The Bellingrath Wing is the newly opened classroom and laboratory section of the Derby Center, the $11.8 million facility that now houses the college’s biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, mathematics, physics, and psychology programs.

Lyon broke ground on the 55,000-square-foot building on April 26, 2001. It is being built in two phases. The classroom and laboratory section was completed in December and Lyon faculty and staff moved into the new building during the semester break. The first classes were held in the new center Monday.

The old Smith Science Building, which was adjacent to the new facility, has been razed and Phase II construction will begin this month.

In Phase II, two office and classroom wings extending into Couch Garden will be added onto the Phase I building. The new wings are scheduled for occupancy in December 2003. During Phase II construction, the faculty will use their research labs as offices. Instruction will continue without interruption.

The new building is named in honor of Lawrence H. Derby Jr. and in memory of his late wife, Marilyn Church Derby, of Warren, Arkansas, in recognition of their leadership gift to the college. Derby is a member of Lyon’s Board of Trustees.

Mr. and Mrs. Ferd M. Bellingrath Jr. of Pine Bluff also have made a generous gift to the center and the new classroom and laboratory section bears the Bellingrath name. Mr. Bellingrath is also a former Lyon trustee.

At a “topping out” ceremony in March, President Walter Roettger, said the new facility will serve all Lyon students, but it will be particularly important to those majoring in the programs that will be housed in the science and math center.

When completed, the Derby Center will be almost twice as large as the Smith Building, which was around 28,000 square feet in size. The new building is expected to accommodate anticipated program and enrollment growth for two decades.

Fernandez, an associate professor in the counseling department at Barry University in Florida, is a former Lyon faculty member.

The title of her presentation is “The Metanoia of the Self and the Quality of the Work Environment of Professional Women.” (“Metanoia” means a spiritual conversion or fundamental change in character.)

Fernandez began her professional career at Lyon College (then Arkansas College) in fall 1989 as an assistant professor of psychology and continued until the summer of 1992 when she moved to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. When she left ASU, after eight years, she was an associate professor in the department of psychology and counseling.

In 1996, Fernandez was appointed by the governor to serve a three-year term on the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and she chaired the board for two out of those three years. She currently serves on the board of directors of the National Board for Certified Counselors.

Fernandez holds a Ph.D. in counselor education, an M.S. in educational psychology, a B.S. in English education, and a B.A. in psychology, all of which were earned at Southern Illinois University at Carbon-dale. She is credentialed as a National Certified Counselor, an Approved Clinical Super-visor, and a National Certified School Counselor. Her publications and presentations are in the areas of multiculturalism across disciplines and in pre-service and in-service counselor training and supervision.

The program is sponsored by the college’s Convocations Committee.

Lyon Diversity Week - January 17-28 - schedule of events is revised

Lyon will observe Diversity Week January 17-28. Below is the revised schedule of events.

Friday, January 17 - The film, “The Smell of Burning Ants,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the Morrow Lounge.

Sunday, January 19 - A service celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Bethel AME Church, 9th and Oak, will begin at 6 p.m. Dr. Tom Carpenter, visiting professor of education at Lyon, will be one of the speakers.

Monday, January 20 - The Black Students Association reception will begin at 7 p.m. in the Bevens Music Room.

Tuesday, January 21 - A Martin Luther King Jr. memorial convocation will be held at 11 a.m. in Brown Chapel.

Wednesday, January 22 - A panel discussion on the role of women accompanied by the film: “Home is Struggle,” will beginning at 7 p.m. in Nucor.

Thursday, January 23 - A lecture by Dr Sylvia Fernandez titled, “The Metanoia of the Self and the Quality of the Work Environment of Professional Women,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Nucor. Dr. Fernandez is an associate professor in the counseling department at Barry University in Florida and a former Lyon faculty member.

Saturday, January 25 - International Night: “Bringing the World to the Community” will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Edwards Dining Hall.

Tuesday, January 28 - The film by Arthur Dong, “Family Fundamentals,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in Nucor.

Auditions for spring theatre production to be held Jan. 29

Auditions for the spring Harlequin Theatre Production, “Romeo and Juliet” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, in Holloway Theatre. Scheduled callbacks are January 30. Scripts may be read in the Green Room in Holloway Theatre only.

An important meeting will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, in Holloway Theatre for all students who intend to audition for the production.

For additional information contact Dr. Michael Counts at ext. 1750 or Professor Gary Harris at ext. 4352.

Wedding reception to be held

There will be a wedding reception at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 25, at First Baptist Church West Annex in Batesville for Be Pham and his new wife Tam Thi Thanh Dien. All family and friends are invited. The couple was married on November 30 in Vietnam.

Dr. Stinson receives Scheide research grant from American Bach Society

Dr. Russell Stinson, the Brown Professor of Music at Lyon College, has received a William H. Scheide Research Grant from the American Bach Society.

The Scheide Research Grants support research on Bach and figures in his circle. These awards are funded through the generosity of Scheide, a scholar of Bach’s music, collector of materials connected with him, and patron of research on and performance of his music.

Scheide grants, which have been awarded since 1992, ordinarily support one outstanding project by a Ph.D. candidate or scholar in the early stages of his or her career. This year the committee elected to make a series of smaller awards to support research on a broader range of topics by scholars at various stages of their careers.

Dr. Stinson, who is also the college organist, received a grant for his research topic, “The Reception of Bach’s Organ Works.”

The American Bach Society (www.americanbachsociety.org) was founded in 1972 to support the study, performance, and appreciation of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in the United States and Canada.

Sports

Basketball

The Pipers upset fourth-ranked Trevecca Nazarene 73-70 Saturday at Becknell Gymnasium.

The Pipers broke a six-game losing streak when Prescilla Mathias hit a 3-pointer in the final minute and Jennifer Steele hit two free throws with 9.8 seconds left in the game.

The Pipers outshot and outrebounded the Lady Trojans. Sarah Adcock led the Pipers with 19 points, followed by Mathias with 12, Candace Pettis with 11 and Steele with 10. Pettis had nine rebounds and Steele tallied five assists.

The Pipers, 7-10 and 1-1 in the TranSouth Conference, will play Berry College in another conference match at 2 p.m. Saturday in Becknell. The Scots will take on Berry’s men’s team at 4 p.m.

Lyon College Campus Calendar

Friday, January 17

12 noon Hispanic Club             EDH 001 Area

Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

6:30 p.m. Diversity Week – Film: The Smell of Burning Ants             Morrow Lounge

8 p.m. Starlight Club - SAC             Lower Union

Saturday, January 18

11:30 a.m. FCA Day             Brown Chapel

2/4 p.m. Pipers/Scots vs. Berry College         Becknell Gymnasium

Sunday, January 19

4 p.m. Catholic Mass             Small Chapel

6 p.m. Kappa Sigma Meeting             Alphin, Arkansas Room

7 p.m. Tau Kappa Epsilon Meeting             Alphin, Patterson Room

8 p.m. Phi Mu Meeting             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Zeta Beta Tau Meeting         Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Monday, January 20

12 noon Alpha Chi Meeting         EDH 002

Spanish Table             EDH 003

4 p.m. Academic Affairs Council         Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

7 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration             Bevens Music Room

7:30 p.m. Highlander Staff Meeting             Alphin, Louisiana Room

Tuesday, January 21

11 a.m. Convocation: In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King             Brown Chapel

12 noon Wesley Fellowship                 EDH 002

Erosophic Society         EDH 003

5 p.m. SAC Meeting Edibles

6 p.m. Scot Yearbook Staff Meeting             Alphin, Louisiana Room

Wednesday, January 22

12 noon Student Chapter of the Math Association             EDH 002

Tau Kappa Epsilon Meeting             Union Conference Room

4-8:15 p.m. APPLE             Lyon, Alphin, Lower Union

5:30 p.m. Summer Internship Workshop, Career Development             EDH 002

7 p.m. Diversity Week – panel discussion & movie             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

9 p.m. BCM Meeting             Morrow Building

Thursday, January 23

11 a.m. Chapel Service             Small Chapel

12 noon French Table             EDH 001 Area

Campus Ministry Board             EDH 002

Black Students’ Association             EDH 003

6 p.m. Residence Life Staff Meeting         Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

7 p.m. Pipers vs. Blue Mountain College             Blue Mountain, Miss.

7 p.m. Convocation: Sylvia Fernandez             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Friday, January 24

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

Hispanic Club             EDH 001 Area