March 2008 | Volume 8, Issue 6
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I. FROM THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI
RELATIONS
COMING SOON: THE BC ONLINE ALUMNI
COMMUNITY -
The Office
of Alumni Relations
is proud to announce that we will soon be launching an online alumni
community!
This robust tool will allow you as an alumnus/a to perform social as
well as
career networking online. Similar to MySpace and Facebook, you will log
in to
the community and update your personal profile with current contact
information
and career information; upload class notes and even photos; search the
alumni
profiles for classmates, roommates, teammates; search for alumni to
assist with
career opportunities, mentoring; and even upload your resume.
STAY
TUNED - More information to come.
WINCHESTER
AREA ALUMNI & FRIENDS EVENT - MARCH
27
Alumni,
parents and friends in the Winchester, Va., area, join us for an alumni
reception on Thursday, March 27, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the home of
Ted, '79,
and Faye Barker, 602 Sterling Drive, Winchester. Reconnect with college
and
other BC alumni and friends while enjoying appetizers, campus updates
from
President Phillip C. Stone and head football coach, Mike Clark, door
prizes and
more! There is still time to register. Call the Office of Alumni
Relations at
540-828-5451.
COME
BACK TO CAMPUS FOR ALUMNI WEEKEND: APRIL 18-19,
2008
Just
a few of the highlights:
- The Class of 1958 will mark its 50-year
reunion and be inducted into the
Ripples Society on Friday, April 18. This year's Ripples Medals are
being
presented to:
John S. Flory Jr.,
'32
Margaret "Peg" Flory Wampler
Rainbolt, '37
-
Reunion luncheons are scheduled Saturday, April 19, for the Classes of
1933,
1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963 and 1968.
-
At the Alumni Banquet on Saturday evening, April 19, the annual BC
Alumni
Association alumni awards will be presented. This year's award
recipients are:
Young Alumni Award: A. David
Ervin, '91
Distinguished Alumni Award: John
R. Milleson, '78
West-Whitelow Award for Humanitarian
Service: David R. Radcliff,
'75
SAVE
THE DATE: PICNIC & ORIOLES GAME - JUNE 1,
2008
Mark
your calendars for Sunday, June 1, and plan on joining us for our
annual noon
picnic in Camden Yards followed by an Orioles vs. Red Sox game at 1:35
p.m.
Cost: $37/person (includes picnic and game ticket). RSVP: by Monday,
May 5, by
contacting the Office of Alumni Relations at 540-828-5451 or email
shottel@bridgewater.edu.
JOIN
US FOR LUNCH IN RICHMOND ON JULY
13
Mark
your calendars to have lunch with Bridgewater College alumni and
friends at the
Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Richmond, Virginia, on
Sunday, July
13. The Church of the Brethren and the Brethren Church will be marking
the
300th anniversary of the founding of the Brethren movement in Germany
in 1708,
and we anticipate a large crowd for the joint worship service on Sunday
morning, followed by our luncheon at noon in Salon E of the Marriott
Richmond
Downtown Hotel. Tickets for the luncheon are $17 each and may be
purchased
through Annual Conference registration, which opened March 7 at www.brethren.org (click on
Annual
Conference tab) or by sending your check, payable to Bridgewater
College, to
Office of Church Relations, College Box 186, Bridgewater College,
Bridgewater,
VA 22812.
II. CAMPUS NEWS AND UPDATES
BC TO HONOR
ANDREW YOUNG, FACULTY ON FOUNDER'S DAY APRIL
1
Bridgewater
College will celebrate the 128th anniversary of its founding on
Tuesday, April
1, presenting several awards during the 11 a.m. convocation in the
Carter
Center for Worship and Music. President Phillip C. Stone will award
Andrew Jackson
Young Jr., civil rights activist and former ambassador to the United
Nations,
an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, honoris causa in recognition
and
appreciation of his years of devoted service to mankind and his
country. Two
faculty members also will be recognized for excellence in teaching. Dr.
K. Gary
Adams, professor of music, will receive the Ben and Janice Wade
Outstanding
Teaching Award, and Dr. Alice L. Trupe, associate professor of English,
will
receive the Martha B. Thornton Faculty Recognition Award. Click
here for complete story. Andrew Young will speak at the College on March 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Cole
Hall. The event,
part of the Anna B. Mow Endowed Lecture Series, is free and open to the
public.
Click
here for details.
BC
STUDENTS TURN SPRING BREAK INTO SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
03/17/08
- Seven BC students will take up hammers and paint brushes this week as
they
volunteer as construction workers for Habitat's Collegiate Challenge
Spring
Break 2008. The seven students, accompanied by Joseph Crockett,
professor and
chair of chemistry, left for Sumter, S.C., on Saturday, March 15, and
will
return to campus on Saturday, March 22. The group
will work with
the Sumter Habitat for Humanity affiliate to complete two houses.
Four-year
veteran member of the BC Habitat for Humanity chapter, Jessica Powers
has
served as president for the past two years and will be the student
leader for
the trip. Powers, who is making her fourth Habitat trip, says she has
always
had a heart for service and the Spring Break Challenges provide a
special
opportunity for her to volunteer. Click
here for complete
story.
BC
LAUNCHES CIVIL WAR INSTITUTE MARCH 29
The
American Civil War, as it was fought in some key border locations, will
serve
as the focus of the first Bridgewater College Civil War Institute March
29 from
9 a.m. till 4 p.m. There is no cost for the Institute, which will be
held in
the Spoerlein Lecture Hall in BC's McKinney Center for Science and
Mathematics.
The event will feature nationally known historians and authors who will
present
topics to support this year's theme, "'The Mighty Scourge': The Civil
War
in the Borderland." "The Institute understands that the Civil War is
an important part of the heritage of the Bridgewater community," said
Stephen Longenecker, professor of history and political science, and
Institute
co-founder with BC Chief of Police Nick Picerno. "The Institute will
present the war in a way that reflects the values of the college and
stress the
impact of the war on individuals, community, religion, race, and
memory."
For further information, contact Nick Picerno at 540-828-5761, or send
him an
e-mail at npicerno@bridgewater.edu.
THE
BRIDGEWATER FUND COUNTDOWN HAS
BEGUN!
There
are only 103 days left until the end of our fiscal year, June 30, 2008.
That means there is still time to help Bridgewater College meet this
year's
alumni participation goal of 28 percent by making a gift to the
Bridgewater
Fund. Your gift, regardless of size, is important because it is used
for
BC's highest priorities. Click here to
see how your
class is doing. While perusing the website, you may also use
the
Click & Pledge button to make your own gift and be counted with
your
classmates who have already made a gift. Thank
you!
III. ATHLETIC NEWS AND
UPDATES
FULK
RECORDS CAREER WIN NO. 400
03/17/2008
- Bridgewater College head softball coach Donnie Fulk reached a
milestone
Saturday with his 400th career victory when the Eagles defeated York
College,
6-5, in eight innings, in the first game of a
doubleheader.
TURNER
PLACES SECOND IN SHOT PUT AT NATIONAL
MEET
03/15/2008
- Bridgewater College junior Nathan Turner placed second in the shot
put
Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field
Championships at
Ohio Northern University. Turner's best throw measured 55-feet, 3/4
inch (16.78
meters). He earned All-America honors with his second-place finish.
Click here
for complete
story.
EAGLES
LOSE IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA
TOURNAMENT
03/07/2008
- The College of New Jersey jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead and never
trailed en
route to a 65-52 victory over Bridgewater College in the first round of
the
NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament played Friday at the
University
of Mary Washington. Bridgewater finished its season with a 15-14 record
while
the Lions advanced with a 22-6 record. Click here for
complete
story.
FORMER
BC BACK MAKES UIF TEAM ROSTER
03/06/2008 - Former Bridgewater College running back Marcus Washington
has made
the 30-man roster for the Bloomington Extreme of the United Indoor
Football
league. The UIF is an eight-team indoor minor pro football team located
in the
Midwest. Teams are located in Bloomington, Ill.; Billings, Mont.; Fort
Collins,
Colo.; Omaha, Neb.; St. Charles, Mo.; Sioux City, Iowa; Sioux Falls,
S.D.; and
Wichita, Kan. Washington is one of 16 newcomers on the 30-man roster. A
year
ago, the Extreme lost in the league's championship game to Sioux Falls.
The
Extreme begins its 2008 season Saturday when it hosts Sioux Falls.
Click here
for complete
story.
BOWMAN
BREAKS BC CAREER HOME RUN
RECORD
03/17/2008
-Bridgewater College junior Kaitlyn Bowman broke the Eagles' career
home run
record hitting two homers in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader
vs.
York College. Her second homer in that game gave her 27 for her career,
topping
the previous mark of 26 held by Kameron Tucker. Bowman added another
homer
Sunday at Guilford and now has 28 for her
career.
IV. ALUMNI
SPOTLIGHT
COLONEL
JIM BENSON, CLASS OF '65, PUBLISHES
BOOK
Colonel
Jim Benson,'65, president of Marion Military Institute, recently had
his first
book published by Trafford Publishing. "So You Want to be a Leader?''
is not
just about leadership, but deals with a leader's number one resource -
people.
He began writing the book when on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps
and
worked on it while serving as the Executive Assistant to the President
and Vice
President for Administration at Bridgewater College from 1995 to
2004.
V. UPCOMING
EVENTS
March
27 - WINCHESTER AREA ALUMNI EVENT, at the home of
Ted ('79) & Faye
Barker
April
18-19 - ALUMNI WEEKEND, on
campus
May
16-30 - ALUMNI TRIP -
ITALY June
1 - PICNIC AND ORIOLES GAME VS. RED SOX, Camden
Yards in
Baltimore
July
13 - CHURCH
OF THE BRETHREN ANNUAL CONFERENCE LUNCHEON, Richmond, VA
Click
here to view the
Office of Alumni Relations
Calendar
Click here
to view the
BC Campus Calendar
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