January 9, 2004

GREENSHEET HEADLINES • Dr. Gregerson recognized by Gov. Huckabee • Poet Mona Lake Jones to speak at Diversity Week events • Lyon community to participate in World Visition 30-Hour Famine • Library thanks those who contributed food • Sports

Lyon to begin spring term next week Lyon College students will return to campus next week to begin the spring semester. Campus residence halls and Edwards Dining Hall will re-open Wednesday, January 14, and new student registration and current student validation will be held Wednesday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Nichols Building. Classes will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday. The last day to enroll for a course is Friday, January 23. Gregerson congratulated by governor Dr. Robert Gregerson, the 2003 Arkansas Professor of the Year, (second from left) was congratulated by Gov. Mike Huckabee (second from right) at the State Capitol in Little Rock on Wednesday. Dr. Gregerson is the 10th Lyon College faculty member in 15 years to be designated the state’s Professor of the Year. He is also the state’s only two-time winner. Joining the governor and Dr. Gregerson are (left) state Sen. Jack Critcher of Batesville and Lyon President Dr. Walter Roettger.

Poet to speak at Lyon’s Diversity Week events

Dr. Mona Lake Jones, a nationally acclaimed poet, author and educator, will speak at two events during Diversity Week at Lyon College this month. Diversity Week events begin Jan. 16 and continue through Jan. 24.

Dr. Jones will speak at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial convocation in Brown Chapel. At 7 p.m. that Tuesday, she will speak at a convocation in Nucor Auditorium. Both events are free and open to the public.

Dr. Jones’ experience as a community activist coupled with her writing and presentation skills have led some to call her the “Maya Angelou of the Pacific Northwest.” She served as poet laureate of Seattle, Wash., for five years and presently holds that title for Washington state’s King County.

She is the author of two books of poetry, “The Color of Culture” and “The Color of Culture II.” She has been published in Essence Magazine and her recently released CD featuring her spoken work is titled “Poetry Dancing on Music.”

She received the Langston Hughes Award for literacy contributions to the arts and the Blackbird Literary Award, which is given to a published author who has also given time to the community.

Dr. Jones has traveled extensively around the country speaking to education institutions, civic groups, conventions and celebrations about issues of culture and diversity. As a motivational speaker, she uses her poetry to inspire audiences.

She was one of 12 women featured in the national Distinguished Black Women Calendar.

Lyon College community starves to fight world hunger

The Lyon College community will be commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a little differently this year. In accordance with Dr. King’s lifestyle, Lyon College staff, faculty, and students will put their words into action, raising money to alleviate world hunger through participating in the annual World Vision 30-Hour Famine.

An estimated 29,000 children die every day from hunger and other problems, but it only takes $30 to feed and care for a hungry child for a month, and $360 to feed a child for a year. “Doing the 30-Hour Famine helps to bring that 29,000 number down,” says Nancy McSpadden, Lyon College Chaplain.

During the 30-Hour Famine event, participants ask for sponsor donations as they go without food for 30 hours to experience real hunger and participate in activities that help them better understand life in developing countries. Participants also take part in games, contests, and other fun activities during the 30-Hour Famine.

Anyone interested in participating in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine or in making a donation to a Famine participant can contact Nancy McSpadden at 698-4281 or Bethany Pitts, APPLE Project Academic Coordinator, at 698-4311.

The funds raised during the 30-Hour Famine will be used to help feed hungry children and families in countries such as Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi, which have been devastated by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, as well as countries in South America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the United States.

In 2003, more than 600,000 Famine participants across the United States raised more than $8 million through community donations. Worldwide, similar Famine efforts involved more than one million participants in 21 countries, who collectively raised more than $22 million to fight hunger through World Vision projects.

Founded in 1950, World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization, serving the world’s poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries. World Vision maintains health, education, agriculture, water, sanitation, and small business projects that help millions of people in their communities, helping transform the lives of children and families in need without regard to their religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background.

Library sends thanks for food contributions

The Mabee-Simpson Library contributed 18 grocery sacks of food to “Help and Hope” on December 19. These were from Lyon College students who paid their overdue fines with cans and boxes of food and from the Apple Project, who brought up a lot of food to put under our Christmas tree. Many thanks to all the students of Lyon!

Sports

Basketball

The Scots defeated Lambuth University by a final score of 65-62. Jon David Parker made a 3-point shot as the buzzer sounded to win the game. Lyon improved its record to 9-5.

Cortney Brown led the Scots with 16 points. Chris Wilkinson netted 12 points and 11 rebounds. Norris Weintz had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Jason Donaldson had 10 points.

The Scots lost to Stephen F. Austin 65-53 Saturday, January 3, after a three-week holiday break. Lyon had only eight players in uniform and was unable to hold a halftime lead against the deeper SFA team, an NCAA Southland Conference member.

Donaldson led Lyon with 13 points; Brandon Byrd had 12. Weintz had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The Scots play Columbia College in Missouri on Saturday.

The Pipers fell to Union University 84-64 in Becknell Gym Thursday night. Union (12-1) shot 60 percent from the field, including a red-hot 67 percent in the second half. The Pipers (4-7) were led by Sarah Adcock with 15 points and Prescilla Mathias with 11.

The Pipers travel to Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday to take on Trevecca Nazarene University.
 

Big leaguer teaches fundamentals of pitching Major League baseball player Dan Wright (kneeling) talks to youngsters attending the Lyon College Winter Pitching Clinic held December 22. Wright is a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. Standing in the background is the Lyon College Scots head coach Kirk Kelley.

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