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Sally Markle: A remarkable Adair Countian retires from LWC From Lindsey Wilson College "Student Life," Lindsey.edu By Emily Harlan, Lindsey Wilson College staff writer Bragging is not Sally Markle's strength. During more than 20 years of service to Lindsey Wilson College, Markle helped hundreds of students earn a college degree as a full-time faculty member and director of the college's learning programs. But Markle, who is retiring this summer, says the students she worked with deserve all the credit. "I set up the environment so the students could learn, but they did all the work" Markle said. "I look back at the students who came to Lindsey Wilson with challenges and they made it. When I see students walk across the stage at commencement, I remember how they accomplished their goals. It's something they've done." Markle's colleagues say she did more than help create a positive, supporting environment for students. They say that many LWC graduates would not have walked across the Biggers Sports Center stage without her help. "Sally is a genuinely remarkable lady," said Provost & Dean of the Faculty William B. Julian, who worked with Markle for the last 10 years. "She is not only talented in her work, but she's very talented with students and her fellow employees. "The result is her impact, which is as significant as any contribution made by a member of the faculty. The difference she made on campus is decisive. There are people who graduated from Lindsey Wilson because Sally Markle worked them all the way to graduation." Chancellor John B. Begley, who was president when Markle came to Lindsey Wilson, said she embodies the college's mission of serving of "every student, every day." "There are three things about Sally Markle that place her high on the list of valued employees: one, she's mission-driven; two, she's mission-driven; and three, she's mission-driven," Begley said. "All students have academic needs. Most have social, cultural, physical and spiritual needs. Sally was tuned in with intuitive skills to know what those needs were and she worked hard to meet them." A first-generation college student Markle was a first-generation college student. Her parents had high expectations for her academic success, and they were adamant that she would attend college. Markle got a teaching degree and taught kindergarten and elementary school for 10 years before moving to Adair County with her husband, Dave, in 1977. The couple managed a farm, where they raised hogs, cattle and horses and grew tobacco. Markle was working at a deli when she responded to a newspaper advertisement for a library assistant at Lindsey Wilson. Markle got the job, and her career at Lindsey Wilson soon took off. While working in the Katie Murrell Library, Markle also taught a freshman seminar class in 1989. She gradually began to manage the freshman seminar program and direct the developmental learning center. "For a while, the developmental program was a one-person department - me," Markle said. "I did the best I could with what I had. The program has come a long way. Now we have qualified tutors, work-study students and full-time specialized faculty who take their jobs seriously and put in many hours. I'd like to see the developmental program become the most important, visible and respected program on campus." Will spend retirement with family Markle plans to spend her retirement with family. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1982. Living in remission for 18 years, her cancer returned in 2000. She now has stage four cancer in her breasts, liver and bones. "I'm going to take it one day at a time," Markle said. "My goal is to spend time with my 3-year-old granddaughter so she'll remember me. I'm going to write stories for her, contact old friends and enjoy our farm." But Markle said her physical condition is not without its blessings. She said it forces her to focus on what really matters in life."You assume life is forever, and you get so caught up in it you don't prepare for the end of your life," she said. "I'm one of the lucky ones; a lot of people don't have time to prepare to die. I do." LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. noted that even though Markle is retiring from Lindsey Wilson, her influence will continue in the lives of students she touched. "There's no person who has ever worked on Lindsey Wilson's campus that better personified active caring and Christian concern than Sally Markle," Luckey said. "I've heard students tell stories about how much they love Mrs. Markle. "The students have a relationship with Sally, and that's why they worked hard for her. She cares and they know it. Sally provided a living-learning environment and pushed our students to become better by simply caring and showing an interest in their success."Story courtesy Lindsey Wilson College This story was posted on 2007-06-24 08:15:12
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