Focus, Summer 2003

32 Pages·2003·2.6 MB·English

by  Maryville College

OLUMEONEHUNDREDF
SUMMER 2003
A PUBLICATION
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Overtheyears, MaryvilleCollegehasconsidereditslocationtobea
tremendousassetinrecruitingandretainingstudents. Excerptsfrom
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previous -Booksandcatalogschroniclethe "pitch."
^ Fromthe Maryville Handbook, 1913 14:
n,,. Maryvilleislocatedinacountythathaslongbeenahealth
Maryville resort.Mountainozone,purewater,altitude1.000feet,
campusof285acres.Gymnasium.Indoorandoutdoorsports.
Manuallabor.
Tennesseehasnosaloons.Maryvilleisacruiet,law-abiding
town,filledwithchurch-goingpeople.TheCollegeisstrongly
Christian,andthedisciplineiscareful.TheY.M.CA.andYWCA.
areveryefficient.TheBibleisatextbookforeverystudent.
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Fromthe Maryville College Bulletin
(forerunnerofCollege catalog) May 1981:
,
Maryville,thecountyseatofBlountCounty,Tennessee,isapleasantandthriving
community,numbering,togetherwiththetwincorporationofAlcoa,morethanten
thousandinhabitants.Itiswidelyknownas"thetownofschoolsandchurches."
...MaryvilleisanidealhealthresortforstudentsfromotherStates.Thetown
liesonthehills,onethousandfeetabovesealevel,andenjoysthelife-giving
breezesfromtheChilhoweesandtheSmokies,afewmilesaway.Youngpeople
fromtheNorthandothersectionsaregreatlybenefitedinhealthbytheirresi-
denceatMaryville.
FromtheMaryvilleCollegeBulletin, 1955-56:
TheCollegeisatMaryville.Tennessee,sixteenmilesfromKnoxville,nearoneof
thetwomainTennesseeentrancestotheGreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark.
Maryville,itstwincityofAlcoawhichisthesiteoflargealuminumplants,and
theirenvironshaveapopulationofabouttwenty-fivethousand.
...BusesrunbetweenKnoxvilleandMaryvilleeveryhalfhouruntileleven-thirty
o'clockatnightandfromChattanoogaandAtlantathroughMaryvilleatscheduled
times.ThereistrainservicetoKnoxvilleovertheSouthernandL.&N.Railroads.
TheAmerican,Delta,Capital,Piedmont,andVolunteerAirlineshavedailyplanes
totheKnoxvillemunicipalairportfourmilesfromtheMaryvillecampus.
FromtheMaryville College Bulletin, 1970-71:
Maryvilleisanexcitinglybeautifulplace.Itislocated15milesfromKnoxvillenear
severalmountainrangesandtheGreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark.Thesea-
sonscomeandstayveryvividly,thenmoveon,tellingusagainofthenecessityand
rhythmofchange.ThelocationoftheCollegeinthemidstofsuchnaturalbeauty
offersaspecialopportunityforstudyoftheenvironment.
...Youasastudentandmemberofthecommunitywillbefacedwiththepressing
issuesofcontemporarylife.Hopefully,Maryvillewillofferyouaclimatewhere
intelligent,humanisticdiscussionandconfrontationwiththeissuescanoccur.
.
NEWS FLASH.
. . . . .
MARYVILLE VICTORY TRACED
S.S.
Several people responded to our question about
the S.S. Maryville posed in the Spring 2003 issue
of FOCUS. Fran Murphy '71 pointed usto one
website, www.usmm.org/troopships.html, and
parent Robert Simpson phoned in to share a simi-
lar website, www.usmm.org/victoryships.html.
Charles Nicholls, the College's instructional tech-
nology support specialist, dug deep and found thiswebsite,
http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/mer-
chantshipbuilders/califomia.htm, which claimsthe ship went into pri-
vate service in 1967 butwas scrapped in 1971
Nichols' research also found that ofthe 534Victory Ships launched,
only 54 are still in existence. Twenty-one sank (three during the war),
but ofthose remaining, the majority (48) are listed with the National
Defense Reserve Fleet. Three are open as museums.
ON THE COVER:
Several ofyou offered ideas about who our "unidentified" models
wereonthecover. Morethan a coupleofyouthought Helen Anderson
Kerr '44 and John Kerr '42 were the happy couple, but not so, says
Helen. She, along with friends
Bobilee Knabb Proffitt '44,
Winifred Sommers Hein '45,
and Peggy Caldwell Smith '45
did a little investigative workto
solve the mystery. Melba
Holder Kabelka '46 reported
thatshewas sure her roommate,
Jean Ellis McCulley '45x, wasthe
woman inthe photo while the
young man was a cadet she was
dating atthattime. Thiswas con-
firmed by one of Mrs. McCulley's
sons, who visited Willard House and
broughtthe original photo with him.
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Contentsmaynotbereproduced 6 Graduation 2003
inanymanner,eitherwholeor
inpart,withoofutMaprryivoirllpeerCmoilslseigoe.n Approximately240 members makeup the newest-and largest-graduating class or
Maryville College. They've headedoutto make a difference in the world;seewhatthe
immediate future holdsforeightofthem.
IDENTITY
11 Blount County:
Maryville College
Now
isan undergraduate, Right Here, Right
liberalarts, residential
communityoffaithand Much like the small liberal-arts college thatoccupies
learningrootedin the roughly 350 acresinside itsjurisdiction, BlountCount)'is
Presbvterian/Reformed growing,changing and on the move.And also like the
traditionserving College,it's drawingsome attention.Whatis Blount
studentsofallages Countyin 2003? The answerdependsonwhomyou ask,
andbackgrounds.
butmostresidentsagree: It'snotjustalright. It'sjustright
MISSION
HOME SWEET COLLEGE HILL: The old
Maryville College
preparesstudentsfor neighborhoodacrossthe streetfrom Mary\ille College
livesofcitizenship haslongbeen hometoseveralfacultyandstaffmem-
andleadershipaswe bers.Withhistoric zoning,successful restorationsand
challengeeachoneto anactive neighborhoodassociation, College Hill isstill
searchfortruth,growin "home sweet home" tomany.
wisdom, workforjustice
anddedicatea lifeof A MAIN ATTRACTION: MC alumna Donna Dixon '89 and husband
creativityandserviceto Steve KaufmanreopeneddowntownMaryville's PalaceTheatre backin
thepeoplesofthe world.
1999 andhave onceagain made itthe "little housewiththe bigshows."
2 Message from the President
ABOUT THE COVER: 3 Campus News
TheChilhowee Mountainsserve
asbackdroptothe BlountCounty 10 Faculty News
Courthouseandthe Maryville
Collegecampus inthisrecent 22 Class Notes
photobyPaul S. Miller. Below
thecourthouseis Maryville's
GreenbeltPark;tothe left,
LamarAlexanderParkway(U.S.
321)stretchestowardWalland,
TownsendandtheGreatSmoky
Mountains National Park.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT:
Greetingsfrom theMaryvilleCollegecampus'.
Dr. Gerald W. Gibson
Not longago The DailyTimeshere inMaryville ran astory
about Grace ProffittMcArthur '35 and herhome inthe EDITORIAL BOARD:
College Hill sectionofthe city. The reporternotes in herarti- Mark E. Cate
cle that "mostofthe homes in College Hill have some con- Vice Presidentfor
nection to Maryville College."When mywife Rachel and I Advancement and Admissions
movedtotown a decade ago,we discoveredthatconnection Karyn Adams
rightaway. Director ofCommunications
Wevisited therewith such College legends as Dr. Carolyn Karen Beaty Eldridge '94
Blair, Dr. Dorothy Horn and Coach Boydson Baird '41, Director of News and
and such notable alumni as Dr. Nathalia Wright '33, Jean Public Information
Campbell Rokes '33, and, ofcourse, Grace.
DESIGN:
In earliertimesdie College Hillsectionwasalsohome to Regis- Mary Workman
trarViola Lightfoot '34, Dean JasperBarnes,Dean Frances Publications Manager
Massey '34, ProfessorHorace Orr '12, ProfessorElizabeth
Jackson,SecretaryofStudentHelpClemmie Henryandretired .-
this College- President Samuel TyndaleWilson, an alumnus from the ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
...
community relationship class of1878.And 114WilsonAvenue,whereGrace McArthur EXECUTIVE BOARD
isa two-waystreet. lives,washome formanvyearsto Dr. andMrs. J.H. McMur- Judy M. Penry 73
Over those decades the ray. Dr. McMurraytaughtpolitical science andsociologyat Knoxville, Tennessee
the College, andMrs. McMurray, ahome economics instruc- President
communityhasalso tor,founded andoperatedthe College MaidShop.
done muchfor Rebeccah Kinnamon Neff'62
Maryville College. Today, a numberofcurrent faculty and stafflive along RaleiVgihc,eNPorretshidCeanrtolina
College Hill streets. Some connection indeed!
Carol Callaway-Lane '92
The DailyTimes article quotes Grace McArthur as saying, "I amverymuch aware of Nashville,Tennessee
whatMaryville College has done forthis communityand thisneighborhood." I also Recording Secretary
sawample evidence to support that claim upon movingto Maryville in 1993. The TimTopham '80
mayorofMaryville (Stanley "Skeeter" Shields '37),the mayorofAlcoa (Don Mull Maryville,Tennessee
'59), the Blount County Executive (Bill Crisp '61), the Blount Memorial Hospital Past-President
Administrator (Joe Dawson '69), the DailyTimes editor (Dean Stone '46), Director
CLASS OF 2003
ofthe Maryville Schools (Mike Dalton '66) and several odierprominent leaderswere
MC alumni. Maryville College has clearlyproduced manyofthe communityleaders for BeverlyFoxAtchley'82
Blount Countyovermanydecades, andwe take pride in diatknowledge. Sharon Pusey Bailey'69
Carol Callaway-Lane '92
We also acknowledgewidi appreciation thatthis College-communityrelationship is a DJananmyesOsSbkoeernne'6746
two-waystreet. Overthose decades the community has also done much forMaryville
College. We believe that the quality oflife in Blount Countyis abigplus in recruiting CLASS OF 2004
and retaining students. We are profoundly grateful to Blount County businesses and
RickCarl 77
citizens forthe generous financial supportofthe mission ofthe College.We recognize Chris Lilley '87
the benefitsto reputation and in well-prepared studentsthat come from the outstand- Sylvia SmithTalmage '62
JohnTanner'93
ingschool systems in the county.
JohnTrotter'95
Some collegesworry abouttheirtown-gown relationship, but atMaryville Collegewe
give thanks thatin 2003 we can count this communityas a partner, and the community CLASS OF 2005
in turn can considerthe College as an appreciating asset. 139 Carl Lindsay,Jr. '50
Sara Mason Miller'66
^^YcJ.^^c^ Kathleen Mayurnik Nenninger73
AundraWare Spencer'89
KennethTuck'54
FOCUS I S UMM ER 2 3
news
Maryville College
continues to make
improvements to
campus
its
SEVERAL PHYSICAL PLANT
projects are currendy
underwayonthe
Maryville College campus.
Muchoftheworkisincluded
goes up, in the second phase ofthe Col-
lege's S2.5 million Campus
old Lloyd Beautification and Improve-
ment Plan that guided a major
comes down campus facelift during Summer 2002.
"We believe the campus looks betterthan
iteverhas andwe've received anumberof
'HE BRICKED WALLS on positive comments from students and folks
T:newLloyd Hall have been in the community," said Mark Cate,vice
erected. In the shadowof president foradvancement andadmissions.
newconstruction, crews tookdown the walls ofold Lloyd Hall in July. "The Campus Beautification and Improve-
Groundwasbrokenonthe new$7-million,4-storyresidence hall lastOctober, ment Plan is trulyan
aftercollegeofficialsdeterminedthe costofrenovatingandretrofittingits43- investmentthatis-
year-oldpredecessorwas beyondresponsible stewardship. "[Old Lloyd] wasn't andwill continue to-
air-conditioned,andthe plumbingwas bad," explainedMark Cate,vice president payoffforthe College
foradvancementand admissions. "Todojustthe basics-addcentral aircondi- and ourcommunity."
tioning,plumbingand newfixtures, newelectric, newwindowsandaneweleva- Projects currendy in
tor-andto bringeverythingup tosafetycodesandspace-usecodeswasgoingto process include recon-
costatleast$2 to S3 million.Andoncethatwasdone,wewouldstill have anold, figuring and repaving
unattractive building." parking lots adjacentto
Designed to accommodate 96 students, the facilityhad been continuously Pearsons Hall, Sutton
used as aresidence hall since 1959. Apopulardorm fordecadesofstudents, its Science Centerand the
appeal hadwanedin recentyears, accordingto Michelle Ballew, assistant dean International House.
ofstudents forcampus life. "Lloyd Hallwasveryrarelypicked as aplace thatstu- Aroadwaythat runs betweenWillard
dentswanted tolive.... The electrical system inthe buildingwas so antiquated dtat House and Thaw Hall is currendy being
students couldn'tplug in more than two things atone time without blowinga removed; campus masterplans call forgrass
fuse,which isjust unrealistic in today's electronic world." toreplace the asphalt. Portionsofthe "loop
"Andwhile some studentsweren't bothered by nothaving airconditioning," road" thatencircles the campus and extends
Ballew added, "manystudents oftodaywantthat amenity." from Bartlett Hall to the physical plant facil-
Maryville College President Dr. GeraldW. Gibson said the building had served ityare due to be resurfaced.
the Collegewell formore than40 years andwasspecial to hundreds, ifnotthou- Additionally, new parkinglotswill open at
sands, offormerstudents. "Manyofouralumni rememberthe sense ofcommunity Lloyd Hall andWillard House atthe time of
thattheyfeltwhen living there, the resultofa design that broughtpeople together the loop road paving.
in the hall," he said. "With them,we give thanks forits decadesofservice aswe Alsoonthe "todo" lististhe installationof
prepare to transferto new Lloyd the responsibilities forhousingnewgenerationsof an updated campusdirectory, newcampus
Maryville College students." roadsigns and newbuildingsigns. Com-
NewLloydwascompleted in time forstudents' arrival on campus in August. It pletedprojectsinclude a
houses 150 studentsin a suite-style design. theexteriorpaintingof ANDERSON
While the olderresidence hall was named in honorofMargaret Bell Lloyd, the Pearsons Hall. Fora HALL
newerLloydwill recognize the contributions ofboth Mrs. Lloyd and herhusband, complete listofprojects,
Dr. RalphW. Lloyd,whowasthe College's president for more than 30 years. logontowww.maryvil-
Dedication is scheduled for 11 a.m., Oct. 25, during Homecomingweekend. lecollege.edu. i
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KA
Porter and Tummel
MC
sophomore awarded prestigious scholarship
win J.D. Davis Award
ARYVILLE College theJack KentCooke Foundation, informing herthatshewas among 30students
student-athletes Mar- selectedfrom a pool of1,150applicantsto receive aJack KentCooke Foundation
quita Porterand Josh
Undergraduate Scholarship.
Tummelwere namedrecipients
ofthe2003 J.D. DavisAward. The Foundation's undergraduatescholarship, which
In hertimewith the soccer 'iesin amountaccordingto need, providesfunding
program, Portersettwo tuition, room and board, requiredfeesand books
school records: One forcareer
the remainderoftheScholar's undergraduate
shutouts (33) and anotherfor
gree. Tumbas' award, valued atapproximately
single season shutouts (10).
During the 2001 season, she 3,000overthe nexttwoyears, will help defray
helped take the team to the program's first hunting educational expensesforthe international
NCAAtournament. ident, who cannotlegallywork inthe United States.
Onthe basketballcourt,shescoredmore
than 1,000pointsforthe LadyScotsandwas competeforthe award, which isgiven exclusively
amajorcontributortoteamsthatconsistendv to risingjuniors, a student must have a cumulative
endedtheirseasonsin NCAAtournaments. iointaverage of3.0orhigheron a4.0scale. Accordingto a
Intotal,Tummel,afour-yearmemberof . .. „ythe Foundation announcingthe2003 recipients,the Schol-
the FightingScots basketball team,scored ars "demonstrated outstanding recordsofachievement, notonly academically, but
944points forthe Scotsoverhiscareerand also in service, leadership,the artsand communityinvolvement."
helpedtake the teamtothe NCAAtourna-
mentfourtimes. Duringhisseniorseason, Tumbas, whowasborn in Yugoslavia butmovedto Germanywith herfamilyin
he earned a GreatSouthAthletic Conference 1988, became acquainted with Maryville College andthesurroundingcommunity
"PlaveroftheYear" honor, ateam MVP asan exchange student at Heritage High School during herjunioryear.
honorand a first-teamAll-South selection.
Established in 1979, the J.D. Davis TheJackKentCooke Foundation, namedforandfundedbythe lateWashington
Award is given in memoryofa long-time Redskinsowner, underwriteshundredsofgraduateandundergraduatescholarships
coach and physical education directorat yearly.The Lansdowne,Va.-basedfoundation aims "to helpyoung peopleofexcep-
MC. Itseeksto honorthosewho exhibit tional promisereachtheirfull potentialthrougheducation." To readJasmina'sstory,
leadership, athletic ability, Christian values visitthe MaryvilleCollegewebsite.
and academic achievement.
Baker named Maryville College's Outstanding Senior
AMANDA K. Baker, a senior Spoleto Festival USAin Charleston,S.C.,
artmajorfrom Clinton,Term., and the 2002 Foothills Fall Festivalin
was named the 2003 Outstand- Maryville. Duringhercollegecareer,she
ingSenioratMaryville College during alsohasvolunteeredwithYOKEYouth
theAcademicAwards Ceremony held Ministriesandservedon CalvaryChapel's
on campusApril 12. worshipteamin Knoxville.
In presentinghis advisee, Dr. Carl Established bythe Maryville College
Gombert, associate professorofart, AlumniAssociationin 1974, die Outstand-
described Bakeras an exemplarystu- ingSeniorawardrecognizesthose students
dent, a talented artist and performer whose overall recordofacademicachieve-
and avisible memberofthe community. ment andparticipationinextracurricular
Baker's listofcollege activitiesincludes Outstanding Seniorfinalists(l-r) Preston Fields, Lois activitiesstandoutasmostexemplary.
theAcademic Integrity Board,theAcad- wGirtahy,MBCenPrWeiscikdeerntanDrd.RGaecrhaaledlGGiabrszoan(afanrdriAghmta)nsdtaand Finalistsfordie OutstandingSenior
emic Life Council,the College'sNon- BakerfollowingtheAcademicAwardsCeremony. awardincluded Preston FieldsofKnoxville,
profit Leadership Development Program, Term.; Rachael GarzaofSpringfield,Va.;
the CommunityChoirandVoicesofPraise,the MC DanceTeam LoisGrayofShelbyville,Term.;andBenWickerofKnoxville. For
the Student Programming Board,WZUPradiostation and Omi- more informationoneach finalist,visitwww.maryvillecollege.edu
cron Delta Kappa. Off-campus,she internedwith theprestigious and type "OutstandingSeniors" intheSearch box.
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MC
participates College-
in international
organized
program
M show
aryville College trips
students Lauren Butz,
students the world
Carrie Lloyd and Chan-
dlerSchmutzerspentthe Spring
2003 semesterparticipating in uring January Term, sev-
an internationalprogram that d:Ieral Maryville College stu-
allowed them to said)- land dents andfacultymembers
management and land usage in left the College forwarmerclimes
England and the United States. and averydifferentwinter break.
Co-funded bythe U.S. Dr. Chad Berry, associate profes-
Department ofEducation's sorofhistory, and Mr. Patrick
Fund forthe Improvementof Murphy '96, instructorofSpanish,
Post-Secondarv Education tooka group of20 students to
(FIPSE) and the European Cuba. Trips to the socialist island
Above: Students help rangers plant
gama grass in Cades Cove; (below) Commission's Directorate Gen- are not possible forthe majorityof
national parks in both the U.S. and eral for Education and Culture, United States citizens. According
England provided real-world lessons the program wasdesigned to to Berry,onlystudents, journalists
in land management. give both American and English and humanitarianswho have applied forandreceived aspe-
students an opportunitytolook cial license bvthe Office ofForeignAssets Control, are
at land managementin fourdifferent given permission to travel there. While in Cuba, the MC
contexts: non-indigenous species, eco- group toured Havana andTrinidad. The trip itinerary
logical integrity, approachesto man- includedvisitswith famousartists (includingworld-famous
agement (habitatvs. species) and Cuba Revolution photographer Raul Corrales and Lester
protection ofnatural resources. Campa) and tours ofmuseums, cathedrals, a cigarfactory
Otherschoolsparticipating in the and coffee plantation. Theysawperformances by the
international program included Bishop National Ballet and metwith students atthe Universityof
Burton in theYorkshire regionof Havana to discuss differences-everything from medicine to
England andWarrenWilson College in Asheville, N.C. (As participat- education to politics-between Cuba and the United States.
ingschools, each enrolled three students in the program.) Drs. Kathie ShibaandTerry Bunde, eightstudents and
The students spentmuch ofFebruaryand Marchin England, othercommunitymembers, includingEd Best '68 crossed
studving at Bishop Burton. While there, the students took field trips the International Date Line Jan. 7 in theirtrip toVietnam.
and visited the United Kingdom'snational parks. The students also The trip, twovearsin the organizing, includedstops in
visited different habitats to see howthey're managed. Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh Cityand the Mekong Delta.
Returningto the UnitedStates in late March, the students enrolled During the two-weekstay,
MC
in ornithology, ecology and environmental issuesclasses on the
campus and spenttime in the Great SmokyMountains National Park,
hikingto unique natural habitats, participatingin adeercount and
planting gama grass in Cades Cove as partofthepark's campaign to
reintroduce some native species to the area. The students metwith
parkrangers tolearn about fire andwildlife management.
Atthe program's completion, studentswere required towrite a final
projectreport. The report included asummaryofthe historyofland
use and conservation in the U.S. and U.K.,an accountofconservation
successes and failures in both countries and ideas forhoweach country students took in the his-
might share and implement successful programs orpractices that pro- tory,culture and psychologyofVietnam. They heard various
mote land conservation. presentations, includingone on the war fought by the U.S.
"I believe the studentswere able to getaunique perspective ofthe in the 1960s and 1970s, by facultyand students ofthree
issues incontemporaryconservation biology in the United States and universities in Hanoi.
the United Kingdom," said Ben Cash, assistantprofessorofbiology. Tripsto Cuba andVietnam are planned for January2004.
"The time andsupportthatthe program offered allowed students to Manytripsare open to alumni. Formore information,con-
investigate the topicin depth and to have hands-on experience thatis tact Chad Berry, chairofthe College's International Pro-
critical fortrue understanding." gramming Committee, [email protected].
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Graduation
NEWEST ALUMNI HEAD OUT TO Name: Kenneth Kirby
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD Hometown: Kodak,Tenn.
Major: Biologyand Physical Education;
minorin Chemistry
Post-graduate plans: Enrollingin the Doctor
Name: J. BenWickerII ofPhysical Therapy MedicalSchool Program
Hometown: Knoxville,Tenn.
Major: Business & Organization Man- at Duke Universityin Durham,N.C.
"I have experienced first-hand the fulfillment
agement
ofbettering the mind, bodyandspiritwhile
Post-graduate plans: Seekinga M.Ed, in
working atAppalachian Therapy Center... As
College StudentAffairs atthe University aformerpatientofATC, I have experienced
woofrSkoiuntghaFsloarriedsaidinenTtadmipraec,toFrlaa.taUnSdF TthheeydewdeicraetiaonnionfsptihreasteiopnrotfoemsseioananldsawliltohwewdhmoemtIonroecweiwvoermky
"Being involved in so manystudent activ- calling as aphysical therapist...I havecome torealize that
iDteievsealnodpminenstevdereaplafratcmetesntofsthhoewSetdudmeent helpingothersis a completelyselfless act, andwe should
do sowith the patient's best interestsin mind
howmuch ofagreatfit that Student
Affairs is forme. I hadsome great mentors and role models in
the MC Student Development area. These people encouraged t409,
me through the process and helped me achieve mygoalof
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gettinginto graduate school. After having hadsuch apositive t
experience at Maryville, I feel called to give others the great
experience that I had."
E-J
Name: Preston CarterFields
Hometown: Knoxville,Tenn. «f 81
Major: International Studies and Religion
Post-graduate plans: Workingin the
Washington, D.C. pressoffice ofSenator
and Democratic Presidential Candidate
John KerryofMassachusetts
"Throughworkingwiththe LiteracyCorps
and die BonnerScholarsprogramat
Maryville, I have become interestedin
social issues,especiallyconcerningchildren. I hope thatthrough
myworkwith John KerryIcannotonlvservemycountrybut
alsoworktoimprovepeople'slives." Name: Sara Moore
Hometown: Sarasota, Fla.
Major: Writing/Communications
Name: Ariatna L. QuinteroN. Post-graduate plans: Pursuinga
Hometown: Panama City, Panama master's degree in magazinejour-
Major: International Business nalism atNewYork University
Post-graduate plans: Workingfor US "I have always been interested in
Dentekin Maryville writing and editing. Fortunately, _
,
"During mywhole careeratMaryville Maryville College gave me the \^
College, starting at CELL (Centerfor opportunityto do both. While a
Language Learning) and nowending student, I was able to gain hands-
with a diplomain mvhands, I neverreal- onexperience as both astaffwriter
ized the importance andvalue ofeduca- and editorfor TheHighlandEcho,
tion/social interactions that MC hasexposed me to, but and I also obtained an internship with the Maryville Daily
being at Maryville gave me precious and unique opportunitv Timesthrough the CenterforCalling & Career. Both ofthese
tointeractwith people from all overtheworld." experiences affirmed and strengthened mydesire to pursue a
careerinjournalism ..."
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