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At Maryville College, we believe strongly in the importance of direct interaction among p
use online communications and other technologies to enhance face-to-face contact rather
replace it. It is vital, therefore, for the campus to be an inviting, comfortable and effective
environment for our students.
A major improvement is the completely renovated Anderson Hall. This state-of-the-art ac
facility is once again full of students and faculty. Renovating rather than demolishing and
has multiple benefits, although it is admittedly a challenging approach. By keeping the fam
beloved exterior, we emphasize the continuity
of Maryville College through the years,
showing to the surrounding area and to our
returning alumni that the institution continues
in a familiar way. In addition, there is nothing
more environmentally friendly than reusing an
existing building, giving us the opportunity to
showcase how we live our ethos of
environmental stewardship.
Another comprehensive renovation project is Pearsons Hall. Again, we are keeping the ou
building while completely rebuilding the interior. I like to tell people that in 2015, Maryv
will have two brand-new buildings – each over 100 years old! We emphasize our residenti
a key dimension of educating the whole person. Pearsons Hall, as the main dining room o
provides a space for the community to enjoy fellowship over food, and thus a chance to m
develop relationships that will last a lifetime.
Because we continue to be ambitious in providing the best possible experience for our stu
natural to look at what is on the horizon too. Last summer, we worked with an architect t
the campus master plan and identify priorities for improvements that would contribute to
wellness, recreation and athletics. This spring, we are working with an architect to review
Science Center and identify what renovation, expansion or new construction will be neede
serve the academic program. This is the same approach that resulted in such a positive out
Anderson Hall, as faculty and staff who are experts in education worked together with des
professionals. I am grateful to the donors who underwrote the costs of collaborating with
professional partners. The early support for planning these projects is imperative to help u
the most effective ways of accomplishing the College’s mission.
Although actual construction projects at Cooper or Sutton are likely to take time to fund
organize, we have been able to make important enhancements recently. In February, a tot
renovated weight room opened in Cooper. This facility serves all of our student-athletes,
being a resource for students who are following a fitness regimen. Also in February, we de
more than 60 new microscopes and three completely upgraded computer labs in Sutton. T
improvements were made possible by generous donations from people who understand th
investment is to help talented and hardworking individuals reach their full potential.
INVESTING IN THE PLACE for People
It is vital for the campus
be an inviting, comforta
and effective environme
for our students.
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campusNEWS
PRESIDENT OBAMA shares MC STUDENT’S STORY She’ll remember it forever.
Mentioned by name by
the President of the United
States and presented as a stellar
example of what investments
in education and self can
mean for the future of the
U.S., Caitlin McLawhorn
’16 broke down in tears when
she heard Barack Obama share
her story.
“It was amazing. Absolutelyamazing,” said the Maryville
College senior. “It was an
unforgettable experience. I
never expected this would
happen.”
During President
Barack Obama’s address at
Pellissippi State Community
College (PSCC) on Jan.
9, McLawhorn was sitting in the Goins Auditorium on the Hardin Valley campus,
the place where the Halls High School graduate got her start in higher education in
2012. Transferring to Maryville College last January, she is completing a writing/
communication major and business minor.
A first-generation college student who was reared by a single mother, McLawhorn said
higher education was always a goal but one she never thought would become reality.McLawhorn, who has been an advocate for access to higher education, said she was
contacted by the White House the week before and asked about her educational path in
anticipation of President Obama’s trip and promotion of “America’s College Promise,”
a matching grant program that would make two years of community college free for
qualifying students. The program is modeled on Gov. Bill Haslam’s “Tennessee Promise”
initiative that, starting in the fall of 2015, will make the first two years of community
college or college of applied technology free for high school graduates of the state. The
funding source is the Tennessee lottery reserve. Tennessee Promise is modeled after
tnAchieves, which McLawhorn took advantage of as a PSCC student.
Much of Obama’s talk centered on the importance of community colleges in helping
citizens achieve middle-class status, and he praised the work of PSCC students, faculty
and staff – including McLawhorn.
“… I just want to use one person’s story as an example, Caitlin McLawhorn,” Obama
said. “She was raised by a single mom. She helped make ends meet, getting her first job
almost the minute she could – two days after her 16th birthday. When it came time for
college, the money wasn’t there. But Caitlin lives in Tennessee, so she knew she had a
great, free option.
“She completed two years at this institution. Now she’s a senior at Maryville
College,” the president continued. “She’s working full-time, just like she has since her
first day of college. And Caitlin says, ‘A lot of people like me got discouraged. I get
discouraged. But I can look back and say, you’ve made it so far. I’ve learned that things
aren’t always what you want, but you can make them what you want.’ That’s wisdom. …
That’s what America is about. We can make of our lives what we will.”
A reporter interviews Caitlin McLawhorn ’16 prior
to President Barack Obama’s address at Pellissippi
State Community College on Jan. 9.
MC announces NEW MINORS,CHEMISTRYDEGREEStarting in fall 2015, Maryville College will offer a
bachelor of science degree in chemistry and two
new minors: outdoor studies and tourism, andsustainability studies.
The College already offers a bachelor of artsin chemistry, which meets the requirements of
many graduate school programs and for studentswho would like to have some flexibility to double
major or have minors. The bachelor of science inchemistry is geared to students who are heading
to graduate school in chemistry or the chemical
workforce and requires hours in all five of the majorchemistry disciplines, allowing students to get both
depth and breadth in the major, explained Dr. MaryTurner, associate professor of chemistry.
“Many of our students did all of the requirementsfor the B.S. degree already, but they received the
B.A. degree,” Turner said. “The new B.S. degreewill hopefully encourage our higher achieving
students to push themselves in chemistry, and it is
better preparation for a career in chemistry.”The new minor in outdoor studies and tourism
responds to a growing interest in sustainabletourism and outdoor studies.
“The impact of the outdoors on humanwellbeing is an emerging area of interest,” saidBruce Guillaume ’76, founder and directorof Mountain Challenge. “Connected to that,
tourism, especially outdoor sustainable tourism,
is a fast-growing industry. Managing travel andadventure with their impacts on the environment
is becoming increasingly more important in themodern economy.”
The new minor in sustainability studies isdesigned to complement any major and provides
a lens into the economic, environmental and
social tiers of any field of study.
“This minor provides the opportunity forstudents to pursue a major field of study andthen richen it with a sustainability perspective,
which will make them more sought-after in the job market as an increasing number of companies
and organizations are seeking employees whoare socially responsible and well-versed in
sustainability principles,” said Adrienne Schwarte,
associate professor of design and the coordinatorfor the new minor.
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MCBRAYER ’86 is commencement
speaker W. Neal McBrayer ’86, a judge for the
Tennessee Court of Appeals, will deliver the
commencement address to Maryville College’s
Class of 2015 during a ceremony
scheduled for 6 p.m., Sun., May 17
on the Anderson Hall lawn. During
the ceremony, McBrayer will also
receive the honorary doctor of laws
degree from the 196-year-old liberal
arts college.
McBrayer was appointed to the
bench by Gov. Bill Haslam and sworn
in on May 5, 2014. He was elected to
a full eight-year term in August of 2014.
Previously, McBrayer practiced law for 25 years in
Nashville, representing clients in commercial
litigation, bankruptcy and aviation matters. As a
partner with Butler Snow LLP, he was listed in
The Best Lawyers in America® and recognized as
a Mid-South Super Lawyer®.
McBrayer graduated in 1989 from the College
of William & Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of
Law, where he was an editor of the William &
Mary Law Review . He currently serves as a
delegate to the Tennessee Bar Association House
of Delegates and is a fellow of the American Bar
Foundation and the Nashville Bar Foundation.
He is also a member of the Belmont UniversityCollege of Law American Inn of Court.
NOSW TO HOST SECONDPROGRAM THIS SUMMERThe New Opportunity School for Women(NOSW) at Maryville College is accepting
applications for its second program to be held
on the MC campus July 12 through Aug. 1.The school, which was established at
Maryville College in 2014, is designed toimprove the educational, financial and
personal circumstances of low-income,under-educated, middle-aged women
in the Appalachian region. NOSW willaccept 14 women into the 2015 program,
which is offered at no cost to the participants.
The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee and thePresbyterian Women in the Presbyterian Church
(USA), along with donors, are providing supportfor the 2015 program.
FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS learn tnetwork , GET CAREER ADVICEThis year’s freshman class, the Class of 2018, is the first class to participate in Maryville
Works, a new comprehensive career preparation program designed to help all MC stud
college and career. Newly integrated into Maryville College’s four-year, liberal arts cur
and launched on Sept. 10, the program delivers career preparation, professional experiementoring to all MC students.
On Jan. 15, approximately 300 students had the opportunity to network with local p
and business and community leaders – including several MC alumni – during a network
which was a requirement of students enrolled in FYS 120: Communications Strategies , a
January Term course that explores human communication in theory and practice.
“Our goal was to have students understand that networking is an essential communi
strategy they will need outside of – and after – college,” said Christy McDonald, direct
career resources. “In this course, professors shared personal
experiences of networking, instructed students in networking
protocol and provided an outlet for ‘peer networking’ to
practice for the event. “They came prepared to speak to
professionals about their career paths and interests,” she
continued. “The event was a success by connecting students
to professionals to help lead into careers.”
On Jan. 20, first-year students heard valuable career advice
from Ben Carpenter, Wall Street veteran, entrepreneur and
author of The Bigs: The Secrets Nobody Tells Students and Young
Professionals About How to Find a Great Job, Do a Great Job,
Be a Leader, Start a Business, Stay Out of Trouble, and Live a
Happy Life .
During his presentation, Carpenter told students about
how he progressed from a naïve liberal arts graduate to the
CEO of a major international investment company, and he
shared advice he learned along the way.
“We found Ben through a New York Times op-ed piece,
where he argued that colleges should offer a four-year
developmental program focused on getting students from
college to career,” said Dr. Karen Beale, associate professor of
psychology and chair of the Maryville College Works program. “As soon as we saw thasaid ‘He has got to know about Maryville College. He has got to know what we’re doi
contacted him, and he offered to come speak, which I thought was incredible.”
Carpenter concluded his presentation with the announcement that all MC first-year
who wanted a copy of his book would receive one free of charge.
“Maryville College is the only college that I know of in the country that is saying tha
important for us to give our students the tools to be able to translate this fantastic liber
education that they’ve been given into the commercial world and how they can help th
both sell themselves into the job and then to do the job,” Carpenter said. “I think that
College is specifically addressing a crying need at a liberal arts college, and I applaud th
Top: Students part
networking mixer he
the Clayton Center
Above: Wall Street
author Ben Carpente
his book and gives c
to students on
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Top: Fifteen students were selected for the first Opera Scenes course in 2013. Seated on the couch are (L-R) Stacey Wilner, Michael Sakir, Delores Bowe
and Melanie Kohn Day ’75. Above: Students rehearse scenes from (L-R) “The Magic Flute,” “The Mikado,” “Così fan tutte” and “La Clemenza d
Below: 2014 Opera Scenes performers get hair and make-up ready in the Clayton Center’s Fred and Sharon Lawson Make-Up Room.
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BY THE NUMBERS
FULL-TIME 78.6%
PART-TIME 8.9%12.5% REPORT FULL-TIME GRADUATE SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT OR “OTHER”
EMPLOYMENT
93.2%
of survey participantseither completed an
advanced degree or
were pursuing one
would “absolutely”
or “very likely”
choose MC again
Of those who pursue
advanced degrees, 97.
reported that the Colle
prepared them “very we
“well” for graduate sch
Master’s degrees,
including MBAs = 66.9%
Doctoral degrees,
including medical = 21.8%
Other (J.D., Ed.S., etc.) = 8.6%
B R E A K D O W
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M A S T E
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D O C T O
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A D V A N C E D
D E GREE S
Classes with most
survey participation
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97.9%
SENIORSTUDY
FACU AS MEN
ORALCOMMUNICATION
WRITTENCOMMUNICATION
ANALYTTHINK
Hallmarks of MC educa
deemed “very importa
to career success
IN A SURVEY conducted
last fall, young alumni of
Maryville College gave their
alma mater high marks in
graduate school preparation,career preparation and other
skills needed to succeed in
the workforce.
The survey was emailed to
2,359 alumni who graduated
in the last 15 years. A healthy
31 percent responded. Some
statistics from the surveyare presented at right. Visit
maryvillecollege.edu for more
on the survey and its findings.
Editor’s Note: “By the Numbers” is a new feature that presents statistical information about Maryvil
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BOOKS BY FACULTY
MEMBERS published Three MC faculty members are celebrating
the publication of their research.
Dr. Aaron Astor, Civil War expert and
associate professor of history, wrote The
Civil War Along Tennessee’s Cumberland
Plateau , which will be published by the
History Press in May. Astor, who has
written extensively on the Civil War
era, is also the author of Rebels on the
Border: Civil War, Emancipation and the
Reconstruction of Kentucky and Missouri,
1860-1872 .
“The people of the Cumberland Plateau experienceda civil war within a civil war,” Astor said. “No area
in Tennessee encountered more divided loyalties
or guerrilla conflict during the Civil War than the
Cumberland Plateau.”
In December, New City Press released Structures
of Grace: The Business Practices of the Economy of
Communion by Dr. John Gallagher, professor of
management at MC, and Dr. Jeanne Buckeye of the
University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.
The book, which is the result of a multi-
year research project involving more than
a dozen companies in both the U.S. and
Canada, explores the business practices of
a group of companies “who are dedicated
to changing the world.” The companiesparticipate in the Economy of Communion
(EOC), an initiative of the international and
ecumenical Focolare movement that began
in Brazil in 1991. Gallagher and Buckeye
focused on the day-to-day business practices
of the participating businesses, finding that EOC
companies are indeed different.
Dr. Jason Troyer, associate professor of psychology,
wrote Counseling Widowers , which is part of The
Routledge Series on Counseling and Psychotherapy with
Boys and Men . The book, published in May
2014, builds on the latest developments in
grief research and men’s studies to bridge
the gap between counseling practice and
the needs of bereaved men. Written for
therapists, the book includes tools for
adjusting clinical strategies to work more
effectively with bereaved men.
Troyer, whose research focuses on the
grief experiences of widowers, has taught
college courses on death and dying and has
provided individual and group counseling for bereaved
college students and older adults.
BRUCE leads study OF
ASIAN CATHOLICS IN U.S.Dr. Tricia Bruce, associate professor of sociology at Maryville College, is assisting the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) with a project that will help inform
the development of a broader national pastoral plan for Asian and Pacific Island (API)
Catholics.
Bruce is working with the USCCB’s Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Island
Affairs and the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church to conduct a nationwide
assessment of the pastoral needs of API Catholics. Maryville College is the “home”
for the project, said Bruce, who is leading the assessment. She also has involved
Georgetown’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), Dr. Jerry Park
of Baylor University and Dr. Stephen Cherry at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
Changes in immigration law
after 1965 introduced higher
numbers of migrants from around
the world, and the U.S. CatholicChurch has seen a rise in Asian
migration, Bruce said.
“In more recent years, the
rate of Asian migration has
surpassed the rate of Latino
migration, so this is a moment
that is introducing new challenges
for the church,” said Bruce,
whose research interests include
the sociology of religion, social
movements, Catholicism,
immigration, organizations
and applied sociology. “While
the U.S. Catholic Bishops have
acknowledged the numerous
and diverse contributions of Asian and Pacific Islanders, they would like to move from
awareness to action with a national plan identifying strategies to meet the needs of API
Catholics. They need social scientific research to help identify those needs and new
demographic realities.”
The team formulated questions for the survey, which was translated into 14
languages and launched online. For the survey translations, Bruce, who often provides
her students with opportunities to assist with her research, also enlisted the help of MC
international students and alumni. Students in Bruce’s research methods course helped
enter the survey into Qualtrics, an online survey platform, and helped field test it.
Sophomore Halle Hill ’17, who is double majoring in sociology and religion,
assisted with the development of the survey, online survey entry and outreach efforts.
“Working with Dr. Bruce on this research project has been a wonderful, informative
and encouraging experience,” Hill said. “Seeing that I am studying religion and
sociology, being able to see firsthand how the two co-exist in this research is such a
rare and awesome experience, and I am very thankful. I am encouraged to see that
what I am passionate about and love to study has serious application in the real world
and is much needed.”
This spring, the research team has been following up with focus groups and
interviews with key leaders.
Bruce will submit a report to USCCB in August 2015, and the team will present its
findings during the USCCB conference in Baltimore in November. “The USCCB will
take the results and get a sense of how best to minister to this community, and they’ll
write the pastoral plan from there,” Bruce said. “That’s the end goal of this project.”
Dr. Tricia Bruce (right) is leading a nationwide
assessment of the pastoral needs of Asian and
Pacific Island Catholics. Halle Hill ’17 (left)
assisted with the development of the survey,
online survey entry and outreach efforts.
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COOPER WEIGHT ROOM upgraded Cooper Athletic Center recently received an upgrade with
the complete overhaul of the entire weight room.The weight room, which reopened in February, includes
power cages, three-way benches, bumper plates, Olympicgrip plates, dumbbells, kettle bells, medicine balls, a glute/
ham machine, a Vertimax speed and jump training systemand battle ropes. An Everlast Infinity flooring surface was
installed, as well as a special turf inset for speed, agilityand quickness drills. The upgrades meet new safety
standards and equip the facility for elite training.
“The weight room is a space utilized by all student-athletes and other students, so there was a great need
to update the space and equipment,” said MC AssociateAthletics Director Heather Mathis Bryan ‘06. “The
College works diligently to recruit and retain talentedstudent-athletes, and we were eager to upgrade the
facility to attract future students and provide a well-equipped training facility for our current students.”
MC Athletics Director Kandis Schram ’85 said the
weight room project had three goals:
■To be more efficient with space. “Unfortunately we
could not add square footage, but we were able tobe much more efficient with the space that we do
have. The new cages along the wall give each
adequate space with weights that allow for gusers to work at an efficient pace and the are
middle for agility training,” Schram said.
■Equipment that allowed for more programm
addition of a Vertimax, rower, pull-up bars anpulley devices allows for creative programmin
■Safer environment for users. “The Infinity floprime example of how much safer the weight
for our users. This, in addition to the cages thfor safety, are all added enhancements,” Sch
Members of the Maryville College Gridiron Cmany generous donors contributed to the proje
exceeded the $105,000 goal.
“As an athletic department, we wanted to raiand renovate the space within a short timeframesaid. “We met with several alumni and alumni g
order to raise the $105,000 needed for the projeraised $115,000 through cash and pledges in ab
months. The response from our MC alumni is a m
boost for our department, and we are looking fomore projects in the future.”
The upgrades in Cooper Athletic
Center’s weight room include all
new equipment, an Everlast
Infinity flooring surface and a
special turf inset for speed,
agility and quickness drills.
sportsNEWS
KELLEY NAMED head softball coach Leah Kelley ’11 was named Maryville College head softball
coach in December.
Kelley was previously an assistant softball coach at MC.
A stellar student-athlete at Chattanooga State Community
College (CSCC) and Maryville College, Kelley also has
served in assistant coaching positions at CSCC and East
Carolina University.
After receiving her associate’s degree in allied health from
CSCC, where she was a two-time all-conference selection
for the Tigers, Kelley chose to conclude her playing career at
Maryville College, earning a bachelor of arts degre
education. As the Scots’ shortstop, Kelley earned a
Great South Athletic Conference all-conference acc
and was named the league’s player of the year follow
senior season in 2011. The 1st Team All-Region ho
finished her senior year ranked in the top 10 within
Division III in seven different offensive categories,
leading the nation with her .522 batting average.
Kelley’s staff includes assistant coaches Taylor D
and Courtney Elrod.
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HAYES named
HEAD FOOTBALLCOACHShaun Hayes ’06 has beennamed the 29th head football
coach in Maryville College’s
storied 122-year collegiatefootball history. He will begin
his eighth season with the Scotsin the fall of 2015. He replaces
Mike Rader, who left in Februaryfor a coaching position at East
Tennessee State University.Hayes, a native of Rutledge,
Tenn., and former Scot standout on thegridiron, was a seven-year member of theScots’ coaching staff, serving as the running
backs coach, quarterback coach, recruitingcoordinator, video coordinator, offensive
coordinator, and, most recently, as assistanthead coach, co-offensive coordinator and
director of player personnel.“We make this announcement after a
thorough process that gathered input from
staff, players, alumni, boosters and communityleaders on a tight timeframe,” MC Athletics
Director Kandis Schram ‘85 wrote in a memoto the campus on Feb. 18. “With recruiting
underway and spring practices around the
corner, it was important to fill the positionquickly – but fill it with the right person. Thissearch revealed that we already have the right
leader within the program. Shaun has the
dedication and passion to lead the programand the knowledge of what type of student-
athlete will thrive within the Maryville Collegecurriculum while excelling within the football
program.”Hayes has appointed Ryan Hansen as the
program’s co-offensive coordinator, director of
player development and wide receivers coach;and Zach Hufford as co-defensive coordinator
and linebackers coach.Philip Bailey will begin his fourth season with
the Scots this fall as co-offensive coordinator,strength and conditioning coordinator and
offensive line coach; Paul Humphries will enterhis third year with the Scots as co-defensive
coordinator and special teams coordinator; and
Ian Harris continues as defensive line coachand recruiting coordinator.
The Scots will open the 2015 campaign onHonaker Field on Sept. 5, when they host
Berry College.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
makes history WITH 26-4 RECORDThe Maryville College women’s basketball team finished the season with a No. 15 national ranking
from the USA TODAY Sports Division III women’s basketball coaches poll.
Recording the most wins in the history of the program and finishing the season with a 26-4
record, the Scots claimed their third consecutive USA South Southern Division regular season
title. The team returned to the NCAA tournament for the 21st time in program history, but it was
defeated by the DePauw University Tigers by the score of 76-53 in the second round of the post-
season in Greencastle, Ind.
In his fifth season, MC Women’s Head Basketball Coach Darrin Travillian became the first
in school history to attain 100 career victories in five seasons and the first to collect USA South
Coach of the Year honors. Named one of the 2015 Uni ted States Marine Corps/Women’s
Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Regional Coaches of the Year, he is now a
finalist for the Pat Summitt Trophy and national Coach of the Year honors.
Junior guard Mackenzie Puckett ’16 led the Maryville College Scots with 415 points on the
year, averaging 13.8 per game – a statistic that ranked her fifth within the USA South AthleticConference. She eclipsed her 1,000th career point on Feb. 21 with an offensive put back at the
14:00 mark against the Huntingdon Hawks. She
was named a member of the 2015 WBCA Division
III Coaches’ All-America Team and was named
to the 2014-15 D3hoops.com All-South Region
Team following her stellar junior campaign.
Above: Junior guard
Mackenzie Puckett ’16
led the Scots with 415
points on the year,
averaging 13.8 per game.
She eclipsed her 1,000th
career point on Feb. 21.
Top: MC women’s head
basketball coach Darrin
Travillian was named USA
South Coach of the Year
and claimed his 100th
career coaching victory.
Left: Senior captain Alex
Bond ‘15 earned second
team All-USA Southhonors this season.
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O NE YEAR , eight
months and one
day after it was closed
to the Maryville College
community for a major
interior renovation, Anderson Hall reopened
for the start of the spring
semester on Jan. 28.
A NEW ERA FOR AN
To commemorate the historic moment,
faculty, staff and students gathered outside that
day at noon to hear the Anderson Hall bell ring
145 times – a toll for each academic year the
building has served the campus.
This semester, the majority of the College’s
1,213 students will take at l east one class inside
the newly renovated building, which now has 31
offices, 11 classrooms, three seminar rooms, three
team rooms, a student lounge and a faculty lounge.
The $7.6 million renovation, funded with
donations from alumni, friends and bequests,strengthened the foundation and took the
interior back to the supporting structure. Interior
walls were removed, as well as existing flooring
and all ceilings. An elevator, sprinkler system,
security system and high-efficiency heating
and cooling system were installed. Johnson
Architecture designed the 25,500-square-foot
interior space; Joseph Construction ha
demolition and construction; and Law
LLC, was hired as the owner’s represen
the project.
Aesthetically, the renovation preserv
of the building’s historic and iconic fea
including wide, open staircases, tall wi
wide baseboards, transom windows an
entrances.
“Faculty and staff who had not seen
building since its interior demolition h
me that the renovated Anderson exceehighest expectations,” said Dr. Barbara
vice president and dean of the College
general, I think everyone knew it woul
updated and functional, but they did n
would be what many describe as ‘beau
The College’s iconic building will b
rededicated during a ceremony on Ma
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“It was a challenging, fun project.It’s rare to save a building of this ageand vintage. Most buildings thatwere in this state get razed,not saved. Now, the College has a
19th-century building with a21st-century interior.”
– Barry Brooke
Executive Vice President of
Lawler-Wood, LLC(owner’s representative for
Anderson Hall renovation)
WE ASKE D Maryville College
alumni, faculty, staff and students
to tell us what they think about the
renovation. Some had spent years in
the building, while some, includingmost freshmen and sophomores,
walked through the building for the
first time this semester. Read their
responses here.
“Walking up to Anderson for the firsttime, it felt like the same old buildingit was before, but as soon as Iopened the first door, that feelingwent away. Everything—from the
stairs, to the walls, to the desks insidethe classrooms—felt brand new andclean. Anderson Hall is definitelymuch improved and has a verymodern feel to it while still beinghistoric on the outside.”
professor of elementary education,in Orren’s new first-floor office in
Anderson Hall.
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“I like the fact that the exteriorlooks almost exactly the same asthe original, and the interior hasbeen transformed, yet it retains theessential structure, specifically thehigh ceiling and windows that let inlots of light.”
– Kim TrevathanAssistant Professor of Writing/
Communication
“I love the seamlessly integratedtechnology in Anderson. We don’tneed to spend precious class timetrying to get the system poweredup and working. The volunteers inthe campus archives have createda fabulous display of artifacts from
Isaac Anderson himself. It is nice toremember these beginnings as weuse this new and high-tech space.”
– Diana Curtis
Instructor, Division of Languagesand Literature
“I’m so happy that the architectsaw fit to keep the integrity ofbuilding. Even though everythis new, you can still see the oldAnderson in the stairs, the cromoldings and the transoms. Theven left a little peep hole to s
old brick, and in the main entris even a display case crafted the old flooring.”
– Dr. Karen
Associate Professor of PsycholoChair of Maryville College
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(Clockwise from far left) Dr. Terry
Simpson, professor of secondary
education, teaches a class in one
of the new first-floor classrooms;
the building’s new features
include an elevator; Kim
Trevathan, assistant professor of
writing/communication (left),
talks to student Emilie Perez ’16
from his third-floor office.
Bottom: A cutout in the wall
on the first floor shows the
building’s original brick structure.
“I like that they left the piece ofexposed brick in the wall.”
– Taylor King ’15
“I’ve been amazed with the newAnderson Hall’s beauty and a senseof familiarity. I recall the first timeI stepped into the building in thespring of 2006. The spirit of the oldAnderson Hall remains, even thoughthe building looks new. Here is an
old soul.” – Dr. Phillip Sherman
Associate Professor of Religion
“It feels like coming home to a newand improved house. I like the factthat the building is now structurallysound and the fact that so muchof the architectural integrity waspreserved, with the staircases, thetransoms over the doorways, the
big wide windowsills and the deepbaseboards. There’s so much ofAnderson still here, and that’s one ofthe most important things.”
– Bonnie West ‘13
Administrative Assistant,
Division of Education
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(Clockwise from left)
The renovation preserved some of
the building’s familiar features,
including the windows and landing
on the third floor; a student lounge
on the second floor gives students
a place to take a break between
classes; new technology, including
wireless internet, allows people to
connect anywhere in the building.
I think it’s been very tastefully doneand seems to be very appropriatefor a building of this age – the colorsand the fact that the moldings havebeen kept or replicated in variousplaces. One thing I laughed aboutis that the stairs no longer squeak.I am very happy that Anderson isbeing taken care of and cherished.It’s important to me that the College
is still respecting what we did when itwas placed on the National Registerof Historic Places.”
– Dr. Sarah ‘Sally’ Brown McNiell ’53
Professor Emerita of History
“The first thing I did when I toured thenew building was ride the elevator.I spent many semesters makingarrangements for students whocouldn’t climb the stairs by movingclasses from second and third floorclassrooms to the ground floor or tobuildings with elevators. It means somuch to me that now these studentsand faculty members who could not
climb the steps can now get to thesecond and third floor. I miss the oldbuilding, but it’s part of my heart.I can appreciate the new buildingbecause of what it provides.”
– Martha Hess ’67 , Former Registrar
“It’s up to date, which is importAnd the fact that they could dowith a building this old … it’s ex
– Jane Huddles
Former Assistant to the Academ
“It has that ‘new’ building smelEverything is fresh, new and rereally pretty. All the philosophhistory professors are all toget
one space (in the Humanities sBefore the renovation, you’d hgo to two different floors to visSo the faculty facilities are my fpart – faculty deserve a nice sp
– Nick Ro
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DISPLAY CASE showcases MC HISTORY
While it was important to preserve many of Anderson Hall’s historic and iconic features
during the renovation, it was also important
that the plans included a way to showcase
Maryville College’s rich history.
The College’s team of dedicated archives
volunteers, which includes Polly Cox Bowers
’58, Julia Bird Cooper ’72, Charles Craven
’77, Gail Bradley Hafner ’60, Martha
Hess ’67, Jane Huddleston ’49 and Rob
Kennedy ’71, requested a display case for
the building. The volunteers spend hours
every week in the basement of Fayerweather
Hall, responding to requests and sorting
through the College’s extensive archives
collection, which includes a variety of uniqueitems, including MC publications, diaries,
photos, catalogs, blueprints, art collections
and meeting minutes. The display case would
give them the ability to display these items for
the entire MC community to see, because “a
lot of people don’t realize that the archives
collection is here,” Hafner said.
“We wanted a chance to show the MC
community some of the things that we
have in our collection,” Kennedy said. “It’s
our collective heritage, and it belongs to
everyone.”
Unbeknownst to the volunteers, Jim
Merritt, general superintendent of JosephConstruction (which handled demolition and
construction during the project), had decided
to take it on as a side project.
Using original heart pine flooring that
was removed from the building during
demolition, he spent several afternoons in
his shop at home, refinishing the wood and
preparing it for installation in the building.
The result is a 3-by-7-foot display case,
located on the first floor of Anderson Hall.
When the volunteers saw the display case
for the first time, they were thrilled – and
immediately put it to use. The first display
focused on the building’s namesake, Isaac
Anderson, and the current display is about theCollege and the Civil War.
“I wanted to help out, and it made the
project more personal for me,” said Merritt,
who admits that he likes to add personal
touches to all of the construction projects he
oversees. “It was an honor to be able to do
this project.”
The first archives display focused on the
building’s namesake, Isaac Anderson, and
included his Bible, communion set, powder
horn, sermons and photos. Archives
volunteers plan to create new displays
throughout the year.
“It’s really well renovated. It’straditional and historic, yet it haselements that are modern. It’s nice toreflect that things change and evolveto accommodate the now.”
– Aley Goodlett ’18
“As a historian, I’m so happy to behere again. The new design pays
tribute to the College’s legacy whilebringing us to the present.”
– Dr. Doug Sofer
Associate Professor of History
“Maybe like any of the classroombuildings, we have Anderson Hall inour minds as a symbol of all of theprecious interactions with studentsover the years – students whose livesand careers we’ve tried to nourish,foster and cherish. So this is continuitywith a great tradition of the past, goinginto the future, and rebuilt new so as tohelp us do the job really well. The fact
that it’s the same building gives usthe continuity with a tradition that weshould be proud of.”
– Dr. Sam Overstreet
Chair, Division of Languages
and Literature
“Anderson Hall has vastly improvedsince my first year at MaryvilleCollege. The interior is now bothtasteful and practical. Despite themodern design, relics from the past,such as the bell out front and theportion of exposed brick inside, area reminder of the building’s rich past.And while I acknowledge that therenovation was absolutely necessary,
I still sometimes miss the creakystairs and confusing layout of myfreshman year.”
– Evy Linkous ’16
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the importance, purponobility of a career as
servant in the United S
Rebecca Reed has retire
the healthcare service
taken on a new adven
moved to Cascade, C
enroll in Charis Bible C
study Scripture and is
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1971
Suzanne McCulloch Frie
has now retired and is
this new adventure.”
James Showalter just co
his 25th year teaching
Langston University, a
Historically Black Coll
University in Oklahom
remains the sole histo
for 1,500 students and
elected by fellow facu
the interim faculty
1963Dorothea Saint Hanton submitted
news about her sister, Hazel
Saint Kolb Collins ’67. Hazel’s
husband John passed away on
Nov. 15.
1965
Carol Sue McNabb Hutchinson
and husband Robert
Hutchinson ‘64 have relocated
to Winter Haven, Fla. Carol is
the pastor at Asbury United
Methodist Church in Bartow,Fla., and has retired from the
Florida Methodist Conference
as assistant director of ministry
to small churches after 15 years.
Robert retired from the United
States Air Force after 24 years,
last worked as a bus driver for
Disney World and is now the
Methodist Christian educator
and program director.
1953Richard Kerr became a great-
great-grandfather on April 17,
2014. His oldest grandson Jason
Brasel and wife Carolyn gave
birth to Hope Elizabeth.
1966Sue Haldeman Bergman and
husband Eric are the proud
grandparents of 34 grandchildren
ranging from age 21 to one born
in January 2014.
1969
June Rostan was awarded the
Lifetime Achievement Long
Haul Award by the Tennessee
Alliance for Progress on May 15
in Nashville. This award is given
to those who have made asignificant contribution over a
period of years to social change
in Tennessee.
1970
Robert Durant released a book,
Why Public Service Matters:
Public Managers, Public Policy,
and Democracy , which conveys
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Corita Erwin Swanson ’58 received a 2014 Spirit of
GoodNeighborslifetime
achievementaward for herwork withBlountCounty GoodNeighbors,
which she started in 1996and served as directorfor nine years.
1907 SCHOLARSHIP inspires donor , HELPS STUDENThe amount was only $50, but it meant so much more.
The check came in at the last minute – just before the start of the 1907-
08 academic year – from a Mrs. George Jones of Massachusetts. Maryville
College Scholarship Secretary Margaret Henry asked Jones to provide a
scholarship for Nell Ross Kirkpatrick of Mooresburg, Tenn., who wanted to
enroll at the College but couldn’t afford it.
In 1907-08, tuition was $18, room was $36, and it cost $1.50
per week for meals through the Cooperative Boarding Club. A $50
scholarship and a work-study position on campus would pay for a
year at MC. Jones’ scholarship gave Kirkpatrick a foot in the door –
and a chance to start a college education.
Kirkpatrick was 19 when she arrived on the MC campus in 1907.
At 6 feet tall, she played on the basketball team and was “one of
the tallest girls in college and towers above almost every other girl
in Baldwin Hall,” Henry wrote in a letter to the scholarship donor.
Throughout her time at MC, Kirkpatrick continued to receive
scholarship support, thanks to the hard work of Henry, who was
dedicated to the education of children in the Appalachians and would
go out into the field to raise money for scholarships.
The oldest of three sisters, including Marivine Kirkpatrick (MC class
of 1912), she took a break in the middle of her college career to work to
support her family but returned to complete her teaching degree in 1914.
Her 1914 classmates included Edwin R. Hunter, former dean of the
College, and Wiley Rutledge, former Supreme Court Justice.
After graduation, Kirkpatrick accepted a job at Nicholas Coun
School in Summersville, W.Va., teaching home economics and G
married Charles Alexander Marshall, and the couple had a daugh
Jones Marshall – named after Jones, the woman who made Kirkp
MC education possible in 1907. Last year, Marshall, inspired by h
mother’s story, decided to send a gift to financially support two M
College students with financial need.
One of the student recipients, Loudine Louis ’16, said Marsh
made it possible for her to attend Maryville College this academi
without paying any money out of pocket.
“It’s been almost a year since I found out about the
gift, and I am still in awe that someone wanted to pay
forward the gift that her mother received while she was
a Maryville College student,” said Louis, a theatre and
psychology double major from Fort Myers, Fla. “I can’t
believe that the person who received the blessing was me.
The gift means more than I can say in words, but what I
can say is that I can’t wait until I have the opportunity to
pay forward this blessing from a stranger.”
Editor’s Note: Sadly, the College learned that Nell Jones
Marshall passed away in December.
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MARRIAGES
& UNIONS
Jean King ’71to Victoria Riccitiello
June 1, 2014
Jackie Dye ‘83to Joe Sprigg ‘80
Aug. 30, 2014
Julia Hurley ’03
to James DalrympleSept. 21, 2014
Amy Norris ’04to Chad Richards
July 13, 2014
Jessica Pope ‘05to Scott Flinchum
June 22, 2012
Anthony Bennett ’08to Kayla HaysJuly 12, 2014
Emily Headrick ’11to Eric JohnsonJune 28, 2014
Amanda Lawhorn ’13to James Dallas Clark III
March 31, 2014
Brittany Self ’13to Steven Purdy
Oct. 12, 2013
representative to the President’s
Administrative Council in 2012,
the first elected representative
of the LU faculty in the history ofthe school.
G. Marcus Woodward was
recently appointed by Kentucky
Governor Steve Beshear to the
Board of Directors for the
Kentucky Health Benefit
Exchange, which is Kentucky’s
state-based exchange for health
insurance under the Affordable
Care Act. Marcus continues to
lecture and oversee training of
insurance agents on the
exchange as well as promoting
KYnect across Kentucky inaddition to running his own
insurance agency, Woodward &
Associates.
1972
Nancy Kennedy Wallace signed a
multi-book contract with Harper
Collins’ UK office for an adult
fantasy series. The first book,
Among Wolves, will be released
in May 2015. Her second series
of Readers’ Theater books, A
Year of Holiday Scripts for
Schools and Libraries, will be
released Sept. 1, 2015. She has
a total of 13 published children’s
books, including The Christmas
Cats and Abby and the Book
Bunch.
1973
Carol Newill retired from the prac-
tice of internal medicine in June2013. Since then she has been
traveling all over the U.S. with
her husband for his contracts in
architectural photography, enjoy-
ing museums, gardens, arbore-
tums and good food along the
way. In September she started
helping (part-time) as a visiting
scholar at the Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health, where
she earned her Ph.D.
Diane Wood has had a lot of
changes in the past year. Her
mother’s health had deteriorated
to the point that she had to go
into a nursing home but she has
welcomed her niece and her
8-year-old daughter into a new
home she bought in August. She
enjoys time spent with her
4-year-old kitty, Maynard, and
her herding breed mix, Katie.
Her transcription job is
improving all the time.
1974
Carolyn Graham Bradley recently
retired after a 40-year career ineducation. Currently still active
as a business owner, she looks
forward to connecting with
friends during alumni weekends
and being involved as an alumna.
Assistant Director of Financial Aid Barbara Cloud Hutchison ’71 retiredfrom Maryville College in January, aftera decade of service. During her time at
the College, Barbara helped manystudents find work-study jobs andreceive the aid they needed to thrive intheir studies and complete degrees.The Maryville College communitygathered to bid farewell to Barbara
during a reception on Jan. 5.
Carol Veltman Kariotis took an
early retirement from her
position as director of
residential life at the University
of Missouri - Kansas City at the
end of 2007. She has since
served as the executive director/
CEO of two arts organizations:Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
and The Writers Place. Carol has
now left working for pay and is
volunteering as a grant writer for
the Liberty Arts Foundation, Inc.
Jean Erhardt ’76 is theauthor ofthe KimClaypoole
mysteryseries, whichis largely setin the Great
Smoky Mountains. Herprotagonist is a MaryvilleCollege graduate whofrequently wears her MCScottie Dog t-shirt. Thefirst book in the series,Small Town Trouble, wasreleased in paperbackand e-book in 2013. DeepTrouble was released inMay 2014 and is nowavailable everywhere ine-book and paperback.
ZANE WINDERS ’13
& CALLIE BLACKFORD ‘1
July 4, 2014
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1976
G. Sutton Brown Jr. owns a gro-
cery and hardware store recentlyfeatured in the Johnson City
Press due to the environmental
updates to his unique store.
While the inside of the hardware
section of the store looks like it is
still the 1950s, the store’s roof is
definitely 21st century – its solar
panels can generate 44 kilowatts
of electricity from the sun. That
means that the store can have a
big impact on the market for
1930s implements, while its
carbon footprint leaves a small
impact on the environment.
Lori Schirmer ‘94and husbandDavid Couch,
a daughter, Nova Leah,May 22, 2014
Daniel Simmons ‘98and wife Brandi,
a daughter, Emma Kate,
April 9, 2014 Sarah Stutzman Ray ‘02
and husband Justin,triplets,
Layton Charles,Pressley Caroline and
Emery Catherine,May 12, 2014
BIRTHS &
ADOPTIONS
1977
E. Keith Goodwin and wife
Annalisa Goodwin ‘79 havereturned to the U.S. after
spending two years as an
administrator and volunteer
working for HOPE worldwide at
the Sihanouk Hospital Center of
HOPE in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia. Now living atop a
mountain in Sylva, N.C., Keith
will continue to work for the
Health and Social Services
Division of HOPE worldwide,
and Lisa will enjoy the peace
and serenity of mountain living.
1980
Virginia Andrews has ju
the graduate programTennessee State Unive
working toward an M.
public history.
1981
David Evans retired in 2
the USAF/ANG follow
years of service. Post
he has joined Profess
Project Services (Pro2
serves as vice preside
National Security Prog
IMBERLY MILLARD LOVINGOOD ‘05AND HUSBAND
CRAIG LOVINGOOD ‘06,A DAUGHTER,AVERY GRACE
OCT. 27, 2014
ALUMNA publishes book , USED IN MC CLASS
Career success in sign language interpreting combined
with a passion for academic work resulted in an
opportunity for Robyn Dean ’90 to give back to a next
generation of interpreters – including those studying at
Maryville College, her alma mater.
Dean has helped pioneer the demand control
schema for interpreting, a tailored variation of existing
occupational research that studies the balance between
job demands and the powers that workers are granted to
fulfill them.
Peggy Maher ’78, associate professor of sign language
and interpreting at the College, uses Dean’s most recent
book, The Demand Control Schema: Interpreting as a
Practice Profession , to teach AEI 303: American Sign
Language - English Interpreting Skills II.
In Maher’s course, students use Dean’s book to prepare
for their off-campus internships, in which they practice
interpreting in walk-in customer service businesses such as
stores, banks, real estate offices and visitor’s centers.
“Learning demand-control strategies before an
internship is essential to students’ skills and wellbeing,”
Maher said. “Interpreting is highly demanding –
interactively, cognitively, interpersonally, emotionally and
intellectually.”
Dean, who co-authored the book with fellow
University of Rochester researcher Robert Pollard,
recently returned from the Heriot-Watt University in
Edinburgh, Scotland, where she finished her Ph.D.
dissertation in Translation & Interpreting Studies.
VITAL TOOLThe demand control schema helps interpreters multitask
and carry out mental processes necessary for them to
work efficiently. Dean’s approach is uniq
draws on an interdisciplinary approach,
isn’t surprising for a Maryville College g
“One of the things I did early on that
work stand out is I took an interdisciplin
recognizing collaboration and borrowin
disciplines. Really, I would say that appr
early on at Maryville College.”
Having spent a significant portion of
working as a staff interpreter at the Univ
Rochester Medical Center in New York,
publishing academic articles on the side
familiar with psychiatric practice.
“I started looking at American Sign L
interpretation outside of the sociologica
sociolinguistic framework because I was
Department of Psychiatry, working with
training to be psychologists and psychiat
Dean added that psychologists and ps
to constantly reflect on their work.
“In the textbook, we talk about the im
interpreters going through a similar proc
are asked to reflect on their decisions. W
certain way? How did they understand a
said. “You have that extra layer of ‘Are y
work?’”
The demand control schema provides
with a framework of thought for analyzi
effectiveness before and after a job.
“The job of an American Sign Langua
to meet a Deaf individual in what we cal
world’ and try to bring the other individ
‘thought world’ as well,” she said.
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more recently as interim
executive director, since 2007.
Prior to joining the SC-SIC staff,
Tom had a 20-plus-year career in
communications, public
information and media/
constituent relations in the
public, private and education
sectors. He and wife Alisha live
in Columbia, S.C., with daughter
Emily (18). Tom’s sons, Matthew
(26) and Palmer (26), live in
Athens, Ga., and Lancaster, S.C.
1987Norehan Abdullah has been
named associate professor of
economics at the University of
Northern Malaysia.
1994
Joseph McCay recently graduated
from Southern New Hampshire
University with an M.S. in
information technology.
1995Amy Lee Baggett just moved from
Bangkok, Thailand, to Lusaka,
Zambia, with husband Kip and
three children, Elisi (9), Selah (7)
and Isaac (4). Kip works for the
CDC, and Amy continues to work
part-time as a physical therapist
for American Embassy employees
and their family members.
1996Christopher Noe received a
doctorate of philosophy in global
leadership from Lynn University
in Boca Raton, Fla., in May 2014.
His dissertation research was in
corporate social responsibility
by small business for economic
value. He began his own global
management consulting firm,
CNoeLimits, LLC, in 2014 as a
nonprofit and social enterprise
advisor working with corporate
and non-profit enterprises.
1999Adam McCall is president and
CEO of TennEra LLC, a for-profitsubsidiary of the University of
Tennessee Research Foundation.
He was featured in a September
2014 Knoxville News Sentinel
article about the company’s use
of advanced separation technol-
ogy to convert streams of bio-
mass into high-value products
such as carbon fiber, plastics and
other advanced materials.
BIRTHS &
ADOPTIONS
Amy Ralston Vagnier ’86 isprincipal at Foothills
Elementary School, whichwas recently named a 2014National Blue Ribbon Schoolby the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan inSeptember, based on its overall academic excellence orprogress in closing achievement gaps among studentsubgroups. The school is the first Maryville school toreceive the award in a decade and the first BlountCounty school to receive it in four years.
Charles Davis II ‘03and wife
Lora Brandt Davis ‘05,a son, Liam,July 24, 2013
Eric Weatherbee ‘06and wife Brittany,
a son,
Brooks Taylor,July 10, 2014
Lindsey Brown Adams ‘07and husband Corey,
a daughter,Emma Mae,Jan. 26, 2014
Marilu Ladd Brewer ‘07and husband Kyle,
twins,Harper Rose andHazely Elizabeth,
Nov. 13, 2013
HEATHER MATHIS BRYAN ‘06AND HUSBAND MARK,
A DAUGHTER,HADLEY NORA
OCT. 24, 2014
1981
Timothy Sasscer teaches intro and
advanced Spanish in a middleschool by day, but music, art,
history and culture are his night-
time passions. He wants to say
hello to past friends, acquain-
tances and ships in the night.
1983
Thomas Hudson has been named
executive director of the South
Carolina School Improvement
Council (SC-SIC). He served as
SC-SIC associate director, and
Robyn Dean ’90 co-authored
The Demand Control Schema:
Interpreting as a Practice
Profession with Robert Pollard.
Published in 2013, it is now
being used in an upper-level
interpreting class taught by
Peggy Maher ’78.
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MIKE MINNIX ’74Major at MC: Philosophy and
Religion
Senior Thesis Topic: History and
Religion in the Time of the Judges
Current Town/City of Residence: Carlisle, Pa.
Occupation: Pastor
Family: wife, Wendy Pehl Minnix;
son, James Minnix; and daughter,
Kelly Minnix Evans
Describe your career path since graduating from MC. After graduating in 1977 from The Divinity School at Duke University
with a master of divinity degree, I returned home to Central Pennsylvania
to take my first appointment as associate pastor in a large congregation in
Lemoyne, Pa. Since that time I have served the United Methodist Church
in local, regional and international roles. I have served as pastor of four
congregations, a term as district superintendent, elected as delegate to two
general and three jurisdictional conferences, chaired three conference agencies
(Committee on Camping and Related Ministries, Board of Trustees and
Council on Finance and Administration), and served on two general agencies
of our church (General Commission on the Status and Role of Women and
General Council on Finance and Administration). I have also had many
opportunities to serve on boards of directors of local agencies; most notably I
was the founding president of the board of directors of Parents’ Anonymous
of Central Pennsylvania and currently serve on the board of directors of the
United Methodist Home for Children in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
What has been your most exciting/enjoyable professional experience to date?
From 1980 until 1988 I served as a member of the United Methodist
Church’s General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. This is a
body that pulls its membership from all around the world and seeks to have
an impact on the lives and ministries of women globally. I was privileged to
be one of the few men at that table. During that time I had the opportunity
to meet women from many countries who are working diligently and
sacrificially in their nations and regions to be in viable ministry and to make
that ministry significant, relevant and helpful to women.
How did your MC experience prepare you for your vocation and/or life?
After 40 years I still find that the courses I took and the things I learned
at MC are an essential resource each day. Among the most important waysthat MC prepared me for vocation and life was in giving me the opportunity
to know, interact with and learn from the incredible faculty.
What are your hobbies?
I restore antique furniture, making repairs, refinishing and recaning the
seats of chairs. I have rebuilt many pump organs from the mid-19th century
and have furnished my house (and as much of my children’s houses as they
will allow) with my projects. I have a large workshop at my home filled with
tools and projects, where I plan to spend many hours after I retire.
FOCUS on Alumni
STEVEN RODNEY DIGGS ’88Major at MC: Business
Management
Senior Thesis Topic: M Youth from a Christia
Perspective
Current City: Knoxvill
Occupation or Title: Pr
CEO of Emerald Yout
Foundation
Family: wife, Sabrina
Diggs ’90; son, Adam
and daughter, Abby D
Describe your career path since graduating from MC.
I have worked with non-profits, Christian youth and communi
development. My current job consists of external facing with the
community, donors, organization leaders and stakeholders; devel
new initiatives; and most recently, supporting the launch of Knox
public charter school.
What has been your most exciting/enjoyable professional experien
Watching our current team grow together and assume more o
leadership of Emerald Youth.
How did your MC experience prepare you for your vocation and/or
MC helped me establish a foundation for understanding comm work ethic, social capital, and most important, spiritual and life d
from faculty, coaches and friends.
Since graduating from MC, what has made you the most proud?
My family is special and the best at supporting my community
organizational role.
What are your hobbies?
Youth sports coaching and playing with my children, but not e
little racquetball too.
Professionally or personally, what’s still on your “bucket list?”
Simply trying to enjoy everyday.
What’s your best memory from your years as a student at MC?
Meeting my wife is #1!
Complete this sentence: I’m glad Maryville College still …
holds to Christian values and high expectations for learning.
Complete this sentence: My classmates may be surprised to learn t
will have a son beginning this fall at Maryville College.
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HORIZONS: SUMMER YOUTH THEOLOGY EXPERIENCE
JUNE 21-26One of the Lilly Endowment’s 12 theologicalprograms for high school youth on acollege campus, Horizons gives rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders aopportunity to spend a week on campus, exploring faith, plunging inservice, building friendships and gaining confidence.
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2016 CONCERT CHOIR SPRING TOUR
Ever wanted to experience the history, culture andlandscape of Scotland?
A “Scottish Heartland Tour” is scheduled for May 17-26, 2016. A trip that
parallels the Concert Choir’s Spring Tour to Scotland, the tour is open and
designed for community members, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and other friends.
The 10-day itinerary includes the Islands of Iona and Mull, Glencoe, Loch Ness,
Inverness, Pitlochry, St. Andrews, Stirling and Edinburgh. Visits include many of
Scotland’s famous castles and cathedrals and the chance to sample a “wee dram”
along the way.
The cost per person is $4,390 and includes round-trip airfare, accommodation
in superior tourist class hotels with private facilities, all admissions, a full-timeguide and transportation by private deluxe motor coach. Deposits are due
by Sept. 30, 2015. For itineraries and information session dates, please visit
maryvillecollege.edu/scotland. Contact Angela Miller, director of alumni affairs