footprintsSpring 2012

time to Retire

With 85 years of combined

experience, three WBU professors feel it is

... God hasbeen good, andwe are careful toacknowledge thatall of our blessings comefrom Himthrough friendsand supporterslike you.

Dr. Paul Armes

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Wayland Baptist University is aninstitution with a unique histo-ry, a deeply blessed and

dynamic present and a future filled withpromise and possibility. While the confines ofthis article prohibit me from being tooexpansive, permit me to mention a few ofthe wonderful things which are happening atyour University.

Wayland’s spring enrollment set a newrecord for the school. Our spring BigWeekend recruiting event, which concludedjust a few days ago, was one of the largestever. As a result, it appears that this Fall wemay well set another record for the Plainviewcampus as we formally begin our footballprogram.

Our external and virtual campus pro-grams continue to grow at a sure and steadypace, in spite of the realities of the economicdownturn we have all experienced.

All of our academic schools and externalcampuses are led by gifted, passionate,capable and faith-centered academicianswho understand and enthusiastically supportthe mission of the university. These individu-als are excited about the good things hap-pening at WBU.

Across the Wayland family, there is anew and increasing sense of call to be thevoice and hands and love of Christ in aworld that desperately needs His touch. Thisis one of the most significant developmentsof the current student generation; these menand women want to change the world inpositive and transformational ways. And thatpassion is not just found at our traditionalcampus at Plainview—it is found in everylocation at which Wayland has been planted.

A few weeks ago, our Board of Trusteesapproved a budget of just under $70 million.Few of us believed we would move to this

level of budgeting this quickly, but God hasbeen good, and we are careful to acknowl-edge that all of our blessings come fromHim through friends and supporters like you.

One of our ongoing challenges is toknow how to adequately and effectively com-municate the richness and variety of theexpanding Wayland story. Increasingly, wewill be looking for new ways to reach out toyou so that you may learn and understandthe breadth and depth of Wayland’s ministry.We want you to know what is happening atWayland, and new instruments are being putinto place to make communication effectiveand relevant.

Mr. Mike Melcher, CFRE, has beenappointed Executive Director of UniversityAdvancement. Mike has done a wonderfuljob for Wayland in the years he has beenhere, and he will do an excellent job in hisnew position. We are expanding ourAdvancement Team to include an AnnualFund Director and an Assistant Director ofAlumni Relations.

Wayland has truly been blessed by herfriends and supporters.

Permit me to conclude with a brief per-sonal note. Last August, I fell off my roadbike and broke my hip. A surgical procedurewas performed to attempt to repair the joint.Several weeks ago, my doctor explained tome that the repair effort had not been suc-cessful. As a result, just a few days ago(Monday, March 26th), I underwent a com-plete hip replacement surgery. I am homenow and making excellent progress in thehealing journey. Many of you have sentemails, cards and notes, and Duanea and Iare very grateful. You are a very special fami-ly and we carry you in our hearts andthoughts every single day.

Grace and peace.

God is blessing WBU

The President’s Pen

What the President is Reading: The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Looking ahead

Editorial BoardDanny Andrews, BA’72PublisherJonathan Petty, BA’95, MA’09EditorRichard Porter, BA’87Assistant Editor

Alumni OfficersSally Dillman Eaves, BS’75 PresidentTyke Dipprey, BSOE’96 Vice PresidentDanny Andrews, BA’72Director, Alumni Development

Executive BoardDr. Gary Abercrombie, BS’73 Kevin Carter, BBA’93 Rose Ann Chavez, BSOE’06Michael Cox, BA’98, MA’10Brenda Gonzalez, BA’73Stacie Hardage, BBA’90Mike Manchee, BS'94, MEd’97Richard Miller, BS’87Danny Murphree, BS’69Daleyn Schwartz, AAS’85 Caren Smith, BA’92 Courtney Williams, BSIS’02Danny Wrenn, BA’84

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FOOTPRINTSVolume 58, No. 2

FeaturesWayland Baptist University celebrates thecareers of three retiring professors.

Christa Smith is retiring after 43 years in the classroom

Gary Manning has spent the last 30 yearschanging courses, changing challenges andchanging lives, but never changing offices

Throughout his career, Robert Black has witnessed a changing genre

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13 WBU is an All-Steinway School

24 News Briefs

29 Alumni Report

16 Design Students Incorporate Faith

20 Athletic’s Review

30 Mission Center Report

Also Inside

31 Baptist Student Ministries Report

It’s timeAfter 43 years in the classroom,

Christa Smith is ready for a breakStory by Jonathan PettyDirector of Communications

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Christa Smith easily pointed out that her twinsister will turn 80 later this year. Her quaint,second-floor office in Gates Hall is very neat,

very structured, very … German. It has no doubt beenthat way for more than four decades. But Smith’s 43-year run in Wayland’s School of Languages andLiterature is coming to an end. When students descendupon campus next fall, that office will belong to some-one else. A teacher of English, French and German,Smith is officially retiring at the end of the semester.

Smith grew up in war-torn Germany during WorldWar II, a far cry from West Texas. Born in Vietz, Poland,which was part of Germany prior to WWII, in 1932,Smith faced her fair share of trials as a child. Hermother died when she was 8 and her father, a Germansoldier, went “mysteriously missing,” according to theGerman government. Smith and her three sistersremained together until the ravages of war separatedIlse, the oldest, when the younger three were forced toleave home by Polish soldiers. Ilse wasn’t at home that

day. Smith, her twin and younger sister, ended up in aChristian orphanage and were miraculously reunitedwith Ilse when one of the sisters saw an ad in a news-paper.

“I believe it was a miracle,” Smith later wrote in oneof her many essays on “Life in Germany in WWII.”

That was one of many instances the English profes-sor can point to where God’s leading had a directimpact on her life. After all, how does a girl raised inGermany end up in West Texas?

“I ended up the wife of Don Smith,” she said.In the mid-1950s Christa was working as an inter-

preter/translator in Augsburg, Germany, and teachingSunday School with an American friend at a localchurch. Don landed in Augsburg while serving in themilitary as a paratrooper, and according to Christa, oneof the first things he did was go to church. Don wasintroduced, along with several other service men, inchurch one Sunday, and Smith wasn’t all thatimpressed.

“Now we stood in the living room. We did not dare move after the

soldier left, but glances out of the living room window showed us that

the street was crowded with Russian soldiers and military vehicles.

Messengers were hurrying, officers were giving orders, communications

troops were carrying equipment into our neighbor’s house next door.

The Russians themselves were tall and blond; that meant that they were

White-Russians. We had heard that these people were proud to be

Europeans, that they were hard men, but also just men.”

--Christa Smith

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“He was red-headed and hisears were big,” she said. “But it wasthe coldest winter in Germany inmany, many years. He had alreadygone to a store and bought a coat. Ithought, ‘at least he has a brain.’Some of those soldiers were shiver-ing in their little suits. It was justpitiful.”

As Don became more involvedin the church and began working inthe junior department whereChrista taught Sunday School, thetwo became more familiar with oneanother. As the summer of 1956approached, Christa asked Don fora replacement in Sunday School asshe was going to miss severalweeks due to vacation. Don asked ifher husband was going with her.Christa responded that she wasn’tmarried and when she returnedfrom vacation Don asked her out forcoffee. Gradually, the couple starteddating, although the red-headedGerman girl was still unsure about

the ruddy American.“The very first date we had, I left

because he was late,” she said. Don didn’t miss too many other

opportunities, making the most ofchurch events and any other timehe could spend with Christa.Eventually, he asked her to marryhim.

“When he gave me the ring, Iput it in my cabinet for threeweeks,” Christa said. “I wasn’t sure Iwanted a poor Texas guy. I hadworked my way up tointerpreter/translator. I had a reallygood salary. I had a good futureahead of me. And Don wasabsolutely a poor Texas guy. But anice guy.”

Christa spent those three weeksthinking and praying until theanswer became clear. She and Donwere married in January of 1958 …but even that was an ordeal.

The couple set their weddingdate for Saturday, Jan. 18. However,

the Department of Statistics wasn’topen on Saturday, so to make thewedding legal, the couple marriedon Friday in the statistics office.They then went their separate waysand met again on Saturday at thechurch for another wedding.

In September of 1958, Donbrought home his bride who beganto acclimate to her new, West Texassurroundings.

This was not Christa’s first tripto the United States. As a highschool student following the war,she was selected as an exchangestudent and spent a year in schoolin Ohio. While this helped herunderstand American life and cul-ture, it did not prepare her for WestTexas.

Don brought Christa home toPampa and once he was releasedfrom the Army, he moved his brideto Plainview so he could attendWayland. Christa said the drive fromPampa to Plainview was truly

Christa Smith has been a professor in the School of Languagesand Literature since the early 1970s. She will retire this year after43 years of teaching.

enlightening.“Canyon I thought was fascinating because the road

went down a bit and there was some scenery,” she said.“When we got to Plainview, Don asked me what Ithought. I said I can see farther and see less than any-where I have ever been. … That hasn’t changed much.”

It also took time for her to get used to the wind anddust. In Early 1960 with their daughter Caren not evena year old, Christa experienced her first severe duststorm. Don knew the storm was coming and talked herinto covering the furniture and trying to stop the dustfrom entering around the window sills. Shesaid she couldn’t under-stand why.

“By the time Ipicked Caren up afterwork, I wrapped a scarfaround her head,”Christa said. “I walkedin the house and every-thing was red. Red dust.You could see where thedust came through thewall. A small house, miserable, dust everywhere. Iswear I turned on the faucet and dust came out.

“I sat down and cried that I was going back toGermany.”

She didn’t, however, and she made the most ofher time in West Texas despite the fact that noamount of bleach would take the tinge of dirt out of thesheets. Christa also started school at Wayland andearned her bachelor’s degree. While there, she workedin the language department, grading all the Germantests and homework assignments.

Smith left Wayland with enough English, French andGerman credits to teach school. She even had a largenumber of religion hours, but she gave up her pursuitof a religion degree when Don gave up his idea ofbecoming a preacher to focus on teaching.

Christa taught school at Cotton Center from 1963-65. She eventually gave up teaching to pursue a mas-ter’s degree. She began commuting to classes at TexasTech with a group that included Don Cook, EmeritusProfessor of English. Cook challenged her to apply for ateaching position at Wayland. Smith didn’t apply rightaway, but completed graduate school in 1969 with twomaster’s degrees. She taught four years Tech thencame to Wayland.

From her view on the second floor, Smith has seenmany changes at Wayland, some good, some not sogood. Some things caused her to lose sleep and threat-en her health with worry, until she learned to turneverything over to God. Wayland survived, and so didshe. She was here through the tumultuous 1980s andsaw the Mabee Learning Resource Center go from con-ception to a laughing stock and then completion. Shehas watched several administrations as they ledWayland through the good times and the bad.

“I think I need to write an unauthorized history ofthe last 40 years,” she said. “A lot of things havegone on, but it has survived.”

Through it all, however, one thing hasremained – the students.

Smith said in her early years the languagestudents were some of the best on campus.They were committed to learning the lan-guages to further their education and futurepossibilities. She said the emphasis on

learning foreign languages seemsto have dissipated somewhat, butthere is still one lesson that shetries to teach every student thatcomes through her classroom.

“I’m still trying to teach studentsthat what they learn, no one can takeaway from them,” she said. “Learn asmuch as you can at a time when youcan concentrate on learning.”

Smith will complete her load this spring and watchas some of her students graduate in May. She hasalready begun to clean out her office and to figure outwhat she will do with 40-plus years of teaching materi-als. When she closes her office door for the final time,she will join her husband of nearly 54 years in retire-ment. Smith said they may travel some, she may teacha few classes here and there, or she may focus on writ-ing a book about her childhood experiences to sharewith her grandchildren. And although it has been aninteresting ride, she said she would not trade her 43years at Wayland.

“I stayed didn’t I?” she said. “When they asked me, Iwasn’t sure. But I stayed because of my family. Donloved Wayland. My kids went to school here and theyall love Wayland. I knew I wasn’t going to get richteaching at Wayland, but I was allowed to be a teacher.I have enjoyed my years here.”

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Final round30 years of religious education

have Manning looking for changeStory by Jonathan PettyDirector of Communications

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About five years ago, Dr.Gary Manning stumbledacross a personal revelation

that explains a lot about his career.As he was participating in a psycho-logical profile study, it was deter-mined that his desire for change wasoff the charts. At that point in time,he had been teaching at Wayland foronly 25 years.

“Why are you still there?” askedthe profile administrator.

“Because I’m always teachingsomething new,” he replied.

Five years later, however, Dr.Manning is ready to embark on anew journey as he retires from full-time teaching.

A web of personal relationshipshas influenced Manning’s lifethroughout the years. Friends andacquaintances have come and gone,but through these relationshipsManning developed a network thatnot only brought him to Wayland, butalso allowed him to influence othersin their decisions.

Manning has seen a lot in his 30years at Wayland, but while his lifemay be driven by the desire forchange, he has watched those 30years pass from the same corneroffice in the Flores Bible Building.

“I’ve spent 30 years in this office,”he said. “Nearly everybody else hasmoved.”

A 1969 graduate of HowardPayne University, Manning earned hismaster’s degree in religious educa-tion in 1972. Ten years later, hewalked away from SouthwesternSeminary with a Ph.D. During those10 years, Manning worked as a pas-tor, music minister, youth ministerand just about any other position onecan hold within a church. But as hewas completing his doctorate an

encounter with a friend had a pro-found influence on his life.

Ronnie Littlejohn, who was teach-ing in the religion department at thetime, had become friends withManning a few years earlier. The twomet on a softball field in Temple.Littlejohn was a youth minister andManning was a pastor. They quicklybecame friends.

A year prior to Manning graduat-ing from seminary, he invitedLittlejohn to conduct a week-longbible conference at his church. Whentalking to him, Manning jokinglyasked Littlejohn if Wayland neededsomeone to teach religious education.Unbeknownst to Manning at the time,then-chair of the religion department,Dr. Fred Howard, had sent Littlejohnwith the instructions to ask Manningif he would be interested in teaching.

“One thing led to another. I gotthe job, and I came in, unbelievably,as a full professor,” Manning said.

At that time, the religion depart-ment was divided into ChristianMinistries and Christian Studies.Christian Studies dealt with an aca-demic approach while ChristianMinistries was based more in applica-tion. When Manning stepped in, hewas immediately granted full profes-sor status and was made Chairmanof the Division of Christian Ministries.

“I had never taught in a college –ever,” Manning said. “It was my firstexperience and I was chairman of thedivision of the Christian Ministries. Ibecame a full professor right off thebat.

“Fortunately, we have rules nowagainst that.”

While Manning benefitted from aless structured situation, he has beena catalyst for constant change in hisstatic position.

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It has always been interesting for me to

hear from (students) about what they think

about scripture, about church, about

ministry, about God and about Jesus.

Dr. Gary Manning

Professor of Religion

“I teach different things every semester,” he said.“Not only do I teach, but I also preach and dosinging. I was the golf coach. It has been a joy forme because of all of these opportunities that I havehad.”

The last 30 years weren’t all pars and birdies forManning, however. He was here during the tenuous80s and can specifically recall a three-hour stretchof life he spent with the university president.

“There was a certain president who was herewhen I first got here and he talked a lot like a per-son from South Africa …,” Manning said.

As it turns out, he impersonated then PresidentDr. David Jester at a faculty Christmas party. Thejoke didn’t go over too well with the administrationand he spent some time discussing it with Dr. Jester.

“I was pretty much called on the carpet for that,”Manning said. “But things were tense and it was atime for (the faculty) to laugh and say, ‘Hey, let’sdon’t take ourselves so seriously. It’s going to beokay.’”

Manning also was instrumental in starting thePioneer golf program in the early 1990s. He wouldteach golf as a physical education course. One term,he noticed that Athletic Director Dr. Greg Feris wasshowing up to observe his class. At the end of theterm, Feris asked Manning what he thought aboutcoaching a golf team.

“I had never thought about it,” Manning said. “Ithought, how would that work? Would I have sometime off from my classes to do that? I found out, No!This would be on top of your otherwise full job.”

So naturally, Manning jumped right in.A fledgling program, the first year’s budget was a

grand total of $9,500. This was money forManning’s coaching stipend, entry fees, equipmentand travel. Manning said the program didn’t evenhave enough money to buy matching uniforms fortheir first tournament. He said he asked his wife,Paulette, if they could afford to go to Stein Mart andbuy matching shirts for the team.

“We finally found five that would fit everybody,and I bought mine, the sixth one. That was our uni-form that we got from Stein Mart,” Manning said. “Itwas a shoestring budget. Fortunately and thankfullythat thing has grown immensely.”

Manning coached the squad for six years. When

he was ready to step aside, heasked Tom Harp, who he had meton the golf course, if he would beinterested in coaching. Manningrecommended Harp to Feris andHarp has been the coach ever since,developing a team that is now con-sistently ranked in the top 10 in thenation.

Manning not only played a rolein Harp’s hiring, but he has beeninvolved with many people whohave eventually come to Wayland.Manning recommended Dr. PaulSadler for a philosophy positionthat was open. Sadler is now Deanof the School of Religion andPhilosophy. Donnie Brown was aformer student of Manning and onhis recommendation now serves asDirector of Baptist StudentMinistries.

Dr. Carolyn Ratcliffe was in thecongregation at her church oneSunday when Manning filled thepulpit with a sermon challengingpeople to “find their Nineveh”Radcliffe took the message to heart,earned her doctorate and nowteaches in the School of Religion.

Manning worked with RobertBlack as a pastor in Temple.Manning gave his name to GeneOwen who was serving as a mem-ber of the music minister searchcommittee at First Baptist Church.Black was called to the churchwhere he served for 16 years beforemoving to Wayland. Black is retiringas well after 12 years in the Schoolof Music.

“This has seemed to be a pat-tern in my life,” Manning said. “I’vebeen in some strategic placeswhere God worked through my lifeand got people into places wherethey have been able to impact oth-ers.”

Those others are the reasonManning has been teaching for thelast 30 years. For him, it’s alwaysabout the relationship with the stu-dents.

“They are fun. They have alwaysbeen fun,” he said. “It has alwaysbeen interesting for me to hearfrom them about what they thinkabout scripture, about church,about ministry, about God andabout Jesus. It has always been fun

to hear them talk about where theyare and what they think.”

Manning said he was thinkingabout his Wayland experience andrealized that over the course of 30years, thousands of students haveworked their way through his class-room. And now, a former student,Dr. Clinton Lowin, who is alreadyteaching Wayland, will take hisplace among the faculty.

And while retirement will usherin a new chapter in his life,Manning will still find his way to theclassroom. He and Paulette havealready purchased a place inBandera where they will move oncethe semester is over. Both are origi-nally from the San Antonio area.Manning will also continue to workfor Wayland, teaching religioncourses at the San Antonio campuson a part-time basis and hoping tofind a whole new crop of studentseager to learn.

And of course, his retirementhome is located on a golf course.

“I can see the 16th tee box frommy front door,” he said.

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Robert Black struggled foryears trying to decidewhether God had called

him to work for a church or aschool. He wound up doing both ina career that has spanned almost50 years but will come to an endon May 15 when he retires from hisposition as associate professor ofmusic and director of church musicstudies at Wayland BaptistUniversity.

During that time, he has seen aradical shift in the way churchmusic is both taught and practicedand his career is a microcosm ofwhat many churches have gonethrough as they have faced thosechanges.

Black has served as an assistantprofessor at Wayland since Augustof 2000. He taught as an adjunctprofessor for four years prior to thatwhile he served as the minister of

music at First Baptist Church inPlainview — a position he held for16 years.

Prior to coming to Plainview,Black, who is a native of Temple,served in a variety of churches inCentral Texas and also worked asthe music editor for Word Music,Inc., at the time the largest publish-er of church music in the world. Itwas there that Black found himselfon the cusp of what would become

Evolving worshipBlack’s career spans radical

change in church musicStory by Richard PorterAssistant Director of Communications

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Music doesn’t

stride up to the

front door of the

church and throw

the doors open

and say ‘Here I

am.’ Instead,

music knocks on

the doors of the

church and asks,

‘How can I help?’

Robert Black

Associate Professorof Church Music

a revolution in church worship —the advent of contemporaryChristian music.

“While I was there, we beganto experience the very beginningsof contemporary Christian music,so I was involved with that fromthe beginning,” he said, pointingout that the genre was tied to theJesus Movement of the late 1960sand he was at Word in the early1970s.

“Nobody knew what to do withit. It was pretty out on the edge atthe time. We saw it as an interest-ing phenomenon, but not neces-sarily for mainstream churchmusic,” he continued.

As it turned out, over thecourse of his career worship inchurches across the country wastransformed as praise songswhich stemmed from contempo-rary Christian music gained popu-larity.

The problem was that themore contemporary worship stylebumped up against traditionalworship, which included hymnsthat had been in songbooks forgenerations. Churches struggledwith which style of worship to fol-low with congregations made upof all ages of people. Should theygo contemporary, remain tradi-tional or blend their worship serv-ices?

The question was one whichBlack addressed as he beganteaching his classes at Wayland.Having been around from thebeginning of the movement, hecould see both sides.

Black acknowledged that healways had been drawn to churchmusic.

“As a boy, I was fascinated with

church and used to pretend to bethe music director as my cousinsand I would play church,” he said.

He went on to explain that ashe got older he learned to playthe piano and his home churchasked him to be a part of theirmusic program.

“The church bought a littlebitty electronic organ and I didn’tknow any better than to say “I’llplay it,’ ” he said with a grin.

From there, he found himselfwith more opportunities to serve.

“What happened was I hadsome talent and a church, waysooner than they should have,gave me an opportunity to serve. Ihad two young inexperienced min-isters when I was a teenager whoencouraged me. That’s why I’m inchurch music today, I promise,” hesaid.

Black said he began serving inchurches in 1963 when he was 18and has been doing so ever since.

As an adult, though, he alsobegan teaching at Temple JuniorCollege and realized he enjoyedthat as well.

“I liked it and had always won-dered if I was supposed to be ateacher or a minister of music. Istruggled with that until I was inmy mid-40s — until I realized theanswer was, ‘yes,’ ” he said.

As he worked his way throughthat struggle, Black also foundhimself in the middle of thegreater struggle of which directionchurches should go with theirworship music. Again, he couldsee both sides of the issue fromhis work in churches and withWord.

“The Jesus Movement didaffect church music, even though

we weren’t doing screaming guitars.We saw the advent of the youthmusical come into church. A wholegeneration of young people gotturned onto Christian music, maybefor the first time, in a greater waythan ever before,” he said.

Still, he could understand theconcerns of those who felt that theirchurch’s worship time was becom-ing little more than a concert, and,he felt that in some ways contem-porary Christian music lacked a cer-tain depth.

Thus was formed the question inhis mind: “We talk about what isbetter, Christian music that is kindof baptized or good music (per-formed) by Christians.”

Ultimately, he drew his own con-clusion on the matter.

“Music doesn’t stride up to thefront door of the church and throwthe doors open and say ‘Here I am.’Instead, music knocks on the doorsof the church and asks, ‘How can Ihelp?’

“If church music dominates,that’s wrong. It is the word of Godthat leads. The first commandmentstill applies — ‘Thou shalt have noother gods before me’ — and thatincludes the hottest new rock bandor the staunchest classical compos-er,” he said.

It has been that philosophy overthe years that he has tried to instillin his students, and as it turns out,that interaction with the students isone of the things he will miss themost as he moves into retirement— that and the relationships he has

formed with his fellow faculty mem-bers.

“I knew I would enjoy the sub-ject matter. It was really a nice sur-prise to discover how much I likedthe students, and the warm rela-tionship the faculty has with eachother,” he said.

Still, he continued, it is time forhim and his wife, Martha Jo, aretired elementary reacher, to settleinto an environment where they canspend more time with their chil-dren, son Clint and daughter Sarah,and their families.

“I hope to continue part-timeteaching and music ministry but wewanted to move closer to our chil-dren and grandchildren,” he said.

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The Wayland BaptistUniversity School of Musicis taking the next step in

differentiating itself as a premierinstitution for musical studies.Following the success of the 88 Keysprogram and discussion betweenWayland faculty, administrators andSteinway representatives, Waylandhas entered into an agreement tobecome an All-Steinway School.

“Becoming an All-SteinwaySchool is about academic and per-formance excellence for our stu-dents,” said Dr. Ann Stutes, Dean ofthe School of Music. “It teachesthem that there are no substitutesfor quality when it comes to makingmusic and sharing that music withothers.”

Stutes said the focus of the pro-gram is to give students an opportu-nity to learn on the best availableinstruments. Wayland recently pur-chased a new Steinway Model DConcert Grand Piano that is used forperformance. Through the 88 Keysprogram the school raised enoughfunds to also refurbish its existingSteinway piano.

Much of the success of the initialprogram was due to a large endow-ment in the name of Gloria Inman. Along-time supporter of the arts,Inman passed away in April of 2011.

A large donation was made by herhusband in her name to establishthe Gloria Inman Endowment for theSchool of Music. Much of thatendowment will be used to help off-set the cost of maintenance on theSteinway pianos.

Currently there are 123 All-Steinway Schools in the nation. Withan All-Steinway designation, Waylandwill ensure that 90 percent of thepianos on campus are Steinwaypianos and that all pianos used foreducation, practice and performancewithin the School of Music areSteinway. Wayland currently has 33pianos.

Stutes said converting to an All-Steinway school will further setWayland apart among its peers as aschool that is serious about musiceducation.

“There are actually few institu-tions of Wayland’s size and scopethat have committed to the All-Steinway initiative,” Stutes said. “Bydoing so, we allow prospective stu-dents and other in the profession torecognize our commitment to qualityeducation.”

Although it will take some time toreplace all the pianos in the Schoolof Music, Wayland has already beengranted the All-Steinway designationby Steinway & Sons of Dallas.

All-Steinway Initiative

Wayland School of Music

Becoming an

All-Steinway

School is about

academic and per-

formance excel-

lence for our stu-

dents. It teaches

them that there are

no substitutes for

quality...

Dr. Ann Stutes

DeanSchool of Music

Approximately 100 guests, digni-taries and Wayland BaptistUniversity Trustees crowded into thesmall auditorium at the Museum ofthe Llano Estacado to witness theunveiling of the name for the newmen’s dormitory.

Joined on the podium by DonnaMeade Dean, widow of Jimmy Dean,Wayland President Dr. Paul Armespraised the late country entertainerfor his passion for his craft, contri-butions to education and the “bestsausage made in America.”

“As a token of our appreciationfor the relationship we have hadand continue to have with this won-derful couple, and as a way of hon-oring the life and passion anddreams of Jimmy, it is my honorand privilege to announce that this

beautiful new structure will benamed Jimmy Dean Hall,” Armessaid.

An emotional Donna Dean spoketo the audience after an artist’s ren-dering of the building containingthe words “Jimmy Dean Hall” abovethe front door was unveiled.

“I’m terribly emotional,” shesaid. “Jimmy used to say I wouldcry at card tricks.”

Dean said that Jimmy would beproud to have his name connectedto Wayland.

“Jimmy’s passion in life waseducation,” Dean said. “He didn’tget to graduate from high schoolbecause he had to support his fam-ily, but he educated himselfnonetheless.

“He educated himself and he

always felt that education was thekey to success.”

In 2008, Jimmy and DonnaDean donated $1 million toWayland - the largest cash gift evergiven to the school. Since that time,the Deans have continued to sup-port the school. Jimmy, who wasborn in Olton and raised in SethWard, just north of Plainview, diedat his home in Richmond, VA, in2010.

The 94,000 square foot facilitybearing his name is three stories,consisting of 175 rooms with 350beds. It is scheduled for completionthis summer and will be open tohouse students in the fall of 2012.

“May all those who walk thehalls of Dean Hall and all those whoinhabit it be blessed,” Dean said.

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Dorm named for entertainerJimmy Dean Hall

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World renowned authorand management guruKen Blanchard enter-

tained the crowd on March 27 asthe guest speaker for WaylandBaptist University’s annual WillsonLectures.

The lecture series, establishedby the James M. and Mavis Willsonfamily of Floydada, features topicsrelated to applied Christianity andChristian home and family life.Blanchard, known for his books TheOne Minute Manager and Lead LikeJesus has authored or co-authoredmore than 50 books on manage-ment and leadership. The co-founder and chief spiritual officer ofthe Ken Blanchard Companies,Blanchard is devoting his life toinspiring and equipping people tolead like Jesus.

Blanchard gave his testimony,sharing how he had been raised aPresbyterian and converted toMethodism because the Methodistshad a better basketball team.During his time in college,Blanchard drifted away fromChristianity. When he and his wife,Margie, returned to the church, thehypocrisy was more than they couldstand. They left religion behind. Itwasn’t until the success of The OneMinute Manager that Blanchardbegan feeling the call back toChrist.

“It was so successful that I washaving trouble taking credit for it,”Blanchard said.

Blanchard recalled a conversa-tion he had with Robert Schuller onhis “Hour of Power” broadcast atwhich time Schuller pointed out

that Jesus was the original one-minute manager. Blanchard saidGod then began placing people whoencouraged him to surrender toChrist in his life. His journeyreached its pinnacle one evening ashe and his wife were driving home,wondering how to deal with a man-ager in his company who had dif-ferent ideas on how to run the com-pany.

Being the consummate people-pleaser, Blanchard wasn’t lookingforward to talking with the manager.It was at that point that he recalleda conversation he had had withsomeone who pointed out thattrusting God was like hiring threeconsultants (Father, Son, HolySpirit) for the price of one.

“That was language I couldunderstand,” he said.

Once he turned to God for help,Blanchard said the situation

resolved itself. He went to speak tothe manager, who simply quitbefore any real conversation couldbegin.

Blanchard picked up his Bibleand began studying the leadershipstyle of Jesus, realizing Jesus’ stylewas everything that he had writtenabout in his many books.

“I found that this guy is thegreatest leadership role model of alltime,” Blanchard said.

Through his personal study,Blanchard developed a belief thatthe next great movement in leader-ship is going to be through“demonstration, not proclamation.”This led him to develop what hefeels are the four key componentsof leading like Jesus: heart, head,hand and habits.

The heart, Blanchard said, dealswith your personal character.

“Are you here to serve or beserved?” Blanchard asked.

The head asks the question,what does servant leadershipmean? Blanchard said a strongleader must have a vision, directionand values and be able to commu-nicate those to his followers. Aleader must also be able to imple-ment those values.

The hands deal with behaviorand performance. To lead like Jesus,one must coach his followers to besuccessful in their jobs.

Blanchard based his writing onfive habits of Jesus that he seesthroughout scripture: times of soli-tude, prayer, reading scripture,being accountable to a small group,and trusting in the unconditionallove of God.

The Willson LecturesAuthor encourages Christian leadership

Author and inspirational speaker KenBlanchard addressed a crowd duringWayland’s annual Willson Lectures.

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For Assistant Professor ofGraphic Design TreyShirley there is more to

his work than simply teaching hisstudents the finer points of design.

A key element of the WaylandBaptist University instructor’s mes-sage centers around social aware-ness and responsibility. Throughthat emphasis, Shirley has found away to make his passion his min-istry.

“In each of my classes, I try todo one assignment that has social

responsibility in it,” Shirley, who isheading up Wayland’s new major ingraphic design, explained.

This past semester, the projectwas entitled the “Global WaterCrisis” and focused on data takenfrom the 2006 HumanDevelopment Report, “BeyondScarcity: Power, Poverty and theGlobal Water Crisis.”

The main point of the projectwas that “One in six people do nothave access to clean water.”

Students were instructed to usethe graphic design concepts theyhad been studying to create a 10” x16” poster addressing the issue.

Faith and VocationGraphic design instructor encourages students to be socially responsible

Story by Richard PorterAssistant Director of Communications

Trey Shirley

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Shirley’s motive for the projectwas simple.

“When you design for some-thing specific, you’re thinkingabout it from so many differentangles. There also is somethingintimate about designing for acause,” he said.

Shirley went on to explain thatprojects of this type force his stu-dents to focus on the issue athand and his hope is that throughthat process they will develop apersonal connection with theissue.

As it turns out, that approachto teaching stems from whatShirley is convinced is a call toministry, albeit an unconventionalone. He has a bachelor’s degreein graphic design and a Master’sof Divinity from Abilene ChristianUniversity.

From a ministerial standpoint,he spent three years serving as ayouth minister.

Shirley admitted that initiallyhe felt his call was to be a preach-er. However, over time he realizedthat God had other ideas.

“I thought I was going to be apulpit minister but found astronger calling to teach,” he said,before describing the change infocus.

“I love preaching. I really do.There’s just so many otheraspects of teaching that I’m bettersuited for than being a pastor.

“Play to your strengths,” hecontinued.

Part of Shirley’s goal is to helpstudents understand how theycan use their chosen vocation asan instrument of ministry. Hehopes that students understandthat as they work in a career of

graphic design or the arts theyshould not lose touch with theirfaith.

“All work is kingdom work,” hesaid.

He explained that he encour-ages students to explore how theycan impact the world throughcombining their faith and theirvocation.

The Global Water Crisis projectwas an assignment for his DesignII class in which studentsaddressed the notion of visualcommunication.

“We’re studying what it meansto use imagery to make it into avisual language,” he said.

In this particular assignmentstudents were instructed to focuson simplicity — design a projectthat catches the attention of thepublic and then delivers a seriousmessage.

For Kate Trejos, a senior fromBogota, Colombia, the assignmentwas a technical challenge.

Trejos came to Wayland toplay volleyball and is majoring in

Above: Wayland Assistant Professor ofGraphic Design, Trey Shirley, right, works withone of his students, Timothy Garner, duringShirley’s Design II class this past fall. One ofShirley’s goals is to help his students under-stand how they can use their interest ingraphic design as a ministry tool.

Opposing page: This poster, depicting a childdrinking dirty water, was designed by WaylandBaptist University senior Kate Trejos, a graph-ic design student from Bogota, Colombia aspart of her work in Trey Shirley’s graphicdesign program at the university.

Next Page: This poster, designed by WaylandBaptist University student Gilberto Reyes ofthe Dominican Republic, was part of hisassignment in Trey Shirley’s Design II class atthe university.

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graphic design after studying indus-trial design in Colombia.

From a technical perspective,she explained that she wanted tocombine “dirty” elements (referringto her font choices) with a photo ofa child which she felt suggestedfuture generations. At the sametime, she wanted imagery thatwould catch a person’s eye andstop them, while she incorporated atool that would bring them closer tothe poster to read its message.

The end result was a poster thatshowed a child drinking dirty waterand had fonts that were a bit diffi-cult to read at first glance, forcingthe viewer to stop and focus on themessage.

Of the social responsibilityaspect of the assignment, Trejossaid it made her more aware of thefact that water is a resource.

“You can’t take that for granted,”she said. “From generation to gen-eration we have to be aware ofthose things.”

Gilberto Reyes, a senior baseballplayer from the DominicanRepublic, agreed that the assign-ment was eye-opening. His projectfeatured six water bottles, one ofwhich was crushed.

Reyes said he was impressedwith the amount of information hewas able to find as he worked onthe project.

“That put it more in perspective.I know that a lot of people don’thave good water, but I never knewthe kind of numbers (ProfessorShirley) gave us,” he said.

Reyes said he likes the notion ofcombining his faith with his voca-tional interests, pointing out that hebelieves people need to find a more

universal way to communicate theChristian message.

He said the challenge would beto create a project that was positiveand not judgmental . . . that wouldbe received not only as a qualityproject, but for its message, as well.

“I love doing that. I think itwould be fun to create somethingthat would display a message likethat,” he said.

For Shirley, that kind of enthusi-asm is what he is wanting and hehopes it will spur his students tolook for more opportunities to usetheir talents as ministries. However,he pointed out, they will have to beaggressive and creative in theirsearch.

“Those opportunities do come,but you have to go looking forthem,” he said.

For information, contact the Office of Advancement: 1900 W. 7th St., CMB 621 s Plainview, Texas 79072

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Athletics wrap

With summer break approach-ing, the athletes at Wayland BaptistUniversity have quite a bit to beproud of. Whether it is individual orteam accomplishments, Waylandathletics has enjoyed a successfulspring.

Most notably for the universitywas the men’s indoor track teamwhich claimed the school’s sixthNAIA Indoor Track and FieldChampionship. The men finished asrunners-up the past two yearsbefore running away from the fieldthis season.

Wayland’s men scored 108points, outdistancing second placeShorter University, the defending

national champion, by 36 points.The total represented the mostpoints scored by a men’s teamsince 1995 and the largest marginof victory since the Pioneers lastwon the crown in 1989, when theydefeated Azusa Pacific, 102 to 59.3.

While the team benefited from anumber of strong individual per-formances, some stand out. SeniorJerry-Lee Davis ran the best race ofhis career in capturing his first indi-vidual national championship in the400 with a time of 47.14 seconds.Junior Dewayne Booker took tophonors, as well, with a winning timeof 1:19.15 in the 600-meter race.Junior Jarrod Morris broke his own

school record, and picked up hisfirst individual national title with awin in the 800-meter race. The six-time All-American finished with atime of 1:50.14. Kennedy Kithuka, ajunior from Kenya, won the 3,000-meter race for the second time inhis three-year career with a time of8:03.63, 12 seconds ahead of hisclosest competitor. Junior EdwardTaragon earned his first individualnational championship with a win-ning time of 14:30.37 in the 5,000-meter run. Finally, the DistanceMedley Relay team won in a time of9:51.31 and the 1,600-meter relayteam narrowly missed breaking thenational record with a winning time

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of 3:09.60.Wayland’s women’s track team

placed third in the nation with ascore of 59 total points. AzusaPacific won nationals with a total of108 points and Oklahoma Baptistclaimed second place with a total of107.5.

Janelle Redhead, a juniorCanadian transfer from SouthPlains College, scored 18 pointsand established two school recordsin individual events. She eclipsedthe first record with her winningtime of 53.25 in the 400-meters,and got her second with a second-place finish in the 200 where sheran a time of 23.11.

In addition to picking up pointsfor the team, junior Milca Villegasearned All-American honors withher sixth-place finish in the 800and as a member of the 3,200-meter relay team where she wasjoined in a fourth-place finish byteammates Kristy Hannah, AmberBellamy and Melissa Cejas. The

relay team ran a time of 9:12.72,while Villegas ran a 2:15.03 in the800. Latanya Nation took first-placehonors in the long jump and alsogained points in the 60-meter hur-dles and the triple jump.

Seniors Nation, Leandria Leeand Bianca Grant have been to theindoor national podium three oftheir four years and have combinedfor a total of 35 All-American desig-nations.

Wayland WrestlingWhile Wayland’s track program

has a long and storied history, oneof the newer programs at the uni-versity has begun to write its ownhistory. Wayland freshman wrestlerJose Alvarez was recognized thissemester as the program’s firstNAIA All-American. Alvarez claimedthe honor with his fifth-place finishin the 174-pound weight class atthe 2012 NAIA WrestlingChampionships.

Since Wayland’s program is the

only collegiate wrestling program inthe state, it is believed that his isthe first All-American honoree in thestate for a collegiate wrestling pro-gram.

In its second year, as a teamWayland finished in the middle ofthe field with a total of 26.5 points.

Also garnering recognition thisspring was senior wrestler RichardLeal, who was named as one of 232012 Daktronics-NAIA ScholarAthletes in the sport. A 125-pounder, Leal had an overall recordof 14-8 this season and qualifiedfor his second consecutive appear-ance at the NAIA National WrestlingChampionships. He is majoring inhistory and minoring in psychology.

Cheer and DanceAnother relatively new program

at Wayland, the Pioneer DanceTeam, placed first in the SmallDance Division of the 2012 WestQualifying Group DanceChampionships. The team, made up

The Wayland Danceteam members are:(from left) Kyli Smith,Alyssa Powledge,Madison Ecsedy,Courtney Floth,Danielle Arnold andJessica Salazar

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of Danielle Arnold, Alyssa Powledge, JessicaSalazar, Kyli Smith, Courtney Floth and MadisonEcsedy, will advance to the NCA/NDA NAIACollege Nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla.

BasketballWhile Leal is the first wrestler to receive

recognition as a Scholar Athlete, he was not theonly Wayland athlete to receive that honor thisspring. Flying Queens seniors Erika Raymondand Jessen Tucker were named 2012Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes in women’sbasketball and senior Johnny Terra received thehonor as a Pioneer basketball player.

A Plainview native, Raymond is a molecularbiology major and a two-time Scholar Athlete,while Tucker, who is a two-time Academic All-Conference honoree from Fort Sumner, N.M.,graduated with a bachelor’s degree last Mayand is completing her master’s degree in busi-ness.

Terra, a graduate student from Rio deJaneiro, Brazil, is studying accounting. He is athree-time Scholar Athlete and Academic All-Conference selection.

In addition to her Scholar Athlete honor,Raymond also was named to the 2011-12 All-Sooner Athletic Conference team as an honor-able-mention performer. She led the Queens inscoring each of the last three seasons and isnumber 10 on the Flying Queens all-time scor-ing list with 1,520 points. Raymond was joinedon the team by Alex Williams, who was namedto the All-Conference Third Team. Williams ledthe Queens in rebounds, steals and blocks thisseason and was second in scoring. She alsoposted a team-high eight double-doubles.

Pioneer baseballFinally, in baseball, Wayland sophomore Tom

Bailey was named Sooner Athletic ConferenceBaseball Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 6-12 afterthrowing a complete-game no-hitter againstAvila University. In winning the game 4-0, Baileystruck out four batters and threw only 94 pitch-es in seven innings of work. The game was theschool’s fifth no-hitter.

Athletics wrap

Pioneer pitcher Tom Bailey threw a complete-game no-hitteragainst Avila University. The Pioneers won 4-0.

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Redin honored at Leadership Summit

Wayland BaptistUniversity honored leg-endary basketball

coach Harley Redin at the 2012High Plains Leadership Summit.Established through the Office ofStudent Leadership, the Summit issponsored by Hi-Plains Concreteand honors those individuals whoseleadership has led to a unique andpositive relationship with Wayland.

Redin, who was the longtimebasketball coach for the Pioneersand Flying Queens, was recognizednot only for his contributions ascoach, but for his leadership bothon and off the court. Through hisinfluence and leadership Redinhelped make the game of women’sbasketball what it is today.

Wayland graduate and formercoach of the Texas Tech LadyRaiders, Marsha Sharp, was thekeynote speaker for the event.Sharp challenged the WBU studentsin attendance to be passionateabout what they love and to be“Godly leaders of your passion.”

Sharp said leadership is built ontrust and trust is built through com-petence and character. She saidcompetence is exhibited through adesire to learn and a strong workethic.

“Think about faith,” she said.“You can believe a lot of things, butwhat do you do every day tostrengthen it?”

Sharp challenged students tocontinue to learn about the thingsthat fuel their passions at everyopportunity. And she challengedthem to learn from the best.

“I was so blessed that the bestwas right in front of me atWayland,” she said, referring to

Redin.Sharp said that while compe-

tence can be learned, character is acontinual work in progress.Character, she said, is doing theright thing no matter who is watch-ing, and putting yourself on the lineso that you don’t let other peopledown.

Sharp said Redin exhibited char-acter and strong leadership throughthe relationships he built with peo-ple through the years. She saidRedin took the time to teach herand support her, even though shewas not in a position to reciprocate.

“I wasn’t going to help him winany basketball games at Wayland,”she said. Sharp never played forthe Queens, but did everything shecould to be involved with and learnabout the sport she loved. Sharpplayed for and coached the QueenBees. To her, it was that type ofinvolvement that exemplifiedRedin’s leadership style.

“For you to take time to makesure you are engaged in (others’lives) in their world – that is leader-ship,” Sharp said.

Former players Glyna MastenHarrison, who played for theQueens from 1959-63, and MaxNewman, who played for thePioneers from 1952-56, were onhand to honor their former coachas well. They each took a turn atthe podium to thank Redin for theimpact he had in their lives and forthe example he set on how to treatothers with respect.

WBU Director of Athletics Dr.Greg Feris also recognized tracksterCaleb McLean, a vocal performancemajor from Fort Worth. McLean wasWayland’s third recipient of the Dr.Leroy Walker Champions ofCharacter Award. The nationalaward is given to a student athletewho best exemplifies the NAIA’s fivecore character values that arerespect, responsibility, integrity, ser-vant leadership and sportsmanship.Wayland graduates Becca Whittleand Jodi Henderson were previousaward winners.

Redin is the sixth recipient ofthe leadership award, joining GeneOwen, Phyllis Wall, Richard Miller,Estelle Owens and Glenn Godsey.

Wayland VicePresident forEnrollmentManagement Dr.Claude Lusk presentsformer Flying Queenscoach Harley Redinwith the Leadershipaward at a specialluncheon in hishonor. Former TexasTech coach MarshaSharp was the guestspeaker.

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News In Brief

Wayland Baptist University presi-dent Dr. Paul Armes recentlyannounced the promotion of Mike

Melcher to ExecutiveDirector ofAdvancement. In hisnew position, Melcherwill oversee the workof the developmentand alumni offices aswell as public rela-tions.

Melcher has been with theadvancement department since Juneof 2006, serving as the Director ofCorporate Development. Melchercame to Wayland with 30 years ofexperience in private business. Heholds a bachelor’s of businessadministration degree from TexasTech University (1973) and a mas-ter’s of business administration fromWayland (2008). He earned CertifiedFund Raising Executive (CFRE) statusin August of 2011.

“Mike has earned the CFRE certifi-cation which is the gold standard fordevelopment professionals,” Armessaid. “He has done an excellent job inadvancement at Wayland BaptistUniversity since his arrival. He is ahard worker, and has the ability toform healthy and positive relation-ships with a wide variety of people.”

Melcher said one of his goals is toincrease the overall effectiveness ofthe development staff in fundraisingefforts.

“I’m elated with the opportunitythat this provides me to develop andgrow a development staff that willenable the university to achieve itsgoals financially,” Melcher said.

He takes over just as the universi-

ty stands poised to kick off phase twoof its Spanning the Centuries capitalcampaign. The construction of a newmen’s dormitory ushers in the sec-ond phase of the campaign that willfocus on the construction of a newFlores Bible Building, the expansionof the School of Fine Arts facilities,and other areas of need around cam-pus.

Mayfield namedCCTE President

Wayland Baptist UniversityProfessor of English Dr. Arch Mayfieldhas been named president of theConference of College Teachers ofEnglish (CCTE) for 2012-13.

Mayfield, who has served a 3-yearterm as counselor for the organiza-

tion, was installed as president at arecent conference. The CCTE wasfounded in 1933 as a statewideorganization of English teachers inTexas college and universities toimprove teaching, and advanceresearch in English language and lit-erature.

According to Mayfield, the organi-zation serves as a forum of peers forEnglish educators. The CCTE holdsan annual conference at which timeprofessors can present educationalresearch papers as well as creativewriting samples. The best works areprinted each year in the CCTEStudies journal. The conference alsofeatures guest speakers.

“The conference is kind of the bigemphasis every year,” Mayfield said.“It’s an opportunity for us to share

Melcher named executive director

At recent Conference of College Teachers of English at Texas Wesleyan Universityin Fort Worth, Dr. Brent Gibson from University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, CCTEPresident 2011-2012, passes the gavel and briefcase to incoming CCTEPresident for 2012-2013, Dr. Arch Mayfield of Wayland Baptist University.

Melcher

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News In Brief

ideas.” Including English professors from public

and private schools throughout the state,Mayfield said there are probably as many as200 members who gather for the conferenceeach year. As president, he will preside over the2013 conference that will be held at AbileneChristian University.

Dr. Mayfield has taught English at Waylandsince 1973. He holds a bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degree from Hardin-Simmons Universityand a doctorate from Texas Tech.

Turner named to boardof national association

Eddie Turner, BA’72, manager of WaylandBaptist University Store, recently was installedas a trustee on the board of the NationalAssociation of College Stores , the professionaltrade association representing the higher edu-cation retailing industry.

As a trustee, Turner will help provide gover-nance for the Association’s more than 4,000

store and associate membersand will assist the organizationin its mission of enhancing col-lege stores through education,advocacy, and the utilization ofnew technologies.

Turner has served on theSouthwest College BookstoreAssociation board including aterm as president. He also has

served on the NACS Education Committee,Business Stewardship Council, and theRetailing Council as well as helped withfundraising for the NACS Foundation.

Turner has earned the professional designa-tion of Retailer – awarded by NACS.

Headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, theNational Association of College Stores (NACS)is the professional trade association represent-ing the $10 billion collegiate retailing industry.NACS represents more than 3,100 collegiateretailers and approximately 1,100 associate

members who supply books and other prod-ucts to college stores. NACS member storesserve America’s college students while support-ing the academic missions of higher educationinstitutions everywhere.

School of Music namesAward winners

The Wayland Baptist University School ofMusic recently held its annual MusicAchievement Awards Competition with 23 stu-dents competing.

The students were broken into two divisionswith three performance categories in each divi-sion. Freshmen and sophomore students com-peted in Division B while junior and senior stu-dents competed in Division A. Each studentperformed in one of three categories: instru-mental, keyboard and voice. School of Musicfaculty acted as judges for the competition.

One student, Vincent Limon, was named theoverall winner for the evening. Limon, a seniorsaxophone player from Austin, performed asthe School of Music’s representative for theResearch and Performance Day on April 4 dur-ing Wayland’s regular chapel service.

Limon won first place in the instrumentalcompetition in Division A. TeAda Short, ofPlainview, was the second-place winner. In theDivision A vocal group, Corinna Browning, fromChanning, won first and Victoria Wiley, ofIriving, was second. Damaris Rios, from El Paso,took first place in the Division A keyboard con-test with Jonathan Fleming, of Eufaula, Ala.,earning second place.

In the Division B keyboard competition,Andrea Hamric, from El Paso, won first andPriscilla Topp, from Lubbock, won second.Christion Draper, of Dallas, took first place inthe Division B voice competition with DanielleBeaudoin, of Lubbock, winning second. DavidRogers, of Tulia, and Kaylie Young, fromLubbock, took first and second, respectively, inthe instrumental competition.

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Trae Sweatt got a late startin music, has no real train-ing and is working on a

master’s degree in psychologythrough Wayland. However, that did-n’t stop him from forming a Christianband that on any given weekend overthe past few years could be heardleading worship at a variety of venuesacross the High Plains.

Sweatt, who graduated with abachelor’s degree in psychology fromWayland in December of 2009, cur-rently is a children’s pastor and wor-

ship leader with Hillside ChristianChurch in Amarillo. He lives inCanyon with his wife, Rachel, who willgraduate from West Texas A&MUniversity in December, also with adegree in psychology.

Sweatt said there was no dramat-ic story behind his decision to form aband. It simply grew out of his expe-rience as a student at Wayland,although he acknowledged that someof his family members are involved inmusic and he always has liked tosing.

He learned to play guitar atWayland and things kind of wentfrom there.

“I started playing music when Iwas 21 at Wayland with the BSM(Baptist Student Ministries),” he said.“God started opening doors and itwent from there.”

He and his band led worship forthe Plainview Area Go-Tell Crusadelast fall that resulted in more than1,000 decisions and also for theWayland Spring Revival.

Sweatt explained that he grew upin Shamrock in a “traditional FirstBaptist Church” singing “traditionalhymns.” However, when he got toWayland he was exposed to morecontemporary music. From there, hefelt God leading him to form The

Alum enjoys serving through music

The Trae Sweatt BandStory by Richard PorterAssistant Director of Communications

Trae Sweatt Band and for a couple ofyears (from 2009-10) the group playedsomewhere every weekend.

Sweatt said the focus of the bandalways has been on leading worship.

“We really never wanted to do con-certs,” he said, adding that in mostinstances they went with familiar musicthat people would know and feel comfort-able singing.

However, the group did perform someoriginal music at camps and other set-tings that were more conducive to thatlevel of creativity.

“We used to write quite a bit. I stillwrite some,” he said.

Sweatt admitted that as he has gottenolder he has gotten more involved in hischurch. He pointed out that Hillside hasseveral church campuses throughout theregion and he rotates through those.

In particular, he said, he wants to beable to focus more time on his chosen

profession of counseling.“I feel like I’m where God wants me,”

he said, adding that, “the reason I chosecounseling is I’ve always felt called tofamily ministry.”

Still, he is staying active in music andwith his band. The group travels maybeonce a month, now, and Sweatt said thatis enough.

“I still get to travel enough to fill thatneed — or want,” he said.

At the same time, he continued,because of his interest in music he hasrealized that he can provide a service tohis church and others that might need amusician, and since he will have a full-time job as a counselor he will have theoption of providing the service free ofcharge.

Besides, he concluded, he has nointerest in giving up his other love.

“Whatever I do, I’m always going to beplaying music,” he said.

Below: The Trae Sweatt bandleads worship duringWayland’s Spring Revival.

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Excitement con-tinues to mount asWayland looks for-ward to its firstfootball seasonsince just beforeWorld War II.

As a popular T-shirt proclaimed,“Wayland football:Unbeaten andunscored on since1940.”

The Associationof Former Studentsis working withStudent Activitiesto charter at leastone bus for thefirst game onSaturday, Sept. 1,in San Antoniowhen the Pioneerstake on MonterreyTech at 7 p.m. inbeautiful HeroesStadium just a milefrom the SanAntonio campus.We’re hoping tohave a tailgateparty – possibly at the campus since cooking is prohibit-ed on the stadium parking lot.

We’re still working on details but the tentative sched-ule is to travel to San Antonio early Saturday, see thegame, spend the night, visit the Riverwalk on Sundaymorning and head home Sunday afternoon, Sept. 2.

If you’re interested in making the trip, please contactAlumni Director Danny Andrews at andrewsd@wbu.eduor 806-291-3603 by June 1. Firm reservations will need

to be made around July1.

As announced earli-er, Homecoming hasbeen moved fromFebruary to Oct. 19-20to coincide with a homegame againstSouthwesternAssemblies of God at 2p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20,in Greg SherwoodMemorial BulldogStadium about a milenorth of the campus.

The Class of 1962will be honored thatweekend with a specialbreakfast and at chapelon Friday when theDistinguished Alumniaward will be presentedalong with awards forservice, leadership,young alumni, distin-guished benefactor andlifetime service. TheHomecoming banquet,Athletic Hall of Honorinductions, InternationalChoir mini-concert,

Alumni Luncheon at which several endowed scholarshipswill be recognized, “tailgating” before the game and atheater production of “You’re a Good Man, CharlieBrown” also are on the agenda.

Other new activities for Homecoming will beannounced in the August edition of Footprints along withannouncements on our website – wbu.edu – and via e-mail as they are finalized.

Save the dates and plan to celebrate, Oct. 19-20.

Homecoming 2012Make plans now to attend

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Bricks bearingthe names of suchfolks as ClaudeCone, TommyLyons, Joe Jesko,GaryAbercrombie andTim Powers – allof whom nowserve their AlmaMater as trustees.Probably none ofthem would haveguessed whenthey stepped onthe campus 40 ormore years agothey’d one day begiving direction tothe university.

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Danny AndrewsDirector of AlumniDevelopment

Especially if you have a long histo-ry with Wayland Baptist Universityin Plainview, the next time you’re

in town take a leisurely stroll along thebrick Heritage Walkway that runs in front ofthe main entrance to the Pete and NeldaLaney Student Activities Center.

There you’ll find more than 650engraved bricks, many bearing the namesof “legends” in Wayland history.

Many include the names of former stu-dents – purchased themselves or by afriend or relative in their honor or memory.

Let me share with you some of thethings I found recently.

n To name just a few, there are bricks inhonor of university founders James Henryand Sarah Wayland; Dr. A. Hope Owen,president from 1953-63; administratorsNeil Record, Bill Hardage and CharlesBassett; librarian Florrie Conway; registrarAudrey Boles; public relations directorAilese Parten; International Choir founderShelby Collier; professors Dorothy McCoy,Lake and Agnes Pylant, Ivyloy Bishop, FredHoward, Dorothy Jamar, Earl Miller, MarkPair, Hoyt Bowers, Gerald Thompson,Douglas Clark; staff members Joe andFreda Provence (as alumni director, Joestarted the brick project) and Melba JoWillis; benefactor Claude Hutcherson; andformer coaches Harley Redin and CaddoMatthews.

n Bricks for Col. Henry Pennington,Class of 1931, and Mabel Wayland Adams,daughter of the founders – she lived to be100 years old.

n Bricks for the Miss Wayland winnerswho went on to compete in the Miss TexasPageant; bricks honoring former athletes;bricks naming former class presidents;bricks that bear familiar scriptures andbricks commemorating a significant eventsuch as the band’s mission trip to Brazil in1982.

n Bricks for multiple family members,

some with Wayland roots that go “wayback.” Dr. Glenda Lightfoot Payas, the 2011Distinguished Leadership Alumni recipient,honored four family members and putunder their names Who Prayed, WhoEncouraged, Who Taught Me, Made ItPossible.

n Bricks for endowed scholarship hon-orees and donors – representing resourcesthat will provide assistance for Wayland stu-dents until the Lord returns because theyare what we in Advancement call the “for-ever gift.”

n Bricks honoring individuals represent-ing one of Wayland’s greatest legacies – itseducation of international students

n Bricks bearing the names of suchfolks as Claude Cone, Tommy Lyons, JoeJesko, Gary Abercrombie and Tim Powers –all of whom now serve their Alma Mater astrustees. Probably none of them wouldhave guessed when they stepped on thecampus 40 or more years ago they’d oneday be giving direction to the university.

n I like a brick that says “ForeverFriends: Gayla, Judy, Valerie ’76 and anoth-er that says “Jesus – Love, trust, serve Him.We did. Jack and Fran Jeter.” I also likewhat John Freeman, ’54, inscribed: “Thanksto Wayland for a wonderful education.”

Amen, brother.Now, get to work on what you want to

say – 3 lines, maximum of 18 letters perline – and send it along with $50 per brickto: Heritage Walkway, Wayland BaptistUniversity, 1900 W. Seventh, CMB 437,Plainview, TX 79072.

We’ll also take credit card or cash. Callme at 291-3603 or e-mailandrewsd@wbu.edu for more information.You may want to consider providing a brickas a unique gift for a special occasion.

We hope you’ll want to get your name –or that of someone who is or has been veryspecial to you – on the Heritage Walkway.

Bricks denote memories

Thinking Out Loud

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You and yourteam providedtremendousencouragementand blessings tothe pastors andchurches youworked with.

Dr. Rick ShawDirector, Wayland

Mission Center

“

The Wayland Mission Center con-ducted its first mission to Detroitand Dearborn, Michigan, during

Spring Break 2012, March 10 – 18. Theteam was composed of 17 students,Richard Porter, and Dr. Rick Shaw, Director.The work was done in collaboration withthe Greater Detroit Baptist Association,Reverend Nathaniel Bishop, InterimDirector of Missions. The objectives for themission were two —1) to inaugurate a mis-sional partnership between WaylandMission Center and GDBA, in order to pro-claim the Gospel of Jesus Christ leading tothe salvation of many, the strengthening ofthe churches, and alleviation of the suffer-ing; and 2) to open doors of opportunity,challenge, and Kingdom vision for the 17student mission participants.

The churches directly impacted by theWMC team included the following:

1) Eastside Community Church,Harper Woods, Michigan (northeastern sub-urb of Detroit, with a large Muslim Albaniancommunity): The team conducted “doorknocking” visitation throughout HarperWoods, with mission pairs praying for theneeds expressed by residents. RaneCarpenter, freshman from Farwell, Texas,preached the morning sermon, from Acts13. Sarah Johnson, freshman from Kemah,Texas, and Sarah Williams, freshman fromPlainview, Texas, led the praise and worshipat the church. Pastor Mathew Vroman, incontacting Dr. Shaw in weeks following themission, counted 14 different individuals orfamilies who have attended the congrega-tion as a direct result of the door-to-doorevangelism and prayer walking. Dr. Shawalso had the privilege of speaking at theAlbanian mosque in Harper Woods; severalof the Wayland “preacher boys” attended aprayer service and interfaith dialogue withthe imam and other Albanians.

2) Open Door Rescue Mission andOpen Door Gospel Tabernacle, Detroit,Michigan: The team unloaded semi-trucksof fresh fruit and vegetables, bread andother baked items, boxed food, and freshmeat. The Wayland women then sortedthe food, and assisted food –insecure indi-viduals and families in boxing one week’s

worth of groceries. Pastor Jerome Farrisinstructed the D/D team about the min-istries and facility of the Open Door RescueMission, and cast his vision for the entirecity block upon which the OPRM is con-structed. In discussions following the day,several team members, led by freshmanNicole Adams of Amarillo, Texas, expressedthe desire to clean the entire city block oftrash, debris, weeds, and other materials,and to collect money for the purchase ofthe four lots, at a total of $800. The teamreturned near the end of the week andcleaned the entire block. The funds werecollected in global missions chapel follow-ing the return of the team to Wayland.

3) First Baptist Church of Trenton:The team prayer walked and went door todoor, covering 8,000 homes.

4) First Spanish Baptist Church ofDetroit: Erik Mendoza, freshman fromDimmitt, Texas, preached the evening ser-mon, in Spanish and English for the adults.Miguel Garcia III, sophomore from MarbleFalls, Texas, taught the youth group.Following the trip, Garcia expressed hisunderstanding of God’s call on his life toreturn to Detroit to work in Hispanic youthmissions.

5) Middlebelt Baptist Church ofInkster: The team painted the walls at thelargely African-American congregation.

Upon returning from Detroit, InterimDirector of Mission Nathaniel Bishop wrotethe following in email correspondence toDr. Shaw, “Good Evening Dr. Shaw, I praythat you and the team have arrived back toTexas safe. I am truly thankful for the Lorddirecting you and the team to come andserve here in our Greater Detroit BaptistAssociation. You and your team providedtremendous encouragement and blessingsto the pastors and churches you workedwith. I pray that this may be the beginningof a long and wonderful partnership. I prayGod's continued blessings upon each ofyou. Thank you.”

The results of this mission will contin-ue to be evidenced as students reflectupon the work of God through Jesus Christin Detroit and Dearborn.

Ministering in Michigan

Wayland Mission Center

”-- Nathaniel Bishop

Interim Director of Mission

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BSM exists toprovide closeencounters withGod, so He willtransform ourlives and use usto change ourworld.

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Donnie BrownDirector, BaptistStudents Ministries

The mission statement of the BSMis: reach students for Christ, connectwith other believers and help developtheir faith so that they might exalt theLord and impact their world. RecentlyKen Blanchard was on campus and hehelped me state our mission a littlemore clearly: BSM exists to provideclose encounters with God, so He willtransform our lives and use us tochange our world.

It has been our prayer all semesterthat God would transform us and useus to change our campus and world.He has been faithful. We have seenGod work in the lives of many.

We have 30 students who are on theBSM Leadership Team. They carry themajor responsibility of ministry. Thisyear we focused mainly on ministry inthe dorms. We tried to have a smallgroup meeting on every hall of everydorm. We fell short of our goal but Godwas able to move in the dorms.

Angela Lichtie shares this story: “I have witnessed a dear friend

deny everything she has claimedto be and know. I have seen herchoose Christ over friends, overtraditions, and over herself. Ihave gotten to be with herthrough almost three years ofdiscipleship, only now realizingthat it has mattered to her allalong.

“It was God who brought heal-ing in every situation and it wasHe who was constant, even whenI wasn’t. He impressed her, andHe forgave her.

“I have just had the privilege ofwatching this unfold. My sweetfriend would not have come tomy dorm room to talk to myroommate and me time and time

again if she wasn’t one hundredpercent sure that we wouldn’tjudge her. She needed a hug, nota lecture. She needed a ride tothe store to get groceries, not aride to a church where they don’teven speak her native language.But in being faithful to loving heras the human being that she is,she has come to trust peoplewho trust Christ. She’s seen thatHe is worthy to be trusted andfollowed.”

God also allowed me to be ministerto our athletic teams. I led weekly devo-tionals for most of our athletic teamsand daily prayer times at the end ofpractice for the football team. Thesewere brief devotions on how to live life.

Someone asked if I thought thedevotionals did any good. I do not knowbut it has opened the door for manyconversations and relationships that Iwould not have had otherwise.

I have discussed my faith withMuslim students, agnostics, and casualfollowers of Christ. God has been faith-ful to open doors and hearts. I alsohave been leading a weekly Bible studywith our soccer team. Many of themhave questions about Christianity andhave great conversations about what itmeans to follow Christ. We also have anaccountability group of about 15 foot-ball players that meet each week forBible study and accountability. Seedsare being planted and disciples made.

Thank you for your prayers and sup-port. God is faithful. His glory hasshone bright on our campus andaround the world this year.

If you would like to get a monthlyupdate on what God is up to throughBSM, email me at brownd@wbu.edu.

BSM is touching lives

Baptist Student Ministries

Christian love and sympathy isextended to the family andfriends of these members ofthe Wayland family.

Faculty/Staff/Trustees

Donors/Friends

Dorothy ‘Dot’ Turner

Bagwell: Died Jan. 25, 2012,in Lubbock, at age 79. Shewas a registered nurse, special-izing in pediatric intensivecare. She also did advancedstudies in cultural anthropolo-gy at Texas Tech and fieldresearch in Mezzo-Americanculture in the Yucatan andPolynesian culture in theSouth Pacific. Surviving aretwo daughters – including cur-rent Wayland trustee SALLY

WALKER, BA’81 – a son,three brothers, a sister, andthree grandchildren. (Sally:4701 Shorewood Drive,Arlington, TX 76016;bluestarelect@aol.com)

Patricia Bridges: Died Dec.6, 2011 in Tulsa, Okla. at age79. She was retired fromOccidental Petroleum. She issurvived by her husband,Don; a son and two daugh-ters, including BEVERLY

STEED, athletic secretary atWayland, and five grandchil-dren. (steedb@wbu.edu)

WOOD BURTON CRAIG,

BS’57: Died Nov. 29, 2011, inSunray, Texas, at age 77. Afarmer in Sherman Countymost of his life, he served as aWayland trustee from 1974-88. His father, BURTON

CRAIG, was a trustee from1942-60. His first wife wasBETTY JUNE PHIPPS,

BA’58. Surviving are his wife,Nancy; two daughters –including TAMMY CRAIG

BURUM, BS’85 – three sons,a stepdaughter, two stepsons,16 grandchildren, includingRYAN MONROE, BBA’97;

CHRIS CRAIG, BA’99;

BETHANY CRAIG CALL-

AWAY, BS’99 and her hus-band WADE CALLAWAY,

BS’99; KARA CRAIG,

BSIS’00 and SHERLYN

MONROE YOWELL,

BS’02; and 18 great-grandchil-dren. (12700 County Road 25,Sunray, TX 79086; Tammy:POB 143, Bushland, TX79012.).

THELMA ‘T.J.’ HEFLEY

EVANS: Died Jan. 12, 2012,in Dallas. A Wayland trusteefrom 1998-2003, she and herlate husband, B. RaymondEvans, lived in Tulia for manyyears and were generous bene-

factors of Wayland, particular-ly the Wallace and Patsy Daviswomen’s dorm where a wingis named in her honor.

Lloyd Fikes: Died Jan. 2,2012, in Lubbock, at age 85.A Navy veteran, he was aretired concrete contractor.Surviving are his wife,Cynthia; six sons, includingthe REV. JIMMY FIKES,

BA’80, who has taught reli-gion and headed InstitutionalTechnology at Wayland; abrother, three sisters, 17grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Ryan Russell Gibbs: DiedFeb. 10, 2012, near NewOrleans, La., in a traffic acci-dent at age 30. As a Master ofFine Arts graduate student atLouisiana State University, heserved as the graduate assis-tant for The Southern Reviewfor two years. He also taughtEnglish composition and afiction workshop as a graduateinstructor for the Englishdepartment. Survivors includehis parents, DR. RUSS

GIBBS (former Director ofInstitutional Advancement atWBU) and his wife Vicky ofBryan-College Station, andthree grandparents.

Vivian Miller Preston: DiedFeb. 2, 2012, in Lubbock, at

age 88. She and her husband,the late NEFF PRESTON,former Wayland trustee from1968-77 and 1979-85, wereamong generous donors whenHutcherson Center gymnasi-um was built in 1970-71. Hergranddaughter, JOHNNA

POINTER, was FlyingQueens coach from 1996-2003. Also surviving are twodaughters, a son, 11 grandchil-dren, 19 great-grandchildrenand helper/friend HAZEL

TAYLOR DARCEUIL,

BA’99, who played forPointer and is the No. 2 all-time scorer in Queens’ history.

DR. GEORGE RAY: DiedJan. 4, 2012, in Lubbock. Heserved churches in five statesand their conventions with 25new church starts. He alsotaught as an adjunct professorfor Wayland. Surviving are hiswife of 56 years, MaryMonette Ray; two sons, adaughter, six grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren.(5325 84th St, Lubbock, TX79424)

WINNIE DUDLEY

WHITE: Died Feb. 4, 2012,in Broken Bow, Okla., at age85. She taught journalism andheaded the publicity depart-ment at Wayland in 1947-48.She and her late husbandWayne, who met at Wayland,served as Southern Baptistmissionaries for 28 years inCosta Rica and Mexico andlater retired and lived inAbilene. Surviving are fourchildren and 10 grandchildrenand six great-grandchildren. Adaughter and granddaughterare IMB missionaries.

ClassIn Loving Memory

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notes

Wayland Baptist UniversityLubbock campus student John Zaiswas named winner of the Waylandonline essay contest, receiving aniPad 2 for his winning entry.

The contest, hosted by the officeof web services as a Facebook pro-motion, challenged students to writetheir Wayland story in a brief essay,“What Wayland Has Done for Me.”The best entries from each ofWayland’s 14 campuses then weresubmitted for an online vote bypeers, faculty and staff.

An EMT in Lubbock, the 30-year-old Zais is a 2000 graduate ofMineral Wells High School. Not surewhat he wanted to do once he gradu-ated, Zais put off going to college andpursued EMT training.

“I had some friends who had gonethrough the EMT course. Thatseemed exciting, so I figured I wouldtry it,” Zais said. “I got into that andfell in love with it.”

Zais has worked as a paramedicfor the last 11 years and serves asthe medical supervisor at a plasmacenter. While he loves the work, Zaissaid he started longing for anotherchallenge. Having always tested highfor business acumen, he decided topursue a business degree to advancein the business side of the healthcareindustry.

Zais looked into other options inLubbock, but determined there wasno degree plan that fit his busylifestyle. It was through a chancemeeting with a patient at the plasmacenter that Zais heard aboutWayland’s offerings.

“I was interviewing or doing aphysical check-up on this girl and shewas a student at Wayland,” he said.“We started talking and she told meabout the class schedules and con-venience. Of course, it sounded toogood to be true.”

Zais passedthe Lubbock cam-pus every day onhis way to workand finally decid-ed to stop in.

“Everything shesaid was true,”Zais said. “Itseems like it is

geared more toward working individu-als with families. That fit me perfect-ly.”

If things continue to go asplanned, Zais will graduate with aBAS degree in healthcare administra-tion next fall.

Here is his essay:I have been a Paramedic for

11 years and found myself at adead-end. I wanted more formyself and my family.Nowadays, you can’t do any-thing without a college degree.Realizing this, I thought therewas no way that I could juggleworking full time, a family withthree children, and going backto school.

I talked with my wife aboutthis and it seemed there was noway possible. I prayed aboutthe future of my life and thedesire to further my education.Shortly after doing so, I wasblessed with meeting a studentof Wayland. We started talkingabout going to school, and Iwas telling her how difficult thescheduling with other local uni-versities was.

She began telling me storiesabout Wayland BaptistUniversity. Everything that shetold me would work with my lifeschedule. Honestly, it soundedtoo good to be true.

I decided to make a visit tothe campus. That was the day

that my life changed. I wasamazed at how simple it was tobegin my journey. Since then,the staff at Wayland has beenmost helpful. I have never beenhassled or put off by the staff.Every member that I have dealtwith has been very prompt inhelping me and getting mewhere I need to be.

I love the smaller class-rooms that allow full interactionwith the instructors. I love theinstructors, and how helpfulthey are with all of the workthey assign. It truly seems likethey have a passion for teach-ing and they truly want theirstudents to pass their courseswith ease.

I never thought that goingback to school would be asconvenient as it has been formy family and me. I have rec-ommended Wayland to manyindividuals who were in thesame position that I was beforeI began this journey. I will con-tinue to do so, in hopes thatWayland will changes their livestoo.

I believe that Wayland istruly God’s work at its finest. Iam proud to call myself a stu-dent of Wayland and will con-tinue to attend through gradu-ate school without a doubt.Wayland has started a newchapter in my life and openedmy eyes to greater opportuni-ties that were previously out ofmy reach.

Thank you to all of the staffat this institution. You havemade such an impact in my lifeand experience at WaylandBaptist University.

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Zais essay wins online contest

Zais

1930s

ILENE MOORE

ROBERTSON, EX’30s:Died Dec. 11, 2011, inPaducah, Texas, at age 97. Shewas a secretary for her hus-band’s insurance business andwas pianist at First BaptistChurch for 71 years. Survivingare a brother, two nephews, aniece and a great-niece.

ALFRED DALLINGER,

AA’37: Died Jan. 17, 2012, inBallinger, Texas, at age 94. Aveteran of the Army AirForce, he operated theDallinger Hardware andFurniture Co. in Ballinger for43 years and served two termsas the city’s mayor. Survivingare his wife of 70 years,Bettye; a daughter, a grandsonand three great-grandchildren.

LIL H. NICHOLL,

EX’30s: Died Jan. 19, 2012,in Fayette, Mo., at age 95. Anaccomplished artist, she wasactive in civic and socialaffairs in Plainview for 70years. Surviving are two sons,two daughters, nine grandchil-dren and seven great-grand-children. Memorials are sug-gested to Fine ArtsScholarships, Wayland BaptistUniversity, 1900 W. Seventh,CMB 621, Plainview, TX79072.

ESTELLE ANDERSON

WATSON, AA’39: Died Jan.14, 2012, in Abilene, at age93. She was a teacher and pas-tor’s wife. Surviving are twosons, a daughter, seven grand-children, five great-grandchil-dren and one great-great-

grandchild.

1940s

EURPHIA JEAN BRIAN

DURBIN, EX’48: Died Feb.19, 2012, in Lubbock, at age82. A homemaker, she is sur-vived by her husband, Jack;two sons, a stepdaughter, twosisters, seven grandchildrenand nine great-grandchildren.

MATTIE LOU APPLE-

WHITE ELLIS, AA’40:

Died Jan. 31, 2012 inPlainview, at age 89. Shetaught elementary educationfor 32 years – 27 at CollegeHill in Plainview. Surviving aretwo sons, a daughter, a sister,seven grandchildren and 11great-grandchildren.

ELIZABETH MORRIS

GARY, EX’49: Died Jan. 9,2012, in Roswell, N.M., at age96. She was a pastor’s wifeand homemaker. Surviving aretwo sons, DR. ALVIN GARY,BA’66, and wife JUDYBERGSTROM GARY,EX’66, and JERRY GARY,EX’64, and wife ALTAGARY, EX’63; a daughter,LOU ELLA HUBBARD,EX’57; two sisters, a brother,nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.

MARY JEANNE MILLER

MOORE, EX’43: Died Jan.10, 2012, in Lockney, Texas, atage 87. She assisted her hus-band in farming for 63 years.Surviving are her husband,Tom; four sons, two daughtersand nine grandchildren. (503W. College, Lockney, TX79241)

LESTA LEE SHARPE

NEILL, AA’42: Died Nov.14, 2011, in Friona, Texas, atage 87. An accomplished key-board and voice musician, shetaught private lessons formany years. Surviving are herhusband Kenneth; threedaughters, two sons, 10 grand-children and four great-grand-children.

1950s

C.E. AUSTIN, EX’57: DiedFeb. 27, 2012, in Lubbock, atage 82. He was a painter.Surviving are three sons, adaughter, a brother, and threegrandchildren.

ALICE ELAINE MARTIN

BARBER, EX’50s: Died Jan.25, 2012, in Lubbock. Ahomemaker, she is survivedby a daughter, a son, a broth-er, five grandchildren, eightgreat-grandchildren and threegreat-great-grandchildren.

JACOB ARNOLD BICK-

EL, BA’56: Died Aug. 10,2011in California, Mo., at age87. A World War II veteran,he pastored for 55 years inOklahoma, Texas andMissouri, retiring in 2009from Salem Baptist Church inCalifornia at age 85. Survivingare his wife of 65 years,Hattie; a son, five grandchil-dren and eight great-grand-children. (1025 Dave Drive,California, Mo., 65018)

WANDA RODGERS

CARTER, BS’52: Died Dec.28, 2011, in Plainview, at age82. She was a homemaker andvisitation minister for First

United Methodist Church.Surviving are two sons, twobrothers, a sister, six grand-children and three great-grandchildren.

EMADENE ‘DEANIE’

ROBINSON EHLO,

EX’53: Died Jan. 16, 2012, inLubbock, at age 80. A formerFlying Queen, she was a sec-retary at Furr’s corporateoffices where she retired in1980. Surviving are a daugh-ter, a son, eight grandchildrenand three great-grandchildren.

DAVID M. HUTCHENS,

EX’55: Died March 6, 2012,in Amarillo, at age 75. Heowned Seafood Galley as wellas David’s Steaks andSeafood, and he was the origi-nal owner of Buns OverTexas and other eateries inAmarillo. Surviving are hiswife, Ramona; two sons, adaughter, eight grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren.

RAY DON NEWMAN,

BS’58: Died Feb. 12, 2012, inDimmitt, Texas, at age 79. Hewas an employee of the U.S.Government for 27 years andalso had been a farmer andhospital administrator inDimmitt. Surviving are hiswife, Colleen; a daughter, ason, two brothers, four grand-children and nine great-grand-children. (1089 Highway 86,Dimmitt, TX 79027)

FAROUK QUBTY, EX’58:

Died March 22, 2012, inLubbock, at age 74. A gradu-ate of Abilene ChristianCollege, he founded the firstChurch of Christ congrega-

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Danny Rambo, BS’70, is enjoying a

new adventure as overseer of the day-

to-day care of the Kukutali Preserve

near Anacortes, Wash.

Chosen last March for the job by the

six-member Kukutali Preserve

Management Board, Rambo also is in

charge of guided tours on Saturdays for

scheduled visitors. The preserve is a

unit of Deception Pass State Park that

includes 84 upland acres on Kiket and

Flagstaff islands and about nine upland

acres on Fidalgo Island.

Rambo, who grew up in the

Petersburg and Hale Center areas

south of Plainview, said the preserve

has its roots as part of the original

Swinomish Reservation, then private

ownership from 1930 until the 1970s

when power companies formed a con-

sortium, planning to build three nuclear

plants in the county, along with factories

and shopping malls.

“Almost overnight, that created the

environmental movement in Western

Washington, in part because two of the

nuke plants were sited on fault lines (the

source of Deception Pass). The impact

studies and the movement stuffed that

project into the ground,” he said.

Rambo said the preserve is jointly

owned by the Swinomish Indian Tribal

Community and the Washington State

Parks and Recreation Commission. The

property was acquired in June 2010 for

$14 million. The two entities signed an

intergovernmental agreement to man-

age the preserve for conservation and

research, public education and limited

recreation use.

“While the other parts of Deception

Pass Park has campgrounds, overnight

sites and beach sites, people aren’t

even supposed to land on the Kukutali

Preserve, or be on it unless they are

taking the tour, so I have to play cop as

part of my duties.”

He said the Joint Management

Board is “trying to decide in the next

year or so what kind of park they want

to have, and my job is to keep this area

frozen in time until they decide. If you

keep the preserve as it is (in its natural

state), it can’t handle many people at

one time.”

As it is, Rambo said he “might not

see anyone for five days until I have to

go to town for something.”

Rambo said the preserve is located

eight miles from Anacortes “where peo-

ple catch the ferry to Vancouver Island,

B.C. Anacortes, known as the Gateway

to the San Juan Islands in the northern

part of Puget Sound, is about 45 miles

northwest of Seattle, and is home base

to thousands of sailboats and yachts.

“It’s stunning how beautiful it is out

here,” Rambo said. “The caretaker’s

house I live in is 150-feet above sea

level and I can look across Puget Sound

and see ocean traffic, dozens of forest-

ed islands, and wildlife like bald eagles

and blue herons.”

He said a beautiful 3-bedroom

house – two-thirds of it glass – is locat-

ed on the preserve. Built by a founder of

Dunlap Towing, it was the scene for

many parties, and included a double

tennis court and swimming pool (now

filled due to liability). The house could

be rented for educational or business

meetings or weddings, or perhaps con-

verted to a cultural center. Renovation

and preparing for that kind of public traf-

fic presents many complications, espe-

cially money, Rambo said.

Rambo, who studied chemistry and

biology at Wayland under Dr. Hoyt

Bowers, Dr. Harold Reese and Dr.

Gerald Thompson, participated in two

undergraduate research grants, one for

the National Science Foundation and

the other for the Atomic Energy

Commission, both grants involved radio-

logical research. After service in

Vietnam, Hawaii, and the Pacific as an

Army medical specialist, Rambo earned

an MS in environmental science from

Oregon State University.

(Information from the Skagit Valley

Herald in Mount Vernon, Wash. con-

tributed to this story. Danny Rambo may

be contacted at

drambo19@yahoo.com).

Rambo at home in the wilderness

WBU alum Danny Rambo is spending his days overseeing the operations of the KukutaliPreserve in Washington.

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tion in Israel. Surviving arehis wife, Samia; three daugh-ters, two sons, eight grandchil-dren and six great-grandchil-dren.

OPAL PATRICIA ‘PATTI’

HILL RANDOLPH, BS’59:

Died Nov. 21, 2011, inColorado Springs, Colo., atage 77. She served as pastor’swife with her late husbandSam in Howe and Comanche,Texas, for 30 years and alsotaught elementary school formore than 40 years. Survivingare four daughters, a brother,10 grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.

1960s

BETTYE HAMMER

GIVENS, BA’67: DiedMarch 2, 2012, in Dallas, atage 84. She was an accom-plished artist, author and play-wright. She held numerous artshows in Plainview andLubbock and founded thesummer writing workshop atthe Paris American Academyin France. As president of theWorld Congress of Poetry,she hosted poets and writersfrom 35 foreign countries inPlainview for a week in 2002.Surviving are a daughter, ason, five grandchildren andseven great-grandchildren.

BETTE ELLEN WALKER

HALVERSON, EX’60: DiedNov. 13, 2011, in San Angelo,at age 71. She worked forPark Plaza Nursing Home andWest Supply Co. Surviving area daughter, two brothers,three grandchildren and agreat-grandchild.

JIMMIE ‘JINOLA’

SPINKS HILL, EX’61: DiedDec. 27, 20011, in Amarillo, atage 72. She was a homemakerand active in the ministry ofher church. Surviving are herhusband, Ferrell; four chil-dren, a brother, a sister, fivegrandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. (1102 N.Memphis, Apt. 22105,Lubbock, TX 79415)

JUDY LEMONS POE,

EX’54: Died Jan. 10, 2012, inEstes Park, Colo., at age 74.She received a degree fromTexas Tech in elementary edu-cation and taught in schoolsand churches. She also assist-ed her husband with a cow-calf operation. Surviving areher husband of 51 years,Roger; two sons, a daughter,six sisters and six grandchil-dren. (2065 Windcliff Drive,Estes Park, CO 80517)

BILL JACK

WILLIAMSON, BA’59:

Died Dec. 11, 2011, inPlainview, at age 76. He pas-tored Aiken Baptist Churchand later was a math teacherat Olton High School.Surviving are three daughters,a son, a brother and sevengrandchildren.

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MARY ANN LINDSEY,

BSOE’75: Died Dec. 29,2011, in Lubbock, at age 59.She was retired from teachingat College Hill Elementary inPlainview. Surviving are herfather and a brother.

MICHAEL WAYNE

HUNTER, BA’74: Died Feb.18, 2012, in Amarillo, at age60. He was a gifted musicianand loved genealogy.Surviving are three sons, twosisters, a brother and themother of his sons.

GARY WISCHKAEMPER,

EX’77: Died March 10, 2012,in Wellington, Texas, at age54. He was a farmer.Surviving are a son, a daugh-ter, his mother, a brother, andthree grandchildren.

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VERA LUCILLE TIP-

TON, BSOE’01, MBA’09:

Died March 19, 2012, inLubbock, at age 52. Sheworked for the Department ofHealth and Human Servicesfrom 2008-2010 after morethan 10 years with Convergys.Surviving are two sons, adaughter, three sisters, abrother and nine grandchil-dren.

BETTYE TANNER

SHELBY, BSOE’82: DiedJan. 20, 2012, in Wichita Falls,at age 83. She held a degree injudicial law and served asJustice of Peace in ArcherCounty and then City Judgefor seven years in Holliday.She also worked for theWichita Falls PoliceDepartment and as a deten-tion officer for the WichitaCounty Sheriff ’s Department.She retired from Long BellLumber Company in 1984after 21 ½ years. Surviving arefour sons, two sisters, twobrothers, 13 grandchildrenand 19 great-grandchildren.

DEBBIE CRAWFORD

WALKER, MEd’85: DiedNov. 24, 2011, in Dalhart,Texas, at age 54. She taught inthe Dalhart district for 30years. Surviving are her hus-band, Brian; a daughter, herfather and stepmother, hermother and stepfather, a sisterand a grandson.

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EDDIE JACK JACKSON,

BSOE’93, from the Lubbockcampus: Died Jan. 24, 2012, inNew Deal, Texas, at age 72. Aveteran of the U.S. Navy, hewas a propeller mechanic forAvtech Aviation and latertaught refrigeration and heat-ing at Lubbock CountyCommunity CorrectionsFacility for South PlainsCollege. Surviving are his wifeof 44 years, Judy; two daugh-ters, his mother, a brother, asister, nine grandchildren and15 great-grandchildren. (RR3Box 123, Lubbock, TX 79403)

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WILLIAM DRYL

CROUCH, BSOE, MBA’00

from the San Antonio cam-pus: Died Feb. 27, 2012, inSan Antonio at age 57. A 21-year U.S. Army veteran, heworked in the humanresources offices of a nationalbank and a credit union.Survivors include his wife of38 years, Valerie; three daugh-ters, a son, and eight grand-children.

REV. MICHAEL A. SIX,

BCM’08, MCM’12 from theSan Antonio campus: DiedFeb. 18, 2012, in San Antonioat age 61. He retired as a mas-ter sergeant after 22 ½ yearsin the Air Force, including atour of Vietnam. He wasserving as pastor of HarmonyBaptist Church in SanAntonio and had been in theministry for more than 25years. Surviving are his wifeVirginia, who received fromDr. Jim Antenen, ExecutiveDirector of the San Antoniocampus, Michael’s Master ofChristian Ministry degree hewas scheduled to receive June2012; a son, a daughter andthree grandchildren. (202Oaklane Drive, Universal City,TX 78418)

DR. KIM BROWN, assistantprofessor of vocal studies,and DANIEL BROWN,office manager for theBAS/BCM records office,welcomed their first child,Hannah Elizabeth Brown, onJan. 30, 2011, in Lubbock,weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces.

(kbrown@wbu.edu;dbrown@wbu.edu)

TIM LADD, former instruc-tor in the School ofEducation, holds a similarpost at Palm Beach AtlanticUniversity and is also chair ofthe Athletic Committee. Hiswife Kimberley is Director forCareer Development. Theyhave one daughter. Tim’smother is Mae Teague whoselate husband, DR. FREDTEAGUE, was academic vicepresident at Wayland in theearly 1980s and later headedthe Glorieta, N.M. campus.

MIKE MELCHER,

MAM’08, Executive Directorof Institutional Advancement,and his wife DEB MELCH-

ER, welcomed their fourthgrandchild, Asher Allen Bohnon March 19 in Searcy, Ark.He weighed 6 pounds, 11ounces and was 20 ½ incheslong. Mike is ExecutiveDirector of InstitutionalAdvancement and Deb isSales Coordinator for the

University Store.

KAREN QUEBE, Directorof Field Experience andProgram Development for theSchool of Education, andhusband John are the proudgrandparents of twin girls.Annaleigh Grace was bornMarch 16 at 8:18 a.m. She was5.11 pounds and19 incheslong. Ava Kathleen was bornMarch 16 at 8:19 a.m. and was5.12 pounds and 17 incheslong. Parents are PAUL

KOEN, MBA’10 andGretchen Koen and bigbrother is Kash, 3. Paul works

for Cavedian MedicalEquipment in Lubbock (que-bek@wbu.edu)

J.B. ROBERTS, a trusteefrom 1981-1990, was namedPlainview’s Man of the Yearat the annual Chamber ofCommerce Banquet. A U.S.Air Force veteran, he is alongtime Plainview Realtorand Rotarian and is founderand chairman of Hunger Plusthat provides foods all overthe world. His wife of 62years, Ramona Roberts, hasdedicated countless hours toarchiving local history at theMuseum of the LlanoEstacado. She was namedWoman of the Year in 1976.

SONYA WALDEN, anadjunct professor at theWasilla, Alaska campus whereshe teaches computer classesto non-traditional students,

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Brown Chapel has been renovated and remodeled for use

as a conference center. The building will also house the

Office of Church Services, and the Wayland Mission

Center.

Brown Family

Conference Center

Faculty/Staff

has been named to StanfordWho’s Who for her efforts inthe education field. Shereceived numerous awardsduring her Army career.

DR. MARY MOORE

KELLER, BA’73, MEd’79,was appointed last fall to theOneStar National ServiceCommission that works tofurther national service initia-tives in Texas and administersthe AmeriCorps Texas pro-gram. She is founder, presi-dent and CEO of the MilitaryChild Education Coalition. Aformer Plainview school dis-trict administrator, she previ-ously served as superintendentof education services forKilleen ISD. (POB 2430,Killeen, TX 76548)

DAVID NALL, EX’72,

recently retired from themusic business. Owner ofJustin Pharmacy, the formerWayland trackster plans todevote more time to ministryin his church. Since returningto music September 2006 aftera 20-year absence, he has writ-ten more than 50 songs andrecorded over 130, resulting inthe release of 11 CD albums,while also receiving numerousindustry awards, most recently2011Texas International MusicAssociation Male Vocalist ofthe Year. His original single“You Catch When I Fall,” wasnamed Song of the Year for2010 by two national musicmagazines and David wasGrammy-nominated in 2011

with two album selections.Eight of his original singlesreached No. 1 on music chartsboth nationally and interna-tionally. Sixteen other originalsingles attained top 40 status.David said he has beenblessed to have his musicplayed on radio stations allover the world, reachinguntold numbers of people. Heand his wife Janis have fivechildren and eight grandchil-dren. (www.davidnall.com 123Daisy Lane, Justin, TX 76247)

THE REV. WILLIE L.

COLEMAN, SR., EX’80s, isnew pastor at the GreaterAntioch Missionary BaptistChurch in Huachuca City,Ariz. He formerly was pastorof Friendship MissionaryBaptist Church in Tucson. Apastor for 25 years, he retiredfrom the United States Armyin 2004 after 22 years of serv-ice. He presently is employedas a Human ResourcesSpecialist with the FortHuachuca Civilian PersonnelAdvisory Center and serves asModerator of the SouthernDistrict Association.

KELLEY CULVER,

BSOE’81 from the SheppardAFB campus in Wichita Falls,teaches religion and is technol-ogy coordinator at AquinasHigh School in Augusta, Ga.A 23-year Air Force veteran,he received three otherdegrees including a master’s intheology from St. LeoUniversity in Florida. He is in

formation for the permanentdiaconate in the CatholicChurch and is scheduled to beordained in Savannah, GA onMay 26. His and his wife Judyhave two grown sons. (4447Whisperwood Drive,Martinez, GA 30907; kcul-ver@knology.net)

VANCE JACKSON,

BSOE’85, is serving asInterim Administrator at PaloAlto County (Iowa) HealthSystem while a search for anew administrator is conduct-ed. He is also the currentadministrator/CEO atHancock County MemorialHospital in Britt. Jacksonplans to divide his timebetween both hospitals duringthis transition. He has workedin the healthcare industry formore than 25 years.

JO ELYN TARVER LAN-

DERS, BA’82, is EducationalSecretary at First BaptistChurch in Amarillo after 28years as a teacher. She and herhusband, LARRY LAN-

DERS, BS’81, a salesman,have two daughters. Allison,22, is majoring in special edu-caion and Stephanie, 19, ismajoring in nursing, both atWest Texas A&M University.(8404 Coronado Trail,Amarillo, TX 79110)

Miss Texas Kendall Morriswas named Miss America’spreliminary winner in Lifestyleand Fitness and also was apreliminary swimsuit winner,receiving a $1,000 scholarship.The daughter of CHRISTY

SMITH MORRIS, BS’81,she is a graduate of EnnisHigh School and attendedTexas Christian University.(Christy: 3000 Sleepy HollowCircle, Ennis, TX 75119)

PHILLIP O’NEAL, BS’86,is new athletic director for theFort Bend IndependentSchool District near Houston.With more than 25 years ifexperience in athletics andeducation, he has been execu-tive director of athletics forthe Weatherford school dis-trict. He also has been a headbasketball coach and a busi-ness and physical educationteacher at Weatherford andCopperas Cove high schools.

Chief Master Sgt. LAURA

L. CLARK, BS’96, from theSan Antonio campus, has beenselected by the Missouri

NationalGuard as statecommandchief mastersergeant toserve as thesenior enlisted

Airman. As the first femalestate command chief, shebrings 23 years of experienceto the position and a distin-guished career in securityforces.

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SHANE DAVIDSON,

MBA’96, is running forschool board in Abilene. He isVice President for Enrollmentand Marketing Management atHardin-Simmons University.Shane and his wife, AMY

COATNEY DAVIDSON,

MEd’97, a third grade teacherin the Abilene district, havetwo sons. (jdsd@hsutx.edu)

STEVE MORGAN,

MBA’97, from the Lubbockcampus, former executive vicepresident for Ohio ValleyUniversity, has been named asthe new chair of WestVirginia University atParkersburg’s division of busi-ness, economics and mathe-matics. A CPA, Morganearned BS in accounting fromLubbock Christian Universityand is pursuing a doctoratethrough NorthcentralUniversity. During his time atOVU, Morgan at differenttimes served as controller andlecturer, chief financial offi-cer, chair of the school ofbusiness and informationtechnology, dean for the col-lege of business and as execu-tive vice president. Morganresides in Mineral Wells, W.Va.with his wife, Angie, and twochildren.

DEBRA SHERLEY,

BSOE’92, MBA’02, MEd’11,

who served as InternationalAdvisor at the Plainview cam-pus from 2003-2006, taughtand was a vice principal atPremier Charter High Schoolin Lubbock from 2006-2011.She now owns NeedleworkNovelties (sewlubbock.com)doing custom embroidery,monogramming, sewing and

alterations. Her husband Tomis IT director for the LubbockState Supported LivingCenter. They have two sonsand two grandsons.

TONY WAGNER. BS’96,

former Pioneer basketballer,recently was honored by 100Black Men of West Texas, aLubbock mentoring group forserving as role model toyouth. Wagner has been boys’coach at Lubbock EstacadoHigh School for several yearsand coached the Matadors tothe 3A state championship in2010 and to the state tourna-ment this year. (twagner@lub-bockisd.org)

MATT WILLIS, BBA’11,

from the Lubbock campus,has been hired as businesscoordinator for BetenboughHomes in Lubbock. He joinsthe Lubbock team with nineyears of experience in pur-chasing in the banking indus-try. He and his wife Marlanahave three children. Mattwrites: I truly am grateful forthe education I received.Great people at Waylandinclude Rod Davis, academicadvisor; Rachel Oglesby,financial advisor; Lubbocklibrary staff and Raquel Sena,campus receptionist.” (600675th Place, Lubbock, TX79424;mattw@betenbough.com)

NATE BRIDGES, BA’06,

was featured in the LubbockAvalanche-Journal sports sec-tion for turning around the

Lubbock Cooper boys’ bas-ketball program in two sea-sons. The Pirates went from9-22 and last place in districtat 1-9 to 12-21 but 6-4 inleague play to make the play-offs last year to 23-10, 7-3 forsecond place this season.Cooper lost in the Area gameto Fabens, 71-69 in overtime.Bridges scored 1,011 points inthree seasons (2003-2006) forthe Pioneers. He also receivedthe Roscoe Snyder Award forsportsmanship and character.

His wife, LACI ROUSSEAU

BRIDGES, BSIS’06, is anelementary teacher but is stay-ing at home with their firstchild, Hannah Jaide, bornNov. 28, 2011, in Lubbock,weighing 6 pounds, 15 ouncesand measuring 19 ½ inches.Nate’s parents, GARY

BRIDGES, BA’80, who alsoplayed for Wayland, and hismother, CASSANDRA

BLACKSHEAR BRIDGES,

BA’80, live in Levelland.(nbridges@lcisd.net; Gary andSandy: 103 Redwood Lane,Levelland, TX 79336)

ANALICA ESTRADA,

BS’09, was named as new var-sity volleyball coach at her

alma mater,El PasoSocorro HighSchool. Shehas served asassistant varsi-

ty coach and head junior var-sity coach since August 2011.She was head coach withAdvanced Volleyball inAmarillo from 2008 to 2009and was an intramural coordi-nator for Wayland from 2007to 2009.

ALANNA DIXON FOR-

TUNE, BSIS’08, and herhusband CASH FORTUNE,

BA’06, welcomed their firstchild, Chasen Thad Fortune,born March 2, 2012, inPlainview, weighing 6 pounds,6 ounces and measuring 19inches long. Alanna is a firstgrade teacher at EdgemereElementary and Cash is acoach and teacher at HaleCenter High School. Maternalgrandparents are MARCIA

MARTIN DIXON, EX’78,and her husband Don. (2709Itasca, Plainview, TX 79072;alannafortune@yahoo.com)

MATTHEW IONE, AAS,

BSOE’06 from theAnchorage campus, has beenpromoted from HumanResources Director to ChiefAdministrative Officer of theSouthEast Alaska RegionalHealth Consortium in Juneau.He will oversee the humanresources, facilities, corporatecommunications, planning anddevelopment and informationservices departments atSEARHC. A U.S. Navy veter-

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an, he has 18 years of experi-ence primarily working in thehuman resources field inAlaska and Oregon. Much ofthat time has been spentworking with the Alaska TribalHealth System. (ione-matthew@hotmail.com)

JESSICA RIEMERSMA,

BS’09, is serving as a mission-ary in Quelimane,Mozambique. She will beteaching a life principles classwith the Bible being the basisat two schools.

DR. D. CHRISTOPHER

TAYLOR, MAM’04, hasbeen named Dean of the

College of Business at EasternNew Mexico University inPortales where he serves aspresident of the Portales ArtsCouncil and sits on the boardof Portales MainStreet, as wellas serving on various othercommunity committees.

MARK A. TAYLOR,

BSOE’05 from the Hawaiicampus, recently was electedas Ward 1 councilman in hishometown of Fort Dodge,Iowa. While serving in theU.S. Army, he was an intelli-gence technician with SpecialOperations identification andwas deployed multiple timesto all areas of the world. He

retired from the military in2009 as a Chief WarrantOfficer 4 with more than 24years of service. He and hiswife Celia, who is Director ofPublic Housing in FortDodge, have three daughtersand six grandchildren.

KIANA BULLARD, BA’10,

is serving as Special EventsCoordinator for JeffersonStreet Baptist Center, coordi-nating events that bring infinancial donations to help thehomeless and hurting through

Jefferson Street BaptistChurch in Louisville, Ky.Kiana writes: “The goal formy nine-month internship isto bring in an additional$100,000 of revenue to helpthe residents and guests ofJSBC. Resulting from ourstance on the gospel, JSBCcontinues to recover from a$90,000 loss in governmentfunding. The goal of myinternship is to help to bridgethis gap so JSBC will have afirm financial foundation tomove forward. (kbullard@jef-fersonstreet.org; JSBC Website& Blog: http://jefferson-street.org)

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