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e-contribute. http://alumni.southem.edu You came. You studied. You graduated. And somewhere in between, you made some lifelong friends. Broadened your thinking. Took some important steps in the right direction. And now, supporting the Southern Fund would be one great way to return the favor. Log on. Give back, i:^ uuruuwuuyji.....if.i...iii...i...iii....i..ii ****'*******"ECRLOT"B004 Non-profitOrganization usPOSTAGE SAU Library PAID PO BOX 370 PERMITNO.6 CollciedaleTN 373IS COLLEGEDALE TN 37315-0370 Car.RlPresort 1766 S26 P8### *v;5!5 / , -^ .-" ^ '^«> 1 ^'jif Fall 2003 .3 Opening Comments Family Dynamics W' A ehave afamilyhereatSouthernAdventistUniversity. familyof students, alumniandco-workers. Ihavebeenpartofallthree. 1 wasa studenthere intheearly'90sandbecameanalum in 1995.Afterworkingat McKeeFoodsCorporationforfiveyears, 1 accepted theposi- tionfordirectorofpublic relationsatSouthern inJune 2000. ItwasthenthatIstartedgettingtoknowmynewfamily. IngridSkantzhasworkedwith layoutanddesign intheoffice since 1990. Shewasinstrumental inmakingmeapartof Southern'sworkforcefamilyandspecificallywithin thepublic relationsoffice. Vema Burghartwastheofficeadministrator (shehassince moved toCaliforniaandLydiaRose isnow in thatposition) andwasalsoakeyplayerinmakingmy transi- tionasmoothone. 1quicklyfeltlikepartofthefamily. Oneofmyfirstresponsibilitieswastohirefortheopen writingposition inthedepartment.Afterthetypically"fun" interviewingprocess, 1decided tohireGarrettNudd, agradu- LtoR:AvionneFrye, RobHowell,RuthieGray,IngridSkantzandLydiaRose .^^^^^^Southern'sSchoolofJournalismandCommunication. Garrett'sposition includes mostwritingassignmentsforthedepartmentaswell COLUMNS asholdingtheeditorroleforthe magazine. Shortly alterhiring Garrett IwasalsoabletohireAvionneFrye, anotherrecentSoutherngradu- ate, tofillthepositionofwebcommunications. Ourfamilywascomplete. Producing thismagazine isverymuchagroupprojectwithinouroffice. Garretthasprovidedcontentdirection,photography,aswellasmostofthe writing. Ingrid istheprimarydesignerandoverseesall layouts inthemaga- zine.Avionnealsodoeslayoutanddesignforspecificspreads. Ihelpthemall inanyway 1 can;writing, photography,editorial assistanceandcomputer support. It isvery muchateameffort. AndyetGarrettdeservesmuchofthecredittortheimprovementsthat youhaveseenoverthepastfewyears. Hecame intothejobwithan interest inmagazineeditingandI haveseenthat interestgrowevenstrongerthrough practicalexperience andwhathe'slearnedwhileworkinginourteam.As COLUMNS isamajorgroupprojectforus,wehavelearnedhow towork togetherandourteamhassynced.Wearefamily. Unfortunatelyforus, ourfamilywasrecentlydisrupteddue toGarrett takingajobwith.AdventistHealthSystem inOrlando,Florida. Garrett movedtoFlorida at theendofJune,buthelpedusfinishthis issue remotely. I havealreadyhiredGarrett'sreplacementandshebeganattheendofAugust. RuthieGrayco-foundedFocusDesignGroup, aprintandwebdesignfirm, here inCollegedale. ShesoldhershareandmovedtoSavannahwithher husbandZach, aprofessorinourSchoolofVisualArtandDesign, whilehe earnedhisMasterot FineArts.TTieyarebackandwe'reexcitedabout the arrayoftalents thatRuthie, a 1999 Southerngraduatewillbringtoourteam. 1 wantedtoletyoupeekinonthefamilybehindthis magazine.This issue focusesonfamiliesandgenerations.Whileourfamilygroupsconstantlyshift, thefriendshipswe makedonotfade.Wewill misshavingGarrettasadaily partotourteam, buthe isforeveramemberofourfamily. 2 • FALL2003 w InBox "How To" Question A Lady, First COLUMNS WithmuchappreciationI readthearticle Themostrecent issueofthe COLUMNS onhowto mastermylawninthe Spring2003 wasabsolutelydelightful.Thankyouforin- issue. I plantousesomeofthe landscape tips troducingus tofaculty insuchapersonaland thatMarkwroteabout. Idohaveonequestion. upliftingway. Volume 55 Number 3 What isagoodwaytokeepweedsoutofmy Butespecially, thankyouforhighlight- lawn?Therearesomanyoptions. Whatworks ingSouthern'sFirstLady. Cynthiawasahuge best?Thanks. partofmycollegeexperience. 1worked inthe ofhcenexttohersandspentseveralhoursof Jody Travis, '94 aweekexposedtohergraciousattitudeand Editor:GarrettNudd.'00 smile.When1 call thecollege andhearher LayoutEditor:IngridSkantz,'90 MarkAntone'sKeply:Agoodmaintenancescheduleisessentialfor voiceontheotherendoithe line 1 always keepingweedsoutofyourgrass.Keepingyourgrasswellwatered Photography;LauraGates,current andfed,aswellasmowingataheightof3to3''inches,will delight in theopportunitytobrieflycatch up. keepyourgrasshealthyandthick. She ispartofthereasonformyfondmemories emeIrfgyeonucehahverebitcoiudseeeaarlcyheimnitchaelscpornitnrgo.l,Thsitsartchweimtihcaalpkriel-ls ofSouthern, and 1 thankyouforgivingusan seedsastheygerminate,andiseffectiveonbroadleafweeds insideglimpse. andcrabgrass.Ifyouarestillgettingweeds,suchascloveror dandelion,youwillhavetouseapostemergenceherbicide.This Karen (Larsen) Godfrey, '88 President:Gordon Biet2 needstobeappliedwhenweedsareactivelygrowingandwhen temperaturesarestillcoolinspring.Gotoyourlocalgardencenter AcademicAdministration:StevePawluk andaskforapostemergenceherbicidethathas2,4-DplusMCPA orMCPP, plusDicamba.Thiscombinationeffectivelycontrolsmany FinancialAdministration:DaleBidwell comImhoonpebrtohaidsalenasfwewresedyso.urquestionandasmymkalwayssays, StudentServices:WilliamWohlers "Hopeallyourweedsturnouttobewildflowers." Advancement:CarolynHamilton Petpourri Marketing/Enrollment:VinitaSauder,'78 I usuallyalwaysperuse/read Southern's Marketing/UniversityRelations:RobHowell,'95 COLUMNS inanticipationofwhoorwhat 1 willreadabout in the mostrecent issue. Wheth- Meet the Board eritbephotographsofpeople 1wasclosely associatedwithoreventsofinterest tomeat MyCOLUMNSarrivedonFridayand I set Southerncurrently, theCOLUMNS isalways Sendcorrespondenceto: itaside toreadonSabbathafternoon. But, 1 enjoyed. However, theSpring2003 issueseems ColumnsEditor SouthernAdventistUniversity couldn'twait! OnFridayeveningI picked it up somewhatofadeparturefrom that. Thecover PostOfficeBox370 andread itfromcovertocover. storyonpetsseemsoddlyoutotplace in this CoUegedale,TN37315-0370 In"Meetthe Board,"seeingEllsworthMcK- magazine—withthehomely iquanaon the nice [email protected] ee'spicturebroughtbackover 50yearsworthof lady'sshoulderdownrightdistasteful. Sendaddresschangesto: memoriesbeginningatCoUegedaleAcademy. Petstorieshaveneverbeenmuch in my ASoluutmhneirnOffAidcveentistUniversity Havingbenefitedfromhiscommitmentto book, and tooccupyvaluablepages inthe PostOfficeBox370 ourchurchandschools (asapastorandprinci- COLUMNSseemsawasteofvaluablespace. CoUegedale,TN37315-0370 [email protected] pal), I was remindedofhiscareandconcernfor Also the lawncarearticle and theabbreviated thechurch,schools,and, inparticular. South- those-who-walkedthesehallscolumnwerealet emAdventistUniversity. down. 1 willlookforwardtoamore interesting Ifeelgoodknowingthathiswisdomand next issue. Phone:1.800.S0UTHERN counsel areavailabletothe administrationof Scott Snyder, '78 FAX423.238.3001 SouthernAdventistUniversity. E-mail:[email protected] AsMrs. Bietzsaid inher interviews "1 be- lievetheAdventistChurch isbecomingmore Website:www.southern.edu andmoreworldly. AtSouthernwe aretryingto provideaconservativeChristianatmosphere." In the"goodolddays" (S]CandSMC) InBox is a forum for reader feed-back. Southernwasknownasthe school ofstandards. Questions, concerns, compliments, criticisms, COLUMNSistheofficialmagazineof IisatsmatsoSopultehaeserdn.thMaatythGiso"datBlmeosssphyeoruea"lls.tillex- aeCnnocdlouuemrvnaesgneEddd.iitsoPcrlu,esasPsiOeonsBeson—xdal3lI7na0Br,eoCxwoelUleetcgtoeerdmsaelteao:,ndTN, SOpofforfuotivthciheedeeroufnniinMvAefadrorvsrkeimentattytii.isno'tgn20Uat0nn3oi,dvaeSlrUousnumititnhvyeie,rrnaspniArdtdovyedonuRttechisleetardtUfibnrioyivneetsrnhsditestoy Walter F. Wright, '54 37315-0370 or e-mail [email protected]. 4 • Fall2003 Teaching Teachers You Can Dolt Anoldstorytellshowsomecollegestudentsonceplayeda trickon theirprofessor. Wheneverhehappenedtobestandingtoward the left of the room, they gave him rapt, worshipfulattention. Ashe moved byJanHaluska, EnglishDepartment hacktoward thecenter, they acted moreand moredistracted until the wholeclasswaswhispering,daydreaming, or lookingoutthewindowby thetimehenearedthedoorontheright.Withinacoupleofweeksthe conferencesmorereadily, theyacceptedpainfulguidance morewillingly, poormanwasspendingthewholeclassperiod leaningagainsttheleft andtheyweremoreabletoregardevenslowprogressasencouraging. wail, apparentlywithout realizinghow hisbehaviorhad changed. The truetestcamewith Bill. Hewasabigguywho'dalmostfailed I don't know whetherthat story is true, but itcouldbe. Students high school, hadspenttenyearsasacontractor, andwasnowenrolled in have ahuge influenceon theirteachers. For instance, before my arrival theministerial program.Tryingtosupportafamilyoffour. Bill was inno atSouthern 21 yearsago, academystudents had trained me to use an moodforanybody's wastinghistimewithsomethingas uselessasEnglish. uncharacteristicgoofiness inmy lec- Notsurprisingly, hisfirstessaydraft turesasareaction to the kidsfidget- wasadisaster, lackingathesis,orga- ingwhenfacedwithdiagramming nization, orevenstraightsentences. sentencesorworkingonspelling. 1 Five orsix minutes intoour initial amnocomedian,sothoseattempts at conferenceheexploded, furious that humorwerezanyanddesperate. ("Di- thispointlessclasswasgoingto agramthissentence: 'Mr. Haluskahas torpedohischancefor thisnew beeneatenbycockroaches,'"or"How career. many adjectivesare in'Grandma'spet "This isstupid,"hegrowled. "1 squid isaDemocrat?'") Ineptornot, justcan'tfigure thisstuffout. Give the nutty approachhelpedacademy meabreak." studentstolearngrammar. "Bill," 1 answered,"You'vegota When I gottoSouthern, however, lotofguts. I'm tryingtogiveyouthe myfirstclassoffreshmenwriters writingpowertogowiththem,so reacted tononsensical linesabout youcantacklethe toughcourses bananasandSilly Puttymuch like the aheadwith lesstroubleandmore mischievousstudents in theoldstory. success. Ifyouwill invest the work Theyactedboredandalittledis- now, therewardswillcontinuefor gusted. Even though theyhadbeen the restofyourlife. He lookedat me academyseniorsonlyafewmonths forseveralseconds, thennodded before, theynowhadadifferentout- grimly and made anotherappoint- look. Varioustriesatentertaining mentforshowingmeanewdraft. thesefreshmen inotherwaysallfell Becausehe really wascourageous flat. Thestudentswere pullingme andwellmotivated, Billkeptreturn- awayfrom the old tricks, butwhat ingforextrasessionsuntilwehad were theyguidingme toward? hammered thatpaper, andhisbasic FinallyI thought,OK, ifthese writingskills intosomethingen- werepotentialcustomers,howwould couraging. Eachassignmentafter asmartsalesmangetthemtospendgoodmoneyonthisproduct? thatgot betterwithfewerfrustrations. Hesailedthroughthefinalessay Shouldn't1 simplyemphasizethevalueoftheskills I am tryingto teach? examwithnotroubleatall, receivingahighgradeforthesemester. Sothenextday 1 startedbysaying, "1 guaranteethat, ifyouwill learnand But thebestrewardcameafewmonths laterwhenhestrode intomy use these methods,youwillget at leastone lettergradehigheronevery officewearingahugegrin. "I'vegottashowyou this,"heboomed. "It'smy essay test, book report, ortermpaperyoueverdo incollege, all forless termpaperfrom Dr. Leatherman."Thereligionprofessorwith thehardest work. "Inthesilence thatfollowedIsawthatforonce Ihad theirfull reputationhad marked itwithanA. attention.Theycontinuedtoreactpositivelyas1 tiedthatthought in I'veneverforgottenwhatSouthernfreshmentaughtmeaboutmotiva- with the materialfortheday. Fromthenon 1 repeatedthepromise in tionall thoseyearsago, and 1 use itconstantly. EachsemesterI tellabout every lectureIgave,pointingouthowaparticularproficiencywouldmake Bill'sexperiencetoo, emphasizingthewordsthat Southernstudentshave themmorecompetitive infutureclasses. It worked.Thestudentscame to inspired me torepeatmostofall; "Youcando it!" -^ Columns • 5 Bonnie Myers Whenevershegetsachance, Bonnie loves totravelandexperiencenewplaces. She and Home for Wandering Feet herhusbandarebothhistoryenthusiastsand togethertheyhavefundiscoveringquaint Endlessrowsoftextbooks linethebackrooms places,exploringbackroadsanddriving. oftheCampusShop; nursing,physicsand "Mostpeopledon'tseemto likedrivingfor religiontextbookscontendwithcountlessother thesakeofdriving,butwedo,"shesayswith booksforshelfspace. Herarmsfullofbooks, alaugh.Oncetheyspontaneouslydecided to Bonnie Myerspeeksaroundthecomerofa spendSundaytouringahistoricalsettlement bookshelfAsthetextbookpurchaserforthe fourhoursawayfromSouthern.Anothertime CampusShop, Bonniemakessurethatwhen theyspentseveraldaysextensivelyexploring classesrollaround,studentshave thebooksthey themountains otNorthCarolma. Now Bonnie need. Shestaysinclosecontactwiththe profes- ismakingplansfor thefuture. Herultimate sorsthroughout the year, findingout whatbooks dream istodrive acrossthecountryexploring theywill requirefortheir!.tudent^. the nooksandcranniesoftheUnitedStates Surroundedbytextbooksalld,i\', it'snot with herhusband. Yetnomatterhowfarshe surprisingthatBonnieherselfisabookworm. tra\'els, Bonnie likesreturningtoherjob. Inhersparetimesheenjov^ reading,working "Thechancetoha\eapositive impactonstu- inhergardenandpokingaround antiquestores, dents ispriceless,"sheremarks. "Thecostofbuy- buthertoppriority isherfamily. She likes ingtextboobcanbesostressfultorthem. 1tryto — nothingbetterthanspendingtimewithher behelpfulandmakeitaseasyforthemaspossi- longestshe'severlived inone place andshe husband,fivechildrenandfourgrandchildren. ble. Thefacultyreallyworkhardtomakethe lovesit. Bomandraised inMemphis,herfamily Familyhasalwaysbeen impo—rtanttoher, prob- processrunsmoothly,too,and1appreciatethat." movedfrequentlywithin thecity,soshewas ablybecausehers issolarge shehasalmost 70 Bonniehas lived inCoUegedale andworked alwaysthe newgirl. Nowshe'sfinallyfounda firstcousins. attheCampusShopfor23 years, which isthe placeotherown. "It'sokay,"Lindseysaid, butshe leftafew rhricitian ^arfo-Poku minutes later. Chemical Reactions "Man, 1 thoughtshewouldnevertalk to me again,"Christiansayswitha smile, "butnow t wassuppertimeatSouthem, and aftera whenever1 seehershealwayssays'Hi' and is -longdayotrunningfromclasstoclassand ver>-friendly." doinghomework.ChristianMensahSarfo-Poku Sincehisroughstart.Christianhasmade was tiredandhungry. Hesethistraydownata greatadvances inmeal-timesocializing,build- table inthe DiningHall, bowedhisheadfor ingaveritablekingdomoffriendsspread grace, andbeganeating. throughoutnearlyevery table in the Dining In afewminutes,ayounglady in a white Hall. Onanaveragedayhewill befoundex- shirtsethertraydownacross the tablefrom plaininghis theoryof"chemistry"toamused Christianand introducedherselfasLindsey students:Guysareprotons,girlsareelectrons, Apple.ConversationbeganasChristianfin- andtheoppositechargesattracttheother. ishedhisfood. Christianisabiomedicalmajorwith plansfor "1 wasdrinkingmygrapejuice whileshe medicalschool, andhisstudieslendhimcred- talked,"saysChristian, "and the label said to ibility in thisheld. shakebeforeserving. 1 shook it hard, but 1 had "Ithasalwaysbeenmygoaltohealpeople forgottentotightenthecap. Dark purpledrop- physicallyandspiritually,"saysChristian. "1 letsofjuiceshoweredalloverthe table infront thinkmedicine isoneotthe mosteffectivetools ofmeand landedonhernice whiteshirt!" inwinningsoulsforChrist. Healingwasoneof Silenceensuedforthe nextseveralseconds the toolsthathelpedChrist's ministry tospread. asLindseysurveyedthedamage andChristian MayGodhelpmealongthe way!" ptayed inhismind, "God, have mercyonme." God hasalreadyhelpedChristianalong the Withprofuseapologies,Christianbeganclean- way. When hefirstarrivedhere inCoUegedale, ingthetablewithnapkins. Christiandidn'tknow much English. Tomake FALL2003 IBBsg., by Garrett Nudd Long-time CoUegedale family proves the value of education, determination and staying close even across the miles It's pretty easy to spot Henry Kuhl- hiswife Patriciaand theirsevenchildrentoo. dent. One isaphysicianandfrequentmedical man's office. It's the only one on In afamilyofseven it'snotunlikelythatone of lecturerattheWhiteHouse.Tlieiryoungest campus with a life-size poster of thechildrenwould achieve highstandardsand recentlycompleted medicalschoolandreceived James Dean covering the door. On the accomplish much,butallseven? offers to interviewat 17 ofthe topradiology inside his office is decorated with solar However, Pat isquicktopointout that programsinthenation.Fouraremedicaldoc- m 1981, !>hegavebirth totheireighthchild, tors. Threehaveserved inthemilitary. Allof systems and pictures of his family. And Monty. Bomwith Down'sSyndrome, Monty themhaveearnedadvanceddegrees,andallof when he walks around his desk to greet lived lessthanaday. While thephysicianstried themattended Southern. you it's hard not to notice he's wearing toprepareherfortheworstbysharingstatistics Ofcourse, thereareotheraccomplishments trousers too short:—hemmed just above aboutDawn'sbabies, Patrefusedtobelieve that numbertoomanytolist,but in theireyes, the ankles, and bright red socks peek- them. "Thephysiciansdidn'tknowwhattre- they'rejustanordinaryfamilythathasbeen ing out from under the cuff. mendousrole modelsMonty wouldhave had," blessedbecauseoftheirnumbers. Inorderthe What'sthestorybehindthosefamousred Patsays. childrenareSteven,Jeffrey, Kristin,Connie, socks?Doesanybodyknow?Dayinanddayout, Rolemodels isright. Oneofthe children Jodi, Keelyand Maria. they'vebeenmystifyingstudentsforyears. spent 10yearsworkingfortheCIA. He now "1 knowlotsand lotsoffriendswithvery TTiere'ssomethinguniqueaboutHenry servesasanuclearscientist. Anotherservesas nice andextremelyextraordinarychildren,"Pat Kuhlman,Southern'sseniorphysicsprofessor. directoroftheWhite House MedicalClinic sayshumbly. "Buttheonlyreasonourfamily is Ofcoursethere'salsosomethinguniqueabout andtravelsaround the worldwith the presi- noticed isthatourcensus isdifferent." Fall2003