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BRYAN COLLEGE LIBRARY 3 7211 02016 7748 (Htri ^ 1 4«»» ^B' / 'J O •> •n% I H r„7 ^^B c • ~r> ^^^B ^^^^l^^^^^^^^l [ H ^^^fi i^^H' ^^^^^^^^^^^^1 H^^^H 1 Hll^^^^^l 1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^V' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^ E-Pc/ds Yy/V///;///////?/ ////// ( y/7///// The Commoner ~ 77th Edition 2008-2009 i\\f< C«^*"7Tt'' yScfv- >?K^^:v ' -;>,', •i#- ,^/ Ii-;.S''!,-.-/.>.. 'j?i !<> >f<. '4<- ,, -<-•. -:<^- m. -'> r-i M. ;#-;^' p: Bryan College ~ 721 Bryan Dr. ~ P.O. Box 7000 ~ Dayton, TN 37321 423-775-2041 www.bryan.ei ,»,~*«^*'" " -/• "- jV- ^' o\' v>^ ' 1 ..»' .'-f.- . V ''dl (PhotobyEvanJohnson) Jveryone at Bryan College had :y^- a reason for coming here, initially, and has a reason for staying. Our ^m students come to Bryanfrom aU •a .-_* *- over this country, all over the globe; our perspectives and backgrounds are varied and sometimes contradic- tory. Our school, our community, would not be what it is without this diversity, but how much do we really know about the individuals that m j| hold it all together? The fact is, we m yu'i.^> are daily loved and served by our mm professors and faculty, eventhough i>»-'-'V,l • ';'.-f -•*'s< we're often unaware of the ways they pour into oiirlives; our staff s;>-'>^ ' have created a kind of altruistic harbor, where students are encour- \ aged and enabled to freely think, :'*^ grow, and develop; their hope is that students-filled to the brim with the care, wisdom, and instruc- -^0^<i\ tion they have been given-will then go out into the world and begin to pour into the lives of others. m _ rom reporting the weather every morning to classes, to mentoring, to gifting chocolate to passing students, Bryan's professors each find meaningful ways to serve their students. If you were greeted warmly in the cafeteria line orjust talked for an hour in the office of a gracious profes- sor, you've already seen how the faculty and staff give of themselves abundantly. With- out their dedication and kind- ness, Bryan wouldn't be the same school: they have been constantly pouring in. .sk any fresliman what the mn most valuable library resource is , and they might list a particular book or search engine, but ask any senior (necessarily turned into library-junkies by their theses) and they will probably respond wholeheartedly: "Mrs. Johnson." Mrs. Vonnie Johnsonis one of those rare constants that every college hopes for; she has worked in libraries for 35 years and in the Bryan College Library for over : 20 years. During this time she has seen numerous generations of library staff come and go, filled in as director when needed, and always preferred to remain a "reference librarian" in order to have more direct contact with the students. "The thing I like to do most is helping students with their research," Mrs. Johnson says, "I just enjoy the one-on-one interac- tion I have with students. I like being there for them and encoui- aging them in their walk with the Lord." Aside from learning nearly every student's name, Mrs. Johnson has made an effort to be I involved with students outside the library walls as well; she and her husband are longtime "hall par- ents" and she has been a part of -everal different Bible study groups as well. "I just enjoy college students," Mrs. Johnson says, "They can have fun; they can be serious. They'rejust at a neat time in their lives where they're sorting through a lot of things." Bfjif^J-Cirtn/iii ictured: VoiinicJohnson (photo by KatljTiLevi)