving as Derby Rose Gala decorating chair is Betty Hord, a 1968 graduate of Campbellsville College. Damon Rivers assisted Hord in decorating the gala.

Hord said the Advancement Board wanted to find a way to help with the scholarship fund at Campbellsville University. “We know the students may need extra money, and we want to help.”

Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of Campbellsville University, expressed how pleased he was with the event and gave a thank you to the Advancement Board for another “wonderful gathering.”

Each year the gala features two students who are scholarship recipients who tell their personal stories about how the scholarships they receive played a part in their attendance at Campbellsville University.

When arriving at the event all guests are encouraged to have their picture made with Jake the Horse, a gala regular. Music is always present with the CU String Trio having played this past year while guests dined on New England Crab Cake and Millionaires Row Brined Chicken. Dinner is served by a Campbellsville University sports team and catered by Pioneer College Catering Inc. This year the swim team served in this position.

For more photos from the Derby Rose Gala, visit https://bit.ly/2LzGFqB for feature shots and https://bit.ly/2Ye7xh2 for photos of attendees with Jake the Horse.

Advancement Board’s Annual Derby Rose Gala raises over $30,000 for Student Scholarship Fund

BY ARIEL C. EMBERTON, STUDENT NEWS WRITER

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SHIRLEY ROBINSON, left, and Judy Crouch walk down the maroon carpet and into the Winters Dining Hall for the annual gala.

CU Photo by Emily Barth

MEMBERS OF THE ADVANCEMENT BOARD, who plan the Derby Rose Gala, pose with Jake the Horse. From left are Leo Luken, Gwinn Hahn, Jolene Lord, Randy Herron, Sara Curry, Betty Hord, Yevette Haskins and Roy Rich.

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THE WINTERS DINING HALL was decorated for the 11th annual Derby Rose Gala. CU Photo by Holly Jo Evans

FORMER LEBANON HOUSE RESIDENTS have a reunion at the 11th annual Derby Rose Gala. From left are Dennis “Yank” Rigdon, Gary Watson, John Kanis, Gwinn Hahn, Derby Rose Gala Co-Chair, Steve Small, H.I. Stroth and Dan Flanagan.

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DAWNE GEE, third from left, of WAVE Country, interviews those connected with Campbellsville University’s Derby Rose Gala on television station WAVE 3 in Louisville, Ky. From left are: Natalie Burdette, director of annual giving at Campbellsville University; Gwinn Hahn, a 1970 Campbellsville College graduate who is co-chair of the Derby Rose Gala; Gee; and students Rebekah Mobley, Mollie Workman and Jessica Johnson.

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Campbellsville University graduates record number of students in May ceremonies

BY JOAN C. MCKINNEY, EDITOR

Be kind and work hard, and I promise you amazing things will happen,” Ashli Schmidt Watts, senior vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, told a record number of

2,279 students who received degrees from Campbellsville University during three commencement ceremonies May 3 and 4.

A total of 2,592 students received degrees upon completion of all requirements for graduation during the 2018-19 academic year.

There were 2,011 students receiving master’s degrees; 255 receiving bachelor degrees and 12 being awarded associate degrees in the May 3 and 4 ceremonies.

A 2004 graduate of Campbellsville University, Watts told the students, “You will walk across the stage today with dreams of what you hope to accomplish and what your life should be. But I will tell you the key to success isn’t to dream, it’s to do. I’d encourage you to instead of being a dreamer – be a doer. It’s hard work that actually makes things possible. Hard work is the only real way to make your dreams a reality.”

In introducing her, Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of Campbellsville University, said Watts is “highly respected in Frankfort among our state’s decision makers and among the business leaders of the Commonwealth.”

Watts was presented the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for an adult community member.

Jessica Johnson, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a Chemistry and English minor and who is from Clarkson, Ky., received the student Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.

In the first ceremony Friday afternoon, James “Buzz” Cason, known as the “father of Nashville Rock,” was presented with an honorary doctorate of

musical arts. Cason is a former member of the Campbellsville University Board of Trustees.

Carter told the students, “This is a very special day – a day that you are genuinely going to remember.” In his 20th year as president, he said the year officially concludes the university’s 113th year of Christian higher education.

He told the audience enrollment in fall 2019 was over 13,000 and was 12,209 in the spring, both records. The population includes students from 88 countries, 47 states and 117 of Kentucky’s 120 counties.

Carter, in his charge to the graduates, urged to follow fellowship, leadership and scholarship – words on the university’s academic seal.

Responses to the charge were made by three students: Allison McGillick of Kettering, Ohio; Cassie Emery of Cloverport, Ky.; and Brayden Russell of Lawrenceburg, Ky.

Cassie Janiece Emery of Cloverport, Ky., who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education P-5/interdisciplinary early childhood education, and Brayden Christian Russell of Lawrenceburg, Ky., who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a management emphasis.

Co-valedictorians for May 2019 were Jordyn Raechelle Bray of Somerset, Ky.; Shannon Sue Britton of Taylorsville, Ky.; Keilah Keren Coverstone of Burkesville, Ky.; Cassie Janiece Emery of Cloverport, Ky.; Matthew Owen Farthing of Hopkinsville, Ky.; McKenna Shae Hill of Smith’s Grove, Ky.; Yoshiki Kaneko of Nakano, Japan; and Kimberly Ann McClendon of Somerset, Ky.

Salutatorian was Corbin Michael Harris of Leitchfield, Ky.

The valedictorian for December 2018 was Hope Joan Michelle Scott of Sheperdsville, Ky.; and Rebecca A. LaFever of Louisville, Ky., was a salutatorian in December 2018.

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DR. DAMON EUBANK, chair of the Faculty Forum, carries the mace leading the commencement processional.

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BY IAN MCANINCH, STUDENT INTERN WRITER

J ames E. “Buzz” Cason, regarded as “the Father of Nashville Rock” received an Honorary Doctorate of Musical Arts at

Campbellsville University’s graduate com-mencement ceremony Friday, May 3.

In his address to the graduates, their families, faculty, staff and coaches, Dr. Michael V. Carter recognized Cason and said, “The greatest honor and recognition given by a university is that of the honorary doctorate degree. The honorary degree is given to those individuals who have displayed excellence in leadership, made extraordinary contributions to humanity and distinguished themselves in their respective professional fields.”

Cason has had a large role in the music industry over the last five decades, and Carter acknowledged his many highlights. “Buzz has been ‘living the rock and roll dream’ since the 1950s, when he formed The Casuals, Nashville’s first rock and roll band,” he said.

“In addition to a solo career under the name ‘Garry Miles’ and four recent album releases of original material and tributes, Buzz has been a successful vocalist behind superstars, such as Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty and Kenny Rogers.

“Through partnerships with Leon Russell,

Buzz formed Rising Songs, Russell-Cason Music and Elf publishing and recording companies. It was from this association that the song ‘Everlasting Love’ was co-written and recorded, in addition to countless other hits written, published and produced in their studios.”

Carter said Cason later founded his own two-studio recording facility, “Creative Workshop,” which was the start of the Berry Hill Music Scene. Creative has recorded material for Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffet, Merle Haggard and The Judds.

“Buzz Cason’s discography spans over 62 years,” Carter said. He has had his songs recorded by countless artists in the rock and roll, pop and country music industries, including The Beatles, Pearl Jam, U2, Jimmy Buffett and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

In 2006, Cason released an autobiography titled “Living the Rock and Roll Dream.” He was nominated to the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2005, inducted into the Nashville Public School Hall of Fame in 2006, was honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame in their “Poets and Prophets” series and is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.”

Cason’s influence at Campbellsville University comes from his eight years serving on the Board of Trustees and taking time for students by “conducting various workshops and hosting students in Nashville, reaching out to encourage, and pour into, our music department.”

Carter applauded Cason for being “A strong, Christian leader, and an active member of the Baptist church, as well as having served in ministry as a deacon and a youth leader, as a leader in men’s ministry, community Bible studies, and having spearheaded a Nashville metro ministry called “Giving In Faith Together.”

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JAMES “BUZZ” CASON, known as the “father of Nashville Rock,” received an honorary doctorate of musical arts. From left are; Dr. Michael V. Carter, president; Cason; Dr. Donna Hedgepath, provost and vice president for academic affairs; Henry Lee, chair of the Campbellsville University Board of Trustees and Dr. Tony Cunha, dean and associate professor of music.

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AARON HANNAH, right, of Richmond, Ky., and Katie Bryant of Campbellsville wait to receive their degrees.

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CASSIE EMERY laughs as she walks to receive her diploma.

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LISA GRAY, a student at the Louisville Education Center, enters the Powell Athletic Center to receive her Master of Theology degree.

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ALTHOUGH IT SPRINKLED, the rain didn’t damper Tami Dugas’ spirit as she walked to receive her Master in Management and Leadership degree. Dugas is academic and business coordinator at the Louisville Education Center.

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FROM LEFT, Courtney Grey gives a fist bump to Eric Graves, coordinator of athletic academic support, during the graduate processional at the undergraduate commencement ceremony for Campbellsville University on May 4.

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BRETT PIERCE gives a thumbs up before the Master’s Commencement ceremony begins at Campbellsville University on May 3.

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JIN YUXIANG, of China, reacts to the crowd when they cheer for him.

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Corbin Harris epitomizes what a Campbellsville University student- athlete is all about. He’s not only a national champion on the track, but out of competition, Harris is one that makes a difference in so many ways.

Harris finished his indoor track season in February 2019 with his first national title. He led the Tigers in the 5000-meter run and became only the second individual national champion in indoor track and field history. That didn’t last long, though, as two of his teammates, Haley Payton and Garland Webb, won a national title the very next day.

But Harris’ story isn’t about his national championship race. It’s about the true servant leader he is within his teams and the athletics department and his commitment to helping others.

Harris came to Campbellsville University as a wiry freshman in the fall of 2015. A Leitchfield, Ky. native, he prepped at Grayson County High School and came in with a 5k time over 17 minutes. The 5k in cross country is equivalent to the 5000-meter run in indoor track and field – the event where he claimed the national title with a time of 15:25.

As a freshman, Harris was a member of the first cross country team at CU to reach the NAIA Championship, but he wasn’t able to make much of an impact on the course.

Over the years, Harris turned himself into one of the best to ever come through the cross country program. He shaved a little over two minutes off his 8k time and finished with a career-best 8k of 25:57. The Tigers reached the NAIA Championship again in fall 2018, and Harris helped lead CU to its highest finish at 14th.

“When you look at the type of athlete Corbin was in high school, I could see potential, but I never imagined he would run a 15:11 5k in indoor season and go from 28 minutes in the 8k to 25’s his senior year,” said cross country coach Hilary Lakes, who recruited Harris.

On the track, Harris has seen success in the 5000-meter run, 3000-meter run, javelin and the steeplechase. In 2017, he burst on the scene with a bronze

finish at the Mid-South Conference championship in the steeplechase. He now holds the second fastest all-time run in the event.

He never ran the 5000 or 3000-meter races until his junior season and just won the conference and national title in the 5000m and finished All- American in the 3000m.

Harris did all this by never letting his morals, values and heart steer off the path Jesus Christ had for him. In November, he earned his third straight Mid-South Conference Champion of Character award and was named the Campbellsville University Champion of Character, Mr. Tiger and the Alumni Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year during the inaugural Athletics Awards night in late April.

Not only does he excel on the track, cross country course and in the classroom with a 3.9 GPA, but Harris also works in the sports information office full-time. Many have heard his voice over the speaker system at Finley Stadium on Saturdays and also inside the Powell Athletic Center during basketball games.

“When recruiting high school athletes, it’s hard to tell what type of person they truly are off the course and track until they get onto campus. But with Corbin Harris, I could tell that he was something special. Not just as an athlete but as a student and as a person,” Lakes said.

When he claimed his first national championship, the overflow of support and joy from other teams, coaches and the administration was almost overwhelming.

“By living a life valuing characteristics like the five core values of the Champions of Character initiative, I can show love and encouragement to everyone I encounter, ultimately serving as the hands and feet of Jesus,” said Harris.

“That support and encouragement was returned after I won the national championship. The texts, phone calls, messages on social media, and support from everyone in the CU community was something I had never experienced, and I couldn’t be more appreciative.”

The Corbin Harris story is one that will live on at CU. Yes, he’s made his mark on the cross country and track and field programs but also inside the entire athletics department. Harris plans to work as a graduate assistant in the athletics office starting in the fall 2019.

Corbin Harris caps senior indoor track and field career with National Championship BY JORDAN ALVES, SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR

FROM LEFT, Mark Miller, Corbin Harris and Jim Hardy. CU Athletics Photo

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BY JORDAN ALVES, SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR

The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) announced Camp-bellsville University's Brayden Russell

as the 2019 Wheeler Award recipient for men's indoor track and field.

The NCCAA's website states this about the award, “This award was established in order to enhance excellence in Christian indoor track and field competition and to perpetuate the Christian philosophy and faith as exemplified through Christ-like track and field participation in NCCAA member institutions. The awards, for both men and women, are sponsored by John and Jody Wheeler who have been involved in athletic activities of Christian high schools and colleges throughout their lives. The Wheelers continue to actively participate in the area of Christian athletics.”

Russell has displayed a remarkable career at Campbellsville, holding school records in the men's indoor high jump (2.00m) and outdoor high jump (2.05m). He also ranks in Campbellsville's top 10 all-time school records for javelin, triple jump, and the 400m hurdles. The senior from Lawrenceburg, Ky., won the men's high jump at the

2018 Indoor Mid-South Conference Championships and qualified for NAIA (2018 & 2019) and NCCAA (2016 & 2019) National Championships in the event.

At this year's national championship, Russell jumped 1.90m in the high jump to place sixth overall.

Throughout Russell's collegiate career, he has been named a Mid-South Conference All-Academic recipient in football, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and he currently holds a 3.45 GPA.

Not only impressive in athletics and academics, Russell is a leader for FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) at Campbellsville University, and he also works mentoring youth at Elkhorn church in Campbellsville. He has also participated in mission trips to Florida prisons, ministering to inmates through softball and basketball.

“Brayden is a true Christian leader for our track and field program,” said coach Mark Miller. “I can always count on Brayden to help lead the team by example.”

Senior Brayden Russell named NCCAA Track and Field Wheeler Award recipient

BRAYDEN RUSSELL was the second Campbellsville student-athlete to earn the NCCAA Wheeler Award this year. He is pictured with Ben Belleman, NCAA members director; Mark Miller, CU head coach; and George Eskridge, CU assistant coach.

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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD, KENIYA SMITH, SAVANNAH GREGORY, TAMIA SMITH, AND KRYSTAN ARMSTRONG, 4X100 RELAY The relay team shared the top of the podium by winning the first relay national title for Campbellsville in the 4x100m.

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD, SAM KISER, 800M DASHKiser was able to finish at the top of the podium in a national championship for the first time in his career. Kiser now has six total NCCAA All-American honors in his career, four of those honors coming at the 800m distance.

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD, GARLAND TRE WEBB, TRIPLE JUMPGarland Webb was able to avenge his 2018 runner-up finish in the triple jump with his second national title of the year.

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NATIONAL CHAMPS

WOMEN’S WRESTLING NATIONAL CHAMPION,

Andribeth River, junior

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

From Left, Haley Payton, freshman, Garland Webb, senior, Corbin Harris, senior.

WOMEN’S ARCHERY NATIONAL CHAMPION, Rachel Woosley, freshman

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TIGERS WIN MID-SOUTH

There’s an old cliché that’s used for a baseball season, and the saying goes, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.” That very much

applies to how the 2019 season has gone for the Campbellsville Tigers.

CU Head Coach Beauford Sanders has described this season as a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs throughout the year. Looking at the results of the games played, his assessment isn’t far off when it came to this bunch of Tigers.

After starting 4-1, Campbellsville went on to lose their next six games, four against ranked opponents, to move to 4-7. Things started to turn around as the calendar turned to March, when CU went on to win 13 of their next 18 games, including a Mid-South Conference sweep of Shawnee State.

A seven-game road trip from March 29 to April 7 tested the Tigers as they dropped four of their next six conference games, including a walk-off, one run loss to University of the Cumberlands and University of Pikeville.

Something seemed to click for CU after that road trip as they went to win nine of their next 11 games, including sweeping Cumberland University and Lindsey Wilson College in MSC play to move into second place in the conference standings.

A season-ending sweep at the hands of Georgetown knocked Campbellsville to the No. 3 seed in the Mid-South Conference Tournament, also hurting their chances for an at-large bid into the NAIA National Tournament.

The Tigers put their postseason fate in their hands as they went on to win all three of the MSC Tournament games en route to their second-straight tournament championship and 10th overall in program history.

It was a dominant three-game stretch for the CU pitching staff as they only allowed three total runs in the tournament, throwing 25 of a possible 27 innings scoreless. It started off with a one-hit shutout in the tournament opener against Georgetown where they took a no-hitter into the ninth inning. Campbellsville then went on to only allow two runs against University of the Cumberlands and a single run in the championship game against Cumberland University.

It wasn’t all pitching for the Tigers in the

tournament, as they were able to come up with timely offense when they needed. Chris Taitague led with a 7-for-11 three-game stretch with multiple hits in every game, including a three-hit game in the championship.

That 10th championship came in back-to-back fashion after winning the tournament in 2018 as well. It was the first time since 2009 CU earned consecutive tournament championships, at that time earning the title for five-straight years.

Since their first Mid-South Conference championship in 2000, Campbellsville has either won a regular season or tournament championship in 14 of the 20 possible seasons.

This five-straight years is the second-longest period of time where the Tigers have been a constant force within the Mid-South Conference. From 2005 to 2011, the Tigers went seven years with either a tournament or regular season title.

What would normally be a storybook ending with a championship didn’t actually end for Campbellsville as their season got to continue into the NAIA Opening Round in Kingsport, Tenn. as a No. 3 seed. Looking to ride the wave of momentum from one postseason tournament to another, the Tigers started on a path towards trying to reach the NAIA World Series for the first time since 2009.

If any stretch of three games could encompass what a season felt like as a whole it was the three games that CU played in the NAIA Opening Round. In the big picture, it came down to the pitching not being as sharp and the offense not being as opportunistic as they were in the Mid-South Conference Tournament.

Their offense struggled with runners on in the first game of the Opening Round as they lost 5-2 to No. 2 seed Webber International. Scoring was high in the back-and-forth elimination game against No.5 seed Marian University where the Tigers eventually pulled away and won 11-8. Then an early lead was lost in their second elimination game and they fell short in a comeback effort against No. 4 seed Madonna University as they were eliminated 5-4 with the tying run on third base.

The season officially ended for Campbellsville on Tuesday, May 14 as they finished with a final overall record of 32-20. Many highs and lows along the way but goals were achieved, and the season will be remembered by that three-game stretch that saw them win the Mid-South Conference Tournament Championship.

Almost immediately will begin the process towards rebuilding the Tigers’ roster for the 2020 season as this 2019 squad will lose 10 seniors including six players that were in the starting lineup for the final game of the season. Next season will be the 30th for Sanders as he continues to attempt to keep the program at a championship level.

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T he 2018-19 season for Lady Tiger Basketball has come and gone, but one thing always stays constant — the end-of-the year awards that this tradition-rich program earns each and every year.

Head coach Ginger High-Colvin and company dethroned Shawnee State as the prominent team in the Mid-South Conference and dominated its competition with a perfect 14-0 record in regular season play. The Lady Tigers also swept their way in the conference tournament to win the crown for the sixth time in history.

But individually, the Lady Tigers did something that has never been done before earning four NAIA All-Americans in the same season.

Leading the way was redshirt sophomore Savannah Gregory, picking up a Second Team mention, while senior Madison Stewart was named to the Third Team. Rounding out the Lady Tigers were Caitlin Hall and Madison Faulkner

being named Honorable Mention. Gregory turned herself into one of the most

versatile players in the country. Not only did she score 12.1 points per game, but she also averaged 3.8 steals per contest to finish the year ranked No. 5 in the NAIA.

Gregory’s 137 steals break the Lady Tiger single-season record set by Beth Grant in 1994-95 with 132. Gregory now has 228 steals in the first two years of her career and is behind Bonita Scott’s career mark of 364 in ninth place, which knocked her head coach Ginger High-Colvin down a spot.

Gregory, a sophomore from Scottsville, Ky., was named the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week a record five times and also tallied her first-career triple-double on Feb. 9 vs. Life University with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals in only 23 minutes of action.

She was named the Mid-South Conference Defensive Player of the Year, earned her second-straight Champions of the Year and earned her second-straight Champions of Character honor. She is First-Team All-MSC and now caps her year off with an All-American mention.

Stewart, a senior from Leitchfield, Ky., finished fifth on the team in scoring at 10.3 points per game, but had games of 29 points twice and a 26-point

Lady Tiger Basketball once again shows its dominance in the Mid-South Conference

LADY TIGER BASKETBALL won its sixth Mid-South Conference tournament championship in style after sweeping their way through conference play with a 14-0 regular season record and going 3-0 in conference play.

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BY JORDAN ALVES, SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR

JORDAN DORAM, left, and Ashlee McGeorge, right, cut the net.

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night as well in the middle of conference play. She also tallied a career-high 14 rebounds vs. West Virginia Tech on Dec. 15 and picked up a season-high five steals vs. Mobile on Nov. 10.

Stewart's biggest individual highlight came when she splashed a half-court shot to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in her career against Lindsey Wilson on Feb. 2. She finished her four years with 1,087 points which is 32nd on the all-time CU list.

Known for her leadership, Stewart was a ball-hawk on the defensive end of the floor and picked up 56 steals on the season. Though it is not an official stat, she was better known for her ability to step over and take charges better than anyone else in the country.

Stewart finishes her career with an Academic All-MSC mention and her first All-American honor.

Faulkner, a junior from Horse Cave, Ky., led the Lady Tigers in scoring 13 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. She finished the season with a career-high 29 points vs. Loyola University on Nov. 9 and tallied 25 double-figure performances.

Faulkner's 13 points per game ranked fourth in the Mid-South Conference, her 18-point 10-rebound performance against Our Lady of the Lake in the NAIA Quarterfinal round was her third double-double of the season.

She now has 934-career points in only three years. Faulkner finished as a First-Team All-MSC forward and added her first NAIA All-American award to her career.

Lastly, the best passing point guard in the country picked up an All-American mention. Caitlin Hall finished the year averaging 6.8 assists per game to lead the country. Her 245 total assists were high in the NAIA by a long shot, 245-209 for Talladega’s Brijanee Moore.

Hall also took care of the ball all season for CU and finished her junior campaign with a 2.66 assist/turnover ratio to rank No. 5 in the country.

Hall's junior-year highlight came when she dished out 13 assists in a pair of games vs. Cumberland University (Jan. 10) and Martin Methodist (Nov. 24). The 13 dimes are behind single-game leaders Ginger High-Colvin and LeeAnn Grider with 16.

Her 245 assists are fourth in a Lady Tiger single-season and her 421 career dimes currently rank eighth on the all-time list.

Hall was a First-Team All-MSC guard, earned Academic All-MSC for the second straight season and now adds her first All-American honor to her name.

The Lady Tigers ended their season with a 33-3 record — one win away from breaking the most wins in a regular season in CU history.

COACH GINGER HIGH-COLVIN poses with senior class, from left; first row: Madison Kaiser and Alexis Calhoun; second row: Jordan Doram and Madison Stewart.

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FROM LEFT, Darryl Peavler takes a selfie with Jesslyn McCandless after the May 3 Master’s Commencement ceremony at Campbellsville University.

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Greetings Alumni Family,

DARRYL PEAVLER, (BS ‘03, MBA ‘05)Director of Alumni Relations

W hat a year it’s been at Campbellsville University! From record graduations, campus improvements, national championships and record enrollments, 2018-19 has been fantastic.

Most recently we welcomed the class of 2019 into our ever-growing alumni family. This graduating class is packed full of potential. As these young alumni join the ranks of our 15,000-member family, let’s be ready to help them get off to a strong start. After all, Tigers take care of Tigers!

Staying connected to CU and fellow alumni has gotten much easier with the addition of AlumniFire.

AlumniFire is a networking platform specifically for Campbellsville University alumni and students. Visit Campbellsville.AlumniFire.com to enroll and begin connecting with fellow Tiger alumni!

AlumniFire is the perfect place to post jobs you are looking to fill, search for your next opportunity, share tips and tricks in your specific field, and connect with current CU students. Connecting with current students via AlumniFire helps guide them through their journey as a Tiger and also helps them prepare for their future careers. They want to be where you are. Why not help them gain the knowledge to get them there?

Campbellsville University alumni chapters are starting up around the Commonwealth of Kentucky! Be on the lookout for a chapter near you. Interested in joining a chapter but nothing is close? Give the Alumni Relations Office a call and let’s chat about beginning a chapter in your area!

The Campbellsville University River City Alumni Chapter is starting this summer for alumni in Jefferson and surrounding counties in Kentucky. If you haven’t received information and would like to know more, call (270) 789-5216 or email dgpeavler@campbellsville.edu.

Campbellsville University holds a special place in each of our hearts for different reasons. We want to hear your “CU story” (or CC story depending on your graduation year!). Be sure to visit the Alumni and Friends page at www.campbellsville.edu/alumni and complete the alumni update form. Let us know your story and keep your information up to date!

Go Tigers,

COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY

JOAN C. MCKINNEY, EDITOR,

AND AMBER MEADE (’18),

ASSISTANT EDITOR 

Editor’s note: years of graduation or attendance at Campbellsville University are determined by the last year of attendance. For example (’65) is a 1965 grad; (a ’65) is someone who attended his or her last year in 1965; and (’65, M ’69) is someone

who graduated with a bachelor’s or associate’s degree in 1965 and a master’s degree in 1969.

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KENN DOMERESE (’72) has been inducted into the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame. He became the cross-country coach at Ainsworth High School in 1974 and the track and field coach in 1975. He kept both

jobs when Carman and Ainsworth high schools merged to form Carman-Ainsworth in 1986. Domerese has had around 150 athletes who have made it to state, the most notable being former NFL offensive tackle Jon Runyan and former USC sprinter Ahmed Rashad. He retired as a teacher in 2005 but doesn’t have a timetable for when he will retire from coaching. “I love the competition. I really enjoy the kids. It’s great to be a part of these kids’ lives.” Address: 4322 Old Carriage Road, Flint, MI, 48507. Email: kdomerese@aol.com.

EDDIE LEE HAZELWOOD JR. (’74) has been named to the Community Trust Bank Advisory Board Campbellsville market. Hazelwood was employed by Fruit of the Loom for 28 years and

served as vice president of distribution. He was employed by Osborne-Humphress Realty Co. for 10 years prior to becoming broker/owner of Eddie Hazelwood Realty and Property Management. He is a bus driver for the Taylor County Board of

Education. His past community services include Taylor County Hospital Board of Trustees, Campbellsville Taylor County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Taylor County Bank Advisory Board and Taylor County Public Library Board of Trustees. He is a member of Pleasant Union Baptist Church where he serves as a trustee and the church treasurer. He is married to Vickie Sebastian Hazelwood and has two children and five grandchildren. Address: 874 Fairview Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718.

SHELIA COFFEY (’94) has been promoted by Taylor County Bank’s President, James C. Miller, IV, and the Board of Directors to senior vice president and chief operations officer at Taylor County Bank in Campbellsville.

CAROL BOND WAGNER (’00) announces the publication of two books on Amazon:  “God Is Out to Get Us: From the Very Beginning”  and  “God Is Out to Get Us: At All Costs - The Life of Abraham.”  They are perfect for personal or group Bible studies.  Her proposal for  “God Is Out to Get Us”  won the prestigious Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild Operation First Book award in 2008. You can download a

free chapter at GodIsOutToGetUs.com  or connect  on Facebook and Instagram @GodIsOutToGetUs. Address: 971 E 3800 S, Washington, UT 84780-1381. Email: ceb2song@aol.com.

RANDALL J. ADAMS (’84) was named 2018 Kentucky State Police Civilian Employee of the Year. He has worked 29 years as Police Telecommunicator II at KSP 15 in Columbia. He distinguished himself during an incident in 2017 when a military veteran who suffered from PTSD told his family he was going to commit suicide somewhere in Cumberland County. Adams attempted to reach the subject by phone but was directed to voicemail where he left a message telling the subject he was also a veteran and he just wanted to help him. A short time later, the subject returned his call and told Adams he had already shot himself in the chest. With details from the subject about his surroundings, Adams was able to direct troopers to where he was located. Because of Adams’ commitment to KSP’s public safety mission, he saved the subject’s life, which earned him his award. Address: 637 Dry Bread Road, Salyersville, KY 41465.

THE REV. GARY MOUNCE (’85) is high school principal at Portland Christian School in Louisville, Ky. He is married to JUANITA CLARKSON MOUNCE (’84). Address: 12107 Dixon Park Blvd., Louisville, KY 40299-4397. Email: gary.mounce@portlandchristian.org.

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TROY COSTISICK (’02, M ’07) has written his first book, “The Huntsman and the She-Wolf,” which debuted March 26, 2019. Costisick teaches English at Marion County High School in Lebanon, Ky. Costisick said he wanted to write the book to encourage his students to try reading fiction and look for the underlying themes they can

use to enrich their lives. The book is available on Amazon, Audible and GoodReads. He is married to REBECCA JUDD COSTISICK (’04, M ’12), who also teaches English at Marion County High School.

DR. JOSEPH HURTGEN (’04) has published his first book, “The Archive Incarnate:  The Embodiment and Transmission of Knowledge in Science Fiction”  (#65 in the series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy). From the book cover:  “Joseph Hurtgen writes

science fiction, sf criticism and screenplays.” He teaches English at Green County High School.  He earned the Bachelor of Arts in English at CU (2004); Master of Arts in English at WKU (2006); and a Ph.D. in English at Ball State University (2016). Address: 724 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY 42718. Email: joseph.hurtgen@gmail.com.

VALERIE LOBB (’07) is a special education teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary in LaRue County. She previously taught in Green County, Metcalfe County and Adair County. She received a Master in Special Education Learning Behavior Disorders from Campbellsville University in 2007. Address: 55 Railsplitter Road, Hodgenville KY 42748. Email: valerie.lobb@larue.kyschools.us.

JENNIFER JOHNSON (’07) has been promoted by the Taylor County Bank Board of Directors to vice president, head of deposits and customer experience.

SETH ALLEN JOHNSON (’11, M ’13) is employed at Warner Music Group in Nashville, Tenn. as coordi-nator, product data management. Johnson majored in music composition/theory at Campbellsville University where he participated in many music groups. Address: 216 Hickory Hill Court, Nashville, Tenn. 37214. Email: sethajohnson89@gmail.com.

THE REV. MATT FLANAGAN (M ’12) has joined the Kentucky Baptist Convention as the new children and student ministry consultant. Prior, he was the discipleship pastor at Parkway Baptist Church as well as a

minister to students at Parkway Baptist Church, First Baptist Church in Jesup, Ga., Calvary Baptist Church in Danville, Ky. and Junction City First Baptist Church. He holds a Master’s degree in Theology and Pastoral Leadership from CU. He and his wife, Felicia, live in Bardstown, Ky., with their two sons, Caleb and Eli. Address: 1003 Jessica Drive, Bardstown, KY 40004-7929. Email: matt.flanagan@kybaptist.org.

ROBERT LEATHERS (’12) is a teacher at the alternative center in LaRue County. He was with the Nelson County Schools prior to the new job for six years. He received a master’s degree in special education at Campbellsville University in 2012. Email: robert.leathers@larue.kyschools.us.

LAUREN PHILLIPS (’12) is an English and reading teacher at LaRue County Middle School. She previously worked in the Green County School district. She received her bachelor’s degree in middle grades education in 2012 from Campbellsville University. Email: lauren.phillips@larue.kyschools.us.

BAILEY FOXWORTH (’16) serves as assistant editor of The Southeast Outlook, the weekly newspaper of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., that seeks

to fulfill SECC’s mission of connecting people to Jesus and one another. As assistant editor, she is responsible for writing stories and designing pages each week for The Southeast Outlook. Each article in The Southeast Outlook tells the story of what God is doing in the lives of people and in ministries in Louisville, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the

KELLEN LOBB (’10) is a teacher at The Life Connection in LaRue County. He worked previously in the Green County Schools for ten years. He received a Master in Special Education Learning Behavior Disorders from CU in 2010. Address: 55 Railsplitter Road, Hodgenville KY 42748. Email: kellen.lobb@larue.kyschools.us.

BRENT WARF (’10) has been promoted by First & Farmers National Bank to assistant vice president and electronic banking specialist. In 2010, Warf joined First & Farmers National Bank working with internet banking, and as the need for more technology increased, he transitioned to electronic banking in the Columbia Main Operations Department. Warf owns his own online business, www.

theantivirusstore.com, and preforms freelance professional IT services and computer repairs in his free time. Warf, his wife Jessica, and their four children, live in Glasgow, Ky. Address: 156 Doe Run Street, Glasgow KY 42141. Email: brent.warf@theantivirusstore.com.

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“Smashville” to see his favorite hockey team, the Nashville Predators. Wright received a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Broadcast Digital Media. Address: 3029 Coakley Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718. Email: zach.wright13@gmail.com.

ELIZABETH SCRIMAGER  (’18)  has accepted a new position as  a counselor for the REACH Program at Marion County Detention Center in Lebanon. She works with state inmates in helping them successfully reintegrate back into society once released from incarceration. She was an Honors student at Campbellsville University, where she studied both Criminal Justice and Psychology and conducted research with inmates and ex-offenders throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  Scrimager is achieving her Master’s in Public Service Leadership and Social Justice through Campbellsville University and is the grad assistant for the Criminal Justice department.

JULIANNA KOSKI (’19) has accepted a new position as a Reentry Case Manager for the non-profit community behavioral health agency FrontLine Service in Cleveland, Ohio. The position is within their Forensic Treatment Team that provides supportive services to individuals with severe mental illness prior to and after their release from prison or incarceration and aims to reduce recidivism rates.

She recently attended a Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE) International conference in Helsinki, Finland, as a member of Campbellsville University Egalitarians (CUE). She intends to continue her relationship with CBE and attend future conferences with the organization. Look for Koski’s recent paper titled “A Whole New World” that will be published in Volume 9 of The Campbellsville Review spring 2019. Email: juliannakoski96@gmail.com.

nation and around the world. She said, “I get to play a small role in sharing the Good News to more than 30,000 people each week.” The photo was from a recent trip to Southeast Asia that she wrote about in the newspaper. Address: 3806 Nanz Ave Apt. 4 Louisville, KY 40207. Email: BFoxworth@secc.org.

BRITTANY MAE CONOVER (’17) is employed with Kivi Brothers Trucking. She attends Southland Christian Church. Address: 638 Beaumont Avenue, Apt. B, Harrodsburg, Ky. 40330. Email: bconver0002@gmail.com.

BREANNE WARD (’17) is an international student advisor at Campbellsville University’s Louisville Education Center. Email: beward@campbellsville.edu.

LELA LORRAIN RUCKER (’18) is a graduate assistant for the Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) College of Education and Technology in Portales, N.M. After graduating from Campbellsville University, she moved to Portales to attend ENMU where she is pursuing a dual degree in school counseling and clinical mental health counseling. She worked there as a result of a service/mission trip with the School of Social Work during her first semester at Campbellsville where she got to do ministry among the Navajo people through a Vacation Bible School and community-wide supper. During her time there, she got to see the issues that the Navajo people faced, such as a lack of mental health resources as just one example. Because of that experience, she felt a strong calling from God to go to New Mexico and pursue a degree in counseling, in hopes that she can help the Navajo people, particularly the children and teenagers, through counseling and ministry after graduating from Eastern. Address: ENMU (2779) 1500 S. Ave. K, Portales, NM 88130. Email: lorrie17@gmail.com.

ZACK WRIGHT (’18)  has accepted a position as  the media manager for Backyard World in Campbellsville, Ky. Before becoming media manager for BYW, Wright was a

paid intern at WLCU TV/FM for three years, where he worked in many positions including television director for live broadcasts. He loves to travel to

LaRue County new teachers, with other certified staff, are from left: Front row — Whitley Phelps, Valerie Lobb (’07), Lauren Phillips (’12) and Crystal Wilker-son (ALES principal). Middle row — Abby Lee, Mitchell Tinnell, Robbie Leathers (’12) and David Raleigh (superintendent). Back row — Amanda Hayes, Ashley Carter (transfer to new school), Stephanie Burba and Bryan Cyr. Not pictured is Kellen Lobb (’10).

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KATE BRADLEY (’16) and ALEX BRADLEY (a ’14) brought their first child into the world, March 8, 2019 at 5:33 p.m. Clifton Thomas Bradley weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Mrs. Bradley is a CNA at Greenwood Nursing and Rehabil-itation Center, and Mr. Bradley is a singer/songwriter that works with a private producer in a publishing house based in Nashville, Tenn. Address: 634 Mor-gantown Road Apt 22, Franklin, KY 42134. Email: kebradley14@gmail.com.

LAURA CASH (’12) and husband, Josh Cash, had a son, Easton Daniel, born at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. March 19. He weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces. This is the second baby for the Cashes. They have a daughter, Payton. Mrs. Cash is a high school

science teacher at Green County High School, and Mr. Cash is stock manager at Kroger. Email: laura.cash@green.kyschools.us.

FONTEZ HILL (’16) and LINDSEY MATHIS (’16) were married Jan. 5, 2019. Mrs. Hill works at Campbellsville University as an academic services assistant at the Harrodsburg Conover Education Center, and Mr. Hill is a resident director, also at Campbellsville University’s Harrodsburg Conover Education Center. Address: P.O. Box 245, Harrodsburg, KY 40330-0245. Email: fjhill@campbellsville.edu and lshill@campbellsville.edu.

HALIE BLOYD (a ’19) married Hagan Hall at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church, Dec. 15, 2018. Mrs. Hall is an elementary education major who is set to graduate from Campbellsville University in spring 2021. Mr. and Mrs. Hall recently bought a house in Summersville, Ky. They hope to have a child after Mrs. Hall graduates and gets her first teaching job. Her hopes are to get a job at Green County Primary School in the town where they have relocated. After graduation and with several years under her belt, Mrs. Hall plans on attending Campbellsville University’s master’s program to get her principalship. Address: 125 Stewarts Lane, Campbellsville, Ky. 42718.

SHEYANN HUNT (a ’19) and TRENT TAYLOR (’18) were married Jan. 12, 2019 at East Hartford Baptist Church in Hartford, Ky. Mrs. Taylor is an elementary education major who will graduate May 2020. Taylor graduated May 2018 with a degree in educational ministries. Since graduating, Taylor accepted a position at the Springfield Sun as their sports/news writer. The Taylors hope to continue to do ministry together and, in the future, Mrs. Taylor will teach while Mr. Taylor works as a newspaper writer.

ASHLEY YOUNG (’14, M ’16) and husband BLAKE YOUNG (’14) announce the birth of their first child, Sadie Lynn Young. She was born January 6, 2019 at 3:09 a.m. and weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. Mr. and Mrs. Young are both branch managers for Enterprise in Marietta, Ga. Address: 2298 Carousel

Court, Marietta, GA 30066. Email: ashley.michelle.bates@gmail.com.

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OLIVIA WILKERSON (a ’19) and Owen Weeks were married June 2, 2018 at Southside Christian Church in Campbellsville, Ky. Mrs. Weeks is a student at Campbellsville Univer-sity who will gradu-ate in 2020. Email: onwilk44@students.campbellsville.edu

BRAD CLEM (’17) and OLIVIA MURPHY (’15) were married Oct. 20, 2018. Clem works as a videographer at Crosby Interactive and as an AV technician at Encore Event Technol-ogies. Mrs. Clem works in career development services at Center-stone Kentucky.

DR. WALTER JACKSON III, FOUNDING SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY DEAN, DIES AT 85

“He was a person of integrity, compassion and grace.”

Dr. Tommy Valentine, assistant professor of theology and pastoral ministries and director of the chapel at Campbellsville University’s Conover Education Center, said

of Dr. Walter Jackson III who died Jan. 11, 2019 in California. He was 85. Dr. John Hurtgen, current dean of the School of Theology, said, “In

1997, when then President Ken Winters was looking for someone to lead the newly formed School of Theology (after Campbellsville moved to university status in 1996), he showed me a list of names and asked who I might recommend as founding dean.  I quickly responded that there was one name he needed to add to the list:  Dr. Walter Jackson. 

“I had known Walt and Jackie at Southern Seminary and at St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., and knew that he would bring rich academic, practical and pastoral dimensions to CU.  And he did! 

“In five short years, he laid a strong foundation for the SOT, upon which we are still building.  He always brought wit, wisdom and his characteristic smile to every task.”

  “Dr. Jackson welcomed me into the Master of Theology program at Campbellsville University and helped me re-enter academia after a 25-year absence,” Ray Hollenbach, lecturer in theology at CU, said.

“I did not know him well, but was always impressed by his goodwill and ability to listen deeply. We are all a part of his legacy.”

In 1956, while serving at the Brighton Street Mission in Newport, Ky., Jackson met Jacqueline Jean Rhoads, who he married the following year.

Jackson began a lifetime of ministry with his baptism at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Chester, Penn. on Easter Sunday in 1945. He graduated from Chester High School in 1951 and from the University of Richmond in 1955 with a bachelor’s degree in religion. He was ordained as a Baptist minister at the Belmont Baptist Church in Charlottesville, Va., Sept. 11, 1955.

Jackson served many ministerial roles from 1956 to his retirement in spring 1998, only to step away from retirement the following year to be the founding dean for the School of Theology at Campbellsville University. The Jackson Seminar Room in the Montgomery Library at Campbellsville’s Louisville Education Center is named in his honor.

Jackson is preceded in death by his parents, Walter C. Jackson Jr. and Elsie Irene Watson Jackson and his younger brother, Robert Chalfonte Jackson. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jacqueline Jean Jackson; his sister, Carolyn Mae Jackson Elmore; his children, Jerri Leigh Jackson, Jeffrey Walter Jackson, Nanci Carol Jackson Ruby; and seven grandchildren, Jamie Wood Stuart, Colton Wood, Jeffrey Taylor Jackson, Christopher Graham Jackson, Thomas Blake Jackson, James David Ruby and Wesley Robert Ruby; and two great-grandchildren, Braydon and Georgia Stewart.

ZATORIA LEAVELL HILL (’15) and her husband, Zachary Wayne Hill announce the birth of their son, Maverick Charles Hill, Nov. 10, 2018 at 12:10 a.m. at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. He weighed 6 pounds and one ounce and was 18 inches long.

He joins a sister, Kailee. Her husband is an active duty service member with the United States Marine Corps. Mrs. Hill is a homemaker and former program assistant at the Child Development Center on base.  Address: 200 Vandeventer St., Oceanside, CA 92058. Email: marinemilso12@yahoo.com.

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KAREN FAWCETT, ATHLETIC SECRETARY, DIES AT 62

Karen Fawcett, former Athletics Administrative Assistant, passed away on Jan. 14, 2019. She was 62.

“Karen was a such a great lady, and I cherish the time we worked together in the athletic department,” said Vice President of Athletics  Rusty Hollingsworth.

“She was my right hand all those years before I was able to get a full-time assistant athletic director. She did it all from taking care of the swimming pool, selling tickets for home games, assisting coaches with their needs and having my back on a daily basis. She was an exemplary employee for this university.

 “Karen had a strong faith in Christ and her life was an example to all of us that worked with her. She loved her family very deeply, especially her grandkids. Her smile and laughter were contagious. Karen will be missed by so many of us that called her friend.”

Fawcett was hired at Campbellsville University on November 15, 2004 under the direction of Hollingsworth. In addition to assisting with daily duties of the athletic director’s office, Fawcett served as the administrative assistant to various sports teams.

An illness forced Fawcett to retire on Dec. 29, 2017. “It’s very hard to put into words what Karen Fawcett has

meant to the athletic department at Campbellsville University,” said Director of Athletics  Jim Hardy. “Karen was the face and voice that would greet everyone from coaches, athletes, parents and fans as they came into our main office in Powell Athletic Center. 

“I have witnessed her do so much to serve and help. Karen was a great example of a servant leader. She was also a great friend to me, and when I came to work in the athletic office she took me under her wing.

“Karen Fawcett will be greatly missed, but her legacy of service will go on for many years.”

“Karen inspired me on a daily basis,” said women’s basketball coach  Ginger High-Colvin. “Although she had rheumatoid arthritis and obvious signs of the disease in her feet and hands, she never complained.

“She was a great friend, a true friend. I miss our lunch dates, which consisted of stories and laughter and tons of inside jokes. If you were around Karen at all, it was obvious she was a God-fearing woman that loved her family deeply. She is definitely loved and missed!”

Fawcett is survived by husband, Bill; two children, Chad Fawcett and Lynde Landis; and two grandsons, Zach Fawcett and Will Landis.

FORMER MUSIC PROFESSOR RONNIESMITH DIED AT 83

Dr. Ronnie L. Smith of Amarillo, Texas, a former music teacher at Campbellsville College, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He was 83. His final resting place is in Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas.

“I have such fond memories of Dr. Smith and his family,” said Lisa Gupton (’82), who is a former music teacher in the Taylor County School System.

“When growing up, Dr. Smith was my minister of music at Lowell Avenue Baptist Church. At age 14, he allowed me to start singing in the Adult Choir. He was a dear friend and inspirational mentor. When I was a student at Campbellsville College, the Church Music Conference was flourishing.

“He was instrumental in preparing many young musicians for service in churches around the world. We stayed in touch through the years and had the opportunity to visit during the 2016 CU Homecoming. He was as jovial and kind as ever. I feel honored to have had his positive influence in my life,” Gupton said.

“He was our music director at Lowell Avenue Baptist Church in Campbellsville, where my father was pastor. He was such a joy. I can still hear his laugh. As I later went on to college, I had him as professor for two music classes. He was passionate about his music and very caring for his students. I cherish the memories of our families spending time in each other’s homes and even babysitting the boys,” Marilyn Beard Ash (’78) said.

Smith was born to Terry and Velma Smith on Feb. 2, 1936. He attended high school in Amarillo and attended West Texas State University where he met his future wife, Joyce Earley. The two were wed on April 4, 1958.

After completing his studies at West Texas, the couple moved to Fort Worth where Smith attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Following graduation, they lived in Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Texas and New Mexico before returning to Amarillo.

Smith was a professor of music, Baptist Church music director, tennis coach, player and avid fan.

He was a devoted husband and father who helped Joyce babysit and spoil his grandchildren. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he sang in the choir and worshipped his Savior. He always had a smile and loved everyone he met.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Terry and Velma, his wife, Joyce, and his brother Terry.

He is survived by his sons, Terry and Ron; grandchildren, Tabitha King and Michael Smith; and five great grandchildren.

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ANN ADELLE WHITE TUCKER (’40) Dec. 26, 2017, Horse Cave, Ky.

BEULAH “BEA” W. JEFFERSON (’41) June 23, 2018, Seaford, Del.

SOPHRONA “FRONA” HELEN CROOKE BILLETER (a ’43) Dec. 23, 2018, Campbellsville, Ky.

DR. MARY NEAL MORGAN CLARKE (’45) Nov. 22, 2014, Lexington, Ky.

SHERLEY VERTREES BACHTOLD (’46) July 26, 2014, Pensacola, Fla.

LUCY ELIZABETH ENGLAND (’46) Jan. 21, 2015, Campbellsville, Ky.

KATHERINE MURPHY BURRIS (’47) Jan. 4, 2018, Hustonville, Ky.

GILBERT LEON COULTER (’47) Dec. 12, 2014, Louisville, Ky.

ANNA MARTHA “MONNIE” WILSON (’47) July 21, 2016

AMOS LEWIS BOYD (a ’48) July 19, 2016, Louisville, Ky.

JOHN W. MILTON JR. (’48) Nov. 9, 2018, Harrodsburg, Ky.

HAROLD BALDWIN (’49) Feb. 9, 2019, Campbellsville, Ky.

DOLLY ANN FLOWERS SIMMONS (’49) Nov 11, 2014, Madisonville, Ky.

INA MAE CLAUNCH UNDERWOOD (a’ 49) Aug. 21, 2018, Lexington, Ky.

DAVID “MIKE” GREEN (’50) Nov. 28, 2018, Lawrenceburg, Ky.

ERMA LORENE ISABEL HORTON (’50) Feb. 6, 2016, LaGrange, Ky.

CHARLES NEWCOM JR. (a ’50) Jan. 14, 2015, Bremen, Ky.

ANNA “ANN” ELLEN ROBERTSON (’51) Oct. 26, 2018, Mount Gilead, Ohio

DONALD PRATHER BARKER (a ’52) May 24, 2015, Florence, Ky.

ELEANOR LOUISE ROGERS STEVENS (’52) Jan. 6, 2019, Bryant, Ark.

DR. FRANCES CAROLYN WALKER (’52) Dec. 28, 2018, Burkesville, Ky.

SHELBY JEAN “MAMAW” McFELIA ELMORE (a ’56) Feb. 20, 2016, Elizabethtown, Ky.

EUGENE “GENE” FAIR (a ’56) Nov. 14, 2017, Meadows Park, Tenn.

LEE OLUS BRONSTON WARF SR. (a ’56) Feb. 14, 2019, Greensburg, Ky.

ELLA LOUISE BROWN WOOLUMS (’56) Nov. 25, 2018, Lexington, Ky.

BONNIE SUE SEARS NEWKIRK (a’57) Nov. 16, 2014, Louisville, Ky.

STEPHEN MICHAEL SEBASTIAN (’74) Jan. 5, 2019, Waynesburg, Ky.

VICKI SMITH WETHINGTON (’74) Sept. 16, 2018, Oakland, Ky.

CLARA CORINE SMITH CARRICO (’83) Nov. 19, 2018, Springfield, Ky.

DAVID C. HYDE JR. (’86) Dec. 16, 2015, Cartersville, Ga.

TAMMY WADE KING (’88) March 19, 2019, Williston, Vt.

JUDY CAROL HARDEN PICKERELL (’88) March 14, 2019, Columbia, Ky.

STEVEN EARL LEROY (a ’98) Feb. 1, 2019,Campbellsville, Ky.

RICHARD E. MARDIS (a ’99) Nov. 6, 2018, Louisville, Ky.

MATTHEW CARNES HUMBLE (’04) Oct. 17, 2018, Russellville, Ky.

KAREN FAWCETT (a ’06) Jan. 14, 2019, Campbellsville, Ky.

JUSTIN ALAN BLANKENSHIP (a ’07) March 22, 2019, Honover, Ind.

COURTNEY CLIFTON BIVINS (’13) Nov. 11, 2018, Shawnee, Kan.

MAURICE DEVON HAYES (’19) Jan. 14, 2019, Harrodsburg, Ky.

J.B. CRAWLEY Nov. 8, 2018, Campbellsville, Ky. Campbellsville University Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree, 2007

DR. WILLIAM WALTER MARSHALL Jan. 22, 2019, Louisville, Ky. Campbellsville University Honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1988

THE REV. WENDELL ROMANS Jan. 18, 2019, Beaver Dam, Ky. Former Campbellsville University Trustee

BILLIE ANN HISLE SALLEE Aug. 9, 2014 Former cook at Campbellsville College

DR. KENNETH L. WALL March 5, 2014 Former Campbellsville Advisory Board member

DR. RONNIE SMITH March 19, 2019, Amarillo, Texas

DR. GILBERT TREDWAY Jan. 14, 2019, Jasper, Ind.

DR. WALTER JACKSON Jan. 11, 2019, Fullerton, CA

Full obituaries for these alumni, faculty, staff and coaches can be found at campbellsville.edu/alumni/campbellsvillian.

CARL A. TUNGATE (’57) June 27, 2015, Lexington, Ky.

RUSSELL H. BROWN (’58) Nov. 20, 2018, Wilmore, Ky.

JOY ELAINE HARMON HACK (a ’59) Nov. 2, 2018, Richmond, Va.

KENNETH RAY SMITH (’59) Feb. 25, 2019, Frankfort, Ky.

BARRY PHILLIP HAHN (’60) Dec. 9, 2018, Bradenburg, Ky.

CHARLENE FOWLER DANIEL (’60) Dec. 28, 2018, Thomaston, Ga.

THE REV. LEWIS HAYNES (’60) July 24, 2018, Columbia, Ky.

JIMMIE LEO STICE (’61) July 11, 2014, Glasgow, Ky.

RALPH SUMMERS (’61) April 20, 2016, Elizabethtown, Ky.

THERESA RUTH PATE (’62) June 16, 2014, Louisville, Ky.

JOSEPH “JOE” BANNA (’64) Nov. 29, 2018, Henderson, Ky.

PHYLLIS COOLEY (’64) Sept. 24, 2014, Stanford, Ky.

MARTHA “MARTY” HOUK McCLAIN (a ’64) Dec. 30, 2018, Frankfort, Ky.

THE REV. OTIS C. SKAGGS (’64) Nov. 8, 2018, Campbellsville, Ky.

SAMUEL THOMPSON SMITH (a ’64) Dec. 6, 2018, Glasgow, Ky.

MARGIE ELAINE BURTON COOLEY (’65) May 21, 2015, Columbia, Ky.

WENDELL MANN (’65) Nov. 14, 2017, Radcliff, Ky.

JAMES SETH CAMPBELL JR. (’66) March 25, 2019, Campbellsville, Ky.

DR. DONALD BRUCE CHESER (’66) Feb. 16, 2015

ROBERT STANLEY CHANEY (’67) Oct. 19, 2018, Bowling Green, Ky.

NELLIE L. CONROE (’67) April 20, 2014, Radcliff, Ky.

WILLIAM ALLEN “POPS” ROUTT (’67) May 3, 2017, Rome, Ga.

THE REV. SHARRION GAYLE PAYNE (’68) April 10, 2018, Jeffersonville, Ky.

ERMA LOU MORGAN BEWLEY (’70) July 7, 2014, Radcliff, Ky.

ALICE CAROL LOONEY CALEBS (’71) Dec. 5, 2014, Battletown, Ky.

JAMES HORACE “JIM” HOGAN (’72) July 27, 2014, Campbellsville, Ky.

ROSE MARY OSBORN PETERSON (’72) June 20, 2016, Loretto, Ky.

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Guess Who? This issue’s  Guess Who? is of two students working in room 15 of the Administration Building. Can you  guess  who the students are?  If you  guess  correctly, you will win a Campbellsville University t-shirt.  Contact Joan McKinney with your  guesses at   jcmckinney@campbellsville.edu, (270) 789-5214 or Campbellsville University, #787, 1 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY 42718. We will announce the winner 10 days after we receive the Campbellsvillian in the mail. Good luck!

MIKE MASON (’92), the first quarterback when football was

reinstated at Campbellsville University, visits Dr. Mark

Bradley, the Voice of the Tigers, during a football game.

DO YOU REMEMBER having classes under this big tree beside Montgomery Library? Dr. Joe Early Jr. teaches a class there several years ago.

PERFORMING AT AN EVENT ON CAMPUS (FROM LEFT): Chanelle Gardner Smith (a ’09), Rachel Crenshaw Tingle (’09, M ’11), MaryGrace Lee Chappell (’11), Erin Johnson (’10, M ’15), Carmen Drake Fields (’10) and Sarah Smith Hopper (’11).

SUZANNE MOBLEY BENNETT (’82) of Lexington guessed the correct person in the play Camelot in the last Campbellsvillian. The woman with RUSS MOBLEY was JANET FAULKNER. Bennett won the CU t-shirt. Mobley was King Arthur, and Faulkner was Morgan le Fay.

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FROM LEFT, Lady Beatrice, played by Hollie Nall, and Princess Winnifred, played by Diandra Sallee, take part in a dance during a party in “Once Upon a Mattress.” The play was performed by Campbellsville University’s Theater Department in the 2018 fall semester.

CU Photo by Ariel C. Emberton

JAY DAVIS, left, and Ashley Pennington, right, interview Campbellsville University’s mascot, Clawz, for WLCU TV/FM’s coverage of the 11th annual Derby Rose Gala.

CU Photo by Holly Jo Evans

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THE COLLINGSWORTH FAMILY performed in the Ransdell Chapel after the 11th annual Derby Rose Gala.

CU Photo by Ariel C. Emberton

FROM LEFT ARE: Dr. Donna Hedgepath, provost and vice president for academic affairs; Dr. Linda J. Cundiff, chair of the Department of Art and Design and professor of art, (1982-2018); Larry D. Creason, assistant professor of criminal justice and archery head coach, (2005-2019); and Dr. Michael V. Carter, president. Cundiff and Creason were recognized at their retirement luncheon.

CU Photo by Ariel C. Emberton

DR. JANET L. MILLER is recognized at the 2017 faculty staff recognition for 30 years of service to Campbellsville University. She has retired after teaching at CU since 1987.

CU Photo by Joshua Williams

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Samantha Graves & SylvesterSamantha Graves (’08), founder of Total Restoration Group, holds

her dog, Sylvester, in her office. Read more about her on page 12.