PublishedforAlumni andFriends ofthe University ofthe South Winter 1993

LightFall: Paintings and Poetry by Edward Carlos

Illuminating the 'Dark Ages'

SEWANEEJOURNAL

SEWANEEWinter 1993

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Robert Bradford. Editor

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John W. Tonissen Jr., C'70, Vice President

for Planned Giving

Jack Blackwell, C'44, National Chairman

for the Annual Fund

Elizabeth McDonough Howick, C'81,

Vice President for Admission

The Rev. Henry N. Parsley Jr., C'7(),

Vice President for Church Relations

The Rev. Dr. James K. Yeary. C'64, T'69,

D.Min. '89, Vice Presidentfar the

School of Theology

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Career Sen/ices

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Executive Director

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1000.

As I drove through the

bayou country of South

Louisiana to interview

Paul Mcllhenny, C'67, I remem-

bered stories from my childhood

about the pepper sauce that

Paul's family has produced for

the last 125 years.

My father used to talk about a

man from the small town where

he grew up in Texas. During the

Depression, this man would offer

to drink an entire bottle of

Tabasco sauce, teaspoon by tea-

spoon, for $5. He would occa-

sionally get a taker, my father

said, and slowly and methodically

he would drink the bottle. To-

ward the end, tears would run

out of his eyes. But it was the De-

pression, and $5 was a lot of

money then.

As I grew up in Southern Cali-

fornia, we had some neighbors

from Louisiana. The matriarch

of the family had a strange way of

disciplining her children when

they talked back to her. She

would have them open their

mouths, and then she would

pour a drop of Tabasco sauce on

their tongues. It never really

cured her problems, but it got

her children's attention.

Tabasco sauce has created a

kind of folklore in America and

abroad. Its influence has been

subtle but pervasive. It's been

mentioned in cartoon strips

ranging from Blondie to the Wiz-

ard of Id. Tiny bottles are stan-

dard issue in the meals of every

American soldier. In the late

19th century. Lord Kitchener

brought it with him on his relief

expedition to the Sudan. In the

late 20th century, when astro-

nauts aboard the Skylab space

station complained that their

food was too bland, NASA sent

up Tabasco sauce.

For Paul Mcllhenny, being a

part of a company whose prod-

uct is known throughout the

world is immensely satisfying.

"It's fun to know that when you

have a party in New York, Peter

Jennings and Bryant Gumbel are

coming by to see you because

they're devout Tabasco sauce

fans," he says. "And our sales base

continues to expand. We just got

our second order from Russia.

We're going into Belarussia,

Georgia, and the Ukraine.

Through our agent in Hong

Kong, we're into China. Howthese people can afford Tabasco

sauce at $2 or $3 a bottle, I don't

know."

Mcllhenny says he had no

idea that he would be helping to

lead an international company

when he was studying political

science at Sewanee 25 years ago.

But he says the lessons that he

learned on the Mountain have

been invaluable in his role as vice

president for the company that

produces the world's most fa-

mous pepper sauce.

"We're a relatively small com-

pany so we often have to cross

disciplinary lines of traditional

business management. I get in-

volved in varying degrees in mar-

keting, production, trademark-

ing, and sales," he says. "My

strong liberal arts education has

allowed me to communicate

well, to cross those traditional

business lines with ease."

—RB

CONTENTS

Illuminating the 'Dark Ages'

The Sezvanee Mediaeval Colloquium sheds light on a largely

misunderstood historical period

LiglitFall

Fine arts professorEdward, Carlos translates a

mystijyi?ig experience into artm*

In the Land ofTabasco Sauce

Paul McRJienny, C'67, helps lead afamily-owned company which

has produced an American iconfor more than a century

Departments

I Vice-Chancellor's Corner

On the Mountain

Alumni Affairs

Developments

Sports

| Theology

On the cover: The worfd 's mostfamous pepper sauce.

Illustration courtesy ofMdlhenny Company

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S CORNER

A DAY IN THE LIFE

OF THE 'MAYOR

OF SEWANEE'

Since the University s

inception, the vice-

chancellor has had a

special role in the

enhancement and

quality of life on the

Domain.

Fear when a siren wails,

complaints about gar-

bage pickup, a cable sys-

tem that goes blank at the most

inopportune time, the provision

of emergency services for resi-

dents, a community recycling

program, whether there can be

more restaurant opportunities:

these are not the normal con-

cerns of most college or univer-

sity presidents. But at Sewanee

they form a part of the vice-

chancellor's agenda, a function

of the University's status as owner

of nearly 10,000 acres. Since the

University's inception, these du-

ties have given the vice-

chancellor's job a special role in

the enhancement and quality of

life on the Domain.

In earlier days, the University

attempted to provide everything:

water, police, fire protection, and

we even operated a farm. Over

the decades some of these re-

sponsibilities have been priv-

atized, put under other supervi-

sion, or discontinued. Elk River

supplies the natural gas, Duck

River Electric the lights. South

Central Bell the phone system,

and the Sewanee Utility District

the water and sewer service. Still.

the University remains respon-

sible for fire and police protec-

tion, and continues to negotiate

contracts for garbage removal.

The cost of these services is

shared between the University

(83 percent) and the local lease-

holders (17 percent). In addi-

tion, the leaseholders who own

homes pay a property tax to

Franklin County for the assessed

value of their homes; the land,

which is leased, is considered in

this assessment.

Since the 1960s, a Commu-

nity Council has advised the vice-

chancellor on community mat-

ters. Meeting monthly, this group

of 12 elected members, two stu-

dent members, and four mem-

bers appointed by the University

discusses issues of local concern.

These meetings provide a

chance to review the community

services budget (most of which

goes for fire and police protec-

tion), and to approve contracts

for garbage service. Other

agenda items in recent years

have included the quality of

cable television service, the estab-

lishment of a recycling program,

location of a county landfill, traf-

fic regulations, leasehold rules,

and the land use study: Domain

2020.

In its work, the council has

been assisted by the vice presi-

dent for business and commu-

nity relations, a new position cre-

ated in 1988. Dr. Tom Kepple,

who holds this position, func-

tions as a town manager. He

deals with day-to-day operational

issues that affect community life.

Some of the recent issues have

been beautification of the busi-

ness district, new signs for streets,

the location ofnew lots for home

construction, traffic patterns,

and the operation of emergency

services. Emergency services are

given special attention by Profes-

sor of Religion Gerald Smith,

and these services rank—thanks

to the professional staff and the

devoted time of students, staff,

faculty, and community mem-

bers—among the best in the

state. Helping Kepple in his work

has been a trustee Committee on

Community Relations, chaired

by John Caldwell, which meets

twice a year to discuss issues and

provide a forum for views. The

work of this committee has been

of great value to all of us.

Sewanee remains a place

where crime is infrequent, where

children can cycle to the public

school, where cars routinely re-

main unlocked, and where

people wave to one another. This

small town atmosphere provides

the University with an asset

nearly unmatched by any other

collegiate institution. We are

committed to ensuring that this

atmosphere remains as undis-

turbed as possible.

Yet, we also know some

change must come. We need a

new elementary school building,

some of the housing for our

older residents needs improve-

ment, summer recreational pro-

grams for young people require

expansion (the sport and fitness

center will help with this), day-

care needs will require more sus-

tenance, and the welfare of our

senior citizens deserves more

emphasis. In all of this we seek to

enhance the quality of life for

those who work and teach at the

University, or who have done so

in the past. In this way we assure

the continuing dedication of a

highly trained staff and welcome

others who move to Sewanee.

Some features of our commu-

nity life deserve special mention.

The Fourth of July celebration

will stir the soul and heart of any-

one who comes to see America's

birthday celebrated; the commu-

nity clean-up days with towns-

people and students working to

improve the appearance of the

Domain will buttress your faith in

idealism and commitment. The

presence of excellent medical fa-

cilities and highly trained doc-

tors provides reassurance to all

those who live within the gates.

This facet of the vice-chancellor's

responsibilities, while perhaps

hidden from many of you, re-

mains one of the most important

and most satisfying; the people

who live here are, just as the

place itself, special.

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ON THE MOUNTAIN

Jason Forrester is the 17th Sewanee student to receive an NCAAPostgraduate Scholarship.

JASON FORRESTER

RECEIVES TWO MAJORAWARDS

Jason Forrester of Columbia,

Ala., a senior in the College of

Arts and Sciences , has received a

prestigious $5,000 postgraduate

scholarship from the National

Collegiate Athletic Association

(NCAA) . The NCAA awarded 29

such scholarships to collegiate

football players across the na-

tion.

NCAA postgraduate award

winners must, earn at least a 3.0

grade point average and perform

with distinction in the varsity-

level sport for which they were

nominated. The student also

must intend to continue aca-

demic work, on a full-time basis,

beyond the bachelor's degree.

This is the second major

award for Forrester in recent

months. In December 1992, he

was named a National Scholar-

Athlete by the National Football

Foundation and College Hall of

Fame. The award qualified him

for a postgraduate fellowship.

The National Football Founda-

tion and College Hall of Fame is

a national organization with

more than 80 chapters and 8,000

members throughout the United

States.

A four-year letterman at of-

fensive tackle for the Tigers,

Forrester started every game

since joining the team. He was

voted team captain in 1992 and

was a first-team all-conference se-

lection in both 1990 and 1991.

He appeared in the SportingNews

pre-season All-America team in

1902.

Forrester is studying political

science at the University. A mem-ber of the Order of Gownsmen,

he received the Robert "Red"

Lancaster Award, given to the

top junior political science stu-

dent. He intends to pursue his

interest in political science in

graduate school, concentrating

on international affairs. In 1991,

he got a taste of working for the

United States Foreign Service

when he interned in the Aneri-

can Embassy in Georgetown,

Guyana.

A member of the Red Ribbon

Society and the Baptist Student

Union, Forrester was chosen to

represent the University at the

23rd annual Student Sympo-

sium, and went to Oxford, En-

gland, last summer in conjunc-

tion with the British Studies Pro-

gram.

Forrester credits Sewanee

with giving him the opportuni-

ties to pursue a wide range of in-

terests. "I've been able to explore

many different avenues at the

University," he says. "My experi-

ences at Sewanee will prove in-

valuable when I enter graduate

school."

FOURTH SEWANEE

WRITERS' CONFERENCE

SET FOR JULY, AUGUST

Dcick Walcott, the 1992 Nobel

Prize winner for literature, will

he among the distinguished fac-

ulty to participate in the fourth

Sewanee Writers' Conference.

Nobel Ian rente Derek Walcott

Held from mid July until early

August, the conference, sup-

ported by the Walter E. Dakin

Memorial Fund established

through the estate of the late

Tennessee Williams, has grown

tremendously—both in terms of

stature and the numbers of par-

ticipants—since it first began in

1090. Last year, more than 1,200

inquiries were received com-

pared with just over 500 for the

conference's first year, according

to Cheri Peters, conference ad-

ministrator. The 90 spots avail-

able are filled through a com-

petitive admission process. To-

day, the Sewanee Writers' Con-

ference is regarded among the

year's strongest gathering of writ-

ers anywhere.

From its inception the confer-

ence, under the direction of

Wyatt Prunty, C'69, Carlton pro-

fessor of English, has intended to

gather a distinguished faculty

who provide instruction and

criticism through workshops and

craft lectures in fiction, poetry,

and playwriting.

This year's regular faculty will

also include novelists John Casey,

Ellen Douglas, Stanley Elkin,

Amy Hempel, Susan Minot, Tim

O'Brien, Joe Ashby Porter, and

Mark Richard, and poets Emily

Grosholz, Mark Jarman, and

Maxine Kumin. Horton Foote

and Wendy Hammond will work

with participants interested in

playwriting. In addition, a group

of eminent writers, critics,

agents, and editors will visit the

conference. Among others,

Georges and Anne Borchai dt, C.

Michael Curtis, Peter Davison,

Robert Giroux, David Godine,

Dave Smith, J. D. McClatchy, and

Henry Hart will discuss writing

from the point of view of editing

and publishing. Monroe Spears,

Peter Taylor, and Richard Wilbur

will be in residence in Sewanee

during all or part of the confer-

ence. All will give readings or lec-

Playwright Morton Foote

tures and will be frequent visitors

to the proceedings.

An added prospect lor this

year's playwriting students is the

Sewanee theatre department's

plan to produce a participant's

script. Conference and College

faculty will consult to choose a

script from the 1993 and 1094

summer workshops which will be

produced during the 1994-95

academic year.

For more information about

the conference, contact Cheri

Peters at (615) 598-1141.

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

POET LAUREATE AMONGHONORARY DEGREE

RECIPIENTS

Businessman and publisher Earl

Gilbert Graves of New York City,

Oglethorpe University honorary

chancellor Manning Mason

Pattillo Jr., C'41, of Atlanta, Poet

Laureate Mona Van Duvn of St.

Louis, and the Rev. Lavan

Baltzell Davis, C'49, T'52, of

Pensacola, Fla., received honor-

ary degrees during Easter convo-

i ation.

Earl Gilbert Graves is a na-

tionally recog-

nized author-

ity on black

business de-

velopmentand a past re-

cipient of the

NationalAward of Excellence in recogni-

tion of achievement in minority

business enterprise. Named in

1974 by Time magazine as one of

the country's 200 future leaders,

today he is president and chief

executive officer of Earl G.

Graves, Ltd., the parent company

for several businesses and the

publisher of Black Enterprise

magazine. Graves is also the

chairman and chief executive of-

ficer for Pepsi-Cola of Washing-

ton, D.C., L.P., the largest minor-

ity-controlled Pepsi-Cola fran-

chise in the country.

Graves' career began as ad-

ministrative assistant to the late

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy before

he formed his own management

consulting firm. An ROTCgraduate who completed his U.S.

Army career with the rank of cap-

tain, Graves received a bachelor's

degree in economics from Mor-

gan State University in Balti-

more, Md. He has lectured at

Yale University as a Poynter Fel-

low.

Manning Mason Pattillo Jr.

c urrentlyserves as hon-

orary chan-

cellor of Og-

lethorpe Uni-

versity in At-

lanta after 13

years as that

institution's president, a position

from which he retired in 1988.

During his tenure, Oglethorpe

became one of the three most

selective institutions in Georgia.

Before his installation as

Oglethorpe's 12th president,

Pattillo was associate director of

the Lilly Endowment, vice presi-

dent for the Danforth Founda-

tion, and president ofNew York's

Foundation Center, respectively.

He also served on the faculty of

the University of Chicago. The

author of two books and numer-

ous articles in professional jour-

nals, Pattillo has served as a direc-

tor or trustee of many institu-

tions and organizations. Pres-

ently, he is chairman of the

board for the Atlanta College of

Art as well as the DeKalb Cham-

ber of Commerce and the

DeKalb Council on Aging. He is

vice chairman for the Woodruff

Arts Center.

Pattillo is a Phi Beta Kappa

graduate of Sewanee who went

on to earn both a master's and a

doctorate from the University of

Chicago.

Mona Van Duyn is the

nation's Poet

ryjgr,£p| Laureate and

""* ' h! a consultant

to the Library

of Congress

in Washing-

ton, D.C. Dur-

ing the course

of her career, Van Duyn has re-

ceived numerous awards, includ-

ing the National Book Award,

the Bollingen Prize, and the

Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been

recognized by the Ruth Lilly-Po-

etry Magazine Award and a grant

from the National Endowmentfor the Arts, among others.

Van Duyn earned a master's

degree from the Lhiiversity of

Iowa before becoming an in-

structor at that institution. She

has also taught at the University

of Louisville, the Salzburg Semi-

nar in Austria and was a visiting

Hurst professor at Washington

University. She has taught for

several summer writing pro-

grams across the country, includ-

ing the Sewanee Writers' Confer-

ence and conferences in

Breadloaf, Vt., New York, Minne-

sota, and Texas.

Lavan Baltzell Davis retired

™ from his post

as rector of St.

Christopher's

Church in

Pensacola,

Fla., in 1991,

a church that

he helped es-

tablish and then served for 34

years. Davis' first assignment in

the ministry was as assistant rec-

tor of Christ Church in

Pensacola. While there, he also

helped to found and organize

two other churches in the

Pensacola area: St. Monica's and

St. Francis of Assisi. He con-

ducted the first services at each.

Adept at combining the

church and secular worlds, Davis

has long been active in commu-

nity activities. For nearly a de-

cade and a half, Davis was on the

board of the J. Hugh and Earl W.

Fellows Memorial Foundation,

which is dedicated to improving

the quality of health care in

northwest Florida.

A former regent and trustee

of Sewanee, Davis has been a del-

egate to seven general conven-

tions and he has chaired or

served on numerous diocesan

committees.

ALUMNI OFFICERS HOLDJANUARY MEETING

A resolution supporting the

University's upcoming capital

campaign was approved, and

plans for next year's celebration

of the 25th anniversary of

women at Sewanee were initiated

by officers of the Associated

Alumni during their winter

meeting held in Nashville.

The campaign resolution,

which will be presented to mem-bers of the Alumni Council for

their approval, states that the

body "enthusiastically endorses

the objectives of the campaign

[which is to begin later this year]

and encourages all alumni to

contribute to its successful and

early completion."

Founders' Day 1994 is the

planned celebration date of 25

years of women at Sewanee. Asteering committee is being orga-

nized, and suggestions for the

celebration are being actively so-

licited.

"This was a very successful

meeting," according to Yogi

Anderson, executive director of

the Associated Alumni. "With the

help of alumni volunteers, we

have been able to run a program

that is the envy of much larger

schools."

Associated Alumni members

also learned of plans to imple-

ment the Career Services Net-

work, designed to complement

the University's Office of Career

Services. Jan Kibler, C'80, vice

president for career services, says

that the network will help secure

job interviews for Sewanee

alumni and students.

"The Associated Alumni con-

tinue to make important contri-

butions to the University," says

Penn Rogers, C'72, president of

the association. "We look for-

ward to continuing efforts to in-

volve alums more actively in Uni-

versity programs and activities."

DEVELOPMENTS

EDWARD TOGGLE

APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF

DEVELOPMENT

A gift from the estate ofKatherine Nesbit ofMemphis will support the School of Theology.

MEMPHIS WOMAN LEAVES

$900,000 ESTATE

TO SEWANEE

The University has received * gift

of more than $900,000 from the

estate of Katherine Nesbit of

Memphis. The gift will be used

in support of the School of The-

ology.

Nesbit had previously estab-

lished the Robert H. Nesbit Me-

morial Scholarship Fund, in

honor of her late husband,

which gives preference to stu-

dents from the Diocese of West

Tennessee.

Mrs. Nesbit was a well-known

philanthropist in the Memphis

area, contributing a large tract of

land for a city park. She was also

an avid skeet shooter and very ac-

tive in working with the various

dioceses in the state, especially

that of West Tennessee. Though

not a graduate of Sewanee,

Nesbit had a long history of sup-

porting the University that dates

to the 1960s.

UNIVERSITY RECEIVES

LAND FROM THE REV.

EDWARD HARRISON, C35

The Rev. Edward Harrison, C'35,

of Pensacola, Fla., has donated to

the University a parcel of land in

Crystal River, Fla., that has been

valued at $144,000. Harrison is a

third-generation trustee of the

University whose son, the Rev.

Edward H. Harrison Jr., ofJack-

sonville Beach, recently com-

pleted his own term as a member

of that board.

Harrison's gift was made in

memory of both his father, the

Rev. George H. Harrison, also a

Sewanee graduate, and his

grandfather. Proceeds from the

sale of the land are to be used for

a scholarship fund, the scope of

which is yet to be determined.

"We are delighted to accept

this valuable and meaningful gift

on behalf of the institution," ac-

cording to Tom Watson, vice

president for university relations.

"Gifts-in-kind, such as this

land, often enable people to

make much larger gifts than they

might otherwise have thought

possible. In fact, some of the

largest gifts ever made to institu-

tions such as Sewanee, have been

gilts ( >1 land. In this case, we have

received a very welcome and gen-

erous gift from an alumnus and

former trustee whose family has

long ties to the University," says

Watson.

Following a nationwide search,

Edward A. (Ned) Tnggle has

been appointed as Sewanee's di-

rector of development. Tuggle,

who has held various positions in

the development offices of Co-

lumbia Lhiiversity is expected to

be at his newjob by early March.

Tuggle's most recent position

at Columbia was director of in-

formation services. Prior to that,

he was a development officer for

major gifts at the institution and

also served as director of devel-

opment—in charge of individual

giving—for the Columbia Uni-

versity Graduate School of Busi-

ness. His previous experience

includes extensive fund-raising

work in the non-profit sector.

"Ned Tuggle brings a wealth

of experience to his duties at

Sewanee," says Tom Watson, vice

president for university relations.

"We are fortunate to have found

someone who has the breadth

and depth of experience that he

does as we anticipate embarking

on a significant campaign. Hewill play a critical role in that ef-

fort."

Tuggle earned a bachelor's

degree from the University of

Virginia and an MBA at the Co-

lumbia University Graduate

School of Business.

SCHOLARSHIP

PHOTOGRAPHER OWENBUTLER A BROWNFOUNDATION FELLOW

Joking that he cannot go any-

where in the world—even

Sewanee—without running into

a former student, Owen Butler

has taken up residence at the

University as a Brown Founda-

tion Fellow for the Easter semes-

ter. The acclaimed photogra-

pher, who has been a member of

the faculty of the School of Pho-

tographic Arts and Sciences at

Rochester Institute of Technol-

ogy, will teach two courses to

Sewanee fine arts students, offer-

ing them the benefit of his nearly

four decades of experience.

This is Butler's second trip to

Sewanee. Last year, the Univer-

sity Gallery hosted an exhibition

of photographs by him and Eliza-

beth Motlow, one of Butler's

former students. That exhibit, ac-

cording to Pradip Malde, chair-

man and assistant professor of

fine arts at Sewanee, was intrigu-

ing because it allowed the explo-

ration of the relationship be-

tween the "teacher/fellow artist

and the student/fellow artist."

"I feel extremely privileged to

have gotten to know Owen. His

History professor Charles Perry tracks

llw growth of Victorian bureaucracy

through tin' post office.

reputation as a teacher extends

across the Atlantic into Europe

and his talents as a photographer

are considerable," says Malde.

Butler says his aim while visit-

ing Sewanee will be to help stu-

dents understand the long-term

discipline required of an artist. "I

am concerned that they clearly

decipher the aspects of commit-

ment," he says.

Having had his work exhib-

ited everywhere from the Mod-

ern Museum of Art in New York

to II Studio Internacional De

Tecnologias De Imagem in Sao

Paulo, Brazil, Butler says that

Sewanee has been a perfect cam-

pus for teaching because of stu-

dents' strong background in the

liberal arts. "That's the wonder-

ful thing about Sewanee. There

is a philosophy and a permission

to overlap the disciplines and the

passion." Butler points to a stu-

dent-poet in one of his classes

who approaches photography

through poetry.

"He has already infected our

department with his vitality," said

Malde soon after Butler's arrival.

"He is going to expose our stu-

dents to his depth and breadth of

experience, his commitment to

the medium and to teaching."

BUREAUCRACY AND THE

POST OFFICE

In his newly published book, The

Victorian Post Office: The Growth of

a Bureaucracy, history professor

Charles Perry explores the

growth of the institution that be-

came England's largest business

by the end of the 19th century.

Perry, who is also associate

dean of the College of Arts and

Sciences, says the idea for the

book was born out of a desire to

study the expansion ofVictorian

government. The post office, be-

cause of its size, became an ideal

marker, or case study, to assess

bureaucratic growth during the

Broivn Foundation Fellow Owen Butler'

urnsfrom New York City to Sao Paulo, 1

period. At one point, it em-

ployed nearly a quarter million

people—a staff that accounted

for one third of the entire civil

service—and was the govern-

ment arm that nationalized the

telegraph and telephone systems

in Great Britain. It also sold life

insurance and became the

nation's largest saving's bank at

one point in its history.

According to the London

Times, Perry's book provides a

detailed accounting of the first

two cases of nationalization in

Britain that is "of considerable

interest to anyone seeking to un-

derstand the nature of the state"

during the late Victorian and

photography has appeared in muse-

Brazil.

Edwardian period. Perry also of-

fers an understanding of the rise

of public ownership in Britain,

m cording lo the rimes.

Perry says the book required

several trips to London where he

spent time in the national ar-

chives poring over thousands of

documents.

The book was the 64th to be

published by England's Royal

Historical Society.

8

Illuminating the 'Dark Ages'The Sewanee Mediaeval Colloquium sheds light on a largely misunderstood historicalperiod

% /% / hile the rest of

^/ m/America settles in to

w watch a rerun of

Cheers, a group of 70 scholars

from throughout the world gath-

ers in Rebel's Rest on a warm

spring night. In the living room, a

historian from Oxford, an En-

glish professor from Yale, and a

philosopher from the University

of Munich carry on a spirited

discussion about Saint Augustine.

A few feet away, an archaeologist,

an art historian, and a women's

studies professor talk about the role that minorities

played in the life and thought of the thirteenth century.

For the last 20 years, an eclectic group of specialists on

the Middle Ages has gathered at the University to partici-

pate in the Sewanee Mediaeval Colloquium. Founded in

1974 by former Sewanee history professor Edward B. King

to create a forum for medievalists of all disciplines work-

ing in the southeastern United States, the conference

rapidly rose to a position of national and

international importance.

10

Since 1990 the colloquium has been directed by Susan J.

Ridyard, an assistant professor of history at Sewanee. For

Ridyard and her colleagues, the Middle Ages represent a dy-

namic time in world history, and the impact of the period on

20th century political, religious, and social thought must not

be underestimated.

"I see this period not as a period of collapse, not as a period

of retrogression, but rather as a period of cultural fusion. It's a

period where you certainly have the old classical order over-

turned, but at the same time elements of the classical order

survived, mostly through the church. When the church began

the process of converting the barbarian kingdoms, you have

this great fusion ofbarbarian Germanic culture with Christian

culture and, through the church, certain elements of classical

culture. And that creates something which is distinctive and

new," she says.

"It's that fusion which lays the foundations for the kind of

culture that we have now. Most people would concede that it

might be helpful to know something about the earlier twenti-

eth century or even the nineteenth but might have difficulty

in seeing the connection between the Middle Ages and our

own time. But the connections are in fact strong and influen-

tial: How are we to grasp the full significance of the American

constitution without some familiarity with the medieval tradi-

tion of monarchy to which it and all other constitutional ex-

periments of the eighteenth century were in some degree a re-

sponse? What are we to make of the concept of separation of

church and state ifwe have no idea that there was a time when

kings freely controlled ecclesiastical appointments and when

it seemed to everybody that this was a perfectly normal thing

to do?"

Ridyard was born in England and educated at Cambridge.

She was a Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, from

1982-89, gaining considerable teaching and administrative ex-

perience. In 1988, she published her first book, The Royal

Saints of Anglo-Saxon England: A Study of West Saxon and East

Anglian Cults, in the series Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life

and Thought. Working with Ridyard to organize the

colloquium is a committee of Sewanee faculty members from

several departments: Professor of English Robert Benson, As-

sistant Professor of Fine Arts Gregory Clark, Associate Profes-

sor of English Pamela Macfie, and Professor of Spanish Eric

Naylor. For this year's conference, which will be held April 2-

3, the committee has established the theme, "Saints and Their

Cults in the Middle Ages."

As she sits in her Walsh-Ellett office, Ridyard recounts a

story that illustrates popular misconceptions about the Middle

Ages, a period which is considered arcane by many, even by

some of her peers in academia.

'When I was at Cambridge, there was one occasion when I

gave a presentation about my research on saints. I spent a

whole hour explaining what I had found out about these

Anglo-Saxon royal saints and how interesting their lives were.

At the end of it I heard one of the elderly Fellows in the col-

lege explaining to one of the undergraduates who had come

in late. 'That was all about the Dark Ages,' the Fellow said. 'We

call it that because we don't know a single thing about it.'"

While Ridyard maintains that a study of the Middle Ages is

indeed relevant to our time, she says the conference's focus

extends beyond what has become trendy or fashionable in in-

tellectual circles. Over the past few years, the colloquium has

addressed a wide range of topics: "Saint Augustine and his In-

fluence in the Middle Ages," "Monks, Nuns and Friars in Me-

diaeval Society," "Law in Mediaeval Life and Thought," "Man

and Nature in the Middle Ages," "Minorities in Mediaeval Life

and Thought," and "Barbarian Europe and Its Legacy."

"Our main priority in choosing themes and papers for the

Mediaeval Colloquium is to find fields where important—in

the sense of significantly enriching our understanding of the

past—scholarly work is being done by individuals of talent and

to make those fields the focus of our meetings," says Ridyard.

"If the integrity of scholarship is to be preserved, 'relevance'

to specific and immediate political and social issues cannot be

the only, or even the primary, criterion by which a body of

work isjudged. Perhaps it is the duty of the academy to main-

tain the broader view that all things are relevant which enable

us better to understand the complex cultural heritage with

which we have to work."

This philosophy makes the colloquium attractive to some of

the world's most prominent medievalists. John V. Fleming,

C'58, a Rhodes Scholar who is Fairchild Professor of English

at Princeton University, praises the colloquium for its intellec-

tual balance. "During the past two decades the Sewanee Me-

diaeval Colloquium has undoubtedly earned its reputation

among professional medievalists in this country and in Europe

as one of the most congenial and productive academic confer-

ences of the year.

"It enjoys many advantages: a comparatively small size, a

clarity of intellectual focus, a manageable program offering

tempting variety without cloying surfeit, and a civil and hospi-

table arena in which young scholars may share a podium with

their graying teachers. Nor does it hurt, naturally, that this in-

tellectual feast takes place in one of the world's most beautiful

spots at dogwood time."

Prominent scholars like Fleming often meet with Sewanee

students and professors, either informally outside of class or

during classroom lectures. "This is a first-rate opportunity for

students to see new faces, hear new ideas, and gain added in-

sights into the way professional scholars work," says Ridyard.

"The students usually warm to the visitors and greatly appreci-

ate working with them; the visitors in turn enjoy the students

and begin to feel a sense of connection with the University, so

that it becomes something more to them than simply 'some-

where I once went for a conference.'"

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LIGHT FALL

Fine arts professorEdward Carlos translates a mystifying experience into art

Twenty-two years ago, fine arts professor Edward Carlos went to Iona, part of the Scottish Inner Hebrides Islands,

on sabbatical. Intrigued by the Celtic myths and legends that were so much a part of Iona's history, he returned

two years ago to paint and photograph the island's beautiful landscapes.

On that trip, he took a hike on Easter Sunday. What started as a leisurely walk turned into a strange odyssey for

Carlos. Six hours into the hike, as he stood on Iona's rugged coastline, he lost consciousness. He awoke to a haunt-

ingly beautiful image—a beam of light reaching down from the skies into the ocean—and photographed it (on

facing page) . "It was probably the most beautiful natural event I ever witnessed," Carlos recalls.

That event mystified him, and compelled him to return to Iona to continue to paint. What has developed

from Carlos' experiences is "Light Fall," an exhibit of around 150 paintings and photographs, many ofwhich are

accompanied by poems that Carlos wrote for the show. The exhibit was shown in the University Gallery during the

fall semester and is scheduled to be shown in Mississippi and Florida this year.

"Light is the subject of all of this," says Carlos, who has taught at the University for 23 years. "What I have

learned from my experiences is the universe is a living consciousness."

In the following pages are selected paintings and poetry from "Light Fall."

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13

an abstract verb this ineffable mist, this. . .

a flagrant wash-away wave

a clond darkening when the earth knows

twilight, such a thought

a process in repetition, a process

ascending, although. . .

the lasting sun is buried in the

night, agitating

sinking into the frequency of bliss

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embryonic

alternating expansions

within surges of boiling consciousness

a white walrus surfaces from the sea

music rises from the mist vibrating

then as sound ringing

with words hidden in that song

not so inviolable, the soul is

this sacred corruption, the subversion of space

first as an idea, broken, then as seduction

time is rhythm broken, fallen

found between pieces, porcelain

found on the earth

phosphorous sea crystals steal the light

and spread the theft

blossoming forth from the great void

of darkness, the instancy of illumination

in the space of the mind, the mind's

own heart

heart's spirit, in our dreams we carry it

home

pain and all

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In the Land ofTabasco SaucePaulMcRhenny, C'67, helps to lead afamily-owned company which has

produced an American iconfor more than a century

by Robert Bradford

Inthe desert of Saudi Arabia, an American sol-

dier sits down to eat lunch. Tired, homesick, and

hungry, he opens his MRE (meal ready to eat)

and shakes his head as he stares down at the day's

special, turkey chow mein. Then he breaks out a tiny

bottle of standard-issue Tabasco

sauce and pours a good shot on his

chow mein and thinks about barbe-

cued ribs and red beans and a cold

beer and knows that he will get

home again.

^

In Tokyo, a group ofbusinessmen

gathers for dinner, passing a botde of

Tabasco sauce among them which

they dash on their pizza.

In the Himalayas, a Sherpa guide

consumes an entire bottle of

Tabasco sauce with his evening meal,

amazing the group of British climb-

ers who can tolerate only a few drops

on their freeze-dried food.

In a raucous bar in Calgary,

Alberta, a woman orders a Bloody

Caesar. The bartender concocts a

mixture of tomato juice, clam juice,

vodka, and a healthy shake of

Tabasco sauce.

In a chic Paris restaurant on the Left

Bank, where patrons begrudgingly accept

things American, Tabasco sauce is served

with steak tartare.

In an oyster shack in South Louisiana,

Cajuns end the day with

a ritual that has been go-

ing on there for more

than a century—they eat

jambalaya and gumbo and

crawfish etoufe, all infused with

healthy doses of the pepper sauce

that has made that part of the coun-

try known throughout the world.

Tabasco sauce has become a cul-

tural icon, as distinctly American as

jazz and cowboys, as hot dogs and

baseballAFor Paul Mcllhenny, C'67, vice

president and secretary of

Mcllhenny Company, which has

produced Tabasco sauce for 125

years, it is far more than an Ameri-1 can symbol. It has been a way of life

Mcllhenny, above right, trailed the recipe..

for his family through four genera-

tions.

"Mcllhenny Company was

The process of making Tabasco sauce has

Pickers still harvest the peppers by hand.

Photo courtesy ofMcllhenny Company

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founded in 1868 by my great-grandfather,

Edmund Mcllhenny. He was a successful

banker in New Orleans before the Civil War,"

Mcllhenny says from company headquarters in

Avery Island, La., located 130 miles southwest

ofNew Orleans in the heart ofAcadiana. "The

banking industry in New Orleans, which before

the war had been very progressive, was defunct

after the Civil War. So he moved back to Avery

Island, which was his wife's family's place, and

lived here. He loved to garden. He had a fine

vegetable garden and grew all of the vegetables for

the plantation home. He had some items like arti-

chokes, which were then exotic. And he also had a

special variety of red pepper, which had survived the

devastation of the war."<V

That pepper, Capsicumsfrutescens, had been given

to Mcllhenny by a friend returning from Mexico. Abon vivantwho enjoyed the superb cuisine ofNew Or-

leans before the war, Mcllhenny became bored with

the bland food of the Reconstruction South. So he

began experimenting with the peppers that he grew

on Avery Island and eventually hit upon a formula

which involved crushing the ripest, reddest peppers,

mixing a half coffee cup ofAvery Island salt (the salt

mine on the island is the oldest in the country) , and

aging the concoction in crockeryjars for 30 days.

Paul Mcllhenny, right, often goes to the fields dur-

ingharvest time In overseee the weigh-in ofpeppers.

Photo courtesy a/ Mcllhenny Company.

He then added

French wine vinegar

and aged the mixture

for another 30 days,

hand stirring it at

regular intervals to

blend the flavors. Af-

ter straining, the

sauce was transferred

to small cologne-type

bottles with narrow

necks, which were then corked and dipped in green

sealing wax. A sprinkler fimient was attached to the

neck of the bottle. ^

"That Famous Sauce Mr. Mcllhenny Makes" was

so popular with family and friends that he was en-

couraged to market it commercially He selected the

Uademark Tabasco, a word of Central American In-

dian origin, which means "land where soil is humid."

In 1868, Mcllhenny sent 350 bottles of Tabasco

sauce to wholesale grocers throughout the country.

The primary markets were the seaboard cities ofNewYork, Boston, San Francisco, and New Orleans, cities

where people consumed oysters, clams, and shrimp

with pepper vinegar. Almost immediately, however,

the market expanded overseas as orders poured in

for thousands of bottles at a wholesale price of one

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Peppers are processed immediately afterpicking. Likefine wine, they are aged in while oak barrels for three years. Photo courtesy ofMcIlhenny Company.

18

dollar each. By 1872, Mcllhenny had established a

sales office in London and wa:

to several foreign countries.^

sales office in London and was distributing his sance

Today, Mcllhenny Company distributes Tabasco

sauce to more than 100 foreign countries and prints

its labels in 15 different languages. In marked con-

U ast to the 350 bottles that Edmund Mcllhenny pro-

duced in 1868, die company produces 300,000 of the

two-ounce Tabasco sauce bottles a day.

Paul Mcllhenny has worked for the company for

die last 25 years, a period during which its scope and

activities have expanded dramatically.

Mcllhenny grew up in New Orleans where his fa-

ther had a marine insurance brokerage business. His

family made frequent weekend trips to the idyllic

Avery Island, where Paul began learning the history

and traditions of Tabasco sauce and the island.

He left Louisiana to attend a private high school in

Virginia and then returned for a year to go to Tulane

University. "I had a fun and frivolous year at Tulane,

but didn't win many quality points," he recalls and

laughs. "I then went in the Marine Corps on a six-

year, six-month reserve program before returning to

school. My oldest and best friend, David Milling

[C'66] from New Orleans, was at Sewanee. I went up

to visit him and fell in love with the school. I'm not

sure if it was because of party weekend or because it

was such a beautiful setting in the woods. The repu-

tation of the LTniversity as a top-drawer undergradu-

ate school was atUactive."

Pauljoined Mcllhenny Company immediately af-

ter graduating from Sewanee. "I was married my last

two years at Sewanee. My cousin, Walter Mcllhenny,

who was then president of the company, during mysenior year at Sewanee asked me to come to work for

the company. It was then a very small but a very well-

known company. We didn't have a great many family

members involved in the company—just two in the

day-to-day operations: Walter and my cousin, Edward

Ned Mcllhenny Simmons, who is president today,"

he says. <\

"When I first came to work for Mcllhenny Com-

pany in the summer of 1967, Walter put me in kha-

product was made from the ground tip, so to speak,"

Mcllhenny says.

The method by which the peppers are harvested

and Tabasco sauce is made has changed little in the

company's 125 years. Workers hand pick peppers

using a petit baton rouge, a small red stick which indi-

cates the proper color of a ripe pepper. The fresh

peppers are ground with Avery Island salt—about 8

percent salt—and the mash is aged in 50-gallon white

oak barrels for three years. The aged mash is trans-

ferred to huge vats where natural vinegar is added,

and the sauce is mixed and aged for another 30 days

before it is strained and then bottled. \

Until the 1960s, when demand forced the com-

pany to expand its farming operations, all peppers

were grown on Avery Island. "Now we use Avery Is-

land as a seed crop," Mcllhenny explains. 'We have a

farm here, but most of our farming is done in Hon-

duras, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Dominican

Republic. All of the seeds for our pepper plants come

from Avery Island. Our plant is susceptible to several

diseases so we spread out our farms to get it away

from diseases, as well as hurricanes and revolutions."

While the operations have expanded and diversi-

fied, family members still carry on some of the

company's age-old traditions. Inspecting the aged

peppers in oak barrels, the pungent smell burning

his sinuses and his throat, Paul Mcllhenny approves

the mash—the essence ofTabasco sauce—before it's

made into sauce. Company president Ned Simmons

goes into the pepper fields on Avery Island every

summer to select the seed crops, laying a piece of

twine across each chosen bush. Those seeds are then

stored in a bank vault in nearby New Iberia, La., to

ensure the perpetuity of the plant. \

Yet Paul's duties with the company involve far

more than inspecting the mash. On a given day, he

may be helping to close a deal for an order in one of

the new Russian republics, approving a trademark

issue with an attorney in New York City, or talking

with long-time friend, food writer, and restaurant

critic Craig Claiborne about a new Tabasco sauce

recipe.

"We have had visitors to the island for a long time

kis, and I went out in the fields during the harvest of who are leaders in the food-writing world—-James

the peppers. While I didn't actually harvest the pep- Beard, Jacques Pepin, orJeff Smith, the Frugal Gour-

pers, I picked up the boxes and learned how the met. We religiously court and have an ongoing dia-

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logue with food writers and the leading chefs in the

country," Mcllhenny says. In recognition of the 125th

year celebration of the company, Mcllhenny himself

has written the first hardbound Tabasco sauce cook-

book, drawing recipes from local Avery Island cooks,

family favorites, and prominent chefs.

Many of those chefs swear by Tabasco sauce. Paul

Prudhomme, Louisiana's best-known chef who al-

most single-handedly introduced Cajun cooking to

Americans in die 1980s, says ofMcllhenny's product:

"I may use 10 drops ofTabasco sauce, but I can trust

that 10 drops. It pushes the natural flavor of the food.

There's an afterglow in your mouth."

Clearly, Mcllhenny is pleased with the name recog-

nition and prominence of Tabasco sauce, but he re-

alizes that there are a lot ofTabasco satice wanna-bes

in the market, and competition is fierce. Although

Tabasco sauce commands the biggest market share

among hot sauces—more than one third of it—Paul

Mcllhenny says the company is not content to rest on

its laurels. Sixteen years ago, the company created a

Tabasco sauce Bloody Mary mix which has been suc-

cessful; recently it introduced a new brand line of

condiments, Mcllhenny Farms, which are being mar-

keted for gourmet sections of grocery stores. "We're

looking at new products, at new acquisitions. Wewant to continue the tradition that has made Tabasco

sauce such a winner. I don't know ifwe'll ever have a

winner to the degree that the pepper sauce has been,

but we're sure trying," he says.

While issues relating to new product development

and marketing are of paramount concern to

Mcllhenny, there is far more to life thanjust business

on Avery Island.

Mcllhenny and his wife, Judy, live in a renovated

schoolhouse that used to be used for workers' chil-

dren. He still enjoys many of the things he enjoyed

on the island as a child: bass fishing on ponds that are

occasionally disrupted by the splashing ofnutria and

alligators, bird watching, and admiring the 300-year-

old live oaks on Avery Island, which is not actually an

island but a 2,300 acre patch of high land, sur-

rounded by marshes and swamps and bayous, that

rises above the flat country of South Louisiana.

The Mcllhenny family has long worked to pre-

serve Avery Island's pristine beauty. That tradition

goes back to the 1890s, when E.A. Mcllhenny, son of

company founder Edmund Mcllhenny, established a

bird rookery on the island to protect egrets, which

were on the verge of extinction as commercial hunt-

ers killed them for their plumage, then the rage for

women's hats. The bird rookery now hosts more than

100,000 egrets a year, and the island is considered a

wildlife sanctuary.

He also created a 200-acre garden, now known as

the Jungle Gardens, where native azaleas and huge

live oaks thrive among imported Chinese and Japa-

nese wisteria and bamboo. Thousands of visitors

come to the island each year to learn about Tabasco

sauce and make their way through the Jungle Gar-

dens.

"E.A. Mcllhenny probably was the greatest center

of focus for conservation and preservation of the

environment," Paul says. "But all of us are imbued

with a spirit of responsibility that we can'tjust tamper

with the surface and the minerals underneath it with-

out being mindful of preserving as best we can the

natural beauty of the island."

"We are all loath to cut a live oak tree unless it's

absolutely necessary. In the fields you'll occasionally

see live oaks growing among the peppers."

The peppers, the island, and the company are all

inextricably intertwined for Mcllhenny and his fam-

ily. He still marvels at the international scope of a

company that started almost fortuitously. As he sits in

his Avery Island office, he recounts a story that cap-

tures maybe better than any other the subtle influ-

ence that Tabasco sauce has had on the world.

"My great-grandmother, Mary Eliza Avery

Mcllhenny, was the grande dame of the family. Dur-

ing the turn of the century, three of her sons were in

different parts of the world. My grandfather, Paul,

was in Pretoria, South Africa. His older brother,

Rufus, was in Petrograd, Russia. Their older brother,

John, was in Peking, China. Legend has it that grande

mere got three letters from each of those sons on the

same day and that each letter began: 'Dear Mother,

you will be pleased to know that this morning I was

served a bottle of Tabasco sauce with my breakfast

egg-'"

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Junior Chris Millen.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

The Sewanee men's basketball

team has exceeded most

everyone's pre-season projec-

tions. The team has already more

than doubled last year's four

wins. Senior captain John

Richards has provided invaluable

leadership and inspiration to the

young squad—there are seven

freshmen and four sophomores

on the team—while contributing

a team-leading 13 points per

game. The team was bolstered by

the return of junior Chris Millen

at the semester break, but the de-

termining factor in this team's

success has been an aggressive,

active style of play. Head coach

Joe Thoni often uses as many as

ten players in a game. Atten-

dance has climbed considerably

since the beginning of the season

and with some hard work, the

Tigers hope to finish the 1992-93

season with a winning record.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Coach Gabby Lisella's young

squad is steadily improving, al-

though the Tigers were dealt a

devastating blow inJanuary when

senior captain Lynda Motes was

sidelined for the season after sur-

gery. Coupled with some person-

nel losses to study abroad, the

team consistently fields only nine

players. Coach Lisella is optimis-

tic about the prospects for the

remainder of this season and

next, however. "With four fresh-

men and a sophomore and sev-

eral proven players returning

next season, we will be in a muchbetter position with regard to

depth. I believe we are on the

verge of turning the corner.

These are a great bunch of hard-

working kids, and they are learn-

ing with each game," she says.

The Tigers have been ranked as

high as fifth nationally in defense

in Division III and have led the

SCAC in forcing turnovers.

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S

SWIMMINGCoach Mary Kay Samko's Tigers

are enjoying successful seasons to

date. The men's and women's

squads have compiled 3-2 and 1-

3 records respectively. Samko has

been especiallv pleased with the

performances of senior captain

Hayes McDonald in the sprints

and butterfly, senior captain

Libba Manning in the distance

freestyle and breaststroke, sopho-

more Serena Vann in sprint

freestyle, and freshman Jason

Vinton in a number of events.

The women's team has bettered

last year's times in nearly all

events. The Tigers were looking

forward to the Liberal Arts Swim-

ming and Diving (LASDI) con-

ference meet. Samko believes

that both squads should have

strong performances and is opti-

mistic that a majority of the swim-

mers will post personal bests.

Samko added that, "We are really

looking forward to our new pool

in the fall."

Freshman Myranda Davis.

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SPORTS

Junior MacJefferson.

Ju n ior Libba Ma n n ing

FALL SPORTS

AWARDS

Sewanee athletes received nu-

merous accolades during the fall.

Perhaps the most notable, was

seniorJason Forrester's selection

as the University's 17th NCAAPostgraduate Scholar, which is

highlighted in this issue of

Sewanee.

Athletes and coaches receiv-

ing awards in field hockey in-

clude senior Katie Teague, first

team regional All-American and

K.I.T. (Kentucky-Indiana-Tennes-

see) All-Conference as well as

conference MVP; junior Buffy

Gilman, second-team regional

All-American and KI.T. All-Con-

ference; junior Anne Farmer,

second team regional All-Ameri-

can; and Jane Chapman Kern,

1992 Great Lakes Region coach

of the year.

In football, several players

were honored as first-team All-

SCAC (Southern Collegiate Ath-

letic Conference) selections: se-

niors Jason Forrester, Mike

Johnson, Sean Bebbington, and

Mike Mondelli; juniors Adrian

Fryer, Carl Cravens, and Eddie

Maze; and sophomore Dan'l

Moulton. Second-team picks in-

NCAA PLACES SEWANEE

ON PROBATION

The National Collegiate Ath-

letic Association (NCAA)

Committee on Infractions has

placed the University of the

South on probation for a pe-

riod of two years, citing viola-

tions in the men's basketball

program. The probation car-

ries no sanctions. The ruling

does not prevent the

University's student-athletes

or athletic teams from partici-

pating in NCAA post-season

competition nor does it affect

lifi student recruiting.elude senior Frank Greer; inn- ™ XT^. . • • •

I he NCAA action was miti-iors Russ Young, Sean Holland,

, », r , , ated in February 1992 after anand Marc Flmore; sophomore

Brad Mall; and freshman James unauthorized tuition pay-

Spriggs. Seniors Alan Bible, ment was made to the parents

Ladson Hart, David Merrell,

Tony Neill, and Roman Farrar

received honorable mentions.

Coach Bill Samko was the SCACcoach of the year and thejosten's

Division III coach of the year.

of a student-athlete on the

men's basketball team. The

payment was immediately re-

turned to the University by

the parents after it was discov-

In men's cross country, junior ered. On March 5, 1992, the

Matt Kenney was the SCAC con- head coach of the men's bas-

ference champion. ketball team was dismissed.In women's volleyball, fresh- r^, , .,

The investigation by theman Melissa Riley received first-

c „. „ . , . University and the NCAA alsoteam SCAC honors, and junior

Missy Trushel and sophomore found a number of minor vio-

Elizabeth Foss were named to the lations by the men's basketball

second-team All SCAC. coach involving the inappro-

Selections for men's soccer in- priate provision Qf benefitseluded: sophomore Chris Cairns, , , ,- ,r such as merchandise andsecond-team All-South and first-

.„„„.„ , . transportation to student-ath-team All-SCAC; named to the K

second-team All-SCAC were se-letes

-and technical violations

nior Stephen Gidiere, sopho- in the administration of finan-

more Burnsjones, and freshmen cial aid. The University initi-

Will Vaughan and Page Kalish. ated proCedures to correctIn women's soccer, senior . . , ,

this problem prior to receiv-Carla Finch and junior Jeri Lee

j c ** Ancr*r mS the NCAA report. Thewere named tirst-team All-SCAC ° r

selections, and senior Judy Bans University will also establish a

and junior Susie Weston were program to ensure compli-

named to the second-team All-

SCAC.

23

ance with and understanding

of NCAA rules and regula-

tions and file an annual re-

port with the NCAA for the

two-year period regarding the

progress of this program.

The NCAA considered the

case unique and imposed less

than the full set of minimum

penalties. The report states

that the University promptly

detected the violations, con-

ducted a thorough investiga-

tion and forwarded a thor-

ough report to the NCAA,

and initiated strong disciplin-

ary and corrective actions to

ensure that the institution will

comply with the principles of

institutional control and rules

compliance.

Vice-Chancellor Samuel

Williamson informed the

Sewanee community immedi-

ately after learning of die deci-

sion. "We acknowledge the

findings of the NCAA report

and have taken steps to en-

sure the future integrity of our

athletics program," said Will-

iamson.

"We have benefited from

this process of inquiry, and we

recognize the NCAA could

have imposed more signifi-

cant penalties. We are con-

vinced the men's basketball

program is back on track and

confident that all areas of the

NCAA report are being ad-

dressed by the University. Wemust now place the process of

inquiry behind us and move

forward in full compliance

with NCAA rules and regula-

tions."

—by Stephen Becker

THEOLOGY

HONORING FAITHFULNESS

At the seminary, we are

trying to construct

spiritualfoundations

deep enough tn istain a

lifetime j ministry in a

world that neither

understands it nor

values it very much

anymore.

For more than a century,

Sewanee graduates have served

their church and their society

with distinction. Both the Col-

lege and the School of Theology

have produced a considerable

number of bishops, deans, and

canons; scholars and preachers;

rectors and lay leaders of all sorts.

Most of these graduates, both

men and women, have been ac-

knowledged by their dioceses,

their communities, and on occa-

sion by honorary degrees from

their alma mater. All of them are

deserving of such recognition,

and I hope that Sewanee will

continue to produce important

leaders for God's work in both

the current and future genera-

tions.

But the Christian understand-

ing of vocation requires a

broader and more profound

definition of achievement than

that often promoted by the secu-

lar world. We are not, as Chris-

tians, called to be a "success." Weare called instead always to be

faithful, faithful to God with all

our hearts, and minds, and bod-

ies, and souls; and faithful in our

love and service to our neigh-

bors. Viewed in one way, faithful-

ness is by definition its own re-

ward. But I believe that it is terri-

bly important to hold up out-

standing models of faithfulness,

especially in this age that seems

to respect no one and debunks

all values and ideals. Accordingly,

I have proposed to the vice-chan-

cellor and the regents, and they

have strongly endorsed, the idea

that the School of Theology be-

gin at next fall's DuBose/St.

Luke's Convocation to recognize

long years of faithful service by

our alumni/ae.

Faithfulness is a combination

of being and doing. Our being is

shaped by and reflected in the

vows that we have taken: our bap-

tismal vows, our confirmation

vows, and, for some of us, our

wedding vows and our ordina-

tion vows. These vows set a stan-

dard of expectation for us and

mold the inner character that we

each hope to develop.

Faithfulness is also about do-

ing. I have always loved St. Paul's

wonderful images of ministry:

"Always be steady, endure suffer-

ing, do the work of an evangelist,

fulfill your ministry. As for me, I

am already being poured out as a

libation and the time of my de-

parture has come. I have fought

the good fight, I have finished

the race, I have kept the faith. "(2

Tim. 4:6) Or, Christ's admoni-

tion to us, "He who would find

his life will lose it and he who

would lose his life for my sake will

find it."(Matt. 10:39) Being faith-

ful is responding to the needs of

others, being a pastor, being a

teacher, even at times being an

administrator for the work that

Christ has given us to do in this

world. The world's reward for

faithfulness in such doing may

often simply be a feeling of tired-

ness at the end of the day. I want

to honor and sanctify that tired-

ness as a mark of faithfulness to

God's call and our response.

The principle purpose of a

seminary and its formation pro-

cess is to develop those qualities

of personal character and being,

of commitment, and of knowl-

edge and skill that are necessary

for doing the work that God has

called us to do. At the seminary,

we are trying to construct spiri-

tual foundations deep enough to

sustain a lifetime of ministry in a

world that neither understands it

nor values it very much anymore.

Several years ago, AlanJones and

I suggested the image of the soar-

ing cathedral spire as one picture

of the spiritual life. The spire can

reach as high into the sky as we

wish, as long as the foundation

built beneath it is deep enough

to secure it. A spire with a shallow

foundation will topple and fall,

to the destruction of the Church

and those around it. Digging a

foundation is not glamorous and

exciting work, but digging a

foundation is essential to the life

of inspiration and faithfulness

that all hope will follow.

Let me ask, through this col-

umn, that you take a look around

at your former classmates and

other School of Theology gradu-

ates whom you know in the

Church. Identify and nominate

to us those alumni/ae in whomyou see great qualities of faithful-

ness. In turn, we want to recog-

nize them publicly as models for

all of us as we seek to carry out

our vocations in the Church.

The Alumni/ae Council and I

have established a committee to

receive these nominations, dis-

cuss them, and to make recom-

mendations. I hope that you will

plan now to be with us in the fall

to hear the inspiring lectures of

Walter Bruggemann as our 1993

DuBose lecturer, to participate in

the practical workshops sur-

rounding those lectures, and to

join with us in a banquet of rec-

ognition for all Sewanee gradu-

ates as they serve the Church, but

especially for several among us

whom we want to honor as out-

standingly faithful servants. I wel-

come your thoughts and nomi-

nations. God bless.

—The Very Rev. Dr. Guy Fitch

Lytklll

24

CLASS NOTES

'20

James Deupree, of Memphis,

Term., is 97 years old and has been

married to his wife, Elizabeth, for

73 years.

'31

of Tullahoma, Tenn., becamegreat-grandparents in December1990.' Arthur Ben Chitty of

Sewanee, has been busy co-

authoring the book 99 Iron andwriting the introduction to the

book The Mountain Goat. He also

does prospect research for the Pre-

siding Bishop's Fund.

'54

W. Gilbert Dent III

205 Sherwood Drive

Laurens, SC 29360

Leonard Wood of Nashville, Tenn.,

married Clara Creighton Rather

on February 29, 1992.

'58

Henry SlierrodJr.

1 730 Ingleside Avenue

Florence]AL 35630

Albert Jones of Signal Mountain,

Tenn., is working with Merrill

Lynch in Chattanooga, Tenn.

C.R. Kellerman, of South

Pittsburg, Tenn., says that the good

news is "he's still alive."

'49

'32Robert B. Sears

2818 Avenel Ave.

Roanoke, VA 24015

William P. Richardson Jr. of NewOrleans celebrated 57 years in the

priesthood in December 1992. For

23 of those years, he was rector of

St. George's Episcopal Church in

New Orleans. Since retiring from

full-time ministry in 1976, Bill has

spent a summer in London, where

he was priest-in-charge at St.

John's, Hyde Park Crescent. Heserved five months in a similar post

at Christ Church, Kona Coast, Ha-

'33

Edwin I. Hatch Sr.

3425 Wood Valley Road, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30327

Edwin Hatch of Atlanta, Ga., re-

ports that at 79 years old he's still

"going strong."

'34

/. Fain Cravens

30 Ridgeland

Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

Dudley Fort of Nashville, Tenn.,

made a trip to New England in

October with his brother, Rufus E.

Fort Jr.

'35

Edward Harrison

360 West Brainerd Street

Pensacola, FL 32501

John Brandon and his wife, Jane,

John R Guerry

1000 West Brow Road

Lookout Mountain, TN 37350

Crit Currie runs Crit Currie & Co.

real estate in Memphis, Tenn.

Howard M. Smith III and his wife,

Nita, have sold their family homeand bought eight acres of land and

a log home in Dade County, Ga.

'56

John Pennington Bowers

Route 3, Box 374

RocheUe, VA 22738

John David Lindholm of Atlanta,

Ga., graduated with a law degree

from Georgia State University in

August 1992.

"fi«

'50Richard B. Doss

5555 Del Monte, #1007

Houston, TX 77056

Edward Brooks reports that he's

retired and trying to stay healthy in

Gainesville, Ga.

7Oliver Wlieelerfervis

1013 Catalpa Lane

Naperville, IE 60540

In July 1992, Oscar Fowler was ap-

pointed head of the Department

of Management in the College of

Business at the University of Ten-

nessee at Knoxville.

F. Newton. Howden, C'40, Looks at Afterlife

The Rev. F. Newton Howden, C'40, is the author of a new book,

Life Here and Hereafter, a study and discussion of life after death.

Now retired and living in England, Father Howden re-

searched this book over 40 years of parish ministry, when he

served Episcopal churches in New York, Vermont, and Con-

necticut.

Though the book is anchored securely in Christian theol-

ogy, Howden reaches into other religions and ancient cultures

to give us a better understanding of the origins of human

thought about life beyond death. He draws upon the cases of

people who have undergone mystical and near-death experi-

ences to help shed light on Christian concepts of eternal life.

In his introduction, the Rt. Rev. John M. Allin, C'43, de-

scribes Life Here and Hereafter as "thought provoking and pleas-

ant reading."

Life Here and Hereaftermay be ordered direcdy from the pub-

lisher, Proctor's Hall Press. Copies are available in hardcover

($22.50) and paperback ($15.75). For mail order, please in-

clude $2.50 for postage and handling—checks payable to

Proctor's Hall Press. Send to Proctor's Hall Press, P.O. Box 856,

Sewanee, TN 37375.

Howard W. Harrison fr.

435 Spring Mill Road

Villa nova, PA 19085

Gerard Moser of Geneva, Switzer-

land, is in his 17th year as rector of

Emmanuel Church, oftentimes re-

ferred to as the American Church.

He married Carole Hambletonfrom Philadelphia on July 10,

1992.

mGerald H. Summers

199 S. Crest Road

Chattanooga, TN 37404

A British educational television

network has made a film about the

art of Joseph Winkelman of Ox-

ford. Winkelman, who specializes

in original printmaking, has had

prints exhibited in galleries

throughout England and America.

'65Douglas

J.Milne

3547 Richmond Street

Jacksonville, FL 32205-9421

Charles E. Goodman Jr. of Milton,

Tenn., has a dermatology practice

in Murfi eesboro where his remod-

eled office, a two-story home, was

on the fall tour of houses spon-

sored by the Association for the

Preservation ofTennessee Antiqui-

ties. His Hollow Farm was namedcommercial producer of the year

for 1992.

'66

John Day Peakefr.

P.O. Drawer 2527

Mobile, AL 36622

Donald Shannonhouse lives in

25

CLASS NOTES

Sewanee where he is "indulging in

photography, writing, communityservice, and EFM." Ralph Walke

and his wife, Kari, of Dublin, Ga.,

have a son, Campbell Wallace

Walke, born July 28, 1992. Joe

Webb of Atlanta, Ga., retired from

business and is developing a family

enterprise on their 160 acres in the

North Georgia mountains.

'71 '73

'67

Albert Sidney Polk III

2101 Harbor Drive

Annapolis, Ml) 21401

J.E. Sturdivant Jr. of Memphis,

Term., is a flight crew member of

Federal Express, "working mostly

nights to make sure that your pack-

age absolutely, positively gets deliv-

ered on time." Dan T. Work Jr. ot

Germantown, Tenn., is a newlywed

working with a CPA firm specializ-

ing in services to automobile

dealerships.

Herndon Inge III

4059 Stein Street

Mobile, AL 36608

Kenneth Ezell and his wife, Carol,

of Nashville, Tenn., had their third

child, Katherine Armstrong, on

September 15, 1992. Bill McCordof Brentwood, Tenn., is a staff anes-

thesiologist for the faculty of the

School of Medicine at Vanderbilt

University. Erie Newton of Ken-

nesaw, Ga., opened Buffalo's Cafe

in Rome, Ga., on November 3,

1992. Gary Wright of Dunwoody,

Ga., was recently made vice presi-

dent of investments with DeanWitter, where he has been em-

ployed for 14 years.

'72

'68

Thomas S. Rue

P.O. Box 1988

Mobile, AL 36633

Tracy Lightcap of Atlanta, Ga., is

an assistant professor of political

science at LaGrange College in

LaGrange, Ga.

TV. Pendleton Rogers

115 North 1st St., #117

Richmond, VA 23219

Bill McElveen of Columbia, S.C., is

the president of Radio South Caro-

lina, Inc. He married Katie

McCaslin of Washington, D.C.. on

August 22, 1992. Kyle Rote Jr. of

Memphis, Tenn., is the president

of Athletic Resource Managementand manages some 30 NBA and

NFL players.

When you read about great composers, you'll find

Sewanee in the middle of them!

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Instrumental Training • Focus on Orchestra and Chamber Music •

WoddrCIassFaculty and QuestArtists

Write: Sewanee Summer Music Center, Sewanee TN 37375

Call: (615) 598-1225 or 598-5881

JosiahM. Daniel HI

Winstead, McGwire, Sechrest& Minick

5400 Renaissance Tower

1201 Elm Street

Dallas, TX 75270

Melissa Rogers Young of Athens,

Ga., teaches all levels of Spanish at

Augusta College and is in charge

of coordinating the foreign lan-

guage education program there.

74Martin R. Tilson Jr.

508 Broadland Road

Atlanta, GA 30342

Richard Dunavant and his wife,

Jaretha, are living in Pulaski,

Tenn., taking care of two old

houses, two farms, and 14 horses.

He is an assistant district attorney

for the state of Tennessee. Charles

B. Morton Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.,

received his MBA in Decemberfrom Belmont University's Gradu-

ate School of Business.

'75

Robert T. Coleman 111

The Liberty Corporation

P.O. Box 789

Greenville, SC 29602

John Hoover ol Memphis, Tenn.,

owner ofJohn Hoover Flowers, has

signed a contract to do all of the

flowers for the new movie The Firm.

Hank Rast and his wife, Rebecca

demons Rast (C'78), have three

children and live in Riverdale, Ga.,

where he serves as the chairman

of the English department at

Sandy Creek High School.

Rebecca serves on the board of di-

rectors of Crossroads Christian

School and works with a crisis

pregnancy center.

'76

Jaynes H. Grier

1520 Barberry Lane

Spartanburg,'SC 29302

Carol Elliott of Nashville, Tenn.,

received an award from the Na-

tional Cowboy Hall of Fame for

Western Song of 1991. The song is

entitled "Corn, Water 8c Wood"

and was recorded by Michael Mar-

tin Murphey. Carol released her

fourth independent cassette of

original songs last August. Kevin

Harper and his wife, Denise, of

Alpharetta, Ga., have a second

child. Chase Murphy, born No-

vember 25, 1992. GrahamNicholson and his wife, Gay, of

Rex, Ga., have a new son who was

born on August 18, 1992. Melody

Bock Womble married Gary

Womble on February 8, 1992. They

live in Louisville, Tenn., where

Melody is an attorney.

'77

Nora Frances McRae1515 North State Street

Jackson, MS 39202

Richard Courtney of Nashville,

Tenn., is a real estate broker with

Fridrich and Clark. He recently re-

leased his second book, Buyers Are

Liars and Sellns Are, Too. Joe

DeLozier III and his wife, Jan, of

Nashville, Tenn., have a daughter,

Sarah, born August 14, 1992.

Walter Smith of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is

a doctoral student in mass commu-nication at the University of Ala-

bama. He also teaches political sci-

ence part-time at the University of

Alabama, Birmingham. Rebecca

Williams Wood of Athens, Ga., is a

designer for R. Wood Studio,

which designs hats and tableware

that are sold worldwide.

'78

R. Philip Carpenter

1465 Northlake Drive

Jackson, MS 39211-2138

Martin Bailey graduated from the

University of Tennessee College of

Law in May 1992 and now works as

an attorney for Hunton and Will-

iams in Knoxville, Tenn. Blair

Dickerson of Cairo, Ga., is a ninth

grade social studies teacher.

Burney Durham of Gallatin, Tenn.,

was recently appointed chief clerk

of the House of Representatives

for the Tennessee General Assem-

bly.

26

CLASS NOTES

79Roberta Bartusch Goertz

36 South Hillside Place

Eidgewood, NJ 07450

George Clarke is vice president of

Galbreath Insurance Agency in

Memphis, Term. He also teaches a

continuing education course at

Memphis State University on the

history of the Civil War.

'80

Suzanne L. DeWalt

1066 Old Gate Road

Pittsburg, PA 15235

Peggy Barr and Chris Stuart live in

Dryden, N.Y, where Peggy is a vet-

erinary virologist and Chris has a

band called Cornerstone whose

song, "Maggie's Daughter," was

#29 on the National Bluegrass Sur-

vey in November. Mary Beth Berry

and her husband, Dale, have a son,

James Allen, born September 8,

1992. Rob Campbell of Atlanta,

Ga., is the owner of RJ's UptownKitchen & Wine Bar. He was se-

lected for the Board of Directors of

Atlanta Wine Guild. Jim Clausen

and his wife, Lisa, have a new son,

James Garrett, born July 1, 1992.

Bette Brown Cleland of Jackson-

ville, Fla., works part-time as a

medical/surgical nurse. Katy

Hamilton Cook and her husband,

Reuben, ofTuscaloosa, Ala., have a

son, Hamilton Wright, born Au-

gust 17, 1992. A. Brian Craven of

Eustis, Fla., has been promoted to

advertising and corporate ID man-ager for United Telephone of

Florida. Pat Dilworth will finish his

urology residency at the MayoClinic in 1994. Rose Mary Drake

of Goodlettsville, Term., opened a

bed and breakfast at a family farm

near Nashville in August. Laurie

Fowler of Athens, Ga., is an attor-

ney and professor at the University

of Georgia Law School and Mercer

University. She recently published

two handbooks, A Georgia Guide to

Envirotimental Protection at the Gov-

ernment Level, Vols. I and II. AngusW. Graham III and his wife,

Caroline Clark Graham, of

Gainesville, Fla., have a son, Will-

iam Percy, born October 31, 1992.

Carolyn Kinman Lankford and her

husband, Frank (C'71), of Bir-

mingham, Ala., have a second son,

Fred, born June 29, 1992. Beth

Taylor Lemm and her husband,

John, of Cordova, Tenn., adopted

a son, Braxton, in February 1992.

Paige Wood Marlow ot Houston,

Texas, is in Conoco's in-house

management training program for

environmental affairs. JohnNicholson of Newark, Del., is an

assistant professor of classics at the

L'niversity of Delaware. Susan

Ramsay Pryor of Atlanta, Ga., is

the catering coordinator for a law

firm. She runs a catering kitchen

and 25-room conference facility

for the firm. Jeanne HeuermanSauder and her husband, Larry,

were married on April 25, 1992.

They live in Charlotte, N.C., where

she works for the public school sys-

tem in a new magnet school. Brian

Simpson and his wife, Diane, have

a second child, Devin, born June18, 1992. Elizabeth Brailsford

Stein of Lookout Mountain, Ga., is

an artist exhibiting in galleries in

Nashville and Chattanooga. Billy

Ray Smith and his wife, Valerie, of

Tinker AFB, Okla., have a son,

Timothy Jeremiah, born July 5,

1992. Hugh Stephenson and his

wife, Amy Rhodes (C'84), of At-

lanta, Ga., have a second child,

Jack L. Stephenson II, born Febru-

ary 5, 1992. Hugh is working in the

portfolio management programwith Oppenheimer and Company.

Allison Sundberg Lane lives in Del

Mar, Calif. Emily Fuhrer Swan of

Brunswick, Maine, is the co-chair-

person for the local Amnesty Inter-

national group. John Tucker of

Alexander City, Ala., is an anes-

thesiologist and was the 1992 presi-

dent of the medical staff of Russell

Hospital. Bill Wilson married

Cathy Elender on May 9, 1992.

They live in Houston, Texas, where

Bill practices law.

'81

Brent T. Minor

400 Commonwealth Avenue, #204

Alexandria, VA 22301

Cindy Albrecht Durham of

Gallatin, Tenn., is the director of

Sumner County Court-Appointed

Special Advocate program. Susan

Folwell Massa and her husband,

Jim, of Afpharetta, Ga., have a

third son, Oliver Hopkins, born

November 3, 1992. Gary Rowcliffe

married Sandra Shurden on Octo-

ber 3, 1992. They live in Knoxville,

Tenn., where Gary is a sales repre-

sentative for Northwestern Mutual.

Wade Turner is living in Macon,

Ga., where he is vice president of

commercial real estate lending for

First Liberty Bank.

Stewart A. W. Low215 Homer Avenue

Voorhees, NJ 08043

Victor Johnson clerks for the Ala-

bama State Supreme Court. Susan

Nunley Marttala of McMinnville,

Tenn., and her husband, David

Marttala, have a daughter, Shelby

Lane, born on December 12, 1992.

Stuart Murray of Savannah, Ga.,

practices anesthesia at St. Joseph's

Hospital. Paul Pearigen and his

wife, Kim Kerr, of San Diego, Ca-

lif., have a daughter, Jessica Marie,

born August' 19, 1992. Brad

Trammell married Kate

McClintock of Tunica, Miss., on

April If, 1992. They live in Mem-phis, Tenn., where Brad is an attor-

ney. Davis Turner of Nashville,

Tenn., is corporate counsel in the

legal department of the Hospital

Corporation of America.

'84

Stewart Thomas

5530 Montrose

Dal/as, TX 75209

Tricia Bowers of Atlanta, Ga., is

working with inner-city youth

through an organization called

Moving in the Spirit. Dorothy

Defore Buck of Monteagle, Tenn.,

teaches English at East Middle

School and is going to law school.

Christopher Campbell and his

wife, Kendle, of Atlanta, Ga., have

a son, Ian Douglas, born August 1,

1992. Jan M. Rodgers Dale and

her husband. Bob, had a daughter,

Stuart Gough, on August 31, 1992.

Jan is vice president of Third Na-

tional Bank in Nashville, Tenn.

Paul Flusche of Falls Church, Va.,

was a speech writer for Interior

Secretary Manuel Lujan. Leslie

Cunningham Forrester and her

husband, Michael, of Kingsport,

Tenn., have a second daughter,

Anna Carleton, born January 24,

1992. Chip Headrick is president

ofKing of Kleen, Inc., a full-service

conveyor operated car wash in

Chattanooga, Tenn.Jimbo King of

Chattanooga, Tenn., is the director

of boarding school admissions for

Baylor School. The Rev. Daniel P.

Matthews Jr. is (he assistant rector

at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in

Jacksonville, Fla. Rosemary Gra-

ham Mora of Gainesville, Ga., is an

environmental scientist at KBNEngineering. Kathryn Newman at-

tends the University of Tennessee

at Knoxville where she is working

on a master's degree in elementary

education. Teresa Owen of Dallas,

Texas, married Andrew Schaeck-

enback of Los Angeles on Novem-ber 21, 1992. Jim Rox graduated

from Vanderbilt Divinity School

and is entering the Ph.D. program

in religion and literature at the

University of Chicago. He and his

wife, Ann, had a daughter, Julia,

born last March. Richard Roland

Spore III and his wife, Trish, of

Memphis, Tenn., have a daughter,

Caroline Dare, bornJune 27, 1992.

Stephen and Beth Templeton have

a third daughter, Julia Catherine,

born October 1, 1992. Stephen is

completing a fellowship in

dermopathology at Emory Univer-

sity. Amie Tuten Whittemore and

her husband, Robert Lewis, were

married on December 5, 1992.

They are living in Canaan, Conn.

"35

Laurie C.Jarrett Rogers

115 North 1st St., #117

Richmond, VA 23219

Mark Balte and his wife, Cindy, of

Decatur, Ga., have a daughter,

Elizabeth Grace, born October 8,

1992. Barry Brent Bean married

Vicki Davis on December 23, 1992.

They live in Memphis. Christopher

Behnke married Erin Fitzpatrick

on October 24, 1992. He is run-

ning a family business in Decatur,

111. Arthur Brantley of Japan is

working as a representative for the

state of Montana. Gibbons Burke

of Chicago, 111., started working in

March for Futures magazine, a

monthly publication serving the fi-

nancial futures, options, and de-

rivatives markets. Phil Campbell

lives in Memphis, Tenn., and re-

cently left a career in television

news to attend law school at Mem-phis State University. Ann

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CLASS NOTES

Chapleau Edmonds <>1 Memphis,

Term., is a learning specialist in the

Educational Support Program at

Memphis State University. Myles

and Rachel Davis Elledge are living

in Kensington, Md., after return-

ing from a 15-month tour of duty

with aJapanese consulting associa-

tion in Tokyo. Jay Faires of Los An-

geles, Calif., recently completed a

world-wide joint venture agree-

ment with Time-Warner subsid-

iary, Atlantic Records. Griffith Gar-

ner and his wife, Sarah, have a

daughter, Jessica Anne, born June

20, 1992. Martha Hodgkins Green

of Alexandria, Va., is working as a

writer/editor with the Nature Con-

servancy. Jill Gajda Hart and her

husband, Bill, of Charlotte, N.C.,

have a third child, Cooper, born

last year. Hank Hopping < >l Chatta-

nooga, Tenn., is the head baseball

coach .u the McCallic School.

Becca Stevens Hummon of Nash-

ville, Tenn., is an Episcopal priest

organizing a jail visitation pro-

gram. Freeman Jelks married

Heather O'Neill in Atlanta on Sep-

tember 26, 1992. Kate Engleby

Kelderman and her husband,

Theo, of Charlottesville, Va., have

a son, Harry Keene, born Novem-ber 23, 1992. Andy Kohler oi

Caldwell, N.J., recently joined In-

formation Resources, Inc.

Cornelia Barrett LaRussa and her

husband, Joe, of Birmingham,

Ala., have a daughter, Cornelia

Barrett, born July 5, 1992. Eliza-

beth Fuller Oliver is living in Ann

Todd Williams, C90, Studyi?igin China

Arbor, Mich., where she has a newpb m geriatric rehabilitation as a

physical therapist of an extended

care family. Laurie Jarrett Rogers is

director of development for the

Valentine Museum, an urban his-

tory museum in Richmond, Va.

Tina Rose of Tullahoma, Tenn.,

owns T Michelle, a fine apparel

and ladies specialty shop, and is

the general manager ofTullahoma

Machinery and Tool Corporation.

John Shaw and his wife, Lynne, of

Sacramento, Calif., have a son,

James William, born November 20,

1992. William Tonks of Athens,

Ga., was married last May. His

country band. Redneck Greece

De-Lux, released a 12-song music

compact disc called Good Eatin '.

John Winstead was recently mar-

ried and lives in Memphis, Tenn.

Who would have picked a 6-

foot-3 political science major

out of the commencement

crowd in May 1990 and

guessed he would spend the

next three years halfway

around the world in China?

Probably not even the gradu-

ate himself, Todd Williams, of

Jacksonville, Fla. Two-and-a-

5JP 8b

Todd Williams works with a student.

half years later, Williams has been in Asia studying Chinese at

two different universities. He was given this opportunity

through a Southern Baptists' aid organization entitled Coop- gan Keegan and Company, Inc

Robert H. Johnson Jr. lives in At

lanta, Ga., and works as a manage

Read Carson Van cle Water

2214 38th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20007

Louise Gibbs Basarrate of Atlanta,

Ga., is the development director of

Jerusalem House, a non-profit per-

manent housing program for

people with HIV/AIDS who would

otherwise be homeless. JohnWesley Clayton, of Huntsville, Ala.,

was named vice president at Mor-

erative Service International(CSI). Having experienced a lib-

eral arts education at a small school in America, he was ready

for a change of scenery and culture. At Fudan University,

where he first studied, he lived in a compound with other for-

eign students of the university and was not able to immerse

himself in the Chinese culture and way of life that he wanted

to experience; so, he took the initiative to change that.

Williams looked into being reassigned to a setting that of-

fered an atmosphere in which he could use the language he

was studying in conversations with Chinese students and

friends. Fortunately for the Sewanee alumnus, a retired Chi-

nese English teacher, C.K. Zhang, was looking at the same time

for foreign Christian students for his school in Wuhu. Before

long Williams was enrolled at the Teachers University in Wuhu.

Williams was the only foreign student at die teachers' uni-

versity last year. He finished his two-year journeyman assign-

ment and worked this past summer with CSFs summer teach-

ing program. So sure is he of his place in Wuhu that Williams

decided to spend anothei yeai there instead ol coming back

to the states and thinking about business or law school.

menl associate in corporate fi-

nance for Citibank. Darby Ray is

finishing her Ph.D. in theology at

Vanderbilt and is planning to

teach philosophy and religion at a

liberal arts college. JoAnne White

Ray of Cordova, Tenn., is working

on her Ph.D. in psychology and

counseling adolescents at Lakeside

Hospital.

'87

Robert Morales

2588 Winslow Drive, N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30305-3743

Howie Acuff of Malibu, Calif., is

studying law at Pepperdine Univer-

sity. Henry D.W. Burt II of Rich-

mond, Va., is working for the Epis-

copal Diocese of Virginia in de-

ployment for the Rev. Canon EClayton Matthews. Jessica Elliott

Boyd married Edward Wallis

Carter D7, (C'88), at All Saints'

Chape] in Sewanee on June 13,

1992. Rose Bedford Hafley has

had much success selling her stud-

ies of drawings from the Renais-

sance Masters at the Swan CoachHouse Gallery in Atlanta. FoxHelmsJohnston Jr. marriedJarmin

Lee Steffner at St. Paul's Episcopal

Church in Chattanooga, Tenn., on

November 21, 1992. Michael

McSurdy of Nashville, Tenn., is the

regional director for the Youth Vil-

lages Families program. Ashley

Jackson Spencer and her husband,

Peter, of Alexandria, Va., have a

second child, Jackson Davies, born

June 25, 1992. Ashley works part-

time in a Washington, D.C. law

firm, splitting her time between

day care and freelance artwork.

'88

Kyle Elisabeth Dice

1217 Lyncrest

Jackson, MS 39202

Elizabeth Brown of Brentwood,

Tenn., is the director of human re-

sources for a home health care

age nc v. Allen Buck of Monteagle,

Tenn., is a systems programmer for

OAO Corporation in Tullahoma,

Tenn. Russ Furman is a student at

the Fuqua School of Business at

Duke University. Savas Kyriakidis

married Carrie Phelps on Decem-

ber 31 , 1992. Shae Espy Minnick of

Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., teaches kin-

dergarten through eighth grade

Spanish at The Senter School.

Robert Bryan Murphy married

Julie Michele King (C'89). at All

Saints' Chapel in Sewanee on De-

cember 12, 1992. Roger Taylor

married Natalie Watts on October

24, 1992. The Taylors live in At-

lanta where Roger is a loan officer

for Mt. Vernon Federal Savings

Bank. Lee-Ford Tritt was in a

scene on the ABC-TV soap opera.

All My Children, in October. Now he

is reading for other soap opera

parts.

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CLASS NOTES

'89

John Patten Guerryjr.

1619 T Bridge Mill Drive

Marietta, GA 30061

Laura Jane Atchison attends the

University of Georgia in Athens

where she is pursuing her master's

degree in English education. Ivan

Boatner graduated from Tulane

Law School in May 1992, married

Elizabeth Johnson on August 8,

and passed the Bar exam in Octo-

ber. He is now an attorney in OakRidge. Tenn. Shawn Graham mar-

ried Anna Beasnett (C90), on Oc-

tober 24, 1992, in Gulfport, Miss.

The Grahams live in Sewanee,

Tenn. He works as an assistant pub-

lic defender for Coffee County.

Anna works as the assistant area

campaign director for the Univer-

sity of the South. Kim Hatfield is

living in Sewanee and working in

the development office as associate

director of annual giving. RebekahMcClatchey lives in Atlanta, Ga.,

where she serves as the director of

the After-School Enrichment Pro-

gram at Pace Academy. Laura K.

Millard of Nashville, Tenn., is the

publications coordinator with the

Tennessee Health Care Associa-

tion. Patricia Pyle of Nashville,

Tenn., is pursuing her Ph.D. andteaching French at Vanderbilt Uni-

versity. Michael Reeves of Chapel

Hill, N.C., is the director ol the

Young Alumni Program at DukeUniversity. Last summer, he re-

ceived one of five national awards

given for excellence in fund rais-

ing management by the Council

for the Advancement and Support

of Education (CASE). Nancy

Reiser is the associate University

organist and choirmaster at

Sewanee for the Easter semester.

'90

C. Katy Morrissey

3103 Wheat Street

Columbia, SC 29205

Becky Budd of Lawrenceville, N.J.,

has her master's degree in voice

from Westminster Choir College

and now works both as a memberof the voice faculty at Westminster

and in the Dean of Students' Of-

fice at Princeton University. Kathy

Gotko Bruce of Athens, Ga., is a

Sewanee Summer School1993

June 6 throughJuly 18

This year's summer session will offer more than 25 courses

in subjects ranging from anthropology to theatre.

For more information on summer school, please unite to:

ProfessorJohn V. Reishman

Director of the Summer School

University of the South

735 University Avenue

Sewanee, TN 37375-1000

Or call the summer school office at (615) 598-1248.

student all. in s ad\ ism al the I mversity of Georgia. Brandon Dixon

of Maryville, Tenn.. is a first-year

student at the Lhiiversity of Ten-

nessee Veterinary School in Knox-

ville. Andrew Jones of Nashville,

Tenn., has been named assistant

manager of the new downtownbranch of the Nashville Bank of

Commerce. Missy Meredith ol

Cordova, Tenn., is teaching 11th

grade American literature andSpanish I at Bolton High School.

Adrienne Paul ( if Maryville, Tenn.,

is in her third year of living in

Rwanda, this year teaching English

after two years of Peace Corps work

there. Tracey Ellis Spang of At-

lanta, Ga., is teaching second

grade at Midway Elementary

School. Neill Touchstone of At-

lanta, Ga., is leasing office space

for Piedmont Center Associates.

David Wright of Crestwood, N.Y, is

in his second year of studies for an

M.Div. at St. Vladimir's Orthodox

Seminary.

'91

Marsey L. Waller

3741 Gunston Road

Alexandria, VA 22302

Julie McClure of Knoxville, Tenn.,

has begun graduate school at the

University of Tennessee in library

and information science. Lauren

McDonald of Fayetteville, Ga., is

teaching drama at Fayette County

High School. Jim Wells of Colum-

bia, S.C., is working on his master's

degree in English at the University

of South Carolina. Jenny Wilson of

Atlanta is the assistant to the direc-

tor of discipleship at North Avenue

Presbyterian Church, working with

Young Life, and ministering to the

homeless and drug users.

'92

LeeD. Cogburn

710 Hinman Ave. #3B

Evanston, IL 60202

Kristi Lee is living in Nashville,

Tenn., where she is an alumni and

development staff assistant at

Vanderbilt University. Wil Mills is a

researcher in Sewanee 's Office of

University Relations. Jessie Murray

is taking pre-veterinary courses at

the University of Georgia. Patrice

Schermerhorn ol Chattanooga,

Tenn.. is a special agent forensic

s( ientist lor the Tennessee Bureau

of Investigation.

SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

'55

Joseph L. Peacock is retired and

livins in Decatur, Ga.

'60

H. Don Harrison of Stockbridge.

Ga., is an adjunct professor in hu-

man resources at Mercer Univer-

sity and a consultant in govern-

mental administration.

'63

The Rev. John D. Bolton of

Roswell, Ga., is a part-time assistant

at the Church of Our Savior in At-

lanta and a part-time chaplain at

West Paces Medical Centre in At-

lanta.

'69

The Rev. Hendree Harrison of

Roswell, Ga., was elected to

Sewanee's Board of Trustees from

the Diocese of Atlanta for a three-

year term.

'84

J. Alfred Thigpen is now a music

critic and features writer with the

Grand Rapids, Michigan press.

'87

The Rev. Carter N. Paden III of

Norris, Tenn., is the rector of St.

Francis' Episcopal church. He was

awarded a fellowship at the Col-

lege of Preachers in Washington,

D.C. in May 1992.

'92

Dr. Paul B. Isom is the pastor at

Central Christian in Murfreesboro,

Tenn.

IN MEMORIAMAlfred T. Airth, C29, of Live Oak,

Fla., died January 2, 1993. He was

a retired attorney and active mem-ber in the Episcopal Diocese of

Florida. A member of Phi GammaDelta, he received his law degree

from the University of Florida at

Gainesville. He served in the U.S.

Navy from 1942-45, and served

both as a trustee of the University

of the South and as a member of

the Florida legislature. He is sur-

vived by his wife, Elizabeth.

Gov. Ellis Gibbs Arnall, C'28,

H'47, of Atlanta, Ga., died Decem-ber 12, 1992. A member of the

Kappa Alpha fraternity at

Sewanee, he went on to earn his

law degree from the University of

Georgia in 1931. At the age of 25,

the future governor was elected

speaker pro tempore of the Geor-

gia House of Representatives, at 31

he was Georgia's attorney general,

and by age 35 he was governor of

Georgia. The "boy wonder" was

known for his reforms of the 1940s

including his paving the way for

school integration in the state,

abolition of the poll tax, and the

lowering of the voting age to 18.

He was instrumental in the repeal

of "preferential rail rates," a post

Givil War practice by which rail-

roads discriminated against south-

ern farms and manufacturers. Hewas a University trustee from 1948-

51. He is survived by his secondwife, Ruby; a son. Alvan S. Arnall,

C'60; a step-daughter; a brother,

Frank M. Arnall II, C'37, three

grandchildren and two step-grand-

children, including James Ham-ilton Campbell, C'94.

Herman E. Baggenstoss, C'33, of

Tracy City, Tenn., died December13, 1992. He was the owner andpublisher of the Grundy County Her-

ald and a prominent environmen-

talist in Tennessee. He served in

many environmental posts, includ-

ing with South Cumberland Recre-

ation Area Commission andGrundy County Conservation

I'n mi (I. I [c was .i hlc l< mg membeiof Christ Church Episcopal in

Tracy City. He is survived by his

wife, Mary, and three brothers.

Carl Webster Bear Jr., C'67, of

Mathews, Ala., died in early No-vember 1992. He was president of

Bear, Inc., a river barging com-pany. He is survived by his father, a

sister, and a daughter.

Richard W. Courts of Atlanta, Ga.,

died December 31, 1992. He was a

director and retired chairman of

the board of Atlantic Realty Com-pany which he founded in 1952

and was a trustee of Courts Foun-

dation which gives grants primarily

in Georgia. He was a good friend

of Sewanee, having been one of

the donors for Courts dormitory,

in memory of his brother, Malon,

in 1964. He is survived by his wife,

Virginia.

James Havis Dawson Jr., C32, of

Daphne, Ala., died May 3, 1992.

He was a retired school teacher,

administrator, and sports coach.

He was an outstanding athlete

while at Sewanee, playing and ex-

celling in many sports, and a mem-ber of Sigma Nu fraternity. He is

survived by his wife, Estelle.

Joe W. Earnest, C'28, of Colorado

City, Texas, diedJune 24, 1992. Hewas a member of Delta Tau Delta

fraternity while at Sewanee. Heearned his master's degree in En-

glish from Columbia University

and his law degree from the Uni-

versity of Texas. He was a lawyer

and long-time trustee of the Uni-

versity.

Benjamin C. Eastwood, C'29, of

New Orleans, La., died December5, 1992. He attended Tulane andWashington and Lee universities

after Sewanee and became man-ager of the New Orleans Choral

Svmphony.

We have learned of the recent

death of Robert F. Evans, C'26, of

Nashville, Tenn. He was a retired

president of Southeastern Capital

Corporation. He is survived by two

daughters.

The Rev. Arthur C. Freeman, T'46,

<>l Fremont, < lalii., rc< entlv died.

He was a retired Episcopal priest,

having served in both Mississippi

and California. He is survived by

his wife, Eugenia.

James A. Hamilton Jr., C36, of

Nashville, Tenn., died November4, 1992. He was a registered land

surveyor, civil engineer, and land-

scape architect and headed his

own firm of consulting engineers.

After graduating from Sewanee,

he received degrees from the

Cumberland University School of

Law, Samford University, andVanderbilt University School of

Engineering. He was a member of

the Royal College of Organists anda Knight of the Royal Order of

Scotland. He is survived by his

wife, Lela.

We have learned of the death of

James H. Henson, C'66, of

Skiatook, Okla., on May 23, 1992.

Quintardjoyner, C20, of Sewanee,

Tenn., died November 11,1992.

After serving in the U.S. Army in

World War I, he attended the Uni-

versity of Nebraska law school andpracticed law in Omaha, Neb. Helater moved to New York City

where he worked in the legal de-

partment of the American Sugar

Refining Company. He retired in

1962, and his family moved to

Camden, S.C. He and his wife

moved to Sewanee in 1971 andhave lived near Proctor's Hall ever

since. He was a member of the Phi

Delta Theta fraternity while at

Sewanee. He was also a devoted

Episcopal churchman and had a

special love for All Saints' Chapel,

having given the money for one of

the small memorial windows in

memory of his father, and a marble

statue of the Virgin Mary in the

reredos in the high altar in

memory of his mother. He is sur-

vived by his wife, Georgia

McCague Joyner, of Sewanee, a

daughter, a son, and two grand-

children.

Dr. Oliver Charles Leonard Sr.,

C49, of Pensacola, Fla., died De-

cember 24, 1992. While at

Sewanee he was a member of the

Sigma Nu fraternity. He graduated

from the Loyola University Dental

School in New Orleans and prac-

ticed dentistry in Pensacola for 35

years. He is survived by his wife,

Alice, two sons, a daughter, two

brothers, and eight grandchildren.

F. Ross C. Marbury, C'63, of San

Francisco, Calif., died December30, 1992. He was a teacher of En-

glish to foreign students in Califor-

nia and director of Berlitz English

USA. He held degrees from Johns

Hopkins University and the Uni-

versity of Minnesota, from which

he received the Ph.D. in 1971.

The Rev. Jonathan Nesbitt

Mitchell, C'38, T'46, of Conway,

N.H., died November 29, 1992. Hewas a member of Phi Beta Kappaand Phi Delta Theta at Sewanee.

Before attending seminary in

1943, he received an MBA fromHarvard Business School and

taught economics at M.I.T. andCornell universities. After semi-

nary, as an Episcopal priest, he

served in Arkansas, Tennessee,

New Hampshire, and Ohio before

retiring in 1978 and moving to

Conway, N.H. He is survived by his

wife, Barbara, a brother, a son, a

daughter, and six grandchildren.

James W. Moody Jr., C'42, of

Pensacola, Fla., died October 7,

1992. He was a lieutenant in the

U.S. Navy during World War II anddid graduate work in English at

Vanderbilt University. He was ex-

ecutive secretary of the Tennessee

Historical Commission, director of

the Virginia Historic LandmarksCommission, and was director of

Historic Pensacola Preservation

Board until he retired in 1986. Heis survived by his wife, Elizabeth.

Robert Porter Moore Jr., A'55,

C'59, of Boston, Mass., died De-

cember 31, 1992. He was a profes-

sor of art at the Massachusetts Col-

lege of Ait and an internationally

recognized artist. He was also the

co-founder and art director ofTheGraphic Workshop. He is survived

by his mother, Katryne Moore, of

Sewanee, two brothers, and three

nephews.

The Rev. Paddy Joseph Poux,

T'76, of North Miami, Fla., died

October 15, 1991. He served as an

Episcopal priest in Ohio, Louisi-

ana, and Florida, he is survived by

his wife, Marie.

We have learned of the death of

Brian Wesley Ross, C'90, on De-

cember 1, 1992. He is survived by

his mother, Nancy J. Ross of

Johnston, S.C.

Hugh Todd Shelton Jr., C 37, of

Columbia, Tenn., died December24, 1992. While at Sewanee, he was

a member of the Sigma Alpha Ep-

silon fraternity. He served as a lieu-

tenant colonel in the U.S. Air

Force in World War II. He received

his law degree from George Wash-

ington University. He was a retired

Columbia attorney and retired

chairman of the board of directors

at First Federal Saving and Loan,

of which he was a founder. He is

survived by his wife, Ann, three

daughters, one son, H. ToddShelton III, C'70, of Knoxville,

four grandchildren, and two great-

grandchildren.

Marvin K. Travis, C'35, of

Decherd, Tenn., died November18, 1992. He was a retired restau-

rant owner and operator. He is sur-

vived by his wife, Mary Steed, two

daughters, a sister, five grandchil-

dren, and three great-grandchil-

dren.

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AFTERWORD

THE LIFE OF A

UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN

by the Reu Samuel L Lloyd

I never expected to find myself

back on a college campus. Even

though my life has continually

vacillated between the academy

and the church, I have been

clear from the days when I was

finishing a Ph.D. in English that

priesthood was calling and that

the local parish was my home.

Eve never seriously doubted

that decision, but I have been

surprised at how often my road

has bent back to a university set-

ting. And in the process I have

discovered that the setting for

ministry matters little: the deeper

challenges of being the church

in our time, especially as we live

through all the turbulence of the

end of the 20th century, are fun-

damentally the same.

I think at some level all of us

in ministry today are living

through a time of transition

—

what some are calling "the end of

Christendom." Most of us were

nurtured in a fairly homoge-

neous, relatively harmonious

church, esteemed and at ease in

a broadly Christian culture. Noweverything seems up for grabs.

The mainline churches are

shrinking. Our culture is careen-

ing on a binge of consumerism

and self-indulgent individualism,

and ordinary Americans seem to

be finding themselves more root-

less, afraid, and self-absorbed

than ever.

What is the church's task in

such confusing times? I have

spent a lot of time in my ministry,

both in the parish and on the

campus, trying to get as clear

about that as I can, because in

times of disorientation and con-

fusion, I think we have to be as

sharply focused as possible about

our mission and task.

Fortunately, the campus has

been a good place to think about

that. Even living and working as I

do in the setting of an Episcopal

university, I find myself daily fac-

ing the same powers I struggled

with in the parish—a deep hun-

ger for meaning and for an expe-

rience of God coupled with

doubt about the possibility of

finding either; immersion of all

of us in a culture of Social Dar-

winism in which worth is often

measured solely in personal

achievement and financial well-

being and the chief substitutes

for the loss of a common culture

are found in sports events, TV,

and movies that celebrate vio-

lence and sex; fear of giving one-

self to a Lord who might ask

something of us; ignorance of

the Bible and Christian teaching

and of what an intelligent and

honest encounter between Chris-

tianity and contemporary culture

might reveal.

Sewanee must be one of the

few universities left in America,

and the only Episcopal one,

where the church is central to its

life. I had been leery of returning

to campus ministry because of

my love of parish life, my convic-

tion of the importance of Chris-

tian community in the work of

evangelism and my awareness of

how difficult it is to form such

communities on campus. But I

found in Sewanee something I

didn't know existed—a small, in-

timate academic community in

which the church plays a central

role.

My task as LIniversity chaplain

is to hold before the University

its Christian vocation—to bring

together the liberal arts and sci-

ences and the truth of the Gospel

in the context of life in a commu-

nity that is different, that seeks to

embody the Christian faith in its

life inside and outside the class-

room.

I meet with faculties of both

the College and the School of

Theology and on occasion teach

in both schools. Along with the

vice-chancellor, I am one of the

two pan-university officials re-

sponsible for the life of the entire

University. That means that a

great deal of my work is institu-

tional as I take part in administra-

tive and strategic planning com-

mittees and participate in Uni-

versity debates over everything

from curriculum reform to the

timing of fraternity rush to the

design of a new seminary chapel.

The most significant event of

the week, though, is the Univer-

sity service on Sunday morning

when the community gathers for

Holy Eucharist. Many University

administrators and faculty join

students, community members,

and visitors for a service in the

cathedral tradition—an 85-voice

student choir carrying on a

splendid musical tradition, in a

magnificent building, with a

deep commitment to preaching

and to powerful liturgy. Every-

thing we do the rest of the week

flows out of that time of self-offer-

ing, confession, nurture, and

praise. It is our most important

and radical act as we week-by-

week place all that we are living

and struggling with into the

hands of the One who made us,

redeemed us, and lives among

us.

I share this and the rest of the

Sewanee ministry with four col-

leagues, as well as an organist-

choir-master and a secretarial

staff. The work here is vast, and

lacking the steady nurture of be-

ing part of a parish community,

we depend greatly on our own

mutual encouragement and sup-

port.

Leading a contemplative

prayer group, teaching classes,

preparing people for baptism

and confirmation, organizing fel-

lowship and Bible study groups,

bringing in speakers on current

issues in the life of the church

and society, conducting preach-

ing missions, carrying on per-

sonal and crisis counseling, guid-

ing people in spiritual direc-

tion—those are some of the

many facets of our steady minis-

try of pastoral nurture, both in

the college and the seminary.

In addition to all this, we have

made outreach service a major

dimension of our work. We em-

phasize it for two reasons: To

communicate the conviction that

a life can't be truly or Christianly

lived apart from a commitment

to service; and to offer an avenue

for students who are determined

to avoid church at all costs to

meet Christ unexpectedly in a

child they are tutoring or in the

owner of a home they are repair-

ing.

Evangelism is the essence of

our work. As another college

chaplain recently put it, our task

is to nurture the seed-corn for

the next generation of the

church. That takes offering as

broad and diverse a range ofways

of exploring the mystery of Godas we can, always with our Sunday

worship as the radiant center.

And then it takes just being

there, being available for the

chance conversations over lunch

in the dining hall, along the side-

lines at a football game, at inter-

mission at a concert.

We're in the seed-sowing busi-

ness, and as even our Lord

found, you have very little con-

trol of the results. "Teach us to

care and not to care"—T.S.

Eliot's words are a constant inter-

nal refrain for me. In them I hear

the gospel passion to bring and

to be good news to our fellow

castaways, and I hear too the

peace that knows this is God's

work, not ours, and that finally all

is grace.

Samuel Lloyd has served as

University Chaplainforfiveyears.

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SEWANEESpring 1993

Stephen Becker, Director ofPublic Relations

Robert Bradford, Editor

Joe Romano, Staff 'Writer

Man- E. Henry, C'93, (V«ss Afofcs Editor

Robert Ingram, C93, Intern

Associated Alumni Officers

N. Pendleton Rogers, C'72, President

John W. Tonissenjr., C'70, Vice President

fm Planned Giving

Jack Blackwell, C'44, Vice President

for the Alumni Annual Fund

Elizabeth McDonough Howick, C'81,

Vice Presidentfor Admission

The Rev. Henry N. Parsley Jr., C'70,

Vice President for Church Relations

The Rev. Dr. James K. Yeary. C'64, T'69,

D.Min. '89. Vice Presidentfor the

School of Theology

Janet A. Kibler, C'80, Vice Presidentfm

Career Semites

H.W. "Yogi" Anderson III, C'72,

Executive Director

Photography: Stephen Alvarez, C'87, Lyn

Hutchinson. Charley Watkins,

T'9<)

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As Miles Watkins, C'67,

sat in the Sewanee

Union Theatre at one

in the morning watching bad

movies with his rowdy friends, he

had no idea that he wanted to be

a director. He was more inter-

ested in shouting lines back to

the host of "C" movie actors who

paraded across the screen while

his friends threw popcorn at

those actors and each other. Afew years later Watkins was in Los

Angeles, where he knew no one,

studying directing at the USC

Film School.

The other people featured in

this magazine who have made it

in the fiercely competitive

entertainment industry did

much the same thing as Watkins.

After graduation, Radney Foster,

C'81, took the acoustic guitar

that he played at dormitories and

occasional frat jaarties with him

to Nashville. He sang his songs

for a succession of music industry

types who responded with indif-

ference or the perfunctory,

"Sounds promising, we'll keep

you in mind," until he got his first

break a few years later.

Actor Gil Johnson, C'83,

threw his belongings in a pickup

truck and headed to LA. Fellow

actor and Alabamian Mary-Beth

Smith, C'84, went to San

Francisco to study her art.

Neither had ever seen the Pacific

Ocean. Screenwriter Chris

Sturgeon, C'86, and Universal

Studios publicist Tom Lakeman,

C'86, went to Hollywood, a place

where connections are every-

thing, to tell their stories. They

had no connections. Record

company president Jay Faires,

C'85, forsook the music industry

centers of Los Angeles, Nashville,

and New York to establish an al-

ternative music label in Chapel

Hill, N.C. He hadn't even signed

his first group.

Through the years, they have

all heard similar advice from

friends and critics. "Don't do it,

you'll never make it." "You're

crazy." "When are you coming

home and getting a real job?"

But they had the good sense not

to listen. They have persisted in

an industry that eats up people

every day.

And each of them will tell you

that Sewanee has had an

important role in why they have

endured while others have not.

"At Sewanee," Watkins says,

"you studied intensely, and then

you socialized intensely. I have

always enjoyed that total immer-

sion in one thing or another. Di-

recting is like that. When you

work, you work 80 hours a week

and forget about sleep. When

you're off, you totally relax."

Smith adds: "The older I get

and the more I get into the

business, I realize that because of

my liberal arts background I have

a leg up on a lot of people who

go into acting. Acting requires

that you know a lot about the

world and a lot about art and

history and literature. Many

peojole without a liberal arts

background have a harder time

when it comes to researching

roles. I felt it was important to get

a real education before I went

into training."

—RB

CONTENTS

RodneyMj^*l^\ With a number-one country hit and a burgeoning

career, Rodney Foster, C81, isn't lonesome anymore

A Tale ofTwo Actors

Mary-Beth Smith, C'84, and Gil

Johnson, C'83, have come a long xoay

from their nativeAlabama to the bright

lights ofCalifornia

Departments

Vice-Chcmcellor 's Corner

|

On the Mountain

Alumni Affairs

^Developments

Scholarship

Sports

| Theology

Chi the cover: Rodney Foster, C81.

Photograph courtesy ofArista Records

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S CORNER

A NEW CALLING

FOR THE LLOYDS

A splendid preacher, an

able counselor; a superb

teacher, and a tireless

participant in all

campus activities, Sam,

Lloyd has set a high

standardfor those

whofollow.

InNovember 1987 the Board

of Trustees elected the Rev.

Samuel T. Lloyd as chaplain

of the University for a four-year

term; he was elected to a second

four-year term in May 1991. He

has now accepted the call to he-

come rector of Trinity Church in

Boston, one ol tin- threat pulpits

and parishes in the Anglican

communion. He and his family

will leave Sewanee over the sum-

mer to good wishes of the entire

Sewanee community, yet with

great regret at their departure.

The chaplain, along with the

chancellor and vice-chancellor,

represents one of the three of-

fices elected by the Board of

Trustees. Serving as chaplain lot

the entire University, the Rev. Dr.

Samuel T Lloyd has done an ad-

mirable job in his five years at

Sewanee. His recent Sewanee ar-

ticle reflected his philosophy, his

theology, and his approaches. A

splendid preacher, an able coun-

selor, a superb teacher, and a tire-

less participant in all campus ac-

tivities, Sam has set a high stan-

dard for those who follow. Com-

ing to Sewanee after a successful

rectorship, his academic hack-

ground enabled him to leach in

both the College and the School

of Theology. A consummate stu-

dent of contemporary theology,

Sam has the rare ability to blend

literature and spiritual experi-

ence into coherent expositions

that touch ,i listener's spiritual

needs. Students have responded

to Sam's sermons, to his confir-

mation classes, and to his obvious

commitment to his faith.

The search for the- chaplain's

position is now underway. Dean

Robert Keele will chair this ef-

fort, which will be in full swing by

mid-summer. We would like to

have a new chaplain for the Uni-

versity by late spring.

Few positions are less con-

spicuous, yet so essential to the

operation of the late twentieth

century university as that of legal

counsel. Marguerite Lloyd, who

became associate counsel in 1988

and succeeded Edward Watson

in 1990 as legal counsel, has oc-

cupied a special place in my ad-

ministration. Valuable, confi-

dent, reach to challenge and to

dissuade when necessary, Mar-

guerite helped to draft new per-

sonnel policies and to expedite

contract arrangements. Ever the

first line of defense for all extra-

mural legal problems, she has as-

sisted faculty and staff with visa

hassles, helped with the opera-

til >n ol the Honor Code, and for-

mulated the University's success-

ful negotiations with the NCAA.

Tactful, thoughtful, and occa-

sionally steely tough, she has ex-

panded the duties of her office

and made them an essential part

of our operational patterns.

This position, which must

work so closely with the vice-

c banc ellor and the Board of Re-

gents, will always be defined by

the personalities holding it. For

the last five years Marguerite

Lloyd has enabled the vice-chan-

cellor to work more effectively

and efficiently. For that, and for

all ol those whom she has

helped, I say thank you.

While we regret the loss ofthe

Llovcls, we are grateful that the

chaplaincy will be in the capable

hands of a friend as we search for

a new chaplain. Chancellor

Duncan M. Cray Jr., who had al-

ready decided to retire as bishop

ol Mississippi, has agreed to as-

sume duties as interim chaplain

in early October. The presence

of Bishop and Mrs. Duncan Gray

at Sewanee will sustain the efforts

of All Saints' Chapel while pro-

viding the entire community

with two people whose long asso-

ciation with the University make

them welcome friends.

0^jJ)\rVa

ON THE MOUNTAIN

The Rt. Rev. Girault /ones has served the University in a variety of roles—( hancellor, interim dean of the School of Theology, ami adviser mat friend to

faculty, students, and lined residents.

SEWANEE BIDS FAREWELL

TO A 'SAINTLY1 MAN

\i< th; 500 members of the

bachelor of divinity degree from

the School of Theology. Even at

the beginning of his career in the

ministry, Jones was deeply in-

University community gathered volved with the Sewanee commit

in All Saints' Chapel on February nity. While attending the semi

21 to honor the achievements of

the Rt. Rev. Girault M. Jones,

C'28, H'49, and his wife,

Kathleen. After living on the

Mountain for the past 24 years,

the Jones moved to a retirement

community in Nashville.

During his years on the

Mountain, Bishop Jones served

the University in a variety of

roles—chancellor, interim dean

ol the School of Theology, and

adviser and friend to faculty, stu-

dents, and local residents.

Born in Centreville, Miss.,

Jones graduated from the

Staunton Military Academy be-

fore attending the University of

Mississippi. In 1928, he earned a

More than 300 undergraduates anil

nary, lie tended to a mission

church in the valley—sometimes

traveling there on horseback

—

which he had helped to build

with his own hands.

After graduating from

Sewanee,Jones served first as rec-

loi ol Trinity Church in Pass

Christian, Miss., before becom-

ing ictloi ol St. Andrew's

Church in New Orleans. During

his early years as a rector, he mar-

ried the former Kathleen Piatt, in

July 1935, in Jacksonville, Fla. In

19 1!», little more than two de-

cades after his graduation from

Sewanee, the University awarded

him an honoi ary doctorate ol di-

vinity. It was the same year that

he became seventh bishop ol

Louisiana and served in thai role

for 20 years.

As bishop, Jones personally

consecrated 89 men into the

ministry, founded the diocesan

newspaper, Churchwork, and es-

tablished the Diocesan Loan

Fund to assist the conversions of

numerous missions into parish

churches. He served as a deputy

to the General Convention of the

Episcopal Church four times.

He retired as bishop in 1969,

and he and Kathleen moved to

llieii home, Meanwhile, at

Sewanee. Jones became the first

University chancelloi since

Bishop Frank Gailor, who lived at

Sewanee during the early part ol

the century, to reside on the

Mountain. At Sewanee, Jones be-

came even m< >i e deeply involved

in the life ol the University. In

1981 and 1982, he served as the

interim dean of the School ol

Theology and participated in

numerous other University activi-

ties. He also wrote several books

during his years at Sewanee in-

cluding Menihei in Particular and

his memoirs, titled That Reminds

Me.

"Girault is the saindiest man I

know," says long-time friend and

Sewanee Professor of Religion

Gerald Smith. "I don't know ol

any clergyman who is of wiser or

sweeter disposition than Girault

Jones. He has been the incarna-

tion of the love of Christ on this

Mountain.

"He is the most outstanding

Sewanee man I have met. And,

there have been so many line

and good people. But he is the

giant in a field ofgiants. We need

to rejoice in the gift that he has

triven this University."

seminarians received degrees during commencement ceremonies on May 16.

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

REGENTS' CHAIRMAN

DUPREE INDUCTED INTO

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Thomas Parmelee Dupree Sr.,

outgoing chairman of the Board

ot Regents, was elected to honor-

ary membership in the Associ-

ated Alumni of the University of

the South in recognition oi his

contributions to the institution

over the years. The honor was

presented to Dupree while he

was at Sewanee for a regents

meeting in May.

Dupree has served the Uni-

versity as a founding member of

the Parents' Council, as a regent,

and as chairman of the Board of

Regents. Four of his children

have attended Sewanee—Tho-

mas P. Dupree Jr., C'78, David

Galtnev, C'81, Harriet Dupree

Bradley, C'83, and Lamar

Dupree Grimes, C'87.

"Through his energetic and

enthusiastic efforts, Tom Dupree

has strengthened the ties oi the

University with its alumni and in

so doing has brought good will t( >

Sewanee," says Yogi Anderson,

executive director of the Associ-

ated Alumni.

Dupree says he has "im-

mensely enjoyed his association

with the University" while joking

that "Sewanee treats chairmen

with far more honor than they

deserve." He adds that he has

enjoyed working with his fellow

board members, calling them

the "most interesting and ster-

ling kind of people. That associa-

tion has been enormously lultill-

ing," he says.

A resident of Lexington, Ky.,

Dupree is president of Dupree

and Company, Inc., an invest-

ment banking firm. He also

serves on the board of directors

and executive committee of Ap-

palachian Computer Services,

Inc. He is the founder and presi-

dent of the Kentucky Tax-Free

Income Fund, as well as a found-

ing member and former chair-

man of the Kentucky Governor's

Commission to the Division of

Securities.

Dupree attended the Colum-

bia Military Academy before

earning a bachelor's degree in

economics from Yale University

in 1952. He has been active in

outreach ministry in the area of

health care in Appalachia and

has been a longtime member of

the Appalachia Regional Hospi-

tal Corporation. In addition, he

has served as senior warden of

Christ Church in Lexington and

has worked on various commit-

tees for the diocese.

Homecoming 1993 willfeaturefootball against rival Washington is? Lee.

PLAN NOW FOR

HOMECOMING 1993

Homecoming 1993 is set for Oc-

tober 22-24. Following is a tenta-

tive schedule for Homecoming

events. The Office ofAlumni Re-

lations will send a complete

schedule to alumni this summer.

If you have any questions about

Homecoming, feel free to call

the alumni office at (800) 367-

1179. We hope to see von this

fall.

Friday, October 22, 1993

5 a. in. to 6 p.m.

Registration/ticket sales

3 p.m. la 5 /i.m.

Alumni Seminars

6 ji. in.

Social Hour, Lower Cravens

/p.m.

Alumni Dinner, Upper Cravens

Hall; Presentation of the

Distinguished Alumnus/a

Awards

9 p. in. to Midnight

Alumni Dance, Cravens Hall

alumnus Tom DuPree has four children who have attended

ice.

Saturday, October 23, 1993

8 a.m. to Noon

Registration

10 a.m.

Associated Alumni Meeting,

Convocation Hall

Noon

Lunch under the Alumni Tent

12:50 p.m.

Alumni Parade

1:30 p.m.

Football Game—Sewanee vs.

W & 1.

After the game reunion parties

(years, times, & places to be

announced)

6 p.m.

Alumni Dinner BBQ& Blue-

grass under the Alumni Tent

Sunday, October 24, 1993

8 a. m.

Holy Eucharist. All Saints'

Chapel

9:30 a.m.

Associated Alumni Memorial

Service, St. Augustine's Stone

10:30 a.m.

University Service, All Saints'

Chapel

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

UNIVERSITY AWARDS

HONORARY DEGREES

AT COMMENCEMENT

The University awarded six hon-

orary degrees during com-

mencement ceremonies mark-

ing the end of the academic year

on May 16. Following are profiles

of each of the recipients.

Dr. Yerger Hunt Clifton ( D< >c-

tor of Letters) has been dean oi

the British Studies at Oxford pro-

gram since the program began at

Rhodes College in 1967. A

graduate of the Sewanee Military

Academy, Clifton attended Duke

University, where he received a

bachelor's degree in English.

Clifton earned a master's de-

gree at the University ofVirginia

before teaching at the College of

William and Mary. After two

years, he enrolled at Trinity Col-

lege in Dublin, Ireland, to pur-

sue a doctorate. At Rhodes, he is

professor of English literature

and dean of British and Euro-

pean Studies. In 1988, he devised

and directed a semester abroad

program, Rhodes in Europe,

which was offered in Oxford and

on the European continent that

year. Now called European Stud-

ies, it is jointly sponsored by

Rhodes and Sewanee.

The Rev. E. Dudley Colhoun

Jr., C'50, (Doctor of Divinity) is

the retired rector of St. Paul's

Episcopal Church in Winston-Sa-

lem, N.C. After his graduation

from Virginia Theological Semi-

nary, Colhoun served three

churches in Virginia and St.

Anne's in Atlanta before going to

St. Paul's in Winston-Salem

where he remained for 31 years.

Throughout his career,

Colhoun has been involved with

numerous diocesan, civic, and

other community activities.

Among many other accomplish-

ments, Colhoun has helped to

establish the Street People's Shel-

ter, assisted in the development

of a city hospice program, and

expanded the weekly publication

ParishLIFE.

Admiral Frank B. Kelso II,

C'55, (Doctor of Civil Law) in

1990 was named the U.S. Navy's

24th Chief of Naval Operations.

He attended Sewanee for two

years before entering the U.S.

Naval Academy in 1952. In 1980,

after serving in a number of posi-

tions, he was selected for promo-

tion lo the rank oi rear admiral.

At the same time, he was named

director of the Strategic Subma-

rine Division in the Office of the

Chitl of Naval Operations. Six

years later, Kelso was promoted

to admiral and assumed duties as

commander in chief of the U.S.

Atlantic Fleet. He became the Su-

preme Allied ( lommander Atlan-

tic and Commander in Chief,

U.S. Atlantic Command, in 1988.

Kelso has been awarded the

Defense Distinguished Service

Medal, the Navy Distinguished

Service Medal, the Legion oi

Merit, Navy Commendation, and

Naw Achievement Medals.

Frank Hawkins Kenan (Doc-

tor ol Civil Law) is chief execu-

tive officer of Kenan Transport

Company of Chapel Hill, N.C.

Kenan attended the University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill

when- he received a bachelor's

degree in commerce in 1935. In

the year following graduation,

Kenan founded the Kenan Oil

Company, of which he is chair-

man of the board. Kenan Trans-

port Company was founded in

1942. Through the William R.

Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust, and

by his own personal commit-

ment, Kenan has made a signifi-

cant impact on higher education

throughout the United States.

Since its creation in 1966, the

trust has focused on education.

More than 90 chairs and en-

dowed professorships have been

established at more than 50 col-

leges and universities. Kenan's

The Rt. Rev. Pete) Lee, who received an honorary

degree during commencement, was the baccalaure-

1980 gift to Sewanee endowed with U.S. institutions and groups

the William R. Kenan Jr. Profes- that do not necessarily have a re-

sorship. He and the trust have ligious focus.

also been instru-

mental in providing

long-term institu-

tional support to

historically bl.u k

colleges and univer-

sities in the South,

as well as to the

Southern Regional

Education Board.

Among the hon-

ors bestowed on

Kenan during the

course of his career

is an honorary doc-

torate of law from

the University of

North Carolina, that

institution's Univer-

sity Award, and the

Distinguished Citi-

zenship Award from ate spec

the North Carolina

Citizens for Business and Indus- The Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee

try. (Doctor of Divinity) is the bishop

The Most Rev. Manasses of the Diocese ofVirginia, one of

Kuria (Doctor ol Divinity) has the oldest and largest dioceses in

been Archbishop of Kenya and the Episcopal Church. Lee be-

Bishop of Nairobi within the came the 12th Bishop of Virginia

Church of the Province of Kenya in 19S5.

since 1980. He was educated at Lee graduated magna cum

Fort Hare University of South Af- laude from Washington and Lee

rica, St. Paul's United Theologi- University in I960, where he was

cal College, and Moore College elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He

in Sydney, Australia. Since at- received his M.Div. cum laude

tending seminary, Kuria has from Virginia Theological Semi-

served as priest, archdeacon, nary. Lee served as a deacon at

area bishop, and bishop ol St. John's Cathedral in Jackson-

Nakuru. ville, Fla., before becoming assis-

As Kenya's foremost religious tant minister at St. John's Church

leader, Kuria is a proponent oi in Washington, D.C. In 1971, he

multi-party democracy, human became rector of the Chapel of

rights, and numerous social wel- the Cross, Chapel Hill, N.C.. the

fare issues. One of his most re- parish that serves both the corn-

cent projects is to create a center munity and the University of

for Nairobi's homeless where he North Carolina, and continued

plans to offer temporary and per- as rector there until he was con-

manent housing, a soup kitchen, secrated bishop. Lee is a member

and vocational training. During of the board of directors of the

this visit to the U.S., Kuria is par- Presiding Bishop's Fund for

ticularly interested in discussing World Relief and is chairman of

human rights and social issues its grants committee.

II sssENTS

A portion oj the $3. 1 million gift from

tlir third floor o] Woods Laboratories

departments.

SEWANEE RECEIVES $3.1

MILLION FROM ESTATE

OF LULU OWEN, H'86

The University has received a be-

quest of 150,000 shares ofAmeri-

can Express common stock, val-

ued .ii approximately $3.1 mil-

lion, from the estate oi Lulu

Hampton Owen, H'86.

Sewanee Provost Fred Croom

said that a portion of the gift will

be used to renovate the third

floor of Woods Laboratories.

"This generous gift will allow the

psychology and anthropology

departments to move to the third

floor of Woods, where they will

have significantly increased oper-

ating space. It will in turn free up

room for oui other science de-

partments, allowing the Univer-

sity ultimately to have adequate

science facilities to accommo

Lulu (horn will be used to renovate

for the anthropology and psychology

date our long-term goal ofan un-

dergraduate student body of

1,300."

"Mrs. Owen was a long-time

friend of Sewanee. This gift is an

eloquent testimony to her strong

belief about the role of the Epis-

copal Church in higher educa-

tion," said Tom Watson, vice

president for unversity relations.

A resident of Nashville, Mrs.

Owen previously endowed the

Ralph Owen Distinguished Pro-

fessor of Economics Chair at

Sewanee in memory of her hus-

band, who was the chairman of

the board of the Owen Graduate

School of Management at

Vanderbilt.

Mrs. Owen was a member of

Vanderbilt's board of trustees

and was a member of St.

George's Episcopal Church in

Nashville. Throughout her life,

she was active in a host of volun-

teer and service organizations

throughout middle Tennessee.

She was the recipient of numer-

ous awards and tributes for her

many charitable contributions

that benefited her church and

community. In 1986, she was

awarded an honorary degree

from Sewanee.

SEWANEE FRIEND

BEQUEATHES $1.6 MILLION

TO UNIVERSITY

Sewanee has been given a

$350,000 bequest from the estate

of Barlow Henderson. The Uni-

versity will also be the beneficiary

oi a (rust from Henderson that

will contribute toward a total gift

of more than $1.6 million to the

University.

Henderson was an Aiken,

S.C., native who graduated from

Princeton University before serv-

ing in the U.S. Navy during

World War II. He then entered

the field of investment banking,

working for Harris, Forbes and

Co., in New York City, before

joining Equitable Securities in

Nashville, the city where he lived

until his death.

Through his efforts. Equi-

table Securities became nation-

ally known in the corporate and

municipal finance field. Ulti-

mately, the company was ac-

quired by American Expresss.

In Nashville, Henderson was a

member of Christ Episcopal

Church and helped establish St.

George's Episcopal Church in

1952.

Henderson also served on the

advisory board of the Salvation

Army, the Belle Meade Country

Club, and the Cumberland Club.

WHITEHEAD FOUNDATION

PROVIDES $45,000

FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

The University has been awarded

a $45,000 grant from the Letlie

Pate Whitehead Foundation that

will be used for scholarships dur-

ing academic year 1993-94.

The Atlanta-based Whitehead

Foundation is a charitable pri-

vate organization dedicated to

the support of needy women in

nine southeastern states. The

foundation provides scholarship

grants to schools and colleges as

well as operating grants to a small

number of institutions serving

the needs of elderly women.

The I.elite Pole Whitehead Foundation grant will support undergraduate

women at Sewanee.

SCHOLARSHIP

FonwerSewanee Review editorMonroe Spears analyzes writers rangingfrom

Montaigne to Faulkner in his new hook.

MONROE SPEARS

REFLECTS ONCOUNTRIES OF THE MIND

Over the past three decades,

Monroe Spears, who edited the

humanities, and interchanges

between America and France.

His topics range from Montaigne

and Tocqncvillc to cosmology

and the historical novel.

Beginning with T.S. Eliot and

Sewanee Review from 1952-61 , has continuing with W.H. Auden, the

established himself as one of other great transplant who put

America's finest critics. In Coun- down new roots in his adopted

tries of the Mind: Literary ExpUxra- country, the second section deals

tions, a series of literary explora- with literary relations between

dons of British. French, and Britain and the United States

American writers, he investigates and between poetry and criti-

not other geographical conn- cism. Spears considers other

tries, but countries of the mind - modern poets and critics, includ-

the different cultural worlds that ing Richard Wilbur, Howard

have shaped these writers and Nemerov, Robert Graves,

from which their art sprang. The Stephen Spender, and Frank

book has been published by the Kermode, as well as other ques-

University of Missouri Press. tions of literary criticism and his-

In the first section of this col- tory.

lection of new and recent essays, The third section focuses on

Spears examines relations be- the American South, real and fic-

tween the worlds of past and tional. Caroline Cordon, Allen

present, communications be- Tate, Andrew Lytle, Thomas

tween the worlds of science and Wolfe, William Faulkner, Mary

Fee Settle, and Katherine Anne

Portei are among the writers dis-

cussed.

Whether taking new looks at

such major figures as Montaigne,

Eliot, Auden, and Wilbur or mak-

ing a case lor the little-read mas-

ter David [ones, Spears writes

with intensity, wit, and wisdom.

I lis own occasional reminis-

cences of meeting a number of

his subjects during his years as

editor of the Sewanee Review add

to this collection.

As he reflects on his long

friendship with Robert Penn

Warren, Spears writes: "He was

lor me always part of those rare

occasions, over some 30 years,

when iIk- literary life seemed to

me i<> be most wh.it it ought to

be, or what I alwavs hoped it

would be. Not a guardian angel

but a genius presiding over mo-

ments of secular grace, when 1

felt that I was participating in a

higher kind ol life that was freely

given, not earned."

Spears, who has returned to

Sewanee where he lives with his

wife, Betty, is the author of many

books, including The Poetry ol

11.7/. Auden: The Disenchanted Is-

land and Dionysus and the City:

Modernism in Twentieth-Century

Poetry His own poetry has ap-

peared in a number of periodi-

cals and in a collection entitled

The Levitator. Spears was Moody

Professor of English at Rice Uni-

versity until his retirement in

1986. He recently was inducted

to the South Carolina Academy

ofAuthors and to the Fellowship

of Southern Writers.

ON THE BEGINNINGS OF

THE BOMB AND U.S.

NUCLEAR STRATEGY

Drawing extensively on previ-

ously classified material, Vice-

Chancellor Samuel Williamson

and Steven L. Rearden, have

written The Origins of U.S. Nik tear

Strategy: 1945-1953. a definitive

history ol the early part <>l the

nuclear era.

Williamson and Rearden

show how American policy-

makers, including President

Truman, never expected nuclear

weapons to play such a major

strategic role. And yet, in re-

sponding to the Soviet Union,

Truman found himselfUltimately

with no other choice.

The authors not only docu-

ment and analyze the origins and

early evolution of U.S. nuclear

strategy, they also clearly demon-

strate the close relationship be-

tween decisions affecting such

diverse matters as foreign policy,

new technologies, vand the bud-

getary process. The result is a

fresh analysis containing many

new insights and timely remind-

ers of the myriad complications

created by reliance on nuclear

weapons.

Ernest R. May, Charles War-

ren Professor of History at

Harvard University, observes:

"This book is written with marvel-

ous conciseness and clarity, and it

is informed by deep knowledge

of sources only recently released

to public view."

Williamson's previous books

include Austria-Hungary and the

Origins of the First World War and

The Politics oj Croud Strategy: Brit-

ain and Frame Prepare for War,

1904-1914.

ARTHUR KNOLL BECOMES

FIRST UNDERDOWNPROFESSOR

Professor ofHistoryArthur Knoll

has been named the University's

first David Underdown Professor

for European History. The en-

dowed chair was established (<>

honor David E. Underdown, who

taught as a member ofSewanee's

history department from 1953-

62. Underdown is now a profes-

sor of history at Yale Lhiiversity.

Knoll joined the Sewanee fac-

ulty in 1970 after teaching at

Southern Connecticut State Col-

lege and Middleburv College in

Vermont, lie was educated at

Bates College, New York Univer-

sity, and the University of Heidel-

berg in Germany before earning

a doctorate in African and Euro- Music professors Steven Shrader (top) and Kristin Lindley have been selected

Dean historv from Yale University to participate in the prestigious Aston Magna Academy at Rutgers University

. , „„ , this summer.in 1964.

The author of numerous

books, articles, and op-ed com-

mentaries, Knoll has received

many awards during his career.

and he received a Sewanee

Mellon Fellowship in L990 to re-

search war and society.

Since arriving at Sewanee,

TWO SEWANEE STUDENTS

RECEIVE WATSON

FELLOWSHIPS

While in graduate school, lie was Knoll has been instrumental in Tammy Haston, C'93, andJason

named a Fulbright Research Fel- developing several new courses,

low at Heidelberg. He also has including those concerning

participated in a number of semi- Middle East history, African art

nars conducted by the National and culture, imperialism, and

Endowment for the Humanities, warfare.

lown Professor. \ rthur Knoll Ims taught at Sewanee sint

w history courses on the Middle East and Africa.

Forrester, C'93, are among 65

undergraduates from through-

out the country to receive presti-

gious Watson Fellowships for

1993-94.

The Thomas [. Watson Foun-

dation is a charitable trust estab-

lished by Mrs. Thomas Watson to

honor her husband, the founder

of IBM. Each year awards are

given to senior college students

for the year following gradua-

tion. The grant is to be used for

independent study outside the

United States.

Haston, a psychology major

from Shelbvville, Tenn., will

travel to Australia to study access

and equality in the Australian

educational system. Forrester, a

political science major from Co-

lumbia, Ala., will study political

participation of East Indians

while visiting England, Guyana,

and Trinidad and Tobago.

WILLIS EXPLORES POST-

CIYIL WAR DELTA

WITH NEH GRANT

John Willis, assistant professor of

history, has received a National

Endowment for the Humanities

Summer Stipend to pursue his

research on a book about the

Mississippi Delta after the Civil

War.

Focusing on the Yazoo-Missis-

sippi Delta between 1865 and

1920, the book explores the fron-

tier stage of what is now the

South's leading plantation area.

Although the Delta is currently

home to some of the nation's

largest cotton plantations, as late

as 1900 two-thirds of the region's

farm owners were black fieed-

mcii. Willis has concluded re-

search on the economic and so-

cial aspects of small farmer and

planter life in the postbellum

era; this last stage of research is

devoted to showing the connec-

tions between economic and so-

cial conditions and the area's po-

litical experience.

"This research focuses on

prominent politicians and key

partisans as part of a larger stud)'

dedicated to explaining why tens

of thousands of African-Ameri-

cans migrated to the Yazoo-Mis-

sissippi Delta in the 1870s and

1880s, and win the region be-

came the springboard for the

Great Migration north during

World War I," says Willis. "This is

the final research component for

a book integrating politics into a

social and economic study of the

legion." Willis will spend a total

of two months in Memphis,

Tenn., Oxford and Jackson,

Miss., completing the project.

The NEH awarded 210 such

grants to professors in the

United States this year; the

awards are specifically intended

to support promising research

projects.

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With a number-one country

hit and a burgeoning

career, Radney Foster, C'81,

isn i lonesome anymore

byJoe Romano

Got a fever that they call rodeo

Just enough winnin s to make the

next .show

Sometimes you make eight,

sometimes you hit dirt

Go on pin another numbei to the hock

of my shirt

, 1 nd, 1'II ride' that pony fast

Like a cowboyfrom the past

Be young and wild and free

Like Texas in 1880

pest like Texas in 1880

(from the song Texas in 1880by Radney

Foster)

Itackstage at the Grand Ole Opry

on a Saturday night in Nashville

is best described as organized

confusion. Dozens and dozens of

people—country music stars, record in-

dustry types, their families and friends

—

crowd the wings to the stage of the

world's most famous and longest-run-

ning radio show. Performers who have

been out on the road swap stories with

old friends, while musicians—carrying

their guitars, fiddles and banjos—tune

their instruments and prepare for the

evening's show.

Then, as the big, red velvet curtains

rise, and the Opry square dancers open

the program's first segment, as they do

each week, a certain order rises from the

chaos. With one eye on the clock, singers

and musicians will end conversations in

mid-sentence to take their turn on the

spot where Hank Williams, George

Jones, Loretta Lynn, and so many other

country idols have stood. At each perfor-

mance of the Opry, the lineup will boast

many familiar names. And on a particu-

lar evening in late January of this year

veteran performers like Little Jimmy

Dickens and Hank Snow as well as mem-

bers of the "young country" set like Rickv

Skaggs and Patty Loveless were in the

star-packed cast. But on this night there

was a new name among the Opry regu-

lars: that of Radney Foster.

In the moments before he was to ap-

pear, Foster was interviewed for a pro-

gram broadcast on The Nashville Net-

work (TNN). Then, with a sizable entou-

rage of friends and family in tow, he

walked to the stage where, like the song

he wrote about the rodeo, he would have

to ride the pony fast.

/ can hear the wind whisper my name

retting me it's time to head out again

My horses are traikred and the lights are

shut down

And I'm long overdue for headin ' out oj

town

(Texas in 1880)

As a boy in the South Texas border

town of Del Rio, Radney Foster listened

to his father and friends playing guitar

on Saturday nights, but he never be-

lieved singing and songwriting would

become something he would do for a liv-

ing. His father, and a number of other

family members, had chosen the law as a

profession. He expected to follow in

their footsteps.

"I always thought music was just going

to be a hobby. I assumed that I would go

to Sewanee, then go to law school and go

home. Music was supposed to be an avo-

cation, not a vocation," Foster recalled

during a recent tour stop in Dallas. Bui,

when he got his first guitar—a $20 instru-

ment that came from across the Mexican

border, and learned the first simple

songs his father taught him—he was

hooked. By the time he was 14, listening

to all different kinds of music and play-

ing in garage bands, Foster began to

write his own songs. He says he would

read the liner notes from his favorite

record albums and realize "those guys

wrote the songs, they didn't go out and

record somebody else's all the time. I just

decided that I would write them, too."

As a Sewanee student, he was intro-

duced to Nashville producer Brown Ban-

nister—through fellow Sewanee student

Dale Berry, C'80— who heard some of

his songs and offered Foster encourage-

ment. So, the next year, instead of regis-

tering for his final year at the University,

Foster was on his way to Nashville.

Foster spent the whole year waiting

tables and knocking on doors at

Nashville's Music Row, mostly without

success. Blown Bannister continued to

offer encouragement and moral sup-

port, but wasn't able to propel Foster's

career forward.

"I could pitch songs to Brown for art-

ists he was recording, but I had a lot of

country songs and he was mostly a gospel

producer. He'd say, 'I know this guy, call

him.' I would, but he wouldn't return mycalls. But, because I kept trying, his secre-

tary would put me in touch with some

other guy in the office. That guy would

listen to my songs, then tell me they were

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lousy and that I was out of luck. It was a

series of doing those things for a year."

The next fall, Foster returned to

Sewanee, fulfilling a promise to his par-

ents that he would finish his degree. But

music never strayed from his focus and

he intended to return to Nashville once

he graduated. He signed up for an inde-

pendent study with English professor

Doug Paschall, C'66, that forced him to

write one poem every week. He says he

wrote "some real lousy poetry," but

through the experience he learned to

work with words, which helped sharpen

his ability to write song lyrics.

Finished with his schooling, Foster

headed back to Nashville. It would be

another five years of knocking on doors,

singing in small clubs, and waiting tables

before anything happened. He made

some good friends during that time,

though. Randy Goodrum, who has writ-

ten some of the biggest pop songs of the

past decade, (Bluer Than Blue, You Needed

Me) offered guidance and help, fre-

quently putting Foster in touch with dif-

ferent people in the industry. "My wife,

Mary Springs, and I would baby-sit for

Randy's kids and he would make demotapes for me in return. I Ie was really kind

to me."

When the big break finally came,

things moved very fast. It was 1986 when

another songwriter introduced him to

Meredith Stewart ofMTM Publishing. "I

played her four or five songs, just sitting

in her office with my guitar. She told meto come back the next week. I did, and

played her four or five more." By the

time he had played her some 15 songs

over several weeks, Stewart offered Foster

a job as a staff writer. "The first money I

made was $200 a week writing songs for

MTM. Most postmen make more than

that."

That was the beginning of a big year

for Foster. On the country charts, a song

he co-wrote with singer IIollv Dunn

{Love Someone Like Me) reached number

one, his first. And, at MTM, Foster met

fellow staff writer Bill Lloyd, beginning a

five-year partnership. The pair was

signed by RCA Records and scored a

number of top ten hits along the way.

We told some tales, he told 'em best

Real life can always use a good stretch

But that don 't change the things zee did

'Cause the truest thing was the life that

we lived

(from Went ForA Ride on Del Rio, Texas,

1959)

3 oday, Foster is riding the wave of

a burgeoning solo career. TheI first single from his debut solo

album, Del Rio, 'Texas, 1959, reached the

country music chart's top ten. In early

April, the second single release, Nobody

Wins, made it all the way to number one,

a first for Foster as a solo artist. His album

sales are approaching gold record status

(500,000 units), and that would be an-

other first for him.

"The great thing about being a solo

artist is that you get to make all the deci-

sions, the lousy part is that yoti get to

make all the decisions," says Foster. "It's

kind of a double-edged sword. I really

enjoy it from a performance standpoint,

but it's so different from Foster and

Lloyd. From a writing standpoint, it's

more personal because I've been doing

most of the writing on my own."

Foster found out that learning to be a

songwriter is a slow process, requiring

lots of perseverance. The biggest part of

it, he says, is listening to other songs and

learning what makes a great one. "Some

ofthe greatest songwriters were guys who

broke all the rules, from Roger Miller to

Bob Dylan to Roy Orbison. All three of

them wrote great songs, but they broke

rules left and right."

When it comes to writing his own

songs, Foster says there is no single

method that works every time. Ideas, he

says, come "every which-a-way. Some-

times you'll get a lyric idea when you're

driving along in your car, so you pull over

and write it down. Other times, I set aside

time, sequester myselfand spend the day

trying to write a song. It might be produc-

tive but it might not be. Or you could

make an appointment to write with

someone else. Sometimes you waste a

morning, other times you end up with

something really wonderful."

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Much of the writing he does has a very

personal side to it. Foster says the next

single to be released from his album is

the most confessional song he has ever

written. Easier Said Than Done is about a

man who has an affair. "I've not had one,

but it is about my realization that some-

times you do things, to hurt your spouse,

that take more than saying, 'honey I love

you,' to make it better. You have to re-

build that trust by actions."

He remembers another personal ex-

perience as the inspiration for a song

that was eventually released as a single

from Foster and Lloyd's first album. The

song was Texas in 1880. Inspiration came

on the day he was packing to leave for

Nashville the first time. "You know you

got to watch out about this music stuff,

it's like the rodeo, it'll get in your blood

and you can't get it out," warned one of

Foster's family friends. He remembered

that conversation for years until one day

when, driving along, "bang, the whole

first verse hit me and I wrote that down.

Two clays later I worked out the whole

song. I think you have to go through that

kind of process to get to where the muse

will come sit on your shoulder and whis-

per to you."

No matter how the writing process

occurs, if it is successful and a song starts

climbing the charts, Foster says the re-

ward is like nothing he has ever experi-

enced. When Nobody Wins peaked at

number one, Foster called it amazing.

"It's funny, once the record is released it

kind of has a life of its own and it's noth-

ing you can control or do anything

about. It's really exciting at the same

time. You've already done your work, but

it comes to fruition much later. You're

kind of removed, you get this feeling like

that's not me, that's somebody else."

If country music continues to grow

and prosper as it has the past several

years, Foster can expect to experience

more highs as his records hit the charts.

He will be on the road until the middle

of November this year playing his music

for audiences all over the country Plans

call for him to appeal' with Vince Gill,

Dwight Yoakam, Brooks & Dunn, and

Mary Chapin Carpenter as he works his

way from coast to coast and into Canada.

Comfortable in small theaters and clubs

that seat from 1,000 to 5,000, Foster now

plays some very large arenas. In April, lie

performed at Texas Stadium in Dallas be-

fore an audience nearing 40,000.

In spite of the huge crowd in Texas

that night, it's unlikely he was as nervous

as he was the night of his Grand Ole

Opry debut. "It wasn't the audience or

because it was television—I've been on

television many times—but it was just re-

alizing who has been there before you."

The Opry had long held a special place

for Foster. As a Sewanee student, he and

a group of friends would fill a car and

head to Nashville to see the Opry live at

the beginning of each spring semester.

And, though he couldn't tune in the

Opry signal in Del Rio, Foster knew of it

and thought of that famous show as

"Mecca."

When the moment for his Opry per-

formance arrived, Foster was ready. Heheld onto the pony and rode the full

eight. A packed house cheered his ener-

getic offerings. Backstage again, Foster

was crowded by family members and well

wishers. He had lived his dream. "It was

kind of magical and it's hard to describe.

You think about all the history that's

been there before you, from Hank Will-

iams to Bob Wills to Marty Robbins

—

hundreds of people who've made the

music that you love great." ^

Providing 'Clear Alternatives' to the Mainstream

Combining his love i < » i music and busi-

ness, Jay Faires, C'85, lias created a suc-

cessful record company despite the warnings

( >l advisors who said he was crazy to try. Faires

founded Mammoth Records in 1988 in

Chapel Hill, N.C., far from the major music

centers ol Nashville, New York, and Los An-

geles, in older to develop a business that was

free from the hype and influence of the in-

dustry in those cities.

"There is a real follow-the-herd mentality

in the music business and that's not what

we're about. II we had started this business in

New York, there may have been a tendency

for our executives to follow (he executives

down the street instead ofgoing after a band

that they really fall in love with," says Faires.

The Chapel Hill area has also gained a repu-

tation as a breeding ground for alternative

acts, he adds.

A former Sewanee Purple record reviewer

and WUTS disc jockey who used to book

bands for college parties, Faires says lie in-

tends for the acts that he signs to provide

clear alternatives—the >ugh they may have var-

ied influences—to the mainstream. Develop-

ing a particular label "sound," lie says, isn't as

important as Inning an intrinsic quality that

music fans will associate with Mammoth.

The company's first signing was a band

from Tucson, Ariz., known as the Sidewind-

ers. Shortly alter that acquisition, Faires'

company worked out a deal for the band with

RCA Records. Since then, Faires has contin-

ued to refine his philosophy. His goal is to

lincl new artists and then devote the time nec-

essary to reach long-term goals and move

them beyond the "alternative" label.

To do that, Faires says his company lakes

an extremely active role in artist develop-

ment by helping them select the right stu-

dios, producers, arrangements, and art work.

In return, the aitists have to provide "the

right songs and the right record."

In the five years since Mammoth's found-

ing, the company has grown by leaps and

bounds. In August 1992, Mammoth signed a

deal with industry giant Atlantic Records.

The agreement will give selected Mammothartists access to Atlantic's massive distribution

network. Faires says Atlantic is "the best in

the business" once a record has sold the first

50,000 to 100,000 units.

He is now busy working out distribution

deals for Mammoth with other companies

around the world. He already has agree-

ments with companies in Europe and Austra-

lia, and he hopes to complete a deal in Japan

during fune of this year.

With 10 artists already in Mammoth's

stable, Faires says 1993 will be the company's

most active year with the probable signing of

five new acts. He also expects that Juliana

Hatfield, whose first solo album on Mam-

moth is selling well, should cross over into

the Top 40 radio charts.

"I really enjoy the challenge of dealing

with artists, finance, and legal people all in

the same day," says Faires of his job. "I get to

wear a lot ofhats and there's a new challenge

every day."

"There is a realfollow-the-herd mentality in the music busini

record produce) fay Faires, C'85.

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•

SHCWThe life ofdirector Miles Watkins, C'67, as told infive

episodes.

by Robert Bradford

It's 9 a.m. and Miles Watkins has already been shooting

for two hours. He has 12 more hours to shoot before the

day ends and it's not going well. He has a guest star on

Northern Exposurewho's blowing a scene. Watkins knows

it. The executive producers know it. The other actors

know it. Andjust to make things a little more interesting,

it's Watkins' first time directing Northern Exposure, and

this is his first test. The regulars and the producers want

to see how he handles it. If he handles it right, he's a

hero. If he can't get it right, there are a couple of sce-

narios. He doesn't get invited back to do another show

or he gets fired on the spot. So here's the $1.5 million

question: How do you get the actor to get it right with-

out ruining his confidence? You have to lie. So Watkins

I . Hn m,

Watkins on the set with a

"That's great," he says. "I think you got that momentjust

right. But we didn't get it on camera. We ran over the

grip's foot and there was a hump in the camera. Let's do

it again. This time when we do it, let's see ifwe can get a

little more emotion. And let's try walking to the door a

little more slowly."

They shoot again. They get it right. Now the crew has

to drive an hour and half from the soundstage outside of

Seattle to the Washington mountains where the fictional

town of Cicely, Alaska, has been created for millions of

television viewers. And there are still 1 1 pages of script to

shoot. Hundreds of decisions to make. Dozens of make

or break scenes. A handful of tense discussions with ac-

tors, the director of photography, the costume people,

the soundman, and the producer. And Miles Watkins

couldn't be happier.

.Back in Hollywood, Watkins meets with the executive

producers of Beverly Hills 90210 about directing the im-

tress and model Kim Alexis.

mensely popular television show. Watkins already has di-

rected some of the major hour-long episodic television

shows

—

L.A. Law, The Commish, Life Goes On. And he's

done some shows that haven't survived the ruthless tele-

vision ratings game

—

Jack's Place and Likely Suspects.

It's nice to have some big shows under your belt, but

Watkins knows that thejob is won or lost in the meeting.

Each episode of a major television show like Beverly Hills

90210 can cost between $1 million and $1.5 million to

produce. The right director can keep the momentum of

the show going and maybe even add something to it. The

wrong director can ruin a show. So the producers want to

know something about the man or woman in whose

hands they're going to put that money. The decision in

this town is always made in a face-to-face meeting.

The meeting is casual and relaxed, but the producers

ask Watkins some very pointed questions.

"What do you like about the show?" a producer asks in

between sips of coffee and small talk about new restau-

rants and traffic and drive-by shootings. "What are its

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weak points?" "What do you think about the cast?"

Watkins, who knew little about the show before the

meeting, has done his homework. He is well prepared,

but casual about his answers and assessment of the show.

The meeting is never as intense as a show.

A week later, the producer calls up Watkins at his home

office in Santa Monica.

"Hey Miles, how would you like to do an episode of

Beverly Hills 902JO next month?"

THE ROAD

Watkins sits in his house in L.A. in the 1970s and waits for

a studio executive to contact him about a feature film.

These are the dark years. They should he calling me, he

thinks. I have more talent than a lot of the hacks oat there who

are directing. And he has the credentials to prove it.

There's the MFA from the University of Southern Cali-

fornia film school, where he received awards and his the-

sis film was named best picture and he was named best di-

rector. There's the two-year directing fellowship at the

American Film Institute's Center for Advanced Film

Studies. There are the years of studying acting

so he can understand how actors think, how

they talk—so he can be a better director. There

are even roles in local plays and a few feature

films

—

The Day of the Locust, Dark Star and the

blockbuster Great Texas Dynamite Chase. And

there are the educational films and industrial

films that he directed, many of them award win-

ners.

But he's still sitting in his house and he hasn't

gotten the call. And every now and then he's ask-

ing himself why he ever strayed from his initial plan—to

be an investment banker in Birmingham like his father.

He had started on that road, graduating from Sewanee

and then spending a year as aJoseph P. Wharton Fellow

at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Fi-

nance. He could be driving aJaguar now, living in a nice

home in Mountainbrook, playing golf every weekend.

Maybe it was the Felini film, 8 1/2, that he and his

friends watched in the Sewanee Union Theatre that got

him off track. They stayed up through a good part of the

night talking about it, realizing that film could be Art. Or

perhaps it was thejob reviewing films for the Penn news-

paper while he was at Wharton that compelled him to

leave the comfort of business school and head to USC

and Hollywood, where he knew no one, to try to make it

as a director.

Still he's been out of film school for five years and he's

been working hard and he has no feature film to show for

it. He's doing the educational films, reading scripts at $25

a pop lor the studios, and selling pencils and office sup-

plies lor a telemarketing firm. In 1979 his father gets can-

cer, and he goes back to Birmingham to be with him for

his last six months. It hurts him that his father, who never

quite understood why he had forsaken finance for films,

never saw him make it.

He comes back to Hollywood and wanders. He focuses

on screenplays, writing alone in his house And then his

wife tells him she's pregnant, and he realizes that he

needs some steady work. He gets a job as manager of the

Beverly Hills Playhouse and starts to re-focus his life. He

sells a screenplay to a studio. He goes back to studying

acting and directing. And he understands that the studios

will never call him. He is going to have to sell himself, to

put himself out there in front of the executives and show

them what he has.

Gonnegtions, Meyer Wolfsheim toldJay Gatsby, you got to

have gonnegtions to make it.

It's a sunny day in California in 1989, and Miles Watkins

and his wife are at a dinner party with three other

couples. There's a guy named Rick Wallace who was in an

acting class with Watkins several years back. Now Wallace

is co-executive producer of L.A. Lena which is consistently

winning Emmys for the best drama on television. Watkins

and Wallace are reminiscing about acting school and

Wallace is telling entertaining anecdotes about L.A. Law

and everyone is getting along well. Watkins talks to

Wallace about an educational film that he's working on

19

and the producer seems interested. The evening ends

uneventfully and everyone agrees that they should do this

again.

A few days later Wallace calls Watkins and says he wants

to meet with him. It's a friendly meeting, and at the end

of the meeting Wallace asks him if he wants to direct an

episode of L.A. Lata

After struggling to get a major directing job for more

than a decade, Miles Watkins stands on the set of L.A.

Law for his first day of shooting. Around him are the

stars: Harry Hamlin, once hailed as the sexiest man in the

world by People magazine; Susan Dey, who has come a

long way since her days on the Partridge Family, Michael

Tucker, one of the firm's partners and a mainstay of the

show. The list goes on.

Watkins should be scared and nervous, but he's not.

He's comfortable. He handles the actors with a calm that

they don't expect from a first-time television director. But

Watkins has been working toward this day for years. He's

ready.

At the end of the first day of shooting, Watkins goes

home. He is exhausted and his feet and legs are killing

him—he realizes that's he's been standing on the con-

crete studio floor for 14 hours. He remembers a line

from director Elia Kazan: With a director, it's the legs that go

first.

He shoots for eight days, getting more and more com-

fortable each day. He spends several days editing after the

shoot, and the job is done. Wallace takes a look at the fi-

nal product and is very pleased, telling Watkins it's one of

the best episodes that's been produced. Watkins will be

"invited back" to do another show.

i ,

THE FUTURE

"I had this prejudice against television," Watkins says

from his 1930s home in Santa Monica, a few blocks from

the Pacific Ocean. "When I started meeting some people

in television, I realized that I wasn't necessarily brighter

or wittier or more sophisticated at all than, for instance,

David Kelley, who is the head writer for L.A. Latt/and now

does Picket Fences. I think he is an artist and brilliant.

"I'm thrilled making a comfortable living doing some-

thing that I love to do, that I would secretly pay to do. But

at the same time I'm getting restless now."

The next step, the reason he came to Los Angeles al-

most 20 years ago, is to make feature films. The attacks on

the industry from critics, academics, and industry insid-

ers have not dissuaded Watkins from his goal.

"I have a lot of complaints about television and movies.

But there are so

many people who

have a lot of com-

plaints. I'm not too

interested in just

joining the band-

wagon. I don't have

anything new to say

that 10,000 people

haven't said before.

I'm hopeful that

cable and the pro-

liferation of

choices will make it

easier for quality

programs to sur-

vive.

"I don't have any

big quarrel with fea-

ture films. It's easy

to criticize them, to

say they're car-

toons, or they're

about the big ma-

cho guy or there's

too much sex and

violence. Frankly, I

like sex and vio-

lence. When I'm in

the mood for it, I

like Terminator 2.

"As long as it's possible for smaller films to make it, then

I don't have any quarrel with feature films. I understand

that most people would rather see Toted Recall than Barton

Fink, but I think it is very important that movies like

Barton Fink are made."

So Watkins will go to more meetings, bouncing film

ideas off studio executives. He will see friends and occa-

sionally the powers that be in the obligatory parties, and

maybe there he will find someone like Rick Wallace who

will offer him a film. "I'm just on the brink of getting to

do films," says Watkins. "In the meantime I'm enjoying

myself. It's better than selling pencils.

"As long as it's possible

for smallerfilms to

make it, then I don 't

have any quarrel with

featurefilms. I

understand that most

people would rather see

Total Recall than

Barton Fink, but I

think it is very

important that movies

like Barton Fink

are made."

20

The Screenwriters' life in LaLa Land

Tom Lakeman (left) and ('.litis Sturgeon ofte

Tiey came to Los Angeles with nothing but a vision. They

had no jobs and few connections—their common convic-

tion to break into the movie business as screenwriters drew

them to California.

Now, just a few years after they arrived in LaLa Land,

Chris Sturgeon, C'86, and Tom Lakeman, C'86, sound like in-

dnstry pros.

Sturgeon sits in Hugo's, a Hollywood breakfast and

lunch hangout that occassionally draws stars, and talks about

writing screenplays.

"Writers are at the bottom of the totem pole in I lollv-

wood," he says. "They get very little respect; they have very little

input. If von write a screenplay, chances are that Company Abuys it and develops it. In that development process, they may

put three or four writers on it. By the time it gets to the screen,

I may get a story credit but the screenplay credit goes to some-

body else."

He pauses for a second and looks up from his bacon

and eggs. "See that guy behind you. He's a soap opera star. I

don't know his name. Look up there near the cash register.

Isn't that the actress who was Hot Lips in the movie M*A*S*H?

What's her name? Sally Kellerman. No, I guess not."

Sturgeon has had some success as a screenwriter. He-

got an agent after graduating from the MFA program in

screenwriting from the University ofSouthern California. And

he's sold a screenplay to a small production company. "It's a

modern-day adaptation of Huck Finn called Hut I; and the King

ofHearts," he says. Production started on the project in May,

and the cast includes Oscar-winner Graham Greene as well as

Dee Wallace andJoe Piscopo.

He hopes this project will be a major break for him,

giving him more credibility as he pitches stories to the studios.

At this point in his career, he can't make it on his writing alone.

n get together to talk about their screenplays.

He reads scripts on the side for a Japanese production com-

pany and does computer graphics for a huge advertising firm.

"It's junk mail. Tree killers," he says and shrugs. "I've been out

here four years. I work hard. I never, ever lose sight of the vi-

sion. It's a struggle lor me to write more than an hour and a

half or two hours a day. But I know I have the talent and the

stories to make it. I can make a career out of this, no problem."

Sturgeon's friend Tom Lakeman came to Los Ange-

les partly at Chris's urging. A Watson Fellow who studied

playwriting in England after graduating from Sewanee,

Lakeman earned an MFA in playwriting from Carnegie

Mellon University and then joined Sturgeon in Los Angeles.

"I had none of the things you're supposed to have in

L.A. I didn't even have a car," Lakeman recalls. He signed up

with a temporary agency which assigned him to Universal Stu-

dios. He has worked his way into a position as a lull-time pub-

licity writer for the studios, handling media for Universale fea-

ture films.

"In the movie business, our audience is shrinking. It

used to be that the studios had lots and lots ofmoney that they

could throw away like Monopoly money," Lakeman explains.

"While the overall population has grown, the movie-going au-

dience has not grown. The movie business is not recession

proof. There is going to be a higher reliance on marketing and

market research."

While he works at Universal during the day, Lakeman

struggles during his time off the job to pursue writing screen-

plays. "I consider myself an aspiring writer. But working in the

movie business, I understand very well what I'm up against. In

this industry, if you use the word art, you have to use it with a

small 'a.' You have to be very realistic about the chances a

screenplay is going to reach the screen in the form you as the

writer intended it to be."

21

A Tale ofMary-Beth Smith, C'84, and GilJohnson, C'83, have come a long wayfrom their

native Alabama to tlie bright lights ofCalifornia

D uring a San Francisco

Shakespeare Festival, Mary-

Beth Smith, C'84, plays the

role of Titania in A Midsummer Night's

Dream. It's the fourth time she's per-

formed in the play, and she has become

a fairly regular actor in Bay Area

Shakespeare productions.

Four-hundred miles south of San

Francisco at the Colony Theater in Los

Angeles, Gil [ohnson, C'83, plays a 25-

year-old William Shakespeare in Oxford's

Will, a new play that addresses the much

discussed question of who really did

write the Bard's plays.

While Smith and [ohnson have never

met, their lives have converged in curi-

ous ways. Both from Alabama, they

made their way to California to study act-

ing and have since endured to make it as

actors.

For Smith, the actor's life has been a

lifelong goal. "I guess I wanted to be an

actress from the time I was a little thing.

But when I entered Sewanee, I planned

to do what my parents wanted me to do,

which was to be a doctor, and I schemed

how I could act on the side."

-Smith plays Katherine in Love's Labour's Lost during a Shakespeare Simla Cruz production.

22

Two Actors

Giljohnson plays a 25-year-old William Shakespeare in Oxford's Will.

Robber Bridegroom. The choreographer

for that play hired her to do Carouselfor

a dinner theater production in Indiana

during the summer between her sopho-

more and junior years. "I was amazed

that 1 could get paid for acting. That did

it. I came back to school and switched

my major to theatre and English."

Acting in several more student pro-

ductions and directing one play at

Sewanee, Smith graduated from the

University and returned to her native

Huntsville, Ala., for a year to decide how

she wanted to pursue her acting career.

She started at Sewanee as a biology She returned to the Mountain and

major, but during her sophomore year, talked with her mentor and theatre pro-

she got a role in a student production of fessor Peter Smith. "He tossed me a cata-

log from the American Conservatory

Theatre in San Francisco and told me

that I should either go there for some

training or go to New York."

At the American Conservatory The-

atre, Smith found the ideal blend of

training and opportunities for perfor-

mance. She can move easily from

Chekov to Shakespeare, from Lanford

Wilson to Clifford Odett.

"When I start on a role, I answer every

question you possibly can about the

character. I find out exactly who this per-

son is. Then I have to find out where I

and the character meet and diverge,"

she says.

"I do everything I can to make sure

2:;

that I have a net around me on every

side to help me remain in the world of

the phi}'. II I do that work thoroughly

enough, I don't have to work much on

stage. Those kind of safety nets keep me

from being nervous. 1 am no longer

Mary Beth Smith, the actress exposed on

stage. I am the character."

Although Gil Johnson uses a

similar method to immerse

-himself in a role, he says

that he always has anxiety on opening

night. "People ask me why I want to be

an actor. I don't have a good answer. It's

a terrifying thing—it's like jumping off

Foster Falls."

With little more than a desire to see

new places, Johnson came to Los Ange-

les seven years ago. He got an apartment

and was looking for work when he came

across an advertisement in a local paper

lor auditions with the American Acad-

emy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena. "I

never acted a day in my life, but I had

always been interested in plays and

playwriting. In the back of my mind I

had thought about coming to LA. to

write. The academy accepted me, and I

ended up studying acting there for two

years and then was with their acting com-

pany for a year.

"

Since graduating from the acting pro-

gram, Johnson has had a gamut of

roles—he's had bit parts in a couple of

bad horror movies and had a small role,

which ended up on the cutting room

floor, in Oliver Stone's The Doors. He

reads occasionally for other television

and film roles, hoping to get the one

break that will put him on the map. "Pro-

ducers and directors are scared to take a

risk on somebody new, so you get a lot of

rejections. It's a tough road, and il

breaks your heart, but in this business

you learn to live with it."

i(

We were all told when we went

to school that the best thing you

can doforyourself is make your

own opportunities, " says Smith.

uMy goal is tofound a theatre

where I can perform, where I can

do the things I want to do."

Johnson's acting mainstay has been

on the stage, where he has been able to

stretch out as an actor and has met with

some critical success. The LA Weekly

called his performance in Lanford

Wilson's Fifth ofJuly "beautifully under-

stated." He received accolades from lo-

cal media lor his role as a young

Shakespeare in Oxford's Will. On the

stage, Johnson says he Finds an imme-

diacy and a power to "touch people's

lives" that it is not possible in film work.

"I did this play called Could I Have

ThisDance? which is about Huntington's

Disease. It won the American Theatre

Critics prize for best new play produced

outside of New York. Huntington's Dis-

ease is a degenerative, genetic disease. If

your parents have it, there's a 50-50

chance that you'll get it. There were

people that came to see the play who

were at risk for the disease. The play

changed their lives."

Those are the moments that Johnson

and Smith live for as actors. But those

moments are, they admit, few and far

between. Neither can survive on acting

alone. Smith manages the ticket office of

the American Conservatory Theater.

When he's not acting, Johnson works

part-time at a restaurant to make ends

meet.

Both plan to leave California

this summer to hone their

acting skills. Johnson has

been accepted to attend a series of

master's classes at Oxford University,

where he will learn Shakespeare from

the likes of Kenneth Branagh and Jer-

emy Irons. Smith will reprise a role in a

stage adaptation of Franz Kafka's Meta-

nioiphosis; she will then produce that play

at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, an off-

shoot of the prestigious Edinburgh Fes-

tival in Scotland.

Despite the struggles, Johnson and

Smith have not lost their determination

to act for a living. "I console myself with

the fact that this business has a huge at-

trition rate. Every year you stay in the

business, the better your chances get,"

says Smith. "We were all told when we

went to school that the best thing you

can do for yourself is make your own

opportunities. My goal is to found a the-

atre where I can perform, where I can

do the things I want to do."

"I had never intended on doing this,"

fohnson says. "There seems to be a cer-

tain amount of destiny to it. Things are

falling in place. I'm in this for the long

haul."

—Robert Bradford

24

THEOLOGY

LIBRARIAN ED CAMP

RETIRES AFTER 35 YEARS

OF SERVICE TO SEMINARY

When onefinds one's

true calling in life, it is

an example ofgreat

serenity ofspirit to be

willing to stay in that

calling. In Sewanee, Ed

Campfound both

vocation and

friendships.

[n the last issue I wrote about our ties so valued by St. Benedict,

plans to begin recognizing faith- stabilitas. When one finds one's

lul service by our alumni/ae in Hue calling in life, it is an ex-

the callings for which they were ample of great serenity of spirit

trained at the School of Theol- I() be willing to stay in that call-

ogy. One of the purposes of these in g, carrying out its obligations,

honors each year at the St. Luke's experiencing its joys and disap-

Convocation/DnBose Lectures pointments, avoiding the restless-

will be to raise up role models for

those who are coming after-

wards. I appreciate your favor-

able and often moving letters in

response. Here I would like to say

a few words about one of those

very special role models.

This past month, T. Edward

ness of soul that is so common in

almost all of us in our modern

society. In Sewanee, Ed found

both vocation and friendships.

And so among us he stayed.

In addition to his work as a li-

brarian and teacher at the

School of Theology, Ed, along

with his wile, 1 1/ has long been iCamp retired as the head librai

ian of the School ofTheology Li- very active and committed mem-

brary. Ed had served faithfully in ber of the community and espe-

that position for some 35 years.

In recognition of thai service,

some of his colleagues tried in a

resolution to define Ed's contri-

butions to the University.

They spoke of Ed's service to

the faculties of the School of

Theology and the College ofAits

and Sciences and his "outstand-

ing professional skill and unself-

ish dedication." The resolution

emphasized that Ed had built the

theological collection into one of

the finest among denomina-

tional seminaries and that Ed "is

worth 50 electronic catalogs and

a hundred databases."

It has been both my pleasure

and very much to my benefit to

cially in groups devoted to ad-

vancing causes of peace and jus-

tice. He has been an integral part

of the Cumberland Center for

Justice and Peace, and he contin-

ues this work into retirement.

I have only recently learned

of Ed's considerable talents as a

musician, and I want to add his

many years as Otey parish's or-

ganist to those things for which

we recognize him now.

Most of all, I admire Ed's per-

sonal qualities. Twice since I be-

came dean, Ed heard rumors or

perceived a situation that

troubled him. On both occa-

sions, Ed came to me immedi-

ately. He did not avoid me, sulk

highest possible way. Our church

is plagued with the inability to

communicate directly with one

another. This is the source ol so

much of our frustration, anger,

and misunderstanding. By his

mature, Christian behavior, Ed

showed all of us how we should

relate to one another.

Ed Camp is not a graduate of

the School ofTheology, and he is

therefore not eligible to be rec-

ognized as a "faithful alumnus"

at next fall's gathering. So I want

to call attention, in this way, to

the outstanding service that Ed

has given to this seminary, to the

University, to the church, and to

our society. It is just such people

whom we hope to honor from

among our own alumni/ae. I amsure all of you join me in wishing

Ed health, happiness, and show-

ers of God's blessings in his re-

tirement.

—The Very Rev 'd Dr. Guy

Filch Lytk III

know and work with Ed Camp, and speculate about what I might

We only met one another two have said or done, or try to imag-

years ago. But even in that short ine what I might think about

period of time, I have come to some issue. He did not project

understand the profound truth his anxieties onto students or col-

of this resolution. As a theologi- leagues. Rather, he came to me

cal librarian, Ed is outstanding, directly and calmly, and asked

the equal of any throughout the nie specifically what the truth

country. Sewanee has been fortu- was. In both cases, we were alie-

nate to be able to keep his loyalty almost immediately to resolve

and his service for all these many the issue, to clear up the confu-

years. His willingness to remain sion, and to proceed in agree-

at Sewanee when he could have

gone to other, perhaps more

overtly prestigious positions in

the academic world demon-

strates one of those great quali-

ment and harmony and friend-

ship to complete the tasks that we

each were called to do. I believe

that this models Christian behav-

ior and colleagueship in the

25

SPORT

~~

SeniorDoug Mimay.

BASEBALL

Under coach Robert Black, the

Tigers again were plagued by

lack of playing time, with 20

games rained out during the sea-

son. The team finished a mis-

leading 1-15. Even with an 0-5

slate in SCAC competition, Black

indicated the team was in every

game. The Tigers were led by se-

nior pitcher Doug Murray, who

did a great job pitching lor lour

years. Junior first-baseman Greg

Greene led the team in hitting at

.389 with an outstanding .(ill

slugging percentage, and junior

shortstop Tony Richards hii a

solid .2 (.)<S and was especially

good in the field. With only one

senior graduating, the future is

Mill ahead of the voting Tigers.

SOFTBALL

In their second intercolle-

giate season, the Softball

squad showed consider-

able improvement. The

B team finished 3-6, with

one weekend set ol

games lost to a snow-

storm in Kentucky. The

last weekend in Sew-

anee. the Tigers went 3-

4^ 1, with two wins over

' Agnes Scott College

and a doubleheader split

with Berea College. In the

Berea series, the voting

squad lost the first game 1 5-0,

and then came bat k to win I 1-10

in extra innings.

MEN'S TENNIS

The men's tennis team, coached

by John Shackelford, started

strong and held their intensity

through the SCAC- champion-

ships, where they avenged last

year's defeat at the hands ofTrin-

ity and again captured the SCAC

crown. The Tigers competed in

the Division III championships at

Kalamazoo (Mich.) College after

graduation, the team's third trip

to the national finals. The SCACtriumph was an especially sweet

win, a 5-4 nail-biter, which was

lied 3-3 following the singles

matches. All three doubles

matches went to three sets, with

the Tigers winning the decisive

m. itch 6-4. The squad finished

1 7-5 ( in the season with a #8 rank-

ing headed into the final polls.

Besides the team finals, fresh-

man K..C. Home (ranked #22)

and sophomore Brian Morrow

(ranked #49) will compete in

singles competition; Home and

sophomore Stephen Jackson will

compete in doubles.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Ihe women's tennis team went

to the Division III national finals

for the fourth time in five years.

Following a 16-5 season, (he

squad ended the season ranked

#5 in Division III. The only set-

back in a great year was a close 5-

4 loss to Trinity (also going to the

Division III finals ranked #3) in

the SCAC finals. Coach Conchie

Shackelford's team upset Emory

(then ranked #7) twice during

the season to help secure a tour-

nament berth. In addition to the

team competition, sophomore

Linnie Wheeless and freshman

Ki isten Ialacci, competed in the

individual doubles at Carleton

(Minn.) College. Senioi

Cameron Tyer finished the sea-

son ranked #4 in the nationals in

singles and teamed with junior

Becky Jo Doncaster to end the

year ranked #5 in doubles, but

the duo has decided to forego

individual competition, allowing

Tyer to participate in commence-

ment in Sewanee.

MEN'S TRACK

The men's track team finished a

strong second to Rhodes College

in their bid for a third-straight

SCAC title. The team lost by five

points after a heartbreaking

missed hand-oil in the 4\1 00m

relay. Coach Al Logan was proud

of his team, which set four new

Sewanee records in the confer-

ence meet. Although slowed by a

late-season injury, sophomore

Brad Mall led the Tigers, placing

in four events. Records were set

byjuniorJamey Goss in both the

200 and 400m dashes; freshman

Shann Williams in the discus;

and junior Brad McLane in the

1500m run. Sophomore Scott

Branting won both the 110m

high hurdles and the 400m inter-

mediate hurdles. Coach Logan

was especially pleased with the

team's captain and lone senior,

Alan Bible, who provided great

leadership and improved person-

ally throughout the season.

Freshman K.C. Home, ranked number 22 in Division III, competed in the

national singles competition.

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SPORTS

WOMEN'S TRACK

The women's track team com in- \tied their winning ways with their Eg

second consecntive SCAC title in

the season-ending meet in San

Antonio. Under the guidance of

coach Cliff Afton, the Tigers

added three conference records

at the meet, bringing Sewanee's

total to eight. The new records

were by freshman Michelle Parks

in the 400m inn; sophomore

Tricia Woods, junior Kiisha

Walker, Parks, and sophomore

Qnisha White, in the 4\1 00m re-

lay; and Parks, Walker, White,

and junior Daphne Skipper in

the 4x400m relay. White, Woods,

and Parks all hail from Central

High School in Memphis. Addi-

tional SCAC winners were White

in the 100m and 200m dashes;

Skipper in the 800m, 1,500m,

and 3,000m runs; senior captain

StacyJnckette in the 5,000m run;

and freshman Jolene Tucker in

the high jump. For the meet.

White was the high point scorer

and Skipper was second. Senior Margaret Knight.

EQUESTRIAN TEAM

The equestrian team, led by

coach Amy Beth Skelton and as-

sisted by Kim George, finished

15th in (he intercollegiate na-

tional championships at Lake

Erie College in Cleveland, Ohio,

on May 1-2. For the second time

in three years, the squad won the

Region VI title. Besides the team

competition, freshman K.K.

Christie finished fifth in the

Cacchione Cup in the open divi-

sion; senior Margaret Kni«>ht

competed in the open fences di-

vision; and sophomore Sally

McClatchey competed in the in-

termediate fences division. The

'IIIhighlight of the regular season

was the win over Midway (Ky.)

College that came down to the

lasi class. Christie won the open

flat class to secure the champion-

ship; she had needed to place

second in the class for the team

to go to the nationals. Christie

also finished the season as the

high point rider for Region VI.

—by Stephen Becker

Junior Kiisha Walker hands off to Quisha Wliite in the 4 X 400 relay. Walker and White helped lew.

27

' n 's track team to their second SCAC title.

CLASS NOTES

'33Edwin I. Hatch Si:

3425 Wood Valley Road, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30327

Robert Fort is living in

Beachwood, Ohio, where he has

been retired as CEO of Medusa

Corporation for the past 15 years.

Texarkana and has served as a sup-

ply priest in the two nearby towns

ofAtlanta and New Boston.

'62 '70

'43W. Sperry Lee

4323 Forest Park Road

Jacksonville, FL 32210

The Rev. Domenic Cianella, T'45,

retired as rector of Holy Trinity

Episcopal Church in Hicksville,

N.Y., on January 6, 1993. He and

his wife now live in Huntington,

N.Y., where he is serving as interim

pastor at St. John's Episcopal.

'48George G. Clarke

1893 Harbert Avenue

Memphis, TN 38104_ .i

The Rt. Rev. Judson Child Jr. of

Atlanta was selected by the

Sewanee Club ofAtlanta as the Dis-

tinguished Alumnus.

'49John P. Guerry

1000 West Brow Road

Lookout Mountain, TN 37350

Harry Hall of Knoxville, Tenn., is

active in the outreach programs in

the diocese of East Tennessee and

the Church of Ascension in Knox-

ville.

'50Richard B. Doss

5555 Del Monte, #1007

Houston, TX 77056

The Rev. Edward Rutland of

Texarkana, Texas, is enjoying his

retirement. He is a pastoral assis-

tant at St. James Church in

'57Oliver WheelerJervis

1013 Catalpa Lane

Naperville, IL 60540

Thomas Darnall of St. Louis, Mo.,

is the executive vice president and

chief investment officer for

Boatmen's Trust Company. He has

been with this organization since

1973.

'59CarlN. Whatley

9006 Langdon

Houston, TX 77036

Norman E. McSwain Jr., professor

of surgery at Tulane University

School of Medicine, has published

his 13th textbook, Retroperitoneal

Trauma. He is currently associate

professor of surgery at the Univer-

sity of Tennessee School of Medi-

cine in Memphis.

'60Howard W. Harrison Jr.

435 Spring Mill Road

Villauova, PA 19085

Robert Gaines of Darien, Conn.,

vice president of food marketing

for the Newspaper Association of

America, is the corporate director

of marketing for Ottaway Newspa-

pers, Inc.

'61Robert N. Rust 111

4461 Kohler Drive

Allenlown, PA 18103

Thomas S. Tisdale Jr. of Charles-

ton, S.C., has been included in the

latest edition of The Best Lawyers in

America.

W. Landis Turner

556 Park Avenue, North

Hohcnwald, TN 38462

Edward "Sparky" Edgin, an En-

glish professor and the depart-

ment chair at David Lipscomb Uni-

versity in Nashville, Tenn., received

the David Laine Faculty Travel

Fund award on March 3, 1993. It is

given to encourage faculty travel

and research.

'65Douglas J Milne

354 7 Richmond Street

Jacksonville, FL 32205-9421

James Baird of Malvern, Pa., is the

administrative director of the Pros-

thetics and Orthodontics Depart-

ment at MossRehab Hospital in

Philadelphia. Price Stone, Orrin

Harrison, (C'71), and Bruce

Mulkey, (C'66), all lawyers in Dal-

las, Texas, recently worked with

Habitat for Humanity on a project

sponsored by the Dallas Bar Asso-

ciation. They pose the question,

"Want to buy a house built by law-

yers?"

'66John Day PeakeJr.

P.O. Drawer 2527

Mobile, AL 36622

Robert H. "Bobby" Hood ol

Charleston, S.C., has been in-

cluded in the latest edition of The

Best Lawyers in America.

'67Albert Sidmy Polk 111

2101 Harbor Drive

Annapolis, Ml) 2141)1

Bill Bassett of Gallatin, Tenn., is a

representative for the Tennessee

Democratic Party.

John W. TonissenJr.

P.O. Box 36218

Charlotte, NC 28236

Donald EUis of Atlanta is a partner

with Ellis, Funk, Goldberg,

Labovitz & Campbell, PC. Most of

his time is devoted to litigation

matters. David Hillier is living in

Asheville, N.C., where he practices

law, emphasizing bankruptcy law.

'73Josiah M. Daniel HI

Winstead, McGwire, Sechrest &Minick

5400 Renaissance Tower

1201 Elm Street

Dal/as, TX 75270

Susan Rogers is vice president and

tax counsel at R. Duffy Wall & Asso-

ciates, Inc., in Washington, D.C.

Nancy Cave Scoville of Nashville,

Tenn., teaches French at the

Ensworth School. She recently

spent four weeks in Besancon,

France, at a program for French

teachers from around the world.

'74Martin R. Tilson Jr.

508 Broadland Road

Atlanta, GA 30342

Jim Palmer ofBirmingham, Ala., is

chairman of the English depart-

ment at the Altamont School.

'76James H. Grier

1520 Barberry Lane

Spartanburg, SC 29302

Allen Reddick married Henriette

Herwig, a German professor at

Berne University, last July. He is

leaving Harvard University inJune

to assume the position of professor

of English literature at the Univer-

sity of Zurich, Switzerland.

28

Nominations are being sought for the 1993 Distinguished

Alumnus/a Award and the 1993 Distinguished Young Alumnus/a

Award (the Distinguished Young Alumnus/a Award honors an

individual who has graduated within the last 15 years). Once a

year at Homecoming, the Associated Alumni honors two of its

members with the presentation of these special awards. If you

know of someone you think should be recognized, please fill out

and return this form.

The purpose of these awards is to recognize individuals who

have distinguished themselves in their vocation and who have

shown loyalty to and support of the University.

The recipient must be a living alumnus or alumna of the

University of the South (College of Arts and Sciences or School of

Theology). The recipient may not be an active member of the

Associated Alumni Board, the Board of Trustees, or the Board of

Regents. The recipient may not be a current employee of the

University. Please submit your nomination by August 1, 1993.

1993 Distinguished Alumnus/a Award

I present the name of

Class of

Reason for submitting the nomination

Submitted by_

Class of

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1 present the name of

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'80 '85Suzanne L. DeWalt

1066 Old Gate Road

Pittsburgh, PA 1523>

Onic McKenzie and her husband,

Ray Brastow, have a new daughter,

McKenzie Elizabeth. Onie works at

Longwood College.

'82DanielJohnson

P.O. Box 3759

Memphis, TN38104

John Price is the president and

CEO of Spiffy's Shoes, Inc., in At-

lanta, Ga.

'83Stewart A. W. Low

215 Homer Avenue

Yoorhees. NJ 08043

Daphne Davis and her husband,

Garland Head (C'85), live in Texas.

She is still at Southwestern Medical

Center in Dallas and helped au-

thor two articles published in the

Journal of Clinical Investigation and

the NewEnglandJournal ofMedicine.

Lisa Stiles married Mark Joseph

Licata on January 2, 1993. They

live in Richmond, Va., where she is

an attorney. Keith Taylor and his

wife, Alisa, of Nashville, Tenn.,

have a second son, Kyle Alexander,

born August 10, 1992.

'84A n n e FreeIs Bley not

2415 Dettwood Drive

Greensboro, NC 27408

John Evans of Atlanta, Ga., has

been awarded the Chartered Life

Underwriter professional designa-

tion. He is also the new president

of the Sewanee Club of Atlanta.

I jiii ne (',. /arret! Rogers

2012 Park Ave. Apt. 2

Richmond, VA 23220

Shap Boyd and Beth Garcia Boyd

have a new daughter, Elizabeth,

born April 15, 1993.

'86Read Carson Van de Walei

2214 38th Street. NWWashington. DC 20007

Gretchen Rehberg, an assistant

professor of chemistry at Bucknell

University, is working on develop-

ing new synthetic methodologies

toward the synthesis of pharmaco-

logically interesting compounds.

Frederick Rudolph of Marietta,

Ga., is a human factors engineer-

ing scientist lor Lockheed Aero-

nautical Systems Company. He

completed his master of science

degree in engineering psychology

last June.

'87Robert Morales

2588 Winslow Drive. NEAtlanta. GA 30305-3743

Bill Monroe and his wife, Sharlene,

of Silver Spring, Md., have a

daughter, facqeline, born Decem-

ber 1 7, 1992. Paul Todd Nicks mar-

ried Julie Ann Alsip at All Saints'

Chapel on February 13, 1993.

They now live in Jackson, Tenn.

Brian Perrone of San Francisco,

Calif, is an analyst with VISA Inter-

national. He holds an MBA from

Belmont University and a master

of international management de-

gree from the American Graduate

School of International Manage-

ment.

'88Kyle Elisabeth Dice

1217Lyncrest

Jackson, MS 39202

and Koont/ in Chattanooga,

Tenn., as an associate. Elizabeth

Klots married Michael John

Skrynecki on November 21, 1992.

They live in Atlanta, Ga.

'89fohn Patten Guerryjr.

1619 T Bridge Mill Drive

Marietta, GA 10067

Kristen Dietrich F.rdman works for

Coca Cola in Gaithersburg, Md.

Pat Guerry of Atlanta, Ga., is the

new vice president of the Sewanee

Club of Atlanta.

'90C. Katy Morrissey

3103 Wheal Sheet

Columbia. SC 29205

Lisa Humberd Rung is enrolled in

the MBA program at the University

of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Marsey L. Waller

3741 Gunstem Road

Alexandria. VA 22302

Tom Broughton of San Antonio,

Texas, is a stockbroker with the

firm ol Ihe Principal/Eppler,

Guerin & Turner. Coast Guard En-

sign Kathryn Dunbar of Columbia,

S.C., was recently commissioned in

her present rank upon graduation

from Officer Candidate School.

Paul Streckmann is living in At-

lanta where he works in the audit

division of NationsBank.

'92LeeD. Cogburn

710 Hi n ma u Ave. #38

Evanston, IL 60202

Shari Garber oi Knoxville, Tenn.,

is working as a graduate associate

and attending graduate school in

Randall Scott Hammer has joined political science at the University

the law firm of Kennedv, Fulton of Tennessee. Baron Jordan of Co-

lumbia. S.( '... works as an environ-

mental scientist with Tank and En-

vironmental Testing, Inc. Christina

Reid teaches English in San Jose,

Costa Rica.

SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

'60The Rev. H. Don Harrison serves

as rector of St. Joseph's Episcopal

Church in McDonaugh, Ga.

'63Last September, the Rev. Gedge

Gayle of Metairie, La., served as

acting vicar of St. John the Evange-

list Church, Cambridge, as part of

a parish exchange with the Rev.

Canon Brian N.Jones. In October,

he was a scholar-in-residence at

Coates Hall, the theological col-

lege of the Scottish Episcopal

Church in Edinburgh.

'70Jim Bingham has left the active

ministry of the Episcopal Church

and is the vice president for devel-

opment and community relations

of Naples Health Care, Inc., in

Naples, Fla.

'84The Rev. Stephen J. Eichler is the

rector of St. Mary Magdalene Epis-

copal Church, Coral Springs, Fla.

He had been rector of St. Albans

in Chattanooga, Tenn., since 1986.

'90The Rev. Lada E. Hardwick is the

vicar at St. John's Episcopal

Church in Marlinton, Va.

29

IN MEMORIAMThe Rev. E. Lloyd Ballinger, T41,

of Poughkeepsie. N.Y., died on

fanuary 3, 1993. An Episcopal

priest, he served parishes all over

the state of New York. In 1960 he

moved to Poughkeepsie where

he taught French, Latin, and En-

glish at Franklin D. Roosevelt

High School in Hyde Park and

served as a supply priest at several

churches in the area. Survivors

include his wife, Charlotte, three

sons, a daughter, and a brother.

The Rev. Robert O. Clement,

T'51, of Pordand, Maine, died on

February 21, 1993. He was a re-

tired priest of the Episcopal

Church. After graduating from

the University ofNew Hampshire

and before attending seminary at

Sewanee, he served in the L^.S.

Army during World War II. Upon

ordination to the priesthood, he

served at churches in New Hamp-

shire, Connecticut, and Maine.

After retiring from active ministry

in 1978, he was honorary canon

at the Cathedral Church of St.

Luke in Portland. He is survived

b\ a brother.

The Rev. Robert M. Cook, T'45,

of Hudson, N.Y, died in August,

1992. He retired from active Epis-

copal ministry in 1978.He is sur-

vived by his wife and lour daugh-

ters.

We have learned of the death of

Olive Saloma Dameron, C'78, of

Charleston, S.C., on May 5,

1992.She was a retired computer

consultant.

The Rev. W. Russell Daniel, T'44,

of ( lookeville, Tenn., died April (>,

1993. He was an Episcopal priest.

He is survived by his wife, Alles,

and two sons, including W.

Russell Daniel Jr, C67.

He was an Episcopal priest and

longtime rector of the combined

churches of St. James, James Is-

land and St. John's, John's Is-

land, S.C. After attending

Sewanee, he graduated from the

University of Pennsylvania

School of Law and started a ca-

reer in law. He later graduated

from Virginia Theological Semi-

nary. He was an Army chaplain in

World War II. As a clergyman, he

served churches in Virginia,

North Carolina, and South Caro-

lina. A long-time trustee of

Sewanee, he also served as a

trustee of Porter Military Acad-

emy in Charleston, chairman of

the board of directors of what is

now the Bishop Gadsden Episco-

pal Community, and on many

various committees in the Dio-

cese of South Carolina. After he

left active ministry, he was ap-

pointed as honorary canon of

the ( lathedral in the diocese of

South Carolina. He is survived by

his wife, Ella Hoffman Guerry.

The Rev. James A. B. Haggart,

C'30, ol Healdsburg, Calif., died

July 22, 1992. Fie was a retired

Methodist minister. He was pre-

ceded in death by his wife, Marie,

and is survived by a daughter.

Lewis J. Holloway Jr., C49, ol

Louisville, Ky., died on Novem-

ber 2, 1992. He was a retired tex-

tile salesman for Bibb Manufac-

turing Co. in New York City, a

former sales promotion manager

for Glenmore Distilleries, and an

Army veteran of World War II.

He was a member of Sigma Al-

pha Epsilon fraternity. After be-

ing a German prisoner of war for

fifteen months he wrote a book

aboul his experiences entitled

Medium Dark. He is survived by

two sisters.

and music director of two cho-

ruses, the Fiesta Chorus of

Pensacola and the Emerald

Coast Chorus of Fort Walton

Beach. He was a member of

Sigma Nu fraternity. He is sur-

vived by his wife, Alice, a daugh-

ter, two sons, and two brothers.

The Rev. Fred L. Meyer, T'62, of

Eatonton, Ga., died December 6,

1992. He was an Episcopal clergy-

man. He is survived by his wife.

Hazel.

Hilliard E. Miller Jr., C'42, of

Colorado Springs, Colo., died

February 26, 1993. He was a

cattle rancher and operated

ranches in Mississippi, Montana,

and Colorado. He bred regis-

tered and commercial Hereford

Cattle and registered quarter

horses. He was one ol the first

cattle breeders in the nation to

do performance testing for the

selection ol improved genetic

traits of cattle. He served as a cap-

tain in the U.S. Marine Corps in

World War II. He was a member

ol Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Heis survived by his wife, Zoya, his

mother, a sister, and two sons, Jef-

frey Arnot Miller, and Hilliard E.

Miller III, C74, and three grand-

daughters.

Lancelot Cabell Minor, A'21,

C'25, ol Birmingham, Mich.,

died January 6, 1993. He was a

retired manager and vice presi-

denl of the Michigan office of

the American Surety Company

of New York. While at Sewanee

he was a member of the Delta

Tan Delta fraternity and a star of

the track team. He served eight

years on the Birmingham Cilv

Commission and was mayor pro-

tem from 1953-54. He is survived

by his wife, Dorothy.

The Rev. Canon Edward B. Dr. Oliver C. Leonard Sr., C'49, Francis Joseph Pelzer III, C'62.

Guerry, C23, T'52, of Charles- of Pensacola, Fla., died Decern- ol Charleston, S.C, died Marchton, S.C, died October 18, 1992. |>cr 24, 1992. He was a dentist 27. 1993. He was a self-employed

certified public accountant. He is

survived by his mother, a daugh-

ter, a son, two brothers, and a sis-

ter.

C. Paul Phelps Jr., C54, ofBaton

Rouge, La., died March 10. 1993.

He was a retired secretary ol the

Louisiana Department of Cor-

rections and Public Safety and a

U.S. Air Force veteran with the

rank of Captain. He is survived by

his wile, Betty, his mother, two

daughters, and a brother.

Thomas R. Waring Jr., C'27,

H6L ol Charleston, S.C, died

March 8, 1993. He was the re-

tired editor of The News and Cou-

rier of Charleston and a member

of The Evening Post Publishing

Company board. After graduat-

ing as Sewanee's valedictorian in

1927, hi- went on to start working

al his uncle's newspaper. The

News (iiul Courier. He left to work

at the New York Herald TribunehwX

returned in 1942 to Charleston.

In 1951 he became editor of The

News 0)1(1 Courier. In 1974 he be-

came editor of The Evening Post

and retired in 1977. He was a re-

cipient of honorary degrees from

both Sewanee and The Citadel.

He is survived by his wife,

Hermine, a daughter, and a son.

William E. Walker Jr., friend and

great supporter of the University,

died February 24, 199.3. In the

past decade, Mr. Walker and the

W. E. Walker Foundation have

given Sewanee money to endow

the Bishop Allin scholarship

fund at the School of Theology',

to enhance All Saints' outreach

chaplaincy program, and to sup-

port St. Mary's Conference and

Retreat Center. The foundation

yvas established in 1972 and gives

mostly to independent schools,

youth agencies, and human ser-

vice agencies.

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AFTERWORD

THE RHYTHMOF THE MOUNTAIN

byJohn W. Boult, C'55

It was one of those country roads

in North Alabama, one of those

meandering ribbons of asphalt

intruding, uninvited it seemed,

upon the stillness of those hid-

den mountain coves in the re-

gion where Appalachia grudg-

ingly gives way to Dixieland. The

mountains, on the horizon in all

directions, are truncated and

subdued, rising only a thousand

feet or so above the valley door.

These are the unlikely moun-

tains ol North Alabama which

tell us that Tennessee cannot be

far away.

Alter crossing the Tennessee

line and after passing through

the town of Sherwood, the road

began a more ambitious climb.

As I started the ascent, in a rush

of memory and expectation, I

said aloud to myself and to tin-

trees and smaller flora crowding

the roadside, "This mountain be-

longs to me." I know the trees

were surprised to hear that be-

cause I had not even visited the

place more than a half do/en

limes in the past 33 years.

Nonetheless, the possessive

impulses grew as I reached the

top of the mountain. Then, as I

reached Sewanee, I was stunned

as never before by its awesome

beauty, its symmetry, its unyield-

ing rectitude.

I stopped at the bookstore to

buy T-shirts for my son and

daughter who know far too little

about this wondrous place.

There were people there who I

didn't know, and I reminded my-

self that I would spend an after-

noon on this mountaintop and I

would not recognize a soul, nor

would anyone recognize me. For

this reason, I suppose, I went in

search of some tangible proof of

my connection with the place. I

knew I would find nothing like

that at (lie ATO House because it

had been gutted by hie since my

time there. So I went to the en-

trance hall ofjuhan Gymnasium

when- the sports mementos aie

displayed. Examining the indi-

vidual photos ol the "All Ameri-

cans" I noted that Bobby Parkes,

probably the finest pure athlete

in Sewanee's history, is not

then-—a glaring omission. Fi-

nally I went to the giant spindle

containing the group photos ol

football teams from years gone

by. I found myself

in the 1951 pic-

ture and for some

reason I found it

necessaryto touch

my name in die

lisi below. The

connection was

real but somehow

tenuous.

From there I

drove out to

Green's View

—

that stately head-

land which lor

centuries has

stood watch over

the misty valley below. This is a

place where old man angst sel-

dom goes and never tarries. Suf-

fused with the quiet serenity ol

the place, I thought ol the man

for whom it was named. I sup-

pose I did so, again in search of a

connection. I remembered that

my great grandfather had been

baptized by Bishop William Mer-

cer Green almost a century be-

fore I was born. The thought oc-

curred to me then that maybe

Seyvanee got an early start in put-

ting its claim on me.

My solitary wanderings took

me next to Abbo's Alley, that pre-

ternatural ravine King at the

heart of this lovely campus.

There, too, old mister angst is sin-

gularly unwelcome. On this day

of late summer, oblivious to a

misting rain, I came upon a foot-

bridge I did not remember—one

of those sandstone bridges arch-

ing over the watery sinew ol

Abbo's botanical garden. The

plaque embedded in the sand-

stone told me the bridge was

dedicated to the memory of

Theodore Dubose Bratton. An-

other connection? When inv

mother was 16 in 1922 her pat-

ents put her on the train in her

sin. ill home town in North Missis-

sippi bound loi college al a small

girl's school in Vicksburg. Her

travel arrangements called for

her to change

trains at Jack-

son, but she

missedher con-

nection there

and found her-

self stranded.

It must have

been a I light-

ening experi-

ence lor a

voting girl away

from home for

the first time

alone. When I

asked her what

she did, she-

said, "Why, Honey, I just called

Bishop Bratton and he came and

got me." I guess there can be no

doubt, Sewanee anticipated my

arrival on this planet.

As I walked on along the

banks of Abbo's mountain

stream, I sensed the ancient

rhythms Abbo understood so

well ,\)\(\ tried, with regrettably

little success, to tell us about

—

the greening, the browning, and

the inexorable splendor of re-

birth; ever changing, ever staying

the same.

Here on this mountain the

rhythms of human history are

honored as well. Sewanee has

made its peace with the passage

of time, with the relentless cur-

rents ofchange. There is a linger-

ing sense of continuity here, and

awareness of the steadv flow of

the generations, .in awareness ol

the consequence of each in ils

passing. Mv mind called die roll

of the names ol those men I hold

responsible lor this place: Ed

McCrady, James Otey, Abbott

Cotten Martin, William Mercer

Green, John Webb, Leonidas

Polk, Robert Lancaster, Stephen

Elliott. How could I merge the

n.uncs ol men who lived a cen-

tury apart? What had they

wrought here; what had they sus-

tained here on this mountain

bastion? I do not pretend to

know the answer But as a child of

this place, I have to hazard a

guess. Maybe it has something to

do with the knowledge that, un-

less one is callous beyond re-

demption, he cannot take his

seat, even hall asleep, in dial

chapel named lor all the saints,

and hear tor a thousand limes

the old words, "the lord be with

v< >u" and not be persuaded—per-

suaded down deep in the bone

marrow where thought becomes

conviction—that He surely must

be. Aid maybe it has something

to do with isolation, with the

homage paid here to individual

privacy. Perhaps Sewanee's some-

what presumptuous adaptation

of the Oxford model is deeper

and more lasting than the cos-

metic things—soaring towers,

the parapets, the arches.

As I left the mountain that

day, I thought again about my

connection with the place. The

best I could do was to wonder

what misfortune might have be-

fallen me in this life if, in my

youth, before I was seized by this

somewhat sinful world, my life

had not been touched by this

wonderful place.

John Boult is an attorney in

Tampa, Fla.

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SEWANEESeptember 1993

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Roberl Bradford, Editor

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foi Planned Giving

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Vice Presidentfor Admission

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Americans have not al-

ways cherished their

forests. My distant an-

cestor, the pilgrim William

Bradford, viewed the forests and

wilderness of Massachusetts with

fear and disdain. He called the

land of New England "hideous

and desolate." He and his follow-

ers embarked upon an "errand

into the wilderness." Their mis-

sion was to tame the wilderness,

to fight it. to destroy it.

A writer who captured the

fears of New Englanders as well

as anyone before or after him,

Nathaniel Hawthorne crafted a

storv about the Pilgrim's uneasi-

ness with the wilderness. In

"Young Goodman Brown"

Hawthorne brings his protago-

nist into the forest (surely it was

old growth) to battle his demons;

Goodman Brown, overwhelmed

by his experiences in the forest, is

forever changed.

In Virginia, closer to the Do-

main, the early settlers viewed

the forests with similar trepida-

tion. The old-growth forest of the

17th century was an obstacle to

agriculture, specifically the grow-

ing of tobacco. Historian Tho-

mas R. Cox concludes that "the

attitude was widespread among

settlers in Virginia that 'the exter-

mination of the forest' was a nec-

essary and vital preliminary to

economic progress."

The 100-acre patch of old

growth in Dick Cove may very

well have fallen prey to this de-

sire lor economic gain were it

not lor the University and the

work of a few dedicated people.

In the 1960s, a timber company

took initial steps to log Dick

Cove. Biology professor George

Ramseur and others argued that

the University must preserve the

precious remnant of eastern old

growth; University officials heed-

ed their call.

Today, Sewanee students and

professors make use of the living

laboratory in Dick Cove; it is an

asset that few universities in the

country can claim. Sewanee for-

estry professor Sarah Warren ex-

plains the importance of the 100

acres of undisturbed forest on

the Domain. "Old growth in the

Southeast is extremely critical

because there is remarkably little

of it," she says. "As a teacher, I

want my students to work in old-

growth areas so they can have a

benchmark, so they can say that

they have seen old growth and

they can compare it with cut for-

ests or other old-growth forests."

—RB

CONTENTS

On the Outside LookingIn

"I'm not a politician. I don 't need tfiejob, "declares businessman

Winton Blount III, C'66, as lie runsforgovernor ofAlabama

Sewanee's Old-Growth Forest

A walk through one oft/ie East'sfew remainingpatches

ofundisturbedforest that's a mere 10-minute drive

from tJie center ofcampus

Up in Smoke?Yale medical schoolprofessor Linda

Mayes, C'73, argues that "crack babies"

must not be written offas America 's next

lost generation

Departments

Vice-Chancellor's Corner

On the Mountain

Alumni Affairs

Developments

Scholarship

Theology

On the cover: An old shagbark hickory in Dick Cove

Photograph by Stephen Alvarez

vk :k-( :hanc :ellor\s corner

GIFTS OF SELF

V;

Whether helping with

the admission process,

alumni events, orfund-

raising endeavors,

volunteers provide the

energy and assistance to

improve the effectiveness

of University staffand

faculty.

OLUNTEERS HELPSewanee achieve its

educational mission.

Whether helping with

the admission process, alumni

events, or fund-raising endeav-

ors, volunteers provide the en-

ergy and assistance to improve

the effectiveness of University

staff and faculty. In addition, they

often provide talents and skills

that add value to their support

for the institution.

Alumni activities, work on the

Parents' Council, and participa-

tion on the governing boards are

specific examples ofvolunteer as-

sistance. Successive generations

of devoted, determined alumni

leaders have ensured that gradu-

ates feel a part of the ongoing life

of the current University. In the

decade of the 1980s the Associ-

ated Alumni received still further

encouragement to expand its

range of involvement. Not only

have the officers and members

encouraged Sewanee Clubs and

Sewanee events, they have be-

come an integral part of our ad-

mission network. Their help

means college fairs are covered,

applicants are identified, and ad-

mitted students are urged to be-

come a part of the Sewanee fam-

ily. More recently, the officers

have decided to help recent

graduates with a job network,

seeking to facilitate the transi-

tions from Sewanee into the

competitive job market. Atlanta

and Washington will be the first

two cities, but more are expected

to follow. Officers such as Penn

Rogers, C'72, Lisa Howick, C'81,

and Jan Kibler, C'80, along with

Executive Director Yogi Ander-

son, C'72, provide some of the

leadership. Others are welcomed

to join these devoted volunteers.

Seminary alumni have also

begun to play an increasingly im-

portant role. Meeting annually at

the time of the DuBose lectures,

School of Theology graduates

provide valuable insight into the

success of their own educational

experience at Sewanee. More-

over, their presence in the par-

ishes often assists in new student

recruitment and future job

placement for current theolo-

gians. These activities, now facili-

tated by the Rev. Robert

Creamer, T'71, as director of

church relations, have prompted

more sustained volunteer partici-

pation for which we are grateful.

Less visible but increasingly

an integral part ofour network of

assistance, the Sewanee Parents'

Council emerged during the

1980s. Organized by the indefati-

gable Richard Chapman, the

council has attracted loyal and

committed parents. Meeting

three times a year, council mem-

bers have students in theirjunior

or senior year at Sewanee. The

parents provide a continuous ba-

rometer of students—our cus-

tomers—and their attitudes to-

ward their Sewanee experiences.

If Gailor food has often attracted

attention, so have sensitive issues

like fraternity rush, alcohol poli-

cies, and co-ed residence halls.

Moreover, communications, ca-

reer services, and a phonothon

to parents have seen spirited con-

tributions from council mem-

bers. As one of the set of "ex-

perts" on the current Sewanee

scene, parents have been a vital

addition to our volunteer ranks.

Membership on the govern-

ing boards, whether the Board of

Trustees or the Board of Regents,

represents still another stage of

volunteer assistance. Regents

and trustees provide the Univer-

sity with invaluable insight on is-

sues ranging from strategic plan-

ning to business management.

Without their vigorous input, the

church's support and involve-

ment in its only University would

be far less effective. Their volun-

teer commitment helps to shape

the complex institution known as

the University of the South.

On June 13, 1993, Robert D.

Fowler, C'52, who served as a re-

gent, died from complications

following heart surgery in April.

Sewanee alumni love the Do-

main, but Bob loved and cared

for it with a special passion.

Whether supporting his beloved

KA order or making a campus

appearance or providing support

for major new University facili-

ties, Bob gave of his time, his en-

ergy, and his talents. Committed

to fiscal prudence and to the

forthcoming capital campaign.

Bob Fowler served on the Board

of Regents throughout my Vice-

Chancellorship. Just as Judy and

her family have lost, so has the

University. And I have lost a col-

league and a friend.

0^jJ)\^u

ON THE MOUNTAIN

SIX NEW MEMBERS

ELECTED TO BOARD

OF REGENTS

Six new members have been

elected to the University's Board

of Regents. They are: David K.

Beecken, C'68, of Hinsdale, 111.;

Dr. Ann Dobie of Lafayette, La.;

Thomas M. Goodrum, C'60, of

Winston-Salem, N.C.; the Rt. Rev.

Robert H. Johnson, H'90, of

Black Mountain, N.C.; Edgar L.

Powell, C'50, of Fort Sumner,

New Mexico; and the Very Rev.

Hill C. Riddle ofNew Orleans. At

the same time, Robert Dale

Grimes, C'75, of Nashville was

elected chairman of the Board of

Regents.

David K. Beecken, senior

managing director at The Chi-

cago Dearborn Company,

earned graduate degrees from

the University of Chicago and

the London School of Econom-

ics. Active in community affairs,

Beecken is a director of the Rob-

ert Crown Center for Health

Education. He is a member of

Grace Episcopal Church in

Hinsdale, 111.

Dr. Ann Dobie is professor of

English at the University of

Southwestern Louisiana in

Lafayette. She holds degrees

from the University ofOklahoma

and the University of Southwest-

ern Louisiana and received a

doctorate from Columbia Uni-

versity. Dobie also is a member of

the University's Board of Trust-

ees. She is the editor of the an-

thology, Something in Common:

Contemporary Louisiana Stories.

Thomas M. Goodrum is first

vice president for investments at

Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. After

graduating from Sewanee, he at-

tended the University of Florida,

and the Wharton and Harvard

business schools. Goodrum is a

member of St. Paul's Episcopal

Church in Winston-Salem, and

he also serves on the University 's

Board of Trustees.

The Rt. Rev. Robert H.

Johnson is bishop of the Diocese

of Western North Carolina.

Johnson was ordained to the

priesthood in 1964 after attend-

ing the Virginia Theological

Seminary. He served a number of

parishes in Florida and Georgia

before being consecrated bishop

in 1989. He is a member of

Sewanee's Board of Trustees.

Edgar L. Powell owns Edgar

L. Powell Enterprises in Fort

Sumner, N.M., and co-founded

Innovation Industries, Inc., of

Russellville, Ark. Powell attended

the University of the South be-

fore completing his bachelor's

degree from the University of

New Mexico. He is a member of

the Episcopal Church of St.

John.

The Very Rev. Hill C. Riddle

is rector of Trinity Episcopal

Church in New Orleans. Edu-

cated at the University of Virginia

and the Virginia Theological

Seminary, Riddle was ordained

into the priesthood in 1965. He

served several parishes in Vir-

ginia and Louisiana before com-

ing to Trinity Church. Riddle is a

past member of the University's

Board of Trustees.

Robert Dale Grimes is an at-

torney and partner in the Nash-

ville law firm of Bass, Berry and

Sims and a junior warden of

Christ Episcopal Church. He

earned a law degree from the

University of Tennessee in 1978.

Grimes has been a member of

the University's Board of Regents

since 1989 and is a former mem-

ber of the Board of Trustees.

"I am very pleased with the

election of the six new regents,"

says Sewanee's Vice-Chancellor

Samuel Williamson. "I look

foward to the contributions that

they will make and to the leader-

ship of Dale Grimes as chair-

man."

Self Portrait with Grandchildren in the Funhouse, 1955 will be one of

80 photographsfeatured in The Breath of All Things

(© 1970. 1993, The Imogen Cunningham Trust, all rights reserved).

SEWANEE HOSTS IMOGEN

CUNNINGHAM EXHIBIT

The University is hosting a major

exhibition of photographs by

American artist Imogen Cunn-

ingham that will run through Oc-

tober 24.

The selection is representa-

tive of Cunningham's 70 years of

photographic activity. Working

from 1906-76, this extraordinary

photographer witnessed the dra-

matic cultural developments of

this century with a sensitive eye.

This is the first touring exhibi-

tion of Cunningham's work de-

signed specifically for the small-

to medium-sized college gallery.

Organized by Pradip Malde,

chairman of Sewanee's Depart-

ment of Fine Arts, in collabora-

tion with the Imogen

Cunningham Trust, the exhibi-

tion "Imogen Cunningham: The

Breath ofall Things" features over

80 prints. Many of these were

printed by Cunningham, and

several have never been shown

publicly.

"In going through her work, I

was constantly being surprised by

sudden changes of direction,

new areas of investigation," says

Malde. "Even at the age of 90,

she was photographing with the

youthfulness and vivacity nor-

mally possessed by those just re-

cently introduced to the me-

dium. Maintained throughout

her long career, this approach

marks her as one of the most

eclectic photographers of this

century."

An Oscar-nominated film

Portrait of Imogen, produced by

Cunningham's daughter, MegPartridge, accompanies the

exhibition.

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

JUDSON CHILD NAMED

ATLANTA CLUB'S

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS

The Rt. Rev. Judson Child, C'44,

T*48, H78, of Atlanta, Ga., re-

cently received the Distinguished

Alumnus Award from the

Sewanee Club of Atlanta.

After his ordination, Child

served for 16 years as rector of St.

Bartholomew's Church in

Hohokus, N.J., until he was

called to be the canon pastor at

the Cathedral of St. Philip in At-

lanta, Ga., in 1967. Ten years

later, he was elected suffragan

bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta

and was consecrated in 1978. In

November 1983, he was installed

as the bishop of the Diocese of

Atlanta. He remained in that po-

sition until 1988 when he retired

as bishop and went on to serve as

interim rector of St. Paul's

Church in Augusta, Ga., for two

years.

During his years in the minis-

try, Child played an active role in

both local and national work

with the Episcopal Church. In

1965, he spent four weeks in the

Missionary District of Liberia

training and developing leader-

ship in the church. As a bishop,

he chaired the House of Bishops'

Music Committee at the 1982

General Convention and was in-

strumental in presenting the pro-

posed hymnal to the convention.

Child has actively worked on

behalf of the University of the

South. A former trustee, regent,

and officer of the Associated

Alumni, he served as chancellor

of the University from 1985-91.

Homecoming 1 993 will be here soon. Mark your calendarsfor October 22-24.

ALUMNI COUNCIL HOLDS

SUMMER MEETING

A record number of volunteers

who revitalized their energy and

enthusiasm for Sewanee during a

weekend on the Mountain at-

tended August's annual meeting

of the Alumni Council.

Yogi Anderson, executive di-

rector of the Associated Alumni,

says the annual get-together pro-

vided an opportunity for club

presidents, class representatives,

planned giving agents, admission

network and career services vol-

unteers to meet with each other

and compare notes on their ef-

forts from the past 12 months.

"The contributions from

these people are the keystone of

the Associated Alumni's effec-

tiveness and invaluable to the

University," said Anderson.

Plans for the 25 Years of

Women at Sewanee Celebration

took firm shape over the week-

end. Chaired by Libby Baird

Thoni, C'82, the committee

shaping this event held a "lively

brainstorming session," accord-

ing to Anderson. The quarter-

century milestone will be marked

by a gala, fun-filled celebration

on October 8, 9, and 10, 1994.

Volunteers also had the

chance to meet with members of

the University's Operations Com-

mittee. Vice-Chancellor Samuel

Williamson, Laurence Alvarez,

associate provost; Mary Sue

Cushman, dean of students; the

Very Rev'd Guy Fitch Lytle III,

dean of the School of Theology;

Robert Keele, dean of the Col-

lege; Thomas Kepple, vice presi-

dent for business and commu-

nity relations; and Tom G.

Watson, vice president for univer-

sity relations, offered a look at

the workings of the University

during a questions and answer

session in Convocation Hall

Members of the Associated

Alumni's Trustee Committee,

chaired by Ned Boehm, C'69,

unanimously approved a resolu-

tion that will ask University trust-

ees to increase the number of

Associated Alumni-elected mem-

bers serving on that board. The

proposal will be made to trustees

at their spring meeting. Ander-

son said the resolution was

passed in an effort to bring Asso-

ciated Alumni representation on

the Board ofTrustees closer to its

historical level of 12 percent of

the board total. The addition

would also provide for greater

geographical diversity of trustees,

as all but two of the board's 125

members are from the Univ-

ersity's owning dioceses.

Volunteers wrapped up the

weekend with a dinner and en-

tertainment by a bluegrass band

at Clement Chen Hall, hosted by

Vice-Chancellor and Mrs.

Samuel Williamson.

SEWANEE CLUB OF

ATLANTA RAISES FUNDS

FOR REICH SCHOLARSHIP

The Sewanee Club of Atlanta

raised $1,500 at its 1993 Blue-

grass and Barbecue Skeet Shoot

benefiting the Dale Reich Schol-

arship. The funds will be do-

nated to the endowed Dale

Reich Scholarship for worthy stu-

dents from Atlanta who attend

Sewanee.

The scholarship was created

in 1968 in memory of First Lt.

Merrill Dale Reich Jr., C'66.

Reich was an outstanding leader

and a member of the Order of

Gownsmen. He joined the mili-

tary upon graduation and be-

came a Green Beret. He was

killed in combat action two

weeks after arriving in Vietnam.

The Sewanee Club of Atlanta

has 1,400 members and is com-

posed of alumni, current stu-

dents and their parents, Episco-

pal clergy, and friends of the Uni-

versity.

The Rt. Rev. Judson Child

DEVELOPMENTS

SEWANEE DONORS SET

NEW GIVING RECORD

Unwilling to let last year's giving

record stand, Sewanee's support-

ers put fiscal 1993 into the books

as a new all-time high for the

University. During the past year,

members of the Sewanee family

donated a total of $12.2 million,

topping last year's total by some

$300,000.

"This is a very special time in

the history of this institution,"

said Samuel Williamson, vice-

chancellor. "This very strong sup-

port provides an opportunity for

us to sustain and expand upon

the vision of Sewanee's founders.

They would be very proud, in-

deed."

The record gifts will aid the

endowment, annual fund, and

campus construction projects

and included a substantial num-

ber of bequests. More than 7,600

donors contributed during the

record-setting year. Even more

significant is the contrast to fiscal

year 1991, which closed at $4.6

million.

"We are clearly gathering mo-

mentum as we prepare for the

upcoming capital campaign. I

am encouraged and gratified by

the support for this institution,

and I believe we are off to a good

start for next year," said Tom GWatson, vice president for univer-

sity relations.

Total Giving14

12

10

8

If"

vj 6

The new endowed Fori and Nelms scholarships will help Sewanee undei

graduates.

'93 '92 '91 '90 '89

Sources: Total Giving Annual Fund I

DUDLEY FORT, C'34,

CREATES SCHOLARSHIP

FUND

Long-time Sewanee supporter

and club president, Dudley Fort,

C'34, of Nashville, has estab-

lished the Dudley and Pearl Fort

Endowed Scholarship Fund.

Affectionately known as

"Uncle Dudley" by members of

the Sewanee family, Fort spent

nearly three decades working in

the Atlanta office of the National

Life and Accident Insurance Co.

Active in University events, Fort

served as Sewanee Club presi-

dent while in Atlanta. When he

returned to Nashville in the mid-

1960s, Fort and his late wife,

Pearl, regularly hosted Sewanee

Club events in his role there as

president. He also received the

Dobbins Trophy, in recognition

of the best Sewanee Club in the

country. A second-generation

Sewanee graduate, whose two

sons, Dudley Fort Jr., C'58, and

Arthur G. Fort, C'62, both at-

tended the University, Fort con-

tinues to reside in Nashville.

Fort has stipulated that

Davidson County students, along

with those from Robertson

County, where his father was

born, are to be given first consid-

eration for the scholarship. If no

students apply from these coun-

ties, then it will be awarded to a

Tennessee resident. He hopes

that each class will eventually

have a Fort Scholar from one of

these areas.

"Sewanee is indeed fortunate

to have benefactors with the re-

sources and commitment of

Dudley Fort," said Tom G.

Watson, vice president for Uni-

versity Relations. "In order for

the University to continue at-

tracting the most gifted students,

the endowment for financial aid

and scholarships must increase.

Dudley Fort's gift is another step

in that direction."

NELMS SCHOLARSHIP TOBENEFIT TEXAS STUDENTS

The William A. and Madeline

Welder Smith Foundation of

Houston, Texas, has established

the Frank Chadwick Nelms En-

dowed Scholarship Fund at the

University with an initial gift of

$50,000. The new fund will be

used to provide scholarships for

the benefit of students from

Houston, and if that is not pos-

sible, any student from Texas.

The fund has been named for

the son of Frank Constant

Nelms, C'52, of Houston, who

was instrumental in securing the

gift for the University.

"I am particularly delighted to

announce this scholarship," says

Tom G. Watson, vice president

for university relations. "En-

dowed scholarships help the Uni-

versity attract superior students."

DEVELOPMENTS

1993 TAX LEGISLATION

OFFERS SIGNIFICANT

OPPORTUNITIES FOR

CHARITABLE GIVING

The recently passed tax legisla-

tion provides several significant

incentives for individuals to con-

sider making charitable gifts be-

fore December 30. By proper

and careful planning over the

next few months individuals can

take advantage of the new oppor-

tunities in the law to minimize

any adverse impact of the retro-

active tax increase.

By proper and careful

planning over the next

feiu months

individuals can take

advantage oftlie new

opportunities in tlie law

to minimize any adverse

impact ofthe retroactive

tax increase.

The key provisions of the tax

legislation are as follows:

• Gifts of non-cash property

can be especially attractive be-

cause Congress has restored full

deductibility for gifts of appreci-

ated securities and other quali-

fied property. Such gifts will no

longer be considered "prefer-

ence" items for purposes of alter-

native minimum tax (AMT), so

those who may have foregone

such gills in recent years can

again enjoy the benefits ofgiving

appreciated property and de-

ducting the full fair-market value.

-,,, ., .. ...';.;' 90.100 90.150 ••.••.«>?.

5SopS§1*n« 23.400 21.062 90,150 90,200j

23.6C9 20.705

,.--. ?:.::- ;<so.2oe 90.250 : .. .-. .;:;

'• v,

23,446 21,109 90,300 90350 23.665 20752

23.462 21,124 90,350 90/400 ; 23.671 20.767

23 477 21.140 90,400 90.450 .23.666 20,783

23,493 21 ,1» 90,450 90300 23702 20,^8

23 508 21171 90300 90,550= 23.71? M.81*- !9oSo 90,600; 23 733 20

—"'

90,800 90,850 i 23,7*8 20,841

906S0 90,700 n "

90,700 90.750 ::V?:"5X,.3F<

l«0,7S0 90,800 j23,795 20.89

90.800 90350 j 23,810 20,90-

• A primary feature of the leg-

islation is a new tax rate structure

that will affect taxpayers differ-

ently depending on their income

levels, the amount of their de-

ductions, and other factors.

Some taxpayers will find that the

taxes paid on a portion of their

income will rise by as much as

28% when new brackets and sur-

charges are taken into account.

This will result in some dollars

being taxed at rates approaching

40%.

• The increase in tax rates is

retroactive to the beginning <>/ this

year, even though withholding or

estimated tax payments will have

been based on rates in effect be-

fore the passage of the new law.

Because of the retroactive nature

of the rate increases, main

people will thus owe additional

taxes for 1993, even though they

were not anticipated or planned

lor at the beginning of the year.

Now is the time to act to re-

duce or eliminate additional

taxes that might be incurred due

to this tax legislation, while meet-

ing other important personal

planning goals as well. All tax de-

ductions will be worth more to

you ifyou are affected by the new

higher tax rates. For that reason,

one way to help minimize new

taxes will be to accelerate deduc-

tions into 1993 which might oth-

erwise have been taken next year.

Examples of deductions that

you may be able to accelerate in-

clude payment of state and local

taxes, home mortgage interest,

and other expenses, to the ex-

tent allowed by law. There are

limits to the flexibility afforded

by most deductions. However,

charitable gifts create deductions that

are more easily timed and controlled

by the donor. Considering the re-

peal of the AMT for charitable

gifts and the record highs set on

the stock exchange, now may be

the perfect time to consider a gift

c >fappreciated stock or similar in-

vestment.

If you would like more infor-

mation on how a charitable gift

made prior to December 30 can

help with your tax planning

please call the Office of Planned

Giving at (800) 367-1179 for a

copy of our booklet, "Charitable

Giving and the 1993 Tax Act."

8

SCHOLARSHIP

Scott Bali

FOUR LONG-TIME SEWANEE

PROFESSORS RETIRE

A. Scott Bates, Charles W. Fore-

man, Stephen E. Puckette, and

George S. Ramseur, four long-

time professors at Sewanee, re-

tired at the end of the 1992-93

academic year.

Scott Bates, professor of

French and theatre and speech,

was a member of the Sewanee

faculty for over 30 years. After re-

ceiving his BA. from Carleton

College, he went on to earn an

MA. and Ph.D. from the Univer-

sity of Wisconsin at Madison.

While at Sewanee, he taught a

wide range of courses from

French literature classes to

classes on the history of women

in film. Among his books are

GuillaumeApolUnaire, Poems oj War

Resistance from 2500 B. C. to the

Present, Petit glossairedes motes litres

d'Apollinaire, Lupo's Fables, and

The ABC of Radical Ecology. In ad-

dition, Bates' poems have ap-

peared in The New Yorker, The Par-

tisan Review, the New Republic, and

the Sewanee Reviexv. Bates was ac-

tive in campus and local affairs.

An officer in the local chapter of

the NAACP since 1958, he has

been a member of the High-

lander Board of Directors, an ad-

visor to the Black Student Union,

and a member of numerous fac-

ulty committees at Sewanee.

Charles Foreman taught biol-

ogy at Sewanee for 30 years. Anative of Georgia, he served in

the U.S. Army during World War

II. He entered the University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill in

1940, received his B.A. in 1949,

and went straight to Duke Uni-

versity for graduate studies. Fol-

lowing completion of his Ph.D.

in 1954, Foreman taught at

Wofford College, the University

of Maryland, and Pfeiffer College

before coming to Sewanee in

1963 as an associate professor of

biology. It took only three years

for him to be named a full pro-

fessor. During his career, Fore-

man published a number of

scholarly articles, many of them

dealing with the genetics of he-

moglobin structure and func-

tion. He also received four Na-

tional Science Foundation re-

search grants and has been a

member of the board of trustees

lor the Highlands Biological

Foundation since 1961.

Stephen Puckette, C'49, pro-

fessor of mathematics, was a

member of the Sewanee faculty

for 37 years. A native of

Ridgewood, N.J., he came to

Sewanee as a Ruge Scholar and

graduated with a B.S. in math-

ematics as the valedictorian of

the Class of '49 and a member of

Phi Beta Kappa. From Sewanee,

he headed to Yale University

where, inspired by experiences

in the forests of Idaho, Ontario,

Stephen Puckette

and Oregon, he worked toward

his M.S. in forestry which he

completed in one year. He did

not pursue a career in forestry

but instead entered the graduate

mathematics program at Yale

where he received his M.A. in

1951 and his Ph.D. in 1957. For

one year after completing his

M.A., he was a Fulbright Scholar

in France. His teaching career

began and ended at Sewanee.

From 1956-66 he taught at

Sewanee. He then left the Uni-

versity for three years to serve as

the associate chairman and the

director of the undergraduate

program in mathematics at the

University of Kentucky. When he

returned to his alma mater in

1969, it was to a different set of

duties. Not only was he teaching

in the mathematics department,

but he was also elected to be the

dean of the College during the

years in which Sewanee first be-

came a co-educational institu-

tion. In 1979, he resigned his

post as dean but continued to

teach until the end of the Easter

Semester 1993. He is the author

of two books, Trees of the Seiuanee

Area and Modern Coordinate Geom-

etry as well as many scholarly ar-

ticles which have appeared in

such magazines as American Scien-

tist and Mathematical Reviews.

Puckette is also an avid

outdoorsman who has led many

Sewanee students on canoeing

George Ramseui

trips throughout the Southeast.

George Ramseur taught at

Sewanee for 35 years. Born near

Morgantown, N.C., he graduated

with an A.B. in physics and math-

ematics from Elon College in

1948. Beginning in 1949, he

taught science courses at

Reynolds High School in Win-

ston-Salem, N.G While teaching

high school, however, he worked

toward his M.Ed, in secondary

education at the University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill

and was awarded that degree in

1953. In 1954, he left his teach-

ing job at Reynolds High School

and entered the graduate pro-

gram in botany at the LIniversity

of North Carolina. Ramseur

came to Sewanee to teach in

1958 and received his Ph.D. in

1959. In addition to serving as

the chairman of the biology de-

partment from 1984-89, he was

also a consultant for USAID/

NSF Summer Science Institutes

at Punjab and Banaras Hindu

Universities in India in the late-

1960s and a member of the scien-

tific advisory committee for the

Tennessee Department of Con-

servation since 1980. His schol-

arly publications have appeared

in such periodicals as the Journal

of the Tennessee Academy of Science,

Castanea, and the Journal of the

F.lisha Mitchell Scientific Society.

9

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At a call-in radio show on a smallAM station in Ath-

ens, Ala., Winton Blount III, C'66, waits to field his

first call. He's a little nervous; he's never done this

before. The show's host, a conservative partisan

named Brent Woodall who takes occasional shots at

The Democrats and The Liberals, briefs Blount.

'Just speak with a lot of emotion," Woodall says.

He starts the show by asking Blount why he's run-

ning for governor ofAlabama.

"We're sick and tired of what's been going on in

this state. We're mad as hell, and that's why I'm inter-

LOOKINGested in taking this plunge. We can run things differ-

ently in this state. I don't like what I see in Montgom-

ery, and that's why I want to offer some different

ideas," Blount says. There's the emotion.

For the next two hours, Blount answers a variety of

calls. He gets more and more comfortable, standing

and moving around the small studio. The callers

dwell on two themes: education and the economy.

This heartens Blount, who has picked these themes

as the focus of his campaign. There are the crackpot

calls that Blount seems to enjoy. A caller namedSahid, a regular anarchist on the show, is on the line.

"You say you are for free enterprise and yet you are

against the legalization of drugs. There's an inconsis-

tency there," Sahid says.

"I don't understand the logic of what you're talk-

ing about. That's the craziest thing I've ever heard

—

the legalization of drugs. That's outrageous," Blount

roars. He likes to say that things are outrageous.

As the show winds down, Blount hammers homethe ideas that he hopes will get him into the

governor's office. "I guarantee that I'll be the only

candidate that's running next year who understands

the free enterprise system. You can't run government

By Robert Bradford

Photography by Chip Cooper

like a business, but

you can sure bring business principles to govern-

ment. We have to make our government more user

friendly, more customer friendly. And the customer

is the taxpayer," he says.

"Vote for me next year because I'm not a politician.

I don't need the job. Vote for me because I'm quali-

fied and I want to help the people of Alabama to a

better economic future."

If Blount sounds at times like Ross Perot, there's a

clear connection. Blount, a wealthy businessman whohas never before run for political office, is riding the

wave of national dissatisfaction with traditional solu-

tions to political problems. Like Perot, he says that if

he's elected, he'll give his government salary back to

the people. Like Perot and Richard Riordan, a

wealthy real-estate wizard who was recently elected

mayor of Los Angeles, Blount believes that solutions

to political problems must be attacked by a political

outsider. And like Perot and Riordan, he believes that

a successful businessman, someone who has proved

that he understands the market economy, can create

jobs and solve the seemingly intractable problems of

gridlock and pork-barrel spending and government

inefficiency.

Charles Brockett, a Sewanee political science pro-

fessor, says Blount is part of a continuum of "outsid-

ers" who have run for political office. 'There's been a

long-standing tradition in American politics that the

problems with politics are our politicians. And the

solution lies in getting rid of politicians and putting

in average citizens, either like JimmyStewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, or

military leaders, or businessmen, whoproclaim that they have the knowledge

and experience to set things right," says

Brockett.

"The appeal is a traditional one. I

think what's different is that the oppor-

tunities are greater now. It used to be

that the selection ofour candidates was

tightly controlled by the party appara-

tus. That's loosened up considerably in

recent decades. There's greater oppor-

tunity for the person outside the politi-

cal structures to become a major can-

didate.

"There are certain periods whenwe feel more kindly disposed to our leaders than at

other times. Clearly we're in a time now when there's

a great deal of distrust of politicians. So there is more

opportunity now."

Brockett believes, however, that should Blount be

successful in his run for office, he will face some sig-

nificant problems.

"The fact is that government is not a business,"

Brockett says. "You have a fragmentation ofpower in

government that you don't have in a corporation. In

a corporation you have a clear line of control, a clear

line of authority. Our political system intentionally

fragments power. A president or a governor can't dic-

tate that the house will pass his legislation. The essen-

tial problem is that the political system was created to

make it difficult to get anything done."

Blount remains undaunted by the inherent

problems of governing. While he has never

been a candidate, he has been active in politics

since his days at Sewanee. "My first political experi-

ence was at Sewanee in 1964, working for Barry

Goldwater's campaign. I'll never forget walking door

to door asking people to support Barry Goldwater,"

Blount recalls. "I remember going to a man's house

and giving my spiel for Barry Goldwater. This womancame around the corner and said if he thought he

was going to vote for a Republican, she'd shoot him

and me, too. I didn't realize it was dangerous in that

FDR territory to be a Republican."

After graduating from Sewanee and then earning

12

an MBA from die Wharton Graduate School at the

University of Pennsylvania, he returned to Alabama

to work for his family's construction business, one of

the largest in die South. In 1983, he was named chair-

man and chief executive officer of Blount Interna-

tional, Ltd. He was responsible for what was at the

time the largest fixed-price construction project in

history—the $2 billion King Saud University project

in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Over the next several years,

he served as senior vice president and later vice chair-

man of Blount, Inc., a $1.2 billion per year construc-

tion and manufacturing firm. In 1989, he left the

family construction business to establish WintonBlount III & Associates, a diversified investment firm

that includes automobile dealerships and a plastics

company.

Throughout his career, he has remained active in

politics. As a registered lobbyist, he has supported

causes linked with business and the Republican

Party, immersing himself in batdes over tax reform,

tort reform, and educa-

tion.

Late last year, Blount

made the decision to

move from the outside of

the political system to the

inside. "All my life Fve en-

couraged good people to

run, raising money for

them, working on strategy,

working on background,

putting out yard signs. It

came my time and myturn, and people were en-

couraging me," he says.

'The big decision is cross-

ing the barrier of giving

up my personal privacy. It's notjust an issue for me,

but for my wife and our children. They are the ones

who may suffer the most. I'll be in the arena, but they

have their own private lives. I worry about them."

He and his family will be working hard through

the Republican primary on June 7. For Blount, that

means politicking five to six days a week. He hopes

there will be several candidates in the Republican pri-

mary to spark interest in the party. Republicans have

not been a force in Alabama gubernatorial politics

during this century. Guy Hunt, the first Republican

governor elected in Alabama since Reconstruction,

was unceremoniously thrown out ofoffice earlier this

year on ethics charges.

But some analysts consider Blount a front runner

in the Republican primary and give him a good

chance of winning the elecdon in November 1994.

"Blount is doing everything at the moment that I

think he needs to do to win," says Tom Lindley, capi-

tol bureau chief and columnist for the Birmingham

News, the state's largest paper. 'There's a lot ofanger

about politics in Alabama. Blount is doing the right

thing to present himself as an outsider."

Lindley anticipates a bitter Democratic primary

race between current GovernorJim Folsom Jr. and

challenger Paul Hubbard. "If there is a blood bath in

the Democratic primary, Blount's chances improve,"

he says.

Blount is not concerned about the Democrats

right now. He is focused on the Republican primary,

traveling throughout the state to increase his visibil-

"We have

to make our

government

more userfriendly,

more customer

friendly.

And the customer

is the taxpayer."

ity and spread his message ofeconomic development

and education reform.

Before he spoke to an assembly of the Rotary Club

and the Kiwanis Club in Decatur, a newspaper pho-

tographer and a member of the local Rotary Club

milled about the conference room. "Why do you

only show up to take pictures of politicians?" the

Rotarian asked. "They are the lowest creatures on

earth."

While Blount was not around to hear that com-

ment, he might agree with it.

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Dick Cove quietly. At the trailhead, we see nothing spec-

tacular—-just the typical young hardwoods that one

would encounter almost anywhere on the Cumberland

Plateau. Soon, however, we begin to see the big trees. A

yellow poplar shoots up 60 feet into the sky, straight as an

arrow. Two huge white oaks grow within a few feet ofeach

other, intersecting at 30 feet above the ground and then

continuing for another 50 feet. They seem to be dancing,

like rattlesnakes before they mate.

My guide on this hike through a forest that has re-

mained virtually undisturbed by humans since recorded

history, Sewanee forestry professor Sarah Warren, does

not concern herself only with the large, dramatic trees.

She points to some maple saplings, about 10 centimeters

in diameter. "They may hang out at this size for a long

time until they get the opportunity to grow. And then

they take off," she says. She identifies other inhabitants of

this 100-acre patch of old-growth forest, located on the

University's Domain, that is a mere 10-minute drive from

the center of campus. There are hickories and sugar

maples, red oaks and ash. Spice bush, red bud, grape

vines, maple-leaf viburnum, May apple, trout lily, violets,

crane's bill geranium, wild ginger, and the ubiquitous

poison ivy dominate the understory.

Occasionally, though, Warren cannot contain her ex-

citement about the big trees. She sees a white oak, almost

80 centimeters in diameter. "Look at that monster." A

shagbark hickoryjuts up on our right. "That's a beauty,"

she says.

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understory to grow. Dick Cove is

home to a wide array of wild/low-

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large fallen tree. It has been visited by pileated woodpeck-

ers and other inhabitants of the forest. "Everybody and

his brother have gotten in to get the bugs," Warren says.

Another few hundred feet and we begin to see new

species. Buckeyes and basswoodsjoin the oaks and hicko-

ries and poplars. A huge basswood, with its heart-shaped

leaves, is surrounded by smaller basswoods which spring

from its stumps. 'This tree might have started as another

tree's stump sprouts 200 years ago," Warren observes.

This forest has all of the elements of classic old growth.

There is a wide range of large, mature trees and smaller

ones, creating a multi-layered canopy; sunlight comes in

through openings in the canopy, giving smaller trees the

opportunity to grow. Snags and down trees are scattered

throughout the forest floor and in a stream that runs

down the cove, providing the essential nutrients to sus-

tain the old growth.

While down trees are fundamental to the old-growth

ecosystem, the number of large dead trees in this forest

at times rivals the living ones. This concerns Warren and

others who have studied this rare patch of eastern old-

growth forest. In the early 1 980s, Charles E. McGee, then The strmm that rum through Dkk Cove provides essentiai nutrients

the principal silviculturist at the Sewanee Silviculture to the lush understory.

Laboratory, did a comprehensive analysis of the mortal-

ity in the Dick Cove old growth. He identified more than

600 down trees, most of which had died within three

years of his study. The oldest tree, a dead hickory, was

growing in Dick Cove around the time the first settlers

landed in Jamestown.

McGee hypothesized that the sudden mortality rate in

Dick Cove could be attributed to a variety of factors: a

drought in the summer of 1978, record-breaking heat,

and an increase in the number ofinsects that feed on the

trees. While McGee's conclusions are plausible, no one is

certain why so many trees died in Dick Cove. The phe-

nomenon in this area raises some larger questions about

human intervention in old-growth forests.

David Loftis, C'70, U.S. Forest Service Project Leader

for Ecology and Management of Southern Appalachian

Hardwoods, says scientists, the Forest Service, and envi-

ronmentalists are struggling with how to define old

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question: Why do we want old growth? Is it to have some

conditions where we maintain biological diversity or is it

to maintain an untouched wilderness?"

Elliot A. Norse, a senior ecologist for the Wilderness

Society, has addressed this issue as it pertains to western

old-growth forests. "Biological diversity is the key to

sustainability. Whatever goals we have, the first and fore-

most among them must be preventing the loss of genes,

species, and ecosystems."

But there is a quandary. If scientists or foresters "man-

age" the old growth to protect the diverse flora and fauna

in the forest, does it cease to be classified as old growth

because humans have intervened?

"We haven't had the knowledge and the data that we

need to address comprehensively the complex social,

political, economic, biological, and ecological issues re-

lated to old-growth forest," says Loftis.

Scientists from throughout the region have been

drawn to Dick Cove to look at the mortality rate in the

forest and to ponder the larger questions about old

growth. The forest is a living laboratory for these scientists

as well as for Sewanee students whom Warren regularly

brings to study it.

They come to Dick Cove for a simple reason: old

growth in the East is so very rare. Far less than one per-

cent of the deciduous forest in the East can be classified

as old growth. In contrast to the West, where there are

dramatic but threatened ancient forests that range for

hundreds of thousands of acres, the few large eastern

tracts of old growth, like the area in North Carolina's

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, span only a few thousand

acres. The 100-acre patch of forest in Dick Cove contin-

ues to attract people from throughout the region who

want to see some old growth, any old growth.

The old growth in Dick Cove endures as an island in

the sea of second- or third-growth eastern forest because

the University took measures to preserve the fragile eco-

system.

Forests throughout the University's 10,000-acre Do-

main have been logged since the 19th century. The steep

coves were the last to be logged largely because of their

A fern, above, on the Dick Coveforestfloor. On the opposite page, a

viewfrom the canopy.

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inaccessibility. In the late 1960s, however, a timber com-

pany took steps to cut in Dick Cove, building a road into

the area. Biology professor George Ramseur, who under-

stood the tremendous importance of the old-growth eco-

system in Dick Cove, told University officials it would be a

grave mistake to log in this area. The University took his

advice.

In the early 1970s, when the National Park Service pro-

posed placing Dick Cove in the Registered Natural Land-

mark Program, the University expressed concerns about

the impact national publicity would have on the area.

Responding to the Park Service proposal, Vice-Chancel-

lorJ. Jefferson Bennett stated the University's policy con-

cerning Dick Cove, which endures to this day: "The Uni-

versity has every intention of maintaining this unique

area in its present natural condition. We have no inten-

tion whatsoever ofcommercial use of the timber thereon.

The University is convinced that it is fortunate enough to

hold this area as a sort of public trust.

"

George Ramseur continues to take treks in the un-

touched forest, observing the magnificent trees and the

wildflowers. I ask him why it's so important to preserve

areas like Dick Cove. He responds quickly. "Worldwide,

old growth is a disappearing phenomenon, so it's great to

have this asset. We need to save everything that's here,

simply because it's here."

The forest as seen from above.

Hardwoods can stay "pruned"

by a kick of light and waterfor

50 to 100 years, waitingfor a

space in the canopy to open. At

left, a small buckeye in the tinder-

story awaits its opportunity.

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Yale medical school professorLinda Mayes, C'73, argues that "crack babies"'' must not be written off

as America s next lost generation

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7^ SEEMED LIKE AVERYSIMPLE QUESTION to started, however, with a look at possible effects ofcocaine

Linda Mayes, C'73: Does exposure to cocaine in the on a newborn's physiological development,

womb affect an infant's development? But when she In a preliminary study, published in the journal, Pedi-

began her research, Mayes learned quickly that the an- adies, Mayes and her colleagues found that cocaine-ex-

swer to her question was not to be neat or clean. Far from posed babies were fairly normal with the exception of

it, in fact. What Mayes had hoped would be a tidy little re- their ability to notice novel stimuli in familiar surround-

search problem has forced her to look outside of the sci- ings. This ability, known as habituation, is the reason a

entific arena into a wide range of political and social is- person will sense—perhaps not being able to point it out

sues to explore a question which she says will probably immediately—that something is different in a room

never be answered fully.

What she has learned is that

valid concern over cocaine use

by pregnant women has led to

not necessarily valid conclusions

about developmental problems

their offspring may experience.

These views, says Mayes, who

teaches at the Yale Child Study

Center, a department in the Yale

University School of Medicine,

have been propagated by the lay

media despite a lack of hard evi-

dence to support them. In an

article she co-authored for the

Journal of the American Medical

Association (JAMA), Mayes says

infants exposed to cocaine in

the womb are "often repre-

"To label them as cocaine kids

puts them in a class oftheir

own, in which tliey don V

belong, " says Mayes. "We know

how to intervene: tliey may need

smaller classes, tliey may need

more skilled teacliers, bat tliey

don 't need a class with a sign

over it saying 'cocaine

exposure."

where, say, the color of the

drapery has been changed.

With the cocaine-exposed ba-

bies Mayes has studied, the re-

sponse is there, but it's much

more impaired, much more

fragile. Habituation, says

Mayes, is often a very strong

indicator of the likelihood for

future learning capacities. She

adds that the small number of

children she has studied to

date makes it difficult to draw

any broad conclusions about

them. But whatever the find-

ing, Mayes says the real con-

cern is that "premature con-

clusions about the severity and

universality of cocaine effects

sented as severely or even irrevocably brain damaged

—

are in themselves potentially harmful to children."

to the point that they may never function normally in That is why Mayes insists that it does no good to stig-

society. On this account, a very large group of children is matize such children as underachievers. 'To label them

in danger ofbeing written off." Indeed, the May 25, 1990, as cocaine kids puts them in a class of their own, in which

issue of the New York Timesspeaks of children whose "neu- they don't belong," says Mayes. "Suppose these children

rological, emotional, and learning problems will severely do have developmental problems, difficulty focusing

test teachers and schools..." their attention; we have known how to intervene on these

A soft-spoken native of Winchester, Tenn., Mayes be- for a number ofyears."Just because those problems were

gan the work with so-called "cocaine babies" as a natural potentially caused by cocaine exposure, she adds, doesn't

extension of her study of normal infant development, make them more difficult to treat. "We know how to in-

The longer she explores the issue, the more she realizes tervene: they may need smaller classes, they may need

that cocaine mayjust be another symptom, and not a root more skilled teachers, but they don't need a class with a

cause of problems for children who live in a world sign over it saying 'cocaine exposure."'

fraught with violence and uncertainty. Her investigation Beyond the simple treatment of the physical manifes-

to

tationsof cocaine exposure, Mayes urges examination of "The attribution of irremediable damage makes it

the environment that leads people to drug use. The na- more difficult to find services for these children, and

ture of addiction, she reminds us, is that humans don't such services may be geared to caretake rather than to

use drugs in a vacuum. Cocaine, like every drug abused challenge children's capacities or to remediate effec-

since the time of the Romans, she says, carries with it an tively," Mayes wrote in theJAMA commentary. What she

entire social context. Prenatal exposure to the drug com- and her colleagues suggest is a "one-stop shopping" ap-

bines with the postnatal social context to create partial- proach to care for expecting and new mothers,

lar vulnerabilities within a child. A cocaine-exposed child "When I started this work, I never thought I would be

who has difficulty focusing attention as things around talking about any of this. Designing services and pro-

him get more exciting will do

fine in a very structured, well-

modulated environment. "Put

the same child in a home where

care is inconsistent or unpre-

dictable," Mayes explains, "and

he will have more problems."

While cocaine may have created

a certain vulnerability, the envi-

ronment is often what brings

that condition to the fore.

"There's no such thing as a

functioning crack [cocaine]

family," according to an Octo-

ber 1990 article in Rolling Stone

magazine. "Boarder babies are

what you end up with when a

man, a woman, and crack get to-

gether. As for the children who

aren't abandoned, child-abuse

rates have more than tripled in

some urban areas since crack

came to town."

When a parent spends most

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Wlien I started this work, I never

thought I would be talking about any of

this. Designing services andprograms is

not my major interest, " says Mayes.

grams is not my major interest,

but if a mother has a problem

getting to the different agen-

cies she needs—because

they're at four or five different

places around the city—it's

quite possible that she'll say, 'I

don't need to do all this,' and

she won't go," says Mayes. On

the other hand, a one-stop ap-

proach would put needed ser-

vices like Women, Infants, and

Children (WIC) , Headstart,

prenatal and postnatal medical

care, and drug treatment pro-

grams in a single location that

mothers would be more likely

to use because of the conve-

nience. The result would be

improved health and well-be-

ing of both mothers and chil-

dren as well as a reduction of

duplicated services, Mayes be-

lieves.

of each day trying to find enough cocaine for a half- A member of the first class to graduate women who at-

dozen highs, Mayes says, a child is bound to suffer. "What tended Sewanee for four years—she would have gone to

is it that makes people who live in poverty and chaos turn Vanderbilt if Sewanee hadn't changed its policy—Mayes

to cocaine as the answer to their problems?" she asks. hasn't always spent her days pondering political and so-

In an era of intolerance, blanket condemnation of "co- cial implications of cocaine use in the inner city. There

caine babies" won't make the problem go away, Mayes was a time when her intended career path seemed a bit

says. She also argues that labels have a way of becoming more straightforward. As a graduate of the Vanderbilt

self-fulfilling and that, at best, expectations for these chil- University School of Medicine, she completed a resi-

dren will be lowered. dency in pediatrics and a fellowship in neonatology in

24

Nashville before moving on to Yale University. Mayes offsteam when we ramble through our thoughts—but it

thought she would eventually settle in to a career as an in- is especially crucial for children. You have to be able to

tensive care neonatologist until she became captivated by suspend a great deal ofworry in order to sit on your front

questions of child development. porch and daydream," Mayes explains. "That freedom

"I was interested in the outcome of premature infants, may not be so available to children growing up in the

I wanted to find out what happens to them 20 years later, midst of daily violence and turmoil—it means they can-

That took me to Yale to do a fellowship in general clini- not find safe haven even in their thoughts."

cal research to work on those messy questions oflongitu- Today, a principal investigator funded by the National

dinal studies. I had every intention of going back to Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Insti-

Vanderbilt, but when I discov-

ered the Child Study Center I

stayed at Yale." The center has a

long tradition of supporting fac-

ulty members who have training

in more than one discipline in-

cluding pediatrics, psychology,

psychiatry, social work, law, and

history. It emphasizes multi-

disciplinary collaborative re-

search programs addressing

questions ranging from molecu-

lar genetics to psychoanalysis

and has been committed to in-

depth clinical services for chil-

dren and their families. The fac-

ulty there is bound together by

its dedication to the under-

standing of the mental life of

children from these multiple

biological and humanistic per-

spectives. These qualities have

WJien a parent spends most ofeach

day trying tofind enaugh cocaine

for a half-dozen highs, Mayes says,

a child is bound to suffer. "What is

it that makes people who live in

poverty and chaos turn to cocaine

as the answer to theirproblems?"

sJie asks. In an era ofintolerance,

blanket condemnation of "cocaine

babies " won 't make theproblem go

away, Mayes says.

tutes of Health, Mayes says she

still enjoys the research, al-

though she does a fair amount

of clinical work. Though ad-

ministrative duties associated

with the research can be a

"hassle," Mayes especially en-

joys the part of her work when

someone poses a question and

she has the chance to design a

project that might provide an-

swers. "I love it when the data

start to come in, to see what

shape they take. There may be

surprises that you never pre-

dicted. And, I love to write

about the research."

Mayes' love of writing

and learning, for pleasure's

sake, was nurtured during her

days on the Mountain and

steeped in the southern liter-

made it an ideal place for Mayes to carry otit her work. ary tradition. "Sewanee was a very important place to me,

Of late, Mayes has become keenly interested in the de- there's no question about that. What I carried from the

velopment of the mind and is completing her training as University is that there's an enormous pleasure injust ex-

a psychoanalyst with adults and children. What is it, she ploring what one can explore, be it medieval poetry or

asks, that gives one child such pleasure to explore a pile quantum physics. It's not in the facts. The facts are there

of rocks in the yard, while another will have no curiosity and they're useful to have and they will certainly give you

about the world around him. She suspects that, much a Uade, but it's in the pleasure of learning it. To me, at

like her work with cocaine, a child's environs will have a Sewanee there is a great respect for the individual. That

great deal of influence on his or her curiosity and imagi- is the gift of the place. That's what I kept. That and the

nation. "Daydreaming is vital to our everyday lives—we sense that no question has one answer."

solve problems, think of new ideas, ease our tensions, let

25

THEOLOGY

REFLECTIONS ON TWOANGLICAN CONFERENCES

The August and September cal-

endar marks two important gath-

erings of Episcopalians (and a

few interested others). One has

just concluded in St. Louis,

where more than 1 ,200 people

came together to listen to a num-

ber of presentations; worship,

talk, and have fellowship to-

gether; and make plans for

"Shaping Our Future" as a

church. The other conference

will gather on the beautiful

grounds of Mount St. Alban and

the National Cathedral on Sep-

tember 24-26 to remember,

honor, and study the defining

Anglican theologian, Richard

Hooker, and to celebrate the

completion of the great 20th

century edition of all of his writ-

ings.

The Episcopal Church

needed a major occasion to look

at important issues, make bold

new suggestions for further de-

bate, hear calls for personal and

collective spiritual revival, and

transcend the negative and de-

structive grumblings of much

current discontent into a new

hymn of commitment, fresh vi-

sion, and joyful confidence in

our mission as people of God. I

think that, for the most part, that

is just what happened in St.

Louis.

If some of the original impe-

tus for people's interest in the tion, and the exercise of faithful

conference sprang from dissatis- reason. In our current situation,

faction with some aspects of the one of the most relevant voices of

national church, the final highly our tradition is Richard Hooker,

diverse roster of speakers—some A deep, complex, sometimes

of the "right," some of the "left," slightly opaque thinker and

and a whole bunch of us claim- writer (not unlike Sewanee'sown

ing the "vital center"—presented saint—DuBose) , Hooker tried to

a series of powerful theological, establish and articulate a broad

ecclesiological, and practical per- catholic and reformed center

spectives that will certainly echo way for a church divided and un-

throughout the church during der fierce challenge by its more

this year before another General extreme members. Hooker

Convention. Not every group was

heard, although there were two

open forum sessions where they

could have been. In many ways it

was good to have a conference

largely of loyal "centrists," a

group that has not always been

adequately heard in the councils

and debates of the contemporary

church.

Sewanee was well-repre-

sented. Bob Creamer organized

a wonderful Sewanee reception,

and it was a great pleasure to see

so many alums (seminary and

college), regents, trustees,

former bishops-in-residence, and

other friends. At that gathering showed m^ tQ be reasonableand throughout the weekend, and toIerant and reSpectful of

the inherited Christian tradition

Hie Episcopal Church

needed a major occasion

to transcend the

destructivegrumblings

ofcurrent discontent

into a netv hymn of

commitment

unlike the feeling at some other

meetings in recent years, it

seemed to be a good and positive

thing to be an Episcopalian.

Everything was not perfect.

Some did grumble that more

mud was not thrown at the pre-

siding bishop and others with

whom they disagree; some com-

plained of too much glitz and a

whiff of hubris here. Still, on bal-

ance, I think this revived the old

tradition of church congresses

into a potentially prophetic real-

ity for our time: the people of

God gathered to focus attention

on the work of Cod in and for

the world.

In its own way, the Hooker

Conference is also very signifi-

cant. When in need of new inspi-

ration and guidance, Anglicans

have turned to Scriptures, tradi-

was compatible with strength,

with willingness to criticize con-

temporary abuses that deserved

criticism, and with the desire to

evangelize and build a church

relevant to the needs of his con-

temporary society.

Several hundred people will

come together with leading Re-

naissance and Reformation

scholars from this country, En-

gland, and Europe to studv

Hooker both in his own context

and for his possible guidance for

us today. Again, Sewanee will be

well represented. We are co-

sponsors of the event and offer it

as one of our Continuing Educa-

tion experiments this year. I have

been one of the three co-plan-

ners of the conference and will

contribute to the program and

the subsequent book. John

Booty, one of Hooker's modern

editors, will speak and preach.

And many Sewanee alums will be

in attendance.

Taken together, these two

gatherings seem emblematic of

Anglicanism going about its busi-

ness: studying and building

firmly, but not uncritically, on the

past; and debating and planning

loyally, but not uncritically, the

best ways to proclaim the Gospel,

to revive our spiritual life, to ad-

vance the causes of justice and

peace, and to structure the

church in a more responsive way.

The answers to profound

questions are, as Jesus taught us,

both amazingly simple and

deeply complex. I think both of

these conferences help us see im-

portant truths more clearly. I

hope that our wills will follow our

vision.

With hope to see many ofyou

at the DuBose lectures in Octo-

ber, I am

Yours faithfully

in Christ Jesus,

The Very Rn< 'd

Dr. Guy Fitch Lytk III

Dean

Copies of Dean Ly lie's talk in St.

Louis, "Leadership and Followership:

Reflections on a General Crisis and

theEpiscopacy, "can be requested pom

the Reii'd Robert Creamer, director of

church relations, The School ofTheol-

ogy, The University of the South, 335

Tennessee Avenue, Sewanee, TN37383-1000. Details ofDean Lytle's

writings on Richard Hooker and

other English Reformation topics will

be listed, along with the publications

of other School of Theology faculty

members, in future issues o/Sewanee

and //^Sewanee Theological Re-

view. The Easter 1 993 issue of the

STR was devoted to Richard Hooked-

copies are still availablefor $6. 00.

26

THEOLOGY

NEW PRIESTS FOR A

NEW CHURCH

In the late 1980s,Jim Cook,T'93,

led the ideal life of a young ur-

ban professional. He was work-

ing in Minneapolis for a major

national accounting firm, han-

dling marketing and media rela-

tions. He had a wife and two chil-

dren. But something was wrong.

"Despite my success, I had a

lot of dissatisfaction with what I

was doing. I knew that I was not

doing everything with the gifts

that God has given me," Cook

says.

In 1990, he left the account-

ing firm to enter the M.Div. pro-

gram at the School of Theology.

It was a hard decision, but one he

would not regret. He and the 26

other graduates of the class of

1993 who were called to Sewanee

have very different stories, but

they share a common bond to

ministry and a belief in the im-

portance of their experiences on

the Mountain.

"Although we feel this call to

ministry, we're all incredibly dif-

ferent," says Cook. "In the small

community at Sewanee, you're

able to see and appreciate the

differences in people's ideas

about theology and ministry.

You're able to become part of

people's lives fully. And that is at

once very enlightening and very

difficult."

The transition to seminary

was relatively easy for Cook.

"Once you make the decision,"

he says, "it is very liberating." Heand his wife, Karen, had dis-

cussed the possibility of seminary

even before they were married.

"We came here as a family, and

we left as a family," says Cook.

"We are ready to become part of

a new community." Cook nowserves as associate rector of As-

cension Church in Frankfort, Ky.

Susan Gaumer also had

strong family connections when

she came to the School of Theol-

ogy. Her daughter, Catherine,

was a Sewanee undergraduate

when her mother began the

M.Div. program. "There was an

initial moment of horror,"

Gaumer recalls and laughs. "But

then she realized that I wasn't

coming to keep an eye on her."

Gaumer had known she

wanted to attend an Episcopal

seminary while she was an under-

graduate at Mount Holyoke Col-

lege. But that was before the

church allowed women to enter

the priesthood. For 12 years be-

fore she entered the School of

Theology, she served as chaplain

of St. Martin's Episcopal School

in Metairie, La., leading daily

worship, teaching religion

classes, and doing pastoral work.

"I had a good background be-

fore I came to Sewanee. But the

School of Theology has allowed

me to focus my vocation, to take

what I think is really needed in

the church out there. It's been

like walking through a rich and

wonderful garden. And I've

loved the opportunity of taking

three years out of my life to be-

come a student," Gaumer says.

Gaumer has returned to NewOrleans as curate of St.

Augustine's Parish, and she is

also associate for pastoral care at

Children's Hospital. "I would like

to be rector of a parish some

day," she says. "But more often in

my life and in my vocation things

have not turned out like I felt

they were going to, but it has

been fine and has felt like God's

plan all along."

Like Cook and Gaumer, Ed

Lovelady spent years contemplat-

ing seminary before coming to

Sewanee. After serving 22 years

in the Air Force, Lovelady made

his way to the Mountain. "I had

been working toward this since

1976," he says.

Seminary was challenging for

Lovelady, who had not been a

Jim Cook: "Despite my success, I had a lot ofdissatisfaction with what I wasdoing. I knew that I was not doing everything with the gifts that God has

Susan Gaumer: "Sewanee has allowed

full-time student since high

school. But he says that the

School of Theology faculty

helped him to make the transi-

tion more smooth. "I think

Sewanee offers the best overall

education in the Episcopal

Church." He now serves as curate

me tofocus my vocation."

of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in

Jamestown, N.Y

"I come out of seminary,"

Lovelady says, "with a well-devel-

oped theology. But it is not so

narrowly defined that it limits myability to serve people."

27

CLASS NOTES

'35Edward Harrison

360 West Brainerd Street

Pensacola, FL 32501

Ralph H. Ruch <>l Louisville, Ky., is

a field underwriter for Mutual Life

Insurance Company of New York.

'37Augustus T. Graydon

P.O. Box 6135

Columbia, SC 28260-6135

Ted Heyward of Charlotte, N.C.,

the founder and first president of

the Metrolina Food Bank, was

named 1993 recipient of the

McMahon Appreciation Award.

The McMahon Award is given by

the Foundation of the Carolinas in

recognition of "special service to

the community."

'50

Richard B. Doss

5555 Del Monte, #1007

Houston, TX 77056

John Marchand of Henderson, Ky.,

recently retired from the practice

of diagnostic roentgenology. TheRev. Edward C. Rutland is retired

and recently gave the School of

Theology a part of his library which

contains a unique collection of

Episcopal Church histories and bi-

ographies. He and his wife, Laura,

live in Texarkana, Texas.

'51

Angus W Graham jr.

8012 1st Avenue, West

Bradenton, FL 34209

Md., and plans to retire next year.

Dick Leche of Woodbridge, Va.,

works for Delta Air Lines. David

McQuiddy runs McQuiddy Print-

ing Company in Nashville, Tenn.

Loren Mead continues to serve as

president ofAlban Institute, a con-

gregational development organi-

zation in Washington, D.C. Merrill

Miller is rector of St. Philip's Epis-

copal Church in Brevard, N.C. Bill

Stough has retired as senior execu-

tive for mission planning of the

Episcopal Church in New York.

Sandy West is retired but volun-

teers his time as business manager

of the Syracuse Symphony Orches-

tra. The symphony collapsed fi-

nancially in midseason last year,

and he is part of the effort trying to

get the organization back on its

feet again.

'60 '70

'52R. AndrewDuncan315 Hyde Park Avenue

Tampa, FL 33606

Mercer L. Goodson and his wife,

Barbara, of Austin, Texas, cel-

ebrated their 39th wedding anni-

versary in June. George M.Thurmond of Del Rio, Texas, is a

districtjudge for the State of Texas.

'54W. Gilbert Dent III

205 Sherwood Drive

Laurens, SC 29360

Gilbert Marchand of Houston,

Texas, has started an investment,

financial, and organizational plan-

ning and counseling firm with

branches in Denver, Colo., and

Houston.

Edward Ball remains active selling ' Kftresidential real estate in Charles- »-'*-'

ton, S.C. Jim Bell is the rector of John Pennington Bowers

historic Christ Episcopal Church in Route 3, Box 374

Jefferson, Texas. Mellick Belshaw Rorhelle, VA 22738

of Princeton, N.J., is chairman of

the board of General Theological Carol Prim Wood Jr., of Boca

Seminary. John Bratton of Sewanee Raton, Fla., is the owner and vice

works in local industry and health president of manufacturing for

and human services in the area of Lowenstein Furniture Group,

alcohol and drug recovery amongadolescents and adults. Tom En-

gram serves as rector of St. John's

Episcopal Church in Mt. Ranier,

Howard W. Harrison Jr.

435 Spring Mill Road

Villanova,PA 19085

William H. Barnwell is the associ-

ate rector of Trinity Episcopal

Church in New Orleans, La.

'63Gerald H. Summm199 S. Crest Road

Chattanooga, TN 37404

Howard K. Edwards of Orlando,

Fla., serves as the director of

emerging technologies for Cincin-

nati Bell Information Systems in

Maitland, Fla. Robert Freyer of

Orlando, Fla., is an attorney with

the firm of Shutt & Bowen in Win-

ter Park, Fla. Tom Gaskin of Bir-

mingham, Ala., is the president-

elect of the Alabama division of the

American Cancer Society. He is

president of the Surgeon's Groupin Birmingham.

'67Albert Sidney Polk III

2101 Harbor Drive

Annapolis, MD 21401

Edward A. Francisco of Dallas,

Texas, is a principal with Towers

Perris, a management consulting

firm, and is currently the western

region sales management practice

leader for that company.

'68Thomas S. Rue

P.O. Box 1988

Mobile, AL 36633

Edwin Lee Conner, of Frankfort,

Ky., was recently awarded tenure at

Kentucky State University.

'69Dennis M Hall

2919 Momington DriveNWAtlanta, GA 30327

Don McCammon, a licensed men-

tal health counselor, owns and op-

erates the Adolescent Counseling

Center in Winter Park, Fla.

John W. Tonissenjr.

P.O. Box 36218

Charlotte, NC 28236

Art BaUard is president of Art's

Work, an ornamental metal andsecurity business. He lives with his

wife, Kathleen, and their three

children in Goulds, Fla.

'71

Herndon Inge 111

4059 Stein Street

Mobile, AL 36608

Owen F. McAden of Coral Gables,

Fla., has left the Miami Herald

where he served in senior manage-

ment. He has accepted a senior

editorial position with The State in

Columbia, S.C.J. Clark Plexico of

Hendersonville, N.C., was re-

elected to the North Carolina Sen-

ate.

'72N. Pendleton Rogers

115 North 1st St., #117

Richmond, VA 2321

9

Robert J. Moore received his

D.Min. from the School of Theol-

ogy at Sewanee in May. He serves

as vicar of the Church of the Resur-

rection in Houston, Texas.

74Martin R. Tilson Jr.

508 Broadland Road

Atlanta, GA 30342

William Ray Folger is a veterinar-

ian with the Memorial Cat Hospi-

tal in Houston, Texas. Virginia E.

Graybiel of Pensacola, Fla., is a re-

porter for the Pensacola News Jour-

nal.

'75Robert '/.' Coleman III

The Liberty Corporation

P.O. Box 789

Greenville, SC 29602

Edward H. Harrison Jr., and his

wife, Teresa (C'77), and their two

children have moved to Pensacola,

28

CLASS NOTES

Fla., where he serves as rector of St.

Christopher's Episcopal Church.

76James H. Grier

120 Barberry Lane

Spartanburg, SC 29302

David F. Etzold is a broker consult-

ant for Best Real Estate, Inc., in El

Paso, Texas. He was awarded the

Lone Star Trophy by the Texas As-

sociation of Realtors in July 1992

for making the top commercial

real estate transaction in the state

of Texas. David Jefferson of Bir-

mingham, Ala., married Virginia

Lynn Sims on November 21, 1992.

He recently began a newjob as di-

rector of non-automotive advertis-

ing for Strong Automotive Mer-

chandising in Birmingham.

'77

Nora Frances McRae

1515 North State Street

Jackson, MS 39202

Logan Browning serves as the asso-

ciate editor of Studies in English Lit-

erature and as a lecturer in the hu-

manities at Rice University. He and

his wife, Julie, live in Houston,

Texas. Caroline Liljenwall Crider

of San Antonio, Texas, has a newjob as associate director of devel-

opment for The Nature Conser-

vancy of Texas. Kathryn Bernal

Henslee of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,has

been the coordinator of commu-nity support for the public radio

station WUAL at the University of

Alabama since November 1992.

'78

R. Philip Caipentei'

1 465 Northlake Drive

Jackson, MS 39211-2138

Millie Finch of Birmingham, Ala.,

received her MBA from SamfordUniversity in May. John HenryHardin Looney lives in

Lincolnshire, England, with his

wife, Hilary, and his two children,

Catriona and Elliot. He works for

an American company, Engineer-

ing-Science, helping it become es-

tablished in the United Kingdom,and has reverted to the original

spelling of his surname, which is

Lonie. Cameron J. Welton of

Cermantown, Term., was recently

named administrator ofMethodist

Hospital Cermantown which is

owned by Methodist Hospitals of

Memphis (MHM).

'79

Roberta Bartusch Goertz

36 South Hillside Place

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Walter D. Givhan and Frances

Beeland Givhan have a new son,

Walter Bratton, born May 31.

Addison Hosea serves as research

coordinator at Kentucky Sport

Medicine, a sports injury surgery

and rehabilitation clinic. He and

his wife, Kim, live in Lexington, Ky.

On May 15, Alexandra Smith mar-

ried James B. Gunderson in NewJersey. The Gundersons live in

Naples, Fla. Gail Montague Trigg is

vice president of Montague & As-

sociates, Inc. She lives with her hus-

band, Stephen, and their two chil-

dren in Jacksonville, Fla.

'80

Suzanne L. DeWalt

1066 Old Gate Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Wayne Davis serves as the head

football coach at UMS-Wright

School in Mobile, Ala. Paige WoodMarlow and her husband, O.L., of

Houston, Texas, have a new son,

O.L. Marlow III, bornJune 12. AnnBenners Travis and her husband,

Ed, of Austin, Texas, have a newdaughter, Kate Jordan, born June22.

mBrent T. Minor

400 Commonwealth Avenue, #204

Alexandria, VA 22301

PamelaJordan Anderson is a legis-

lative analyst and an attorney with

the Florida State Senate. She and

her husband, Paul, live with their

two children, Jordan and Eliza-

beth, in Tallahassee, Fla. Martin

Pyle serves as the minister of

preaching at the Mandarin

Church of Christ in Jacksonville,

Fla. Ruth Cardinal Seawell and her

husband, Robert, have a new son,

Robert Hails, born April 12. Karen

Starnes Wilkinson and her hus-

band, Ronald, of Orlando, Fla.,

have a new daughter, Christinia

Lillie, born April 26.

'84

'82

Daniel S. Johnson

IS34 Cowden

Memphis, TN 38104

John H. Barrett recently finished

his first year teaching English at

The Episcopal School of Dallas af-

ter attending graduate school at

Fordham University in New York

City. Amelia Campbell Bishop has

been appointed chairperson of the

Probate and Trust Law Committee

of the American Bar Association

Young Lawyers Division for 1993-

94. William K. Bruce Jr., and his

wife, Clare, have a new daughter,

Mary Clare, born August 19, 1992.

G. Allen Meighen Jr. is a trust of-

ficer with AmSouth Bank in Bir-

mingham, Ala. He continues to

serve in the U.S. Marine Reserves

as a judge advocate. Mona Saliba

Parker and her husband, F.B., of

Scottsboro, Ala., have a new son,

George Bowers, born June 26.

Dawn S. Taylor of Birmingham,

Ala., is the director of marketing

witli Vazda Studios.

'83

Stewart A.W. Low215 Homer Avenue

Voorhees, NJ 08043

Douglas B. Freels is in orthopedic

surgery residency at Tampa Gen-

eral Hospital. He and his wife,

Vicki, and their son live in Tampa,

Fla. Carla M. Nimocks and her

husband, Mallory, of Forrest City,

Ark., have a new daughter,

Caroline, born January 11. JayPoss of Baton Rouge, La., serves as

a probation and parole officer for

the Louisiana Department of Cor-

rections. Timothy T. Tenhet mar-

ried Meri Wilkinson Schmitz on

June 26 in Seaside, Fla.

Anne Freels Bley not

2415 Dellwood Drive

Greensboro, NC 27408

William A. Eaves Jr., was recently

named pastor of Silverlake United

Methodist Church in Woodburry,

Minn. John Evans of Atlanta, Ga.,

has been awarded the Chartered

Financial Consultant professional

designation. Laura ChathamMrachek and her husband, Bruce,

of San Antonio, Texas, have a newchild, Alexis Fontaine, born July 6.

'85

Laurie C.Jarrett Rogers

2012 Park Ave. Apt 2

Richmond, VA 23220

Barbara Francis Arrants works as a

trial attorney for the Davidson

County Metropolitan Public

Defender's Office in Nashville,

Tenn. Jack Barden and Kat Green

Barden of Middlesboro, Ky., have a

new son,John Sawyer, born Febru-

ary 5. Jack also has a newjob as pas-

tor of the First Presbyterian

Church in Middlesboro. David

Binger and Lynetta Cox Binger

both work for Hanover College in

Hanover, Ind. He is an assisant pro-

fessor and director of academic

computing while she is an assistant

professor of biology. Laurie Keyser

Brunner and her husband, Russ,

live in Potomac, Md. She is the

staff manager for the vice presi-

dent of South region sales at

AT&T. Laurence Butcher is taking

a break from surgery residency to

do preventive medicine residency

atJohns Hopkins Hospital. He and

his wife, Catherine (C'87), live in

Baltimore, Md. Phil Campbell of

Memphis, Tenn., had the highest

grade in the first-year class in torts

at Memphis State University LawSchool. Doug Cadett recently com-

pleted his MBA at the University of

Tennessee at Knoxville. Paty Daves

married Dede Chunn on January

30. Angela Parrott Deatsch of Si-

erra Madre, Calif., has finished her

second year at the Southwestern

University Law School. She was re-

cently chosen to that school's law

review. Myles Elledge and Rachael

Davis Elledge of Kensington, Md.,

have a new son, Collin Fletcher,

born March 15. Elizabeth Fuller-

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CLASS NOTES

Oliver and her husband Will, of

Ann Arbor, Mich., have a new son,

Simon Fuller, bornJanuary 29. Wil-

liam A. Gage, married Waverly

White in Houston in August 1992.

Tracie Gill of Elkins, Ark., contin-

ues to work on her M.Ed, at the

University of Arkansas. She has

been involved in a design and de-

velopment program in the educa-

tion department at the Walton Art

Center for over a year. JohnGuglielmi and his wife, Carrie

Beth, have a new daughter, Jodi

Murray, born on April 1 1. Garland

Head works as a lending manager

with IBM Credit Union and in his

spare time volunteers for the Con-

federate Air Force, a group that

maintains World War II airplanes

in dying condition. He and his

wife, Daphne Davis Head (C'83),

live in Dallas, Texas, and cel-

ebrated their first wedding anni-

versary on November 15, 1992.

Ann Jessup of Birmingham, Ala.,

works for the trust department at

AmSouth Bank. She tutors in an

adult literacy program in her spare

time. Todd Lemons of Aptos, Ca-

lif., is a partner at Western Interna-

tional, a company which is in-

volved in international trading of

lumber and agricultural products

with Chile, and spends four to six

months each year in Santiago,

Chile. Roma Lenehan of Madison,

Wis., is nearing completion of her

Ph.D. in genetics at the University

of Wisconsin. Scott Miller and his

wife, Robin, of Tampa, Fla., have a

new son, William [ames, born Feb-

ruary 6. Jon M. Moreland III is the

manager for Shilson & Associates

in Houston, Texas. Rebecca

Nelson of Gross Pointe, Mich.,

continues to work with new publi-

cation developmenl at Gale Re-

search, Inc., in Detroit, Mich. She

planned to attend the Publishing

Institute at the University of Den-

vei this summer. DeborahOverdorff ( ontinues to teach bio-

logical anthropology at Duke Uni-

versity and plans to spend the next

two summers in Madagascar to

continue her research on lemurs.

She and her husband, Michael

Winslett (C'86), live in Chapel 1 [ill,

N.C. Serena Satcher is in her sec-

ond year of residency in physical

medicine and rehabilitation at the

Loyola Medical Center iti Chicago,

III. Beth Godwin Sawyer and her

husband. Bob, of Houston, Texas,

have <i new child, Lindsey Myers,

born April 30. Frank Shoemakerand his wife. Randy (C'86), have a

new son, Thomas Francis

McDowell, born March 24. Jenni-

fer Nettles Sluis of Auburn Hills,

Mich., married Ted Sluis on March

20. Lawrence Wall has just finished

his first year as the assistant head-

master at St. Timothv's-Hale

School in Raleigh, N.C. Mark N.

Waller recently graduated from

the University ol Arkansas LawSchool and is preparing to take the

Arkansas bar exam. Karen Dynkiuk

Walker and her husband, John,

have just arrived in the United

States back from Italy and En-

gland. They live in an historic

home built in the 1830s in down-

town Charleston, S.C. Richard W.

Westlingand his wife, Bronwyn (C87), have a new daughter, MorganElizabeth, born March 9. Jay C.

Zeleskey <>l Dallas, Texas, works as

an attorney with the law firm of

McCauley, Macdonald, Love &Devin.

'86

Read Carson Van de Water

2214 3Hlh SImi, NWWashington, DC 20007

Kimra Anderson recently moved to

Boston, Mass., where she works for

Cambridge Energy Research Asso-

ciates as commercial manager for

Asia. Laura Andress Beaver, and

hei husband, Scott, ol Rocky

Mount, N.C, have a new son,

Fleming Russell, born fanuary 5.

Beth Girardeau Beltron is a senior

planner for Tri-County CommuterRail. She and her husband, Chris-

topher, live in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Maia Boswell continues to work on

her Ph.D. in English at the Univer-

sity of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill. Adrienne Briggs, ol Birming-

ham, Ala., finished her residency

in internal medicine in (tine and

began a fellowship in hematology-

oncology in July at the University

ol Alabama at Birmingham.

Nancy Brim ol Doraville, Ga.,

spent the summer in California

working on her master's degree in

secondary science education al

San Jose State University. She re-

turned to Georgia to teach in Au-

gust. Sarah W. Brown of Boulder.

Colo., continues to work as an en-

vironmental scientist for Jacobs

Engineering in Denver, Colo. Lynn

Randolph Buckner, of Birming-

ham, Ala., is a fourth-year resident

in general surgery at the University

of Alabama at Birmingham Hospi-

tal. Hildreth Budd of Atlanta, Ga.,

is a producer for the nationally-

televised show Backyard America.

Cornelia Todd Harrison Byrd, of

Gary, N.C., started a new job in

December as a plaintiff medical

malpractice litigation paralegal

with the firm of Beskind, Rudolf,

and Maher in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Alison Riopel Cayton practices real

estate law with the firm of Man-ning, Fulton, and Skinner in Ra-

leigh, N.C, where she and her hus-

band, Ellis, live. Liza Martin

Chapman works at the U.S. Em-bassy in Bonn, Germany. Margaret

Hill Cohn and her husband, Elie,

of Los Angeles, Calif., had their

first son, Jonah, in August 1992.

Sandra Gregg Connolly and her

husband, Bryan, live in Fairfield ,

Conn. She runs the office for the

Vineyard Christian Fellowship.

Wendy Lu Keith Cook and her hus-

band, Christopher (C'84), have a

new daughter, Audrey Claire, born

February 1, Dennie Crabtree con-

tinues as a resident in surgery at

Ei finger Medical Center in Chat-

tanooga, Tenn. Laura BowenCrumbaugh and her husband,

Robert, of Birmingham, Ala., have

a new daughter, Morgan Prescott,

bom in November 1992. She

teaches AP government and eco-

nomics at Berry High School in

Birmingham. Carleton Cunn-

ingham, of Charlottesville, Va., has

completed the course work at the

L'niversity of Virginia for a Ph.D. in

European History and is currently

doing research for his dissertation

which concerns English relations

with the German imperial court in

the late-Elizabethan and early-

Stuart era. Jeff deGraan lives in

Elma, Wash., and works for the

Washington Department of Natu-

ral Resources. Evelyne WynneDeLong and her husband, Billy,

recently celebrated their fifth wed-

ding anniversary. They live in

Manvel, Texas, with their son,

Lamar. Susan Harrison Edmondsand her husband, Stewart, of Bir-

mingham, Ala., have a new son,

William Harrison, born in May1992. Brenda E. Ellis of Chatta-

nooga, Tenn., works at the Chatta-

nooga-Hamilton County Public Li-

brary. Robbie Fisher of Key West,

Fla., practices law in the Florida

Keys. Hollis Fitch and AnneMengedoht Fitch of Tarpley, Texas,

have a new daughter, Elsa Stoeling,

born April 23. After recently earn-

ing a bachelor's degree in marine

engineering from Texas A&M Uni-

versity at Galveston, he now sails as

a third engineer forARCO Marine

out of Long Beach, Calif., while

she is busy rearing their newdaughter. Marichal Gentry attends

graduate school in social work at

the University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill. Rudolph Gilchrist of

Antioch, Tenn., teaches Spanish at

Antioch High School. Virginia

Hipp received a master's degree in

international business studies in

May 1992 from the University of

South Carolina, ranked the num-ber one international business pro-

gram in the United States by USNnas & World Report since 1990.

Her focus in the program was Ara-

bic culture, and her three years of

study included intensive summerlanguage school, one year of busi-

ness studies at the University of

Ninety-Nine Ironby Wendell Givens with ArthurBen & Elizabeth N. Chilly

Ninely-Nine Iron, which

chronicles the famous 1899

Sewanee football team, is avail-

able to alumni and friends of

the University at a special price

of $16.50, which includes post-

age and handling. Orders maybe sent to:

Wendell Givens

107 Von Dale Drive

Birmingham, AL 35215

30

CLASS NOTES

South Carolina, one year of

Middle Eastern studies at the

American University in Cairo, six

months working as an intern with

an international corporation, and

a final semester of study back at the

University of South Carolina.

Caroline Morton Huffman of Ra-

leigh, N.C, works as a clinical trials

coordinator at Duke University

Medical Center. She and her hus-

band, Dane, spent their first wed-

ding anniversary m July in Italy

Ruth Sanchez Imizcoz teaches

Spanish at Mars Hill College in

North Carolina. Anne Laigle Jack-

son teaches pre-kindergai ten

classes at the Kincaid School in

Houston, Texas, where she and

her husband, John, live. Randolph

Scott Jackson Jr., and his wife,

Elizabeth, of Lookout Mountain,

Tenn., had their first child,

Randolph Scott Jackson III, in De-

cember 1992. Amy Jenkins works

for South Carolina National Bank

in Charleston, S.C Lynn Kaiser of

Hillsborough, N.C, works in the

PM Gross Chemical Labs at DukeUniversity. Charles D. LaFond of

Richmond, Va., serves as vice-presi-

dent of the YMCA of Greater Rich-

mond. Mary Lane Lennon and her

husband, Thomas (C84), of Knox-

ville, Tenn., have a new daughter,

Mary Elizabeth, born in February

Melanie Krosnes Lewis and her

husband, Richard, of

Bloomington, Ind., had their first

child, Claire, in January. Joe Liles

of Lakewood, Co., works for

Merrill Lynch. John J. Lipsey lives

in Alexandria, Va., and amongother projects, serves as a consult-

ant to his parents' business, British

Isles Originals, an English cottage

shop specializing in crafts, col-

lectibles, and artwork. Brian

Mainwaring lives in Eagan, Minn.,

where he works for the Depart-

ment of Defense. Louise

Richardson Manzella has recently

moved to St. Louis. Brian Masters

and his wife, Elizabeth Klopstock

Masters (C'87), live in Sewanee on15 bluff acres with a pond. Heteaches science and coaches foot-

ball and wrestling at GrundyCounty High School. Susan

Fleming McAllister of Eugene,

Ore., spent two years teaching En-

glish in China, where she met andmarried her husband, Edwin. Nowboth are working toward doctorate

degrees in English at the Univer-

sity of Oregon. Mark Emory

McClendon of Charlottesville, Va.,

has finished his coursework at the

University ofVirginia for a Ph.D. in

English literature and is currently

working on his dissertation. RobMcintosh lives in Dallas, Texas,

where he works for Airborne Ex-

press. Tom Milton and Stuart

White Milton live in Charlotte,

N.C, with their two children,

Maggie and Frazer. Tom serves as

vice president of sales for Ameri-

can IMC. Brian Mullaney earned

his M.D. and Ph.D. in pharmacol-

ogy from Vanderbilt University in

May. He will begin his residency

work at the University of California

at San Francisco in the fall. Jeff

Murray of Arlington, Va., works as

the manager for state, local, andpolitical affairs for the American

Gas Association and runs that

organization s political action

committee. Lisa Kincaid Odomand her husband, Frank, of Ox-

ford, Miss., have a new son, Frank

King Odom III, born April 20. She

plans to begin pharmacy school at

the University of Mississippi in the

fall. J. Perry Patton ol

Lawrenceville, Ga., works for the

consulting engineering firm

EBASCO Services, Inc., in

Norcross, Ga. Don Pearson and his

wile, Katie Curran Pearson (C89),

have recently moved from

Stockholm, Sweden, to Atlanta,

Ga. where he works for McKinsey

& Co., Inc. Karyn Pennington

Reina and her husband, Domenick

(C82), live in Tampa, Fla., where

she substitute teaches and is active

with the local YMCA. Ray Powell of

Athens, Ga., finished his master's

degree in English from the Univer-

sity of Georgia in May and is teach-

ing a group of at-risk teenagers

from Madison, Ga., this summer in

a program sponsored by the Pri-

vate Industry Council. Kathryn

McCrosen Ryan, works at All

Saints' Episcopal Church in Aus-

tin, Texas. After serving five years

in the United States Navy, Walter

Sechriest is now a naval reservist

training out of the National Secu-

rity Agency and is working on a

master's degree in national secu-

rity studies at Georgetown Univer-

sity. Mike Salisbury of Chatta-

nooga, Tenn., works for

NationsBank. Robert Sharp and

Lisa Reynolds Sharp live in Rogers,

Ark. He has just started a design

and construction company called

Town Creek Builders. Randy

Poitevent Shoemaker and her hus-

band, Frank (C85), of Jackson-

ville, Fla., have a new son, ThomasFrancis McDowell Shoemaker Jr.,

born March 24. They both practice

law in Jacksonville. Margaret Sage

Smith ol Washington, D.C., at-

tends Georgetown University LawCenter at night. Sam Smith and

Jeanette Sommers Smith live in

Richmond, Va. She recently re-

ceived her M.Ed, from Virginia

Commonwealth University and is

now looking for a counseling posi-

tion in a high school. Meanwhile,

he has started his own general con-

tracting company, Stonewall Con-

struction Company. Gene Snead

lives in Sewanee and works as a

production supervisor at CKR, a

company which makes automotive

weatherstripping for Nissan,

Honda, Ford, and General Motors.

Phillip Stafford, of Seattle, Wash.,

is a graduate student at the Univer-

sity of Washington. Melissa

Buckley Stump has spent the last

two years flying helicopters in the

Arctic and Antarctic. She married

Greg Stump on February 1.S.Jane

Scarborough Vallejo and her hus-

band, Vicente, recently movedfrom Dallas, Texas, to Quito, Ecua-

dor. Read Carson Van de Water

works as the director of govern-

ment and legislative affairs for

Northwest Airlines and is headed

into her last year of law school at

Georgetown University. She and

her husband, Mark, live in Wash-

ington, D.C Laura Dusek Wolfe

works as a mortgage banker in Chi-

cago, III. Sarah Preston Woodsworks as the manager of corporate

communications at First Pacific

Company Limited in Hong Kong.

She also serves as the secretary of

the Hong Kong Association of

Business and Professional Womenand as the program chairman for

the International Association of

Business Communicators.

Robert Mora If

s

2588 Winslow Drive, NEAtlanta, GA 30305-3374

Shannon Dudley is finishing her

pediatric residency at the Univer-

sity of North Carolina Hospital in

Chapel Hill, N.C, and spent five

weeks this summer on a fellowship

working with Indian health in

Alaska. Grant King of Decatur, Ga.,

graduated magna cum laude from

the College of Law at Georgia State-

University in June. He now works

as an attorney with a law firm in the

Atlanta area. Polly Phillips Link

and her husband, Randy, of Stuart,

Fla., have a new daughter, AnneStuart, born March IS. Steven L.

Sullins married Jacquelyn Corley

Myers in Huntsville, Ala., on

March 20.

'88

Kyle Elisabeth Dice

1217 Lyncrest

Jackson, MS 39202

Laurie E. Andrus of Houston,

Texas, is an accountant of Transco

Energy. Chris Bratcher is working

on his doctorate at the University

of Texas at Austin. He and his wife,

Adelaide Davenport Bratcher

C91, live in Austin. Peggy

Hodgkins of Houston, Texas,

works as a geologist for AmocoProduction Company. Joan M.Keeton married Michael C. Hurst

on May 22 at St. Martin of Tours

Church in Louisville, Ky.

'89

John Patten Guerryjr.

1619 T Bridge Mill Drive

Marietta, GA 30067

Kimberly Brown Abel and her hus-

band, Ashley, have a son, Ash

Newman, born November 17,

1992. Laura Jane Atchison of Ath-

ens, Ga., recently completed her

master's degree in English educa-

tion from the University of Geor-

gia. Cathy Carlisi married Joe

Paprocki in Rome, Italy, on May 5.

Kevin Crosslin graduated in June

from Wayne State Medical School

in Detroit, Mich. He and his wife,

Carol Snead Crosslin, are moving

to Lexington, Ky., where he will

begin his residency in obstetrics

and gynecology at the University of

Kentucky. Lisa D'Ambrosia gradu-

ated magna cum laude from the

University of Mississippi LawSchool. She will attend New York

University in the fall to pursue an

L.L.M. in tax law. Elizabeth

Henson Dukes recently married

William Weston Jones Dukes(C'87) in Mobile, Ala. They live in

31

CLASS NOTES

Charleston, S.C Gwen Colwell

Jonas and her husband, Kenneth,

recently graduated from the Uni-

versity of Alabama at Birmingham

Medical School and began their

residencies in Arizona in June.

Steve Kenney is working on a mas-

ters degree in kinesiology at the

University of Texas while still

coaching at Southwestern Univer-

sity in Georgetown, Texas. David

King plans to attend Syracuse Uni-

versity in the fall to study journal-

ism. Jeff King and Lauren Laviano

King live in Scottsdale, Ariz. Hewas recently promoted to the posi-

tion of airline support manager for

the Pacific region at B.F. Goodrich

Aerospace Company while she is a

group manager for Micro AgeComputer Centers. Eric Love, in

correspondence school at the Uni-

versity of Texas at Austin, works for

Measurement, Inc. In his free

time, he volunteers at Can Sur-

mount where he counsels other

cancer victims and survivors. Eliza-

beth Schooler Mastrion recently

married and moved to Dallas,

Texas. Elizabeth McKay of Cleve-

land Heights, Ohio, sells plastic for

B. F. Goodrich in the wire andcable market on a North American

account basis. William Meadows

Jr., of Greenville, N.C., graduated

from the University of South Ala-

bama College of Medicine on June

(i. He will begin his general surgery

residency at East Carolina Univer-

sity in the fall. John Norman and

Aimee Akers Norman live in Okla-

homa City, Ok. He recently gradu-

ated from the Oklahoma City LawSchool and is currently working on

an international extradition trea-

tise for an attorney while she works

as a paralegal. J.J. Paul recently

married Tom Langston (C'86) and

they now live in Augusta, Ga.

Michael Reeves will attend DukeUniversity's Fuqua School ol Busi-

ness in the fall. He was also re-

cently elected the new president of

the Sewanee Club of the Triangle.

Betsy Bernal Reineke is working

on a M.Ed, in human development

at the Peabody School at

Vanderbilt University. Emily

Robinson graduated from the Uni-

versity of Texas at Houston Medi-

cal School in June and will soon

begin her residency in general sur-

gery at the University of Alabama

at Birmingham. Kevin B. Seaver

lives in Tokyo, Japan, where he

serves as editor of ICS Magazine.

MaryJo Livengood Shankle works

for the National Trust for Historic

Preservation at Drayton Hall Plan-

tation in Charleston, S.C. RegStambaugh and Wende Hall

Stambaugh live in West Palm

Beach, Fla. He recently passed the

Florida bar and is vice-president

and general counsel for Down-

town Group, Inc., a research-based

real estate company. She works for

NationsBank where she is an of-

ficer in consumer banking. Keith

Stein has been accepted into the

veterinary school at Auburn Uni-

versity for the fall. Colleen Peek

Sullivan and her husband, Tom,have moved back to their home-town of Albany, Ga. Scott Yeager is

a corporal in the U.S. Marine

Corps and now serves at the

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in

Cuba. He will be serving for one

year with the U.S. Marine GroundDefense Forces stationed there.

'90

C. Katy Morrisey

3103 Wheat Street

Columbia, SC 29205

Caroline Merrill attends the Culi-

nary Institute of America in HydePark, N.V. Kristine Strieker contin-

ues to work on her master's degree

in elementary education at the

University of Arkansas at Little

Rock.

'91

Marsey L. Waller

3741 Gunston Road

Alexandria, VA 22302

Gary Gibson of Dallas, Texas,

plans to enter the University of

Texas at Dallas to work on an MBA.William G. Kohn works as a parale-

gal in Birmingham, Ala. JohnPieper of San Antonio, Texas, is a

logistics manager with Tubacero

International Corporation. Char-

lotte Thomas married R. Clement

Riddle in fune at Trinity Episcopal

Cathedral in Charleston, S.C. She

is a medical student at the Medical

University of South Carolina in

Charleston while he is employed

by Law Companies Environmental

Inc. in Charleston.

MARY ADELIA MCLEOD,

T'80, ELECTED FIRST

DIOCESAN WOMANBISHOP

The Rev. Mary Adelia McLeod,

who earned a licentiate in theol-

ogy from the University's School

of Theology in 1980, has been

elected as the ninth Episcopal

Bishop ofVermont. Once conse-

crated on November 1 , pending

consents from a majority of standing committees and bishops,

she will be the first woman to lead a diocese of the Episcopal

Church.

McLeod will begin her work in Vermont after serving as co-

rector, with her husband, the Rev. Henry McLeod III, at St.

John's Church in Charleston, W.V A native of Alabama,

McLeod was archdeacon for the western region of West Vir-

ginia. She was the first Alabama woman to become an Episco-

pal priest in 1980, just four years after the American church

began ordaining women. She also has worked as a member of

the diocesan council and was a deputy to the General Conven-

tion in 1988 and 1991.

"I accept with all my heart," McLeod told the diocese. "I amready to live my life among you. I have fallen in love with you

and Vermont and I am ready to join with you in doing our

Lord's work."

'92Lee I). Cogburn Walsh

710 Hin man Ave. #3B

Evanston, IL 60202

Michael Andreu plans to attend

Duke University in the fall to work

on his master's degree in forestry.

Elizabeth Crane married William

Benjamin Swent on July 24 at St.

Michael's Episcopal Church in Or-

lando, Fla. Mark Henry is an envi-

ronmental geologist with OgdenEnvironmental and Energy Ser-

vices Company in Huntsville, Ala.

He is temporarily assigned to work

in Hawaii for the company.

Katherine Reynolds married Will

Anderson in All Saints' Chapel on

July 24. They will reside in Nash-

ville, Tenn. Fairlie Scott married

Mark Herron on July 3 in Mont-

gomery, Ala.

Austin in All Saints' Chapel on July

1 1 . Mary E. Henry married

Jonathan A. Webster in All Saints'

Chapel on June 26.

SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

'62

Joseph Drawdy of Brandon, Fla.,

works as a psychotherapist with

Personal Growth Consultants in

Plant City, Fla.

'80

Wayne P. Wright of New Orleans,

La., and the rector of Grace Epis-

copal Church yvas recently elected

president of the National Network

of Episcopal Clergy Associations.

'93

Miriam A. Street

SI 4 W. Addison #202

Chicago, IL 60613

Tammy M. Haston married J.C.

32

IN MEMORIAM

Felix H. Tucker, C29, of

Nacogdoches, Texas, died January

12, 1993. A member of Phi GammaDelta fraternity, he was the retired

treasurer and comptroller of South-

western Steel & Container. He is sur-

vived by his wife, Ruth, and a son

and daughter.

John D. Simpson Sr., C36, of At-

lanta, Ga., diedJuly 11, 1993. Before

entering Sewanee, he attended

Emory University for one year. Dur-

ing World War II, he served in the

First Division of the U.S. Marine

Corps in the Pacific. He had a long

and varied career in the insurance

business, specializing in cotton in-

surance and ocean marine under-

writing and production. He is sur-

vived by a son and two daughters.

We have learned of the death of

Alan C. Hinshelwood, C41, of Ft.

Walton Beach, Fla., on February 9,

1992. He is survived by his wife,

Frances, and his son, Ian Bruce

Hinshelwood, C'69.

Harold Lewis Belew, C'45, < >f Milan,

Tenn., died March 21, 1993. Heserved as a sergeant in the U.S. ArmyAir Force during World War II. Hereceived his B.S. degree from Bethel

College in 1949. He worked as a pro-

duction supervisor for U.S. RubberCompany in Milan and was a retired

specification specialist for Alsto

Packaging Company at the time of

his death. He is survived by his wife,

Bobbie, and two children.

Blackburn Hughes Jr., C48, of

Charleston, S.C., died April 20,

1993. During World War II, he

served as a first lieutenant. He re-

ceived his M.Ed, from Harvard Uni-

versity in 1955 and taught English

and coached tennis at St. Andrew's

School in Middletown, Del., for 19

years before joining the faculty at

Porter-Gaud School in Charleston in

1967. He is survived by a brother.

John B. Shober Jr., C'50, of Mobile,

Ala., died in April 1993. He served in

the U.S. Navy during World War II.

An economics major at Sewanee, hewas a member of Phi Delta Theta

fraternity, a proctor, and a memberof the track team. For a number of

years, he worked in Baton Rougeand New Orleans, La., as a sales en-

gineer for Metal Goods Corpora-

tion. At the time of his death, he was

an administrative assistant with the

City of Mobile. He is survived by his

wife, Patsy, and his son, John B.

Shober III, C'76, and a sister.

Floyd W. Leonard, C'51, of Los

Gatos, Calif., died April 27, 1993. He

majored in French and was a mem-Ixi of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity,

the Order of Gownsmen, and Phi

Beta Kappa. He was also a proctor

and the chairman of the Discipline

Committee.

Kirkman Finlayjr., C'58, of Colum-bia, S.C., diedJune 27, 1993. An En-

glish major, he was a member of Al-

pha Tan Omega fraternity, the Or-

der of Gownsmen, the Wellingtons,

and the Debate Council. After

graduating from Sewanee, he en-

tered Harvard University School of

Law from which he received his law

degree in 1961 . His first job was with

Boyd, Bruton, Knowlton &Tate,oneof the largest law firms in Columbia.

By 1967, he had made partner. Dur-

ing the 1970s, he became active in

Columbia politics, first being

elected to the City Council and then

serving as mayor of Columbia from1978-86 during which time he mas-

terminded the construction of manynew buildings to help rejuvenate the

city's economy, pushed the city to

change the method of electing its

council, opening the way to black

members, and encouraged the ex-

penditure of public funds for cul-

tural programs. After leaving public

office, he worked for the ColumbiaDevelopment Corporation. He is

survived by his wife Mary Fleming

and a son and daughter.

J. Proctor Hill Jr., C'60, of El

Dorado, Ark., died May 27, 1993. Ahistory major at Sewanee, he was a

member of the Order of Gowns-

men, the German Club, the English-

Speaking Union, the University

Choir, and the Sewanee Purple. After

graduating from Sewanee, he served

in the U.S. Air Force from 1963-69,

He joined Whitney National Bank in

New Orleans, La., in 1964 and re-

tired as an assistant vice-president in

December 1987 before moving back

to his hometown of El Dorado.

Robert P. Davis, C'64, of Winnetka,

111., died July 7, 1993. A biology ma-

jor, he was a proctor, president of

Beta Theta Pi fraternity, a memberof the Order of Gownsmen, Blue

Key, Red Ribbon Society, and Los

Peones. He was captain of the unde-

feated football team of 1963. Anend, he earned All-CAC honors and

was an honorable mention selection

to the Little All-America football

team. After graduating from

Sewanee, he went on to earn his

medical degree from Northwestern

University Medical School in 1969

and performed his surgical resi-

dency at Northwestern from 1969 to

1975. In 1989, he also received an

M.M. degree from Northwestern

Kellogg Business School, lie was

chairman of the department ol sur-

gery at Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini

Medical Center in Chicago, 111.,

former chairman of ColumbusCabrini Medical Foundation, and a

physician at that hospital for nearly

20 years. He is survived by his wife,

Leigh, a daughter, a son, his lather

and mother, his brother. Bill, C68,and two other brothers.

K. Logan Jackson, C7I, ol

Gaithersburg, Md., died [une 9,

1993. An English major who gradu-

ated cum laudefrom Sewanee, he was

a member ol Alpha Tan Omega fra-

ternity, the Order ofGownsmen, the

Discipline Committee, and the RedRibbon Society. He also served as a

proctor and as chairman of the

Honor Council. He received the

Award for Excellence in English Lit-

erature and the Sewanee Rei'ieiti Prize

for Critical Writing. Alter graduat-

ing from Sewanee, he attended Ox-

ford University in England for a year

and received an M.Div. from Vir-

ginia Theological Seminary. After

ordination, he served in various

posts in Tennessee and Kentucky. In

1985, however, he left a pastorate at

a flourishing parish in Pewee Valley,

Ky., after he felt called by God to de-

vote his life to serving needy chil-

dren. He sold all his belongings and

moved with his wife and three chil-

dren to Washington, D.G, where the

family soon began a street ministry,

called Exodus Youth Services, Inc.,

for runaways and homeless, refugee,

and latchkey children. He is sur-

vived by his wife, Mary Lyman, two

sons and a daughter, his parents,

and one brother.

Steven C. Lembesis, C78, < >f Wash-

ington, D.C., died June 7, 1993. Anhonors political science graduate

from Sewanee, he served as presi-

dent of the College Democrats and

as commander of Sigma Nu frater-

nity and was a member of the Order

of Gownsmen. He worked as a vol-

unteer tutor at the Sewanee Public

School and wrote for the Saoanee

Purple. After graduating from

Sewanee, he went on to Florida State

University where he was a research

fellow from 1982-84 and where he

received a master's degree in urban

and regional planning in 1984. Hewas the director of development in

Washington, D.C., of the Panos Insti-

tute, a nonprofit policy institute. His

work included the securing of fund-

ing for small AIDS service groups

throughout the Americas. He is sur-

vived by his mother, Celia Jebeles

Lembesis, and a sister.

Todd A. Cheek, C90, ol Atlanta,

Ga., died in (une 1993. A magna nun

laude graduate of Sewanee, he was a

sales associate with Property Systems

Real Estate in Atlanta. He is survived

by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William

G. Cheek.

ROBERT FOWLER, RETIRED

PUBLISHER AND REGENT

Robert D. Fowler, C'52, of

Alpharetta, Ga., died June 13, 1993.

An economics major, he served as

president of Kappa Alpha Orderand as editor of the Sewanee Purple.

He was also a member of the Order

of Gownsmen, Omicron Delta

Kappa, the Green Ribbon Society,

the Highlanders, the English-Speak-

ing Union, the Cap & Gown stall and

the Mountain Goat staff.

After graduating from Sewanee,

he served in the U.S. Air Force as a

navigator from 1952-56. After finish-

ing his service in the military, he

took on the job of editor of the

weekly Cobb County Times from 1956

-58 and of the Marietta Daily Journal

from 1958-64.

In 1965, Fowler bought the

Lawreneeville News-Herald, a weekly

newspaper without a press, renamedit the Gwinnett Daily News and con-

verted it into a six-day daily. He built

the paper up to the point that, in

1987, he and his partners drew na-

tional attention when they sold the

News Company, including the

Gwinnett Daily News, Widner News,

and Forsyth County News to the NewYork Times Company for a reported

$88.2 million. This sale triggered a

five-year newspaper "war" between

the Times Company and Atlanta-

based Cox Enterprises, which ownsthe Allan laJournal-Constitution.

Fowler was also active in the com-munity serving as a board memberof the Atlanta Crime Commission,

the Georgia Family and Children

Services, the Georgia Press Educa-

tional Foundation, the Gwinnett

Foundation, the Gwinnett YMCAand the Gwinnett County ChamberofCommerce. He also served on the

Board of Regents for Sewanee from

1988 until his death.

He is survived by his wife, Judith;

two daughters, Nancy F. Bivins,

C'80, and Louise Chernecky; a step-

mother; two brothers, Ralph W.Fowler Jr., C'47, andJohn W. Fowler,

C'56; a sister; four grandchildren; a

nephew, Charles M. Fowler, C'80; a

niece, Laura Ann Fowler, C'80; and

a cousin, Otis A. Brumby Jr., C'62.

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AFTERWORD

FROM THE FOREST

TO THE CITY

by the

Rt. Rev. PeterJames Lee, HV3

Forty years ago I set foot on this

mountain for the first time and I

have been enchanted with

Sewanee ever since. I was a high

school student attending a con-

ference nearby at Monteagle. I

had heard of Sewanee for years

from my childhood rector and

many Sewanee graduates. Their

affection for this place, their sto-

ries about this place, told me that

I was not the only one en-

chanted. But when the time

came for me to attend college, I

had moved away from that

chinch involvement that was ac-

cess to Sewanee for me. I was still

enchanted. I was accepted by two

colleges, one of them the Univer-

sity of the South, but I declined

admission here because I was

afraid that if I came to this moun-

tain of enchantment I would end

up in the ordained ministry of

the Episcopal Church.

For me to be here today is a

sign of God's sense of humor, of

the mirth that G.K. Chesterton

once wrote was too great for

Jesus to display on earth except

in parables. Forty years late I'm

back on this mountain to stand

among you and the Class of 1993

as you leave this enchanted forest

for the adventure of uncertainty

and risk that characterizes lives of

fulfillment and purpose.

For me, the enchantment of

Sewanee had something to do

with making decisions about

what might happen next in my

life.

I suggest to you that the

uniqueness ofSewanee as a place

of enchantment echoes one of

the oldest spiritual journeys of

humankind—which is going into

the forest to learn how to live in

the city.

Sewanee, if it has done its means to learn to live in the city

work with you, has introduced as well-prepared citizens, a voca-

you to the great classical tradi- tion especially appropriate to

tions, and it is distinguished in people nourished by the Chris-

the most rigorous contemporary dan tradition where Athens and

intellectual disciplines. It is also a Jerusalem meet,

place where men and women to- Cities, by definition, bring to-

gether begin to understand what gether different groups and dif-

they want to be. ferent interests. Cities are the

Of all the characteristics that places of specialization in the

are unique to Sewanee, none is professions, like medicine and

more significant than its identity law, of creativity and achieve-

as a liberating center of educa- merit in the arts and commerce,

tion in the context of faith. And The mix of a city is that it encour-

it is that faith identity of Sewanee ages rather than eliminates

that gives the

experience of

enchantment in

the forest pur-

pose and mean-

ing as it pre-

pares people to|

live in the city.

The purpose

of the University

of the South is

to educate

healthy differ-

g] ences. It is no

accident that a

faith that cel-

ebrates the di-

versity of hu-

man gifts be-

gan in a city

and flourished

in cities.

What a

transgression it

young men and women in the is against that Gospel to make

broadest and deepest intellectual cultural conformity a prerequi-

and cultural traditions, while site to faith. It is a battle we fight

they are nourished in a commu- today, beginning in our own

nity of faith, a faith whose forma- hearts. Many city dwellers act too

tive story begins in a garden, in a often as if the city's diversity were

lush green forest in the Book of a threat and not a gift.

Genesis and ends in the Revela- The Gospel of Jesus Christ

tion of St. John the Divine with a unites people, not by erasing

radiant vision of the city of God their differences but by erasing

descending as a gift to the hu- the barriers among them so the

man race. differences can be shared. Cities

You may love the forest of en- that are robust and strong in-

chantment here but if you re- elude that healthy balance of

main here, you will be fixed in il- honoring the diversity of their

lusion and betray your experi- people and making the diversity

ence here. You are called to leave accessible to one another,

the forest for the city. Healthy cities are places where

That city may be Atlanta or individuals can excel, whatever

Atmore, it could be Huntsville or the circumstances of their family

Houston, London or Loudoun or of their birth.

County, for the city is not neces- So the city as a model for hu-

sarily a massive concentration of man community means the hon-

population, but rather a vision of oring of two important truths,

the human community. The edu- Who we are as individuals, the

cation you have received here in distinctive gifts of each of us, are

the context of faith includes the to be honored because they are

vocation to civilize, and that the gifts of God. I hope you

learned that here. And that hon-

oring occurs most fully in a city

—

where differences can be seen as

gifts that enhance the whole

body in a community of mutual

honor. I hope you invest your

learning in urbane service to the

communities where you live.

This weekend you leave the

enchantment of the forest for

the excitement of the city.

Cities are trend-setters. They

are places for experiments, for

change, for new beginnings that

spread from cities to the world

beyond. Today you are called to

leave this mountain on a civiliz-

ing adventure. You are called to

leave the forest and enter the cit-

ies. What a necessary vocation

that is! For it is the absence of ci-

vility, in the deepest sense of that

word, that is at the root of vio-

lence in the Balkans, at the root

cause of the instability of the re-

publics of the former Soviet

Union; it is the absence of civility,

of the capacity of human beings

to live together with dynamic dif-

ferences, that paralyzes our cities

with fear and suspicion. You are

to fulfill Isaiah's promise to re-

pair the ruined cities.

The 21st Century will need

people who have come away, into

the forest, into the wilderness, as

Jesus often left his ministry for

time away at prayer, so that when

you enter the dynamism and di-

versity of cities you are richly pre-

pared with minds alive in a

search for truth, hearts open for

compassion, souls aflame for

God's reign ofjustice, and ready

to live as citizens in a commonlife.

You leave the forest of en-

chantment on a civilizing mis-

sion. The God who is making all

things new invites you to help

shape that Holy city that is God's

gift to us all.

Bishop of'Virginia PeterJames Lee

preached this sermon during the

1 993 baccalaureate service.

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