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Eight to be Honored at 85th LWC Homecoming Weekend Honorees are Jeni South Huff, Joe Haley, Dr. S. Ross Martin, Dr. April Richardson-Hatcher, J. Paul Long, Amy Thompson-Wells, Evlyn Komosa, and Dr. Mohammad Pourheydarian Click on headline for complete story with photos By Venus Popplewell News from Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, KY - Six alumni and two longtime friends of the college will be honored at Lindsey Wilson College's 85th homecoming weekend, to be held September 30 and October 1, 2016.The event will be held at 11amCT Saturday, October 1, in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY. The weekend will also feature several reunions, including reunions of the college's cycling and baseball alumni. "We are looking forward to what we believe will be the best Lindsey Wilson homecoming celebration ever," said LWC Director of Alumni Relations Randy Burns. "We have programs and activities planned that will appeal to a broad range of people." This year's LWC homecoming will also feature a dedication ceremony for the victory bell tower newly constructed on the campus quadrangle. The original victory bell hung in the L.R. McDonald Administration Building until the early 1970s and was rung after each victory in basketball, the only sport at the time. The same historic bell has been relocated to a 30-foot-tall tower at the center of campus. "Students would race back to campus to be the first to ring the bell," said Burns. "We want the current students to decide the new traditions for the victory bell. The alumni office and LWC administration will work with student government to make that happen." At the Alumni Awards & Athletic Hall of Fame Celebration, two alumni will be inducted into the LWC Athletic Hall of Fame and six individuals will be honored by the LWC National Alumni Association. The event will be held at 11amCT Saturday, October 1, in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY. The new members of the LWC Athletic Hall of Fame are: former cyclists Jeni South '04 Huff and Joe Haley '02. Huff and Haley's inductions coincide with the 20th anniversary of cycling as an intercollegiate sport at LWC. The LWC National Alumni Association will honor four alumni and two longtime friends of LWC. The four alumni: * Dr. S. Ross Martin '05 of Oklahoma City, Okla., will receive the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award;The two longtime friends: * Longtime LWC supporter Evlyn Komosa of Columbia, Ky., will be named an honorary alumna; * and LWC Professor of Business Dr. Mohammad Pourheydarian Campbellsville, Ky., who has been a member of the LWC faculty since 1990, will be named an honorary alumnus. This will be the fourth year the LWC National Alumni Association and LWC Athletic Department have combined their annual awards ceremony. "The addition of the athletics hall of fame inductions to the homecoming program has been a natural fit. It has quickly become a celebrated tradition the Lindsey Wilson community looks forward to with a great amount of pride." Another big part of homecoming weekend will be the 35th anniversary celebration and reunion of LWC baseball program. The festivities will include a home run derby on Saturday afternoon at Egnew Park - Lindsey Wilson Sports Park, 820 Hanley Lane. The weekend will conclude with the LWC-Union (Ky.) College football game -- which kicks off at 6:30 pmCT at Blue Raider Stadium, 828 Russell Road. "It's always great to have everyone back on campus -- to both see the incredible changes that have taken place as well as catch up with old friends," Burns said. "This weekend will be a wonderful celebration of old and new traditions, friends and alumni, and the Blue Raider spirit." For more information about LWC's 2016 homecoming weekend, September 30-Oct. 1, contact Burns at alumni@ lindsey.edu or 270-384-8400. Registration is available at www.lindsey.edu/alumni or click here to see the official schedule of events. Athletic Hall of Fame - Cycling (1997-2002) Jeni South '04 Huff South-Huff captured the National Collegiate Cycling Association women's dual slalom national championship in 1997. She is the first Lindsey Wilson female student-athlete to win an individual national title in the school's history. South-Huff was a four-time Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference dual slalom champion. She helped LWC cycling to the 2000 and 2001 NCCA Cyclocross National Championship. South-Huff was also part of five straight MWCCC and regional team titles. Athletic Hall of Fame - Cycling (1998-2001) Joe Haley '02 Haley won a pair of National Collegiate Cycling Association individual national championships during his time at Lindsey Wilson. He captured the men's dual slalom national championship in 2000 and the downhill national title in 2001. He is the first Lindsey Wilson male cyclist to win an individual national title and the only cyclist to own two individual national titles. Joe helped Lindsey Wilson cycling to three straight top-five finishes at the NCCA Mountain Biking National Championship. Honorary Alumna - Evlyn Komosa Evlyn Komosa has been a devoted supporter of the students and the mission of Lindsey Wilson College for more than 32 years. An Adair County native, Mrs. Komosa grew up on her family farm, was educated in Adair County, and moved away as a young woman to work in Louisville. While working in support of the war effort during World War II, she met her husband, Lt. Colonel Adam Komosa. For several years, Lt. Colonel Komosa's military career afforded them the opportunity to make many places around the world their home. Upon Lt. Colonel Komosa's retirement from the military, they retired to Adair County and Dr. Komosa joined the faculty of Lindsey Wilson College in the history department until his death. Mrs. Komosa is a longtime contributor to the Lindsey Wilson College endowment and began the Dr. Adam Komosa Endowed Scholarship in his memory. The scholarship is designated to a history student from Adair County or Southcentral Kentucky. She enjoys attending Lindsey Wilson College cultural affairs events and has provided support to the arts and lecture series for many years. Honorary Alumnus - Dr. Mohammad Pourheydarian Almost every business graduate of LWC since the early 1990s has taken a business class taught by Mohammad Pourheydarian. As one of the longest-serving active professors - he is a respected member of the college's faculty. He has more than 30 years of experience teaching finance, international business economics and management. Pourheydarian combines real world issues with hands-on casework to provide relatable examples for complex economic theories. He also serves as an instructor in Lindsey Wilson's recently launched online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. For more than 25 years, Dr. Pourheydarian has personified the mission of Lindsey Wilson College with his continued dedication and commitment to generations of Lindsey Wilson students. Distinguished Service Award - Amy Thompson-Wells '99 Few have done more to strengthen student leadership and deepen community engagement at Lindsey Wilson than Amy Thompson-Wells. She received a biology degree in 1999 from Lindsey Wilson with plans to pursue a medical career but soon realized she was drawn to service at her alma mater. After serving in various roles at the College, Thompson-Wells became co-director of an upstart service program called the Bonner Leaders. The Bonner Program deepened her commitment to service and increased her desire to create opportunities for students to get involved and help others. Under her leadership, the Bonner Program members volunteered more than 33,000 service hours in 2015-16. Membership has grown from eight students at its inception in 2005 to 63 students in 2016. Next year it is projected the Bonner Program will attract more than 80 students. Since 2010, the Lindsey Wilson Bonner Program has been named with distinction to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. In its short history, the Bonner Program has become the Bonner Scholars which means it is now an endowed scholarship program supported by the Bonner Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey. As the director of the LWC Bonner Scholars, Thompson-Wells is at the heart of everything the program accomplishes. A Green County native, Thompson-Wells lives in Columbia, Ky., with her husband Chris and their two children: Reilly Elizabeth and Greyson Banks. She earned a master's degree in education with an emphasis in student affairs from Western Kentucky University in 2007. Along with serving as director of the Bonner Scholar program she is also the Director of Civic Engagement and Student Leadership at LWC. Outstanding Young Alumna - Dr. April Richardson-Hatcher '02 Dr. Richardson-Hatcher earned a doctorate of anatomy and neurobiology degree at the University of Kentucky in 2009. While attending UK, she was hired as an assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. Richardson-Hatcher knew early on she wanted to teach and pursued a certificate in college teaching and learning. Today she is an associate professor with tenure at UK. Her passion and dedication for teaching was recognized when she received the College of Medicine's Five-Star Educator Award in Educational Evaluation and Research in 2013. In 2012 she received the award for Innovation & Curriculum Development and Outstanding Teaching and Contribution and Mentorship, among others. She mentors women through an initiative called IamaWomanInSTEM at UK -- a program that encourages women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Richardson-Hatcher received a bachelor's degree in biology with a minor in chemistry from LWC. Some of her fondest memories from LWC are of her time spent as a member of the Lindsey Wilson Singers and Concert Choir. She was a founding member of Living in Faith Eternally (LIFE) a faith-based group that organizes weekly worship services for the campus. When Richardson-Hatcher finds free time she enjoys swimming and spending time outdoors. She and her husband, Jay have one son: Eli Richard Hatcher. They are actively involved in their church. Outstanding Young Alumnus - Dr. S. Ross Martin '05 Dr. Martin was the first student to graduate from Lindsey Wilson College with a contract major in biopsychology. He was named a John B. Begley Scholar, the institution's highest merit scholarship. Martin was a member of the 2001 national championship men's soccer team and was named an NAIA academic all-American in 2003 and 2004. Martin earned a doctorate of dental medicine degree from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 2011. He was then accepted into the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at the University of Oklahoma and earned a specialization certificate in 2015. After completing his surgical training, Martin accepted a position as an associate surgeon at Oral and Maxillofacial Associates in Oklahoma City, Okla. He is also on staff as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program. One of the many unique highlights of his career is serving on the medical staff as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon to the NBA franchise - the Oklahoma City Thunder. Martin met the love of his life, Leigh Ann Collins '05 Martin, at Lindsey Wilson and they will soon celebrate their 10-year anniversary. They have two children: Addison and Lucy. His family is actively involved in their church in Oklahoma City - Crossings Community Church. Martin provides free surgical treatment to those who are less fortunate through the Crossings Community Center. Distinguished Alumnus - J. Paul Long '75 For more than three decades, J. Paul Long has enjoyed a successful law career as an attorney in Stanford, Ky. He served as Lincoln County attorney from 1990-1997 and is currently on the Lincoln County Industrial Board. Long was a student at Lindsey Wilson College from 1973-75. During that time he served as president of student government, he was nominated as Mr. Lindsey Wilson and he was on the men's basketball team. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1977. In 1980, he received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from University of Kentucky College of Law. Mr. Long has a rich history that spans more than 40 years with the College. His mother, Bettye M. Long taught education courses at LWC during the 1980s. His son, Jared, is a 2011 graduate. Long has a passion for the Lindsey Wilson mission and its students and has been an avid supporter since he graduated in 1975. He and his wife, Carol, have established an endowed scholarship in honor of his parents, James P. and Bettye M. Long. The scholarship is designated to support junior and senior education students from Lincoln County. Mr. Long and his family reside in Stanford, Ky. and in his spare time he enjoys golf and exercise. He is a Sunday school teacher and a deacon at the Baptist church. This story was posted on 2016-09-29 16:03:50
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