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1980s ALUMNI NEWS Kimberly A. Strough-Wingo ’89: The friendships created on the FC campus with other students and professors have had a lifelong impact. Dr. Lloyd Hunter performed our wedding ceremony 18 years ago. Marilyn Leap, who worked in the development office, was one of my most cherished friends until she passed away due to breast cancer in the late ’90s. Franklin College wasn’t just a place; the people we encountered made lasting impressions. Dr. David Carlson and Dr. David Chandler taught me to think critically about my faith and values. Dr. Rodney Hood taught me that effort counts. As I think about my own daughter, who is entering her high school years, I want her to have similar college experiences — those that will inform, challenge, shape and build her into a vibrant, thriving person. Thanks, Franklin College! ’90s Tracy (Lovins) Martin ’92: The most influential professor I had at Franklin College was the late Alicia Pianca. Not only did she teach me Spanish to the best of her abilities, but she also taught me how to be an excellent, caring, demanding and dedicated teacher. For that gift I shall always love, respect and admire her. After college, she and I maintained a friendship and collegiality that encouraged me to think and expand my horizons in ways I never thought imaginable. She was a wonderful friend who would take the time to share triumphs and tribulations, whether they were of a personal or professional nature. Because of her, I have become the teacher I am today, and I hope that I can do justice to the legacy that she left to FC students during her tenure. Bob Braman ’93: My visit in the spring of 1989 all but “sealed the deal” of my wanting to be a part of the Franklin College community. I realized that while I was considering schools as large as IU and Evansville there was something about a true campus community that intrigued me. Now, 19 years after my first visit and 15 years since my graduation, I still am convinced that I made a great decision in attending Franklin. The opportunities that still impact my life today include intimate classroom settings valuable to a great liberal arts education, a close Greek community and the ability to give service to the city of Franklin. Kristi (King) Guse ’93: On Aug. 25, 1990, in the Franklin Room at the Greek Welcome Dance, I met a great guy named Cary Guse ’94. Nearly seven years later, on Aug. 9, 1997, I married him in the college chapel. Blue and gold were our colors, and the Rev. Cliff Cain, the chaplain during our years in college, officiated. We have many individual and shared memories around campus, but I’ve still never been kissed in the Wellhouse at midnight! Holly (Hardman) Johnston ’93: My Franklin College memories began in the fall of 1989, and I continue to make more memories each year. I can’t name them all, but here are some highlights: Serenading, Pi Phi ceremonies, Pi Phi gazebo, sorority rush, turkey cutlet night at Saga, talking for hours in Elsey hallways, G-42, football road trips, study tables (ha!), fraternity parties, Homecoming, late night study sessions with my PE/Rec buddies, Jenny Johnson- Kappes ’72 for helping me graduate, getting married to Chris Johnston ’90 in the chapel, Bell Game tailgating over the past 20 years, Pi Phi alumni activities and football games with my kids and husband. And last but certainly not least . . . great friends that last a lifetime! Marti (Dorrel) Schrock ’93: My favorite FC memory is when the water was out in Cline Hall for a week. I lived in Johnson-Dietz (“the new dorms”). My roommates and I created a sign-up sheet for people to take showers in our bathroom. Our suite was on the third floor, and we could see people coming across the mall from Cline, wearing robes and carrying their towels and shower buckets. Ellen (Prohaska) Brunner ’94: The Franklin College faculty and staff helped me pursue my interests to find the best possible career for me. I now am in my 15th year of a career that started at Franklin and continued to develop because of the experiences I had as student. Thank you, Franklin College! Mike DeArmitt ’94: During Grizzly Grand Prix weekend in 1993, some guys who lived on the third floor in Hoover Hall had the bright idea to create a homemade hot tub. At the time, each floor of Hoover had bathrooms with one interior room for showering. The room had six shower heads and one drain, and you entered by stepping through an open doorway that had a ledge a few inches high. The guys turned all the showers on hot and plugged the drain, creating a hot tub that was as deep as the ledge was high. They decided they wanted to make it deeper so they took the doors off the fire extinguisher cabinet in the hallway and used them to block the gap above the ledge. The water increased to about three feet deep! Most of the third floor residents were in the hot tub, living it up and having a rowdy time (Remember, it was Grand Prix weekend). At some point, either they got tired of playing in the hot tub or the RA made them stop. Instead of unplugging the drain and letting the water drain slowly, they took down the fire extinguisher doors that they had used to block the doorway. As soon as they did that, a wall of water went rushing through the now unblocked doorway, into the hall and all through Hoover. There was even water dripping from the ceiling down into the basement! Dave Dunkle ’94: I will never forget returning to a campus covered in toilet paper and attending an impromptu late-night pep rally after the 1991–92 men’s basketball team defeated Grace College for the District 21 basketball championship. The NAIA National Championship also was exciting because the college held a lottery for seats on the fan buses to the games at Tarleton State University in Texas. Classes were suspended for a couple of days so Franklin College could be wellrepresented. Even though we didn’t win the championship, the experience was unforgettable. Cary Guse ’94: As I reflect back 20 years on those wonderful college days, what strikes me most is there is not one single memory that stands out above all others. I recall many great 52 FRANKLIN REPORTER WWW.FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
moments, but mostly as I think about those days a collage of memories flood my brain. Baseball road trips with brown bag lunches and spring breaks in Daytona Beach were special. SEB events with comedians like Carrot Top and singers like Mike Rayburn remain fond memories. Bowling and privy burnings were other highlights. How could one forget waking up one morning to see a blizzard of toilet paper encompassing the entire campus or seeing Ben painted yet another color? My fondest memories may be the laid-back afternoons on Dame Mall and the meals at SAGA, just hanging out and being with friends. Ultimately, however, I think my favorite FC memory is about people. FC is where I met my wife, Kristi (King) ’93, and where I made some lifelong friends. It’s the students, faculty and staff who made FC special for me. John D. Henderson ’94: My experiences as a student-athlete were some of the best times of my life. I came to Franklin College not knowing who I was or what I truly wanted to do. I only knew I wanted to be part of a team and continue to compete. I joined the varsity basketball team as a freshman and was happy that coach Handley was gracious enough to allow me to play. I worked hard for three years to make the starting lineup. It was by no means easy to accomplish. In the spring of my junior year I was able to put all the things I’d learned together to compete hard and beat Hanover. Franklin had not had a win over Hanover in three years! That win helped me realize many goals I had set for myself. I felt like I was finally able to call myself a student-athlete. More importantly, it made me feel like I was finally a leader on the team. Those principles of hard work became the cornerstone of my job as a leader with the City of Franklin Fire Department. Mary Goebel ’95: I have many favorite memories, but there are a few with the common theme of food. I met one of my good friends, Cindy (Ennis) Placek ’94, one evening our freshman year when we both happened to be walking out of Elsey Hall, heading over to the campus center for dinner. We somehow started talking. Years later we are still good friends and always will be. I also remember waking up late on a Sunday morning, after a long, fun Saturday night, and rushing over to get some sausage gravy and biscuits in the nick of time before the line closed. My only option for dinner on Sunday nights was something good and greasy from The Key; I had no car, and it was cheaper than ordering pizza! Jennifer (Marshall) Donovan ’96: Some of my favorite memories include spending late nights in Shirk Hall editing “Inside Franklin,” the SEB guest hypnotist who always made students do funny things on stage, decorating the fraternity houses during Greek Week, spending Saturdays in the fall at football games, meeting friends whom I hope to have for a lifetime, seeing my bid from Zeta Tau Alpha being slid under my door in Elsey Hall, Grizzly Grand Prix weekends, dancing in the windows of Johnson Dietz, going to sorority formals and hanging out with friends at The Willard and Mike’s. Susan (Neal) Lynch ’96: My favorite memories are of meeting great people who I am still friends with, making waffles in Saga on a lazy Sunday morning and feeling the energy and pride we shared on Homecoming weekends. I still get those feelings when I come back for Homecoming! Jennifer Martin ’96: I remember senior year gathering with the first floor gals in Dietz Center lounge to watch everybody’s favorite two shows, “Friends” and “ER.” We didn’t watch TV any other time, but we all stopped what we were doing to hang out and catch our favorite dramas. Jane Mitchell ’96: In April of 1994, I had to leave FC due to declining health. During the next fall, on my first weekend of freedom after surgery, I headed down to FC. I was able to sneak into Saga (The college social capital!) and see everyone. It was an overwhelming experience. The looks on people’s faces were of pure shock. I don’t know that I have ever had so many hugs in such a short amount of time! I’m sure I was looking about 200 percent better than the last time many had seen me. After Saga, I went to the ZTA suite for the last night of Greek Rush (The sappiest of nights). That is when I became completely emotional, not believing that I had made it back to FC. It was hard to imagine how things could be so much the same, yet change so drastically at the same time. The next morning, I found my sorority sisters gathered on the doorstep of the apartment where I was staying for the weekend. They were having a serenading parade to introduce the new pledges. It was an unbelievable weekend for me, and it made me that much more motivated to get back to FC to finish school. Let’s face facts; it’s the people who make Franklin so special. Sarah Smith-Robbins ’96: I took knitting and weaving during Winter Term one year with Kathy Carlson, English professor. We spent the whole month knitting, drinking tea and looking out the windows of Old Main, watching the snow fall. I learned so much more than how to knit a sweater. It was a great experience. Lori (Jones) Tish ’96: Some of my most cherished Franklin College memories include hanging out with friends and roommates Jennifer (Eroen) Shamsaie ’96, Kim (Reckers) Drook ’96, Cara (Riley) O’Connell ’96 and Jennifer Martin ’96, participating in Tri Delta events, spending late nights in Shirk Hall, strolling through campus on a beautiful autumn day, traveling to the southwest during Winter Term 1994, delving into photography with journalism professor Susan Fleck and learning about public relations and advertising from journalism professor John Ellerbach. Of course, another treasured FC memory includes meeting, dating and getting engaged to my now-husband Jamie Tish ’96. Amy (Kean) VerSteeg ’96: One of the things I remember most about college is dorm life. After having grown up in a rural area, where it took 15 minutes by car to get, well, anywhere, I quickly came to appreciate the convenience and fun of having friends just a dorm room or a couple of floors away. Even the typical dorm noises — slamming doors, laughter in the hallways, music blaring — were a novelty to me. Franklin College was the first place I truly experienced a sense of community, and for that I’m still grateful. Adrienne McGee ’97: I loved living in Cline Hall, the supposed “quiet” dorm. Even though my room was on the third floor and the stairs got a little old, the crazy mix of people living in that dorm was so fun. You truly never knew what you would see down the hall as you came out of the stairwell. That’s how college should be — people of all cultures and ages and walks of life just hanging out. And to this very day, every time I hear “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana, I think instantly of the lounge at the end of that hall. MTV was always on in that lounge, and that was the year of Nirvana. WWW.FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU AUTUMN 2009 53
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