January 30, 2004
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• Lyon to host Preview Day Saturday • Lyon participates in Kirkin' Service • David Hartwick retires as Director of Physical Plant • Author to talk about ‘Black Bishop’ • Religion and health care will be convocation topic • Japan lecture series continues with Dr. Matsumoto • Article by Dr. Whitfield published
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Frueauff Foundation awards grant to Lyon for Spragins House The Charles A. Frueauff Foundation has awarded Lyon College a $50,000 grant for continued support of Spragins House and the Freshman Advising Program. The grant will be used in part for operating funds and a larger portion of it will be added to the Charles A. Frueauff Freshman Program Endowment established in 2002 and supplemented in 2003. “The Frueauff Foundation’s generous support of Lyon College for nearly 30 years has made a tremendous difference in the life of the college and the lives of our students,” said Dr. Walter B. Roettger, president of the college. “This grant will ensure that this valuable residential program will benefit future generations of Lyon freshmen.” Spragins House, which accommodates all first-year residential students as part of Lyon’s house system, opened in the fall of 1997. Gary Harris, associate professor of theatre, is the current resident faculty mentor of Spragins House. Spragins House’s facilities include the four freshman residence halls, Blandford, Bryan, Love, and Spragins; a meeting facility called the Morrow Building; and the home of the resident faculty mentor. Spragins House is designed specifically to respond to the needs and concerns of freshmen and to integrate academics and co-curricular activities within the residence life of the freshmen. The Freshman Advising Program is a distinctive orientation program for entering students centered on the First-Year Experience, a one-semester course in the core curriculum. The program helps students acquire the skills they need to make a smooth transition from high school to college and to be successful at Lyon. The Frueauff Foundation was founded in memory of Charles A. Frueauff, a successful New York attorney. The Foundation seeks to improve the lives of those in need by making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of health, private higher education, and social services. The foundation’s offices are in Little Rock. Lyon to host Preview Day Saturday The Office of Enrollment Services will host a preview day on campus Saturday, January 31,
for prospective students. Approximately 48 students along with their parents are expected to attend. |
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Lyon participates in Kirkin’ Service Several members of the Lyon College community were
guests and participants at the First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro’s
Scottish Heritage service Sunday, January 25. The Lyon pipe band, under the
direction of Director Jimmy Bell, lead the procession and Dr. Walter Roettger,
president of the College, was the liturgist and gave a moment for mission. |
Lyon announces Dean’s List for fall semester ’03
Lyon College has named 94 students to its Dean’s List in recognition of their academic achievement during the Fall 2003 semester. Students must attain a 3.75 grade-point-average or higher while taking a minimum of 12 hours in a semester to be placed on the dean’s list. The list is as follows:
Jessica C. Allen, John M. Allison, Emily R. Andersen, Leila A. Awwad, Robert L. Bailey, Johnathan D. Baker, Adriane A. Barnett, Edlira Bashari, Valbona Bashari, Caroline S. Bednar, Danielle N. Bell, Melina Bial, John S. Boling, Diana E. Borgognoni, Buckley Bridges.
Joshua D. Brooks, Shannon R. Brooks, Ashley Bryson, Jason W. Bugeja, Kelly J. Bumpous, Rachel E. Casey, Christina T. Cody, Amber N. Cooper, Pearllita D. Crawford, Samantha L. Dale, Melanie A. Davidson, Anthony D. Davis, Tristen M. Dean, Kristi A. Dement, Allyn K. Dodd, Steven D. Dunn.
Chris F. Estes, Derinda M. Fair, Brady J. Fath, Michael A. Fortune, Georganne Frazier, Ashley M. Gay, Taylor G. Guillory, Keith P. Harmon, Skye M. Hart, Megan R. Hicks, Amon E. Holt, Justin W. Holt, Amber L. Hood, Kristina M. Hood, Vanessa S. Laminack, Jessica R. Leasure.
Michael J. Lejman, Amber L. Liegel, Laura J. Lofton, Adam B. Long, Joshua H. Manning, Jason L. Martin, Jonathan M. McDonald, Patrick M. McLaurin, Katherine E. McLean, Laura E. McWilliams, Rachel B. Miesner, John T. Moore, Holly M. Morrison, Melanie B. Morrison, Erin L. Moss.
Jonathan D. Parker, Matthew W. Parker, Paulette D. Pearson, Blake A. Phillips, Sarah E. Phillips, Larrah E. Pote, Seth A. Purcell, Jeffrey S. Ramsey, Caleb W. Reed, Jessica L. Riedmueller, Stacey E. Rogers, Rachel E. Sauser, Amy L. Schmidt, Mika D. Seay, Rebecca A. Sharp, Haley K. Skinner.
Harold G. Skinner, Elaine M. Slayton, Jennifer T. Steele, Fred D. Strickland, Nadine F. Sullinger, Sarah C. Sweatt, Michael T. Templeton, Miranda L. Traw, Timothy M. Voris, Norris H. Weintz, Kecia L. Whitson, Christopher M. Wilkinson, Noah T. Williams, Elizabeth Winston, Candace Wong, Shawn M. Zimmerman.
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A retirement reception was held for David Hartwick (second from left) Thursday afternoon. David is retiring today as Director of Physical Plant after 19 years at Lyon College. Several people took the opportunity to praise David’s work ethic and dedication to the College. Shown with David are President Roettger; David’s wife, Wanda; and Ken Rueter, vice president for business and finance. |
Author to talk about ‘Black Bishop’
Michael
Beary, author of
“Black Bishop: Edward T. Demby and the Struggle for Racial
Equality in the Episcopal Church,” (University of Illinois Press, 2001) will
speak about Demby at the Mabee-Simpson Library at Lyon College at 7 p.m.,
Tuesday, February 3.
“Black Bishop” chronicles the career, and especially the struggles, of the country’s first black Episcopal Bishop.
In 1917 Demby, whom the author describes as the “Jackie Robinson of the Episcopal Church,” was elected by the Diocese of Arkansas to serve all of the black churches in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico. However, this experiment in segregation served to expose the unChristian premise behind it, and made Demby a leading spokesperson in the desegregation of the Episcopal Church.
Beary, an alumnus of Lyon College (’79), has taught history at Lyon, and has a master’s degree in history from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He resides in Batesville and teaches at Eagle Mountain.
Religion and health care will be convocation topic
Lyon
College’s Convocation Committee will host Dr. David H. Smith at 7 p.m. Monday,
February 9, in the Lyon Building’s Nucor Auditorium. Admission will be free and the
public is invited.
Smith, who is recently retired after serving 21 years as director of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University, will present a lecture titled, “The Mortal Coil: Mortality, Morality, and Stem Cells.”
Smith is currently the Nelson Poynter Senior Scholar and is serving as a visiting professor—Bioethicist in Residence—at Yale University during the 2003-04 academic year. At Indiana University, he also served as professor of religious studies.
Smith has authored numerous articles and books in the areas of religion, ethics and health care, including “Health and Medicine in the Anglican Tradition: Conscience, Community, and Compromise,” “A Christian Response to the New Genetics: Religious, Ethical, and Social Issues,” and “Caring Well: Religion, Narrative, and Health Care Ethics.”
Concerning the topic of ethics, Smith said in a Yale’s Bulletin and Calendar, “I am especially interested in ethics—it’s a way of dealing with religion and religious differences, the possibility of basing it on religious symbols and convictions, its theological and religious formulations—in practical and professional ethics and in the teaching of ethics.”
The winner of two teaching awards at Indiana University, Smith chaired the religious studies department there from 1976 to 1984 and headed the university’s Independent Learning Program. He holds a B.A. from Carleton College, a B.D. from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He directed National Endowment for the Humanities seminars for college faculty members for two summers and an academic year, and has conducted professional development training conferences for the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps.
A fellow of the Hastings Center, he consulted on the teaching of ethics and values in higher education and chaired the executive committee of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics for 10 years.
Japan lecture series continues with Dr. Matsumoto
As
part of Lyon College’s Japan Lecture Series, Dr. David Matsumoto will speak
at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 5, on “The New Japan.” The lecture will be
held in the college’s Nucor Auditorium in the Lyon Building.
Matsumoto is an internationally acclaimed author and psychologist who earned his doctorate in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. He has received many awards and honors in the field of psychology, including being named a G. Stanley Hall Lecturer by the American Psychological Association.
Matsumoto currently serves as professor of psychology and director of the Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory at San Francisco State University, and he has authored more than 250 works in the areas of culture, emotion, and social interaction and communication.
He is also a world-renowned judo coach and official.
The lecture series is made possible by a grant from the Freeman Foundation.
Article by Dr. Whitfield published
Multicultural Perspectives, the journal of the National Association of Multicultural Education, published Dr, Patricia Whitfield’s article, “Teachers as Healers,” this month. Whitfield is Lyon College’s Director of Teacher Education and the Rountree Caldwell Bryan Professor of Education.
Basketball
Both the Scots and Pipers had win streaks that ended Thursday in Jackson, Tennessee. Union University defeated the Scots 87-76 to end a two-game streak. The Pipers lost to Union 80-53.
The Scots upset seventh-ranked Cumberland University 74-72 Saturday in Becknell Gym. It was Cumberland’s first conference loss. Brandon Byrd hit a layup with eight seconds left to win the game. Byrd led all scorers with 21 points. Norris Weintz scored 16, Jason Donaldson added 15 and Cortney Brown had 14.
The Scots walloped Philander Smith 102-55 on Monday night in Becknell. Weintz led the scoring with 20 points, followed by Byrd with 18 and Donaldson with 17. Weintz also grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Scots (12-8, 2-2) will host Trevecca Nazarene at 4 p.m. Saturday in Becknell.
The Pipers were on a four-game winning streak going into Thursday’s matchup with Union. They defeated Philander Smith 68-58 Monday in Becknell. Candace Pettis scored a season high 14 point and Kim Edmondson had 11.
On Saturday, the Pipers won a conference game against Cumberland University 76-68. Sarah Adcock paced the Pipers with 19 points, Prescilla Mathias had 14 and Pettis added 13.
The Pipers (8-11, 2-5) will be at home Saturday to take on Trevecca Nazarene in another conference clash starting at 2 p.m. in Becknell.
