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• Founders’ Day convocation to be held on Oct. 25 • Noontime student recital is Tuesday • Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans worship service will be held during LyonFest weekend • Opening reception held for Chris Valle exhibit. • Pipe band performs well in competitions • New Alpha Chi members inducted • Lyon website features fellowship/grant information • Lyon professor honored at BRIN conference • October 5 is Worldwide Communion Sunday
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Founders’ Day convocation to be held on Oct. 25 Four alumni will be honored and a longtime trustee and friend of the College will be designated an honorary alumnus at the annual Founders’ Day convocation Saturday, October 25. The convocation, scheduled for 11 a.m. in Couch Garden, will also feature retired Gen. Wesley Clark as keynote speaker. Gen. Clark is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Gen. Clark will also be awarded an honorary degree at the ceremony. The Alumni Association will present Charles B. Whiteside III of Little Rock the Honorary Alumnus Award. The award recognizes distinguished service to the College. Whiteside is first vice president and financial adviser for Merrill Lynch in Little Rock. Mr. Whiteside has been a member of the Lyon Board of Trustees since 1993 and has served as treasurer of the board since 1995. Ben E. Owens ’59 of Jonesboro will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award, which is presented each year to alumni who have brought honor to the College through their distinguished careers. Mr. Owens is president and chief executive officer of St. Bernard’s Healthcare in Jonesboro. He is a former administrator of North Arkansas Hospital and a former vice president of White River Medical Center, both in Batesville. Receiving the Patterson Decade Awards will be Dr. Shane Smith of Jonesboro and Sarah “Cricket” Oquist of Minneapolis, Minnesota, both of the Class of ’93. This award is presented to a man and woman from the decade class who have distinguished themselves in their chosen careers. Dr. Smith received his medical degree at Vanderbilt University and is now in private practice at the Otolaryngology and Facial Surgery Center in Jonesboro. He served his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. Ms. Oquist is an attorney for U.S. Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She joined U.S. Bank in September. She previously was an attorney with the Faegre & Benson law firm in Minneapolis. She received the firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Outstanding Contribution Award in 2000 and 2001. She received her law degree at Creighton University School of Law, where she assistant editor of the Creighton Law Review. The Friend of Education Award will be presented to Mark Sparks ’97 of Batesville. This award honors a person who has made an important contribution to the cause of education in the Batesville area. Mr. Sparks is a mathematics teacher at Batesville High School and previously taught math at Batesville Junior High. He also has been an adjunct mathematics instructor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville since 1999. Earlier this year, the Arkansas/Oklahoma Chapter of the Mathematical Association of America selected Mr. Sparks as the “Most Outstanding Middle School Teacher of Mathematics in Arkansas.” |
Noontime student recital will be held Tuesday
The first noontime student recital of the year will take place on Tuesday, October 7, at 12:15 p.m. in Bevens Music Room and Brown Chapel. Performers include vocalists Heather Grantham, Curt Hawkins, Charles Holloway, Dominique Holloway, and Joel Plaag; organists Cecilia Bogowith and Skye Hart; saxophonist John O'Connor; and piano accompanists Adam Long and Russell Stinson. The repertory includes works by Bach, Bernstein, Gershwin, and others. Come support our hard-working, talented students. Bring your lunch if you like.
Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans worship service will be held during LyonFest weekend
The 22nd annual Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans worship service is scheduled for Sunday, October 26. The service, hosted by Lyon College and the First Presbyterian Church in Batesville, will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Brown Chapel during LyonFest weekend.
This service symbolizes the College’s dedication to God and reaffirms its covenant with the Presbyterian Church. A highlight of the service will be a processional led by the pipes and drums of Lyon College. Rev. Bob Cox will be the minister for this year’s service.
A community brunch buffet will be served in Edwards Commons at 11:30 a.m. immediately following the service. Brunch buffet tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door and are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12; children under 6 eat free.
For information regarding tickets, call Lynn Rose at (870) 698-4211 or email lrose@lyon.edu.
If you have a Scottish heritage and would like to represent your Scottish Clan by carrying your banner and marching in the processional, contact Claudia Marsh at (870) 793-1767 or email cmarsh@lyon.edu.
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Chris Valle, assistant professor of art at Lyon
College, is exhibiting his artwork in Kresge Gallery from September 29
through October 22. An opening reception was held Thursday, October 2, in
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Pipe band performs well in competitions
Below are the Lyon pipe band results from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, games held on September 20:
Ken Adler won the AM2 piobaireachd, with a second prize in the MSR.
Steve Moore won the AM1 H/J, with a 2nd in the MSR.
Tristen Dean won the AM4 overall, with two 1sts, and a 2nd.
The highlight of the trip was Lance Dorris with the Piper of the Day honors, having won the AM1 piobaireachd, and additional prizes to qualify him for the prestigious honor.
The pipe band’s trip to Montgomery, Alabama on September 27 provided the following wins:
In grade one, Steve Moore pulled off a first in both the march and strathspey /reel categories, and a second place medal in the piobaireachd competition. Lance Dorris pulled off a second in the strathspey/reel and managed a third in the march aspect of the competition.
Kate Boyd took second place in the grade two snare drum competition.
Kenton Adler won second place in his bracket of the piobaireachd.
Tristan Dean took firsts in the piobaireachd and 2/4 march.
Margaret Rendina took three first places and two seconds in the dancing competition.
Jimmy Bell faired very well in the open competition, winning all three categories and the piper of the day prize and trophy.
New Alpha Chi members inducted
Twelve new members entered Lyon’s Arkansas Iota chapter of
Alpha Chi in an induction ceremony held Sunday, September 28.
Alpha Chi is a national college scholarship honor society with more than 300 chapters in 45 states and Puerto Rico and some 300,000 members. The society recognizes juniors and seniors of high moral standing whose academic achievement puts them in the top 10 percent of their classes.
Seniors joining this year were Jon David Parker, son of David and Susan Parker of Batesville, and Noah Williams, son of Kim and Frank Boehm of Batesville and Tom and Peggy Williams of Cave City.
Juniors included Cecilia Bogowith, daughter of Kim and Lynn Bogowith of Gainesville, Missouri; Shannon Brooks, daughter of Julian and Phyllis Brooks of Melbourne; Abby Greeno, daughter of Troy and Greta Greeno of Fisher; Justin Holt, son of Wayne and Kathy Holt of Greers Ferry; Laura Lofton, daughter of Jack and Nancy Lofton of Hughes; Melanie Morrison, daughter of Marshall and Kathy Morrison of Harrisburg; Rachel Sauser, daughter of Tony and Judy Sauser of Bono; Amy Schmidt, daughter of Fred and Angie Schmidt of Jonesboro; Rebecca Sharp, daughter of Janelle and Gary Elliott of Batesville and Larry and Linda Sharp of Evening Shade; and CaSandra Spurlock, daughter of Ricky and Johnnie Spurlock of Evening Shade.
The induction ceremony was followed by a banquet in the Bevens Room, with about 70 attending, including the inductees, their families, current members, and Lyon College faculty advisers Drs. Ron Boling, Gloria Everson, Tim Lindblom, and Terrell Tebbetts. Also attending were Dr. Edward Mosley, who as a student was the charter president of Lyon’s Alpha Chi chapter, and Dr. Scott Roulier, who delivered the keynote address following the banquet.
The chapter meets every Monday at noon to hear programs by both students and faculty. They also travel to annual Alpha Chi conventions to present research and creative work and to compete for scholarships and fellowships. Lyon’s award-winning chapter has brought home approximately $12,000 in scholarships over the last eight years and has seen five members publish their work in Alpha Chi’s national journal, The Recorder.
Officers for 2003-04 are President Tony Davis and Secretary Heather Grantham, both Lyon College seniors.
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Dr. Sidney DeVere Brown opened the Japan Lecture Series at Lyon Thursday evening with a discussion of "Tokyo as the Eastern Jazz Capital." The next lecture – by Dr,. H. Neill McFarland – will be October 28 at 7 p.m. in Nucor Auditorium. The lecture series is made possible by a grant from the Freeman Foundation. |
Lyon website features fellowship/grant information
Lyon students looking for ways to finance graduate school now have another source for the information they need. Lyon’s website now features a page with information on fellowships and grants in nearly every discipline.
Some of the more well-known fellowships on the site include:
• Fulbright Programs
• Mellon Graduate Fellowships
• Rhodes Graduate Scholarships
• the James Madison Graduate Fellowship
• Gates Cambridge Graduate Scholarships
To access the site, go to the Lyon homepage, click on academics, then on fellowships. Or, if you prefer to surf directly with your browser, the URL is http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/academicaffairs/scholarships.htm.
Lyon professor honored at BRIN conference
Dr.
Anthony Grafton, an associate professor of chemistry at Lyon, was recently
honored at the Arkansas Bio-Medical Research Infrastructure Network’s symposium
in Fayetteville.
Grafton, a computational chemist engaged in the theoretical study of enzymes and their mechanisms, received an award for presenting the most outstanding poster in the faculty presentation division. The poster summarized his research projects.
“It’s nice to have my work recognized,” Grafton said.
The award was accompanied by a $50 prize.
October 5 is Worldwide
Communion Sunday
This Sunday, October 5, is Worldwide Communion Sunday. Christians all
around the world will be at the Lord's Table celebrating unity in Christ.
The Small Chapel will be open and communion offered from 10-11 a.m. to anyone
who would like to come. It will be given as you come in--there will be no
liturgy or service. You will be welcome to stay for prayer or meditation for as
long as you like.
Nearly
400 of Lyon College’s students, faculty, and staff volunteered over 1,100 hours
of service to the Batesville community September 24 as part of the school’s 13th
annual Service Day. That number represents an increase over last year’s
volunteer-hours.
Groups from Lyon visited area schools, nursing homes, museums and other sites to offer their services.
The Erosophic Society, one of Lyon’s oldest organizations, served at the Batesville Kindergarten Center and the First Presbyterian Church. True to their organization’s literary bent, members read books to the children.
“Service Day was a lot of fun,” said Jessica Miller, a senior from Cave City and Erosophic Society president. “We enjoyed reading to the children and playing with them. It was a good way to give back to the community and thank them for all they’ve given us.”
Charlie Grant
to be inducted into Hall of Fame in Mississippi
Four years of college basketball was not enough for Benton native Charlie Grant.
After two years at Holmes Community College and two at Arkansas (Lyon) College,
he played basketball for the Houston Rockets summer pro league in 1985.
For his exploits, Grant will be inducted into the Holmes Community College
Sports Hall of Fame during Homecoming activities in Goodman, Mississippi, Oct.
3-4.
Grant played for longtime Holmes men’s coach Bennie Kimble during the 1981-82
seasons where he was most valuable player both years. He was also the leading rebounder for the Bulldogs both seasons and was named first team All-State and
first team All-Region his second year. He was also the captain of the All-Star
team. In 1982 he was the second leading scorer in the state.
While at Arkansas College, now Lyon College, Grant was the leading rebounder
both his junior and senior seasons. He was named Honorable Mention for District
17 and All-AIC. He was also named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Blue Chip
team and was named Who’s Who Among American College Students in 1983. For his
accomplishments at Lyon, he was inducted into their hall of fame in 1997.
Grant continues to live in Batesville, where he is the warehouse supervisor and
safety director at Batesville Cold Storage. Prior to going to work at
Batesville, he worked 13 years at United Parcel Service.
In 1991 Grant married Batesville native Tracy Neely. They have three children,
Natasha, 23; Danielle; 16, and Kia, 8.
He also has a private pilot’s license. He helped build a skating rink in
Batesville during Christmas 2002.
Volleyball
The Pipers fell to 11-4 overall and 2-3 in the TranSouth Conference after losing to Union University 3-0 Tuesday night at Becknell Gym. The Union Lady Bulldogs are 4-0 in the conference. Yllen Rosales and Chelsea Gilliam had 11 assists apiece for Lyon and Ceca Brckalo had nine kills. Susie Harper contributed nine digs.
The Pipers head to Tennessee this weekend to take on Cumberland on Friday in Lebanon and Trevecca Nazarene Saturday in Nashville. Both are conference matches.
The Pipers swept Williams Baptist Monday night. Lyon served 23 aces. Rosales had 21 assists; Kim Ricker had 17 digs; and Brckalo hit eight kills.
Last Friday, the Pipers defeated Cumberland 3-1 at Becknell. Ricker had 18 kills and 16 digs; Rosales had 26 assists; and Harper had 19 digs. The team had 20 aces.
On Saturday, Lyon lost to Trevecca Nazarene 3-1 at Becknell.
Soccer
The Scots improved to 6-4 Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Ouachita Baptist at Arkadelphia. Jacob Mattern scored the first goal with an assist from Steve Banks. Banks scored in the second half with an assist from Joey Nottingham. The OBU Tigers are 0-7-2.
The Pipers lost to the OBU Lady Tigers 2-0 on Tuesday. The Pipers are 0-7.
In a Saturday matchup at Huser Field, the Scots defeated Cumberland 3-2. Nottingham, Banks and Nick Jones scored goals for Lyon.
The Pipers fell to the Cumberland Lady Bulldogs 4-1 Saturday. Betsy Anderson scored Lyon’s goal with an assist from Christina Bass.
Both teams are scheduled to play this weekend at Science & Arts of Oklahoma University in Chickasha.
Cross Country
The Central Arkansas Sugar Bears and the Harding Bisons won the Lyon Invitational cross country meet last week. Heidi Vondermegden of UCA won the women’s individual title and Mark Jones of Harding won the men’s race. Lyon’s teams finished fourth in the meet.
Golf
The Scots finished last in a 13-team field last week at the UCA/First State Bank Classic in Conway. Delta State University won the team event. Tyler Burrow led Lyon scorers with an 80 and 89 for a 169 total.
The Piper golf team defeated Rhodes College by two strokes in a dual golf match at Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee. Lyon’s score of 366 was led by Chelsea Gilliam’s 90. The low round for Rhodes was an 88 by Laura McKinney. The Pipers will participate in the ASU Lady Indian Invitational on October 13-14. That tournament will be held at the Jonesboro Country Club.
