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THESEWANEE NEWSPublished for the Alumni and Friends of The University of the South
In the Heart of Iraqby Lee Freeland Hancock, C'81
Editor's note: In December, journalist Lee Freeland
Hancock spent two weeks in Iraq, covering the Per-
sian Gulf crisis for the Dallas Morning News.
It is often chance encounters that reveal the
heart of this authoritarian country:
When American hostages at the MeliaMonsour Hotel were told that all Westerners
were being released, they were joined in a spon-taneous celebration by some of the same Iraqi
who had held them prisoner for months. Thenext day, the same guards threatened andscuffled with a New Mexico man who tried to
test his freedom by leaving the downtownBaghdad hotel with his wife.
Taxi drivers openly hounded foreigners to
trade dollars for Iraqi dinars at 15 times the offi-
cial rate, even though the practice is
officially punishable by death. Thesame drivers meekly reported daily,
to security men who circled hotel
parking lots demanding informa-
tion on the movements of
foreigners.
A guide, one of the official cen-
sors assigned to foreign media, of-
fered a taste of the dark humor often
aimed at too curious reporters. Askedthe effect of United Nations sanctions <
local factories, he smirked, "So you're <
those reporters who wants to visit our facto-
ries?" It was a thinly veiled reference to the
British reporter hanged as a spy last Marchafter trying to investigate the cause of a mysteri-
ous explosion at an Iraqi military plant. But the
guide later bridled when asked if he were a
member of Iraq's ruling Arab Baath Socialist
Party. "Not everyone in Iraq supports all the
party line," he said, staring hard to press his
point, before grinning and abruptly changingthe subject.
Such are the contradictions of Iraq.
I was sent to Baghdad in early December to
cover efforts by relatives of 17 American hos-
tages to win the release of their loved ones. Myeditors at the Dallas Morning News asked me to
go because I had covered U.S. hostage families
since Iraq invaded Kuwait in early August. I
approached the assignment like any difficult
story, drawing on the curiosity and researchskills I began learning as a student at Sewanee.
And preparing for the trip did:
fortable memories from my days as a history
major. After applying for an Iraqi journalist's
visa, I had less than three weeks to absorb asmuch as possible on a country many Americanshave trouble distinguishing from Iran.
I frantically read all I could on Iraq, a countryalternately modernized and terrorized by morethan two decades of Baath party rule. After the
Baathists, including Saddam Hussein, took con-trol in 1968, Iraq's third world tribal society wa*dragged headlong into the 20th
Baathists had
been respon-
introducing
modem medical
and improving the
marginal existence that hadbeen the lot of most Iraqis for
Saddam Hussein and his cronies also had intro-
duced an Orwellian regime where neighborwatched neighbor, children were encouraged to
spy on parents, and the dreaded Mukhbarat, orsecret police, constantly monitored even thehighest government officials.
When I finally landed in Baghdad on Decem-ber 5, that research paid off. Two days after wearrived, Saddam Hussein freed all Western hos-tages. Within a week, my focus shifted to gaug-ing the mood of common Iraqis as they faced thegrowing prospect of war. Getting even a sem-blance of candor from Baghdad residents re-
quired some appreciation of the extent of gov-ernment control over all aspects of Iraqi society.
Understanding the peculiar courtesies dictated
by that control was also crucial to my ownsafety. Other Western reporters covering post-
invasion Iraq had been threatened, dragged to
police stations, and interrogated for hours for
acts as innocuous as openly taking notes on a
street comer or asking the price of groceries in aBaghdad store.
Early on, I got a demonstration of the
pervasiveness of fear in a country whereimages of the maximum leader stare from
ijor building and street corner. My>nd day in Baghdad, I pointed toward
Iraq's hulking tomb of the unknownsoldier from a car window. That gesture
:nt my native driver into panic. Hefrantically grabbed my hand, slapped
it to the car seat, and careened wildly
though traffic as he hissed a warning."Never point, madam. You must never
point. They might see," he said, nodding wild-
eyed at the heavily armed Republican guardsringing the grounds of the massive, stainless-
steel monument. "If they see, we are stopped.
And then, big trouble for you and me. You mustnever point. Some things in Iraq you do not
want to learn." But he and other Iraqis weresurprisingly willing to express frustration at
being dragged toward another military con-
flict after eight years of brutal fighting withIran. "All other countries are good. OnlyIraq is crazy," said the man, whose oldest
son faces imminent conscription. "Why all
his war, war, war? It is wrong. For Iraqi
people, our hearts are broken from all of
the fighting. Only Iraqi president, Iraqi
government want war."
For many Iraqis, however, worries of warare mixed with anger at the outside world.
An elderly retired banker was the most elo-
quent of those who were anxious to offer anArab history lesson to explain their views of
the Persian Gulf crisis.
In a clipped, vaguely British accent, the ele-
gantly dressed old man approached me to ventanger over events that took place almost a
see Iraq, page 11
The Vice-Chancellor's Corner
E SEWANEE NEWS
Sewanee volunteer firemen and
EMTs: Some like it hot.
See pages 12-13
SEWANEE«Stephen E. Becker, Director oj Public
Robert Bradford, Editor
H.W. "Yogi" Anderson III, C72, Ai.
Associated Alumni Officers
Robert N. Rust III, C61, President
N. Pendleton Rogers, C72, Vice Pre
John W. Tonissen Jr., C70, National
Elizabeth McDonough Howick, C81, Vice President
for Admissions
The Rev. Dwighl Ogier |r., CM, Vice President for Regxms
The Rev. Henry N. Parsley Jr., C70, Vice President
The Rev. Charles D. Cooper, T81, Vice President
for ike School of Theology
H.W. "Yogi" Anderson III, C72, Executive Director
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Recently all alumni received a letter asking
for help in identifying high school stu-
dents who might be interested in apply-
ing to Sewanee. With this column 1 want
"
firm again the importance of that sol
the current year and for the future. C
sib'es sustain themselves over time with excel-
lent faculty, excellent facilities, and excellent
students. For many generations, Sewanee has
been blessed with an adequate supply of each;
together, these factors have created a unique and
important institution of American higher
education.
But the early 1990s will see a decline in the
overall pool of students completing high school.
This decline, already evident last year in the
numbers of students who applied to college, will
continue for at least five years. The practical
effects can be quickly stated: all colleges, public
and private, will be recruiting intensely; there
will be bidding for good students in the way
that has been customary for good athletes; there
1
will be exaggerated claims for what this or that
- college can do for its students; and there will be
some colleges that will have a difficult time fi-
nancially as well. Not surprisingly, there will be
, some inflated figures submitted by colleges
1 about their applicants so they can enhance their
i position in the plethora of publications which
; rank colleges. U.S. News and World Report, one ot
the most prominent of these publications, places
,a heavy emphasis on the number of applications
i received and those subsequently rejected.
I Sewanee occupies a strong position. We have
had a significant growth in numbers of applica-
tions over the last decade. We have a strong
scholarship program for merit awards in the
Wilkins Scholars Program, and we will be insti-
tuting some alumni scholarships in areas like
Charlotte and Nashville. We have no intention
of lowering our standards for admissions; weexcellent place because w<
intend to recruit the same excellent students as
in the past.
But now we do need more assistance. Our
admissions staff works hard to visit many
schools, our alumni officers are devoting count-
less hours to the admissions effort, and many of
our faculty members help as well. In addition,
we will be making more use of our athletic
coaches, who recruit talented and qualified ath-
letes, to help in this process. Nevertheless, your
assistance is imperative. You can spot potential
students, you can suggest that they visit the
campus, you can forward their names to us, and
you can talk credibly with their parents about
the quality of the Sewanee education and the
special character of this University. You can as-
sure them of the excellent liberal arts curricu-
lum, of the distinguished list of Rhodes Scholars
and others who have been successful here, and
of the University's intention to preserve and
enhance the traditional values of civility, of car-
ing for others, and of service.
In the spring, when we have made our admis-
sions decisions, we will ask many of you to help
contact students in your area who have been
admitted. We will need your help, especially if
these students have not visited Sewanee, in sug-
gesting that they come and see the Domain for
themselves. You are our best public relations
officers, and we will need your help as we move
to convince students that Sewanee has much to
offer them as they consider their future under-
graduate education.
Finally, we will be moving to strengthen our
already strong program of financial assistance,
assistance based on merit and on need, assis-
tance that has grown considerably over the last
five years. We believe that this program will
continue to make Sewanee possible for many
students who might not consider us; we believe
jthis program gives Sewanee a major advantage
|over many of our peer institutions. As we move
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to expand the effectiveness of our public rela-
[tions efforts, this program will be receiving more
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attention and more publicity, including the dis-
tribution of brochures to local parishes and local
I Sewanee clubs.
Over the last two years I have visited many
|
secondary schools to meet with counselors, give
|speeches, and talk with students. The task has
i always been easy. Sewanee is valued as a superb
|college, as a special place, as an advocate of the
! liberal arts education, and as an educational
,leader in the South and across the nation. With
I
an excellent curriculum, superb faculty, and
I glorious heritage, the task of convincing others
jabout Sewanee's importance is easy. But there is
!only one of me; 1 need—Sewanee needs—your
, help with admissions and thus with its future. In
I advance, 1 extend my thanks to each of you for
helping and sustaining us.
/4yw(? WJX"..
On the Mountain
Mrs. Iune Chen help:
ClementChen Hall Officially DedicatedOn November 17, more than 200 Universityofficials, friends, and alumni formally dedicatedSewanee's newest building, Clement Chen Hall.
Clement Chen Hall will serve the Universityand the full range of Sewanee constituents. Thestructure will serve as the official residence ofthe vice-chancellor and president and will beused to host distinguished visitors to Sewanee.
The building was funded with an initial
$500,000 gift in the spring of 1988 by the late
Clement Chen, C'53, who came to Sewanee fromwar-torn Shanghai, China, in the late 1940s andwho went on to become an immensely success-ful international architect and businessman andprivate matching donations by members of theUniversity's Board of Regents. It will be usecffora variety of University functions, includingreceptions, dinners, meetings, lectures, and
The 8,500-squa re-foot structure, built withTennessee stone, has four rooms downstairs, six
rooms upstairs, and two fireplaces. The first-
floor area can accommodate up to 300 people forUniversity functions. The second floor will beused primarily as the living area for the vice-chancellor and his family; two rooms in thesecond floor have been designated for the use ofspecial guests of the University. Randy Marks,C'69, of Historic Architectural Resource Plan-ning in Birmingham, Ala., served as the architecton the building.
At the dedication, Vice-Chancel lor William-son expressed the University's gratitude to theChen family for making the building a reality.
Mrs. June Chen and her children, Clement ChenIII and Barbara, were present for the ceremony.
"Sewanee meant a lot to my father, and it hasmeant a lot to all of us," said Clement Chen III at
the ceremony. 'This occasion is an opportunityfor all of us to reflect upon how good luck anddivine help change all of our lives."
Vice-Chancellor Williamson said ClementChen Hall will endure for generations ofSewanee graduates.
"With the completion of this residence, a newera in the life of the Sewanee family begins," hesaid. "It is our fondest wish that in decadesahead individuals will talk about the times andparties spent in this place, of fond memories, oflectures, recitals, dinners, receptions, and merri-ment. We hope these activities will be as rivetedin future memories as those who have knownFulford Hall in decades past," said Williamson.
"Clement Chen Hall belongs to the Universityand to the broader Sewanee family, to those onthe Mountain and those away. May it always be- place of joy, warmth, and hospitality."
Festival of Lessonsand Carols DrawsRecord Attendance
More than 4,000
people attended the
31st annual Festival
of Lessons and Car-
ols in Sewanee onDecember 1-2.
A seasonal high-
light throughoutthe Southeast, the
Festival of Lessons|
and Carols explo
Christian themes of God's Advent and Incarna-tion in Jesus Christ through music and readings.The service was developed from ancient formsof worship and adapted from a service sungannually since 1918 and broadcast throughoutthe world from King's College Chapel, in Cam-bridge, England.
Sewanee's University Choir, which sings inAll Saints' Chapel throughout the year, providedmusic for the three services. Led by Dr. RobertG. Delcamp, university organist and choirmasterand associate professor of music, the UniversityChoir has 88 undergraduate members.
"Some 250 to 300 individuals from the stu-dent body, staff, and community contribute timeand talents to this festival," said Delcamp. "It is
truly an expression of our common lives to-gether on the Mountain."
The festival is gaining increasing regionalattention. The December 1990 issue of SouthernAccents magazine features an article about thefestival written by Samuel F. Pickering Jr., C'63.
Sewanee Inn to TakeonNew Role
The University of the South will withdraw theSewanee Inn from the commercial motel busi-ness effective July 31, 1991, according to ThomasKepple, vice president for business and commu- :
nity relations.
In making the announcement, Kepple said,"After a lengthy evaluation, we concluded the j
estimated cost of repairingand refurbishing the I
inn precluded the university from maintaining acompetitive commerical establishment. Conse- '
quently, an agreement has been reached withSuzann and John Stamps, the current operatorsof the inn, to discontinue commercial operation:
Kepple expressed the University's gratitudeto the Stamps for their operation of the inn andindicated that all commitments through nextsummer would be honored.
"The Sewanee Inn is a landmark which hasserved the University community for almost 40years. We will be exploring ways to ensure theinn is maintained in some form to serve thecommunity as a guest house, meeting place, orin some other capacity," Kepple added.
Alumni Affairs THE SEWAN EE NEWS
Homecoming 1990;
This year an
estimated 2,500
people returned to campus
for Sewanee's Homecoming
celebration on October 5, 6, and 7. The
three-day funfest was dedicated to football,
camaraderie, receptions, reunions, and nonstop
catching up.
On Friday, October 5, at 3 p.m., 1 25 alumni
returned to the classroom with gTeat expecta-
tions for the first alumni seminars. Alumni
attended one of four courses: "Reflections on
Southern History," taught by Dr. Joseph Cush-
man "Hawaiian Spider Genealogy Via DNAFingerprinting," taught by Dr. Henrietta Croom;
"Poetry: The Muse as Laughter," taught by Dr.
Wyatt Prunty; and "Crisis in the Gulf," taught
by Dr. Arthur Knoll. The seminars provided an
opportunity for faculty to assist alumni in
exploring subjects of current and continu-
ing interest.
Friday evening's cocktail reception
and dinner dance brought together an
exceptional crowd. This year's
Distin-
guished
AlumnusAwardwas pre-
sented to
Burrell O.
McGee,
C56.Thefirst award
for faculty
achievement
was given to
Dean Robert
"Red" Lancaster.
Saturday's
activibes began
with an Administrators' Forum
featuring Vice-Chancellor
Williamson, Vice President for
University Relations TomWatson, Vice president for Busi-
ness and Community Relations
Tom Kepple, Provost Frederick
Croom, Dean W. Brown Patterson,
and Director of Public Relations
Stephen Becker. Each administrator
shared with the audience his goals for
the University and answered questions
from alumni regarding future plans at
Sewanee.
Following the forum, alumni gathered
for this year's annual meeting. Exomati
pins were presented to members of the
Class of 1940 who were celebrating their
50th reunion. Class members present were:
Shubael T. Beasley, Wendell V. Brown, Willi
C. Duckworth Jr., William M. Edwards, Hay-
wood C. Emerson, Philip Evans, F. Newton
Howden, Richard Kirchhoffer, L. Valentine Lee
Jr., Robert G. Snowden, Arthur D. Whittington,
Breckinridge W. Wing, Richard H. Workman,
and Gilbert G.Wright 111.
The 1990 Golden Rim Award went to U.S.
Ambassador to Kenya Smith Hempstone, C50.
Other long distance travelers were the Reverend
F. Newton Howden, C'40, who came from En-
gland, and Elizabeth Wheatley, C90, who came
from Hawaii.
Ensor Dunsford, a former student who left
the University in 1945, was recognized for re-
turning this year to receive his degree, and
resolutions honoring the memory of graduates
William Porter "Pete" Ware, C'26, and
Alexander Guerry Jr., C39, were adopted. The
1990 Dobbins Trophy was awarded
to the
Charlotte Club.
Associated Alumni
officers Robert N. Rust III, C'61,
president, Elizabeth Howick, C'81,
vice president for admissions, N. Pendleton
Rogers, C72, vice president for planned giving,
the Rev. Dwight E. Ogier, C64, vice president
for regions, John W. Tonissen Jr., C'70, chairman
of the Sewanee Annual Fund, the Rev. Henry N.
Parsley Jr., C'70, vice president for church rela-
tions, and the Rev. Robert S. Creamer,T71, vice
president for the School of Theology, gave indi-
vidual reports regarding advances made in 1990.
Following the meeting, alumni enjoyed box
lunches under the shade of a tent in the Quad.
Dean Lancaster was on hand to sign
copies of his new book. The Better
Parts of a Life.
On the field, Sewanee beat
Rhodes 7-6 in one of the
most exciting games.
The Homecoming victory wa<
celebrated with a rollicking
round of reunion parties
and receptions.
Homecoming is not
only a time for festivity,
but also a time for
remembering. In
memory of alumni who died in
1990, the final day of Homecoming
began with a memorial
9 a.m. During the 10:30 a.m.
chapel service, the late Bayly
Turlington was remembered
with the dedication of a tablet
honoring his life.
The 1990 Homecoming weekend ended
with plans already in progress for next year'
celebration, which will take pi;
and 26, 1991.
l October 25
—Cheryl Peters
Alumni Affairs
ALUMN T. ajEEIjD JL
by Robert Rust, C'61President, Associated Alumni
To remember there
must be something lo
remember. That some-thing is brought into
the present of our
thereby has presence,
a presence that is as
real and meaningful
as our very existence.
That rememberedsomething privately speaks to us more surely,
more clearly than any other person or event in
j time when many don't cYet,v
to listen, if they know how to do so. This i:
largely a sui generis age; one that says "if it
didn't happen today, man, it just isn't worthconsidering!" Irony of ironies, we are so infatu-
ated with ourselves that we can't and won't
recognize that such an outlook is nothing new.To the contrary, history is replete with similar
examples. Worse yet, we can or will not leam of
the tragic consequences of the self-worship of
past times.
Further yet from our ken or desire is the abil-
ity to distinguish between the remembrance that
comes from history and that which comes fromtradition. History speaks to the "what" of man-kind's existence, while tradition speaks to the
"ought." Auschwitz is part of our collective
history, but it is not at the core of our collective
tradition. Taking out our personal frustrations
on those we love is part of our personal history,
but it is not at the core of our personal tradition.
Sewanee, though not without blemish in this
regard, has been a bulwark against the sui
generis syndrome. It has been a sanctuary of
memory, if you will. It looks to the great think-
ers, the great works, that have survived the test
of time to distinguish between the "what" andthe "ought." A Sewanee graduate knows there is
good literature and there is bad literature, goodand terrible art and poetry, a right and wrongway to conduct scientific research, a correct andincorrect use of the higher reasoning skills—that
the tradition of his or her past must first be un-
derstood before a venture can be made into the
tradition of another, and that he or she has to
deal squarely with the question of whether there
is a living God.If our contemporary thinkers are right,
American society, reaching to the hedonistic
orgy of the last several decades, is entering into
a time of search and rediscovery of things spiri-
tual. If this is so, we shall be very much in quest
of the "ought." And Sewanee is probably goingto enjoy a renaissance in prestige and reputation,
viewed as a keeper of the keys, rather than a
relic of the past.
A great and wonderful witness to the tenacity
of the Sewanee spirit of remembrance occurredearlier in October this year. On the Friday
evening of Homecoming we honored two menof Sewanee; Burrell O. McGee, as our Distin-
guished Alumnus, and Robert S. Lancaster, asthe first recipient of the Distinguished Faculty
Award. These two men were and are remem-bered, and have presence, as examples of the
"ought." Both of them would disclaim such a
description. Both Burrell and Dean Lancaster
would be the first to tell you the difference be-
tween their personal history and their personaltradition. Yet, therein lies one of the very reasonsfor honoring and remembering them.
Another man was present and very much apart of this celebration. Though relatively newto Sewanee, he, in my opinion, is destined to
become one of Sewanee's great vice-chancellors.
Dr. Samuel R. Williamson Jr. brings to us anamazing blend of the leadership traits of the
great VCs of Sewanee's past. He is very much in
the McCrady tradition of academic excellence
and integrity, yet he will also test the upper lim-
its of the Guerry tradition of sound and prudentstewardship. And he is profoundly thankful for
what Bob Ayres accomplished, against seem-ingly insurmountable odds, and is committed to
building upon the foundation of the Ayres era.
Sam Williamson knows what Red Lancaster
means when Red says in his recent memoirs,"Memory civilizes us . . . because attachment to
place and people develops a moral sense ... afeeling of obligation for the past and a responsi-
bility for the future." He understands what is
going to be required to give vitality and mean-ing to the Red Dean's axiom, "Knowledge of the
true and the good passes from generation to
generation by an education that preserves the
sound traditions and worthy beliefs in the cul-
ture of a people." By word and example, Dr.
Williamson will call upon student and professor
alike to seek that which is good and true, be it
found in the training of future pathologists in
the biology lab, the seeking of the core of
Christ's teaching (tradition) by a theological
student in Hamilton Hall or in the discovery bya future businessman of the difference betweenChaucer's "what" and his "ought" in an English
class. More than this, he'll seek to provideSewanee generated opportunities for the alumnito continue their pursuit of the good and true,
the "ought."
Yet, while what transpired on that Friday
evening in early October was a great celebration
of the lives and contributions of two wonderfulmen of Sewanee and the presence of a newleader of great promise in our midst, it was morethan this. It was a remembering of, a bringing
into living presence, the core of the Sewaneetradition. At that core is a seeking of the wisdomof our past in order to apply it to conditions of
living now and in the future. Further, it is
grounded in a true humility, one that comesfrom knowing our indebtedness to those whohave gone before us, to one another, and, aboveall, to our Creator.
Our celebration was a vital and real presence
of "Ecce Quam Bonum." May Sewanee continue
to be blessed with such good and pleasant gath-
erings together and remembrances of our con-
tinuing succession of benefactors.
In Search of Quality
Students
by Lisa Howick, C'81
As an Associated Alumni officer who serves asvice president for admissions, I am committed to
helping the University recruit quality students.
The recruitment process is not easy—our nationis facing a 10 percent decrease in the number of
18-year-olds, and, with that, a decrease in appli-
cations to colleges. In addition, federal aid to
middle-income families is decreasing.
How can we, as those who know the Univer-sity best, help recruit top students to Sewanee?First we should look around us and considerhow well Sewanee is known within our commu-nities. Is it publicized within our schools, amongfriends, through church connections, and in
community activities? What can you do to
spread the word about Sewanee?I have compiled a list of actions that you can
take to make a difference in the recruiting pro-
• Send the Office of Admissions the names of
qualified prospective high school students.
Alumni search cards were mailed to you in
November. The University will send a letter to
those students mentioning your name as a
reference.
• Check with your local school counselor to
determine how much he or she knows aboutSewanee. Ask this person to let you know if heor she encounters students who might benefit
from information about the University.
• Check within your parish or with local
clergy. Arrange a showing of the Sewanee video
to your church's EYC or youth group. Clergy
have also been sent search cards and haveproved to be an excellent source.
• Find out what your local Sewanee Club is
doing and volunteer to help. Offer to host a
function in your home or to arrange a trip for
prospective students to visit Sewanee. Someclubs do personal letter writing to prospective
and accepted students, while others have orga-
nized a phone committee.
• Some Sewanee Clubs are funding a local
club scholarship. In Charlotte, Louisville, and
see Quality Students, page 6
Quality Students-continued from page 5
Nashville, the clubs have provided a $1,000
stipend to a student chosen by that club from
within the city that has been accepted by the
University. These are merit-based scholarships,
with no regard for financial need. Such stipends
bring increased local publicity to Sewanee. Your
club president should check with Yogi Ander-
son, Associated AJumni executive director, for
more information.
The Alumni City Representatives Program,
started two years ago, is successfully operating
in 12 cities. Trained by the Office of Admissions,
alumni have provided personal outreach in
these cities by staffing college fairs, organizing
receptions for prospective and admitted stu-
dents, giving the Sewanee book award to top
high school juniors, bringing students to
Sewanee for a visit, and organizing phone and
letter-writing committees.
Following is a list of the representatives in
cities participating in the program:
Atlanta: Person to be selected
Birmingham: Don Pippen, C'76
Charlotte: Josephine Hicks, C'83
Columbia, SO Anne Garrison, C'78
Dallas: Kim Swisher Kerr, C'82
Houston: Peter Squire, C76Jacksonville: Elizabeth Renfroe, C'82
Memphis: Daniel Johnson, C'82
Mobile: Bill Inge, C'81
Nashville: Fred McLaughlin, C80New Orleans: Betsy Gayle, C'86
Washington: Kimra Anderson, C'86
For more information about the program,
contact W. Marichal Gentry, C'86, assistant
director of admissions, at (615) 598-1238.
Alumni play a crucial role in the recruiting
process. Your efforts will help the University
become more competitive as it strives to attract
the region's best students in the 1990s.
Alumni AffairsFour Receive Honorary Degrees
at Founders' Day Convocation
THE SEWANEE NEWS
Associated AlumniHonor Lon Varnell
Lon Vamell, Tennessee entrepreneur, humanitar-
ian, entertainment promoter, and University of
the South basketball coach from 1948 to 1970,
was recently honored by Sewanee's Associated
Alumni at his Nashville home.
Yogi Anderson, executive director of Associ-
ated Alumni, with former players Robert N.
Rust, president of the Associated Alumni, Allen-
town, Penn., and Bob-Swisher, Dallas, Texas,
presented to Vamell a resolution honoring his
legendary coaching career and his selfless ser-
vice to humanity.
"Coach Vamells influence is legendary at
Sewanee, and he has had an impact on the
University that is as unique as it is cherished,"
said Anderson. "The Associated Alumni mem-bership felt privileged to have an opportunity to
honor Coach Vamell's place in the history of
Sewanee."
University Chancellor the Rt. Rev. Charles Jud-
son Child Jr. conferred honorary degrees on
former U.S. Senator Howard H. Baker Jr., Talbot
D'Alemberte, the Rt. Rev. Robert Hodges John-
son, and the Venerable Reuben Archer Torrey III
during Founders' Day ceremonies on Oct. 8.
Howard H. Baker Jr. served in the U.S. Senate
from 1967 to 1985, including two terms as the
senate majority leader, and as the President's
chief of staff from 1987 to 1988. He is currently
practicing law with the firm of Baker, Worthing-
ton, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf in Knoxville,
Baker attended the University of the South
and Tulane University and received his law
degree from the University of Tennessee. He
served for three years in the U.S. Navy during
World War II. In 1973, Senator Baker first won
national recognition as vice chairman of the
Senate Watergate Committee. He was the key-
note speaker at the Republican National Con-
vention in 1976 and a candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination in 1980.
Talbot "Sand/' D'Alemberte is president-
elect of the American Bar Association (ABA) and
will become president of the ABA in August
1991. He is currently a partner in the law firm of
Steel, Hector & Davis, based in Miami, Ha.
D'Alemberte, a 1955 graduate of the Univer-
sity of the South with a B.A. degree in political
science, received his law degree from the Uni-
versity of Florida in 1961. He also studied at the
London School of Economics and Political Sci-
ence. He served on active duty with the U.S.
Navy and is a member of the U.S. Naval Re-
D'Alemberte rejoined his law firm in 1989
after serving five years as professor and dean at
Florida State University School of Law in Talla-
hassee. Previously, he had practiced with Steel,
Hector & Davis while serving as a lecturer and
adjunct professor at the University of Miami
School of Law. He is a past president of the
American Judicature Society and a member of
the American College of Trial Lawyers.
The Rt Rev. Robert Hodges Johnson was
elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Western North Carolina in November
1988 and was consecrated on March 11, 1989. He
succeeded as Bishop of the Diocese on January 1,
1990.
Prior to his election as bishop, Johnson was
rector of Holy Innocents' Church and chairman
of the board of Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
in Atlanta, Ga., for 17 years. Before going to
Atlanta, Bishop Johnson was senior canon,
canon pastor, and canon precentor of St. John's
Cathedral in Jacksonville, Fla.
Bishop Johnson is a 1 956 graduate of the
University of Florida, with both B.A. and B.S.
degrees. He received both his Master of Divinity
degree in 1963 and his Doctor of Divinity degree
in 1990 from the Virginia Theological Seminary
(VTS) in Alexandria, Va. He has been a member
of the Board of Trustees of VTS since 1981
.
The Venerable Reuben Archer Torrey III is
on leave of absence as director of Jesus Abbey in
the Diocese of Taejon, Kangwondo, Korea,
where he has served since 1965. He is honorary
archdeacon of Kangwondo, after serving in that
capacity officially from 1971-89.
Rev. Torrey received his Master of Theology
degree concurrently from the University of the
South and Princeton University in 1945. Hegraduated with honors from Davidson College
in 1939 with an A.B. degree. He has also studied
at Yenching University in Peking, China; Prince-
ton Theological Seminary; Harvard; Yonsei
University, Seoul, Korea; and St. Augustine's
College, Canterbury, England.
He went to Korea in 1 957 and served as rector of
St. Michael's Theological College, Anglican Church in
Seoul. He was a dencal delegate to the Anglican
Congress in Toronto, Ontario, in 1963. In 1965 he
founded Jesus Abbey in the Great White Mountains,
where he continues to live with his wife. Jesus Abbey
is an international community made up of families
and single people, founded by Father Torrey as a
layman training center and laboratory of Christian
From left to right: Vice-Chancellor Williamson, Talbot D'Alemberte, the Rt. Rev. Robert Hodges Johnson, for
Senator Howard H. Baker jr., the Venerable Reuben Archer Torrey III, and University Chancellor the Rt. Rev. Charles
judscn Child jr. at Founders' Day. ^^
WIIVTER 1991 DevelopmentsUniversity IntroducesTwoNew Levels
of Leadership Giving Societies
Sewanee counts among its indispensable friends
a select number of people who come forward
and provide vital leadership in the annual pro-
gram of financial support. These people are
dedicated alumni, parents, and other friends of
Sewanee whose exemplary level of giving re-
flects a strong belief in the University and its
tradition of educational excellence.
To acknowledge the need for additional funds
and to recognize these generous supporters, two
new levels of the Vice-Chancellor's and Trust-
ees' Society are being introduced during the
1990-91 fiscal year. Those who donate $2,500 or
more will be recognized as Patrons and those
who support at a level of $5,000 will receive the
distinction of being Fellows.
"For many years the University has offered
recognition to the loyal supporters in the Cen-
tury Club ($100 or more], the Quintard Society
[$500 or more), the Vice-Chancellor's and Trust-
ees'Society [$1,000 or more], and the Chan-
cellor's Society [$10,000 or more)," explains
Director of Annual Giving Jane Eaves, C'80.
"However, there was no special way of recogniz-
ing those donors who made significant annual
contributions between the $1,000 and $10,000
level. By offering two new levels within the
Vice-Chancellor's and Trustees' Society, we can
recognize those who have been giving
above the minimum amount. Al:
those who have been giving at the
level of that society will be encour*
crease their support."
The 1990-91 Annual Fund Coal
lion. Tuition, room, and board fees
? hope that
i$2.1mil-
ronly
two-thirds of what it costs the University I
educate a student for one year. The remainder
comes from endowment income, auxiliary ser-
vices, and donations to the Annual Fund.
The Annual Fund began as the Million Dollar
Program in the early 1970s and evolved into the
Alumni Fund later in the decade; it became a
part of the Century 11 Campaign in the 1980s.
Gifts to the Annual Fund from college and
seminary alumni, parents of current students,
parents of alumni, and friends support day-to-
day operations. They ensure that the finest
faculty, curriculum, classrooms, and surround-
ings are maintained.
Your early contribution to the 1990-91 Annual
Fund is important because it is applied to this
fiscal year's expenses. Although the fiscal year
ends June 30, 1991 (and gifts are accepted up to
that time), a gift now helps the University makepurchases, improvements, and repairs as needed
without waiting until June.
The theme for this year's Annual Fund is
"Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is." As welook back across the years, it is apparent that
Sewanee itself is a gift, made by one generation
to another.
As Dr. Robert "Red" Lancaster has said,
"Sewanee represents a covenant, made between
the living and the dead and the yet unborn." At
the heart of that covenant is a promise that each
generation will pass on to the next the best that
it has learned about the human condition andthe resources to perpetuate the teaching and the
learning of those ideas. The leadership giving
societies make it possible for us to recognize
those who accept the invitation and challenge to
such teaching at Sewanee.
Carter Martin St., right, and his son, Douglas, were present (or the dedication of a plaque commemorating the life of the
late Carter Martin ]r„ C '80. Carter Martin Jr. was a prominent member of the canoe team during his years at Sewanee,
gaining national recognition. Carter Martin Sr. has created an endowment fund in memory of his son to support the needs
of the canoe team.
Ogden Carlton
Matches MellonFoundation Grant
Ogden D. Carlton II, C '32, has matched a
$200,000 Presidential Discretionary Grant
awarded to the University of the South by the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Conditions set forth by the Mellon Founda-
tion, which awards Presidential Discretionary
Grants for use by new presidents of private
liberal arts colleges during the first three years
of their presidencies, require that awards be
matched dollar for dollar by recipient
institutions.
"I am pleased that Mr. Carlton has committed
to match the entire $200,000 Mellon Foundation
grant award. He has made a very generous
commitment, and $100,000 of the matching
amount has already been received. The remain-
ing $100,000 will be forthcoming in January
1991," said Sewanee's Vice-Chancellor
Williamson.
"The Mellon/Carlton fund will allow for
enhancement in some extremely important areas
including minority recruitment, curriculum
reform and development, and quality of student
life," Williamson added.
Carlton, chief executive officer of Carlton Co.
in Albany, Ga., is a member of the Board of
Trustees.
Phonathons Net$90,485 in Pledges
;More than 2,500 alumni were contacted this fall
i
by phonathon volunteers who called on behalf
: of the 1990-91 Sewanee Annual Fund.
From the phonathon room in Fulford Hall, 80
student volunteers called on 20 different nights
from October through December. In September
and October, 90 alumni from the class of 1929 to
I the class of 1990 gathered in Houston, Dallas,
IChattanooga, Columbia, S.C, Charlotte, N.C.,
j
and Washington, DC, to participate in the
j
phonathon.i The alumni response to the volunteers' work
Iwas impressive—more than 1,400 alumni
i pledged $90,485 to the University during the
phonathons.
Humanities
Reinhard Zachau, an associate professor in the
Department of German, published his newbook, Hans Faltada als politischer Schriftstelter
(Hans Fallada as Political Writer), last spring.
Fallada, unlike exile emigres Thomas Mann and
Bertolt Brecht, wrote his novels from within
Nazi Germany. Focusing on Fallada's perception
of political events during the 1930s and '40s,
Zachau examines this period in German history
from an inside perspective that until now has
been largely ignored in literary criticism. Thanks
to a University faculty development grant,
James Davidheiser, assistant professor of Ger-
man, spent three weeks in East and West Ger-
many last summer. He participated in a seminar
on the German Democratic Republic.
In the Department of French, Associate Professor
George Foe has completed a review for the
Revue Marwaux. He spent part of July at the
University's affiliate institute in Hyeres, France,
making preparations for Sewanee's second
"Summer in France" program, scheduled for
summer 1991. While in France, he continued his
research on the baron Vivant Denon at Paris's
Bibliotheque Nationale.
Charles Brockett, professor of political science,
pursued research on U.S. policy toward Central
America, 1954-1976, in the National Archives for
two months last summer. His work was funded
by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Professor Barclay Ward has been on sabbatical
leave to serve as a foreign affairs specialist in the
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in
Washington, D.C. He also attended the organiza-
tional meeting of the Limited Test Ban Treaty
Amendment Conference at the United Nations
in late May as a member of the U.S. delegation
and traveled in August to Geneva as part of the
U.S. delegation to the fourth Review Conference
of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Associate Professor
Robin Gottfried,
Department of Eco-
nomics, made, twopresentations at the
spring meeting of the
Eastern Economic
Association in Cincin-
nati. He also chaired a
m session and presented
two papers at the
Mk \ International Society
for Ecological Economics held last May at the
World Bank in Washington, D.C. Gottfried's
particular area of interest is the ecological eco-
nomics of developing c
"Coleridge and the Logos: The Trinitarian Unityof Consciousness and Culture" by Professor of
Religion James Clayton appeared in the April
issue of The Journal of Religion (University of
Chicago Press).
ScholarshipjProfessor of History
Joseph Cushman, C'49,
has published two
| book reviews this year,
Iv>oin the Sewanee
^ .B Review and the other in
jthe Florida Historical
^^* Quarterly. His essay
I ^ "Avery Odelle Craven,
I Revisionist" will ap-
\*SSf -j
pear early next year in
V Jig ( I Historians of the Ameri-
can South (Greenwood Press). Last October, Dr.
Cushman served as moderator for a panel at the
Southern Humanities Conference in Nashville.
Entitled "Southern Honor and Dishonor: The
South and the Civil War," the panel was spon-
sored by the Tennessee Humanities Council.
W. Brown Patterson, C'52, professor of history,
spent three weeks last summer in the Bodleian
Library at Oxford working on a manuscript for a
book on King James VI and I. He attended the
annual meeting of the Ecclesiastical History
Society at Chichester. His contribution to This
Sacred History, a festschrift for Professor John
Booty, was published in late spring (Cowley
Publications). James Hart, assistant professor of
history, attended the annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of
Slavic Studies in October; he chaired a panel
entitled "Russia and the Greek East: Contacts
and Connections." He has also been workingwith the Tennessee Humanities Council in con-
nection with the Wonders International Cultural
Series in Memphis.
Don Keck DuPree, C73, instructor in the De-
partment of English, spent last summer at the
University of Wales, College of Cardiff, where heis a Ph.D. candidate exploring the topic "Intro-
spective Pastoralism: Non-Miltonic Roots of the
Restoration and Eighteenth Century." Duringthe recent academic year, he completed editorial
and production supervision for the University's
edition of Seen and Unseen: A Biologist Views the
Universe, a philosophy of science written by the
late Vice-Chancellor Edward McCrady. In spring
1990 DuPree published "Andrew Lytle as
Reader: An Appreciation" in Horns of Plenty:
Malcolm Cowley and His Generation.
Richard O'Connor,
thropology, spent June at
Cornell University as a
guest of the Southeast
Asia program. In addition
to doing his own research,
he spoke to an Asian
studies seminar and a
group of Fulbright schol-
ars bound for Thailand.
Dr. O'Connor continues
to write a cultural history
of the Thai peoples, a
project funded by the
National Endowment for
the Humanities.
THE SEWANEE NEWS
After attending a six-week National Endowmentfor the Humanities summer seminar on ethics
and value theory at Trinity University in San
Antonio, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Paul
Eddy Wilson participated in the eighth Interna-
tional Workshop Conference on Teaching Phi-
losophy at Indiana University.
Marion Hatchett, T'51, professor of liturgies at
the School of Theology, has published A Guide to
the Practice of Church Music, a completely revised
version of his 1980 Manual for Clergy and Church
Musicians. This edition includes an expandedand updated bibliography of music and liturgi-
cal publications.
Martha McCrory, director of the Sewanee Sum-mer Music Center, has just returned from audi-
tion tours of Australia, New Zealand, Germany,and Austria. She promises a 1991 summer con-
cert season of international scope and caliber.
Professors Eric Naylor, C '58, Department of
Spanish, and Robert Benson, Department of
English, announce the publication this winter of
Essays in Honor of Edward B. King, a compilation
of selected essays by medieval scholars on topics
relevant to the history, literature, and culture of
that period. King, a 1946 Sewanee graduate whoholds a bachelor's degree in divinity from
Seabury-We5tem Theological Seminary, retired
from the Department of History in 1989 after 21
years of teaching. This publication honors espe-
cially King's successful establishment of the
annual Medieval Colloquium, an event whichsince its founding in 1974 has drawn to Sewaneehundreds of scholars and historians from the
United States, Great Britain, and Canada.
Essays in Honor of Edward B. King,
edited by Eric Naylor and Robert
Benson, is available to Sewanee
alumni and friends at the special price
of $22.50, postage paid. Orders maybe sent to Robert G. Benson, The
University of the South, Sewanee,
Tennessee 37375. Please make checks
payable to The University of the South
.
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1
Sciences
ifr-1
Professor of Physics
Frank Hart reports
progress in two areas
of his research. The
first project, funded by
the Electric PowerResearch Institute,
enabled him to hire
three Sewanee students
thirr this
rer-earch. He is working: jA *B ''. or, the calculation of
electric fields and current produced inside
people and animals exposed to low-frequency
electromagnetic fields. Hart and his students
attended the June meeting of the Bioelectro-
ma,gnetics Society in San Antonio, where he and
college senior Kenny Wood each presented
papers. Hart presented the results of his work in
a second research area, the feasibility of measur-
ing changes in the internal physical characteris-
tics of biological materials by correlating such
changes with the variations in their electrical
properties, at the January 1990 meeting of the
American Physical Society. In August, he pre-
sented an invited paper on this research at the
25th annual meeting of the International Micro-
wave Products Institute in Denver.
Professor of Biology Henrietta Croom and co-
investigator Rosie Gillespie, a research associate
at the University of Hawaii, have received a
grant of $9,500 from the Hawaiian Natural Area
Reserves System to continue their study of
speciation in the Hawaiian spider genus
Tetragnatha. In addition to funding, this particu-
lar grant also provides access to remote natural
areas for collection of spider specimens.
During the s
1990, Steven Shaver,
an assistant professor
in the Department of
Forestry and Geology,
examined geological
sites in England, Scot-
land, and Wales in
preparation for the
field portion of a newcourse on the forestry
and geology of Britain.
During October and November, Professor of
Mathematics Sherwood Ebey led a series of
three workshops for mathematics teachers in the
Chattanooga City Schools. The sessions focused
on using transformations in teaching geometry
and algebra. He was invited to conduct the
workshops by Barbara Thomas, the mathematics
supervisor for the Chattanooga Gty Schools.
Thomas graduated from Sewanee in the early
1970s with an M.A.T degree.
ScholarshipSewanee Grads Thrive in Medical School
The demands of the Sewanee curriculum have
paid off for students who want to go to medical
school—over the last decade, 91 percent of
Sewanee undergraduates who have applied to
medical school have been accepted.
Henrietta Croom, a professor of biology whochairs the Premedical Advisory Committee, says
Sewanee's high rate of medical school acceptan-
ces is tied to a variety of factors. The Sewaneephilosophy of educating the whole person is
particularly attractive to medical schools, she
believes.
"Medical schools want students with broad
backgrounds. They look for students who are
not solely science oriented. The Sewanee cur-
riculum is so structured and broad that it is
impossible for a student to graduate without
considerable experience in the humanities and
the social sciences," she says. "At Sewanee,
students can't major in premed. They must
major in a traditional academic discipline.
"What we like to do is cultivate fearless stu-
dents," she continues, "which means students
who like to take a challenging course in Greek or
the hardest Shakespeare course on campus and
still manage to finish premed and serve as an
Emergency Medical Technician."
Recent studies by medical schools have vali-
dated the University's emphasis on a liberal
education for students who want to becomedoctors. Medical schools discovered that stu-
dents who had successfully completed science
courses during their first two years did not have
adequate verbal skills. They began having
trouble with vital aspects of their duties,
including writing case histories and talking with
patients.
"Studies concluded that medical students
should take a broad range of courses in the
humanities. Sewanee has always emphasized
that; our type of curriculum has suddenly be-
come very fashionable," says Croom.
While she points to the importance of the
Sewanee curriculum, she also emphasizes that
the University creates an atmosphere that nur-
tures students who want to pursue medical
school. Undergraduates are encouraged to get
involved in extracurricular activities and to
pursue summer internships. The University's
Premedical Advisory Committee, composed of
faculty members from the sciences and the
humanities and a dean, has helped premedstudents gain a variety of experiences, from
observing open heart surgery to working with
health professionals on an Indian reservation.
During their senior year, premed students are
evaluated by the Premedical Advisory Commit-tee. Each senior has a one-hour interview with
each member of the committee. When the stu-
dent has finished the interview process, the
committee has a meeting to discuss the student.
This process has a two-fold purpose: it en-
courages students to evaluate their motivations
for going to medical school and it gives them a
sense of the questions they will encounter dur-
ing actual medical school interviews.
"Our goal is not to make students look better
when they decide to apply to medical school,"
says Croom. "Our goal is to make them decide
that they want to work with people."
THE SEWANE£ NEWS
LANCASTER
by Priscilla Carter Fort
For Emeritus Professor Robert S. Lancaster,
the "better parts of a life" just keep getting
belter. In one of the finest efforts at subter-
fuge ever attempted on the Mountain, this de-
voted friend and long-time teacher was honoredat October's annual alumni dinner as the first
recipient of Sewanee's Distinguished FacultyAward. "The Red Dean" never knew that he wassharing the dais with 1990 Distinguished
mental
"The pi;
kept
there v
ining for this award was the best-
t town," said Yogi Anderson,
of the Associated Alumni. "Buti question that Dean Lancaster
would be the obvious choice as first recipient of
this honor. He epitomizes the best that Sewaneecan be, and the alumni are proud to honor himfor his enduring and positive presence in our
Lancaster, known in later years of
:
the University as "the Red Dean," was presented
with an engraved sterling silver tray by Vice-
Chancellor Samuel Williamson and Robert Rust,
C'61, president of the Associated Alumni.Those who were present at the dinner will
remember that Rust referred to this "man of
Sewanee" many times in a description of
Sewanee as a "sanctuary of memory." He high-
lighted "remembrance" as one of DeanLancaster's favorite themes and used the
honoree's own words to define the venerable
of a Sewanee education: "Knowledge of
the true and the good passes from generation to
generation by an education that preserves the
sound traditions and worthy beliefs in the cul-
ture of a people." According to Lancaster,
memory is what civilizes us and makes us re-
sponsible to those who have gone before us andthose yet unborn. In his teaching, Lancaster gavereal meaning to this sentiment.
By his own admission, Lancaster has led acharmed life. Lady Fortune brought him to the
Mountain more than once during his early
WINTER 1991
career, and the third time he had the good sense
to stay.
"I have had no designs on life, no master plan
for success," he says. "But I've always knownmy particular human weaknesses, and knew it
would be for my own good to get myself rooted
on this mountain, in this citadel of good man-ners and Southern gentility."
A native of Virginia, Lancaster graduated
magna cum laude in 1929 from Hampden-SydncyCollege. In 1931, while teaching at Gulf Coast
Military Academy, he met his bride-to-be,
Ernestine Desporte of Biloxi, Miss., the womanwith whom he would share all parts of his life
for the next 47 years.
Red's lifelong affair with Sewanee began
about the same time he married Tine. It was a
chance meeting over a borrowed newspaper in
the lobby of the Monteleone Hotel in New Or-
leans that started it all. This encounter with Col.
DuVal Cravens, superintendent of Sewanee
Military Academy, yielded a job offer to estab-
lish and run a junior division at the military
school. Red and Tine accepted the challenge.
During the years of teaching from 1931 to
1938, he also found time to work on a master's
degree in English at the College of Arts and
Sciences. And still not satisfied with what wason his plate, he drove three nights a week to
Nashville to study law at Andrew Jackson Uni-
versity. When he passed the Virginia bar exam in
1938, Red and Tine headed for the Blue Ridge
hills of home and set up a small private practice.
Three years later, just when his fledgling prac-
tice was beginning to turn a profit, he made that
second fateful trip to Sewanee. He served as
commandant of cadets until World War II lured
him into the U.S. Navy as an air combat intelli-
gence officer.
After the war, Red might have stayed where
he was stationed in Honda and gone into the
frozen seafood business, but, on a hunch that his
prospective business partners were less than
honorable, he again returned to the Mountain.
"Three's the charm," because this third trip to
Sewanee was the last one Red Lancaster would
make before settling here permanently. He again
took on the duties of instructor at the academy,
but already had set his sights on teaching at the
university level. A Ph.D. in political science from
the University of Michigan in 1952 gave him the
credentials to do it.
Teaching was the focal point of his life. By his
stirring manner he so touched some students
that they in rum took to the academic life.
Sewanee graduate Robert Keele, C'56, now a
professor of political science, much to his ownsurprise came back to teach at the University
only five years after graduating.
"I was abroad on a Rotary fellowship when I
got the call from Dean Lancaster," recalls Keele.
"Remembering how I was shaped by personal
relationships at Sewanee, how teachers like Red
Lancaster had nourished and cultivated relation-
ships that lived beyond the classroom, I madethe choice to return. Now, like my mentor, I, too,
have come to value these associations with
students more than anything else in my profes-
sional life."
Good teachers have a knack for holding the
attention of their students. Former student Lee
Glenn, C'57, credits Lancaster with being "a
thespian at heart." With every tool of rhetoric at
hand, he captivated and inspired his students
and made Tuesday noon chapel as much a les-
son in oratory as an exercise in homiletics. Dou-glas Paschall, C'66, recalls in his introduction to
The Better Parts of a Life the innate care and preci-
sion with which Dean Lancaster would articu-
late his thoughts, likening him to "a classical
orator—not merely a man who speaks unusually
well, but an unusually good man, speaking."
It's no secret that Lancaster has that rare
ability to speak with any person on any subject.
In academic garb lecturing on constitutional lawat one hour, he easily could be seen in the next
hour sitting on an upturned crate at the village
filling station, swapping whoppers with station
owner and fishing companion Cotton Terrill.
The great teacher is always ready to learn in turn
from his fellow man.
Lancaster also learned much from the womenin his life. He acknowledges that his two daugh-ters, Rachel and Ulysse, have given him count-
less lessons in patience and good humor. In the
year following Tine's death, he married Eliza-
beth Craig, a close friend of his late wife and a
woman "of beauty and wit" whom Red credits
with bringing a certain serenity into his life. Andalthough initially opposed to the admission of
women to the college in the early 70s, Lancaster
quickly learned that the female presence on this
campus brought to Sewanee "a new beauty,'*
quieting the hectic party-weekend pace andraising academic achievement "to a new
The Distinguished Faculty Award is not the
first tribute to Lancaster by Sewanee alumni. In
1984, a group of graduates honored his life's
work by establishing the Robert S. Lancaster
Scholarship Fund. One organizer was Nashville
attorney Clark Spoden, C'77, who recalls howDean Lancaster stopped him one day during his
freshman year and brightly announced, "I think
you are doing very well indeed. You are going to
be one of our best political science majors!"
Little did the dean know how close Spoden hadcome that very day to giving up political science
altogether. "Like the warmth of a fire on a
winter's day, his words lifted my spirits and
A surprised recipient. Dr. Lancaster accepts the
Distinguished Faculty Award from Vice-Chancellor
Williamson and Associated Alumni President Robert Rust.
carried me through honors, comps, and later
through law review," Spoden recalls. He has
often wondered if he would have made it with-
out this teacher's special encouragement. For
one more Sewanee undergraduate, Lancaster
had kindled the spark and ignited the spirit.
Times at Sewanee have changed. Those per-
sonal touches like Sunday suppers with profes-
sors and their families have given way to the
more efficient, less humanizing routines of late
twentieth-century life. While Lancaster laments
the changes, he maintains that positive attitude
for which he has become famous. "Who am I to
say that the new ways won't be better for this
generation?" he muses. But that devilish glint in
his eye gives it away. He wants (o sing the
praises of gentility and civility once again, to
remind us that "the purpose of an education is
to produce just men and women. Just persons
create a just society. Justice is the highest virtue;
it produces civility, without which men cannot
live happily and productively."
As students, faculty colleagues, and commu-nity friends honor him at this juncture in his life
as the first recipient of the Distinguished Faculty
Award, let it not be forgotten that Robert S.
Lancaster has distinguished himself far beyond
the limits of the classroom. Always the gentle-
man, always the epitome of civility, he continues
to be a role model of distinction to all he has
touched on the Mountain.
In the Heart of Iraq^^^—^^^—
century ago. He said the problem in the Gulf
was not an invention of Iraq or America. It hadall begun with Britain, which had robbed Arabs
of a promised chance at self-determination after
World War 1.
"You Americans do not understand us or our
history," he said. "We will never accept the for-
eigners' troops on our soil. That is why I, an old
man, will volunteer to fight, if it comes to that
... 1 am ready to die."
And those who oppose their government's
rush toward conflict will not risk more than
occasional complaints to trusted friends. "People
are worried," said one non-Western diplomat in
Baghdad. "And they are very tired. You find
POWs coming home from Iran, ques for bread,
most of the men gone to the front, a collapsed
economic situation. People are red up, but this is
Iraq—they cannot say they disagree with
continued from page I
Saddam. They cannot even dream of it."
Still, the frustration is rising—visible even to
foreigners on the streets of Baghdad. An old
man in a dirty gray robe approached me as I was
walking with an Iraqi companion on a deserted
side street in the Mansour district, a fashionable
Baghdad neighborhood. Rising from a dirt side-
walk, the old man muttered: "Madam, you
America, yes? America good. I love Bush. Bush
very good. You tell him. Tell Bush to come."
My Iraqi companion began nervously moving
away, beckoning me to keep walking, but the
old man had my attention. He bowed and
pulled a green and white kaffieyh from his bald
head and pointed at a deep, angry scar indented
in the crown of his skull. "This is Iraq," he said,
rising up to smile faintly. "I love Bush. You tell
Such are the contradictions of Iraq.
THE SEWANEE NEWS
by Robert Bradford
Gerald Smith is lecturing about religion in
the South when he hears his beeper. He
dashes out of class and runs down Ellett
Cloister, dropping his tattered gown along the
way.
David Green leaves his job at the University
Press and walks upstairs to the Emergency
Services Building, where he meets Smith. Aminute has elapsed since they were summoned
by a police dispatcher.
A group of 30 students, faculty members, and
staff members joins Smith and Green. Their
adrenalin is pumping as they put on their gear
and head toward a house fire in the county; they
are on the scene in less than three minutes.
The firefighters don't look like volunteers as
they battle the blaze—their movements are
calculated; their strategy is well orchestrated. Asquad of four student Emergency Medical Tech-
nicians (EMTs) stands by, waiting to treat any-
one who is injured.
For the Sewanee volunteer firefighters and
EMTs, it's a fairly typical call. In the course of a
year, they will respond to more than 100 inci-
dents, facing situations ranging from major
accidents on the interstate highway to mountain
Smith, a professor of religion who has been a
volunteer firefighter for 15 years, says Sewanee
has a long tradition of people coming together
respond
TRTArBY
Fire Chief David Green and Commander Gerald Smith.
"Because of its isolation at the beginning of
this century, Sewanee simply had to rely on its
own resources in emergencies. And those re-
sources were human resources—faculty, stu-
dents and people in the village," he explains.
"What makes Sewanee unique is that the
need for that kind of cooperation and the struc-
tures for doing it have survived on a volunteer
basis here much longer than they've survived at
other places."
As the head commander of emergency ser-
vices at the University, Smith coordinates the
efforts of the firefighters and EMTs. He is im-
mensely proud of the volunteers, comparing
them with professional departments in the state.
Green, who has been a volunteer firefighter
since 1971 and fire chief since 1982, echoes
Smith's sentiments.
"We're one of the best volunteer fire depart-
ments in the state," he says. "All of the energy of
the students and the experience of the guys from
the shop—plumbers, electricians, and carpen-
ters—comes together in the department."
Sewanee also has one of the most progressive
departments in Tennessee—it was the first de-
partment in the state to admit women and
African Americans.
Emergency services volunteers respond to
incidents in an area covering about 20 percent of
Franklin County, including the Domain. They
also assist firefighters on major calls in
Monteagle, Cowan, and Winchester.
When firefighters and EMTs are not respond-
ing to incidents, they spend a significant amounl
of time preparing for calls. They each drill from
one and a half to three hours a week, and they
must maintain four fire
trucks and an ambulance.
"Over the last 15 years,"
says Smith, "we have gone
from a simple firefighting
department to what I would
call a complex incident de-
partment. We help to coordi-
nate several agencies.
"Our response time is very
fast. We can a dispatch a crew
of firemen, fully equipped in
safety gear, in two to three
minutes from receiving a call.
We have gone from simply
fighting fires to becoming
damage control specialists."sewanee voiumeer pi
Smith regularly sees the impact of the fire
department and the EMS program on the com-
munity. He understands all too well that the
services the volunteers perform are not a
luxury—they are a necessity.
"If this didn't exist, we would have the level
of fire protection here that we have in other rural
areas in the county. What that means is that
when a serious fire starts in a house, in most
parts of the county, the structure would be lost.
The other thing that we would see is that people
would be dependent on ambulances from Win-
chester—that would add about 22 minutes to
response time. In the case of cardiac events,
thafs probably going to mean death. In the case
of massive trauma, that's probably going to
mean death.
"The absence of services provided by these
volunteers would make life in Sewanee, in cases
of emergency, risky in the extreme. And it would
make the quality of life intolerable."
While Smith stresses the benefits of the pro-
gram for the community, he also points out that
an at a training blaze in Selden Hall.
students gain invaluable experiences from their
service as firefighters and EMTs.
"These students invariably respond to serious
calls, calls that deal with life and death," he says,
"and they respond incredibly well under pres-
sure. What they learn endures far beyond their
years at Sewanee."
//w J I WAS A sophomore, we got a
1 on a 12-year-old boy who washit by a car," explains Diana Suter,
a senior biology major who is student director ofthe EMTs. "He was knocked unconscious, andhe was bleeding. We stabilized him and tookhim to the hospital. We called Life Force [a heli-
copter rescue team based in Chattanooga! whenwe were in the field. Life Force met us at Emer-ald-Hodgson Hospital and commended us onour stabilization. But the boy died two weekslater. That was a tough call.
"When I got home and was in bed, I could seethe little boy. I could see the wounds in his headand the laceration in his back. When I closed myeyes, I could hear the sirens and see the lights
flashing.
"I don't care what patient is being taken off. It
reminds me of the little boy."
Suter has treated many patients during herthree years as an EMT. As a freshman, she was
e of 18 students who tried out to become anEMT, and she was the only female to make the
four-student squad.
Every EMT must take a 120-hour courseadministered by a state certified instructor, passstate practical and written examinations, andpass a squad test to become certified in
Tennessee.
Suter helps to coordinate three student EMTsquads—each squad is on call 24-hours a day for
le week and then off for two weeks."When people sign up to become EMTs, we
tell them from the beginning that this is notsomething where you wear a beeper around to
Sewanee EMT Diana Suter: -When people sign up to become an EMT,
be cool. This is serious—you need to make a
commitment," she says.
"When we're on duty, we need to be withintwo minutes of the police station at all times.
When you go to a movie, you need to think,
'How am I going to get out of here?'"
This attention to detail has paid off: Sewaneevolunteer EMTs have the best response time in
tate from the time they receive a call to thetime they leave the station.
tell them from the beginning this is serious."
Kathryn Dunbak, a senior from Columbia,S.C, talks about the joys of volunteerfirefighting.
"My beeper goes off at four in the morning,and I'm gone putting out a fire at the PigglyWiggly for eight hours, " she says. "I'm with agroup of friends and we're working together to
do something good. Ifs just the best feeling after
you accomplish something like that."
Dunbar is one of two senior student officers
on the department. She has moved up throughthe ranks since joining the department as a
freshman.
While Dunbar cites community service as herprimary motivation for joining the department,she stresses that the experiences she has gainedhave been a vital part of her college career.
"Firefighters are a close-knit group. Whenwe're not on calls, we hang around. The guys in
McCrady, where most of the firefighters live, are
a lot of fun. I don't have any brothers, but now I
know what it's like to have brothers.
Tve also developed some good relationships
with a wide range of people who I probably wouldnot have met if I wasn't a firefighter. After drills onTuesday, all of the community firefighters and stu-
dents stay around. We tell stories, talk about calls, andraz each other. It's great."
That camraderie is why the firefighters work so
well together in emergencies, Dunbar believes.
She remembers a call on October 17, whenshe and a crew responded to a grease fire that
had broken out in the kitchen of Sewanee resi-
dent Simon Smith. When firefighters arrived onthe scene less than five minutes after receiving
the call, they found Smith sitting in his smoke-filled living room.
Two firefighters removed Smith from the
house, and an EMT squad transported him to
Emerald-Hodgson Hospital. Another crew wentto work on the fire. Students, carpenters, electri-
nd computer programmers workedtogether to quickly extinguish the blaze; fire and
" image to the house was minimal.
After the fire was under control, Dunbarlis. Chief Green looked at the tired but exult-
crew and smiled.
"This is what it's all about," he said.
THE SEWANEE NEWS
University Reaches Out to African-American StudentsThis summer, 35 African-American high school
students will participate in the Sewanee Sum-
mer Scholars Program, an innovative approach
to learning that will open educational horizons
for minorities.
Douglas Seiters, C6S, a Sewanee professor of
classical languages who directs the progTam,
says it will focus on recruiting students from
low-income families who have not thought
seriously about higher education.
"We want individuals who have potential,
but for a variety of reasons look like the/ re not
going to live up to their potential as high school
students and probably won't go to college with-
out some dramatic form of intervention," Seiters
"The students will move from an environ-
ment that may not encourage them to pursue a
college education to Sewanee, which is an en-
tirely different place with encouragement for
excellence in education at every rum.
"Here, they are going to develop relation-
ships with Sewanee students. They'll go to
classes where the teachers are free to teach in
innovative ways without the time and curricu-
lum restrictions that exist in traditional school
systems."
Over the next three years, more than 100
students from Chattanooga and Franklin
County will participate in the program, which is
being funded primarily by a $200,000 grant from
the Jesse Ball duPont Religious, Charitable, and
Educational Fund.
A projected 35 students—30 from Chatta-
nooga and five from Franklin County—whohave completed ninth grade will become the
first summer scholars in June 1991, spending a
month on the Mountain. Each successive year a
new class of 35 "rising sophomores" will join the
program. The students will come back to the
University before their junior and senior years to
continue the lessons they learned during their
first year as summer scholars.
"This is a three-year learning program. That's
an important difference between this programand a number of programs that work with stu-
dents for a shorter period of time," says Seiters.
The setting also makes the program unique.
Students will develop relationships not only
with teachers but also with the Mountain. On a
Doug Seiters, director of the Sewanee Summer Scholars Pro,
variety of reasons look like they're not going to live up to the
college without some dramatic form of intervention."
typical day, they may explore the natural history
of Sewanee or do research in duPont Library
next to a prominent professor.
"It will be a totally different atmosphere,"
says Seiters. "They'll have opportunities to
explore nature, to enjoy our environment, and to
take advantage of cultural opportunities. Weexpect that this will promote an intellectual
awakening in these students."
Teachers for the seminar will be recruited
from Franklin County and the Chattanooga City
School System; the faculty will focus on a cur-
riculum that stresses English, mathematics, andscience skills to prepare students for material
that they will cover during the regular school
year. Teachers will make a special effort to incor-
porate materials that reflect the African-Ameri-
can heritage into classes.
"In the course of a day, students will be given
some stiff homework assignments and lots of
reading. Expectations are going to be high," says
Seiters. "But this is not a graded system. It will
be designed to create a love of learning and to
give students greater confidence in themselves."
To help students make the transition to the
demands of a new environment and a challeng-
ing curriculum, minority students from the
University will serve as counsel-
ors and mentors for the summer
Eric Benjamin, director of
minority affairs at the University,
says the Sewanee student men-tors will motivate the high school
students to succeed. "Our stu-
dents will let the summer schol-
ars understand that they can
thrive in higher education," he
Benjamin, who has been work-
ing with university officials since
1987 to plan and secure funding
I for the program, believes that the
Eric Benjamin, director of minority affairs at Sewanee, and Sewanee junior seminar will have far-reaching
Chris Reel discuss the summer scholars program.
impact in predominantly African-American
communities.
"Participants will go back to their communi-
ties and to their high schools and talk about
their experiences. One of the objectives of the
program is to send academically oriented stu-
dents back to their communities to serve as role
models. We see their Sewanee experiences as
being an important contribution not only to their
lives but to the lives of their communities," he
says.
Sewanee SummerSeminar Set for '91
The Sewanee Summer Seminar, a program of
lectures and seminars designed for alumni of the
Academy, College, School of Theology, and for
friends of the University, will be conducted in
this
The first session will be held June 23 through
June 29. The second session will be held July 7
through July 13.
The emphasis is both on reacquainting par-
ticipants with traditional modes of academicstudy and on introducing them to recent, inno-
vative approaches. The formal portion of the
program occurs during the mornings, so that the
afternoons and evenings can be used to read andreflect or to enjoy the many recreational andcultural opportunities Sewanee offers during the
The staff is composed of full-time and visit-
ing faculty in such departments as history, reli-
gion, English, French, political science, fine arts,
theatre, physics, biology, chemistry, geology,
film, and music.
Those interested in further details should
write directly to Dr. Edwin Stirling, director of
the Sewanee Summer Seminar, The University of
the South, Sewanee, TN 37375.
Sewanee Summer SchoolThe Sewanee Summer School for 1991 will begin on June 9 and con-clude on July 20. A careful selection of key courses taught by regular
members of the Sewanee faculty will be available for students whochoose to take advantage of the pleasant temperatures and serene atmo-sphere which prevail on the Mountain in June and July.
The Sewanee Summer School offers an opportunity for previouslyenrolled students to gain additional credits toward completion of their
degrees, for incoming freshman to acclimate themselves to Sewanee andto achieve a head start in collegiate life in a less intense environmentthan they will encounter on the Mountain in the autumn term, and for
students who are enrolled in other institutions to sample of Sewanee'sunique academic atmosphere. Classes are generally very small and the
itmosphere is academically challenging, though personal and conge-al.
If you would like to inquire further into the Sewanee Summer School1991 program
1991 session, please wri
the Summer School, Sev
School at (615) 598-1187
Following is a list of i
a catalogue and application form for the
): Professor John V. Reishman, Director of
ee, TN 37375 or call the office of the Summer
ses for the Sewanee Summer School:
•Anthropology 201 (Tutorial) Global Problems. Anthropology andContemporary Issues. Instructor: Patricia Gibson•Biology 100. Biology and Human Affairs. Instructor: Larry Jones.
•Biology 105. Biology and People. Instructor: Larry Jones.
•Classical Studies 101. Classical Mythology. Instructor: William Bonds.• Economics 101. Introduction to Economics. Instructor: Jerry Ingles.
•Economics 305. Microeconomic Theory. (Tutorial) Instructor: Jerry
Ingles.
•English 101. Literature and Composition. Instructor: Robert Benson.•English 305. Victorian Prose and Poetry. Instructor: John Reishman.
•English 317. Modem American Fiction. Instructor: Henry Arnold.•English 319. Modem British Fiction. (Tutorial) Instructor: HenryArnold.
•Fine Arts 104. Survey of Western Arts II. Instructor: Gregory Clark.
•Fine Arts 161. Beginning Photography. Instructor: Pradip Malde.•Fine Arts 261. Intermediate Photography. Instructor: Pradip Malde.Fine Arts.281. Intermediate Sculpture. (Tutorial) Instructor: PradipMalde.
•French 301. Introduction to French Literature. Instructor: WaringMcCrady.
•Geology 121. Physical Geology. Instructor: Donald B. Potter.
•History 102. Survey of Western Civilization II. Instructor: John Flynn.•History 206. History of England. Instructor: Charles R. Perry.
•Mathematics 101. Calculus I. (Tutorial) Instructor: Frederick H. Croom.•Mathematics 104. Finite Mathematics. Staff.
•Philosophy 201. Logic. Instructor: William Garland.•Philosophy 222. Contemporary Moral Issues. Instructor: James Peters.
•Political Science 101. American Government and Politics. Instructor:
Robert Keele.
Political Science 102. Foreign Governments. Instructor: CharlesBrockett.
•Psychology 106. Introduction to Psychology II. Instructor: NicoleBarenbaum.
•Religion 111. Introduction to Religion. Instructor: James W. Clayton.Religion 261. Introduction to Comparative Religion. Instructor: Gerald
•Religion 391. Southern Religion. (Tutorial) Instructor: Gerald Smith.Spanish 300. Introduction to Hispanic Literature. Instructor: MargaretHart.
•Theatre 101. Introduction to Theatre. Instructor: Peter Smith.
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Crosscountry
Sports THE SEWANEE r>
Thercountry teams each finished a
rebuilding year on a positive
note. The men's squad placed a
strong second at the CAC tour-
nament held in Sewanee on No-
vember 3. Leading the way were
freshmen Matt kcnneyanii Brad
McLane, who both finished in
U the top ten. At the regional meet
in Atlanta, the men placed tenth
out of 26 teams, with Kenney
again leading the Tigers. Coach
Bill Huyck termed the season a
success and looks forward to
1991. The women harriers also
ipectable at the regional meet, with
junior Merik Spiers finishing 25th overall and
just missing a regional title by 20 seconds.
Sophomore Stacy Juckett (most-improved run-
ner), freshmen Beth Haynie, Leslie Sisco, and
Nicole Blanton also ran an excellent race.
Field Hockey
After beginning the season with a run of six
consecutive intercollegiate wins, the field
hockey squad finished the season 8-4-1. In the
season finale, the IKT (Indiana, Kentucky, Ten-
nessee) tournament, the Tigers dropped a
tough 1-0 opening match against Bellarmine
College, a team they defeated in the regular
season. The squad bounced back to win its first
consolation match against Kalamazoo College
before bowing to Franklin College in the con-
solation finals. The Tigers finished fifth in the
tournament and fifth in their conference of 15
teams. Coach J.Chapman Davis was pleased
with the team's performance in its first inter-
sweeper and co-captain Colleen Fitzpatrick, an
All-Conference and All-Tournament selection,
senior goalie Alice Nazro, senior co-captain
and left back, Marshall McGehee, and fresh-
man center-half Elizabeth Gilman as the top
VoUeyball
The women's volleyball squad finished a
highly respectable 18-14 season by claiming
third place in the W1AC tournament at Centre
College. The Lady Tigers lost an initial five-set
match against Rhodes, but bounced back with
a four-game victory against Fisk and an upset
of Asbury College. Asbury had beaten the
team twice during the season. The next morn-
ing, Sewanee dropped a strenuous match to
Maryville, College, thus ending the tourna-
ment one position higher than their initial
fourth seed. Coach Nancy Ladd felt that the
young team, all 10 players return in 1991, de-
veloped a great deal during the course of the
season. Freshman Missy Trushel was selected
to the All-Conference and All-Tournament
teams.
Equestrian
The Equestrian Club began the 1990-91
season with a strong performance at the
Region VI Intercollegiate Horse Show at Hiwas-
see College in October. Despite difficulties
caused by the loss of equipment and training
facilities when the barn burned this past spring,
the team has rallied under the leadership of
captain and coach senior Amy-Beth Skelton.
Individual awards were won by sophomore
Anne Grimsley, high point rider, and senior
Stephanie Carr, reserve high point rider. The
club had an exceptionally strong outing in the
Murray State Horse Show in November, moving
the team into first place in its region. At Murray,
junior Laura Phillips was high point rider, and
Carr was reserve high point rider. The team
finished first in the third show of the year in
Midway, Ky. Grimsley again was high point
rider, with sophomore Beth Foti capturing re-
serve high point rider. Four Sewanee riders have
accumulated enough points to qualify for re-
gional competition in the spring, and Carr is the
overall high point rider in Sewanee's region.
Basketball
Both the men's and women's basketball teams
begin the 1990-91 season with a great deal of
optimism but a shortage of experience. The
men's squad is led by new coach Daniel Chu, a
Washington University undergraduate with a
master's degree in administration from the Un
versity of Miami (Ha.), where he was an assis-
tant coach before coming to Sewanee. The team
has displayed a great deal of intensity in its
opening contests. Paced by senior co-captains
Kit Walsh and Bert White, the team won its fir;
game 101-98 against Cumberland University n
overtime, while dropping four early games
against highly rated competition including
NCAA Division III fourth-ranked Otterbein
College. In the Otterbein game, the Tigers raced
back from a 55-10 half-time deficit to trim the
lead to 69-68 before being outpaced down the
stretch. Coach Chu's up-tempo style, coupled
with some developing talent, will make the
heart of the season in the CAC most competi-
tive. The women's five opened the vear 3-2, wil
wins over Toccoa Falls, 71-66, Stillman, 66^18
and Fisk University, 47-44. The Lady Tigers have
been paced by sophomore captain Lynda Motes
With eight freshmen who are making solid con-
tributions. Coach Cathy Mittelstadt feels that
before the season is over the women's squad
should compete quite well in the WIAC. The
Lady Tigers are pointing to the conference tour-
SwimmingCoaches Cliff Afton and Mary Kay Samko's
swimming teams began the season with a split
of matches against Union College and Camp-
bellsville College. The men lost to Union, 53-42,
and bested Campbellsville, 70-13, while the
women also lost to Union, 66-49, and topped
Campbellsville, 68-32. While only earning a
split, the coaches were pleased with the perfor-
mance of the teams, indicating the times wen?
the best so far this year. The teams then toured
Kentucky for a dual meet with Transylvania
University and the Centre Relay Invitational
with Centre College, Morehead State, Berea, and
Campbellsville. The men and women lost to
Transylvania, 123-76 and 112-70, respectively-
J
Soccer
Then s and \ occer teams both fin-
ished difficult seasons in November. The men'ssquad rebounded from six consecutive losses to
post wins over the University of Alabama in
Huntsville, 2-0, Oglethorpe, 3-2, and Rhodes,
3-0, in the opening round of the CAC tourna-
ment. These late season wins were offset bylosses to Greensboro College, 4-3, which finished
second in NCAA Division III last year, Guilford,
2-0, and Centre, 4-1, in the CAC final. Injuries
continued to plague the Tigers, with sophomoresweeper Mark Peters lost in the University of
Alabama match and junior goalkeeper Jeff Huntin the Rhodes win. Coach Matt Kern described
the 8-10-2 season as one in which the teamplayed a quality brand of soccer, but were unfor-
tunate with injuries and somewhat unlucky.
Overall, the season was a learning experience for
the team and its new coach. The women's teamfinished the season, 7-11, going 2-4 down the
home stretch. Victories came 5-1 over Ogle-thorpe and 1-0 against Rhodes College. Losses
were 4-0 to Maryville College (ranked 10th in
the South), 4-0 to Elon (ranked sixth nationally),
3-0 to St. Andrew's College, and 5-0 to Vander-bilt in the final match. Coach Cathy Mittelstadt
credited the toughest schedule in the team'shistory as the major factor in the team's record,
but felt that the level of play was also the best in
recent memory. The experience should providedividends in the seasons ahead. The coach indi-
cated co-MVPs, sophomore mid-fielder JudyBatts and sophomore goalkeeper Miriam Street,
along with rookie of the year, freshman mid-fielder Jeri Lee, played well. Sophomore stopperCarla Finch received the coach's award for com-mitment and dedication to the team.
SportsFencing ClubIn November, the Sewanee fencing
team competed in the CumberlandOpen at Vanderbilt and the Junior
Olympic Qualifiers at Baylor
School in Chattanooga. FreshmanMichael Girard went undefeated
to win first place in epee at Van-
derbilt and earned a "D" rating,
the first fencer in the more than
10-year history of fencing at
Sewanee to hold a rating. At Bay-lor, Girard again paced the fencers
with a tie for first in foil and a
second in epee to teammate soph-omore Hans Kunz. Team captain
senior Walter Tyree andsponsor Dr. Arthur Knoll
provide the leadership for
this growing sport, which
is seeking intercollegiate
Football
The 1990 season closed on a high note as theTigers defeated Trinity University 41-24 in SanAntonio to close a 6-3 slate with a big win and a
share of the CAC championship. The seasonfeatured a number of impressive statistics, in-
cluding the selection of senior defensive linemanRay McGowan as a Kodak Division III All-
America and CAC defensive player-of-the-year.
Sewanee also recorded eight selections on the
All-CAC first team. In addition to McGowan,the Tigers placed senior guard Jason Ehrlenspiel,
senior defensive back Bill Ward, junior line-
backer Bryan Petty, sophomore defensive backFrank Greer, sophomore wide receiver TonyNeill, freshman running back Carl Cravens, and
Canoe TeamThe Sewanee canoe team dominated the 19th
Southeastern Intercollegiate Canoe Champion-ships held in October on the Catawba River near
Morganton, N.C. Co-MVP's in the men's field,
senior captain Josh Gladden and sophomoreHayes McDonald, led the team to their 17th
triumph, easily outdistancing Western Carolina
and UNC-Chapel Hill. A total of eight colleges
and universities participated in the champion-ships. Individual Sewanee winners were Glad-den and McDonald in the men's slalom tandemclass, Gladden in the men's solo slalom class,
McDonald in the men's solo downriver class,
senior Peggy Will in the women's solo down-river class, and McDonald and sophomore Pat
Stacey in the men's downriver tandem class.
Team coaches Carrie Ashton and Steven Puck-ette got into the act with a first place finish in the
non-collegiate class.
freshman punter Masquad. Greer led the NCAA Divisic
ceptions with a new Sewanee singl<
record of 10. Following the tough 7-6 loss to
Centre, the Tigers also dropped a 7-6 decision to
Maryville and lost to Washington and Lee 17-0.
Sophomore Mark Peters kicked 34- and 35-yardfield goals in the Maryville contest, but was lost
for the season following a knee injury in soccer.
The squad showed a great deal of character in
rebounding to close out the season with a 20-9
victory over Tennessee Wesleyan and in the final
against Trinity. In the Tennessee Wesleyan con-
test, freshman quarterback David Thorntoncompleted 7-11 passes for 141 yards and a 21-
yard touchdown to sophomore wide receiver
David Merrell, while rushing for 30 yards andanother TD. Cravens added a 2-yard TD run.
Cravens gained 163 yards in the Trinity contest
to finish the season with 957 yards, almost be-
coming one of few NCAA freshmen to record a
1,000-yard season. In the Trinity win, Cravensran for two touchdowns, one for 69 yards. Neill-
caught a 61-yard TD bomb from Thornton, whoalso hit Merrell with a 7-yard scoring toss just
before halftime. Elmore, subbing for Peters,
kicked 21- and 35-yard field goals. Coach Bill
Samko cited the outstanding play of the defen-sive unit and senior leadership as the majorfactors in the successful season, singling outMcGowan and Ward, a four-time player of the
week, as the heart of a young but aggressive
defense. With outstanding performances andcontinued recruiting success, there will be a
great deal of excitement on campus next yearwhen Sewanee celebrates 100 years of Tiger
football. Stephen Becker
From the DeanThe Rev. Dr. Donald S. Armentrout
The School of Theology sponsors five major
lecture series. The DuBose lectures are usually
held in the fall at the time of the St. Luke's Con-
vocation and alumni homecoming. Endowed by
an initial gift from the Rev. Jack C. Graves and
substantially increased by a gift from Miss Mar-
garet (Peggy) A. Chisholm of Laurel, Miss., and
New York City, the lectures memorialize William
Porcher DuBose, second dean of the School of
Theology. As a rule, these lectures cover a topic
of wide appeal in the Church.
In the spring term, the Beattie and Arrington
lectures are given in alternate years and offer an
even more scholarly focus. The Samuel Marshall
Beattie lectures have been made possible by
Ruth McCee Beattie as a memorial to her hus-
band. The Arrington lectures have been funded
by Cornelia G. C. Arrington as "A Thank Offer-
ing for Four John White Arringtons." The last
Arrington lecture was delivered by the Rev. Dr.
Charles E. Curran.
The Bayard Hale Jones Memorial Lectureship
in Liturgies has recently been established by
t^
TheologyEmily S. Jones. Another new lectureship has
been endowed in honor of the Rev. Dr. Lee
Archer Belford, with the focus of topics to be
Christian-Jewish relations.
On October 17-18, 1990, the Rev. Dr. John
Booty, emeritus professor of
Anglican Studies at the School
of Theology, delivered three
DuBose lectures on the theme
"The Sixteenth Century Informs
the Decade of Evangelism."
Professor Booty addressed sev-
eral topics; all three lectures
stressed the contributions of the
sixteenth century to the work of
evangelism. Professor Booty's
lectures will be published in the
St. Luke's journal of Theology in
1991.
In October 1991, Dr. Letty
M. Russell, professor of theol- Dot
ogy at the Yale Divinity School,
will deliver the DuBose Lectures. She will dis
cuss ecclesiology. In October 1992, Dr. Dougla
John Hall, professor of Christian theology at
McGill University, Montreal, will deliver the
lectures. He is the author of God and HumanSuffering and Thinking the Faith.
r*
THE SEWANEE NEWS
On March 5, 1991, the Rev. Dr. Paul van Buren
will deliver the first Belford Lecture at the
School of Theology. Dr. Belford, who died June
12, 1988, had both his bachelor's and divinity
degrees from the University of the South, and
was a member of the Presiding
: Bishop's Committee on Chris-
tian-Jewish Relations. Dr. van
Buren will lecture on Christian-
Jewish Relations.
The Beattie Lecture will be
delivered on April 18, 1991, by
Dr. Marcus J. Borg, professor of
Religious Studies, Oregon State
University. Dr. Borg is a nation-
ally known New Testament
scholar and will lecture on "NewUnderstandings of Jesus andMotives for Contemporary
Evangelism." He has publisheditrout several books and has had ar-
ticles in The Christian Century,
Journal of Theological Studies, Theology Today, andNew Testament Studies.
These five lecture series enrich the intellectual
life of the School of Theology. Everybody is
invited to attend.
The University Mission: 'Head to Heart to Will'The University Mission, a se-
ries of focused addresses, in-
formal presentations, and dis-
cussions exploring the Chris-
tian faith, was held on Novem-ber 11, 12, and 13, 1990.
The first mission of its kind
at Sewanee in memory, the
three-day event offered the
university community an op-
portunity to hear the Gospel
presented in a concentrated
"When people are search-
ing for foundations on which
to base their lives, they often
need more information than is
offered in a typical worship
service situation. On Sundaymornings, the liturgy, rather
than the Gospel in an intormarional
precedence," said University Chaplain SamuelLloyd. "Through this mission, we wanted to
provide, through three days of continuing expla
nations, questions, and answers, a more intense
form of exposure to Christian teachings. Surely
there is no issue, no question more important
than deciding about the ultimate meaning andpurpose of our lives," Lloyd added.
The Rt. Rev. Michael Marshall, who was at
one time the youngest bishop in the Church of
England, was on campus to lead mission ser-
vices and discussions. Bishop Marshall, an inter
nationally known preacher, lecturer, and author,
is currently founding director of the Anglican
Institute in St. Louis, Mo. By encouraging audi-
ences to "follow him in the school of faith,"
Marshall provided insight into the basic
, takes
principles of Christianity. In
addition, he addressed such
crucial questions and problems
of faith as the possibility of
belief in a God of love in a
world of evil and suffering andthe relationship of Christian
faith to scientific knowledge
and to other world religions.
He proclaimed the longest
journey of faith to be from
"head to heart to will," andencouraged participants to
realize that "true life is only
lived when you are out of your
depth, possibly out of control,
and willing to take advantage
of all spiritual opportunities."
Marshall inspired mission
participants with his ownversion of "the good news," asking each person
to "hear the word of the Lord and base their
lives on it." In a series ot question and answersessions following formal services, he discussed
common fears, perceptions, misperceptions, andtheories of faith.
"I was truly pleased with the a-sponse this
mission received at Sewanee. Students here are
eager for information and very receptive to
explonng the Gospel," Marshall said.
"The University o( the South is quite unique,
and 1 have found it to be most enchanting. Myinteraction with students here has been unlike
that in many other settings. The same students
have been reluming to mission services day after
day, bringing with them friends, faculty members,and administrators. My time here has been ex-
tremely rewarding and well spent," he added.
All Saints' Chapel plans to sponsor a Univer-
sity Mission every other year, bringing a variety
of guest preachers and lecturers to campus. "Onthat timetable, in the course of their time in
Sewanee, college students and most seminarians
would have an opportunity to hear the Gospel
presented from two totally different perspec-
tives," said Chaplain Lloyd.
"Each presenter will have a different way of
unfolding the central convictions of the Chris-
tian faith. That way, students and communitymembers will be able to see and experience
some ot the wonderful diversity as well as the
unity in the Christian tradition," Lloyd added.
Sewanee's next University Mission is plannedfor the 1992-93 academic year.
The Rev Dr. Paul
van Huren will
deliver the first
Belford Lecture at
School of Theology
on March 5,199].
His lecture will fo>
on the theology of
Christian-Jewish
relatic t.The
lectureship is in
honor of Dr. Lee
Belford, C'35,T38,
who was a member of
the Presiding
Bishop's Committee
on Christian-Jewish
Relations.
'28
'29William C. Schooled
'30
ft Ukemonl Circle, Apt. #102Winl
'32Robert B. Sears
2818 Avenel Avenu,Roanoke, VA 24015
The Rev. James Bcckwilh retired in 1977after 27 years as rector of St. Michael's in
*?*"&' N£ He organized the congregation
enior vice president ot A r&Tk City Col. OrinMooi .._._.
e, Dorothy, are living in Carmel, Cal...Moore rebred from the Army in 1961, withtour of duty at the Army /Air Force Head-quarters at the Pentagon. Carlisle Page Jr.
Meals on Wheels program for 12 years TheRev. William "Bill" Richardson attendedthe 55th reunion of his 1935 class at GeneralIniH.l.yiol Vnunarv in New York CityEdward Wilson lives in retirement"
"'
wife in Ocean Springs, Miss. He w
recently published by Proctor's Hall Press inSewance. The work is a collection of anec-dotes, lessons, and reflections drawn frommore than 50 years of ordained ministry. Theforeword is by Edmond Browning, C '52,
T 'Si, presiding bishop of the Episcopal
Wat Columbia, SC 29169
Dr. William Crook's ninth book, The Ye,!""..(..'... has sold more than 900,000copies. It has also been translated intoNorwegian, lie is president of Profess,,,,
Books, Inc. in Jackson, Tenn.
'38Norwood C. Harrison
533 Twin Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29302
'49
John A. Bragg recently retired as headmas-ter and was made headmaster emeritus olBattle Ground Academy lie and his wife-Jane, live in Franklin, Tenn. Dr. EdwardMcCrady Peebles retired July 1 from TulanUniversity after 37 years in the School ofMedidne.
'51
'50d B. Doss
bring Drive, Suite 1090Houston, TX 77057
State of Florida Board of Rege;
taffofl
'39The Rev. Robert W. Tume4465 Kempson Lane
Port Charlotte, FL 33981
'40Dr. Shubael T. Beaslev
Dr. Shubael Beasley has announced IL: -'L
of a granddaughter, Lauren Tere
>, George. of university
presses of Honda. The Rev. Elmer Boykinrecently retired after 37 years in the ministryI le and h,s wife, Anne, are living inSewanee. The Rev lnh n rOx/oi_._
poetry.J«
have graduated from the University. He andhis wife, Darden, adopted an infant gjrl fromHonduras in 1988. The Rev. John Dennyand his wife, |ane, are now living inHackensack, N.J. The Rev. Charles Dobbinsis rector of Good Shepherd Church inCorpus Christi, Texas; he has served in thatrole for more than 20 years. Bill Duff is
ired in Oak Brook, 111., and is working onook of an historical nature Parker
Enwnght has a part-time practice in alcohol-
-ie Special Printing Innovationward lor its uitrvi]. the l^H'nntmR
ding a 1 teaches
:lasses m specialized cooking. The RevWendell Hainlin will soon retire after 37
. -in Episcopal clergyman. He and hisWife, Betty, plan to live in Black MountainN.C. Pete Hannah has retired after 40 years
'52
'53
Bertram Wyatt-'« year at the National Hum'a «= >-,,.,,
Research Triangle Park writing a book onthe Percy family of Mississippi, which has".enerarions of Sewanee connections. He also/rote the introduction to a reprint of Ely. An\utobiographv. Ely Creen's account ofgrowing up black in Sewanee, published byihe University oK.eor^ia Press. Theafterword is by Arthur Ben Chitty (C'35) irthe fourth appearance of Creen's manu-script. Charles Howell received a Friend ir
Deed award from the Tennessee Environ-
spenta produ
'54The Rev. W. Cilbe.
205 Sherwood Driverns, SC 29360
Manktn was recently s
of the United States Court oAppeals, after retiring as vice president andgeneral counsel of The Columbia GasSystem. Jack Shockley's company, ShockleyMarket Research, is almost 20 years old and
William Smith is an executiveresident of 1FH Capital Management
J. Fain Cravens
P.O. Box 1280Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
Robert Gamble is the presi_Board Golf Products Co. Inc. Heinvented a new USCA-approvedindestructible golf tee.
The Rev. Edwa360 West Brain
Pensacola, FL 32501
and foreign language at Motlow CommunityCollege in Tullahoma, Tenn. He lives in thehouse formerly owned by his parents on theSherwood Road. Dr. J. Robert Wright hascompiled and edited Prayer Book Spriluality,
E SEWANEE NEWS
General Theological Seminary in New York
'59
'60Howard W. Hamstm /r
435 Spring M ill Road
customers. Frank von Richlerof Boston,
Ma-s . reo-TiK e-nt>h-hed FvR Associate
private consulting ft
'dwide markets
nationally in the sport of croquet. Heranked 18th in the USCA and recentl)
the men's senior division of the South
Regional Championships.
'61
Frank Kinnctt recently became president,
CEO, and a member of the board of direetoi
of Harris it Harris Insurance Company in
. Harry Mullik
to Mons, Belgium He is chaplain for the
headquarters of the Allied Forces of Europe.
also worked at zoos in numerous bti
and his wife, Debbie, who illustrated
book, live in Brooklyn, N.Y.; this is ll
'64The Rev. Dwighl t". Ogier ]r.
4401 Memorial Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612
William Kirby-Smilh, assc
the Duke Univer-ity Mannbeen heading estuarine stu<
'65
Richard H, Powell is a college counselor at
Christchurch School where he also teaches
US. history and U.S. government.
Christchurch School is a college preparatory
boarding school for boys located on
Virginia's Chesapeake Bay.
'66lohn Day Peak* fr.
159 Roberts Street
Mobile, AL 36604
irm. David Brooks Jr. accepted a positioi
ssodate professor of counseling and hun
ie\ elopmeM sen-ices at Kent State Unive
litigation in the firm of Small, Craig tt
Werkenlhin. Philip Wilheit is a trustee of
Allentown, PA 18103 Brenau College in Gainesville. Ga.
Dr. James Lazell jr. of Jamestown, R.I., led '67an expedition from May through August of
12 scientists to the islands of the South China Albert Sidney Polk 111
Sea. He has also written a book, WMift of the 2101 Harbor Drive
Florida Keys, which was published by Island
Press in Washington, D.CEd Bosworth is now an associate professor
'62 of computer science at Athens State College
in Athens, Ala. He and his wife, Martha, live
W. Landis Turner in Huntsville, Ala. Joseph Kicklighter
received Auburn University's 1990
P.O. Box 789 Burlington-Northem Award for Teaching
HohenwaldJN 38462 Excellence and the Lambda Chi Alpha
National Fraternity 1990 Order of Mer
'68
Mobile. AL 36633
'63Ceroid H Summers
500 Lindsey Street
Chattanooga, TN 17402
mpany, The Ray Bell Con;
For the past two years Rusty Adcock has
ridden across the U.S. on motorcycle with
Vietnam veterans to keep the MIA-POWissue alive. John W. Colby Jr. is chairman of
the h.story department and administrative
assistant to the headmaster at Christchurch
track. Christchurch School is a college
preparatory boarding school lor boys located
on Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Bill Tunnell
was recently honored with the designation
'69
Atlanta, CA 30327
Airlift Wing in Nashville. He is also
tion for the second year. Dr. William I
Taylor, associate director of developmi
Rice University, was appointed vice presi-
dent for development at the University of
r Force Associa-
igh
• II- y.n--- III I llllJsltHI.
70P.O. Box 36218
Otarh !,NCZ
Tom Daniel is teaching history at a high
school in Los Angeles, Call/. Doracy Smith
is a school principal working for the Depar
ment of Defense Dependents Schools in
Sagamihara, Japan.
'71
n Harmon is in charge of dei
tional account programs for
nditioningand refrigeration
'72
Panama City, Fla Dr. L Barry Coss re-
joined the Science Application Internal
Corporation as vice president of the Er
helping to raise funds for the CommunityKitchen of Chattanooga. Jeff Slet
recently elected to an eight-year I
Hunt Becomes Chief EconomistDt. Lacy H. Hunt, C '64, has been named Chief Economist USA for the
HongkongBank group, one of the 30 largest banking organizations in the world.
In this capacity he will direct economic research for the affiliated companies of
the HongkongBank group, including Marine Midland Bank, the group's primary
commercial banking arm in the U.S.; HongkongBank, with offices in several
cities across the country; and Carroll McEntree & McCinley Inc. (CM&M), one of
the largest primary dealers in U.S. securities.
Hunt was previously Managing Director ofCM&M and will continue to serve
as President of CM&M Asset Management Company, Inc., a money management
firm that specializes in fixed income securities, which he founded.
Hunt lives with his wife in Basking Ridge, N.J.
'73Josiah M. Daniel III
5400 Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75270
74Director.OADI
1075 South 13th Strut
Birmingham, AL 35205
R. Brooks Davis is a partner in Myrick &Davis, PA, in Gulf Breeze, Ha. Ginny EnnGraybiel is a newspaper reporter for the
Pensacala Neun-}oumal in Pcnsacola, Fla. DJohn Price is the chief of anesthesia at St.
Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Polk VanZandt, a Mississippi Delta cotton produce
was featured in the July issue of Cotton
Farming Magazine.
75
illy re-elected to a four-
cipal judge in Monticelli" >g as a respira-
tory therapist; he recently purchased
-shop. Jerry and Cindy C'"'
~
76
specializing in negobat
nChm e Pacific Rim. Dr.
English at Harvard University, has pub-
lished his first book, TV Making of Johnson's
Dictionary: 1746-1773. C. Craig Sargeant
married Lisa Rosa last summer. He is
teaching German and French at Tennessee
State University and Fisk University. Dr.
Rick Timms has a surgery practice in
Savannah, Ga., and is also involved in
automotive and racing safety working as a
physician on the CART/Indy Car Series.
77
Trimble and his wife. Jar
Houston. This past year they had their
second child, Madison Lynn, and Dale v.
Honca Is working out of herfree-lance writing and word pro
Marc, arc living in J.i\
ohnson is still pr
nanagement con:
livii,i;m Union Gty, Ca., with hlannon. Robert Li Its is in his second v
Texas College of Law. DavidMatthews and his wife, Tina, are living in
Beaufort, S.C. The have a new daughter,Caroline. Allen Morrill is director of thelibrary at the Kansas City Art Institute in
Kansas City, Mo. He and his wife, Susan,have a son, Thomas Stuart,
May 10, 1989. Dr. Gene Niin a surgical pathology fellowship at
Vanderbilt University. Brad Palmer is
practicing law with the firm of Davis t* Neel>mmy Peebles is practicing law
Brian Reinhardt is pursuing a Ph.D. ii
counseling psychology at Texas A&MUniversity. Tim Russell and his wife,
are living in Newark, Del., where he li
salesman for Westvaeo. Catherine Sullivsmarried Erol K. Oztekin on September 15 in
Birmingham. Jacob Walker HI has beenpartner in his firm in Opelilca, Ala.
lew baby. Stephi
and Beth Freeman Templelon of Avondali
Estates, Ca., announced the birth of their
second daughter, Rachel, who was born on
July 27. Stephen is in residency
logv at Emory University.
'85Laurie C. }arrell
3332 Laurel Court
Foils Church, VA 22042
David Anderson is an attom
and Thompson in Atlanta, h
Margaret, live in Decatur, Ca
Mo/Jo\ Finbyson & Loggin
Gildard in BoLvar, Tenn. on
Cornelia Barrett LaRussa fin
and his wife,
the law firm o
to Richard S.
jeptember 2.
shed her
master's in public and pnva
works as a marketing coordi.
e managementege.Shenow
lator for Rust
Nashville Todd Rutz was recently ap-
pointed athletic director at Bishop Moore
High School in Orlando, Fla. Catherine
Steele is a physicist with Arvin Calspan
Corp. in Estill Springs, Tenn Martha Jane
Hodgkins and Carter Braxton were marri" Fia.Theyliv<
'"
'86
Nancy Brim is a ninth grade physical sci
teacher in Doraville, Ca She is also cons
ing for an outpatient surgery center. Sus
Estepiv alcgalisMslant ;or the firm of
Cashin & Morton in Woodstock, Ca Rol
School in Boston. Mass Beth Girardeau
planner at the Brevard County Transit
Division in Rockledge. Fla. She received
MBA from the Florida Institute of Techn
ogy in August. Ben H. Harm ill is em-
ployed in the Office of General Counsel ii
87Ashley M. Storey
1014 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Robert Black Jr. is in his final year at the
Cumberland School of Law in Montgomery,
Ala. Mack Brothers is in a master's program
in management at the Georgia Institute of
Technology. Brooks Con
"
::
- U'A exam and now works lor KPMC '
I'eat Marwick in Nashville. T.J. Jones is i
medical student at the University of Ala-
bama in Birmingham. Lee Kinnamon
lonroe is pursuing his M.D. degree at
Vanderbilt University Medical School. Anneand Julian Price were married on
Sept. 22; they are living in Atlanta. Kim
Chris Tidwell is a full-time professor of
English at Edison Community College in
Fort Myers, Ha. Paul Todd Nicks of [ackson,
Tenn.. graduated from Memphis State
University School of Law. He is an attorney
with the firm of Hill, Borcn, Drew and
United States. Robyn Forshaw is
I the French Consulate in Atlanta,
ytng her master's degree from
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pirnda Meronmanagement at the Unive
IN^-Jd.i t Us Vegas. Gibson Tho-
t year of law school at
,:tU\: I'n 'LTMty. Ljst summer she
oltice in Los Angeles. Darj in hi- List year of busi
school at Emory University. Tyler
Stal ings grad ated from the Atlanta
'88
'irgbtia Theological Seminary
-larles Schwab & Co- J. Boyd Douglas
irks for CPSI In Mobile, Ala., and is in
;e of electronic billing for 63 hospitals
Republic of Taiwan. Gary Zcll n
'89
Aith the Envoy Corporatioi
_. Thomas "Ted" Denard I
the Peace Corps in Highgate, J
.. .,..,.. . . j Georgia lm_...
Technology football games. He also said
is trying to open a restaurant that caters
exclusively to Sewanee grads. Kendall J
,.
, s. Kendall is enrolled in a
's program focusing on elementary
July to Todd B. Neil. Benita and Michael
Mulh were married May 26, 1990. They live
n Chapel Hill, N.C; Mike has a fellowship
it Duke University. Becker Morrison is
vorking for the Internal Revenue Service
ind living in Nashville with Ian Cabell and
'90
Julie Burton is a secretary for the Yarmc
Croup in Decatur, Ca. Nancy duBois is
working toward a Ph.D. in philosophy a
Em.'iv University. P'
y Glover __ _
re in Atlanta Kathy
,otko is at Western Michigan University
urolled in a master's program in counsels
ducahonand psvcholupy ^he has J gradu
_ie assLstanfc-hip in the Residence Hall Ufe
Office Rick Gustafson is in law school at
DePaul University in Chicago Andy Jones
amed Kay Snead on August 17. Andy is
c . Kathy Roberts is an English tc
Baylor School in Chattanooga. Kathy
Rogers is a consumer associate at First
Union National Bank of Georgia in Savan-
Thc Rev. Edward Meeks Tope" Gregory
was recently named chaplain emeritus at
Christchurch School, where he has served as
theology dept. chairman and chaplain for ten
years. A college-preparatory boarding school
for boys, Christchurch School is located on
Virginia's Chesapeake Bay.
'60
'77
'81Villiam Metuyk is serving a:
Contact Lite-Une ai
the formation advisor, Center for Spiritual
Growth, Diocese of Tennessee.
'85
'86The Rev. Cordon Temple was recently
made the executive pastor of the Church of
the Ascension, Knoxville, Tenn. He recently
returned from a pastoral exchange as vicar
of St. Luke's Church, Torquay in Devon,
England.
'87The Rev. Dale A. Warner is now vicar of
Trinity Episcopal Church in Melrose, Fla. He
'89The Rev. Vickie Lynn Houk accepted a
position as assistant rector at Grace Episco-
pal Church in Sandusky, Ohio. Bart Loftin
teaching sophomore and junior English at
Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, Fla.
The Rev. Kenneth M. Roach became recto;
of St Paul's Church in Ouincy, Fla., on
August 1.
'90
Ierry, A'15, C'19, retired petro-
Lt. Col- Berry s.
Infantry during World War I and in WorldWar II helped Ihe war department staff in
the European theater plan the invasion of
North Africa From 1924 until his retirement,
he worked as a district landman for Ihe
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company in Wilchila
Falls, Texas. He was the founding president
of the Tulsa (Okla.) Junior Chamber of
Commerce and a member of the EpiscopaJ
Church. Preceded in death by his wife, MaryClark Berry, he is survived by his daughter,
Margaret Berry Leisenring of Houston, two
old W. Braly, C'20, former insuran
niner; on October 12, 1990. A nativ
isburg, Tenn., he played football a
Banking and New York University, Mr.
Nauts pined the Brooklyn Trust Co. in 1925.
During the Depression, he began a career
r, William B.Nautit Latin and Creek at Sewanee fi
ft fifty years before his death in
Mai
.1 hv hi-.
mghtei
., Helen Coley IS
andfivigreat-grandchildren.
Richard Look Nauts, A'22. C26, Houston
August 22, 1990. One of two sons of SewancProfessor of Latin and Creek William B.
Nauts, Richard Nauts served with the U.S.
Army Air Forces as a warrant officer during
World War II Hengeneral insurance a
golfer he qualified several tj
a titled
"Monkey Trial" of July 1925 in Daytor
Tenn. By a stroke of luck, he found himself
to H.L. Mencken, "in the midst of the single
>t publicized news story until Lindberg
William a Nauts Jrv C
e Federal Reserve Bar
n J. Cochrane Jr., C3hero; on October
Cochrane servi'i-l in VV.iHd V
Cochrane »
troops. He also se
in the late 1950s r
Liaison CommittcCommission. He i
Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the Purple
rented the Military
n the Atomic Energy
October 18, 1990. Dr. Atkinson was a gradi
ale of the University of Tennessee College i
Dentistry at Memphis. He served in the
ii-inlv nl tin -tjl._-j._-ntj] .i
Survivors include his v.
Atkinson of Belvidere, Tenn., two soi
daughter, and seven grandchildren.
September 27, 1990 A lifelong resident of
War II and a graduate of the University of
served on the boards of the Georgia I listori-
cal Society and the Augusta-RichmondCounty Museum A member of the Sons of
n Revolution as part of Ihe biccnten-
St. Luke's Anglican Chui
brother, Dr.J.Righton Robert:
Dr. James Cain Vardell Jr., C'43, noted
South Carolina physician; on July 22, 1990." hisM.D. degree
Ki. ...... id \.._r.i.njl I l.ispital and I'rov
I I.>-l>i...] jnd jss-.ni.ir attending phys..I SC Kiptisi ll.ispit.il lie w... ruvi
veteran of World War II and the Kuro.
tontlict A prufk-ssui i >t diriK'j] nu.\ii.-|i
the University of South Carolina Scho.
Medidne. he was also an active memb
Edward W. Carpenter, C'44, automobile
salesman; on October 21, 1990. A resident of
Delray Beach, Fla., since 1937, Mr. Carpenter
was a life member of the Antique Auiomo-
industrial claims for i
firm of Sharp, Rizk, Hart ai
active member of the Jacksonville Sew
University's Century II effort. His father, R.
IMorey Hart, C'34, was a past president of
.ugust 10, 1990. A graduate of AuburnUniversity, Canon Smith earned a master's
degree in speech from the University of
Divinity degree from the School of Theology.
He then taught in Arkansas and Missouri,
and in 1962 assumed the chaplaincy at the
Meredith, ihe first black student to enter the
university. He became Episcopal chaplain at
the University of Maryland 'in 1965 and was
Canon Smith chaired the Maryland advisory
committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commis-sion, 1965-1 973, and served as president of
the Episcopal Societv for Mimstrv in HigherEducation, 1979-1982. He is survived by his
wife, the Rev Elizabeth A Platz of College
Park, Md„ and three childi
Hugcr, C'72, on June 26, 1990. r-
native of Asheville, N.C.,
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
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« analyst with Macmillan Publishing
iny's International Division. Survivors
Include his mother, I
r, and one brother
ed the life and work of the late Bayly Turling
he Unwerstty of Ihe South from 1 950-1977. A tablet placed on the
It of All Samts' Chapel was dedicated to Dr. Turlington during the service by Chaplain
Samuel Lloyd. Present for the dedication, from left, were his daughter. Anne Bowman Butt, A75, fit
widow, Ann Appcrson Turlington Twutman, his son, Bayly f ielding Turlington, A'72,C76, and
Fielding's xoife, Becky.
THE NEWS
Volunteer firefighter Kathryn Dunbar combines her studies m religion
with saving lives. For a detailed account of the vital ivork of Sewanee
firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians, see pages 12-13.
Winter 1991
5/Special Collect!
THESEWANEENEWSPublished for the Alumni and Friends of The University of the South
After serving as dean of
the College of Arts andSciences during a de-
cade which witnessed important
changes for Sewanee, W. BrownPatterson has decided to return
to his full-time faculty position
in the Department of History.
Patterson, who will become afull-time faculty member in the
fall of 1991, cites his desire to
focus on teaching and scholar-
ship as the fundamental factor
in his decision. "I have a senseof accomplishment and feel that
the state of the university is ex-
cellent," he says. "1 am de-lighted with Sewanee's leader-
ship and believe my ten years as
dean have been an appropriate
length of time."
Patterson came to the Univer-sity as dean in 1980, havingbeen a history professor at
Davidson College for 17 years.
To the University he broughtimpressive academic creden-tials- A 1952 Sewanee graduate,he was a Rhodes Scholar at Ox-ford in 1953-55 and 1962-63. Hereceived B.A. and M.A. degreesin English from Oxford Univer- ,_
sity and an M.A. in English and a Ph.D. degrin history and religion from Harvard University.He also holds a master of divinity degree in the-ology and church history from the EpiscopalDivinity School.
While Patterson maintained close ties to theUniversity after graduating, he had not consid-ered returning to Sewanee until University offi-
cials in 1979 approached him with the prospectof becoming dean.
"I had come to the Medieval Colloquium ev-ery spring, and 1 had many friends here. I wasperfectly happy with that relationship,"
Patterson recalls as he sits in his Walsh-Ellettoffice. "So it was something totally new andunexpected when {then Vice-Chancellor andPresident] Bob Ayres talked to me about the pos-sibility of my coming here as dean. Once hebroached that idea, I began to think: All of theseyears I've spent in higher education might bevaluable at Sewanee. I came to feel that I had avocation for it."
When he arrived as dean, Patterson wantedto ensure that Sewanee would be prepared to
face the academic challenges and changes of anew era in higher education.
"My general goal has been to sustain the aca-
Spring 1991
After a Decade as Dean, Pattersonto Return to Full-Time Teaching
demic quality of the University and the Collegein particular in the way I had known it as a stu-dent and in the way I had seen it as an alum
"1 have worked to move that reputation, thatstandard of quality, into the future."
During his tenure as dean, he has helped theCollege forge ahead in several crucial areas. Hehas worked to increase faculty salaries to makeSewanee more competitive with comparableinstitutions, and he has encouraged faculty membersin their teaching and scholarly activities.
Since 1982, he has taken on the ambitious laskof revising the curriculum. The curriculum revi-sions, which have been discussed extensivelyand approved by faculty members and adminis-trators, will strengthen the undergraduate expe-rience for Sewanee students, Patterson believes.
"We've kept our emphasis on English, on for-
eign language, and on mathematics, and we'vedeveloped new courses in some areas, such ashistory, philosophy, and religion," he says.
"We've also strengthened the science require-ment. We felt that our students needed to knowmore about science—partly because of the soci-ety that they're going out to and partly becauseof the inherent value of the
anybody's education.
"Compared to any liberal arts
college I know, this [new core cur-
riculum] is an extensive and rigor-
ous set of requirements." The newcurriculum will take effect for
freshmen who enter the Univer-sity in the fall of 1991.
Patterson has also worked to
improve the quality of studentswho come to the University andtheir experiences when they arrive
on campus. "There has been majorprogress in admissions, with boththe number of applicants and the
quality of incoming students," hesays. "I strongly believe that the
faculty and the administration areworking together to address is-
sues which improve the quality of
the undergraduate experience.
"Among the positive changesin student life are a variety of newcourses and academic programs,more diversity on campus, and animproved social and cultural cli-
mate. Fraternities and sororities
are also looking at their responsi-
bilities more seriously."
Wee-Chancellorand President
Samuel R. Williamson says Patterson
.has had a rrujorirnpact on the Col-
lege, praising his leadershipand direction.
"Brown Patterson's tenure as dean has beentruly outstanding," says Williamson. "Under hisleadership the excellent academic tradition ofSewanee has been not only maintained but also
enhanced. The quality of our faculty and therigor of our instructional curriculum have neverbeen better.
"Improvements in faculty compensation, anemphasis on teaching, and a faculty engaged in
professional activities—field trips, symposia,research, publication, presentation of papers
—
have characterized Dean Patterson's term."
Williamson acknowledged Patterson's instru-mental role in the formation of the AssociatedColleges of the South, a consortium of nine lib-
eral arts colleges dedicated to excellence in un-dergraduate education. "Dean Patterson hasbeen a major force in higher education in ourregion and an outstanding representative of theUniversity. We are delighted he will remain anactive and essential member of the Sewanee
Indeed, Patterson stresses that he is not retir-
ing, but rather returning "to do (he things whichI've done for most ofmy career—teaching andscholarship."
Vice-Chancellor's Corner
THE SEWANEE NEWS
SEWANEE™Stephen E. Becker, Director of Public Relations
Robert Bradford, Editor
H.W. "Yogi" Anderson III, C72, Alumni Editor
Mary E. Henry, C'93, Class Notes Editor
Associated Alumni Officers
Robert N. Rust III, C61, President
N. Pendleton Rogers, C72, Via President for Planned Gim
John W. Tonisscn, Jr., C70, National Chairman (or Annual
Bizabeth McDonough Howick, C81, Vice President for
Admissions
The Rev. Dwight Ogier, Jr., C64, Vkt President for Regioi
The Rev. Henry N. Parsley, Jr., C70, Vice President
for Church Relations
The Rev. Robert S. Creamer, T71, Vice President for the
School of Theology
H.W. "Yogi" Anderson III, C72, Executive Director
The Sewanee News (ISSN 0037-3044) is published quarterly
by the University of the South, including the College of Arts
and Sciences and the School of Theology, and is distributed
without charge to alumni, parents, faculty, and friends of the
University. Third class postage is paid at Sewanee, Tennes-
see, and additional mailing offices. Copyright ©1991 The
Sewanee News. All rights reserved. Postmaster. Send address
changes to Research and Records, Office of University
Relations, University of the South, Sewanee, TN 37375-4004.
We are anxious to keep tuition
increases as low as possible;
the endowment income is
increasing, but not at a rate fast
enough to match the amounts
needed for financial aid
Since theik kjunuahun in the Middle
colleges and universities have supported
promising student:
seeking to attend. From the start this has also
been true of the
ty of the
South. Many of the
earliest gifts to
Sewanee
financial aid to
needy and merito-
students. The
through this cen-
tury, and the recent
Century II Cam-paign has added
substantially to the
funds available for
scholarships and
financial aid. There are now 150 named scholar-
ship funds for the College and 111 for the School
of Theology. As a university, we can be proud of
this record.
During the decade of the 1980s, as federal
financial aid has levelled off, the University has
devoted an increasing portion of its general
endowment and tuition income to scholarships.
The amount now reaches $4,825,000 for the 1990-
91 budget year and represents 16 percent of the
budget; this compares with $1,440,000 in 1981-82
and 9 percent of the budget in that year. Our
ability to increase the funding of financial aid
directly from the success of the Century II
Campaign.
All of this is placing a severe strain on the
University's finances. We are anxious to keep
as possible; the endow-
ment income is increasing, but not at a rate fast
enough to match the amounts needed for finan-
cial aid; the federal government remains unre-
sponsive to the need for increases in support for
students at the collegiate level; and the next
capital campaign is months away. More disturb-
ing is the fact that many friends of Sewanee feel
beginning to be less attractive to appli-
cants who come from middle income families.
While we are seeking to provide these students
with more direct grants next year, as opposed to
loans, we probably will not have enough funds
to do as much as we would like.
Throughout this year the faculty, administra-
tion, and the Board of Regents have wrestled
with these issues. We will continue to do so. As
always, our goal is to attract good students to
Sewanee from our traditional constituencies, as
well as newer ones, and to assure them a quality
education. Our goal for the seminary is to do the
same and to that end many parishes and dio-
ceses have been increasingly supportive through
their 1 percent funds for theological education.
We will consider a series of options for possible
changes at a later date, including the use of more
grant awards to middle income families, more
local work-study awards, an insistent set of
appeals to foundations, and direct efforts with
the Congress and the government to give more
support for student financial aid.
The good news this year is that our freshman
applications are up slightly at a time when manycolleges are seeing theirs decline. Our ap-
Iplications for
the Wilkins
awards with
their half-
tuition grants
percent. And,
venture,
Sewaneeclubs in three
cities are
awarding
alumni schol-
arships of
,000 to students to attend the University. All of
this should help maintain our overall student
enrollment and relieve some of the annual
pressures on the budget.
The longer-term solution to the pressure of
keeping college costs down will involve effi-
ciency and productivity by the University, an
aggressive search for more endowment funds,
and what we hope will be a change in attitudes
toward higher education at the federal level. In
the meantime, please know how much we ap-
preciate your support of the University through
a host of activities, including the Annual Fund
and generous gifts to the endowment. We want
to be able to continue to facilitate students com-
ing to Sewanee; your help now and in the future
will help assure that.
On the Mountain
John Frederick Nim
Nims ReceivesAiken-Taylor AwardProfessor John Frederick
Nims, a distinguished
man of letters, wasawarded the 1991
Aiken-Taylor prize for
modem American po-
etry by The Sewanee
Review.
Nims, a midwest-erner educated at the
University of Notre
Dame and the Univer-
sity of Chicago, received
the $10,000 prize from Vice-Chancellor
Williamson during the Easter Convocation
ceremony.
Nims' many publications include collections
of poetry, translations of classic writers ancient
and modem, anthologies and textbooks. He has
been associated with the city of Chicago for
most of his mature life, and his teaching posts
have included lengthy stays at the University of
Notre Dame, the University of Illinois, and the
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. He has
put in shorter stints at Harvard University, the
Bread Loaf School of English, and Williams
College. In addition Nims was twice a Fulbright
lecturer, each time in Italy; and he was visiting
professor of American Studies at the University
of Madrid.
Long affiliated with Poetry Magazine, Nimsis its editor from 1978-84. Included among
Nims' many honors are the Harriet MonroeMemorial Prize and the Levinson Prize, grants
from the National Endowment for the Arts and
the American Academy, and the Brandeis Uni-
versity Creative Arts Award.
He has been a contributor to The Sewanee
Review for 35 years, and his poetry has regularly
appeared in the magazine during that time.
Portions of his latest work, a selection of son-
nets, will be published in the spring issue.
Professor Nims' most recent books are The
Six-Cornered Snowflake and Other Poems (NewDirections, 1990), and Zany in Denim (just re-
leased by the University of Arkansas Press). The
University of Arkansas Press has also reissued a
revised edition of his durable anthology Poems
in Translation: Sappho to Valery.
The Aiken-Taylor Award for modern Ameri-
can poetry, awarded for the work of a substan-
tial and distinguished career, was established
through a bequest made to The Sewanee Review
and the University by Dr. K.P.A. Taylor. Dr.
Taylor, a physician who was the younger brother
of Conrad Aiken, was a respected amateur poet.
Taylor's poetry appeared in The Sewanee Review
and many other leading quarterlies.
The recipient is selected each year by a panel
of distinguished critics and poets. Previous ^winners are Howard Nemerov, Richard Wilbur,..,
Anthony Hecht,and W.S. Merwin.
Books at the Touchof a Button
With the
catalog automa-
tion system.
Packard computer and
the Virginia Tech Library System (VTLS), library
patrons are able to utilize more efficient search-
ing features in addition to locating books by
computer. The online catalog also enables users
who know only a few words in a book title to
call up a list of all titles containing those words.
Six public access terminals are located in front
of the reference desk on the library's main floor,
with two on the third floor in the library of the
School of Theology. On the main floor, one workstation accommodates handicapped patrons.
The project's automated circulation compo-
nent, which allows for computerized check-out
and record keeping, is now in operation, with
the acquisitions automation phase and the
serials phase set to begin on July 1, 1991, and
January 1, 1992, respectively.
Summer Science Center Begins this YearStudents and teachers from both Franklin and
Grundy county school systems will have an
opportunity to put the fun back into science
education by participating in Sewanee's Sum-
mer Science Center on July 22 - August 2. Forty
rising seventh grade students and 10 math and
science teachers of grades 5 through 8 will be
selected to participate in this year's pilot
program.
The hands-on woikshop, designed to encour-
age intellectually stimulating and enjoyable
science activities, will begin with a week of
planning and preparation for teachers. The
second week will bring together students and
teachers for exploration of the learning process
and methods of instruction. Each class in the
workshop will be taught by a team of two or
three teachers and a University science profes-
"We hope to help teachers find new ways in
which to improve science instruction in their
classrooms. Students at the summer science
center will have the opportunity to learn in an
innovative and informative way," said Dr.
Sherwood Ebey, director of the Sewanee Sum-
mer Science Center.
The program, which is supported by the
University of the South, Franklin and Grundy
county school systems, Title II funding through
the Tennessee Department of Education, and
Franklin and Grundy county business owners
and citizens, will provide a $500 stipend to
teachers selected to participate.
"We expect teachers to return to their class-
rooms with a renewed sense of excitement and a
variety of new ways to introduce science to their
students. We expect students to return to those
classrooms with a new interest in their science
classes," Ebey said.
The pilot program, which includes explora-
tion of and exposure to innovation in science
education, has been designed to continue for
three to four years, with statewide participation
increasing each summer.
In conjunction with the Sewanee SummerScience Center, the University is sponsoring
several workshops, lectures and education-
related events this spring.
"At Sewanee, we feel this area of concentra-
tion is extremely important to today's teachers
and students. Our 'Focus on Science Education'
presentations will bring to campus those profes-
sionals who are on the cutting edge of develop-
ments and innovation in science education,"
Sewanee Summer SeminarOffers Intriguing ProgramsThe 1991 Sewanee Summer Seminar will allow
alumni and friends to participate in a wide
range of programs—from analyzing the Bill of
the Rights to discussing the moral worth of
endangered species.
The first session of the summer seminar will
run from June 23-29; the second session will run
from July 7-13.
The program includes five segments. Dr.
Robert Keele, professor of political science, will
teach 'The Bill of Rights at 200 Years." Dr. James
Peters, assistant professor of philosophy, will
lecture "On the Moral Worth of Endangered
Species." Dr. Brandreth Potter, associate profes-
sor of geology, will discuss "The quake that
never happened and the quake that will: The Big
One—when?" Dr. Ansel Sharp, professor of
economics, will analyze "Federal Budget Defi-
cits: 'A Crisis or a Misunderstanding?" And Dr.
Edwin Stirling, professor of English, will teach
"Traditional Sanctity and Loveliness': W.B.
Yeats and the Irish Ascendency."
The seminar, now in its sixteenth year, en-
courages participants to rediscover the excite-
ment of ideas, presented and exchanged in an
informal setting, according to Stirling, director
of the seminar.
The cost is $325 per adult participant and
$210 per dependent. For information and reser-
vations about the seminar, write: Dr. Edwin
Stirling, Department of English, University of
the South, Sewanee, TN 37375; or call (615) 598-
1483.
Alumni Affairs THE SEWANEENEWS
Sewanee Clubs Reach Across the Country
From Anchorage to New York City, Sewanee Clubs give alum
chance to share their common experiences. "Sewanee Clubs a
an excellent network for alumni," says Yogi Anderson
director of the Associated Alumni. "They provide Sewanee
graduates with a wide range of opportunities—from relaxing
receptions to engaging forums." If you'd like to learn about the
activities of your Sewanee Club, contact your club president.
Sewanee Club PresidentsDelta
AlaskaTom Tierney
2435 Chilligan Drive
Anchorage, AK 99517Greater Louisville
Arkansas James F Wilson
Claibourne W. Patty, Jr.33°° G™u^ [*™
-,, ,,,:, iniiLouisville, IO 4U.H
Baton RougeRobert Holloway5700 Sandalwood Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 7
Gene T. Price
19 Honeysuckle LaneBirmingham, AL 35213
BostonValerie Tarver
79 Oak Street #108Ashland, MA 01721
Central Florida
David T. Parker
120 East Marks Street #200
Orlando, FL 32803
Central KentuckyLisa Underwood31 •} Hxhd.iv RoadLexington, KY 40502
Central MississippiDavid M.Walters1632 Lockwood AvenueJackson. MS 39211
Central South Carolina
Clif Kitchens
1704 Phelps Street
Columbia, SC 29205
Charlotte
Henry M. Gass III
2427 Mechlenburg AvenueCharlotte, NC 28205
ChattanoogaJames A. King III
117 Highland AvenueLookout Mountain, TN 37350
ChicagoWaring Webb1210 Gilbert AvenueDowners Grove, IL 60515
Coastal Carolina
W. Clark Hanger#4 Montagu Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Texas Gulf Coast (Housti
Charles Miller
2701 Revere Street, S193
Houston, TX 77098
Jacksonville
Thomas S. Edwards, Jr.
1436 Avondale AvenueJacksonville, FL 32205
KnoxvilleWilliam A. Simms7608 Sabre Drive
Knoxville, TN 37919
Tabitha Katherine Franc
6965 Bain Tree CoveMemphis, TN 38119
Middle GeorgiaBen T.Willis, Jr.
2814 Vineville AvenueMacon, GA 31204
Nashville
John Morrissey
3100 Dudley AvenueNashville, TN 37212
New OrleansMichael C. McLain8228 Sycamore Place
New Orleans, LA 70118
Greater New YorkDebora Allen Guthrie
929 Park Avenue, No 1
New York, NY 10019
PensacolaKeith L. Bell
1717 North 11th AvenuePensacola, FL 32503
Piedmont Area (N.C.)
Dan Ahlport108 Hawkins DriveGreensboro, NC 27410
James H.Booker, Jr.
511 East 9th Street
Rome, GA 30161
San AntonioSam Bold rick
427 Evans Avenue
San Francisco
Ronald B. Caballero
892 Lombard Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Seattle
James L. Varnell
18150 Marine View Drive, SWSeattle, WA 98166
SewaneeSteven Blount
5340 Georgia Crossing RoadCowan, TN 37318
Spartanburg
Jay Wakefield915 Brentwood Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29302
Tampa Bay AreaLinda MacDonatd Scarritt
2113 Hills AvenueTampa, FL 33606
Tennessee Valley
J. Wesley Clayton
3 Cruise Alley
Huntsville, AL 35801
Triangle Area (NC)Brian W. Dowling1649 Sutton Drive
Raleigh, NC 27605
West Palm BeachHerbert C. Gibson6309 Washington RoadWest Palm Beach, FL 33405
ALUMN T03M»1by Robert Rust, C'61
President, Associated Alumni
Since the last publica-
tion of the Sewanee
News, one of the most
remarkable wars in
recorded history has
occurred. While I
confess to an awe(mixed with somepride) of the manner
in which our armed*
i forces and the coali-
tion forces conducted the campaign, these feel-
ings are intensely mitigated by one single fact:
the loss of William T. "Tom" Costen, C'85. I did
not know Tom, yet I feel a strong bond with him.
It is a bond that is tied to his, yours and mySewanee experience. Hence, on behalf of the
men and women who have partaken of the same
experience, I express a deep sorrow for his death
to Tom's mom, dad, family, and those of you
who knew him as your friend. I also offer our
common gratitude for his witness to all of us; a
life cut short, but exemplary of the "ought" (to
be) for those of us with a life left to live.
Lesser, but important sacrifices have been
made by many other Sewanee people in the
Desert Shield/Storm operation, including stu-
dents, staff and Sewanee residents. While I'm
not suggesting that these sacrifices are to be held
in any higher esteem than those of countless
other Americans, I am saying that they deserve
the recognition and thanks of the entire Sewanee
Within this context, 1 find it hard to turn to
more mundane alumni matters. Therefore, I'll be
brief. There is one message I want to deliver,
which is that each of us needs to be instrumental
in having at least three qualified people apply
for admission to Sewanee every year that re-
mains in the decade of the 1990s. Lobby your
bishop, your rector, your parish, your school
district superintendent, your high school coun-
selor, and every good private and public organi-
zation in your community to promote what
Sewanee has to offer.
Ranked as a national liberal arts institution,
Sewanee is facing a major challenge in compet-
ing for students out of a shrinking pool of quali-
fied candidates. The one element common to the
institutions with which we compete for students
is that their alumni body is actively involved in
identifying and recruiting applicants. We, the
alumni of Sewanee need match, and indeed,
surpass the efforts of alumni at comparable
universities in the recruiting process. I ask you
to join me in personally making this a high
priority and committing the time and energy to
getting at least three qualified young people to
apply to Sewanee for the 1992-93 6chool year
and every year hereafter of the decade.
Alumni Affairs
Attorney, teacher, and two bishops receive honorary degrees
A prominent Memphis attorney, a nationally
recognized African-American educator, and tw
Episcopal bishops received honorary degrees
during Easter convocation.
Charles Metcalf Crump, a senior partner in
the firm of Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Max-
well, has been a
practicing
attorney in
Memphis since
1937.
He earned
his B.A. in 1934
from Rhodes
College andreceived his law
degree from the
University of
Virginia in 1937.
He was a
member of the
Tennessee
House of Repre-
sentatives from 1939-43 and secretary to the
Shelby County Democratic Executive Commit-
tee from 1938-1950. He is director emeritus and
secretary of Sovran Bank in Memphis and direc-
tor and assistant secretary of Ripley Industries,
Inc.
Crump, a member of the Episcopal Church, is
chancellor of the Diocese of West Tennessee. Hewas vice-chancellor of the Diocese of Tennessee
from 1977-82 and has attended the church's
General Convention since 1958.
He is included in Who's Who of the South
and Southwest and has an extensive community
service history, serving as a member of the
Memphis Volunteers for Youth Counseling,
Memphis Chamber of Commerce, and the Mem-phis chapter of the U.S. China Peoples Friend-
ship Association.
Crump married Diana Temple Wallace in
1940. They have three sons, Charles Metcalf
Crump Jr., Philip Hugh Wallace Crump, and
Stephen Beard Crump, and two grandsons.
Ruby Middleton Forsythe has dedicated her
life to the chil-
dren of Holy
Cross-Faith
Memorial
Episcopal
School, in
Pawleys Island,
S.C., since
arriving there
as a teacher in
1938. Today, she
continues to
teach, in addi-
tion to serving
as the school's
principal, a
position she has
held since 1974.
Forsythe began as a student at Charleston's
Avery Institution in 1919 and graduated in 1923.
She earned her B.S. in Elementary Education by
(tending summer school sessions at South
Carolina State College from 1932-56, and com-
pleted graduate courses there in the summers of
1963 and 1964.
Her accomplishments in the field of educa-
n have been featured on Sixty Minnies and in
Newsweek magazine.
In 1988 she received honorary degrees from
Withrop College in Rock Hill, S.C., and South
Carolina State College in Orangeburg.
The RL Reverend Robert Jefferson
Hargrove,
bishop of the
Diocese of
Western Louisi-
crated at St.
Marks' Episco-
pal Church,
Shreveport. La.,
by the MostRev. Edmond L.
Browning,
presiding
bishop of the
Episcopal
Church, on July
8, 1989. He wasinstalled as the second bishop of the Diocese of
Western Louisiana at St. Mark's on July 7, 1990.
When elected bishop coadjutor on March 13,
1989, Hargrove was rector of the Church of the
Ascension, Lafayette, La. Prior to his term at the
Church of the Ascension, Bishop Hargrove was
rector of Monroe's Grace Church in the Diocese
of Western Louisiana.
He received a bachelor's degree from
Georgetown College of Kentucky in 1959, and a
bachelor of divinity and master of divinity
degrees from Central Baptist Theological Semi-
nary of Kansas City, Kan., in 1965 and 1972.
In 1966 he was confirmed in the Episcopal
Church and entered Seabury Western Theologi-
cal Seminary.
An ordained deacon and priest in the Episco-
pal Church since 1967, Bishop Hargrove has
served as assistant to the dean and as priest-in-
chargeof Trinity Cathedral, Davenport, Iowa; as
associate rector and youth minister of Holy
Trinity Church, West Palm Beach, Fla.; as rector
of St. Andrew's Parish, Grand Prairie, Texas, and
as rector of Grace Church, Madison, Wis. Healso served as canon to the ordinary in the Dio-
cese of Dallas, Texas.
Bishop Hargrove has served as a deputy to
three General Conventions and has served in
various diocesan positions and on numerous
diocesan committees with a continuing commit-
ment to evangelism, stewardship, Cursillo, and
other renewal movements.
He has been married to Linda Sprankle
Hargrove for 31 years. They have three sons,
Robert III, Timothy and Jonathan.
The Rt Reverend Edward L. Salmon Jr. was
elected bishop of South Carolina on September
9, 1989. He was ordained deacon in June of 1960
of the Board
and priest in
March of 1961
in the Diocese
of Arkansas.
Bishop
Salmon is presi-
dent of the
Episcopal-
Presbyterian
Foundation, the
Board of Trust-
ees of the Angli-
can Institute,
and the Thomp-
educarional
ministry of the
;se of Missouri, and Chai
of SPEAK, The Anglican Digest.
He earned a B.A. from the University of the
South in 1956 and a B.D. from Virginia Theologi-
cal Seminary in 1960.
Bishop Salmon has served a number of con-
gregations in Arkansas, including, St. Andrew's,
Rogers, St. James, Eureka Springs; St. Thomas,
Springdale; and Grace, Siloam Springs, as vicar.~
"/as rector of St. Paul's Fayetteville, Ark.,
before being called to the Church of St. Michael
nd St. George in Clayton, Mo.
He has been a trustee of the University of the
South since 1973 and has served on the Board of
Family and Children's Services of St. Louis;
Board of Episcopal Children's Home; Board of
Educational Center in St. Louis and President of
Boyland of Arkansas,
He married Louise F. Hack in 1972. They have
two children, Catherine and Edward L., III.
NewAlumni Directory
to be Printed in 1992
The Office of Alumni Relations has contracted
with Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company of
White Plains, N.Y,, to produce a new alumni
directory in the spring of 1992.
As part of the process of compiling informa-
tion for the directory, Harris will send question-
naires to Sewanee alumni in the fall of 1991.
Harris produces more than 2,500 alumni directo-
"The Sewanee directory will provide alumni
with up-to-date information about all known
graduates," says Yogi Anderson, executive
director of the Associated Alumni. "It will be an
important resource for the Sewanee family."
Developments THE SEWANEE I*
Charitable Gifts That Pay You Backby Marguerite T. SmithThe following is reprinted from MONEY Magazine by
spedal permission; ©1990, The Time Inc. Magazine
When it comes to helping others, Americans are
undeniably generous. Last year, according lo the
Independent Sector, a non-profit group that
studies trends in philanthropy, the average
household gave $734 to charity, up an inflation-
adjusted 20 percent over 1987. Many benevolent
spirits give much more, such as Kenneth
Schwartz, 64, a builder in Hollywood, Fla., and
his wife Maxine, 52, who give away about
$25,000 a year, or 10 percent of their gross in-
come. Explains Kenneth Schwartz: "By our
actions, we hope to teach our children to accept
their share of responsibility in the community."
Like the Schwartzes, most donors expect to
receive only the satisfaction that comes from
doing good—plus a tax write-off if they itemize
deductions. But increasing numbers of Ameri-
cans are discovering that with a little bit more
effort, they can make their gifts through chari-
table trusts and other relatively simple strategies
and get a much bigger tax payoff—and in some
cases collect income from the property they give
away. Says Philadelphia attorney Frederick J.
Gerhart: "People are starting to realize that they
can make a significant gift to charity without
lowering their standard of living." The trend is
evident coast to coast. At Pomona College in
Claremont, Calif., for example, donations to the
50-year-old- planned-giving program totaled $5.2
million last year, up 179 percent from 1985. Andat Boston University, more people have asked
about making gifts of real estate this year than in
the past 60 years. -
You don't have to be a Rockefeller or a Ford
to take advantage of these tactics either. For
instance, Indianapolis physician Dale Benson
and his wife Barbara, both 49, established a
charitable remainder unitrust in 1988 to benefit
Greenville College, which is their alma mater, as
well as the Community Health Network andMethodist Hospital. The Bensons contribute
$4,000 to the trust each year, giving them an
annual deduction of about $750, which will rise
as they grow older. Beginning in 1997, whenthree of their four children will have graduated
from college, the couple plan to boost their
contribution to $10,000 for each of nine years.
When they reach 65, they will begin drawingabout $14,400 from the trust annually, anamount based on their life expectancies. After
both die, the three charities will split whaf s
left— an expected $416,000. 'This arrangement
meets my needs exactly," says Dr. Benson. "I can
contribute an affordable amount each year, take
a tax deduction, collect income after I retire andget the satisfaction of helping three charitable
organizations that have had a strong positive
impact on my life."
Alas, unlike writing a check to your favorite
charity, setting up a trust isn't a do-it-yourself
project. You need an accountant, lawyer or
financial planner to advise you on the tax impli-
cations of charitable giving, and their fees can
1 planned gift from Charlotte Manigault led to the
range up to $1,500. If you decide to create a
trust, you will have to hire a lawyer to draw up
the trust agreement. Typical cost: $1,000 or more,
depending on the size of your gift and complex-
ity of the trust. To find qualified advisers, you
might ask a reputable charity for names.
When you meet with a tax adviser, first dis-
cuss how much you can afford to give to charity,
because you can't take back your gifts. The
techniques that we outline require as little as
$1,000, though you could give much more. Tax
law usually permits charitable deductions of as
much as 50 percent of your adjusted gross in-
come in any one year. You can, however, carry
forward amounts that exceed the limit anddeduct them on your tax returns over the next
five years.
You and your adviser should also discuss
what you might give. Often ifs best to donate
appreciated property such as stocks or real
estate. That way, because the recipient is tax-
exempt, no capital-gains tax is due when the
property is sold, and you get to take an incometax deduction for the full value of your cbntribu-
Make sure your tax adviser also looks into
whether your gift would force you to pay the
alternative minimum tax (AMT)—a flat 21 per-
cent in 1990, 24 percent thereafter—which is
intended to make sure that people with big
write-offs still pay their fair share of tax. Because
unrealized capital gains on gifts are counted in
computing the AMT, a sizeable donation—say,
one that resulted in a gain of $40,000 or morefrom someone with an AGI of $100,000—couldtrigger the tax. But the new tax law gives art
collectors a break. In 1991 only, donors who give
art or collectibles to museums may take anincome tax deduction equal to the object's fair
market value without incurring anAMT liabil-
ity.
Finally, your tax adviser can help you com-pensate your children or other heirs for the
portion of your legacy that you give to charity.
One option is life insurance for the amount that
you give away. Your heirs should take out the
policy on your life, but you could give themmoney to pay the premiums. Alternatively, if
you're uninsurable or the premium is too costly,
you can buy life insurance on one of your chil-
dren for the benefit of your grandchildren.
Once you've attended to those important
details, you're ready to select a strategy and
assume the role of Lord or Lady Bountiful. Thefollowing options are listed with those that
require the lowest minimum donations andstart-up fees.
Gift annuities. Donors with at least $1,000 to
give who want to collect income from their gift
should consider commission-free annuities
offered by many charitable organizations, in-
cluding the American Cancer Society, the Wil-
derness Society, and Catholic Relief Services.
Like annuities sold by insurance companies, gift
annuities pay you a fixed amount each year for
life. You may arrange for payments to start
immediately or at some time in the future, such
as after you retire. The longer you wait to col-
lect, the bigger your tax deduction will be. For
example, a 40-year-old who buys a gift annuity
that will start paying him income at age 65 can
write off 90 percent of the value of his gift. But a
65-year-old who buys an immediate annuity can
deduct only 45 percent of his donation. Typi-
cally, half of the income you receive is consid-
ered a return of principal and therefore isn't
taxable.
Don't bother shopping for the highest payout
because most charities use rates suggested bythe Committee on Gift Annuities, which repre-
sents more than 1,100 tax-exempt organizations.
One caveat: if your aim is to receive the highest
possible income, buy an annuity from an insur-
ance company and remember your favorite
charity in your will. A 60-year-old could collect
7 percent for life from a charity but 85 percent
or 9 percent from an insurance company, evenafter paying commissions.
Pooled-income funds. If you want to give at
least $5,000 and collect income from your gift,
consider making a contribution to one of these
funds, which are administered by colleges,
medical research centers, religious groups, andother tax-exempt organizations. Most charities
that offer these funds don't charge a fee whenyou make your initial contribution and permit
you to make additional gifts at any time.
You and any other beneficiaries you name,such as your spouse or a child, receive a propor-
tionate share of the fund's earnings for life; the
principal ultimately goes to the charity. Well-
naged pooled-income funds deliver returns
nparable to those of mutual funds with simi-
lar investment goals.
In addition, with a pooled-income fund you
et a tax deduction of 25 percent to 50 percent of
your donation, depending on your life expect-
ancy and the fund's recent earnings history—
a
higher return gives you a smaller write-off.
Older donors get larger write-offs than younger
ones because they can expect to collect income
for fewer years.
Before you contribute to a pooled-income
fund, ask the fund for its annual report, which
should include its investment results. "Somecharities produce abysmal returns of just 3
percent a year," warns Jim Corlett, a financial
planner for IDS Financial Services in Winston-
Salem, N.C. As a result, it's a good idea to com-
parison shop.
Charitable remainder trusts. These trusts
offer you an income tax deduction and lifetime
payouts but are suitable only for donations of
cash, securities of other property worth $50,000
or more. Start-up fees are also hefty: $1,000 to
$2,500 for an attorney to draw up a basic re-
mainder trust document. You can also expect to
ir annual appraisal, tax-retum preparation,
and possibly trustee fees of $500 to $700, which
the charity may pay.
There are two basic types of remainder trusts.
Annuity trusts pay you or someone you desig-
nate, such as your spouse or a child, a fixed
annual income for life or a specified period of up
to 20 years. After the recipient of the income
dies, the trust's assets go to the charity.
Unitrusts, on the other hand, shield the in-
come recipient from inflation. You can specify
that he or she collect a fixed percentage, usually
5 percent to 10 percent, of your trust's assets
annually. Or you can opt to have the trust pay
out the lesser of its annual income or a stated
percentage of its assets. After the income
recipient's death, the trust's principal goes to the
charity.
Because charities typically pay start-up and
administrative costs, most prefer unitrusts of
$100,000 or more. But it is possible to start one
with a much smaller initial donation and add to
it in subsequent years. Renaissance, a Carmel,
Ind. charitable-giving consulting firm, sets upand administers unitrusts as small as $2,000 for
an annual fee of $70 to $4,000, depending on the
size of the trust. In addition to your initial con-
tribution, you should intend to donate a total of
$50,000 or more over 20 years. For example,
Vivienne Gilbert, 46, a New York City tax attor-
ney, and her husband Charles, 53, a jewelry
designer, used Renaissance to set up a unitrust
last year that will eventually benefit New York
Law School, her alma mater. The Gilberts ini-
tially donated $2,000 and plan to kick in $250 a
month until they retire. Gilbert views her
unitrust as sort of a substitute IRA, since she
expects to take income from it after she retires.
Until then, she says, "I get to deduct a portion of
my gift (now 12.5 percent, but that will rise),
there's no annual limit on how much I can give,
and my trust's assets grow tax-free."
Charitable lead trusts. If your aim is to pre-
Developmentsserve $100,000 or more for your heirs and you
don't need income now, this trust may be right
for you. You place assets in the trust, and the
charity receives income from it until the trust
terminates at your death. At that time, the trust's
assets go to your heirs. You may get an income
tax deduction by setting up a charitable lead
trust, and you will be able to reduce, and maybeeven eliminate, gift or estate taxes on the prop-
erty that passes to your beneficiaries. Expect to
pay an attorney at least $2,500 to draw up the
trust document.
Life-Estate agreements. These arrangements
; the strategy of choice for homeowners whoive an immediate tax deduction and don't
need income. Here's how the agreement works:
You give your house to a charity with the under-
tanding that you will live there and pay prop-
erty taxes as well as maintenance and insurance
expenses until your death. You get a tax deduc-
tion based on the property's fair market value
and your life expectancy, which you can use to
offset up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross
income. If necessary, you can cany the deduc-
tion forward for five years. When the house is
sold after your death, the proceeds go to the
Sometimes you can even get more than a tax
break. Consider, for example, Florence Mauro,
86, a widow in Berrien Springs, Mich., whomanaged to tailor a life-estate agreement to meet
the needs of her extended family. Mauro gave
,
her five-bedroom home to nearby Andrews I
University in 1976 but retained the right to live
in it until she died. Thirteen years later, Mauro's
granddaughter Nancy Gerard's husband Greg
took a job at Andrews. The Gerards were having
difficulty finding an affordable place to live, so
Mauro asked the college to sell the house to the
couple. The Gerards paid $60,000 for it and nowlive there with Mauro and their two children,
Andrew, 4, and Allison, 2. Andrews used the
cash it received for the house to endow the
Charles and Florence Mauro Scholarship Fund.
Concludes Mauro: 'This has been an answer to
Bargain sales. You sell your property to a
college or other tax-exempt organization for less
than you could get on the open market and, as a
result, get an income tax deduction that offsets
your capital gain. You're most likely to interest a
charity in a bargain sale if your house can be
used for office space or you live in an area where
real estate prices have boomed. Conversely, you
can forget about this strategy if you own a
handyman's special in a depressed area. Even
charities occasionally tum down gifts.
For further information about any of the agreements
discussed in this article or about AMT and collectibles, please
contact the Office of Planned Giving at 1-800-379-1179, exl.
J.C Bradford& Co.
BrokerMakesInnovative Gift
A novel approach to generating a contribution
for a charitable cause has resulted in a major gift
to Sewanee.
James F. Gallivan, a partner with the Nash-
ville-based investment banking firm of J.C.
Bradford & Co., decided in December to contrib-
ute a day's worth of his brokerage commission
to a charitable cause that was named by one of
his clients.
"I invited my clients to send me their sugges-
tions on how the money should be spent," said
Gallivan. "From those suggestions I randomly
selected a client who is an alumna of the Univer-
sity of the South."
Tom Watson, vice president for university
relations at Sewanee, expressed his appreciation
for Gallivan's innovation and his contribution to
the University. "Mr. Gallivan's action sets an
excellent example for other businesses and
corporations to follow," Watson said. "We at
Sewanee are enormously pleased one of our
alumna named her alma mater as the recipient
of this generous gift."
J.C. Bradford & Co. has offices across the
Southeast and Ohio, employing more than 500
brokers serving more than 100,000 investors.
Jibby Tucker Retires
After 48 Years at Sewanee
Mary "Tibby"
Tucker, who served
as a receptionist in
the Office of Univer
sity Relations for 25
years and whoworked at Sewanee
for 48 years, retired
from the University
on February 28,
1991.
Tibby, as she is affectionately known by the
University community, worked in a wide range of
areas, from the supply store to the development
Tom Watson, vice president for university
relations, praised her commitment to the Univer-
sity. "Tibby is an institution at Sewanee," he said
Tax Provision Provides Break for Gifts of Art
During 1991, a revision of the tax code of 1986 permits this year only the donation of works of arts
and manuscripts to museums and libraries, including those housed and operated by colleges and
universities. This important temporary provision can benefit the University of the South through
contributions of manuscripts to the University Archives and Special Collections located in the Jessie
Ball duPont Library. Gifts of art work may also be made to the University Gallery for the perma-
nent collection. A fine arts building is included in Sewanee's plans for the immediate future, which
will provide for a substantial increase in gallery space. Essentially, this change will only affect gifts
made by taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax, which currently is pegged at 24 percent.
From July 16-28, some of the most
prominent writers in the country
will come to Sewanee to participate
as faculty members in the second
Sewanee Writers' Conference.
"I believe it is fair to say the
Sewanee Writers' Conference has
the most distinguished faculty of
any writers' conference in the
country," says Wyatt Prunty, a
Sewanee English professor whodirects the conference.
Twelve novelists, poets, and
playwrights will work with stu-
dents in this years' conference.
Ellen Douglas haspublished seven novels:
A Family's Affairs
(Houghton Mifflin,
1961—won the
Houghton Mifflin fel-
lowship), Black Cloud,
White Cloud (HoughtonMifflin, 1963), Where the
Dreams Cross
(Houghton Mifflin,
1968), Apostles of light
(Houghton Mifflin,
1973—a National BookAward finalist). The Rock Cried Out (HarcourtBrace Jovanovich, 1979), A Lifetime Burning(Houghton Mifflin, 1982), and Can't Quit YouBaby (Atheneum, 1988). She has contributed to
Harper's, Esquire, the New Yorker, and the NewRepublic, and a short story, "On the Lake," ap-peared in the O. Henrv collection of the best
stories for 1962. In 1989 she received the fiction
award for the body of her work from the Fellow-ship of Southern Writers.
Ernest Gaines is profes-
dence at the Universityof Southwestern Louisi-
ana. His publications
include Catherine Carmie(Atheneum, 1964), OfLove and Dust (The Dial
Press, 1967), Bloodline
(The Dial Press, 1968), ALong Day in November(The Dial Press, 1971),
The Autobiography ofMiss fane Pittman (TheDial Press, 1971 ), In My Father's House (Knopf,1978), and A Gathering of Old Men (Knopf, 1984).
Gaines's honors include grants from the Na-tional Endowment for the Arts and the
Guggenheim Foundation, and honorary degreesfrom Denison, Whittier, Bard, and Brown. TheAutobiography of Miss lane Pittman and A Gather-ing of Old Men were both made into films forCBS, and "The Sky is Gray" was included in theAmerican Short Story series done by PBS.
Marianne Gingher is
V j. the author of a novel,,. Bobby Rex's Greatest Hit
'£ (Atheneum, 1986), and
J- a collection of short
I stories, Teen Angel(Atheneum, 1988). Shehas published shortH fiction in many maga-
k
zines, including NorthAmerican Review, SouthCarolina Review, Carolina
Quarterly, Southern
Scholarship
W166rs'
mference
Review, Redbook, McCall's, and Seventeen. Herbook reviews frequently appear in the Washing-ton Post and the New York Times Book Review. Shehas been the recipient of two North CarolinaLiterary Fellowships, the Sir Walter RaleighAward for Fiction, and a PEN Syndicated Fiction
Award for a story that was recorded for NPR'sThe Sound of Writing. She has taught at the Uni-versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill andcurrently teaches at Hollins College in Roanoke, Va.
Emily Grosholz is
associate professor of
philosophy at the Penn-sylvania State Univer-sity, University Park.
Advisory editor andfrequent contributor to
the Hudson Review, shehas also contributedpoetry and criticism to
NERIBLQ, Poetry, Yale
Rcvicu), the New York
Times Book Review, andvarious other journals.
Her first book of poems,The River Painter, was published in 1984 by the
University of Illinois Press, and Princeton Uni-versity Press published Shores and Headlands in
1988. The Johns Hopkins University Press will
bring out her next collection in 1992. She hasrecently received a grant from the IngramMerrill Foundation and a GuggenheimFellowship.
nWendy Hammond holdsan M.F.A. from NewYork University's Dra-matic Writing Program,where she studied withTina Howe. Her playsinclude The Ghostman, W §7 ^ *~\Family Life: 3 Brutal
Comedies, Jersey City, Like
Ashes, and Julie Johnson.
Her plays have beenproduced regionally at
the Long Wharf Theatre,Salt Lake Acting Com-pany, Charlotte Rep, Playworks, and theStonehill Theatre Project. In New York City shehas had productions at the Second Stage, theActors Studio, and Home For ContemporaryTheatre and Art. Currently, she is writing ascreenplay. Drowning Creek, for Artemis Films.She received a 1988 Drama League Award, a1989 McKnight Fellowship for Playwriting, anda 1989-90 grant from the National Endowmentfor the Arts. Hammond has taught writingcourses at several colleges and in the prisonward of Bellevue Hospital.
\
Tina Howe is the au-thor of The Nest, Birth
and After Birth, Museum,The Art of Dining, Paint-
ing Churches, Coastal
Disturbances, and Ap-proaching Zanzibar.
These works premieredat the ActlV Theatre in
Provincetown, the LosAngeles Actors Theater,
the New YorkShakespeare Festival,
the Kennedy Center, and the Second Stage. Theycontinue to be produced throughout the countryand abroad. Miss Howe has received an ObieAward for Distinguished Playwriting (1983), anOuter Critics Circle Award (1983), a Rockefellergrant (1984), an NEA Fellowship (1985), aGuggenheim Fellowship (1990), and a Tonynomination for Best Play (1986-87). Her publica-tions from the Theater Communications Groupinclude Coastal Disturbances, Four Plays by TinaHowe and Approaching Zanzibar. She teaches thegraduate playwriting seminar at HunterCollege in New York.
Mark Jarmanistheauthor of four books of
poetry: The Black Riviera
(Wesleyan, 1990), Farand Away (Camegie-Mellon, 1985), The RoteWalker (Carnegie-
Mellon, 1981), andNorth Sea (Cleveland,
1978). He was co-
founder and editor of
the Reaper, a periodical
Review, Poetry, and the New Yorker. He r
poetry frequently for the Hudson Review and theGettysburg Review. His awards and honors in-
clude a Joseph Henry Jackson Award, two fel-
lowships from the National Endowment for theArts, and a Robert Frost Fellowship from theBread Loaf Writers' Conference. He is an associ-
ate professor of English at Vanderbilt University.In 1992 Story Line Press will publish his book-length narrative poem. Iris.
Donald Justice, a nativeFloridian, taught for
many years at Iowa andSyracuse Universitybefore joining the writ-
ing program at the
University of Florida at
Gainesville. He haswritten The SummerAnniversaries (Wesleyan, I
I960), Night Light
(Wesleyan, 1967), Depar-tures (Atheneum, 1973),
Selected Poems (Ath-eneum, 1979), Platonic Scripts (University ofMichigan Press, 1984), and The Sunset Maker(Atheneum, 1987). His honors and awards in-
clude fellowships from the Rockefeller, Ford,and Guggenheim foundations, and grants fromthe National Endowment for the Arts. In 1980,his Selected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize. ADonald Justice Reader is planned for publication
Margot Livesey grewup in Scotland and nowdivides her time be-
tween America andLondon. She has taughtat a number of Ameri-can universities and is
currently a visiting
professor at WilliamsCollege. She is the
author of a novel, Home-work (Viking, 1990) anda collection of stories,
Learning by Heart (Pen-guin, 1986). Recent stories have appeared in
Descant, the Gamut, and the Kenyon Review.
"Obituary" appeared in the New Press Anthology
of Best Canadian Short Fiction. She has beenawarded fellowships by the MassachusettsArtists' Foundation, the Pennsylvania ArtsFoundation, and the National Endowment for
the Arts.
Kent Nelson has pub-lished two novels. Cold
Wind River (Dodd, Mead,1981) and All Around MePeaceful (Delacorte/
Delta, 1989). A collec-
tion of short stories waspublished in the Uni-versity of Illinois Series
(1978). A winner of the
Balch prize from the
Virginia Quarterly Re-
view, Nelson has pub-lished stories in that
and other magazines.
Howard Nemerov is
Edward Mallinckrodt
| Distinguished Univer--ity Professor of English
t Washington Univer-ityinSt. Louis. A list of
his published workswould include several
novels and volumes of
criticism and nearly a
dozen books of poetrypreceding the 1977
. - WJ«*^^^V' Collected Poems of
&> IHoward Nemerov
Scholarship(University of Chicago Press). Chicago has
Ciblished four subsequent volumes: By Atbowitz's Pool (1979), Sentences (1980), Inside the
Onion (1984), and War Stories (1987). The Univer-sity of Missouri Press is republishing his novels.Nemerov has won many notable literary
awards, including the Levinson Prize fromPoetry magazine, a fellowship of the Academy ofAmerican Poets in 1971, the 1978 National BookAward, and the 1978 Pulitzer Prize. In 1987Nemerov was the first recipient of The SewaneeReview's Aiken-Taylor Prize. From 1988-90 hewas the American poet laureate.
Tim O'Brien is the
author of Going After
Cacciato (DelacortePress, 1978), which wonthe 1979 National BookAward in fiction, andThe Things They Carried
(Houghton Mifflin,
1990), which won the
Chicago Tribune Heart-land Award in fiction
and made the New YorkTimes Book Review list of
10 best books for 1990.
His other books are If I Die in a Combat Zone(Delacorte Press, 1973), Northern Lights
(Delacorte Press, 1975), and The Nuclear Age(Knopf, 1985). His stories have appeared in
Esquire, Harper's, Atlantic, Playboy, Granta,Gentleman's Quarterly, Ploughshares, and in sev-
eral editions of The O. Henry Prize Stories, ThePushcart Prize, and Best American Short Stories. In
1987 he received the National Magazine Awardfor his story "The Things They Carried," whichwas also included in Best American Short Stories
of the 1980s. He has been awarded fellowships
by the Guggenheim Foundation and the Na-tional Endowment for the Arts.
For an application form or for additional infor-
mation about the conference, please write
Sewanee Writers' Conference, 310 Saint Luke's
Hall, Sewanee, TN 37375, or call (615) 598-1141.
Williamson WritesBook on World War I
Vice-Chancellor Samuel R. Williamson's latest
book, Austria-Hungary and the Origins of The First
World War, has been published by England's
MacMillian Press and is being distributed in the
U.S. by St. Martin's Press of New York City.
A major rc-examination of Habsburg deci-
sion-making from 1912 to July 1914, the study in
Williamson's book argues that Austria-Hungaryand not Germany made the crucial decisions for
war in the summer of 1914. Based on extensive
new archival research, the book traces the
gradual militarization of Austro-Hungarianforeign policy during the Balkan Wars.
The disasters of those wars and the death of
the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir-appar-
ent and a force for peace in the monarchy, con-
vinced the Habsburg elite that only a waragainst Serbia would end the South Slav threat
to the monarchy's existence. Williamson also
describes Russia's assertive foreign policy after
1912 and stresses the unique linkages of domes-tic and foreign policy in almost every issue faced
by Habsburg statesmen.
An earlier study by Williamson, The Politics of
Grand Strategy: Britain and France Prepare for War,
1904-1914, was published by the Harvard Uni-
versity Press in 1969 and in 1970 won the GeorgeLouis Beer Prize of the American Historical
Association for the best book on international
history.
He has been published widely on the origins
of World War I and has served as a consultant to
the office of the Secretary of Defense (1974-76)
on a history of the Soviet-American arms com-petition. He was the American editor from 1974-
88 for the War and Society newsletter and is a
member of the International Institute for Strate-
gic Studies.
Goodstein Receives Kenan ChairDr. Anita Goodstein has been named the Wil-
liam R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History at the
University of the South in recognition of her
significant achievements in teaching and schol-
arship.
Goodstein, who received her B.A. from
Mount Holyoke College and her Ph.D. fromCornell University, began teaching at Sewaneein 1963. She became a full professor in 1977 andserved as chair of the history department from1975-79. She served as faculty trustee from1975 -81.
In addition to articles and chapters in numer-ous collections of historical essays, she has
published two books: Biography of a Businessman:
Henry Williams Sage, 1814-1897 and Nashville,
1780-1860: From Frontier to City, for which she
was awarded the Tennessee History BookAward by the Tennessee Library Association.
She was also awarded the 1990 Tennessee His-
torical Commission for having written "the best
Tennessee history published during the previous
year."
"Professor Goodstein's has helped introduce
a variety of new approaches in history — social
history and women's history in particular. She
continues to provide students with challenging,
stimulating, and immensely informative class-
room experiences," said Dr. Brown Patterson,
dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
The William R. Kenan Jr. Professorship wasendowed at Sewanee by The Kenan Charitable
Trust of New York City, N.Y., and Chapel Hill,
N.C., in 1980 to recognize an outstanding
teacher and scholar in any field of learning.
The two previous holders are Dr. Harry CYeatman, a widely known marine biologist, andDr. Robert W. Lundin, the author of several
books on personality and other areas of psychol-
ogy. Both are retired and continue to live in
Sewanee.
by Cheryl Peters
\/^~~y\ Radi* Malde will be the first one to
C*/f-*^ tell you that life is pretty much out
*S of control. Not his life specifically,
but life in general—yours and mine. "In
some ways life is like a random scattering
of papers, the cards just fall where they
will. 1 think it has to do with cause and
effect lo a large extent; one action deter-
mines 20 others," says Malde.
Malde, a member of Sewanee's art fac-
ulty who has earned international fame as a
photographer and sculptor, hasn't really
pursued success—the light perpetual just
seems to shine in his direction. While his
accomplishments conjure up visions of
profound prc-mcditation, it just isn't so.
"When it came lo choosing a college, I
just picked out six subjects with which 1 felt
comfortable—anthropology, photography,
social anthropology, typography and de-
sign, geography, and geology—and applied
to a different university in each subject.
There weren't any tantrums, or any wring-
ing of the hands, only waiting for the mail."
In his birthplace of Arusha in Tanzania,
Africa, Malde, whose grandparents were
natives of India, grew up in a household
teaming with creative activity. "My parents
are constantly bouncing around. They are
highly creative, crazy, dynamic people,"
Malde says. "When I was growing up, they
used to have the Indian classical music
equivalent of jam sessions in the living
room. I'd usually end up asleep on the
couch—just wanting to be part of it."
His parents left Africa in 1972 due to the
country's worsening political climate,
taking refuge with friends living in Spain.
Malde says his parents, who currently
reside in London, are excellent role modelsfor their three sons and credits them with muchof his creativity and happiness in life. Malde's
father is a photographer who was employed byAfrica's government and by U.S. film crews onlocation to produce such classics as "Bom Free,"
"Hatari," and "Elephant Walk." Malde's motherhas the distinction of being one of the world's
first open heart surgery patients.
While enrolled at an Episcopal boys boarding
school in Darjeeling, India, eight-year-old
Pradip began to explore his artistic talents, in
addition to learning a few lessons about the art
of teaching. It was at St. Paul's that Malde en-
countered "Bison," an art teacher who employedterroristic techniques in the classroom and wasnicknamed for his bison-like sounds of approval
or disapproval.
"One day shapes and colors just started com-ing into my mind, I had to put them on paper,
but was really scared of what 'Bison' would do.
He came by my desk and saw the painting,
which was an abstract. He made 'the sound' andcalled me to his desk—I was shaking because I
expected him to bash me on the head, but hedidn't. He handed me the art room keys andtold me I could set my own schedule. It was a
rare privilege and, from that moment on, he
ne as no one else had before."
Exploring the
Big PictureWith Pradip Malde
Cameras, artists, and creative expression were
common in Malde's childhood, but it was with
less than lofty, or even artistic, objectives, how-ever, that he first joined a camera club at the
Friends School, a coeducational Quaker high
school, south of Cambridge—which he selected
because it sounded "zany."
"Being a member of the advanced camera
club had lots of advantages. There were private
darkrooms, and if someone knocked on the dooryou could always say 'can't come in, I'm devel-
oping film.' Maybe I shouldn't admit that, but it
was lots of fun."
Malde, who earned a degree fromBournemouth College, south of England, says
he's never been very practical about career
goals. "At a very early age, however, I rememberwanting to be a teacher. I think I was attracted
by the theatrics, the idea of a captive audience."
At Bournemouth Malde developed a militant
attitude toward teaching. "1 had many less than
outstanding teachers there. I didn't want to
begin teaching straight out of college or to teach
something I didn't do all the time, which manyof them did. I only wanted to teach if I could doit extremely well."
Malde credits his former teachers, both goodand bad, with giving him a great deal of sensi-
tivity to his own students' feelings.
"I've always tried to establish a goodbalance between helping students
learn the fundamentals and allowing
them to express individuality. Toooften, teachers give students the feel-
ing that their work isn't good if it can't
be explained. That's not my philoso-
phy." ..
For a man unconcerned with con-
vention—he once worked as a relief
gardener at an alcoholic treatment
center to realize his dream of living in
Norway—Malde has achieved the type
of acclaim most artists spend lifetimes
pursuing. At 33, he has had more than
a dozen one-person showings, as manygroup showings, won two awardsfrom the Scottish Arts Council, andproduced photography programs for
the BBC. He has been a lecturer at
Napier Polytechnic in Edinburgh,
Scotland, and a visiting artist at
Scotland's Glasgow School of Art.
While living in Orkney, Scotland,
from 1981-84, Malde spent a great deal
of time doing his own work. "It is a
place that attracts many artists, and I
was able to get involved in manydifferent projects. "Orkney has the
oldest public library system in Scot-
land, with the oldest mobile library—
a
little Volkswagen bus—service in
Europe. They asked me to create anexhibition to celebrate their
tricentennial which was a very interest-
ing experience."
It was during his time in Orkneythat Malde, with University of
Manchester chemist Dr. Mike Ware,
revived the platinum printing process,
abandoned years ago due to difficulty
and high cost in favor of silver gelatin process-
ing. Many of Malde's most celebrated works,
including a collection titled Memory, Balance, and
Love, are printed with the process, which uses
uncoated paper to allow processing chemicals to
permeate the surface. The process gives a slight
shifting or blurred impression.
"With the help of a Scottish Arts Council
grant, I started working on the platinum process
in 1982. At that time I knew of only one other
person who was working with the technique in
Europe. Mike Ware and I started rehashing the
process and now more and more people are
doing it. We are proud to have revived the pro-
cess; ifs not that rare anymore."
By the end of 1984, Malde was teaching at
Scotland's Glasgow School of Art and had beenoffered a teaching position in Edinburgh
—
beginning in 1985. With the whimsical goal of
"blowing my savings before I started a new full-
time job," Malde made his first trip to the
United States. He visited Massachusetts, NewHampshire, California, Tennessee, Alabama, andLouisiana—just to mention six stops on Malde'smulti-state expedition.
Malde had grown up reading a Sears Roe-buck catalog and speaking English with a Texas
drawl—thanks to best friend Tom McMillian,
whose father was a Baptist missionary in Af-
rica—but even the most treasured of childhoodmemories hadn't prepared him for the experi-
ence of arriving in the United States.
"In a new environment, you don't take things
for granted the way you do when things are
familiar. I arrived in Boston and the moment I
set foot here, I felt completely at ease. I wantedto explore everything.
"I felt like I could open my spirit. It's different
in Europe; people are scared of being different.
Here you can say things like 'Wow, I feel so at
one with the world' without people looking at
you like you're crazy. From the time Americansare knee high, they are told 'you can be whatyou want to be.' You can be the president. I feel
very strongly that America is my home."Long-time friend Elizabeth Motlow, who lives
near Lynchburg, introduced Malde to Sewaneein 1987. While on an afternoon outing to cam-pus, Malde found his way to the art department,where he encountered Sewanee's then art de-partment chairman, Bill Wadley. The two kept in
touch, and after a return visit to Sewanee the
following year, Malde was offered a BrownFellowship at the University.
"Bill called me in Scotland and asked if I'd beinterested in teaching modem art and photogra-phy. It was the closest I've ever come to faint-
ing—Sewanee seemed so unreachable.
Suddenly, my dream of living in the UnitedStates was coming true."
Following his term as a Brown Fellow, Maldewas asked to remain for another semester as the
sabbatical leave replacement for Dr. EdwardCarlos, professor of fine arts. Upon Carlos'
return, Malde's status changed to that of a ten-
ure-track faculty member."From day one of arriving in Sewanee, I've
been happy, happy, happy. Students here don'tdress too creatively, but I love them. They are
encouraged to work closely with professors. I
love that contact; I think I've become addicted to
teaching. I'm just as addicted to teaching as I amto being an artist."
Malde seems to view most everything withan extremely clear, pure sense of purpose. Whenasked how he feels about his success, he re-
sponds quite differently than most who havereceived such significant professional attention.
"Success or failure in terms of one's life
should be measured by whether or not life hasbeen lived well. To live life happily and cre-
atively—now thafs success!
"I will feel successful when each of my stu-
dents feels that life is meaningful. I do every-
thing with that goal in mind—the rest is
secondary. I once heard that only 10 percent of
people are wide awake all the time, the other 90percent walk around asleep. I'd like to think I've
brought my students-into that 10 percentgroup."
Malde's students are mesmerized by his
presence; they gravitate to him. It is not unusualto hear a student decline spring break or a lei-
surely summer in favor of the opportunity to
collaborate on a project with Malde. It is obvi-ous, even to the most jaded of observers, that hegenuinely values each student as an individual.
"I think you can be an artist when you teach,
as well as when you are in the studio. The twoare so intertwined; I can't separate them withoutdiminishing myself as a human being. I hopethat I continue teaching for the rest of my life."
Most of us rarely take time to notice the
beauty around which Malde's world revolves,
so he does it for us. Images captured in his
photographs will mentally outlive even the
platinum paper on which they are printed. Thebeauty of his photography is not about tech-
nique, but about haunting reflections of life.
"Some of the most creative people in my life
have not been doers of great things. They havegrown fine plants in their back gardens or somesuch. Little things are the ones that matter.
That's what I'd like to help people realize."
—Cheryl Peters is assistant director ofpublic relations
Sewanee Roundtable THE SEWANEE NEWS
In the Aftermath of War:On March 12, Sewanee News Editor Robert
Bradford talked with four Sewanee professors
about the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War.
The professors—Susan Maneck, a historian whospecializes in the Middle East; Robin Gottfried,
an economist who focuses on environmental
and economic issues; Barclay Ward, a political
scientist whose area of expertise is arms control;
and Yasmeen Mohiuddin, an economist whoaddresses questions relating to international
economics and Third World countries—pro-
vided challenging and provocative analyses of
the conflict and what it will mean to the U.S. and
the world. Following is a transcript of that
discussion.
Sewanee News: Yesterday, as thousands of Ameri-
can troops came home, the turmoil in the Middle
East continued. Four Jewish women were
stabbed by a Palestinian attacker. Six Arabs were
killed in a gun battle with Israeli troops. SaddamHussein's army shelled rebel forces, killing
hundreds. These unsettling events highlight the ,
fact that the war is not over in the region. Whatpolitical, economic, and military issues must be
addressed if there is to be lasting peace and
stability in the Middle East?
Susan Maneck 1 would say first off the Palestin-
ian question has to be resolved. Secretary of
State Baker may be successful in mediating a
solution to that. But there's going to have to be a
national homeland for the Palestinian people. As
long as that issue is not resolved, the situation
will continue to be radicalized, and SaddamHusseins will continue to arise. We've got to
stop arming those countries. We've got to stop
supplying arms to all of those countries in the
Middle East and that includes Israel. Aside from
the oil-rich countries, most of those countries
can't afford those arms to begin with. Those
resources could be better put in other areas.
Now that's a very difficult and sticky issue
because aside from food, arms are the only
major export this country has anymore, and it
will hurt our economy very badly if we get out
of arming the Third World. . .
.
Finally, there has got to be
something done to resolve the
disparity between the have
and have not nations within
the Middle East. We have
small gulf states, like Kuwait,
oil rich, that were set up bythe western powers. . . .You've
got a situation where the bulk
of Arab peoples live in coun-
tries without that oil wealth
and a minority live in those
that have it. The Arab world
feels they're one peopli
have some difficulties <
these political division:
Yasmeen Mohiuddin: The point
about arms sales is very im-
portant because actually the
demand is much higher nowthan it was before. After the
technological superiority of
weapons has been estab-
lished, the demand from the
Arab countries and from other
Will V
think it has already been said
that there will not be an em-bargo. There will be selective
sales, which means except for
Iraq. I agree with Susan about
reducing the disparity amongrich and poor nations within
that area and also the dispar-
ity within these countries.
There are disparities within
Saudi Arabia, within Kuwait,
and 1 think one of the things
that's happened is that there is a demand for
more democratic processes. . . .there will also be
a demand for more equitable income distribu-
tion. Unfortunately, I see that security in the
region is a long way off.
Barclay Ward: I think the a
complex one, and it's certainly not an Americanproblem alone. It's related to the perceptions of
security or insecurity that countries have—in the
Middle East or anywhere else in the world. I see
the arms problem as a function of instability;
therefore, it certainly is important that we workon problems of regional instability at the sametime we work on arms control for the area. Youcan't really deal with arms control as an abstrac-
tion; it's not something that can be lifted out of a
political situation. As long as people perceive
themselves to be threatened or insecure, then
you're certainly going to have armaments. That
is really the principal cause for the demand. Andit really is a complex one. There are several
dimensions to this problem. One of them is
conventional arms'sales. But the other are the
weapons of mass destruction and the means to
deliver the weapons of mass destruction. This is
very, very hard to control because an embargofrom the United States would virtually do noth-
ing to control that—we are not even one of the
principal suppliers of these weapons in the
area You have to have a global regime for
the control of chemical weapons, which is ex-
tremely difficult to control. And a global regime,
which we already have, for nuclear weapons,
that works pretty well, but it doesn't workperfectly. And a global regime for ballistic mis-
siles. These all have to happen at the samethey time—they're all more or less dependent on the
h other. I do hope that if there's anything goodthat comes out of this experience if s a mobiliza-
tion of governmental will to be able to address
these questions and to put some kind of sub-
stance to at least the pronounced desire to con-
trol these weapons.
Sewanee News: This whole idea of a global re-
gime brings up President Bush's concept of a
new world order. He has talked about this newworld order, of countries coming together for a
common cause, for several months. Is there
indeed a new world order? How has this waraffected international relationships?
Robin Gottfried: It strikes me that people will
come together when they see a reason to do so.
It was very obvious in this case what the reason
was: they were very afraid of Middle East oil
being strangled by a person who they didn't
trust, and therefore affecting the rest of the
world. It's not clear necessarily that when youdon't have quite as dramatic an incident that
people will decide to come together to deal will
these issues. Political will, as we've seen in our
D all of those c nlhe
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Four Sewanee Perspectivescountry, is a function of the degree of crisis. The
question is whether that sense of crisis will hold
over in this latter period and we'll still have the
will to follow through.
Ward: I think it's a question of seeing whafsgoing to develop. There is something that's
different. Actually, we were talking about the
new world order in my international politics
seminar yesterday. It wasn't actually clear to us
whether there was a world order and the newwas the new part or whether there actually wassomething new. And I don't think we're going to
know for a long time. But if you look at this
particular crisis you can find some elements that
might, in fact, be new. And they have less to do
with substance than they have to do with the
method of proceeding. I think it's significant, as
Robin said, that countries recognized a commoninterest in this particular incident. And they
went through various motions in the United
Nations acting on that common interest. It wasreally at least partially an exercise in collective
security. And presumably the new world order
results from the diminishing of the Cold War,
which opens up possibilities of cooperation with
Eastern European countries that we have not
seen before. . . .My feeling is the jury will be out
on whether there is a new world order; we'll
have to see how we handle other issues. And if
we can go through the same motions of finding
common interests and collective interests and if
we act collectively, such as through the United
Nations, then that might be the new part.
Mohiuddin: The question also is: Which world? Is
it just the Western world? How do we incorpo-
rate the desire of the Third World? What is their
reaction? And, of course, what has happened is
the U.S. has emerged as victorious. And it is
held in awe. There is not necessarily a great
liking for the U.S. in the Third World. The per-
ceptions there might be different. Ultimately, the
new world order, even with the very dominant
role of the U.S., still depends on cooperation,
even by much less powerful countries.
Ward: I think v have to note also that even the
Western powers are acting
differently than they have
before. More and more the
European Community is act-
ing as a representative of the
Europeans Even the struc-
tures are changing, even
within the West. But certainly
they're changing between the
West and the East. The ques-
tion of the Third World is
another dimension to that.
Maneck: I would say that from
the viewpoint of the Third
World it looks very much like
the old world order. It seems
to me that what has changed is
the kind of bifurcation that
followed immediately after
World War II. But the bifurca-
tion itself has not changed.
Before the world was bifur-
cated between the capitalist
countries and the communistcountries, the Third World
actually had a certain advan-
tage in that it could play off
both sides against each, and
therefore get things that it
needed out of the Soviet bloc
or the U.S. bloc. It can't play
that game anymore, so nowit's at a disadvantage that it
wasn't at before. It seems to
me that the bifurcation nowdoes occur between what's
sometimes called developed
and undeveloped [coun-
Robin Gottfried: "The long-run solution
being the world's policeman, or at least
tries] Interestingly enough, what's coming to
represent the undeveloped world is Islam, andwhat I see is that Americans and the West are
having a perception of Islam that previously
they had of communism—a tendency to stereo-
"My feeling is the jury will
be out on whether there is
a new world order; we'll
have to see how we handle
other issues."
Barclay Ward
type, a tendency to block all of those people into
one monolithic group. One constantly hears this
through the media, and the media is constantly
promoting this. Thafs what I find is not very
new about this new world order at all.
Gottfried: Something else to take into account is
the movement into regional Lrading blocks. TheEC is now really propelling many areas into
integration. For instance, we're talking now not
only about a North American trading block,
which is a very real possibility with Mexico and
Canada already on line, but also expanding that
into the southern hemisphere. Other areas are
seriously looking at economic integration once
more—the whole drive that had stalled out is
now picking up again. And ifs self-defense
basically. There will be different sets of per-
ceived interests, and perhaps, after awhile, there
will be modalities for group action which wedidn't have before. Now that's further down the
road. But we could see the same sort of fledgling
enterprises as we see going on in the EC. . . -As
people start seeing their self interest being
linked up out of necessity with one another, that
has real potential. It may not be the new world
order that Bush envisioned at all; it could be
radically different, but nevertheless new.
Sewanee News: Lef s move from the new order to
the old order of things. Has this conflict solidi-
fied the United States' role as a world security
force, as a world policeman. What are the impli-
cations at home and abroad of the U.S. role as a
world policeman? Is this the role of this country
forever?
Maneck: I hope not. That is indeed one of the old
parts of it. We are continuing to see ourselves as
the policeman of the world. The pax Americana
part of this is not very new at all. And, in fact,
quite dangerous. The military actions which
were taken by the U.S. just prior to this latest
leans somehow getting ourselves out of
beingable to share that responsibility with others."
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action were in violation of many of the same
international laws which we were accusing
Saddam of having violated. And we can't con-
tinue to play the hypocrite if we are going to do
all of this kind of thing. If we're going to say wehave the right to move and act on behalf of the
United Nations, then there can't be anymore
Grenadas, there can't be anymore Panamas. Wecan't simply interfere in any country at the point
where the/re doing things that we don't like.
This particular action was unique in that it had
the approval of the U.N. Security Council and
that apparently the rest of the world was sup-
posed to pay the bulk of the bill. . . Jf we're truly
going to have a new world order, then it seems
to me we need to begin to put our energies
toward seeing to it that the United Nations itself
has a military large enough and strong enough
that ifs able to act on that behalf, which maymean a military larger than that of the VS.
Ward: A couple of points strike me that Susan
touched on. I think there is a need for people in
this country not to take as a lesson of the war in
the Persian Gulf that a military solution is a
fantastic way to resolve issues which might very
well be resolved in some other manner. . . .There
might be a popular feeling that military solu-
tions are quick if not spectacular, and thafs a
road which we ought to go down. I think that
it's worthwhile to be sensitive to the fact that
that may be the wrong lesson to be learned. The
other point is the fact that probably a military
role of some sort is unavoidable for the United
Slates- 1 may be a minority of one here. But it is
simply the case that in the Persian Gulf the
United States pressed itself into the region, but
there was some degree of encouragement from
the region to do that. It's not unlikely that this
will happen at some later point. And the ques-
tion, then, is in what manner would that take
place? Would it be bound by some form of
collective action?
Gottfried: There's a cost to this. If we're to play
the role of international policeman under what-
ever aegis that might be, then it presumes that
we have an economy that will support it. We're
at an incredible disadvantage and a growing
disadvantage internationally because we're not
putting money into education. We're having a
growing bifurcation in our own society which
could lead to more instability. And unless wereally take the bull by the horns and put technol-
ogy to use for things that we can sell other than
arms, we'll be at a competitive disadvantage. Weshould take that same technological drive and
put it toward products that people want and
learn how to market aggressively in other coun-
tries. Thafs necessary for us to support any sort
of military operation; otherwise, over time we'll
find ourselves very powerful militarily like the
Soviet Union but very weakeconomically. The long-run
solution means somehowgetting ourselves out of being
j*l the world's policeman, or at
least being abie to share that
responsibility with others.
Look at Germany and Japan
—
they have a wonderful advan-
tage, and who do they turn to
but us to do that sort of work?
But they don't have to foot the
bill in the ongoing sense of
maintaining a standing army,
which is very expensive.
Mohiuddirv Whenever I loo!: at
the declining U.S. competitive-
ness vis a vis Japan and also to
a certain extent Germany, I
have often asked myself: Wholost in the second World War?Did Japan really lose? Ourcompetitiveness is going
down. One of the structured
sion has been the war. We have
to give a greater emphasis onother problems.
And if we want to be particu-
lar on principles, then we also
"Y ~y have to see which regimes weare supporting. Is it democracy
we are supporting? Those
issues have to be clear. The
Kuwaiti regime and the Saudi
Arabian regimes arc neither
democratic nor popular in the
Muslim world.
Ward: I think it has to be acknowledged that in
any given moment when we're facing a situa-
tion, you sometimes don't have perfect choices,
that sometimes your choices are conditioned by
the situation you're actually looking at. There
always will have to be trade-offs taken into
account. Crises can't be deferred until we find
have regimes that we would prefer to de-
fend, that they have to be dealt with at that
particular time.
Sewanee News: However, President Bush has
always framed this as a question of attacking
naked aggression. There's naked aggression
across the globe. Do we start going to countries
where there is internal naked aggression and
serving as a security force there? Are we com-itted to taking the moral high ground in terms
security across the world?
Manech We've never done that. We've in fact
only intervened in those countries in which wehad a certain amount of self interest, and that
was certainly true in the latest conflict. We mayhave depicted it in sort of a Wilsonian way of
the fight between democracy and aggression.
Ward: We must make choices between the desire
to actually encourage the creation of a regime
which is more agreeable to us or whether weshould recognize the sovereignty of states.
Those are choices that are not always clear cut.
As a rule, most states are a little bit edgy about
getting involved in internal conflicts, if for no
other reason those are conflicts which are not
lly in your control. 1 certainly hope that there
disinclination to get involved in civil
conflicts within countries, not only on our part
but on everybody's part. But then one has to
ascertain what is an internal conflict and what is
an external conflict. We obviously saw the Ku-
wait issue as an international conflict, whereas
Iraq maintained that Kuwait was the 19th his-
toric province of Iraq and it was an internal
conflict.
Mohiuddin: 1 think it's okay if the U.S. goes to
defend its self interest. There's nothing wrongwith that. But we don't have to say ifs somehigh moral ground. That's the problem that I
have; if s okay to say that we're going to defend
oil
Sewanee News: Clearly, an interest in the Middle
East is oil. Since 1979, have we learned any
lessons from an absolute dependence on Middle
Eastern oil? What do we need to do in terms of
establishing a U.S. energy policy to decrease our
dependence on oil from the region? Would an
energy policy prevent us from ever having to
enter a conflict like this in the future?
Gottfried: If we've learned a lesson, it's that wehave to control militarily the Persian Gulf area
—
that's been our response, and thaf s evidently
what we've learned because that's how we're
behaving. I think you could be a little bit morereasonable about it and say that security is a far
broader concept, and I would feel far more
Yasmeen Mohiuddin: "! think that an energy policy would have
reduced our vulnerability."
SPRING 1991 Sewanee Roundtablesecure if we didn't have to protect ourselves
militarily in that area and rather could thumbour nose at any sort of action that could comeout of there. If s going to be difficult to totally
wean ourselves off of oil, and there are costs to
that. If that means we go to coal, there are tre-
mendous environmental problems that come out
of coal generation electricity. On the other hand,
half of our energy is used for automobiles, so wecould, if we started having high gas taxes for
instance, stimulate a great deal of technological
change, a great deal of adapting the presently
existing technologies which would make us far
more efficient in our use of energy. So we could
cut way back and be far more secure energeti-
cally than we are now. But I think the point is
that we haven't learned any lessons—the only
lesson we've learned is military control. And the
American public is simply not willing to un-
dergo a gas tax increase, so Congress has flitted
around the issue and President Bush has, too. I
don't think the American public has learned
anything.
Maneck I wonder if it would have changed
things if we had only been using our oil re-
sources. We could have been consuming our
own resources and our own oil entirely, and myeconomist colleagues can correct me if I'm
wrong, but the effect on the economy wouldhave perhaps been as dangerous because other
countries would have been equally dependent.And, of course, that was part of Bush's rationale
because Japan and West Germany and WesternEurope would have been threatened. If their
economies fall, our economy would fall with it.
Things are so intertwined. I'm all for a better
energy policy in our country, it's long in coming,but would it have made a difference in that
particular region? I'm not sure it would have.
Ward: I agree very much with Susan. We're all so
closely related to each other that a national
energy policy of one particular sort from onecountry isn't necessarily going to separate that
country from the economic well-being of other
countries. If you look at the Western participants
in the Persian Gulf, you have countries such as
France, which clearly has an energy policy, andis committed to nuclear power, and Great Brit-
ain, which is also committed to nuclear power.
And yet they were both participants in this
affair. Having an energy policy wouldn't neces-
sarily change our behavior; however, we need
an energy policy apart from that. This episode
has sensitized us to the importance of not just
our own economy but everybody's economy.
Mohiuddirv But I think that an energy policy
would have reduced our vulnerability definitely.
It may not have affected the final outcome, but it
would have reduced our vulnerability. That is
the lesson we should leam, but
we haven't. One of the long-
run benefits could be the estab-
lishment of an energy policy.
Gottfried: If you look at the
environmental consequences of
the greenhouse gases andozone gases, even if we did
conserve and go with the
standard energy policy that
we're talking about, it's still a
dead end for us. We really
have to put money into somesort of alternative energy
sources and find ways to
change styles of life so we can
actually do with far less en-
ergy. We may find the sort of
movement of self interest and
the need to work together on
the environmental front. In the
international ozone agree-
ments, the greenhouse agree-
ments, which we haven't been
willing to be a party to but
everybody else is, we're start-
ing to find that movement in
the commonality that we all
have to breathe. That may be
where the new world order
comes from. But wc can dothat in isolation; it requires an
international energy policy.
And if we don't do that now,
when the Third World devel-
ops they're going to do the
same thing we're doing, and
we're right back to ground
zero again. We have to take the leadership ir
finding ways to live a different way. And if v
do that, they'll emulate us.
"We really have to putmoney into some sort of
alternative energy sources
and find ways to changestyles of life so we cando with far less energy."
Robin Gottfried
Sewanee News: This latest conflict has been de-
fined as a new type of war. We saw on television
each night these neat, surgical strikes. Still, the
aftermath is not so neat. More than 80 Ameri-
cans and 100,000 Iraqis were killed, and the
devastation to the region was significant. Canwe ever have neat wars? Does this define a newtype of war? Has this victory been easy?
Gottfried: It won't be easy for long. As technol-
ogy spreads to potential adversaries, they'll be
able to do precisely the same thing back to us. Atthe moment, we have the technological edge,
but that won't last long. So then there will be no
easy war anymore.
Ward: There always is an equalization of tech-
nology. But I'm not sure this was a neat war—
I
don't think any war can be neat. They may be
neat for somebody, but not for everybody.
Whether this was the prototype for something,
I'm not really sure. I happen to be glad that our
casualties were not greater than they were, but I
believe that wars usually represent a kind of a
failure of somebody not being able to figure
another way out. It doesn't mean that there is no
place ever for war, but it always does represent
the inability of people to find a different way to
resolve that issue. Wars are tragic whether they
happen to be quick or long, whether the casual-
ties happen to be small or great.
Gottfried: To be perhaps cynical, to follow up on
the non-neatness of war, for us to be even able to
use the term a neat war when there are perhaps
100,000 casualties involved that don't happen to
be ours talks about a certain moral blindness in
this country. As long as we're not hurt, that's
okay. It doesn't make a difference what happens
to the other side. Whether they be combatants or
non-combatants, they're still people just like you
and me. If we're really going to be taking moral
high ground, we really can't speak in those
Maneck: I was really horrified to learn that wecould kill 100,000 people and only lose 80 of our
own. It's not that I wanted more Americans to
Barclay Ward: "I'n
I don't thinkanyu
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Sewanee Roundtablecontinued from pa,
be dead, of course. To me, ifs a terrifying
thing. I'm not sure that anybody should be
able to wield that kind of power. Ifs
frightening. I would hope the American
people would see it as frightening rather
than as, "Gee, isn't this neat, let's try it
again." We're over the Vietnam syndrome.
Sewanee News: It's interesting that you
bring up the Vietnam analogy. After every
war, we ask what we've learned. Have we
learned anything from this war about
ourselves, about our place in the world?
Do we hold a different place in the world
Maneck: We've certainly learned howpowerful we are, but whether we're going
to benefit from that or not is a question
that still remains to be answered. Vietnam
taught us our limitations—this war has
taught us our capacity. I would hope that
we would not forget either one.
Ward: The aftermath of this war may be as
important as the war itself. And that's
what we're dealing with right now. We're
not really sure how far we're going to go
in resolving the issues or at least in miti-
gating some conflicts which are part of
these issues. The whole story has yet to
come out. This is just the first part of it.
There's a much longer story to be told. So I
think that if we draw some lessons from
this episode, we have to wait for the next
chapter. And we can't make our broad
decisions based on the first chapter.
Martech I wonder the degree to which the
administration was aware of the likeli-
hood that the replacement of Saddammight very well be a Shiite Islamic repub-
lic. That seems now to be the chief option.
Any observer should have been able to
foresee that. But I wonder did we realize
that? Did we think about that? There are
just all kinds of ramifications. We nowknow what our military can do, but wemay find out that there are only somethings a military can do.
Ward: The military activities are at best
instrumental only. They're not actually the
way something is resolved; it turns out
that nothing is resolved. Military action
has an inherent limitation in that it is, at
most, instrumental and leads you to a
point where perhaps you can resolve
something. That's the important chapter
that we're just starting.
Tom Costen, C'85, Will Not Be ForgottenWednesday, March 13, was a day for mourning
and memories when the Sewanee community
received confirmation that Navy pilot Lt. Wil-
liam T. "Tom" Costen, C'85, had been killed in
action in the Persian Gulf. Costen, who had been
listed missing since January 18, was the son of
Mrs. Barbara Wilkins and Dr. William S. Costen,
of St. Louis.
Funeral services were held on Saturday,
March 23 at Christ Church Cathedral in St.
Louis, with graveside services at the St. Louis
military cemetery.
Costen, who was attached to the VA-155
squadron off the USS Ranger, had been based at
Whidbey Island, Wash., before being sent to the
Persian Gulf in early January. According to
Navy reports, Costen failed to return from a
night mission over Kuwait or southern Iraq. The
squadron had been in the Gulf area only 10 days
prior to the disappearance of his A-6 attack
bomber.
Costen was a 1981 graduate of John
Burroughs High School in suburban St. Louis,
where he participated in football, soccer, and
track. At Sewanee, he was a member of the
Order of Gownsmen, Phi Gamma Delta, Univer-
sity Choir, and cross country and track teams.
After graduating from Sewanee with a degree
in physics, Costen did his Navy flight training at
Pensacola, Fla., and graduated at the top of his
class as its regimental commander.
Costen's commitment to his career was obvi-
ous when he wrote in recent newsletters to
fellow '85 graduates—"Still flying the A-6 and
loving it. I'll leave from Norfolk, Va. to the
Caribbean, then up to San Diego by October
10—rough duty, but someone has to do it. Going
on a WESTPAC cruise on board USS Ranger in
November. Hey, it's not just a job!"
Yogi Anderson, executive director of the
Associated Alumni, said Costen embodied the
best that Sewanee has to offer. "Tom Costen was
the type of person who put 100 percent into
whatever he did. He had strong ties to.the Uni-
versity and lots of friends on campus and in the
community. There is just an overwhelming sense
of sadness at losing such a dedicated alumnus
and a fine young man. His family has estab-
lished a Tom Costen Endowed Scholarship at
the University; I'm sure he would have been
happy about that," he added.
After Costen was reported missing, his pic-
ture was featured in a Life magazine article titled
"Forget Me Not." Sewanee will not forget TomCosten.
Four Current Sewanee Students Served During WarIn December, four Sewanee students had much
more to think about than finals. Richard "Dee"
Anderson, Michael Andreu, Shari Garber, and
Ramsey McGrory had each received a call from
the U.S. Armed Services—they were going to
serve the allied cause during the Persian Gulf
War.
Anderson, a junior psychology major from
Knoxville, Tenn., served in the U.S. Marine
Corps in the Persian Gulf. Andreu, a junior
natural resources and religion major, served in
the U.S. Army in Germany. Garber, a senior
political science and philosophy major from
Horence, Ala., and McGrory, a senior political
science and economics major from Bozeman,
Mont., both served in the same U.S. Army com-
bat medical support unit in Saudi Arabia.
At press time, Ramsey, Shari, and Dee were
still stationed in the Gulf, and Michael had
returned to the United States.
Ramsey, who wrote often to his friends at
Sewanee, captured the sentiments of all of the
currently enrolled students who served in the
"All that I see around me are other units and
sand Across the sky are lines of clouds-
exhaust trails of the sorties flying overhead. .
.
.How 1 long for the all-nighters where I'm
studying for a test."
Healing in Haiti
a.
Fup steep mountain
trails for two hours to
see Dr. David F. McNeeleyC'72, who is holding a medi-
cal clinic in Campan, a village of 25 people atop
Mt. Campan in Haiti's La Selle range.
A cheerful, broad-shouldered 24-year-old
ian in a blue shirt and white trousers, Francois
walks with the aid of a short crutch under his
i and a two-foot stick in his right hand.
His left leg, so badly twisted that the foot doesnot touch the ground, was crippled by child-
hood polio. The disease, conquered in the U.S.,
still disables Haitians.
McNeeley, who is also an Episcopal priest,
as come to Campan, at an elevation of morethan 4,600 feet, on horseback. No roads lead into
this part of the mountains, only narrow dirt
trails. No electric power, either—just a fewbattery-operated radios.
A 40-year-old man with a mustache andthinning auburn hair, McNeeley has worked in
Haiti for the past nine years as a medical direc-
tor of Holy Cross Hospital in Leogane. He is the
ntry's only doctor serving mountain people
by horseback, a travel throwback to 19th century
saddle-borne missionary medics.
"I've seen him before," he
says of Francois after examin-
ing his leg. "I'm going to
schedule him to see our
orthopedist (in Leogane] whowill prepare him to see a
visiting orthopedic surgeon
from the United States and try to straighten that
leg out."
Holy Cross Hospital's staff of 129 all are
Haitian except for the medical director andnursing supervisor Gloria Van Brocklin. But U.S.
doctors, singly and in teams, regularly visit the
81-bed facility.
During his five-hour Saturday clinic at
Campan, McNeeley saw, treated, and prescribed
for 51 patients. They gathered in St.
Bartholomew's Episcopal Mission and, one by
one or in family groups, came over to the nearby
home of Berre Isaac where the doctor had set upinterview space in one of the house's two rooms.
Some people came a long way to get to these
ad hoc examinations. McNeeley recalls a youngbrother and sister who arrived at one mountain
clinic at 8 a.m., having hiked trails since mid-
night.
The previous day at La Toumelle, 2,500 feet
lower on the trail, he had seen 73 patients with
only brief breaks and a lunch at 4 p.m. He has
examined asmany as 200 people in such
:
McNeeley, a native of Norris, Tenn., first
visited the mountains in 1983, the year after he
started work at the hospital. He was accompa-nying two nuns of the Episcopal Society of St.
Margaret on a pastoral visit
They spent the night at La Tournelle. During
their stay a young man died suddenly of un-
known causes. The village spent a sleepless
night of grief with drums and funeral dancing.
"I became convinced then," he says, "that I had
to bring medicine up here to these people."
Despite the work load, the doctor regards his
mountain trips almost as recreation. "Ifs very
tiring, and it can make you saddle sore. But it
gives me time to do real doctoring on my ownand to think as I ride along unless the trail is real
steep or it's raining."
His riding companion is Albertroi "Wawa"Dorceus, a 42-year-old well repairman whohandles the horses. A mule carrying two large
saddlebags of medicines is led up separately.
The way of horseback health care is not al-
ways smooth. On the trail approaching Campan,a steep slope of bam-red clay, the chest strap on
the saddle of McNeele/s Horse broke. The
saddle flipped under the horse, pitching the 5-
foot-7, 140-pound doctor to the ground. Hesurvived with nothing worse than a coating of
McNeeley, ordained in 1988, usually includes
celebration of Holy Communion on his moun-
tain trips. Thus, on Sunday in Campan he dons
eucharistic vestments for a two-hour service in
St. Bartholomew's, built of hand-hewn, white-
washed boards with a corrugated steel roof and
concrete floor. A congregation of 117, including
everyone in the hamlet, hears him preach in
Creole and read
language Book of When he arrived, he found 24Common Prayer.
The concludingtrained "granny midwives"
hymn, accompa- O J
SS working in villages along withhomemade bull
fiddle, has every- several hundred untrained ones.one clapping and
singing at top
thin the hospital's walleddirector's hous
compound.The hospital, owned by the Episcopal Diocese
of Haiti and operated under a partnership with
the Presbyterian Church, is related by some
knowledgeable sources as Haiti's best. In
McNeeley's tenure its capacity has been ex-
panded from 63
"1 have all the fun of holding Mass," he says
with a grin, "and none of the administrative
chores of a parish priest."
Residents of the poorest country in the West-
em Hemisphere, Haitians have an annual in-
come of less than $400 and an unemployment
rate of 50 percent. The country's 6.4 million
people are packed into an area the size of Mary-
land. Fewer than one in four can read, and
disease and malnutrition are common.
The Commune of Leogane, a 250-squa re-mile
area in which Holy Cross Hospital delivers
health services, has a population of about
100,000, of whom 6,000 live in the town of
Leogane, 20 kilometers west of Port-au-Prince.
The commune also happens to be the center of
the Episcopal Church's great strength in Haiti.
with some 35 churches and missions.
McNeeley's interest in Haiti was first stirred
at age 6 when he saw a film strip on the country
in the Sunday school of St. Francis Episcopal
Church in Norris. He began dropping nickels
into a mite box for missionary work there.
With the help of Sister Anne Mane, the St.
Margaret's nun in charge ot Holy Trinity School
in Port-au-Prince, he began a pen-pal relation-
ship with a Haitian boy his age. At 17, he helped
as a volunteer at Holy Trinity's summer camp.
McNeeley first thought of becoming a pnest
as a child. But as a student at Sewanee he felt the
tug of medicine. His father, Samuel Gene, is a
semi-retired family practitioner; his mother,
Madeline, is a retired nurse, and two brothers
are doctors.
After graduation he studied medicine at
Tulane University in New Orleans, taking a
master's degree in public health and tropical
medicine. His residency Vvas in pediatncs.a
logical choice for a doctor headed tor Haiti
where 40 percent ot the population is under age
15 and the infant mortality rate is 92 per 1,000
live births, nine times the U.S. rate.
After various personal and work-related (tips
to Haiti, McNeeley became Holy Cross
Hospital's medical director at age 31 in 1982
The day he arrived he met a smiling, dark-eved
24-year-old Haitian named Marisc Bayard.
Three years later they were married and now are
parents of two daughters. Manse, also an M.D..
heads the hospital's pathology department. The
family lives in the roomy, Spanish-style medical
addition is
scheduled to
open, boosting
capacity further
to 140 beds and
adding newlaboratory space.
The annual
budget of
$800,000 is supported by a grant from the Pres-
byterian Church and contributions from U.S.
Episcopal and Presbyterian churches. Out of it
comes McNeeley's $14,000 salary, hardly enough
for an orderly in an American hospital.
He is emphatic that Holy Cross will not rely
on foreign doctors, often a mainstay of mission-
ary hospitals, for day-in, day-out care. "I've
tried to build a presence of local doctors in each
department," he says. "It's also important to
have good, up-to-date equipment and labs, even
though most of it is second-hand, so that doctors
can. advance medically instead of doing Band-
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aid medicine."
Holy Cross's community medicine program,
reaching a far wider clientele in Leogane Com-mune than the hospital itself, has been vastly
expanded under McNeeley.
When he arrived, he found 24 trained
"granny midwives" working in villages along
with several hundred untrained ones. The latter,
he recalled, "would put cow dung on the um-
bilical cord, and cut the cord with a machete or
broken glass without washing their hands."
He lined up two hospital nurses to train the
midwives and to dispense soap and razor blades
for cord cutting. Now there are 192 trained
midwives in the villages, one quarter of them
men. They charge $3 to $5 per birth. Like
McNeeley, however, they are sometimes paid
with a chicken or a bag of oranges.
In 1982 the hospital had a network of eight
vaccination centers. With a local priest and an
Atlanta nursing group, the medical director set
about training village health workers. Today 130
of them administer first aid and dispense
chloroquine {malaria preventive), intestinal
worm purgatives, antacid, iron and vitamins for
pregnant women and treatment for scabies, a
parasitic skin ailment. They treat about 15,000
people a year. K.
A fact of medical careful Haiti, says
McNeeley, is that "living standards are so low
that people have poor. health," Four years ago,
aided by UNICEF consultants, he began setting
up village committees to
secure portable water and
improve sanitation. Now, with
more help from UNICEF, 200
wells are producing clear
water in the plain. In the
mountains many spnngs have
I been capped and lined with
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Signs of treatment by voo-
doo "doctors" or "traditional
healers" turn up on somehospital patients: a thread
pasted on the forehead of a
baby girl, oblong scars on the
upper breasts of an older
woman. Sometimes traditional
healers' herbs can help,
McNeeley says, but often such
practice just delays needed
health care.
Holy Cross has treated a
smattering of AIDS in-pa-
tients, more as out-patients,
and expects this case load to
grow in the future.
Busy as he is, McNeeley has
other administrative and
teaching duties in the Diocese
of Haiti. But the horseback
doctor-priest shows no sign of
laving down any of the bur-
den He seems, in fact, to be
doing just what he has wanted
to do most of his life.
—Harry Toland is a freelance
writer based in \Naliingjord, Pa.
TheologyFrom the DeanThe Rev. Donald S. Armentrout, Interim Dean
-rj. Educational institutions change as new faculty are hired, students
come and go, and the curriculum is revised. It might be helpful to
tell you a little about the basic work of the School of Theology.
The School of Theology is a theological seminary created andmaintained by the Episcopal Church. Its primary purpose is to
serve the Episcopal Church by providing quality theological educa-tion for both lay and ordained ministry.
The primary program for ordained ministry is the three-year
Master of Divinity degree program. This program has three primaryfoci—the chapel, the classroom, and the library.
The chapel is central in that the seminary community gathers
there five days a week to worship God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Monday through Friday, Morning Prayer is held at 8:10 a.m. Stu-
dents preside, read the lessons, and preach. Evening Prayer is held
at 5:10 p.m., and students preside and read the lessons. On everyWednesday during term the Holy Eucharist with sermon is cel-
ebrated. Members of the faculty usually preach at these services.
The liturgical life at the School of Theology is determined by the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Stu-
dents participate in the planning of all these services.
The second focus of the M.Div. program is the classroom, where the tradition of the Church is
studied and criticized. The curriculum requires 91 hours for graduation. Of these hours 15 are re-
quired in Bible, nine in church history, 12 in theology, nine in ethics, eight in liturgies, nine in pasto-
ral theology, six in horniletics, three in Christian education, and three in the senior seminar. Twelvehours are required in practica—six in clinical pastoral education and six in field education. This
means that 85 of the 91-hours are in required courses. The final six hours are eleclives.
The curriculum at the School of Theology is traditional and conservative, with an emphasis on the
classical theological disciplines. At the same time, horniletics and liturgies are stressed because it is
in the Word and the sacraments that God does God's saving work. The biblical languages, Hebrewand Greek, are always offered.
Along with the chapel and the classroom, the library is the third focus of the M.Div. program. Thelibrary houses the books which contain much of the Christian tradition. Use of the theological li-
brary means the student is in dialogue with the tradition. Augustine is dead, but one can "talk with"Augustine by reading his works.
Chapel, classroom, library; these are the three foci of the Master of Divinity program at the School
of Theology. In a sense these are like scripture, reason, and tradition—always interrelated, alwaysinforming one another.
Don Armentrout
Hatchett, Armentrout
Awarded Academic Chairs
Professor Donald S. Armentrout has beenawarded Sewanee's Quintard Professorship in
Theology and Professor Marion J. Hatchett has
been awarded the University's Benedict Profes-
sorship of Theology.
Armentrout who is associate dean for aca-
demic affairs of the School of Theology and the
school's interim dean, joined the faculty in 1967.
He is a graduate of Roanoke College and the
Lutheran Theological Seminary and received his
Ph.D. in American church history fromVanderbilt University in 1970. Armentrout wasordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in 1972. The Quintard Chair of Theology,
the oldest endowed chair at the University, wasestablished in 1898 by students in the School of
Theology in memory of Charles Quintard,
bishop of Tennessee and Sewanee's first vice-
chancellor.
Dr. Hatchett is professor of liturgies andmusic at the School of Theology; he joined the
faculty in 1969. He is a graduate of Wofford
College and received master's degrees in divin-
ity from the School of Theology at the University
of the South in 1951 and in sacred theology from
the General Theological Seminary in 1967. Hereceived a doctor of theology degree from the
General Theological Seminary in 1972.
Hatchett was ordained as an Episcopal priest
in 1952 and served as rector of the Church of the
Incarnation, Gaffney, S.C. and St. Peter's
Church, Charleston, S.C. The C.K. Benedict
Chair of Theology was established in 1923 in
recognition of the service and generous gifts of
Dr. Cleveland Keith Benedict, dean of the School
of Theology, and his wife, Olivia Proctor Benedict.
King Oehmig Serves as the Preacher's FriendIn Sewaneeduring his
years of study
for the doctor
of ministry
degree at the
School of
Theology, the Rev. Dr. King Oehmig, V77, devel-
oped the concept of Synthesis— "The Preacher's
Friend." Sensing that the Sewanee theology
faculty was "greatly underused by the church at
large," Oehmig, a native of Lookout Mountain,
constructed his weekly resource for preaching
and worship in the Episcopal tradition.
Working with a core group of Sewanee regu-
lars, Don and Sue Armentrout and HowardRhys, and Susan McLeod of Cartersville, Ga., he
has seen the publication grow from its initial
paid mailing of 220 at Easter of 1988 to over
1,400 today. The success of Synthesis has also led
to the establishment of SynthesisCE, a lectionary
study guide in the Episcopal tradition.
Synthesis focuses on assisting the clergy with
the material necessary for developing the wor-
ship experience. The newsletter consists of five
sections dealing with scripture, tradition, reason
(cultural), experience and reflection (personal),
and hymnology.
Oehmig, a 1973 graduate of the University of
Virginia with a B.A. in religious studies, received
a calling while a student. He was greatly influ-
enced at St. Paul's Church in Charlottesville andbecame an active Episcopalian there, converting
from the Presbyterian faith.
After beginning a business career in Houstonwith Coca Cola, Oehmig decided to pursue his
calling by attending the School of Theology. Hecame to the Mountain in 1974, studying under
Terry Holmes.
His love for education and writing grew in
his early ministries at St. John's Church in Knox-
ville and St. Anne's Church in Millington. In
1980, he served in Jackson, Miss., at St.
Andrew's Cathedral, where he was the canon
for education on the cathedral staff and becameactive in teaching spirituality in the EFM and
DOCC programs, both now based at the School
of Theology.
In 1983, after serving as associate rector of St.
Andrew's, Oehmig returned to Sewanee for his
D.Min., working with Dr. Howard Rhys with an
emphasis in the church's ministry of healing. He
continued, however, to focus on writing andresearch.
After returning to Lookout Mountain,
Oehmig attended a desktop publishing <
in Atlanta and became "convinced Synthesis wasthe way to go." Part of his inspiration camefrom the Anglican preacher, George Whitfield,
who said, "No one was ever converted after 15
"the typical parish priest suffers from informa-
tion overload." A College of Preachers survey
in 1987 indicated that 75 percent of the clergy
loved preaching, but 77 percent felt they did not
have enough time to adequately prepare.
Oehmig serves as the editor and remains the
entrepreneurial spirit behind Synthesis and
SynthesisCE, but relies heavily on Sewanee
connections, including Bob Jones who currently
acts as his contact on the Mountain.
Oehmig continues to reside on Lookout
Mountain with his wife, Margy, and their two
sons, Henry and John. He is also the vicar of St.
Barnabas, a parish in Trion, Ga., near
Chattanooga.
Sports
BasketballBoth the men's and women's teams finished
their seasons on a positive note in spite of their
\-loss records. The men's squad won four of
its final seven games to finish 8-17, highlighted
by a pair of exciting last second wins against
Trinity University in Sewanee (both on three-
point shots by sophomore guard Andy Zureick)
and impressive wins home and away against
Fisk University- The most notable achievement
of the season was made by senior forward Kit
Walsh who became the all-time Sewanee men's
career scoring leader when he passed Blane
Brooks (1,125 points from 1980-83) in an outing
against Rhodes College in Sewanee. Walsh
ended the season with 1,773 points, averaging
25.9 points per game, also a new Tiger standard
(Bill Kosick averaged 21.8 points per game in
1972-73) and earned ALL-CAC and second team
ALL-SOUTH honors, junior forward David
Zagoria joined Walsh on the ALL-CAC unit.
Coach Daniel Chu summarized the season as,
"one in which a great deal of progress was
realized, but there is also still a long way to go."
He also praised the leadership of senior co-
captains Walsh and Bert White.
The women completed their regular season
with a bright spot, a 50-49 victory against
Millsaps in Sewanee. Freshman center AmyCovington's layup from a feed by freshman
guard Emily Nash scored at the final buzzer.
Although finishing the season at 5-17 after a
WIAC loss to Rhodes in the first round of the
conference tournament. Coach Cathy Mittelstadt
is encouraged by the team's prospects for next
season. All of the players are young and return-
ing, and several big inside players have ex-
pressed an interest in attending the University
next year. Look for a much-improved record in
1991-92.
SwimmingThe men's and women's swim teams continued
to improve throughout the season and were
delighted with their showings at the Liberal Arts
Swimming and Diving Invitational Conference
finals held at DePauw University. The expecta-
tions for the men's squad were met, with Coach
Cliff Afton indicating, "Many, many swimmers
had not only the best times of the season, but the
besi races of their lives." With their sights set on
third place (Wabash and DePauw have tradi-
tionally dominated this competition), the men's
team garnered the bronze medal for the first
time in eight years. Of note, seniors AdamAdams, Andy Clark, and Wade Walter and
junior David Wacaster finished with lifetime
bests and the 200-yard freestyle team and 200-
yard medley relay team both set new Sewanee
records.
The women's team, hampered by small num-
bers (several swimmers were taking semesters
abroad), still performed well. Sophomore Libba
Manning finished the meet with a team high of
55 points and posted lifetime bests in two
events. Seniors Ashley O'Neal, captain Mary
Reynolds, and Liz Temple also had personal-
best times in the meet. Coach May Kay Samko
and Coach Afton were pleased with the strong
finish and feel very positive about next
Equestrian TeamContinuing their early season success, the eques-
trian team led, by senior captain and coach AmyBeth Skeiton, qualified for the national collegiate
tournament by finishing first in its region during
the year. The team won the Hunt Seat Equitation
meet in March at Middle Tennessee State Uni-
versity in Murfreesboro. Sewanee was high
point team on both days of the event, winning
by more than 65 points. The team is thus assured
of at least a 1 2th place finish among all college
and universities nationwide. Certainly an im-
pressive record for a team without a bam! Ac-
cording to Skeiton, "By pulling together as a
team, we were able to overcome the adversity."
Fencing ClubFreshman Michael Girard and sopho
Kunz continued their fencing success with
impressive performances at the Junior Olympics
in Little Rock, Ark. Cirard competed in both
epee and foil and Kunz in epee.
Cirard unfortunately lost in the first round of
foil before preparing for the epee section the
following day. In the men's epee, Kunz went an
amazing four rounds (over seven hours of com-
petition) before finally suffering two defeats and
finishing 27th out of 108 fencers. Girard finished
an active weekend with a 63rd place finish —excellent considering he competed in both
events.
SportsTennis
i's team is off to a slow start at 6-9,
although, according to Coach John Shackleford,
"The team has come on strong in recent weekswith five wins in seven matches." One of the
losses was to Kalamazoo College, ranked secondnationally in Division III. Senior co-captains arr<"^Mathew Farley, playing at #1 seed, and Ramsay*---
Sims, playing at #2. The team is pointing towardthe CAC tournament April 27-28 at RhodesCollege which Sewanee has won the last three
years.
squad is 8-3 and currently
ranked 14th in Division III. According to CoachConchie Shackelford, "We have played better
than I expected for a young team— there are 4
freshmen competing." The women are lookingforward to the WIAC conference tournamentApril 27-28 at Centre College. Soph.
Cameron Tyer, an All-American last year, has led
the team with a 18-3 record and is currently
ranked sixth nationally. She and her doublespartner, freshman Becky Doncaster, are rankedninth nationally. Tyer won the 1990 Division III
Southern Rolex tournament in Atlanta and also
teamed with Doncaster for a first place finish in
doubles.
SoftballThe women's softball team is competing in its
first intercollegiate season under Coach NancyLadd. The team also got off to a slow start with a
doubleheader loss to LaGrange College of Geor-
gia. The season will pick up in April with the
advent of warmer and clearer weather.
TrackThe men's track team is off to an excellent start.
The squad has finished well in three meets at
Rhodes College, at the Sewanee Quad meethosted on the Mountain before spring break,
and the Vanderbilt Invitational the last weekendin March. At Vandy the Tigers tied or broke five
University records and junior Mark Henry wontwo events wilh new school records in the jav-
elin at 160 feet and the 110m high hurdles with a
time of 15.0 seconds. Sophomore Tony Neill andfreshman Mike Perotti also tied the record with
identical 11.2 second performances in the 100mdash. Two relay teams, the 4x100m and the
4x400m, ran record times, with the 4x100 time of
44.2 tying the Sewanee standard and the 4x400
time of 3:30.1 setting a new mark. Coach Al
Logan has been impressed with the both the
diversity of the young squad and the leadership
of team captain senior pole vaulter Emie Miller.
i's squad, according to Coach Cliff
Afton, is in a rebuilding season. "With only 7
performers, led by junior distance runner MerikSpiers, we will be hard-pressed to score well as a
team, although we have high expectations for
individual performances." Coach Afton indi-
cated that sophomore transfer Nancy Ward, a
hurdler, could come up with WIAC honors andtimes have improved for virtually every runner
through the Sewanee Quad meet.
BaseballThe Tigers opened their 1991
under Coach Bill Samkowith a pair of disappointing losses to
hodes in chilly Memphis. The 5-3 and 6-1
contests featured complete games by sophomoreJon L. Williams and junior Jay Woodall, a sign of
positive things to come. Errors were costly in
these early games and assistant coach RobertBlack noted, "The first-game jitters wereevident in the play of a few freshmen."
Sophomore outfielder Frank Greercollected 5 hits in the two games to
pace the hitting attack while junior
^ shortstop Nick Albanese and senior
second baseman John Shoop pro-
vided solid fielding up the
iddle. Albanese, however, waslost for the season with
a broken thumb suf-
fered in a subsequent2-1 loss to Centre.
Heading into April the
stands at 1 -11 . Samko feels that
progresses the Tigers will comecompetitive squad. "We have
talent than I've seen at Sewanee in awhile,
but it's been a difficult start with five freshmen
in the li
GolfThe golf squad has only just begun their season
due to the weather and scheduling. The team
competed in Eagles Persimmon Hill champion-
ships in Saludia, S.C., and the Tennessee
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament
at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville in
April. Coach Tim Trantham is in his first year.
—Stephen Becker
100 Yearsof Sewanee FootballOn September 13, there will be
a dinner honoring former
Sewanee football players. This
dinner will kick off a weekendcelebration of 100 years of
Sewanee football.
On September 14, Sewanee
will play Tennessee Wesleyan.
Mark your calendar today!
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'29am C. Schoolfield
Roland Avenue, A\
Dallas,TX75219
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'32Robert B. Sean
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'35The Reu. Edtw
Sicily, Rome, and Atlanta. Hes.consultant lo the Episcopal Church's three
historically black colleges and has beeninvolved with Liberian Episcopalians fleeing
'36Robert A. Hallowau
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W«i Columbia, SC 29169
'38Norwood C. Harrison
533 Twin Dritx
Spartanburg, SC 29302
The Rev. James E. Savoy, of St. Francisvi
La., was honored on November 9, 1990, f
the 50th anniversary o( his ordination to
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4465 Kempson Lant
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Dolhan.AL 36301
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:kefeller Foundation, was given
il College it
'44Sifes Williams Jr.
1112 Lula Lake Road
Lookout Mbuntain.TN 37350
'45Dr. Ensor R. Dunsford
145 River Road
Orange Park, FL 32073
'47James C. Cafe /r.
2304 North Ocoee Street
Cleveland. TN 37311
Thomas P. Frith 111 and his wife, Lorena, o
Nashville, are the grandparents of their
fourth grandchild, James McCarry Frith Jr.
'48George C.Clarke
1893 Harbert AvenueMemphis. TN 38104
The Rev. Frank F_ MeKenzic has
rector of St. Paul's in Wilkcsboro,
'49John P. Guerry
1000 West Brow Road
Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
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I The Vanderbilt University School of Medi-
VVilUam S. Stoney Jr. Chair in Cardiac andThoracic Surgery will be the first endowedchair in that department. Dr. Stoney, who
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Dr. Angus W. Graham jr.
ion! broker in December. Charles E.
ay, a democrat from Winchester, Tenn.,
wing the state House of Representatives
a judge with the Ton ni»ov.' S'
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Tampa, FL 33606
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center of they'll Mi.'jimn..i
addictions.
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Carolina National Bank and has joined the
staff of Grace Church in Anderson, S.C., as
administrative secretary.
'56John Pennington Bowers
Route3,Box374Rochelle,VA22?38
The Honorable Kenneth B. Followill andhis wife, Ann Carol, of Columbus, Ga„ haveenjoyed visiting tl
'57Dr. Oliver Wheeler }er
1013 Catalpa Lane
NaptrvSle, 1LT6G540
Brown Named to Arkansas Supreme CourtRobert L. Brown C'63 has been
elected to the Arkansas Supreme
Court for a term of 8 years. In the
democratic primary on May 29,
1990, Brown won the nomination
by a margin of 1,200 votes out of
some 450,000 cast; he then ran
unopposed in the general election.
Brown served as the deputy pros-
ecuting attorney in Arkansas in
1971 and 1972 and then served as
legal aide for then Governor
Bumpers from 1972-74. He was a
legislative assistant to Senator Dale
Bumpers in 1975 and 1976 in Wash-ington, D.C., and then served as
administrative assistant to Congressman Jim Guy Tucker in 1977 and 1978,
also in Washington, D.C. He has been engaged in the general practice of
law in Little Rock, Ark., since 1978.
Brown is a graduate of St. Stephens Episcopal School in Austin, Texas.
He received his bachelor's degree in English literature, magna cum laude,
from Sewanee. He earned a master's degree in English and comparative
literature from Columbia University in 1965, with honors, and received his
law degree from the University of Virginia in 1968. He currently serves as
a member of the Board of Regents of Sewanee. His father. Bishop Robert R.
Brown, retired Episcopal bishop of Arkansas, also served as a member of
the Board of Regents.
Brown is married to the former Charlotte Banks of Fordyce, Ark., andthey have one son, Stuart, who is age 14. They live in Little Rock.
Houston, TX 77057
'58James M. Scott
P.O. Box 2069
Montgomery, AL 36197
'59Carl N. Whatley
9006 Langdon
Houston, TX 77036
programs in the Episcopal Diocese of Norli
Foundation Teaching Excellence and Leader
'60Howard W. Harrison jr.
435 Springs Mill RoadVHIanova, PA 19085
'61Robert N. Rust III
4461 Kohler Drive
Allentown, PA 18103
Burton D. Glover was elected judge in
Robertson County, Tennessee. He was" «ontSeptemberl.
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CarlC Cundiif is US. ambassador to Niger
'64The Rev. Dwight E. Ogier ]r.
Prescott N. Dunbar, ofNew Orleans,
published his book. The New Orleans Museumof Art: The First Seventy-five
'
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James K. Kendig has joined th>
Waller, Lansden Dortch & Davi
v firm, Scott Hospitality
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John Anderton, of Franklin, Tenn.working in USAir's training deparan instructor and check captain onDouglas DC9 aircraft.
'67Albert Sidney Polk III
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i, Fla., has co-authored a book, Jung Goeso the Movies. He teaches courses in English,
ilm, and interdisciplinary studies. Col.
>f Maryville, Tenn.,
made the walk alone and it took hnine hours. David C. Norton has beenappointed U.S. Federal District Judge in
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Atlanta, CA 30327
n Sewanee. MarAugusta, Ga., was elected to the board of
directors of the Bank of Columbia County ii
'70John W. Tonissen }r.
~TL Box 36218
Charlotte, NC 28236
Joseph V. Barker is staying busy with his' v practice in South Pittsburg, Tenn., and
attsboro, Ala. He and his wife, Cathy,ve a baby girl, Caitlin, bom November 1 2,
39. William H. Beecken, of Jasper, Ga.,
s been promoted to assistant regional
inspector general with the Resolution TrustCorporation, investigating fraud, waste, andabuse associated with the savings and loan
'71John Trice Fasig
2928 Windmere Circle
NashvUle.TN 37214
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'73josiah M. Daniel III
LCDRCfor duty with CommPadfic Reel, CampSmit)
:nlly reported
n-Chief, U.S.
lawaii. Robert
H. Chapman III has been elected president
Is in Inman, S.CMike Maxon and his wife, Kimberly, of
Belvidere, Tenn., have a third daughter.
Rivers, who was bom May 11. Susan L.
Rogers recently joined the Washington office
of the international law firm of Baker &
McKenzie. Judith Morton Shclton, ofAvondale Estates, Ga., has been awardedtenure and was named assistant departmenthead of the catalog department at theGeorgia State University Library. Laurin M.
University's School of Medicine. Shedevelopmental pediatrician at Yale.
'74Mflrlin R. Tilson Jr.
Director, OADl1075 South 13th Street
Birmingham, AL 35205
William E. McLaurin is a first-year studentat Ihe Nashville School of Law. Barbara L.
Sanders married John Waide on March 16.
She has also opened a new private practice
as a psychotherapist in Nashville.
'75
Gerald N. Blaney Jr. has been re-elected to
second four- year term as solicilor for theStale Court in Gwinnett County, Ga. TheRev. Rodney M. Kochtitzky married JaneHardy on February 9. The couple lives' in
'76
Carol A. Elliott, a songwriter, exchangedhouses with a French family and lived the
month of August 1990 in their rustic, reno-vated French farmhouse. She says she had a
marvelous time street singing in Paris. JanWilliams Evridge of Knoxville celebrated
two tenth anniversaries in 199ft her tenth
wedding anniversary and her tenth year of
working at Home Federal Bank of Tennes-see. Kevin Harper and his wife, Denise, havea new daughter, {Catherine Parrish, who wasbom in November. The family lives in
Alpharetta, Ga. Mike Rast continues workon the Fulton County School Board while his
wife, Jeanne Dortch (C78), teaches special
'77William DuBose III
1527 ldalia Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
ingham, Ala., 1
il Managemeia Depar
if the Sewanee Cubof Birmingham. J. Stuart Collier Jr. reports
that his family's 85-year-old insurance
agency has merged with Craddock Insur-
ance, also of Memphis. The agency is nowcalled Collier-Craddock Insurance. RichardCourtney, of Nashville, has been awarded
i Dollar Sales Club designation bythe Board of Realtors. Hecommissioned to write the biography of Pete
Drake, producer of Waylon Jennings andRingo Starr. Eulalie Hazard Davis and her
husband, Johnny, have a third daughter,
Margaret Fairfax, bom in September. Thefamily lives in Columbus, Miss. JohnnyWilliams (C'71) is one of the godfathers.
'78R. Philip Carpenter
5810 OrchardmenJackson, MS 39211
Melissa Harrison and her husband, PeterLarson, are now living in Nashville withtheir son. Will. Robert S. Jones, of Smyrna,Tenn., is a sergeant for the Cobb CountyPolice; he's in charge of the Fatality AccidentInvestigation Unit, is a SWAT team leader,
and a K-9 supervisor. Sue Wiygul Martinand her husband, Jim, are now living in anold Victorian house on the Maine coast. Sueis working for the Maine Center for the Blindas a rehabilitation teacher. Tandy McKnightmarried Todung "Lee" Ringoringo ir
'79Roberta Bartusch Coertz
36. S. Hillside Place
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Charles M. DeWitt, a church missionaryplanter, is living In Nashville again after 14years. In June he plans lo return lo MexicoCity. Dr. Paul Campbell Erwin has returnedto Tennessee after two years in Karachi,Pakistan, where he was a Fellow in Interna-
tional Health at the Aga Khan University
He will be working for the State HealthDepartment of Tennessee. The Rev. MichaelC. Kuhn and his wife, Maria Elliott, have adaughter, Hallie, bom in February 1990. In
September they moved from New York to
Boston, where Michael is now rector of
Franklin
still living on their fi
Beth Candler andMarchman are
Sharpsburg, Ga.
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have a fourth child, Samuel Edward. Thefamily lives in McDonough, Ga.; Paul is anattorney. Allen Corey and his wife, KathrynWilson CS2), have a daughter, KathrynQuinn, bom February 13. Mary MargaretHuffman married Peter Mcdain in October.
Catherine Keffer Tanner, a senior medicalstudent in Macon, Ga., is going to graduate
'81flrenl T. Minor400 Commonwealth Avenue, H204
Alexandria, VA 22301
Richard D. Cloud is deacon-in-charge at
Polk Memorial in Leesville, La. SusanFrancisco will be joining a multi-specialty
group In Jackson, Tenn., when she finishes
her Renal Fellowship at U.T. Memphis in
June. The Rev. Shannon SherwoodJohnston is rector of the Church of the
Advent tn Sumner, Miss. Helen Paul is
plant at McMurdow Base
district attorney in September. He andhis wife, Marian, have a new son, Ian Robert,
Christin Farrington
Sam Preston: Relating English
to the Real WorldWhen Sam W. Preston C'82 teaches an English class, he shows his stu-
dents that then? is a genuine purpose for everything they learn. This inher-
ent desire to relate English to the real world had led Preston, an English
teacher at East Coweta Middle School in Coweta County, Ca., to be named
one of five recipients of Georgia's "Thanks to Teachers Excellence Award"
and a finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year in 1990.
Central to Preston's selection was his participation in an interdiscipli-
nary teaching unit on recycling and a classroom journalism contest. These
programs arc specifically designed to show his students how each aca-
demic area relates to the outside world.
In the journalism contest, each of Preston's students writes an article to
submit to the local newspaper, IheNewnan Times. The newspaper staff
selects the best two articles, one from a boy and a one from a girl and
publishes them with the student's photograph. Preston's students' articles
have also been published independently of the contest. "One of my stu-
dents even got a by-line," says Preston.
"When 1 teach a middle school child, I am as concerned with the devel-
opment of the child as an individual and the development of their attitude
toward learning as well as the content of the course.'' said Preston.
Preston first became interested in middle school education teaching
eighth grade English at Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte. N.C directly
after his graduation from Sewanee with a B.A in English While he wascertified to teach high school and didn't intend to teach eighth grade, he
became so interested in middle school classroom teaching methods that he
received a masters in middle school education from the University of
Georgia.
He chose to teach in Coweta County because thev were implementing a
middle school program after his first year in the county system "I wanted
to be part of that shift and help implement a middle school program." said
Preston.
Preston cites his liberal arts education and stimulating professors at
Sewanee as a continuing influence on his day-to-day teaching experience.
"Having gained a broad base of knowledge in my liberal arts education,
I can see the connections between disciplines. I feel very comfortable
teaching the relationships between the subjects, " said Preston.
Preston plans to stay in middle school education. "1 feel like 1 wouldlike to really influence the development of public education."
Thanks to Teachers, a nationwide grassroots program recognizing
individual teaching excellence, is sponsored in Georgia by Apple Com-puter, Inc., WSB-TV Channel 2, the Business Council of Georgia and the
National Alliance of Business. —Ashley Heyer, C'93
wife, Kather
Henderson, bor
October 10.~John E. Davidson and his w
Kann, had a new daughter, Hannah, in ea
1990. The family lives in Ithaca, N.Y. Karc
S. Dignacco, of Sharon, Conn., and her
husband. Michael, have a son, ThomasEdward, born July 21, 1990. Tom Elston
ui-Il'J E.i-
gon BaintreeCove
Memphis. Anne W. GaiTCtt and her
band. David, have a daughter, Margaret,
n May 9, 1990. The family lives in Lexing-
n Madden Jr. has been
THE SEWANEE NEWS
iirector ol the South Carolina
Pharmacy in Columbia, S.C
ff attorney tor the Senate Labor, Com-' Industry Committee in Columbia,
S.C Kevin S. Miller has graduated from
Ccorgia Stale University with a master's
degree in community counseling. He is in a
new position as behavior specialist at
Hillside Hospila! in Atlanta. Kathryn Harris
The family lives in Mill
Pollard Schaibly married her husband Bill
in June 1990 and is now the stepmother of
two. Juli E. Sehrimshcr married MikeTerrebonne on Sept. 15, 1990, in Huntsville,
Ala. Nancy Lewis Vcmon and her husband,
Walt, have moved to San Franasco. AnneFontaine Vouga-Downs and her husband,
Francois, have had their third child, Alexan-
dre Gerard, who was born on September 25.
The family lives in Germany Richard
Williams and his wife. Nancy Lea (C'84),
c had their second child, Marilyn lilair,
19. The family Uves in Nashville. DianneWitter, of Atlanta, is editor of Spinal Column,
Shepherd Spinal Center's quarterly
magazine.
Thomas M. Black jr. (C'86), and Ann Holland Flagler were married on September 8. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. Battle Beasley, (T86), and was attended by manyother Sewanee alw
'83
rew Cecil "Chris" Moore HI on June 30. Other
.•edding. The couple lives in Chattanooga
John Dermic Crabtree HI, a fourth-year
Ruth Harvey has moved to the Republic of
Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands), whichis a collection of 33 islands located 2,000
miles south of Hawaii. There, she is a
nutrition adviser to the government. SarahCoke King and her husband, Bob, had a
baby girl, Anne Tennison, on September 19.
(i thefv
boy, John IV, on December 6 Rachel Hoied Bobby Kirby on November 17 ii
ts' Chapel. Mary lane Lcnnon, her
working on her Ph.D. i
Vanderbilt University. JoAnnc White Ray,of Cordova, Tenn., married Glen Ray last
August. She and her husband are bothgetting their doctorates in psychology.
Serena Smith Verfurth got a master's
degree in industrial engineering from"leorgia Institute of Technology and is now'orking for Andersen Consulting in Atlanta
'84Stewart Thomas
5530 Montrose
Dallas, TX 75209
Catherine Currie married Thatcher Adams(C'87) in Paris, France, in November Thecouple is living in Cambridge, Mass.; both
k at Toth Design in Carlisle, Mass.
lifer Plant Johnston and her husband,Tom, had a baby girl, Elizabeth Claire, onSeptember 20. The family lives in Nashville.
Lipscomb, after three and a half years
distant district attorney in Nashville
ered private practice with Watkins,
McCugin, McNeilly, & Rowan, fames Z.
and his wife, Rebecca Brow n Smith,
son, James, on December 6 RussellCampbell Wood is a lifetime member of the
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iJoseph Harold Powell
banderson, who is 9 years old. Alan PrestonShuptrinc married Bonny Sue Burba nk onFebruary 9. The couple honeymooned in
Maui, Hawaii, and lives in Nashville. SusanE. Warner finished a joint degree program at
Vanderbilt University; she received master's
degrees in social work and divinity Mat-thew S. Wedding is completing the
Vanderbilt MBA program, while his wife
Rives Hudgins (C'86), is finishing her
master's at Peabody College of
Vanderbilt Universitv.
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Philadelphia, PA 19107
in the Middle East. He hopes to be bac
irt law school in the fall. Elizabeth A.Epps of Huntsville, Ala., has been tempo-rarily transferred to Sydney, Australia. Thei
;he is working to help eliminate waterpollution problems in Sidney. Lee AnnLambdin is living in Knoxvilie and working
William A. Block Jr is a third-vear medic
,student at East Tennessee Slate Univer^it.
1 Ashlee Dunn is curator ot education for t
Albany Museum ot Art in Albany, GaGregory Loren Hambleton of Miami, Ha
i the director ol admissions and is teaching
sixth grade at Th L Palmer School in Mi.iin
Peggy Hodgkins is working toward her
master «. in geology al UNC-Chapel Hill
master - degree in journalism at UNC-ChapclHill Mclanic Gearing Stable plai
to enter nursing school at NYU in July
Elisabeth B Woody is now living in Mem
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icd in Toronto, Canada, and I
villc. Cheryl Hawkins marrnnut <C90) on September 22 in Alabama,are now living in Dayton, Tenn |ai
lers, an assistant store manager at Turtle
Records and Video in Nashville, is applyingto graduate schools in order to continue his
studies in anthropology Chris Thomasmarned Pam Maddox last June 30. TomMotley IC'89) and Barry Tatum (C'88) were
Wcndc Hal! and Reg Stambaugh weremarried December 14, 1990, in Nashville,
They live in St. Petersburg, Ha., where Reg is
a law student at Stetson University andWende works for Sun Bank of Florida Julie
Wcstcrgaard returned from Paris to marryPhilippe Audibert; they live in Atlanta. Sims
The Rev. John M. Flynn, of Jacksonville,
Ha., retired in October 1989 from St. John'sCathedral in Jacksonville after serving there
for five years.
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The Rev. Jeffrey A. Batkin is r<
'77,. Staals, of San Diego,
degree a
CI.' velar,
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1234 Vftltowoak Drive
Columbia, SC 29223
swimming She has been to sue!
New Zealand and Australia. David W.Conkte, of Pensacola, Ha., has completedOfficer Candidate School in Newport, R.I.,
and has been commissioned to the rank of
'51The Rev. Charles 1. Penick retired as reel.
|
of Good Shepherd in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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mal Cathedral Foum
'89
'86
'53The Rev. James H.Douglas
both in Baton Rouge. La. re
ary 1 He had served both ci
1984
'55Th e Rev. Jeffrey A. Batkin is the new rector
ol Grace Episcopal Church in Anderson, S.C.
The Rev. Richard N. Walklcy is interim
rector of St. John's in Homestead, Ha.
'78The Rev. Robert Keirsey, of San Diego,Calif., has been a deputy sheriff with the SanDiego County Sheriff's Department for just
-stipendiary
eo/ its black soil.
irof Geth5cmanein
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'82
86
Battle Alexander Jr., born January 8, 1990.
The Rev. William Michael King is rector oAll Saints' in Birmingham, Ala. The Rev.
Sherod Mallow is rector at St. Elizabeth's ii
Memphis, Jenn. The Rev. Max M. Reynolds
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,t Our Savi s Pass, Texas,
the Messiah in Pulaski, Tenn. The Ry McLuen was ordained to the prieFebruary 23, at St. Mark's Church ii
qouketa. Iowa, where he is the new
'89
Paul's in Meridian, Miss. Williai
Treadwell is curate at St. MichacAngels in Dallas, Texas.
'90tl is deacon-in-charge at All
>.iir,K I'k'jsanton. Texas
Andrew's, Canton, N.C Lee Roy Carl K icier
is the assistant at St. Matthew's, Honolulu,
Hawaii. John R. Prof fitt is deacon-in-charge
South and the University of Florida. Hed his newspaper career at the ape of
n working at the St. Petersburg Time:
during the summers. Mr. Brumby worked
i. Augusta King Brumby o
Mount Heasant, S.C., three sons, three
daughters, fifteen grandchildren, and Ihrc
great-grandchildren.
We have learned of the death of DavidHicks Rotroff, C29, retired district mana;for Branift Air Ways; January 11, 1991.
1991. A native of Columbia, S.C., Mr. Barron
graduated from the University of the South
is president of his class. He also received the
Porter Cup for the Champion All-around
e. He founded and worked at Barron's
Fishing and Hunting Center until he retired.
He was also the first full-time manager of
"QresfLake dub and worked there from1942-46. He was a life-long Episcopalian
-iember of the vestry at
Trinity Cathedral in Coin
iave learned of the death of Brax lor
Provine Jr., C33, a retired planter in Gnwood. Miss., on September 30, 1990. Sur
War II, the Korean Warr. After retiring from achv
erved with the National
1 . Graduating as valedictorian of hclass at Sewanee, he went on to HarvardLaw School, joined the Navy and served i
Europe in World War II, and returned to
v/zs director and corporate secre-
tary of American Investors Fund Group,Greenwich, Conn. Mr. Lee was a member of
Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the Episco-
Arlington. Va . a grandson; and four broth-
lacksonville, Fla.. D. Gilbert Lee, (C'48), of
Charlotte, N.C.; and Lewis S. Lee, (C'54), of
Jacksonville, Fla
We have learned of the death of Marion M.Kerr, C42, of Decatur, Ca., on December 15,
1990. He was the retired owner of Kerr
Studio Inc. Survivors include his wife,
Margaret B. Kerr, of Decatur.
The Rev. J. Stanley Creslcy, C'43, T53,retired Episcopal pnest, on December 4,
1990. Most recently of Jacksonville, Fla.. he
served thirty years of ministry before
retiring in lLi(M S-ml Mr C.reslov after a vi-
to the Mountain in 1987, "What docs heavf
look like? Sewanee in October!" Survivors
jde three daughters and a sort.
We]
1990. He was in the Navy V-12 Unit
Sewanee from 1943 to 1944 and serv
Navy through 1946. He was a 1948f
of Xavier University, and he spent hworking with Great Northern Railrc
which he retired in 1981 . He is survived byhis wife, Ann, two daughters, andgrandchildrer
The Rev. William McClelland Jr., T44,:ired Episcopal priest, on October 30,1990.
native of Philadelphia, Pa., he graduatedim St. John's College and the seminary at
1978. Survivors include his wife, Emily
Lloyd McClelland of Cainesville, Ca.. twa daughter, and a brother.
We have learned of the death of James R
have learned of the death of Thomas E.
ims, C'49, on October 13, 1990. Mr.ims, of Houston, Texas, was an adminis-
or for Equitable Life Assurance. He is
/ived by his wife, Bettye D. Adams, and
Lev. John L. Denny, C50, retired
Episcopal rector, on September 3, 1990. Hestudied at the University of the South, New
diocese of Newark He served as vicar at
Transfiguration in Towaco, N.J., and GoodShepherd in Ringwood, N.J. He was rector
Christ Church in Teaneck, N.J., from 1961 li
35 when he retired. Survivors include his
fe, Jane S. Denny, and two brothers.
ielor with Consumer Credit CounselingService at Metro Atlanta, Mr Rand was an
: member in the Episcopal church.
ave learned of the death of Hujil Jr., A'55, C'59, of Broken Arrc
Okla. Survivors include his wife, Su;
n Louisiana Univer
sity. Survivors include one son and three
daughters.
We have learned of the death of the Rt. Rev.
T.G.V. Inman on July 4, 1989. He received
lorary degree of Doctor of Divinity
ic University of the South in 1953 Heirn.er Epii-oip.il bishop of Natal,
:v. Thomas Stewart Matthews, T65,etired Episcopal rector, on February 15,
Graduating from high school in San
Seminary, and a" liversity of the South. Mattl
of St. Peter's Episcopal ii
conflict. Heas rectors of St. Paul's Church, Macon, Ca.,
and Grace Church in Charleston, S.C. In 1977
he became rector of Camp Allen, the Episco-
pal Conference and Camp Center for the
diocese of Texas, in Navasota. He workedthere until he retired in 1985. He was pre-
ceded in death by his first wife, Mary Anna
Coates Matthews of Navasota, two daugh-ters, two sons, and fifteen grandchildren.
B.A. in Spanish and Economics from
international economics at Southern Meth-odist University and got his Ph.D. and M.A.in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin.Dr. Seniff taught at Washington University
in St. Louis and was professor of Spanish at
Michigan State University. He served on the
editorial boards of many scholarly journals,
served as a member of several professional
societies, and wrote three books and over 20articles which are highly regarded in this
country and abroad as significant contribu-
tions to his field of studies. Dr. Seniff was a
member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors
include his mother, Mrs. Mary A. SHckney of
e brother, and o
James A. Davis Jr., C'77, lawyer, on January8, 1991 . Having grown up in Chattanooga,
Tenn., he came to Sewanee to study English
and was chief of the volunteer fire depart-
ment. He attended the University of Tennes-see Law School and began his career in
t Dearborn and Ewing. In 1988 heNashvi
The Rev. Robert Utlaul, T77, Episcopal
priest, on November 18, 1990. He earned £
B.A. from Central College at Fayette, ~'
Tennessee Wesleyan College from 1969 i
degree from the University of the South1977 and went on to serve at St. Steph.
Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
5L Bede's Episcopal Church in Manchester,
Tenn. He was the assistant chaplain at
Sewanee from 1982-84 and since then wasof Trinity Episcopal in Wa tertown.
We have learried of the death of GretchTurner, C84, on October 10, 1990. TurnELa Grange, Ca., was a TV/radio reportei
Lon Varnell, Coach and EntrepreneurLon Vamell, Tennessee entrepreneur,
humanitarian, entertainment promoter,
and University of the South basketball
coach from 1948-70, on February 17 in
Nashville.
Varnell grew up in Adamsville,
Tenn., where he played basketball andother sports. He went to Freed-
Hardeman College in Henderson,Tenn., for two years, and then taught
and coached at high schools to earn
enough money to finish his education.
He received his bachelor's degree in
1947 from Bethel College in McKenzie,Tenn. He went on to earn his master's
degree from Southern Methodist Uni-
versity in Dallas, Texas.
He served as an assistant basketball
coach at the University of Kentuckyunder Adolph Rupp before coming to
Sewanee as head coach in 1948. Varnell
was the first American college coach to
take a basketball team to Europe,
leading the 1951 Tiger team as it trav-
eled to 41 cities in nine countries. Theteam played 57 games in 59 days andreturned to the U.S. with a 53-4 record.
During his years at Sewanee, Varnell
led the Tigers to a 265-187 record, whichincluded victories against much larger
schools.
While coaching at Sewanee, Varnell
began pursuing interests as a promoterand a businessman. In 1955, he broke
the southern color barrier for sports
audiences by bringing the HarlemGlobetrotters on a tour of Dixie; hebooked the Globetrotters to play in
front of the first integrated audience in
the South in Atlanta in 1955. At one
during his career at Sewanee, hewas simultaneously a coach, a success-
ful promoter, owner of various busi-
nesses, and a part-time Methodist
In 1970, Varnell retired fromSewanee to pursue his promotion andbusiness interests full-time. As presi-
dent of Varnell Enterprises, he gainednational attention promoting big nameentertainers such as Lawrence Welk,
Barbara Mandrell, the Statler Brothers,
Bill Cosby, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis
Presley. He had extensive businessinterests in lumber, coal, and automo-
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn;three sons. Dr. Larry Varnell (C'61); JimVarnell (C'65); and Gilbert Varnell; a
daughter, Linda C. Farrer, a sister, three
brothers, and 10 grandchildren.
Memorials should be made to the
Lon Varnell Scholarship Fund at the
ach day in his chemistry classes,
Ed Kirven teaches students
how to become good citizens.
"A lot of the people that we educate at
Sewanee are going to be leaders in their
communities," Kirven explains. "And
they're going to have to confront issues
we all are confronting—solid waste dis-
posal and landfills, for example.
"The leaders must have a great deal of
understanding of technology," he contin-
ues. "Ifpeople don't understand the basic
elements of technology and science, they
will be completely dependent on outside
experts or they will tend to ignore issues.
And that may lead to bad decisions."
For the last 15 years, Kirven, a 1968
Sewanee graduate, has emphasized the
importance of the sciences in a liberal arts
education. As the University prepares for
the challenges of a new century, Kirven
wants to ensure that' Sewanee students
and faculty members will have the
resources to stay in touch with the
rapid changes in science and tech-
nology
"We are increasingly going to need
money to acquire instrumentation.
Chemistry, and science in general,
have changed so much," he says. "As
the generation of instruments that
we have now wears out, the cost of
replacing those instruments will in-
crease as much as five-fold.
"And we must have those instruments ato be a chemistry program where stu- mdents experience what chemistry is today, anot what it was 30 years ago. They have Ito be exposed to what the current practice
*
is."
Gifts to the Sewanee Annual Fund
ensure that the University can provide the
resources to help students keep in touch
with the tremendous advances in the sci-Sewanee Annual Fund
ences, and indeed, all disciplines at University of the SouthSewanee. Sewanee, TN 37375-4004
SEWANEE
Comps-the annual rite ofpassage- have begun. And for some exultant seniors, they have ended.
THESEWANEENEWS
Spring 1991
THESEWANEEPublished for the Alumni and Friends of The U
Keele
NamedNew Deanof College
Dr. Robert Keele, profes-
sor of political science, hasbeen named dean of the University's College ofArts and Sciences. Keele will succeed Dr. W.Brown Patterson, who is reluming to the class-room this fall after 11 years as dean.
Keele, a 1956 graduate of Sewanee, joined theUniversity of the South faculty in 1961. He hasserved as Department of Political Science chair-man since 1982.
"Bob Keele has been an integral part ofSewanee's university community for three de-cades. He is a great inspiration in the classroomas well as an outstanding administrator," saidVice-Chancellor Samuel Williamson.
"I feel confident that he will continue thetradition of excellence set by Brown Patterson.As dean. Dr. Keele's long history of dedicationand commitment to the College of Arts and Sci-ences and the University will be invaluable "
Keele explained that heis honored by the supportof the vice-chancellor andthe faculty. "1 look for-
ward to assuming these
new responsibilities andto working on behalf of
the College and Univer-
sity."
Keele earned his
master's degree andPh.D. degree from EmoryUniversity in 1957 and1960, respectively. He wasa tutor for the
University's British Stud-ies at Oxford program in
1986, and tutor andcontinued on j>a^ 11
More than 200 Sewanee students participated in the
123rd commencement ceremony of the University r-May 10. From top to bottom, Graham Hill reflects
his graduation; graduates Allison Middleton, JohnTruslow, and Allan Jones shield themselves frommorning showers; and Charlotte Thomas andClement Riddle talk with friends. For mor<
commencement activities, seepages 10-13
NEWS
uThe Rev. Dr. Cuy Fitch Lytle III, a prominentchurch historian, teacher, and pnest, has beennamed as the 12th dean of the University'sSchool of Theology.
Lytle comes to Sewanee from the ChurchDivinity School of the Pacific (CDSP), where he
professor of church history and historicaldieology and doctoral professor of history at the
Graduate Theological
Union (GTU) in
Berkeley, Calif.
"Guy Lytle brings
^ spect among his peersin theological educationand tremendous energyto the position," said
Vice-Chancellor SamuelWilli. "Hhexperience in an inner
city parish will also
benefit our students at
the School of Theology.
Well known as a churchhistorian, Lytle will
bring additional pres-
tige to our program in Anglican studies."Lytle says he is "excited to be called to leader-
ship in a university ! have admired since mysouthern youth and especially since my years atOxford, where I had several good friends amongthe large Sewanee contingent.
"The Episcopal Church rightly expects muchof its colleges and seminaries, and Sewanee hasthe potential to meet those expectations, both asa mentor to current and future ordained and layleaders, and through its extension programs, asa teacher of the whole church. I believe thatSewanee can make a real difference to the reli-
gious life of the South and beyond during this
Decade of Evangelism."
Prior to assuming his positions at CDSP andGTU, Lytle taught history and religion at theCatholic University of America in Washington,D.C., and the University of Texas at Austin. Hehas also held visiting professorships and
gen
Vice-Chancellor's Corner
Sewanee's 123rd Commencement— pages 10-13
SEVVANEE™Stephen E. Becker, Director of Public Relations
Rober! Bradford, Editor
H.W "Yogi" Anderson III, C72, Alumni Editor
Mary E. Henry, C93, Ashley Heyer, C93, Class Notes Editors
Robert N. Rust III, C61, President
N Pendleton Rogers, C72, Vice President for Planned Giving
John W. Tonisscn, Jr., C70, Notional Chairman (or Annual
Elizabeth McDonough Howick, C81, Vice President for
The Rev. Dwight Ogicr, Jr., CM, Vice President far Regions
The Rev. Henry N Parsley, Jr., C7D, Vice President
for Church Relations
The Rev. Robert S. Creamer, T71, Vice President for the
School of Theology
H.W. "Yogj" Anderson ill, C72, Executive Director
The Sewanee News (I5SN 0037-3044) is published quarterly
by the University of the South, including the College of Arts
and Sciences and the School of Theology, and is distributed
without charge to alumni, parents, faculty, and friends of thi
University. Copyright ©1991 The Sewanee News All rights
the South, Office of Untvowty Relations, 735 University Ave
Sewanee TN3737S-1000.
A favorite PARLOR game— bashing lawyers,
clergy, doctors— has found
get: higher education. For nearly a de-
cade, books, articles, speeches, and public fig-
ures have assailed higher educabon. Nor have
members of the academy been sparing, as seen
by Allan Bloom's nostalgic lament in The Closing
of the American Mind. And the attacks, juxta-
posed with critiques of K-12 educational sys-
tems across the country, show few signs of abat-
ing. Ironically, the criticisms of higher education
focus on the one American institution with an
undisputed competitive advantage over the rest
of the world.
To be sure, there are failings and shortcom-
ings: the misuse of overhead funds on federal
grants, high loan default rates among students
at vocational-type institutions, unclear and in-
consistent admissions practices, athletic pro-
grams totally out of control, and undergraduate
general education programs which are un-
demanding and incoherent.
The situation, I am happy to report, is quite
different at Sewanee. Of course, no college is
perfect, not even the University of the South, nor
would I dare to make that claim. But we are
doing a number of things that appear to secure
our future and our claim of respect for quality,
tradition, and intellectual rigor. Let me give you
four examples.• Sewanee's general education curriculum,
which represents approximately one-third of all
courses taken, remains firmly committed to our
traditional conception of a western liberal arts
and sciences program. Required courses in
English, literature, history of western civiliza-
tion, foreign languages, mathematics and labora-
tory sciences, along with the social sciences and
religion and philosophy, are in place. In the fall
of 1992 a new four-course, team-taught sequence
in English, history, religion, philosophy, and the
arts will be in place for entering freshmen, a
sequence deliberately western in its orientation.
Yet at the same time, I am pleased to say that
more than 80 percent of all Sewanee students-
realizing that they will live and work and play
in an ever and increasingly interdependent
world—are now taking courses that deal with
THE SEWANEE NEWS
topics that are non-western. Further, we expect
some areas, such as Latin American courses, to
become more important as the United States
enters into new trade relations with our south-
cm neighbors.
• A special feature of the Sewanee education
is the nature of the freshman experience: enter-
ing students are taught by professors, including
our most senior members of the faculty, not
graduate students. These professors care about
their students, are concerned about their intel-
lectual and moral development, and seek to help
students begin to discover themselves and
their potential. This kind of attention requires an
excellent faculty, one that matches that of other
institutions in teach my; skills, academic ability,
and commitment to the purposes of the liberal
arts college. At Sewanee, this commitment is
further enhanced by the importance of the
Chapel and the School of Theology in helping to
set the tone and ambiance of the entire Domain.
• Values, the search for truth even if the truth
is uncomfortable, a respect for divergent opin-
ions, appreciation of the worth and importance
of the individual; each of these has traditionally
characterized Sewanee's approach to higher
education. Indeed, these characteristics flow
naturally from an Anglican approach to higher
education that sees, as Richard Hooker madeclear in the 16th century, all knowledge and all
searching for knowledge as a search for God. In
this connection we seek to develop critical
minds and informed perspectives, while es-
chewing any notion of political correctness,
whether of the left or the right. This commit-
ment to intellectual rigor and honesty, to a sense
of place and context, and to preparations for life
in a world of constant change remains the focal
point of our educational efforts.
• Finally, the Honor Code and its effective
operation continue to be a feature of our ap-
proach to maturity and challenge. Last fall we
added a special ceremony in All Saints' Chapel
in which all new students came forward to sign
the Honor Code. With this act they acknowl-
edged that they were entering into a corporate
and special status within a great University. In
this way we hope to move from the earliest mo-
ments of the freshman year to instill the sense of
uniqueness that is the hallmark of a Sewanee
education and the Sewanee community.
We will continue to work to do things better:
keep tuition costs under control, maintain diver-
sity in our student body, enrich our curriculum,
enhance the variety in our social life, improve
our physical facilities, and provide adequate
financial aid to needy students. But I can report
to you with confidence that the central task of
education at the University of the South — both
in the College and the School of Theology—remains firmly committed to its mission of
academic excellence, spiritual growth, and a
balanced approach to a changing world.
iWuuj.'c. 1A/JXl>——
—
SMA Graduates
Return to Sewanee
On April 26-28, more than 200 people gathered
at Sewanee to commemorate the Sewanee Mili-
tary Academy.
The academy, which existed from I868-W71
in what is now Quintard Hall, thrived as a pre-
paratory and military school. More «nan 70
graduates of the academy returned to Sewanee
to reflect on their experiences and o rememDcr
the academy, John Ashby Marshall and 76 other
cadets who lost their lives in war
Marshall, a 1938 graduate of SMA in manyways embodied the best that the academv i
offer. A fighter pilot during World War II
Marshall flew more than 100 missions beto
being shot down over Holland in 1945
On the Mountain
Sewanee students gathered at Manigault Park in April to model clothing from around the world as part of the
University s International Festival. Sponsored by the Organization for Cross-Cultural Understanding, the
festival also included panel discussions and a cricket match.
TeacherEducation Program Gets State Approval
At a ceremony on April 27, SMA graduates
and friends dedicated two plaques in front of
Quintard Hall, one commemorating the acad-
emy and one honoring the achievements of
Marshall.
During the ceremony, Digby Seymour, a doc-
tor from Knoxville, Tenn., and a 1940 SMAgraduate, reflected on the impact of the acad-
emy. "Many of us came here as children," he
said. "I was a mere 13 years old when I arrived.
Sewanee gave us the tools to become men. Someextraordinary individuals arrived here as men.
Sewanee gave them the skills and knowledge to
become leaders."
The University's Teacher Education Program has
been approved by the Tennessee State Depart-
ment of Education through 1993.
Designed to prepare Sewanee undergradu-
ates to become first-rate secondary school teach-
ers, the Teacher Education Program has been in
existence since 1976. Students who participate in
the program take traditional liberal arts courses
as well as education courses. When they com-
plete the program, they are certified to teach
high school and receive a bachelor's degree in a
traditional liberal arts discipline.
Dean of Women Mary Sue Cushman, whooversees the program, says Sewanee students
receive a broad and thorough understanding of
teaching. "In partnership with both the College
faculty and fine teachers in local schools, our
students have the constant support, careful criti-
cism, and inspiring models necessary to develop
their own teaching identities."
The State Department of Education will con-
duct site visits of Sewanee's programs during
the fall of 1993 to assess the University's pro-
grams in English, visual arts, French, German,
Spanish, Latin, mathematics, science, including
biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and
social science, which includes economics, his-
tory, government and psychology. Cushmansays the site visit will take place because Tennes-
see is completely revising its methods of accred-
iting colleges and universities which prepare
students to become teachers.
The Sewanee Summer Music Center opened its 35th season on June 28. Featuring chamber music concerts,
orchestra programs, and mid-week recitals, it ran through }uly 28.
Sewanee StudentWinsPrestigiousNEH GrantRobert Ingram, a sophomore at the University, is
the first student in Sewanee's history to win a
Younger Scholars grant from the National En-
dowment for the Humanities (NEH). He will use
the $2,200 grant for a summer study project
titled "Frank Owsley and His Agrarian Literary
Friends."
Across the nation, 49 high school and 87 col-
lege students from 33 states and the District of
Columbia were selected as NEH Younger Schol-
ars from 823 eligible applications submitted.
At the conclusion of the study program, re-
cipients submit substantial research papers to
the endowment; a number of NEH Younger
Scholars have seen their final research papers
appear in scholarly publications. Ingram's advi-
sor is Professor of English Thomas Carlson.
A graduate of Cedar Creek High School in
Ruston, La., Ingram is majoring in English and
history and is a member of the Order of Gowns-
men and chairman of the University's Orienta-
tion Committee.
1991 Distinguished
Alumnus/a AwardNominations are being sought for the 1991 Dis-
tinguished Alumnus/a Award. Once a year at
Homecoming, the Associated Alumni honors
one of its members with the presentation of this
special award, first presented in 1982.
If you know of someone you think should be
recognized, please fill out and return the form
below.
The purpose of the Distinguished Alumnus/a
Award is to recognize individuals who have
distinguished themselves in their vocation-
business, professionally, or otherwise—and
demonstrated concern for and service to their
community. Furthermore, the Distinguished
Alumnus/a Award seeks to recognize individu-
als who have shown repeated loyalty to and
support of the University and whose positions
of stature and importance have brought favor-
able attention and recognition to the University
of the South.
The recipient must be a living alumnus or
alumna of the University of the South {Acad-
emy, College, or School of Theology).
The recipient may not be an active member of
the Associated Alumni Board, the Board of Trus-
tees, or the Board of Regents.
The recipient may not be a current employee
of the University.
Alumni Affairs
ALUMN T
By Robert Rust, C'61
President, Associated Alumni
In August the annual
meeting of the Coun-
cil of the Associated
Alumni will be held
on the Mountain. Its
membership is madeup of the alumni lead-
ers of both the College
and the School of
Theology: class repre-
sentatives, presidents
of Sewanee Clubs, the
I HE M : W \Nfc"i- MAYS
s*r.;
Please attach information giving your reasons for
making the nomination. (Your nomination cannot be
considered unless the proper information is enclosed.)
Submitted by .
Class of
Address
University of the South
iistincuishetj alumnu5/a awardOffice of Alumni Relations
735 University AveSewanee TN 37375-1000
Bob Rust A I II iTrusi
School of Theology s
Its purpost
the officers of the
d College Alumni Asso-
i to bring Sewanee's key
alumni leaders together once a year to deal wit
the business of the new fiscal year through a
scries of in-depth briefings from the Vice-Chan-
cellor and his staff and rigorous workshops and _plenary sessions with the staff of the University
Relations office. In addition, each council meet-
ing has a central theme, which is focused upon
by an invited speaker or speakers.
The central theme of this year's session will
be "The Campaign for Sewanee/' the all impor-
tant capital campaign which is tentatively slated
for its public launching in late 1992 or early
1993. This will be the subject of the keynote
speaker, Vice-Chancellor Samuel Williamson, at
the council's Friday night banquet in Convoca-
tion Hall. This theme will be an integral part of
the Saturday briefings, plenary sessions, and the
workshops.
In addition, the Disciples of Christ in Com-munity (DOCC) program will be highlighted
during the plenary session on Saturday. This is a
continuation of an initiative launched last sum-
mer to inform the alumni leadership of the sig-
nificant work of a number of Episcopal agencies
headquartered on the Mountain. The remarkable
achievements and growth of DOCC will be pre-
sented this year by its executive director, Karen
Keele.
This is particularly fitting as the two keynote
speakers of the Saturday session of the council
have or will have an important relationship to
Karen and her work. The first is her husband.
Dr. Robert Keele, our new dean of the College.
The second is her boss, the Rev. Dr. Guy Lytic,
the newly appointed dean of the School of The-
ology. It is also fitting that the spotlight be on
these two men, who are the academic standard
bearers for the College and the School of
Theology.
More fundamentally, it is fitting that these
two men arc central to a council session which
has as its main theme the upcoming capital cam-
paign. The respective work of these two menover the next decade will be perhaps the deter-
mining factor in Sewanee's quest to be ranked
among the top 2? liberal arts institutions in the
country and to be known as the dominant Epis-
copal institution of higher learning in the world.
By adding these two outstanding men to the
absolutely superlative leadership team he has
assembled, Sam Williamson has served notice
that the requisite leadership is in place to
achieve these lofty goals, and this leadership
fully merits the financial wherewithal with
which to work to accomplish the task, a financial
wherewithal that r
campaign.
I expect this third s
a threshold event in it
ment. Knowing the e>
vhoa
? from the capital
jsion of the council to be
evolution and develop-
mplary nature of the menir class representatives,
i trustees and officers ofclub presidents, alun
the School of Theology and Collegi
1 fully expect them to use this council session as
a foundation on which to build over the next
five years a University Alumni Association that
is three times stronger than it is now. Given the
accomplishments of the last four years, this is
quite a statement. However, if anything, I be-
lieve it is an understatement.
A Thank You to the Retiring Regents
During the upcoming council session a for-
mal thanks will be issued to those regents whorotated off of the board this year. I want to take
this opportunity on behalf of the alumni of the
College and the School of Theology to offer a
less formal, but more public thanks to Gerry
DeBlois, the Rev. William B. Trimble, Harold
Eustis, and the Rt .Rev. Fitzsimmons Allison for
their six years of service as regents. All of these
men served with distinction and deserve our
wholehearted thanks.
Personally, I'm particularly indebted to Gerry
DeBlois. We were contemporaries on the Moun-
tain, but really did not know each other well
during that time (the ATO vs PDT kind of thing.)
Yet he, along with a few other people, ranks as
one of the most powerful witnesses for Sewanee
for me. I'll be forever thankful for the crucial
role he played in helping to put Sewanee on a
solid financial footing. However, I rank his con-
and care for the very essence of the place,
the educational curriculum, right along side his
financial stewardship.
And I have deep personal feelings for the Rev.
William B. (Billy) Trimble. Much of this feeling is
tied up in our shared experiences as under-
graduates (don't worry Billy, I am not about to
elaborate.) However, the greater source of the
gratitude lies in Bill's renowned ability to listen,
to ask questions, to assemble diverse thoughts
into a cogent whole, and to offer a sense of posi-
tive and constructive direction. I'm sure the
regents profited mightily from Billy in this re-
gard over the last six years.
Sewanee is indeed blessed with a never-end-
ing succession of benefactors. May the worthy
example of Harold Eustis, Gerry DeBlois, Billy
Trimble and Fitz Allison enlighten and encour-
age the alumni leadership in its gathering on the
Mountain next month.
Alumni Affairs
Homecoming '91:
A Previewof EventsHere's the preliminary schedule for
Homecoming '91. For more informatior
on Homecoming, contact the Office of
Alumni Relations at (615) 598-1402.
Friday, October 25, 1991
8:00 a.m.-
6:00 p.m. Registration /ticket sales
3:00-
5:00 p.m. Alumni Seminars
6:00 p.m. Social Hour, Lower Cravens Hall
7:00 p.m. Alumni Dinner, Upper Cravens Hall
Presentation of the Distinguished
Alumnus/a Award
9:00 p.m. - Alumni Dance, Cravens Hall
Midnight
Saturday, October 26, 1991
8:00 a.m.-
Noon Registration
Noon Lunch under the Alumni Tent
12:50 p.m. Alumni Parade
1 :30 p.m. Football Game - Sewanee vs.W & L
After game, .
into evening Reunion Parties (years, times,
&
places to be announced) ''. •
9:00 p.m. Radney Foster, C'81, Concert,
Guerry Garth
Hornet oimn$ \'i;v> ^aduiilc^ troi
Class of "IS to the Class of '92 a
chance to reflect on the Sewanee
Sunday, October 27, 1991
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, All Saints' Chapel
9:30 a.m. Memorial Service,
St. Augustine's Stone
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, All Saints' Chapel
At the 10:30 a.m. service in All
Saints' Chapel on Sunday, October
27, a tablet will be dedicated in
memory of Charles T. Harrison,
Professor of English and Dean of
the College.
Rice Receives Atlanta
Club's Distinguished
Alumnus AwardLouis W. Rice Jr., C 50, has received the Distin-
guished Alumnus Award from the Sewanee
Club of Atlanta.
A native of Tullahoma, Rice is senior vice
president of personnel and labor relations of the
Georgia-based Genuine Parts Company. He has
been a leader in business and in the Atlanta
community, serving on boards ranging from the
National Institute for Automotive Excellence to
the Georgia Board of Technical and Adult
Education.
He has been equally devoted to the Univer-
sity, serving as president of the Sewanee Club of
Atlanta, national chairman of the Leadership
Gifts Committee of the Century 11 Fund, and
president of the Associated Alumni. A former
member of the University's Board of Trustees
and Board of Regents, he currently serves on the
executive committee for capital contributions to
Sewanee.
Sewanee to celebrate
100 Years of FootballSewanee will celebrate its first 100 years nf foot-
ball the weekend of September 13-14. Football
began at the University of the South with a con-
test between Sewanee and Vanderbilt on November
7, 1891, in Sewanee. The Tigers dropped that
first contest by a score of 22-0 and later another
to Vanderbilt 26-1 in Nashville. The first
Sewanee victory came at the expense of the Uni-
versity of Tennessee, no less, in Chattanooga on
November 21. The 26-0 rout marked Tennessee's
entry into the world of college football. The next
edition of the Sewanee News will provide histori-
cal coverage of the first 100 years of Sewanee
football.
Letters of invitation to the gala weekend arc
being extended to all former Tiger football team
members. Events will include a reception and
dinner Friday evening, with Tennessee coach
Johnny Majors as the guest speaker. The dinner
will honor all former Tiger football participants,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Majors, a resident of
Sewanee and the widow of coach Shirley Ma-
jors, and former coach Horace Moore. The recep-
tion and dinner will be held at Cravens Hall. OnSaturday, the Tigers take on Tennessee Wesleyan
in the season's second contest. Prior to the game,
there will be a nine-hole shotgun start tourna-
ment at the Sewanee golf course, and the Uni-
versity will host a picnic from which the former
Tigers will march to McGee Field. A reception
with players and coaches, hosted by Vice-Chan-
cellor and Mrs. Williamson at Clement Chen
Hall, will follow the game.
Coach Bill Samko's young team enters the
campaign as defending CAC co-champions after
fininshing the season with a 6-3 slate. The 1990
Tigers ended as the number-one ranked defense
in the CAC and were also ranked nationally in
several NCAA Division 111 categories. Gradu-
ated senior defensive lineman Ray McGowanand junior defensive back Frank Greer were
named All-Americas, with Greer tied for the
lead among all colleges and universities in all
NCAA divisions with a Sewanee-record 10 inter-
ceptions. The offense has promise as well, with
the return of All-CAC sophomore running back
Carl Cravens and All-CAC wide receiver junior
Tony Neill. Sophomore David Thornton, who
led the Tigers to the CAC title in the closing
games at quarterback as a freshman, also returns
to face a stiff challenge from senior co-captain
Scott Thompson, who led the Tigers to big wins
over Davidson and Rhodes.
Coach Samko also will field a talented group
of freshmen; he feels that it should be an exciting
Although we have worked hard to come up with as complete <
list offormer Sewanee football team members as possible, the
Executive Director of the Associated Alumni, Yogi Anderson
(who played under Coach Moore) advises.
"
besome we missed. Please let your former
the celebration and have Item give the atumni office a call at
(615) 598-1402 to reserve a spot for the festivities. Weanticipale
space may be limited, so we encourage you to return the postcard
included in the invitation as soon as possible.
Humanities
Theatre professor Scott Bates published nine
French poems in the winter issue of Debs. AJournal of World Literature. Peter Smith, a
professor of theatre, has been investigating the
architectural development of stage space in Lon-
don and Stratford-on-Avon this s
Charles Binniker, professor of classical lan-
guages, toured Roman ruins in Spain during the
early summer. Classical languages professor
William Bonds is writing an article on
"Aeneas's Survivor Guilt" and developing
teaching tools for classical languages on the
Macintosh computer. His computer program is
being tested this summer as part of the Cla
Institute.
Charles Brockett, associate professor of political
has published a paper, "The Structure of
Political Opportunities and Peasant Mobiliza-
tion in Central America," in the April i
Comparative
Politics. He also
presented a
paper, "Build-
ing a Shov
for Democracy
The U.S. in
Guatemala,
1954-1960," tc
the XVI Inter-
national Con-
gress of the
Latin American
Studies Asso-
Scholarshipfine arts, presented a paper at the University of
London Medieval Manuscript Seminary in early
June. He is pursuing research this summer in
Belgium, Austria, France, and Great Britain on
the Ghent Privileges Master under a grant from
the American Philosophical Society.
Robert Benson, professor of English, and Susan
Ridyard, assistant professor of history, are edit-
ing Man and Nature in the Middle Ages, papers
from the Medieval Colloquium, which will ap-
pear as Sewanec Medieval Studies 7. William
Cocke, professor of English, plans to attend
Tudor and Stuart period plays at Stratford-on-
Avon and in London this summer, and he's
teaching in
the British
Studies at
Oxford pro-
gram. DonKeck
Dupree,
ii ii -i\vA\; ;-[ v.-
also partici-
pated in the
U.S. State De-
partment-sponsored Conference on Liberia in
Washington, D.C., focusing on the politics of
post-civil war Liberia. Robert Pearigen, assis-
tant professor of political science, has completed
his doctoral dissertation and received his Ph.D.
from Duke University in May 1 991 . Barclay
Ward, associate professor of political science, is
completing an analytical review of the Fourth
Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference for the U.S.
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and is
teaching in the International Studies in Londonprogram thi:
Edward Carlos, professor of fine arts, is spend-ing three weeks this summer in Scotland, photo-graphing, drawing, and painting mountainscenes. Gregory Clark, assistant professor of
instructor in English,
ing literary research this s
at the University of Wales,
Cardiff, with special emphasis
on the poetry of HenryVaughan. Kathryn Freeman,
assistant professor of English, is
spending part of the summerpursuing research on Coleridge's poetry at the
Princeton University Library. Pamela Macfie,
associate professor of English, read a paper,
"Illuminated Difference: Arachnean Re-presen-
tation in the Works of Boccaccio and Christine
de Pisan," at the Seventh Citadel Conference onLiterature in the Renaissance and Middle Agesin March. She's currently researching gender-
related issues in English Renaissance literature,
especially in Marlowe's and Chapman's Hero
and Leander. English professor Edwin Stirling
has completed a review of the two most recent
biographies of C.S. Lewis and is preparing for
sabbatical research on William Butler Yeats that
will take him to New York, North Carolina, andIreland.
Professor of History Joseph Cushman is con-
ducting research this summer on British immi-
gration to Florida in 1880-90 at the Public Record
Office, Kew Gardens, and he is teaching in the
British Studies at Oxford program. History pro-
fessor Harold Goldberg attended an interna-
tional faculty development seminar in Vietnam
in ]une; it was sponsored by the Council on In-
ternational Educational Exchange. Professor of
History Anita Goodstein is involved in a study
of southern feminists, researching the autobiog-
raphies and journals of southern women writing
between 1870 and the 1930s. She's also investi-
gating the thinking and work of the suffragist
generation in Tennessee. Arthur Knoll, profes-
sor of history, has been investigat-
ng German imperialism and over-
ration in libraries and ar-
chives in Germany in preparation
for editing a volume of documentson this subject. He will read a pa-
per on education in the German,African, and Pacific colonies at the
Pacific Coast Branch of the Ameri-
can Historical Association in Ha-
summer. Professor of His-
tory Brown Patterson published
"Is Moral Education Possible? AHistorical Perspective" in the
March issue of the St. Luke's journal
of Theology. He will be in Londondoing research for his book on King
fames VI and I for six weeks this
summer. Associate Professor of
History Charles Perry's book, The
Victorian Post Office: The Growth of a
Bureaucracy, is scheduled to be pub-
lished by the Royal Historical Soci-
ety in London this year.
Professor of German JamesDavidheiser has had four articles
published during the academic
year. He also led two workshops onthe European Community at the
Youngstown Conference on the Teaching of For-
eign Languages and at the Central States Confer-
the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Hedelivered the university lecture at Northern
Kentucky University and spoke to students at
Baylor School, Chattanooga Christian School,
Girls Preparatory School, and Hixson HighSchool on "Changes in Germany and Europe."
During July, Davidheiser will be in Austria for a
seminar on Gcrmanists on Austrian politics,
economy, literature and the arts. German profes-
sor Reinhold Zachau recently published anarticle on bilingual author Yvan Goll and is
working on a book on an article on Germanauthor Klaus Groth.
Pat Gibson, assistant professor of anthropology,
authored "Bavaria" in The Encyclopedia of World
Cultures, and she is working on "Reunification
or Renazification: Neofacism in Germany's Re-
publican Party" for a book on European politics.
"Place, Power, and Discourse in the Thai Imageof Bangkok," written by anthropology professor
Richard O'Connor, appeared in the journal of the
Siam Society.
SUMMER 1991 ____
Philosophy professor William J. Garland plans
to attend a conference on Process Philosophy of
Education and presented a paper on
Whiteheads's view of the rhythm of education in
July. James Peterman, associate professor of
philosophy, has begun researching a book on
post-Kantian philosophy. James Peters, associate
professor of philosophy, is working on a paper
on David Hume's philosophy of religion.
Robin Gottfried, associate professor of econom-
ics, has written two papers, "The Value of a Wa-
tershed as a Series of Linked Multiproduct As-
sets" and "On Gardening and Human Welfare,
or, the Role of Attitudes and Natural Capital in
Sustainable Welfare," which will be published
this year. He's working on creating computer
software to model a mangrove forest as a
multiproduct factory and plans to apply the
model in Ecuador. Economics professor
Yasmeen Mohiuddin was one of the major
speakers at the Society for International
Development's 20th World Conference in
Amsterdam in May 1991. This summer, she will
participate in a training workshop at Gramccn
Bank in Bangladesh and in the Working
Women's Forum in Madras, India. Economics
professor Ansel Sharp has been revising his
book, Economics of Social Issues, for a new edition
later this year.
Professor of French Waring McCrady is working
on an introductory book in French for students
who lack a background in grammar. He writes
regularly for the Franklin County Historical Re-
view. George Poe, associate professor of French
and delegate to the Modem Language Associa-
tion Assembly, represented the "Division on
Comparative Studies in Eighteenth-Century
Literature" at the MLA convention in Chicago in
Scholarshiplate December. In April, he read a paper at the
annual meeting of the American Society for
Eighteenth-Century Studies in Pittsburgh on the
thematics of space in Crcbillon fils and Vivant
Denon's fictional writings. Poc has recently been
selected a Camargo Foundation Research Fellow
for the spring of 1992, which will allow him to
work on a book in France on cightccnth-century
French literature. In June and July, he will be
directing his second "Scwanec in France" sum-
mer program abroad, after which he plans to
travel to Bristol, England, for the Eighth Interna-
tional Conference on the Enlightenment. Profes-
sor of French Jacqueline Schaefer read papers
in Paris at the International Congress on Mythcs
et Literature and in Nice at the International
Conference on Narrative in May and June. She's
researching the iconngraphical reception of the
myth of Tristan at a number of libraries and
archives in France this summer. Donald Rung,
instructor in French, plans to spend two weeks
in Paris, investigating links between French
emblems and Descartcs's images using rare
books at the Bibliotcque Nationale.
In |ime,, Maria Natal, assistant professor of
Spanish, was recognized as a distinguished
scholar by being invested in the Cofradia
Intcrnacionnl dc Invcsti^idorc? (International
Guild for Research Scholars) in the cathedral at
Toledo by the Cardinal Primate of Spain. Profes-
sor of Spanish Thomas Spaccarelli has two en-
tries on Spanish literature in the Cyclopedia of
Literary Characters, Vol 11. He will be serving as
director of the Vandcrbilt-in-Spain program in
1991-92, during which time he will study early
16th century editions of the Noble cuento del
esperador Carlos Maynes.
Leslie Richardson, instructor in Italian, has re-
ceived a grant sponsored by the American Asso-
ciation of Teachers of Italian and the Italian Min-
istry of Education to participate in a month-long
n Siena in July.
Steven Shrader, associate professor of music,
spent five weeks in the early summer studying
Italian at the Institute llaliano in Rome and visit-
ing sites of cultural interest in Italy.
Laurence Alvarez, C'59, professor of mathemat-
ics and computer science, is spending the sum-
mer at the University of Kentucky pursuing an
intensive study of the computer program
Mathematica. He is supported by a Pew Fellow-
ship from the Faculty Scholars Program there.
Professor of Mathematics Mac Priestley has
contributed an article to book celebrating the
75th birthday of mathematician Paul Hclmos.
He has also had an article, "Complex Sequences
Whose 'Moments' All Vanish," accepted for
publication in the Proceedings of the American
Mathematical Society. Math professor Steve
Puckette is working on fractals for a seminar
that he will lead for Scwanee math and physics
faculty, and math professor Clay Ross is devel-
oping a paper dealing with the computer pro-
gram Mathematica.
Sciences
Henrietta Croom, professor of biology, pre-
sented "DNA Sequences Reveal Three Major
Cladcs of Hawaiian Spiders in the GenusTetrgnatha" at the 15th meeting of the American
Arachnological Society at the University of Mis-
sissippi in June. She's spending the summercontinuing her research on the speciation of
endemic Hawaiian spiders at- the Pacific Bio-
medical Research Center of the University of
Hawaii-Manoa.
Psychology lecturer Richard Chapman spent
June investigating biochemical explanations for
abnormal behavior at the Emory University
School of Medicine.
Douglas Durig, assistant professor of chemistry
and physics, has had a paper on microwave,
infrared, and raman spectra accepted for publi-
cation in the Journal of Chemistry and Physics.
Frank Hart, professor of physics, is working
with three Sewanee undergraduates this sum-
mer, investigating the dielectric properties of
biological materials. Jack Lorenz. professor of
physics emeritus and director of the University
Observatory, presented a paper to the Tennessee
Academy of Science and has been elected his-
tory of science editor for the Journal of the Tennes-
see Academy of Science.
Sponsored by the Volunteers in Overseas Coop-
erative Assistance, forestry professor Blair Orr is
examining natural regeneration in the Niger
area of Africa this summer. Stephen Shaver,
assistant professor of forestry and geology, led a
group of students on a field trip to England,
Wales, and Scotland in May.
Ron Toll, associate professor of biology, recently
published an article a small species of octupus
from the tropical Western Atlantic Ocean.
Scholarship
The Legend ofJoseph David Cushmaiv Jnby Harold Goldberg
Joseph Cushman. C49, professor of history at
the University, retired last semester after teach-
ing at Sewanee for 23 years. As a tribute, Pro-
fessor of History Harold Goldberg, addressed
the College facility to reflect on his colleague's
impact on Seiantcc faculty members ami stu-
dents The Scunncc A'ncs requested pcrmis
sion to reprint Goldberg's remarks.
I am not going to take a lot of time to tell
all of you what you already know about
Joe Cushman, who will be retiring at the
end of this semester after 23 years of ser-
vice to Sewanee. Everyone here knows that
he has devoted a large part of his heart andsoul to this institution, that his courses onsouthern history arc consistently amongthe most popular taught here, that he has
not only influenced but also deeply
touched the lives of countless Sewaneestudents, that he has written the definitive
history, in two volumes, of the Episcopal
Church in Florida, that he is an advocate of
high standards tor himself and his col-
leagues, that the most frequently used term
to describe him is integrity, that he has
little patience for what he calls sorry stu- 3
dents and sorry administrators, and that \
our hallways will sound empty without
the echo of his well-known and infectious
As I said, these facts are known to all of
you— 1 prefer to celebrate the legend of |oe
Cushman, and it is that legend, part fact,
part fiction, part myth, but all true, whichI
will talk about today.
Sometime in the nineteenth century,
Joe's gTandpappy left England and landedin Titusville, Fla. As far as I can tell from the
census records 1 have checked, Florida at that
time included only the Cushman clan, 17 million
alligators, and two retired people from some-place in the mid-west.
Joe grew up barefoot in a world of outhouses,
pellagra, and occasional trips to the tool shed, all
of which qualified him to teach Old South later
in life.
Joe's Anglophile parents were serious Episco-
palians, and they instilled various command-ments in him such as: thou shall not allow mod-em dancers or motorcycles in the chapel; this
dread of trendy religion has remained with Joeto this day.
In 1943 Joe volunteered for the army andserved in Europe. After the war he attendedSewanee at a time when, as Joe says, giants
stalked the earth. Amo'-g the giants who influ-
enced him the most were Stratton Buck, ArthurDugan, Tom Covan, and Eugene Kayden. Joe
History professor Joseph
majored in history, helped found the
Wellingtons, and participated in choir, the
Purple Masque, and the literary society
Sophcrim. He was also known to enjoy a goodtime, that is an occasional pitcher or three, withhis drinking buddies like Warren Belscr, ClayBailey, and of course the student they called
"Wild Thing," Bob Ayrcs.
Following graduation, Joe returned to
Florida, taught junior high school, and soonrealized that trying to maintain order in a roomfull of adolescents with raging hormonal imbalances was not his idea of a meaningful educa-tional experience.
Joe went on to obtain a Ph.D. and a teachingposition at FSU, and then in 1968 returned to
Sewanee. I recently asked several students to
describe a class with Dr. Cushman, and the re-
sponse was overwhelming. Dr. Cushmanemerges as an intrepid defender ot the dress
code, with comments to delinquent students
such as: "you are out of uniform," or, to a par-
ticularly flagrant offender, "you should bewhipped like a wicked stepchild." Dr.
Cushman's exams, affectionately knownas "trivial pursuit," achieve notoriety for
length as well as detail. As one student
told me, in a 50 minute class, you get a
test that is going to take at least seven
hours. As soon as you finish looking it
over and a cold sweat has broken out all
over your body. Dr. Cushman walks upto the board and says, "Now for the es-
says." I will not continue with the long
list of anecdotes 1 have collected fromstudents, but I will add one note—every
student who talked to me concludedwith a simple statement—their educa-tion, understanding of history, sense of
right and wrong—all arc forever grateful
for the impact of Dr. Cushman on them.
Let me conclude with a true story
which for me epitomizes the real Joe
Cushman. Picture it—Tennessee—1974—my first year and Charles Perry's first
year in Sewanee, and Joe drove the twoof us to a history conference in Nash-ville. On the way back we were cruising
along 1-24 when all of a sudden Joe
stopped in the middle of the interstate
and said "Oh gosh darn it," —(here 1 amparaphrasing)—"I need some gas," andhe proceeded to back up for about a mile
to the exit we had just passed. As eigh-
teen wheelers went whizzing past us. the
drivers beeping and yelling southern
epithets I had never heard before,
Charles and I were quickly scribbling
our last testaments on the back of
matchbook covers. Needless to say wemade it, and to tell you the truth, if 1 got
in the car with Joe today, and he droveall the way to Nashville in reverse, I
wouldn't even bat an eye.
Later that same year and many timessince, Charles and I and others here came to
know another side of Joe—leader of the faculty
on issues of morality, slayer of wayward admin-istrators, defender of young faculty membersagainst injustice. As a result, many of us learned
a lot about the true meaning of honesty andintegrity and, in the best sense, the application
of old values to the modern world.
While the legend continues, one fact re-
mains—from now on, when the list of Sewaneegiants is recited, the name of Joe Cushman will
always be there.
Respectfully submitted to the College Faculty,
Harold J. Goldberg
May 1,1991
SUMMER 1991 DevelopmentsUniversity Receives $500,000 Howard Hughes Grant
As part of the largest science education initiative
undertaken in the United States by a private
philanthropic organization, the Howard HughesMedical Institute (HHMI) has awarded a
$500,000 grant to the University of the South.
According to Vice-Chancellor Samuel
Williamson, the grant will be used for programs
which attract students to career;, in scientific
1 think students will realize
the benefits of this award
almost immediately; the
potential is just outstanding,"
said Vice-Chancellor
Williamson
research and teaching. Under HHMI guidelines,
the grant is intended for use over a five-year
"We could not have been more pleased uponreceiving notification of this extraordinary grant
award. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
has given us the opportunity to enhance the
University's scientific areas of study in a variety
of ways that would have been impossible other-
wise," said Williamson.
"I think students will realize the benefits of
this award almost immediately; the potential is
just outstanding," he added.
faculty members.
Scwanee will use the grant for expansion of
curriculum, acquisition of new teaching equip-
ment, expansion of undergraduate summer re-
search opportunities, and continuation of sum-mer research experiences and workshops for
science teachers and students from high schools
in the Chattanooga area and rural Appaiachia.
Dr. Larry H. Jones, professor and chair of
Sewanee's Department of Biology, will serve as
program director.
Dr. Joseph G. Perpich, HHMI vice president
for grants and special programs, said national
studies continue to show a need to engage and
expand students' interest in the sciences, with
particular attention to women and
underrepresented minority students.
"The 44 colleges and universities receiving
awards have proposed impressive, imaginative
strategics to spark just this interest in the sci-
ences from the introductory to the upper-divi-
sion levels. A number of these programs will
also reach teachers and students at the pre-college
levels and at two-year colleges," I 'erpich said.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute wasestablished in 1953 and employs scientists in the
fields of cell biology, genetics, immunology,
neuroscience, and structural biology. Since 1987,
HHMI has provided grants totalling $123 mil-
lion to 139 public and private colleges and uni-
versities for the purpose of strengthening under-
graduate science education. Grants totalling
$31.5 million were awarded by HHMI this year.
Nancarrow, Anderson Join Annual Giving Staff
Two new staff members have joined the Office of
Annual Giving at the University.
Heather
Nancarrow is the newdirector of
il giving. A 1983
nee graduate,
as previously
or of continuing
education at Alaska
Pacific University in
Anchorage, Alaska.
J a
or of develop-
ment for Vanderbilt University's Blair School of
Music. For the state of Tennessee, she worked as
an executive assistant in the Governor's Office,
an assistant director of communication for the
Department of Education, and as a special assis-
tant to the commissioner in the Department of
Personnel. In 1990 she was named a Paul Harris
Fellow by Rotary International.
Nancarrow is a candidate for a master of arts
degree in teaching from Alaska Pacific University.
Tippen Harvey
Anderson has been
director of annual
giving. A 1975 gradu-
ate of the Rhode Is-
land School of Design,
she was previously
the owner of Tippen
Harvey Anderson
Designs in Rome, Ga.
Anderson has also
worked with the High
Art Museum in Atlanta, where she organized a
public fund-raising campaign for the museum's
new building. She coordinated the museum's
two-year charter membership campaign to
double memberships before the opening of the
new High museum building. She also directed
the building's groundbreaking and opening
ceremonies and was chairman of the museum's
1,700-mcmber young professional volunteer
organization.
In 1980, she was selected one of Atlanta's ten
outstanding young people.
Whitehead FoundationProvides $45,000 Grantfor ScholarshipsThe Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation has
awarded a $45,000 grant to the University of the
South for the purpose of providing scholarship
fundsduring the 1991-92 academic year. The
foundation has provided Scwanee students with
close to $300,000 in financial aid since 1974.
Students eligible to receive the foundation
scholarships are Christian girls from low income
families in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
The late Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans, born in
Bedford County, Va., contributed to numerous
charities during her lifetime. Her youngest son,
Conkey Pate Whitehead, provided in his will for
creation of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Founda-
tion to honor his mother's memory.
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Commencement Tui: -EU'\;\T:£ \EW-
The Rt. Rev. C. Judson Child Jr. installs Bishop Duncan Gray as chancellor during commencement
Bishop Duncan GrayInstalled as ChancellorThe Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray Jr., Episcopalbishop of Mississippi, was elected to a six-yearterm as chancellor of the University of the Southduring the annual meeting of the board of trust-
ees on May 2. Bishop Gray will replace the Rt.
Rev. Judson Child, former Episcopal bishop ofAtlanta, who was elected in 1985.
Gray will serve as chairman of the Univer-sity's board of trustees and as an ex officio mem-ber of the board of regents. His installation cer-emony was held during commencement.
"We could not be more delighted in welcomingBishop Gray as chancellor of the University. Hewill provide outstanding leadership as well asan intimate knowledge ofSewanee academicallyand a strong sense of ourrole within the Episco-pal Church," said Sewanec's Vice-ChancellorSamuel Williamson.
"His guidance and counsel will be extremelyvaluable as the University begins its approach to
the next century," he added.Gray has served on Sewanee's board of trust-
ees since 1974 and was a member of the Univer-sity 's Board of Regents from 1981-87.
"I am very honored to have been selected for
this position at such an exciting time in
Sewanee's history," said Gray.
"Under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor
Williamson, the addition of deans Guy Lytic andRobert Keele, and with the re-election of SamLloyd as the University 's chaplain, the next six
years look very promising. My roots here arc
very deep, and I look forward to serving the
University as chancellor," Gray added.He earned an decimal (.'Pioneering degree a!
Tulane University in 1948 and worked for twoyears for the Westinghousc Corporation beforeentering seminary at the University of the South.He earned his M.Div. degree from Sewanec in
1953 and was awarded an hoporary Doctor of
Divinity degree by the University in 1972.
He served as vicar of Calvary Church in
Cleveland and Grace Church in Roscdale.Miss.,from 1953-57. He was rector of St. Peter's Parishin Oxford from 1957-65 and served as chaplainto Episcopal students at the University of Mis-sissippi from 1957-61. At the time of his election
to the episcopate, Bishop Gray was rector of St.
Paul's Parish in Meridian, where he had servedsince 1965.
He has served as vice president of the Dioc-esan Executive Committee and chairman of the
Commission on Ministry. He has been a deputyto four General Conventions and several Synodsof Province IV of the Episcopal Church. He hasserved the Diocese as a member and presidentof the Standing Committee, dean of the Board of
Examining Chaplains, member and chairman ofthe departments of college work, Christian edu-cation, Christian social relations, and communi-cations, and as a staff member and camp direc-
tor for 20 years at Camp Bratton Green.He served as chairman from 1977-83 and as a
member until 1986, of the General Convention'sstanding Commission on Constitution and Can-ons. He is a member and past-chairman of the
board of trustees of All Saints' Episcopal Schoolin Vicksburg. He has served as president of ProvinceHZ, a member of the Council of Advice to thePresiding Bishop and as president of the Asso-ciation for Christian Training and Service. He is
a member and past chairman of the Mississippi
Religious Leadership Conference and is pres-
ently serving as chairman of the House of Bish-
ops' Committee on Rules and vice chairman of
the Board of Archives of the Episcopal Church.Gray has been active in many civic and com-
munity projects in Mississippi. He has served asa board member and chairman of the MeridianCounseling Foundation, as chairman of the Title
I Advisory Committee of the Meridian Public
Schools, as a board member and president of the
Mississippi Council on Human Relations and asa member of the Mississippi Advisory Commit-tee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Hewas a member of Action for Progress (HeadStart) from 1976-71.
He has had articles published in national andregional magazines, and in 1962 he was giventhe national Speaker-of-the-Year Award fromTau Kappa Alpha National Forensic Honor Society.
SUMMER 1991 Commencement
Julia Sibley Receives First ClarenceDayAwardDuring commencement, Julia Wyly Sibley of
Greenville, S.C, was named the first recipient of
the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Com-munity Service.
The award was made possible by a generous
gift from honorary alumnus Clarence Day of
Memphis, Tenn., and is presented to a student
who has done outstanding service work at the
University and/or in the Sewanee community.
During her four years as a student, Sibley,
who graduated with a degree in religion and
philosophy, founded and participated in a vari-
ety of Sewanee service organizations.
She helped begin the Community Service
Council and served as chair of the organization
for over a year. She founded and led for over
two years the Community Building Community,
which works to improve housing for local resi-
dents in need. She also participated in the Big
Brother/Big Sister organization, Waste Not and
Headstart, and was involved with service to
local hospitals.
She served on the University's Land Use
Study Committee, Parents' Weekend Commit-
tee, and the Orientation Committee. As a mem-ber of the Vice-Chancellor's Task Force on Stu-
dent Life, she served on the Community Service
Sub-Committee.
Keele -
ifrom
Julia Sibley and ji
In coordination with the Student Conserva-
tion Organization, Sibley plans to spend the
summer maintaining trails in the national forests
of Colorado. She has applied for a three-year
assignment with the International Habitat for
Humanity.
r David Dault.
As the Clarence Day recipient, Sibley will
select one or more charities or community orga-
nizations which will receive monetary contribu-
tions in her name.
Lytle
president of the program in 1990. He served as a
lecturer for the Sewanee Summer Seminar in
1979, 1982, 1985, and 1988. He was a faculty
trustee on the University's Board of Trustees
from 1984-90.
Keele authored "Appellate Court Selection in
Tennessee: 1961-1981," which was published in
1985 in The Volunteer State: Readings in Tennessee
Politics. He served as a member of the Speakers
Bureau for the Bicentennial of the United States
Constitution, Tennessee Council on the Humani-
ties, for 1987-88 and sits on the board of direc-
tors for Peoples Bank and Trust Co. of Manches-
ter, Tenn., and the Duck River Electric Member-ship Cooperative. He also served on the St.
Andrew's-Sewanee School board of advisers
from 1983-86.
He is an Episcopalian and a member of
Sewanee's Otey Memorial Parish. Keele served
as a vestry member from 1974-77 and 1984-87.
He was senior warden from 1984-86 and served
as co-chair of the Centennial Committee for the
celebration of the laying of the cornerstone of
Otey Church in 1990-91.
He is married to Karen Schwantes Keele, di-
rector of the Disciples of Christ in Community(DOCC) program at the extension center of the
University's School of Theology.
fellowships at the Folger Shakespeare Library,
the Australian National University, the Episcopal
Theological Seminary of the Southwest and Oxford.
A 46-year-old native of Birmingham, Ala.,
Lytic graduated magna cum laude from Princeton
University in 1966, having been selected a Uni-
versity scholar and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
After Princeton, he received a prestigious three-
year Marshall scholarship to study theology and
church history at the University of Oxford. Dur-
ing that time, in consultation with Bishop
Charles Carpenter of the Diocese of Alabama
and Bishop Henry Carpenter of Oxford, and
under the supervision of Sir Richard Southern,
he pursued advanced studies in theology and
church history and received some practical An-
glican experience in several Oxford churches.
Lytle then returned to Princeton to complete his
Ph.D. in English history.
Lytle is the author and editor of more than
two dozen books, articles, and pamphlets and
has lectured widely in this country and abroad.
His principal interests have been in the history
of universities and theological education, the
history of Anglicanism, the history of values, the
history and theology of Episcopacy, and the
theology and practice of evangelism and spiri-
tual formation.
First as a layman and then as an ordained
Episcopal priest, Lytle has been actively in-
volved with parish, university, and hospital-
ministries in Texas and California. He has also
been a frequent preacher, lecturer, and retreat
and workshop leader. For the past five years he
continued from page 1
has served as associate rector and then rector pro
tern of the Episcopal Church of St. John the
Evangelist in San Francisco's Mission District.
"My parish ministry, the regular contact with
the life of the church in the modem world and
the joys and sorrows of its people, has made mea much better seminary professor. The laity and
the clergy with whom 1 have ministered have
been, in many ways, my best teachers. As a
seminary dean, I will not forget that."
Lytle has held numerous official positions in
academic and church organizations. He is the
past president of the Conference of Anglican
Theologians and vice president of the Historical
Society of the Episcopal Church. He serves on
the board of directors of both Anglican & Episco-
pal History and the Anglican Theological Review.
Lytle was a designated historian at the 1988
decennial Lambeth Conference of all Anglican
bishops in Canterbury, and he produced the
book Lambeth Conference Past and Present (1989).
He is currently a member of the Commission on
Evangelism and Church Growth of the Diocese
of California.
Lytle is married to Maria Rasco Lytle, 39, a
native of Havana, Cuba, who grew up in Miami,
Fla. And Falls Church, Va. She was educated at
the Catholic University of America, Georgetown
University and the University of Texas at Austin.
She has been a teacher at every level from el-
ementary school to seminary and a church ad-
ministrator. She chaired the Commission on
Hispanic Ministries and served in the Depart-
ment of Missions in California for a number of years.
uat-
1 hope that all of you in this graduating
class—I hope that thousands and tens of
thousands of men and worn
ing classes throughout the world—will be in
volved in changing the world," the Rev. Dr.
Charles Phillip Price Jr. told the Sewanee con
munity during the 123rd commencement ser
Price, who gave the baccalaureate address,
was one of four people to receive honorary de-
grees during commencement.Vice-Chancellor
Samuel Williamson and the Rt. Rev. C. Judson
Child Jr. also conferred honorary degrees on the
Rev. Dr. Chester Bedell II, Will Campbell, and
Dr. Louis Decimus Rubin Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Chester Bedell II, C'50, has
| served as director
of University
Presses of Florida
(UPF), the schol-
arly publishing
i of Florida's
I State University
system, since
1987. He is author
and
I Faulkner: Modali-
ties of Existence
CO-author of
I Religion in
|America.
Prior to his
appointment as
director of UPF,
Bedell served 16 years on the staff of the Board
of Regents for the Florida State University sys-
tem. While on staff he served in a variety of
positions, including director of humanities andfine arts, vice chancellor for administration andinterim chancellor.
Bedel! is an ordained priest of the Episcopal
Church who received his master of divinity de-
gree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1953.
He received a master of arts degree in English
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill in 1966. His doctorate in religion is from
Duke University
In 1985 he was appointed a trustee of the
Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable & Edu-cational Fund of Jacksonville, on which he
served as chair from 1987-89. In 1990 he waselected to a four-year term to the Florida Su-
preme Court Judicial Nominating Commission.
CommencementWill Campbell
of Mt. Juliet,
Tenn., has written
relations and the
Christian church
in the South, most
recently in For tyAcres and a Coat,
his memoir about
the civil rights
movement.
Campbell's
Brother to a Drag-
o„/!y, written
about his
brother's chemical
dependency, won the 1977 Lillian Smith Prize
and the Christopher Award. It was also nomi-
nated for the National Book Award.
A prominent civil rights activist and prize-
winning author, Campbell received a bachelor's
degree from Wake Forest University and a bach-
elor of divinity degree from Yale University. Hewas a sergeant in the U.S. Army and served in
the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
Campbell is also author of The Glad River,
which won the 1982 Friends of American Writers
first place award for fiction. His other novels are
Cecelia's Sin and The Convention: A Parable.
As an ordained southern Baptist minister,
Campbell worked with Martin Luther King Jr.,
John Lewis, and Andrew Young lor reconcilia-
tion between races. He served as director of
religious life at the University of Mississippi and
was deeply involved in the events surrounding
the university's integration.
He has served as a consultant in race relations
for the National Council of Churches and wasco-founder of the Committee ot Southern
Churchmen. Since 1963 he has been a self-de-
scribed "prcacher-at-1
The Rev. Dr.
Charles Philip
Price of Alexan-
dria, Va., whoserved at Sewaneeas a visiting pro-
fessor of theology
for the spring 1991
semester, wasordained as a
priest and became
a deacon in the
Episcopal Churchin 1949. He has
served on the
Standing Liturgi-
cal Commission,
the Standing
Commission on Church Music, and the Angli-
can-Roman Catholic Commission. From 1979-85
TVESEW-WEE \E^-
he was chaplain to the House of Deputies of the
Episcopal Church.
In 1976 he authored the introduction to the
Book of Common Prayer. He has also written Prin-
ciples of Christ/Faith and Practice and A Matter of
Faith. He co-authored The Gifts of the Spirit andLiturgy for Living.
From 1963-72, Price was preacher to the uni-
versity and professor of moral theology at
Harvard University. From 1972-89, he served as
the Meade professor of systematic theology at
the Virginia Theological Seminary He is cur-
rently the Meade professor of systematic theol-
ogy emeritus.
He received his A.B degree from Harvard
University in 1941, his M.Div. degree from Vir-
ginia Theological Seminary in 1949 and his
Th.D. degree from Union Theological Seminary
in 1962.
Dr. Louis Decimus Rubin Jr., of Chapel Hill,
N.C, is a prominent educator and author whofounded the Soci-
ety for the Study
of Southern Lit-
currently serving
as chancellor of
the Fellowship of
Southern Writers.
During his
distinguished
service has in-
cluded positions
as instructor at
Johns Hopkins
University, editor
of the Hopkins
Review, chairman of the English Department at
Hollins College, editor of the Hollins Critic, pro-
fessor of English at the University of NorthCarolina, where he was named distinguished
professor in 1973, and visiting professor at
Harvard University.
He was a Guggenheim fellow and a Fulbright
lecturer at the University of Aix-Marseille. Hehas lectured at American studies seminars at
Kyoto (Japan) University and was a lecturer at
the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. He was a
fellow with the American Council of Learned
Societies, the Sewanee Review, and executive sec-
retary of the American Studies Association. Hehas authored eleven books, including Thomas
Wolfe: The Weather of His Youth, and served as
editor for a variety of publications. He has been
co-editor of the Southern Literary Journal since
1968.
He received a bachelor's degree from the
University of Richmond in 1946. His master's
and Ph.D. degrees were awarded by Johns
Hopkins University in 1949 and 1954, respectively.
Sewanee Celebrates 123rd Commencement
SUMMER 1991 Commencement
'Goodbye to this University of the South'by Nicholas N. Bennett
Valedictorian Nicholas Bennett presented the follow-
ing addre
Right Reverend Chancellor, most worthy vice-
chancellor, members of the Board of Trustees,
members of the University faculties, fellow
graduates in this class of 1991 . Ladies andgentlemen, it is indeed a great pleasure for me ti
address this 123rd commencement of the Uni-
versity of the South.
Let me express our thanks to the Chancellor
Judson Child and the Dean Brown Patterson: wi
are the last class to have received four years of their
valuable guidance. Thank you both.
So it appears, friends, that our time here is
skidding, sliding, and now gracefully pacing
towards a close. Soonenough, we shall parade
out of All Saints', andafter some last farewells,
pile into our cars stuffed
with dirty clothes, books,
and extra
and then, God
pared by novices like us who scramble about1
between Woods Lab and Walsh-Ellclt
So I think that as we leave the Mountain this
moming, we leave it with Ihe ability to sec
ideas, issues, and problems in varying dimen-
sions and using several different approaches.
This is no mean skill, ladies and gentlemen, andif you'll permit me the use of a five dollar wordmuch overspent these days, this skill passes
quietly with the label "vision."
So we ask more questions these days . . . but
while searching for a job these days—any job—and just trying to get started out there, I am sure
that we have all wondered just what we've stud-
ied here in Sewanee. We have not mastered a set
of mechanical skills or skills which boldly ap-
pear as "useful." We have learned to write;
—
very, very quickly on very, very short notice—to
speak clearly, and most importantly we have
Mou
)USI
iing,i
iin towards what
may feel a real
finality, of
that we have reached a real
endpoint here.
Our experiences here
in Sewanee— this mag-nificent Renaissance city
of sorts—with cloud-
capped towers, gorgeous palaces, and solemn
temples—shall rapidly become part of our past,
and the names Carnegie, Fulford, duPont, andElliott shall recede into the dreamier parts of our
memories. We shall forget many of the names of
our friends and acquaintances here, the plot of AMidSummer Night's Dream, though perhaps it
shall take weeks to forget all those breakfast
nights at Gailor.
However, I believe that our experiences andaccomplishments here arc indeed genuine andshall have a real bearing on the shape of our
future lives. These accomplishments have
rightly been the subject of many valedictions,
and recalling a few of these accomplishments is
the contribution 1 wish to make to this com-mencement this moming.
Well, to outsiders, our academic life here in
Sewanee will sound awfully peculiar—a tradi-
tional liberal arts education. But I would quickly
assert that what has been created here in Sewanee is
a climate of genuine inquiry, where religion andscience can be studied together, where the vari-
ous departments an? prepared and willing to
introduce the ideas and methods which moti-
vate their disciplines in terms which can be com-
May graduates Becca Crumrine, left, and Elizabeth Hu^.n^ tm furewell to Sewanee
developed a faculty called judgment.
That is, the ability to take a group of unfamil-
iar texts—piled together with notes, broken pen-
cils, and many deadlines somewhere deep inside
duPont—to struggle with all these details, and to
arrive—usually towards midnight or about hall
past—at some point or some position which
relates those texts to what we already knowSuch titanic struggles before the mighty and
unmerciful word processor arc the stuff, ladies
and gentlemen, of genuine political and moral
reasoning and arc to be valued very highly
Yet one can claim to have developed these
same powers of observation by studying the
intricacies and varying designs of drill presses.
However, what we have chosen to study here is
of great significance. We have studied the texts
and theorems whose importance to people whoread and think is unquestioned
We have studied music and learned to distin-
guish Mozart from Beethoven, Brahms from Bach.
What to my ordinary cars sounded downright
strange and simply uncomfortable turned out to
be something pleasant, something interesting,
which you and I shall perhaps carry with us.
We have studied the calculus and hopefully L
seen those giants called the fundamental theo-
How amidst the seemingly endlei
random pages of definitions and theorems to see
graceful movement, turning points, and crises.
So in writing and writing and writing-pounding six or seven times—about these ob-
|ccts—music, theorems, poems,. plays, what-
ever—wc have learned the difference betweenan heroic and earthshaking idea and a mediocrepassing thought, between what is significant
and what is merely peripheral. This ability to see
what is significant and beautiful in the gestures
and characters of others, in the texts we read,
indeed in the very land we walk upon, is a tre-
mendous and permanent gift which is to be
cherished and shared. ..and which material
wealth cannot purchase—a good thing, too,
since many of us are still looking for jobs.
Well, my home is in southeast Florida whereit's just too dam hot to wear tweed coats, oxford
* cloth shirts, or any-
thing woolen, so
coming to Sewanee
^§ to see these coats,
r these ties, these
was simply startling.
Yet I think that this
dress tradition, to-
wards which and
from which wegravitate during our
careers here, marksour life together. In
preparing for class
each morning or just
party—shaving,
cleaning off your
sneakers, tying that
blasted red tie, washing your socks—in doing all
of this, wc in some sense prepare to meet and
greet one another Wc attach some degree of
dignity to ourselves and to those we encounter
Sewanee is just this sort of place: we greet one
another in passing; we spend time with profes-
sors mulling over ideas, and in general, wc tend
to meet each other's ideas and gestures, 1 think,
with a degree of maturity which we shall per-
haps not find so often elsewhere. Yet, in the heat
of a great discussion or some other serious
event, wc shall see a dug—a big dawg—rolling
his eyes at us and yawning, making us laugh at
ourselves and giving us back our sense of humor.
Sewanee is a place where form matches func-
tion, where one learns to clothe ideas and feeling
with words and gestures. We shall find that such
skills in meeting and greeting one another, in
talking about ideas, and in finding better ones
shall serve us well as we move into new com-
munities, find our places, and decide what wcshall be all about.
Well, I'm finished. So let me just say goodbye.
Goodbye to my friends and fellow graduates,
goodbye to this faculty, and goodbye to this
University of the South.
Thank you all.
SportsEquestrianCapping their best season on record, the eques-
trian team, led by senior captain and coach AmyBeth Skelton, finished 4th at the collegiate na-
tional meet held at Hollins College in Roanoke,
Va., May 4-5. Team members were delighted
with their performance at the first national meet
in Sewanee's history. The exciting finisn was led
by sophomore Annie Rcincrt who won the open
flat class, freshman Charlotte Holdsworth whoplaced second in the walk-trot division, and
Sewanee finished fourth among the six teams
and counted in its wins an upset of Trinity Uni-
versity, last year's conference champions. TheTigers will definitely field a stronger squad next
year and should improve their record drama ti-
cally.
GolfCoach Tim Trantham's golf squad went through
a rebuilding season and finished last in theCACconference tournament at Rhodes. The
Senior captain Amy Beth Skelton led the equestrian team
sophomore Anne Grimsley, who was third in the
intermediate fences class. With all but senior
Stephanie Carr and a student transfer returning,
the team is looking forward to an exciting sea-
son next year with the goal of returning to thenational championships.
BaseballCoach Samko reports that the Tigers finished the1991 season with a deceptive record of 2-18.
Although the squad was not pleased with their
results, everyone felt the team made progress asthe campaign developed. Many of the gameswere close and there were several key injuries
coupled with the loss o' the team's leading hit-
ter, junior Dee Anderson to the armed forces inthe Middle East. Anderson was one of fourSewanee students called to service in OperationDesert Storm. On a high note, the excellent cropof freshmen were able to see a good deal of play-ing time and the future bodes well. In the final
College Athletic Conference (CAQ tournament.
to the national championships.
competed in several collegiate tournaments dur-ing season including Persimmon Hill, BerryCollege, Lee College, and the Tennessee Invita-
tional at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Thesquad also hosted the Spring Invitational on theSewanee course. Trantham said, "The weathermade it rough early in the season, with the3inches of snow on the first day of practice fore-
shadowing the campaign to come." The squaddid shoot its lowest competitive round (328) onthe last day of the CAC tournament, bettering
their combined score by over 20 strokes. Withthe majority of the team returning and no jun-iors, Sewanee's golf fortunes should improve forthe 1992 season.
TennisThe women finished the regular season by de-feating Alabama-Hun tsvi lie 7-1 and ShorterCollege 5-4. Their record was 16-6 with a thirdplace finish in the South regionals. The team,which placed in the ITCA top 20 all season long.
Senior Matthew Farley returns
was paced by sophomore Cameron Tyer whofinished at 26-4. Tyer was ranked first in the
southern region in singles and also doubles withpartner freshman Becky Doncaster. The squad
the WIAC conference tournament andplaced Tyer and Doncaster in the NCAA Divi-
n III championships. Tyer lost her initial
match in the singles competition, but won sev-
eral contests in the challenge rounds to finish in
the top eight and earn All-America honors. Tyernd Doncaster as a doubles team won their ini-
ial match before bowing out in the secondround. They also finished in the top eight andimed All-America status.
The men did not fare as well, finishing the
regular season at 12-11, although they won 11 of
their last 14 matches. According to CoachShackelford, the team "made considerable
progress since midway through the season."
Madison Michael paced the Tigers with a
16-6 log and freshmen Lanny Lewis and MattHarris matured along the way. The men's squad
n their conference tournament, the 4th
five and last CAC victory. The team is
looking forward to building on the momentumof their season's end and a more successful sea-
1992.
Tracks team captured the CAC title,
Sewanee's first and last (the CAC becomes the
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference next
Sportsyear), at Rhodes April 26-27. Coach Logan was
elated with the win, which was "a long time
coming. This was an outstanding group of kids
with excellent training habits." Sewanee swept
the top three places in the discus and overall
won seven events to out distance Centre Col-
lege. Junior Mark Henry conlinued his winning
ways, with firsts in the 110m hurdles and the
400m intermediate hurdles. Henry also an-
chored the victorious 4x400m relay and finished
second in the javelin and fourth in the shot put.
Freshman Mark Elmore led a sweep of the
top three places in the discuss, with sophomores
Tommy Mason and Alan Bible second and third
respectively. Bible also added a second in the
shot put with a personal best. Senior Ernie
Miller won the pole vault and freshman Matt
Kcnncy captured the 3000m steeplechase. Coach
Logan was pleased with the effort of the long
distance runners as freshman Brad McLane also
garnered a third in the 1500m. The meet fca-
the performance oi hi> voune, team, which only
placed seven squad members in competition.
The best finishes were recorded by sophomore
Nancy Ward, who won the 400m intermediate
hurdles, narrowly missing the conference
record. Ward set a new Sewanee record in this
event, her first meet of the season, and broke it
almost every meet thereafter. Freshman Kiisha
Walker also had an outstanding meet, with high
finishes in the triple jump, long jump, and 100m
dash. Walker also set a school record in the triple
jump a week before the conference meet at the
Centre Invitational. Freshman Beth Haynie
placed well in the long jump and finished sec-
ond to Ward in only her second 400m intermedi-
ate hurdles race.
SoftballThe women's Softball squad ended their abbre-
viated season 0-6, with an amazing 10 gamesfalling to a combination of weather and schcdul-
tured one record -set ting performance, that of the
4x100m relay squad. They bettered their previ-
ous Sewanee standard with a winning time of
43.5 seconds. The Tigers also performed well in
the 100m, with three runners in the top six (the
first six runners score in each event). Sophomore
Tony Neill finished third and freshmen Mike
Perotti and Carl Cravens placed fourth and sixth
respectively. Coach Logan returns most of his
strong team next year and feels that the new
kids coming in will make Sewanee a factor in
the first SCAC meet in 1992.
The women's squad finished third in the
WIAC conference meet held April 27 on the
Sewanee track. Coach Afton was pleased with
ing problems. Coach Ladd had hoped for a
warm but clear spring, but rain was the order of
the day. In their first schedule of intercollegiate
competition, Ladd was not disappointed with
the team, "We maintained a positive outlook
and were pleased with Quintard Field. The tran-
sition from club to varsity takes a while." The
coach singled out freshman left-center Daphne
Skipper for her performance, with junior Holli
Oakley voted as the most improved player. The
squad also scletccted sophomore Lynda Motes
as next year's captain. Ladd was especially
pleased with the leadership from seniors
Stephanie Woodham and Laura Splichal. The
squad closed the season the way it began, drop-
ping a doubleheader to LaGrange College. The
team is looking forward to next year and some
additional games against other teams from
Georgia and Kentucky, the only nearby states to
field women's slow pitch squads.
- Stephen Becker
TheologyWorking Toward Peace and Renconciliation
in a Changing South Africa
AMID THE POUT1CAL TURMOIL IN South
Africa, two Sewanee graduates arc
working through the Episcopal Church
to foster peace in that bitterly divided country.
"The church is going to have an increasingly
important role in South Africa," explains the
Rev. Michael Owens, T'83. "And basically, it's
going to be a role of reconciliation—of bringing
a very diverse people together in the hope of
some kind of prosperity for all."
Owens and his wife, Anne ChenowethOwens, C81, returned to South Africa for a
second time in the winter of 1991 "to live and
leam and share with a people of God."
Michael is serving as 'he chaplain for Arch-
bishop Desmond Tutu, whom he and Annemet in 1987 when the archbishop was the com-
mencement speaker at Sewanee. The Owensfirst travelled to South Africa shortly after that
visit, serving for two years as missioncrs in the
Diocese of Kimberly and Kuruman.For Michael, a native of Birmingham, Ala.,
and Anne, a native of Lafayette, La., the coun-
try posed unique problems. "You don't realize
how first-world South Africa is," says Anne.
"We would constantly change gears, going
from a city to a township, from the first world
to the third world."
After their initial experiences in South Af-
rica, they felt a bond to the country and its
people, Michael explains. They had developed
many friendships, and their first child, }esse-
Katharinc Naledi, was conceived and bom in
South Africa. So when they were offered an
opportunity to serve Archbishop Tutu, thev
were eager to return. The'' - current mission in
the country will last about three years. After
serving as Archbishop Tutu's chaplain, Michael
will move to the Cathedral Church of St.
George the Martyr in Capetown.
"Personally," says Michael, "ArchbishopTutu is the epitome of a person of God. He andother leaders in the church are going to be at
THE SEWANEE NEWS
the forefront in seeing that the country prospers
peace rather than in continued conflict."
While the Owens have been elated to serve
Archbishop Tutu, they have also found their
work with the people of South Africa rewarding.
During their first mission and today, they have
built relationships with the people, teaching
them and learning from them.
re not going there to do for people, but
ith people, to help empower other
people. And then we will get out of the way,
which is a lesson the church took a long time to
im," says Michael.
He quickly points out that despite the movestoward a nonracial democracy which South Africa
itnessed over the last year, the country
ns bound by the legacy of apartheid,
s naive to say that the era of apartheid is
done," he says. "The townships are devastating.
Blacks have ended up in these townships near
tics only as a convenience to the whites."
Still, he believes there is hope, and that hope
tied, in part, to the church. 'The church in
Africa is extremely gifted; in its people it is re-
sourceful beyond words," he says. "South Afri-
peoplc of prayer and deep spirituality
and connectedness with their land and with
God."
Michael T'83, and Anne Chenoweth Owens, C81daughter, Jesse-Katharine Naledi, which means "little
si MM1-.K l'»"l TheologyQiristopher Bryan Named Editor of Sewanee Theological Review
Christopher Bryan, professor of New Testament
at the School of Theology, has been named edi-
tor of the Sewanee Theological Review, formerly
named the St. Luke's journal of Theology.
Bryan succeeds jack Gcssell, professor emeri-
tus in the School of Theology, who served as
editor of the St Luke's Journal from 1976-90. The
March 1991 issue of the journal was a festschrift
composed entirely of essays submitted in his
The festschrift contained essays contributed
by the Rt. Rev. C.F. Allison, Professor Donald S.
Armentrout, Dr. John E. Booty, Profes-
sor Bryan, Professor Rowan Greer, Pro-
fessor Patricia O'Connell Killcn, Jeffrey
S. Moore, Dr. W. Brown Patterson, the
Rev. Fleming Rutledge, and Professor
Timothy Sedgwick.
"Dr. Ccsscil's long career represents
a distinct contribution to Sewanee's
corporate life. His 29 years and vast
influence on campus will long be re-
membered,'' said Vicc-Chanccllor
Samuel Williamson.
Gessell, the journal's first faculty
editor, has served the School of Theol-
ogy as a professor of Christian educa-
tion, homilctics, and ethics. He was
director of the Craduate School of The-
ology and of the Sewanee Consultation
on Religion in Education. He also
served as administrative assistant to
Dean George Alexander and in 1967
organized the Sewanee Consultation on
the Curriculum lor Theological Education.
He received three degrees from Yale
University: a B.A. in 1942, a B.D. in
1949, and a Ph.D. in 1960 Gessell was ordained
as a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1951 and
has served parishes in Franklin, Va., and Salem,
Mass. He has served on the University's Board
of Trustees as a representative of the Diocese of
Tennessee and is listed in Who's Who in Religion
and Who's Who in the South and Southwest.
Bryan received a bachelor's degree in English,
a bachelor's degree in theology, and a master's
degree from Wadham College, Oxford. He was
awarded the Ph.D. by the University of Exeter.
He joined the School of Theology faculty in 1983
Scholarship Fund Created for Children
of Episcopal ClergyWho Attend Sewanee
The University has established the George Wil-
liam Hopper Scholarship Fund to provide schol-
arships for children of Episcopal clergy whoattend Sewanee as undergraduates.
The fund was created through a bequest from
the late George Hopper, C'51, of Golden, Colo-,
and gifts from the Hopper family It will provide
$1,000 scholarships to children of Episcopal
clergy during each of their four years in the Col-
lege of Arts and Sciences. The scholarships will
be available to students regardless of financial
need, and the first will be awarded during aca-
demic year 1991-92.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, George Hopper was
the son of an Episcopal clergyman. After gradu-
ating from Sewanee, he earned a law degree
from the University of Wyoming. He went on to
become an extremely successful attorney in
Colorado. An active Episcopalian, he served as
vice president of the Colorado Episcopal
Churchman. Hopper's widow, Sally, who played
a crucial role in the creation of the Hopper fund,
is the daughter of an Episcopal bishop. She
currently serves in Colorado's state legislature.
"Through the establishment of the Hopper
fund, the University will be able to assist the
children of Episcopal clergy," said Tom Watson,
vice president for university relations. "The'
Hopper's generous gift will have an enduring
impact on students at Sewanee."
professor of New Testament and in
1986 was named professor of New Testament.
He became priest associate at All Saints' Chapel
He has published a multitude of theological
articles and has assisted with production of
"People Like Us," a series of talks on Biblical
tradition for Anglia Television in the United
Kingdom. His publications also include two
works of fiction, Night of the Wolf and Nightfall.
Holy Land AwardEstablished in
Memory of Griffin
The William A. Griffin Holy Land Award has
been established to allow a School of Theology
student to visit the Holy Land. The student will
be nominated by the Bible faculty and approved
by the School of Theology faculty.
The award was established in memory ol the
late William Augustin Griffin (1926-1988), whotaught Old Testament at the School of Theology
from 1959 until his untimely death. He madeseveral trips to the Near East to enhance his
study and teaching of Old Testament. "Extensive
travel in the Near East . . . has been a very im-
portant factor in the effectiveness of my teaching
ministry," he believed, "for I feel it gives a sense
of authenticity in Bibilical studies that is hard to
come by otherwise." The award is designed to
allow students to have similar experiences.
Contributions to support this award may be
made to the William A. Griffin Memorial Schol-
arship Fund and should be sent to the School of
Theology, University of the South, 735 Univer-
sity Ave, Sewanee TN 37375-1000.
'29William C. Sehoolfield
IWRolanJ Avenue. Apt. *3
Dallas. TX 75219
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'32Robert B. Sears
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Spartanburg SC 29302
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'40Dr. SJiuiwl 7". Beasley
IV, Sperry Lee
4323 Forest Park Road
Jacksonville. Fi 32210
.fOchelata, Ohio.
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'45Dr. Ensor R. Dunsford \r
145 River Road
Orange Perk, FL 32073
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2304 North Ocoee Sire
Cleveland, TN 37311
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1 000 We:
i, 34 of them:hurch he founded, St.
. The Rev. Edward C.Rutland,
Texas,rotiredonMay31.Hee Episcopal church in the dio-
s, Virginia, Kansas, and Dallas
a liturgical guide\ The Lining Chun
Louis, Mo., laler this
'50
Rob Chrichton married Pam Wilk on Febru-
ary 2. Jim Vaughan, a professor at the Uni-
versity of Indiana in Bloomington, retires
from leaching in July. William C. Webb, of
East Creenbush, N.Y., is retired after work-ing 36 years for Sterling Drug, Inc.
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along the 1 londuran-Nicaraguan border. II
volunteer health care ore.ani/alion heat
quartered in Minneapolis. Barrio Trebor-" "acConnell. of Honolulu, is a consultant f<
r.Mtmnal Kulitifl matter- for Hawaii'-
;partment ol Transportation He also is a
'53Holt Hogan
P.O. Box 656
Keysv,lle,VA23947
n Louisville, Ky„ with
icir three children. He is
manager of telecommunications for General
Company William Smith Wriglcy,
of Brairerd, Minn., was recently appointed
'5477k Rev. W. Gilbert Dent III
205 Sherwood Drive
s, SC 29360
>f Columbia, SC,
Supreme Coui
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if Springfield, Ohio, h3S
i, followed by
i years of parish ministry and 4
'57Dr. Oliver Wheel,
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Montgomery, AL 36197
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Houston. TX 77036
THESEWANEE\R\s
iiyi'M ,H lul.ine Universilv School ol
[edldne. On |une 7. he was awarded th
first National Pre- Hospital Trauma Life
" ipport Leadership Award by the Natic
sociation ot Enn'nynri Medical Tech
'60Howard W. Harrison Jr.
IV, Sfriix Mill Road
l-'.dim.t'j, PA 19085
The Rev. Paul D. Coddard, of Monona,
Wis, is an intern with the Marion Support
System, leading support groups and doing
individual counseling with people who have
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unwald.TN 38462
Calif., where Da\L. Schipper. of LPortland, Ore., to Pennsylvania to become
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l the year by Adweek magazine and his firm,
Bunlin Advertising, was ranked among the
, 15 hottest Southeastern agencies in AdweeHs.
: annual Regional Agency Report Card. TheRev. James M. Siglcr, of Duncan. Okla,
married Shelley Garvin of Moremo Valley,
Calif, on January!
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ick. .-t'.-h.ir
.viic Melinda Lucka,, h
;
William Holland, born February 17. 1991.
Sandy Estes C'67 is the doctor who deliv-
ered William; it was Sandy's 10.000th deliv
ery Thomas W. Floyd, of Chandler, Ariz.,
president of Capstone Financial Consultan
where he assists students in college /career
! search, S.A.T. preparation, and obtaining
,loans, scholarships, and grants.
'65Douglas I Milne
4595 Uxmgto elOO132210-2058
Jerry B. Adams, o! Brewster, NY, has been
re-elected to the Board of Trustees at
Sewance from the Diocese of Arkansas.' Michael Martin, of Lakeland, Fla„ and his
wife, Joy, a physician practicing internal
i medicine, had a baby girl, Katherine (Kate)
Cecelia, on March 26, 1991. Paul M. Neville,
ot Jackson, Miss , merged his practice inlo
nE.McSwainJr.,of>
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159 Roberts Street
Durham, N.C, Mark McMahon, c
phis, Tcnn., has been named associate dca
of academic affair- al Rhodes College Wille -'— a Moyerl
'67Albert Sidney Polk 11!
nt of CARE business Assistance
iclping small businesses in develop-
s. William E. Terry Jr., of
'72N. Pendleton Rogers
106 Market Street
Anmophs.MD 21401
molhy P. Callahan is comma
V for Northeast ATie Rev. Donaldassistant of Chris
of the Depar
i„n Calhoun m July 1990.
and CEO of NCNB of South Carolina. TheRev. Thomas Ward, of Nashville, Tenn., led
the Christianity and Literature conference,
"The Journey Ijilo Christ: Explorations with
Dante and T.5. Eliot" at Kanuga from June
30-JuJy 5, 1991. Lecturing with him were the
Samuel Lloyd, University chaplain,
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Mobile. AL 36633
g Vandcrbilt Bledsoe and Ruth
n were married March 2 in
laska, where they live. John
Episcop.il Church in Charlotte, N.C. Arc)
computing and electronic learn me,/ meJi
center al Western Slate College ol Color.!
in Gunnison, Colo Clin! Moore 111 is eming his senior year at Seabury-Western
Seminar v in the fall. This summer, he at-
'73josiab M. Daniel 111
Winstead. Sechrest,
5400 Renaissance!,
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 15270
loll C. Miller ol Xenia. Ohio, and his
, Amy, had their third child, Adrian
t. They have also opened their second
ne-s. Everlastings a division ol Miller
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Atlanta, CA 30327
The Rev. David A. Cameron, of Rapid City,
S.D., is the president of the standing commit-
tee of the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
Robin Harding, of Madison, Miss., was
married on March 23. Gil Pettyjohn, of
Waldorf, Md., has begun working for United
Airlines as a flight engineer Ronald E.
Tomlin, of Jackson, Miss., has established
his own consulting business, Tomlin Associ-
ates, specializing in records and information
management, micrographics, archival man-agement, and records management
i Mar i, Ga.,
'70John W Tonissen Jr.
P.O-Box3621BCharlotte, NC 28236
Brian Dowling, of Raleigh, N.C, had his
article, "How to Profit on a Bad Check,"
published in April in three North Carolina
business publications Steve Snider has
accepted a call to the Church of the Holy
Apostles in Penn Wynne, Pa., a suburb of
Philadelphia. Bob Taylor, of Brookfield, 111.,
is a programmer/ analyst for Quill Corpora-
tion, a national office supply merchandiser.
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NashoiUe.TN 37214
Do Americans Believe
in Free Expression?
Wyatt, C'68, Asks
Robert Wyatt, C'68, a professor of
journalism and director of commu-research at Middle Tennes-
State University, conducted a
ide survey of public atti-
tudes toward free expression which
was the subject of a front page ar-
ticle in the April 13 issue of the
Chicago Tribune.
Wyatfs survey received addi-
tional coverage in other newspa-
pers across the nation. The study
was sponsored by the American
Society of Newspaper Editors and
summarized in a book, Free Expres-
sion and the American Public: A Sur-
vey Commemorating the 200th Anni-
versary of the First Amendment. "Al-
though Americans "believe that
they believe' in free expression,"
Wyatt concluded, "they do not sup-
port free speech or a free press
whenever they find a communica-
tion objectionable or offensive."
Wyatt also was chair of this
year's Pulitzer Prize jury that nomi-
nated Bert Holldobler and Edward
O. Wilson's The Ants for the general
nonfiction award.
'74Martin R.Tilson Jr.
Joel lllok.-lee and Ins wife. Kale, ol San I
Monica, Cahl . are pelting ready lo reloca
to Evergreen, Colo . where |oel plans to
esc medicine.in Chinj and he I. Philip
:on, Peter Philip, born Occeary Kennedy Hcndershot and her
a, Tom, are living in Madisonville,
es al a Japanese high school
twater, Tenn. She also re-
lies lo keep Japanese high
for weekends. Mcrediih
on I'K She writes that she
led in S
I, .11, 1 V
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Alexander Camenkerand his wik-. Susan
have a son, Nicholas, born February 6.
Steven Payne, of Jefferson City, Miss, has
received a master's decree in criminal jiisii'
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Spartanburn.SC 29302
Sara Yarbrough Kurlansik and her hus-
band, Stuart, of Philadelphia, Pa., have a
daughter, Eleanor Rebecca, born March 21
Mandy Owen and her husband, MarkPellenn, of Royal Oaks, Md., had their first
child, John Paul Laurent, born in August
1990 Jeffrey Parr, of Lexington, Ky, has
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Leighton H. Smith II!, of Rancho
Cucamonga, Calif., is vice president ol Delta
Perspective, Inc. Margaret Tcague and her
husband, Wes, are living in Falls Church,
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pediatric facial deformities. Kimbcrly
Matthews, of Barrington, 111., married Den-
nis P. Dougherty last August ii
lor in the state of New Jersey in May.
Debbie Lopez, of Cambridge, Mass., hopes
to finish her dissertation this year at Harvard
University. F. Neal Pylant and his wife.
Norma, of Athens, Ca., have a second child,
Virginia Evelyn, born October 9, 1990. Sarah
P. Springer is enjoying her solo law practice
in Meridian, Miss. Susan Carroll Uithovcn
and her husband, Joe, of Brandon, Miss.,
have a daughter. Rivers Jeanne, bom last
August 21. David M. Walters and Addie
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r 1989. They have a son,
in December 1990. Steve
irry, have a son, Phillip,
born April II, 1990. They are enjoying
Hanover College, where Steve works, in
McComb Miss .was elected trustee (1991-
1994) from the Diocese of Mississippi. He is
currently serving as chief of surgery at S.W.
sissippj Regional Medical Cento
Wood , o( Jacksonville, Fla, is a research
offshore oil fields for si* years, he earned a
chemistry from Honda State Univer-
i \9»b and a Ph.D. in analytical chemis
injune199l
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Dr. Charlotte Boney, of Baltimore, Md., is
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Drew Broach and" s wife, Robin Peters (C'80), live in Re-
rvc, La, where Drew is River Parishes
ire.ni chief lor The Times-Picayune in Nev
..stAu,:.M27
I lulv I'^l'
i. Consi
will be political officer, U.S.
Nouakchott, Mauritania West
. Anderson Douglass, a clinical
st with the U.S. Air Force, writes
ivar is over. My wife ICapt. Paula
citinguthl has returned Irom h
" Cap! Waller Civhan, i
2 Base. Ha, served as the U
Division Daugct, which include
Foreign Legion, during Opcrati
Shield/Storm. As the first Ameisigned to French ground forces,
and fought v."
ominated for the U.S. Bronze Cross
e French Croix do Guerre. Nancy Hal
king on her Ph.D. in developmental
psycholopvat Yale University. Brad Joi
cs at the University <>l llli-
r husband, Jeff (C'76), hav-
illiam, 7, and Sophie, 4. Kii
mathematics at North Carolina State
liversity last August. She works at Murray
ite- University in Murrav, Ky., and is
uried lo William T. Hires. Gene Price and
i wife, Sally, of Birmingham, Ala., have a
daughter, Sarah Frances, born December 10,
;burg District. Army Corps ( Eru^inxTS
.ill itiond LiOorj;c Wa-hincion Uniier-
rilF^WANEE \EU-
ispects of U.S vimK by foreign officials and
oversee arrangements for all official enter-
amingby the secretary of state Martha Boal
Willis and her husband, William, have a
.in \n,lr>. » M.kK.iv Willis, horn f-obruary
la., where Geoffrey
;r (or Sirsi Corpora
company speciali/i
'83'85
h practice neonatology. Scott Tutly ai
wile. Amy, have a daughter, Kxandr.i, born September 4. It 1*
n December R 1990.
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250 Triumph Drm.N.V
(Bambi) Downs Friend, or Starkvillc
., writes that she is now "a stay at homescholar working in her licld of Christian
rucc Manuel, of Tacoma. Wash., is a
nanding officer at the Navy and MaiCorps Reserve Center Matthew H. Pins*
W.lliamNomsCa.eJr andhiswife
Suzanne Lowe (C84) had their -cc-nd
David Copcbnd. bom October 2i. 1990
Bcbo Cole, ol CharlotU .N C . and his w
(Catherine, have a daughter. MaryHenderson, born October 10. 1990 F.Jai
Coleman, of Rugby. Tenn . is editor and
piiMi-hei of the Ku.vfcy t-JW'. .in.) pre-i
of the Cumberland Satan Club Karen S
Dignacco and her husband. Michael, of
Sharon Conn, have their Mrs' son, Tomborn July 21, 1990 lame Dunn-Rank.n,
her husband, David, ot Atlanta, Ga., hav
their -econd daughter. Rachel Ann, borr
March lit. 1^1 Tun. Flston. ot Rochest.
Breedm Abbott and Morgan. Steve Johnson
and his wife, Shannon, of Atlanta, Ca , have
a son, Tommy, born January 18, 1991 Allen
Marine Infantry Company Commander in
Kuwait as part of Operation Desert 5torm.
Md.,1
lancy
William, ol Silver Spring
iter. Alison Paige, on lune
ing Ryman and5tu Ryman, of Newberg, Ore., were married
' lay 12, 1990. She is "enjoying |her]
;oming massage therapy practice" as
Stu. a hydrologist, works in environmental
for a small-scale organic farm, practicing
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Columbia Umver
staff a
Harw
group of KJeinwort Ber
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121 Upland Road
Decatur, CA 30030
Randy A
Medical Center He and his wife, Karen,have two children. Robert. 3, and Ameliamonths Tony Atwcll, ol Santa Fe, N.M.,
.\n,;elos Medical CVnl.-r
kaunful Maga-ir surgery
e University of California at Los
'84
t Josephine
•nw.xid.MLw.
University of Denver Margaret Bradley, of
Bloomington, lnd., received her MAT in
general science from University of Indiana in
tunc. She hopes to teach science at a private
e fait.
of Chevy Chase, Md , sidenl
27, 1990. Mark Robin
Two Alumni Serve in Florida LegislatureThe Florida House of Representatives boasts two members who once
called Scwance home—Representative joe Amall, C'69, a Republican from
Jacksonville Beach, and Representative Scott Clemons, C'82, a Democratfrom Panama City.
Voled by his colleagues as the "Most Effective First Term Republican,"
Amall was first elected in 1988 and is in his second term in the House. Heis minority whip and serves on several House committees including
Criminal Justice, in which he is the lead Republican. Since graduation,
Arnall has worked as a successful businessman with interests in financial
planning and mortgage lending. He currently is president of the Arnall
Croup, Inc., an insurance and financial planning firm.
"My days at Sewancc are dear to me, and I like to think that I learned
many valuable lessons beyond my academic studies that have assisted myprofessional career and personal life," Arnall says.
Representative Clemons is enjoying his first term in the Florida House.
As a freshman legislator, he has gained recognition for his ability to debateissues and represent his constituency. At Sewanee, he was president of the
student assembly. Upon graduation, he attended the Walter F. GeorgeSchool of Law, Mercer University. After receiving his law degree, he joined
the law firm of Bryant, Higby, and Williams of Panama City.
"The libera! arts education I received from Sewanee prepared me for the
multitude of issues which we face in the Florida legislature. My personal
experience there also gave me a sense of self worth which urged me to-
ward a career in public service," Clemons explains.
As a community activist, he served as president of the American CancerSociety's New Directions,
United Way board, chambers of c
and Homeless Coalition. HeEpiscopal Church.
Both Arnall and Clemons agreed that the Florida legislature could us-
more Sewanee alumni, but for now, Arnall said he is pleased to have a
second member of the "Sewanee Alumni Caucus" in the legislature.
member of the
and the Bay County Hunger'C member of the St. Thomas
ivill
..- school ,md a Faculty Awic Excellence upon graduation
(• lor the Lamer Corporation ti
of
i University law school.
wife, Hindv, have a baby girl named Shu,
Andrew Kohler, of Nutlcy, N.J., is a scnic
market analyst for Sea Land Service, Inc.
Randy Moffelt, ol MorgantOWbegin work this fall on a Ph.D.
'irginia Elizabeth Fuller Oliver, of Ann\rbor. Mich , finished her MS in physic,
therapy and is now working at Universit
Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Kimbe" -11 Valley, Calif., works fo
brokerage firm in Sausalito, Calif.
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h Brown, of Boulder. G >1' -
of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.
rtin Hale, of Lowell, Mass., is pursuingmaster's in education at the University ol
veil. Michael K. Hoffman, of OklahomaCity, is assistant director of admissions and a
history teacher at the Casady School. Larry
Kerr, of Sail Diego, Calif, is in his first year
Betsy Mallonce
Hunt:ay,ofV
for The Hon. Bill Brewster DonPearson and Katie Curran (C'89>, weremarried on June 22, 1991 in All Saints-
Chapel. They will reside in Stockholm,Sweden, where Don will work for McKinsey
: consulting firm. Chris
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Weston Adams, of Columbia, S.C, is cur-
rently in his last year of law school at the
University of South Carolina, where he ha;
served as the research editor of the LawReview Lisa Lloyd Alexander, and her
husband, Tom, had their first child, Hunlei
Thomas, born January 17. Clay Bailey wasmarried to Sally O'Neill on June 22 They
Bean has started an internship and residency
in anesthesia at Emotv University School or
Mediate in Atlanta. Robert C. Black Jr., of
Mnntcomorv, Ala,graduated from
Cumberland School of Law in May 1591 and
is working with 'he firm of Hill, Hill, Carter,
Franco, Cole and Black. Mac Brothers and
Robyn Forshaw of Atlanta, Ca., were mar-
ried on May 18, 1991
i, of A i,Ga.
e Children s Miracle
Network in January 1991. Douglas E.
Brown, of Washington, D.C., attends busi-
ness school in the evenings at the University
of Maryland. Catherine Hootcn Butcher, of
Jacksonville, Fla . and her husband,
Laurcrcc (C'85), have a daughter, Lauren
Elizabeth, born Mav 22, 1990. Jack Carsncr,
of San Angelo, Texas, graduated from UTMBMedical School on May 23, 1991 and will
spend his preliminary year of general sur-
gery in Houston. Vicki Cook, of Oxford,
Miss., received a master's degree in clinical
psychology from the University of Missis-
sippi last May and is working toward her
doctorate. Bunker DBcrger Davis (C'88),
. where Bunker i
sand his wife. Mi
Uni
been working a
J'
eUniphia. Pa.
c Emerson, of Atlanta, Ga.
is tho'director of development at the Cenle
for Puppetry Arts. Elizabeth Epps is work-
a data analyst for ADS Environr
iville, Tenn ,completed hi- ii'.uih
mester of business school and recently
cepted a consulting position with AmeGeneral in Nashville. Michael Harold, of
Metairie, La., finished law school in May1990 and is currently working for the
Blue, Williams, Buckley. Chct Hazan is a
senior auditor for Prudential-Bache Securi-
ties in Hoboken, N.J. Amy Louttit [ohnson
of Monticello, Fla., graduated from Florida
State University with a master's degi
December 1990 and has
i librarian at North Florida
ice February 1991. Grant
Decatur, Ca., married Nancy Olsen
n St Philip's Cathedral in Atlanta in July
9 have formed
k band, "Morgan's Steep " Doris
entz, of Ft. Washington, Md , and
band. Jay, had their first child, Julia
an May 22, 1991. She writes that, "I
ng defense
nity leave. Randall Minor, ol Nashville.
Tenn., graduated from Vanderbill Medical
School and is in the general surgery resi-
Rorida College of Ladmitted to the Georgia Bar in September
1990 and the Florida Bar in January 1991. She
is working for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.
Phil Savage, of Berea, Ohio, v
Cleveland Browns. Natalie Si
phis, Tenn., is attending the
Humphreys School of Law.off'hiladel-
Jcfferson Medical
i June and will begin an internship
Catholic Hospital in Darby. Pa.
, Virginia Harvey Olley, C'82. married Charles Slillwell Craighill last August i,
iAtlanta.
s taking care of St. Francis Episcopal ii
well Kan . until Ihey fan call a lull Mm.sr. The Rev. Harold 0. Martin Jr., of
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Hartland, Mich Th«Morton and his wife
to Memphis. Tenn.
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of South Dakota. The Rev. Michael ClaySmith and his wife, Dr Margaret Smith, oi
Hattiesburg, N
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'86
'89
Villiam Ul, , ., nhum has been
on minister of the Diocese of
srth Carolina. He and his family
:o Asheville in July. His office will
and St. Peter's Paris!
the National Cathec
examiner for General Ordination for all
Episcopal theological seminaries. He had
firms, most recently, Draheim andPranschke. He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Rav burroughs, and a sisier
Susan C75.
LeRoy Collins, H'81, former governor of
Florida, on March 12, 1991. A 1931 gradual,
ot Cumberland University Law School, hepracticed law in Tallahassee and served in
elected chairman o
St. John's Church in Hollywood,Fla., from 1962-68. He served as a University
trustee and regent in the 1950s and '60s. Hewas a member of the National Board of the
Red Cross in the 1960s and a former national
>f Chi Psi. He is survived by
The Rev. Canon Woflord Krcth Smith,I T 58, the Episcopal chaplain emeritus of the! University of Maryland, on August, 10, 1990.
I Horn in Birmingham, Ala, he was ordained' an Episcopal priest in 1958. He was a teacher
I in Arkansas and Missouri before moving to
!the Washington, D.C, area in 1965 to be-
!
come Episcopal chaplain at the University of
|
Maryland; he continued in that post until"
Lyndon B, Johnson. In 1968, he won the
Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senatebut was defeated in the general election. Hethen became an attorney with the firm of
Ervin, Varn, Jacobs, Odom and Kitchen. In
1981, he was awarded a doctor of civil lawdegree from Sewanee. Ho is survived by his
wife, Mary Call and four children, including
U.S. Civi
Rights Commission, and he helped developpolicies for school desegregation and equal
lousing. From 1979-8
Creed Parish and All Souls' Episcopal
Church, both in Washington, D.C. He is
survived b\ Ins wife the Rev Fli/.ilvlh
IUMMER 1991 ^Richard Boiling, C'37, Leading Liberal Congressman for 34 Years
Richard
During the 34 years Richard W.
Boiling, C'37 (M.A. '39), served in
the U.S. House of Representatives,
he established a reputation for be-
ing a tough master of the legislative
process and an effective, respected
advocate of the domestic liberal
agenda when it was barely popular.
Boiling, who died on April 20,
1991, will be remembered as a
House member who pioneered sev-
eral trends in Congress which today
are seen as institutions. He also will
be remembered as a man who was
willing to teach and serve through-
out his lifetime.
First elected to Congress in 1948
as a Democrat from the 5th district
in Missouri on the coattails of
Truman and with the support of
various veterans groups. Boiling
began his career in the House by
opening a home constituent service
office in his district, the third such
office in the nation. This allowed
him to attend to the needs and eco-
nomic well being of his district at a
time when most in Congress saw
that as being an extremely minor
part of their job. Today, each of the
435 MC's have at least one home
office, and many have two or three;
constituent service is fundamental
to their job.
After securing flood control
projects for Kansas City following
the 1951 flood and promoting Kan-
sas City as a regional center for fed
W. Boiling
eral offices, which ultimately re-
sulted in the building of a huge
federal office building in down-
town Kansas City, Boiling turned to
promoting a difficult social agenda
at a rime when backroom politics
were crucial and southern Demo-
crats ruled both the committee
chairmanships and the backrooms.
Boiling, a favorite of House
Speaker Sam Raybum, in 1955
gained a seat on the Rules Commit-
tee. There, he led a two-year cam-
paign to bring the Civil Rights Act
of 1957 to the House floor amid
strict opposition from southern
Democrats and Republicans. He
considered the passage of this bill
as being one of his most fulfilling
achievements in 34 years in the
House. He used his position on the
Rules Committee to gain the pas-
sage of more civil and labor rights
legislation, including the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
The 1964 congressional cam-
paign was a difficult one for
Boiling, but, ever a pioneer, he and
his wife, Jim, organized a campaign
which employed many now stan-
dard tactics. They held voter regis-
tration drives, scheduled personal
appearances, used telephone banks
and direct mail, and targeted spe-
cific areas for door-to-door calls.
This intense and serious campaign-
ing helped keep him in the House
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for another 18 years.
While being an effective parli
mentarian and legislator. Boiling
never was elected to a leadership
position in the House. As an oppo-
nent of the seniority system, he
separated himself from backroom
politics. In 1974, while serving on a
panel appointed by then-speaker
Carl Albert, he proposed an un-
popular restructuring of committee
jurisdiction. He was defeated for
majority leader twice, once in 1962
and once in 1976, but ultimately, he
ittaincd a position much more
jutted to his character—chairman
of the Rules Committee. There, he
able to finish his tenure in Con-
gress as a premier spokesman for
his party, directing which bills
would appear on the House floor.
Boiling was not only an effective
public servant of his country in the
Congress, he was outstanding in
many other institutions. Bom in
1916 in New York City, he was
raised in Huntsville, Ala., and NewYork City. He graduated from
Ph" .ips Exeter Academy in Exeter,
f .H., and in 1933 entered Sewanee.
While at the University, Boiling
was president of the Order of
Gownsmen and a member of Phi
Delta Theta, the varsity football and
track teams, the Red Ribbon Society
and Blue Key. He received a B.A. in
French in 1937 and an M.A. in En-
glish in 1939, the last M.A. of this
sort granted at the University. After
serving as an instructor for the
Sewanee Military Academy from
1938-39, he entered Vanderbilt Uni-
versity for further studies; however,
in 1941, his studies were inter-
rupted by World War II.
During the war, Boiling served
as a lieutenant colonel from April
1941-46. He received the Legion of
Merit and the Bronze Star. In 1946,
he moved to Kansas City where he
worked as director of student ac-
tivities and veterans affairs at the
ity of Kansas City and
served as national vice-chairman of
the American Veterans Committee.
From there, he was elected to Con-
In 1961, he was named to the
Sports Illustrated 25th anniversary
All-American team, a team which
honors men who played their se-
nior year of collegiate football 25
years earlier and have since had
outstandingly successful lives. In
1962, he was named as an alumni
member of Phi Beta Kappa at
Sewanee. In 1963, he was awarded
an honorary doctor of civil law de-
gree from the U:
Boiling was the author of three
books: House Out of Order, Power in
the House, and America's Competitive
Edge. At the time of his death, he was
working on his fourth book, A Leg-
islative Primer for Presidents and Others.
He is survived by his wife, Nona,
his daughter, Andrea Boiling, and
his stepsons, |immy and John Akin.
—Ashley Heyer, C93
Howard Nemerov,
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the first
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the Sewanee
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Taylor Prize
for modemAmerican
poetry, died
at his house on July 5.
A graduate of Harvard Univer-
sity, he was the Edward
Mallinckrodt Distinguished Univer-
sity Professor of English at Wash-
ington University in St. Louis. He
had taught at Washington University
since 1969. His 26 published works
included several books of poetry,
five novels, and volumes of criticism.
He was bom in New York City
and after graduating from Harvard
in 1941, he served as a pilot with
the British and American forces. In
1978, he received the Pulitzer Prize
and the National Book Award for
Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov.
He won many other notable literary
awards, including the Levinson
Prize from Poetry magazine, the
Bollingcn Prize, and the Theodore
Roethke Memorial Prize. He was
also a Guggenheim fellow. As poet
laureate from 1988-90, Nemerov
wrote verses commemorating the
200th anniversary of Congress and
the launch of the space shuttle
Atlantis. In 1987, he was one of 10
Americans awarded the National
Medal of the Arts. In 1990, he par-
ticipated as a faculty member in the
first Sewanee Writers' Conference,
irvived by his wife, Peggy,
of St. Louis, and three sons.
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