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LWC confers 158 degrees as Class of 2012 reaches 445
Commencement speaker Rev. Wayne Meisel, Allan Parnell of Louisville, KY, an Adair County native who is founder and CEO of Mister "P" Express and chair of the Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees; and Columbia resident Sue Stivers of Columbia, a community leader and longtime Lindsey Wilson trustee all received honorary doctorates.
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By Duane Bonifer
News from Lindsey Wilson College
COLUMBIA, KY - - Members of the second half of Lindsey Wilson College's Class of 2012 were told Saturday to "transform the world the same way that Lindsey Wilson College has transformed you."
The liberal arts college conferred a total of 158 undergraduate and graduate degrees at its 95th commencement ceremony, held Saturday morning in Biggers Sports Center. Combined with the degrees awarded at last December's winter commencement, LWC graduated a total of 445 undergraduate and graduate students this school year, the fourth largest class in the college's 109-year history.
In the commencement address, the Rev. Wayne Meisel of the Cousins Foundation told the spring graduates to ignore the gloomy statistics of entering the workforce during a challenging economic time.
"Don't look at the statistics. They are not helpful," said Meisel, who is director of faith and service at the Cousins Foundation of Atlanta. "You might get discouraged or feel defeated. The problem with statistics is they don't tell your story. What you need to know is the world is crying out for people who know how to love, who want to be needed, who have the support of a larger family like this one" at Lindsey Wilson.
Paraphrasing Archimedes' famous aphorism, Meisel told the graduates: "Lindsey Wilson College has given you that place to stand and you have already begun to move the world."
Meisel has been involved with LWC for almost a decade, including when he served as founder and president of The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation of Princeton, N.J.
"I am reminded of the line in (Harper Lee's novel) To Kill a Mocking Bird when Atticus tells his daughter, Scout, that in every lawyer's life there is a case that affects them personally," Meisel told the graduates and more than 2,500 guests. "And I guess Lindsey Wilson is my case that has affected me personally. It has given definition to my life's work."
Meisel, who graduated from Harvard University before becoming a national leader in the service-learning movement, said he has been impressed by Lindsey Wilson's mission and its strong sense of identity.
"There are two schools I am thinking about right now that don't get caught up in comparing themselves to others," Meisel said in his commencement address. "One is my alma mater, Harvard, who doesn't compare themselves to anyone because so many others are comparing themselves to Harvard. ... I have never heard Lindsey Wilson compare itself to anyone. You, like Harvard, define yourself by your own standards, your own vision and your own expectations."
Lindsey Wilson's clear sense of institutional identity can serve as a lesson to other colleges and universities who are worried about the coming shake-up in U.S. higher education, Meisel said.
"There are some who ask, 'What is the value of a college campus if we can get educated on our own while looking at a computer while we sit at Starbucks while drinking a latte?'" Meisel said. "Those who think this way have not come to Columbia, Ky. They have not seen or heard the stories of transition and transformation that come from the result of a comforting, yet challenging community of higher education here at Lindsey Wilson."
Meisel received an honorary doctorate from LWC. Also receiving honorary doctorates from the college were: Allan Parnell of Louisville, KY, an Adair County native who is founder and CEO of Mister "P" Express and chair of the Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees; and Columbia resident Sue Stivers of Columbia, a community leader and longtime Lindsey Wilson trustee. - Duane Bonifer
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Honorary Doctorates
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC.
Honorary Doctorates: Lindsey Wilson College President William T. Luckey Jr., left, joins the honorary doctorate recipients the Rev. Wayne Meisel, second from left, Sue Stivers of Columbia and Allan Parnell of Louisville, KY, Saturday at the college's 95th commencement ceremony, held in Biggers Sports Center. -Duane Bonifer
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Moving tassels
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC. From Students to Graduates: Graduates Alexander Wayne Kelsay of Columbia, left, Sara Keller of Greenville, IN., center, and Kayla Johnson of Hawesville, KY, move the tassel from the right side to the left side of their mortar board Saturday morning to symbolize their graduation from Lindsey Wilson College. All three received a bachelor of arts degree from the liberal arts college. LWC awarded a total of 158 degrees at Biggers Sports Center. -Duane Bonifer
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Rev. Wayne Meisel
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
The Rev. Wayne Meisel of the Cousins Foundation of Atlanta delivers the Lindsey Wilson College spring commencement address Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Biggers Sports Center. "I have never heard Lindsey Wilson compare itself to anyone," he said. "You, like Harvard, define yourself by your own standards, your own vision and your own expectations." -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Dr. Gerald Chafin
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Singers: Lindsey Wilson College Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music Gerald Chafin directors the Lindsey Wilson Singers Saturday morning, May 12, 2012, at the college's 95th commencement ceremony in Biggers Sports Center. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Studying notes
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Reviewing Notes: The Rev. Wayne Meisel of the Cousins Foundation of Atlanta sits against the Rainwater Oak Tree Saturday morning while reviewing the text of the spring commencement address he gave less than two hours later at Biggers Sports Center. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Moses Aduny
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
From National Champ to College Graduate: Lindsey Wilson College President William T. Luckey Jr. presents Moses Aduny of Kampala, Uganda, with a bachelor of arts degree in human services and counseling Saturday morning at the college's 95th commencement ceremony in Biggers Sports Center. Aduny was a key members of the 2011 LWC men's soccer NAIA national champion team. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Class of 2012
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Class of 2012 Members : Lindsey Wilson College graduates Chaz Dunn of Columbia and Cristin Duncan of Russell Springs, KY, were among those who received degrees Saturday during the college's 95th commencement ceremony at Biggers Sports Center. Dunn earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication with a theater minor, and Duncan earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology with a chemistry minor. LWC awarded 158 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the ceremony. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Congrats from the Chairf
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College Board of Trustees Chair Allan Parnell of Louisville, KY, congratulates Heather Gordon of Stanford, KY, Saturday after she received a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education. LWC awarded 158 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the ceremony, held at Biggers Sports Center. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Filing into Biggers
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Filing into Biggers Sports Center: Lindsey Wilson College faculty and trustees file into Biggers Sports Center Saturday morning for the college's 95th commencement ceremony. LWC awarded 158 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the ceremony. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Stacks of Diplomas
2012-05-12 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Stacks of Diplomas: Lindsey Wilson College Associate Dean of the Faculty Lori Sergent gathers diplomas to be distributed Saturday morning at the college's 95th commencement ceremony, held at Biggers Sports Center. LWC awarded 158 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the ceremony. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Final form
2012-05-12 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo By Duane Bonifer, LWC photos.
Final FormLindsey Wilson College graduates Cheryl Wall of Columbia, left, Leslie McGowan of Russell Springs, KY, and Hannah Allen of Battletown, KY, complete a survey distributed to graduating seniors Saturday morning in V.P. Henry Auditorium. LWC awarded 158 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the ceremony, held at Biggers Sports Center. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Relaxing before ceremonies
2012-05-12 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Relaxing before Commencement: Stephen Bryce McDaniel and Cody A. Ford, both of Campbellsville, KY, gather Saturday morning in V.P. Henry Auditorium before processing to Biggers Sports Center for Lindsey Wilson College's 95th commencement ceremony. LWC awarded 158 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the ceremony, held at Biggers Sports Center. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Honors group
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC.
Honors graduates: Four Lindsey Wilson College undergraduates were among the inaugural graduates of the colleges R.V. Bennett Honors Program. The four were recognized Saturday morning at the colleges 95th commencement ceremony at Biggers Sports Center. From left: Kayla Ann Koerber of Floyd Knobs,IN; Khyati Patel of Fulton, KY.; Professor of Communication Greg Phelps, program director; Amanda Cecil of Hodgenville, KY.; and Hannah Peck of Columbia. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Sharing a laugh
2012-05-12 - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Academic Gauntlet: Lindsey Wilson College graduate Chaz Dunn of Columbia is congratulated Saturday morning by trustee Sue Stivers of Columbia as he walks through the "Academic Gauntlet" following the college's 95th commencement ceremony in Biggers Sports Center. Following commencement, faculty create a gauntlet to wish the graduates luck. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: with Dr. Rickie Williams
2012-05-12 - Lindsey Wilson College Quadrangle - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Alumni Family: Lindsey Wilson College Instructor of Mathematics Rickie L. Williams is flanked Saturday morning on the Campus Quadrangle by 2012 LWC graduate Khati Patel and LWC alumnus Dr. Apu Patel following the college's 95th commencement ceremony in Biggers Sports Center. Both Patels had Williams classes. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Baccalaureate: Rev. Todd Love
2012-05-12 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Baccalaureat Address: The Rev. Todd Love delivers the keynote address Friday night, May 11, 2012, at the Lindsey Wilson College baccalaureate service in Biggers Sports Center. Love is superintendent of the Columbia District of the Kentucky Conference of The United Methodist Church. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Senior Banquet
2012-05-12 - Roberta Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Senior Banquet Keynote: Lindsey Wilson College Associate Professor of Communication Susan Minton delivers the keynote address Friday evening, May 11, 2012, at the Senior Banquet in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Class Gift
2012-05-12 - Roberta Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo e, KY, present a facsimile check to LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. Friday evby Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Class of 2012 Gift: Lindsey Wilson College Class of 2012 officers Cristin Duncan of Russell Springs, KY, left, and Emily Carnall of Shepherdsville, KY, present a facsimile check to LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. Friday evening at the Senior Banquet in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Members of the senior class contributed $1,169.84 to purchase seven vending misers that will be placed on vending machines. The energy-saving devices will help LWC save about $1,000 a year in energy costs. Luckey announced that he and his wife, Elise, would match the gift, allowing 14 vending misers to be installed on the A.P. White -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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LWC Spring 2012 Commencement: Class of 1962 Gift
2012-05-12 - Roberta Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Class of 1962 Gift:Lindsey Wilson College 1962 alumna Nancy Fouser of Versailles, KY, presents a facsimile check to LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. Saturday afternoon at the Class of '62 luncheon in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Members class donated $9,634.55 to their alma mater. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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2012 LWC Commencement: Golden Alumni - Class of 1962
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Thirteen new members of the Lindsey Wilson College Golden Alumni Society gather Saturday morning in the Cralle Student Union Building before processing in the college's 2012 spring commencement in Biggers Sports Center. The Golden Alumni Society recognizes alumni who were last a student at the college at least 50 years ago..Front row, from left: Jeanette Antle Aaron of Columbia; Carol Wedler Coffman of Mayfield Heights, Ohio; Nancy Fouser of Versailles, KY; Pat Smith Benningfield of Bowling Green, KY; Sharon Bledsoe of Columbia; and Carolyn Hutcherson Hancock of Greensburg, KY.Back row, from left: Jerry D. Casada of Louisville, KY; Kay Bault Bain of Hendersonville, TN.; Jim Wilson of Somerset, KY; Phillip Hadley of Columbia; Douglas S. Little of Evans, GA; Louie Dick of Science Hill, KY; Linda LeVally-Early of Grove City, Ohio; and LWC Director of Alumni Relations Randy Burns. -Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College
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