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2005 in review at Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY By Duane Bonifer boniferd@lindsey.edu Director Public Relations, Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The year 2005 was another time of growth and records at Lindsey Wilson College. The college awarded a total of 394 undergraduate and graduate degrees at two commencement ceremonies; the largest class in college history was enrolled; the men's soccer team won the program's seventh NAIA national title; and the college received the largest estate gift in its 102-year history. JANUARY Pinning ceremonies are held for LWC students at the college's campuses at Big Sandy Community & Technical College-Prestonsbrug Campus, Hazard Community & Technical College-University Center of the Mountains and Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College-Cumberland Campus. ... Five students of the LWC Progressive Student Organization attend the second inauguration of President George W. Bush. FEBRUARY Alumni Heather Baker of women's basketball and Tim Johnson of cycling are inducted into the LWC Athletic Hall of Fame. ... 2004 alumna Sarah Collier Culver receives the Professional Development Award from the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators. The award is given to the outstanding education graduate from colleges and universities in the 15-state education association. MARCH Former LWC President Rev. Dr. L. Rodford McDonald, who was the fifth president from 1971-78, dies on March 19 in Campbellsville, Ky., at age 91. ... Associate Professor of Art and Education Lori G. Sargent is named associate dean of the faculty. ... The men's basketball team finishes the season with a 30-4 record, the first time in program history the Blue Raiders have recorded consecutive 30-win seasons. APRIL Ground is broken on the $9 million Science Center, a three-story, 42,000-square-foot building that will open in fall 2006. ... The 3,000-square-foot Sumner Center, which houses Lindsey Wilson's campus ministries program, is dedicated. ... Six incoming freshmen and one returning student are named to the 2005-06 class of Begley Scholars. ... A memorial service is held for cross country and track & field coach Gary Stoner, who died at age 58. ... Graduating senior Hollye Clark of Simpsonville, Ky., serves an internship in the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and is also named a Kentucky Derby Festival princess. MAY In his 2005 spring commencement address, Kentucky author Wendell Berry challenges graduates to help end the destructive cycle of human violence. LWC awards 172 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the ceremony. (During the 2004-05 academic year, LWC awarded 379 total degrees -- the most in school history.) ... Graduating senior Gabe Hardy of Owensboro, Ky., receives the highly competitive Cralle Foundation Scholarship, which is given annually to a graduate of Kentucky's 19 private colleges and universities, to attend the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. ... Sophomore Ashley Paige Schaffner of Vine Grove, Ky., represents LWC at the 75th Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival in Pineville, Ky. JUNE Veteran fund-raiser Ronald E. Heath is named vice president for advancement. ...LWC's athletics program finishes sixth in the United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup, the program's best finish. JULY Associate Professor of English Morris A. Grubbs participates in "Faulkner and Southern History," a five-week teaching seminar sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities at the University of South Carolina. ... 2003 alumna Brittani Miller is named director of alumni relations. ... Several LWC students serve summer internships, including: senior Andy Mann of Columbia at Los Angeles at The Directors Bureau and in the California office of HKM, a national production company; and graduating senior Barry Dunn in the Washington, D.C., office of Kentucky U.S. Senator Jim Bunning. AUGUST LWC opens the 2005-06 school year with a record 1,902 students. Over the last four school years, total enrollment has increased by more than 46 percent, making LWC one of the fastest-growing private colleges in America. ... Eight new members join the LWC faculty. Over the last seven school years, the full-time faculty has increased by more than 60 percent. ... Blue Raider Bob is unveiled as the new mascot of LWC athletics. SEPTEMBER In response to colleges and universities affected by Hurricane Katrina, LWC creates the Katrina Relief Visiting Student Program, which provides a one-time academic scholarship to students from Gulf Coast colleges and universities. ... LWC students, faculty and staff participate in Malvina Farkle Day, the college's annual day of community service. ... The Turner family of Scottsville, Ky., gives two downtown buildings -- which cover more than 8,300 square feet and are valued at $157,000 -- to LWC's Scottsville Campus. ... 1998 alumnus Brady C. Button is named director of annual giving. OCTOBER 1930 alumnus James S. Harris of Gracey, Ky., leaves LWC about $750,000 in his estate, the largest estate gift in the college's 102-year history. Harris made the gift in honor of former LWC President A.P. White. ... LWC community celebrates the college's relationship with The United Methodist Church at a special ceremony in V.P. Henry Auditorium. ... Professor of Art Tim Smith unveils a public sculpture in Columbia Cemetery that honors Civil War hero Col. Frank Lane Wolford of Adair County. ... More than 525 area children and their families participate in campus' 12th-annual "Safe Halloween." NOVEMBER LWC celebrates its 74th-annual Homecoming Weekend by honoring five alumni and one friend of the college. Junior Travis Mitchell of Glasgow, Ky., is crowned king, and senior Victoria Fletcher of Glasgow is crowned queen. ... LWC creates the School of Professional Counseling, which includes the college's human services and counseling undergraduate program and counseling and human development graduate program. It is the only one of its kind of school in the nation. ... The men's soccer team wins the program's 7th NAIA national title and finishes the season 23-1-0. DECEMBER LWC Professor of Human Services John Rigney delivers the 2005 winter commencement address as LWC awards 202 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the college's second winter commencement. ... Associate Professor of Communication Greg Phelps and four LWC upperclassmen travel to Salzburg, Austria, for a week-long international conference of college students. Founded in 1903, Lindsey Wilson is a vibrant liberal arts college affiliated with the Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. Lindsey Wilson offers a bachelor of arts degree in 20 career areas and a master's degree in counseling and human development. The college's 2005-06 enrollment is record 1,902 students and includes students from 98 Kentucky counties, 26 U.S. states and territories, and 34 foreign countries. This story was posted on 2005-12-31 06:18:07
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