FROMYOVR ALUMNI PRESIDENT
It "has been my pleasure to serve as your alumni president for the past two years, and I have recently been elected to serve another two year term. During this time, I pledge to continue to give back some of the benefits I received here at Southwestern asas&udent.
My family and I have great memories of Southwestern, and we know each of you hold fond memories as well.
The Georgia Southwestern Alumni Association has accomplished many things this past year: alumni contributions have risen and response to our annual Phonathon was outstanding, with pledges exceeding $18,000. As a result, the Alumni Association has once again been able to increase the number of academic and athletic scholarships awarded to the finest students. I believe you can be proud of the quality of students here at Southwestern.
In addition to the success of the alumni scholarship program, a Desert Storm Scholarship Fund was created to help Southwestern' s young men and women who were called to duty as a result of the Persian Gulf Conflict. Because of many of you, this fund has raised over $15,000 to date.
In other developments over the past year, the Alumni House project has now gotten underway, and we look forward to significant progress in the coming year. Two capital projects came to fruition this past
year, also: the Westbrook Memorial Bell Tower was completed, and the Deriso Swimming Pool was recently dedicated. For all of these accomplishments, I thank each and every one of you.
I challenge each of you to get involved in the Alumni Association through your time, efforts, and contributions. The results, as you will see, can be outstanding. We cannot continue without your support.
Southwestern is a very special place, and we need your assistance in many areas in order to prepare GSW for the next century.
Again, I appreciate each of you, and I look forward to serving as your president over the next two years.
Yours For A Better Southwestern, B. Tucker Rush, Jr. '70
1991 Spring/Summer AEOLIAN Volume 13, Number 2
St,GEORGIA OUI!llY-,_ES_TERN
STUDENTS
EDITOR
Liz Smith
MANAGING EDITOR
Stan Thaxton
ART DIRECTOR
Gisele McCauley
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Liz Smith
Stan Thaxton
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Andy Shivers, Modern Studios
Stan Thaxton
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE
Dr. William H. Capitan, President
Dr. A. Gatewood Dudley, Chairman GSW Foundation
B. Tucker Rush, Jr., President Southwestern Alumni Association
Ron Oyer, Director College Relations
Liz Smith, Director Alumni Affairs
Stan Thaxton, Director of Public Information
DEVELOPMENT
ON THE COVER: Trey Malloy and Melanie Braxton stand in front of the Daniel Webster Memorial Bell Tower on the GSW campus. Trey is a senior from Atlanta majoring in psychology. He was named "Mr. Southwestern" at the Spring Honors Convocation. Melanie is a senior from Alpharetta majoring in marketing. She was a finalist for the 1991 "Miss Gale" honor. (cover photo by Stan Thaxton)
OUTSTANDING
TRADITIONAL Melody Godfrey
Melody Godfrey is living proof that student activism is by no means merely a historical footnote; a fading remnant of the 1960's.
Serving as President of the GSW Student Government Association for the past year, Godfrey has been instrumental in bringing the thoughts and concerns of the student body to the attention of GSW administrators. As she leaves office and prepares to face life after graduation, Godfrey says she is pleased with what she has accomplished at Southwestern. "Overall, I've tried to stress issues which will help every student at GSW," she says.
Godfrey arrived on the Southwestern campus with the intention of majoring in theatre arts. "I came to GSW on a J.C. Roney Scholarship," she recalls, a bright smile coming to her face as she remembers. "I also had planned to transfer after two years (at GSW). But I stayed because the people at GSW made me feel wanted and treated me like a person, not just another student." During that time, Godfrey also changed her major to sociology.
Looking back on her years at Southwestern, the Montezuma native says she is proudest of her accomplishments in the area of student rights and improving student involvement in campus activities. "Helping to get the GSW Student Bill of Rights written and approved was one of the proudest days of my life. There were •other things I wanted to see changed while I was here, but overall I just wanted to help students realize they can voice their opinions and change
things
if they try."
In addition to her many involvements with student organizations, Godfrey has also starred in many of the theatre productions sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts over the past four years. Her wit, stage presence, and ability to experiment with new and different characters have earned her the reputation as one of OSW's finest performers.
Godfrey is also outspoken when it comes to expressing her feelings about the college. "My first impression when I came here as a freshman was what a beautiful campus GSW has. Then I met the faculty, staff and students. I could tell that they really did care about me and respected me as an individual. This is a wonderful school and has a wealth of great things to offer students."
As for the future, Godfrey plans to continue her education and seek her Master's degree in counseling or social work; unfortunately, she says, at another institution. "GSW has spoiled me. I've had a great time here, and I will never forget the many friends I've made over the past four years."
With her sunny disposition, boundless• enthusiasm, and desire to change things for the better, Melody is not only sure to be a success at whatever she chooses to do, but also sure to be remembered at Southwestern for many years to come.
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NON-TRADITIONAL
Julia Blankenship
If you ever doubt just how important a college education is in today's world, Julia Blankenship will tell you in no uncertain terms: "A college degree in today's world is the equivalent of a high school degree when I was younger. In today's job market, a college degree is a requirement. I am 100% sold on the importance of higher education."
Blankenship, who is majoring in special education and currently holds a 3. 71 grade point average, says the reason she decided college was for her is very simple. "I had done other things before I came back to college: sold insurance, taught others to sell, but I realized that I had a lot more to offer."
Her choice of majors was largely determined by an event which happened shortly before she enrolled at GSW.
"When I remarried a few years ago, the man I married had a son from his previous marriage who was learning disabled. I just felt a need to help him and a need to find an outlet for the caring and compassion I felt for this child."
Blankenship's children from her first marriage have obviously inherited her enthusiasm for higher education. Her son, Mark, has been accepted at Southwestern and will enroll this Fall. Her daughter is already a top student at Valdosta State College.
For Blankenship, GSW was a natural choice when she decided to enroll. "I've always been impressed with GSW," she says. "This college has so many caring, dedicated people. They provide a good nurturing environment for students, both traditional and non-traditional."
EDThis very special woman's love for GSW is highlighted by the fact that she belongs to a group in Webster County which raises money to provide local young people with scholarships to the college of their choice. This year, the two recipients will attend Southwestern.
When asked to offer advice to those who may be considering returning to college but are afraid they are too
degree, and maybe even a foray into the world of fiction. "I love reading good fiction and would like to find some time in the future to write a book. I have an idea for a book and would love to at least take a shot at writing it."
So keep your eyes open. You may just be walking around a bookstore one day in the near future and see this very special lady's name on a book jacket.
"mature," Blankenship gives advice we "Like I said, you can't give up on your can all follow in every aspect of our lives. dreams."
"Don't give up or quit, ever! Just keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep moving forward. An education provides an opportunity for you to guarantee a brighter future for yourself, no matter who you are or where you're from."
Blankenship's future plans include teaching, working on her Master's
Meet Our Nevv Board Members
Karen James
Karen James is originally from Columbus, Georgia and earned her B.B.A. degree in marketing from Georgia Southwestern College in 1987.
While at Southwestern, she was Student Union President; Executive Council President; Circle K Vice President; a member of the American Marketing Association; a member of the Marketing Club; and served on the Business Advisory Council. She was also a member of Kaleidoscope; Founder and President of ENAC; a member of the GSW Homecoming Court; a member of Kappa Delta Sorority; and a Little Sigma.
Karen currently serves as American Marketing Association Vice President of Continuing Education. She is a member of the Kappa Delta Alumnae and plays on a local softball team.
Karen is a vice-president with Herman Research Corporation in Atlanta, where her responsibilities include managing the accounts of clients in the financial industry. She lives in Atlanta and will serve a one-year term on the GSW Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Barry Blount
Barry Blount is a graduate of Americus High School and graduated from Georgia Southwestern in 1978, earning a B.S. in political science.
While attending Southwestern, he was a member of Kappa Kappa Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and is presently serving as secretary-treasurer of the Kappa Kappa Alumni Association.
He is past President of the GSW Americus Area Alumni Association; a member of the GSW Hurricane Club Board of Directors; and is presently serving as secretary-treasurer for the Hurricane Club.
Barry is a member of the Americus Rotary Club, where he is presently serving as Sergeant-At-Arms and is also a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Americus Housing Authority.
Barry is an assistant vice-president with Sumter Bank and Trust Company in Americus, where he currently lives. He has one daughter and will serve a one-year term on the GSW Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Linda Kay Moss
Linda Kay Moss is originally from Plains, Georgia and is now living in Blakely. She earned her B.S. degree in education from Georgia Southwestern in 1980, her Master of education in health and physical education from Southwestern in 1986, and is.currently working toward her EDS in administration and supervision at the University of Georgia.
While at Southwestern, she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, where she served as president, membership chairman, and standards chairman. She was also selected as Most Outstanding ZT A President in Georgia and Outstanding Senior Member of a Local Chapter. Moss also served as vicepresident and publicity chairman of the Student Union Board; secretarytreasurer of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity; Little Sigma of the Sigma Chi Fraternity; on the GSW Panhellenic Council; and as a member of the GSW HYPER Club.
Linda has been teaching health and physical education at Early County High School in Blakely for the past eleven
years. She currently coaches the varsity cheerleaders and girl's softball team. The softball team has been Region AAA champions for three consecutive years. Linda also sponsors the Y-Club and America's Pride Team (a drug-free group), and has been instrumental in getting more students involved in high school activities such as Homecoming, which, she says, "I patterned atter the homecoming activities at GSW.'' Activities include school dances, senior prom, and Spirit Week during the week of the first home football game.
She is a member of Plains Methodist Church and plays on the local recreation softball team. Linda will serve a one-year term on the Board of Directors for the GSW Alumni Association.
and also received the Outstanding Service Award in membership.
She has been president of the Americus-Sumter County Business and Professional Women's Club and was awarded the Outstanding Young Woman and the Distinguished Service Award in Americus.
She is a member of the Junior Service League and the Southland Academy Raider Club, where she is on the board of directors.
Ginger is married to Calvin E. Starlin and they have two children: Ander, 17 and Brooks, 15. Her hobbies include outdoor sports, water skiing, and being involved with her children. She has been elected to serve a one-year term on the board of the GSW Alumni Association.
Ginger Home Starlin
Ginger Horne Starlin earned a B.S. degree in history at Southwestern in 1972 and was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority while at GSW.
She currently works as a State Farm Insurance agent in Americus, where she is a member of the Bronze Tablet, Millionaire Club, and has received the Five Star Award and Legion of Honor from State Farm for her sales records.
Starlin is a member of the AmericusSumter County Chamber of Commerce, where she has served as secretary, on the Executive Board, Board of Directors,
Benny C. Phillips
Benny Phillips is a '71 graduate of Georgia Southwestern College, earning a degree in business administration in accounting. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1975. He currently lives in Covington and is a partner in the CPA firm of Phillips, Casto and Co. in Conyers, Georgia. The firm was begun in 1977 and currently has a staff of fourteen.
Benny is a member of The Georgia Society of CPA's and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the
Georgia Telephone Association.
Benny is active in the Kiwanis Club of Covington, where he has served as president and as a board member. In addition, he is a member of the Covington/Newton County Chamber of Commerce and the Conyers/Rockdale County Chamber of Commerce. He serves as a board member of the Newton County Department of Family and Children Services and has been foster parent to three girls. He is a deacon at First Baptist Church of Covington, a former Sunday School teacher, and RA leader.
Phillips is married to Alice Glenn Phillips, who earned her math education degree in 1971 from Southwestern and her M.E. degree in 1974, also from Southwestern. Alice later earned a Specialist in math education degree in 1986 from Georgia State University and is currently chairman of the math department at Newton County High School.
The Phillips have one daughter, Whitney Blake, a straight-A junior at Newton County High School.
Benny will serve a one-year term on the board of the GSW Alumni Association.
James & Cheryl Helton
Few people can truly say that the jobs they do will influence the future; shaping the world for generations to come. Unless, of course, those people happen to be teachers ...
James and Cheryl Helton are such architects of the future. Both teach at Early County High School in Blakely, Georgia and both say young people are the reason they chose to teach.
Jimmy, as he is known to his friends, graduated from Southwestern in 1970 with a degree in history. Cheryl, two years younger, followed closely in 1972 with a degree inchemistry. The two wed in 1970, while Cheryl was still a Ss>!?;hpmOi-.c:; ar GSW. "We knew we were ready for marriage and decided to go ahead and make the t'lltnittnel) ))she says.
~Hl; • •• g for Cheryl to graduate, Jimmy took a job A.lbai).yse ling insurance. "It was a job and it kept me alive,'' he recalls. "But, it really wasn't what I felt I wanted tc, do fdr of my life." Following Cheryl's gr~du~si8~E5 lit two decided to move back to her • hometown ..of Blakely and teach. They have been at Early County High School ever since.
Toda ,Jimmy is an instructor of Diversified Cooperative Jt'~nd Cheryl teaches Honors Both have continued their educations since western. Jimmy recently received his 6-year ree from the University of Georgia, and ' ing her 6-year certificate at Georgia
e two together is a study in contrasts: Jimmy is fupre anifu~ted, his sentences coming in bursts as he discussc:;s his years at Southwestern. "I loved (being at) §outhwestern. The History Department and the faculty in .outstanding. I don't think I could have gotten
Cheryl, on the other hand, is more soft-spoken. "Southwestern, for me, will always be a place that I remember because it is where I met Jimmy. Also, I recall just how beautiful the campus was and still is."
When asked to elaborate on what they love most about teaching, the two seem to mirror each other's thoughts on the teaching profession. "For me," Cheryl says, "I get the most satisfaction out of seeing young people learn and grow as individuals." Jimmy concurs with this assessment of why teaching is so rewarding. "Working with young people is the greatest thing in the world," he says. "Just to see a young person realize the potential he or she has ... what can compare to that?"
The Helton's have certainly done their part to contribute to the future in other ways, also. As the proud parents of three fine young people - Carol, 19, a student at Georgia Southern; Kathy, 16, who attends Early County High School; and Staton, 14, a student at Early County Middle School - the couple can barely contain their smiles when asked about their children. "We're very proud of all three," Cheryl says. "We've been blessed with wonderful, hard-working kids."
Students at Early County High School have certainly been positively influenced by the Helton's. All one need do is walk around the main lobby of the school and read the plaque which commemorates Star Students and Teachers to see the tangible proof of this fact. Jimmy was chosen as Star Teacher in 1985, and Cheryl received the honor three years later, in 1988.
Looking toward the future, both say they would like to travel after they retire. Jimmy currently has nine years to
go, and Cheryl is only two years behind him. The Western United States, in particular, holds a special attraction for the two. "I would love to be able to take Cheryl and show her the Grand Canyon," Jimmy says.
The two are also actively involved in the community. Both are members of First Baptist Church in Blakely. Cheryl teaches a youth Sunday School class and is also the designated bus driver for all youth trips. Jimmy, meanwhile, serves as sound technician at the church and is also involved with projects sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.
Most importantly, Jimmy and Cheryl Helton are vocal proponents of higher education. In today's highly competitive job market, both agree that education is the key to success. "A high school education will not prepare you for life," Jimmy says. "You have to possess more specialize.cl training and skills to succeed in today's world."
Helping young people realize the importance of education can be both rewarding and frustrating, the two agree. "It hurts to see students with so much potential not blossom and fulfill that potential," Cheryl says.
One thing is certain: with teachers as dedicated and motivational as Jimmy and Cheryl Helton, a lot of students in Early County are going to have a head start on building their futures. The two are living proof of what American historian Henry Adams said when asked how important good teachers were. "A teacher," Adams said, "affects eternity. He or she can never tell where his or her influence stops."
Thanks to Jimmy and Cheryl Helton, the future looks very bright, indeed.
1944
Ruth Anderson
Prescott is the retired director of the Kinchafoonee Regional Library and currently resides in Bronwood, Ga. She enjoys fishing, genealogical research, and crocheting.
Dr. Donald H. Slappey, Sr. resides in Birmingham, AL where he practices orthopedic medicine with his sons, Donald, Jr. and Carter. His daughter, Emily, is also a physician and lives in Jackson, MS.
1946
Jean Marlow Baccus resides in Montgomery, AL and is a retired teacher.
1949
John F. Peterman currently resides in Winder, GA and has issued a challenge to the class of '49 to respond to the next "Classnotes" section of the AEOLIAN.
1950
Charles Dupree and his wife, JoAnn, are missionaries in Japan.
1956
Robert J. Culpepper, Jr. was named top agency manager in a recent Radio and Television Awards of
Excellence presentation. Culpepper is senior vicepresident of Eisaman, Johns and Laws
Advertising Agency in Houston, TX where he currently resides.
1958
W. Allen Smith is administration assistant at East Coweta School in Senoia, GA and resides in Turin, where he is the mayor.
1969
Larry Cochran is president of Missionary World Service of Evangelism. He and his wife, Jenny, reside in Wilmore, KY with their children: Jason, 18; Keri, 16; and Bradley, 14.
1971
Wanda Smith Morgan resides in Dublin, GA where she is an executive se'cretary with the Laurens County Board of Commissioners.
1972
John L. Kirsch and his wife, Jan, live in Marietta, GA where he is a sales manager for Melton Foods, Inc. and she is a marketing representative with Trust Company Bank. They have two daughters, Lindsay and Lauren.
EWS
1973
Jerry, who is a technician Susan Luckie representative with Xerox Youngblood and her Corporation. They have husband, Bill '73, reside three children: Brandon, in Macon, GA where she 11; Benjamin, 9; and is a seventh grade math Amanda, 4. Deborah teacher at Miller Middle organizes Christian School and he is working Crafters Craft Fair each at Houston Medical fall in Warner Robins. Center while pursuing a master's degree in 1976 psychology. Alfred H. Young, Jr. James F. Kimmons, recently retired from Sr. is managing partner in Dallas Aerospace, Inc. a CPA firm in Eastman, where he was corporate GA where he currently controller. He currently resides. Kimmons was resides in Flower Mounds, recently named a TX. chairman of the Membership Services 1977 Task Force for the nation. Calvin Mc Williams III Linda Woodall Lang and his wife, Syfronia, teaches second grade with reside in Nijmegen, the Glynn County Board Netherlands with their of Education and resides two children, Vanessa in Brunswick. She has and Calvin IV. one son, Mark. McWilliams participated in the 74th annual 1974 Nijmegen March in W.E. (Bill) Weldon is Holland, marching 25 president of Allstate miles per day for four days Construction, Inc. in to complete 100 miles to Tallahassee, FL. Weldon's honor soldiers in the 82nd son, Casey, is starting Airborne Division. quarterback for Florida State University and a 1978 Heisman Trophy Deborah Thompson candidate for the '91 and her husband, Buck, season. reside in Perry, GA where she teaches math at 1975 Westfield School. They Deborah Adkins Miles have three children: is a homemaker and Bobby, 18; Laurie, 14; and resides in Warner Robins, Daryl Ann, 2 months. GA with her husband,
1979 the former Suzanne 1987
Marianne Dean Peel Jaynes of Westminster, Art Frisbie and his wife,
BIRTHS
•Cedrick Charles Epps and her husband, Jimmy SC. Sally Altman '87, are to Cynthia Lamar Epps '80, reside in Decatur, GA Steve Alligood and his teaching in Japan for and husband on where she is a wife, Patricia Mims, Interact. They have December3, 1990. programmer and analyst reside in Dublin, GA been in Japan for two
•Daughter to Tim '82 for Georgia Power where he is a baseball years and will return to and Melanie Mosley on Company. coach at East Laurens the United States in March 30, 1991.
High School and she is a August of 1991.
•Margaret Evelyn to 1980 registered nurse with Kelley D. Jones is a Wesley '85 and Kay Lisa Nash Chapman Fairview Park Hospital. certified registered nurse Schuster Wicker '80 on and her husband, Snyder, Kenneth W. Phillips is anesthetist at the Medical May 24, 1991. reside in Perry, GA where a corporate CPA with Center of Macon where she is a registered nurse The Money Tree, Inc. in she currently resides.
and he is a CPA. They Bainbridge, GA, where he Brenda Mc Williams
JUST MARRIED
Susan Luckie '73 and have two sons, ages 4 currently resides. Lester is a civil service William (Bill) years and 10 months. worker at Fort Stewart, Youngblood '73 -April 1985 GA and her husband, 6, 1991 in Marshallville, 1982 Wesley K. Wicker and Jerome, is with the U.S. GA.
Timothy E. Mosley his wife, Kay Schuster Army.
Merritt Davis '83 to resides with his wife, '80, reside in Indianapolis,
Donald L. Reeves - June Meh>nie, in Cobbtown, IN where he is the 1988 15, 1991. GA where he is a rancher. director of development Certa Jones Bean and with Theta Chi Funds for her husband, Brad, IN MEMORIAM 1983 Leadership and currently reside in Ann E. Frederick Christopher Jay Education, Inc. Wicker Savannah, GA where she Parsons '73 - March 2, Jenkins is a freelance recently earned a doctoral teaches math and 1991. software analyst in degree in higher computer science and he Bobby Buchanan '33Norcross, where he education administration is a Lieutenant in the April 6, 1991. currently resides. Jenkins from the University of Coast Guard. Latrelle Zorn recently published his Georgia. He served as Nicholson '41 - April second poem and is director of Alumni Affairs 1989 12, 1991. teaching and studying at at Georgia Southwestern Lara Ann Douglas Sara Robertson Teece the Atlanta Church of College from 1984-88. Rowland is a human '42 -April 13, 1991 Religious Science. Jeffrey Rollins is a service technician with Ralph Williams '39 Merritt Davis Reeves is resident physician in the Community Mental account manager for Atlanta, where he Health Center in Parker Pen USA in currently resides. He Cochran, GA where she Atlanta and currently completed his residency in resides with her husband, resides in Dunwoody. Her family practice at the Barry. husband, Donald, is a Medical College of physical therapist at Georgia.
1990 Piedmont Hospital in Jimmy Sims resides in Atlanta. 1986 Albany, GA where he is a Yvonne Harrison technician with Procter 1984 Reinholtz and her and Gamble. Wes Turton is husband, Allan, reside in beginning his fourth year Upland, CA where she of general surgery at the works for Miller Brewing Medical College of Company. Georgia. He is married to
Westbrook Memorial Bell To-wer Dedication
The GSW campus recently received a new and distinctive addition to its landscape. During Alumni Weekend, the Westbrook Memorial Bell Tower was formally dedicated in a touching ceremony on the Morgan/Sanford Hall green. Below are some photos showing a special brickmason who assisted with the construction; at right, the tower is shown in its early stages; also shown are photos of the formal dedication ceremony.
Special thanks to Miss Martha Hudson Westbrook, class of'29, whose determination, generosity, and dream of a bell tower at Southwestern guaranteed the construction of this most beautiful addition to an already magnificent campus.
First, you place the brick ... A level brick is important
A large crowd was on hand for the formal dedication of the tower.
Just a dab of mortar Tap lightly into place
Scrape away the excess mortar Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?
LEFT: The Westbrook Memorial Bell Tower in its early stages.
RIGHT: Mrs. Martha Westbrook stands next to the plaque affixed to the side of the bell tower. The tower was dedicated in memory and honor of Mr. Westbrook and the entire Westbrook family.
LEFT: Mr. Jack D. Sheppard of Columbus recalls Mr. Westbrook during the formal dedication ceremony.
RIGHT: GSW President William H. Capitan thanked Miss Westbrook for "This unique and permanent tribute to a great man."
LEFT: A reception followed the bell tower dedication.
THE President's CORNER
When people think about college, images of tradition and calm reflection arise. At Southwestern, and many other intellectually alert institutions, we also think hard about the future and how to prepare our students for it. The freshmen of 1991 will be out of college less than five years when the centuries turn. The world is already changing faster than most of us can comprehend, and in a few years it is going to be vastly different. In the following paragraphs, I would like to discuss the 21st century world indicators guiding GSW.
Jets, satellites, multinational corporations, and world trade told us this was coming, but the rapid collapse of EastWest tensions has dramatically changed the way the world looks. With our attention no longer riveted on Eastern Europe, we can better acknowledge that the United States is a Pacific as well as an Atlantic nation. The future will be based on the development of a meaningful working relationship between rich and poor nations.
This College is leading the way by anticipating the educational needs of our students for this new global society. Our faculty are well aware of the appalling performance of high school students in this country on even the most elementary geography quiz. Since we prepare teachers, military officers, business men and women, and since all of our graduates must be effective citizens, we require that every student have a basic knowledge of world geography in order to graduate.
Through the foresight and dedication of Dr. Harold Isaacs of our Department of History and Political Science, Georgia Southwestern is known as the locus of the Association of Third World Studies and the Journal of Third World Studies. The Association has held its meetings here, the University of Florida, the University of South Carolina, and Temple University. It has members throughout the United States. Our students benefit from attending the Association meetings while on campus and from working with faculty who have been stimulated by the many programs raising our consciousness of developments in the Third World One European leader PAGE TWELVE
has said, "The U.S. must realize that it needs to be much more concerned about its 'friends' in the Third World than its former enemies in the East."
This College has, for over a decade, taken careful note of the developments in Asia. Beginning with a series of sister college affiliations in the Republic of China - National Taipei College of Nursing, Shih-Chien College, National Kaoshiung Teachers University, Hsin Chu Teachers College, T unghai University, and Chung-shien University - and then taking study groups to Japan, the College established itself as a leader in Asian studies within the University System of Georgia. We now have affiliations in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, and we have been invited to affiliate in Thailand and with the University of Beijing in the People's Republic of China. These affiliations bring Asian faculty and students to Southwestern and send Southwestern faculty and students to Asia.
More specifically, we train teachers ofJapanese and send them to colleges throughout the United States and other schools throughout our region where there are Japanese companies: Kanebo in Tifton, YKK in Macon, and Mutec, Oneda, Polychrome, Swift Spinning and OMI-Georgia in Columbus. It is predicted that bv the year 2000, most GSW graduates will be working for foreign companies. Our concentration of studies in Japanese business and our language courses in French, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese should become increasing!~· attractiv,; to our students. Global awareness is a strong asset to any college graduate seeking a job with a future.
While farming and forestry will continue to be the important sector of our regional economy for the foreseeable future, the national trend will see very little growth in agricultural jobs and phenomenal growth in the service sector. Specifically for our region, economic development is premised on the growth of manufacturing jobs, even though that is not entirely consistent with the national trend. But for there to be any increased industrialization in our region, there must be qualified workers, and by "qualified," employers mean workers who have a good command of computer and applied science skills. The use of information technology in
manufacturing and communirntions will increase to tht> point that in some urban areas virtually every individual will have contact with computers in the home or workplace by the year 2000.
Georgia Southwestern has anticipated this development with the creation of the Division of Computer and Applied Science, the expansion of the degree programs in computers and computer applications, and the establishment of an admirable working relationship with our local vocational-technical school to award associate degrees to people either in, or wanting to join, the modern work force. Georgia Southwestern and South Georgia Technical Institute have recently joined forces to offer a degree in Automated Manufacturing Technology, said to be the first of its kind in our state. This degree program and our cooperative relationship will be the foundation of a high technology center for Southwest Georgia.
The noted French journalist, Jean-Jacques ServanSchreiber, has commented that the new map of the world shows that the engines of growth and creation of wealth are the United States, Southeast Asia and Europe. What counts are, "GNP per head, research and development per head, number of scientists per thousand, semi-conductors and telecommunications per head. Those are the sources of riches. You don't count gold, you don't count traditional natural resources, you don't count land. What counts are these."
We are all receiving a steady bombardment from the media about the increasing technicalization of society. But in all of this exciting talk we also have to keep in mind that computers and all electronic devices of information technology will create two significant changes: one is that decision makers will have to be "hands-on managers." The other is that information overload and the degradation of quality information will become increasingly difficult to control. In other words, college graduates will have to be prepared to work as individuals and not as part of a squad, and they are going to have to be able to make sense out of a morass of data.
So, in all of the talk about increased technicalizationand I acknowledge it is more than talk - we have to keep in mind the importance of traditional learning in a college curriculum that has for centuries been intended to transmit a cultural background against which the educated person can develop perspective, judgment, and values. In recent years, the Southwestern faculty has reexamined and re-affirmed, with some modifications, the traditional general education requirements often referred to as a "liberal arts curriculum." This should always be an integral part of any degree program at Georgia Southwestern College.
Our information technology allows us to address these different "pockets" of people and not the entire population as a mass. For better or for worse, the growth of the U.S. population will be increasingly dependent on legal and illegal immigrants. There will continue to be greater proportional growth among minorities. The historical focus of the United States on black and white will take a new turn because of the rapid growth of the Asian and Hispanic populations in this country. Even in South Georgia, we are seeing the arrival of Asians, especially Japanese, and we can expect to see more Hispanic individuals moving from South Florida and the steady influx of Mexican migrant workers.
Southwestern has already changed as a result of this. Our national accrediting bodies in teacher education and nursing have asked us to include components in our training of teachers and nurses that prepare our graduates in these fields to work in a multi-cultural setting. More specifically, with the development of the Asian Studies Center and the increased Asian student population on campus, matters of race have broadened in interesting ways. Throughout the College, we are systematically inviting students to appreciate both the similarities and differences as part of their preparaion to be effective citizens, professionals, and leaders for the 21st century.
Nations have their historical preoccupations. Perhaps the American preoccupation with race will fade in the 21st century as we move into an era of mutual respect for all peoples and nations throughout the world. It was not lost on the faculty and students that at last year's Honors Convocation three of the four mathematics prizes went to Asian students, and all four prizes went to women. Naturally, there was considerable curiosity about the three Asian students and a tendency to react from the prejudice that Asians have an innate superiority in mathematics. The chairman of our English Department, then Dr. Lennet Daigle, asked these students how they were able to excel. Their reply was interesting. They said, "There is
nothing special in this. We have had most of this (material) in high school."
Individuals are already taking on a greater share of responsibility in many areas and relying less on large institutions. We Americans are placing greater emphasis on wellness activities and shifting responsibility for personal health away from doctors and hospitals and more towards ourselves. This is partly out of fiscal necessity as health care costs continue to rise. The United States currently spends about $1.5 billion per day on health care: nearly 12% of the U.S. Gross National Product, and that proportion is expected to reach 15% by the year 2000. If you look at health care on average, it has been improving for just about everyone in our country except the poor and minorities.
Forecasters tell us that family households will continue to outnumber non-family households, and the growth in the number of single-person households will slow. More married couples will be having children and the divorce rate will decline. Even so, many of the things that can only happen within the family, such as meal preparation and child care, are going to change, and as people live longer, the need for care of the aged will increase. All of this is happening at a time when we are in a trend of deinstitutionalization.
At Southwestern, we are interpreting this to mean that there are going to be shifts of responsibility for the care of individuals, and as we focus on these shifts, we are also able to detect individuals who are not receiving proper care. In particular, I think of children who have one parent or no parent, a number of systematically neglected elderly, the incapacitated who are trying to stay in their homes, and both the lay and professional people who struggle to find ways to care for them. All of these people, even the caregiver, need support.
At Southwestern, we have created the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human Development, whose principal mission is to focus on this growing societal problem at a time when all Americans are realizing that we can be more productive and realize our self-potential by cooperation and mutual support rather than by confrontations among
ourselves. The Rosalynn Carter Institute's mission is a particularly timely one for the coming century.
The staff has put together two networks, one at the regional level and one at the national level. The regional network is called CARE-NET. It brings professional and lay caregivers together in order to identify the caregiving needs of those who receive and those who give care. Professionals are convened to study these needs and to design added response to them. The successes of this effort will be analyzed and reported for application throughout the nation.
The second effort is already premised on a national scale. This is the National Caregivers Coalition, and it brings together the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, American Psychological Association, and many others to assist in identifying both professional and lay caregiver needs, even introducing the humane concepts and techniques of caregiving into health care professional training programs and curricula.
Eventually, the Rosalynn Carter Institute will become a place where people throughout the world turn for information and assistance to improve caregiving and the humane and spiritual value associated with it.
We have made great plans for the 21st century in response to this fourth sign post to the future. The Institute has already involved a number of Southwestern faculty and students. I expect those numbers will increase rapidly in the next four years as the work of the Institute matures and receives more attention in professional publications and the national media. One tangible and immediate goal sought is approval from the Board of Regents for a Master's degree in applied psychology. This would be a cornerstone for increased student involvement, but we are already seeing signs that our undergraduate psychology majors, our nursing students, and our teacher education students have realized the significance of the Institute in their educational programs.
These are the highlights of the College's strategic plan for future growth. To put the whole of the plan in one image is to say that Georgia Southwestern College has, as odd as it may sound, decided to build on its "smallness." Our society has already been decentralized. People are looking to choose what they want as individuals, and they are doing that even with regard to colleges. We believe that there are people who do not want a mass education. Instead, they want an education for themselves and for a better future. Providing that is the very highest priority at Georgia Southwestern College.
When the 21st century arrives, we at Southwesternour students and our alumni - will be more than ready for k.
Mr. Ronald D. Scott ('71) is shown at right receiving the 1991 Leewyn J. Finklea Outstanding Alumni Award from Mrs. Finklea at the Alumni Weekend luncheon.
ALUMNI WEEKEND
A stunning production of "The 1940's Radio Hour" was one of the highlights of the First Annual Springfest of the Fine Arts on the GSW campus.
Mr. and Mrs. Leneal Fortner were also named recipients of The Heritage Award for 1991.
FEsT'91
Also, as part of Springfest, jazz trumpet artist Bobby Shew came all the way from Los Angeles to play a concert with the GSW Blue Wave Jazz Band.
Class of '41 members who made the Golden Club Dinner included: (front row, 1-r) Marie McNeil; Virginia Cooksey Hinton; Gloria Evans Sutherland; Wiley Jones. (Back row, 1-r) Norris McCullum; Herbert H. "Dopey" Fielder; Robert Mangham; Joseph Benson.
The Class of '51 was also well represented at the Alumni Luncheon.
Pictured (1-r) are: Denton E. Spurlin; Jane Batton Dean; Norma Shadburn Mock; Gerry Landress Cook; Clarice McGill Clark; Jim Tanquary.
Class of '41 attendees at the annual Alumni Luncheon were: (front row, 1-r) Marie McNeil; Joseph Benson; Virginia Cooksey Hinton; Karl Jordan; Rachel Hines Pryor. (back row, 1-r) Wiley Jones; Roger Mangham; Frank Butler; "Dopey" Fielder; Norris McCollum.
The Golden Club Dinner was well attended by many alumni who recalled their days at GSW and gave an update on their lives since graduation.
BELOW: Mr. James Ray (right) was a recipient of The Heritage Award for outstanding financial support of Southwestern.
ABOVE: Miss Myra Lunsford ('27) received The President's Award for support of GSW during the past year.
RIGHT: John and Betty Pope are presented with The Heritage Award by Ron Oyer (left), GSW Director of College Relations.
ABOVE: Graduating parents waited with their children for the big moment.
GRADUATION
It was abeautiful, but hot dav·for11'.8,duation cerenioiµes.
ABOVE: Students prepare for their moment in the spotlight.
LEFT: Dr. Harold Isaacs (L) and Dr. Richard Baringer lead the graduation processional.
Smiles abounded on this special day.
A total of over 250 students received diplomas at Spring graduation.
Tucker Rush (left), President of the GSW Alumni Association, presents Dr. Thomas R. Johnson with the 1991 Alumni Award for Excellence In Teaching.
The commencement address was presented by Mr. Robert D. Tucker, chief executive officer of Scherer Healthcare, Inc. of Atlanta. •
Following his commencement address, Mr. Tucker and his wife, Peggy, were presented with the Capital Award by GSW President William H. Capitan.
Thank You, Desert Storm Scholarship Fund Contributors!
Followlng the stunning success of Allled forces In the Persian Gulf confllct, Southwestern Inaugurated the Desert Storm Scholarshlp Fund to aid returning veterans of the Desert Storm operation. To date, over $15,000 has been raised from alumnl, corporations, and other friends of the College. We would llke to take this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to the fund and shown their support for the brave young men and women who served with honor during this crisis.
As of publlcatlon, 11 young men and women have returned and re-enrolled at GSW. Another 10-12 veterans who were enrolled at Southwestern when the confllct began are expected to return In the fall. Again, thank you for your support of this most Important fund and for your continued kindness to Georgia Southwestern College.
Dr. and Mrs. Albert Attyah '42
ARA Services
Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Baccus
Walter P. and Evelyn Bailey '74, '73
Dr. I.L. and Deborah Balkcom '75, '75
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Balton
Mrs. Carol B. Barnette '84
Dr E.K. Bearden '47
Mr. William Bible '86
Ms. Barbara A. Billings '88
Mr. Gary Blizzard '74
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bloom '81
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Braswell '75
Mr Blaine Brinkley '89
Mrs. Nancy P. Brinson '89
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Broughton '76
Mr. John W. Brown '48
Mrs. Nancy Brown '67
Mrs. Denise Holloway Burgess '81
Dr. Dean Burke '77
Mrs. Antonia Gunder Burney '89
Ms. Diane P. Burns (administration)
Mrs. Jo B. Bush '89
Mr. Charles R. Butler '70
Ms. Lorri L. Calvin
Mrs. Linda Campbell '89 •
W Jerry and Elizabeth Carter '74
Mr. and Mrs Richard D. Carter '76
Mr. Robert J Carter '57
Mrs. Ray Cason '68
Mr. Archie C. Chatman
Ms . Shirley E. Clenderin
Ms. Patricia Clinton '41
Ms. Kim K. Cloat '89
Ms. Karen L. Coleman '86
Mr. Randall B Coleman '73
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Comer
Mrs. Kenneth Cook '67
Ms. Karen A. Cooper '90
Ms. Laurie A. Copps '86
Ms. Caron Cornelison '77
Ms. Laurel B. Creech '78
Mr. Bill Crenshaw '66
Ms. Peggy F Daniell '90
Ms. Jonice David '87
Ms. Susan E Dean '86
Mr. Jim Dodds '84
Leslie R. Dorsey '84
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Duncan
Ms. Jo C. Eckhardt '88
Ms. Susan P. Ellis '80
Mr. and Mrs Ronnie Eubanks
Ms Dawn S. Evans '86
Ms. MargeryW. Fitzsimmons '40
Ms. Carlotta A. Franklin '86
Stephen F. and Janet Linneman Frazier '86, '90
Ms. Deborah Frick '88
Mrs. Georgia B. Fuson '41
Mrs. Margaret K. Fussell '50
Mr. and Mrs Donald G. Gallops '73
Mrs. David W. Garrison
Mr and Mrs. Carlus Gay
Georgia Power Company
Mrs. Kathy A. Giddens '80
Ms Lucille Giovingo '69
Mrs. Evelyn D Green '77
Ms. Debbie Greene
Mr. Lance C. Greene '89
Mr Conrad J. Gregoire '68
Grimes Insurance Agency
Michael and Laurene Guthas '75, '76
Gordon and Gloria W. Hagey '55, '55
Mrs. Sandra C. Hardy '84
Ms. Melanie M. Harpe '90
John V. and Amzie Harper '81, '81
Mr. Daniel L. Harrison '47
Mr and Mrs C.G. Haugabook
Mr. R.C. Haugabook
Mr. Jeffery M. Hayes
Mr Mark Helms
Mr Ivery Henry '85
Dr. William C. and Cynthia Hicks '81, '81
Jeffrey and Pamela Hinton '85, '86
Richard and Linda Hodge '72, '90
Mr . Lorin C. Hodges '40
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Hodges
Mr and Mrs. Charles Horn
Ms. B. Denise Howard
Hoke and Linda Howard '69, '80
Mr and Mrs. Ed B. Isakson
Ms. Cathy P. James '78
Ms. Mary J. Jeter '70
Mr. David T. Johnson '90
Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Jones '47
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Jones (faculty)
Mrs. Freida J. Jones '87 (staff)
Mrs. Kelley D. Jones '87
Mr. Anthony W. Jordan '81
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Judah '59
Mr. Keith Kelly '85
Ms. Janet M. Kennedy '90
Kiwanis Club of Americus
Mr. Jeff B Lanier '51
Mrs. Patricia H. Lanning '73
Ms. Karon L. Layfield
Mr. Kenneth A. Leonard '82
Col. William and Bertha Duke Loman '79, '41
Mr. Steven C. Lumsden '88
Allatia W. Maddox '90
Mrs Aldyne G. Maltbie '33
Judge and Mrs. Thomas 0 Marshall, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim D. McFather, Sr. '86
Ms. Barbara J. Mclendon
Dr. and Mrs. J.K. Mclendon
Mr. James T McMillian '90
Mrs. Patricia W. Mescher '86
Mrs. Susan A. Messenger '81
Mr. C. Terry Milton '83
Ms. Karen D. Mitchell '80
Mr. Phillip G Moore '69
Mr J.F Nicholson
Euland and Martha O'Steen '40
Ms. Mattie S. Okpala '85
Ms. Rebecca D Oliver
Mr. Michael R. Osborne '81
Mr. C. Frederick Overby '81
Ms. Maria E. Pardo
Roy and Elizabeth Parker '48, '48
Col. Herschell E. Parsons '75
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patrick
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Patton
Mr. David H Peeples '82
Mr. Tom K. Perdue
Ms. Lisa A. Perry '81
Ms. Pam Peterson '87
Benny C. and Alice Glenn Phillips '71, '74
Mr. Cliff Pilcher '81
Pilot Club of Americus, Inc.
Mrs. E. Pitcher
Louie G. and Carol Westmoreland Pounds '82, '83
Tommy and Karen Pratt '70, '75
Ms. Ruth A. Prescott '44
Ms. Lavinia H Preston '47
Mr. Ward W. Preston '79
Charlie and Sarah M Pride '76, '79
Mrs. Gaye M. Quick '67
Mr. and Mrs. William Ray '50
Nancy Spradlin Rentz '86
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Riser
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Rivers '81
Mr. John Rivers
Mrs. Lynn Rivers '80
Dr and Mrs. John H. Robinson
Ms. Beulah C Ross '74
Ms. Patty L. Ross '86 (staff)
Mr. and Mrs. B. Tucker Rush, Jr.
Ms. Lori Sales
Ms. Camilla Salley
Ms. Mary E Schild
Ms. Joy P. Shealy '82
Mr. and Mrs John R. Shoemaker
Mr. Jeffrey R. Simons
Mr. James H. Sims '90
Ms Cynthia L. Smith '80
Joseph and Susan Smith '77, '79
Mr. and Mrs. L. Morgan Smith '36
Mr. Roy L. Smith
Wayne and Terry Smith '81, '78
Mrs Sally C Smothers ' 81
Mrs. Mary Souter '85
Dr. Henry K Stanford '50
Ms Sue Statham '68
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby J. Stepp
Mr. William H. Stewart '71
Ms. Kathryn F. Stone '89
Mr Troy V. Sullivan '89
Mr and Mrs. Dave Swedbeck
Mrs Bonita Tarton
Mrs. Caren A. Taylor '88
Textron, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Thompson
Mrs. Holley F. Tindol '82
Mr. Michael P. Tipton '86
Ms Janice M. Toles
Mr. Robert B. Tucker '85
Robert D. and Peggy Smith Tucker '56, '55
Mr David A. Turner '85
Ms. Marjorie Turner '74
Ms. Sherry W. Usry '83
Mr Richard G Van Houten
Mrs Lisa Vaughn '87
Mr. Charles L. Vitale '70
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wade
Mr Leonard Waitsman '43
Mrs. Teresa F. Walston
Ms Sidney P. Watson '49
Mr. and Mrs Bryan Watts '89
Ms. Kelly L. Weems
Mr Mike Weston
Ms. Rebecca Whitaker '74
Ms. Melinda T. White '85
Mr. Ralph R. Williams ' 39
Mitchell and Susan Willis '86, ' 86
Ms. Mary B. Winfield '89
Mr. Thomas M. Wood '71
Mr C Joseph Worsley '86
Mr. Billy J Wright '84
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Mrs. Doris B. Deriso (left) is shown with GSW President William H. Capitan at the recent dedication of the Deriso Swimming Pool on the Southwestern campus. Mrs. Deriso was a major contributor to the pool project. The pool is named in honor of Mrs Deriso's late husband, James.
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