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The Olivetian
Winter 2006
THE OLIVETIAN (USPS 407-880) (ISSN 0891-9712)
Editor Heather (Quimby) Day ’02 Design and Editorial Consult George Andrew Wolff ’93 Contributing Writers Dr. Michael Benson Gary Griffin ’81 Dr. Edward H. Heck ’75 Seth Hurd ’06 Kate Morgan Marc Shaner ’00/’02 M.A.T. David Caudle ’79 Designer Donnie Johnson Additional Design Matthew Moore ’96 Monique (Cartier) Perry ’03 Class News Editor Christine (Mazzella) Howell ’05
p To commemorate the launch of the Centennial Celebration, students, faculty, staff and alumni released hundreds
Editorial Advisers Brian Parker ’93 Susan (Hendley) Wolff ’94
of balloons following the Homecoming chapel service. (For more on Homecoming 2006, turn to page 4)
Editorial Consultant Rev. Gordon C. Wickersham ’47 Photography Image Group Photography, or as credited
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Sports Editor Gary Griffin ’05
Olivet Nazarene University
p Rev. Nina Gunter, the first female general superintendent
President Dr. John C. Bowling ’71/’72 M.A.
p U.S. Congressman Jerry Weller visited the
of the Church of the Nazarene, received Olivet’s Maggie Sloan Crawford Award during the October 5 chapel service. In her response, Gunter challenged the ONU community to allow God to use them to make a difference for eternity, as Maggie Sloan Crawford had done.
campus of Olivet to tour the Reed Hall of Science and speak with students about issues close to them. Last fall, Weller announced a $300,000 federal grant* for Olivet Nazarene University’s science departments.
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Gary W. Streit Vice President for Student Development Rev. Walter “Woody” Webb ’86/ ’89 M.A.R. Vice President for Institutional Advancement Dr. Brian Allen ’82/’05 Litt.D. Vice President for Finance Dr. Douglas E. Perry ’68/ ’95 M.B.A., Litt.D.
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p Olivet students, under the direction of Jerry Cohagan, presented Arthur Miller’s classic The Crucible to sell-out crowds
November 16–18. Pictured, from left: Joshua Carman ’09 (Thomas Putnam), Melanie Carroll ’09 (Tituba), Tristan Riddell ’08 (Reverend Hale), Amanda Gossage ’07 (Ann Putnam) and Kenneth Delaney ’09 (Reverend Paris).
*Acknowledgement: This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy [National Nuclear Security Administration] under Award Number 06CH11385.
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