The Magazine for Alumni & Friends of Methodist College

Summer 2003 • Volume 44, Number 2

FeaturesFond Farewells Four faculty and staff members retiredrecently. Distinguished Professor ElainePorter, retiring after 40 years of teaching,shares some fond recollections.

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An Investment in DiversityA CEO of a major financial firm generously supports the College’s International Program.

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“I am here!”That’s a statement to proclaim boldly, according toDr. William Simpson, baccalaureate speaker at springCommencement exercises.

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Departments

Cynthia CurtisTom Maze ’93

Lee WrightBill Billings ’68

Bill ParishLindsey Stevens

EditorAlumni EditorAthletics EditorPhotographerPhotographerPhotographer

The Staff

About this Magazine

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Small College. Big Opportunities.

Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s

AccoladesPage 1

MC NewsPage 2

SpringCommencementPage 6

Family & FriendsPage 8

Monarch AthleticsPage 11

AlumNewsPage 13

MethodistMerchandisePage 16

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The Volunteers in MissionLaity and Clergy Teamsvolunteered their time and talents to renovateCumberland Hall thissummer.Your work is much appreciated!

Men’s Basketball CoachDavid Smith was recognizedas the 2002 – 2003 DixieIntercollegiate AthleticConference Coach of the Year.

College PresidentM. EltonHendricks (above)was honored bythe FayettevilleChamber ofCommerce withthe 2003Chairman’s Award.The awardrecognizes hissignificant serviceand contributions to the greaterFayettevillecommunity.

Barbara Beebe, coordinatorof library evening services,was awarded the E. J. JoseyScholarship Award. The award recognizes African-American students enrolledin American LibraryAssociation programs.

AthleticDirector BobMcEvoyhas beenselected torepresentthe 64schools

of the South Region on theNCAA Division III Men’sBasketball Committee.

The Reverend BenjaminWells, campus minister, wasordained as an elder in FullConnections at the UnitedMethodist Church AnnualConference.

Drs. Suzan Cheek andAndrew Ziegler, both of the Government StudiesDepartment, presentedpapers at the North Carolina Political ScienceAssociation’s Annual Meetingat Elon University. Theirpresentations were titled “ANationwide Survey of CityCouncil Women: Policy andPolitical Factors” and “Threatsto American NationalSecurity: A Bi-dimensionalModel,” respectively.

Head Football Coach JimSypult was the guest speakerat the Wing-T Football Clinicin Chesapeake,VA. He spokeon the “Fling Series,” aninnovative offense thathelped the Monarchs leadthe conference in yardageand scoring.

Peggy Hinson, professor ofart, won the first place awardin a national competitionsponsored by FayettevilleState University. Her pieceentitled “Current Works2003”was chosen from 300 entries.

Areas of campus were sprucedup through the hard work ofstudents, faculty and staffduring this year’s Show YouCare Day. Thank you formaking the campus a betterplace to live,work and play.

Silvana Foti, head of the ArtDepartment, was featuredalong with other artists in a celebration of animalsentitled,“True Tails on Cats and Dogs and OtherAnimals.”Proceeds from theshow went to the SPCA ofWake County, NC.

Assistant Professor ofPhysical Education HughHarling earned a Doctor ofEducation degree from NovaSoutheastern University.

Paul Wilson, head of the Theatre Department,appeared in the Cape Fear Regional Theatre’sproduction of the PulitzerPrize-winning Proof.

The Methodist College cheerleaders finished fourth out of 24 teams at the National Cheerleading Associationcompetition in Daytona Beach, FL.

Student Justin Rimbey(above, on right), a May 2003business and marketinggraduate from Darlington,PA, was awarded the 2003William P. LowdermilkStudent Achievement Awardby the Fayetteville RotaryClub.The $1,500 awardrecognizes the recipient’sacademic achievements,community service andethical standards. Dr.Lowdermilk presents thecertificate to Rimbey. Rimbeynow works for the College asthe director of recruiting forthe PGM Program.

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AcademicDeanAppointedON JULY 1, 2003,THE COLLEGE welcomed the

new Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean Dr.Philip Williams. He replaces Dr. Anthony DeLapa who retiredearlier this summer.

Williams comes toMethodist College fromGardner-Webb Universitywhere he served as theassistant vice president foracademic affairs and assistantprofessor of businessadministration. Reared inRoanoke Rapids, NC, he andhis wife, Sandra, have a son,Grant, who will attend PineForest Middle School.

Williams holds a JurisDoctorate from theColumbia University School of Law and a Ph.D. from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has alsoearned a Master of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts inEast Asian history from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a MoreheadScholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa.

His teaching experience includes posts at Gardner-Webb, UNC-Chapel Hill and Pfeiffer College where he taughtcourses in law, management, health care and businessadministration. He also practiced law for many years and wascorporate legal counsel for Sea World, Inc., in San Diegoduring the 1980s.

Williams is the author, or co-author, of two adult mysterynovels, four short stories, six children’s mysteries, a legalpractice handbook, and numerous academic journal articles,book chapters and textbook materials. He has extensiveresearch experience in the area of health services.

“Everyone has been most hospitable to me and myfamily,” Williams said. “I have been so impressed by thecompetence and diversity I see in the people at Methodist.That wide range of talent is extremely valuable whencreating a productive learning environment.”

Before moving to Fayetteville, he was a member ofEpiscopal Church of the Redeemer and the Boiling SpringsArea Rotary Club. His hobbies include travel, wellness,history, photography, spectator sports, puzzles and games.

PA Program Under New Leadership

MICHELLE HEINAN HAS BEEN NAMED the new director ofthe College’s Medical Science Division and PhysicianAssistant Program. Shereplaces Ron Foster whoresigned earlier this summer.

“I was familiar withMethodist’s PA program priorto coming here and I have agreat respect for the workthat has come before me,”Heinan said.“I know I havebig shoes to fill, and I findthat challenge exciting.”

Heinan comes toMethodist from East CarolinaUniversity where she wasthe interim chair andprogram director of the Physician Assistant program. She hasalso held a teaching post at the University of Findlay in Ohio.

Heinan earned a Bachelor of Science in PhysicianAssistant Studies from Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia. She went on to earn a Master of HealthAdministration from Cardinal Stritch University inMilwaukee,WI and a Doctorate of Education from NovaSoutheastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.As a physicianassistant, Heinan specialized in occupational medicine andfamily practice.

Originally from Wisconsin, Heinan enjoys music,swimming and spectator sports. She is an active member of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs and hasreviewed numerous scholarly articles and papers.

New Registrar Installed

DAWN CONGLETON PARKERHAS BEEN appointed theCollege’s registrar andacademic records manager.The Registrar’s Office isresponsible for all academicscheduling, records andcertification of graduationrequirements. Parker hasworked at the College forseven years in the Fine ArtsDivision and the Offices ofChurch and CommunityRelations. For the last twoyears, she served as theassistant to the registrar. A ‘99summa cum laude graduate of Methodist, Parker earned aBachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and iscurrently pursuing her MBA.

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Speaker Highlights Women’s Struggles

Dr. Genna Rae McNeil, a distinguished scholar,historian, author and archivist, spoke at springconvocation on the role of African-American womenin the civil rights movement. Her presentation waspart of Black History Month and was titled, “Sistersin the Struggle: Finding Your Voice and Using It.” Dr.McNeil is a member of the History Department at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill andauthored Groundwork: Charles Hamilton Houstonand the Struggle for Civil Rights.

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“Find yourown voiceand use it,use yourown voiceand find it.”

Methodist Expands Program OfferingsMETHODIST COLLEGE’S NEWEST MAJOR of

Occupational Environmental Management is nowenrolling students.The four-year program is designed toprepare graduates for positions in industry, government,mining, agriculture, public health, educational and researchorganizations.The major is the only one of its kind in thesoutheast. Students will learn to interpret and implementfederal, state and international policies, laws and regulationsgoverning safe, environmentally-sound, and legal industrialoperations.The curriculum is offered in the day program,MC at Night and on weekends. Graduates will earn aBachelor of Science degree with a concentration inregulatory compliance.The program’s director is CarlaRaineri, assistant professor of biology, who has been at the College for 11 years.

Students now have several new options when choosinga concentration within their major course of study. Majorsoffering new concentrations are:

Biology Conservation biology concentration—is for thosestudents with a passion for environmental biology, ecologyand the like.The curriculum emphasizes a field approach tobiology and prepares graduates for a variety of field biologydisciplines as well as graduate-level studies.

Health occupations science concentration—was designedfor students interested in continuing their education in thehealthcare field beyond a bachelor’s degree and who receivetuition assistance from the Veterans Administration.Thisconcentration is also the undergraduate preparation forstudents who are selected as Admissions Preferencecandidates for the Physician Assistant Program.

Business Management information systems concentration—focuses on educating students about the development anduse of information systems as decision-making and problem-solving tools. Students learn to think critically about aproblem, to consider managerial issues and to develop aninformation system that can re-engineer an organization andgive it a competitive edge.

Computer Science Computer art, multimedia andprogramming concentration—combines the technical andmanagerial side of computer information systems with artand design. It prepares students for work in businesses thatproduce computer technology products containing strongartistic elements and multimedia components such ascomputer games, computer-based training programs, kiosks,and web-based applications.

A FTER A YEAR’SHIATUS, the Southern

Writers Symposium willreturn to the MethodistCollege campus this fall on September 19 and 20.This will be the College’s17th symposium. TheFayetteville Observeris sponsoring theweekend’s activities.

The event is themedRegion, and will featurefive southern authors.Emily Wright, associateprofessor of English, isorganizing the event whichis open to the public.

The Speakers:Carman Agra Deedy is anaward-winning storytellerfrom Havana, Cuba. Herstories reflect not only thehardships of adjusting to anew culture but also therichness of her dual LatinAmerican and Southern heritage. Deedy is the author

of six booksfor childrenincludingThe YellowStar:The

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SIX AREA BUSINESS LEADERS werehonored at the 26th Annual Stock Market

Symposium, sponsored by the Center forEntrepreneurship of the Reeves School ofBusiness. Michael Ryan, a managing directorand chief fixed income strategist for UBSPaine-Webber, was the keynote speaker.

Fay and Robert A. Jones, Jr., owners ofJones Wayside Furniture, were honored withthe American Business Ethics Award.The twoare known for their personal service,compassion and flexible billing practices.

Local chiropractors Garry and TylerNelson received the Small Business ExcellenceAward for their contributions to thecommunity.The Nelson brothers supporthundreds of organizations, schools, athleticteams, churches and events through time and money.

The 2003 Outstanding WomanEntrepreneur of the Year Award went to

Pauline Harger, proprietor of North Carolina’sfirst Baskin-Robbins franchise. Harger openedthe store in 1969 with just seven employeesand grew the business to include locationsthroughout the state.

Methodist College trustee John Wyattreceived the Silver Spoon Award whichrecognizes successful business leaders whoweren’t born with the proverbial silver spoonin their mouths.Wyatt is the owner of ValleyAuto World and Valley Motors, franchisers ofVolkswagen, Mercedes Benz, Mazda, Porscheand BMW.

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College Contracts Police Services

Methodist College has contracted with theCumberland County Sheriff’s Office to providearound-the-clock campus law enforcement. Thechange took effect July 1st. One officer will patrol thecampus at all times and a supervisor will maintainoffice hours in the South Administrative ComplexOffice of Public Safety, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. Director of Public Safety Wilford Saunderscontinues to oversee the College’s 15 security officers.

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Legend of King Christian Xof Denmark, The LibraryDragon, Agatha’s FeatherBed, TreeMan, The LastDance and The Secret of Old Zeb.

Gary Hawkins, anindependent filmmaker fromThomasville, NC, has won numerous awards forhis two documentaries,The Rough South of HarryCrews and The Rough Southof Larry Brown. Hawkins iscurrently a visiting lecturerat Duke University.

Lucinda MacKethan is aprofessor of English at NorthCarolina State University andchair of the North CarolinaHumanities Council for2002-2004. She is the authorof The Dream of Arcady:Place and Time in SouthernLiterature and Daughters ofTime: Creating Women’sVoice in Southern Story.

Jon Smith, a nativeVirginian, serves as managingeditor of MississippiQuarterly:The Journal of

Southern Cultures. InDecember 2002, he directedthe joint American LiteratureAssociation/Society for theStudy of Southern Literatureinternational conference on “Postcolonial Theory,the U.S. South, and NewWorld Studies.”

John Shelton Reed isWilliam Rand Kenan, Jr.,professor emeritus ofsociology at the Universityof North Carolina, ChapelHill, where he was directorof the Howard OdumInstitute for Research inSocial Science for 12 yearsand helped to found theuniversity’s Center for theStudy of the American South.He has written or editedmore than a dozen booksand received a number ofprizes and awards, includingelection to the Fellowship ofSouthern Writers.

For more information on theSouthern Writers Symposium andthe featured authors, visithttp://www.methodist.edu/sws/index.htm or call Emily Wright at(910) 630-7551.

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Methodist to the outside world. I’ll never forget the chorus’s1996 tour of France and the French citizens thanking ourstudents for our soldiers’ sacrifices in World War II.

Q: Methodist College has honored you by namingthe Foreign Language Learning Center for

you. How does the technology used thereinenhance your ability to teach students howto speak a foreign language?A: It enables us to use videos to bring

French, Spanish and German cultureinto the classroom in a very appealing way.

Q: Do you have any particularplans or projects in mind for your retirement?A: I’m going to read, explore andenjoy life. It’s going to be quality,family time. My hobbies willcontinue to be the arts, travel andmusic. In the next year or two,we will move to our beachhome in Kure Beach.

FOUR COLLEGE PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED theirretirements this summer. Distinguished Service Professor

of French and Head of the Foreign Languages DepartmentElaine Porter served 40 years, Associate Dean and formerhistory professor Dr. Robert Perkins served 29 years,VicePresident for Academic Affairs and former professor ofeducation Dr.Anthony DeLapa served 14 years and Assistantto the President for Church and Community Relations andformer education professor Dr.Tryon Lancaster served 12 years.

The Board of Trustees named DeLapa, Perkins and Porter professors emeriti in honor of theiroutstanding contributions to the life of Methodist College.

Elaine Porter was interviewed recently by BillBillings, director of the Methodist College historyproject, about her 40-year career at the College.Porter and her husband Alan, a voice instructor,joined the Methodist faculty in the fall of 1963.

This is what Mrs. Porter had to say.Q:What do you consider your greatestaccomplishment(s) at Methodist?A: My committee work aschair of the Teacher EducationCommittee for 10 years andthe Library Committee forfive. I established a foreignlanguage honor society, adepartment newsletter, aFrench major in the EveningCollege, and a Francophonecourse entitled “History and Culture of theFrancophone World.” In the early 1990s, I helpedinventory and reorganize the LaFayette Collection.Q:What have you enjoyed most aboutMethodist College?A: A lot of very specialstudents, French and musicmajors primarily. Because welive in nearby Kinwood, theCollege was an extension offamily life for my two boys,Greg and David.Q: Are there any particularevents that stand out inyour memory?A: The most memorableevents were the concerts andconcert tours that connected

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Fond Farewells

In June, Methodistlaunched its newlydesigned web site. Thesite features a new look,a new menu system andaudience-specific pageswhere groups can findinformation tailored tomeet their needs. BizToolsOne, a Fayetteville webdesign firm, worked onthe project with theCollege’s webmaster andthe Offices of Admissionsand Public Relations. Visit www.methodist.edutoday to see the changes!

World Wide WOW

Lancaster Perkins DeLapaPorter

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Enjoy the JourneyMETHODIST COLLEGE GRADUATED 138 STUDENTS at its 40th spring commencement

May 10. Dr. Mary Dix McDuffie, a 1975 graduate of the College, was the keynote speaker.“I’m just like you,” McDuffie began.“As I sat where you sit today, I was filled with pride

and hope. I set goals for myself as I’m sure you have. I’m here today to encourage you to notonly know your destination, but to enjoy the journey.”

McDuffie said that instead of focusing on success,the graduates should concentrate on enjoying the moreimportant connections to God, family and friends. Sheprovided five steps to lifelong fulfillment:

1. Love your family; nurture your friends and faith.2. Do the right thing.3. Remember that attitude is everything.4. Give everything you do, everything you’ve got.5. Cherish laughter and joy.

McDuffie is the executive director of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement ofTeaching where she organizes seminars and workshops in the arts, humanities, science, health,

technology and otherappropriate topics foreducators around the state.The College honoredMcDuffie by awarding her theMethodist College Medallion.

Graduates and guestswere entertained with specialmusic by music majorChristian Baumgart.TheCollege awarded IrinaJorgenson, a December 2002graduate, this year’s L. StacyWeaver Award for academicexcellence, spiritualdevelopment, leadership andservice. LTC John Robbins,assistant professor of militaryscience, commissionedAmanda Ritz and DesireeSantiago-Spencer into theUnited States Army. Anothergraduate, Lou Wiggins,was recognized for hiscommissioning into theUnited States Marine Corps.Vivian Karanja fromKenya and Kleida Pani ofAlbania presented flags from their native countries to the College.

“I Am Here”

This year’s springbaccalaureate speaker,Dr. William Simpson,challenged graduates to boldly state toemployers, their parents,the college and theworld that “I am here.”He said that as newcollege graduates, it wastime for them to showothers that they wereready to move forwardwith vision and purpose.

Simpson went on to say that graduatescould rely on thepresence of God to seethem through all oflife’s celebrations andtrials. “God hascommitted to us that ‘Itoo am here’ and thathe will never forsakeus,” he said. “If Godbrings us to it, God willbring us through it.”

Simpson is thedistrict superintendentof the Rocky MountDistrict of the NorthCarolina AnnualConference. A studentof both Methodism andJudaism, he haspublished numerousarticles and books ontopics ranging fromministry to the aging,the Sabbath in Jewishtradition, Martin LutherKing, and the joy ofChristmas. Simpsonserves on the editorialboard of The LivingPulpit, a theologicaljournal, and has writtena hymn entitled “O GodBe Present in this Hour.”

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THE COLLEGE BEGAN ANEW TRADITION at this

spring’s graduation with theintroduction of the officialMethodist College mace.Amace is derived from themedieval period as a symbolof authority of the body thatgoverns an institution.

The top of the mace isadorned with the UnitedMethodist symbol of crossand flames.The globefeatures the College seal andis symbolic of the worldwideservice the College hasrendered, while the ribs of

the shaft represent eightgroups that support theCollege: The UnitedMethodist Church,trustees, administrationand staff, faculty,alumni, students,parents and publicand private groups.The cottonblossom at thebottom of themace is areminder of theinauguraladdress givenby the first

president of MethodistCollege, Dr. Stacy Weaver,entitled,“From CottonField to College.” Thestreamers containwords from theCollege’s alma mater.

The mace was given

to the College byR. Parker Wilson,distinguished serviceprofessor, emeritus, in

memory of his father,Martin Morehead

Wilson, and for the gloryof God.

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MethodistCollege Mace

Spring 2003 Graduates

Associate of ArtsAnne Archer, Maria Irizarry

Bachelor of ArtsDanny Acevedo;Amanda Anderson; Joacin Battle; MonicaChan; Holly Filas; Michelle Garcia, cum laude; VivianaGomez; Jane Leechford, magna cum laude; ReinaldoMontanez; Nadia Morgan, magna cum laude; Victoria Page,magna cum laude; Monique Raduziner, summa cum laude;Amanda Ritz, summa cum laude; Kristin Ziska

Bachelor of MusicChristian Baumgart

Bachelor of ScienceKara Alexander, cum laude; Andrea Allen, cum laude; PhyllisAllen, cum laude; Steven Andrews, summa cum laude;Jamey Armstrong; Linda Atkinson; Stacey Bell; Bud Benson;Audra Best; Brandon Blalock; James Bowie; Kirbie Britt,magna cum laude; Annmarie Brock, magna cum laude;Catherine Brock; Brandi Bronson; Carol Brown; David Brown;Michael Brown;William Brown; Edie Buchanan, cum laude;Kevin Caccia; Payton Capper, magna cum laude; Man Chan;Charles Christie, Jr., cum laude; Victoria Cleverley, cum laude;Cindy Clough, cum laude; Darrel Collins; Heather Collins;Angela Comstock-Bertog, magna cum laude; Matthew Cox;James Craft, cum laude; Justin Curlee, cum laude; CrastenDavis; Jeffre Dochow;Ashley Dubisky;Theresa Dwenger; Jin-Kyung Eun; Jonathan Eason; Paula Everett, magna cum laude;Sara Fontaine; Fredrick Ford; Michael Frammartino; Kimberley

Frederick;Alison Friend; Selenia Gainey; James Goeglein;Belinda Goff-Romero; Steven Gregory, cum laude; HeatherGriffin, magna cum laude; William Hawkins, magna cumlaude; Brandy Helm, cum laude; Paula Hester, summa cumlaude; Gussie Hilliard-Hanson; Melissa Hansraj, magna cumlaude; Kristin Hockaday, summa cum laude; David Hodges,cum laude; Shannon Hoffman; Juan Hurtado-Villa; NicoleJanson; Dwens Jean-Pierre;Vinson Johnson; Fred Jones, III;Vivian Karanja;Tara King;Ann Knowles, summa cum laude;Christopher Knowles;Valerie Latimer; Selena Lee; JamaalLegette; Kelly Lynch, magna cum laude; Kristen Manzo;Brandy McCollum; Brandon McIntosh; Kristy Melvin, summacum laude; Paula Miller; Emily Minton; Joseph Miriello;Brandon Mish;Ashley Monk; Malessia Nelson, magna cumlaude; Tara Nestopoulos, magna cum laude; Willie Nobles,Jr.; Christopher Novits; Lana Oliver;Amanda Ormandy; KleidaPani; Pragnesh Patel; Eric Peele, cum laude; Brandi Peterson;Michelle Petty; Jennifer Petty, summa cum laude; JamesPhillips; Justin Rimbey; Judith Rosbrook, cum laude; NicholasRose, cum laude; Tabitha Rudolph; Lyn Santos; Joseph Schott;Stephanie Shimerdla, summa cum laude; Carla Simpson;Brian Sims; Ekata Singh; Jennifer Sturcken; Betsey Tart; GlennTollevsen, Jr.;Valentine Ukandu; Shannon Wagner, cum laude;Marcie Waldrip, summa cum laude; Marybeth Warfford; MaryWest; Luther Wiggins; Joseph Wilkerson, cum laude; ChristinaWilliams;Andrew Yakovac, summa cum laude; NatalyaYakovleva, cum laude; Jaimie Young, magna cum laude

Bachelor of Social WorkElli Bray; Sheila Campbell, summa cum laude; Floyd Goods,III, magna cum laude; Debora Grant; Desiree Santiago-Spencer, cum laude; Jammie Starr

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MANY STUDENTSFROM AROUND the

globe desire to experienceother cultures througheducation. Unfortunately,many of them cannot affordto move to aforeigncountry andpay for schoolat the sametime. One man whounderstandstheir plight isShelby M.C.Davis, thefounder andCEO of DavisSelectedAdvisers, a major mutual fundand money management firmbased out of New York City.His support of internationalstudents climbs well into the millions.

In recent years, Davis has become a benefactor of Methodist College.Through his generosity, hehas helped several studentswith their college expensesand has opened newrecruiting doors for theinternational program.

Davis was introduced toMethodist College bySuthathip “Benz”Suanmali ofThailand, a graduate of a two-year, pre-university programcalled the Armand HammerUnited World College (UWC).A teacher named Judy Landhelped recruit her toMethodist. Land’s sister,Jeannie Boyd ‘69, and niece,Erin (Swink) Dzielecki ‘99, arealumnae of the College.

Then-director ofinternational programs

George Blanc, current dean ofstudents, was introduced toUWC by Land.“UWC attractssome of the best minds fromthe international community,”Blanc said.“I knew that an

associationwith theprogramwould help usimprove theoverall qualityof studentsthat we couldbring toMethodist.”

There are10 UWCschools

around theworld which offer theInternational BaccalaureateDiploma.To graduate,students must complete arigorous program ofdemanding academics, globalissues, community serviceand outdoor programs.

After one semester atMethodist, Suanmali facedfinancial difficulties, so shebegan looking for outsidefunding sources.Whileattending UWC, she hadlearned about Davis, who was one of the school’sbenefactors. She decided toappeal to him for help.

The appeal worked. In2000, Davis donated $10,000to Methodist College to beused as a scholarship forSuanmali and to pay for astaff member to travel to anyUWC campus to recruitstudents. Since that time,he has renewed, andcontinuously increased, hisinvestment in the collegeevery year.

“I am impressed with the College’s internationalprogram,”Davis said.“It hasdone a great job of making aplace for these students. I amblown away by the benefitsof diversity in education,society, the economy—everything. Methodist seemsto share that feeling.”

Methodist has recruitedfive UWC graduates, two ofwhom are currently enrolled.“Mr. Davis has made us

keenly aware of other ways to help our program,”said Magda Baggett, directorof international programs.“His philanthropy has helped us develop strategiesfor both development and recruitment.”

To learn more about Shelby M.C.Davis and his company, visitwww.davisfunds.com.

An International Investment

JudyLand and Suthathip“Benz” Suanmali atgraduation.

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Giving Made Easy(or A Good Idea from Don Leatherman, ’72)

FOR YEARS, METHODIST COLLEGE contacted me byphone or mail to support the annual fund and special

campaigns. I would be asked for either a specific amountor for my participation to increase our alumni giving rate.

It was not until I agreed to serve on the Alumni Boardof Directors that I realized just how much my gift meant. Itis true that every gift, regardless of size, directly benefitsthe College. But, the problem is that not enough gifts comein on a consistent basis.Also, one-time gifts tend to besmaller than gifts made over a period of time. So, I havedecided to change my giving method.

With monthly automatic bank drafts, I made a life-longcommitment to Methodist. Each month, my checkingaccount is debited and the College is assured of my gift. Itjust doesn’t get any easier than this. It’s convenient andhelps the College at the same time.

I urge you to consider this new giving method.Whetheror not you restrict your gift, it is easy on both you and theCollege, and will directly benefit students.Methodist College isa special place and together,we can help it grow.

To learn more about making gifts via monthly bank draft,contact the Development Office at (910) 630-7200.

Don Leatherman ’72 of Morehead City, NC, is the principal at HavelockHigh School.While at Methodist, he was SGA president and a memberof the baseball and soccer teams.

Laity Friends

The Laity FriendsAssociation suports theCollege in many ways.Members met in the springto hear updates on campuslife and to plan their up-coming projects. Back Row,L to R: Dr. WilliamLowdermilk, Lynn Arron,Jim Sanderson, Jim Warner,Henry Harriss, TryonLancaster, Eddy McDonald,Robert Self, Jim Harron,and Robert Frazier,chairperson. Front Row, Lto R: Kathryn Self, IsobelBeebe, Julia Warner, JoannHarron, Ann Faust, andRuth Cade.

Call for Nominations

2003 Alumni AwardsThe Alumni Association Board of Directorswelcomes nominations from alumni, faculty/staffand friends for the 2003 Alumni Awards presentedannually at Homecoming. All information must bereceived by September 1.

Send information to Alumni Office, MethodistCollege, 5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28311or tmaze@methodist.edu.

Distinguished Alumni AwardGiven to alumni for achievement in their profession and/or service of the highest order totheir community.

Outstanding Alumni Service AwardGiven for outstanding service and dedication to theMethodist College Alumni Association.

Outstanding Faculty/Staff AwardGiven to a faculty or staff member for excellence inteaching, involvement in the college communityand the local community.

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Scholarship Support

Dr. Brian Gentle, pastor of Haymount United Methodist Church and the Men’sBible Study present a check to President M. Elton Hendricks for the Hubert M.Willis Scholarship. Also pictured are Mr. Willis’ daughter, Rebecca Spade; herhusband, William Spade; their daughter, Elizabeth Vaughn; and members of theMethodist College staff.

Calling AllAlumni &Parents!

The annual FallPhonathon will kick offSeptember 22nd. Takeadvantage of thisopportunity to get toknow our students asthey enlist your help inmaking a difference inthe life of the college.

FamilyWeekend 2003

Family Weekend 2003has been scheduled forNovember 7–9. Makeplans to visit yourMonarch and enjoysome Methodisthospitality. Visit www.methodist.edu/parentsfor weekend updatesand other information.A complete schedule of events will be mailed to parents inSeptember. For moreinformation, call theParents Programs Officeat (910) 630-7169.

Dear Friends,Since 1955, the generous financial support from the

Cumberland County community has enabled MethodistCollege to offer excellent cultural, spiritual and academicprograms. Once a year, the Methodist College Foundationasks local citizens to help the college maintain andstrengthen its educational programs by making a donation to our annual fund.A little more than five months ago, onLoyalty Day, over 150 committed volunteers gave of theirtime to canvas the community asking for your help inmaking this day a success.Thanks to supporters like you,we have already raised $130,000. I am pleased that the story doesn’t end here because we are continuing to receive contributions to thisworthwhile cause.

I would like to encourage you to continue to support Methodist College.Your gifts havestrengthened our past; have supported our present; and give hope to our future.With yourhelp, Methodist College will continue to strive to make a lifetime of difference for our studentsand our community.

Thank you,Dr. Loleta Wood Foster, Trustee

Foster

For more information on supporting Methodist College, contact the Development Office at (910) 630-7200.

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Spring SportsRound-Up

Women’s Lacrosse 5-9

Men’s Track & FieldIndoor 2nd PlaceOutdoor 2nd PlaceMason-DixonConference

Women’s Track & FieldIndoor 6th Place Outdoor 4th PlaceMason-DixonConference

MonarchsStrong inPresident’s CupStandings

Methodist Collegeproved itself onceagain as an eliteathletic program in theDixie IntercollegiateAthletic Conference(now USA SouthAthletic Conference).For the second straightseason, the Collegefinished second in theDIAC President’s Cupstandings. This rankingrecognizes the topathletic programs inthe DIAC based onregular season finishesin each sport.

METHODIST COLLEGEWILL HAVE new

coaches on the athletic staff for the 2003-04 seasonwith the recent hiring of JillPenrose as women's lacrossehead coach and Kelly Brownas women's tennis headcoach. Penrose comes toMethodist after serving as an assistant coach atClaremont-Mudd-ScrippsColleges in Claremont, CA,while Brown comes toMethodist following a three-year stint at NCAA Division IAuburn University.

Penrose replaces BrianKruger as the Monarchs’lacrosse head coach. Krugerled Methodist to a 5–9 markthis season on an interimbasis. Penrose inherits abudding Methodist programthat has finished third in theDixie Intercollegiate AthleticConference (now USA SouthAthletic Conference) in each of its first two seasonsof competition.

"I’m definitely excitedabout the opportunity," said Penrose. "Methodisthas all the tools to makelacrosse successful. I thinkthis is a young team andeach girl really cares aboutthe program and making it better."

This is the first headcoaching position forPenrose at the collegiatelevel. In addition to her stintat Claremont-Mudd-Scripps,she has also coached at thehigh school and club levels.

Penrose attendedRutgers University, whereshe lettered four seasons forthe Scarlet Knights. Shehelped lead Rutgers to itsfirst-ever national rankingand NCAA Division INational Tournamentappearance in 1999.

"Coach Penrose bringshigh energy and enthusiasmto our women’s lacrosseprogram," said Bob McEvoy,director of athletics. "We areanxious to see her and ourplayers take our program toa higher level of success."

A highly successfulassistant women’s tenniscoach at the NCAA DivisionI level, Brown will nowdebut as a head coach at theNCAA Division III level. Shereplaces Goncalo Marques,who resigned last month.

"We are very excitedabout Kelly joining ourcoaching staff," said McEvoy."She combines bothoutstanding playing abilityand a solid coachingbackground. Her impact

New Coaches to Lead Women’s Teams

with our women’s tennisprogram will be immediateand positive."

A native of Buffalo, NY,Brown has considerableplaying and coachingexperience at the NCAADivision I level and in theSoutheastern Conference.In addition to coaching atAuburn, Brown played atKentucky, where she was a two-time qualifier for the NCAA Tournament indoubles and was selectedsecond team All-SEC indoubles in 1998.

As an assistant atAuburn, Brown helped theTigers rise from an unrankedprogram to 29th in thenation.This spring, Brownwas honored for her hardwork and dedication byreceiving the IntercollegiateTennis Association (ITA)South Region AssistantCoach of the Year.

Brown is a certifiedteaching professional,and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in marketingfrom Kentucky. She inheritsa Lady Monarch programthat has won two straightDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season andtournament championships.

Conference FYI

Effective July 1st, the Dixie Intercollegiate AthleticConference officially changed itsname to the USA South Athletic Conference. Tolearn more about the nine-school conference,visit www.usasouth.net.

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FootballDate Opponent Time9/6 Southern Virginia 1:0010/4 Emory 1:0011/1—Homecoming Chowan 1:3011/8—Family Weekend Greensboro 1:0011/15 Shenandoah 1:00

Men’s & Women’s Cross CountryDate Meet Time8/28 Clayton-Sykes Inv. 4:00

Men’s SoccerDate Opponent Time8/20 Barton 4:008/23 Virginia Wesleyan 3:009/13 Emory 3:00 9/14 Lynchburg 4:00 9/23 Randolph-Macon 4:00 10/1 Averett 3:00 10/4 Piedmont 3:00 10/15 UNC-Pembroke 4:0010/29 Greensboro 3:00 11/1—Homecoming Ferrum 2:00

Women’s SoccerDate Opponent Time8/20 St.Andrews 4:008/30 Ohio Northern 2:008/31 Virginia Wesleyan 4:00 9/5 Maryville 4:00 9/10 Guilford 4:00 9/24 Averett 4:00 10/2 Chowan 4:30 10/4 Piedmont 1:00 10/15 NC Wesleyan 4:00 10/20 Peace 3:00 10/22 Barton 3:00 11/1—Homecoming Ferrum noon

VolleyballDate Opponent Time8/29 - 30 InnKeeper/Methodist Inv. TBA9/17 NC Wesleyan 7p.m.9/26 Ferrum 7p.m.9/27 Christopher Newport noon

Averett 5p.m.9/30 VA Wesleyan 7p.m.10/8 Greensboro 7p.m.10/21 Chowan 7p.m.10/28 Meredith 7p.m.11/4 Guilford 7p.m.

For a team’s complete season schedule, visit the official web site ofthe Monarchs at www.methodist.edu/monarchs today!

Fall Home Schedules

Women’s Golf 2003 NCAA Division III Champions

Men’s Basketball (17-10) 2003 DIAC Co-Champions

THE ATHLETICPROGRAM at Methodist

College continued itswinning tradition as theWomen’s Golf teamcaptured the 2003 NCAADivision III Championshipand the Men’s Basketballteam became 2003 DIAC co-champions.Congratulations to bothteams. Other strongperformances by Monarch

athletes included the following:Men’s Golf, 5th Place,NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball(19-10), NCAA Division IIITournament AppearanceWomen’s Softball (38 -10),NCAA Division IIITournament AppearanceMen’s Tennis (12 -2)Women’s Tennis (10 -5)

Sports Teams ContinueWinningTradition

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Make Your Plans forMyrtle Beach GolfWhen: February 19 – 22, 2004 Where: The Villas at Myrtlewood Golf Course

This trip is open to all alumni, parents, faculty/staff and friends of the College. Play on three premier courses -- Grande Dunes, Pine Lakes Country Club and Myrtlewood

Golf Club. Contact Tom Maze ’93, director of Alumni Affairs, at (910) 630-7167 or e-mailtmaze@methodist.edu for flexible package options ranging from $99 to $269. Alumni willreceive information in September.

Myrtle Beach Trips, Inc. has agreed to donate a portion of all registration fees back to Methodist College to benefit the Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Alumni Events

Raleigh Area Pig-Pickin’Sunday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m.Host: Jerry Monday ‘71

Richmond Area Get-TogetherSunday, Sept. 28, 4 p.m.Host: John ”Chip“ Dicks ‘73

Look for information to arrive in the maillater this summer. Orcall the Alumni Office,(910) 630-7167.

“The idea of spending aweekend with friends that Ihadn’t seen since graduationwas the selling point ofgoing to Myrtle Beach.Whilethe golfers enjoyed time onthe courses, the non-golferswere able to relax.”

Leslie Antoniel ’99Lowell, MA

“What a wonderful way to share good times withgreat people that all sharea common bond— MethodistCollege. If you are lookingfor a good time, try comingto the beach or otheralumni events.”

David Radford ’78Durham, NC

“I have had a greattime at MyrtleBeach the past twoyears. It is a blastseeing friends fromthe 60s and alsogetting to knowalumni from othereras. Lookingforward to 2004.”

Malvern Barrow ’68Richmond,VA

Homecoming 2003

Mark your calendars now because we know…

Homecoming is October 31 – November 1 Class Reunions:

1968 1978 1993Visit www.methodist.edu/alumni for the schedule and other information. A complete registrationpacket will be mailed to alumni soon. For moreinformation call the Alumni Office at (910) 630-7167.

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Engagements

JOESEPH FUNKHOUSER ’99 isengaged to be married toRebecca Ireland on Nov. 22,2003.The wedding will takeplace in Richmond,VA.

Weddings

JAMES WALTER SPENCE ’72and MARY ELIZABETH RAY ’73were married on March 8,2003, in Fayetteville.

BRIAN BISHOP ’94 marriedMaggie Hartman on Dec.28, 2002.The couple nowresides in north Chicago.

JEANETTE GRAHAM ’94married Aaron Sampson onJuly 19, 2003, at the 82ndAirborne Division MemorialChapel.The couple resides inFayetteville where Jeanette isemployed as an accountantat the College.

DANIELLE MILES ’96 andSTEVE YOUNG ’99 weremarried on March 22,2003.The couple resides in Fayetteville.

NATE JUMPER ’98 andJENNIFER LOESEKANN ’01were married on June 21,2003, at First PresbyterianChurch in Fayetteville.CHERYL LOESEKANN ’90served as a bridesmaid.

JAMELLE USHERY ’98 marriedZerlina Gardner on July 19, 2003. DERRICK JOHNSON’95 served as best man.The couple resides in Griffton, NC.

DENISE SHUEY ‘99 married EricSaunders on March 30, 2003.The couple lives in Marion, IN.

KEVIN LAVERTU ’01 andBRANDI BYRD ’99 weremarried on Dec. 28, 2002.Thecouple resides in Fayetteville.

JOHN P. LITTLE II ’02 marriedChristel Peaden on June 28,2003, at St.Andrews UnitedMethodist Church.The coupleresides in Asheville, NC.

JESSICA ST.ANDREWS ’02married Richard Smith, aformer student, on Dec. 28,2002, in Louisville, KY.ANNETTE MAYNOR ’02 servedas maid of honor.

Births

PAMELA (JOHNSON) BRIDGE’92 and her husband, David,announce the birth of theirsecond child,Annika Marie.She was born Dec. 20, 2002.Their son, Logan, is now two.

MICHELLE (KARL) DERKOWSKI’92 and her husband, David,announce the birth of theirsecond child, Lauren Adell.She was born Feb. 10, 2003.

CATHY (CLAYTON) DAVIDSON’93 and her husband, Jeremy,announce the birth of theirdaughter, Anna Grace. Shewas born June 7, 2003,weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounceand was 20 inches long.

TRACY (MANESS) HUBER’93 and her husband,Darren, announce the birthof their son, Hayden Davis.He was born June 16, 2003,weighing 6 pounds, 8ounces, and was 191/2

inches long.

MICHAEL ROCHELEAU ’94 andhis wife, Mary, announce thebirth of their son, MitchellGill, born Feb. 1, 2003.

PAUL and KERRY (OLIASTRO)BOEHM ’95, ’95 announce thebirth of their third child,Madden Edwin, March 29,2003.Their other children areAshley, 4, and Gunnar, 3.

RYAN FARAGO ’95 and hiswife, Denisa, announce the birth of their first child.Matthew David was bornSept. 21, 2002, weighing 8 pounds and was 191/2

inches long.

JENNIFER (PAYSON) WALTERS’96 and her husband, Steve,announce the birth of their daughter, Kathryn Ann. She was born Feb. 13,2003, weighing 8 pounds,13 ounces and was 211/2

inches long.

ERIC and ERIN (HAWKINGS)RHEW ’97, ’97 announce thebirth of their first child.Bransen Steven was bornJan. 3, 2003, weighing 6pounds, 7 ounces and was181/2 inches long.

CHRIS and ASHLEY (JONES)EAVES ’98, ’98 announce thebirth of their son, JustinScott, on April 25, 2003. Heweighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces.

KAREN (BETTENCOURT)HOLLAR ’98 and her husband,Scott, announce the birth oftheir first son, Michael Scott.He was born May 9, 2003weighing 6 pounds, 4 ouncesand was 201/2 inches long.

Class Notes

1970PATRICIA (GRIGGS) DENEALof Monticello, IL, recentlybecame the proud grand-mother of Elizabeth KathrynYoung on Jan. 9, 2003.

MARSHA PARKER was electedvice president of First CitizensBank in New Bern, NC.

1971JERRY MONDAY retired thispast March as revenuedirector for the City ofRaleigh. He worked with thecity for 32 years.

1974JAMES M. CHESNUTT, III, ofRaleigh, is now a supervisorfor adult probation andparole with the NorthCarolina Division ofCommunity Corrections. Heand his wife also have twonew grandchildren namedAlex and Blake.

JOHN EARNHARDT recentlywrote in to say hello. He ispresident of C.K. Earnhardtand Sons based in Albemarle,NC. He and his wife,Angie,have two daughters namedKelly and Adrienne. Johnstill loves to hunt and fish.

1975LEE WARREN was recentlynamed the register of deedsfor Cumberland County.Warren, a real estate agent,served as a county

PATTI WISNIEWSKI

’02 married JimFeipel on Feb. 22,2003. The couplenow resides inBowling Green,OH.

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commissioner for 11 years—three as chairman.

1976STEVE DRIGGERS waspromoted to area director of retail and indirect sales for SunCom. Previously hewas the Fayetteville marketmanager. He is responsiblefor all sales operations ineastern North Carolina.

1979LYNN (GRANGER) BAILEYrecently released a new CD titled “Across the Sea.”

1988BRETT KILGORE and his wife, Kristen, have beenmarried for 16 years and have two sons named Jeffrey and Matthew.Theylive in Talbott,TN where he is doing post-graduatework in public admin-istration at East TennesseeState University. He is also a city management and public safety con-sultant in Tennessee andNorth Carolina.

1989JOE FRANNA is a teacher and coach at Southlake HighSchool in Clermont, FL.

1990BYRON PRITCHARD hasrecently joined the ChristianBrothers Quartet based inFayetteville. He is also aproducer, engineer andbackground vocalist withMill West Studios.

MARY BETH SMITH waselected as a vice president of First Citizens Bank inRaleigh. She will oversee the bank’s Human Resource Center.

1992MICHELLE (KARL) DERKOWSKIlives in Chicago and is aregistered marketingassociate for Smith Barney.She would love to hear fromclassmates and friends atmderkowski1@aol.com

ROB and SUSAN (CHERRY)FOREMAN ’98, ’92 along withtheir son, Jason, relocated to Boiling Springs, NC inFebruary. Rob is the directorof residence life at Gardner-Webb University while Susan is a teacher at UnionElementary School. Robworked at Methodist Collegein the residence life officefor 91/2 years.

JEFF HAWES has been namedChairman of DevelopmentalCoaches for the NorthCarolina Division of theUnited States ProfessionalTennis Association. He is the director of tennis atAlamance Country Club in Burlington, NC.

LORIE (SANUITA) STUMP waspromoted to the rank ofmajor in the United States Air Force Reserves in March2003. She is currently theIMA to the 96th ServicesCommander at Eglin AirForce Base in Florida.

1993VALERIE HAREL is living in Melbourne, FL, with her husband, Mig. She is a database administrator with RCMA, a Head StartOrganization.

1994THOMAS BUCKNER recentlywrote in to say hello andwould love to hear from his friends and classmates.He can be contacted at

thomas.buckner@stocksupply.com.

STEWART KERR recentlycompleted an orthopaedicsurgery residency in SanDiego.He is currently workingat the Uniformed ServicesUniversity of the HealthSciences in Bethesda,MD.

BILL MINARD is currently the defensive coordinator and assistant football coach atMcPherson College in Kansas.

MIKE MOLTER received aMaster of Science Degree in Administration inInformation ResourceManagement from CentralMichigan University on June 12, 2003.

1995SCOTT ELLENDER wasrecently named head golfprofessional for courses onethrough six at PinehurstResort and Country Club.

1996BRIAN BRIGGS is currentlyliving in Salisbury, MD withhis wife, Christy, anddaughter, Hannah Elizabeth.He is a teacher at WicomicoMiddle School and is pursuinga master’s in mathematicsfrom Salisbury University.He welcomes e-mails atbrianbriggs@comcast.net.

KRISTA (HANSON) HERMANNreceived a master’s degreefrom Loyola College. Shecurrently lives in Bel Air, MD,with her husband, Ron. Sheis the department chair ofspecial education at HarfordTechnical High School.

FRED VAN STEEN is the head golf professional atPine Hills South Country

Club (formerly ChicoraCountry Club) in Erwin, NC.

1997LEON CLARK recently landeda role in the movie “SpecialUnit Police Squad FlyingDragon.” The film is currentlyon release in China.

CYNTHIA SMITH was awardeda North Carolina PrincipalFellow scholarship in 2002and is currently pursuing amaster’s degree in schooladministration at FayettevilleState University.

ADAM WOODLIEF is anengineer with UNC-TV. Hepreviously worked withWRAL-TV in Raleigh.

1998JOHN ELLINWOOD washonored by the FayettevilleChamber of Commerce,Fayetteville TechnicalCommunity College, and the American ManagementAssociation for completionof their partnership programrecognizing individuals recently promoted to amanagement position.

1999KRISTA SCOTT received aMaster of Science Degree in Administration inInformation ResourceManagement from CentralMichigan University on June 12, 2003.

AMY ROBERSTONSTANISZEWSKI is living with her husband,Tim, inHawaii. She works with theHonolulu Symphony in thedevelopment department.They also have a son named Carson.

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THOMAS WOOLDRIDGE livesin Atlanta and will be startingin a joint Juris Doctorate-Ph.D. program at SouthernIllinois University this fall.

2000CAROLYN LAWRENCErecently received a Master ofScience Degree in GeneralAdministration from CentralMichigan University on June12, 2003.

2001MELISSA ANNE CAIN recentlyappeared in the HBO featureYou’re Next. She also appeared in a feature on the Christian Network,Dear Angry, and will playMrs. Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank in an east coast tour of the NorthCarolina Theatre.

CHAD COLLINS won hissecond consecutive First City Classic in Savannah,GA, on the NGA HootersGolf Tour. To learn moreabout the tour, log on towww.ngahooterstour.com.

SCOTT DREXLER recentlyreceived a Master of Science Degree inAdministration in HealthServices Administration fromCentral Michigan University.

JESSICA KUPPER graduatedwith a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education with a concentration inStudent Affairs Administrationfrom Clemson University on May 9, 2003. She is thecommunity director at theUniversity of Maryland,Baltimore County.

KEVIN LAVERTU is the newgeneral manager at BaywoodGolf Club in Fayetteville.

ANTOINETTE SCOTT-JACKSONrecently received a Master of Science Degree inAdministration in HealthServices Administration fromCentral Michigan University.

2002JAMIE BENNETT is workingfor West NottinghamshireCollege in England asdirector of coaching for thesoccer program.

MELODY DAILY is anaccountant with the firm of Michael D. Mitchell in Fayetteville.

MELODY DARK received oneof 16 scholarships awardedannually by the NCAA tominority student-athletesentering their first year ofpostgraduate studies. She isnow pursuing her master’sdegree at UNC-Pembroke.

LEE GLENN has been namedthe head men’s basketballcoach and head men’s andwomen’s golf coach atPiedmont College inDomerset, GA.

GONCALO MARQUES is the new director of juniordevelopment for thePortuguese Tennis Federation and Junior Davis Cup of Portugal.

JEREMY PRIEBE is a healtheducation teacher at NickJerald’s Middle School in Fayetteville.

AlumniAssociationBoard ofDirectors

Travis D. Alfrey '96Leslie R. Antoniel '99Sylvia Tartt Boland '82Lynn M. Carraway '71Jamie L. Danjoint '01G. Gordon Dixon '66Randy Egsegian ‘84Nona D. Fisher '88Jamie Glass '91John T. Harris '81Stacey L. Holzinger '96Beverly P. Honeycutt '67Robert A. Jones, Jr. '69James E. Justice '94Mark C. Kendrick '83Earl D. Leake '73Donald F. Leatherman '72Bryan May '92Lea R. Metz '99Stanley D. Mozingo '87Rodney C. Parker '00Betty Neill Parsons '64David L. Radford '78Krista L. Riley '91Dwight Sheppard '75Michael A. Stone '92Rebecca S. Strickland '77Cal J. Violette '84

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Calendar of EventsCalendar of Events

September 8

Fall Convocation 11 a.m. Reeves Auditorium

September 19–21

Maus Piano SaleReeves Auditorium (910) 630-7100

September 19–20

Southern Writers Symposium (910) 630-7551

October 2–5

Theatre Performance TBA (910) 630-7100

October 8

First Annual Student Am GolfTourney Baywood Golf Course $22 per person (910) 630-7200

October 27

Womack Lecture Series Dr. Carol Meyers, Duke University 11 a.m. Science Auditorium2 p.m. Clark Hall Auditorium (910) 630-7072

October 31 – November 2

Homecoming Weekend (910) 630-7167