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LWC to name advancement building for Sue Cravens Stivers Naming of Sue Cravens Stivers Alumni House ceremony will take place at11:30amCT as part of Founder's Day activities; Founder's Day will honor winner of President's Award, Teacher of the Year, Begley Scholars; Wayne Meisel, President, Bonner Foundation to speak at Founder's Day By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Affairs Lindsey Wilson College will celebrate its best and brightest students on Thursday, give thanks to its supporters and honor one of Adair County's most notable citizens when the college holds its annual Founders' Day on Thursday. In addition to the annual Founders' Day Dinner, the day will include Honors Convocation and the re-naming of one of its buildings. "This is such a wonderful time of the year on campus because it is when we pause to celebrate the many outstanding accomplishments of our students and faculty," Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr, said. "It's also a celebration of the people who have supported this college and enabled it to reach new heights." At 11:30amCT, the college will re-name its Advancement Building the Sue Cravens Stivers Alumni House in honor of LWC trustee and longtime supporter Sue Cravens Stivers. Honors Convocation will be held at 4pmCT in Biggers Sports Center, and then the Founders' Day Dinner will be held at 6pmCT in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. The public is invited to attend the dedication of the Stivers Alumni House, which will be held in front of the house on Myrtle Street. The LWC Board of Trustees decided to name the house in honor of Stivers because of the "many things she has done to advance the Lindsey Wilson mission, both locally and nationally," Luckey said. "Few people have done more to help Lindsey Wilson and Columbia-Adair County than Sue Stivers," Luckey said. "She works tirelessly to promote this community and this college so that everyone can enjoy a better quality of life. If there is a community organization, board or committee formed to improve Adair County's quality of life, you will find Sue's name on the membership roster." Stivers said that she has been involved with Lindsey Wilson for more than two decades because "I have a passion for education." "I came from a family who had that same passion," she said. "Education is the only thing that will change the world and help build strong communities." Stivers grew up in the Webbs Crossroads community of Russell County Stivers grew up in the Webbs Crossroads community of Russell County. Her older brother and sister attended Lindsey Wilson, but she was unable to attend because the college did not offer a home economics major. But she always loved the college as if it were alma mater as well. "From those days, I developed a love for Lindsey Wilson, and it has been a part of me all my life," she said. "I love being a part of the Lindsey Wilson family. God has richly blessed my life as I give of my time, talents and resources to Lindsey Wilson." After she graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in home economics, Stivers spent nine years in the Cumberland County Cooperative Extension Office, working as the first home economics Extension officer in Cumberland County history. While serving Cumberland County, Stivers took graduate courses at UK and George Washington University, concentrating on public policy, human relations and government relations. Stivers then came to Adair County to serve as its home economics agent. While working in Extension, she was responsible for developing adult-education programs that extended UK research to the everyday lives of Adair County's citizens: homemaker clubs, a weekly newspaper column, a weekly radio program, and worked with area teachers, youth and 4-H clubs. She is currently executive director of the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce. Stivers has been an LWC trustee since 1993. In 2001, she was named an honorary LWC alumna by the Lindsey Wilson College National Alumni Association. She has also received numerous honors from UK and the Cooperative Extension Service. Stivers said that she is involved with Lindsey Wilson because "I believe in the mission of Lindsey Wilson." "But more importantly Lindsey Wilson carries out that mission every day," she said. "Students, not only in Southcentral Kentucky but throughout the world, get a quality education at Lindsey Wilson." Stivers said that she has been impressed how Lindsey Wilson changes students' lives. "I see those lives changed and it's exciting," she said. "Without Lindsey Wilson, so thousands of students would not have had the opportunity to get an education and experience a life of success." Stivers said she was "blown away" when the college's trustees decided to name the Advancement Building in her honor. "I consider this the greatest honor that any person could ever have bestowed upon them," she said. "This honor comes from 'home' the people who really know me. That's what makes it so special. There is no way that I can express my true feelings of thanks and appreciation to those who made this possible. I shall always be grateful." Honors Convocation will include President's Award, Teacher of the Year, and New Begley Scholars At the college's Honors Convocation, which is also open to the public, more than two dozen academic honors will be presented. In addition to departmental academic awards, the college will announce the President's Award, Teacher of the Year and the new Begley Scholars. The President's Award is presented annually by the LWC president to a graduating member of the senior class who best exemplifies the spirit of the Lindsey Wilson mission; the teacher of the Year is given annually by the Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association to a member of the college's faculty; and the new Begley Scholars will include members of the Lindsey Wilson freshman class of 2008 and one returning member of the college's student body. Founder's Day Speaker is Wayne Meisel This year's Founders' Day speaker will be Wayne Meisel, president of the The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation of Princeton, N.J. The Bonner Foundation supports scholarships for low-income students at schools in the Southeast and Midwest through the Bonner Scholars Program. In return, each scholarship recipient performs 600 hours of community service a year. Meisel graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University. He was a John Harvard Scholar for the highest academic achievement and was awarded a John Finley Travelling Fellow. With this fellowship Meisel walked from Maine to Washington to champion student and campus involvement in community service. As founder of the internationally known Campus Outreach Opportunity League, Meisel created a platform for students and graduates to lead, sustain and challenge their peers to serve others and bring about positive change. Working with COOL from 1983 to 1989, he set the tone for youth-run/youth-led organizations. His efforts brought about coalitions between and among individuals, campuses, local communities and all levels of government that today are actively engaged in program conduct and policy implementation. Meisel has served on the National Boards of Directors of the Independent Sector, COOL, and The New Grange School, a nationally acclaimed school for youths with learning disabilities. He was also a founding board member of the President's Commission on National and Community Service and Teach for America. Meisel is the author of two books, Building a Movement: Students in Community Service and On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: From Student Ideas to Campus Action. He has also edited two books of quotes: Men About Men and Light One Candle. For more information about the day's activities, contact the college at info@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8400. This story was posted on 2008-04-23 09:21:37
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