Lindsey Wilson College - Cornerstone - Fall 2011

Lindsey Wilson graduates
make our world a better place..
President William T. Luckey Jr. presents Tara Bangtson of Leitchfield, Ky., with a bachelor of science degree in psychophysiology during the colleges 93rd commencement ceremony. Bangtson is the first person to earn a bachelor of science degree from Lindsey Wilson.
At each commencement ceremony, I remind the soon-tobe graduates and their guests that a commencement is not an end but rather a beginning. To be sure, many of the graduates and especially their family members have jobs, graduate school and professional school on their minds. But members of the Lindsey Wilson College faculty and staff have something else on their minds the impact our graduates will have on the world. As Lindsey Wilson professors have pointed out at many campus events, their publications are their students. Equipping students with a values-centered liberal arts education and instilling in them an ethos that seeks to make our world a better place is their primary focus. The stories in this issue of Cornerstone are a testament to the kinds of publications being published by Lindsey Wilson faculty and staff. From alumnus Ronald Kaluyas work in his native Uganda to the recent mission trip to El Salvador by Associate Professor of Nursing Martha Hawkins and nursing students McKenzie Cook and Dorothy Karcher, Lindsey Wilson students graduate into a world prepared to make a difference. Locally, Lindsey Wilson students make a difference through initiatives such as the Bonner Leader Program, which was recognized last summer with the 2010 Youth Volunteer Service Award by the Kentucky Governors Awards for Volunteerism and Service. This school year, Lindsey Wilson students will make a difference in the lives of more than 2,000 underprivileged children around the world by participating in Operation Christmas Child. That is but one service project Lindsey Wilson students will take part in during the 2011-12 school year. By the end of this school year, Lindsey Wilson students, faculty and staff will have contributed more than 30,000 hours of service to communities from Paducah, Ky., to Wytheville, Va. I was reminded of the impact Lindsey Wilson graduates make in this world when classes got under way in mid-August in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center. Named in honor of Lindsey Wilson alumnus Dr. Robert Goodin 59 and his wife, Carol, the plaque that will be placed in the building reads: May those who enter this building depart as competent and compassionate caregivers. It is a beautiful maxim that reflects the selfless lives of service the Goodins have led, and it also perfectly encapsulates the spirit we hope all Lindsey Wilson graduates will carry throughout their personal and professional lives.
Lindsey Wilson College Cornerstone Fall 2011 www.lindsey.edu/cornerstone
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Body & Mind
Cornerstone Fall 2011 Volume 16, Number 1 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, Kentucky William T. Luckey Jr. President John B. Begley Chancellor Kevin A. Thompson Vice President for Development Duane Bonifer Director of Public Relations Venus M. Popplewell Asst. Director of Public Relations Travis W. Smith News Writer Cornerstone is published for Lindsey Wilson College alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff by the Lindsey Wilson Public Relations Office. Comments should be addressed to: Cornerstone Lindsey Wilson College 210 Lindsey Wilson St. Columbia, Ky. 42728 Phone: (270) 384-8400 Fax: (270) 384-8223 email: corner@lindsey.edu www.lindsey.edu The mission of Lindsey Wilson College is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. see Page 12
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Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center houses thriving Nursing Program and School of Professional Counseling.
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One Special Lady
The Lindsey Wilson College community honored trustee Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield on April 28 when it dedicated the Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield House of Student Financial Services.
campus & alumni news

Opening Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 2011 Spring Commencement Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Enrollment Breaks 2,600 Mark, Faculty Expands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 News Magazine Debuts on TV, Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Bonner Program Earns State Honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Two-Day Leadership Program Ignites Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Almuna Returns to Teach Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11 Building Named in Honor of Trustee Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield . . . . . . . . . . . .12 LWC Professor Researches Jazz Singer; Marilyn Sparks Honored . . . . . . . . . .13 Changing a Nation, Uganda Counseling and Support Services . . . . . . . . . .14-15 Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Center Opens to Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17 Montgomery Named SPC Associate Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Nursing Students Travel to El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 McCandless Hall Honors Long-Time LWC Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Homecoming 2011 Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Blue Raider Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-29 From the Alumni Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 From the Development Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Closing Thoughts: Walter S. Reuling Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Campus Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
on The Web: See additional pictures and video highlights from stories featured in this issue of Cornerstone and also download a PDF of this issue at www.lindsey.edu/cornerstone.
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Members of the LWC community participated in Lindsey Wilson Cares, a day of service in Bowling Green, Ky., by working with the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. From left: darrel and rebekah 78 Bragg of Bowling Green; student Hannah Moore of Morgantown, Ky.; student Janette Guzman; student diana Mendez of Bowling Green; student sam Wilson of Bowling Green; and LWC alumni director randy Burns. in the spirit of Malvina Farkle day, the Lindsey Wilson Cares: alumni Community service day was created by the LWC national alumni association to give alumni and friends an opportunity to support their own communities through service projects. For more information about organizing a Lindsey Wilson Cares day in your community, contact LWC Alumni Director Randy Burns at burnsr@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8400.
Honorary C a P ta i n
referee Jacob asher of Lexington, Ky., greets southcentral Kentucky native dakota Meyer at midfield before the LWC-Cumberland (tenn.) University sept. 3 football game at Blue raider stadium. Meyer a Marine veteran who received the Medal of Honor from President obama on sept. 15 tossed the coin for the game and was the Blue raiders honorary captain.
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Columbia-adair County Chamber of Commerce executive director sue stivers, center, presents LWC President William t. Luckey Jr., left, and LWC football coach Chris oliver with a flag in august that was flown on aug. 24, 2010, over the U.s. Capitol. stivers, who is an LWCtrustee, presented the flag to Luckey and oliver on behalf of U.s. rep ed Whitfield, who gave the flag to the college in honor of its first football game in 75 years, which was played on sept. 4, 2010. LWC football opened its 2011 season on sept. 3.
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June Scobee rodgers, widow of the commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger, delivers the keynote address at the 2011 founders day on April 28 in the roberta d. Cranmer dining & Conference Center. rodgers husband dick Scobee was commander of the Challenger when it exploded 73 seconds into flight on Jan. 28, 1986, and killed all seven crew members.
Above: LWC freshman Sean Cantrell of Leitchfield, Ky., right, receives his check-in information on Aug. 13 on the Campus Quadrangle from student emily Carnall of Shepherdsville, Ky., center, as fellow student Janette Guzman of bowling Green, Ky., left, looks on. Left: LWCPresident William t. Luckey Jr. welcomes student Amy McKinty of belfast, Northern Ireland, to the Presidents Picnic, held Aug. 13 on the lawn of the emily Hundley Presidents Home. More than 1,000 students moved into residence halls the weekend of Aug. 12-14.
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Left: Class of 1961 member bill Mauney of Somerset, Ky., right, presents LWC President William t. Luckey Jr. with a gift from the Class of 1961 on May 14 in roberta d. Cranmer dining & Conference Center. Members donated $4,440 to the unrestricted scholarship fund. Mauney made the presentation after members of the Class of 61 were inducted into the Golden Alumni Society. rIGHt: 2011 Senior Class officers present LWC President William t. Luckey Jr. with the senior class gift at the Senior banquet, held May 13 in roberta d. Cranmer dining & Conference Center.the officers collected $1,127.51, which will be used to help LWCs international students return home to their families. from left: Luckey; Senior Class President tara bangtson of Leitchfield, Ky.; Senior Class vice President brittany taylor of Shepherdsville, Ky.; and LWC director of Alumni relations randy burns.
campus news 2 0 11 S p r i n g
Lindsey Wilson Colleges 93rd commencement ceremony got off to a soggy start on May 14, but by the end of the day the sun shone brightly on 158 newly minted college graduates. LWCs 2011 spring graduates were told to use their degrees to serve others. That was the message delivered by LWCalumna Hilda Legg at the commencement ceremony, held in Biggers Sports Center. Some of you in this class, you may find that your opportunity will be bigger even than your dreams, said Legg, an Adair County native and former LWC director of admissions. Lindsey Wilson awarded a total of 158 degrees 141 undergraduate degrees and 17 graduate degrees at spring commencement. Combined with the 365 degrees awarded at LWCs winter commencement ceremony, the LWC Class of 2011 was a record 523 graduates.
C o m m e n C e m e n t: UmbrellaS, CapS and gownS
WaLK BetWeen tHe raindroPs: Lindsey Wilson Col-
lege staff members hold umbrellas, above, as graduates walk into Biggers sports Center for the colleges 93rd commencement ceremony. Faculty members, left, hold umbrellas as they walk toward Biggers sports Center. although rain preceded the ceremony and created several makeshift ponds on campus, skies began to clear by the end of the ceremony.
Honorary doCtorates: LWC awarded an honorary doctorate to adair County native Hilda Legg and United Methodist leader Jim sutton of Crestwood, Ky. From left: LWC President William t. Luckey Jr., Legg, sutton and LWC Board of trustees Chair robert Holloway.
BaCCaLaUreate serviCe: Under the direction of associate Professor of Music and religion Gerald
Chafin, the Lindsey Wilson singers, accompanied by the Louisville symphony strings, perform at the baccalaureate service, held May 13 in v.P. Henry auditorium.
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tHe MoMent: Courtney Hatfield of vine Grove, Ky., left, sydney Harvey of Louisville, Ky., and Jeremy Hale of Columbia move their tassels to the
left side of their mortar board to signify their graduation during the colleges 93rd commencement ceremony, held May 14 at Biggers sports Center. Hatfield earned a bachelor of arts degree in accounting, cum laude; Harvey earned a bachelor of arts degree in human services and counseling; and Hale earned a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice.
HistoriC GradUate: LWC President William t. Luckey Jr. presents tara

Bangtson of Leitchfield, Ky., with a bachelor of science degree in psychophysiology. Bangtson is the first person to earn a bachelor of science degree from LWC.
tHe CHair ConGrats: Lindsey Wilson College Board of trustees

Chair robert Holloway congratulates Josh nagode of sheboygan, Wis., during the colleges 93rd commencement ceremony in Biggers sports Center. nagode earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology.
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enrollment breaks 2,600 mark

universities in Kentucky is because of its partnerships with community colleges in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia. But enrollment on LWCs A.P. White Campus in Columbia has also exploded over the last decade. In 2006-07, a total of 705 students lived in college housing. This year, more than 1,000 students are living in college housing the second year more than 1,000 students have lived in college housing. The fact that this college has grown, and continued to grow, during one of our nations deepest economic recessions is a testament to the outstanding faculty and staff who carry out the Lindsey Wilson mission every day, said LWC President William T. Luckey Jr., who has been the colleges eighth president since July 1, 1998. As I move into my 29th year of service at LWC and my 14th year as president, I am filled with gratitude for the amazing things happening at this college. The rapid pace of progress only happens through the commitment and dedication of a highly skilled faculty and staff and generous friends who believe in this mission and the work we do to change students lives. I believe our best days remain in front of us.
When the 21st century began, Lindsey Wilson College had an enrollment of 1,363 students. In a little more than a decade, the size of the colleges student body has almost doubled. Final enrollment figures for the 2011-12 school year were not available when this issue of Cornerstone went to press, but they will be posted on the LWC website www.lindsey.edu by the time this issue is mailed. To Lindsey Wilsons growth in perspective, enrollment did not pass the 2,000-student barrier until the 2008-09 school year. To be sure, part of the reason LWC is now one of the five largest private colleges and
Faculty Expands to Record 113 LWCNamed

Military Friendly
Lindsey Wilson College has been named a Military Friendly School by the Guide to Military Friendly Schools. The Military Friendly Schools list is determined through exhaustive research by the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Schools team. The research includes government agencies and private entities that administer education benefits and a comprehensive survey administered by G.I. Jobs. A Military Friendly Schools Academic Advisory Panel, consisting of five higher education administrators, helps determine survey questions. Research findings are compiled and weighted according to certifications, programs and policies that measures a schools non-financial efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students; a schools financial efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students; and a schools success in recruiting military and veteran students.
LWC nursing division Chair suzette scheuermann joins 16 of the colleges new faculty members during the opening school year faculty retreat.
Since the 2007-08 school year, LWCs faculty has expanded by 37 fulltime members to its current level of 113, the most in college history. The growth in faculty has coincided with a 700-student enrollment increase. LWC faculty have been added this year in nursing, human services and counseling, humanities and the sciences. We are extremely fortunate to have 18 new faculty joining the Lindsey Wilson community this year, said LWC Vice President for Academic Affairs Bet-
tie Starr. Our students will benefit so much from the additional expertise reflected in our new faculty members, many of whom already have significant teaching experience and all of whom are eager to impact the lives of our students. The opportunity to be part of a rich learning environment has never been better for Lindsey Wilson students than it will be this year.
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Pages 10-11:Read about alumna Laura Nissleys first day as a professor at her alma mater.
News Magazine Debuts on TV, Web Community Service Efforts Honored

The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Lindsey Wilson College as a leader among institutions of higher education for their support of volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. LWC was admitted to the 2010 Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction for its strong institutional commitment to service and compelling campus-community partnerships that produce measurable results for the community. The CNCS, which has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, admitted 641 schools. Of that total, 511 were named to the Honor Roll. Highlights of 2010-11 at LWCincluded celebrating Malvina Farkle Day on the A.P. White Campus and more than half of the community campuses; its student-athletes involvement with community activities; and its award-winning Bonner Leaders program.
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aBove: Lindsey Wilson College sophomore emily ramage of Columbia, left, reviews a script of the first Lindsey Wilson College News Magazine with show host stefanie tarter on the set at duoCounty telecom studios in Jamestown, Ky. LeFt: the Lindsey Wilson College News Magazine crew on the set at duoCounty telecom studios in Jamestown, Ky. sitting is host tarter. standing, from left: ramie Hutchison of duoCounty; LWC news Writer travis smith; ramage; and LWC student sarah thompson of Columbia. the news magazine broadcasts at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ct on Monday on duoCounty Channel 2. it can also been viewed at: www.lindsey.edu/magazine.
Schools Freshmen Join Hands

In August, the Rev. Ted Taylor of Co- packed with toys, school supplies and lumbia Baptist Church presented a check personal hygiene items to disadvantaged for $1,500 to Lindsey Wilson College children in developing and Third World President William T. Luckey Jr. The countries. check, donated from the church, will help The theme of the campaign is Operapay for postage expenses of Operation tion Together for Gods Glory Lindsey Christmas Child. Wilson College and Campbellsville UniFreshmen at LWC and sister private versity. college Campbellsville (Ky.) University Joining Taylor are, from left: LWC LWC Vice President for Educational Outare once again joining hands on the proj- trustee Sue Stivers; LWC Freshman Ad- reach and Student Financial Services ect. The schools freshmen aim to collect visor Ben Martin; Taylor; Luckey; and Denise Fudge. 2,011 shoeboxes. OCC sends shoeboxes Lindsey Wilson College Cornerstone Fall 2011 www.lindsey.edu/cornerstone
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bonner program earns State Honor
The Lindsey Wilson College Bonner Leaders program was honored last summer by the commonwealth of Kentucky for its service to the region. At a June ceremony in the Governors Mansion, the LWC Bonner Leaders program received the 2010 Youth Volunteer Service Award, presented at the Governors Awards for Volunteerism and Service awards ceremony. This is a wonderful award for our college because it recognizes the contributions made by our students to surrounding communities, said LWC Director of Civic Engagement and Student Leadership and Co-Director of the Bonner Leaders Program Amy Thompson-Wells. The Bonner leader program distinguishes Lindsey Wilson as a college committed to improving its community. The first phone call people in the community make when they need volunteers is to the Bonner Leaders. Founded in 2005, the LWC Bonner Leaders program has expanded from eight to 56 students who serve at 15 community partner sites. Each student commits to 215-300 hours of service during the academic year. Many students have given more than 1,000 hours
Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear presents the 2010 youth volunteer service award on June 1 at the Governors Mansion to members of LWC. From left: LWC vice President of student services & enrollment Management dean adams; LWC Bonner Leader Zack smith of Harrodsburg, Ky.; LWC director of Civic engagement and student Leadership and Co-director of the Bonner Leader Program amy thompson-Wells; LWC Bonner Leader elizabeth Goode of somerset, Ky.; Beshear; and Cabinet for Health and Family services deputy Commissioner eric Friedlander.
at their community partner sites. The Bonner Leaders assist with literacy programs, tutoring and mentoring, and other service events that raise awareness of issues such as poverty, education and the environment. The Bonner Leaders work with Camp Casey after-school program at Colonel William Casey School earned the program the 2007 statewide Bridges Over Barrier Best
Partner Non-Profit Award. The award is presented for exceptional contribution and commitment to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers and the students they serve. Now in its 16th year under the direction of the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service, the Governor's Awards for Volunteerism and Service awards recognize individuals and groups who serve communi-
ties across the commonwealth. The Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service is a statewide 25member bipartisan group appointed by the governor and charged with engaging citizens in community service opportunities that enable volunteers, organizations and businesses to share ideas and collaborate to address the states needs.
Singers to Perform Christmas Music Dec. 4 at Mammoth Cave

Theres no better way to sing Christmas carols than by lantern in a cave. Thats what will happen on Dec. 4 when the Lindsey Wilson College Singers participate in a Southcentral Kentucky Christmas Holiday tradition. The LWC Singers will be one of the featured performers at Mammoth Cave National Parks 32nd-annual Cave Sing. The annual event draws more than 500 people to hear Christmas music performed in the caves Methodist Church room. The idea for the Cave Sing dates to 1883, when local residents held a Christmas celebration in Mammoth Cave. The Cave Sing began in 1980 as a community outreach. Guests should meet at 2 p.m. CT at the parks visitor center for the free event, and then take the three-quarters of a mile walk into the main entrance of the cave. Be sure to dress appropriately, as the cave air stays at a constant 54 degrees Fahrenheit. For more information, contact LWC Director of Choral Activities Gerald Chafin at chafing@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8084, or check out the Mammoth Cave National Park website: www.nps.gov/maca.
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Two-Day Leadership Symposium Ignites Campus
a leadership group honored Lindsey Wilson College in april for hosting a two-day symposium designed to nurture and encourage leaders. the college was honored by Breakfast With Fred with the Co-Leaders in Christ award. it was the first time the award has been presented to an organization. on april 2627, LWC hosted the Fred smith sr. Leadership symposium: Live, Learn, Lead. the two-day symposium exposed students, faculty, staff and community members to 10 thinkers who discussed Christ-centered leadership and principles. the symposium was named in memory of the late Fred smith sr., an expert on leadership, businessman, consultant and mentor to scores of business leaders. More information about smith is available at the website www.breakfastwithfred.com. toP:LWC organizers and nine of the 10 Breakfast With Fred speakers gather april 26 at the norma & Glen Hodge Center for discipleship. LeFt: LWC President William t. Luckey Jr., right, is presented the Co-Leaders in Christ award by ron Glosser and Brenda smith of Breakfast With Fred.
Christmas is around the corner.

For those hard-to-shop-for golfers in the family, dont forget about The Pines pro-shop gift certificates. Gift certificates allow the recipient to order shoes, clubs, bags and other items. The Pines at Lindsey Wilson 275 Country Club Road, Columbia, Ky. (270) 384-3613 info@thepinesatlindseywilson.com www.thepinesatlindseywilson.com twitter.com/thepinesatlwc
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Alumna Returns to Teach in Fugitte Science Center
Laura Wheat Nissley thought she would never get to experience a class in Lindsey Wilson Colleges Jim and Helen Lee Fugitte Science Center.
Nissley graduated from LWC in May 2006, three months before the Fugitte Science Center opened. On Aug. 17, Nissley finally got to experience a class in Fugitte Science Center but it was as an LWC assistant professor of biology. Nissleys first class as an LWC professor was Human Anatomy & Physiology I, which met for the first time at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, on the first floor of the Fugitte Science Center. Nissley arrived at her campus office a little after 7 a.m., then around 8 a.m. she began to set up the classroom for her 20-student class. She said she was more nervous for her first class as an LWC professor than as an LWC student. If I dont do my job and do it well, there is a room of 20 people who will
toP:assistant Professor of Biology Laura Wheat nissley taught her first LWC class on aug. 17 in the Jim and Helen Lee Fugitte science Center. aBove: nissley hands syllabi for Human anatomy & Physiology i to students Lindsay Corbin of Columbia, left, Michael Firquin of Bonnieville, Ky., and Lydia tiller of Columbia.
suffer the consequences, she said a few minutes before the class got under way. Although a rookie professor, Nissley didnt exhibit any nervousness during her first class. She exuded confidence as she smoothly reviewed the syllabus with students and fielded questions about the material that will be covered in the
sophomore-level course. In reality, however, she said she was both excited and petrified. I was terrified, she said. I was just hoping, Please dont let me forget something important. For a minute, I went blank, so I just kept talking. Ive been trained by the University of Louisville
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nissley and her lab assistant, skinny, who is wearing nissleys lab coat from her graduate school days at the University of Louisville.
not to sweat. After she graduated from LWC in 2006, Nissley spent the next five years at the University of Louisville, where she studied physiology and biophysics. Her area of concentration was studying how environmental pollution, such as second-hand i had been smoke, affects the stalking the cardiovascular sysLindsey Wilson tem. website. When During her five the job was years as a UofL posted, i was graduate student, all over it. i Nissley realized said, this is a that she wanted to miracle, its become a college meant to be. professor. Laura Wheat So she began to Nissley stalk the Lindsey Wilson website for job openings. Shortly after finishing her doctoral work, she was hired by LWC in early summer. It was just like a miracle, Nissley said. I had been stalking the Lindsey Wilson website. When the job was posted, I was all over it. I said, This is a miracle, its meant to be. Nissley is one of 18 new LWC faculty hired this school year, bringing the colleges total number of full-time faculty to 113. Although LWC alumni have taught before at the college, Nissley is the first
nissley reviews the syllabus with students in her Human anatomy & Physiology i in the Jim and Helen Lee Fugitte science Center.
after dismissing students in her Human anatomy & Physiology i, nissley meets with student sabrina tom of Hazard, Ky.
LWC baccalaureate graduate with a doctorate in science to join the faculty fulltime. Nissley said it was especially nice that her first class as an LWC professor was held in the building she never got to enjoy as a student.
When the Fugitte Science Center was being built, I was so aggravated, she said. Of course, Im getting ready to graduate and leave, and they build a new science building. I thought, Ill never get to go in this building. And then here I am today.
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one SpeCial ladY
Whitfield Student Financial Services House Dedicated

The Lindsey Wilson College community honored one special lady on April 28 when it dedicated the Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield House of Student Financial Services. The Whitfield House, 305 Lindsey Wilson St., is named in honored of Adair County native and LWC alumna Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield. The building houses the colleges financial-aid offices. All students have financial needs, but not every college has a Dr. Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield, LWC Vice President for Educational Outreach and Student Financial Services Denise Fudge said at the ceremony. Dr. Whitfield has been instrumental in helping us to fulfill our mission. She is a special lady. Speakers recalled the hundreds of phone calls Whitfield has made on behalf of students, as well as the scores of handwritten notes of encouragement she has sent to the colleges students, faculty and staff members. One of her many spiritual gifts is to be an encourager, and she does that better than anyone I know, Fudge said. Overall, more than 95 percent of LWC students receive financial aid. This year, the college awarded students more than $10 million in institutional aid. One of the students who has been on the receiving end of Whitfields generosity is Cody Gabbert, a biology senior from Columbia. Both Gabbert and his wife, Lori, have known Whitfields love and generosity. She is a remarkable woman, Gabbert said. Her support for this institution and
the ribbon is cut to dedicate the elizabeth Lowe Whitfield House of student Financial services. From left: Lindsey Wilson College director of student Financial services Marilyn radford; student Cody Gabbert of Columbia; LWC vice President for educational outreach and student Financial services denise Fudge; Whitfield; LWC President William t. Luckey Jr.; and student Hannah Barnett of Columbia.
its students go beyond scholarships and generosity. What can be more everlasting than contributing to the educational growth of another person? Whitfield, who graduated from the college in 1949, has been a member of the Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees since 1981. Currently a resident of Bowling Green, Ky., she was one of the first women to serve on the Lindsey Wilson board. LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. called her the colleges greatest fan, our most ardent supporter. Elizabeth Lowe Whitfield loves this college, and its people unconditionally, Luckey said. It is her first thought when she wakes up in the morning, and the last thought when she puts her head on the pillow.
trustee elizabeth Lowe Whitfield speaks during the dedication ceremony of the student financial services house that bears her name.
Whitfield grew up in a house that was adjacent to the college. She has known all eight of the colleges presidents. It is a nice honor for the
college to do this for me, she said at the ceremony.
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professor researches Jazz Singer

Greg Phelps had known about blues and jazz singer Jimmy Spoon Witherspoon since his college days. But when Phelps began to research Witherspoon, he discovered that the late Arkansan is one of the more under-appreciated singers of his era. I have known about Jimmy Witherspoon since college, but I wasnt particularly interested in him at the time, said Phelps, who is an LWC professor of communication. But its one of those Jimmy spoon things that just stuck Witherspoon:to in my head, and so I read Greg Phelps decided to investigate entry in the in the his life. The more I Encyclopedia of & Arkansas History learned about his life, Culture, go to: the more interesting bit.ly/spoonphelps. he became to me. Phelps research about Witherspoon appears in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Witherspoons 1947 recording Aint Nobodys Business was a hit in 1949, and it became his signature song. After struggling through the 1950s, Witherspoons
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LWC Professor of Communication Greg Phelps research about the late blues and jazz singer Jimmy spoon Witherspoon appears in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture.
performance at the 1959 Monterey Jazz Festival helped solidify his reputation as a formidable jazz singer, Phelps said. Count Basie, with whom Witherspoon performed, called him the best in the business. He was also admired by a wide range of rock n roll and blues artists, including Dr. John, Eric Burdon and Van Morrison. You do wonder why this man wasnt
more successful, Phelps said. Although not a lot of primary source material about Witherspoon has been uncovered, Phelps thinks there is still more to tell about the singer. I think theres a book out there if anyone wants to write it, Phelps said. And I dont know if Im the person to write it.
Scholarship Honors Former Administrator

Marilyn Sparks loved students. Thats why the late LWC administrators widower, Joe, recently endowed a scholarship in her memory. She loved students, she loved to see students succeed and accomplish something they didnt realize was possible, Joe said. The Marilyn D. Sparks Endowed Scholarship supports preferably an Adair County resident to attend LWC. I just want it to give an Adair County student an opportunity to attend college, but if an Adair County student is not available, I want someone to benefit from it, Joe Sparks said. Marilyn Sparks held several positions at LWC. She taught psychology, directed the career development program, was vice president for student development and also served as assistant to the president for academic advancement. She served on the college committees that helped LWC transition from a junior college to a baccalaureate college, and she was a member of the working group that developed and wrote the colleges mission statement. She loved this college and what it meant to this community, Joe said. She was so proud of what this college accomplished. An Adair County native, Marilyn attended the former Lindsey WilMarilyn sparks, 1987 Pinecone son Training School She loved education, and she loved to learn, Joe Sparks said. And she loved to encourage young people to learn. She would be embarrassed that her name is on a scholarship because she didnt like attention called to herself, but she would be happy to know that her name is being used to help young people earn an education and realize their dreams.
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CHanging a nation, one Village at a time
Ronald Kaluya aims to transform his native Uganda through an innovative ministry he started at LWC.
Leaving the material comforts of the United States to return to his native country of Uganda was a surprisingly easy choice for Lindsey Wilson College alumnus Ronald Kaluya. After all, he quit a successful job as an accountant in Uganda to attend graduate school at LWC. Kaluya, who graduated from LWC in December 2010 with masters degrees in Christian leadership and counseling and human development, founded the non-profit organization Uganda Counseling and Support Services. He started it while an LWC student. In less than a year, UCSS has already made a difference in his native country. UCSSs mission is to improve the quality of life and spread the good news of Jesus Christ to people in remote communities of Uganda by providing counseling, spiritual development and social services one community at a time, Kaluya said.
ronald Kaluya with residents of the east Ugandan village of Buliike. after becoming established in Buliike, Kaluya hopes Uganda Counseling and support services will have the resources to reach out to other villages in the sub-saharan african nation.
ease with adequate medical care. The first village being served by UCSS is Buliike, a remote village of about 4,000 people in eastern Uganda. Since arriving in the village, UCSS has made numerous contributions to the people of Buliike: two wells have been drilled, which provide clean water to the residents; 10 children are being educated at the UCSS-provide school; medical help comes to the village three days a week, which serves 150-200 people a day; 250 mosquito nets have been given to residents; 130 persons have received face-to-face counseling; and 21 small economic development groups have been organized. UCSS has met more than physical and mental needs. More than 400 persons have been reached through its ministry and a temporary church structure has been erected. In addition to the Sunday service, two weekly Bible studies are conducted at the site of the two wells and 100 Bibles (printed in the native Lugandan language) have been distributed.
UCSS waS inSpired by Kaluyas experiences in Uganda. Kaluya, and his wife, Ronah, grew up seeing sickness, disease, poverty and depression ravage people in Ugandan villages. The average life expectancy in Uganda is around 37 years, a result of limited access to medical care, unsafe drinking water and malnutrition.
UCSS aims to change that by improving Ugandans quality of life. Kaluya hopes that will be achieved by providing access to clean water by helping dig new wells, training local farmers how to increase their food supply, and fighting dis-
ronald Kaluya gathers with some of the children of the east Ugandan village of Buliike. one of the goals of the Uganda Counseling and support services is to provide education to a villages children.
UCSS has also purchased a 2001 fourwheel drive Toyota pick-up truck so Kaluya can reach residents from other villages.
mUCH oF UCSSS earlY support has come from Kaluyas adopted homeland in Columbia-Adair County, especially from members of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he was a member during his three years at LWC.
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Uganda Counseling and support services
UCSS is a non-profit organization with a mission to improve the quality of life and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to people in remote communities of Uganda by providing:social services, counseling and spiritual development. To learn more about UCSS, which includes a video by Ronald Kaluya, go to: projectuganda.wordpress.com.
ronald Kaluya meets with a resident of Buliike. one of the goals of the Uganda Counseling and support services is to counsel residents in the east Ugandan village.
America is the greatest land, Kaluya said during an August presentation to members of Trinity UMC. I know how hardworking, compassionate and generous that you are. Buliike has been neglected for a very long time, and it is because of people like you that we have been able to nurse the wounds of this neglect. In addition to help from members of Trinity UMC, the UCSS has also received a boost from Kaluyas alma mater. Last
summer, students, faculty and staff in the LWC School of Professional Counseling sold t-shirts to raise money for UCSS. Proceeds from the sales helped buy mosquito nets and Bibles. Trinity UMC Pastor the Rev. Steve Pescosolido, who has worked with Kaluya, said its exciting to be part of UCSS and watch it change lives. It is a new frontier for Trinity and for me as a pastor to help birth an interna-
tional ministry, Pescosolido said. But we wholeheartedly believe in what Ronald is doing and feel called by God to assist him. Trinity has known Ronald for three years and has become very attached to him and his family. It is like sending out our own missionary to people in need. Ronald is very gracious, approachable and wise. To have learned and navigated our American culture including computer technology and social media says a lot about his commitment and his intelligence. He is a gifted man.
in tHe next Six montHS, Kaluya hopes to bring even more dramatic changes to Buliike and the surrounding areas. The goals include: school for 50 more children; begin a preschool; start an adult education class; purchase land for a model farm that teaches villages effective agricultural methods; provide start-up funds for the small groups; and expand UCSSs medical ministry.
With this education and guidance, I have been equipped to provide leadership and knowledge to ensure that there is meaningful empowerment of people, Kaluya said.
students in the school of Professional Counseling sold t-shirts last spring and summer to raise $1,870 for Uganda Counseling and support services.
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Body&Mind
Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center Houses Thriving Nursing Program and School of Professional Counseling
The building of the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center is an apt metaphor for the two academic programs it houses. The groundbreaking ceremony for the two-story, 27,100square-foot building was held in early December 2010, about a month after foundation work on the building got under way. In less than three years, LWCs baccalaureate nursing program has attracted 54 students, with a goal of having a rotation of 150 nursing students at a time. Its almost like someone planted magic seeds, and a magnificent classroom building sprouted and grew in virtually no time, Nursing Division Chair Suzette Scheuermann said from her office in the first floor of the Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center. Taking less than a year to open an academic building is impressive, but its also an example of how quickly the two programs housed in the Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center have grown: the bachelors of science program in nursing and the nationally accredited School of Professional Counseling. The building also houses LWCs computer center and information systems offices. Created in 2006, LWCs School of Professional Counseling has 37 full-time faculty members who work with 900 undergraduate and graduate students at 27 sites. In addition to students on the A.P. White Campus in Columbia, SPC faculty work with students at 26 community campuses in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Students earn either a bachelor of arts degree in human services and counseling or a master of education degree in counseling and human development that prepares them for a career in the helping professions and in mental health care. Students who earn a masters degree can become licensed professional counselors. Before the Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center was opened in August, SPC faculty and staff on the A.P. White Campus were scattered among a half-dozen houses. Now they have a more visible location on campus. Having a central location on campus helps us immensely because people know where we are and how to find us, said SPC Associate Dean Jacquelyn Montgomery. Most of our faculty are now in one building, and many of our classes will be
Dr. Robert 59 and Carol Goodin
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offered in the same building. It does so much to raise our visibility. The Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center which is named in honor of LWC alumnus and Adair County native Dr. Robert Goodin 59 and his wife, Carol stands next to the Jim and Helen Lee Fugitte Science Center. Combined with the Fugitte Science Center, the new building has created a kind of science village on the eastern side of the A.P. White Campus. Among the Goodin Nursing & Counseling Centers features are interactive classrooms that provide nursing majors with cutting-edge technology and technological innovations that help SPC faculty and staff work with that schools 26 other locations. The nursing floor includes a nursing skills and technology center that features two simulation/isolation hospital rooms, a themed-scenario ward with four terminals for electronic medical records, a debriefing classroom and a 10-student computer laboratory. Were very excited to have this building, Scheuermann said. The building means students have a professional environment to interact with the technology they need to be prepared for the profession. The Goodin Center provides them with a real-world experience that they will see at no other college in this state. Whats so exciting about the nursing ward is that students are able to experience everything in this setting that they will be able to do in a clinical setting. It provides them the best practice for nursing because they have immediate access to resources and to clinical scenarios that help them think and plan care. All of that is going to increase their ability to critically think when they work with patients. Scheuermann said she is just as excited about what exposing students to the technology of the Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center will mean in terms of developing medical leaders. Theyre going to have leadership qualities when they graduate, she said. Thats the nature of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Theyre going to want to be leaders when they graduate.
Nursing students Dorothy Karcher and Phillip Neikirk work in the Goodin Center simulation room.
Were very excited to have this building. The building means students have a professional environment to interact with the technology they need to be prepared for the profession. The Goodin Center provides them with a real-world experience that they will see at no other college in this state. Suzette Scheuermann (right), Nursing Division Chair
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Montgomery Aims to Make SPC A Center for Excellence in Teaching, Counselor Preparation
Jacquelyn Montgomery wants the Lindsey Wilson College ing and human development that prepares them for a career in School of Professional Counseling to be known in the mental the helping professions and in mental health care. Students who health profession as a center for excellence in teaching and in earn a masters degree can become licensed professional councounselor preparation. selors. With undergraduate and graduate programs at 27 community For the students, its a seamless process because they are campuses in five states, LWCs nationally accredited School of enrolled as community college students as well as Lindsey WilProfessional Counseling has a phenomenal opportunity to son students, so they get tremendous resources while living and make a difference in the profession and in the communities it working in their home community, Montgomery said. And serves, according to Montgomery, who has been named associ- they walk out with a four-year degree and/or a masters degree, ate dean for the school. which prepares them for an exciting career of For many of the LWC I would like to assist in building the counseling students, earn- serving others. School of Professional Counseling so that it ing a bachelor's or a masFor many of the LWC counseling students, becomes known as a center of excellence in ter's degree often means earning a bachelors or a masters degree often teaching and a model of excellence in coun- going from two minimum- means going from two minimum-wage jobs to selor preparation, Montgomery said. The wage jobs to one full-time one full-time job in the mental-health profession, opportunity to have that level of true excelMontgomery said. job in the mental-health lence at 27 sites and in five states is phenomWeve had students hold down two jobs profession. enal. while in the program, she said. So the fact that Before being named to lead the LWC they can leave two jobs for one well-paying job School of Professional School of Professional Counseling, Montthat allows them to do what they are passionate gomery was an assistant professor in the Counseling Associate Dean about is a testimonial to the power of education. Jackie Montgomery school and also served as an administrator By building on the solid foundation estabthat dealt with compliance for the school. lished over the last nine years, Montgomery says Created in 2006, LWCs School of Professional Counseling the LWC School of Professional Counseling can become known has 37 full time faculty members who work with 900 under- as a center and model for excellence in teaching and in coungraduate and graduate students at 27 sites. In addition to stu- selor preparation. dents on LWCs A.P. White Campus in Columbia, SPC faculty SPC has enormous resources in terms of faculty and staff work with students at 26 community campuses in Kentucky, with a diverse range of expertise, so we are extremely blessed Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Most of the stu- to have that kind of strength and that kind of passion among our dents who attend SPC classes at the community campuses are faculty and staff, she said. We also have tremendous support non-traditional students, and many of them come to LWC from from the Lindsey Wilson administration, so that is a perfect a local community college. combination for fantastic things for the college. Students earn either a bachelor of arts degree in human services and counseling or a master of education degree in counsel-
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Beyond the Classroom
Nursing Students Learn From Mission Trip to El Salvador
McKenzie Cook was pretty sure she what I want to do with my life, said wanted to be a nurse when she enrolled Cook, of Nancy, Ky. I really want to be at Lindsey Wilson College. in nursing and serve others. After last summer, she knew she The trip also helped Cook realize that wanted to be one. she wants to minor in Cook and fellow I was very proud of them.. Spanish so that she can LWC student Dorothy the missionary team was so take more medical Karcher accompanied amazed by watching them mission trips to underLWC Assistant Profes- bloom. I heard lots of com- served areas in the deNursing student Dorothy Karcher sor of Nursing Martha pliments from other med- veloping world. assists a mother and her child. Hawkins on a medical ical professionals who were We take so much on the trip with us. mission trip to for granted, and there Tonacatepeque, El Salthey are begging for vador. our help, she said. Martha Hawkins, The students were Karcher said she Assistant Professor part of Macedonian was especially moved of Nursing Missionary Service, a by the reactions of the missionary group affiliated with the patients who received one of the more American Baptist Association. than 200 pairs of eyeglasses that were During 4-1/2 days of service, the distributed during the 4-1/2 day misLWC nursing students took the vital sion. signs on more than 1,250 people who We had people cry who we gave visited the clinic, which was located in glasses because they could finally read a 90,000-resident city about an hour their Bibles, she said. north of the capital of San Salvador. Hawkins plans to study how the I was very proud of them because medical mission trip affects the students they stepped out of their comfort zones, over the long-term. big-time, said Hawkins, who made her I think youre going to see that they Nursing student McKenzie Cook 40th medical mission trip with Mace- are going to bring a lot of their experitakes a patients readings. donian Missionary Service. The mis- ences into the classroom and become sionary team was so amazed by leaders, she said. watching them bloom. I heard lots of compliments from other medical professionals who were on the trip with us. The trip was the first time Cook and Karcher had flown on a plane, much less visited another country. I have always wanted to go on a mission trip since I was a little girl, said Karcher, who is from Worthville, Ky. I learned so much about things I wouldnt see (in Kentucky) on a everyday basis. You almost can't put a value on that. Cook said the summer mission trip Assistant Professor of Nursing Martha Hawkins, helped both her and Karcher grow intelcenter, and nursing students McKenzie Cook, lectually, spiritually and socially. left, and Dorothy Karcher at the clinic. I learned that being a nurse is really
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McCandless Hall Means Added Space for Growing Campus
Jerry and Kendrick McCandless
If you want to see how much Lindsey Wilson College has grown over the last few years, look no further than the colleges residential buildings. In two school years, LWC has added two residence halls to the A.P. White Campus.
Im really excited about being in the new residence hall its an incredible new building, and I think the students will really enjoy living here. Chelsey Key (left), McCandless Hall Director
McCandless Hall resident advisers Raeann Martin of Danville, Ky., left, and Amber Vaughn of Campbellsville, Ky., make signs for their residents.
When students returned to campus this school year, 72 moved into Jerry and Kendrick McCandless Hall, LWCs latest residence hall. McCandless Hall opened a year after LWCs largest residence hall four-story, 186-bed Harold J. Smith Hall was opened. Located on the eastern edge of campus, McCandless Hall can house up to about 120 students in 16,100 square feet of space. It includes 52 rooms and a resident hall director. The cost to build the one-story building was about $900,000. It is named in honor of Lindsey Wilson trustee Jerry McCandless and his wife, Kendrick, of Campbellsburg, Ky. Im really excited about being in the new residence hall its an incredible new building, and I think the students will really enjoy living here, said its director, Chelsey Key, who graduated from LWC in May with a bachelors degree in biology. LWC housed a record 1,052 students in 2010-11, and more than 1,000 students are living on campus for the 1112 school year. Theres just so much going on right now at Lindsey Wilson, said Key, who is also assistant coach with the LWC golf program. McCandless Hall resident Catherine Cox of Franklin, Ky., said she enjoys living next to the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. Thats convenient, she said. Its also on top of the hill next to all my classes, which means I dont have to spend as much time walking to my classes.
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Join us for Homecoming Weekend 2011 with reunions, athletic events, a bonfire and the LWC national alumni association awards Brunch theres something for everyone.
For event details and to register: go to www.lindsey.edu/alumni or contact the alumni office at alumni@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8400.
Friday, October 21
8 a.m. registration for Homecoming scholarship Golf scramble 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Cost: $40 per person, The PInes at Lindsey Wilson registration Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center 11th-annual Morris shepherd Pingpong tournament Helen G. Flatt Homecoming alumni art show Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship LWC national alumni association Quarterly Meeting LWC singers reunion, rehearsal i W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall down-Home Pig roast and Barbeque Cost: $10 per person or $18 per couple Tent on the Campus Quadrangle. Begley scholar reunion Emily Hundley Presidents Home LWC Mens soccer vs. Bethel (tenn.) University Walter S. Reuling Stadium Mens alumni Basketball Game Biggers Sports Center rally in the valley Bonfire and Pep rally Valley on west side of Walter S. Reuling Stadium 1:304 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
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7:30 a.m. registration for Fourth-annual running With the Blue raiders 5K run/Walk Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center 8 a.m. race Begins Winners receive medals. Registration fee: $20. All participants registered by Oct. 14 receive a t-shirt. LWC singers reunion, rehearsal ii W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall Homecoming registration Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center Helen G. Flatt Homecoming alumni art show Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship 2011 LWC national alumni association awards Brunch Cost: $12 per person, $20 per couple. LWC alumni tailgate tent West end zone of Blue Raider Stadium open to all LWC alumni, family members and friends. Cost: $5 per person. A game ticket is also required. Homecoming Football Game LWC vs. Kentucky Christian University Blue Raider Stadium
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Profile of Perseverance
Wrestler Recovers from Injury to Make LWCHistory

Lindsey Wilson College wrestler Jacob Bradford made history last spring when, as a freshman, he placed eighth at the 2011 NAIA Wrestling National Championships. That earned the wrestler from Ryle, Ky., NAIA All-American honors. Along with teammate sophomore Andrew Hairston, Bradford became the first LWC wrestler to earn NAIA AllAmerican honors. But Bradfords journey to become an All-American was not an easy one. While at a team bonre off-campus on Sept. 17, 2009, a freak accident occurred. Accelerant used on the fire got on Bradford, which set his clothes on fire and left him with first- to third-degree burns over his legs and lower back. Bradford was transferred to Lexington, Ky., for treatment. At his lowest point, he slipped into a light coma for more than a month. Even when he came out of the coma, it seemed unlikely that Bradford would ever be the same wrestler. But Bradford pushed himself in therapy. It was something that I had to do, he said. I did not want to stay in that physical and mental state it was a bad place. Bradford also credits LWC wrestling coach Corey Ruff with helping him on his road to recovery. He stayed with me at the hospital, and made every attempt to drive up to Lexington to come and check in on me, Bradford said. He was always there and encouraged me. Ruff said it was an inspiration to
LWC wrestling coach Corey Ruff, left, calls All-American Jacob Bradford of Ryle, Ky., right, everything a coach can hope for.
watch Bradford come back to the mats and practice with the Blue Raiders in the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. Hes a great kid who never gives up on anything he does, Ruff said. He succeeds at everything he does. As soon as he came back, it was hard to hold him back he wanted to go a hundred miles an hour in order to make up for lost time. Hes where he is today because of his perseverance. When Bradford arrived at the 2011 NAIA Wrestling National Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his focus was to make a good showing of himself. When I got there all I wanted to do was work my hardest because my goal
that year was to be an All American, he said. After he bowed out of competition in the quarternal round, qualifying for All-American status, Bradford walked over to Ruff and gave him a high five. If you have a goal and give it your best effort, it will happen, Bradford said. Ruff made Bradford the captain of the 2011-12 wrestling squad, a position usually reserved for upperclassmen. It is just a testament to the type of person that Jacob is, Ruff said. Hes everything a coach can hope for. His strength and perseverance are infectious.
Blue Raider football and basketball games can be viewed live on DuoCounty Channel 2 locally in Adair, Cumberland and Russell counties and at www.lindseyathletics.com. Hear the games around the world on WAIN-FM (93.5), which streams its broadcasts at www.935WAIN.com. Go to www.lindseyathletics.com for more information.
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Cyclist Earns International Recognition

An extra dose of international recognition for the Lindsey Wilson College cycling team came over the summer in the form of a UCI BMX World Championship for Blue Raider rider Chase Hines. Hines traveled to the event in Copenhagen, Denmark, and came away with more than just good memories as he took the top podium spot in the BMX cruiser 17-24 age group. Representing Team USA at the world championships, Hines made sure his LWCjersey made it onto the platform for the medal ceremony. I won every race that day of the cruiser championship, including the main, and brought a world title back to the USA, said Hines, who is from Summerville, S.C. Before I left, (LWC cycling) coach (David) Grigsby asked me to get pictures with my Lindsey Wilson jersey around the city of Copenhagen. The whole week I thought about how cool it would be to bring that jersey to the top of the podium with me. Before the podium presentation, I grabbed my jersey and walked to the top of podium.
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World BMX champion Chase Hines shows his LWC jersey on the platform at the UCI BMX World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tennis Legend Inaugurates New Courts

Tennis legend Henry Baughman, left, helped christen the Lindsey Wilson College tennis complex that shares his name. On April 1, Baughman served a ceremonial first serve before the match between the LWC-Cumberland (Tenn.) University mens and womens tennis teams. It was the second home match LWCs tennis teams played at the Henry Baughman Tennis Complex, but it was the first match with weather that permitted a ceremonial first serve. The six-court complex, which features lights for evening play, was made possible thanks to a lead gift by Baughman, who lives in Smithfield, Ky.
Promotion, new coaches in athletics

When the 2011-12 got under way, Lindsey Wilson College athletics had a couple new faces and a new administrator. Mike Talley 91 was promoted to director of athletic facilities and event management. He was named to the post after leading LWCbaseball to 496 wins in 19 seasons. Talley is responsible for daily operation of outdoor facilities, including 21-acre Lindsey Wilson Sports Park. Replacing Talley in the dugout is Jonathan Burton. Burton was named baseball coach after spending three seasons at Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University. Also new to athletics is LWC Daniel finn08, who was named tennis coach. Finn spent two seasons as head coach at Union (Ky.) College where he was the 2010 NAIA East Region Mens Tennis Coach of the Year.
Baughman is flanked by LWC Vice President for Development Kevin A. Thompson, left, and LWC Athletic Director Willis Pooler.
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1930s-50s
stanley stringer 37 died May 10. Geneva Miller 46 Thomas is a retired teacher. She began her teaching career in a one-room school house in Clinton County, Ky. June Miller 48 Upchurch retired after a 53-year teaching career in Clinton County, Ky., schools. William robert foster 48 died Feb. 18. Joann selby Ballard 49 was employed with Kentucky Utilities for 411/2 years. She resides in Russell Springs, Ky. Betty Henson Wheeler 50 resides in Ashland, Ky. She has a daughter, Susie, who has compiled a family cookbook and one son, Ron, who teaches at Johnson Bible (Tenn.) College. luther s. Bell 50 died Feb. 11. ethel f. cochran 50 resides in Knoxville, Tenn. alva G. Dowell 50 is a retired teacher who resides in Albany, Ky. Doris alexander Beauchamp 50 resides on a farm in Hardinsburg, Ky. and does volunteer work. ruth lane Weed 50 is a retired teacher who lives in Masonic Homes of Kentucky. Doyle W. Pickett 57 died June 13. He was a retired supervisor for General Electric Co. ralph McQueary 59 died April 9. He was retired from teaching after 32 years in Adair County schools.
IN MEMORIAM
Alta Barbee 28 Garnett Stanley Stringer 37 William Robert Foster 48 Luther S. Bell 50 Doyle W. Pickett 57 Ralph McQueary 59 William R. McFarland 63 Rev. James H. Coomer 65 Robert B. Dickinson 67 Marian Brackett Keneipp 77 Charles Sparky Sparks 80 Malcom Colwell 89
NEW FAMILIES MARRIAGES

April Bryant 97 to Mark Zimmermann Sara Renita Hargis 04 to Brian Edward Foos John Ty Porter 05 to Lindsey Koester Stacy McClain 07 Kiel to Joshual Kiel Matthew K. Jackson 07 to Valarie Cooper Elizabeth Grace Phillips 07 to Joseph Craig Beadnell Jennifer Hayes 08 Hendrickson to Russell Hendrickson Brett Garlin Conner 08 to Sarah Bleau Bethany Lane Bryant 08 to Charles Thompson Jr. Haley Nicole Cheuvront 10 to Richard Lee Steakin 08 Allison Laboyteaux 10 to Chris
BIRTHS
Tiffany Hadley 04 and Eddie Kessler 94: Kasey Blue Edward (Grandparents: Edward 70 and Linda 91 Kessler) Benson 04 and Kristin Sexton 04: Kate Elisabeth Tevie 07 and Allysa 08 Gooden: Perry Dane Ashley Thomas 07 and Michael Garrett: Michael Jr. Staci Newsom 08 and Nick Thrasher 09: Hailey Jo Cook Lori Ann Gabehart 10 to Joshua Adam Collins Carrie Cowherd 10 to Joe Gupton Kara Leslie Feese 10 to Shahid Mohamad Iqbal
richard roarke 61 is vice president at BB&T Bank in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Bill Willis 62 is a retired lawyer who specialized in trucking industry law. He resides in Frankfort, Ky. William r. Mcfarland 63 died March 19. He had retired from a career that included an accountant at the corporate offices of Fruit of the Loom and as an employee of Rogers Trucking Co. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. curt Yarberry 64 and his brother, Tucker Yarberry 62, have retired from
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the agricultural business. rev. James H. coomer 65 died June 19. He was a Methodist minister for more than 30 years. von Hilliard 66 is a retired teacher. He has a mail-order archaeological business and enjoys hiking and bicycling. He resides in Independence, Ky. Janice carter 67 Walden is a retired educator who lives in Monroe County, Ky. She also coached the golf team for a local high school for several years. robert B. Dickinson 67 died June 25.
Von Hilliard 66
John andy Bushong 67 is a pharmacist at Tompkinsville (Ky.) Drug Co. fred carter 70 was inducted into the Kentucky Association of Basketball
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ALTA BARBEE GARNETT 28, RIP
Connor Hayes, son of lisa 00 and Bradley Hayes, both of Gradyville, Ky., won first place in the 2011 Kentucky State Fair Miniature Horse Show. alicia Benningfield 01 is married to Sean Owens. They have four children: Thurston, Andrew, Aiden and Avery. Alicia is the daughter of the rev. Donald 61 and Patricia 62 Benningfield. She is employed at Family Works Therapy in Bowling Green, Ky., as an Impact Worker. Mary courtney Bushong 03 is a pharmacist at Walmart in Glasgow, Ky. Brian shelton 03 is the owner and operator of Foothills Running Company in Cookeville, Tenn. Tiffany Hadley 04 Kessler and eddie Kessler 94 are proud parents of Kasey Blue Edward Kessler, born March 15. Proud grandparents are edward 70 and linda 91 Kessler. natalie ciresi 04 chaudoin is public relations manager with the Louisville Regional Airport Authority. She was recently employed by the Kentucky State Fair Board as part of its public relations staff for the Kentucky Exposition Center, the Kentucky International Convention Center and the KFC Yum! Center.
Kasey Blue Edward Kessler
The late Alta Barbee Garnett 28 is driven by LWCVice President for Development Kevin A. Thompson in the 2006 Homecoming parade.
Alumna Was Colleges Oldest Living Graduate

Alta Barbee 28 Garnett died April 11 in Columbia. She was 102. Garnett was the oldest member of Columbia Baptist Church and one of the oldest living alumna or alumnus of Lindsey Wilson College. She was a retired legal secretary and court reporter. The daughter of the late J.B. and Ida May Barbee, both of Columbia, Garnett was born Sept. 28, 1908. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Garnett in 1975. Until 2010, Garnett rode each year in the LWC Homecoming parade, serving as grand marshal of the 2008 parade. She was also a regular visitor on the campus she attended as a student in the 1920s. To read the eulogy given by the Rev. Ted Taylor on April 19, go to: bit.ly/MissAlta.
Coaches Hall of Fame. Marian Brackett Keneipp 77 died Feb. 21. charles sparky sparks 80 died July 9. He was a deputy Kentucky state fire marshal for 23 years, a fire and rescue instructor for the Kentucky Community Technical College System, assistant fire chief of the City of Columbia fire department, a 32-year member of the Adair County Volunteer Fire Department and an emergency medical technician for Adair County. Dwayna Mccombs 81 is the owner of Shannon Country in Nashville, Tenn.
She conducts interviews of the performers at the Grand Ole Opry. Malcom colwell 89 died May 21.
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robin Grant 91 is vice principal of The Villages Charter Middle School in The Villages, Fla. James Tom rogers Jr. 91 is chief finance and operation officer at the Appalachian College Association, headquartered in Berea, Ky. april Bryant 97 and Mark Zimmermann were married July 6 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
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Benson sexton 04 and his wife, Kristin, are proud parents of Kate Elisabeth, born June 23. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. erin Bickers 04 orr and her husband, David, are parents of Campbell Adair. She was born on June 10. She weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 inches long.
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GOLDEN ALUMNI
Class of 1961 Members Inducted into Golden Alumni Society

Eleven members of the Lindsey Wilson College Class of 1961 were inducted into the LWC Golden Alumni Society before the colleges 93rd commencement ceremony on May 14. The Golden Alumni Society recognizes alumni who graduated from the college 50 years ago. Pictured in front of the stage of the the Cralle Student Union Building are, seated from left: Don Benningfield of Bowling Green, Ky.; Travis Paul Scott of Columbia; Helen Wilson Phelps of Felicity, Ohio; Janis Gayle Sparks Crain of Greenville, Ind.; and Joyce Goodin Durham of Columbia Standing, from left: LWC Director of Alumni Relations Randy Burns; Ron Gaddie of Louisville, Ky.; Howard Krauss of Oxford, Ohio; Gary Lane, Danville, Ky.; Bill Mauney of Somerset, Ky.; Ben Breeding of Springfield, Ky.; and Bill Miller of Lexington, Ky.
sara renita Hargis 04 and Brian Edward Foos were married June 25. Sara is an LWC admissions counselor, and Brian is offensive and recruiting coordinator for LWC football. John Ty Porter 05 married Lindsey Koester on May 7. Ty is employed with Unilever in Owensboro, Ky. stephen ross Martin 05 recently received the American Academy of Implant Dentistrys Dental Student Award. He is in dental school at the University of Oklahoma. He and his wife, leigh
ann 05, reside in Oklahoma City, Okla. shanae carpenter 05 is a therapist at InTrust Healthcare in Somerset, Ky., where she was named mental health counselor of the year. She has a 4-yearold son, Austin. suzanna suzy ashby 05 graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry in May. Justin l. smith 05 is executive director of Community Opportunities Inc. in Somerset, Ky.
Justin Whitney 06 graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry in May. Tevie 07 and allysa 08 Gooden are proud parents of their first child, Perry Dane, who was born on July 23.
Perry Dane Gooden
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ALUMNI PROFILE:LANE FAMILy
Stacy McClain 07 and Joshual Kiel
stacy Mcclain 07 Kiel and Joshual Kiel were married May 22. Matthew K. Jackson 07 and Valarie Cooper were married June 18. He is employed at Columbia Pharmacy. shana Keene 07 Hughes graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.
Three generations of the Lane family have attended LWC. From left:LWCsophomore Sarah Thompson, Amy Thompson 02, Doris Lane 60 and Gary Lane 61.
3 Generations of Blue Raiders

Lindsey Wilson College runs deep in the Lane family. Gary 61 and Doris 60 are graduates, as well as their youngest daughter, Amy 02. Amys daughter Sarah Thompson is an LWC sophomore. In fall 1959, Doris caught Gary on Sadie Hawkins Day. As was tradition, they were married by someone who played Marryin Sam, from the comic strip Lil Abner. I climbed a tree near (L.R. McDonald Administration Building), Gary said. She climbed right up the tree after me, took me to Marryin Sam, and we were married before we ever started dating. Later that year, I asked her for a date, and we continued until July 25, 1963, when we were married. Doris grew up in Adair County, and Gary grew up on a dairy farm in Green County, Ky. He was recruited to LWC by President John Burns Horton and agriculture professor Marvin Spickard, who bought a Jersey cow from the Lanes farm. I told them I had planned to go to college but could not afford it, Gary said. They immediately offered me an opportunity to come to Lindsey Wilson and milk their herd of Jersey to help provide funds for my education. I also received a small scholarship for a couple semesters. After LWC, the Lanes attended Berea (Ky.) College. Gary then earned masters degree and doctorate in animal nutrition from Purdue University. He taught animal sciences for 20 years at Texas A&M University and the University of Kentucky, then worked with Burkmann Feeds of Danville, Ky., where he retired as director of technical services. In 2007, Gary received the Distinguish Alumnus Award from the LWC National Alumni Association. Gary is in the second year of a two-year term as LWC National Alumni Association president. Im very interested in keeping people connected with the college, he said. I went to college at three different places, and some of the better teachers I had in college were here. We will always remember LWC as the place where our lives together started.
Elizabeth Grace Phillips 07 and Joseph Craig Beadnell
elizabeth Grace Phillips 07 and Joseph Craig Beadnell were married July 2. She is an elementary teacher at Lewisburg (Ky.) School.
Ashley Thomas 07 Garrett, Michael Garret and Michael Jr. Ashley
ashley Thomas 07 Garrett married Michael Garrett on Feb. 10, 2010. They are parents of Michael Jr. Ashley recently earned a masters degree in
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English and is employed as an instructor of English and foreign languages at Cameron (Okla.) University. ashley schaffner 07 was promoted to account manager at Guthrie/Mayes Public Relations. Based in Louisville, Guthrie/Mayes is Kentuckys largest locally owned, independent public relations firm. steven M. Tallent 07 is in his third year of dental school at the University of Louisville. Jordan Willis 07 was named Lindsey Wilson College mens area coordinator. Jennifer Hayes 08 Hendrickson and Russell Hendrickson were married April 24, 2010. She is employed at Community Alternatives in Lexington, Ky. Brett Garlin conner 08 and Sarah Bleau were married July 9. Brett is a nuclear engineer in the Navy. adam Kuntry Hensley 08 graduated from the Kentucky State Police Academy Brett Garlin Conner on Sept. 17, 2010. He 08 and Sarah is based at Post 9 in Bleau Pikeville, Ky., and he resides in Floyd County, Ky. staci newsom 08 Thrasher and nick Thrasher 09 are proud parents of Hailey Jo. Bethany lane Bryant 08 and Charles Thompson Jr. were married July 9. Bethany fugate 08 is a counselor for LWCProject Success.
Hailey Jo Thrasher
ALUMNI PROFILE:DICK WAGNER 61
Mary Ann and Dick 61 Wagner of Indianapolis have left a life insurance policy to their alma maters as a way to establish an endowment.
Alumnus and Spouse Aim to Help AUnique and Important Purpose

Lindsey Wilson College provided Dick Wagner 61 the kind of formative experience that he wants to make sure is available to rising generations of students. Thats why he and his wife, Mary Ann, have arranged for part of a life insurance policy to be left to his alma. The other half will be left to Mary Anns alma mater, Butler (Ind.) University. Lindsey Wilson serves a unique and important purpose, and thats why I support it, Wagner said. Born in Columbus, Ind., Wagner traces his Hoosier heritage back to the Midwest states settlers. After graduating from high school, Wagner too went West to Texas where he sold encyclopedias door-todoor to save money for college. At the urging of high school classmate Ronnie Gressel 61, who was already enrolled at LWC, Wagner left Texas for Columbia to enroll for the 1960 spring semester. Coming to Columbia was a good thing for me because it took me out of my comfort zone, said Wagner, who nows lives in Indianapolis. With the exception of Texas, I had spent my whole life in Indiana. A first-generation college student, Wagner said he immediately settled into campus life on The Hill. You just felt comfortable there, and you felt like people cared about you, he said. After LWC, Wagner earned a bachelors degree from Indiana University, and then embarked on a successful career as a manufacturers representative. Lindsey Wilson gave me a good start in life, and it gave me the selfconfidence I needed to be successful later on in college and in life, Wagner said.
sheena london 08 earned a masters degree in justice administration from the University of Louisville. Brett T. Meredith 08 has been named boys basketball coach at Metcalfe County High School in Edmonton, Ky. amy rae evans 08 earned a mas-
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ters degree in education administration from Union (Ky.) College. Misty Marshall 09 is coordinator of the LWC Louisville Community Campus. She has previously worked as a mental health associate at Eastern State Hospital and as a substitute teacher in Fayette County, Ky., schools.
Hardesty 02 Ordained
The Rev. Matthew T. Hardesty 02, right, places his hands on a fellow priest on May 28 following his own ordination into the priesthood by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz at the Cathedral of the Assumption. The tradition is known as the first blessing. Hardesty is an associate pastor at St. James in Elizabethtown, Ky., St. Ambrose in Cecilia Ky., and St. Ignatius in White Mills, Ky.
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Haley Nicole Cheuvront 10 and Richard Lee Steakin 08
Haley nicole cheuvront 10 and richard lee steakin 08 were married in July. Richard is LWC assistant director of campus recreation and director of intramural sports. allison laboyteaux 10 and Chris Cook were married June 18. lori ann Gabehart 10 and Joshua Adam Collins were married June 4. carrie cowherd 10 and Joe Gupton married July 9. Kara leslie feese 10 and Shahid Mohamad Iqbal married July 16. She is employed as a family service associate with Community Action of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. rex Booth 10 has been named boys basketball coach at Livingston Central High School in Smithland, Ky. Mary Beth Jewell 10 is employed with Central Kentucky New-Journal as an inside advertising sales representative/receptionist. amanda sepulveda 10 and lucas Dalton 10 were married March 26. Amanda is employed by Henderson County, Ky., schools as a middle school science teacher. Lucas is a government teacher at Clinton County (Ky.) High School.
Larry Parker 67 displays some of his paintings in his Louisville, Ky., home.
Professor Inspired Alumnus to Paint

The late Helen G. Flatt gave two gifts to Larry Parker 67 she helped him select a college, and she also introduced a lifelong love of art. When I was getting out of high school, I was like a lot of other people I didnt know what I wanted to do, Parker said. Flatt, who taught art at LWC and Adair County High School, encouraged Parker to attend LWC. Flatt also inspired Parker to continue painting, which he has done. She didnt tell you that you should do something this way or that way, Parker said. She just encouraged you to develop your own style and go with it. Last spring, Parker had a show in the Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. His paintings are often inspired by places he and his wife, Marsha, have visited. I love nature, and we love to travel, he said. I try to do them as realistic as I can. At this years Homecoming, Parker will coordinate the Helen G. Flatt Homecoming Alumni Art Show. She was just one of the nicest people Ive ever met, he said. To inquire about displaying work in the Helen G. Flatt Homecoming Alumni Art Show, contact the LWC Alumni Office at alumni@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8400.
Moving?
Let the Alumni Office know, email alumni@lindsey.edu or call (270) 384-8400.
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alumni news
FROM THE ALUMNI OFFICE
E-Newsletter Keeps Alumni Connected
By RANDy BURNS 93
ne of the goals of the alumni relations office is to keep Lindsey Wilson College alumni and friends informed about recent activities and upcoming events at LWC and in the LWC National Alumni Association. Thats why I am excited about the benefits that will result from News from Lindsey Wilson College, LWCs new monthly e-newsletter. Launched in July, News from Lindsey Wilson College is published on the third Wednesday of each month. It provides alumni and friends with headlines about recent news stories and previews upcoming events at the college. It also features direct links to the colleges web pages for the rest of the story, as the late Paul Harvey used to say. For News from Lindsey Wilson College to be successful, it is imperative that LWC maintain an accurate database of email addresses of its alumni and friends. We have a long way to go. For example, of the more than 12,000 households that receive a copy of Cornerstone, a valid email address is available for only 20 percent of them. Please help us keep your preferred email address updated so that you can receive monthly updates about Lindsey Wilson. If you have not received the enewsletter, email the alumni office at alumni@lindsey.edu with your email information, and we will add you to the database. (Lindsey Wilson does not share its database with any other organization.) The Alumni Relations office staff evaluates its programming and also polls alumni about what kind of events they would like to see implemented. Events offered in the last year included:
The e-newsletter News from Lindsey Wilson College is published on the third Wednesday of each month. Subscribe to it by sending an email to:info@lindsey.edu.edu.
Blue Raider Travel Club trips to Ireland and Washington D.C.; attending a theater production at The Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville; LWC day at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.; and LWC night at the Bowling Green, Ky., Hot Rods minor league baseball team. This year, we introduced Lindsey Wilson Cares, a day in which alumni lead a community service project in Lexington, Bowling Green and Columbia. This event was created in response to alumni interest in community service. The highlight of our alumni calendar, however, is the annual Homecoming Weekend. Homecoming Weekend 2011 will be held Oct. 21-22. For the second consecutive year, Homecoming Weekend will be celebrated during a home football game. The excitement surrounding last
years Homecoming Weekend was fantastic, and we hope you will make an effort to attend the 2011 Homecoming celebration. For more information about the weekend, visit the Homecoming home page at www.lindsey.edu/alumni. As always, thanks for your support of Lindsey Wilson College. Thanks for being a Blue Raider for Life! Randy Burns 93 is director of alumni relations. Contact him at burnsr@lindsey.edu or (270)384-8400.
New Baby?
Contact the Alumni Office for a Blue Raider bib, email alumni@lindsey.edu or call (270) 384-8400.
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How Legacy Gifts Support Students

PLANNED GIVING
By KEVIN A. THOMPSON Mail To: Kevin a. Thompson lindsey Wilson college 210 lindsey Wilson street columbia, Kentucky 42728
gift planning
Learn How You Can Help Students Realize Their Dreams
onoring someone by making a charitable gift is an especially meaningful tribute. What could be more thoughtful than a gift that shows how much you care for someone and benefits a charitable institution such as Lindsey Wilson College at the same time? When you consider the best ways to make gifts in honor of others, many people think first of cash gifts. Cash gifts are convenient, but memorial gifts can be funded with other assets. For example, because of recent changes in federal tax laws, an insurance policy might make a perfect gift. An insurance policy that was originally purchased to pay for estate taxes may now be obsolete. So giving insurance policies that you no longer need to help support Lindsey Wilson College students can be an excellent way to honor someone special in your life while also helping a young person earn a college education. Such gifts may offer results in tax benefits. And dont forget a new policy is also a way to create an endowment fund on the installment plan. Retirement accounts might offer another way to fund an LWC scholarship while also honoring a special person in your life. Do you have a significant amount of money in your retirement accounts? Or are you required to take minimum distributions from retirement plans that you do not currently need? If so, consider making a memorial gift of your excess retirement funds to Lindsey Wilson. This type of gift may allow you to give more than you could from ordinary cash flow. In addition, your gift may be tax-deductible if you itemize deductions. Its another great way to create an endowment fund on the
( ) Please send me your complimentary booklet on additional tax saving and planning ideas. ( ) Please send me more information about: _____ Gifts of life insurance _____ Gifts of retirement plan funds _____ Gifts of savings/brokerage accounts _____ Gifts by will or trust
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I/we ( ) have included ( ) would consider including Lindsey Wilson College in my/our estate plans. Questions? Contact Kevin Thompson at thompson@lindsey.edu, (800) 264-0138 or (270) 384-8516.
installment plan. Many people have found that savings and brokerage accounts are additional thoughtful ways to make memorial gifts. In most states, you can designate that all or a portion of such accounts be transferred to Lindsey Wilson. This is a wonderful way to leave a legacy in memory of a special friend or loved one and also help an LWC student earn a college degree. A charitable provision may also be added to an existing will or living trust by way of a simple codicil or amendment. These methods are among the most popular method of arranging
legacy gifts. These are but some of the ways you can acknowledge someone you care about while helping to provide an outstanding college education at LWC. If you would like more information about these and other options you may wish to consider, contact me at thompson@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8400, or you can return the coupon on this page. Kevin A. Thompson is vice president of development. Contact him at thompsonk@lindsey.edu or (270)384-8516.
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closing thoughts
A Prayer for Students

Before the 1996-97 school year started, then-Provost Walter S. Reuling delivered an opening prayer at the August faculty meeting. The prayer is one of the most beautiful expressions of the spirit of the Lindsey Wilson mission. As LWC joined thousands of other schools, colleges and universities who began a new school this season, we offer up this prayer to all students.
Gracious Heavenly Father, we gather today in thanks and appreciation for colleagues, for this beautiful campus, for our students, and for opportunity. We thank You for those golden young persons in our care who are easy to love, those who look, think, behave, and value just as we do. How rewarding and energizing and encouraging and uplifting they are to us, and we're grateful for their presence with us. Heavenly Father, we also thank you for those students who are not like us, who have not yet found their way, who are lost and abused -sometimes damaged -- who are unattractive, who come to us with little direction, little or no motivation, often lacking in purpose and self-esteem, and usually with preferences and values quite foreign to those we now hold. Father, these, too, are Your children and this is our mission. They are who we once were and indeed a small part of who we now are as we relate to authority, to competing pressures of family life, to leadership, to a world of changing values, to strange and different ideas, to life and work as it really is. Lord, give us the compassion, the resolve, the strength, the stamina, and the wisdom to make this work - to do Your work in this, Your Kingdom. We ask this in Your Son's name. AMEN. -- Given at an August 1996 faculty meeting by Walter S. Reuling (LWC provost 1992-97, President 1997-1998)
Walter S. Reuling, 1998
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campus scenes
GIFT TO LWCFUND:
Columbia First & Farmers National Bank President Ann Martin presents a $10,000 donation to the Lindsey Wilson Fund in June to LWC President William T. Luckey Jr.
STUDENT LEADERS: Lindsey Wilson College Dean of Students Chris Schmidt joins 201112 Student Government Association President Khyati Patel of Fulton, Ky., center, and Vice President Amanda Cecil of Hodgenville, Ky.
ALUMNI COUNCIL MEETING: Members of the Lindsey Wilson College National Alumni Association Council met
July 15 at Mulligans at the Pines at Lindsey Wilson. Seated, from left: Dr. J.M. Stephenson, Class of 1947; Allysa Gooden08; Gary Franklin 94; Jan Woody 77; Monica Johnson 04; and Jeannie Squires 72. Standing, from left: Burns 93; Gary Lane 61; Bonnie Greenawalt 53; Carrie Farris 68; Ben Burr 64; the Rev. Ken Jessee 81; and Denise Fudge 82. The next meeting will be 3 p.m. CT on Oct. 21 in the Thomas D. Clark Reading Room of the Katie Murrell Library. The meeting is open to all LWC alumni.
ROTARy GIFT: Members of the Columbia Rotary Club give $7,000 to provide scholarships to Adair County residents who attend LWC. Presenting a facsimile check to the LWC Vice President for Educational Outreach and Student Financial Services Denise Fudge, left, are: Rotarian Hunter Durham; Rotary President Jerry Hall; Rotarian Dawson Cunningham; Rotarian Kaye Bowman; Rotarian Phil Hanna; Rotarian George Koblenschlag; and Rotarian Ted Caldwell.
TAKE THEM OUT TO THE BALLGAME: LWCalumni and friends

gather Aug. 5 at Bowling Green Ballpark to watch the Bowling Green (Ky.)Hot Rods. The group had dinner at the Bowling Green Ballpark Party Deck, and then took in the game. For information about upcoming alumni events in your area, check out the calendar section of the LWCalumni home page:www.lindsey.edu/alumni.
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