February 6, 2004
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• 2 with Lyon ties to be inducted into Arkansas Business Hall of Fame • George Washington bust to be unveiled• Lyon choir sets tour schedule •Counts paper selected for presentation • Lyon College basketball teams volunteer time for Special Olympics
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Religion and health care will be convocation topic Monday night
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. |
2 with Lyon ties to be inducted into Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
Two prominent businessmen with connections to Lyon College will
be inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame on February 13 in Little
Rock. Frank Lyon Sr., was the founder and chairman of the board of the Frank
Lyon Company and Robert A. Young Jr., was the founder and chairman of the board
of Arkansas Best Corporation.
Mr. Lyon served on the Arkansas College Board of Trustees from 1946-1989. Serving as chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1976-1988, Mr. Lyon oversaw the expansion of the college’s endowment from $3 million to $40 million. He and his wife, Marion Bradley Lyon, were the principal donors for the Lyon Business and Economics Building and Bradley Manor. The Lyons also provided funds for many other projects. In 1994, Arkansas College was renamed Lyon College in honor of the sustaining generosity Mr. Lyon had shown the school. Mr. Lyon died in 1998. His son, Frank Lyon Jr., is now serving as chairman of the Lyon Board of Trustees.
Dr.
Walter B. Roettger, president of Lyon College, said, “Mr. Lyon epitomized the
‘American Dream’ and exemplified the qualities on which Lyon College is based:
honor, integrity, industry, and compassion. He was a man of vision and values,
courage and kindness.”
Mr. Young was the father of Robert A. Young III, who has served on Lyon’s Board of Trustees since 1974 and has served as chairman of the board twice; first from 1987-1995 and then from 1998-2003. Robert Young Jr. died in 1973.
The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame was founded in 1999 by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas to showcase the Arkansas economy and to highlight the significant and lasting contributions of its talented business leaders.
Other inductees this year are the late John A. Cooper Sr., founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Cooper Communities, Inc., of Rogers; and Charles D. Morgan, company leader of Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock and Conway.
George Washington bust to be unveiled on Presidents Day
Lyon College will celebrate Presidents Day on Feb. 16 with a special ceremony to unveil and dedicate a bust of George Washington. The ceremony will be follow a cherry pie reception at 3 p.m. in Bevens Music Room in honor of the nation’s first president.
The bronze bust, which will be erected near the entrance to Brown Chapel, is a gift from Dr. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. A cherry tree also will be planted near Brown Chapel.
Dr. Trachtenberg presented the sculpture to the College in honor of Lyon President Walter Roettger. Dr. Trachtenberg was the keynote speaker at the inauguration of Dr. Roettger as president in 1998.
The bust symbolizes the values shared by Lyon and GWU, including a commitment to quality higher education. It also symbolizes the qualities of effective leadership exhibited by the Revolutionary War general and statesman.
Dr. Trachtenberg became the 15th president of the 25,000-student George Washington University in 1988. He came to GWU from the University of Hartford, where he had been president for 11 years. Before assuming the presidency of Hartford, Trachtenberg served for eight years at Boston University as vice president for academic services and academic dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
A professor of public administration, he has published “Reflections on Higher Education” (2002, Oryx Press), “Thinking Out Loud” (1998, Oryx Press), and “Speaking His Mind” (1994, Oryx Press), a collection of his essays on the state of higher education. He is co-editor of the book “The Art of Hiring in America’s Colleges and Universities” (Prometheus Books, 1993).
Dr. Roettger came to Lyon from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where he served as vice president of the college and dean of the faculty. He has also held senior administrative appointments at Bryant College in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and at the University of Hartford, where he and his wife, Peggy Roettger, both worked with Dr. Trachtenberg.
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Moot Court winners Tony Davis and Caroline Bednar were first-place winners in the recent Arkansas Undergraduate Moot Court Competition held at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Davis was also the Top Oralist in the competition. Not pictured are Michael Horan and Melanie Morrison, who took second-place honors in the second annual competition. Photo by John Ross
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Lyon choir announces tour schedule
The Lyon College Concert Chorale has set the schedule for its 2004 spring tour, which will be March 5-11. The 36-member group will travel to Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; Chicago, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; El Dorado, Kansas; and Bella Vista, Arkansas.
This year’s selections include a number of religious and secular pieces ranging from 16th century sacred music to an a capella folk medley.
This will be director Joel Plaag’s first tour with the choir. “I really am excited about the choir,” Plaag said. “Tour brings an ensemble together both musically and socially more than any rehearsal can. Doing the same show every night makes them gel more as an ensemble rather than as individuals.”
Plaag has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Texas Christian University, a Master of Music in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College, and is currently completing the requirements for a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Houston.
Before coming to Lyon last fall, Plaag most recently served as the director of choral activities and instructor of voice at Blinn College.
Plaag’s students share his enthusiasm. “I wasn’t able to go on the trip last year,” said junior choir veteran Jennifer Stottman, “and I’m really excited to be able to go this year.”
The tour will begin March 5 with a 30-minute a cappella performance at 10 a.m. at the Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock. That evening the choir will perform in Memphis before heading to Chicago on March 6.
After two performances in Chicago on March 7, the group will depart on March 8 for Des Moines. They will perform there once before heading to El Dorado, Kansas, on March 9. On March 10 they will perform in Bella Vista before returning to Batesville on March 11.
The choir will be accompanied on their tour by Dr. Betsy Ross, adjunct professor of piano at Lyon College, and Jimmy Bell, who is a bagpiper and director of Scottish Heritage Program at Lyon.
Counts paper selected for presentation
Dr. Michael L. Counts' research paper on selected plays of William Shakespeare “In right and service of their noble country,” which examines the war veterans in his plays, has been selected to be presented at the Comparative Drama conference in Columbus, Ohio, in April.
Lyon College basketball teams volunteer time for Special Olympics
On
Tuesday, February 3, nearly 70 Special Olympic athletes, ranging in age from 10
to 64, participated in the Area 16 Special Olympics Basketball Individual Skills
competition held at Lyon College’s Becknell Gymnasium. Ten schools and centers
were represented.
Members of the Lyon College Scots and Pipers basketball teams were on hand to volunteer for this event. Area 16 Special Olympics commended the volunteer spirit of Lyon College coaches and student athletes, who are always willing to help with any competition or fundraiser.
Individual Skills basketball provides meaningful competition for athletes with lower ability levels who cannot participate in team basketball. Three events comprise the competition: Target Pass, Ten-Meter Dribble, and Spot Shot. Athletes receive medals based on their total scores from these three skills.
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Area 16 Special Olympics serves the athletes in Independence, Stone, Izard and Jackson counties.
Basketball
The Scots and Pipers both lost games against Freed-Hardeman University Thursday night in Henderson, Tennessee. The Scots fell 77-69 in the men’s game and the Pipers lost 61-47 in TranSouth Conference action.
The Scots are 13-9 overall and 3-3 in conference play. The Pipers are 9-12 and 3-6.
Both Lyon teams will host Martin Methodist in Becknell Gym on Saturday. The Pipers will tip off at 2 p.m. with the men’s game to follow.
The Scots and the Pipers both came away with victories over conference foe Trevecca Nazarene Saturday at Becknell Gym.
The Scots came from behind to defeat the Trojans 82-74. Norris Weintz scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
The Pipers overcame 17 turnovers to put down the Lady Trojans 81-79 in overtime. Mika Seay led the Pipers with 20 points. Sarah Adcock and Prescilla Mathias contributed 18 apiece. Adcock also nabbed eight rebounds.
Baseball
The Scots had a successful season-opening weekend, taking three games from the Henderson State Reddies in Arkadelphia.
The Scots swept a doubleheader Saturday 10-5 and 8-4. They completed the weekend sweep on Sunday with a 14-4 victory.
Winning pitchers were Eli Arnett, Bill Pendergist and Louis Raptopoulos. Offensively, the Scots were led by Josh Talbot, Jose Rivas, Andy Bettis, Nate Elliott, Adam Westmoreland and Taylor Guillory.
The Scots are scheduled to play Hillsdale Baptist at Scots Field today (Friday) and Saturday in doubleheaders beginning at noon. The games were originally scheduled to be played in Moore, Oklahoma, but were moved to the Lyon home field because Hillsdale’s field was too we to play on.
