Alpha Chi is a national honor society for students who are in the top 10 percent of their class. Each year, Lyon’s chapter recognizes a faculty member for their dedication to the campus community and academics.

The Honors Day convocation honors outstanding students and recognizes honor societies at the college.

Other awards announced Tuesday were:

Intramural Awards

(This year these awards were named the Fred Wann Intramural Participation Awards in honor of the longtime director of intramurals and physical education faculty member who retired last year.)

Male athlete - Kevin Flinn of Harrison

Female athlete - Arathi Sundaravadanan of Bangalore, India

Fraternity - Kappa Sigma

Athletic Awards

John T. Dahlquist Student Athlete of the Year - Jonathan Orsborn of Arvada, Colo., a member of the tennis team who has a 3.92 grade point average

Campus Ministry Awards

Long Bible Award - Karen Gallup of Batesville

American Bible Society Award - Bethany Klonowski of Newark

Celtic Cross - Stuart Higginbotham of Hamburg and DeJuan Ruffin of Pocahontas

Student Life

Editor of the Year - Joshua Baugh of San Antonio, Texas

Language and Literature

Book awards for:

Journalism - Joshua Baugh of San Antonio, Texas

English- Kelly Decker of Mountain View

Spanish - Karla Roberts of Harrisburg and James (Matt) Wentz of Batesville

French - Alison Ware of Maumelle

Charles R. Oliver Memorial Scholarship Award - Cynthia Qualls of Evening Shade

Sigma Tau Delta Senior Writing Award - Bethany Klonowski of Newark

Abbie Snapp Arnold English Award - Molli Gibson of Mountain View

Freshman Writing Award - Robert (Tre) Ronne of Fort Smith

Fine Arts

Book Awards for:

Art - Heather Smith of Piggott

Music - Susan Tucker of Dumas

Theatre - Kalina Bakalova of Sofia, Bulgaria

Dorothy Landis Gray Music Award - Leticia Jones of Batesville

Actor of the Year - Warren McCullough of Thayer, Mo.

Actress of the Year - Susan Tucker of Dumas

Science Division

Book Awards for:

Biology - Shannon Akin of Minden, Texas

Chemistry - Amanda Fincher of Harrison

Mathematics - David McCullars of Conway

Physics - Amanda Price of Gravette

Computer Science - David McCullars of Conway

Freshman Chemistry Award - Cassy Russell of Ward

James Alexander Shanks Chemistry Award - Shannon Sullivan of Newark

American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Award - Emilie Brady of Bon Aqua, Tenn., and Danielle Temple of Conway

George Maxfield Evans Award (for woman with highest GPA in calculus) - Carrie Beyerle of Van Buren

Roberta Thomas Dorr Brown Endowed Scholarship - Katy Shaver of Batesville

Social Sciences

Book Awards for:

Elementary Education - Karla Roberts of Harrisburg

Secondary Education - Casey McNally of Stuttgart

Physical Education - Kelly Decker of Mountain View

Psychology - Jeremy Christian of Harrison

Anthropology - Kathleen Cater of Siloam Springs

Humanities Division

Book Awards for:

Religion and Philosophy - William Cooksey of Jonesboro

History - Ri’an Wanstreet of Town and Country, Mo.

Political Science - Jennifer Moss of Newport

Business and Economics

Book Awards for:

Accounting - Courtney Guziweicz of Harrisburg

Business Administration - Jonathan Thompson of Ozark

Management - John Sullivan of Bald Knob

Economics - Nathan Read of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

James V. Balch Award - Donald Taylor of Oil Trough

Clarence Adams Memorial Award - Erin Kelly of Cabot

The Lyon College commencement will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, in Couch Garden. Former Arkansas State Representative John E. Miller of Melbourne will be given an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

A baccalaureate service will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in Brown Chapel. The Rev. Dr. William W. Branch Jr., general presbyter of the Presbytery of Arkansas, will preach the sermon.

The baccalaureate service will be followed by the traditional Scots Walk, in which the graduates walk to Bryan Lake for a torch-lighting ceremony. Eighty-two seniors are scheduled to graduate in the Class of 2001.

Rehearsal for baccalaureate and commencement will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, in Couch Garden. Seniors will line up in the hall of the Smith Science Building.

The garden party for seniors and their parents will be at 4 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Bradley Manor, followed by the alumni dinner at 5:30 p.m. in Edwards Commons.

The activities displayed in the SA poster were just one example of the chapters activities that helped to earn the chapter significant acclaim. The ACS Committee on Education selects Student Affiliates chapters to receive special recognition on the basis of their programs and activities as described in their annual reports. Awards are classified as outstanding, commendable, and honorable-mention. For the 1999-00 academic year, Lyon College’s SA chapter was 1 of only 31 chapters to be presented with an outstanding honor. The remaining list contained 60 commendable, and 69 honorable-mention awards. Given that there are nearly 900 SA chapters in the nation, obtaining such a distinction is an exceptional accomplishment for the SA chapter at Lyon, which is only in its 4th year of existence. The entire group attended the ACS Student Affiliates Chapter Awards Ceremony and accepted a plaque commemorating the national recognition.

The student presentations consisted of the following: Temple, a sophomore from Conway, and Manohar presented “Synthesis of polyaniline and its derivatives.” Fincher, a senior from Harrison, presented “Conformational effects on the mass spectrometry of peptides.” Ambler, a junior from Magnolia, and McDowell presented “Determination of methylmercury with SPME and capillary GC with electron capture detection.” Blackwood, a senior from Greenwood, and DeHaan presented “Exploring smog haze formation by solid-phase microextraction analysis of competitive absorption experiments.” And, Rydzewski, a senior from Little Rock, along with the rest of the group, presented “Creative ways to celebrate NCW: Dress as your favorite element.”

Coach Kelley to assist with 2001 NAIA College World Series

Lyon College Baseball Coach Kirk Kelley has been selected as an administrator of 2001 NAIA College World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. Coach Kelley was one of only two coaches selected to help the NAIA Board of Governors run the College World Series. He will spend the week assisting in all administrative duties related to the tournament and will also have a vote in the selection of the All-American and All-Tournament teams. The NAIA College World Series usually draws crowds of around 10,000 fans.

Sports

The Scots won three games over the weekend and tied a 1998 school record for the most consecutive wins -- nine.

The Scots beat Trevecca Nazarene 11-6, 11-6 and 19-14 on the Trojans home field in Nashville, Tennessee. During the series, Phillip May won his ninth game of the season, tying pitchers Matt Taylor (1999) and Chris McCrillis (1996).

The Scots (34-25) will wrap up the season Saturday against Central Baptist in Conway.

Lyon College Campus Calendar

Friday, April 27

8:15 a.m. - noon Board of Trustees' Meeting            Alphin, Alphin Board Room

10:30 a.m. Faculty Personnel Committee             Lyon, Seminar East

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

Presbyterian Connections             Union Conference Room

2 p.m. Dean’s Pittsburgh Group             Lyon, Seminar East

3 p.m. Campus Life Self-Study Committee             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

7:30 p.m. The Big Show             Brown Chapel

Saturday, April 28

Arkansas Scottish Festival

1 p.m. Baseball: Scots vs. Central Baptist             Conway, AR

1:30 p.m. Alpha Xi Delta Alumni Reception             Lyon, Flanders Reading Room

2:30 p.m. Kappa Sigma Alumni Meeting             Lyon, Room 100

8 p.m. Student-directed One-Act Plays             Holloway Theatre

Sunday, April 29

Arkansas Scottish Festival

9:30 a.m. Iona Scottish Worship Service             The Big Red & White Tent

4 p.m. Lyon College Flute Choir Spring Concert             Bevens Music Room

5:30 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

7:30 p.m. Phi Mu Meeting             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

8 p.m. Zeta Beta Tau Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Student-directed One-Act Plays             Holloway Theatre

Monday, April 30

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Self-Scheduled Exams             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

3 p.m. Inorganic Chemistry Candidate’s Lecture             Lyon, Room 200

4 p.m. Reception for Connie Townsley             Bevens Music Room

Reception for Inorganic Chemistry Candidate             Lyon, Flanders Reading Room

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

Tuesday, May 1

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Self-Scheduled Exams             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

5:30 p.m. SAC Meeting             Union Conference Room

Wednesday, May 2

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Self-Scheduled Exams             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

1 p.m. Derby Center Advisory Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

1:30 p.m. Student Life Staff Meeting             Union Conference Room

3 p.m. Convocations Committee             Lyon, Seminar West

Thursday, May 3

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Self-Scheduled Exams             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Friday, May 4

3 p.m. Inorganic Chemistry Candidate’s Lecture             Lyon, Room 200

10:30 a.m.. Rehearsal – Baccalaureate/Commencement             Couch Memorial Garden

4 p.m. Reception for Inorganic Chemistry Candidate             Lyon, Flanders Reading Room

5:30 p.m. Alumni Dinner             Edwards’ Dining Hall

7:30 p.m. Baccalaureate             Brown Chapel

Saturday, May 5

9:30 a.m. Commencement             Couch Garden