COVENANT CDuner Winter, 1979

Table of Contents

4 Letters From the Presidents 7 Statement of Purpose

8 A God-directed Faculty 9 Students With Purpose

12 The Facility 13 Stewardship

13 The PCA and Covenant College 15 Administration and Board of Trus tees

Covenant College discriminates against no one in regard to sex, handicaps, race,

ethnic or national origin .

7-78: a landmark year for Covenant College . It was a year of record enrollment, of record giving .. . a year of build· truction and campus develo ar whe a new denomination

oward joint governance of the precedented growth. It was also

sition from one president to another. us in reviewing this year of abundant

Looking back over the past year has the greatest meaning in the cont xt of the previous thirteen year . Covenant College moved to Lookout Mountain in 1964 with 145 students, a large hotel to be renovated, 27 acres of land and a mountain ized mortgage . Cov nant College stand today a a great witness to the vitality of the Christian faith and God's faithfulness. It stand b cause of the continuous support and hard work of many great and generous people-friends, faculty, taff, tru tees, student and churches.

The college has h Id firm to th faith on which it was founded. It grew and prospered during th turbulent i ties and early seventies. The a sets were increased from $425,475 to $2,875,000. Major new building - library, dormitory, physical education, and now the chapel-fine art --have been added to land holdings now totaling more than 1,000 acres. Phy ical education playing fields, art facilities and parking area have al o been add d.

Accreditation ha b n achi ed, library re ourc expanded, faculty and tudent body

nlarg d and the quality of all academic programs upgraded. All accumulated op rational indebtedne ha be n paid off and a modest ndowment of $300,000 e tablished . A ma t r plan for the future ph y ical growth of the coll ge ha been developed and revised.

Th respon e and generou outpouring of friend , foundations and churches in upport of the work of faculty, s taff, trust es, parents and alumni have been a great bl ing to me through the year .

Th Lord ha blessed u all in our efforts to establish and maintain a Chri tian college. It has and will continue to demand the be t that all of us can bring.

A I close my term as President, I commend the college and its future to all of you; I encourage you to give the same high level of support by yo ur influence, your gifts and your prayers that I have received. You, the college and the Lord's work have been great blessings to all the Barn s family. May we go fo,rward with faith and with confidence.

~]J Marion D. B mes Past President, 1965-78

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I can only rejoice a I am reminded of the Lord' goodne s to Cov nant College over the past years. I thank Him for His continual faithfuln s . Although l watched the 1977-7 year unfold as pr sid nt-elect, l took a vital interest in everything that happened during the past year.

ow it is time to look for ard, and many alumni and friends f the c llcge ha e asked me what I believ the future direction of the coll ge should be . This question come as areas urnnce that th se alurnni and friend ar still cone rncd about the di tinctively hristian education vvhich Cov nant offer .

By God' grace, I hope to hold firmly to the tat m nt of purpo c of the college and to

consi t ntly \,vork out th implication of our nwtto, "In all thing ... Chri l pre-eminent, " (Col. 1:1 ). I will att mpt to continue to maintain our stance as a college committ d to an evangelical, Reformed doctrinal po ition . Th Bib] will continue to be vie\ cd as the in pi red word of God and will b the ource of truth by which the college e aluat s all di cipline , is u , and tr n d .

The basic po iti n which the college has taken over the years have resulted in growth and great bles ing. I beli ve that the Lord will continue to bl our ffort a we eek fir t Hi kingdom and His righteousness .

I will be working to in ere a e enrollment and to keep steady the flow of gifts and grants for the operating budget. These two aspects of our work, student recruitment and financial development, present tremendou challenges. I urge your prayer support and personal involvement in both areas .

Jesus said that if our faith is a a mustard seed, we will have the power to move mountains. Our mustard seed should blossom as we look at the Lord's goodness and faithfulness in the past. The blessings of the 1977-78 year should remind us that the Lord is able to provide abundantly for His people.

I hope that you will become increasingly acquainted with the Lord's work here at Covenant College, and I invite your full participation in the important months to come.

//L~rE:h President, 1978-

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At Covenant, where we are continually thrown on the Lord's mercies, we are reminded constantly that we must remain faithful to the Christian purpose with which the college began. This is not possible without the energetic work of faculty members and students, as they seek to improve an ever expanding academic program.

Keepi.'1g to a statement of purpose is a constant challenge; it requires daily discipline and enduring commitment. We must regularly check to see if we are fulfilling om purpose--our reason for being here.

The following goals a.re outlined in the Covenant College Statement of Purpo e, and there are two things at Covenant which make this statement workable:

The first is that the statement is based 011 Biblical truth. The statement of purpose begins, "The college is committed to the Bible as the Word of God written." Th.rough the truth of the Scriptures we can see all other areas of life. The statement goes on to list four basic aims of the college:

1) to see the creation as the handiwork of God; 2) to acknowledge the fallen nature of ourselves

and of the rest of creation and to respond in view of tJ-te renewal which begins with Christ's redemption;

3) to reclaim the creation for God and redirect it to the service of God and man;

4) to think as Christians about culture; Important goals? Yes! They provide Covenant's

reason for existence! They are based on Scriptural truths!

But how to reach these goals? This leads us to the second point:

The statement of purpose is workable because God enables His people to do His will. Day by day through the last year, we saw Him sustain His work. Whether it was through a stirring chapel speaker, a devoted teacher, an aspiring student, a careful administrator, or a faithful friend of the college, God was our enabler 1

The purpose of Covenant College is stated in its motto-"That in all things Christ might have the pre-eminence" (Col. 1:18) . We acknowledge Christ pre-eminent as the creator of all things, as the redeemer of men fallen into sin, as the touchstone of all truth, and as sovereign ruler over all areas of life.

Join with us in seeing how the Lord enabled His work to be done in an exciting way at Covenant College in 1977-78.

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A God-directed faculty . .. The essence of a college or university in the

European tradition consists of the college library and the college faculty . Although we are not ready to limit it quite that much at Covenant, we can see the importance of a highly qualified, God-fearing faculty at a Chri tian college .

In 1977-78 we saw our profe or having an effect on our students ' lives . In the Covenant classroom, ideas were offered and con cience molded .

A 1975 alumnus, now a mi ionary in Chile, said this about hi years at Covenant. "It created a mind et for me . It was a ensitizing thing, and it gave me a

whole different perspective on life-especially my mi sion work. ow I notice things others don't notice ." ow this graduate will be a different kind of mi ionary becau e of hi year at Covenant, and he credit it to one Biblical tudie profes or.

Thi te timonial is consi tent with our idea that what is really important i the teacher student relationship . We may have wonderful facilities and burgeoning curricula, but what happens between the profe sor and the student ha the most lasting impact.

Our 32 faculty members (20 of whom have earned doctorates) , are led by Dean of Faculty Dr. icholas P. Barker. Dr . Barker happily points out that 1977-78 brought faculty approval on new guidelines which provid a solid base for d ciding on our future academic programs, a well a changes in our current program . As the college grow , our program offerings will have to grow, and the e guidelines should enable us to choos tho e programs which are mo t con istent with our overall purpose.

While such general theoretical work was being done, though, more specific developments were taking place :

Dr . Barker accepted an appointment for the spring semester to speak as a guest lecturer at the eight participating coll ges in the Association of Reformed Colleges. He addressed the faculties of Calvin College, Central College, Dordt College, Geneva College, Hope College, orthwestern College, Trinity Christian College, and, of course, Covenant. Entitled " A Christian Position on Aesthetics," the lectures drew an excellent response. Dr. Barker was the fourth in a series of Christian scholars sponsored by the ARC.

The college developed a two-year Associate of Arts degree for those students in the Pre- ursing program. The program enables students to earn a degree before they begin specialized nursing training. Other curriculum improvements included the addition of a course in library science.

A unique psychology tour/class got underway in

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June . Nine students, under the leadership of Dr. Michael Rulon, Associate Professor of Psychology at Covenant, traveled 8,800 miles to several western states to visit psychological clinics, hospitals, and a psychology convention. They visited a number of college and university campuses along the way . Students, some of whom represented colleges other than Covenant, earned six hours credit for the trip, and Dr. Rulon anticipates further use of the "moving clas room ."

Dr. Paul Gilchrist, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, spent a fall semester sabbatical studying in I rael. Year-long sabbaticals for 1978-79 were gran ted to Mr. Craig Parker, Assistant Professor of Music, and Dr. Henry Krabbendam, Associate Professor of Biblical studies . Due to these vacancies on the faculty, more part-time professors have been sought out. The re ult has been a bolstering of our business admini tration program.

We thank the Lord for these and other developments which evidence the Lord enabling his people to do His will . Can you agree? Let's look now at some more of these people-the studen ts-that the Lord sent to us in 1977-78.

'' ... he who sows bounli fully

shall also reap bountifully ... for G d loves

a chee~ _____ giver.'' II Corinthians 9:6-7

It is important to realize that Covenant College could not continue its work without the prayerful and sacrificial financial involvement of many people throughout the world, who share our vision. We publish this "thank you" for that partnership, so that you may be encouraged by the other members of the body who are involved in making the ministry of Covenant College possible. We are particularly thankful for the more tnan 500 new investors who joined our efforts this year. We thank you all again for your very vital interest.

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Alumni Giving Rev. William R. Wolfgang Mr. Edd T. Fuller

by Classes 1968 Mrs. Janet R. Reed Barney Mrs . Kathy Neal Mrs . Linda Crawford Bragdon Mr. Lyle E. Jones

1957 Miss Joanita V. Cutten Miss Sidonie Brooks Mrs . Pam Lancaster Queathem

Mr. Philip C. Olin Miss Sandra M . Campbell Mr. Rex C. Lieffers

Mrs . Jane Brooks Young Mrs . Penny Sheraton Clark Mrs. Jean Harrison Lieffers

1958 Mrs. Gail Kern Barker Mr. R. B. Fite Mr. Jerry W. Moore

Mr. E. Allen Duble Mr. James P. Goebel , Jr. Mrs . Linda Mossbarger Moore

Rev. Raymond J. Wright Mr. David A . Hammond Mrs. Claudia Kinch Peters

1960 Mr. Paul Davenport Mr. Art R. Harman Mr. David C. Willey

Rev. Bruce Fiol Capt. Joseph Jenkins Mrs . Alma Clark Williams, Jr.

Mrs . Dorothy Gray Frett Mrs . Sarah Sue Woods Jenkins Mr. John C. Wilson

Mrs. Miriam Malkus Jones Mr. John A. Ledden, Jr. 1972 Mr. Timothy Belz

1961 Mrs . Judy Kesselring Fiol Rev. Gerald P. Malkus Mrs. Sharon Barr Belz

Mr . David Fiol Mrs . Pam Seymour Malkus Mrs . Laurie Wilson Bowles

Mr. William G . Ketterer Mr. Fred Orne Mr. David Canfield

Rev . Thomas L Maher Mrs . Janis Woll Putnam Mr. James Coad, IIl

Rev. Robert 0 . Wolf Mrs . Karen Pierce Sandhoff, Jr. Mr. George W. Farquhar

1962 Mr. Joel Belz Mrs . Faith Adams Scheer Mr. Thomas Farr

Miss Alice Davis Rev. Jan Senneker Mrs . Lorraine Brown Frick

Rev . Robert E. Edmiston Mrs . Cathi Anderson Van Wechel Mrs. Shirley Dickson Hawks

Lt. J. Robert Fiol Mrs. Patty Cochran Wilson Mrs . Diane Cross Hight

Mrs . Marcia Mainland McHargue 1969 Rev . William Acker Rev. Charles Holliday

Mrs. Shirley Heyes Woodson Dr. David R. Barnes Miss Barbara ). Ingelse

Mrs . Patricia Smith Wright Mrs. Robbie Stigers Donaldson Mr. Philip H. Lancaster

1963 Miss Phyllis Crooks Mrs . Shayne Stroop Fite Mr. Gary Lindley

Mrs . Eleanor Rowan Fiol Mrs. Kathleen Hanes Goebel , Jr. Rev. Paul Meiners

Mr . Arthur Scott Mr. Thomas Kennedy Miss Donna Overbeck

Mrs . Sara Dieffenbacher Mr. Ron E. McNutt Mr. Stan Peters

1964 Mr Richard T. Beckloff Mrs . Grace Wallis Marsh Dr. Robert S. Rayburn

Mr. J. Howard Christ Mrs. Collette S . Grady Mynatt Miss Eleanor Soltau

Mr. Charles R. Cox Dr. Stephen Sligh Miss Priscilla Strom

Mrs . Myrna Kaufmann Cox Mrs . Nikki Oppert Stanley Miss Virginia Strom

Rev . James Cox Mrs . Linda Laverell Tedford Mrs. Nina Voshell Watts

Mrs . Raymond H . Dameron Rev. Thomas Troxell Mrs. Sharon Collins Withington

Mrs . Kay Gibson Dunlap Mrs . Sheriann DeGroot Van Dyke Mrs. Lois Lydia Cordes Wolf

Mrs . Carolyn Donaldson Long 1970

Mrs . Linda Cromer Vaughn Mr. Steve Young

Dr. John S . Muller Rev . George H. Birchler 1973 Miss Claudia Allender

Mr. Dick Reiter Mrs. Darlene Boenker Birchler Miss Judy Anderson

Mrs . Ruth Anthony Romani Ms . Dawn A . Cadwell Mrs . Mary Jo Bryson

Miss Judith E. Sanderson Mr. Donald P. Davis Mr. G. Craig Burdett

1965 Mrs. Colleen Smith Beckloff Mr. John Deffenbaugh Mrs. Denise McKinley Collins

Mr. Mark Belz Mrs . Lynda Buckalew Deffenbaugh Mr. Richard Crane

Mrs. Linda Cole Belz Mr. Jim Freeman Mrs. Bonnie Crawford Dull

Mr. Lawrence J. Birchler Mrs . Brenda Lee Fuller Mr. Anthony Johnston

Mrs . Marjorie Mauger Blocher Mrs . Dixie Davenport Hammond Mr. Stephen D. Lawton

Mr. David Bragdon Dr. Bradley Harris Mrs. Patricia Sussman Lindley

Mr. H . Paul Emerson, Jr. Miss Eunice M. Johnson Mr. Jay A. Lykins

Mrs . Sarah Stigers Lambert Mrs . Susan Shelley Kuyers Miss Miriam MacNair

Mrs. Diane Rose Miller Mr. John A. Ledden, Jr. Mr. Tony J. Marcano

Mrs . Karen Luther Olin Rev. Frederick T. Marsh Mr. D. Scott Martin

Mrs . Sharon Christ Scott Miss Lu Ann Mattson Mr. Rod S. Mays

Mrs. Beverly Moore Ulrich Mrs . Carolyn Weildraayer Parker Mrs . Nancy Elliott Mehne

1966 Mrs . Jan LeRoy Barnes Mrs. Helen English Piatt Mrs. Cathy Elmer Peterson

Mrs. Roberta Morris Birchler Mrs. Linda Clifford Plummer, Jr. Mrs. Deborah Wentling Swanson

Mrs . Roberta Kennedy Birchler Miss Lou Ann Serjak Miss Jacqueline Kay Tebben

Mrs. Earlene Stewart Christ Mr. Larry Stanley Mr. James Wildemann

Mrs . Dorothy Dorien Scott Miss Linda Titmus Mrs. Carol Starzer Wildemann

Mr. Ike Keay Mrs . Jean Holliday Troxell Mrs. Judy Shelley Willey

Mrs . Linnea Rayburn Pett Mrs. Margaret Meiners Vander Hart Mr. Douglas Withington

Mr. Dennis L. Shaw Mrs. Carol Martin Wright Mrs. Lucy Black Wykoff

Mr. Dean A. Stortz Mr. Joseph Zellner 1974 Mr. Nathaniel Belz

1967 Mr. John H . Barnes 1971 Mrs. Martha Westover Acker Mr. Kenneth B. Gamer

Mr. Robert S. Birchler Mrs. Carol Jackson Belz Mrs. Nancy Evers Gilmour

Ms . Frances J. Bragdon Mr. William H . Bragdon Mrs. Patricia Gibson Gorman

Mrs. Arlene Wetzel Cadwell Mrs . Linda Warsing Bragdon Mr. L. Kim Hight

Mrs . Roberta Birchler Collison Mr. David H. Bryson Mrs. Linda Mustoe Johnston

Dr. C. Allan Henry Miss Nancy J. Cooke Mr. John P. MacGregor

Mrs . Barbara Yan Wechel Henry Mrs . Sandra Shoop Cox Mrs. Liz Mahlow Meiners

Mrs. Mary Margaret Peterson Pyle Mrs. Martha Freel DeMarco Mrs. Priscilla Johnson Olson

Mrs. Audrey Sneller Reinsma Miss Dorothy J. Donehoo Mrs. Steven K. Schoof

Mrs. Trudy Hall Schrader Mrs . Rosalie Shelley Flot Mr. Andy D. Shaw

Mr. Stephen Van Wechel Mr. Charles M. Frick Mr. Dale Simpson

Mrs. Sue Shirley Simpson Mr. Eric J. Stanton Mr. Darrell C. Stewart Mrs. Margaret Noe Stewart Miss Rebecca J. Stigers Mr. Jeffrey M. Talley Mrs. Esther Armes Talley Mrs. Gayle Watts Voshell Mr. J. Patrick Winning

1975 Miss Sherri Aslakson Mrs. Joyce A . Austin Miss Dorothy Baker Miss Louise Baker Mr. William P. Barker Mrs. Prudence Vagt Barker Mrs. Robyn Lutz Crane Mr. Kenneth L. Dull Miss Karen L. Farbo Miss Janie Sue Hauck Mrs . Nikki King Holler Mrs. Debbie Barres Holliday Mr. Alan L. Joseph Miss Debbie Lancaster Miss Anna Leonard Miss Lisabeth Jo Mentgen Miss Rebecca J. Peters Mr. Kirk A. Phillips Mrs. Pam Daniels Polk Miss Arlene Rynearson Mrs. Pamela Murphy Shaw Mr. Peter Shaw Mr. Gordon Sluis Mrs. Barb Alta Stanton Miss Sandra Vollbracht Mrs. Louis J. Voskuil Mr. Kenneth E. Webb

1976 Mr. Phillip Alston Mr. Michael R. Barrett Mr. Michael L. Cromartie Miss Mary A. Dale Mr. Kenneth C. Ingraham Mrs. Sharon Hagan Jewett Miss Sally Kay Mr. Terry Kelly Mr. John S. Kennedy Mr. Michael C. Lathe Mr. Brian J. McRae Miss Lauretta J. Moll Mrs. Kathleen Marsh Morrison Mr. William A. Nash Miss Karen Nilson Mrs. Barbara Elliott Osborn Lt. Peter B. Polk Mrs. Priscilla Swayne Puz Mr. Blair Ribeca Mrs. Susan Stein Ritzel Mrs. Beth DeTroye Schoof Mrs. Jennifer Steele Sedjo Miss Elizabeth A. Strom Mr. Charles J. Struck Mr. Doug Swagerty Mr. Randy Trader Mrs. Barbara Ann Timmer Vermeer Mr. Gary Waldecker

1977 Mr. Philip 0. Barnes Mr. Andrew Belz Mr. Michael L. Camp Miss Carol Clark Mrs. Sheryl Cross Farquhar Mrs. Dorothy Henry Farr Mrs. Ginger Ellis Garner Miss Deborah Ferrero Grooms Mr. Donald B. Harding

Miss Lelilani Hight Mr. J. Peter Hill Mrs. Cheryl VanStelle Hill Mr. Wesley N . Home Mr. David · w. Hunt Mrs. Debbie Wing Kelly Mrs . Hendrick Krabbendam Mr. Thomas R. Larson Mr Ralph Mareno Mr. Mark R. Mollenkof Mr. Keith Moore Mr . Guy W. Purcella Mr. Da~d Raih Mrs. Ruth Stanton Raih Mrs. Debbie Carroll Reynolds Mr. W . Eugene Stevens Mrs. Loi.- Clough Swagerty Mrs. Bunnv Martell Yon Der Heide Mish Lisa Welton Mr. Mark Wilson Mr. Dale Wykoff Miss Cynthia E. Young Mrs . Mary Simmons Zellner

1978 Mr. Christopher Allen Miss M. Jessica Blankenship Mr. William Cairns Mr. David Cadwell Mr. Lewis Codington Mr. Ronald W. Dunton Mrs . Amy Cochran Dunton Mr. Charles Gale Mr. Barry G . Hamer Miss Ruth McRae Miss Nancy L. Newton Mrs . Wendv Wood Ribeca Miss Nancy Roland Mr. Thom~s F. Rowan Miss Elsbeth Schaffers Miss Rebekka Strom Mr. Daniel J Theune Mr. Jeffrey Warsing

1.979 Mr. Lee Armfield, Ill Mr. Phillip Hibbard Mrs . Renee Prosch Horne Mrs. Karen Dickerson Mareno Miss Barbara Whitnah

1980 Mrs. Debbie Duble Cairns Anonymous

Parents and Friends of Covenant College Mrs. Edwin W. Abbot (Chella U.) Mrs. Edwin W. Abbot (Jessie U.) Eleanor Abbot Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Abercrombie Chaplain and Mrs. Robert Ackley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S . Adams Mr. and Mrs . Robert G. Adams Mrs. Andrew Aibner Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alberda Mr. Winifred M. Aldrich Cathy L. Allen Rev. William Alling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Allman Dr. James L. Alston Mrs. Phillip Alston Mr. Boyd H. Anderson, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Anderson

Mr. and Mrs . Clarence P. Anderson

Mr. Paul 0 . Anderson Mr. and Mrs . William C. Anderson Rev. and Mrs Dominic Aquila Mrs Lee Armfield, Ill Mr . and Mrs . Glenn L. Arnold Dr. and Mrs . Jack L. Arnold Mr. and Mrs . Robert B. Ashlock Rev . and Mrs. Richard P. Auffarth Rev. and Mrs . Robert F. Auffarth Mr and Mrs . Leon H. Auger Miss Cirrena J. Aukerman Miss Joyce Aument Dr. A. Kenneth Austin Dr . and Mrs Kenneth E Avis Mr and Mrs . R. G . Avis 1\1r and Mrs Elwood Baas Mr. and Mrs . David W Ba1T Mrs . Cleo R Baker Dr and Mrs . Jerry Baldwin Mr . and Mrs . J. F. Barker J . W Barker Mr. and Mrs T R. Barker Dr William S . Barker Miss Lucille Barlow Mrs . Charles and Wayne Barnes Mrs . David R. Barnes Mrs . Frances V Barnes Dr and Mrs Marion D. Barnes Rev. and Mrs Harr,· F. Barnett Mr and Mrs F C. ·Barrows Mr . Irvin H . Barrows Mr. and Mrs . Ben F Barton Mr and Mrs . Howard E. Battle Chaplain and Mrs . Stan Beach Mr and Mrs . Robert C. Beattie Mr F Weslev Beattv Mr. and Mrs . Alberi J. Becker Ethel M Beehner Mr . and Mrs . Harry K Beers Mr and Mrs. Henry H Bell, Jr Mr and Mrs . Jack F. Bell Miss Josephine Bell Margaret M. Bell Rev . and Mrs . William H Bell, Jr . Rev . and Mrs . Max Belz Mr. and Mrs . D. L. Bennett Mr . William H. Bennett Mr . and Mrs . Stephen D. Benton Mr. and Mrs . Carl J. Berndt, Jr. Mr. William R. Berry Dr. and Mrs . Eberh~rd F. Beseman Mr . and Mrs. Charles C. Bettinson Mr. Paul Betz Genevieve Bigger Mr. and Mrs . David R. Bingham Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Bishop Mr. and Mrs. William S. Bissell Rev. and Mrs. Glenn T. Black Miss Mildred I. Black Mr. and Mrs . Edward E . Blacka Mr. Elmer J. Blair Mr. and Mrs. Harold E.

Blankenship Mr. Richard H. Blocher Mr. and Mrs . Roger K. Bloemers Mr. and Mrs. Gustav L. Blomquist Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Boehme Rebeca Bolivar Dr. and Mrs. Harry Boonstra Miss Ida Julia Bouck Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen

Rev. Canon Robert T. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Harold J . Bowman Dr . and Mrs . Walt Bowman Mrs. Carl 0 . Boynton Mr. and Mrs . L. P. Bradley Mr. Everett M. Bradshaw, Jr. Rev . and Mrs . George R. Bragdon Mr. and Mrs . Larry L. Bricker Mrs . Francelia Bridgewater Mr. and Mrs . Mark Brink Mr. R. J. Brinton Mr. Calvin W. Bristley, Jr. Mr. Frank A. Brock Mr . and Mrs . W. E. Brock, III Mr. and Mrs . Rowland R. Brooks Rev . William J. Brooks Mr. and Mrs . George S. Brown Mr. Herman B. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Jeffrey L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Lavergne Brown Miss Margaret E. Brown Mr. and Mrs . Rex A. Brown Rev. and Mrs . Robert B. Brown Mrs . Sarah N . Bruce Mr. and Mrs . George Bryan Mr. and Mrs . John T. Bryant Mrs . Ralph E. Buckalew Mr. and Mrs . Claude Bunzel Mrs . G . Craig Burdett Mrs . A. Burkart Mr. and Mrs. Eugene D. Bums Mr. T. T. Bush Mr. and Mrs . David P . Byers Mr. and Mrs . Carl L. Cadwell Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cairns Mr . and Mrs . Donald A. Calabria Mr. and Mrs . Joseph E. Calabria Dr. James Caldwell Mr. Robert H. Caldwell Mr. Gordon R. Calvert Mr. William L. Camenisch Mr. and Mrs . Robert D. Cameron Rev . and Mrs . F. Sanders Campbell Dr . and Mrs . John C. Canfield Mr. and Mrs . S . G. Carmichael Mr. and Mrs. W. Eugene Carroll Mr. Lee H . Carson Mr. and Mrs . J. 0 . Carter Mr. Paul B. Carter Mrs . W. C. Cartinhour Mrs . Marcellus Cason Mr . Dewey Cave Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cerullo Mr. Jae Chambliss Mr. E. Y. Chapin, Ill Mrs. E. Y. Chapin, Jr. A. Z. Chapman, M.D. Miss Dorothy Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Chartrand Dr . and Mrs. Richard C. Chewning Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Chobot Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Christ Mr. and Mrs . Gerald B.

Christensen Mr . and Mrs. Ronald H.

Christensen Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H . Cilley Dr. Gordon Clark Mr. Raymond W. Clark Mr. and Mrs . Thurman B. Clarkson Mr . and Mrs. Donald R. Clayton Mr . and Mrs . Charles D. Cilibum

Dr. and Mrs . James F. Clifton Mrs . Ralph E. Clough Mr. David Clouser Mrs . N . A. Cochran Rev . Bruce A . Coie Mrs . Walter G . Coker Mr. and Mrs . Anthony E. Colaiuta Mr. John S. Colbert K. Coleman Mr. and Mrs . Ben Collins Mr . Jerry L. Collins Mr. and Mrs . Norman S . Collins Rev . and Mrs . Winslow Collins Mr. Hugh C. Collison Mabel Cook Mr. and Mrs . Ross E. Cook Mrs . Edward M. Cooper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Jack R. Cooper Mrs . Ellen S . Cox Miss Janet A. Craig Rev. and Mrs . John Crane Mr. David Crawford Mr. and Mrs . William P. Crawley Mr. and Mrs . A. W. Crayne Mr. and Mrs . Harry T. Crispell Rev. and Mrs. David E. Crocker Marie Croneberger Mr . and Mrs. James L. Cross Mr and Mrs H C. Crumpacker Mr James Cummer Mrs . Sally M. Cummings Mrs . I. M. Dameron Rev Raymond H . Dameron Mr. and Mrs . E. W. Dare Mr. and Mrs . Carl A. Darger Rev. and Mrs. C. Don Darling Mrs. Harry Darr Mrs . Frances T. Daughterty Mrs. Paul Davenport Mr. and Mrs . Charles Davidson Ruth Bates Davidson Mr. Henry Davies Elizabeth Davis Jeanette C. Davis Mr. and Mrs . Wilbur Davis Mr. and Mrs . John T.

DeBardeleben Mr. and Mrs . Elmer DeBlaey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Decosimo Mr . and Mrs. Frederick DeFako Mr. and Mrs . George H . DeGraaf Mr. Anthony DeMarco Mrs . R. DeMans Mr. and Mrs . Roger DeMaster Mr. Randy DeMichel Mr. Robert Dempsey F. William Den Dulk, M.D. Gilbert Den Dulk, M .D. Mr. and Mrs . Edward V. Dengler Mr. and Mrs . David G . Denning Mr. Sam Derr Mr. and Mrs . Pieter J. Desmit Mr. William Dever Miss Edna M . Devlin Mr. and Mrs . Rimmer DeVries Mr. and Mrs . Marinus DeWitte, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Donald R. Dickson Mrs . Ignatius DiGuardia Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry Dilatush Mr. and Mrs. Wayne N . Dilks Dr. and Mrs . E. Archer Dillard Dr. Richard A. Dillard Mr. James M. Dixon

Mrs. J. M. Dockery Dr . Charles W. Donaldson Rev. and Mrs . Lorrin Donaldson Mr. Ray Doreian Rev . and Mrs. John Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. David Doughty Mrs . Ernest Drescher Mrs . E. Allen Duble Mr. and Mrs . E. G . Duble Mr. and Mrs . Philip J. Dudt Mr. Robert S . Duggan, Jr. Mr and Mrs . J. Donald Dull Mr. John DuPlap Rev . and Mrs. Robert W. Dunn Mr. and Mrs . Alan Gary Dunn Mr and Mrs . Myron L. Dunton Dr. and Mrs . F. S . Dyrness Miss Nancy R. Dyrness Rev . and Mrs . F. Seth Dymess, Jr. Mrs . S . 0 . Ebanks Mr. and Mrs. R. George Eberwein Rev. and Mrs . Earl Eckerson Mr. and Mrs . Charles Eckardt Mr. and Mrs . Mildred M.

Edel mayer Rev. and Mrs . Charles Edgar, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Leonard W. Edge Mrs Robert E. Edmiston Rev . and Mrs . Albert G.

Edwards, lI1 Mr . and Mrs. Benjamin F.

Edwards, III Dr. and Mrs . Keith J. Edwards M. G . Edwards Miss Mary R. Edwards Mr. and Mrs . P . W. Edwards Mr. and Mrs . Dale L. Eisenreich E Tait Elder Mr. and Mrs. Richard H .

Ellingsworth Rev. and Mrs . Edwards E. Elliott Rev. and Mrs . Charles H . Ellis Mr. John B. Ellis Dr. John C. Ellis Mr. and Mrs . Alfred A. Ellison Rev. and Mrs . Homer Emerson, Sr . Mrs. Horner P. Emerson, Jr. Ms . Lisa G . Emory Mr. and Mrs. John Engle Rev . and Mrs . Theodore H .

Engstrom Mr. Charles E. Ensign, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Francis H . Erdman Dr. and Mrs . Martin Essenburg Mr. and Mrs . Steve G. Estes Mr. and Mrs . J. H. Etheredge Mr. Robert F. Evans Mr. and Mrs . George H. Evert Miss Margaret R. Fairchild Estate of Betty C. Fancher Rev . and Mrs . Glenn A. Fearnow Dr. and Mrs . Maxine Bright

Feemster Mrs . Viola Fenton Mr. and Mrs . Ralph R. Fesmire Mr. and Mrs . George H . Fielding Mr. and Mrs. States R. G . Finley Dr. and Mrs . Charles H . Finney Rev . and Mrs . Frank Fiol Mrs . J. Robert Fiol Mr. and Mrs . Delmar A. Fischer Mr. and Mrs . Haden A . Fleck Mr. Michael T. Flot

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Flury, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Gary S. Flye Cora Fahey Mr. and Mrs. Evan Folland Rev. and Mrs. Stephen B. Ford Mr. and Mrs. E. Boyce Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Dwight P. Fox Mr. and Mrs. William Frame Mr. and Mrs . E. Newell Franks Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Franks Miss Rosellen Jean Franks Rev. Calvin Frett Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frett, Sr. Mr. R. 5. Frey Mr. T. Cartter Frierson Mr. J. Burton Frierson Mr. and Mrs. L. Eugene Fullerton Mr. Lester D. Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fulton Mr. Charles Gaige Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Gale Mr. and Mrs . Douglas J. Gallagher Mrs . William J. Galloway Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gambold Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ganziano Mr. and Mrs. John Garland Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Gates Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Gay Mr. Richard Geenen Mr. G . Howell Gerow Mrs. Ruth B. Gerstung Rev. and Mrs. G. R. M. Gilchrist Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Gilchrist Miss Geraldine Gill Mrs. W. D. Gilman, 111 Mr. Neil Gilmour Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Godwin Miss Elsie Godwin Mr. and Mrs. James P. Goebel Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Golden Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goldsborough Mr. and Mrs . Charles H. Golt, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Gorline Mr. Robert D. Gorman Ms . Lynne Goudzwaard Mr. and Mrs . Maurice Goudzwaard Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grady Elizabeth T. Grady Mr. William Graf, Jr. Dr. and Mrs . Donovan L. Graham Margaret A. Graham Mr. and Mrs . Earl F. Gray Mr. and Mrs . Olan Gray Mr. and Mrs. Bill C. Greenwalt Miss Constance Grier Mr. and Mrs . Gerald M. Grim Mr. and Mrs. Frank Growchowaski Mr. Edgar W. Groh Mr. George J. Groh Mr. Joseph M. Grooms Lt. Col. and Mrs. William W.

Hague Miss Maude E. Haines Mrs. Hal Hall Dr. and Mrs. William H. Hall Dr. and Mrs. John Hamm Mr. and Mrs. W. Carroll Hammel , 1

Mrs . Arthur Hampton Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Hard Dr. and Mrs. Linda B. Hardwicke Mrs. Georgia Dorner Hargrave Mr. and Mrs. Willard Harrnelmk Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harmon

J. Harper Mrs. DeSales Harrison Mr. J. Frank Harrison Mrs. Rosemary Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Trapier K. Hart Rev. and Mrs. Robert Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. John Haveman Mr. Reeves W. Hawks Mr. C. N. Hayes, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hayes, Jr. Mr. William P. Hayes Mrs. Arthur C. Heberer Mr. Russell H. Heddendorf Mr. Robert J. Heerdt Mrs. R. Heist Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Hekman Mr. and Mrs. Arden G. Henderson Mr. William Herd Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Herrema Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Hesselink Mrs. Gertrude E. Heubach Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Hibbard

:1 Miss Audrey E. Hickish J Miss Ina Jane Hickish

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hill Rev. and Mrs. John E. Hill Mrs. J. J. Hill, Jr. Mr. Stuart Hill Mr. and Mrs. W Bernard Hill Mr. Victor M. Hilliar Mrs. F. L. Hipp Miss Iva Hitch Mr. and Mrs. Todd Hitzeroth Mr. and Mrs. Franklin C. Hitzeroth Rev. J. Kemp Hobson Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Hodge Mr. William E. Hodgins

T Willa Hogan

l Mr. and Mrs. John P. Holland Mr. Mark W. Holler Mr. and Mrs. William E. Holler Rev. C. B. Holliday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hooker Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Hopper Mrs. Joe T. Hopper Mr. and Mrs. H. Clinton Hom Mrs. Kenneth Homer, Jr. Rev. Richard Homer Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hornsby Mr. and Mrs. Richard Houck Mr. Robert C. Houpt C. Houston Mr. and Mrs. James B. Houston Mr. and Mrs. James H. Houston Mr. and Mrs. John A. Howell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D.

Huffaker, Jr. Mr. Homer H. Hughes

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1 Dr. Harold L. Hull · Rev. and Mrs. John Hunt

Mr. Randall B. Hunt Mrs. Robert C. Hunt Rev. and Mrs. Roger Hunt Ms. Helen Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Edward S.

Huntington Mrs. Hasseltine G. Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Huston

• Mrs. Sam A. Hutcheson Mrs. Herbert H. Iaggi Mrs. William A. Ingersoll, Sr. Mr. James B. Irvine, Jr.

Mr A. Irwin Mr. and l\1rs Harold E. Irwin Mr. and Mrs . Harry E. Ives Mr. and Mrs Laurence L.

Jackson , Jr Mr. H . R. James Mr. and Mrs William T . Jarrett Mr. 0 . H . Jekel Mr. and Mrs James E. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs Robert Jenkins Mrs. Franklm H. Jervis , Jr. Mrs. D. Ashley Jewell Mr Philip Jewett Dr. and Mrs . Andrew John Mr Peter John Mr. George Johnson Mr and Mrs Iver L Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Joseph W

Johnson , Jr Mr. and Mrs . Richard C. Johnson Mr. and Mrs Robert A Johnson Mr. and Mrs George 5 . Johnston Mr. and Mrs . Summerfield K

Johnston Mr. and Mrs Gerald Jones Mr. Harold F Jones Mr. and l\.lrs l\.lelvrn E. Jones Mr. and Mrs orman 0 . Jones Mrs. D Ashley Jules Mr and Mrs James Kalleen Besse D Kauffman Bill Kaufmann Mr and Mrs James J. Kaufmann Mr. and Mrs . William L. Kee Mrs. Ike Keay Mr Ben1amin F. Keefer Mr Duane Keenan Miss Margaret H. Keene Dr. and Mrs . J. C. Keister Mr. and Mrs . James T Keller Rev . and Mrs . Edward L. Kellogg Mr. and Mrs Edward Kellogg Mr. and Mrs . J. Leslie Kemp Mr. and Mrs . Frederick W .

Kennedy Mr. James Drake Kennedy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kennedy Dr. and Mrs . N . M. Kennedy Mrs . Thomas Kennedy Miss Mildred Kem Mr. and Mrs. Paul W . Kern Mr. and Mrs . R. Bernard Kerr Mr. Scot Kersgaard Mrs. William G . Ketterer Miss Bernice Killiam Dr. and Mrs. G . Howard Kimball Mr. Ken Kimball Mr. and Mrs. John E. King Col. and Mrs . Monroe Kirkpatrick Mrs. Ivan J. Klein Mr. Earl Klinger Mr. and Mrs. George M .

Knebel, Jr. Mr. Charles M. Kneisley Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Knibb Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Knipe Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Kokulis Mr. and Mrs . Richard H . Korb Dr. Hendrick Krabbendam Mr. and Mrs. Mark A . Kramer Mr. and Mrs . Jan L. Krankota Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Krause Rev. and Mrs . Carl R. Kreisel

Miss Renee Kreisel Mr Jack Krues1 l\.lr Lawrence W Kunkle Mr. and Mrs . John M. Kunkle Mrs . A Kusmanoff Mr Calvin L Kuyers Bettv Jo Weber LeBahn Dr ·and Mrs . George R Lacy, Jr. Re, and Mr, . Harold 5 . Laird Mr. and Mrs. Robert W Laird Rev Roger Lambert Mr and Mrs T 0 . Lancaster Mr and Mrs L T Lanz Mrs . Thomas R Larson Mrs . Michael C Lathe Mr and Mrs E D Latimer Mr. and Mrs C D Latta Mr. and Mrs John Laudenslager Mr and Mrs . John A Ledden Mr john Leigh Barbara J. Leik Mr . and Mrs Joseph D. Lengyel Mr and Mrs John A. Lerch Mr and Mrs J B. Lewis l\.1r and Mrs Lunard Lewis Mr. and Mrs . Robert H . Lewis Donna Under Mr. and Mrs Winston A Lmdley Rev. and Mrs John A . Little Miss Debra Litzsinger Mr and Mr~ John D Loeks . Jr . Mr. Lloyd O Long Mr and Mrs Howard \,\ Long Mr and Mrs . Kwock C. Loo Dr and Mrs John E. Lothers, Jr. Ms Elizabeth J Love Mrs . Mildred Love Mrs . Francis Otis Love Rev. and Mrs Mark L Lowrey, Jr Mr Paul Luciano Mr. and Mrs . Max Luikart Mr. Joe E. Lyda Mrs . Jay A. Lykms Mrs. Craig M . Lyon Mrs . Anna K. McAdoo Mr and Mrs . Robert H . McAlister Miss Eula McCam Miss Ida H . McCain Mr. and Mrs . David McCarty Mr. and Mrs . Franklyn McClintock Miss Baird McClure Mr. Cyril D. McConnell (Deceased) Mr. and Mrs . Hugh A.

McConaghie Mr. john E. McDonald, Jr . Mr and Mrs . John R. H .

McDonald Dr. and Mrs . Fletcher McDowell Jane McDowell , M.D. Mr. and Mrs . Daniel E. McElwain Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robert

McFarland Mr. George E. McGee, III Mr. john D . McGee, II Mr. and Mrs . Joseph H .

McGinness, Jr. Mr. Larry T . McHargue Mr. and Mrs . G. V. McKinley Carol A. McNamara Mr. and Mrs . Jack R. McNutt Mrs . Ron E. McNutt Mr. and Mrs . William A.

McPherson

Mr D. Harold McRae Chaplam and Mrs John M.

MacGregor Mrs . John P. MacGregor Mr and Mrs . Hugh 0 .

Maclellan , Jr . Rev . and Mrs . Donald J. MacNair Mr and Mrs . Everett Magnuson Mr and Mrs . Earl A. Mahan Mrs. Thomas L. Maher Rev and Mrs . Nelson K. Malkus Mr and Mrs . Gregory A. Mallet Rev and Mrs. F. E. Manning Mr and Mrs George B. Manzo Mr Joseph Marland , Jr. Mr and Mrs Herbert L. Marsh Mrs . John D. M. Marshall Mr and Mrs. Floyd C. Martell Mrs . C H Martin Mrs . Rosalind E. Martin Mr and Mrs . J. Robert Martin Mr and Mrs Millard Ray Mason Mr and Mrs . Lee N Mattern Mr and Mrs Allen Mawhinney Mr and Mrs . Nevin R . Mawhinney Mr and Mrs John Maxwell Mr. and Mrs . Robert E. Maynard 1rs . Rod S Mays

Mr and Mrs Bruce A Meadowcroft

Mr .ind Mrs. John W . Meffert Dr Larry F Mehne Mr~ Betty F. Memers Mrs . Manuel Meismger Mr and Mrs . E. Wayne Melton Mrs . Edison J. Merritt Mr . and Mrs . Joseph A

Messersmith Mr and Mrs Irvin Messner Mr Bruce H. Metzler Mr and Mrs . Da,~d Meyer D. S Meyerhoff Mr and Mrs . Richard G . Michael Mr and Mrs . Robert C. Mifflin , Jr . Mr Charles F. Miller Mr . John W. Miller Mr and Mrs. George Keith Mrs . Samuel T . Miller Dr. and Mrs . Willaims S Miller C. G. Mills Rev . and Mrs . Larry G . Miniger Pamela Mitchell Mr. and Mrs . Robert W. Mobley Miss Marie E. Mock Mr and Mrs . H . E. Moll Mr. 5 . J. Moncrieff Mr. and Mrs . Dwight 5 . Monk Dr. and Mrs . Robert C. Monroe Tremont Moody Mr. and Mrs . Alvin 0 . Moore Genita M . Moore Mr. and Mrs . James E. Moore Mr. and Mrs. John R. Moore Mrs . Keith Moore Mr. Lanny W. Moore Mr. and Mrs. John E. Moreland Mr. Luke 0 . Morin, Jr. Mrs . Edwin A. Morris Mr. and Mrs . James E. Morris Dr. N . R. Morris Mr. and Mrs . W. Leslie Morris Mrs. Theodore Morris Mr. Greg Morrison

Mrs. G. E. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. James Morrison Mrs. Mark C. Morrison Mr. Daniel W. Morton Mrs. John S. MuJler Mr. Frank G. Mustoe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Muzzey Mr. Frank Myers Ms. Gloria Nabors Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert J. Nace Mr. and Mrs. Harland E. Navis Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neal Dorothy E. Nece Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Needham Mr. and Mrs. Terry D. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Neuhoff Dr. and Mrs. Robert M.

Nuem1berger Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. O' Brien Captain and Mrs. Dale B. Oderrnan Lachlan Ohman Mrs. Elizabeth J. Olin Mrs. Winifred Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Olmstead Mr. Robert S. Olson Mr. and Mrs. George C. Omerly Miss Lois J. Ooms Mr. and Mrs Gordon Oosterman Mr. and Mrs. Everett W Opdahl Mr. Keith D. Ormsby Mr. Robert Bruce Osborn Mx. and Mrs john M. Osborne Mrs. Anna Overdorf Mrs. 0. M. Owensby Mr. George Page Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pakala Rev. and Mrs. John Palmer Rev. and Mrs. Robert Palmer Mrs. Ralph Pankow Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pappas Julie M. PappuJeas Mr. James G. Parish Mr. Craig Parker Mrs. Dorothy G. Parker Mrs. Hazel I. Parker Mr. and Mrs. William W. Parker Mr. J. Wesley Parkes Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Parson Mr. and Mrs. Karl R. Pasch Donna Patrick Mr. Z. Cartter Patten W. C. Patterson Rev. and Mrs. James H. Pattison Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Pattison Mr. and Mrs . Leroy E. Peabody, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. M. 0. Peacock Mr. and Mrs . Cranston B. Pearce Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Pearson, Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Nathaniel W.

Pearson Dr. J. C. Pedley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Pegors Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Pendergrass Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Pennington Mrs. John Penrod Miss Susan B. Perry Rev. Mark Pett Mr. and Mrs. Ethan P. Pettit Mr. William D. Pettway, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Phillips Mrs. Kirk A. Phillips Mr. and Mrs . Stephen L. Phillips Mr. and Mrs . Walton B. Phillips Mr. John A. Piatt

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Pickup Mr. and Mrs. Vernon C. Pierce Mr and Mrs. Earl E. Pickney Dr. Robert E. Plummer, Jr. Mrs . Guy W. Porcella Dorothy A. Porter Mr. and Mrs. Eshmal L. Porter Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pounds Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Powell Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Powers Miss Diane J. Preston Mrs. Gaston C. Price Mr. and Mrs. Emil E. Price Mr. and Mrs. Leon Prince Mr. and Mrs. Scott L Probasco, Jr. Mr and Mrs. Donald E Prunkard SP4 Edward H. Putnam Mr. James P Puz Mr. Tom E. Pyle Mrs. C A. Quinn Dr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Ramsey l\1r. and Mrs . William D. Ransey Rev. Harold A Rapp Dr. and Mrs Robert G. Ravburn Mrs. Robert S. Rayburn · Miss Nancy Reed Mr and Mrs. John K. Reeves Mr Larrv J Reinsma Mrs . Dic·k Reiter Mr. and Mrs. Larrv Resh Mr. and Mrs. James F Retallick Miss Greta Rey Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Mercer R·eynolds Lt Michael F. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. William R.

Reynolds, Jr. Mr Robert L. Ricci Mr. and Mrs. William B. Rich Ms. Jennie Ruth Richards Mrs. Ada B Ricks Mr and Mrs. Cappy Ricks Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Riley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Riley Mr William Ritzel Dr. and Mrs. James J. R1v1ello Mr. and Mrs. 0 L. Robbins Mr. and Mrs . Michael C. Robinson Louise E. Roeder Mr. Danny Rogers Mr. Ed Roper Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Rose Mr. and Mrs. John J. Rothenbuhler Mr. and Mrs. DeVere W. Rowan Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rowe Ethel M. Rudolph Dr. and Mrs Mike RuJon Mrs . J. S. Russell Dr. and Mrs. William B. Russell Mrs. Frank T. Russey Mr. and Mrs. H . J. Sanden Rev. Thomas Sandhoff, Jr. Louise T. Sandner Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sansom Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Saunders Mr. Robert J. Savage Althea Schaeffer Mrs. Darlene Schafer Mr. Philip Scheer Mr. and Mrs. Karl M. Schenk Mr. and Mrs. William F. Scheuber Mrs . Lewis A. Schmidt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph F. Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Philip H . Schmitt, Jr. Mr. John Schrader Mrs. Wilham Z. Schuck, Sr. Rev. and Mrs. R. G. Schwanebeck Mr. and Mrs. Jerry H. Schwear Mr. and Mrs. McGregor Scott, Sr. Dr. and Mrs . Richard M. Scribner Mr. Michael Sedjo Ruth E. Seeds Mrs. Jan Senneker Mr. and Mrs. Louis D. Senter Miss Ruth Shackleton Mr. and Mrs. Loren E. Shannon Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Shaw Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Sheetz Edith B. Shelley Mr. and Mrs. Archie Shelor Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sheriff Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sherry Mr. and Mrs J. Chester Shields Mrs. D. Shipley Mr. Robert E. Shoemaker Dr and Mrs. William A.

Shoemaker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Shulz Mr. and Mrs. Da vid R. Sidebotham Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Sidebotham Mr and Mrs. C. C. Silberrnan Mr and Mrs. James Simmerrnon Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Simmons Mr. Albert W. Simpson Estate of H. C. Simpson Mr. and Mrs . Willard J. Sims Betty J. Skelton Mr. Stewart H . Slenker Mrs. Stephen Sligh Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sluis Mrs. Junia D. Smart Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Smartt Mr and Mrs. J. Polk Smartt Mrs. J. E. Smartt Mr. and Mrs . Carl E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. George E. Smith Mr. E. Wygant Smith Mr. and Mrs. J. Brookes Smith Mr. Richard L. Smith Senator W. Arrnstrong Smith Mr. and Mrs. John P. Smoots, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bryon Snapp Mr. and Mrs . John H . Snarrenberg Mr. Chester Snider Carole Sobeski Mr. and Mrs. Addison P. Soltau Amy Southmayd Mr. L. J. Spa Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Stallings Rev. and Mrs. Donald F. Stanton Mrs. Mary Starusko Mrs. Camilla B. Steel Mr. and Mrs. C. Ray Steele Dr. and Mrs. Francis Steele Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Stein E. N. Stenerson Rev. and Mrs. Henry W. Stevens Mr. Jon W. Stevenson Dr. and Mrs. Ashton T. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Frank U. Stewart Miss Margaret J. Stewart Mary Helen Stewart Rev. Robert W. Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stewart, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. Stigers Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Stillwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Stillwell Mr. Roy E. Stillwell Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stoll Mrs. Dean A. Stortz Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Strassner Rev. and Mrs. Richard B. Strom Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Stroupe Mrs. J. J. Sullivan Rev. Tom B. SuJlivan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Sutherlin Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sutkovich Mr. David F. Swanson Mary F. Swartz Mr. Bruce Talbert Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Talbert, Ill Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Tamaccio Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Tatman Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey N. Taylor Gordon R. Taylor Family Mr. Mark Tedford Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne J. TerMaat Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Tessitore Mr. A. H. Thatcher Mrs. Bernice S. Thompson Miss Emily Thornberry Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Tiller Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Tinker Mr. and Mrs. Jere T. Tipton Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Titmus Mr. and Mrs. William B. Todd Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Tomforde Mrs. Sidney Tomlison Mr. and Mrs. Gareth Tonnessen Mrs. Randy Trader Miss Laura Mae Tressler Mr. and Mrs. Oliver L. Trimiew Mr. A. J. Troxler Mr. and Mrs. Louis V. True Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Tufts Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Tyler Mrs. Martinus H. Uding Dr. Wesley Ulrich Mr. and Mrs . David T. Vagt Miss Dorothea Van Andel Miss Gertrude Vander Ark Mrs. James N. Van Devanter Miss Nelle A. Vander Ark Mr. Charles H. Vander Hart Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.

Vander Hart Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph W.

Vander Heide Mr. Donald F. Van Dyke Dr. and Mrs. Harold Van Kley Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Van Sluys Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Van Stelle Mr. and Mrs. John H. Van Voorhis I Mr. John S. Vass, Sr. Rev. Peter R. Vaughn Mr. Dan Verrneer Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Vining Mr. and Mrs. William E. Viss F. Voshell Mr. Glenn R. Voshell Dr. Louis J. Voskuil Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. W. P.

Waguespack, Jr. Mr. James E. Walker, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Grover B. Walters Mr. and Mrs . George 0. Waring Mrs. Jeffrey R. Warsing Mr. and Mrs . A. Calvin Waskey Mr. Charles M. Watkins Rev. and Mrs. Tom Watson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Richard Watt Mr. James Watts Mr. H. A. Webb Miss Thelma Wells Mr. and Mrs . John P. Welton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . John P. Welton, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Don Wendorf Dr. and Mrs . John R. Werner Dr. and Mrs. David M. Weston Mr. and Mrs . Walter Wetzel, Sr. Mr. Charles H . Wheeler Mr. and Mrs . John E. Wheeler Mr. and Mrs . Benjamin Robert

Wheeles Ms . Ruthann Whichelman Rev. and Mrs. J. Andrew White Mr. and Mrs . Joseph H . White Mr. Steve A. White Mr. and Mrs . John C. Whitnah Mr. and Mrs . Gerrit Wieldraayer Mr. and Mrs . William R. Wiggins Miss Anne E. Wigglesworth Rev. and Mrs. Robert A.

Wildeman, Sr. Mr. Beryl Wilkie Dr. and Mrs . James R. Wilkins, Jr. Miss Susan Wilkins Ms. Edith H. Williams Mrs. Eleonore H. Williams Mr. and Mrs . Elmer L. Will iams Mr. Eugene Williams Mrs. John C. Wilson Mr. John Edward Wilson Miss Josephine T. Wilson Mr. and Mrs . Stephen R. Wilson Cynthia Wilt Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S . Wiper Rev. and Mrs . Richard J. Wirth Mr. and Mrs . Earl W. Witmer Mr. Kenneth L. Wolf Mrs. Robert 0 . Wolf Mr. and Mrs . Richard J. Wolff Mrs . William R. Wolfgang Mr. Edward Wood Mr. Herbert B. Wood Dr. and Mrs . John A. Woodhams Mr. and Mrs . Jess H . Woodman Rev. Robert C. Woodson Mr. and Mrs. Marvin W.

Woodworth Mrs. Patty 0. Woodworth Mrs. W. Alex Woodworth , Sr. Mrs. Charles T. Wright Mr. and Mrs . Elbert J. Wright Mr. and Mrs . John C . Wright Mr. and Mrs . J. P. Wright Mr. Ken Wright Mr. and Mrs . Melvin Wright Mr. William H . Wysor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs . Albert J. Yale Anne E. Yaun Mr. and Mrs . Joe W. York Rev. and Mrs . Charles R. Young Mr. and Mrs . David P. Young Dorothy E. Young Dr. John M. L. Young Mr. and Mrs. Ray M. Young

Mrs . Steven Young Chaplain and Mrs. John B. Youngs Mrs . Robert G . Zagrod zky Mr. Walter F. Zumbach Mr. and Mrs . Claude Zyls tra

• AnOn)1110US .

Foundations and Companies Giving FOUNDATIONS Avon Products Foundation Benwood Foundation , Inc. Dora Maclellan Brown Charitable

Trust Carhnhour Foundation , Inc . Christian Education Charitable

Trust The Courts Foundation Henry P. Crowel l and Susan C

Crowell Trust Crystal Foundation Jo hn Deere Foundation DiJoe Yams Foundation Evans Foundation, Inc . Hamico, Inc. Foundation The Hand Foundation , Inc Hartford Insurance Group

Foundation Hayes Foundation Household Finance Corp .

Foundation Salova King Foundation The Krystal Company Foundation Laclede Steel Company Foundation Lee Foundation, Inc . R. J. Maclellan Charitable Trust Lyndhurst Foundation

(formerly Memonal Welfare Found .)

Mostyn Foundations, Inc Sears-Roebuck Foundation Shell Companies Foundation, Inc. Thomas F. Staley Foundation State Mutual Life Insurance

Charitable Trust Lloyd S trickland Foundation, Inc. Tulsa Royal ties Company

Foundation Lettie Pate Whitehead

Foundation, Inc . James H . Woods Foundation Anonymous

COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS

Air P rod ucts and Chemicals American National Bank Fle tcher Bri.ght Company Brock Candy Company Chatta nooga Coca-Cola Bottling

Com pany Colonia l Baking Company Firs t Federal Savings and Loan

Association Flav-O-Rich, Inc. Ford Motor Company Fund Ge neral Elevator Company, Inc. Hamilto n Concrete Products

Company

Hazlett , Lewis and Bieler Howard 's Cycle Shop Lookout Mountain Beautiful Club Lookout Mountain Caverns , Inc. Medicare Equipment Cente r Mt!!Jken and Company Mountain Cit, Stove

Company, inc National Linen Service Order.; Mattress Company , Inc. T. U Parks Construction Company Pettwav Oil Compan) The Quaker Oats Company The Red Food Stores, Lnc Roskamp Manufacturing, Inc Sheerco Bill Shores Picture Frames Signal Mountain Realty Silberman & Companv, Inc. Singer Company, Cobble D1vis1on Starkey Pnnting Company Anonymous

MATCHING GIFTS Amencan E,press Foundation American Telephone and Telegraph

Company Amoco Foundahon , Inc. Atlantic Richfield Foundation Campbell Soup Company Celanese Corp Continental Oil Company Duff Brothers General ElectriL Foundation General Foods Fund, lnc Goldman, Sachs and Company Gulf Oil Foundation of Delaware Hercules , Inc. International Business Machines

Corp. Merck Company Foundation Monsanto Fund Montgomery Ward Foundation Morgan Guaranty Trust Company Mutual of New York Reliance Insurance Company

Foundation Rohm & Haas Company The Upjohn Company Anonymous

Church Giving REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN Bethel , Affton, MO Weshninster, Alamogordo, NM Second Street, Albermarle, NC Weshninster, Alton, IL First, Anderson, SC Evangelical, Annapolis, MD Sevema Park, Arnold , MD Covenant, Auburn, AL C race, BaJ!ston Spa, NY Evangelical, Baltimore, MD Christ, Beaver Falls, PA Providence, Birmingham, AL Ryder Memorial, Bluff City, TN Reformed, Boothwyn, PA

Calabasas, Calabasas, CA Evangelical , Camden, NJ Cape Coral , Cape Coral, FL Church Creek, Charleston, SC Faith, Charlotte, NC Westminster, Chesterfield, MO Covenant, Chatsworth, CA New City Fellowship,

Chattanooga, TN Covenant, Cherry Ht!!, NJ Evangelical , Chesapeake, VA Evangelical , Colorado Springs, CO Village Seven,

Colorado Springs, CO Grandcole, Coulterville, IL Presbyterian, Coventry, CT Reformed , Culler, IL Reformed , Duanesburg, NY View Crest, Eighty-Four, PA Wesh111nster, Elgin, IL Evangelical, Elkton , MD Bible , Enon Valley, PA Pittsburgh , Enon Valley, PA Westminster Evangelical ,

Everett , WA Munson Hill , Falls Church , VA Weshninster, Gainesville , TX Covenant, Glen Mills, PA Chmt, Grand Rapids , Ml Mitchell Road , Greenville , SC Shannon Forest , Greenville, SC Calvary, Hampton, VA Hanna City , Hanna City, IL Rocky Springs Bible,

HarrisVIlle, PA Beechwood Community,

Havertown, PA Hazelwood, Hazelwood, MO Berea, Hockessin, DE Reformed, Huntsville, AL First , Indianapolis, IN Fairview, Industry, PA Covenant, Issaquah, WA Covenant, Johnson City, NY Trinity, Kearney, NE Reformed , Kenner, LA Lake Stevens, Lake Stevens, WA Covenant, Lakeland, FL Westminster, Lancaster, PA Covenant, Lander, WY Lansdale, Lansdale, PA University, Las Cruces, NM Reformed, Lemmon, SD Evangelical , Levittown, PA Meadowview, Lexington, NC Crace, Lexington, VA Reformed , Lookout Mtn ., TN McLean, McLean, VA New Covenant Fellowship,

Mechanicsburg, PA Calvary, Media, PA First, Memphis, TN Bible, Merrill , WI Reformed, Midland, PA First, Minco, OK Weshnins te r, Muncie, IN Maranatha, Murrysvil le, PA Faith, Myrtle Beach, SC Covenant, Naples, FL Evangelical, Newa rk, DE Westminster, Newburgh, NY Bethany, New Castle, DE Christ, New Cas tle, PA

Manor, New Castle, DE Covenant, New Castle, N.B.,

Canada Calvin, North Huntington, PA First, North Port Charlotte, FL Tollgate, Owings Mills, MD Covenant, Panama City, FL Third, Philadelphia, PA Grace, Pinellas Park, FL First, Pittsburgh, PA Immanuel, Poland, OH Faith, Quarryville, PA Quarryville Pres. Home,

Quarryville, PA Liberty, Randallstown, MD Town North, Richardson, TX Stoney Point, Richmond, VA Covenant, St. Louis, MO Grace and Peace Fellowship,

St. Louis, MO Korean, St. Louis, MO Olive Branch, St. Louis, MO Faith, Sarasota, FL

First Evangelical, Seattle, WA Valley, Sepulveda, CA Bethel, Sparta, IL Evangelical, Star Cross, NJ Westminster, Suffolk, VA Calvary, Tampa, FL Hope, Tempe, AZ Timonium, Timonium, MD Evangelical, Trenton, NJ Christ, Tulsa, OK Church of the Good Shepherd,

Valparaiso, IN Ventnor, Ventnor City, NJ Bible, Walker, IA Concord, Waterloo, TL Reformed, Westminster, MD Covenant, Wheatridge, CO Calvary, Willow Grove, PA Faith, Wilmington, DE RPCES, Wilmington, DE Trinity, Wilmington, NC Evangelical , Yardly, PA Robinwood, Youngstown, OH

PRES. CHURCH IN AMERICA First, Biloxi, MS Briarwood, Birmingham, AL Carthage, Carthage, MS First, Chattanooga, TN St. Elmo, Chattanooga, TN Westminster, Chattanooga, TN Zion, Columbia, TN Granada, Coral Gables, FL Coral Ridge, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Westminster, Ft. Walton Beach, FL Second, Greenville, SC West Hills, Harriman, TN Ebenezer, Knoxville, TN Oak Park, Montgomery, AL Orangewood, Orlando, FL Mcllwain Memorial, Pensacola, FL First, Picayune, MS Covenant, St. Albans, WV Smyrna Presbyterian Church,

Smyrna, GA First, Valparaiso, FL Wayside, Signal Mtn., TN

ORTHODOX PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH

Trinity, Bothell, WA Calvary, Cedar Grove, WI Bethel, Oostburg, WI Knox Orthodox,

Silver Springs, MD

INDEPENDENT CHURCHES United, Cleburne, TX St. John Burry's, Harmony, PA W.O .C. Hartford, Hartford, AL

' Faith Missionary, Indianapolis, IN Covenant, King of Prussia, PA Ridge Road, Lockport, NY First Evangelical, Memphis, TN Central Cumberland, Memphis, TN St. Andrew's Independent,

Savannah, GA

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.. . and students with When a record 553 students enrolled for classes in

August last year, we thanked the Lord for each one. The number was 29 more than what it had been a year before .

Here again we were made acutely aware of our need to serve the students the Lord had sent to us . Most came, we believe, genuinely seeking a Christian educational experience. Mo t came wanting a truly Christian college atmosphere. This we tri d to provide for them, through classe , resid nee hall living, on-campus entertainment events, off-campus service opportunitie , and chap l services. All student activities at Covenant are de igned to keep Christ's pre-eminence in mind .

Our student body continues to be di ided about equally between men and women. In the fall semester we had 2 7 men and 266 women. Of the total 553 enrolled, over 200 wer n w tudents .

The students repre ented 38 stat , with th highest numbers coming from Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and California, respectively . Thirty-eight students were from foreign countries, some of them missionary children.

Presbyterians in general still make up about two-thirds of the student body. Half of tho e (or 33.1 % of the total student body), are from the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod, and a growing percentage of students from the Presbyterian Church in America are filling our ranks. The other third of our student body comes from a wide variety of evangelical churche , ranging from In de pendent to Baptist.

We were heartened at the very beginning of the academic year when shidents, faculty, staff and administration joined together in the Great Hall for a precedent-setting dedication service. Led by Associate Professor of Biblical Studies Mr. Charles Anderson, the service became a night of singing and testimony as we committed ourselves to the Lord for the year ahead. That service, along with the convocation exercises which followed a few days

, later, set the tone for the entire year. At Covenant, our special events and spiritual

"pepper-uppers" never stop-because of the daily coming-together of the community in what we call "chapel." Last year we enjoyed a number of stimulating lecturers and performers.

In the fall semester, Mr. Wesley Pippert, a UPI correspondent to the White House and Dr. Greg Bahnsen, Assistant Professor of Apologetics at Reformed Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, guest lectured in chapel and classroom situations. Both warned of weakening morality in America today, and gave strong Biblical alternatives . The Lamb's Players,

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a theatre and mime troupe from San Diego, California, pre ented a clear gospel message for our students in both spring and fall. The Covenant audience got good expo ure to Christian drama at its best.

The second semester brought Mr. Charles Colson , ex-"hatchet man" for the ixon administration, Mr. John Perkins of Voice of Ca lvary Ministries in MendenhaU, Mississippi, Dr. C. Gregg Singer, Christian historian, Dr. W. Stan.ford Reid of the Univer ity of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, and Dr. Lawrence Crabb, a Christian psychologist from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to our chapel podium.

These special guests all came in addition to our regularly cheduled chapel speakers, which occasionally include our own faculty members. One of the riche t spiritual blessings came when the students themselves took over in one of th frequent " Prayer and Prai e" chapels. Here tudent spoke of their need , and testified or ang about the Lord's blessing in their lives.

A full schedule of inter-varsity soccer, cross country, ba ketball, volleyba ll and basebalJ was carried out in 1977-7 , and other tudent took advantag of opportunities to felJowship and play together in Covenant's active intramural program. Two achievements are worthy of mention: the women's basketball team, only in its third year of full- cale competition, won it conference and tow·nament title with an -0 record . The women are looking ahead to another good year-only one team member was a senior.

Sam Mietling, a junior from Lexington, orth Caro lina, and leader of our eras country team, placed 116th in the Boston Marathon in April. Sam, who for two years has carried the Covenant Scots harriers, was running against some 4,000 other marathoners, ome of whom are considered world-class.

These events only highlight a year of studen t activity which no one can fully and accurately ascertain. onetheless, perhaps they convey some of the joy of living and working with young adults in a college situa tion.

The year was climaxed with the twenty-third annual commencement exercises, when 99 se niors received their degrees. Dr. J. I. Packer addressed the grad uates on the subj ect of authority and freedom.

John Parrish, senior class presiden t from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Elsbeth Schaffers, a 4.0 grad uate from Wilmington, Delaware, gave moving testimonies. The college recognized another senior, Sara Belz, for being the last in a family of eight to attend Covenant. The first Belz, Julie , bega n at the college in 1957.

Fifteen seniors graduated with honors- two with perfect records: Philip Pedley of Worthing, England,

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and Elsbeth Schaffers (noted above) of Wilmington, Delaware .

And so the students' year came to an end. The impact of Biblically-oriented teaching and a Christ-like atmosphere lives on in our students' minds, v:e believe.

The Facility The mountaintop setting of the Covenant campus

seems to provide an excellent atmosphere for meditation and study. This year, plans for an improved physical facility were completed, several smaller construction projects were finished, and the new chapel/fine arts building came closer to completion. Dedication of the chapel was set for early January, 1979.

The main building on cam pus, Carter Hall, is now in its fiftieth year of existence. Because of the deteriorating condition of some areas of the building, it was slated for complete renovation, to begin in early 1979. Plans for this renovation were completed and approved by our Board of Trustees in 1977-78. We thank the Lord for His leading in this direction, and pray for his continued provision with proper funding, which at this point i just more than one-fifth complete. The total cost of renovation of Carter Hall is set at $5 million.

The new Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel moved close to completion during the last year. The 700 tons of local mountain stone which make up the outside walls of the 60-feet high building were put in place, and all three of the large tained glass windows were completed. Much of the interior finishing still remains to b done, but the building is expected to be ready for use by November 30 of this year.

The grounds surrounding the chapel, what we call the " center plaza, " will provide a beautiful and accommodating space for the college community to mix and to enjoy study and leisure time. Lawn bushes, pebbled concrete walkways, and expert landscaping are all part of the new plaza plan.

Finally, we are happy that permanent signage with the college name and motto is now on the hill near the front entrance of the college. Small improvements like these make a college campus more complete and more suitable for the work we are doing.

We thank our God for enabling us to do His will in the physical aspect of the work here. Let us look at an area we call stewardship, where we use these and other resources which He has given us.

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Stewardshi Stewardship is a word which we apply to the use

we make of the Lord's resources. At Covenant in 1977-78, the Lord made our cup overflow, and we continue to give Him thanks.

Our challenge financially for the year was to raise our budgeted goal of $460,000 in gift and grants in order to claim a $210,000 challenge grant at the end of the fiscal year. Amazingly, with just over a week to go, the goal was still 50,000 short, but within days, the funds were received! A year-end report announcing the success of the challenge grant program was given at a meeting of praise on June 30. Faculty, administration and staff attended.

A further step in our financial challenge wa to use the money and other resources which the Lord had given us in a wise and efficient manner o that costs may be kept at a minimum. We continue to try to keep the rise·in cost of a Covenant education in line with other similar colleges and appropriate to the means of the students whom we serve.

Covenant's costs remain about 20% below the median cost for private colleges. The effort to keep costs down is a constant one, and we desire your prayer support that this may be carried out.

A significant factor in student cost at Covenant i the fact that 74% of our students receive financial aid at an average of $1,918 per person. This adds up to total disbursements (through both loans and grants), of $790,393 from our student financial aid office. This constitutes a substantial contribution to the financial needs of our students.

We are hopeful that student support through scholarships and grants can be increased. Join with us in making a Covenant education more accessible to more students.

Revenues Education and General Gov rnm nt Grant Student Aid

1,361,0 2

Private Grant

179,305 84,103 71,260

Auxiliary Enterprises and Service Group 36,7 -±

TOT L 3,332,534

Expenditures Educational and General Student Aid

1, 65,093 25 I 17

Auxiliary Enterprise and Service Group

Transfer t Plant TOT L

04,001 111, 03

3,039,714

Excess Applied to Past Indebtcdn 292, 20

Covenant and th Presbyterian •

C rtainly one of th brighte t mom nts during the year came in mid-June in Grand Rapid , Michigan, when the Pre byterian Chmch in America voted to b gin step toward joint governanc of Covenant College.

The fifth General Assembly of the P A accepted its Christian Education ommittee's recommendation to take th first t p of el cting six men to an enlarged 30-member Cov nant board . As financial involvem nt and student support by the people of the PCA increase, the 65,000-member denomination would, conceivabl , after five years , move into full joint governanc of Covenant College with the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod.

Covenant has for twenty-three years been governed by a 24-man board elec ted by the RPC,ES . The Synod extended the opportunity for joint control to the PCA in 1977, based mainly on the fact that the denomination has a conservative theological stance and a south rn base. The PCA was begun as a conservative offshoot of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1973.

And so we at Covenant College welcome the PCA into our fellowship! This has been a momentous year, by God's grace, for us, for the people of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod, and for our brethren in the Presbyterian Church in America!

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Robert G Ravburn, Ph.D., 1955-1964 \larion D. Barnes Ph.D., 1964-1978 Martin Essenburg, Ph.D 1978-

President: Martin Essenburg, Ph D \/tee-President for Academic Affair, Jnd DeJn ol the fil.:ultv·

Nicholas P Barker. Ph D. Dean of Students: john P Cummer, Ed D Vice-President for Business Affair~. John J-1. Barne,. \I BA Vice-President for Development: E. Allen Duble Chancellor: Marion D. Barnes, Ph.D .. LLD Chaplain: John M. :V[acGregor, B.D .. B.A Dean of Adrruss1ons and Records: Rudolph F. Schmidt. \I A.T

Class of 1979

DR. WILLIAM S. BARKER. ..... .St. Lows, M1ssoun THE REV. LOU BARNES ... . Sepulveda, California DR. RICHARD C. CHEWNING, C/inm11n11 Richmond, Virginia MR. CHARLES R. COX.. . . Greenville, South Carolina MR. CARL DARGER... .. . .. . .. .. .. ... ... . . . ./\ !unc1e, Indiana MR. EVERETT OPDAHL .. .. . .. .... . . . Timonium, Marvland THE REV . MARK PETT .... . . . . . .. Randallstown, Maryland DR. MORTO SMITH . . .. . ... . .. . . . .. . . .. . Jackson, Mississippi THE REV . LUDER G. WHITLOCK, JR ..... Jackson, Mississippi MR . EARL WITMER ................. Grand Rapids, MIChigan

Class of 1980

THE REV. ROBERT F. AUFFARTH ............... Newark, Delaware THE REV. FRANK J. BARKER ................ Birmingham, Alabama MR . JOEL BELZ . . .............. .... ........... Asheville, North Carolina MR. MARK BELZ ..................................... St. Louis, Missouri DR. WILLIAM H . HALL. ... ... ...... ................... Orlando, Florida MR. JAMES J. KAUFMANN, Secretary ....... Huntsville, Alabama MR. JOHN D. LOEKS, Treasurer ... ...... . Grand Rapids, Michigan THE REV . JOHN D. PERKINS ............. .... . Jackson, Mississippi MR . VERNON PIERCE ...................... Quarryville, Pennsylvania MR. EMERSON RUSSELL ......................... Kirkwood, Missouri

Class of 1981

THE REV . DOMINIC AQUILA ... .. . . .. .. ........ Richmond, Virginia DR . RICHARD BEESLEY ............................. Princeton, Indiana MR. HERBERT CREWS, JR .. ............. Greenville, South Carolina DR . FRANKLIN S. DYRNESS ............ Quarryville, Pennsylvania DR. JAMES KENNEDY .... ................ ... Fort Lauderdale, Florida DR. ROBERT G. RAYBURN . . ..................... . St. Louis, Missouri DR. WILLIAM A. SHOEMAKER,

Vice Chairman ... .......... .................... ....... Annandale, Virginia THE REV. DONALD STANTON ............... Oostburg, Wisconsin DR. JACK VAN DER SLICK ....................... Carbondale, Illinois MR. W . J. WILLIAMSON ......................... Greenville, Alabama

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r;:J.'IN ALL T HI NGS ...

Second class postage paid by Covenant College .

Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Cha~l and

Fine Arts Building Dedication

J anuaiy 12, 1979

\QVerumt (Q~llege Mailing Address: Lookout Mountain, T 1 37350 Location: Dade County, GA