1999, v40, n4 - Methodist University

THE STAFFBill Billings '68, EditorCynthia Curtis, Interim Alumni EditorChuck Heaton, Interim Sports EditorBill Billings, Jami Sheppard, Hugh Harling,Scott Galayde, PhotographersAngelaCunningham, Graphic DesignerCynthia Curtis, Jay Dowd, Michael Molter,Deborah Robinson, Copy EditorsMethodist College TodayIn This IssueVOLUME 40, NO.4 WINTER '99ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONOFFICERSLynn Carraway '71, PresidentBryan May '92, 1st Vice PresidentLarry Philpott '73, 2nd Vice PresidentLynne Smith '86, SecretaryALUMNI ASSOCIATIONDIRECTORSJohnny Lipscomb '68, Paula Adams '78,Sylvia Tartt Boland '82, Nona Fisher '88,Kim Lovely Johnson '95, Jerry Monday '71,James Malloy '78, Rhonda Etherden '79,Rebecca Strickland '78, Elaine Marshall '83,Marsha Henry Nardone '68,Tom Maze '93, Michael Stone '93,George Small '85, Shelia Yates-Mattingly '84,Wendy Johnson '89, Camellia Dunn '70,Gordon Dixon '66, Jamie Justice '94,Trudi Jaber Waters '70ABOUT THIS MAGAZINEMethodist College Today (USPS 074-560) ispublished four times a year (Spring, Summer,Fall and Winter) as a service to members of theMethodist College community and MethodistCollege alumni, by the InstitutionalAdvancement Office of Methodist College,5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28311.Periodicals postage paid at Fayetteville, NC28302-9651 and other additional entry offices.Postmaster: Send address changes to:Pages 1-2Pages 3-4Pages 5-8Page 10Page 11Pages 12-13Pages 14-15Campus News"The Times They Are ~Changing"Winter Graduation CeremoniesStill Crazy After All These Years...Homecoming 1999 HighlightsLithuanianFinds MCEconomic Outlook For 2000The Monarch Pages - Wimer SportsClass NotesOn the CoverPriscilla Farhan andBill Hooks wear theircrowns well as the1999 Me HomecomingQueen and King.- Photo by Chris RyanMethodist College Today5400 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, NC 28311-1420Methodist College Today is produced withPageMaker software on a Power Macintoshcomputer. Circulation: 17,000 copies.Printed by The Highland Press, Inc.,Fayetteville, NCMethodist College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, national orethnic origin, religious denomination, or disabilities for otherwise qualified personsin the administration of its admission, educational policies, scholarships,loan programs, athletics, employment, or any other college-sponsored or advertisedprograms.•Methodist College is related by faith to the North Carolina Annual Conference,Southeastern Jurisdiction, The United Methodist Church. It is an independentcorporation rather than an agency of the Conference and is responsible for itsown debts and obligations.