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NUMBEREDDaysFormer science students offer their favorite memories ofthe ‘soon-to-be history’ science building at Lee University.THE DAYS OF the Beach Science Buildingare numbered. The three-level, 44-yearoldstructure has outlived its usefulnessand has a date with a wrecking ballsometime later this year. Its replacementis well underway, being built literally three feet awayfrom its northeast corner.The Lois Underwood Beach Science Building firstwelcomed Lee students in the fall of 1966 without aname except ‘the new science building.’ Its constructionin 1965-66 was part of a multi-year campus expansionand improvement in the ’60s which also included thedemolition of the former Old Main structure (1963)which gave way to the current HigginbothamAdministration Building(1964) and a new gymnasium (1965).At the time of its construction, thescience offerings at Lee were housedin a cramped space and woefullyinadequate, but this new buildingwould boost a growing science andmath program with modern equipmentand larger facilities. Enrollmentfor fall 1965 was 897, up from 810the year before, so the student bodywas on the rise. When the 22,666square feet of new classroom spacewas unveiled, it was a welcome andlong-anticipated addition.Fast forward to a parallel situation on the Lee campusin 2009. The difference is the student body is overfour times the 1966 figures. A much larger and sustainedconstruction boom is ongoing and the science facilitiesare cramped and woefully inadequate. Like the Lee studentsof the mid-60s, today’s students are anticipatingthe opening of a brand new science and math building,the first wing of which will be completed by this fall.Named for Dr. Lois Beach in the 1990s, perhaps themost legendary science professor at Lee, the current sciencefacility is three levels of classrooms, faculty officesand labs. On the basement level is Brown Auditorium, a200+ seat lecture hall named for the Brown family of thelocal Brown Stove Works. Site of muchmore than just science lectures throughthe years, the original seats in Brownhave only been recovered once in its43 years of use. In the labs, fixtures,including sinks, cabinetry, gas valvesand much of the visual and technicalequipment, are original. There is nostudent lounge or commons area, asthe original Ocoee Street front entrancehas long been closed in favor of providingmore faculty offices. The number ofrestroom stalls reflects building codes ofthe era in which it was built. The samefor handicap access, as there are twosets of stairs, but no elevator, thereforeTORCH • Spring 20095

access is limited to one level. Although still an attractivestructure from the outside, the Beach Building is clearlyshowing its age with cracking mortar and fascia, as well aspeeling paint and loose fixtures.No matter how much improved the science andmath program will be upon completion of the newcomplex, there will always be memories of the past.Virtually every Lee student since 1966 has had a classor meeting in the building. However, it is the sciencegrads for whom the Beach Building holds prominentmemories and it was from this niche of Lee alumniTorch solicited favorite recollections. The following isa sampling of what was received:* * * * * *■ My freshman year we had our chemistry class inthe basement of one the women’s dormitories. The nextyear we moved into the new science building withtremendous excitement and pride. I can’t think about thebuilding without thinking about the people who made itsuch a special place. In my two dozen years of formaleducation no one had more impact on my life than Dr.Beach—she is a rare treasure. I still talk about the Scienceand the Bible class with Dr. O’Bannon, who later performedmy wedding ceremony. Our Upsilon meetingswere held there and some of us formed a Circle K club inthat building. —Jim Baskett ‘69■ There used to be these awfully ugly, but wonderfullycomfy retro ORANGE lounge chairs. These chairs were awell-sought-after commodity in between classes; the proofbeing the well-formed depressions. The graduating classof 2006 almost went into revolt due the orange chairdeaths. Post-mortem replacements were seemingly innocentand an "eye-appealing" maroon, but were in factdepressingly stiff office chairs. Witnesses say they wereoften seen empty. —Richane Johnson ’06, 08M■ One day in chemistry lab, a classmate had an accidentalspill of a chemical reagent on her leg. This wasback in the day when girls wore skirts, hose, and heels toclass! I'm not sure if it was acid, but I remember that itquickly started to eat away at her panty hose. I will neverforget Dr. McPherson picking her up, and dousing her inthe emergency shower. He was there to save the day! Itwas quite entertaining! —Twyla Daugherty Green ’82■ In addition to spending countless hours in thatbuilding studying, I also spent many a Thursday nightworshiping with PFC (Pioneers for Christ). The collectionof all my worshiping experiences in that building withPFC will be with me forever. —Scott Sapoznick ’03■ One morning after an Organic Chemistry test Ihad bombed, Sister Beach decided to ask me to stay afterclass to have a discussion with her. ‘Mr. Cook, would youmind staying after class to speak with me a moment?’This was the longest class of my life. Finally, after class, inonly the way she could, she scolded me in her motherlyway by telling me, ‘I’ve noticed, Mr. Cook, you are notdoing your best in this class—is this correct, Mr. Cook,are you doing your best?’ She said this as she lookedthrough me shaking her head back and forth. Then shelaughed in the way that only science majors know as if tosay my days were numbered in her class. At the end ofthe semester after taking final exams, I was relieved and6 TORCH • Spring 2009

grateful she scared me to death earlier in the semester.That ‘A-‘ was nothing I earned on my own … it waspure, unadulterated fear of disappointing Sister Beach. Weall loved and respected her that much. —Bryan Cook ’87■ Freshman year, Chemistry 101 with Dr. McPhersonand his opening comments: ‘Students that sit in the firstrow, generally get A's, second row, B's and so on...’Needless to say, this college student sat in the front partof the classroom. My second memory came in one of Mr.Griffith's math classes. I had never experienced ‘pitchblack darkness’ until one day the electricity went out.The third memory was in a Psychology class with Dr.Paul Conn. After being asked several questions in classone day, I thought, I'm not sitting in this seat tomorrow.However, his words in one lecture have stuck with me:‘Don't ever tell a child to behave. He is, just simply not inthe manner you would like.’ —Janese Bruins Swift ’83■ The thing I remember most about being a sciencemajor at Lee was how we were like family and the sciencebuilding was our home. We would be there for hoursparticipating in labs and classes. The faculty was wonderful.Dr. O'Bannon could always be counted on for injectingsome odd but humorous story; Dr. McPherson was ascaring as he was knowledgeable; Sister Beach was wonderful,always encouraging. One day the gears on my carwouldn't shift. I was taking Physics with Mr. Harris and heoverheard me discussing it with some classmates. He toldme he thought the gears had frozen. That afternoon hestopped by and checked the car himself. He crawledunder my car, whacked it with a hammer a couple oftimes, got in to test drive rather than put me in dangerand fixed my car. I was one grateful college student. I amstill grateful. —Carmen Gibson Roberts ’85■ I have many fond memories of the science building,but none more endearing to me than Lois Beach. Shewas a great woman of God that gave of herself not onlyto me but all her students. She gave me the confidenceto make it and achieve goals that were only a passingthought at the time. —Steve Madison ’79■ Long before Tennessee enacted the Road Kill Law,Dr. O’Bannon would pick-up dead animals along thehighway to bring to his Anatomy and Physiology classesfor dissection. Many times, the odor would be unbearable.—Mickey Moore ’73, Director of Health Services■ I recall a very large glass-enclosed cage used to displayvarious live animals that could be viewed by studentsthat came in that hallway. At the time, a Lee student whoowned a 6-8 foot red-tail boa, was allowed to house thesnake in the cage for the benefit of the student body.Like any animal, it needed to be fed. Towards the end ofmy freshman year, Dr. Robert O'Bannon brought a littledrama into the next feeding. He decided to allow it totrack down its prey: a small white rabbit. Word got outabout this out-of-cage floor feeding and the gathering ofstudents grew large. Students were amazed, some werescared for the rabbit and others were excited for thesnake. Eventually the snake trapped the rabbit in the longhallway and the dramatic chase came to the expectedending. There was cheering, screaming, and even cryingfor the rabbit, but all the while Dr. O'Bannon expressedthat this was a natural process. —Jeff Hulstein ’94TORCH • Spring 20097

■ Dr. O’ Bannon offered me extra credit if I had ababy during my semester of Embryology…and told everyoneelse they would fail if they had babies (I was the onlymarried student in the class!) …. I remember very vividlyhaving literal nightmares about my fruit flies escaping (forGenetics class) and having to carry them all around in alittle basket with a bottle of flynap ready to tally my offspringshould they hatch while I was out and about andattending other classes. —Lori Southard-Funderburk ’9■ The kind smell of formaldehyde;Bright, magnified microscope lights;Tall, cold, granite countertops;Dr. Beach’s encouraging smile.—Edgar Emeric ’87■ During a Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy course,taught by John Hisey, we conducted a great deal of dissectionon numerous animals including sharks, cats, lamprey,and others. The course was great, but the odor wasn't.Unfortunately, the pungent smell associated with theseanimals and their preservatives spread easily throughoutthe main floor. To overcome the distraction this createdfor other classes, we tried to create a breeze by openingthe Beach Building front door and placing a box fan in awindow across the room. Although students began usinga different entrance, they could breathe a little easier oncethey got to their classrooms. —Christopher Camp ’06■ Every year we would watch a safety video remindingstudents to be careful and not ‘horse around’ with theflint fire starters. A week after watching this video one ofthe students thought he had a dead flint so he called meover to his station and began striking it claiming he was‘horsing around’ like the video warned against and wasgoing to set the lab on fire. Unfortunately, the flint wasnot completely dead and when he struck it next to me itcaught my sweater on fire. The flames quickly engulfed allthe loose particles on my sweater which made it look a lotworse than it actually was. The students started screaming,Dr. DeLaLuz came running, and the fire blanket wasripped off the wall. Needless to say everything was finebut I'm sure I will always be the example of what can8

happen when you ‘horse around’ in the lab .... Duringone of the ‘Ask Dr. Conn’ chapels I submitted a questionasking ‘Why can't the Beach Building have a cokemachine?’ At the time the closest machine was in HughesHall. Dr. Conn agreed and that Coke machine is still theretoday. —Joni McCullar Criswell ’00■ I had missed a lab and Bill Simmons was the labassistant to Dr. O'Bannon. Dr. O assigned Bill to help merecreate the lab. It required the use of a huge beaker, soBill went to Dr. Lois Beach's lab area and ‘borrowed’ herprized giant-size beaker. I heard an exchange between Dr.O and Bill while I was waiting outside the office in the labthat went similar to this:Dr. O: ‘That's Dr. Beach's favorite beaker.’Bill: ‘I know.’Dr. O: ‘Don't do anything to it, or you'll be in trouble.’Bill: ‘I'll be careful.’Bill and I proceeded to set up the lab which requiredheating water in the giant beaker. As I watched the bubblesrise and the steam grow, I slowly realized that I sawno Pyrex triangle on the beaker.‘Me: ‘Bill, there's no Pyrex symbol on the beaker.’Bill: ‘Oh. Really? Well...it'll be OK.’Me: ‘Bill, it looks like it's getting very hot. Are you surethis beaker is heat-proof?’Bill: ‘Oh, I'm sure it's OK--’A sudden catastrophic shattering of Dr. Beach's favoritegiant beaker interrupted him. Glass and water explodedeverywhere. In the stunned silence that ensued, I heard Dr.O'Bannon chuckling in his office...then he said calmly: ‘Bill,you're in trouble now.’ —Dee Thompson Yoder ’80■ My favorite memories of the Old Science buildingare definitely PFC meetings, which was an awesome timeof on-fire Christians ready to worship and be the handsand feet of Jesus! Also Chemistry classes with Dr. Mauldinand Dr. Delaluz were great classes; wonderful, kind professorswho were great at teaching. —Lena Graham, ‘00■ I remember living in the science labs studying withother science majors until we had to return to the dormsnear midnight; some would be eating supper with theirbooks open on the lab tables .... I remember when wehad revival for weeks. Raymond Culpepper led the meetingsat night in the Brown Auditorium .... I rememberDr.O'Bannon's Science and the Bible lectures with theScope Trials re-enactment. —Crystal Walker ‘74■ I'll never forget Chemistry lab my freshman year in1992. A new-found friend admittedly asked me to be her labpartner because she figured that I could do the experimentwhile she wrote everything down. On one occasion sheassisted and managed to break a thermometer! After threeyears of studying together in the science building, that labpartner became my partner for life. The Beach Science Buildingwas ‘home away from home’ and we will always cherishour time there. —Adam '96 and Tina Knowles Tripp ‘95TORCH • Spring 20099

CAMPUS NewsNew Buildings, New OpeningsTHE OPENING of the new Schoolof Religion building last fall createda domino effect for faculty offices,allowing approximately two dozenfaculty to sport new offices by thebeginning of the spring semester.With the consolidation of the religionfaculty to the new building,their former offices in the VestBuilding were freed up, giving nearlyan entire floor to accommodatethe English and Modern ForeignLanguages Department (EMFL).The Vest Building was remodeledover 20 years ago, transformingits three levels from the formerlibrary into a classroom and officebuilding. Since its 1988 unveiling,Emanuel Okenye and Julie Gibson rehearse for “My Children! My Africa!,” the firstproduction in the newly re-christened Edna Minor Conn Theater.the Vest Building has remained virtuallyunchanged accommodatingfaculty from both Religion andEMFL. As both disciplines expandedfaculties over the years, theirmembers have been scatteredacross campus. Students often haddifficulty finding faculty offices.The exodus of the Religion facultyto their new facility has allowed forvirtually all of EMFL to call theVest Building home.Another significant change toVest is the transition of the EdnaMinor Conn Lecture Hall on thethird floor to a black box theater.Small alterations to the roomincluded raising the lowest level toallow for more staging, installationof technical equipment and additionallighting and, of course,painting the walls black. The 200-seat hall will still accommodateclasses when not being used fordrama productions.Science andMath Complexon ScheduleTHE LANDSCAPE changes daily ascrews work toward a fall 2009 completionof the east wing of a new73,000-square-foot science andmath complex.Dominating the skyline is thefive-story entrance commonswhich is taking shape at the northwestcorner of the front campus.Contractor Tri-Con recently toppedthe highest point of the structurewith an American flag, a pointwhich can be seen for severalblocks. Scaffolding is wrappedaround the entire structure, whilemost of brick and mortar work hasbeen completed and crews haveeven begun the first coats of interiorpainting.The schedule for the complexincludes completion of the first, andlargest, wing for occupancy by thisfall. It will contain classrooms, labsand faculty offices, as well as a por-tion of the expansive 5,000-squarefootlobby and commons area.Sometime this summer the currentBeach Science Building will be vacatedand razed to make way for thewing which will parallel OcoeeStreet at the site of the current building.Full occupancy of the complexis slated for the fall of 2010.10 TORCH • Spring 2009

For additional news stories, visit the Lee Web site atwww.leeuniversity.edu and click on “Latest News.”Lee on Service HonorRoll for Third YearTHE PRESIDENT’S Higher EducationCommunity Service HonorRoll, launched in 2006, recognizescolleges and universities nationwidethat support innovative andeffective community service andservice-learning programs. TheHonor Roll is a program of theCorporation for National andCommunity Service and is sponsoredby the President’s Council onService and Civic Participation, theUSA Freedom Corps, and the U.S.Departments of Education andHousing and Urban Development.Lee University, for the thirdconsecutive year, was listed on thehonor roll with distinction. Only83 institutions were on this list,while 547 were on the basic honorroll this year. Six institutionsreceived the Presidential Award,the highest level of recognition.Last year, there were six PresidentialAward winners, 127 recognizedwith distinction, and 391 acknowledgedon the basic honor roll.Only three other Tennesseeschools were on the honor roll withdistinction and included East TennesseeState University, LipscombUniversity and Rhodes College.In terms of consistent, longtermrecognition, Lee University isone of only 26 institutions listedon the honor roll with distinctionfor the three years since the inceptionof the awards. Some of theother schools include such wellknowninstitutions DePaul, Duke,Georgetown, Michigan State, Stanford,Stetson, Syracuse, Tulane andthe universities of Michigan, Pennsylvania,Virginia and Wisconsin.Selection factors for the awardare:• Reviewer evaluations of thescope, innovativeness, and evidenceof effectiveness of the service projectsdescribed in the application.• Percentage of total studentenrollment engaged in communityservice activities.• Percentage of total studentenrollment engaged in at least 20hours of community service persemester.• Percentage of total studentenrollment engaged in academicservice-learning courses.• Extent to which the institutionoffers academic service-learningcourses.• Whether the institutionrequires academic service-learningas part of the core curriculum of atleast one major.• Whether the institutionrewards the use of academic service-learningthrough faculty promotionand tenure decisions, orother means.• The institution’s latest FederalWork-Study community serviceparticipation rate, as reported bythe U.S. Department of Education.• Whether community serviceor service-learning is cited in theinstitution’s mission statement orstrategic plan.• Whether the institution supportsat least one full-time staffmember as a coordinator of studentcommunity service or servicelearningactivities.• Whether the institution providesscholarships or other financialrewards for community service,such as “matching” of the SegalAmeriCorps Education Award.• The ratio of alumni who arecurrent AmeriCorps members tototal current enrollment.• The ratio of institutionalalumni who are current PeaceCorps members to total currentenrollment.Additional information on theawards can be found at www.learnandserve.gov.TORCH • Spring 200911

CAMPUS NewsLee Web Site Redesign LaunchedA MAJOR REDESIGN to Lee University’sWeb site was launched onJanuary 26, 2009. In addition to abrand new look, the site nowmakes it possible for alumni, facultyand staff, as well as students toeasily create personalized useraccounts. The new site also makesit easier for departments to updatetheir own pages, according to programmeranalyst Breanna Gray.“It’s a completely differentlook, but it’s going to be reallynice,” Gray said. A senior at Lee,Gray is the project manager for ateam of four student workersresponsible for the transition fromthe site’s previous design to thenew system.“It’s a long process; we’ve gotabout 7,500 Web pages on thesite,” said Nate Tucker, associatedirector of Information Systems &Technology (IS&T). “[Now] it willbe easier to maintain. Upgradingthe site required a manual updateto all 7,500 pages, unlike the newsystem, which will allow for aredesigned look to be easily addedacross the entire site,” Tucker said.“The first thing you will noticeis a cleaner, much more visuallyappealing look and feel,” said CraigGray, director of IS&T. “Navigationof the Web site has been significantlysimplified with fewer options presentedon the page that direct theuser to areas of specific interest.”Pages include an integrated searchbar in the top right corner and anew navigation system.“The Web development teamwas focused on making the sitebetter rather than just keeping itup to date,” Tucker continued.“We’ll have time to focus onimproving rather than just onmaintaining.” —Harrison Keely185 ReceiveDiplomas inDecemberWINTER COMMENCEMENT washeld on December 12-13 with atotal of 185 students receiving diplomasin ceremonies held at ConnCenter. Of the figure 26 of the graduatesreceived masters degrees.Students took the stage on aFriday night commissioning service,while Rev. David Fisher ofPlymouth Church in Brooklyn,N.Y. addressed the graduates duringcommencement on Saturday.Fisher has been a parish pastor for38 years. He has served suburbanand urban congregations in Minneapolisand Boston and in 2004,Plymouth Church called him toserve as its 10th “Settled Minister.”Fisher has served as Instructorof New Testament at the SouthernBaptist Theological Seminary andas adjunct professor of New Testamentat Gordon-Conwell TheologicalSeminary.12 TORCH • Spring 2009

Lee ExploresSongbookPublicationIN AN EFFORT to capture a smallpart of Lee University’s history, officialsat Lee are proceeding with publicationof a Lee University Songbook.Dr. Walt Mauldin, vice presidentfor Student Life, is spearheadingthe project and is asking faculty,staff, students and alumni to recommendspecific song titles that haveproven significant in the life of thecampus community since 1918.“Perhaps it was a song that wasperformed by an ensemble, a club,or was part of a chapel worshipexperience,” Mauldin said. “Therehave also been theme songs for capitalcampaigns that have become apart of the campus lore.” A fewexamples: Lee’s alma mater, theDoxology, Bind Us Together, HigherGround, Hallelujah!, Beyond the OpenDoor, To God Be the Glory, Carry theTorch and Press On. Mauldin alsonoted that a part of the projectincludes the prospect of a new LeeUniversity alma mater. “Do youremember other song titles that representthe university’s heritage?”Mauldin asks. “These can includesongs from B.T.S., Lee College, andLee University. If so, we want tohear your recommendations; allthat is needed is the title.”A Web site has been establishedat www.leesongbook.com which willprovide additional information.E-mail inquiries can be directed toJason Vawter at jvawte02@leeu.eduor through the Lee InCircle groupdevoted to the project.General oversight of the projectis being sponsored by Phi MuAlpha Sinfonia, Sigma Alpha Iota,the School of Music and the Officeof Student Life.FACULTY FACTSMcClung Changes Minds and RoomsLee University Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Trish McClung isleading a three-year investigation to measure the effects of servicelearning in classrooms for students with autism. The study, ChangingMinds and Rooms, aims to discover if service-learning changesstudents’ perception about their ability to deal with certain classroom situations.Now in its second year, the first year of the study consisted of gathering 40service-learning reflections from students participating in the Lee UniversityDevelopmental Inclusion Classroom (LUDIC), which serves area children withautism, or other special needs classrooms. From these papers, the researchersnarrowed their search and set the foundation for their research.The second phase, currently in progress, has focused in on the pre- and postperceptionsof the students who completed the service learning. This part of thestudy hopes to examine what the students were feeling before they enteredLUDIC and then how the service changed their perspectives.The last phase will consist of a quantitative scale which the students will fillout about their service-learning. It will consist of questions about the student’sfear, anxiety, etc., and hopes to create numerical data which can be used todetermine the effects of service learning.“We are trying to determine if service-learning changes student’s feelingsabout how they can cope with certain situations in the classroom,” said McClung,“What affect does service learning have on our students?”—Rebekah EbleBrown Publishes Article About ScholarshipAssociate Professor of English Dr. Kevin Brown’s article, “WritingWhat I Want in a Publish-or-Perish World” was recently published inAcademe, the publication of the American Association of UniversityProfessors. In his article, he points out that the idea of scholarship,even at research schools, is not accurately represented, as a few superstar publishersaccount for most of the output.Brown also reminds readers that not all universities and colleges function onthe publish-or-perish model, but that there are schools like Lee that focus onteaching. Because of this focus, professors at such institutions are free to writewhatever they like, regardless of how long a project might take, and that workwill still be appreciated.Henley Promotes Language CafésAssociate Professor of German Dr. Grant Henley recently delivereda presentation, “The Language Café Experience—Creating InterculturalCommunicative Opportunities for the Foreign Language Curriculum,”at the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching AssociationAnnual Conference in Nashville.The presentation aimed to educate fellow teachers on how to transformcommon language labs into a language café experience. These labs have beenimplemented throughout the foreign language department at Lee University.The Language Café is a place which supports intercultural communicationbetween students learning a specific foreign language and native speakers of thatlanguage. Each café is comprised of students in foreign language classes and anative speaker of the target language. —Rebekah EbleTORCH • Spring 200913

CAMPUS News■ DEPARTMENTAL FOCUSCommunications Focuseson Service and LearningBy Dr. Christie M. KleinmannMANY UNIVERSITIESbase their success ongraduation rates, facultyacademic achievementsor student grade point averages.And in these traditional areas,the department of Communicationand the Arts is impressive.But you and I both know thatLee isn’t a normal university, andthe department of Communicationand the Arts isn’t your typicaldepartment. We believe it moreimportant to talk about peoplerather than nameless majors. Webelieve it more important to discussthe fusion of faith, service andstudy rather than achievements.14 TORCH • Spring 2009We are the department of Communicationand the Arts.Lee University requires undergraduatestudents to complete 80hours of service learning duringtheir undergraduate tenure. Thedepartment of Communicationand the Arts has taken this requirementand infused it across its curriculum,developing a learningenvironment that extends beyondclassroom walls and builds relationalintersections between studentsand our community.■ Transforming our communitynonprofit agenciesPublic relations has always benefittedfrom a client-basedapproach to prepare students for aCyCy White(right) works onher speech withLee studentKayce Addisonprofessional career. The addition ofthe public relations major this fall,however, has provided a broaderplatform for service-learning partnerships.According to Dr. Patty Silverman,these partnerships givepublic relations students the opportunityto apply the skills learned inthe classroom to real world publicrelations situations. In return, nonprofitagencies benefit from publicrelations counsel. For example, onepublic relations student group partneredwith New Hope PregnancyCare Center to assess their publicrelations needs and develop publicrelations materials to meet theseneeds. Students developed abrochure and a newsletter, in bothEnglish and Spanish, and severalnews releases to target an audiencethat New Hope had previouslybeen unable to reach.“Our client-based service learningprojects cultivate amazing partnershipsin the community,” saidDr. Michael J. Laney, departmentchair of Communication and theArts. “These partnerships bringmutual benefit for both studentsand community nonprofit entitiesthat may not otherwise be attainableor affordable.”■ Transforming our communityresidentsCommunity residents are alsobeing touched by service-learninginitiatives. Communication andtelecommunications seniors in Dr.Joel Kailing’s capstone classesworked with Bradley Healthcare &Rehabilitation Center to chroniclethe life stories of many of its residentsin what was termed the

Dr. Megan Moeteaches publicspeaking to alocal 4th gradeclassHeritage Video Project. Studentgroups interviewed and videoedresidents who told their personalstories and shared memories of lifein Bradley County. Each story waschronicled as a personal memoiron a DVD, and a copy was given toeach resident’s family.Service learning is not only fordepartment seniors. Students atevery level of the curriculum participate.For example, communicationstudents in the traditional publicspeaking course put their newlylearned public speaking skills intopractice. Each fall, Dr. Megan Moe’sfreshman communication studentsconduct a public speaking workshopat Michigan Avenue Elementary.Last fall, more than 90 communicationstudents presented aprogram on public speaking do’sand don’ts to 4th graders and thenvolunteered as personal coaches forthe elementary students. The workshopgave Lee students the opportunityto use their public speakingskills to help others.Also this past fall, fifteen theatrestudents from Dr. ChristineWilliams’ costume and make-updesign class and technical directorCatherine Bradley’s scene and setdesign class partnered with theoncology center at T.C. ThompsonChildren’s Hospital. Children atthe oncology center often spendlong periods of time at the center,and these theatre students wantedto make the children’s stay a littlemore enjoyable. Working with thecenter’s child-life specialist, Lee studentsdedicated the entire semesterto developing and building a puppettheater and designing and creatingpuppets for the children. Adragon, a horse, and a king are justsome of the fairy tale puppets thatchildren can now choose to playwith while at the oncology center.“The project not only benefittedthe children at the oncologycenter, but taught our studentshow theatre can be used in service,”Laney said. “Our studentslearned that theatre is more thanentertainment and can really makea difference in someone’s life.”■ Transforming our communityand beyondThe department of Communicationand the Arts connects theunique strengths and abilities ofour students and faculty, classroomstudy and service to transform ourcommunity; yet, the department’sinfluence isn’t limited to the Cleveland/BradleyCounty area. Forexample, four telecommunicationsstudents produced a video for Faithon Wheels Racing. This Atlantabasedministry combines faith andmotorcycle racing and approachedprofessor Mary Dukes’ telecommunicationsstudents to produce avideo about their program. Thetelecommunications students shotfootage of a motorcycle race inAtlanta and developed a completebranding video for the group.“Our department strives to domore than just pay lip service tothe merits of service,” Laney said.“We intentionally fuse faith andservice into the learning experience,and it is exciting to be part ofa department, and an institutionlike Lee University, that is committedto transforming students, alumni,our community and our worldfor the glory of God.”Dr. Christie M. Kleinmann, APR, isassistant professor of Communication/Public RelationsTORCH • Spring 200915

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SPORTSMembers of the Lee women’s soccer team atthe Tennessee State Hall of Fame Banquet: (l-r)Christina Chase, Jenna Achten, Jamie Achten,Kristen Carbine, Leigha Terry, Samantha Hare.National Championship Brings AccoladesSince Coach Matt Yelton and his Lee women’s soccer team walked away with theNAIA national championship last December, the honors continue to pour in.WINNING AN NAIA nationalchampionship—the first for anyLee University athletic team—hasbrought a slew of recognition andhonors which has extendedbeyond the southeast Tennesseeand north Georgia region.The top honor came at theannual banquet and introductionceremony of the Tennessee SportsHall of Fame on February 20. Theevent, held at the RenaissanceHotel in Nashville, saw the LadyFlames join with the University ofTennessee Lady Volunteers andBethel College as Tennessee teamsbeing saluted for national championshipaccomplishments.“It was a great honor to be recognizedin this way,” said CoachYelton. “To be sharing the honorwith the likes of Pat Summitt andthe Lady Vols basketball teamspeaks volumes about the qualityof this honor. It is always nice to berecognized in any way for having asuccessful season, but this honor issomething that says the people ofTennessee are appreciative of whatwe achieved this year.”On February 5 in Walker Arenaduring halftime of a basketball contest,another tribute was paid toYelton and his team. Each memberof the championship club was presentedwith a ring commemoratingtheir accomplishments by LeePresident Dr. Paul Conn and AthleticDirector Larry Carpenter. Theceremony was highlighted by thehanging of the NAIA NationalChampionship banner near theceiling of the arena (see photo,page 2). It is the first banner of itskind to be hung in the arena andYelton and his club hopes this isthe beginning of many more forthe athletic programs.“I thought from day one thatwe had the potential to have a specialteam,” said the coach as heshared thoughts of the tremendousseason once more. “ There wasalways a great deal of talent in thissquad, but I felt like the key to oursuccess this year was the work rateand effort that the team put intowhat we were doing during practice.I believe that dealing withadversity brought our team closertogether and propelled us to thesuccess we were able to enjoy onthe way to a national championship.“I don’t know that I have evercoached a group of players withthe ability that our team had thisyear. I find it really difficult tofathom just how good our teamreally was. I say this simplybecause I can’t think of manyother teams that have the depth ofplayers that we had at our disposal.There aren’t many teams that candeal with injuries to two key playersand still win a national title.”While most of the celebrationsand the many accolades may becompleted for a few months, the2008 Lee University women’s soccerteam has left its mark, not onlyon the university’s athletic program,but the entire state of Tennesseeand the NAIA organization.22 TORCH • Spring 2009

Women’s Basketball Looking to Tournament PlayFOR THE THIRD straight season,Coach Marty Rowe has his Leewomen’s basketball team consistentlyranked with the Top 10teams in NAIA play. Headedtoward Southern States AthleticConference tournament action atBerry College, the Lady Flameswere 19-4 and appeared poised foranother SSAC title.Three of Lee’s four defeats camebefore December. Rowe’s club lostto second-ranked Vanguard Universityduring a California trip.The Lady Flames were upset byLangston (Okla.) and SouthernWesleyan. They quickly regroupedand posted a convincing victoryover No. 1-ranked Union Universityon Dec. 13 and have now won14 out of their last 15 starts.Junior Katie Nelson is pointingtoward an All-American season.The post player has recorded 10double-doubles (points andrebounds) and is averaging 19KatieNelsonpoints per game (second best inconference and seventh in thenation). She also averages ninerebounds per game and shoots over56 percent from the field. SophomoreBrooke McKinnon has beendeadly at the free-throw stripe. Shehits 87 percent from the line andranks fifth in the nation.The Lady Flames also havepicked up superior play fromsenior guard Valerlya Musina.Coming off the bench, thetransfer from Long BeachState is now averaging almost15 points per game and hasproved to be a deadly shooterfrom 3-point land, plus asteady rebounder. CoachRowe finally has point-guardAllison Rader back at fullstrength and freshman guardAngela Spann has given Lee ahuge lift on both ends of thefloor. Add Lauren Brett, KayceAddison and Kari Jo Harris tothe mix and you see why theLady Flames are firmly directingtheir path to anotherNAIA National Tournamentappearance in Jackson, Tenn.Two Jerseys RetiredThe numbers of two former Lady Flames basketball players, JanDodson-Spangler and Jessica Still were retired and hoisted to therafters in Walker Arena during a recent ceremony. Number retirementis not doled out lightly, so the accomplishments of honorees must belegendary. Both helped the Lady Flames post 110 victories and claimthe university’s highest NAIA ranking ever, No. 2. Below are theirimpressive stats:JESSICA STILL• Scored 1,772 points and collected 539 rebounds• Made a university record of 365 3-point shots• Four trips to NAIA National Tournament• Three straight SSAC Regular-Season Titles• Two straight SSAC Tournament Championships• 2007-08 First-Team NAIA All-American• 2006-07 Second-Team NAIA All-American• Three-Time SSAC All-Conference• NAIA Scholar Athlete• Three-Time Academic All-SSAC• 2007-08 SSAC Player of the YearJAN DODSON• Scored 1,396 Points and collected 716rebounds• Four trips to NAIA National Tournament• Three straight SSAC Regular-SeasonTitles• Two straight SSAC TournamentChampionships• 2007-08 WBCA and NAIA All-American• Two-Time NAIA Scholar Athlete• Three-Time SSAC All-Conference• Three-Time Academic All-SSACTORCH • Spring 200923

SPORTSLee Athletics in BriefWomen’s SoccerYelton Gets Two AwardsLee University Women’s Soccer Coach Matt Yeltonwas presented a plaque at the NSCAA Convention inSt. Louis. The award was presented by Al Albert, NSCAApresident, and Ernesto Bruce of Adidas. After directingthe Lady Flames to the NAIA National Championship,Yelton was presented two awards—the Brine-NAIAWomen’s Soccer National Coach of the Year and theAdidas NSCAA NAIA National Coach of the Year.Elmar Kuli-Zade firesanother three pointerThe Flames are currently 19-4 and battling Auburn-Montgomery for the top spot in the Southern StatesAthletic Conference. Heading into a series of fivestraightroad games, Lee owns a season-high sevenstraightvictories. Senior guard Elmar Kuli-Zade is oneof the nation’s top 3-point shooters (51 percent). He isalso knocking down 80 percent of his free-throws andhas been Brown’s floor general for the entire season.(l-r) Al Albert,Matt Yelton,Ernesto BruceMen’s BasketballKuli-Zade’s Three Pointers Leads FlamesBalance has been the name of the game for the Leemen’s basketball team during the entire 2008-09 season.Four Flames have averaged in double-digit scoringand have produced an offense that scores over 81points per game. However, Coach Tommy Brownstresses defense in every practice session. His teamholds opponents to 38 percent shooting from the field,fourth best in the nation.Two of Lee’s four defeats came at the hands ofclubs ranked No. 2 in the nation. The first loss came atOregon Tech, a team ranked No. 1 in NAIA Division IIwhen they stopped Lee’s six-game winning streak onNov. 22. Mountain State, listed No. 2 in the Division INAIA rankings all season, handed the Flames a defeatin Walker Arena. Auburn-Montgomery, anotherranked club, whipped the Flames in a SSAC road game,while Shorter College pinned a rare SSAC home defeaton Brown’s club.National RecognitionBrew Coach of the Year; Altopp InductedThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics(NAIA) recently honored Lee University head coachMark Brew as the NAIA Rawlings and American BaseballCoaches Association (ABCA) Diamond BaseballNational Baseball Coach of the Year. The award waspresented at the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA Awards Luncheonin San Diego, Calif. During the ABCA Convention,former Lee head baseball coach Dave Altopp wasinducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame and was awardedthe prestigious Robert E. “Ish” Smith AchievementAward, which goes to anindividual who hasgiven of himself in anunselfish manner to thepromotion of NAIA baseballand has distinguishedhimself in baseballas a coach or administrator.Prior to headcoach status, Brew servedunder Coach Altopp forAltopp and Brew10 years as the assistant.24 TORCH • Spring 2009

For more complete sports coverage, visit the Lee Web siteat www.leeuniversity.edu and click the “Athletics” link.Brew, who guided the Flames to a national runnersupspot in 2008, is 114-25 entering his third season.Last year, Lee made its third World Series appearanceoverall and earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament.The Flames ended their year with a 63-10 record. Enteringthe 2009 season, the Flames are ranked No. 2 in theNAIA preseason poll and again picked to win theSouthern States Athletic Conference title.Chattanooga Hall of FameCarpenter, Altopp HonoredLee University Athletic Director Larry Carpenterand former Lee Baseball Coach David Altopp wereinducted into the Greater Chattanooga Hall of Fameon February 23. The honor was one ofmany that have been bestowed onCarpenter and Altopp. Carpenter waspresented the National Association ofIntercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2007-08 NAIA-Athletics Director Association(ADA) Athletics Director of theCarpenterYear award at the 2009 NAIA Awards Banquet held inKansas City, Mo., as part of the 2009 NAIA AnnualConvention scheduled for April 17-21. The award recognizesCarpenter’s leadership, impeccable integrity,and boundless energy for college athletics.Altopp, a member of the NAIA and Lee AthleticHall of Fame, recently became one of a select few NAIAcoaches to be voted into the American Baseball CoachesAssociation Hall of Fame.BaseballDavidson Pitches Back-to-Back No-HittersSenior left-hander Mitch Davidson accomplishedan amazing feat on February 14 when he hurled agem of a game in the Flames 12-0 win over VirginiaIntermont College. Just one week earlier,Davidson whipped-up a hitless game againstIllinois Tech.In the Olympic Field contest, which wasshortened to five innings because of the runrule, Davidson (right) fanned four and walkedtwo Cobra hitters. While pitching hitless ball forthe 8-0 and second-ranked Lee club, he has posted11 strikeouts and walked only three batters.VolleyballLady Flames Volley for a CureThe women’s volleyball team Volley for A Cureevent which took place at Homecoming raised $10,000for cancer research. The photo below shows the officialcheck presentation to Jan Moses, executive director ofthe Mary Ellen Locher Foundation. Present for thepresentation were (kneeling) Sarah Smith, GretchenHigdon, Bree Whaley and Kelsey Leffew. (Standing)Lee Athletic Director Larry Carpenter, Moses, VedranaKrsmanovic, Gorana Maric, Jackeline Toruno, and Leevolleyball coaches Andrea and Kevin Hudson.Women’s SoftballVenezuelans Anchor 2009 SquadCoach Emily Russell is extremely optimistic about the2009 edition of the Lee women’s softball team. The LadyFlames enter the 2009 season ranked 11th in the nationalNAIA pre-season poll. When Venezuelan Olympian hurlerand infielder Johana Gomez signed on with the LadyFlames last fall, Lee softball quickly caught the attention ofmost teams involved in NAIA play.While Gomez is drawing plenty of attention, anotherVenezuelan, sophomore shortstop Hernanza Ruiz,made a big splash in the SSAC last season bothin the field and at the plate. Senior third basemanTiffany Walker will team with Ruiz togive the Lady Flames powerand a solid left side of theinfield. Senior catcher BobbiEaster will join with sophomoreDanielle Balough and Gomez to giveLee one of the best hitting attacks in the NAIA.TORCH • Spring 200925

SPORTS HighlightWrestlingfor ProminenceOne of the newer sportsclubs at Lee, wrestlingis gaining in popularityand notoriety■ BY RYAN McDERMOTTEditor’s Note: This is the second in a series on the uniqueplace of club sports at Lee University.WRESTLING IS THE OLDEST SPORT,traced back 15,000 years to cavedrawings in Egyptian and Babylonianreliefs. It was the supreme contestin the Olympic Games. As timemarched on and more “exciting” sports have comealong, wrestling is not the most popular sport in theworld anymore.However in Cleveland and Bradley County, Tennessee,wrestling holds its ground of territory. With arich tradition, wrestling in Cleveland is like footballin Texas. Between two of the county high schools,Bradley Central and Cleveland High School, the numberof state championships that have been won over theyears is unprecedented anywhere else in the nation.The awards are not just individual state championships,but team state championships as well. With thatcomes a large base of thousands of loyal fans and alocal, built-in talent pool.This type of tradition is what can be developed atLee University. Introducing wrestling onto the campusscene in an organized fashion is something Lee hasnot attempted before, but given the talent in this area,a Lee wrestling team has the potential to be recognizedas one of the teams to beat in collegiate wrestling.* * * * * *The Men’s Wrestling club got off the ground threeyears ago under the direction of captain Joe Jellison.They started off with only four wrestlers and attendeda couple of tournaments which allowed the team to26 TORCH • Spring 2009

qualify for the national tournament. The squad hasmore than doubled and the 2008 team qualified fourwrestlers for the National Collegiate Wrestling Association(NCWA) National Championships.The NCWA is the governing body for collegiatewrestling, created to fill a gap in today's wrestlingcommunity. Many institutions have losttheir NCAA wrestling programs due to outsideinfluences such as budgetary cutbacks or governmentallegislation. Although interest and participationamong students remains high, manyschools have been forced to offer their studentsfewer opportunities. The NCWA has stepped in tohelp provide this opportunity to the increasing numberof high school seniors searching for continued wrestlingcompetition in college.Despite the fact that wrestling is the fastest growingmale interscholastic sport, colleges and universitieshave been unable to offer wrestling opportunities forthese incoming students within their athletic departments.The NCWA mission is to help build programsunder the student services or recreational sportsdepartments of universities. Being a part of this organizationgives the wrestling club at Lee immediate credibilityin the wrestling community.For the first two years of the program, the wrestlingclub had to use facilities at Cleveland High or othervenues. However, the 2007 acquisition of Mayfield Elementarybordering the Lee campus brought along with itthe old school’s gymnasium which now provides a perfectvenue for the wrestling team, both for practices andmatches. The Lee University Athletic Department wasable to purchase a full size mat that is kept in the gym.Last fall, the Lee wrestlers hosted the first collegiatewrestling meet ever in Bradley County. The opponentwas none other than arch rival Tennessee Temple.Although a wrestling rivalry may not be as big as basketball,Temple has a nationally ranked wrestling programand Lee is well on its way. No doubt there will bemore heard about this rivalry in seasons to come.The Lee Wrestling Team had a successful first halfof the 2008-09 season with only eight wrestlers competing.Currently, senior, Joe Jellison (125 weightclass), is the Top Team Point Leader for the Flames byracking up a total of 41.70 points, which puts him atNo.8 in the NCWA national poll rankings in hisrespective weight class.The wrestling club is another example of Lee studentsworking hard at the things about which they arepassionate. The wrestlers raise most of their own funding,practice and condition and travel all over thecountry to compete. And like other athletic teams atLee, you can expect them to do well.Ryan McDermott is coordinator of Information Servicesand Technology Special Projects at Lee, assistant coach andvice president of the Lee University Wrestling Club.TORCH • Spring 200927

ALUMNI ProfileALIFE INNEUROSCIENCEMeet DR. JEFF CONN, the 2008 recipient ofLee University’s most prestigious alumni awardLEE UNIVERSITY namedDr. P. Jeffrey Conn DistinguishedAlumnus ofthe Year at the university’sHomecoming lastNovember. Conn directs VanderbiltUniversity’s PharmacologyDepartment's Program in TranslationalNeuropharmacology and theVanderbilt Institute of ChemicalBiology's program in Drug Discovery.During his distinguishedcareer, he has made huge strides inthe drug discovery field.“There is perhaps no alumnusof Lee who has accomplished more,in the field of science and research,than Dr. Jeff Conn,” said Lee UniversityPresident Paul Conn. “Heprovides such a wonderful modelto Lee students of someone whocombines a strong faith with a brilliantcareer in the laboratory. Inthis period when we are focusingon science and our science grads,Jeff is a perfect choice for the DistinguishedAlumnus of the Year.”After graduating from Lee in1981, Conn received the Ph.D.degree in Pharmacology from VanderbiltUniversity in 1986 and pursuedpostdoctoral studies in theDepartment of Pharmacology atYale University. Dr. Conn joinedthe faculty of the Department ofPharmacology at Emory Universityin 1988 where he rose to the rankof full professor and establishedhimself as a leader in studies ofneurotransmitter receptors andtheir roles in regulating brain functionin circuits involved in psychiatricand neurological disorders. In2000, Dr. Conn moved to Merckand Company to assume the positionof Senior Director and head of28 TORCH • Spring 2009

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNE RAINERthe Department of Neuroscience atMerck’s site in West Point, Penn.Dr. Conn moved to VanderbiltUniversity in 2003 to start a newprogram in Drug Discovery, with aprimary mission of facilitatingtranslation of recent advances inbasic science to novel therapeutics.Dr. Conn is Editor in Chief ofMolecular Pharmacology, RegionalEditor (North America) of CurrentNeuropharmacology and serves onthe editorial boards of six otherinternational journals. He serves onthe Scientific Advisory Boards ofAddex Pharmaceuticals, InvitrogenLife Technologies, Seaside Therapeutics,Cephalon Inc., AstraZenecaUS, Hoffman La Roche, TheMichael J. Fox Foundation, theDystonia Medical Research Foundationand Eyeforpharma AdvisoryBoard on CNS Drugs. He is chairmanof the Neuropharmacologydivision of the American Society forPharmacology and ExperimentalTherapeutics (ASPET).Dr. Conn has received numerousawards and honors, includingthe NARSAD Essel Investigator DistinguishedInvestigator Award, theASPET-Astellas Award in TranslationalPharmacology, the Pharmacia- ASPET Award for ExperimentalTherapeutics, the Charles R.Park Award For Basic ResearchRevealing Insights into Physiologyand Pathophysiology, and wasnamed as an ISI Most-Cited Scientistsin Pharmacology & Toxicology.He serves on several nationaland international committees,including International Union ofPharmacology (IUPHAR) subcommitteeon receptor nomenclature,the American Society for Pharmacologyand Therepeutics (ASPET)Publications Board of Trust, ASPETAwards Committee, and is anExpert Consultant, CompoundSelection Committee, TreatmentUnits for Research on Neurocognitionand Schizophrenia (TURNS).Dr. Conn’s current research isfocused on development of noveltreatment strategies for schizophrenia,Parkinson’s disease, and otherbrain disorders.Conn and his wife, Dr. AnitaBall Conn ‘79, have three children:Jordan, Elizabeth (both Lee graduates)and Nathan.TORCH • Spring 200929

WHO’S WhereJennie V. Hill ’43 lives inColumbia, SC, where she isretired, but remains activeas a chaplain at her localchurch where over the last60 years she has taughtSunday school, children’schurch and nursery.▲ Three generations of Leegraduates gathered forcommencement at Lee lastMay. Peggy Outten ’54was the first of three towalk across that stage witha bachelor’s degree in BibleStudies and Theology. Shecurrently lives in Salisbury,MD, where she is active inher church and throughouther community.Bobbie Jean Robison ’82,daughter of Peggy, was thesecond to graduate fromLee with a degree in EarlyChildhood Education.Bobbie is married and hastwo children, and uses herdegree in Hopkinsville, KY.Jennifer Robison, daughterof Bobbie and granddaughterof Peggy,received her diploma inPhysical Education/Recreationlast May. Jenniferlives in Cleveland TN,where she is a substituteteacher, working at Barnesand Noble and the YMCA.Dollie Kosters ’56 is retiredand lives in Woodinville,WA. She has two childrenand three grandchildren.Drina (Dee) Simmons Beeman’57 is retired and livesin Canal Fulton, OH, withher husband, Thomas.They have two children,three granddaughters andone great-grandson. Deewould love to hear fromanyone who was at Leewhen she was therebetween 1955-57, lived inNora Chambers andworked in the canteen.The Masseys▲ John B. Massey ’59 andhis wife, Ralphie, live inSignal Mountain, TN. Theyrecently visited the Philippineswhere they worked inchurch services conductedin rural areas where theirson was the minister.Bill ’73 and Linda SelvageMartin ’73 recently celebratedtheir 36th year ofmarriage. They live in Richmond,VA, and they havetwo grandchildren. Theirdaughter and son-in-laware Lee grads. Bill has beena staff pastor at West EndAssembly of God for 26years, where he directscongregational care andreceived his D. Min. degreelast year. Linda is a directorfor the Richmond YMCA.Vicky Miller Edwards ’82is married to Bill and theyhave four children. Theylive in Northwest Missouriwhere Vicky is a licensedminister of music with theChurch of God.Twyla Daugherty Green’82 recently received theRNC (Registered NurseCertified) designationbythe NationalCertificationCorporation.Twyla is amember of the Academy ofNeonatal Nursing and currentlyworks in the SpecialCare Nursery at ErlangerEast Hospital in Chattanooga,TN. She is marriedto Dr. William Green’81, assistant professor ofmusic at Lee University.They have two children.Detra Spulock Anderson’84 lives in Louisville, KY,where she has been married11 years and has twosons. Detra says she wouldlove to hear from friendsand “anyone who lived onSimmons Hall in fall 1983.”▲TORCHTRAVELSSend us a photo of youand/or a fellow alumnus oralumna reading Torch at anexotic or noteworthy destination.Tell us where youwere and what was theoccasion. Send prints to theLee University AlumniOffice, 1120 North OcoeeStreet, Cleveland, TN37311, ATTN: Torch Travels.High resolution digitalphotos can be e-mailed totorch@leeuniversity.edu.▲Ashleigh Paige Cox ’03recently toured Rome,Naples, and Pompeii, butchose the Roman Forum asthe place to read Torch.30 TORCH • Spring 2009

Cheryl Lentini Hoffmann’86 is living in Connecticutwith her husband, Rand,and two children. Cherylis employed by the state atUConn Health Center asan administrative fiscalassistant in the operatingbudget dept. Cheryl says,“I would love to get backin touch with old friends.Please send an e-mail to:cherylhoffmann@yahoo.com.”Brenda GilbertWynkoop, ’89 recentlyreceived her HIPAA Associatedesignation. throughthe AmericanHealthInsuranceAssociationof America.This designationreflects workingknowledge of commonlyreferred to Privacy Act.Brenda lives in Cleveland,TN, and has over 25 yearsof experience in healthcareand is serving as managerof legal compliance forBlueCross BlueShield ofTennessee, Inc.Vest Named American Bible Society PresidentThe American Bible Society Board of Trustees recently invited former Lee Universitypresident Dr. R. Lamar Vest to become president of the 193-year-old organization. Previouslyexecutive vice president for Global Scripture Ministries, Vest accepted the invitationand began his service as CEO on January 1, 2009.Dr. Dennis Dickerson, chairman of the Board of Trustees commented, “We are thrilledthat Dr. Vest has accepted our invitation to serve as the Bible Society’s next president.Grounded in his deep commitment to thechurch as well as his many years of fosteringnew global Bible mission, Dr. Vest will providestrong leadership for the ongoing workand ministry of the American Bible Society.”Dr. Vest said, “I am looking forward toleading the American Bible Society throughthis period of transition and change andparticularly working together with Bibleagencies, churches and ministries aroundthe world. My wife, Vickie, and I are excitedabout the opportunity to serve and supportthe American Bible Society’s mission of seeinglives transformed through engagementwith God’s Word.”In addition to his presidency of Lee from1984-86, Vest has been a long-term leaderin the development and expansion of theBible mission in the United States andaround the world. He serves as a member of the executive committee of the United BibleSocieties Global Board and is a past chairman of the National Association of Evangelicals(NAE). Dr Vest is also a two-time general overseer for the Church of God, serving twofour-year terms: 1990-94 and 2000-2004.Founded in 1816 and headquartered in New York City the mission of the AmericanBible Society is to make the Bible available to every person in a language and format eachcan understand and afford, so that all people may experience its life-changing message.Carol King Lackey ’71, Tannis Alford Duncan ‘63,Carolyn Bilbo ’70 and Mary Stephens Painter ’60“chill out” with Torch and a glacier in Alaska. ▼▲ Tiffane “Suga” Henry ’02 was in Washington, D.C., for theinauguration of President Obama where she posed with Torchin the shadow of the Washington Monument.TORCH • Spring 200931

WHO’S WhereAlumni Get Ph.D.s■ VALERIE GANN MATHURA ’80 achieved her careerdream last fall by completing her doctoral journey withCapella University, receivinga Ph.D. in ProfessionalStudies. Valerie resideswith her husband, AllanMathura ’80 in Newnan,GA, where she serves asprincipal of Ruth Hill ElementarySchool. She isalso closely involved withchurch ministry in supportof Allan, who has servedas senior pastor of South Metro Ministries for 24 years.Their daughters and sons-in-law have all attended Lee University:Edward and Jennifer Mathura Bailey, James (JC)and Kimberly Mathura Worley.■ TY ABERNATHY '95 graduatedlast December from MississippiState University with a Ph.D. inCognitive Science. He has workedat the university-affiliated SocialScience Research Center for thepast decade as a research associatestudying factors related to first-yearstudent retention and academicsuccess. He also teaches psychologyat both the university and EastMississippi Community College.Tim ’87 and Rebecca HigginsCranfill ’91 live inSan Antonio, TX, withtheir two daughters. Tim isdirector of pastoral care atSoutheast Baptist Hospital,while Rebecca is the academydirector for La PetiteAcademy. Tim says, “Welove the feel of a neverendingvacation that (SanAntonio) holds for us.”Melissa Blanchard ’91lives in Portland, ME, withher son and she works atPortland High School. Sherecently earned a transitionallicense in specialeducation. Melissa says,“I would love to hear fromformer Lee friends.” Here-mail address is joelmissy@yahoo.com.Claire Sanger ’94 is livingin Lexington, KY, wherein November 2008 sheaccepted a position asassistant professor at theUniversity of KentuckyPlastic and ReconstructiveSurgery Department forCraniofacial Surgery, Gen-eral Plastic Surgery, BreastReconstruction andResearch.Charlotte Adams ’95 andher husband, Rob, havethree children and live inHixson, TN.Paul David Henson ’95lives in the small valley ofGlassy Mountain, Greenville,SC, below the N.C.border, with his wife,Jerldean. Paul David previouslyworked in computersystems and the Navy, butis now retired after 23years of service.Johanna Tate Camba’96 and her husband,Michael, welcomed theirfirst child, Roman Michael,born December 31, 2008.Johanna continues to workfor MTV Networks, and hasrelocated to Los Angeles,CA, from New York, NY.Scott ’96 and RachelGoble Lawry ’96 live inMontgomery, AL, whereScott pastors Grace @ BellJosh Sundheim ’00 (far right) congratulates fellow Lee alumRicardo Pierre-Louis ’07 with a copy of Torch as Ricardoreturned from winning the MLS Cup with the Columbus Crew.They are joined by Josh’s wife Lisa and son, Joey. ▼▲ Kimberly Scott Pereira ‘94 traveled to Italy on a businesstrip with her husband, Acacio, where they brought Torchalong on a romantic gondola ride in Venice, Italy.32 TORCH • Spring 2009

Road Church and Rachel isa part-time physical therapist.Scott Randall Lawry,Jr. was added to their familyin December 2008. Theyalso have a 4 year-olddaughter.Monty ’96 and JessieMcClure ’00 have beenmarried for eight years andhave three children. Theylive in Statham, GA, whereMonty sells life insuranceand Jessie is a stay-at-homemom.Bobbie SutherlandShoukri ’96 and her husbandannounce the birthof their second child,Annaliese Elizabeth, bornon December 18, 2008.Randall Stephens ’97,began duties in January2009 asprincipal atStuart ElementarySchool inCleveland,TN. Randall replaces longtimeprincipal Donald W.Goff ’68, who retired after18 years at the school.Cleveland Director ofSchools Dr. Rick Denningstated, “Randall Stephenswill do an outstanding jobfor the Stuart community.He has a proven record asa teacher and administratorand has the ability tocontinue the tradition ofexcellence that Mr. Goffhas maintained for somany years.”Patrick Whitecotton ’97is teaching at OoltewahMiddle School near Chattanooga,TN and recentlybecome a grandfather.Benjamin Woodlief ’97lives in Portland, OR,where he is single andworks at Sanderson SafetySupply. Benjamin says,“I'm as happy as a kid in acandy store…life's a journey,and I, for one, intendto always enjoy ridingwith my head out thewindow!”Jeff Akin ’99 lives inPorterville, CA, and is marriedto Shelbie. They havetwo daughters. Jeff is astore manager for a nationaldrug store chain andserves at the PortervilleChurch of God.Steve Watters '92 and hiswife, Candice, recently hadtheir fourth child, TheodoreRex, on November 13, 2008.The birth came just beforeMoody Publishers released anew book by Steve and Candicecalled Start Your Family:Inspiration for Having Babies(more information availableat www.startyourfamily.com).Candace Shreve ’99 haslived in Boston, MA, since2004. She is the director ofbusiness development at ahealthcare organization. Sheis very involved at the ParkStreet Church and wouldlove to hear from friendsand fellow Lee Singers.Angela Jones Robinson’00 is married to Russ andthey live in Georgetown,KY. After working 10+years in the administrativefield, Angela is an editorialassistant for The LaneReport, a local businessmagazine based in Lexington,KY.▲Bobbie Arrington Clark ’56 trekked across Italy with Torch in tow, here trying to holdup the Leaning Tower of Pisa.▲ A “mini-reunion” of mid-80’s alumni took place in Greenville, SC, and Torch wasinvited. At the gathering was (l-r) Alan Hill ’84, Marc Morris ’84, Karen BowdleLaBelle ’84, Luke Denton ’06, Mark Harris ’86, Lisa Hill ’86 and Mark Hill ’86.TORCH • Spring 200933

WHO’S WhereJosh Sundheim ’00 recentlyrelocated with his familyfrom Chattanooga, TN,to Columbus, OH, whereJosh is working as a fleetmanager for US XPRESSEnterprises.Genesis Bultema DeLong’01 recently moved to theChicago area to take a jobas campaign event plannerin the Wheaton CollegeAdvancement and AlumniRelations office. She is currentlypursuing a master'sdegree in higher educationfrom Abilene ChristianUniversity. She and herhusband, Steven, live inGlen Ellyn, IL.Scott Falkestein, Jr. ’01 isa missionary with YWAM(Youth With A Mission),“evangelizing the salvationof Jesus Christ to the lostand unreached peoplegroups in countries such asDominican Republic, Guatemala,Haiti, & Panama.”Robin Burdett ’02 lives inRichfield, OH, where she isenrolled in graduateschool working toward anMBA. She attends BethelTemple Assembly of Godwhere she is involved inworship life ministry.Robin says, “In some waysit seems like I was just atLee and in others ways itseems like a lifetime ago.But constantly present inmy mind is how much Iloved my time there andhow grateful I am for theeducation, people andexperiences I gained….Life is good; my family isgood...God is good! I'dlove to hear from Leefolks! You can e-mail me atrobyn07@aol.com.”Tiffane “Suga” Henry ’02recently returned to NewYork after three years ofgraduate school at SoutheasternLouisiana University.She is an aspiring directorand playwright andwill be opening her firstNew York show in May.Crystal Machacek ’02married John Jung on May10, 2008 in Charlotte, NC,where they now reside. LeeAlumni in their weddingincluded Kylie Anne Machacek’05, ’06 M and ErinEaster ’03. Crystal resignedafter a five-year career inradio and print media andnow the newlyweds areboth in training at CrosswayCommunity Church tobecome counselors.Caron Francis Norton ’02is a stay-at-home momwho lives in Rock Hill, SC,with her husband, Jeff,and their three children.The LaMagnas▲ Stephen and RachaelDiGiulio LaMagna ’03were married on June 15,2008, in Wheaton, IL.They now live in Irvington,NY, where Rachael isa meeting planner for aHedge Fund in Manhattanand Stephen is an IT analystfor Pepsi Company.Michael Dennis ’04 isserving as worship arts pastorat Christ WesleyanChurch in Milton, PA. Heis in his third year of doctoralstudies at The RobertE. Webber Institute forJohn Dixon ’88 took two issues of Torch to the top ofMauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, considered “the tallestmountain on earth” (13,796 feet above sea level, 30,000feet from where it sits on the ocean floor). ▼34 TORCH • Spring 2009▲ Kathryn Donev ’02, 05M with her husband, Dony, and Torchin front of one of the six public schools which they spoke at onthe “Day of the Bible” in Kardjali, Bulgaria.

Worship Studies. His wife,Lana, recently finished hercertification and is teachingfirst grade. They havetwo children.Stephanie McCafferey ’04spent a year in Seoul,Korea, teaching English inthe public school system.Currently she lives inCleveland, TN, where sheworks for the University ofTennessee Chattanooga atthe Children's Center.Stephanie says, “Feel freeto contact me or look meup on myspace.com!”Kristin Michovich ‘05 andJorge Michovich 05M,recently welcomed theirnew baby boy, Alejandro.The couple resides inSavannah, GA, where theyare both teachers.Benjamin Stiefel ’07 andhis wife, Lorin ‘08, recentlymoved to Huntingdon,TN, where Benjamin is newnursing home administratorfor the Life Care Centerof Bruceton/Hollow Rock.We Want to Hear From You!Name ___________________________________________________________________Address __________________________________________________________________City _____________________________________________________________________State ________________ Zip ______________________ Last Year at Lee ___________Phone (H) ________________________ Phone (W) _____________________________E-mail Address _____________________________________________________________Family (spouse, children, etc.) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Occupation __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Brief notes of interest __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________THREE WAYS TO SEND US YOUR UPDATE• Lee’s Web Site: www.leeuniversity.edu. Follow the links to “Alumni and Friends” and click on“Who’s Where Update.”• E-mail: torch@leeuniversity.edu. High resolution digital photos are welcome. Please include allthe information requested above.• Mail: Send this completed form to the Lee University Alumni Office, P.O. Box 3450, Cleveland,TN 37320-3450.Francis (Big Red) and Becky Carter ’59 took Torch to the ShurijoCastle at Okinawa, Japan, where they were visiting their daughterand son-in-law in the Army. ▼▲ Three Lee grads met in Oak Island, NC, to celebratetheir 40th birthday this year. Kristy Gilmer Allen ’90,Joy Smith ’91, and Kim Patterson Holt ’90 stand withTorch in front of the federal court house in Wilmington,NC. Happy 40th!TORCH • Spring 200935

L E EU N I V E R S I T YP.O. Box 3450Cleveland, TN 37320-3450www.leeuniversity.eduAnnouncing the 2009 Lee UniversityAnnual Alumni Fund Goal:$415,000Hundreds of alumni of BTS, Lee Academy, Lee College and Lee University have made giving back to their alma mater apart of their annual budget. From $1 to $10,000, alumni support is the backbone of any university and Lee is no exception.If you haven’t already decided to participate in the Annual Alumni Fund, make 2009 your year to join!2009 GIVING LEVELS• Honor Roll $1 - $299• Fair Share $300 - $499• President’s Circle $500 - $999• President’s Circle Silver $1,000 - $1,999• President’s Circle Gold $2,000 - $4,999• President’s Circle Platinum $5,000 and upAs an expression of our gratitude, 2009 Alumni Funddonors will receive the following gifts from Lee University:• 2009 Alumni calendar $20 donation• 2009 Alumni t-shirt$50 donation• 2009 Alumni mug$250 donation• Two Homecoming passes $500 donation• Alumni stadium blanket $1,000 donation• Four Homecoming passes $1,000 donation• Unlimited Homecoming passes $5,000 donationIf you graduated in the last 7 years, it's easy to becomea member of the Young Alumni Torch Society:• Make a gift of any amount to the Annual AlumniFund for two consecutive years.• Continue making consecutive annual gifts to theAlumni Fund to maintain your membership.• When you have been an alumnus of Lee Universityfor more than 7 years, you will continue to receiverecognition and appreciation from Lee for yourannual giving even though you will no longer be eligiblefor Torch Society membership.Benefits of Torch Society Membership:• Invitation to Torch Society Networking Reception• Torch Society Pass for admission to all Homecomingweekend events• Annual Torch Society member milestone giftPlease mail your 2009 Alumni Fund gifts to Lee University, Alumni Relations,P.O. Box 3450, Cleveland, TN 37320-3450 or donate securely online at http://alumni.leeuniversity.edu/