Summer - Lee University

Torch Travels▼Anita Owens Rich '80 introduces Torch to a Samaritan's PurseMongolia staff member and the mother of a child who recentlyreturned from having heart surgery through the Children's HeartProject in front of the mother’s home in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia.At the gate of the Mormon Tabernacle with Torch are (l-r)Mickey Moore ’73, his wife, Donna, Andrea Shope ’94 (back)with her children and her mother Diane Griffey.(l-r) Pam Coleman ('06M) and Melissa Beaty ('05) broughtalong Torch during a rock hopping excursion at the Chimneyswhile vacationing in Gatlinburg with their families.▼▼Who’s WhereSheila White Ricketts ’89 isa support manager/supervisorin supportive living atOrange Grove Center, an allinclusivecenter for peoplewith mental retardation inChattanooga, TN. Sheila ismarried and has two sons.Sheila would love to hearfrom fellow classmates.Tammy Nieves ’90 purchasedher first home in May,2007 in Winchester, VA. Shehas been employed withFedEx for eight years andsays she “loves the freedomon the job which keeps me inshape.” Tammy attends WinchesterChurch of God.Tammy says she is “happilysingle and would love to hearfrom my old team mates.”Thomas Bordeaux ’93 livesin Metairie, LA, and is in hisfirst year of the D.Min programat the Church of GodTheological Seminary. Hehas been serving as a hospicechaplain in NewOrleans since October 2004.Richard Shrubb AppointedPresident of Minnesota CollegeRichard G. “Ric” Shrubb ‘83, vice president of Academicand Student Affairs at Terra Community College in Fremont,Ohio, was recently appointed president of Minnesota WestCommunity and Technical College.Minnesota West has campuses in Canby, Granite Falls,Jackson, Pipestone and Worthington, serving more than 4,400students. Shrubb, 49, previously served as dean of GeneralEducation and director of the ClintonCounty campus at SouthernState Community College in Ohio;associate professor, program directorof technical communication andassessment coordinator at the MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering; andEnglish faculty member at PearlRiver Community College in Mississippi.He also served in the U.S.Army as an intelligence specialist.“Dr. Shrubb is an outstanding fitfor Minnesota West Community and Technical College,” saidChancellor James H. McCormick. “He will be a strong additionto the leadership team of our colleges and universities andwill bring new perspectives and fresh insights from his experiencein other states.”Shrubb holds a doctorate in educational leadership andsupervision of instruction from the University of SouthernMississippi; a master's degree in business administration fromWilliam Carey College in Mississippi; a master's degree inEnglish from Southeastern Louisiana University; and a bachelor'sdegree in English from Lee University.32 TORCH • Summer 2008