The Rotary District 6150 Ambassadorial Scholarship Committee met in Little Rock on September 22 to interview a number of highly qualified candidates and select recipients. The Rotary International Foundation allocated Rotary District 6150 (Northeast Arkansas, including Little Rock) two one-year Ambassadorial Academic Scholarships to award based on 2000-2001 contributions to the Foundation from the District 6150 Rotary Clubs.

Each of the scholarships provides funding up to $25,000 for one academic year of study in another country. The awards are intended to help cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and some educational supplies.

Ruffin will spend a year either in Mexico (Universidad de Guadalajara or Universidad Iberoamericana), Costa Rica (Universidad de Costa Rica), or Puerto Rico (University of Puerto Rico). Ruffin will study Spanish and pursue graduate studies in counseling when he returns to the United States.

Admission is free and the public is invited to the event, which is sponsored by the college’s Convocations Committee.

Ernst is Arkansas’ best known wilderness photographer. He has been hiking, driving and crawling around the Ozark Mountains for most of his life, preserving the images he sees on film for everyone to enjoy.

His photographs have appeared in hundreds of national, regional and local publications. Some of his credits include National Geographic, Audubon, Backpacker, Outside, Outdoor Photographer, American Hiker, Natural History, The Arkansas Times, Readers Digest, and The New York Times.

Ernst has also been a long-time outdoorsman and hiker. He founded and is the president of the Ozark Highlands Trail Association. His backpacking articles have appeared in numerous national publications, and he is the author of a dozen hiking trail guidebooks.

He is the author of four art photography books. His first coffee-table picture book, “Arkansas Portfolio: Twenty Years of Wilderness Photography,” won rave reviews all over the region. His second art photography book, “Wilderness Reflections: An Intimate Look at Wild Places in America,” was published in 1995. His third photo book, “Buffalo River Wilderness,” combines his color images with watercolors by renowned painter William McNamera. All of the images are from the Buffalo River area in northwest Arkansas, where Ernst lives.

His most recent book of photos is “Arkansas Spring: Dogwoods, Waterfalls and Wildflowers.”

He has received many awards for his volunteer service, including the “Volunteer Of The Year” for the nation from the American Hiking Society.

Although Ernst sells his photography work through magazine articles, books, calendars, postcards and limited edition prints, his favorite form of expression is through his special slide programs. These are really works from the heart. These are not “how-to” programs, but rather meant to entertain and inspire.

Lyon theatre department to present 'Joined At The Head'

The theatre department’s fall production, “Joined At The Head” by Catherine Butterfield, will open on Tuesday, October 16, and run through Friday, October 19. All performances are at 8 p.m. in Holloway Theatre. This is the opening production for our “Year of the Woman.”

All students, faculty, and staff are entitled to one free admission. Tickets for adults are $5, and $3 for students and seniors. You may reserve tickets by calling x1749.

This production will be the department’s entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Scholarship received by '01 Lyon grad

Jeremy Christian, a 2001 Lyon graduate, has been selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship after entering the National Dean’s List scholarship competition. Jeremy graduated this year summa cum laude, with a psychology degree. He is currently working toward a M.A. in sociology at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

Live reptile show/exhibit 'Herps Alive!'

Snakes and other reptiles will be on exhibit in the Lower Union in Edwards Commons on Tuesday, October 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Student Activities Committee.

11:30 a.m. Sigma Tau Delta Meeting             EDH 003

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

6 p.m. Volleyball: Pipers vs. Martin Methodist University             Becknell Gymnasium

9 p.m. Matthew West - SAC             Lower Union

Saturday, October 6

10:30 a.m. Rhodes College Invitational Cross Country Meet             Memphis, TN

12:30-5 p.m. Harlequin Theatre Rehearsal             Holloway Theatre

Sunday, October 7

4 p.m. Catholic Mass             Small Chapel

5 p.m. Alpha Xi Delta Meeting             Lyon, Rooms 200 & 202

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

7:30 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, October 8

12 noon Alpha Chi Meeting             EDH 002

Pre-Law Club             EDH 003

6 p.m. Lyon Ambassadors             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Residence Life Staff Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

6:30-10 p.m. Harlequin Theatre Rehearsal             Holloway Theatre

8 p.m. SAC Meeting             SAC Office

9 p.m. BCM Leadership Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Tuesday, October 9

11:30 a.m. Student Research Forum Meeting             Lyon, Seminar East

12 noon Wesley Fellowship             EDH 002

Model United Nations Meeting             EDH 003

POW Meeting             Union Conference Room

4 p.m. Faculty Assembly Meeting             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

4-5 p.m. Kids Run Program             Intramural Field

4-6 p.m. Herps Alive! Live Reptile Show – SAC             Lower Union

5 p.m. SAC Meeting             Union Conference Room

5:30 p.m. Resume Writing Workshop             EDH 002

Art Students’ Society Meeting             EDH 003

6 p.m. Volleyball: Pipers vs. Williams Baptist College             Walnut Ridge, AR

6:30-10 p.m. Harlequin Theatre Rehearsal             Holloway Theatre

7:30 p.m. Tim Ernst, Wilderness Photographer             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Wednesday, October 10

12 noon Presbyterian Connection             EDH 002

TKE Meeting             EDH 003

2 p.m. Management Assembly             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

4 p.m. Promotion & Tenure Meeting             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

6:30-10 p.m. Harlequin Theatre Rehearsal             Holloway Theatre

Thursday, October 11

FALL BREAK

7 p.m. Volleyball: Pipers vs. Martin Methodist University             Pulaski, TN

Friday, October 12

10 a.m. Institutional Advancement Staff Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room