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career-oriented liberal arts global perspective leadership driven ethics and values sense of community

Kentucky Wesleyan College…it’s about success.

Is dedicated to career-oriented liberal arts

Is committed to the values of caring, integrity,honesty, respect, hard workand responsibility

Supports a global perspective in education

Develops leaders

Offers a powerful sense of community

Kentucky Wesleyan College…it’s about success.

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COVER STORY

8 . . . It’s about successby Joyce Ann Evans

FEATURES

10 Happily Ever Afterby Joyce Ann Evans

14 Communication program expands with journalism by Beck Schofield Glenn ’94

16 Living in Darwin’s Worldby Shelley Denton ’03

17 Internships - learning at a professional levelby Shelley Denton ’03

24 The votes are inby Joyce Ann Evans

Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeDr. Wesley H. Poling, President

Ron McCracken, Vice Presidentfor Advancement

Kathryn Farmer, Director ofPublic Relations

Roy Pickerill ’75, AssistantDirector of PublicRelations/Sports InformationDirector

Berry Major ’60Director of Alumni Relations

Joyce Ann Evans, AssistantDirector of Development

Publisher: Ron McCracken

Editor: Kathryn Farmer

Contributing Writers:Shelley Denton ’03, Joyce AnnEvans, Kathryn Farmer, BeckSchofield Glenn ’94, and RoyPickerill ’75

Contributing Photographers:Joyce Ann Evans, KathrynFarmer, Charles Mahlinger andMessenger-Inquirer

KentuckyWesleyan Today ispublished three times per yearby Kentucky Wesleyan College.The mission of the magazine isto maintain ties between the col-lege, its alumni and all otherconstituents, and to report onissues of importance to thesegroups. Address correspondenceto: KentuckyWesleyan Today,Public Relations, KentuckyWesleyan College, 3000Frederica Street, Owensboro,KY 42301. Phone: (270) 852-3142; FAX: (270) 852-3189;email: [email protected].

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Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Panther Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Around the CupolaAround the Cupola

Kentucky Wesleyan Collegereceived a grant of $700,000from the James Graham BrownFoundation in Louisvilleaccording to KWC PresidentDr. Wesley H. Poling.

“The $700,000 will be usedto increase the endowment ofthe James Graham BrownScholarship Endowment Fund

at the college,” said Poling.“For over a quarter of a centu-ry, this fund has enabledKentucky Wesleyan College torecruit and retain many of itsvery best and brightest students.”

The James Graham BrownScholars program is the mostprestigious scholarship program

at Kentucky Wesleyan College.With this grant, the total JamesGraham Brown ScholarshipEndowment Fund at KentuckyWesleyan stands at $7,450,000.

“These students contributeimmensely to the overall aca-demic vigor of the college,”added Poling.

James Graham Brown Foundation gives $700,000

Kentucky Wesleyan Collegeand Owensboro-DaviessCounty received good newsfrom Washington, D.C. onValentine’s Day. As reportedrecently in the Messenger-Inquirer, an omnibus spendingbill was approved by aHouse/Senate conference com-mittee. In addition to federalmonies received for a varietyof projects in Owensboro andDaviess County, KWCreceived $500,000 for a newscience center. The full Houseand full Senate approved thebill, which now goes to the

President for approval.“We are quite excited about

this federal funding,” said Dr.Wesley H. Poling, president.The hope is this funding willreignite fund-raising for thescience building, which is pro-jected to cost $5.4 million.The Changing Lives capitalcampaign yielded $2.2 millionof the construction cost. Thefederal money cannot be usedfor construction, but will beused to help furnish the build-ing with the necessary equip-ment. Poling commented thatthe $500,000 will not cover

the entire cost of furnishingthe center.

“It will spur some moreexcitement in those involvedin the college,” Poling said.“Hopefully they’ll say,‘Maybe it’s time to make thegifts we were thinking about.’It’s always easier to be on abandwagon that’s moving for-ward.”

Funding for KWC wasmade possible through theassistance of CongressmanRon Lewis, Senator JimBunning and Senator MitchMcConnell.

Federal funding to come for science center

It’s AboutSuccess . . .

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Kentucky Wesleyan Collegerecently hired Mike Clark, banddirector at Daviess County HighSchool, to direct its new instru-mental music program. Clark hasbegun part-time duties at the col-lege, recruiting students andpreparing the band program forfall 2003. On July 1, followinghis retirement from DaviessCounty Public Schools, Clarkwill begin working full-time asdirector of the program.

The new instrumental musicprogram is a co-curricular pro-gram, which will offer a march-ing band, a pep band and poten-tially, a jazz band. “We are eagerto offer this new program to our

current and future students,” saidDr. Wesley H. Poling, president.“Mike Clark is an exceptionalmusician with a proven trackrecord over his teaching career.We are fortunate to be able tobenefit from his talent, experi-ence, hard work and energy.”Poling added, “Also, it will beexciting to have a marching bandat our football games on our newfield this fall.”

Clark earned both a bachelorsand masters of music educationdegree from Austin Peay StateUniversity. He has been involvedin instrumental music programsfor 29 years. “This is a goldenopportunity for me to continue

teaching, be involved in musicand work with students,” Clarkcommented. “Not only will Iwork hard to nurture a superbinstrumental music program, Ilook forward to getting highschool students interested inKWC and this new program.

Jill Wyatt

Wyatt joinsAdmissions

Jill Wyatt has joinedthe KWC staff as anadmissions counselor.Wyatt, a 2002 graduate ofKentucky Wesleyan, has abachelor of arts degree incommunication arts. Sheformerly served as areceptionist at TroverClinic and a youth internat Settle Memorial UnitedMethodist Church.

Mike Clark

Instrumental music program now offered

Kentucky Wesleyan Today, Spring 2003 3

Around the CupolaAround the Cupola

Calling his recent trip to China“one more piece” in KentuckyWesleyan College’s effort toemphasize a global perspective,President Dr. Wesley H. Polingsaid he is convinced that a rela-tionship with Chinese universi-ties will be mutually beneficial.

During a recent interview afterhis return from a two-week tripto China, Poling said KentuckyWesleyan can offer a strong,cost-effective career-oriented lib-eral arts education to Chinesestudents. He believes that KWCstudents will benefit from theinternational presence.

“In school these days, studentsare graduating into a smaller andsmaller world,” Poling said.“Because of this, a global per-spective remains one of our toppriorities.”

He said plans for the trip toChina and Taiwan grew out ofthis past summer’s presidentialretreat. Initially proposed byOhio State University’s AssistantDirector for International StudentAdmissions, Neng Chiang Yang,the trip provided an opportunityto work on formal and informalrelationships with students andgovernment and educational offi-cials of the Republic of China.

“The Chinese people like towork on relationships,” Polingsaid.

As part of a five-member dele-gation from the Association ofIndependent Kentucky Colleges

and Universities, Poling visiteduniversities in the Chineseprovinces of Chengdu andGuilin, and in Taiwan. “Studentswant to come to the UnitedStates to study, but Chinese offi-cials are very careful in screeningapplicants,” Poling said.

He said Chinese officialsexpect students who are admittedto U.S. colleges to have a goodcommand of the English lan-guage and be financially able tomanage on their own. He addedthat these students must also planto return to China after gradua-tion.

For example, he noted thatChinese student Wang Tianpian,accepted for entry to KWC forthe 2003 spring term, was unableto begin the semester due to apaperwork error. “She is expect-ed to reapply for the fall semes-ter,” Poling said.

Asked about his impression ofChina, Poling said, “China ischanging. I was never concernedfor my safety, a free-marketeconomy is evident in the streetsand there is no longer a strongmilitary presence in the country.”

Poling went on to say that adelegation from Taiwan isexpected to visit our campus inthe spring or summer. Poling,who is very much in favor ofexchange relationships, saidthese are great opportunities forour students to experience othercultures and to study abroad.

Poling visits China and meets future KWC studentby Helen Toler ’03Reprinted from the Panogram with permission.

Four years ago KentuckyWesleyan College partneredwith Daviess County PublicSchools Graduation 2010 pro-gram and became a sponsor forthe Class of 2012 (who are cur-rently third graders). Each year,the college interacts with thisclass in various ways and willcontinue to do so through theirgraduation in 2012.

This year the Class of 2012was the Panthers’ special guestsat home basketball games,where students were recog-nized by their school during thegame. This past Christmas, theClass of 2012 decorated thefireplace in the Smith Lounge

in the Winchester CampusCommunity Center with hand-made stockings. Each thirdgrade class made stockings.Each school sent their winners’stockings to be hung on thefireplace during the Christmasholiday season.

Other activities this semesterincluded visits to the schoolsby students and staff onValentine’s Day for “I Love toRead Day,” and Paw Prints –messages of encouragementprepared by KWC English stu-dents to send to students duringtheir testing period.

KWC and the Class of2012...it’s about success.

The stockings were hung . . .

President Poling meets Wang Tianpian (center), a future student, and hermother, Mrs. Quihua He.

The photography work ofKentucky Wesleyan CollegeProfessor of Biology DavidOetinger, self-described as a“first and forever 35mm filmphotographer,” was on exhibitin the Ralph Center ArtGallery in January. His show,entitled “Some of MyPhotos...Straight and Not SoStraight,” opened with areception during which timehe demonstrated his methodof altering the photographedimage by use of the computer.

Oetinger’s exhibit includedall nature images - animals,insets and plant life. Eachphoto was shown in its origi-nal state in concert with itsaltered image. Some images

were recreated three and fourtimes. In addition, poetry thatrelated to his work was incor-porated into the display.

Oetinger exhibits photography

A sample of Oetinger’s computer-altered photo image.


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During the fall semester2001, KWC BiologyProfessors David Oetingerand Steve Wilt ’92 learnedthat they were awarded a$99,989 Major ResearchInstrumentation Grant fromthe National ScienceFoundation. The grant pro-vided funds to purchase atransmission electron micro-scope (used) and an ultrami-crotome (for specimen prepa-ration). A Leica UltraCutultramicrotome ($45,000)was purchased during the2002 spring semester. InNovember 2002, an approxi-mately 10 year-old HitachiH-7000 ScanningTransmission ElectronMicroscope was purchasedand installed in a renovatedarea of the Cellular &Molecular Lab (located in thebasement of the Barnard-Jones AdministrationBuilding), which is a part ofthe department of biology.

In addition to their pro-posed research (Oetinger – thestudy of the pigment cells offreshwater crustaceans infect-ed with worm parasites; Wilt –the study of the junctionsbetween cells of the retinalpigment cell layer of the verte-brate eye), the electron micro-scope equipment will be usedfor biology class demonstra-tions and student undergradu-ate research projects.

Senior biology major JamesFleming, who has spent threesummers working on under-graduate research projects atthe University of Louisville,Johns Hopkins University and

Yale University, remarked,“To really compete in industryand academia, undergraduatescience courses should includemore than just learning factsand procedures. You have tobe able to apply that knowl-edge to research. Withoutmodern research studentsdon’t appreciate what theylearn in the classroom.”

The magnification of anelectron microscope comparedto a light microscope is equiv-alent to reading a book from12-feet across a room com-pared to half a mile away.Using very thin slices of tis-sues and cells, the electronmicroscope allows students tosee minute details not visibleunder the light microscope. Toadequately study what is seen,before the specimen is dam-aged by the high voltage elec-tron beam, photographs aretaken by the camera system inthe electron microscope.

Raju Chenna, asso-ciate professor ofbusiness and econom-ics at KentuckyWesleyan College,recently completed hisfirst sabbatical leaveduring the Fall semes-ter 2002. During hissabbatical, Chennawas involved in threeprojects, one with the publicschools, one with a manufactur-ing entity and a third as a finan-cial analyst.

Chenna performed scholasticaudits of three public schools inKentucky that will be used bythe Kentucky Department ofEducation to determine the levelof support necessary to continu-ously improve student perform-ance. The scholastic auditprocess is a comprehensivereview of a school’s learningenvironment, organizational effi-ciency and the academic per-formance of its students. In addi-tion, Chenna conducted a modi-fied scholastic review in con-junction with a three-year studyentitled “Comprehensive SchoolReform, Educational Dynamics,and Achievement in KentuckyMiddle Schools.” When askedabout this experience, he noted,

“I worked well beyondwhat I had imagined. Iwas able to see today’senvironment in publicschools, both in anacademic and nonaca-demic way.”

Chenna also workedin the accountingdepartment of an auto-

motive manufacturingentity with subsidiaries in multi-ple states. He was involved incost accounting, variance analy-sis, monthly closing, payroll,consolidation, and financialstatements preparation.

To conclude his sabbatical,Chenna worked in a mortgagebank, where he was a financialanalyst, gaining knowledge ofvarious accounting issues relatedto mortgage banking. “It was anexcellent opportunity to be ableto put the theory into practice. Iexperienced first hand how tech-nology has influenced account-ing and finance...it involves a lotmore critical thinking,” saidChenna.

Chenna received his bache-lor’s degree and M.B.A. fromWestern New MexicoUniversity. He is a CPA whojoined the faculty at KWC in1988.

Chenna completes first sabbatical

Raju Chenna

A carbon film with variedsize holes (used for practicein focusing) is seen on aviewing screen through theHitachi H-7000 ScanningTransmission ElectronMicroscope in the Cellularand Molecular Lab, a partof the biology department.

Photo by Messenger-Inquirer

During an open house reception,Dr. Kurt Noll, assistant professorof religion and philosophy,observes a specimen in the elec-tron microscope.

Biology is magnified

Kentucky Wesleyan College and the Owensboro HumanRelations Commission once again partnered to celebrate MartinLuther King Jr. Day in January. The celebration began with amarch down Frederica Street from Owensboro High School to thecollege. Eleanor Jordan, executive director of the Office of theOmbudsman, Cabinet for Families and Children, Commonwealthof Kentucky, delivered the keynote address. Jordan, a formerKentucky state representative from 1996-2000 who gained a repu-tation as an outspoken advocate for children, women, the poor andpeople with disabilities, encouraged the audience to follow theexample of Dr. King by finding a cause to support.

Friday, April 258 p.m. Back to the 60s – a time to renew friendships and

remember the good old days, at the home of Mike &Bev Servatius Fagan ’69

Saturday, April 268 a.m. Golf Scramble – sponsored by the Owensboro

Alumni Chapter, cost - $50.00, cash awards andprizes given, Panther Creek Golf Course

9 a.m. Purple/White football gameThe Panthers are coached by Brent Holsclaw ’93

11 a.m. Reunion Brunch – select a class reunion to attend,cost - $9.50, Winchester Center Class of 1963 – Cox Conference CenterCluster of 1967/68/69 – Pyles Student LoungeClass of 1978 – Gold RoomCluster of 1987/88/89 – Wells Courtyard

12 p.m. KWC baseball vs. Lewis University - Panther ParkThe Panthers are coached by Todd Lillpop ’01

12-5 p.m. Sigma Alpha Mu Open House -Chapter Room, 3rd Floor, Deacon Hall

1-3 p.m. Kappa Delta 45th Anniversary Celebration -Chapter Room, 3rd Floor, Massie Hall

1-3 p.m. Sigma Kappa 45th Anniversary Celebration -Chapter Room, 3rd Floor, Massie Hall

1 p.m. Campus tours begin – Winchester Center Rotunda

1 p.m. Senior Art Show – Ralph Center Art Gallery

6 p.m. Celebration Dinner – Don’t miss this one! Cost -$15.00, Winchester Center, Rogers Hall

After dinner reunions continue – visit and reminisce– Winchester Center, Smith Lounge and WellsCourtyard

9 p.m. Sigma Phi Epsilon gathering – Beyond the BrimCoffee House, Wesleyan Park Plaza

Sunday, April 279 a.m. Memorial Service – a time to remember those from

the reunion classes who are no longer with us,Tapscott Chapel

Special 50th ReunionThe Class of 1953 will celebrate their

50th reunion on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10.See page 7 for more information.

Alumni Weekend 2003 is almost here!APRIL 25-27


Reunions are planned for the Classes of 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1987, 1988 and 1989. Watchyour mail for your reservation package. We hope you will join us for a fantastic weekend of fun!

Friday, April 25: No. Persons Cost Per Cost Total“Back to the 60s” Party _____ Free n/a

Saturday, April 26:Alumni Golf Scramble _____ $50.00 _______40th Reunion Brunch _____ 9.50 _______35th Reunion Brunch _____ 9.50 _______ 25th Reunion Brunch _____ 9.50 _______15th Reunion Brunch _____ 9.50 _______Alumni Celebration Dinner _____ 15.00 _______

TOTAL ________

Method of payment: ____ Check ____ *Visa ____ *MasterCard(*credit card number required to process transaction.)

Card No. ______________________ Expiration date ______________

Signature___________________________________________________

Name _____________________________________ Class of ________

Guest _____________________________________ Class of ________

Address ___________________________________________________

City _____________________________ State ______ Zip _________

Phone ___________________________ Email ___________________

Please return this form by April 21 to:Office of Alumni Relations, Kentucky Wesleyan College

3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301

Mark your calendar now and make plans tocome back “home” to KWC!

Reservation Form Alumni Weekend 2003 - April 25-27Reservation deadline – April 21

Clip and return the form below.

Alumni News


Three years ago many of us were attracted into investing in equitymarkets (stocks, mutual funds, etc.) that were yielding 10-20%. Evencertificates of deposits (CDs) were paying 5-6%. Today, however, ourequity investments are producing little income and CDs are paying 2-3%at best. After three years of corporate scandals, a weak economy anddeterioration in our savings, most of us don’t know which way to turn.There is, however, a good investment alternative if you are seeking agenerous fixed income in such an uncertain economy - a way to increasehow much you receive for the rest of your life…by giving.

Lock in better yields with a gift annuityNow is the time to lock in a generous, predictable income for your-

self and/or your spouse as a part of your estate plan. And, you canmake a significant gift to your favorite charity at the same time.

Here’s how it works You make a contribution to Kentucky Wesleyan and we guarantee

to make annual payments to you for life. It’s that simple…a contractfor fixed payments for the rest of your life based on your age and theamount of your gift. Today’s annuity rates are usually much moreattractive than other forms of fixed payment investments.

GIFT ANNUITY RATES TAX-FREE % OF ANNUITYOne Life Two Lives One Life Two Lives

Age Rate Ages Rate Age Percent Age Percent55 5.8% 55-55 5.1% 55 52.1% 55-55 50.8%60 6.0% 60-60 5.6% 60 55.2% 60-60 54.0%65 6.3% 65-65 5.8% 65 58.7% 65-65 57.7%70 6.7% 70-70 6.1% 70 62.9% 70-70 61.6%75 7.3% 75-75 6.5% 75 67.2% 75-75 65.7%80 8.3% 80-80 7.1% 80 71.3% 80-80 70.0%85 9.7% 85-85 8.1% 85 76.5% 85-85 74.5%

An additional attractionA substantial portion of each payment is treated as a tax-free return

of the principle you contributed for the annuity. The effective yield rateof these annuities is much better than the annuity rate itself.

Income for lifeA gift annuity is an excellent way for you to generate a substantial

annual fixed income, yet give to your favorite charity at the same time.Consider Joan P., age 80. Joan is the widow of Sergeant James P. whowas killed in the Korean War. She has a provision in her will to giveKentucky Wesleyan College $100,000 from her estate when she dies inorder to establish an endowed scholarship to memorialize her husband.She currently has five $25,000 CDs which will mature in February,and her bank has informed her she will be able to renew these CDs foronly a 2.5% annual return. Joan has read about charitable gift annuitiesin Kentucky Wesleyan Today and wonders if now would be a good timeto make her gift.

What do you think? Is now the right time for Joan to make her gift?And if so, what would be the advantages in Joan making such a gift?

Learn what Joan found out in the next issue of Kentucky WesleyanToday. In the meantime, for more information call Berry Major at270-852-3239 or e-mail [email protected].

How to give…to receiveOf the billions of people on earth,only 5,677 are Kentucky Wesleyanalumni.

If we don’t provide for KWC’s future…who will?

By supporting theWesleyan Fund, youare providing theopportunity fortoday’s students tohave the same expe-rience that you had.

If you have alreadymade your AnnualGift this year, wethank you.

It’s not too late to support the Wesleyan Fund – our fiscal year ends June 30, 2003.

For information about making a gift, callJoyce Ann Evans at 270-852-3141 or [email protected].

Continue the KWC tradition of giving.Office of Advancement Services, Kentucky WesleyanCollege, 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301

Alumni News


Just before tip-off ofthe first basketball gameof the season, Men’sBasketball Coach RayHarper ’85 took centercourt at the Sportscenterto receive the AlumniAchievement Award, pre-sented by CatherineEblen Sherrard ’95,president of the AlumniAssociation. Harperreceived the annual awardin recognition of his out-standing personal andteam accomplishments ashead coach of the Pantherssince 1996. During this time hehas become the winningestactive NCAA Division II coach(89.1% - 179/22); averaged 29.8wins per season; been selectedNational Coach of the Yearseven times in the last five sea-sons; won two NCAAChampionships (1999 and 2001),bringing the total championships

to eight, the most in Division IIand second only to UCLA inDivision I; earned the NCAArecord in consecutive 30-winseasons for the past 5 seasons;and has taken his team to fiveconsecutive NCAA champi-onship games – a record secondplace (behind John Wooden,UCLA, with seven appearances).

Harper’s resumeincludes a home-courtrecord of 103 and 2(98%), a road record of76 and 20 (79%), aGreat Lakes ValleyConference record of104 and 16 (87%), aGLVC Tournamentrecord of 13 and 1(93%), and an amazingNCAA Tournamentrecord of 22 and 3(88%). Harper is fastbecoming one of the

all-time great men’s bas-ketball coaches with his

legendary accomplishmentsrewriting the NCAA recordbook. Without question, Harperhas brought great distinction tohimself and national attention tothe Kentucky Wesleyan men’sbasketball program.

Congratulations Ray … andkeep it up!

?Did you know…. . . that charitable gift annuities have been issued in the U.S. fornearly two centuries. Over that period of time, they have performedat a much better payout than comparable investments and insurance.With CD rates now running from 2-3% at best, it is a great time toinvest in gift annuities. Depending on your age, you may be able toachieve a return for the rest of your life of 6-10%. There is substan-tial economic justification for seniors to move their investments intocharitable gift annuities. Call Berry Major at 270-852-3139 and askfor information or e-mail [email protected].

. . . the new IRA distribution rules for most retirement plans make itpossible to include gifts to your favorite charities direct from yourIRA. The old rules penalized individuals who chose to leave bene-fits to charity because it forced them to take larger distributionsfrom the plan during their lifetime. The new rules allow you to des-ignate part of your IRA as a gift to charity (for example, to establisha scholarship fund for future KWC students after your death) with-out any negative impact on distributions to yourself during yourlifetime or to your beneficiaries as covered under your charitablegift plan. It’s a good way to give to your alma mater . . . and yourlegacy. For more information call Berry Major at 270-852-3139 ore-mail [email protected].

ANNOUNCINGCOMMENCEMENT

WEEKEND 2003Friday , May 912 p.m. 50th year Luncheon, Class of 1953 –

$5 per guest

6:30 p.m. Winchester Society Dinner for all classmembers through 1953 - Rogers Hall, $15 per guest

Induction of the Class of 1953 in to theWinchester Society

Saturday, May 1010 a.m. Commencement and 50-year

Medallion Ceremony – Hocker-Hall Grove

For more information or to make reservations, contactthe Office of Alumni Relations at 270-852-3139 oremail [email protected].

Catherine Eblen Sherrard ’95 presents the AlumniAchievement Award to Coach Ray Harper ’85.

Harper honored AttentionWinchester-eraalumni

The newly renovatedSpencer Gymnasiumhas been reserved forour 2003 WinchesterPicnic on August 23.Mark your calendarsand plan to come andsee this renewed facili-ty, tour the grounds ofour former campusand meet with class-mates to reminiscegood times. The picnicwill be catered.

Want to make a difference? Interested in helping recruitstudents for KWC? Contact the Office of Alumni Relationsat 270-852-3139. Your assistance is valuable.


We are dedicated to career-oriented liberals arts….

The first of these core distinctives is our commitment to continue as a career-oriented liberal arts college. Kentucky Wesleyan values a career-orientedliberal arts education and believes it is the finest foundation for both professionaland personal life. Employers report that the skills developed through a liberal artseducation are the skills needed to rise in the business world: original thinking, writ-ing, problem solving and the ability to work as a team. Our students are our futurebusiness executives, legislators, teachers, civic leaders and much, much more. Weare committed to providing them with an education that not only prepares them tofind a job, but also gives them a foundation for life.

We are commited to ethics and values….Secondly, we are steadfast in our role as a United Methodist church-related

college founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and values. According to PresidentDr. Wesley H. Poling, “We see what we’re doing as a shared mission with theUnited Methodist Church. Like the other one hundred plus United Methodist col-leges we celebrate that relationship.” Kentucky Wesleyan provides the opportunityfor the integration of faith and learning in an environment that affirms the values ofcaring, integrity, honesty, respect, responsibility and hard work.

…It’s about success…It’s about successby Joyce Ann Evans

Six years ago Kentucky Wesleyan

College developed an energetic and

aggressive long-range plan designed to

enhance the continued growth of the col-

lege and meet the needs of our students in

a changing world. We wanted to remain a

liberal arts college and keep our small col-

lege atmosphere, while improving pro-

grams and facilities and increasing the

financial stability of the college.

Focusing on those objectives, we identi-

fied needs and launched the Changing

Lives capital campaign – the first-ever

comprehensive capital campaign in the

history of the college. As we neared the

end of a successful campaign, we began to

reshape our direction, clarify our vision

and move forward as a college community

with much to offer.

This is a time of exceptional progress at

Kentucky Wesleyan and we want to share

our vision with you, our alumni and

friends, so together we can move forward

with a clear mission and commitment.

We encourage your support as goodwill

ambassadors for Kentucky Wesleyan. This

is the first of several magazine articles that

will enable you to do that with confidence

and enthusiasm.

What makes KWC different?…What separates this college from the others? What is our commit-

ment to our students, faculty and staff – to our future? There are five

distinctive areas important to the success of Kentucky Wesleyan

College. They reflect the character of KWC and represent the history,

beliefs, attitudes, goals, values and mission of the college. These dis-

tinctives set the stage for our future.

Preparing for a career, and life.


We provide a global perspective….A global perspective in education is another distinctive we affirm.

We expect our students to become globally aware, thereby bringing alarge challenging world into focus. As part of that initiative, Polingrecently traveled to China and Taiwan with a delegation from theAssociation of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities tobegin developing partnerships that will provide opportunities for theexchange of students and faculty. During his trip, Poling met WangTianpian from China, who will be a freshman on campus for the fall2003 semester. KWC will also continue mission trips through the cam-pus ministry program and support other travel abroad opportunities forstudents.

We develop leaders….Since our first graduate in 1868, Kentucky Wesleyan has provided a

distinctive of developing leaders. We believe leadership developmentis crucial in shaping students who can maintain a value-centered per-spective, accept challenge and make the world a better place.Leadership KWC originated in 1989 and features a combination ofacademic courses, distinguished lecturers, a leadership in sailing com-ponent, community service projects and participation in the EMERGE,LEAD, SERVE and SUCCEED workshop series. Other areas of lead-ership development include ethical and multi-cultural awareness andparticipation in the more concentrated program of Leadership XXI.

We offer a powerful sense of community….

The fifth distinctive is a powerful sense of community. A vibrantcampus community contributes to the quality of a student’s under-graduate experience and adds to personal growth and maturity. Ouridentity, our spirit, our passionate commitment to our mission, ourvitality as an educational institution and our vision all come togetherthrough our relationships with current students, faculty and staff,alumni, the Owensboro community and prospective students. A senseof community enhances the teaching-learning partnership. We arebuilding traditions that bind students and faculty together and foster alifetime attachment to Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Kentucky Wesleyan College…it’s about success. We invite you to help us tell our story.

“These distinctives capture that which is the core or

heart of Kentucky Wesleyan College,” said Poling.

“We embrace them. They characterize the strength of

Kentucky Wesleyan. It feels right. These distinctives

are Kentucky Wesleyan College.”

Career oriented liberal arts, a United Methodist

church-related college founded on Judeo-Christian

ethics and values, a global perspective, developing

leaders, a powerful sense of community… these are

the essence of Kentucky Wesleyan College.

With a valued heritage, strong leadership and a

dedicated faculty and staff, Kentucky Wesleyan

College continues to create a learning experience that

is distinctive and valuable and exceeds the expecta-

tions of our students and their parents.

Dr. Poling meets Chinese high school students while visiting China andTaiwan, seeking ways to partner for the future.

Having fun with friends is just as important as going to class.

The LeadershipThrough Sailingprogram teachesleadership andteam skills.


Happily

Ever Afterby Joyce Ann Evans

Since we recently celebrated the most romantic holiday of our calen-dar year – Valentine’s Day – we thought it would be fun to tell afew Kentucky Wesleyan sweetheart stories. According to our

records, there are close to 600 living alumni couples who married eitherduring or following their days on the KWC campuses of Winchester andOwensboro and remain “happily ever after.”

Although we know there are many wonderful tales of courting and love,handholding and spooning, dancing and proposing, we will share seven ofthose stories with you. We hope you enjoy these memories of alumni whomarried their Kentucky Wesleyan sweetheart.

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Gladys Jones Osborne ’39 and

Father Paul Osborne ’38“My church in Garrison, Ky. sent me to

Kentucky Wesleyan with $50 and I thoughtthat would last me the entire four years,” saidPaul Osborne. “When I was down to my last50 cents, I bought three hot dogs and decidedto eat one a day until I had a job. After eatingtwo hot dogs I got a job shoveling coal on theWinchester campus to keep the stu-dents warm.”

In 1934 Paulwas a freshman ministerial stu-

dent and a “pious kind of guy,” according toPaul. “I was attending North Main StreetMethodist Church and dating the daughter ofone of the church members, but she dumpedme because I wouldn’t kiss her.”

However she had a friend, Gladys Jones,who was a senior at Clark County HighSchool and Paul began dating Gladys. Hesaid, “She was more of a religious mind thanthe first girl. And it was 18 monthsbefore I kissed Gladys.”

Gladys enrolled at KWC in 1935.She and Paul continued to date andmarried on May 31, 1936. “TheReverend Harmon Moore ’37, a fel-low student, had our wedding andwe borrowed $5.00 for our license,”Paul said. “I put Gladys to workand I graduated cum laude fromKentucky Wesleyan in 1938.”

The Osbornes have supportedKWC for over 60 years. FatherPaul said, “I inherited somemoney and started a scholarshipfor students at KentuckyWesleyan.”

Married for 66 years, Gladysand Paul have three children,

Ann, Tom, and John, who all live in theWichita, Kansas area. They also have sevengrand children and six great grand children.Gladys and Paul live in San Antonio duringthe winter months and in Garrison, Ky. fromMay through September.

Janet Laswell Suwanski ’72 and

Rich Suwanski ’73Janet and Rich met in the fall of 1970.

Janet said, “Rich always says we met in thelibrary because that makes us sound realsmart.”

Technically Janet asked Rich out firstbecause a sorority sister had told her thatRich was interested. “I invited him to aKappa Delta party, but we had our firstdate the night before the party when wewent to the movies, so Rich says he real-ly asked me for the first date.”

Janet continued, “I graduated in May1972, and we married December 17,1972. Rich only had student teachingleft and I had a job as a state socialworker. Rich also worked at UPS.”

With Janet from Owensboro andRich from Chicago, the decision wasmade to live in Owensboro. “Westayed here because Rich liked

Owensboro. His parents saw the writ-ing on the wall and knew he wouldn’t be

coming back to Chicago to live.”Rich has been a sports writer with the

Messenger-Inquirer for 28 years. Janet is theprincipal’s secretary at Owensboro MiddleSchool.

The Kentucky Wesleyan tradition contin-ued when daughter Jill Suwanski ’99, alawyer in Cincinnati, graduated from KWC.Their daughter Ellen is a senior at WesternKentucky University.

Heather Payton Boutell ’91

and Steve Boutell ’92

Steve made Heather’s “topthree” list.

Heather explains, “I knew the SigmaKappa Violet Ball was coming up, and Ihadn’t a clue who I was taking. I wentthrough the student directory picture by pic-ture and came up with a list of three potentialguys that might go with me. I didn’t knowSteve well but he was number one on the list,so I asked a few people to see if he would be

interested in going to the dance.”She continued, “After word got

out that I was interested, he was too.We ended up talking and eventuallydating and of course, going to theViolet Ball.”

Heather said their relationship wasvery rocky. “Steve broke up with meseveral (count them, four) times atKentucky Wesleyan.”

When she graduated in 1991, Heathermoved to Louisville to pursue her master’sdegree. “Steve had another year, and byOctober he realized he missed me. InOctober of 1992 he proposed (during the

Gladys Jones Osborne ’39 and Father Paul Osborne ’38

Janet Laswell Suwanski ’72 and Rich Suwanski ’73

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World Series seventh inning stretch no less)and we married in June of 1993, with a hostof KWC grads and students in the weddingand attending.”

Heather received her master’s degree ineducation from the University of Louisville.She is the associate director of financial aid atBellarmine University.

Steve graduated from LouisvillePresbyterian Seminary and is a UnitedMethodist minister and currently the associatepastor at St. Paul United Methodist Church inLouisville. Heather and Steve have two sons,5-year-old Jonah and 3-year-old Benjamin.

“We have quite a connection to the col-lege,” Heather said. Family members who arealso alumni of Kentucky Wesleyan include:Heather’s mother, Gaylia Hills Dugger ’64and her stepfather Gary Dennis Dugger ’68;Steve’s father Robert Boutell ’65, as well asSteve’s sister Jennifer Boutell Wilt ’94 andher husband, Dr. Steven Wilt ’92, also aKWC professor of biology.

Nancy Svara Zimmerman ’58

and Richard Zimmerman ’57

This love story began three years beforeNancy Svara arrived on Kentucky Wesleyan’scampus. “We actually met at a Methodistyouth camp at Lake Junaluska, NorthCarolina when I was a high school sopho-more,” Nancy said. Richard, fromLexington, N.C., was also attending thecamp.

“I think we only spoke once that first sum-mer,” said Richard, “and then the secondsummer at Junaluska we talked and heldhands a couple of times. We exchanged let-ters the following year while I was a fresh-man at the University of North Carolina.”

He continued, “The third summer Nancywas again a delegate, but I wasn’t; however, Iborrowed my uncle’s car and drove up to seeher. I had decided by this time not to return toUNC and was in the process of being admit-ted to Kentucky Wesleyan. RussellMontfort ’50, from the Winchester campus,encouraged me to apply. After being accept-ed, I wrote Nancy and told her I was going toschool in Kentucky.”

Nancy picks up the story here. “Honestly, Ihad already decided to attend KentuckyWesleyan before I heard from Richard.”

School started late in the fall of 1954because the campus wasn’t ready. Richardsaid, “When we arrived on campus we tookthe paper cover off the mattress and hung ourclothes on a makeshift hanger. Nancy and therest of the women were downtown atFrederica Hall, so seeing each other that firstsemester was limited to class time and somedancing protests.”

Nancy explained what she remembers ofthe dancing protest. “Dr. Lever didn’tapprove of dancing and there was a cementpatio behind the student union. Studentswould dance to music on the radio or recordplayer. Finally a dance was sanctioned in thedining hall.”

Although Nancy and Richard had bothbeen dating other people, once school start-ed they only dated each other and weremarried in August 1957, after Richardgraduated in May.

Following their wedding, Nancy andRichard moved to Akron, Ohio. He laterwent to Kent State and completed histeaching degree. Nancy also finishedher teaching degree at Kent State.

Both are retired teachers and live inColumbus, Ohio. Nancy and Richardhave two children. David lives inOrienda, Calif. and Susan lives inShreve, Ohio. They also have sixgrandchildren.

Paige Fenton Huls ’84 and

Mark Huls ’83Paige Fenton

met Mark Huls atthe first Sig Epparty of the yearin August 1980,when Paige wasa freshman, butthey didn’tactually startdating until thefall of 1982.

Mark said,

“I was from Indianapolis and Paige was fromCharleston, Mo. and we both came toKentucky Wesleyan because we were lookingfor a small school and we both receivedBrown Scholarships.”

Some say opposites attract, but Paige andMark had a lot in common. Both were sci-ence majors, Paige in biology and Mark inchemistry, both were big basketball fans andboth were very active in Greek life. “Paigeserved as pledge trainer and later president ofKD and I served as SigEp president,” Markexplained. “We had a lot of mutual friendsand often did things together in groups.”

They married on June 2, 1984, and havesince lived in Indianapolis. Paige graduated in1990 from Indiana University School ofMedicine and completed her residency ininternal medicine at IU Hospitals. She is cur-rently the medical director of the IU MedicalGroup Primary Care Clinic at EagleHighlands in Indianapolis.

Mark managed a lithographic coatingscompany until 1994, traveling frequentlythroughout North America and SoutheastAsia. He said, “A second child necessitated acareer change, so I started my own business

Nancy Svara Zimmerman ’58 and Richard Zimmerman ’57

Paige Fenton Huls ’84 and Mark Huls ’83

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selling and applying industrial coatings andcompounds.”

Just as active as they were in college,Mark coaches soccer and baseball, and is aBoy Scout volunteer. He also hosts raceweekend gatherings annually for his fraternitybrothers. Paige sings in the church choir andis a Girl Scout volunteer. They have threechildren: Corinne, 11, Spenser, 8, and 6-year-old Pierce.

Jean Sudduth Richeson ’46 and

King Richeson ’48“When I started to KWC in 1938, Jean

was a freshman at Winchester City HighSchool,” said King Richeson. “I’m sure I sawher at some time over the next two yearssince her sister Anna Laura SudduthCodell ’41 was a KWC student and theSudduth family lived across from the cam-pus.” However in the summer of 1940, Kingleft Kentucky Wesleyan and entered the U.S.Navy for a six-year term.

According to King, the first time he actual-ly remembers seeing Jean was at graduationin 1946 when the seniors were putting onsome kind of play in the Chapel. “I recall shewas dressed in her tennis outfit – rememberthis was long before Gussie Moran shockedthe tennis world by wearing something otherthan a long dress.”

During summer school in 1946, Jean wasteaching archery for Bullet Wilson and Kingsaid, “I used to give her a rough time inclass.”

At some point he developed the pattern ofhaving Sunday dinner at the Sudduth’s. “Infact I’ve often told people that I fell in lovewith Mrs. Sudduth’s cooking long before I

fell in love with her daughter,” Kingsaid.

“One evening we were sitting in theyard swing and Jean asked me if I waskin to Mary King, a sorority sister whowas also from my hometown ofHartford, Ky.,” King remembered. “Imisunderstood the question, thinkingshe had asked, “Do you intend tomarry, King?” We still recall theanswer I gave and wonder how ourrelationship survived.”

But survive it did. “I don’t recallwhen Jean decided we were going tomarry. But after 53 years, I’m still con-vinced she made the right decision,”King explained. “I’ve been asked howwe have managed to stay together all thistime. The answer is simple. I operate onthe 50/50 plan. Fifty percent of the time I dowhat she wants me to do and the other fiftypercent, I do what she tells me to do.”

Jean and King have two daughters.Margaret Macemon is a junior high schoollibrarian in Mustang, Okla. and Sue Finley isan electrician with Ford Motor Company inLouisville. They also have three grandchil-dren.

Del Marie France Vaccaro ’68

and Angelo Vaccaro ’67It must have been fate that brought Angie

Vaccaro back to KWC. He had transferred toanother college following his freshman yearat Kentucky Wesleyan, but decided to return.

“One day I saw a red-haired young ladywalking into the SUB in a pink skirt,” Angiesaid, “but we didn’t meet until the next year.”

Del Marie said, “We did a lot of dancing incollege. We’d play the stereo, openthe windows and dance outside thedorms on the sidewalk.”

In his last semester at KWC,Angie decided to ask Del Marie out.He said, “I went to her dorm and shecame down with her hair in curlers.”Del Marie said the exact date wasOctober 22, 1966.

Angie continued, “The next nightas I was walking to pick her up,some Sigma Nu pledges captured meand Burleigh Matthews ’69. Theytook us to Indiana and dropped usoff, so I was about two and one-halfhours late for our first date.”

Angie graduated in December andwent home to Buffalo, N.Y. to teach at avocational high school, but came back tocampus during spring break and gotengaged.

Their time together was limited. Del

Marie said, “We saw each other very littlefrom the time we started dating until wemarried. We communicated by phone andmail – and I don’t mean e-mail. Angiereturned to Kentucky Wesleyan for anEnglish course that summer and we marriedon August 19, 1967.”

She continued, “It sounds a little crazybut at the time it sounded reasonable to us.We were two cultures clashing. He was aRoman Catholic, a northerner, from a largefamily and 100% Italian. I was from a ruralcommunity - Park City - an only child, andMethodist, but we have had a culturalblending.”

When Del Marie graduated in 1968 theymoved to Buffalo. “I pined for the Kentuckyhills,” Del Marie remembers. “The ground inBuffalo was covered with snow from Octoberto April.”

Angie was teaching children with learningand behavioral disorders and heard about aresidential program for children in Louisville,one of only three in the country. He washired and they moved to Louisville wherethey have lived for 29 years.

Since retiring from the Jefferson CountyPublic Schools, Angie has worked part-timewith the Safe and Drug Free Schools programand takes art lessons.

Del Marie retired from banking and isworking on her master’s degree at WesternKentucky University. They have two childrenand three grandchildren. Nick Anthony andhis family live in Lookout Mountain, Tenn.Gina Marie and her family live in Louisville.

They keep in close contact with theirKWC friends. Many of the Kappa Delta’sfrom the 1967–1969 era get together eachyear.

Del Marie and Angie retain the familyfarm in Park City and travel quite a bit. Butthe question remains - do they still dance onthe sidewalks?

Jean Sudduth

Richeson ’46

and King

Richeson ’48

Angelo Vaccaro ’67 and Del Marie France

Vaccaro ’68


Kentucky Wesleyan College strivesto continually expand and enhanceacademic programs and facilities tobetter serve its students. The college’sPlanning Commission regularlyinvestigates and recommends pro-gram changes to expand existing aca-demic programs within the liberal artsmission.

“Communications is one of thelargest majors in the college,” saidMike Fagan, academic dean. “Next tobusiness administration, we have hadmore students in communica-tion arts than any other majorover the last five to sevenyears.”

Katie Brennan Herrongraduated from KentuckyWesleyan with a communica-tion arts degree in 2001. “Ichose the communicationsmajor because it was a broadenough area that I couldchoose from a lot of differentcareers after graduation. I liked the ideathat I could use it to start my own busi-ness, work for a non-profit or become ateacher,” she said.

After graduation, Herron acceptedthe position of executive director forQuest for Kids, a local non-profitorganization.

Nathan East ’05, a junior communi-cation arts major from Paducah, plansto enter the sports information field atthe college or professional level. Hetransferred to Kentucky WesleyanCollege after attending a larger univer-sity.

“At first I didn’t know exactly whatmajor I wanted,” said East. “It seemslike at a small school you have a limit-ed number of classes, but we get intoso much detail and I’ve touched on somany different fields.

“The classes are so much smallerand the way the teachers interact with

you is so personal,” said East. “Theteachers make eye contact and knowyour name. I think you get more infor-mation by having such a personal rela-tionship with the professor.”

It made sense when the PlanningCommission recommended adding ajournalism major to the popular com-munication arts program, said Fagan.The high level of student interest andthe availability of space in the RalphCenter made that program a logical tar-get for expansion.

Kentucky Wesleyan began a journal-ism degree program in the fall of 2002and strives to produce intellectuallydiverse graduates ready for the rapidly-changing field of journalism in the 21stcentury.

In keeping with the rich liberal artstradition of the college, the journalismprogram prepares students to fit intoany chosen career in the field.

“Our students are not just taught tobe proficient in journalism,” saidMomo K. Rogers Sr., associate profes-sor of journalism. “They will be intel-lectually diverse in how they look atthe community and the world.”

“That will impact the quality of theirwork, no matter if they go into printjournalism, broadcast journalism oreven public relations,” Rogers added.

Kentucky Wesleyan College journal-ism graduates will join the workforcearmed with a basic technical knowl-

edge of today’s journalism and, moreimportantly, a knowledge of a broadrange of other topics.

According to Rogers, this diversityof knowledge will help prepare themfor the inevitable technology changesimpacting all fields of journalism.

For nearly 100 years, newspapersused the technology of steam-poweredlinotype machines. As recently as the1970s, computers were introduced intothe field of print journalism. That com-puter technology continues to evolve

rapidly.“Our graduates have the

fundamentals so that theywill be easily trained in thetechnical aspects of the spe-cific job they choose,” saidRogers.

Shelley Denton ’03 is asenior communication artsand English major.

“I took writing for printlast semester,” said Denton.

“That has been one of the most bene-ficial classes I have had at KWC. Ididn’t know how much I had learneduntil I was editing for an internshipthis semester. I definitely feel moreconfident in writing news stories.”

In addition to studying a broad rangeof academic subjects, KentuckyWesleyan College communication artsand journalism students are encour-aged to seek learning opportunities out-side the classroom.

Some of these outside learningopportunities include internships injournalism or other areas of interest,positions with Kentucky Wesleyan’sstudent newspaper and campus radiostation and field trips. This part of theprogram provides real-world experi-ence for students before they enter theworkforce.

Communication program

expands with journalismby Beck Schofield Glenn ’94

“Our students are not just taught to beproficient in journalism, they will beintellectually diverse in how they look atthe community and the world.”

Momo K. Rogers Sr. Associate Professor of Journalism


The Panogram is the student voice of Kentucky Wesleyan College.This student-run, tabloid-size newspaper serves the KentuckyWesleyan community with a circulation of 1,000.

“A student newspaper gives journalism students and others theopportunity not only to write, but to see their work published and col-lect clippings,” said Rogers.

As the faculty advisor for The Panogram, Rogers encourages stu-dents to be fair and unbiased in their reporting. They strive to providea forum for open expression and discussion of issues to develop cam-pus and community awareness.

While the student newspaper is not an integral part of the journalismmajor at Kentucky Wesleyan, The Panogram serves as a definiteenhancement to the program.

Through staff positions with the newspaper, Kentucky Wesleyanjournalism majors, and other students, obtain valuable experience andclippings of published writing to help build their resumes.

Denton has a practicum position as the features editor of ThePanogram this semester. “Since we are a small staff, we get to see thelayout, look over the advertising and look at all the different aspects ofa newspaper,” said Denton. “You can see how your part fits into thebigger picture. It gives you a sense of how what you are doing reallydoes matter and how it affects other people too.”

WKWC-FM 90.3WKWC-FM offers communication arts majors and other students

the opportunity to gain more real-world experience. The 5,000-wattstereo station serves a 40-mile radius of the Kentucky Wesleyancampus.

The station pays homage to the musical roots of the region byfeaturing a bluegrass music format every weekday from 8 a.m. to 6p.m. Programming includes both classic and contemporary blue-grass tunes and updates about local bluegrass music events.

“We can see that there is an audience,” said Pam Gray, associateprofessor of communication arts. “Since we operate on limitedfunds and use contract engineers, we have to work around theirschedules for repairs. When we have to go off the air, our listenerscall to check on us.”

After 6 p.m., the station sometimes airs student programming in amore diversified format including classic rock, jazz and alternativemusic. East spends nine hours each week at the radio station for apracticum. His Wednesday evening show is an eclectic mix of hispersonal favorites that cross musical genres.

One night each week, a local high school Spanish club presents atwo-hour Latino music show. “We have had a positive responsefrom the local Latino community,” said Gray. “They are listening.”

Investigative Reporting ProjectThe list of requirements for majors in the new journalism program

is still being refined. A capstone course for the journalism programwill be an investigative journalism project.

The students will take a three-hour course their senior year that isdedicated to investigating a complex topic. Students will spend thewhole semester investigating a complex topic—they will do all theresearch and interviewing. The course will culminate in an in-depthreport or article.

To add to the prestige of the course, said Fagan, these investigativereports will be published in some form. “Their work will be publishedwhether as a series in The Panogram, in their hometown newspaper orbound in a book in the library.” he said.

MaymesterFor the second year,

Kentucky Wesleyan isoffering communicationarts and journalismmajors the opportunity tostudy and visit NativeAmerican media outlets.The special topics in masscommunications course iscalled “Maymester”because it culminates in aMay trip to tour NativeAmerican-owned radiostations and newspapersthroughout the Southwest.

According to Gray,who teaches the courseand escorts students ontheir trip, the course isdesigned as an intensivetravel-study course thatexposes students to ethnic media. “It is like small-town radio andsmall-town newspaper, but they serve a whole Native Americantribe,” said Gray.

East participated in the first Maymester course. “You wouldkind of expect it to be different, but it is really like everywhereelse,” he said. “We went to a different tribe every day so we hadmini lessons on protocol for each tribe.”

According to Gray, the course is far from being all fun andtravel. Before the trip, each student must research a different tribeand give an oral presentation to the class. During the trip they arerequired to keep a journal and write a reaction paper on eachmedia outlet they visit.

After the trip, students submit final reports about how theexperience relates to their major and their personal career goals.Students are asked to include a statement explaining how theirawareness of other cultures has been increased.

“Communication arts is an area that offers excellent careerpreparation for our students,” said Fagan. “Now, with the addi-tion of journalism, we are able to offer them more – further pre-pare them for their future.”

Dr. Pam Gray’s 2002 Native Americanmedia class visits the Colorado River dur-ing their Maymester trip to the Southwest.This year’s class leaves in May to visitNative American media outlets.


As part of a liberal arts educa-tion, Kentucky Weslean Collegeoffers courses to broaden thehorizons of leaders of tomorrow.KWC is committed to exposingstudents to multiple aspects of atopic thus allowing each studentto draw his or her own conclu-sions. An eye-opening opportuni-ty was offered to students lastsemester through the multi-disci-plinary course Living inDarwin’s World.

The course focused on the lifeof Charles Darwin who becamefamous for his theories of evolu-tion and natural selection. Helived during the nineteenth cen-tury and conducted extensiveresearch on fossils of extinct ani-mals that were similar to modernspecies. He recorded his theories,which created great controversyin religious thought, in his bookThe Origin of Species.

The idea for this course wasformed by Steven Wilt ’92,assistant professor of biology,Kurt Noll, assistant professor ofreligion and Matt Schoenbachler,former assistant professor of his-tory. The idea was presented tothe Academic Policies committeeand approved for the fall 2002semester. When Schoenbachlerleft the college after the spring2002 semester, Bill Conroy, pro-fessor of political science andhistory, took his place.

The thirteen students enrolledin this course received threeupper level credit hours in eitherbiology, history or religion.

Conroy, Wilt and Noll workedtogether and team-taught thecourse. All three attended everyclass session. They broke thesemester into segments and tookturns teaching. Segment topics

included social darwinism, taughtby Conroy; biblical creationtaught by Noll; and Wilt taught asegment on contemporary science.Noll said, “The team teachingallowed students to see how thethree disciplines are connected.”

Course work included in-classdiscussions, a “pro/con” paperand seven exams. The pro/conpaper assignment was designedto get each student’s response tothe book Lucy: The Beginningsof Humankind. Students had topresent both pro and con evi-dence/discussion to the descentof man. Conroy said, “I thinkmost students were intellectuallychallenged.”

The course also included ateleconference with an anthropol-ogist from California andbrought guest speaker JohnHaught, professor of theology atGeorgetown University inWashington D.C., to campus.Haught presented a seminar enti-tled Religion in Darwin’s World:Is it Even Possible? that was freeand open to the public.

Ryan Bushur ’03, an interdis-ciplinary major, said he enjoyedthe class. “The three teacherswere able to present all the dif-ferent possibilities and let thestudents make their own deci-sions.” He also enjoyed the guestspeaker because “it gave us ataste of what other schools arelike.”

Jennifer England ’04, a histo-ry major, enjoyed “seeing howthe disciplines intertwined.” Onearea she especially found benefi-cial was the pro/con paper. Shesaid, “it was a little hard toshow the positives on a side Ididn’t agree with, but it wasvery helpful.”

James Fleming ’03, a biologymajor, enjoyed seeing several ofhis interests overlap. He said, “itwas nice to see science and reli-gion work together and to haveexperts in all areas teaching.”According to Fleming, exposureto all views helps reduce stereo-types. Thus each person in theclass benefited from the eyeopening discussions.

Bushur, England and Flemingall agreed that they liked theteam-teaching method exceptwhen it came to test time.Although the tests were hard,they would each recommend thisclass to other students.

Wilt said he enjoyed teachingthe class. “I got to cover materialthat I wouldn’t get to cover in ageneral biology class. It wasmore in-depth.”

Conroy, Wilt and Noll allenjoyed teaching the class and planto offer it again in the fall 2004semester. If there is significant stu-dent interest, it may be offeredmore often. Other multi-discipli-nary courses offered at KWCinclude Profiles in Leadership,Health Ethics and Society andUrban Studies: The New York CityTour to name a few.

“As a place of higher educa-tion, students need to be exposedto ideas they may never havethought of before,” said KentLewis ’98, campus minister.“This allows them to strengthenand shape their own faith.”Conroy said, “a liberal arts edu-cation must have the courage tolook at any topic.” Throughoffering multi-disciplinary cours-es such as Living in Darwin’sWorld, Kentucky Wesleyan hasshown that courage as well as acommitment to students.

“ . . . a liberal arts education must have the courage to look at any topic.”— Bill Conroy, Professor of Political Science

“. . . this allows them (students) to strengthen and shape their own faith.”— Kent Lewis, Campus Minister

Living in Darwin’s Worldby Shelley Denton ’03

KWC is committed

to exposing students

to multiple aspects

of a topic thus

allowing each

student to draw his

or her own

conclusions. An

eye-opening

opportunity was

offered to students

last semester

through the

multi-disciplinary

course Living in

Darwin’s World.


As a student internhere at KWC I can attestthat this institution of high-er education is determinedto prepare us for life aftercollege. According to MikeFagan, academic dean of the col-lege, juniors and seniors are eli-gible for an internship orpracticum. “Internship” generallyrefers to a more extensive com-mitment and “practicum” is lessof a time commitment. However,“the two terms are used inter-changeably here at KWC,” saidFagan.

For both areas students canreceive up to three credit hourswhile working for an organiza-tion in their field of study. Thebasic process begins when a stu-dent approaches their advisorwith this request. The studentthen contacts an agency and setsup a work schedule. Most intern-ships are unpaid, however someare paid.

Last fall Kentucky Wesleyanhad 29 students involved in aninternship or practicum. Fagansaid, “Right now about 25% ofjuniors and seniors have apracticum.” He hopes the num-ber will increase in the future.

Jackie Stanley ’04 is currentlyworking at the Wendell FosterCenter for a psychologypracticum. “I was told that Ihave a gift for working with thedevelopmentally disabled,”Stanley said. “This practicumwill help me decide if this is thekind of work I want to do aftergraduating.”

Internships vary by fields

from accounting to psychologyto communication arts, just toname a few. Fagan is open toother fields if there is studentinterest. For the first time thissemester we have a student witha religion practicum. Adam Love’03 is working as a youth minis-ter at Central City UnitedMethodist Church.

The communication arts fielddifferentiates the termspracticum and internship.According to Pam Gray, associ-ate professor of communicationarts, an internship is completedoff campus with a supervisor.Requirements of a communica-tion arts internship include keep-ing a daily journal, working 100hours over the course of asemester and composing a paperdiscussing various aspects of theinternship upon completion.They are usually unpaid.

A practicum, according toGray, is practical work experi-ence completed on campus. Fora communication arts practicum,a student can write for the schoolnewspaper, The Panogram, orwork in the radio stationWKWC-FM 90.3. The student isallowed more freedom and giventhe opportunity to succeed ontheir own.

Tricia Julian ’99 had severalinternships related to her com-munication arts major. One ofwhich was with MediaWorksAdvertising Inc. in Owensboro.At that time MediaWorks waslocated in the basement of theExecutive Inn. They were asmall agency, consisting of threepeople, and she was able to do

everything from creating radiocommercials to designing bill-boards. “The only thing I didn’tget to do was meet with clients,”Julian said.

Julian feels it prepared her forher first job out of college, whichwas also with an advertisingagency. “It helped me in beingwell rounded.” Currently Julianis a field representative for a signproduction company inIndianapolis.

A requirement for a businessor accounting internship is thatthe student must be paid.According to Jim Welch, profes-sor of business administrationand management, “a paid intern-ship makes it more profession-al.” He added, “the student istreated like an employee.”

To have a business or account-ing internship a student must beat least a junior, preferably a sec-ond semester junior, with a cum-mulative grade point average of3.0. An internship of three credithours includes working 120hours over the semester, com-posing a paper after finishing theinternship and completing anevaluation. The paper writtenupon completion of the intern-ship discusses “what I learned atKWC that was helpful to myinternship” as well as “what Iwish I had learned prior to theinternship.”

John David Sandefur ’99had two internships with Riney,Hancock & Co., PSC. Heworked during tax season of hisjunior and senior years atKentucky Wesleyan preparingtax returns. According to

Sandefur, “it gave me a taste ofwhat (work) would be like after Igot out of school.” The fall aftergraduating he started workingthere. He is now a senior in theaudit department.

Lisa Smith ’03, a psychologymajor, is currently an intern forthe Department of Education inFrankfort. She is working for theEarly Childhood branch on proj-ects such as the state-funded pre-school programs and other earlychildhood initiatives. This is hersecond internship as a KWC stu-dent. “I feel that my intershipexperiences have not only inte-grated and applied my collegeeducation but have increased myskill level,” said Smith. “I havebuilt amazing connections withimportant and lovely individu-als.”

I am an English and commu-nication arts major. For myEnglish practicum I chose towork for the public relationsoffice at KWC. This is a goodplace to blend the interests of mymajors. My internship requiresworking 160 hours over thecourse of a semester to receivethree credit hours. My job dutiesinclude tasks like researching,writing and sending hometownpress releases, writing this veryarticle and appearing on televi-sion on “Around Owensborowith Jerry Birge” to speak aboutthe upcoming college events.This internship has played a vitalrole in my education. It has pro-vided me with real work experi-ence, and I will graduate with ayear of work experience in thefield I desire to enter.

Internships Learning at a professional levelby Shelley Denton ’03

Kentucky Wesleyan College is a career-oriented liberal arts college.Lisa Smith ’03 Adam Love ’03Shelley Denton ’03 John David Sandefur ’99


Panther Tracks

by Roy W. Pickerill ’75Kentucky Wesleyan

S P O R T S

KWC head basketball coachRay Harper won his 200thcareer collegiate win onFeb. 15 as the No. 4 Panthersdefeated No. 10 NorthernKentucky, 71-68, to reach 200wins faster than the NCAADivision I record holder andHall of Fame coach Clair Bee.

Harper, the winningestactive NCAA Division IIcoach with a 89.3 winningpercentage, has 200 wins in224 games all at KWC. Bee,who coached at Rider andLong Island, reached the 200-win milestone after 234 gamesin 1938.

In sevenseasonsHarper haswon twoNCAA championships (1999,2001); taken the Panthers tofive consecutive NCAA cham-pionship games (second onlyto John Wooden’s seven atUCLA); posted a NCAA bestfive consecutive 30-win sea-sons (passing Adolph Rupp’sthree straight at Kentucky);and has received seven NCAADivision II National Coach ofthe Year awards in the last fiveseasons.

Football Gazette named nine Kentucky WesleyanPanthers to their NCAA Division II Mid-Major All-American team. This marks the fourth straight seasonKWC has had five or more players named All-American.

Named to the first team was senior offensiveguard Jake Colson from Columbus, Ga. where hestarted nine games in 2002.

Panthers named honorable men-tion were defensive end Tony Black,linebacker Vince Brodt, widereceiver Nathan East, quarterbackHaven Mosley, wide receiver KeithNelson, defensive tackle TommyOglesby, offensive guard BrianPrice and defensive back QuentinWomack.

Black, a senior from CollegePark, Ga., had 45 tackles, seventackles for losses and two sacks.

Brodt, a junior from Kennesaw,Ga., finished second in tackles with89 and tied for first in tackles forlosses with 10.

East, a junior from Paducah, Ky.,led the Panthers with 49 receptionsfor 659 yards and two touchdowns.

Mosley, a junior from Chicago,completed 122 of 283 passes for1,694 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Nelson, a sophomore from Arjay,Ky., caught a third-best 42 passesfor 551 yards and a season best sixtouchdowns.

Oglesby, a senior from Gallatin,Tenn., accumulated a fourth-best 61tackles including 31 solos.

Price, a senior from Franklin,Tenn., started all 11 games on theoffensive line.

Womack, a junior from St. Louis,topped the Panther defense with 92tackles.

Nine football Panthers receive All-American recognition

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Harper eclipses fastest to200-win mark

Panthers set for NCAA title run

The Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers will begin their quest for arecord breaking ninth NCAA Division II National Championshipon Friday, March 14 in the Great Lakes Regional at a site to beannounced on Monday, March 10 at noon CT via the Internet. Formore NCAA information go to KWC’s website atwww.kwc.edu/athletic and click on Sports News.

Great Lakes RegionalFriday, March 14 First round TBASaturday, March 15 Semifinals TBAMonday, March 17 Regional Championship TBA

Elite Eight at Lakeland, FloridaWednesday, March 26 First round vs West Region 2:30 ETThursday, March 27 Semifinals 6:00 ETSaturday, March 29 National Championship 1:00 ET

Keith Nelson

Brian Price

Tommy Oglesby

Quentin Womack

Vince Brodt

Jake Colson

Haven Mosley

Tony Black

Nathan East


Around the CupolaClass NotesPanther Tracks

Brent Holsclaw ’93, a for-mer Panther quarterback (1991-93), has been named the fourthhead football coach at KentuckyWesleyan College.

“I could not be more proudthat one of our own KentuckyWesleyan family is at the helm,”said KWC Director of AthleticsLarry Moore. “He knows ourprogram, our college, theOwensboro community and col-lege football. During the lastnine years, he has prepared him-self to become a head coach andwe are very pleased that he’scoming back home.”

Holsclaw, 31, becomes thefirst KWC football player sincethe sport was reinstituted 20years ago to be named headcoach at the college and the thirdalumnus since football first start-ed in 1907. He also becomes thefourth KWC graduate to lead acurrent Panther team joiningRay Harper ’85 (basketball),Karie Jarrett ’02 (volleyball)and Todd Lillpop ’01 (baseball).

“I have been waiting for anopportunity to become a headcoach but not in my wildestdreams did I believe that myfirst head coaching job would beat my alma mater,” saidHolsclaw. “I am very honoredthat Kentucky Wesleyan College

has confidence and believes inmy ability to lead the Panthersinto a new era of football.

“It truly is an exciting timefor the football program withKWC joining the Mid-SouthConference in 2004 and playingon campus for the first time nextseason.”

Holsclaw returns to KWCafter serving the past two sea-sons as offensive coordinator atLake Forest College in LakeForest, Ill. He helped lead theForesters to their first-everappearance in the 2002 NCAADivision III playoffs with a 9-2record, the most wins in schoolhistory, and their first MidwestConference Championship since1983. Under his two-year tute-lage, the offensive unit broke allpassing records for a singlegame and season.

Before Lake Forest, Holsclawspent five seasons at MercyhurstCollege, an NCAA Division IIschool in Erie, Pa. He took overthe offensive coordinator role atMercyhurst prior to the 1998season. Holsclaw’s offenseswere among the finest in thenation during his tenure as coor-dinator. His teams were rankedthird (1999), fourth (1998), and26th (2000) in NCAA DivisionII for total offense.

Also in 2000, Mercyhurstranked eighth in passing and theteam’s starting quarterback fin-ished fifth in the nation for totaloffense. In both 1998 and 1999,his offenses ranked among thenation’s top four in passing.

Prior to taking over the play-calling duties at Mercyhurst,Holsclaw was the team’s quarter-back (1996) and offensive linecoach (1997). The PittsburghSteelers, in the ninth round of the1998 NFL draft, picked one ofhis offensive tackles. He alsoserved as head junior varsitycoach (1996-97) and NCAAClearinghouse officer atMercyhurst.

Before his stint at Mercyhurst,Holsclaw spent two seasons atFairdale High School inLouisville as the school’s offen-sive coordinator and quarterbackcoach.

The Louisville native was athree-year starter for thePanthers from 1989 to 1992where he broke 18 of 20 totaloffense and passing records for agame, season and career. For hiscareer, he threw for 5,149 yardscompleting 422 of 810 passesfor 52.1 percent and 27 touch-downs, and led KWC to theirfirst winning season (6-4) as asenior in 1993.

Holsclawstill holdsfour KWCrecords: mosttotal offen-sive plays(game), mostpass attempts (season), mostpass completions (season) andbest completion percentage (sea-son). He was the Panthers cap-tain and received the MostValuable Player Award as a jun-ior and senior. Prior to his finalseason in the Purple and White,Holsclaw was named preseasonAll-America by FootballGazette and College FootballPreview.

Prepped at perennial footballpowerhouse Louisville Trinity,Holsclaw led the Shamrocks tothe 1989 state championshipwith a perfect 14-0 record as asenior. Following his stellar highschool career, he signed withMurray State where he playedhis freshman season beforetransferring to KentuckyWesleyan.

Holsclaw graduated, fromKentucky Wesleyan in 1993with a bachelor of arts degree incriminal justice. He also earneda master of science degree inspecial education fromMercyhurst in 1998.

Holsclaw named head football coachFormer KWC quarterback returns as head coach

Brent Holsclaw ’93

Rzyczycki named defensive coordinatorNew Kentucky Wesleyan

head football coach BrentHolsclaw ’93 began assem-bling his coaching staff withthe announcement of BradRzyczycki (rye-ZICK-ee) asthe Panthers defensive coor-

dinator.“Brad will be a terrific addition, not only

to our football program, but to the entireKentucky Wesleyan College community,”said Holsclaw, who worked with Rzyczyckias a fellow assistant coach at Mercyhurst forfive seasons. “He is an extremely knowledge-able coach on the defensive side of the balland a proven recruiter.

“Brad’s passion and energy to work withyoung people will only benefit our student-athletes. Growing up in the football mecca of

northeast Ohio, he brings a tremendousamount of energy, excitement and knowledgeto our program.”

Rzyczycki comes to KWC after servingthe past saeason as an assistant coach to for-mer Panther head coach Randy Awrey atSaginaw Valley State University (Mich.)where he helped lead the No. 10 Cardinals toa 9-3 record and the first round of the 2002NCAA Division II playoffs.

Before Saginaw Valley, Rzyczycki spentseven seasons at his alma mater MercyhurstCollege, a NCAA Division II member, inErie, Pa., where he was an assistant withHolsclaw. He took over the defensive coordi-nator role prior to the 2001 season after serv-ing as secondary and strength coach for theLakers for six seasons.

His defenses were among the leaders in the

nation during his tenure at Mercyhurst. Histeams were ranked second in interceptions(2000) and third in turnover ratio (1997) inNCAA Division II statistics. Under his tute-lage, the defense unit set two school recordsfor interceptions.

Rzyczycki played cornerback forMercyhurst and was a three-year starter from1992-94. He registered 127 tackles and inter-cepted seven passes during his career. He alsohas the distinction of returning two blockedpunts for touchdowns in a 1993 game againstPace.

He graduated from Mercyhurst in 1995with a bachelor of arts degree in marketingand is completing requirements for a mastersof education degree in special education fromMercyhurst.

Brad Rzycycki

Class Notes

36T. O. Harrisonwas recently hon-ored at the annu-

al Heroes, Saints & Legends din-ner given by the board of direc-tors and staff of Wesley Villagein Wilmore, Ky. He earned hisbachelor’s degree from AsburyCollege and received a master ofdivinity degree from AsburyTheological Seminary. DuringWorld War II he served as a U.S.Army chaplain and was stationedin Europe, serving with Patton’sThird Army, 71st InfantryDivision in Austria, Germanyand France. He served churchesin central and northern Kentuckyand Harlan County beforeaccepting the position as chap-lain for Good Samaritan Hospitalin Lexington for 35 years.Currently he serves as ministerof visitation for the LexingtonFirst United Methodist Church.He and his wife, Dorothy, live inLexington.

53★ 50THREUNIONCommencement

Weekend - May 10, 2003;Contact Office of AlumniRelations, 270-852-3139.

58Jo AnnGoodwinPenrod was re-

elected to the Owensboro Boardof Education and will serve afour-year term.

60Jody Richardswas recently pre-sented the

Legislative Leadership Award bythe Kentucky League of Cities.He is Speaker of the KentuckyHouse of Representatives.

63★ 40THREUNION AlumniWeekend - April

25-27, 2003; Contact Office ofAlumni Relations, 270-852-3139.

Ron Gaddie, pastor ofHighland United MethodistChurch in Louisville, was elect-ed president of the KentuckyCouncil of Churches in October2002. He is the first United

Methodist president of the coun-cil in 22 years.

James H. Hancock spoke inSouth Africa at the annual meet-ing of the International BarAssociation.

65John Worth, amember of JohnL. Worth

Insurance, Inc., has attainedexecutive committee status atAmerican Skandia, a financialservices company that offers pro-fessionals investment programsto better serve their clients.

67★ 35THREUNIONAlumni

Weekend - April 25-27, 2003;Contact Office of AlumniRelations, 270-852-3139.



Thomas W. Eblen has beenappointed administrative assis-tant to Bishop James R. KingJr. for the United MethodistChurch, Kentucky Conference.He is a KWC trustee. He andhis wife, Susan, have daughtersCamile and Catherine EblenSherrard ’95.

Robert E. Hamburg Jr. lefthis civilian position as an intelli-gence analyst with the NationalDrug Intelligence Center inPennsylvania in January 2002when he was mobilized for thewar on terror. Lieutenant ColonelHamburg is serving as the opera-tions officer in the office of thedeputy chief of staff for intelli-gence with the U.S. Army Spaceand Missile Defense Commandin Arlington, Va. He and hiswife, Merilyn, have two chil-dren, Sara and Josh.

Neil K. Leach was selectedSocial Worker of the Year for2002 by the Southern IllinoisDistrict of Illinois Chapter of theNational Association of SocialWorkers at Southern IllinoisUniversity at Carbondale. He is aclinical social worker for the

U.S. Department of VeteransAffairs Medical Center and apart-time faculty member at theSchool of Social Work atSouthern Illinois University atCarbondale. He and his wife,Mona, have two children, Scottand Chris.



Joy Wood Horton wasrecently named Probation andParole District Supervisor ofthe Year by the KentuckyDepartment of Corrections. A12-year veteran of probationand parole, she is supervisor ofthe District 13 probation andparole office in Owensboro andhas her master’s degree fromWestern Kentucky University.

70Rodney Kirtleywas re-electedMuhlenberg

County, Ky. Judge-Executive.

71Doris C. Turner,a teacher atMcLean County,

Ky. Middle School, was honoredby the Kentucky Council ofTeachers of Mathematics with aMathematics Education Serviceand Achievement Award.

72Sheila TaylorDaniel is a phys-ical education

teacher at Newton ParrishElementary School inOwensboro where she estab-lished a school walking club,now in its fourth year. TheParrish Pacers are students whovoluntarily walk each dayaround the school’s new pavedwalking track. She and her hus-band, Mike, have two daugh-ters, Neisha and Alese.

Jim McGarrah was the fea-tured writer at the Third TuesdayCoffeehouse in Owensboro. Heteaches writing at the Universityof Southern Indiana.

74Robert Dugganis plant managerof Malden Mills

Inc. and lives in Lawrence,Mass. He has three children,Alicia, Robert III andChristopher.

Delbert Lee has beenappointed youth program coordi-nator with the Green River AreaDevelopment District. He has amaster’s degree from MurrayState University.

Anne Bivins Roberts is aretired teacher from the DaviessCounty Public School System.She and her husband, James, livein Maceo, Ky.

76Eddie Pricerecently had abook signing in

Evansville, Ind. for his novelNo Other Recourse: When YouMake Peaceful ProtestImpossible. The book can befound online at Amazon.com.



80Terri E.Anderson is aself-employed

consultant and lives inOwensboro.

81Denise KerwickShelton and herhusband, John,

have started “Fix Your Picture”in Owensboro, specializing inrestoring aged photos and repair-ing damaged photos.

82Rick L. Miller isthe senior pastorof Lawrence

United Methodist Church inIndianapolis, Indiana.

84Julia BurdetteBricker is secre-tary/treasurer for

a Ford dealership. She and herhusband, Donald, live in FallCity, Wa. and have two children,Rachel and Erin.



Class NotesKeith Cain was re-elected

sheriff of Daviess County,Kentucky.

Greg Jones married Lisa AnnPayne on October 19, 2002. Hehas a master’s degree in businessfrom the University of Kentuckyand is vice president of BillJones Masterbuilder inOwensboro.

86TheresaGaesser-Carrollis a registered

nurse and has two children, Annaand Holly. They live in Corydon,Ind.

Richard Seddon is a territorymanager salesman for U.S.Foodservice. He and his wife,Jennifer, live in Frankfort, Ill.





David E. Pressnell hasearned the MAI and the SRAdesignations from the AppraisalInstitute of Chicago. The desig-nations are for appraisersinvolved in the valuation andanalysis of commercial, industri-al and general real estate. He hasbeen a partner with PressnellAppraisal in Owensboro since1998.



B. J. Burton has joinedVision Communications Inc. inEvansville as an account execu-tive, serving Henderson, Ky. andOwensboro.

Craig Gallaugher marriedBarbara Gallaugher on May 11,2002. He is a social worker 2 atScioto Juvenile Correctional

Facility in Gahanna, Ohio. Hespecializes in working with gangmembers and also performsassessments on all delinquents.

Brittney Goodman is aninstruction/reference librarian forMinnesota State University inMoorhead. She has two master’sdegrees, one in English and onein library and information sci-ence. She lives in Fargo, N.D.

90Robbie OwenClements andher husband,

Matthew Clements ’93, have anew baby, Owen MatthewClements, born on October 9,2002. He joins older sisters,Catherine and Madeline.

Jacqueline HaywoodHolman is an admissions assis-tant with the Moody BibleInstitute. She and her husband,Gerald, live in Chicago.

91Corey Crowderand his wife,Sandra, have a

new baby, Chania, bornSeptember 17, 2002. They livein France.

Bette Jo Friend Jones hasbeen appointed chief deputyprosecutor for the FayetteCounty Prosecutor’s Office. Shelives in Connersville, Ind. andhas two children, Spencer andCole.

92Linda MichelleDavis marriedLucien Michael

Foranoce on September 21, 2002.She is a technical specialist forPermacel in Lakewood, N.J.They live in Old Bridge, N.J.

Lisa Lamb Hunt is a casework manager for DuboisCounty, Ind. CommunityCorrections.

94Andrew Keithmarried TeralynSchwab on

August 31, 2002. Andrew com-pleted his master’s degree incriminal justice and is currentlyemployed as a United States pre-trial services officer for theNorthern District of Illinois inChicago. He and his wife live in

Gurnee, Ill.Kelli F. Shelton married

Byron L. Kelly on November 30,2002. She is a clinical assessor atRiverValley Behavioral Health.

Tamara Rayburn VonGeorge is the assistant dean ofstudents/director of campus pro-grams at Roger WilliamsUniversity in Bristol, R.I. Sheand her husband, Gary, have twochildren, Michael and Alyson.Tamara has her master’s degreefrom Ball State University.

95ChristopherRyan Whitemarried Cathy

Ann Curtis on December 7,2002. He is employed withProgressive Cos. in Owensboro.

96Jerry Crabtreemarried EricaLaMar on

November 23, 2002. He receivedhis graduate degree fromNorthern Kentucky Universityand is a teacher at Apollo HighSchool in Owensboro.

Stan Paulic married ChristinaCaswell on July 27, 2002 andlives in South Euclid, Ohio. Heis finishing his masters inmechanical engineering fromCleveland State University thisyear. Since graduation Stan hasbeen building power plants,Anheuser Bush breweries andautomotive expansions. In 2000,Stan and Dorijan Udovicic ’94started their own engineeringconsulting firm called STADORCorp.

Henry Wilbur and his wife,Julie Johnson Wilbur ’95, livein Louisville. Julie is a servicecoordinator.

97Sibbie TegethoffAdkins and herhusband, Aaron

Adkins ’98, live in Macon, Ga.Sibbie is a counselor for theGeorgia Department ofCorrections at the GriffinDiversion Center in Griffin, Ga.and Aaron is the coordinator ofresidential education at MercerUniversity.

Patrick Boggs married KristyKlebeck on December 31, 2002.

He is a deputy sheriff with theMason County Sheriff’s Office.

Chris Houk married JeanetteCoomes ’98 on October 12,2002. Jeanette is a case managerat Seven Counties Services andChris is director of enrollmentmanagement at SpaldingUniversity in Louisville.

Tanya Roberts is the headfast pitch softball coach andassistant athletic director atEastern High School inLouisville. She is also workingtoward a master’s degree inteaching religious education.

Bob Robey, a bereavementcoordinator at the HospiceAssociation of Owensboro, wasnamed the January recipient ofthe R.C. Neblett M.D. ServiceAward.

98Andrea GarstBusch passedthe Florida

Behavior Analysis CertificationExamination and is now a certi-fied associate behavior analyst.She works at Building Blocks,Inc. in Naples, Fla. as a behav-ioral therapist working primari-ly with autistic children. Shealso conducts behavioral assess-ments and functional analysisof behaviors.

WendyBancroftHensley is amember of Stites& Harbison’s TaxServices Group.She is admitted topractice law inKentucky and received her jurisdoctor, cum laude, from theLouis D. Brandeis School ofLaw at the University ofLouisville.

Jerry Howard is associatepastor of middle school min-istries at Glenview BaptistChurch in Fort Worth, Texas.

99CarrieBridgeman mar-ried Scott

Thomas Wedding on July 20,2002. She is the community rep-resentative with the AmericanCancer Society in Owensboro.

Wendy Hensley


Class NotesBecky Barr Lattus and her

husband, Ben, have a new son,Augustine “Gus” David Lattus,who was born on August 16,2002. He joins big brotherSebastian (Seb). They live inOwensboro.

Sarah Murdach Skaggs mar-ried Jeff Skaggs on December 7,2002. Sarah is an IT technicianwith Resources Connection.They have one child, Brandon,and live in Washington, Ind.

Jill Suwanski passed theOhio State Bar Exam inNovember 2002.

00JaredBullingtonmarried Melissa

Hill on December 21, 2002. Heis employed at Evergreen LawnCare.

Joseph Dowell is youth min-ister for Trinity United MethodistChurch in Murfreesboro, Tenn.He and his wife, Anna Beth,have a daughter, Hannah Kalyn.

Ryan Edge is a LAN desktopadministrator with KimberlyClark Corp. His wife, JenniferMiller Edge is a registered nurseat the Dialysis Center ofOwensboro.

Christie Tabor Fogle wasone of 15 Kentucky teachersselected to attend the firstEmerging Leader in TeachingEconomics Conference inDecember. She is a social studiesteacher at Owensboro HighSchool and is working on a mas-ter’s degree in counseling fromWestern Kentucky University.

Martha Sparks marriedJoseph Johnson on October 5,2002. She is a third gradeteacher in Louisville.

Ashley Roberts-Webb hasjoined the staff at RiverValleyBehavioral Health Hospital asmarketing representative.

01Jessica CollinsAllen and herhusband, Chaz,

have a new daughter, DerynElizabeth, born onSeptember 20, 2002. They livein Clarksville, Tenn.

Jessica Meredith is a seniorfamily counselor with YouthVillages and lives in Clarksville,Tenn.

02Aron Contrattograduated fromofficers’ candi-

date school at Quantico, Va. inDecember 2002 and is nowundergoing advanced training atQuantico. He is a Marine CorpsReserve 2nd Lieutenant.

Brittney Howard is commu-nity development planner withthe Green River AreaDevelopment District inOwensboro.

Elizabeth Jones Fitch mar-ried Kevin Fitch on May 26,2002, and they live inWinchester, Tenn. Elizabeth isattending graduate school atMiddle Tennessee StateUniversity. She is a master’s can-didate in the biology departmentand is also working as a graduateteaching assistant where sheteaches biology lab courses.

Travis Powell is working on aMBA at the University ofKentucky and lives in Lexington.

Jill Thompson has beennamed employment specialistwith Green River AreaDevelopment District inOwensboro.

Staff and Trustees

Bishop G. Lindsey Davis wasthe keynote speaker for the annu-al Heroes, Saints & Legends din-ner given by the board of direc-tors and staff of Wesley Villagein Wilmore, Ky. He was appoint-ed bishop in 1996 for the NorthGeorgia Area of the UnitedMethodist Church. Prior to thatBishop Davis held pastorates atthree churches in the KentuckyConference. He is a formertrustee and holds an honorarydegree from KWC.

Wade Mountz, a KWCtrustee emeritus, was honored bythe Arthritis FoundationKentucky Chapter’s 2002Tribute to Excellence. Mountz,Norton Healthcare presidentemeritus, was recognized for hiscommitment to quality patientcare, to mutually beneficial rela-tionships with employees andphysicians and for his greatintegrity.

William E. Savage, formervice president of business at

KWC, was honored in October2002 by the board of directorsand staff of Wesley Village attheir annual Heroes, Saints &Legends celebration. He hasserved as business manager ofAsbury Seminary and served onthe boards of the KentuckyMethodist Foundation and theUnited Methodist Board ofGlobal Ministries. He and hiswife, Dorothy, live in Lexington.

In Memoriam

35Mabel AmericaTallent Mattoxon October 2,

2002 at the Masonic Home inLouisville. A retired school-teacher, she taught in PerryCounty, Fayette County,Anderson County and Jenkins,Ky. She earned her master’sdegree from Eastern KentuckyUniversity and was a member ofPark United Methodist Church.She was preceded in death byher husband, Ezra ArnoldMattox, and her cousin, HazelCallahan Haddix who intro-duced Mabel to her future hus-band. Her father RobertWickliffe Tallent and her broth-er, William Eugene Tallent,were both 1937 graduates ofKWC. Another brother, ChesterTallent ’41, also attended KWC,as well as her mother, NannieLou Griffith Tallent ’38.Survivors include a daughter,Brenda Mattox-Rapp of Calif.and one sister, BobbyLou TallentStocker of Fla. Her daughter,Brenda, said, “The associationwith Wesleyan has deep roots inour family.”

38TrumanMorris onJanuary 14 in

Ft. Myers, Fla. He received amaster’s degree from theUniversity of Kentucky. Hetaught and coached atPleasureville, Utica, andOwensboro, Ky. high schoolsand was also an instructor at theUniversity of Kentucky, OhioUniversity and the Universityof South Florida. During hisbroadcast career he was one offew reporters allowed to wit-

ness the atomic bomb testingand the NASA launches of AlanSheppard and John Glenn.Involved in many public serviceareas, Truman served as presi-dent of the Junior Chamber ofCommerce in Huntington,W. Va.; president of the RotaryClub in Gallipolis, Ohio; mayorof Chillicothe, Ohio and presi-dent and Lt. Governor of theKiwanis Club. His greatest lovewas sailing, especially oceanracing, and he sailed more than100,000 miles and won hun-dreds of trophies. He was anenthusiastic supporter of theLeadership through SailingProgram at KWC. Survivorsinclude his wife of 65 years,Trudy Ellis Morris ’40 and adaughter, Cacia Orser of FortMyers.

John R. Sewell onDecember 6, 2002 in Ottawa,Ohio. He spent 35 years in thepicture tube business, first withPhilips Labs, then SylvaniaElectric and he retired in 1982from Philips DisplayComponents as a senior engi-neer. A member of the OttawaPresbyterian Church, he taughtSunday School and also servedon the boards of the PutnamCounty Alcoholism and DrugAbuse Center and the PutnamCounty Mental Health Clinic.He joined the Navy duringWorld War II, serving on adestroyer in the Atlantic Ocean.He received a master’s degreein physics from the Universityof Kentucky. Survivors includehis wife, Jean Addison RuthvenSewell, and a brother, RobertC. Sewell of Winchester.

39Beulah MaeBradley ClayPlummer on

November 26, 2002 in Ashland,Ky. A former minister of visita-tion for the First UnitedMethodist Church in Ashland,she had 25 years of service. Shewas the second youngest personto graduate from KWC. Her firsthusband, Kenneth A. Clay ’38,preceded her in death. Survivorsinclude a daughter, CarolynJeanne Pinson of Williamson,W. Va., and eight grandchildren.


Class Notes

40Andrew J.Gibbs onJanuary 11 in

Lexington. He served in WorldWar II in the South Pacific andwas a retired contract carrier forthe Courier Journal newspaperfor 45 years. He was also anactive member of EpworthUnited Methodist Church.Survivors include his wife of 64years, Sara Pearl Jamison Gibbs.

James D. Wells on June 14,2002. Serving in the U.S. Armyfor over 21 years, he was onactive duty during World War II,the Korean conflict and Vietnamand was decorated with theArmy Commendation Medalwith First Oak Leaf Cluster forsaving the life of a 2-year-oldboy who fell into a canal inHolland. He was also retiredfrom the Indiana State Board ofHealth. His sister Alice MaeWells Watters ’35 preceded himin death and survivors include ason, James D. Wells Jr. of N.C.

41Gertrude JonesWegner onNovember 15,

2002 in Evansville, Ind. Shereceived her master’s degreefrom the University ofEvansville and taught at severalEvansville high schools, includ-ing Central and Reitz.

42Marjorie AnnFlynn Lisle onAugust 18, 2002.

She was a high school librarianfrom 1942 until 1985, first atClark County and later at GeorgeRogers Clark High Schools inWinchester, Kentucky. Sheattended the Providence BaptistChurch and the Forest GroveChristian Church. She is sur-vived by her husband of 53years, Howard Lisle, and adaughter, Linda from ClarkCounty, Ky.

49John TildenJones onDecember 15,

2002 in Gainesville, Fla. He wasa retired retail manager for J.C.Penney Co., where he workedfor 42 years. A member of the

D-Day Veterans Club, he was aU.S. Army veteran of World WarII and landed on Utah Beach theday after D-Day, participating inthe liberation of Paris. He volun-teered at North Florida RegionalMedical Center and the SurgicalPavilion and was a member ofTrinity United MethodistChurch. Survivors include hiswife, Margaret Stone“Marnie” Jones ’49; and threedaughters, Judith McLaughlin ofNorth Canton, Ohio, DeborahWade of Charlotte, N.C., andCatherine Simkins of Louisville.

53Robert E. “Bob”Pardue onSeptember 1,

2002 in Hopkinsville, Ky. Heretired in 1983 after teaching inBarren and Christian Countyschools. He was the first girl’sbasketball coach at ChristianCounty High School and in 1961coached Temple High School inBarren County when they wonthe state championship in eight-man football. Bob played foot-ball at Kentucky Wesleyan andLindsey Wilson Colleges. Hewas also an Army veteran of theKorean War and a member of theFirst Baptist Church. Survivorsinclude his wife, Jean HarlowPardue; a son, Steve Pardue ofLaGrange, Ga.; two daughters,Debbie Bushong of Paducah, Ky.and Sheila Gates of Princeton,Ky. and one brother, RalphPardue of Lexington.

59John A. Kelleyon December 16,2002 in Everett,

Wash. A native of Whitesville,Ky., he retired from Panlabs aschief operating officer and exec-utive vice president, was owner-operator of Everett Auto Partsand a longtime member ofGideons International. He alsoserved in the Kentucky NationalGuard. Survivors include hiswife of 46 years, June MyersKelley ’61; two sons, JohnKelley Jr. of Mich., and TimothyKelley of Chicago; two daugh-ters, Karen Rathbun ofIndependence, Ill. and AngelaKelley of Chicago; his mother,

Louise Mitchell Kelley ofWhitesville; and three brothers,Joseph of Louisville, George ofCalif., and Donald of Lexington.

61Sandra YountHodge onNovember 22,

2002 She was a teacher forElizabethtown Schools andWarren County Schools and amember of State Street UnitedMethodist Church in BowlingGreen, Ky. Survivors include herhusband, Glen Hodge; threesons, Paul Greenwell ofElizabethtown, Bill Greenwell ofBowling Green and DerrickHodge of New York; two daugh-ters, Susan Greenwell of NewYork and Tracy Hodge ofBoston; and a sister, ShirleyBeck of Louisville.

67Richard James“Jim” Taylor onDecember 2,

2002 in Ohio County, Ky. Hehad worked at Peabody CoalCompany as a coal miner andattended Beaver Dam Church ofChrist. Survivors include adaughter, Leeann Taylor of Fla.;his mother, Lexie Stevens Taylorof Beaver Dam, Ky.; and twosisters, Shelia Daniel ofOwensboro and Nancy ReidBrown of Georgetown.

70Larry Thomas“Tommy”Hunt on

September 25, 2002 inNashville. He was an instru-ment supervisor at Green RiverPower Plant in Moorman, Ky.and worked with Boy Scouts ofAmerica. He was a member ofFirst Presbyterian Church ofGreenville, Ky. Survivorsinclude his wife of 31 years,Deborah Pendley Hunt; threesons, John Walter Hunt ofBowling Green, Jason ThomasHunt of Greenville and NathanVan Hunt ’03 of Owensboro;his mother, Boonie DuncanHunt ’44 of Greenville; and abrother, David DuncanHunt ’67 of Louisville.

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Wilfred L. Gorrell onSeptember 26, 2002 inOwensboro. He retired as deanof students at KentuckyWesleyan and from GeneralElectric after 27 years. A gradu-ate of Western KentuckyUniversity and VanderbiltUniversity, he was a former resi-dent host at Field House, formerOutstanding Young Man ofAlabama and a member ofThruston United MethodistChurch. He was preceded indeath by a son, David BruceGorrell ’76. Survivors includehis wife of 58 years, JessieGorrell; three sons, Alan LouisGorrell of Tenn., Jeffery Gorrellof Va., and Brian Gorrell ofLexington; and a brother, JohnWarren Gorrell of Paris, Ky.

Basil Hayden on January 10in Paris, Ky. At 103 years old, hewas Kentucky Wesleyan’s oldestliving basketball coach. Hecoached the Panthers to an 8-1record in 1923 in his only seasonat KWC. The 88.9 winning per-centage was a single seasonrecord until 1984. A Universityof Kentucky basketball star from1920-1922, he was the first bas-ketball All-American at UK andled them to the 1921 SouthernIntercollegiate AthleticAssociation championship. Healso coached at UK for one yearin 1926. His jersey was retired in1991 and is among the 41 thathang in Rupp Arena. He alsoserved in the Army during WorldWar I, taught school, worked asa state bank examiner and retiredfrom a position with theKentucky Conference of theUnited Methodist Church.

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Wayne Ecton ’62 is new tothe political arena. He retired in1996 as CFO and deputy generalmanager of an Alcoa subsidiary.In 2002 he was elected to a four-year term on the Scottsdale,Ariz. City Council.

He first served on the home-owner’s board of directors andvolunteered on the citizens budg-et committee. “Some of the citycouncilmen encouraged me torun, so I ran against them andbeat them, receiving the mostvotes,” Ecton explained. “I cam-paigned on my business experi-ence and financial background,so it just worked out.”

The position has turned out tobe a full-time job, according toEcton. “I work 60-70 hours aweek. Scottsdale has a popula-tion of 220,000 and I am invitedto everything.”

Daviess County Sheriff KeithCain ’84 had been with thedepartment 25 years when hewas elected sheriff for the firsttime in 1999. In November2002, he won re-election.

“Being sheriff was obviouslya goal for my entire career,”Cain said. “I first got into lawenforcement for the excitementand the sense of doing what wasgood and worthy. What I havenow is a strong commitment toserve my community. I knowyou hear that often from electedofficials, but in fact, it’s thetruth.”

In the 1970s a U.S. JusticeDepartment grant helped Cainbegin work on his degree. “Ittook me about seven years tocomplete a four-year degreesince I had to take night cours-

es,” Cain said. “I enjoyed goingto Kentucky Wesleyan and inter-acting with the teachers andother students. The grant moneydried up after two years, but Icontinued and it has served mewell.”

Like Cain’s natural progressionto run for sheriff, Jo AnnGoodwin Penrod ’58 thoughtserving on the Owensboro Boardof Education was a perfect fit.She had been with theOwensboro City School Systemfor 31 years.

“When I retired I wanted togive back to the community andsomeone suggested running forthe board of education. I hadtaught elementary grades, Title Ireading, coordinated the first ele-mentary gifted program in thecity, substituted in middle schooland also supervised studentteachers, so I knew aboutschools.”

She has just completed 10years on the board and was re-elected in November 2002 for afour-year term. “When I first ran,I had competition and my hus-band, the late Joe Penrod ’58,said ‘We have to walk the streetsand go door to door.’”

This past election she againhad opposition. “I was fortunateto have some young profession-als get behind me, but I still liketo go ‘door to door.’ This will bemy last term on the board. I wantto leave when they hate to seeme go,” Penrod explained.

Losing an election might detersome from seeking public officeagain, but not Tom Owen ’60.From 1990–1998, Owen servedon the City of Louisville Board

of Aldermen. “In 1998 I did notseek reelection but ran forLouisville mayor instead and lostthat race by a mere four per-cent,” he said. “Last year, fol-lowing the decision to merge ourcity and county governments, Iasked again to serve, and inJanuary began a two-year termas a Metro Council member,”Owen explained.

In addition to being associatearchivist/Louisville historian atthe University of Louisville,Owen spends 20-25 hours aweek in public service. “I have along-standing civic conscious-ness that has turned me to publicoffice over the past 15 years.”

Rodney Kirtley ’70 first wonelection as Muhlenberg Countyjudge executive in 1993 and wasrecently re-elected to anotherfour-year term. “I ran for theoffice out of concern for ourcounty. This is my home and Iwant to serve where I can help,”Kirtley said. “My job is interest-ing and fun and I meet a lot ofgood people. As long as I canmake a positive impact, I willcontinue.”

Kirtley credited KentuckyWesleyan with helping preparehim for public office. “I wasn’tjust a number. I had the opportu-nity to become a leader – in thesmall classrooms with personalattention, and in my fraternityand while I was participating insports. Kentucky Wesleyan pre-pared me.”

We salute these KentuckyWesleyan alumni, and many oth-ers like them, who generouslyserve their communities throughpublic service positions.

The votes are inby Joyce Ann EvansC

CWayne Ecton ’62

CKeith Cain ’84

CJoAnn Penrod Goodwin ’85

C Tom Owen ’60

C Rodney Kirtley ’70

It takes a special calling for citizens to enter public service and aneven greater calling to run for elected office. Several KentuckyWesleyan alumni have chosen that path for a variety of reasons.

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Activities and Events

March15 Admissions Scholarship Competition15 Softball vs. Grand Valley, Noon15 JV Baseball vs. Vincennes, 2 pm15 Baseball at Quincy, 3 pm16 Softball at St. Mary’s of the Woods, Noon16 Baseball at Quincy, 1 pm18 Baseball vs. Brescia, 6 pm19 Baseball at SIU Edwardsville, 3 pm19 Softball at Oakland City, 3:30 pm21 Scholarship Dinner, Rogers Hall, 6:30 pm21 JV Baseball at Olney Central, 1 pm22 JV Baseball vs. Wabash Valley, 3 pm22 Softball at Missouri St. Louis, Noon22-23 Baseball vs. Oakland City, Noon23 Softball at SIU Edwardsville, Noon24 JV Baseball vs. Olney Central, 1 pm25 JV Baseball at Wabash Valley, 2 pm25 Softball at Campbellsville, 2 pm26 Baseball vs. Southern Indiana, 1 pm29 Softball vs. Wisconsin Parkside, Noon29 Baseball at Indianapolis, 11 am30 Softball vs. Lewis, Noon30 Baseball at Indianapolis, Noon

April2 Baseball vs. Bellarmine, 1 pm3 “88 Keys” Recital, Tapscott Chapel,

7:30 pm3-5 Wesleyan Players present “The Laramie

Project,” Playhouse, 8 pm

5 Baseball vs. Missouri St. Louis, Noon5 Softball at Bellarmine, Noon6 Softball at Northern Kentucky, Noon6 Baseball vs. Missouri St. Louis, 1 pm6 Wesleyan Players present “The Laramie

Project,” Playhouse, 2:30 pmBaseball vs. Brescia, 6 pm

9 Baseball vs. SIU Edwardsville, 1 pm10 Music Department Recital, Hager

Performance Hall, 7:30 pm10-11 Admissions KWC Uncovered10-12 Wesleyan Players present “The Laramie

Project,” Playhouse, 8 pm11-13 Softball at GLVC-CLIAC, TBA12 Admissions Junior Open House12 Baseball at St. Joseph’s, Noon13 Baseball at St. Joseph’s, 1 pm13 Wesleyan Players present “The Laramie

Project,” Playhouse, 2:30 pm14 Softball at Carson Newman, 2 pm15 Softball vs. Southern Indiana, 3 pm16 Baseball at Bellarmine, Noon17 Softball vs. Bellarmine, 4 pm18 Softball vs. Indianapolis, Noon18 Good Friday (no classes)18 Baseball at Northern Kentucky, 11 am19 Softball vs. St. Joseph’s, Noon19 Baseball at Northern Kentucky, Noon22 Baseball at North Alabama, 4 pm23 Baseball at Southern Indiana, 3 pm

24 Honors Convocation, Tapscott Chapel,Noon

25-27 Alumni Weekend (details on page 5)26 Admissions Fall Preview26 Baseball vs. Lewis, Noon26 Purple/White Football, 3 pm26 Softball at Quincy, Noon27 Baseball vs. Lewis, 1 pm30 Final Exams

May1-2 Final Exams3 Baseball vs. Wisconsin Parkside, Noon4 Baseball vs. Wisconsin Parkside, 1 pm5-6 Final Exams9 Class of ’53 50th Reunion Luncheon,

12 pm9 Winchester Society Dinner, Rogers Hall,

6:30 pm10 Commencement, Hocker-Hall Grove,

10 am12 Maymester begins

June7 Admissions Fall Preview9 Summer session begins23 Admissions Fall Preview

July 8 Summer Open House 14 Admissions Fall Preview

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