December 12, 2003
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• Lyon trustee is new moderator-elect • Holiday potluck for faculty, staff is Dec. 23 • Lyon celebrates Christmas in Little Rock • Psychology class conducts interviews • Lyon professor receives AR-BRIN equipment grant • Diversity Week 2004 schedule
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Lyon trustee is new moderator-elect
The Synod of the Sun serves Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas and is comprised of eleven presbyteries with 900 congregations containing 200,000 Presbyterians. Ford has been the pastor of the Newport congregation since 1977. Born in England, he emigrated to the U.S. in the 1950s and earned his Divinity degree from Austin (Texas) Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1975. His more recent leadership in the church includes serving as moderator of Arkansas Presbytery in 1999. “Alan’s leadership is most welcome and appreciated by the synod,” said the Rev. Judy Record Fletcher, Synod Executive. “He will be active in decision-making during this two-year term, at the end of which he will be installed as moderator of synod for two years.” The Synod of the Sun serves as a network and provider of resources for 11 areas called presbyteries. Arkansas Presbytery serves 95 congregations in the northern two-thirds of the state. The synod also supports multicultural and higher education ministries in the region. Holiday potluck for faculty, staff is Dec. 23 The faculty and staff traditional holiday potluck meal is scheduled for noon Tuesday, December 23, in the Lower Union in Edwards Commons. Gayle Silberhorn is in charge of coordinating the meal. Watch the announcements page for meal preparation information. After the meal, all but the essential offices will close for the Christmas holidays and will remain closed until January 5.
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Lyon celebrates Christmas in Little Rock Above are pictures from the annual Little Rock Christmas reception held last night at the convention center. Pictured left are Scottish Heritage Director Jimmy Bell (Santa) and Academic Services Coordinator and Webmaster/Instructional Technologist Kenton Adler (Santa's helper). Pictured right are Peggy Mitchell, former Lyon College employee, and President Roettger’s wife and son, Peggy and Dan Roettger.
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Psychology class conducts interviews Dr. Sally Browder’s Psychology of Adulthood and Aging class conducted interviews with people in the community as part of their life review interviews project. Above, Dr. Browder (left) is pictured with Lillie Mae Watkins, one of the interviewees, and Samantha Dale, a senior biology major who was in the class. |
Lyon professor receives AR-BRIN equipment grant
Dr. Floyd Beckford, an assistant professor of chemistry at Lyon College, has received a $25,331 supplemental grant from the Arkansas Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network.
Beckford said he will use the grant to purchase two instruments that will facilitate his development of inorganic compounds that could possibly be used as anticancer agents.
One of the pieces of equipment is a UV/VIS/NIR spectrophotometer. This instrument uses ultraviolet, visible, or near-infrared light to give scientists a look at the structure and behavior of chemical substances, including DNA and other proteins.
The other instrument is an electrochemical analyzer. This piece is used in many applications related to inorganic chemicals. Beckford will use it to investigate the target anticancer compounds and their interactions with DNA.
AR BRIN is funded through the National Institutes of Health under the NIH’s Institutional Development Award program. The IDA program was established to broaden the geographic distribution of NIH funding for biomedical and behavioral research.
AR BRIN’s goals are to expand biomedical research opportunities for undergraduate faculty and students, stimulate more biomedical research proposals from Arkansas scientists and advance statewide expertise in bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, and digital microscopy.
Schedule for Diversity Week 2004
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Friday, January 16 |
7:00 p.m. |
Morrow Building |
Film - Black Indians: An American Experience
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Sunday, January 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Bethel A.M.E. Church |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
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Monday, January 19 |
6:30 p.m. |
Bevens Music Room |
Black Students Association Reception
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Tuesday, January 20 |
11:00 a.m. |
Brown Chapel |
Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation
Speaker – Dr. Mona Lake Jones
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Tuesday, January 20 |
7:00 p.m. |
Nucor Auditorium |
Convocation Speaker – Dr. Mona Lake Jones
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Wednesday, January 21 |
7:00 p.m. |
Nucor Auditorium |
Film – Mi familia
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Wednesday, January 21 |
9:00 p.m. |
Young House |
Forum: Reminiscences of the Civil Rights Movement
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Thursday, January 22 |
6:30 p.m. |
Nucor Auditorium |
International Students Association Panel
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Friday, January 23 |
7:00 p.m. |
Nucor Auditorium |
Film - Coming Out in the Trenches
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Saturday, January 24 |
5:00 p.m. |
Independence Hall |
International Community Night
Baseball
Lyon College will host a winter pitching camp December 22 featuring Chicago White Sox pitcher Dan Wright.
Wright, a graduate of Batesville High School and the University of Arkansas, will be working with individuals on the fundamentals of all aspects of pitching. Instruction will be given in small group settings, with groups broken down by age. Each camper will need tennis shoes, hat and glove.
Campers, as well as the public, will have the opportunity to join Wright for lunch in the new Lyon College indoor baseball workout facility, located on the southeast corner of campus near Scots Field. Wright will talk about his Major League Baseball experience at the luncheon.
Limited space is available so early registration is recommended. Camp fee is $30 and luncheon fee is $15. Ages 10 and under will meet from 8:30-10:30 a.m., lunch will be from 11-noon, ages 11-14 will meet from 12:30-2:30 p.m., and ages 15 and up will meet from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Kirk Kelley at (870) 698-4337 or Robbie Holmes at (870) 793-1751.
Basketball
The Scots and Pipers will take on Williams Baptist in Walnut Ridge on Saturday. The Pipers tip off at 1 p.m.; the Scots game will follow at 3 p.m.
Both teams lost to John Brown University last Saturday in Siloam Springs. The Scots lost 73-62. Norris Weintz had 17 points for Lyon; Jason Donaldson netted 13 and Brandon Byrd 12. The Scots are 7-4 this season.
The Pipers fell to the JBU Lady Eagles 71-49. The Pipers are 3-6 on the season.
After Saturday’s game, both teams will not play again until January 8.
Volleyball
Four Lyon College volleyball players were named to the TranSouth Athletic All-Conference second team. Senior Kim Ricker, junior Ceca Brckalo, sophomore Susie Harper and freshman Alyson Boone were the all-conference selections.
Five Pipers were named to the conference’s all-academic team. They are Ricker, Brckalo, Harper, Patricia Eusterbrock and Chelsea Gilliam. Eusterbrock is a senior; Gilliam is a sophomore.
The Rev. Dr. Alan
Ford, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Newport and a member of the
Lyon College Board of Trustees, is the new moderator-elect of the Synod of
the Sun, the regional body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).