May 23, 2005
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• Summer orientation for Class of 2009 scheduled • Lyon SAFARI set to begin next month • Lyon host Synod Women's Conference • Scots sign Craig Amos of Conway High School
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Lyon College will host a dual celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday Lyon will hold the inaugural kickoff of the Batesville Chapter of Alumni, Parents and Friends. It will also celebrate the 90th birthday of William Carl Garner, a 1938 alumnus of the college. An all-American buffet picnic will be served, along with birthday cake, in Couch Garden. Please RSVP to Kay Rush at (870) 698-4240 or e-mail krush@lyon.edu. The Batesville Chapter of Alumni, Parents and Friends is the latest of similar chapters that have been organized around the state. Other chapters are located in Little Rock and northwest Arkansas, and another is planned for Jonesboro later this year. Carl Garner of Tumbling Shoals retired in 1996 after 58 years as an employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was one of the longest consecutive serving federal employees in the nation’s history. Garner began his career with the Army Corps of Engineers on June 16, 1938, following his graduation from Arkansas College (now Lyon College). His early career placed him at Bull Shoals Lake in northern Arkansas. On March 15, 1959, he was assigned to the new project at Greers Ferry Lake as a supervisor for Construction Management Engineering. “Greers Ferry Lake would become Carl Garner’s life’s work, and today you cannot mention one without mentioning the other,” said then-Sen. David Pryor upon Garner’s retirement. “On October 14, 1962, Carl was named Resident Engineer for Greers Ferry Lake, and has held that title for 34 years. On October 3, 1963, President John F. Kennedy dedicated the last public works project of his life and short presidency on a hillside overlooking the dam at Greers Ferry Lake. Carl Garner stood on the podium with the President on that occasion. “Carl Garner had a vision,” Sen. Pryor said. “He was an environmentalist long before the word became common in our vernacular. Carl’s vision was that Greers Ferry Lake should be pollution free and should reflect the natural beauty and landscape of the region. Greers Ferry Lake should be a model for the nation, and today, it is the pearl in our nation's inventory of multiple purpose man-made lakes." The William Carl Garner Visitor Center at Greers Ferry Lake is named in his honor and is operated by Lyon College.
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Summer orientation for Class of 2009 scheduled
Lyon will welcome students and parents of this year’s freshman class at a summer orientation Friday, June 10. Thirty-one students along with 46 guests are scheduled to attend.
Students will meet with mentor groups, have their ID picture taken, get parking permits and have an opportunity to receive assistance with business office matters, computer and mailing services, financial aid and other areas of interest.
Second and third orientations are scheduled for Friday, July 15, and Thursday, August 18.
Lyon SAFARI set to begin next month
Lyon College’s S.A.F.A.R.I. summer program for youngsters who have completed grades K-7 will celebrate its fifth year with two sessions in June.
The first session will be June 6-17; the second will be June 20-July 1. Each session will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students who have completed grades K-2 may elect to attend half-day sessions, either morning or afternoon. Students who have completed grades 3-7 attend for a full day.
Lyon S.A.F.A.R.I (Summer Academics – Fun and Recreation Included) is designed to provide students with enriching, challenging and enjoyable learning experiences in a variety of content areas.
A variety of recreational activities will also be offered, including swimming, archery, golf, Highland dancing and others. Students can create a daily schedule that matches their own interests and talents.
Students will sign up for three academic and one recreational course per session. Students may attend their choice of one or both sessions. Lunch will be provided as well as morning and afternoon snacks. Students attending the half-day sessions for K-2 may take one academic course and one recreational course or two academic classes.
Students in grades 3-7 may elect half-day sessions if they wish to attend a Lyon College sports camp that may be offered on the same dates.
For more information or an
application, e-mail mcooper@lyon.edu or call (870) 612-6490. More information also can be found on the Lyon SAFARI Web
page at
www.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/safari/.
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Lyon host Synod Women's Conference Approximately 90 Presbyterian women from all states in
the Synod of the Sun attended the Women’s
Conference |
Golf
Piper golfer Adriane Barnett finished 16th in the NAIA Women’s Golf National Tournament last week in South Bend, Indiana. Barnett finished with a 323 in the four-day event. Emily Albrektson of Oklahoma City University won the tournament with a 297.
Basketball
Scots sign Craig Amos of Conway High School
The
Lyon College Scots men’s basketball team has signed Craig Amos, a 6-8 post
player from Conway High School. Amos prepped at Conway under Coach James
Bates. Bates said, “Craig made tremendous strides this year. He became our
first
and secnd option on offense midway through the season. Lyon is getting a quality
player and student.”
Craig helped lead the Wampus Cats to a 16-10 record and into the first round of the Class AAAAA State Tournament. During his senior season, Amos averaged 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game while connecting on 55% of his field goals and 70% of his free throws. Craig was also named all-conference and an honor graduate.
“Craig will bring to the Scots a true 4-5 type player," said Scots Head Coach Kevin Jenkins. "He runs the floor very well and has a nice touch out to 15 feet. I am very excited that Craig will be joining the Scot family next year. “He has played four years in the very tough AAAAA-Central conference and should be able to come in and contribute early because of his ability. We feel that Craig will be a great asset to the Lyon College community.”
