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o o o O O o o o o o c o o; O o_o o O o ° o o o o C o O O O ° o o o O C ^CX/2nt0e0rl3achen o o O o o C O o ° o o (D o o 0„C o O O o ° o O o ° o co o ° o oj o ° o O CO O ° o o co o ° o o o o O OJJOC ° o o o O Q ° o o o O QJ O C o o oooOcCpDoOoOc ° '/.{ (J J n =p. ) r C o a 41 C) • • • • © © © o o o • • • • • • • • • o o o e o O O o O O C o O O C o © © © e e • • • C o o c D o o o o o >»•.%•»*%•••% ^ #•' 4i r~\ r^ J ) 1926 2003 Alma Mater Orange groves o'erspread hercampus Chimes herhymns intone, India greets across the garden Southern's mystic throne. Florida Southern, thee we love; Theewe'll neverfail Hail to thee our alma mater, Hail to Southern, Hail. Statelywalls alone can never Compass learning's goal Heartto heartmustpass the token Soul inspirit soul. Florida Southern,thee we love; Theewe'll neverfail Hail to thee ouralma mater, 2QQZ Hail to Southern, hail. ynriri •#•< r\ r^ President Reuschling Fromfirstlook,anyonecantellthatDr.ThomasReuschling isoneofthekindestmentheywillevermeet. Hisfacehas yearsofworryencasedinit;hiseyes,yearsofjoy. Namedpresidentin1995,Dr.Reuschlingbelievesinvalues. Hebelievesthateverystudentshouldhaveafuntimewhile atHoridaSouthern,buthealsobelievesinthepowerof academia. Thisyear,Dr.Reuschlingandtherestofthe facultyatHoridaSouthernimplementedafreshmanEXL class,thefirstofitskindatthecollege. Itwasmeanttogive thefreshmenmoreofachancetogrowasaunitandtogeta fullexperienceofHoridaSouthern. Someclassesfrankly discussedsexualmatters,othersmorescholarlymaterial. All ofthiscameinthenameoftheFreshmanExperience. Thisyear,HoridaSouthernalsohitthe1,800markin enrollment, somethingrarelyseeninthepast. Evenwith thelessthanstellarperformanceofthestockmarketinthe pastyear,enrollmentisup,andheplanstokeepitthatway, thoughdon'texpectourschooltogoover1,800. PerhapsthebiggestinitiativebeforeDr.Reuschlingright now,though,istheloomingconstructionofaresidencehall, somethingstudentshavebeendreamingofforyears. Thoughconstructionhasbeenstalledabitsofar,he'smade itobviouswherethisliesinthelistofhispriorities:atthetop. "I hope all of us on a year to year Still,the president basis will recommit to having this washithard be the most caring and personal thisyear,as weallwere, environment it can be." bythedeath oftwoofour own. OrrisMcConnellandJerrodHalldiedduringtheyear, somethingDr.Reuschlingcallsa"sobering"experience. He hopesthattheirdeathscausereflectionintheheartsofthe studentsandthateachstudentwillmakethe"mostoftheir own life." Overall,Dr.Reuschlingfaceseachdaywithahealthy appreciationforlifeandforHoridaSouthernCollege.He's themanwholovesstudentperformancesandourannual HomecomingCelebration. He'sthemanwhoalwayscares. He'sthemanthatwehaveallseeninthecafeteriawhenwe areeating,walkingaroundtryingtomakesureweareall doingOK. Don'tworrysir,weare. Board of Trustees Dr.HoylR. "Barney" Barnett Mr. M. ClaytonHollis,Jr. Treasurer GeneralDonaldL. Kerrick Ms. Marcene H. Qiristoverson AssistantSecretary Mr. GailM. Knappenberger Dr. FrankH. Furman,Jr. ViceChairman Dr. Sarah F. Layton Justice R. Fred Lewis Ms. SelmaP. Marlowe AdvisoryTrustee Mr. WilliamT. Mattice Ms. SarahD. McKay Secretary Dr. E. VaneMcClurg Ms. Lynne K. Roll Mr. RobertW. McKnight ExOfficioTrustee Bishop TimothyWhitaker Dr. Marjorie Roberts ExOfficioTrustees Mr.JohnA. Rodda Dr. William S. Barnes Dr. T.Terrell Sessums Dr. Wendell Blake Chairman Dr. ArthurL. Eberly,Jr. Dr. RobertR. Sharp Mr. DavidL. Evans Reverend RileyP. Short Mr. RobertL. Fryer,Jr. Ms. Lorraine Spivey Dr. Ann H. Hansen Dr. Burton "Bud" Stone Mr.JeffreyK. Hearn Dr. Robert S. Trinkle Mr.JoshuaHigh Mr.John M. "Jack" Varasse ReverendTeresaL. Hill Dr.JohnV. Verner I In loving memory... Hall Jerrod April 30, 1982 - October28, 2002 Tosome,hewas"BrownEyes."Toothershewastheir"predictablegolfing surfer."Toeveryone,hewasafriend,abrother,andason.Hesharedmanythingsin commonwithmanypeople.JerrodwasaseniorChemistrymajor.Healsoactedinthe RisqueBusinessproductioneachfallforincomingfreshmen.HeservedasSportsEditor forthecampusnewspaper,TheSouthern. Onethingisforsure,forallthepeoplewhoseliveshetouched,heisgreatlylovedand willbegreatlymissed. "Expose yourself to your deepestfear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear offreedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." - Jim Morrison k * %% -%i In loving memory... McConnell Chris May 12, 1984 - January 2, 2002 ChrisMcConnellwaswell-known,nomatterwherehewent. Hehadplayed golfsinceanyonecouldremember,asamemberofhishighschoolteamandtheFlorida Southernteam. Everyonewhoknewhimcouldseehowhappyhewas. Hewasalovingbrother,adevotedson,andanincredibleperson. Hewasalwaysthe classiestopponentyouwouldevermeet. FromallofusatFSC,wemissyou,weloveyou,andwelookforwardtothedaywhen wecanseeyouagain. 'The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed/' - Carl Jung