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LIFE-CHANGING MENTORS At Trevecca, we have these. Paula Jones works in the University mail room; KHU PHQWRULQJ ZLQGRZ LV RSHQ IRU VWXGHQWV (GGLH :KLWH GLUHFWV Ă€QDQFLDO aid; students speak with tears in their eyes about how his work opened impossible doors. Fred Cawthorne teaches physics; he champions his students into the best graduate programs in the nation. These people are OLIH FKDQJLQJ PHQWRUV 7UHYHFFD¡V FDPSXV LV IXOO RI RWKHUV OLNH WKHP Trevecca lost a great mentor this past year, Jim Foglesong. Jim is bronzed in the Country Music Hall of Fame Rotunda as the “Dean of Country Music.â€? He was the genius behind Garth Brooks and many others.* When I spoke at his funeral, I sat with The Oak Ridge Boys and Vince Gill, huge icons in the music world, yet none of them have touched people as deeply as a man who in his 70s and 80s decided to invest in Trevecca students. I UHDG VHYHUDO VWXGHQW WULEXWHV DW WKH IXQHUDO +HUH¡V RQH IURP $QQD 5R\VWHU I just got word that Mr. Fogelsong passed away today. Much of the world may not realize what they lost, but those of us who studied under him at Trevecca Nazarene University do. He may have been a giant in the music industry, but we thought he was a giant at life. Though he appeared to be a quiet grandfather type, his quips in class taught us to stay on our toes. He built us all up, coming to our recitals and performances, smiling blissfully the whole time. He had faith in me. When I thought I was mediocre, he encouraged me to think more highly of myself. His faith in God was at the core of his life. It leaked into everything he did. J-FO, though your passing was not unexpected, I will miss you terribly. Thank you for all your love. In a world of depersonalized service, college classrooms with one professor and 200 students, computerized OHDUQLQJ DQG LQIRUPDWLRQ RYHUORDG VRPHERG\ VRPHZKHUH RXJKW WR NQRZ D VWXGHQW¡V QDPH ORRN LQWR KLV RU KHU face, and guide that student through the deep issues of life. At Trevecca, we do that. The critical touch point of a Christian university is the space between an employee and a student. Whether that HPSOR\HH LV WKH UHFUXLWHU Ă€QDQFLDO DLG DGYLVRU DFDGHPLF UHFRUGV LQWHUSUHWHU UHVLGHQW OLIH GLUHFWRU RQOLQH WHDFKHU FRDFK SURIHVVRU RIĂ€FH DVVLVWDQW PDLO URRP FOHUN RU WKH SUHVLGHQWÂłZKHQ ZH WRXFK D VWXGHQW ZH HPERG\ Christian education. The core competency of Trevecca is life-changing mentoring. It is who we are. Maybe you can join us by being the reason a student enrolls at Trevecca.

Dan Boone President *Jim Foglesong helped start the careers of Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys, Mark Miller and Hubie Hubbard of Sawyer Brown, John Conlee, Con Hunley, George Strait, Tanya Tucker, Donna Fargo, Don Williams, and many others.

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CAMPUS NEWS Vol. 83 No. 4 Fall 2013 'DQ %RRQH · President -DQ *UHDWKRXVH · Editor Melissa Jackson Designer Contrirbutors 1DQF\ 'XQODS · $OOLH +LOO · 1DWH +LOO · *UHJ 5XII · Contact Information

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The Skinners - A lifetime of service and blessings from God

ALUMNI NEWS HOMECOMING UPDATE

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ALUMNI CELEBRATING, CONNECTING

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1DWH +LOO ¡ , from Moline, Illinois, and $OOLH *UD\ ¡ , from Greenwood, South Carolina, met at Trevecca (both were accounting majors) and later married. In WKH\ WRRN WKHLU EXVLQHVV WUDLQLQJ WR &RQJR 1DWH LV WKH GLUHFWRU RI Ă€QDQFH IRU +23( ,QWHUQDWLRQDO¡V RIĂ€FHV LQ %UD]]DYLOOH &RQJR +RSH ,QWHUQDWLRQDO¡V QHWZRUN provides a variety of services and resources in 16 countries to address the pervasive HPSOR\PHQW JDS IDFHG E\ WKH ZRUOG¡V SRRU 1DWH KDV RYHUVLJKW RI +23(¡V DFFRXQWLQJ EXGJHWLQJ DQG forecasting processes. Allie* was the Kiva coordinator for HOPE. (Kiva is a partner organization and a funding source for HOPE.) During the summer they shared with the Treveccan how they are using their business training now.

Nate (left) and Allie Hill (right) pose with their friend (center).

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A market in Congo

Treveccan: What work did you do when you graduated from Trevecca? Nate: During my junior year at Trevecca, I had great uncertainty about what sector of accounting I wanted to work in, and I went to Dr. Jinnette [Allen Jinnette] to discuss my options. He helped me weed out the possibilities and convinced me to pursue work with Ernst & Young [E&Y, accounting company]. Looking back, that decision was probably one of the best I have ever made. Although E&Y would never become a lifetime career for me, it has opened up so many doors, including the opportunity we accepted almost two years ago. Allie: Following graduation I was a caseworker/grant manager for the Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee. In that position I counseled refugees, assisting WKHP ZLWK DQ\WKLQJ IURP Ă€QGLQJ KRXVLQJ DQG jobs to applying to school or for food stamps. I loved that job. Treveccan: What led a young married couple to take jobs in Congo? Allie: :KHQ , WRRN 'U 0HLQHUV¡ ,QWHUQDWLRQDO Economic Development class, I was exposed to large NGOs [non-governmental RUJDQL]DWLRQ D QRQSURĂ€W YROXQWDU\ FLWL]HQV¡ group organized on a local, national, or Treveccan Fall 2013

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international level] and governmental agencies and how they affect world economics. This class prompted me to H[SORUH KRZ WKH ZRUOG¡V SRRU ZHUH EHQHĂ€WWLQJ or being hurt by these powers. I was also a mission minor and had an interest in doing overseas mission work. Through my classes and mission professor, Dr. Kathy Mowry, I learned of HOPE International, a Christian organization doing international economic development through PLFURĂ€QDQFH , UHDG +23(¡V QHZVOHWWHUV and eventually Nate and I began donating to HOPE. Both Nate and I had a desire to use our business skills to serve the kingdom of God in a tangible way. We wanted to serve overseas and thought that maybe an RUJDQL]DWLRQ OLNH +23( ZRXOG EH D JRRG Ă€W for us. Nate: When I accepted a job with E&Y, I never had any intention to move overseas. I think I actually said once that I prayed that God would never call me to move overseas. I was looking forward to working for a big company and enjoying my life in the USA; however, during my senior year, God started working in my life. Through discussions with friends/mentors (Allie, in particular), I started thinking about the importance of using my WDOHQWV WR EXLOG *RG¡V NLQJGRP $ YHUVH WKDW KDV VWXFN ZLWK PH LV /XNH E ´:KHQ someone has been given much, much will be 5

required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.� God began questioning me about my use of the talents he had given me. I have been so blessed, and I realized that much was expected of me. I felt a strong desire to begin using my skills in a way that could build his kingdom. I began thinking about how I could use business in missions. I knew my time at E&Y would not be wasted, and I honestly planned on being there a lot longer than two years; however, God had other plans. After our marriage, Allie and I immediately began donating to HOPE International. We loved its approach to poverty and its concentration on spreading the gospel to its clients. One day, as donors, we received an email from a HOPE development representative who happened to live in Nashville. During my lunch with him, he encouraged me to look into a job opening in Brazzaville, Congo. After a lot of discussion 6

and prayer, Allie and I decided that we had a clear calling from God and an opportunity we could not pass up. Treveccan: How did Trevecca prepare you for your work in Congo? Nate: The technical accounting skills I learned at Trevecca were obviously very helpful. More than that, though, I think I learned how to be a servant when I was in a position of leadership. Jesus is the ultimate example of how Christians are to live; he was a leader himself, and, being fully God, he obviously had every reason to consider himself greater than anyone on earth. Yet, he led by being a servant. The teachers in the business department serve the students they teach, and they serve in a wonderfully loving way. All the professors truly care about their students and will go out of their way to help them. Treveccan Fall 2013

Allie: In my classes at Trevecca, I learned a lot about Excel. I use those Excel skills daily in Brazzaville and taught them to some eager Congolese staff. Additionally, I am using more of the intrinsic learning I acquired DW 7UHYHFFD VHUYLFH WR WKH YXOQHUDEOH VHOI GHQLDO DQG WDNLQJ LQLWLDWLYH³DQG DOO GRQH WR bring glory to the Lord. Nate: One more observation. When I was working through the CPA exam prep materials about consolidation, I kept thinking how that material was so much easier than the test Dr. Jinnette gave us on that subject.

Trevecca may be a small university, but the professors in the business department take pride in their work. My classes were challenging and prepared me for my career in accounting and for the CPA exam. *At the end of the summer Allie returned to the States WR SXUVXH D PDVWHU·V LQ VRFLDO ZRUN DW WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In November Nate will join Allie and will work from North Carolina for HOPE International as the new Africa assistant regional GLUHFWRU KH ZLOO UHWXUQ WR $IULFD LQFOXGLQJ %UD]]DYLOOH several times each year.

Compassion—In spite of . . . Allie Gray Hill ’10

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Using their knowledge to teach and solve real-world problems During her recent sabbatical, economics professor Mary Ann Meiners put to work her training in economic development when she helped House of Dorcas, a shelter and center for women in Belize, and its microenterprise that trains the women for jobs. Because the House of Dorcas had a sewing machine and embroidery machine which no one knew how to use, Meiners planned to give lessons on those machines; however, when Meiners enrolled in a sewing class to improve her skills, the sewing FODVV LQVWUXFWRU GRQDWHG IRXU VHZLQJ PDFKLQHV 7KHQ 0HLQHUV· FKXUFK YROXQWHHUHG WR deliver the machines during its summer mission trip to Belize. Later Meiners traveled to Belize and conducted sewing classes for women in the House of Dorcas. “The best part for me was getting to visit with the ladies and hear their stories. It was a blessing to encourage one another in the Lord as we sewed together,” said Meiners.

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ACCOUNTING

Training for careers in accounting for public and private organizations, government, and nonprofits , ZDQWHG WR SXUVXH DFFRXQWLQJ DQG , NQHZ WKDW 7UHYHFFD¡V $FFRXQWLQJ 3URJUDP would allow me to take a variety of business courses to round out my education. . . . Professors Runyan and Jinnette helped me discover what I wanted to do as a future career path. /H$QQ 7KRPDV %ODQNPDQ ¡ Senior Accountant, Tennessee Housing DevelopmentAgency

When I discussed with Dean Hiatt my long-term goal to become a lawyer, he DGYLVHG PH WKDW DQ DFFRXQWLQJ GHJUHH ZRXOG EH D YDOXDEOH DVVHWÂłIRU EXVLQHVV law courses and for my career. Those accounting courses gave me an excellent foundation for law school. 7UDYLV &UHHO ¡ KPMG LLP 7ZR PHPRULHV RI 7UHYHFFDÂł)LUVW WKH ,QWHUQDWLRQDO (FRQRPLF 'HYHORSPHQW course alerted me to the needs of developing countries around the world and PDGH PH ZDQW WR VHUYH LQ WKRVH FRXQWULHV )RU WZR \HDUV , ZDV Ă€QDQFH GLUHFWRU DW an international school in Afghanistan, and now I am the remote-school business coordinator for Oasis International Schools, working with international schools in %UD]LO DQG 0DOD\VLD 6HFRQG 3URIHVVRU $OOHQ -LQQHWWH¡V ZLOOLQJQHVV WR KHOS PH XQGHUVWDQG VHW D JUHDW H[DPSOH IRU PH RQH ,¡YH WULHG WR UHPHPEHU DQG IROORZ HYHU\ day. /HYL +XPEOH ¡ Remote School Business Coordinator, Oasis International Schools

When I started my career with PwC 14 years ago, I was often in groups with individuals who graduated from large reputable universities with strong alumni ties. I quickly learned that my education easily stood up to and surpassed those of individuals from larger universities, and in many cases the small class sizes and the individual attention that I received from professors at Trevecca made me feel even more prepared for what I faced in a challenging professional environment. .HOO\ 3OXPPHU .LQJ ¡ Assurance Partner, PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC)

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Teaching the performance, management, and administrative functions of business operations to future business professionals

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Providing a business background for careers that improve the lives of families in communities around the world

Daily I work on marketing, management of staff, and accounting. My current job brings together a lot of the skills and things I learned in business classes at Trevecca. I am able to bring a sound business background and education to my QRQSURÀW ZRUN $EE\ %XWHU · Director of Communications and Development Harvest Hands CDC

After a semester of classes and a lot of prayer, I believed God was calling me to work outside of the church, and I majored in community development. . . . In my work I oversee institutional development efforts (writing grant proposals and cultivating donors), manage PR activities, and create links between refugees and the mainstream Nashville community. My time at Trevecca gave me the foundation and tools needed to be successful in the work I do today. -RUGDQ 3HRSOHV · Community Development Director Nashville International Center for Empowerment

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Applying information technologies to business problems

7UHYHFFD¡V &RPSXWHU ,QIRUPDWLRQ 7HFKQRORJ\ 3URJUDP RIIHUHG IHDWXUHV , ZDQWHG D SURJUDP ZLWK D successful track record, one that accommodated my schedule, and one that taught material that was relevant in the workplace. 'XVWLQ 6PLWK ¡ Transmedia Content Specialist (ePub Developer) LifeWay Christian Resources

Professor Ty Tabernik, my academic advisor, was a mentor to me and helped me Ă€QG D MRE DW 0DXU\ 5HJLRQDO 0HGLFDO &HQWHU 050& ,Q WKLV MRE , FRSH ZLWK PDQ\ IT issues, and my classes about these technologies at Trevecca prepared me to serve others in this job. Additionally, the people skills I acquired at Trevecca have proven invaluable. $OH[ %DUEHUL ¡ Help Desk Support II Maury Regional Medical Center

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I build, manage, and optimize 15+ websites, a marketing automation platform which handles 150+ digital campaigns, and provide reporting and analytics on the FRPSDQ\¡V PDUNHWLQJ HIIRUWV :LWKRXW 7UHYHFFD , ZRXOGQ¡W KDYH WKH FRPELQDWLRQ RI business and people skills as well as technical understanding to build and execute these marketing plans. -DUHG 8VUH\ ¡ Marketing Specialist, SMS Holdings

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MANAGEMENT

Preparing persons for careers in enterprise management

My Trevecca professors were very helpful. Professor Jea Agee helped me become D OLIHORQJ OHDUQHU ZKHQ KH WROG PH ´,W¡V QRW DERXW KRZ PXFK \RX OHDUQ GXULQJ your time here, but how much you continue to learn after you leave.â€? Professor Jon Burch had a knack for showing me how to solve problems, and I left our FRQYHUVDWLRQV ZLWK IRXU RU Ă€YH QHZ VROXWLRQV WR SUREOHPV , ZDV IDFLQJ -HUHP\ 'L[RQ ¡ Integration Specialist, Healthstream

-RVK 6PLWK ¡ D JUDGXDWH RI 7UHYHFFD¡V 0DQDJHPHQW 3URJUDP DQG QRZ D FOLHQW services manager for Healthstream in Nashville, was the grand champion and one of 11 winners from around the world in the 2012 GLO-BUS Best-Strategy Invitational. GLO-BUS, an online strategic management simulation from McGrawHill, hosts this annual competition in which participants compete against one another in the operation of digital camera companies. During recent years more than 32,000 students from 300+ colleges and universities and 30 countries have participated in this simulation. Winners from each institution become eligible to participate in the Best-Strategy Invitational.

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MARKETING

Teaching the principles of effective communication, advertising strategies, sales, and customer service

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MBA

Cultivating business leaders with decision-making expertise

7UHYHFFD¡V 0%$ 3URJUDP DOORZHG PH WR EDODQFH P\ ZRUN DQG LWV WUDYHO requirements) and school schedules and course requirements successfully. I appreciated the way the diversity of the classroom environment fostered LQIRUPDWLYH GLVFXVVLRQV IURP GLIIHUHQW SHUVSHFWLYHV³EXVLQHVV DQG SHUVRQDO 7KH cohort structure helped us become a team working for a common goal. 7UDFH\ 'XNH 0%$ ¡ Site Quality Enabler, Frito-Lay

The MBA Program helped me overcome my fear of speaking in public. Recently when my missile program was under heavy scrutiny, I made a presentation in front RI WKH GLUHFWRU RI WKH 0LVVLOH 'HIHQVH $JHQF\ 0'$ DQ DGPLUDO Ă€YH JHQHUDOV several senior executive service leaders, and many MDA Program directors. As I began to speak, I thought, “I can do this. This is why I worked so hard at Trevecca.â€? The presentation was a great success &KULV %XUFK 0%$ ¡ Software Systems Manager, Missile Defense Agency

MUSIC BUSINESS

Educating students for a variety of careers in the music industry

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, ZRUN RQ D VPDOO WHDP WKDW VHUYHV DV WKHVH GHSDUWPHQWV³PDUNHWLQJ EUDQG management, accounting, sales, and customer relations. Having a multi-faceted business background from Trevecca gave me the ability to wear multiple hats and, therefore, further the reach of my company and career. 0LFKDHO +DUH ¡ Sales Coordinator, Essential Artist Services/Sony Music Entertainment Treveccan Fall 2013

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ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Preparing persons for careers in enterprise management

Since my graduation, I have faced many situations which reminded me that my 7UHYHFFD HGXFDWLRQ KDG HTXLSSHG PH WR FRQIURQW GLIĂ€FXOW GHFLVLRQV 0\ VWXGLHV LQ organizational management have allowed me to serve as president of a holding FRPSDQ\ WKH FKLHI RSHUDWLQJ RIĂ€FHU RI D YHQWXUH FDSLWDO FRPSDQ\ DQG QRZ DV D director of a state agency. *DU\ : &RUGHOO 020 ¡ Director of Consumer Affairs, State of Tennessee 7KH PDVWHU¡V LQ RUJDQL]DWLRQDO PDQDJHPHQW 020 ZDV WKH SUHFXUVRU WR 7UHYHFFD¡V 0%$

USING REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE

Trevecca Investment Club finishes fifth among 25 colleges and universities During its ten years of competing in the TVA Investment Challenge, the Trevecca Investment Club returned an average of 9.30% per year compared to 7.30% per year for the stock market as a whole DV PHDVXUHG E\ WKH 6 3 DQG SODFHG Ă€IWK DPRQJ WKH FRPSHWLQJ LQVWLWXWLRQV 0RUHRYHU 7UHYHFFD¡V VWXGHQWV RXWSHUIRUPHG RI SURIHVVLRQDOO\ PDQDJHG PXWXDO IXQGV LQ WKHLU LQYHVWLQJ category (large-cap value). For the current year, the Trevecca Investment Club has returned 24.10% compared to 20.01% for the S&P 500 (as of August 12).

GIVING BACK

Skinners make new gift to help Trevecca students In late September Gerald and Eileen Skinner transferred appreciated commercial property to the University. Through this gift they established a gift annuity that will provide them a quarterly income throughout their lives. Ultimately, part of that gift will bring the Skinner Accounting Scholarship Endowment to $1 million, and part of that gift will create a new endowment, the 6NLQQHU 1HHG\ 6WXGHQW 6FKRODUVKLS )XQG WR DVVLVW VWXGHQWV ZLWK VLJQLĂ€FDQW Ă€QDQFLDO QHHG “The Skinners have chosen a very effective way to give to the University. Their gift of property HQDEOHV WKHP WR PDNH D VLJQLĂ€FDQW JLIW UHFHLYH D FKDULWDEOH LQFRPH WD[ GHGXFWLRQ DQG VLJQLĂ€FDQWO\ UHGXFH FDSLWDO JDLQV WD[ Âľ H[SODLQHG 3HJ &RRQLQJ YLFH SUHVLGHQW IRU H[WHUQDO relations. In the 1970s the Skinners established the Skinner Family Scholarship for students preparing for IXOO WLPH PLQLVWU\ +XQGUHGV RI VWXGHQWV KDYH EHQHĂ€WWHG IURP WKH WXLWLRQ IXQGV DZDUGHG WR WKHP LQ the form of Skinner scholarships. 14

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Insurance agent, he sensed God calling him to prepare for a teaching career at a Nazarene college. And that young man, who had not attended church until Eileen invited him, said “Yes” to God and enrolled in the 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 1HEUDVND LQ UHVSRQVH WR *RG·V FDOO

*HUDOG DQG (LOHHQ 6NLQQHU NQRZ WKDW *RG·V SURYLGHQFH has been at work in their lives. Born into farming families in the Midwest, they met in high school and began dating. Soon Eileen invited Gerald to attend the Church of the Nazarene with her, and she introduced him to Christ. They married after their high school graduation, and Gerald bought and operated a farm and began acquiring rental properties. While he farmed and worked as a top-producing State Farm

Three years later with a college degree in business, he realized that teaching would require him to become D FHUWLÀHG SXEOLF DFFRXQWDQW &3$ DQG WR JDLQ accounting experience. Soon he and Eileen moved to Washington, DC, where Gerald was an accountant with the United States Senate Government Operations Committee. “The exposure to life in Washington and the incredible opportunity to work in that environment were priceless experiences in my preparation to teach,” he explained.

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the pastor of his church, Millard Reed, was elected president of Trevecca in 1991, Skinner became Dr. 5HHG¡V XQSDLG FRQVXOWDQW DQG Ă€QDQFLDO DGYLVRU VHUYLQJ XQWLO 'U 5HHG¡V UHWLUHPHQW LQ +LV HOHFWLRQ to and subsequent service on the Trevecca Board of Trustees in 1991 has meant that Gerald Skinner has always had some role* in the life and administration of Trevecca since 1969.

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Three years later, Gerald and Eileen sensed God directing them to the University of Kansas, where Gerald enrolled in graduate school to earn an MBA DQG (LOHHQ WRRN D MRE ´,Q P\ Ă€QDO \HDU RI graduate school, Eileen and I were eating with a group of Nazarenes following a football game at the University of Kansas. In that group was :LOOLDP 0 *UHDWKRXVH ¡ . He asked me what my plans were after I graduated, and our conversation concluded with his invitation for me to teach at Trevecca,â€? recounted Skinner. Having never seen Trevecca, the Skinners checked out the school later that year when a trip took them near Nashville. And, as the saying goes, “The rest is history.â€? Gerald Skinner joined the Trevecca faculty LQ DQG VWDUWHG 7UHYHFFD¡V Ă€UVW %XVLQHVV Program. He taught, recruited students for the program, built the business department, UHFUXLWHG IDFXOW\ DQGÂłLQ VRPH FDVHV³´JUHZÂľ his own faculty by employing graduates of the program to teach in it after their graduation. The program thrived, and its graduates excelled. In 1978 Skinner and *HUDOG 4XLFN ¡ founded Compco, a software development and telecom data corporation. That company quickly became an industry leader, supplying software to an impressive list of customers, which included Rockefeller Center, the U. S. Department of Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, Time, Harvard, Yale, Brown University, and the University of Berkeley, among others. %\ 7UHYHFFD¡V 'HSDUWPHQW RI %XVLQHVV ZDV thriving, and Skinner retired from teaching in order to give more attention to Compco; however, his relationship with the University did not end. At the invitation of President +RPHU $GDPV ¡ , Skinner VHUYHG RQ WKH 3UHVLGHQW¡V $GYLVRU\ &RXQFLO :KHQ 16

Gerald and Eileen Skinner have always wanted to help young people, and they have invested in the lives of young people by establishing scholarships at 7UHYHFFDÂłWKH 6NLQQHU )DPLO\ 6FKRODUVKLS WKDW DVVLVWV ministerial students and the Gerald Skinner Accounting Scholarship for accounting majors. (See pg 14.) At Homecoming 2012 Trevecca honored Gerald Skinner for his then-43 years of service to Trevecca. The naming of the Skinner School of Business and

With President Boone, Eileen and Gerald Skinner sign the documents for their recent gift to Trevecca (See article on p. 15.)

Technology is a monument to the man who started 7UHYHFFD¡V %XVLQHVV 3URJUDP LQYHVWHG KLPVHOI DQG his assets in the lives of young people, and shared his expertise with this university. And it is a reminder of what God can accomplish through the life of a person *HUDOG ZKR ZLOO DFFHSW *RG¡V JXLGDQFH DQG D IDPLO\ member (Eileen) whose loving support enables that SHUVRQ WR IROORZ *RG¡V FDOO *Gerald Skinner served as chair of the $28.5 million capital campaign for the construction of the Waggoner Library and Center for Instructional Technology, 1997-2001; chair of the $.5 million Greathouse Scholarship Campaign, 1997-2001; chair of the Trevecca Board of Trustees, 2001-2004. In recognition of his service to Trevecca, in 1990 Trevecca awarded him an honorary doctorate and, in 2005, the second Lyla T. Mackey Diakonos Award for his outstanding service to Trevecca. In addition to his VHUYLFH WR 7UHYHFFD 6NLQQHU KDV VHUYHG LQ VLJQLĂ€FDQW UROHV LQ WKH denomination.

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/((/$1' ,1 &21&(57 $7 75(9(&&$ The Christian rock band Leeland, from Baytown, Texas, performed in concert at Trevecca on September 26. Leeland Mooring, his brother Jack, and sister Shelly with drummer Mike Smith performed music from their latest album, The Great Awakening, before an audience of students and other Leeland fans.

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2013 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED A former female basketball player and a former baseball player will become the newest members of the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 9, 2013, during Trevecca Homecoming 2013. $VKOLH *LOODQG · , a former Lady Trojan, and /XNH %URZQ · , a Trojan pitcher, will become the 56th and 57th members of this athletic honor roll, started in 1993. Gilland, a 5-10 forward from Madison, Tenn., had been a star at Nashville’s Hunters Lane High School before joining the Lady Trojans. At Trevecca she sat out the 2003 season, but she returned to the court and amassed some impressive honors: was a two-time NAIA All-American Third-Team selection (2006, 2005), was named to the 2005 NAIA National Championships All-Tournament Team, was TranSouth First-Team selection on two occasions, and made the TranSouth All-Tournament Team in 2006 and the All-Freshman Team in 2002. Additionally, she played on the 2006 team that won a school-record 31 games. In her senior year she played with the Trevecca softball team, which also advanced to the NAIA Championship. Brown, a 5’-10” left-handed pitcher from Dickson, Tenn., played for Jeff Forehand and helped the team to some of the program’s best days. His list of accomplishments includes the following: he earned NAIA second-team all-American honors after leading the NAIA in wins with a 16-1 record in 2007; he holds the Trevecca record for wins in a season with 16 (wins that helped pace the Trojans to a 44-18-1 record overall and a TranSouth best 21-6 SFDPSE BOE IF mOJTIFE IJT DBSFFS XJUI UIF UIJSE most career wins. In 2007, Brown, who is now the pitching coach for the Trojans, was also selected to the NAIA All-Region-XI Team, All-TranSouth team, and the TranSouth Scholar-Athlete Team.

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Both Trojan basketball teams will open regular season play at Homecoming. The women’s team will host Brescia University at 2:00 PM, and the men will host Tennessee Wesleyan at 4:00 PM.

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NEW COACH FOR CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK TEAMS

NEW WAYS TO CONNECT WITH TROJAN SPORTS

Austin Selby is the new coach of Trevecca’s cross country and track teams. He will lead the mSTU 5SFWFDDB NFO T BOE women’s track teams through their inaugural indoor and outdoor seasons beginning in 2014.

Trevecca athletics has redesigned its informationsharing platforms in order to make it easier for fans of Trojan sports to stay up to date about Trevecca’s 15 teams. • The new Trojan app provides instant access to the latest headlines, game recaps, stats, schedules, videos from the Trevecca Trojan YouTube channel, and more.

Last year Selby coached boys’ cross country and USBDL BOE mFME BU "SMJOHUPO 5FOO )JHI 4DIPPM OFBS Memphis, Tenn. Five of his athletes at that school signed NCAA athletic scholarships for the coming year. In 2012 Selby coached the Independence High School (Thompson’s Station, Tenn.) boys’ USBDL BOE mFME UFBN BOE GPVS PG IJT BUIMFUFT FBSOFE NCAA scholarships. For seven years he worked for Campus Crusade for Christ in Orlando, Fla., including a year on staff in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. “It is exciting for me and an honor to be a part of a rapidly rising program at a university that strives to develop the personal integrity of its athletes, as well as provide support for them to become the most competitive team out there,� Selby stated when he accepted this position at Trevecca. “I believe this program, both men’s and women’s, is ready to make its mark and cause other teams to take notice as we move into our NCAA Division-ll provisional year.�

• Trojan athletics has a brand-new Web site. SID Help, a national athletic Web site design company and a Trevecca partner since 2007, designed the app and the new site.

Selby ran for Centennial High School (Franklin, Tenn.), qualifying twice for the TSSAA State Cross Country Meet. His personal best marathon time is a 2:49:06 at the New York City Marathon. After surviving being hit by an out-of-control 70-mph car, he returned to run a 3:02:32 marathon time. His success and experience has made him a soughtafter private marathon coach. A 2006 graduate of the University of Memphis, he will complete a master’s in secondary education this fall. In 2011 he earned United States Track BOE 'JFME $PBDIJOH $FSUJmDBUJPO BOE JO IF mOJTIFE IJT 645' $PBDIJOH -FWFM MM &OEVSBODF $FSUJmDBUJPO Selby and his wife, Monica, have three sons. Treveccan Fall 2013

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Youth group reservations open on November 1, 2013. Don’t miss this week of exciting mission experience.

June  23-­27,  2014 www.missionnashville.org

Guest speaker—Corey MacPherson, Chaplain at Eastern Nazarene College Worship led by Trevecca’s PR teams

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Alumni, will you VKDUH \RXU H[SHUWLVH with a Trevecca student? The Bridge Program seeks DOXPQL ZKR ZLOO VHUYH DV PHQWRUV WR 7UHYHFFD VWXGHQWV³LQ HPDLOV E\ SKRQH RU LQ IDFH WR IDFH PHHWLQJV³IRU D VSHFLÀF WLPH SHULRG determined by the alumnus and the student. The Bridge Program needs mentors who are willing to • Tutor in one of a variety of subjects or • Advise students who are undecided about a major or • Share professional experiences with students interested in a similar career For more information, FRQWDFW 1LFROH +XEEV in WKH &HQWHU IRU /HDGHUVKLS &DOOLQJ DQG 6HUYLFH³ QKXEEV#WUHYHFFD HGX

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ALUMNI CONNECTING *HUDOG 4XLFN ¡ (See p. 16.)

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V $XEUH\ ¡ and 1RUPD 6PLWK œ celebrated 50 years of marriage and 50 years of ministry on August 13, 2013, in Fort Mill, S.C. Aubrey attended Trevecca High School as well as Trevecca Nazarene College.

V 5 7 .HQGDOO ¡ has published a new book, Finding Your +HDUW¡V 'HVLUH, available from chosenbooks.com. 3KLOOLS 0LFKDHO %LJJV ¡ released two new books in October. Ten Leadership Characteristics, based on a series of sessions conducted by the Tom Peters Group, is available only at Amazon Kindle. The Letters, available in soft cover and for Kindle, is a collection of one hundred letters from God, letters offering hope, encouragement, and inspiration. 'DQ %RRQH ¡ (See pp. 2, 16, 18, & 19.)

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.DUHQ :LOOLDPV &XQQLQJKDP ¡ was honored by Vanderbilt University for 35 years of service. %ODQFKDUG +RZDUG ¡ , a member of the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame (2002 induction), was nominated for the county hall of fame in his hometown, Albertville, Ala.

3K\OOLV .LOLERXUQ ¡ (See p. 24.) *DU\ 6WUHLW ¡ is the special assistant to the president of Arkansas Baptist College (ABC), working on matters UHODWHG WR WKH 1RUWK &HQWUDO $VVRFLDWLRQ¡V +LJKHU /HDUQLQJ &RPPLVVLRQ WKH FROOHJH¡V LQVWLWXWLRQDO HIIHFWLYHQHVV initiative, and the implementation of new institutional policies, SURFHVVHV DQG SURJUDPV *DU\ ZDV SUHVHQWHG WKH Ă€UVW Audrey J. Williamson Award by Nazarene Bible College in recognition of his years of service to higher education. %REE\ : +DPEULFN ¡ was honored at a retirement celebration on Sunday, August 25, at the Ephrata (Pa.) Church of the Nazarene, where he pastored for 27 years. Trevecca alumni from WKH ¡ V DQG ¡ V ZKR JUHZ up in Calvary Church of the Nazarene, in Arlington, Va., reunited this summer. Trevecca alumni in that JURXS DUH WKH IROORZLQJ / 5 IURQW URZ 3DWW\ &RRN ¡ and 3HJJ\ &DUVRQ .LQJ ¡ URZ WZRÂł$OLFH &RRN ¡ (second from right) and 5XWK $QQ &DUVRQ ¡ IDU ULJKW VWDQGLQJÂł :DUUHQ 5DJODQG ¡ Ă€UVW PDQ VWDQGLQJ OHIW *HQH .LQJ ¡ (third man from right), -LPP\ 5DJODQG ¡ (second man from right).

V 'DYLG :D\QLFN ¡ was recognized by the Metro Nashville City Council for improving his community, District 29, and IRU EHLQJ D WUXH KLVWRULDQ 'DYLG¡V ODZ RIĂ€FHV DUH ORFDWHG RQ WKH VHFRQG Ă RRU RI 7KH *UDQ'DOH 0DQRU EXLOW LQ DQG located in Nashboro Village. 6XVDQ 5HFWRU 'XQQ ¡ (See p. 31.) 'DYLG &DOGZHOO ¡ (See p. 19.) %DUU\ 5HLG ¡ (See 2000s.) .HQ :KLWWLQJWRQ ¡ and his family wore their Trevecca shirts when they visited Florida during fall break. Pictured with Ken are his sons Coy (far right) and Chase (second from left) and their cousin Drew Johnson (far left). /DUU\ -RQHV ¡ now works for the Tennessee Primary Care Association as a telehealth specialist.

+DUROG ,YDQ 6PLWK ¡ (See p. 24.)

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V 6DQG\ :LOOLDPV $OGULGJH ¡ /06 ¡ /(G' ¡ is now the director of federal programs for Tuscaloosa (Ala.) City Schools. %HOLQGD &ODUN &DUU ¡ (See p. 31.) 'DZQ &ROHPDQ *DQQRQ ¡ IRUPHG D QRQSURĂ€W FRQVXOWLQJ Ă€UP DIWHU HDUQLQJ DQ 0%$ IURP $PHULFDQ 3XEOLF 8QLYHUVLW\ in May 2013. Located in Tinton Falls, N.J., Dawn Gannon Consulting (dawngannon.com) focuses on helping improve the lives of others by supporting the military, higher education, and healthcare communities. *DU\ &RUGHOO ¡ 020 (See p. 14.) 'HERUDK 6WRU\ ¡ has been named senior vice president at Parker Executive Search, a leading global executive search Ă€UP EDVHG LQ $WODQWD *D ,Q WKLV QHZ UROH 'HERUDK ZLOO PDQDJH WKH Ă€UP¡V FOLHQW UHODWLRQV DQG EXVLQHVV GHYHORSPHQW and work with corporate and higher education practices. &KHW %XVK ¡ (See p. 24.) 0DWWKHZ /LWWRQ ¡ (See p. 24.)

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V %HWK %DWVRQ 0(G ¡ (G' ¡ is the new supervisor of human resources, student services, and policy for the school district in Ashland City, Tenn. She had previously served as principal of Cheatham Middle School. %\URQ - 'DUQHOO -U ¡ , son of %\URQ ¡ and 'RQQD %HUFN 'DUQHOO ¡ and the grandson of *OHQQ (OOHQ 'DUQHOO ¡ , earned D FHUWLĂ€HG Ă LJKW LQVWUXFWRU &), DQG FHUWLĂ€HG Ă LJKW LQVWUXFWRU LQVWUXPHQWV &),, FHUWLĂ€FDWHV IURP American Flyers, in Dallas, Tex., in July 2013. He is now an instructor at Wings of Eagles Flight School, in Smyrna, Tenn.

+ROO\ 0LOOHU :KLWE\ ¡ (See p. 10.) +DQV 5XVND ¡ , chaplain for the 86th Combat Support Hospital at Fort Campbell, Ky., graduated from the Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, earning a set of coveted Air Assault wings. Hans endured 10½ days of rigorous testing on air assault operations, sling-load operations, and rappelling in the grueling Southeast heat.

9DQHVVD *DUFLD 0(G ¡ (G'¡ is executive lead principal for elementary schools in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. She had been principal and assistant principal at Poplar Grove School in Franklin. Vanessa is an adjunct faculty member at Trevecca and Lipscomb Universities. 0DUVKD 0F*LOO 0(G ¡ is now the new principal of Glenview Elementary after serving as principal of Fall-Hamilton Enhanced Option Elementary, in Nashville, Tenn. 5\DQ +DUULV ¡ 0(G ¡ is the new dean of the middle school at Franklin Road Academy. Prior to this appointment, Ryan had been principal of Nolensville Elementary School in Williamson County, Tenn.

/H$QQ 7KRPDV %ODQNPDQ ¡ (See p. 9.) 7LIIDQ\ :DJJRQHU ¡ (See p. 31.) 0DWW ¡ 0$ ¡ and Keri Attig +DVWLQJV ¡ dressed their family in Trevecca shirts when they vacationed at Disney World this past summer. Matt, lead pastor for the Church of the Nazarene in Estill Springs, Tenn., also teaches IRU 7UHYHFFD¡V 0DQDJHPHQW DQG Human Relations Program (MHR). Keri homeschools their children. -RG\ /\QQ 1HOVRQ 0F&OHQQ\ ¡ was honored as Teacher of the Year for the Carteret County School System in Beaufort, N.C. Jody, who began teaching in that county in WHDFKHV Ă€UVW JUDGH DW 1HZSRUW (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO $QG\ .LOOLQJVZRUWK ¡ earned a doctorate of counselor education and supervision from Argosy University in December 2012. Andy has worked in the mental KHDOWK DQG VXEVWDQFH DEXVH Ă€HOG for 16 years and is a licensed professional counselor-mental health service provider (LPC-

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&KULV %XUFK 0%$ ¡ (See p. 13.) 0DUFXV +HDVWRQ 0(G ¡ is the new principal of Covington High School in Tipton County, Tenn. Marcus previously served as assistant principal at Covington prior to serving as assistant principal at Gunn Junior High School in Arlington, Tex. When Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene sent a mission team to Jamaica this summer, many in the group wore Trevecca shirts. These alumni SDUWLFLSDWHG &DURO\Q 3UDWW ¡ (top left), $VKOH\ *LOPRUH ¡ (right of Carolyn), %DUU\ 5HLG ¡ (front left, stretched out), /LQGVD\ :HQWZRUWK ¡ (seated, back center), and -DPLQ :HQWZRUWK ¡ Ă€UVW PDOH VWDQGLQJ RQ WKH ULJKW RI WKH VLJQ

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$VKOLH *LOODQG ¡ (See p. 20.) 0LFKDHO ¡ and Tera Carringer .XUW] ¡ hosted %UDQGRQ 5DULJ ¡ in Cheonan, South Korea, where they teach English to public school English teachers who teach elementary and middle school students. /HZLV %ULGJHV 0(G ¡ (See p. 18.) /XNH %URZQ ¡ (See p. 20.) -HQQLIHU &DPSEHOO ¡ (See p. 31.) +RXVWRQ 7KRPSVRQ (G' ¡ is the new dean of the School of Professional Studies and the administrative dean of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Olivet Nazarene University. Houston previously served as the chair RI 2OLYHW¡V 'HSDUWPHQW RI 6RFLDO :RUN DQG &ULPLQDO -XVWLFH $QGUHD 0LOOHU ¡ (See p. 19.) 5RELQ &D\FH 0(G ¡ (G' ¡ , the principal of Julia Green Elementary since 2011, is now the principal of Hickman Elementary School, Nashville, Tenn.

$OOLVRQ ´$OOLHÂľ *UD\ +LOO ¡ (See pp. 4-7.) 5\DQ /RQJQHFNHU 0(G ¡ (G'¡ is the dean of students at Apollo Middle School in Nashville, Tenn. -DUHG 8VUH\ ¡ (See p. 11.) 7DPP\ 'DXJKWU\ 00)7 ¡ and Ron Deal were guests on Focus on the Family broadcasts, July 30-31, with radio host, Jim Daly. They provided advice and insight for divorced parents who want to rear their children in a healthy, loving environment, while cooperating as much as possible with the former spouse. $OLVKD (ULFNVRQ 0(G ¡ is the new principal at Poplar Grove Elementary School in the Franklin (Tenn.) Special School District. She had been assistant principal at Moore Elementary in Franklin. 1DWKDQ +DUZRRG ¡ has been appointed vice president and chief LQIRUPDWLRQ RIĂ€FHU RI LQIRUPDWLRQ technology for Greenlee, a global leader in the professional tool category, located in Rockford, Ill. 0LFKDHO +DUH ¡ (See p. 13.)

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0DUORQ +HDVWRQ 0(G ¡ , a current doctoral student at Trevecca, is now the assistant principal at Northwest High School in Clarksville, Tenn. Most recently he taught math at Covington High School, where he received public recognition for developing and implementing several innovative math support programs.

5HEHNDK +DUULVRQ 0(G ¡ is the new assistant principal at Allendale Elementary School in Spring Hill, Tenn.

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5\DQ -DFNVRQ 0(G ¡ (G' ¡ is now the dean of students and graduation coach at Maplewood Comprehensive High School in Nashville, Tenn.

7RQMD :LOOLDPV 0(G ¡ is the new executive principal of Head Middle Magnet School, Nashville, Tenn. She previously served as the academic principal for Glencliff High School and assistant principal of the Nashville School of the Arts.

%ODLU +DVNLQV ¡ graduated from George Washington University in May of this year ZLWK D PDVWHU¡V GHJUHH RI SURIHVVLRQDO studies in political management.

1DWH +LOO ¡ (See pp. 4-7.)

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(YDQV .QRZOHV ¡ (See p. 11.) 6WHSKDQLH 0DVFROR 0(G ¡ is the new principal of Cheatham Middle School, Ashland City, Tenn. Stephanie had previously served as assistant principal for the Northwest Corrections Academy in Tiptonville, Tenn., and as assistant principal in the Jackson-Madison (Tenn.) County School System. 'XVWLQ 6PLWK ¡ (See p. 11.) /HVOLH 0 6SHHU ¡ has moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., where she is working as a nurse at Memorial Hospital.

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ALUMNI AND FRIENDS WE WILL MISS . . . (XHO 0 )R[ ¡ RI 2OG +LFNRU\ 7HQQ Âł Euel served faithfully as a minister in the Church of the Nazarene for more than 40 years. He touched the lives of those around him with his sweet spirit, and he was widely respected by his peers, the communities where he served, and his congregations. &DUO % +DGGL[ ¡ RI %RZOLQJ *UHHQ .\ Âł Carl was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene for 35 years, serving churches in Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. He also served in WWII in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. 0DU\ )UDQFHV 5REHUWV ¡ of (OGRUDGR 6SULQJV 0R Âł Mary graduated from Trevecca High School and then attended Trevecca Nazarene College. During her working years, she worked for Nazarene Publishing House, the Kansas City Police Department, IRS, Deloitte and Touche (from which she retired), and later Nazarene Headquarters in Kansas City. -D\ & %\EHH ¡ RI 'LFNVRQ 7HQQ Âł Jay was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene and devoted his life to sharing the gospel of Christ. He loved to read, play the guitar, and collect and work on watches. /RZHOO 6WUDZ ¡ RI &UDZIRUGVYLOOH ,QG Âł Lowell was a retired machinist, having worked at Triangle Engineering Corp., in Indianapolis, Ind., for more than 30 years. He was a “peopleâ€? person, loved visiting with others, and was a member of the Crossroads Community Church of the Nazarene (Ladoga, Ind.) He and his wife of 57 years have two daughters. )UHGD -RKQVRQ *UHHU ¡ RI 6KHOE\YLOOH 7HQQ Âł Freda was a third grade teacher who taught in Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia. She and her husband of 53 years have two children. *DU\ )UDQNOLQ 3RZHOO ¡ RI 'DQYLOOH .\ Âł Gary served as the pastor of churches in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Maryland, and North Carolina. He was the director of Hand UP Group and Harvesting Hope Food Pantry in Danville and also was the Ă€UVW GLUHFWRU RI %LJ %URWKHUV RI )UDQNIRUW .\

5RQ 6WRUHU ¡ RI 'DFXOD *D Âł Ron was an outstanding and gifted vocalist who devoted most of his life to his love of worship. He was for many years the minister of music for First Church of the Nazarene in Atlanta, Lilburn (Ga.) First Baptist, and Atkinson Road Baptist Church. Since 1998 he and his wife have operated Storer Classic Design, providing home remodeling and design expertise. 'RURWK\ 0F4XLGG\ &DWKH\ ¡ RI 0DGLVRQ 7HQQ Âł Dorothy, who taught in Nashville schools for 32 years, was a champion of children and a lover of books. -RVKXD &KDQFH 3K' VWXGHQW RI +HQGHUVRQYLOOH 7HQQ Âł 8/10/13 -RVK¡V GHDWK LV PRXUQHG E\ KLV FODVVPDWHV LQ WKH &OLQLFDO Counseling Program. He was part of the 2011 doctoral cohort. Josh was well loved by his doctoral cohort, and his absence is grieved by many. He will be remembered for his cheerful presence and sense of humor. 5XWKH 'RQDKRR &UHLJKWRQ 6FUXJJV ¡ , of Nashville, 7HQQ Âł 5XWKH ZDV D FHUWLĂ€HG VXEVWDQFH DEXVH FRXQVHORU ZKRVH entire career involved the homeless and impaired. She worked at Cumberland Heights, the Alcohol and Drug Council, the campus for Human Development, and Lentz Health Center.

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Professors Roy and Jooly Philip and their sons wore their Trevecca shirts when they visited the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, in the summer. PHOTO Michael Moredock, retired director RI 7UHYHFFD¡V 3K\VLFLDQ $VVLVWDQW Program (PA), was inducted into the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA) Hall of Fame in October in recognition of his “hard work and dedicationâ€? on behalf of PA profession and for his personal contributions to “the positive practice environment that PAs enjoy in Tennessee.â€? Allen Jinnette, who teaches accounting, was honored with the 2013 Trevecca Teaching Excellence Award.

-DPHV 'DUUHOO 6WHSS ¡ RI 1DVKYLOOH 7HQQ ³ Darrell served as a proud member of the U.S. Air Force in the Korean and Vietnam Wars; he later worked for the U.S. Government more than 30 years. He was especially pleased to have served as a member of the military honor guard for the funeral of John F. Kennedy in 1963.

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Flag football on the quad 7LIIDQ\ :DJRQHU ¡

Sitting in the leaf-covered grass on alumni drive with the girl who became my wife 6 years later! - 'DQ 0RUDQYLOOH ¡

The trees between College Hill (TCC) and the Business & Science Building (Greathouse Science Building) walking to and from church. - %HOLQGD &ODUN &DUU ¡

My granddaughter is a Junior at Trevecca and plays EDVNHWEDOO , FDQ¡W ZDLW IRU IDOO DQG WKH EHJLQQLQJ RI basketball season. Love the campus. - Joyce Waddey Ryan

0\ Ă€UVW 6DWXUGD\ PRUQLQJV LQ WKH 0$7 3URJUDP DQG P\ Ă€UVW WLPH RQ 7UHYHFFD¡V EHDXWLIXO FDPSXV - Jennifer Campbell ¡

Trevecca is wonderful anytime of year! But always enjoy Homecoming!! - 6XVDQ 5HFWRU 'XQQ ¡

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www.trevecca.edu

USPS No. 394470

The Magazine of Trevecca Nazarene University

Fall 2013

HAPPENING AT TREVECCA November 8-9

Homecoming 2013

November 12

Ben Zobrist, player for the Tampa Bay Rays, speaks in chapel

November 16

Inside Trevecca Day

November 18-25

Trevecca is the collection site for Nashville donations to Operation Christmas Child.

December 8

“A December Hallelujah” at War Memorial Auditorium

2014 February 6-8, 13-15

Performances of Doctor Faustus

February 7

Trevecca Celebration, Lakeland, Fla., with music by the Collingsworth Family

February 10-15

First alumni Valentine’s Day cruise

February 11

Trevecca Association of Business Professionals Luncheon

March 27-29

Performances of Hot Ice and Wondrous Strange Snow

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