April 23, 2004
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Honors Day recognizes students, faculty member at Lyon One act plays to be performed Saturday Organist Kathleen Scheide to perform Sunday Special stamp cancellation planned for Saturday Lyon trustees approve new members Student Life honors and awards night held Creative Arts and Research forum will be April 27 Chifunda, Marsh speak at church luncheon Space Grant Symposium to be held April 30 at Lyon College Sports Bulletin: Pipers win 3rd golf title
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Derby Center dedicated at Lyon
Shown above (from left) are Lyon trustees Ray LaCroix and Larry Derby, President Roettger and Board Chairman Frank Lyon Jr. The rain stopped, the clouds parted and the sun came out just in time for the dedication of the Derby Center for Science and Mathematics at Lyon College Thursday. Dr. Walter B. Roettger, president of the college, thanked those who helped make the center possible; in particular, Lawrence H. Derby Jr. and his late wife Marilyn of Warren, and Mr. and Mrs. Ferd M. Bellingrath Jr. of Pine Bluff. The building is named in honor of the Derbys, and the laboratory and classroom wing is named in honor of the Bellingraths. Leadership gifts from both families helped make the building possible. The ceremony also included the presentation of an honorary degree to Dr. Alan G. MacDiarmid, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Dr. MacDiarmid, the Blanchard Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, was one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000. He shared the honor with two other scientists. The prize was awarded for work all three had done in the discovery and development of conductive polymers (plastics that conduct electricity). MacDiarmid, 76, also holds the James Von Ehr Distinguished Chair in Science and Technology and is professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Texas at Dallas while maintaining his Blanchard Chair in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Construction of the 60,854-square-foot building was completed in December. The $11.8 million facility serves all Lyon College students and houses the colleges anthropology, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, mathematics, physics and psychology programs. More information and photos from the dedication will be published in next weeks GreenSheet Online. |
Honors Day recognizes students, faculty member at Lyon
Dr. Tim Lindblom, assistant professor of biology, was named the
Alpha Chi Teacher of the Year at the Honors Day convocation at Lyon College
Tuesday, April 20.
Alpha Chi is a national honor society for students who are in the top 10 percent of their class. Each year, Lyons chapter recognizes a faculty member for their dedication to the campus community and academics.
Lindblom was selected for his enthusiastic approach to teaching, his willingness to help students in and out of the classroom and his involvement in service projects on campus and in the community.
The award was presented (at left) by senior Alpha Chi member Anthony Tony Davis of Judsonia, who also delivered the senior class address.
The Honors Day convocation honors outstanding students and recognizes honor societies at the college. Other awards announced Tuesday were:
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Long Bible Award Heather Grantham of Hominy, Oklahoma.
Celtic Cross Heather Grantham of Hominy, Oklahoma.
STUDENT LIFE
Editor of the Year Award Kristy Hood of Mabelvale
Roberta Thomas Dorr Brown Endowed Scholarship Braye Cloud of North Little Rock
ATHLETIC
John T. Dahlquist Scholar-Athlete Award Brandon Byrd of Jonesboro
Fred Wann Award for Intramural Participation Robert Kaloghirou of Jonesboro and Tiffany Harrison of Jonesboro.
FINE ARTS DIVISION
Dorothy Landis Gray Music Award Heather Grantham of Hominy, Oklahoma.
Barnes Award for Excellence in Classical Organ Skye Hart of Mountain Home
Best Actor Zac Cunningham of Pine Bluff
Best Actress Christina Cody of Dickinson, Texas and Gretchen West of Jacksonville
Book awards:
Art Melanie Morrison of Harrisburg
Music Matt Greenwood of Little Rock
Theatre Jack Lofton of Hughes
HUMANITIES DIVISION
Book awards:
Jane and Daniel Fagg Outstanding Student in History Matt Greenwood of Little Rock
Religion Heather Grantham of Hominy, Oklahoma.
Philosophy Tristan Rudd of Newport and Russ Swearingen of Rogers
Political Science Taylor Moore of Little Rock
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DIVISION
Charles R. Oliver Memorial Scholarship Award Buckley Bridges of Jonesboro
Sigma Tau Delta Senior Writing Award Paulette Pearson of Prim
Abbie Snapp Arnold English Award Jessica Reidmueller of Pottsville
Freshman Writing Award Alison Sablick of Plano, Texas and Garrard Conley of Cherokee Village
Book awards:
English Kristy Hood of Mabelvale
Spanish Noah Williams of Batesville
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS DIVISION
James V. Balch Award Vaniel Hart of Portia
Clarence Adams Memorial Award Matt Richard of Slidell, Lousiana.
Book awards:
Accounting Kelly Bumpous of Batesville
Business Administration James Stewart of Mountain View
Management Karin Bush of Birmingham, Alabama.
Finance Juan Herrera of Cali Vale, Colombia
Economics Surya Cheek of Little Rock
SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION
Book awards:
Elementary Education Darlene Crawford of Batesville
Secondary Education Meredith Shipman of Mountain View and Chloe Robinson of West Memphis
Physical Education Jon David Parker of Batesville
Psychology Amber Liegel of Cave City
Anthropology Chelsea Gilliam of West Plains
SCIENCES DIVISION
Freshman Chemistry Award Trey Holt of Melbourne
James Alexander Shanks Chemistry Award Jason Martin of Poughkeepsie
American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Award Tim Voris of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
American Institute of Chemists Award Edlira Bashari of Mountain Home
George Maxfield Evans Award Nadine Sullinger of Batesville (This award is for the female student with the highest GPA in calculus.)
Book awards:
Biology Shawn Zimmerman of Batesville
Chemistry Patrick McLaurin of Lubbock, Texas
Mathematics Steven Dunn of Paragould
Physics Yagya Regmi of Kathmandu, Nepal
Computer Science Jonathan McDonald of Sherwood
Organist Kathleen Scheide to perform Sunday
Organist Kathleen Scheide will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, April
25, at the Christian Science Society at 18th and College streets in Batesville. The program is sponsored by Lyon College. Admission is free.
Scheide, an expert in early keyboard music, will perform works by Mozart, Brahms, Cernohorsky and others on the churchs new-baroque Flentrop organ.
Dr. Scheide holds degrees in early music and organ performance from New England Conservatory and from the University of Southern California. She was recently appointed assistant professor of organ and music history at Henderson State University at Arkadelphia, where she is also on the Honors College faculty. She is organist and director of church music at First Presbyterian Church in Arkadelphia.
Special stamp cancellation planned for Saturday
The Batesville Post Office will be at the Arkansas Scottish Festival on Saturday to provide a special pictorial stamp cancellation commemorating the event.
The Post Office representatives will be at a table in the Lyon Welcome Tent near the front of Brown Chapel. They will sell 37-cent postage stamps then cancel them on envelopes or festival programs with the special festival cancellation stamp.
Items that are intended for mailing must be mailed the day of the cancellation.
Lyon trustees approve new members
The Lyon College Board of Trustees has approved the nominations of two familiar faces for election by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Synod of the Sun as trustees.
Meeting at the college today, the board approved Suzanne E. Blair 78 of Batesville and Stephen P. Williams 82 of Little Rock as nominees for a four-year term, effective in July and ending in 2008.
Pending Synod approval, Mrs. Blair will return to the board after a years absence. Board members automatically rotate off the board after 12 years of service. Williams is being reappointed as a Synod trustee after serving since 1995 as an alumni trustee from Arkansas.
Mrs. Blair first joined the board in 1991 and served as secretary of the board from 1993 until she left the board in 2003. Mrs. Blair, a free-lance writer and civic leader, resides in Batesville with her husband, H. David Blair, an attorney.
Williams, senior staff attorney at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp. of Little Rock, serves on the business and finance, investment and audit committees of the board.
Three current Synod trustees were recommended for re-election to new four-year terms beginning in July. They are Bill W. Bristow 72 of Jonesboro, Lawrence H. Derby Jr. of Warren and P.K. Holmes III of Fort Smith.
The board elected officers for one-year terms beginning July 1. Frank Lyon Jr. was re-elected as chair; Mary Sue Jacobs of Little Rock as vice chair; Charles B. Whiteside III as treasurer; and Dianne Lamberth of Batesville as secretary.
The Lyon trustees also passed resolutions expressing gratitude to departing board members and to Josh Brooks, who has served as the Student Government Association representative to the board for the past year. Brooks is scheduled to graduate May 8.
Going off the board when their current terms end in June are Dudley Flanders of Fort Smith and Deborah K Willhite 74 of Washington, D.C. The board elected both Flanders and Willhite to serve as advisory trustees.
Student Life honors and awards night held
The fifth annual
student life honors and awards night was held Monday, April 19, on campus.
Kristy Hood and James Stewart were the winners of the Lyon College Outstanding Student Leader award. This award is awarded to two senior students who have exemplified a four-year commitment to affecting positive change on the Lyon College campus. The recipients of this award have displayed compassion for others who, through their role as a student leader, have embodied the spirit of leadership as action, not just position. Nominees are seniors who have been involved in multiple dimensions of Lyon College student life.
Winners of the Lyon College Hall of Leaders Award for Excellence in Service and Leadership are: Caroline Bednar, LaDonna Chappell, Holly Collins, Amber Cooper, Heather Grantham, Lara Obert, Jon David Parker and Russ Swearingen. This award is given to a select group of students who have demonstrated outstanding involvement with campus life and extracurricular activities, and have exemplified a commitment to the positive enhancement of Lyon College. Nominees must have served as an officer in a recognized student organization or have participated in other campus student leadership efforts.
Above and Beyond award winners are: Drake Baker, Josh Brooks, Navisimo Chifunda, Tristen Dean, Steven Dunn, Skye Hart, Taylor Moore, Ashley Nicholson, Morgan Presley, Chloe Robinson, Katherine Tucker and Rebekah Wills. This award is presented annually to those students who, through going the extra mile in their organization or by showing participation in a campus event, have enhanced that group and have exemplified a commitment to enhancing Lyon College campus life.
SAC was the winner of the Student Organization of the Year award. This award is presented to a recognized student organization which, through their activities and projects, have had the most significant positive influence at Lyon College and the Batesville community. This award is based on the content and quality of the campus events held, amount of service performed, involvement with campuswide events, and initiative to further advance the education of Lyon students beyond the classroom.
The Campus Ministry Board Washington, D.C., service trip won the Program of the Year award. This award is presented to the organization which sponsored the most innovative, creative and groundbreaking projects or programs that have enhanced Lyons student life.
Creative Arts and Research forum will be April 27
The Student Creative Arts and Research Forum will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, in the Bevens Music Room of Brown Chapel. The forum will celebrate the accomplishments of the Lyon students by hearing examples of their fine creative and scholarly work.
First place winner: Russ Swearingen Zealous Nationalism and Reverence in America: a look at the way in which the American Executive from 1977 to 2003 has changed the face of America's civil religion
Second place winner: Ms. Shawn Zimmerman The Effects of Very High CO2 Atmospheres on Cyanobacterial Photosystem Activity
Third Place Winners: Ms. Heather Grantham "Gretchen am Spinnrade" by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) accompanied by Dr. Russell Stinson, piano
and Mr. Scott Ramsey Community (art exhibit)
A reception will follow.
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Chifunda, Marsh speak at
church luncheon Ms. Claudia Marsh, director of church relations and Lyon student Ms. Navisimo Chifunda attended the Presbyterian womens gathering at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Saturday, April 17. Ms. Marsh and Ms. Chifunda spoke to the group during the luncheon. Shown here are: Navisimo Chifunda (left) and Paula Jenkins-Brown, moderator for the Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Arkansas. |
Space Grant Symposium to be held April 30 at Lyon College
Lyon College will host the 12th annual Arkansas Space Grant Symposium from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 30, in the Derby Center for Science and Mathematics.
Faculty and students from the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium will present research results in the fields of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, mathematics, physics, planetary science and psychology. Astrobiologist Andrew Mattioda, from NASAs Ames Research Center, will deliver the keynote address at 1:30 p.m.
The NASA-funded Arkansas Space Grant Consortium consists of 14 Arkansas colleges and universities, local aerospace industries, and state science and education agencies. The ASGC actively promotes the involvement of the state of Arkansas in NASA and aerospace activities.
Golf
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The Pipers won the NAIA Region XI Tournament and their third straight TranSouth Conference championship today in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. The final round of the tournament was completed at noon today. More details will be reported in next weeks GreenSheet Online.
Baseball
The Scots got their 40th win of the season and Jose Rivas hit his school-record 15th home run in a 2-1 victory over Harding University on Wednesday. It was the Scots final home game of the year.
Rivas home run came in the bottom of the ninth. He broke the Lyon season record for home runs last week against the University of Central Arkansas.
The Scots, 40-16, have five road games remaining on the schedule, including three against Martin Methodist in Pulaski, Tennessee, Saturday and Sunday. These are the last TranSouth Athletic conference games remaining.
The Scots are fourth in the conference and need a couple of wins to ensure a spot in the conference tournament. The top six teams in the eight-team league will advance to the tournament set to begin May 4.
Basketball
April Carter, a 5-foot-9 guard from Farmington has signed to play for the Pipers next fall. She signed a letter of intent at her high school last week.
She led the 31-1 state champion Lady Cardinals with 15 points and four assists per game. She has won 1-AAA All-District, All-AAA Region 1, All-Class AAA and AAA All-State Tournament honors.
"She is an extraordinary basketball player and a great person, and I believe she will have an outstanding career at Lyon College," said Pipers Head Coach David McClure.
Tennis
The Lyon tennis teams ended their season last weekend at the TranSouth Athletic Conference championship meet in Nashville, Tennessee. The Pipers and Scots were eliminated in the first round. Freed-Hardeman defeated the Pipers 8-1 and Cumberland University beat the Scots 9-0.
