TUSCULUMNUSMarch 2000

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Dr. Dolphus E.

Henry26th President,Tusculum College

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Tusculum College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane,Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Science in OrganizationalManagement, the Master of Arts in Education, and the Master of Arts in Organizational Management. The residential college within TusculumCollege is further accredited by the American Academy for Liberal Education, located at 1015 18th Street, Suite 204, NW, Washington, D.C.,20036. Tusculum College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, color, race, age, religion, ethnic origin, or handicap in the selection of itsapplicants.

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View from McCormick ....................................................................................................................... 3

Leading Stories .................................................................................................................................. 4Dr. Dolphus E. Henry Named President Of Tusculum College ...................................................................................... 4Work Proceeds On New Sports Complex; Niswonger Announces Commitment ........................................................... 6

Features .............................................................................................................................................. 8The Years Have Given Clem Allison An Artist's Eye and a Teacher's Heart ...................................................................... 8

Recent Developments .......................................................................................................................10Dr. Rhonda Fawbush Joins Tusculum College In Professional Studies ........................................................................... 10KAAN Members Gather In Knoxville ......................................................................................................................... 10Smith Listed For 20th Time In 'Who's Who' Volume .................................................................................................. 10Cameron Judd Named New Communications Director ............................................................................................... 10

External Affairs ................................................................................................................................. 11Millers Pledge Matching Funds For Auditorium Upgrades ........................................................................................... 11Join The Tusculum College Heritage Club! .................................................................................................................. 11

Professional Studies ........................................................................................................................ 12The 'Golden Handshake' Gave John DeWit A Golden Tusculum College Opportunity ................................................ 12First Graduates Produced Through Partnership Between Tusculum And Avery Dennison Corp. .................................... 13

Tusculum Sports ...............................................................................................................................14Fortner Named Scholar Athlete By South Atlantic Conference .................................................................................... 14Seniors Racked Up Accomplishments ......................................................................................................................... 14TC Women Conclude First SAC Season ...................................................................................................................... 15Tim McPhail Named To Academic All-District Basketball Squad ................................................................................. 15

Tusculum Outreach ...........................................................................................................................16Complex Musical 'The Music Man' Poses Challenges .................................................................................................. 16

Alumni In Action ...............................................................................................................................17An Enthusiastic Alumnus Plays A Role In Bringing A New Student To Tusculum ........................................................ 17

Alumni Notices .................................................................................................................................18Here's A Chance To Give Recognition Where It's Due ................................................................................................ 18Alumni Board Members Presented .............................................................................................................................. 18

Class Notes .......................................................................................................................................19Dr. Frances Overall Exemplified The Best Of Tusculum .............................................................................................. 22Can You Help Us Locate These Alumni? ..................................................................................................................... 23

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V I E W F R O M M c C O R M I C K

Thomas J. Garland, interim president

As most Tusculumnus readers probablyalready know, Dr. Dolphus Henry, vicepresident of enrollment management atMercer University in Macon, Ga., hasbeen selected the 26th president ofTusculum College. He and his wife, Judy,will join us by June.

Dr. Henry has nearly 30 years ofprofessional higher education experi-ence and comes to Tusculum at a timethe college is poised to continue therevitalization process that has character-ized the past decade.

Stan Welty, chairman of the board oftrustees, led the presidential search effortand personally covered its cost. Theentire Tusculum community owesthanks to Stan for his continuingleadership by example.

Meanwhile, as we await the arrival ofDolph and Judy Henry, other progresscontinues at Tusculum.

Work is going forward on thecollege’s new sports complex, key partsof which are expected to be ready foruse by the next football season. Thesenew facilities will provide benefits forvirtually all of Tusculum’s sports pro-grams. And as Scott Niswonger pointedout at the groundbreaking ceremony inFebruary, completing the sports complexwill fulfill the pledge the college madewhen it joined the NCAA SouthAtlantic Conference.

The complex will include a “pressbox” with a President’s Suite, viewingand broadcast boxes for the media, andboxes for the use of both home andvisiting coaching personnel. A fieldhouse will be built. There will also be alarge indoor soccer facility that can beused as a practice and gaming area forother sports. Improvements will be madein parking, seating, concessions, andrestroom facilities. You can read moreabout the project’s details in the storythat starts on page 6.

As Scott also stated at thegroundbreaking, completing this projectwill leave Tusculum situated “to nowshift our focus to the academic side ofthis institution, and to begin placinggreater emphasis on improving suchthings as program development, facilitiesdevelopment, the college’s library,science building, endowment, scholar-ships,” and other needs related toacademics.

Thanks are due to Scott for providingthe funding for the sports complex. Aswe all know, Scott’s dedication toTusculum College had already beenthoroughly demonstrated even beforethis latest multi-million dollar commit-ment.

Many other good things havehappened at Tusculum recently. Follow-

ing are a few of them:• Tusculum is among the colleges and

universities profiled in the latest editionof “The Templeton Guide: Colleges ThatEncourage Character Development.”Tusculum is listed as one of 60 highereducation institutions with outstandingvolunteer service programs designed tonot only teach character, but to letstudents put it in action.

• Last fall, Tusculum College wasvisited and studied by a CarnegieFoundation for Higher Education teamexamining colleges and universities thatemphasize development of moral andcivic responsibility. The foundationsubsequently chose Tusculum Collegefor inclusion in a book that willshowcase higher education institutionsthat model the ideal of civic education.Other listed institutions will includeNotre Dame University and DukeUniversity. The Carnegie Foundationfound Tusculum’s competencies, service-learning, and commons curriculumprograms particularly noteworthy.

• The American Academy for LiberalEducation has accredited Tusculum’sresidential college. The AALE is anational organization dedicated tostrengthening and promoting under-graduate liberal education throughaccreditation of liberal arts institutionsand programs.

• Earlier this year, a team from theSouthern Association of Colleges andSchools visited Tusculum to examine thecollege and its programs as part of thereaffirmation-for-certification processundergone every 10 years by SACS-accredited institutions. The visit went

smoothly, and Tusculum was com-mended by the SACS visitors for ourcompetencies program and civic artsemphasis. Specifically, the committeecommended the faculty “for its efforts inthe development and implementation ofthe competency program and theemphasis on Civic Arts in the under-graduate curriculum,” and suggested thatTusculum “increase the visibility of itscompetency program and Civic Artsemphasis in its marketing efforts.”

• In another accreditation-relatedmatter during the past autumn,Tusculum’s teacher training programunderwent a recertification study by theTennessee Department of Education. Allindications are that the program’saccreditation will continue.

• Tusculum’s Professional Studiesprogram continues to set new enroll-ment records. Because of the program’sreputation for quality and academicrigor, we’re seeing a growing trend ofemployers identifying high-caliberemployees and referring them toProfessional Studies. Those students,through their own Professional Studiessuccesses, then attract others to theprogram. This kind of self-perpetuationis one reason the program is growingand becoming increasingly well knownthroughout East Tennessee and neigh-boring states.

All these things, and many others, are“pride points” for the Tusculum Collegefamily. We should all be quick to spreadthe word about the things Tusculum isdoing so well.

On a personal note, it has been anhonor and privilege for me to serve asinterim president. Now, as Dr. Henryprepares to join us, I’m eager to returnto my work with Leonard Bradley at theTusculum Institute for Public Leadershipand Policy.

I’m pleased to report that the viewfrom McCormick remains bright at thisgrand and historic institution.

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L E A D I N G S T O R I E S

Dr. Dolphus E. Henry, vicepresident for enrollment man-agement at Mercer University inMacon, Ga., has accepted the in-vitation of the Tusculum CollegeBoard of Trustees to becomeTusculum's next president.

Dr. Henry will assume thepresidency of Tennessee's oldestcollege on June 1. He and hiswife, Judith, have already begunreadying for the move to GreeneCounty from their Macon home.

Between now and June, Tho-mas Garland, interim president ofTusculum, will remain in touchwith Dr. Henry and in consulta-tion with him will continue tooversee the college’s day-to-dayoperations.

Stan Welty, chairman of thecollege’s board of trustees, an-nounced Dr. Henry'sappointment to Tusculum facultyand staff members on Monday,March 13, through campus-widee-mail. The news was quicklyspread further by the news me-dia and the Tusculum CollegeWeb site.

Welty said he is very pleasedthat Dr. Henry is coming toTusculum. “It promises to be an excitingtime in the life of Tusculum College asthe institution, under Dr. Dolph Henry’sleadership, moves forward to greaterachievements in the years ahead,” Weltysaid.

“I am pleased to have been selected tosucceed Dr. Robert Knott as president ofTusculum College,” Dr. Henry said. “I alsowant to thank Interim President Tom Gar-land for his leadership over the last severalmonths and during the transition that hasalready begun.”

He went on: “Many institutions struggleto distinguish themselves from the educa-tional options that are available to today'sstudents. Tusculum’s distinction resides inits unique programs, dedicated faculty,committed students and loyal alumni,

board, and friends. As a result, the collegeis now poised for an exciting period ofgrowth and recognition. My wife and Ilook forward to becoming part of TusculumCollege and the Greeneville community.”

The college’s presidential search com-mittee reached its consensus in a meetingon the Tusculum campus on March 5 andpassed the recommendation on to the trust-ees, who unanimously accepted it the nextday.

Dr. Henry will bring to Tusculum 27years of college administrative experience,with emphasis on strategic planning, mar-keting, and outcome-based learning.

He has been professionally affiliatedwith four higher education institutions,three of them religiously affiliated and oneof them public.

Since August of 1996, Dr.Henry has been vice presidentfor enrollment management atMercer University, an institutionwith about 7,000 students. Hischief responsibilities have beenin three interrelated areas: mar-keting of academic programs,outcome design, and enrollmentmanagement.

At Mercer he has superviseda division made up of 27 profes-sional and 15 support staff.

Among other achievementsat Mercer, Dr. Henry developedand implemented an enrollmentplan for the university designedto increase efficiency in recruit-ment, reduce recruitmentexpense and br ing theuniversity’s freshman enrollmentto 100 percent of residence hallcapacity.

He also managed overall aca-demic strategic planning andassessment processes and facili-tated similar processes withinMercer’s eight colleges andschools, and in various supportareas.

From 1990 to 1996, Dr.Henry was vice president forlong range planning and enroll-ment services at CapitalUniversity in Columbus, Ohio.

From 1985 to 1990, he wasvice president for student affairs at StateUniversity of New York College inPotsdam, N.Y. From 1973 to 1985, he wasvice president for admission services atRoanoke College in Salem, Va.

Dr. Henry has also served as a consult-ant for various colleges in recruitmentstrategies, marketing, admissions, and fi-nancial aid.

Dr. Henry received his Ph.D. in Edu-cational Research and Evaluation fromVirginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity in Blacksburg, Va., in 1982.

He earned a Master’s degree in guid-ance and psychology from RadfordUniversity In Radford, Va., in 1973, and aB.A. in psychology from Roanoke Col-lege in 1972.

In 1999, Dr. Henry studied at the In-

Dr. Dolphus E. Henry

Dr. Dolphus E. Henry Named PresidentOf Tusculum College; To Begin June 1Mercer Vice PresidentBringing 27 Years'Experience To Tusculum

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stitute for Educational Management atHarvard University.

He and his wife were married in 1974.They have a daughter, Jessica, who is at

present a senior at Miami University inOhio.

Dr. Henry’s personal interests includephotography, travel, and building an HO-scale model train layout depicting the latesteam era of the Norfolk and Western rail-ways.

Dr. and Mrs. Henry will be occasion-ally on the campus and in the Greenevilleand Greene County area between now andJune, and will probably also visit with theboard of trustees in the board’s May meet-ing, Garland said.

The presidential search committee thatrecommended Dr. Henry to the trusteeswas formed after Dr. Robert Knott an-nounced in June 1999 that he would leavethe Tusculum College effective Oct. 31 tojoin the administrative staff of Mars HillCollege in Mars Hill, N.C.

'Tusculum's distinction resides in its unique

programs, dedicated faculty, committed students

and loyal alumni, board, and friends. As a result,

the college is now poised for an exciting period of

growth and recognition. My wife and I look

forward to becoming part of Tusculum College

and the Greeneville community.'

Dolphus E. Henry

Dr. Dolph Henry, at right, shares a laugh with TC Athletic Director Ed Hoffmeyer, at left, and TC alumnus Oliver Burkey ’48 during the recentreception held in the Chalmers Conference Center on campus for Dr. and Mrs. Henry.

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Work is moving ahead on TusculumCollege's new sports complex. Ground wasbroken on the impressive project in Feb-ruary in conjunction with the meeting oncampus that month of the college’s Boardof Trustees.

The sports complex project will add anew field house, a new and much im-proved press box, and a large indoorathletics facility that can be used as a prac-tice area for soccer, football, baseball andsoftball, as well as for indoor soccer gamesand tournaments.

Other improvements will be in the ar-eas of concession vending, parking,spectator seating, and accessibility.

Tusculum College alumnus and boardmember Scott M. Niswonger announcedon Feb. 12 that he has made a commit-ment to fully fund the new sports complexat the historic college.

Niswonger’s surprise announcement ofthe commitment was made before a gath-ering of fellow Tusculum trustees, alongwith members of the college’s faculty, staff,student body, media representatives, andcommunity supporters.

With Niswonger for the announce-ment was Thomas Garland, inter impresident of Tusculum College, and StanWelty, chairman of the Board of Trustees.

In a press conference held at PioneerField, Niswonger announced: “In makingthis commitment to fully fund the sportscomplex, we will complete the pledgeTusculum College made when it was ac-cepted into the NCAA South AtlanticConference.”

Niswonger is chairman of Forward AirCorporation, Landair Corporation, Logis-tics Technology, and Warehouse Logistics,all Greeneville-based companies.

The trustees were on campus to attendthe regular February meeting of theirboard, and learned of Niswonger's com-mitment when he made theannouncement at an earlier meeting thatSaturday morning.

Preliminary site development work onthe project had been under way for sev-eral weeks before the officialgroundbreaking.

A baseball field may be added to theproject at a later date.

Niswonger noted that the new com-plex will go “far beyond the Conferencerequirements and, in fact, provideTusculum College with additional out-standing facilities and improvements thatwill permit us to be competitive at theNCAA Division II level.”

Competitiveness at that level,Niswonger said, will “enable us to attractadditional students, both athletes and non-athletes, to enroll at Tusculum College.”

He went on: “In order to remain com-petitive in the SAC, we must continue thelevel of support necessary to compete, andwe are committed to providing that levelof support.”

Niswonger said he believes that thenew project will leave the college poised“to now shift our focus to the academicside of this institution, and to begin plac-ing greater emphasis on improving suchthings as program development, facilitiesdevelopment, the college’s library, sciencebuilding, endowment, scholarships,” andother needs related to academics.

The college has set a goal of havingkey parts of the new complex operational

Participating in the groundbreaking ceremony, from left to right, were John Fisher, architect; Eddie Rudd of Merritt Construction; Ed Hoffmeyer,TC athletic director; Stan Welty, chairman of the TC board of trustees; Scott Niswonger, board member and backer of the project; Thomas J.Garland, interim president; Sara Knoblauch and Katie Reen, co-presidents of SGA; and Joe Vogt, chair of the TC board's athletic committee.

Work Proceeds On Sports Complex;Niswonger Announces Commitment

Construction Goal Is Completion By Start Of Next Football Season

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in time for the beginning of Tusculum’snext football season.

Improvements and additions that theproject will bring about will include an8,000-square-foot, two-story “press box”facility at Pioneer Field, designed to matchthe architectural style of the campus's mostclassic buildings.

Included in the new press facility willbe a President’s Suite, viewing and broad-cast “boxes” for both home and visitingmedia, a public address area, and boxes forthe use of both home and visiting coach-ing personnel.

A new football field house will be lo-cated behind the west end zone of PioneerField and will feature large locker area fa-cilities that can be divided into up to fourlocker rooms.

The planned indoor practice and soc-cer facility will feature interior space ofabout 240 by 185 feet. Plans call for a spe-cial high-quality, realistic turf to cover thefield.

“As much as possible, the indoor soccerfacility will be made available for use by

the entire community,” Niswonger said.“This should lessen the need for parentsto be forced to drive their children to othercities for indoor soccer competitions.”

Improvements will also be made tospectator seating at Pioneer Field, includ-ing, on the home side, the addition of

several special Pioneer stadium seats, areasfeaturing orange “cap seats,” another areaof black stadium seating, plus some newaluminum seating.

New bleachers on the visitors' side willprovide seating for 1,000 spectators.

New parking facilities added throughthe project will include a 200-car parkinglot north of the press box, to be used forfootball games and for events at the AnnieHogan Byrd Fine Arts Center.

New parking space for about 150 ve-hicles will be provided near the newindoor practice facility, which will alsofeature a “drop-off” area for individualsgetting out of or into vehicles.

Plans also call for the inclusion of newand improved pedestrian ways, fencing andlighting developed in a style to match thatalready on the campus, and various otherimprovements and additions.

A new public convenience and con-cession area is to be developed in the areabetween the field house and the indoorpractice facility.

Since the groundbreaking, there hasbeen much construction activity at the

complex site. Workwill continue to movequickly aheadthrough the springand summer as thenext football seasonnears.

Construction work onthe new sports complexis altering thelandscape along ShilohRoad at TusculumCollege. This photowas taken in mid-March.

Construction of thesports complex will en-able Tusculum College tofulfill the pledge it madewhen it was accepted intothe NCAA South At-lantic Conference, ScottNiswonger noted at thegroundbreaking ceremonyon Feb. 12.

Part of the project is a new 8,000-square-foot, two-story "press box" facility.

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Professor of Art J. Clement Allisontends to qualify his answer when askedabout plans for his upcoming retirementfrom Tusculum College after nearly 34years at the historic institution.

“I really don't see it as a ’retirement,’”Allison said. “I'm not thinking of it asstopping anything. I plan to expend asmuch energy as ever, just in differentways.”

Most of that energy will go into thecreation of new works of art, predictedAllison, whose skills include painting,drawing and printmaking. After his full-time teaching career concludes in May,he's ready to “become more of anexhibiting artist.”

The process is already starting, thanksto Tusculum College's own AllisonGallery, the art gallery located in theAnnie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Buildingand named in honor of Allison himself.An exhibition of selected Allison worksproduced from the early 1960s throughthe present was made part of thegallery’s spring schedule, including aMarch 19 reception for Allison at thegallery.

The exhibition was given the title “APersonal Journey: A RetrospectiveExhibition of Works by Clem Allison.”

In retirement, Allison expects todevote himself mainly to bothprintmaking and painting. His approachto the former, he noted, is influenced byhis experience with the latter.

A lot of printmakers tend to printmonochromatically,” he said. “I like toput a lot of color into my prints, which Ithink is a result of my love of painting.”

Allison has produced many watercol-ors, several of which hang at variousplaces around the Tusculum campus andin some private collections. In retire-ment he hopes to delve more heavilyinto oils and acrylics.

He also plans to try his hand withwoodcuts, to continue his work withintaglio and collagraphic prints, andpossibly produce some lithographs andscreen prints.

“All the printmaking processes, Ienjoy,” he said.

Even though he admits that teachingand administrative duties have limited

the amount of art he has had time toproduce, Allison said he has no regrets.

“If I had it to do over again, I'd doexactly the same thing,” Allison said ofhis Tusculum career.

He noted that he values deeply therelations Tusculum College has enabledhim to build with people at the college,its surrounding community, andespecially with students.

“I think the students have taught mea lot, maybe more than I've taughtthem,” he said. Allison noted that he hasbeen often “amazed” at the "strength andresilience” of his students, especiallythose who have overcome hardships toachieve successful college and post-graduation careers.

He's also found that the best way tolearn is to teach. “After teaching arthistory for so many years, it’s become animportant part of me,” he said. Thatknowledge helped enrich his enjoymentof several European trips he has madeover the years.

Allison, a Pittsburgh native whoearned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degreefrom Ohio Wesleyan University and his

Master of Arts in painting from WayneState University in Detroit, came toTusculum in August of 1966. At thattime he and his wife, Beverly, had beenmarried for almost a decade and werethe parents of twin daughters, Carrieand Jennie, who had been born inDecember of 1964.

When Allison came to Tusculum, hehad behind him both his own highereducation and a career that includedserving as an officer in the Air Force, inwhich he trained as a pilot. He alsoworked as a commercial artist, first forthe J.L. Hudson department store, thenfor a commercial art studio in Detroit,his wife's hometown.

He also had worked briefly as whathe calls a “hack illustrator” for theMontgomery Ward Company in NewYork City, then as an instructor of art atMcMurray College and Illinois College,both located in Jacksonville, Ill.

While teaching at Illinois College, hedirected the Strawn Art Gallery indowntown Jacksonville. The two jobstogether paid him a total of $5,000 ayear. After about three years in Jackson-

F E A T U R E S T O R Y

Clem Allison, who joined Tusculum College’s faculty in 1966, plans to increase his artisticproductivity in retirement, and exhibit more of his work.

Clem Allison: The years have given him an artist's eye, a teacher's heart

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F E A T U R E S T O R Y

ville, Allison “decided there must besomething better,” he recalled.

Low-paying though it was, hisJacksonville period was an invaluableexperience, Allison said. Those years“were very good to me,” he said.“Experiences I was able to gain fromthat time carried me all the way throughTusculum.”

A mid-1960s job search earned him asuccessful interview at TusculumCollege. He came to work on campus inAugust of 1966 at the same time theAnnie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Buildingconstruction was being completed, andwas given a substantially free hand tocreate and shape an art department forTusculum.

That challenge appealed to Allison.He set up an office in the fine artsbuilding and began building an artdepartment.

That art department has neverexceeded more than three full-timeprofessors, so Allison has always carried afairly heavy teaching load, especiallysince 1976.

He has taught art history, a basicdesign course now called Introductionto the Visual Arts, an introductory artcourse now called Basic Concepts of theVisual Arts, as well as painting, drawing,and printmaking courses on variouslevels. In recent years, Allison has alsotaught graphic design.

Tusculum's sculpture, ceramics andart education classes have generally beentaught by adjunct teachers, as haverecent computer graphics courses.“These instructors, such as Gloria Weisz,Lynne Stone, Mark Russell, and morerecently, Patti Lane, have all madesignificant contributions to our studentsand the visual arts program as a whole,”Allison said.

Allison expresses much pride in thefact that Tusculum College pioneeredthe teaching of glassblowing at thehigher education level in Tennessee.

Though the college no longerteaches glassblowing, it was for a timethe only college or university in thestate at which students could be trainedin that ancient medium.

Mike Taylor, who has achieved

national prominence as a glassblower,was the first teacher of glassblowing atTusculum, beginning in the late 1960sand continuing through 1972, when thenationally known Vernon Brejcha tookover the program as long as it contin-ued.

Other well-known glassblowingartists, such as Richard Jolley andStephen Haszonics, are former Tusculumstudents, Allison noted. Haszonics, a1976 Tusculum graduate, now teachesglassblowing at the MassachussettsCollege of Art.

Allison was away from Tusculumduring the 1974-’75 academic year,doing full-time graduate work at EastTennessee State University. He earned aMasters of Fine Arts degree inprintmaking from ETSU in 1977.

Allison does not rule out doing someadjunct teaching at Tusculum after hisretirement. But initially he hopes toconcentrate on art, travel, and his family,including his two now-grown daughters,who live in Cincinnati and Boston andhave both established successful careers.

As Allison winds down his teachingcareer, a search is under way to find hisreplacement.

“I very definitely want this artprogram to continue and thrive,” he said.

Though the arts program has beenconfigured in slightly different ways atdifferent times, Tusculum has for the pasttwo years offered what Allison calls “astand-alone, visual arts major withconcentrations in graphic design and arteducation.”

A good visual arts program shouldremain true to the basics of “developingthe abilities of seeing, thinking anddoing,” in Allison's view.

“I've always believed that studentsneed a solid background in drawing,painting, printmaking, and all thetraditional art studio courses, to developtheir creativity and their eye-handcoordination ... just plain old art skills,”he said.

Allison also plans to remain active inthe Greeneville Arts Council (GAC), anorganization with which he has workedsince its inception in the late 1960s, andfor which he has been a continuing

board member. He is also a past presi-dent of the GAC.

The GAC and Tusculum Collegehave a history of cooperative efforts insupport of the arts. Allison is particularlygrateful for the GAC’s support of theexhibition program in the AllisonGallery.

That art gallery has been part ofTusculum’s fine arts building since thebuilding was constructed, but wasimproved and named in honor of Allisonin 1996.

The plaque outside the door notesthat funds for the gallery in its currentform were provided through TusculumCollege's Bicentennial Campaign “as atribute by his (Allison’s) former stu-dents.”

The GAC has helped keep thegallery operating by budgeting $4,500 ayear to cover gallery expenses, Allisonsaid. The GAC also paid for half the costof the track lighting in the gallery andprovides Allison wide-ranging personalsupport as director of the gallery.

The cooperation between the GACand Tusculum College is “a good modelfor other schools in forming a mutuallybeneficial community/college relation-ship,” Allison said.

The Allison Gallery exhibitionprogram is annually organized, devel-oped, and managed jointly by thecouncil and the college. The committeethat selects exhibiting artists is itselfmade up of artists, Allison said.

Clem and Beverly Allison arediscussing the idea of undertaking aspecial project together. “Bev,” as she isknown to many in Greeneville, is alsoretiring this spring after more than 25years as a teacher/librarian at TusculumView Elementary School in Greeneville.

The Allisons may collaborate inproducing a book for children at somepoint. “We have talked about doing thisfor several years,” said Allison.

“Bev is an authority on children’sliterature,” he said. “She’s taught it foryears and as a librarian is constantlyaround children's books, so it's some-thing she knows a lot about.”

'I think the students have taught me a lot, maybe more than I've taught them,'

Allison said. 'If I had it to do over again, I'd do exactly the same thing.'

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R E C E N T D E V E L O P M E N T S

Dr. Rhonda Fawbush is now servingTusculum College as chair for AcademicPrograms for Graduate and ProfessionalStudies.

Dr. Fawbush came to the college fromthe University of Tennessee, where she hadserved as a lecturer since the fall of 1994.

Dr. Fawbush was associated with UTearlier for four years as a graduate teach-ing and research assistant in the areas offinancial accounting, cost accounting andbusiness law.

She also has experience as a lawyer, hav-ing been associated with the law firm ofMcCord, Troutman & Irwin, PC, from1991 to 1995. There she worked prima-rily in contract preparation, estate planning,bankruptcy, entity selection/formation andgeneral taxation.

She received her license to practice lawin the state of Tennessee in 1994, and thenext year was licensed to practice law inthe United States federal courts. She re-ceived a Doctor of Jurisprudence degreefrom UT in 1994, having earned a Master’sdegree in accounting in 1991, also fromUT.

She received her B.S. degree from UTin 1990.

She brings to Tusculum extensiveteaching experience gained at UT, whereshe taught tax, law, and accounting at thefreshman through graduate student levels.

Dr. Fawbush has received numeroushonors, including in 1997 the UT Col-lege of Business Administration’s SpecialAward for Instructors and Lecturers forher teaching effectiveness. She had been afinalist for that same award in 1996, andwas nominated for it again in both 1998and 1999.

She has also been recognized as an out-standing educator by the Delta GammaSorority and has been an Alpha Kappa PsiOutstanding Teacher and a Sigma AlphaEpsilon Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Fawbush has also made numerousprofessional presentations, the most recentbeing a presentation entitled “Opportu-nities for CPAs in Mediation andArbitration” before the Tennessee Societyof CPAs, Knoxville Chapter, in 1999.

Among her extensive professional ser-vice work was participation in 1999 in thescholarship selection committee for theWhittle/Manning/Tennessee Scholarsprogram at UT.

Dr. Rhonda FawbushJoins Tusculum CollegeIn Professional Studies

Cameron Judd has joined the staff ofTusculum College as its director of com-munications, succeeding Tom Sanders,who now directs the communications of-fice at Holston Home for Children inGreeneville.

Judd oversees the operations ofTusculum College’s office of Communi-cations, one of the college’s External Re-lations functions.

Judd came to Tusculum College fromthe staff of The Greeneville Sun. He also haswritten more than 30 novels publishedacross the United States and Canada.

Judd is married to the former RhondaCarrigan. They live in Chuckey with theirthree children, Matt, Laura, and Katy.

Myron J. “Jack” Smith, Tusculum Col-lege library director, has been listed in the54th edition of “Who’s Who in America,”published by the Marquis Who’s WhoPublications Board.

This is the 20th time Smith has beenincluded in the annual publication, whichhonors those who, according to thepublication’s self-description, have “dem-onstrated outstanding achievement in theirown fields of endeavor ... ”

Smith has been a professional librarianand historian since 1966, and came toTusculum College in 1990 after a 15-yeartenure as library director and professor oflibrary science and history at Salem Col-lege (now Salem-Teikyo University) inWest Virginia.

He is also a writer and compiler of in-formation resources on subjects as diverseas airlines, Watergate, baseball, and WorldWar II. He is the author of 66 volumes ofbiography and history, and has won sev-eral awards for his work, including theNelson Ross Award from the ProfessionalFootball Writers Association.

In 1994, he joined with Dr. Donal J.Sexton, professor of history, to prepare“Glimpses of Tusculum: A Pictorial His-tory of Tusculum College.”

He has also written for a past editionof Tusculumnus an article profiling the U.S.S.

Wyalusing, the Civil War gunboat forwhich Tusculum’s bell was originally cast.

Smith remains the only American tohave received the Richard Franck Preisfor historical bibliography from the Ger-man government.

Smith’s three-volume work, “The Air-line Encyclopedia” will be published laterthis year by Scarecrow Press, a division ofthe Rowman & Littlefield PublishingGroup.

Smith Listed For 20th Time In 'Who's Who' Volume

Cameron Judd Named NewCommunications Director

Members of the Knoxville Area Alumni Network gathered recently. They include, from backleft: Gary Portwood '98, Colleen Cardwell '99, Randy Justus '94, Amy Kingery '99, ChrisPoole '92, Beverly Lay '94. Members not pictured: Betty Woltz '99, Karen Jones '94, MichaelHackworth '98.

KAAN Members Gather

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Join The Tusculum College Heritage Club!The Tusculum College Heritage

Club was established in 1993 torecognize alumni and friends whohave made estate commitments onbehalf of the college. It is very helpfulto Tusculum College if you inform usof your estate commitment and allowus to list you as a member of theHeritage Club. By including yourname in the Heritage Club, you willplay an active role in the long-termwelfare of the College. Classmates,friends, and family members will seeyour commitment to TusculumCollege and thus become inspired todo likewise. Past, present, and espe-cially future generations of Tusculumstudents are thankful for your support.For more information about theHeritage Club and for estate planninginformation contact Frank Wheeler,Director of Planned Giving, (800)729-0256 fwheeler@tusculum.edu

New Heritage Club Members

AlumniCharles E. Clark, Jr. ’66Diane Smith Clark ‘67Helen Lee Copenhaver ‘42Patrick J. Eramo ’55

Edward L. Heinz ’42Jean Thomas Rossi ’44Peter J. Rossi ‘42Ann Elizabeth Westervelt ‘71William Westervelt ’69

StaffFrank T. Wheeler

FriendsYolanda HennessenBeth Clark Highsmith

Frank WheelerDirector of Planned Giving

P L A N N E D G I V I N G

Dr. Samuel E. Miller ’35 H’98 andMary Agnes Miller, his wife, of Abingdon,Va., have provided a challenge grant to beapplied toward the renovation of the AnnieHogan Byrd Fine Arts Building audito-rium.

Dr. and Mrs. Miller have announcedthey will provide a matching gift of $1 forevery $3 given to the renovation project.Those who know the auditorium best saythat the renovation is badly needed.

The Annie Hogan Byrd Fine ArtsBuilding, which provides a center for thearts at Tusculum and is also used for manycommunity functions, was built in themid-1960s.

In recent letter about the need for reno-vations, Tusculum’s Vice President forExternal Relations John Gehrm, who hasworked with the Millers on the challengegrant, summarized the auditorium’s situa-tion.

“The Annie Hogan Byrd Auditoriumstands in serious need of renovation andupgrading,” Gehrm wrote. “The 700-seatauditorium was dedicated in 1965 and hasnever been renovated. Parts for the light‘board’ are unattainable, and using thisequipment is becoming a real safety issue.The electrical wiring needs to be broughtup to code and a new lighting system in-stalled. The original auditorium seats needto be replaced or recovered. Stage drapery,in particular, the blacks and cyclorama, areat the end of their lives, and the soundsystem that was designed to be used in lec-ture settings only needs to be replaced witha theatrical sound system.”

According to Frank Mengel, technicaldirector for the nine-year-old TusculumArts Outreach program, the auditorium’scurrent lighting system, while still mostlyfunctional, “is in the process of dying.”

Some parts for the failing system havenot been available since the early 1970s,according to Mengel. Reparing the out-dated type of light dimmer used costsaround $2,000 for parts alone, while moremodern dimmers cost only $250 brandnew. The two dimmer systems, however,are not interchangeable, showing, asMengel put it, that the system “requires amajor electrical upgrade to bring our the-atre up to modern safety standards.”

Marilyn duBrisk, artist-in-residencethrough Arts Outreach and a frequent userof the auditorium for stage productions,said the lighting system in particular is acause of concern.

“It’s been a tremendous anxiety overthe last few years, worrying whether ornot our performing artists, expecially thechildren, may be plunged into darkness atany minute,” she said. “I’m really so ap-preciative of Dr. and Mrs. Miller’s generouscommitment on our behalf, and am veryhopeful that we may be able indeed toget a new system that will be safe and ef-fective for all the many groups that utilizethe auditorium.”

Groups that use the auditorium includeTheatre-at-Tusculum, Actors ComingTogether, GLAWPIGT (Great Literature,Alive, Well, and Playing In Greeneville,Tennessee), the Tusculum Chorus, Com-munity Chorus, classical ballet classes, jazzclasses, Community Concert series, theKiwanis yearly fund-raiser, the Appala-chian Music Festival, and numerousperformances for resident students, schools,dance schools, church groups, and other

community organizations. Tusculum Col-lege campus convocations are also heldthere.

The estimated cost of the needed light-ing system upgrade alone is more than$76,000. Replacing the stage draperieswould cost an additional $7,500, whilemodernizing the sound system would costabout $3,450. The total estimated cost forthis phase of the renovation project is about$87,000.

Those who wish to accept the Millerchallenge should make their checks pay-able to Tusculum College and clearlydesignate them for the Annie Hogan Byrdauditorium project.

Checks should be mailed care of JohnGehrm, External Relations Office, P.O.Box 5040, Tusculum College, Greeneville,TN 37743. For more information, call theExternal Relations office at 423-636-7303,or 1-800-729-0256.

Millers Pledge Matching Gift For Auditorium Upgrades

E X T E R N A L A F F A I R S

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P R O F E S S I O N A L S T U D I E S

John DeWit knows the meaning ofsuccess.

This corporate entrepreneur hasbriefly owned his own business, has beena chief executive officer, a chief operat-ing officer, and a president of a company.And he did it all with a high schooleducation.

At the age of 57, however, he retired,or took what he calls “the goldenhandshake,” and decided to go back toschool and get the college degree he hadalways desired.

DeWit determined that the bestplace to begin was at the Gatewayprogram, which is part of the Profes-sional Studies Program at TusculumCollege.

Thanks to the program and Dewit’sdedication, he is now, four years later,finishing his work toward a master’s inorganizational management withtentative plans to pursue a Ph.D. He saysthat one of the reasons he chose theProfessional Studies Program atTusculum College was because thecollege seemed interested primarily inhelping him advance. That impressedJohn DeWit.

But how does a college help a manwho already has achieved success?

DeWit said he always knew theeffective procedures and practices thatcreate success in business , but did not“know what they are called. Now I do. Ilearned the road signs; I learned whatthe signs and symbols were.”

He said further that, had he knownmany of the things he’s learned from hiscourses back at the time he was startingout in business, he would have benefitedgreatly and probably achieved evengreater success.

Of utmost importance to DeWit inhis academic endeavor has been hissupport network, which has involvedboth his family and Tusculum College.

He returned to college with hisdaughter’s encouragement and the

support of his wife. He found that sameencouragement and support at TusculumCollege through his professors and studygroups, which he says become likefamily.

Of all his professors, John says that,because teachers and students in theProfessional Studies program are able tocreate such a strong bond, he knows thatnot one of them “will ever forget me,nor will I forget them. We are not justnumbers to them; my teachers know meby name.”

During one particular higher mathclass, DeWit said, he worried about thedifficulties involved. However, afterestablishing and maintaining a positiverelationship with Ron Conley, theprofessor of that course, he made itthrough with professorial encourage-ment and diligent work.

The Professional Studies schedule hasproven ideal for DeWit, who, eventhough he’s retired, works three days aweek as a consultant.

“Anyone can go to class one night a

week,” he said.DeWit said he was been pleasantly

surprised by the number of people heknows who have gone through theProfessional Studies program, or at leastbeen greatly influenced by it. Thosepeople include golfing buddies, andothers he reads about in Tusculumnus,which he says he “devours” each time itarrives.

DeWit hopes to one day share whathe knows in a classroom setting. DeWit’sknowledge comes from both theworking world from which he retiredand from his Professional Studies classes.

Every chance he gets, John encour-ages people of all ages to go back toschool if they don’t have degrees, and healways mentions the Tusculum College’sProfessional Studies Program, which hesees as invaluable and with a promisingfuture.

“Tusculum was the pioneer --pardon the pun -- of this style oflearning, and it is still the best at it,” hesaid.

John DeWit built a successful business career but always wanted to earn a college degree. Hefound the ideal solution in Tusculum College's Professional Studies program.

The 'Golden Handshake' Gave John DeWitA Golden Tusculum College Opportunity

Professional Studies

Offered The Ideal

Learning Situation

For This Businessman

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When Tusculum College graduated itsfirst Crossville, Tenn., Professional Studiesgroup last December, the college commu-nity shared its pride in the new graduateswith one of Crossville’s best-known in-dustries.

That’s because four students of the pro-gram were employees of Avery DennisonCorporation, which partnered withTusculum to give its employees an educa-tional opportunity right in their work-place.

Avery Dennison, which manufacturessuch office supplies as felt-tip markers,stout pads and glue sticks, employs about17,000 people worldwide.

Three of those Avery Dennison em-ployees and new Tusculum Collegegraduates, Zdenka Austin, Carol Caruthersand Sue Taylor, recently described theirexperiences with the program. Each citedthe convenience of getting a degree intheir own workplace as a major reason theychose to acquire the Bachelor of Sciencein organizational management throughTusculum.

Earning the degree also proved ben-eficial to their current careers. In Taylor’s

First Graduates Produced Through PartnershipBetween Tusculum And Avery Dennison Corp.

From left to right above are Carol Caruthers ’99, Sue Taylor ’99 and Zdenka Austin ’99. Not pictured is Donna Yates ’99. Another Tusculumgraduate, Carol Dockham ’96 was instrumental in arranging the partnership between the college and the corporation.

case, her position had been upgraded torequire a degree. “It was something that Inever thought I’d accomplish,” she said.

Taylor originally began college in 1961,attending Berea College and Roane StateCommunity College. She is now a plan-ner in the core marker group at the com-pany.

Caruthers faced a situation of“downsizing,” which formed a potentialthreat to her job, but she was able to bet-ter her position by acquiring a TusculumCollege degree. “I had always wanted toget my degree,” she said, “and that reallyprompted it.”

Caruthers currently works in the ac-counting department at Avery Dennison.

For her Professional Studies researchproject, Caruthers studied behavioral-based safety, and then worked to imple-ment her research into her workplace.

“The research helped me to see thatour [safety program] was going to work,”she said, “because the statistics told us whatwe had to do to make it work.”

Austin, a human resources specialist,said the choice to get her degree was “apersonal thing,” and noted that she espe-

cially enjoyed the opportunity to interactwith different types of students and pro-fessors.

“One of the things that makes a classinteresting is that you meet people fromother careers, other fields and other in-dustries,” she said.

The new graduates said they alsolearned something about teamworkthrough completing the program. “I knowI wouldn’t have made it if it wasn’t for thegroup,” Taylor said. “If you get down, theyhelp you. We had a really great group.”

The three women credit another AveryDennison employee and Tusculum gradu-ate, Carol Dockham, with bringing theprogram to the site. Dockham “was in-strumental in trying to get enough peoplein this plant, as well as others in the com-munity and surrounding counties, to forma class,” Austin said.

Dockham completed her requirementsfor the BSOM at Tusculum College’sKnoxville site, and is currently workingtoward her Master’s in the program.

Another recent Tusculum graduate,Donna Yates, works as a safety administra-tive assistant at Avery Dennison.

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T U S C U L U M S P O R T S

Fortner Named Scholar AthleteBy South Atlantic Conference

HICKORY, N.C. -- Tusculum Collegesenior forward Jeremy Fortner was namedthis year's recipient of the South AtlanticConference Scholar Athlete Award, an-nounced league officials at the conference'sannual Basketball Awards Banquet at theCatawba Valley Community College.

The award is presented to one student-athlete from each of the SAC's 14 sportsprograms and represents a combination ofathletic skill, academic achievement andparticipation in community service andleadership.

Fortner, a native of Taylorsville, N.C.,completed his playing career, where hescored 1,248 points and hauled in 676career boards for the Pioneers. This season,he was the only Tusculum player to startin every contest, while averaging 10.2points per game. He finished in the top10 in the SAC in field goal percentage(.538) and in rebounding (5.9 RPG).

He is a four-year starter and two-timeteam co-captain.

Fortner carries a 3.65 grade point av-erage and is a three-year member of theTusculum's Dean's List and the AthleticsDirector's Honor Roll. This past fall, hewas named to the SAC Commissioner'sFall Honor Roll. During the 1997-98season, he was selected to the NAIA GreatLakes Region All-Academic Team.

Fortner has served as a member of theStudent Athlete Advisory Committee andis completing a term as vice president.Jeremy has also has done much publicservice volunteer work, and is active inseveral campus organizations.

Seniors Racked Up AccomplishmentsThe four seniors on this year’s edition

of the Tusculum College men’s basketballteam have accounted for some outstand-ing individual accomplishments. For thepast three seasons, the Pioneers have nothad the goal of playing for a conferencetitle, as TC made the transition to NCAADivision II and the South Atlantic Con-ference. The wait came to an end this yearas the Pioneers have competed for theirfirst-ever SAC championship. But for thesenior class of Shane Banks, JeremyFortner, Tim McPhail and Brandon Reed,this season would be their only shot.Tusculum finished tied for seventh with a11-17 record and advanced to the SACTournament quarterfinals before losing to10th-ranked and eventual tournamentchampion Wingate.

The Pioneers logged a sub-500 recordfor the first time in two seasons, but thePioneers have proven to be road warriorsthis season for 12-year skipper MikeHollowell, and are guaranteed a winningSAC record away from the home hard-wood of Alpine Arena.

THE SENIORSThis year’s senior quartet was a pro-

ductive one for the Pioneers over the lastfour seasons. When you combine the ca-reer point tallies of Banks, Fortner, McPhailand Reed, they have scored 4,813 pointswhile donning the Black and Orange.

Banks, a 6-5 forward from Stuarts Draft,Va. leaves the Tusculum hardwood as thegreatest three-point shooter in school his-tory. He entered this season with thatmoniker, and has moved up the NCAAtrifecta ladder. He accounted for 327three-pointers in his 109 game career,which are the 13th most treys in NCAADivision II history. In his career, Bankshas been responsible for 1,699 points as aPioneer.

Fortner, 6-5 forward from Taylorsville,N.C., has been Mr. Consistency for thePioneers. Fortner notched 1,248 pointsand 676 rebounds in his 109 contests atTusculum. He made quite an impressionwhen he returned to his home area post-ing a double-double with 18 points and10 rebounds in the Pioneers’ 78-61 vic-tory at Lenoir-Rhyne (Feb. 18).

The most dominant player in the TCarsenal this season was 6-8 center TimMcPhail. The Athens, Tenn. native wasnamed to the All-South Atlantic Confer-ence Second Team, while leading the Pio-

Shane Banks

neers in scoring and rebounding, averag-ing 11.7 points and 6.6 boards per con-test. He ends his TC career with 1,319points and pulled down 740 rebounds inhis collegiate career, 35 shy of a modernday school record. McPhail did post aschool record at the charity stripe by can-ning 356 foul shots in his career. What’samazing is that teammate Jeremy Fortnermade a late charge and finished only onebehind with 355 free throws. McPhail alsoleaves Tusculum as one of the top shotblockers in recent memory, rejecting over100 shots in his collegiate career.

Mt. Carmel, Tenn. guard BrandonReed, was the “quiet man” for the Pio-neers, but his contributions were signifi-cant during his career, including this sea-son. The two-time team co-captain tallied547 points and 465 rebounds at TC. Reedwas also responsible for 127 career stealsas a Pioneer.

A PIONEER ATTACKSophomore guard Benji Hawk

(Greeneville, Tenn.) led the Pioneers inassists for a second season in a row averag-ing 2.5 dishes per contest.

The Pioneers have been going deepinto the lineup this season and have beengetting solid play from other veterans.Sophomore guard Seth Deerfield (Hun-tington W.V.) has been one of the mostexciting players to watch for the Pioneersthis season. The cutting, slashing style ofthe 6-3 guard has provided excellent min-utes off the bench, while averaging almostthree assists per game in the second half of

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the season. Junior guard/forward KivancDinler (Izmir, Turkey) received the start-ing nod from Coach Hollowell late in theseason, especially in defending theopposition’s top offensive player.

In the post, TC has gone to the one-two tandem of 6-8 juniors Joe Delaney(Archbold, Ohio) and Kyle Becker(Altamonte Springs, Fla.), who have givenquality minutes for the Pioneers down thestretch run for Tusculum.

Freshman guard Pat Compton had abreak through season for the Pioneers. Hewas the squad’s fourth leading scorer (7.3ppg), while starting in 20 games this sea-son as a rookie. Compton scored a careerhigh 24 points in the Pioneers 65-50 vic-tory over Mars Hill in the first round ofthe South Atlantic Conference Tourna-ment. He also earned a spot on the TakomaHospital All-Tournament team, when heaveraged 17.0 ppg during the two-dayevent. The Fairfield, Ohio native hascomplemented the TC three-point attackshooting 44 percent from beyond the arc.Rookie point guard Ben Carpenter(Cleveland, Va.) has also contributed fromthree-point territory, shooting 44 percentfrom long-range as well.

All four seniors were named to the1999 South Atlantic ConferenceCommissioner’s Fall Honor Roll, as wellas junior Kivanc Dinler and freshmanDustin Stokes. The team claimed the SACTeam Academic Award for men's basket-ball, boasting the top team cumulativegrade-point average (3.36).

Tim McPhail Named To AcademicAll-District Basketball Squad

Tusculum College’s Tim McPhail hasbeen named to the 2000 GTE CoSIDAAcademic All-America District IV men’sbasketball second team. McPhail, a seniorfrom Athens, Tenn., has accumulated a 3.40grade point average, while majoring in El-ementary Education.

The 6-8 center led the Pioneers inscoring (11.7 ppg), rebounding (6.6 rpg)and blocked shots (0.9 bpg), while gar-nering All-South Atlantic Conference sec-ond team honors. McPhail was ranked inthe top 10 in the South Atlantic Confer-ence in all three categories, while alsoearning a spot on last fall’s SACCommissioner’s Honor Roll. In Decem-ber, he was also named to the Tusculum/Takoma Hospital All-Tournament squad.

The Academic All-District IV team isselected by the College Sports Informa-tion Directors of America (CoSIDA) and

represents all college division institutions(NCAA Division II, III and NAIA) inTennessee, Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan.

Tim McPhail

The 1999-2000 edition of the TusculumCollege women’s basketball team has takentheir lumps during their first South Atlan-tic Conference campaign, but there havebeen some promising signs.

The Pioneers endured a 10-game los-ing streak as well as struggles in shootingand turnovers.

But TC has had some superlative indi-vidual performances this season, includingthe inside-outside rookie tandem of Whit-ley Campbell and Lea Anne Jaynes.

Campbell, a 6-0 redshirt freshman fromOak Ridge, Tenn. led the Pioneers in scor-ing (11.2 points pgame) and rebounding(7.5 rpg). Her best performance of theseason came in Tusculum’s triple overtimevictory at Newberry College, where sheposted a career high 41 points and 18 re-bounds.

The 41 points she poured in was thesecond highest point tally in South Atlan-tic Conference history and just six off theschool record set by former All-AmericanSusan Starnes.

Campbell began her collegiate careerin fine fashion by averaging a double-double at the season opening Ron WalkerMemorial Tournament, where TC gar-nered runner-up honors to nationallyranked Kennesaw State.

For her efforts, Campbell was namedto the All-Tournament squad.

Considered by many coaches in the

league as one of the top players of thefuture in the conference is freshman guardLea Anne Jaynes.

The 5-4 Greeneville, Tenn. native hasimpressed the opposition with her playand was second on the team in scoring(8.3 ppg) and led the Pioneers in assists(2.6 apg) and three-point shooting (33%).

In only her first season, Jaynes has av-eraged over 32 minutes per game, whileearning a spot on the South Atlantic Con-ference All-Freshmen Team.

Several solid minutes were also re-ceived from sophomore guard JenniferMowery. The Norris, Tenn. native posted20+ points on a couple of occasions, in-cluding 23 in the Pioneers 107-61 vic-tory at Lees-McRae College.

Mowery was one of the top free throwshooters in the South Atlantic Confer-ence canning 72 percent at the foul line.

Wrapping up their respectiveTusculum careers this season were seniorsNatasha Jones and Jennifer Szamier. Jonesled the Pioneer defense with 43 steals,while Szamier is contributing solid play,including 85 percent shooting at the char-ity stripe.

The Pioneers have played a tenaciousschedule against several teams that havebeen ranked in the WBCA/USA TodayNCAA Division II Top 25, including SACregular season and tournament championPresbyterian as well as NCAA Tourna-ment participants Kennesaw State, and CalPoly Pomona.

Tusculum will lose the senior duo fromthis year’s squad, but with the growingexperience of their first South AtlanticConference campaign behind them, it willbe onward and upward for the Pioneers.

TC Women Conclude First SAC Season

Lea Anne Jaynes

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T U S C U L U M O U T R E A C H

Complex Musical 'The Music Man' Poses ChallengesACT ProductionHas 18 Set ChangesAnd A Pit Band

By Amy OverbayCourtesy of The Greeneville Sun

With 18 set changes, 81 cast membersand a very complex musical score, “TheMusic Man” is no easy production. ButDirector Marilyn duBrisk, who has alwaysloved this musical, said this was the yearfor Actors Coming Together (ACT) totackle the performance.

“I felt this year that we have the talentamong the students and the talent in theproduction team,” she said.

Written by Meredith Willson, “TheMusic Man” tells the story of a travelingsalesman’s impact on the sleepy little townof River City, Iowa, on July 4, 1912.

The award-winning play is highlightedby its wonderful musical score and will bethe first ACT production to have a pitband. Its music has roots in soft shoe,ragtime, barbershop quartet and the march.

The cast consists of 66 high schoolstudents, 10 middle school students andfive elementary students. More than 35

Actors Coming To-

gether is a Tusculum

Arts Outreach pro-

gram supported by the

Tennessee Arts Com-

mission, National En-

dowment of the Arts

and Greeneville and

Greene County school

systems.

students assist with set building.One reason duBrisk chose “The Music

Man” was because it offers a high numberof roles for the many students who

audition each year. With such a large cast,there were still 21 auditioners who weren’tselected.

“It just shows that there is a tremendousinterest in this area in the arts and dramain particular, and it seems to me that thetalent grows each year,” duBrisk said.

The Music Man, Harold Hill, is playedby Ryan O’Keeley, supported by MarianParoo, the librarian, played by CarrieBaker.

One highlight, duBrisk noted, is thebarbershop quartet, made up of BradMaddux, Tyler Jones, Justin Jeffers and ClayMills.

ACT is a Tusculum College ArtsOutreach program supported by theTennessee Arts Commission, NationalEndowment of the Arts and GreenevilleCity and Greene County school systems.Five teachers are involved in theproduction.

ACT supports arts programs already inplace, assists in developing new projectsand encourages the public in supportingthe arts and arts education, duBrisk noted.

DuBrisk said ACT is a unique program.It is the only one that allows different

high school students to work together ona common project, rather than competeagainst one another.

Local students converged at theAnnie Hogan Byrd Fine ArtsBuilding during tryouts for theACT production of "The MusicMan."

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A L U M N I I N A C T I O N

An Enthusiastic Alumnus Plays A RoleIn Bringing A New Student To Tusculum

Dear Friend, One of the most important things you

can do to help continue to support TusculumCollege is to send us a student! As anassociate of Tusculum, you are an integralpart of the college. Your contribution toTusculum is just as important as memoriesand stories from your days spent with theCollege. We understand that you are busywith your lives; however, we need your helpin our recruiting effort. Each year, theadmissions office travels the country attendingcollege fairs, visiting high schools andcommunity colleges, and meeting withprospective students and their families as partof our strategic plan. Time and counseloravailability prohibits us from traveling areasas extensively as we would like. If you knowof a senior or junior who you think would bea good candidate for Tusculum and wouldthrive under the focused calendar, pleasecomplete the student prospect card on page 18and drop it in the mail today. Thank you foryour support, and we look forward to yourresponse.

Sean Bride '94 '98Director of Alumni Relations andAnnual Giving

“The beautiful, old buildings,

the fantastic cafeteria, and the

comfortable, to-be-renovated

dorms were impressive. But the

friendliness of the students and

the teachers really gave me a

good feeling about the school.

Everyone was so willing to

answer questions. I felt at home,

with family — not strangers.”

Jessica Arlene Smith

Jessica Arlene Smith was researchingcolleges the “new-fashioned” way whenshe found Tusculum College.

Tusculum was one of her “hits” on acollege Internet search, and that searchpaid off. Jessica will be a freshman at TCin fall 2000.

In an e-mail to Amy Laspada, senioradmissions counselor, Jessica told howshe decided Tusculum College was theplace for her.

“I visited the Web site and liked theinformation and how it was presented. Iwas interested in the college, but I wasn’tready to apply or make an official visit,”she said.

She and her family did a drive-through of the campus, then ended upwalking through it and talking withseveral different people.

“On the door of the fully equippedfitness center, I saw the plaque thankingJohn Aglialoro for his generous dona-tions,” Jessica wrote in her e-mail. “Hewas listed as being from Haddonfield,N.J., a neighboring town to me, so Idecided to write him to find out a littlemore about the college.”

Aglialoro “very graciously arranged ameeting. At that time, I had no ideawhat an important businessman he was!”she wrote.

Jessica shared with Laspada that, inher meeting with Mr. Aglialoro, he wasenthusiastic about academics and thenew facilities, but above all stressedTusculum’s atmosphere and spirit.

“He described it as a sense ofcommunity, where everyone was invitedand expected to participate. This attitudeof community obligations has alwaysremained with him and has greatlyinfluenced his way of living and doingbusiness,” she wrote.

Mr. Aglialoro told Jessica that,although he had attended Tusculum foronly one year, he felt such a part of itsspirit that he returned to serve on theboard of trustees and helped in thedirection and growth of Tusculum overthe last 10 years.

After hearing Mr. Aglialoro’s com-ments and reading some literature fromthe college, Jessica applied to the collegeand arranged a formal tour withLaspada, who is also from New Jersey.

Jessica said she found out that “manyNortherners had discovered Tusculum.”She also noted that, although Laspadawas “getting over a bad cold, it didn’tstop her from giving me a long, infor-mative and absolutely wonderful tour,complete with the history of Tusculum.”

Laspada also explained the focusedcalendar concept. Jessica decided that“focusing on one subject withoutjuggling different assignments andcommitments” would benefit her.

Other things influenced Jessica also.“The beautiful, old buildings, thefantastic cafeteria, and the comfortable,to-be-renovated dorms were impressive.But the friendliness of the students andthe teachers really gave me a goodfeeling about the school. Everyone was

so willing to answer questions. I felt athome, with family — not strangers.”

During her visit, Jessica spoke withTom Garland, interim president ofTusculum College. He told her aboutprojects and plans at Tusculum.

“It was special privilege to meetPresident Garland,” she wrote. “He evenlistened to my comments about thepossibility of a pep band” to go alongwith the new sports complex.

“To have a college president listen toa high school senior says a lot about theatmosphere of the college,” she wrote.

In the end, Jessica narrowed downher reasons for attending TusculumCollege. Although, initially, the “size,location and instructional method”attracted her to Tusculum, it was her“time with Amy, my visit with Mr.Aglialoro, talking to the teaching staffand the students, and the welcoming,friendly reactions I felt from everyonemade me want to be part of theTusculum family,” she wrote.

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A L U M N I N O T I C E S

At Homecoming 2000, the AlumniAssociation will recognize individuals

who have contr ibuted to TusculumCollege and society at large. Selecting theright person depends on YOU. If youknow of a person who is deserving ofrecognition, please fill out the attachednomination sheet and return it to theOffice of Alumni Relations, PO Box5039, Tusculum College, Greeneville,TN 37743. The nominees must be presentto accept the award. Presentations of theawards and induction into the Hall ofFame take place during HomecomingWeekend.

Frontier AwardThe Frontier Award was established by theExecutive Committee of the AlumniAssociation in 1995 and is presented eachyear to an outstanding alumnus or alumnain recognition of outstanding ormeritorious advancement in his or hercareer. Consideration will be given toformer students who have been graduatedfrom the College at least five years, but no

more than fifteen years. Consideration forthis award should include continuing andloyal service to Tusculum College.

Pioneer AwardThe Pioneer Award was established by

the Executive Committee of the AlumniAssociation in 1962 and is presented eachyear to an outstanding alumnus or alumna,in recognition of outstanding ormeritorious achievement in his or herchosen field; for distinguished service tochurch, community, country andhumanity; and for continuing and loyalservice to Tusculum College.

Sports Benefactor AwardThe Sports Benefactor Award was

established by the Executive Committeeof the Alumni Association in 1995 and ispresented each year to an outstandingfriend of the College in recognition ofoutstanding support of the TusculumCollege athletic program. Consideration

Alumni Board Members PresentedMembers of the current Tusculum College Alumni Executive Board gathered recently on the campus. Front row, left to right, are: EmmaEdmonds '74, '87; T. Paige Malone '88; Lori Bella Goodin '90; Kristin Macrit '95; Cherie Phillips '70; Margaret Gaut '40; Amy TownsendHamer '95, '98; Peggy Brewer '89. Bottom row, left to right: Joe Stallard '56; Wayne Hughes '90; Bob Riser '62; Jack Kilday '57; BillEdmonds '71. Members not pictured, Class of 2000: Lisa Erwin '89; Gail McKinley '81; Jane Lovvron Morse '77; Colleen Reilley '95; HarryWilliams '90. Class of 2001: Doug DeBusk '95; Janice White Donahue '91; Deborah Ott Painter '90; Randy Peterson '97. Class of 2002:Richard McHan '81; Joy Dauerty Seher '43.

Here's A Chance To Give Recognition Where It's Duefor this award should be based on theperson’s contributions to the athleticprogram and loyalty to Tusculum Collegeathletics.

National Living Faculty AwardThe National Living Faculty Award was

established by the Executive Committeeof the Alumni Association in 1996 and ispresented each year to an outstandingmember of the Tusculum College Faculty.The purpose of the Living Faculty Awardis to bestow recognition on thoseindividuals who have made outstandingcontributions to the College’s academicprogram(s). Persons shall not be eligiblefor consideration until they havemaintained an academic relationship withthe College for at least five years. To beconsidered for recognition, facultymembers should have excelled duringtheir service to Tusculum College bydemonstrating a commitment to thestudents of the College and the academicprogram(s).

The deadline for nominations is July30, 2000.

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Frances Lee Walker Hilles ’30 ofGwynedd, PA, and husband Henry movedin 1988 to Foulkeways, one of the earliestQuaker retirement communities. Theyrecommend the idea and are happy livingin the vicinity of those from many areas –both here and abroad. However, long-range care is the basis of such a move andit has been proven to be most successful.

Robert E. Bogue ’36 of Bellaire, MI,says it is rewarding to receive letters fromclassmates of the ‘30s! To know some whostill are “alive and kicking” is special – andall shared fond memories of our lifetogether at Tusculum and are grateful forthat experience. Mr. Bogue would like tohear from fellow classmates at 19905 EastTorch Lake Dr., Bellaire, MI 49615.

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George Stager ’50 of Fort Collins, CO,reports that his tenure as Lt. Governor ofThe Rocky Mountain District of KiwanisInternational Ended on Oct. 1 and he is“winding down from it.”

Robert Altman ’57 Brockport, NY.,reports that in the mid-’50s Mr. Altmanand his classmates were all Tennesseansstudying for college degrees. He reportsthat when they graduated in 1957, theyleft to settle in many states, from Maine toFlorida along the East Coast, as well asnearly every eastern and central state.There are also Texans and Californians inthe South and West, but all are Tennesse-ans at heart.

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Dr. and Mrs. John A. Hennessen ’45’46 will be spending more time at TheAlexian Village in Signal Mt., TN, and arelooking forward to visiting Tusculum again.They will still maintain their winter homeat “The Great Outdoors” in Titusville, Fl.

Herb McAmis ’45 of Greeneville, TN,announces the publication of his new book“The Cherokee.” Mr. McAmis creditsanother alum, Sarah Justice ’27, for hervalued advice and input. “The Cherokee”is one of what soon will be a 14-bookseries titled “Indian Country” and writtenby various authors.

Dr. Roland J. Howard ’57 ofHampstead, NC, and wife Joan have ninegrandchildren who came to them fromthe “mystical land of ‘Lake Wobegone,’‘where the children are all beautiful andwaaaaay above average.’” They say thanksto some of the dearest and mostremembered friends of their lives and forthe four of the best years of Dr. Howard’slife. October 1999 ended a rather badhurricane season for them in southeasternNC. Dr. Howard visited the campus beforethe reunion due to his “running fromFloyd!” Therefore, he was unable to makethe reunion this past Homecoming. Hehopes to see everyone at next year’sreunions.

Dr. Carl and Patricia Menkins ’58 ’58of Largo, FL report that Patsy’s classmatesmay be interested to know she suffers fromA.L.S. Her medications are her two grand-daughters, Cara and Haley, who ride inthe wheelchair with her.

Col. JoAnne Kilday ’59 of Emerald Isle,NC announces she is fully enjoying thecasual life and is very busy as the SeniorWarden of St. Peter’s By-the-Sea EpiscopalChurch. She would like to hear fromclassmates, who may reach her at 110 PagePlace, Emerald Isle, NC 28594.

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Rev. William O. (Tex) Culton ’65Frenchtown, NJ. tells us that in November1999, the Frenchtown Presbyter ianChurch celebrated both its 150thanniversary and the 30th anniversary ofRev. Culton’s pastorate at this church.Congratulations, Tex!

Dr. Virginia Breasure ’66 of Seaford,DE, retired (June 1998) from the SeafordSchool District after 33 years of service.She can be reached at her new address:Ginny Breasure, 515 Juniper Street,Seaford, DE 19973. She’s also a part-timeresident at 2268 G Clearwater drive,Surfside Beach, SC 29575.

Robert ’67 and Roberta Brittain ’67of Medford lakes, NJ, have three childrenafter working as a CPA for Peat Marwick.Brad graduated from the University ofVirginia and works for Georgia Pacific andlives in Atlanta. Daughter Kelli is a junior

at Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA.Everything else also is great, they report.

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Barbara Britton ’72 of Dumont, NJ, ispresently teaching first grade in New Jerseyand wishes to be placed on Tusculum’sactive alumni list. She sends news that shehas obtained an MA from WilliamPaterson University in Early Childhood.

Janet Melody ’73 of Hickory, NC, iscurrently self-employed doing costumedesign for theater and seamstress/costumerwork for film. She just finished 5 monthsworking on the film, The Legend of BaggerVance, directed by Robert Redford. In herspare time, she sells her designs throughstores. She is also on the City of Hickory’sArtist Task Force, she writes.

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Kimberly J. Sutton Turtle ’84 ofRinggold, GA, announces that after shegraduated in ’84 she did odd jobs hereand there. In ’86 she join the United StatesNavy, traveled the world and sailed the seas.Her first tour of duty was in Long Beach,CA. for four years, then she off to Hawaiifor her last six years. “What a rough life inParadise!” she writes. She got out in ’86on a medical discharge with “no regrets.”She then got married in ’90 and has twogirls, Amanda, 9 and Nicole, 7, both bornin Hawaii. Kim now resides in Ringgold,and says she had received information onthe last reunion but was unable to attendbecause of her location at the time.

Verna Sue Warwick ’86 of Knoxville,TN, received a heart transplant back in1996 and is presently doing very well. Sheis a volunteer in “recovery” at Park WestHospital and has taken training for DisasterRelief.

Elena Quinn ’87 of Matamoras, PAannounces the birth of a daughter,McKenna, born August 7, 1999.Congratulations, Elena!

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Denise Michelle Fawbush ’92 ofLimestone, TN, has married Mr. JackDennis. The wedding took place on Jan 1of this year. Congratulations go to thecouple.

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Sally Causey ’94 of Greeneville, TN,announces her marriage to Mr. GeorgeSpivey on Oct. 9, 1999. Congratulations,Sally!

Jeff Foster, ’94 and Amy Ward Foster,’97 of Roanoke, VA, announce the birthof a son, Ryan Alexander Foster, born Feb.2, 2000 at 4:22 p.m., weighing 7 lbs. 1 1/4 oz., and measuring in at 19 inches long.He has blonde curly hair and a “good setof lungs.” Mother and baby are wonderful,but report that they “don’t really knowabout dad!”

Arthur and Paula Goncalves ’94, ’94of Andover, NJ, celebrate the birth of theirdaughter, Danielle Marie, weighing 6 lbs.10 oz. when she was born Dec.16, 1999.Congratulations, Art and Paula!

Bart Hartsell ’95 of Limestone, TN,married Geraldine Hughes on Jan. 28,2000. Bart also finished third in this year’sRe/Max World Long Dr iveChampionship in Mesquite, Nevada.Congratulations, Bart!

Colleen Reilley ’95 of Greeneville, TN,married Mr. Douglas Bowman on March18, 2000. Congratulations, Colleen!

Allison Sexton ’95 of Dallas, TX,announces her marriage to Mr. MichaelRhodes on Oct. 9, 1999. Michael isoriginally from Warcham, MA, and theyboth reside in Dallas. Allison is currentlyworking as a financial aid counselor atSouthern Methodist University in Dallas,Texas. Congratulations, Allison!

Laura Burnett Connell ’96 of Chatta-nooga, TN, announces her marriage to Mr.Matt Connell on Sept. 29, 1999. Laura iscurrently working at Reeds Jewelers inChattanooga. Her new address is PO Box2154, Cleveland, TN 37320-2154, and sheis interested in hearing from classmates.Congratulations, Laura!

Amy Ser Witmer, ’96 of Hilton HeadIsland, SC, announces that her and husbandBrian moved to Hilton Head Island inmid-February.

Dixie Efird ’97 of Chuckey, TN,announces that her son, Michael A.Karriker, has registered to begin theProfessional Studies program at TusculumCollege.

Shelly Marie Hensley ’97 of Rogersville,TN, announces her marriage to Mr.Shannon G. White on Oct. 2, 1999.Congratulations, Shelly!

Mary Taylor Maness ’97 of Sevierville,TN, announces her marriage to C.W.“Jack” Cook. Jack is a marketing specialistfor Best Read Guide Magazine. Mary isdevelopment specialist at the Dr. RobertF. Thomas Foundation.

Stephanie Lynn Nation ’97 ofGreeneville, TN, announces her marriageto Jayson Zaborowski ’97 on Sept. 18,1999. Congratulations, Jayson andStephanie!

Amanda Walters ’97 of Dubuque, IA,will be getting married June 10, 2000, toJohn K. Bay in Dubuque. All classmatesare invited and encouraged to attend.Contact Amanda at 2136 HummingbirdDr. Dubuque, IA 52002, or by email:gpagirl@aol.com. Amanda started a newposition as account representative for EaglePoint Software in Dubuque.

Kelly Markham ’98 of Rogersville, TN,announces his marriage to Rhonda SueCansler on Oct. 22, 1999. Congratulations,Kelly!

Mrs. Erin Allison Mullins ’98 ofKnoxville, TN, announces her marriage toDoug Mullins on Dec. 19, 1998. She iscurrently working at Nanny’s Nursery asa lead teacher/toddler coordinator.Congratulations, Erin.

Larry P. Edgell ’98 of Greeneville, TN,announce the birth a son, Daniel AaronElijah, born, Jan. 6, 2000 weighing 8lbs.5oz. Congratulations, Larry!

Tyson Baynes ’99 of Dalton, GA, willbe playing for the Amiens Spartiates ofFrance for the 2000 spring football seasonafter agreeing to a contract. Yohann VanHootegem, general manager for theSpartiates, says that they are very excitedto have Tyson joining the club for the 2000season. Tusculum head football coachFrankie DeBusk says he is proud of andexcited for Tyson, noting that Tyson has agreat desire for the game. Good luck,Tyson!

Frank Jones, ’99 of Greeneville, TN, willbe a manager trainee for CookerRestaurant’s for six months and then willbe promoted to manager after his training.

During the fall ’99 phonathon, thealumni office learned of the deaths of thefollowing Alumni:

Charles Hunter ’35Howard Roth ’37James Colwell ’73Eugene Cannon ’90Alfred Collier ’93

During the spring 2000 phonathon, thealumni office learned of the deaths of thefollowing Alumni:

Irene Crum ’28 of Daytona Beach, FL,passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999. A life-long educator, Miss Crum began herteaching career at Chuckey High Schooland later taught at Doak High School andGreeneville High School, where she wasinstrumental in establishing a typewritingdepartment. In 1946, she moved to EauGallie, FL, where she taught mathematicsfor one year. She then moved to Main-land High School, where she remainedfrom 1947-70 teaching plane geometry tocollege-bound students. Along with be-ing an avid reader, Miss Crum was an activemember of the Volusia County RetiredEducators Association and the NationalGeographic Society.

Ruth Patton Ferguson ’31 of Kingston,TN, passed away December 27, 1999.

Lillian Kelly ’31 of Ogdensburg, NYpassed away.

His first six months will be spent inJohnson City, with a possible transfer afterthat. Congratulations, Frank!

A Note Regarding

Memorial Contributions ...Tusculum alumni and fr iends

sometimes choose to make contribu-tions to the college in memory offormer classmates, teachers, or otherTusculum associates who have passedaway.

The process is simple. Checks givenin memory of a particular individualshould be made payable to TusculumCollege, with a note on the check thatthe contribution is given in memoryof the particular individual.

The college will contact the fami-lies of any memorialized individualsto notify them of the gifts.

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Zella L. Runyan ’39 of Ellwood City,PA, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000. Shewas in the United States Coast Guarddur ing World War II, stationed inWashington D.C. Upon her discharge shemoved to Los Angeles, CA, where sheworked as bookkeeper and office managerof real estate offices and a private hospital.She continued in the Coast Guard Reserveand attained the rank of Commander with35 years of service. She returned toPennsylvania, where she lived in the homein which she was born. She was active inthe Ladies of the Grand Army of theRepublic.

Jane Henderson ’40 of Erwinna, PA,passed away Feb, 24, 2000 after a long battlewith cancer.

James Morris ’40 of Gouverneur, NY,passed away Feb. 16, 2000.

Harry Ruland ’41 of Rome GA, passedaway Oct, 21, 1999. He taught band, publicschool music and chorus in New London,Conn., Norwalk, Conn., Atlanta, GA., andprior to his retirement, he taught for 20years in the Rome City schools and FloydCounty Schools in Rome, GA. He retiredin June 1979.

Fred W. Stanberry ’42 of Perry, FL,passed away Tuesday, Dec, 7, 1999. Heserved more than four years in the U.S.Army Air Corps and three years in thereserves. He taught in the Laubach Adultreading program, was a mentor at TaylorCounty High School and Vo-Tech, servedas a volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels, andhad served on the board of directors forboth the area agency for aging and theFlorida Wildlife Federation.

Nancy Cowles Brown ’44 ofGreeneville, TN, passed away on Saturday,Nov. 27, 1999. While at Tusculum, Nancywas involved with the co-ed council, theGlee Club, the senior class assembly, andserved as president of the day school. Shewas also an active member and formerpresident of the Tuesday Book Club,involved with the Andrew Johnson Club,

and volunteered with the Greene CountyMedical Auxiliary.

Ronald Curtis ’50 of Greeneville, TN,passed away Tuesday Feb. 22, 2000. Hehad lived in Detroit, Mich., and Nashvilleprior to returning to the Fall Branch areafollowing his retirement. A 1960 graduateof YMCA Night Law School in Nashville,Mr. Curtis was a member of the Beatty &Curtis Law Firm, and, after retirement, didprivate law practice in Greeneville andGreene County.

Hollis H. Foley ’60 of Mosheim, TN,passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999. Mr.Foley retired from Eastman ChemicalCompany in Kingsport as a businesssystems analyst. He was also a U.S. AirForce veteran.

Carolyn Mitchell Roach ’64 of TheWoodlands, TX, passed away Tuesday, Nov.23, 1999. Mrs. Roach was a retired teacherand a member of Cross Roads BaptistChurch in The Woodlands.

Steven Hensley, ’65 of Chuckey, TNpassed away Saturday 03/11/2000, 2000after a four-year battle with cancer. Mr.Hensley was a teacher, historian, aviator,and storyteller. As a teacher, his friendsand family said, he taught biology andphotography in the classroom, but taughtflying “in the heart of the clouds.”

John K. Benchoff ‘67 of Chambersburg,PA passed away in June, 1999.

Meri Lynne Mercer Wilhoit ’67 ofGreeneville, TN, passed away onWednesday, Nov. 24, 1999. She recentlyretired after 32 years of teaching at severalGreene County and Greeneville CitySchools. Mrs. Wilhoit was also a memberof a number of civic organizations.

Robert Davison '96 of Rockwood, TN,passed away Feb. 6, 1999.

Tammy Crabtree '97 of Oneida, TN,has passed away.

Lisa Haynes ’97 of Morristown, TN,passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1999. Shewas a member of Fairfield Baptist Churchand an employee of Rexam.

Dr. Frances Overall of Greeneville, TNpassed away on Jan. 9, 2000. See articleon page 22.

Martha E. Rodger ’32 of PortWashington on Long Island, passed awayunexpectedly Jan. 29 at her home. Mrs.Rodger was born in Mosheim, Tenn., andwas graduated from Tusculum College,where she later taught in the musicdepartment. She also served as choirdirector at Asbury United MethodistChurch in Greeneville. She was an operasinger, pianist, and music educator. Mrs.Rodger received a full scholarship to theJulliard School of Music in New Yorkafter winning first prize in the TennesseeState Piano Competition. Also a trainedclassical singer, she joined theMetropolitan Opera as a contralto afterher graduation from Julliard. Her musicalcareer also included work as a professionalpiano soloist and accompanist, work ona weekly radio show, a number of yearsas a classical vocalist and soloist, andrecordings of classical repertoire. Later,moving to Port Washington, she becamethe musical director of the Vincent SmithSchool, and subsequently, the GreenvaleSchool. Mrs. Rodger was choir directorfor First Methodist Church of PortWashington, as well as the accompanistfor the L.I. Gilbert and Sullivan Society.In addition to her Tusculum and Julliarddegrees, she held a master’s degree inmusic education from C.W. Post College.The family said that Mrs. Rodgersinspired her students as a music educatorand loving teacher, and that as a personwith boundless energy, she providedgenerations with a continuing love formusic.

Robert Edward Erwin ’31 ofMaryville, TN, passed away Sunday Feb.6, 2000. He was the manager for Royaland Zale-Royal Jewelers for 44 years. Mr.Erwin was a member and past presidentof Maryville Kiwanis, chairman of theAmerican Red Cross, Chairman of theBlount County Draft Board, and a pastYork Rite Mason.

Kyle Kidwell King ’37 of Greeneville,TN, passed away Monday, Nov, 22, 1999.He served in the United States Army inEngland, Ireland, and France in 1943-44,landed in Normandy in late June of 1944,and was a member of General GeorgePatton’s 3rd Army. Mr. King beganpracticing law in Greeneville in 1946. Healso maintained a lifelong interest inpolitics. He was a member of the GeneralTennessee Assembly from 1948-50, anda Democratic candidate for Congress in1950. He served for several years as

United States Commissioner for theNortheastern Division, U.S. District Courtafter being named to that post in 1965.He was also served as Greeneville CityJudge. Mr. King was a noted storyteller anda highly sought-after public speaker. Atthe time of his death, he was writing a20th century history of Greeneville.

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R E M E M B E R I N G . . .

Dr. Frances BernardOverall, of 232 Circle Drive inGreeneville, a widely knownretired Tusculum Collegefaculty member, died Jan. 9,2000, at her home after anextended period of declininghealth.

She had retired in 1983after a 22-year career as aprofessor of English atTusculum, where she waswidely regarded as a brilliantteacher. At her retirement shewas honored by being namedProfessor Emerita.

She was the only daughterof the late Walter W. Bernardand Bonnie Park Bernard,known for their warmhospitality toward the youngpeople of Greeneville at theirNorth Main Street home.

Dr. Overall was a directdescendant of early GreeneCounty leader John Gass,who fought in the battle ofKing’s Mountain in 1780.

He later became GreeneCounty’s first Representative in the State Legislature of Tennesseein 1796. He also was a member of the Board of Trustees ofGreeneville College in the early 1800s, while Dr. Hezekiah Balchwas still president of the college.

She was also a direct descendant of the Park family, adistinguished pioneer Greene County family.

Dr. Overall’s father, Walter Bernard, a leader in the businesscommunity of his day, was a member of the John Silas Bernardfamily, which was significantly associated with the establishmentof the burley tobacco market in Greeneville.

Dr. Overall inherited her mother’s love of horses and wasalways ready to go horseback riding with friends.

She was a great lover of animals, especially cats, and one ofher greatest thrills was a safari in Africa. Highlights of that trip,she recalled later, were a visit to the Serengeti National Park inEast Africa and a hot-air balloon ride over the Serengeti Plain.

Dr. Overall was one of the top three graduates of herGreeneville High School Class of 1936.

She attended Tusculum College, the University of Tennesseeat Knoxville, and Randolph Macon Woman’s College inLynchburg, Va., where she received the Bachelor of Arts degree.

She received a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. degree fromVanderbilt University.

Later she attended Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt.,to continue her study of the French language. She attendedOxford University in Oxford, England, on a sabbatical leave in1967.

Dr. Overall was considered by peers and friends to be a

consummate scholar, andher scholarly interestscovered a range of subjects,including English literatureand grammar, philosophy,history, Greek literature,poetry, Biblical studies,French, Latin, Shakespeare,and the works of T.S. Eliot.

Her doctoral work wascentered on Volpone, one ofthe most noted works of17th century Englishplaywright Ben Jonson,whose works Dr. Overallknew well.

She was widely respectedamong peers and friends forher precision in the use ofEnglish grammar and wasoften called upon as anauthority on English usagequestions.

She taught in Nashvillebefore returning toGreeneville, and began hercareer in Tusculum’sDepartment of English in1961. She also taught at the

University of Tennessee for a short period.At both institutions she was very highly regarded by her

students.In addition to her professional accomplishments, she was a

specialist in the field of antique and other fine furniture, andpossessed many beautiful pieces she had begun collecting as ayoung woman.

Dr. Overall was a dedicated gardener and was interested atone time in developing a pink daffodil. She was also an expertat working crossword puzzles and loved sports, especiallybasketball.

Family and close friends considered her as “truly an originalin every way” — a person with strong beliefs who developedher own ideas but was always willing to listen to other people’sideas as well.

She was also regarded as a person who had an extraordinaryability to share her great knowledge with friends.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Park Bernard.Survivors include her husband, Thomas W. “Jack” Overall,

of the home; a daughter, Park Overall, of Greeneville andCalifornia; a sister-in-law, Ruth White, of Alabama; a niece andtwo great-nieces; and a special friend, Dr. E.B. Smith Jr.

The Rev. Stephen Weisz officiated at her funeral service.Interment was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Several membersof the Tusculum College family were among her active andhonorary pallbearers.

Published by permission of The Greeneville Sun

Dr. Frances Overall (1964 photo)

Dr. Frances Overall Was A Student, Teacher, Scholar,And Citizen Who Exemplified The Best Of Tusculum

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1920sRuth Dugger ’20James C. McJunkins ’20W C. Spurgeon ’20Jane E. Haynes ’21Jessie Johnson ’21Samuel E. McAmis ’21Helen Runnion ’21Norma L. Ramsey ’22Ira Stock ’22George F. Dugger ’23James K. Brown ’24Margaret Conry ‘24Albert C. Adams ’25Theodore Finley ’25Sally A. Hartman ’25Eva Smith ’25Sue Stock ’25Marguerite P. Turner ’25Ruth Vines ’25Minnie Weir ’25Lillian S. Johnson ’26Bonnie McCroskey ’26George F. Anderson ’27Lorraine Burkheimer ’27Catherine Cross ’27Mabel Glover ’27Lucy Madeu ’27George R. Rush ’27Willard R. Standridge ’27Velma Bailey ’28Webb B. Gentry ’28Janie McDaniel ’28Roy W. Peyton ’28Elizabeth Allred ’29Neva Bailey ’29Virginia Drake ’29Robert L. Jones ’29Edith Lewis ’29Abel P. Sandoval ’29

1930-1936Ruby Burton ’30Grace Davis ’30Ester Dillinger ’30Effa G. Edwards ’30Anthony H. Evans ’30Frank Gentry ’30Wesley Jones ’30Homer W. Jones ’30George Karayouseff ’30Ruth Kilgo ’30Edrie B. Matthews ’30Sara K. Redmon ’30L B. Russo ’30Leona Schramm ’30

T R. Campbell ’31William K. Carter ’31Earl L. Douglass ’31Ronald Grant ’31Marvin B. Gregg ’31Mary Koger ’31Raymond B. Lovette ’31Oscar Nelson ’31R A. Tomberlin ’31Ellen Watts ’31Thomas P. Carriger ’32Anna M. Dean ’32Nell Huff ’32William F. Lansing ’32M H. Loeffler ’32D. Haskel Logan ’32Theodore Mercy ’32Lillian M. Neas ’32Joseph Nelson ’32Deborah R. Strong ’32Vanda Whitemer ’32Hortense Crockett ’33James Edgerton ’33Eulalia Hartman ’33Mary Eleanor Hudson ’33Roxie Huff ’33Constance Marsh ’33Tai J. Park ’33Margaret Proffitt ’33Ethel Ratliff ’33Roxie Redmon ’33Clyde W. Redmon ’33James C. Beam ’34Godfrey Chobot ’34Frances R. Collier ‘34William M. Drake ’34Robert H. Evans ’34Edith Fulkerson ’34Louise Hill ’34John G. Howell ’34Thelma S. Medlock ’34Helen Potter ’34Charles Tignor ’34Ina White ’34Dorothy Willison Jr. ’34Henry Breckinridge ’35Mary E. Campbell ’35Mary I. Clamon ’35Horace L. Davis ’35Esther Doran ’35Jean F. Graves ’35Anna Holtseay ’35Lucille M. Remey ’35Gaston H. Trent ’35Oscar C. Amison ’36Van B. Bennett ’36

Hazel Cantrell ’36George A. Coleman ’36George E. Fithen Jr. ’36S. Parks Glenn ’36Wilma Irvine ’36T L. Mercer ’36Glenn Parks ’36

1940-1942Carl C. Buhrmaster ’40Josephine Calhoun ’40Frank H. Ensign ’40Harold J. Henry ’40Elaine Howe ’40Donald H. Johnson ’40Warren C. Kingham ’40Merritt Robertson ’40Irene Zeh ’40Franklin P. Adriance ’41Irvin Alley ’41William D. Armstrong ‘41Harry L. Crumley ’41Oswald Doria ’41Lydia Duggins ’41Paul H. Fellows ’41Charles B. Foster ’41Jean James ’41Edna Raby ’41Anthony J. Stone ’41Marvin J. Allison ’42Ruth Barrett ’42Mildred Beattie ’42Mary F. Culver ’42Richard D. Dey ‘42John W. Groesbeck ’42Lucy J. Heirman ’42Florence L. Jackson ’42Barbara Lockwood ’42Eugene Q. Sams ’42Shelby Schmidt ’42Verlie S. Simmons ’42Elizabeth M. Whiteheart ’42Miriam Winters Jr. ’42Elsie Young ’42

1950William Barb ’50Mildred C. Bennett ’50Robert F. Bennett ’50Bruce C. Bledsoe ’50John C. Bowman ’50Doris Bowman ’50John A. Carson ’50Ralph W. Crane Jr. ’50Paul E. Davis ‘50Elmer Drake Jr. ’50

1960Frank D. Albro ’60Carolyn Andre ’60George W. Aug ’60Richard W. Backer ’60Ben D. Bullard ’60Patti Butler ’60Gerson Carratale ’60John C. Cemeno ’60Mae L. Chastain ’60Wallace C. Cheatwood ’60

1970Karen E. Abbot ’70Janice Ackerman ’70John G. Alegret ’70Robert Allison ’70Elizabeth Apgar ’70Essie B. Baker ’70Donald Barnette ’70Louise Barrie ’70Ernest Benson ’70Deborah E. Benson ’70

1980George W. Akers ’80Abbie Bartner ’80Robin M. Bell ’80J. Steve Bewley ‘80Michael D. Brandon ’80Thomas J. Buckley ’80Barry Carter ’80Mark Clements ’80Thomas Conklin ’80Cynthia Cooper ’80

1990Cathy Addy-Crighton ’90Paulette F. Arnold ’90Helen Bailey ’90Patricia Ballinger ’90Carolyn Beach ’90Freddie W. Bivens ’90Ann Blankenbeckler ’90Robin R. Booher ’90John Brown ’90William F. Cobb ’90

If you know thewhereabouts of any of theseTusculum alumni, pleasewrite the college or call1-800-729-0256 and askfor Sean Bride, alumnidirector,. E-mail:sbride@tusculum.edu.

Can You Help Us Locate These Alumni?

TUSCULUMNUSPO Box 5040

Greeneville, TN 37743

Tusculum College is looking for“Tusculum Treasures.”

John Gehrm, vice president forexternal relations, says the college isconstantly on the lookout forTusculum memorabilia.

“So, if you are cleaning your atticor garage and find a Tusculum artifactyou no longer need or want, pleasecall the External Relations office at423-636-7303.” Gehrm said.

Alumni planning to attend thisyear’s Homecoming may bring suchitems with them, as well.

We're In Search Of'Tusculum Treasures'

Homecoming 2000 . . .'The Journey Continues . . . '

Sept. 29, 30, and Oct. 1, 2000Brochure to be mailedin early summer.

MarkYourCalendars! P.S. --