Treveccan | Fall 2025

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We BELONG T “There is a blessing that comes when we leave behind our aloneness; when we gather together; when we turn toward one another.”

JAN RICHARDSON “Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons”

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More than ever, we have access to people. We can see updates about almost everyone we’ve ever known from a device we hold in our hands. We see their smiles, their vacations and their opinions. We feel like we know their kids, although we may never have met them in person. On any given day, we might even be privy to what someone halfway across the world ate for breakfast.

Belonging can also bring healing and growth.

Counseling graduate Chris O’Rear reveals on page 22 how to nurture authentic relationships in our increasingly isolated age, while Kathy Mowry, professor of intercultural studies and Christian education, shares on page 47 how humility and belonging can promote intercultural competency.

Last but not least, belonging brings flourishYet with all this knowledge, we can still feel ing, as seen through the stories of our 2025 unknown. Despite all the connectivity, it’s Homecoming award winners beginning on possible—even easy—to remain disconnected. page 38.

This explains the shift we feel when we run into a familiar face at the store or finally plan a trip with friends. When we sit around a dinner table or meet for coffee, the disconnection fades. We are seen. We belong.

The truth is we were made for belonging. The embodied experiences we share when we are fully present with one another greatly matter.

That’s why we’ve made belonging the focus of this edition of the Treveccan. Whether it’s the transformation that takes place through the missional efforts of current students like Elizabeth Parvin while traveling to Harlem (page 10), or through the ministry and outreach of alumni in Asheville, North Carolina (page 18), belonging through service brings blessing.

Speaking of Homecoming, we hope you’ll come home to the Hill Nov. 7-8. Something life-giving occurs when we stand in the spot where friendships were born or memories were made. We experience a sense of connection like no other. We remember that to truly feel alive and whole, we must belong to one another.

Jen Showalter (’97) Alumni Association Engagement Officer

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Celebrate Homecoming Come home to the Hill Nov. 7-8

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From the Hill A roundup of campus news and notes

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Five Questions with Carolyn Johnson Meet the alumna who served as an AmeriCorps VISTA team member for community engagement

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Opened Eyes and Expanded Hearts Senior Elizabeth Parvin shares about her recent mission trip with Trevecca Around the Globe

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Christian, Scholar, Athlete: A Mantra Personified Two Trevecca athletes model standards that transcend the field of play

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Trending Treveccans

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Contents

President's Report Presidential Perspective

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For Such a Time as This 18 Alumni living in Asheville were poised to make a difference when flooding devastated the area a year ago The Healing Power of Authentic 22 Relationships Alumnus and counselor Chris O’Rear describes how to cultivate the kind of connections we truly need Legacy Partners Recognition

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Financial Report

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Adams League of Loyal Donors

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Trevecca Society Recognition

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Friends Remembered

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With Honors 2025 alumni award winners

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A Call to Intercultural Humility 47 Faculty member Kathy Mowry shares about togetherness in the beautifully diverse Kingdom of God

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Treveccan VOL. 95 NO. 1 FALL 2025 PRESIDENT Dan Boone (’74)

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VP FOR UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT Peggy Cooning (’20)

ASSOCIATE VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Mollie Yoder

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Jennifer Showalter (’97)

EDITORIAL DIRECTORS Brian Bennett, Corrie C. Fritts

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GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Emily Adams (’22, ’24), Carla Miles

PROJECT MANAGER Mackenzie Hider

WRITERS Teron Fairchild, Kathy Mowry ('85), Chris O'Rear ('04), Elizabeth Parvin, Rebekah Warren (’18, ’25)

PHOTOGRAPHERS Carla Miles, Hannah Somboon (’19, ’25), Wes Sharpe (’24), Lauren Sosler, Kevin Blake Thomas

CONTRIBUTORS Anne Twining (’74)

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Homecoming CELEBRATE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS AND MEMORIES

Shoulder to shoulder, face to face and eye to eye. Homecoming is a time to remember how much being together matters. So come home to the Hill, reconnect with old friends and relive the moments that shaped you. From the lessons learned to the friendships formed, your story is an essential part of our history. Join us Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025.

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Town & Country Showcase Roommates Founder's

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Connection One Big Reunion

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A ROUNDUP OF CAMPUS NEWS & NOTES

In the spring, the Board of Trustees extended the term of PRESIDENT DAN BOONE by four years.

They also established the DAN AND DENISE BOONE ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP to be awarded annually to Trevecca students with a financial need.

Graduate degree offerings continue to expand with the addition of new programs, tracks and modalities. Since the beginning of 2025, Trevecca has introduced the following options in graduate and adult education.

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A new PH.D. IN LEADERSHIP STUDIES that launched this fall prepares graduates to advance global knowledge in the field of leadership through research and higher education instruction. The program began drawing strong interest well in advance of its start date, and it includes a bridge option for Ed.D. graduates who want to take their doctoral education in leadership to another level.

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A new ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRACK (AI) in the Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree program allows teachers and aspiring administrators to leverage AI tools as they prepare for instructional leadership roles.

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For professionals from other fields who want to move into the classroom, the MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING (MAT) is now offered in a FULLY ONLINE format. MAT students can use this option whether they are job-embedded or haven’t yet applied for a teaching position.

The University celebrated its fifth annual TREVECCA GIVING DAY on April 10 by exceeding its goals, receiving more than $1 million in contributions from more than 1,000 financial partners. Next year's Giving Day is set for March 26, 2026.

Trevecca continued a trend in RECORD ENROLLMENT in spring 2025, welcoming the largest group of incoming students for a spring semester. More than 1,400 NEW STUDENTS joined the Trevecca community in January.

To begin the 2025-2026 school year, Trevecca offered a free professional development opportunity for teachers called UNLOCKING PRODUCTIVITY WITH AI. The online, self-paced course is designed to help teachers leverage AI to spend less time on administrative tasks.

In August, Trevecca welcomed RONALD DE VERA BARREDO as the dean of the School of STEM and Health Sciences. Barredo has instructed students at every level in university settings since 1996, and is a two-time Trevecca graduate. He earned a master’s in organizational management and a doctorate in leadership (Ed.D.) from Trevecca. He served most recently as dean of the College of Health Sciences at Tennessee State University.

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FROM THE HILL

Three Trevecca athletic programs made managerial moves this spring. NATE MORAN was promoted to head coach of the men’s basketball team; DOUG NOVAK was hired as head coach of the women’s basketball team; and MATHEUS MELLO was promoted to head coach in women’s soccer.

For the second consecutive year, the STUNT TEAM reached the national championships. The 2024-2025 Trojan STUNT squad finished with a top 10 national ranking and an overall record of 28-6.

An event hosted on campus by the

TREVECCA ASSOCIATION FOR BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP

in February drew a large crowd to hear guest speaker Dan Werly, the chief operating officer of the Tennessee Titans. He spoke about the positive economic impact of the team's new stadium that’s under construction in Nashville.

In April, the Trevecca Urban Farm announced THE EDEN PROJECT, a three-year initiative that will involve partnering with Nazarene churches to plant 400 shade and fruit trees in disadvantaged communities throughout the Southeast. The project is funded by grants from American Forests’ Tree Equity Catalyst Fund.

At the 2025 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH in April, 24 Trevecca students on 13 different project teams presented their research. The topics they addressed at the Pittsburgh event ranged from history and psychology to biochemistry.

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Five Questions with Carolyn Johnson

TREVECCA GRADUATE CAROLYN JOHNSON (’22) CONCLUDED A THREE-YEAR TERM IN JULY AS AN ON-CAMPUS AMERICORPS WORKER FOR THE VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) PROGRAM. SHE'S PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN EXPANDING TREVECCA’S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND FULFILLING ITS MISSION OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP. 8 TREVECCAN

1. WHAT WAS YOUR UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE LIKE AT TREVECCA?

I was a worship arts major. I realized a huge part of what I wanted to do at Trevecca was grow in my faith. My education definitely helped me articulate and understand what I believe in a deeper way. I was also able to grow in confidence musically. I participated in student life and served in student government, tutoring, club leadership, the chapel team and as a resident assistant.

2. Y OU WERE INVOLVED IN A VARIET Y OF LEADERSHIP ROLES AS A STUDENT. WHAT DROVE YOU TO UNDERTAKE THOSE?

I wanted to be a part of what was going on, get to know different people, have a sense of belonging and create that same experience for others. Being involved also helped with qualifying for scholarships. People like my parents were believing in me and investing in me and I wanted to make the most of my experience.

3. YOU STAYED AT TREVECCA POST-GRADUATION THROUGH AMERICORPS VISTA , A NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON FIGHTING POVERT Y WITH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. WHAT DID THIS ROLE INCLUDE?

I worked specifically with Student Development to foster volunteer opportunities for students. This included starting a Community Engagement Committee as well as the launch of a volunteer engagement platform to centralize opportunities and track service hours. I also worked with Rebecca's House, a monthly food program where students can pick up free groceries to help with food insecurity.

The student relationships I had already formed helped to build connections in my role. I could approach students and say, “I know you're passionate about this” or “Would you be interested in participating in this?” I was able to leverage relationships to connect students to their passions and do work that supports our neighbors.

4. E ARLIER THIS YEAR, YOU RECEIVED THE STELL A SIMPSON LEADERSHIP AWARD, GIVEN IN HONOR OF A WOMAN WHO DEDICATED HER LIFE TO EMPOWERING OTHERS AS A PROFESSOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER. WHAT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE LIKE?

My family was at the award luncheon and the room was filled with people who had encouraged me and invited me to step outside my comfort zone throughout the years. It was uplifting to see the work I've done is more than just about me. It's having an impact on the Trevecca community, and that was one of my hopes when I became a VISTA. I wanted to pour back into this community because it’s invested so much in me.

5. W HAT PART OF YOUR TREVECCA EXPERIENCE DO YOU STILL CARRY WITH YOU?

Since I attended Experience Trevecca Day in high school, the Trevecca motto "esse quam videri"—to be rather than to seem—has been important to me. It's become something of a personal mission statement. It means continuing to journey through every area of life with authenticity and humility. This University is built on the idea that leadership is service. It’s not about the title you hold; it’s about what you’re doing for others and how you're elevating the people around you.

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Elizabeth Parvin

Opened Eyes and Expanded Hearts SENIOR ELIZABETH PARVIN GAINED PERSPECTIVE THROUGH AN IMPACTFUL MISSION TRIP WITH TREVECCA AROUND THE GLOBE. Last spring, I sensed God inviting me to grow in my reestablish a missional presence there. They understanding of His world. I decided to join a Trevecca started a nonprofit called Mission New York in Around the Globe (TAG) trip to New York City. partnership with the Metro New York District of the Church of the Nazarene.

TAG trips are school-sponsored opportunities for Trevecca students to catch a vision of God at work and Our team went to help them take new steps in their to take part in the redemptive story He is writing. With ministry and connect with the people of Harlem. trips during spring and summer breaks, TAG aims to provide meaningful and transformative service- During our trip, we participated in an English as a Second Language (ESL) class with immigrants learning experiences. from Venezuela. We shared many laughs despite The purpose of our particular trip was to help build the language barrier. It was cool to witness relationships in Harlem alongside a Nazarene family these Venezuelans make an effort to learn a new living there full time. language. I helped them practice English phrases to use in their work situations.

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We sat with them and listened to stories of where they were from, their journey to get here and their experiences since coming to America. Our interaction was impactful and opened my eyes to my good fortune in simply being born in this nation.

It highlighted my own privilege and ignorance.

The Lord also opened our eyes and expanded our hearts for others. We participated in conversations with people from different cultures who held different opinions and asked hard questions. We learned about the brokenness in our country and around the world.

We dug in and asked questions about gentrification, Working alongside a nonprofit that does beaut- prosperity, poverty and drug addiction. We learned ification in Harlem, we also helped clean the about the fear immigrants in the United States are streets while talking with folks who facing and about unrest in other nations. live there.

"The trip allowed God moved by allowing us, to some extent, to share the burdens of the people We were able to witness the connect- us to think about we met. how we could ion that local volunteers have with people in Harlem. I started the week We were also exposed to the perspectives apply what we feeling unsafe, but eventually realized witnessed to serve of those living in an underserved I didn’t need to be afraid. People our community community. We learned about some are people. I was able to let go of a of the issues in parts of Harlem and back home." narrative of fear in my mind. what’s making things worse. We had moments of hearing and participating I think sometimes people hope to hear how many in conversations that made us ask deep questions and lives were saved or people were baptized during a pushed us to examine our own beliefs. mission trip, but I saw God move in different ways.

He opened new opportunities for the Sunburgs to The problems in parts of Harlem are similar to things partner with people they hadn’t been able to connect we see happening in some areas of Nashville. So the trip with prior to our coming. allowed us to think about how we could apply what we witnessed to serve our community back home.

I’m grateful God used my time in New York to guide me on a missional path and give me a deeper understanding of how He’s at work in the world. Experiencing God in my life and in the lives of others in this new place was a gift of grace.

Elizabeth Parvin is a senior majoring in organizational communication.

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SET TO LEAD SKIAS HAINLINE MODELS SERVANT LEADERSHIP ON AND OFF THE COURT. A senior sport management major with a marketing minor, Skias Hainline has spent her time at Trevecca growing not only as a student athlete, but also as a person of faith. Originally from Orlando, Florida, Hainline is a setter on the volleyball team and has embraced the opportunities her Trevecca experience has offered.

Hainline’s decision to attend Trevecca was rooted in more than just athletics. “It was truly God’s timing. He put me here for a reason, and it’s changed my life,” she said. “I found a community here that I didn’t expect to find.”

She’s also contributing to that community.

She helped start a Bible study for Trevecca athletes that now draws 15 to 20 students regularly.

One of her favorite experiences was attending a worship night with teammates. “My heart was so full when I left that night,” she said. “I felt happy that I chose Trevecca.”

Hainline earned Gulf South All-Conference Second Team honors for the 2024-25 season. The Trojans started strong, winning four of their first five conference matches, and finished the season with five wins in their last seven matches— including three straight 3-0 sweeps.

During her senior year, she's been focused on demonstrating servant leadership to her younger teammates. “I want to lead by example and show them what a Trevecca athlete looks like, embodying our mantra of ‘Christian, Scholar, Athlete,’” she said. “I want to model that well for them.”

Reflecting on her advice to future Trojans, Hainline encourages students to step boldly into their experience. “If you truly want to have genuine friendships and real connections with people, be yourself,” she said. “And say ‘yes’ as much as possible, because college is fun and it’s the time to try new things.”

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MORE THAN A GAME RYAN SWEENEY EXPERIENCED A POWERFUL MOMENT PROFESSING HIS FAITH ON THE FIELD. Ryan Sweeney is a junior sport management major from Franklin, Tennessee, who chose Trevecca after receiving a baseball scholarship out of high school. During his time as a Trojan, Sweeney’s athletic success as a pitcher has been matched by growth in his spiritual journey— culminating in a powerful moment last spring when he and two teammates were baptized on the baseball field.

“The baptism was a super cool experience,” Sweeney said. “We played a home series against Montevallo, and after the final game we brought the trough out to home plate and did the baptism in front of the crowd.”

The idea surfaced during a team Bible study earlier that week.

“We were sitting in a circle talking about things we’ve loved about this year and a teammate of mine, Matt Hock, shared that he’d love to see someone get baptized on the field,” Sweeney explained. “It was God’s work because I’d been wrestling with the idea of baptism since I played collegiate summer baseball for a Christian ministry. I knew I wanted to do it and the Lord put it on Matt’s mind in that Bible study.”

The moment became even more special when two of his teammates decided to get baptized alongside him.

“My coaches were so happy to witness something like that for the first time at Trevecca,” he said.

During the 2024-2025 season, Sweeney went 3-1 in six starts and 10 overall appearances as a pitcher. As much as he’s enjoyed

success on the field, Sweeney says his time at Trevecca has been even more impactful on his spiritual journey. “Because of this school, I found an amazing group of guys who lead Bible studies and discipleship groups," he said.

"I’ve also had the opportunity to disciple the men around me.”

Prepared to lead on and off the field during his junior year, his advice for others is simple but powerful.

“I’ve always said that one of the best stories you can share is your testimony.

There’s nothing better than telling people who Jesus is, and what He’s done in your life,” Sweeney said. “Be where your feet are and He will meet you right there.

Give it all to the Father and you’ll be amazed at what you receive.”

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T R E N D I N G T R E V E C C A N S

TREVECCA ALUMNI ARE ACCOMPLISHING GREAT THINGS. HERE ARE SOME RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS OF NOTE. BRUCE AYERS Named to “40 Under 40” List by Nashville Business Journal Bruce Ayers (’24) was named a 2024 “40 under 40” honoree by the Nashville Business Journal. Ayers is the founder and CEO of The Nashville African American Wind Symphony, Inc. He is a graduate of Trevecca’s Doctor of Education in leadership (Ed.D.) program and completed his dissertation on how performing arts organizations support economically disadvantaged youth. He also serves as a professor of music at Tennessee State University.

JASON CADDY Appointed North Carolina District Superintendent Jason Caddy (’89) was named superintendent of the North Carolina District of the Church of the Nazarene in February.

After receiving his bachelor’s in youth ministry from Trevecca, he pastored a number of congregations around the country, most recently at Columbia Grace Church of the Nazarene in Columbia, Tennessee.

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Reba Celsor (’97), who received her Bachelor of Arts in management and human relations from Trevecca, was named CEO at Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Kentucky. She has led a successful career in healthcare for more than 35 years, nearly 20 of them in executive leadership.

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Emma Chandler (’24), Trevecca’s first psychology honors graduate, won first place for a research project she presented at Auburn University’s 2025 Research Symposium. Her presentation was titled “When Jekylls Become Hydes: Unearthing the Alter Egos Masked by Social Media.”

KOLBY CRIDDLE Joins Marketing Team at Multinational Entertainment Company Kolby Criddle (’24) was named a regional marketing coordinator for Live Nation Entertainment’s concerts division. Criddle is a first-generation college graduate with a bachelor’s in business administration and a focus in music business.

STEVE HOSKINS Named First Vice President of Wesleyan Theological Society Steve Hoskins (’86), an ordained Nazarene pastor and Trevecca professor of religion, was named first vice president of the Wesleyan Holiness Society. Hoskins received his bachelor’s from Trevecca and has spent years in leadership with the Wesleyan Historical Society, Wesleyan Theological Society and Publications of the Charles Wesley Society.

BRAD KELLE Joins Leadership Team for Wesleyan Theological Society Brad Kelle (’95) was named second vice president of the Wesleyan Theological Society. Kelle received his Bachelor of Arts in religion at Trevecca and now serves as a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Point Loma Nazarene University.

JEFFERY NORFLEET Named President of Shorter College Jeffery Norfleet (’18) was named president of Shorter College, a historically Black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. Norfleet completed his Doctor of Education in leadership (Ed.D.) at Trevecca. He then served in key roles at the University, including associate dean of academic services, associate professor of leadership studies and director of institutional effectiveness.

STEPHEN RHOADES Appointed Georgia District Superintendent Stephen Rhoades (’89) was named superintendent of the Georgia District of the Church of the Nazarene in February. Rhoades received his bachelor’s in ministry at Trevecca and went on to pastor churches in Kentucky, Indiana and Florida. Most recently he pastored Fort Myers First Church of the Nazarene in Fort Myers, Florida.

JESSICA RYALS Appointed Managing Partner at Higher Education Advisory Firm Jessica Ryals (’19) was named managing partner at CFO Colleague, a financial and operational advisory firm with a focus in higher education. Ryals originally joined the firm in 2016 and became a partner in 2021. She earned her MBA at Trevecca.

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As I listen to people talk about Trevecca, the one recurring theme is the depth of friendships.

The creation of community on the campus is a distinguishing feature of Trevecca. I realize how easy it is for universities to say things like this—and saying it can be trite. But thick community has been a staple of Trevecca for 124 years and counting.

I hear it from our campus vendors who run our bookstore, serve our cafeteria and build our buildings. They speak with warmth about how they are treated, valued and appreciated on the campus.

I hear it from visiting students taking the campus tour. As they compare our atmosphere to those of other universities, they frequently say, “I felt wanted and welcomed here.”

I hear it in alumni class reunions at Homecoming.

People who have not seen each other in years jumpWhile we have great pride in our academic excellence, start conversations as if they’d spoken yesterday. skilled graduates, beautiful campus and fiscal I hear it from parents who sent their sons and responsibility, maybe one of the most important daughters to prestigious football schools. They things we do at Trevecca is build community. say: “My children didn’t get the experience I had at Trevecca. They don’t care to keep up with their Jesus is the glue that binds us together in love. As it happens, “a binding together in love” is the university friends or professors.” very meaning of our name, going back to its I hear it at graduation as cap-and-gowned Welsh origins. Another way to say that is, adults tell me how much they are going “We practice thick community here.” to miss this place, by which they mean their community of friends.

Dan L. Boone (’74) President

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FOR SUCH A TIME AS PHOTOS COURTESY OF LAUREN SOSLER 18 T R E V E C C A N

ALUMNI IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, WERE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN HISTORIC FLOODING DEVASTATED THE AREA ONE YEAR AGO.

In the final days of September 2024, a hurricane making landfall 500 miles away from Asheville, North Carolina, was about to forever change this city nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Hurricane Helene initially hit the coast of Florida, but as it continued to travel upward it would eventually drop 30 inches of rain on Asheville, causing catastrophic flooding and mudslides. Much of the area was left without electricity and running water for weeks.

Approximately 80 percent of the city’s art galleries were destroyed.

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PLANTING A CHURCH AND SCHOOL The congregation that gathered in Ball’s church following the storm began as a church plant more than a decade ago in West Asheville, just a mile from the River Arts District where the majority of the city’s art galleries were located.

Ball and his wife, Susannah (’98), met at Trevecca and served in several Nazarene pastoral roles in central and west Tennessee before moving to California in the early 2000s. While on the west coast, Ball says he “We first experienced flooding in our base- became intrigued by the liturgy and sacrament,” recalled Gary Ball (’98), a Trevecca ments of the Anglican church. alumnus who serves as an Anglican rector in Asheville. “Then the electricity went out. “Wesley was an Anglican, and the more I A giant oak tree fell and clipped our chimney leaned into my Wesleyan heritage, the more interested I became in Anglicanism,” Ball and landed on our front porch.” said. “I’m drawn to it because there’s such Overall, Ball says his home was spared from an aesthetic element to the way we worship some of the more severe damage that many that includes an acknowledgement of God residents in his area experienced. The build- appealing to all our senses.” ing that houses the church and Christian school he helped start after moving to Asheville in 2013 was also still functional.

“On the first Sunday after the storm I thought, ‘I’m just going to open the church and see what happens,’” Ball said.

“We didn’t have flushing toilets or electricity. But between 50 and 100 people showed up. We just wept together.”

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Ball met with an Anglican bishop who wanted to start a church in Asheville. “What was interesting to me was my connection to the arts,” Ball shared.

serves as Canterbury’s grammar school principal, attended Trevecca for two years before finishing her bachelor’s degree at Mercer University.

In addition to being a pastor, Ball is an estab- “We have a lot of shared experiences,” Ball said lished watercolor painter. He felt drawn to of the alumni now working alongside him. the art culture in Asheville and had a heart “There is a deep bond because of our past.” to serve the community there.

Furlong, who has a background in both social Over time, Ball’s new church, Redeemer work and education, taught at Canterbury for Anglican, began drawing other creatives. three years and last year became principal.

“We started with a few people in my living She was only two months into her new role room,” Ball said. “Now we probably average when the flooding from Helene shut down about 220 people on Sundays between our the school for several weeks.

Asheville church and a second location on Some of her students witnessed cars and Black Mountain.” homes being washed away by floodwater. It Ball says half the church is younger than 21. was particularly difficult for the children who “A lot of young people are drawn to tradi- were old enough to have also experienced the tional churches right now,” he said. “We have effects of the pandemic. those who’ve walked away from the church and are coming back, as well as those moving “Sometimes it’s easy to forget what these to the area. Our church reflects the creative kids have been through,” she said. She was culture of the city. We have a lot of artists grateful to have used her training in crisis intervention to bring in counselors and therand those interested in homesteading.” apy dogs as soon as the K-12 school was able Ball and his wife aren’t the only Trevecca to reopen several weeks after the storm. alumni making an impact in the area. When the couple decided to move to Asheville, they SERVING IN THE invited some of their Trevecca friends and TRENCHES former classmates to link arms with them In the days immediately following the flood, in ministry. the shared building space of Redeemer and Canterbury was transformed into a distribuKristina Sanford (’98) and her husband, tion center for donated grocery and toiletry Chris, decided to join. Kristina helped items that were transported through the only launch Canterbury Classical School, a minone of four highways that remained accessiistry of the church, in 2015 and has been a ble after the storm. teacher there since the beginning.

Wes (’20) and Bonnie Furlong, two more former Trevecca students who met at the University and later married, moved to Asheville in 2019. Bonnie, who currently

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“We came to the church and just started serving,” Ball said of his family and the Alumni Kristina Sanford, Susannah Ball and Gary Ball (L to R) in front of their Asheville church, which was planted in 2013.

Alumni Wes and Bonnie Furlong

Hurricane relief efforts at Redeemer Anglican

other alumni who are part of the church Those words meant the world to Ball. “Our and school. “We became a grocery store for neighbors don’t typically think highly of our neighbors because all the other nearby churches or Christianity,” he said. stores were shut down. By nighttime, all the supplies would be gone and the next day “West Asheville is very secular,” Furlong someone would arrive and the space would explained. “The church and the school are like a city on a hill. Our mission is to be that fill back up.” kind of light.”

“The response of our surrounding communities was incredible,” added Furlong, who also “It feels like perhaps we moved here 11 years volunteered until the school could reopen. ago for this moment,” Ball said. “It felt “Our kindergarten classroom became a room divinely arranged that we would be here filled with diapers, wipes and formula. People to minister to people in the midst of this difficult season.” were desperate for those kinds of things.”

“Volunteers showed up with generators, chainsaws and 400 gallons of gasoline,” Ball added.

They also received huge amounts of donated bottled water. It would be six weeks before the community had safe drinking water restored.

“It felt like a third world country,” Ball said.

“FEMA and the National Guard were not here right away. But that gave us the chance to step up. I’m really grateful for the opportunity we had to serve.”

IN ALL THINGS, BEAUTY After Hurricane Helene devastated the majority of Asheville’s art galleries, Gary Ball’s church, Redeemer, received grant money from Creo Arts and the Anglican Relief Development Fund to lease a building that houses four art studios and a gallery for displaced artists in the area.

Furlong added, “Being able to be with people and see the best of humanity in those situations kept us going.”

A watercolorist himself, Ball enjoys creating images from Scripture as well as scenes that reflect the beauty of the forests, mountains and streams of the Appalachian Region.

The church also quickly connected with Mercy Chefs, a faith-based relief organization that prepares meals for those affected by natural disasters.

“It’s inspiring when you look at something so beautiful that it makes you want to imitate it, and even more, see beyond it to the God who made it,” he said.

“We served 1,000 meals a day for three weeks in front of our church,” Ball said. “On the last day, someone from the community came up to me and said: ‘I want you to know we see you. We know you’ve been here since day one. The neighbors are really grateful for all you’ve done.’”

In 2024 Ball released a book, “The Artistic Vision,” with Alex Sosler. The co-authors host a podcast by the same name.

A selection of Ball’s artwork can be seen on his Instagram account, @g_ball2 (Gary Ball).

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The Healing Power of Authentic Relationships IN A CULTURE OF GROWING ISOLATION, ALUMNUS AND COUNSELOR CHRIS O’REAR SHARES HOW TO CULTIVATE THE KINDS OF CONNECTIONS WE TRULY NEED. As a pastoral therapist in the Nashville area, I can affirm what the U.S. surgeon general declared in 2023—we are indeed experiencing an epidemic of loneliness.

There are many reasons why both men and women are lonely these days, but one of the biggest is a lack of attention to our emotions, along with a lack of vulnerability and depth in our regular connections. So, while we may be surrounded by people all day, we do not experience the kind of relationships that allow us to truly feel seen, heard, understood and loved.

This was the case for a woman who recently came to me for counseling. She was affluent and involved in a variety of activities. She was busy, but lonely. She feared if people knew she was not as perfect as she projected, she’d be rejected or ostracized.

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I saw another man for therapy years ago who also was grappling with loneliness. He was tearful as he realized there was no one in his life for whom he did not have to fulfill some responsibility. He was the boss, the provider and the philanthropist, but no one truly knew him beyond those roles.

To address loneliness, we need to cultivate relationships built on healthy communication, particularly as it relates to emotional awareness, emotional health, vulnerability and humility.

Healthy communication involves a focus on feelings, which we often discount or minimize. Men in particular have been taught that feelings are a sign of weakness or failure.

If we do not attend to our emotions, they can come out in ways that can be hurtful to others.

“To address loneliness, we need to cultivate relationships built on healthy communication, communication, particularly as it relates to emotional awareness, emotional health, vulnerability and humility.”

This was true for a married couple I once saw. The husband feared being controlled.

He wasn’t aware of his feelings. He would overreact when his wife asked for help. The wife feared being abandoned and wanted the husband to be a partner in household responsibilities. She tried to force or manipulate his cooperation. The two of them lacked the tools of healthy self-awareness and good communication.

Through a relationship with a caring friend, and later in marriage counseling with my wife, I realized I had always lived as if love was conditional on my behavior and achievement. It was overwhelming to allow myself to receive unconditional love from someone else.

As I began letting go of my perfectionism, I invited people I admired from work and church out to lunch. I shared my journey Healthy communication also involves good and attempted to learn from them. I found listening—the kind that seeks to understand that most people were accepting of a more rather than correct or fix. Better conversa- authentic version of me than I would have tions often occur when we talk about the ever expected. feelings behind a statement or behavior rather than focusing on what is said or done. I even became friends with someone who I would have never thought could be a close Finally, healthy communication involves a friend. Yet we developed a great relationship willingness to be introspective, receive care in which I could practice openness, self-disfrom others and take steps toward vulner- closure and emotional expression. ability. I experienced this in my own story.

Gaining skills of listening and caring can As a young person, I learned through direct deepen connection. These tools are not comand implicit messages that my feelings and plicated to learn, but they require a lifetime needs were not as important as those of to perfect. It’s a worthwhile pursuit. Deeper others in my family. As a result, I subverted connections can help you feel more comfortmy own feelings in order to be what others able with yourself and others and build your expected of me. I became a well-liked high confidence. They also allow you to more fully achiever. experience the divine love God has for you.

Chris O’Rear (’04) is a graduate of Trevecca’s marriage and family therapy program and the author of “Therapeutic Friendship: Cultivating Relationships That Heal.” He is a licensed clinical pastoral therapist and owner of The Counseling Center, PLLC in Nashville. He also holds a Master of Divinity in pastoral care and counseling and is an ordained minister.

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TREVECCA LEGACY PARTNERS Trevecca Legacy Partners are individuals who have included Trevecca in their estate plans or through a life gift, such as a charitable gift annuity, and have indicated this gift in writing to the University.

These ultimate gifts help ensure Trevecca will continue to impact the lives of students through a transformative educational experience. If you have included or would like to include Trevecca in your estate plan, please contact Don Hastings at (615) 248-1436 or dbhastings@trevecca.edu.

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Bob M. Aldrich &

John F. Chilton Jr. &

Lora H. Donoho

Shirley C. Aldrich

Sara C. Chilton

Don Dunlap &

Gregg Alsbrooks &

Evan C. Clemons &

Nancy E. Dunlap

Dodi L. Alsbrooks

Emily P. Clemons

Don W. Dunnington &

Randy L. Arnold Jr.

Patrick J. Conger

Jane A. Dunnington

Helen Barnett

Patricia D. Cook

Dennis E. Fink &

Donald N. Barnum

Thomas L. Cook &

Marilyn Fink

Desmond Barrett &

Sharon Cook

Linda Foster

Julie A. Barrett

Peggy J. Cooning

L.W. Fox &

Mark Bergquist &

Roger W. Costa &

Barbara W. Fox

Jodie L. Bergquist

Carole G. Costa

Charlie Franklin &

Randy Berkner &

Marline M. Couey

Beverly J. Franklin

Debbie L. Berkner

Norman R. Cox &

Todd P. Gary

Mark D. Berry &

Zilpha Cox

Kelly Gayhart &

Deborah L. Berry

Royece Cox

Michelle E. Gayhart

Dan L. Boone &

Josh K. Crowe &

Hilton H. Gillespie

Denise Boone

Katie B. Crowe

John G. Gillespie &

Larry Buess &

Helen K. Cummings

Celeste Gillespie

Sharon K. Buess

Charles A. Davis Jr. &

Muthian Gladson &

Jason A. Caddy &

Yvonne Davis

Shanti Gladson

Tina L. Caddy

Huey J. Davis III &

Ronald W. Goodman Jr.

Cliff E. Moore Jr. &

Chelsea A. Davis

Joseph T. Gore &

Eda B. Cako-Moore

Matthew A. Davis &

Jennie Gore

Barbara R. Cash

Bailee A Davis

Troy Grant &

Frances Cash

Erika G. Deardorf

Christy L. Grant

Donna J. Gray

Larry W. Knight &

Tracy D. Porter

Gary W. Streit &

Paula J. Gregory

Joy Knight

Steve M. Pusey &

Marla M. Streit

David N. Griffin &

Finley Knowles &

Gail V. Pusey

Jeff W. Swink &

Barbara E. Griffin

Lori M. Knowles

J. Dwight Ragsdale

Esther C. Swink

Joan Halliburton

Scott A. Lacoy &

Earl M. Rash &

Shannon G. Talley

Jerome Hancock Jr. &

Krystal R. LaCoy

Lillian Rash

Barbara A. Tharp

Brenda D. Hancock

Emily D. Lennon

Seth M. Reigard &

Houston E. Thompson &

Gary Harper &

Patricia D. Long

Katie Reigard

Martha G. Thompson

Karen Harper

Janice E. Lovell

Rick Reynolds &

Don E. Twining &

Carlton F. Harvey

James H. Lunsford Jr. &

Sharon B. Reynolds

Anne Twining

Donald B. Hastings &

Michelle Lunsford

DeAngelo J. Richardson

Starr Van Hoff

B.K. Hastings

Ronald K. McCormack &

Doreen B. Riddle

James G. Van Hook

Matthew B. Hastings &

Karla McCormack

Evangeline Schaper

Howard T. Wall III &

Keri A. Hastings

Harold McCue

Sammie C. Schell

Kimberly K. Wall

Blake Hathcock &

Corlis A. McGee

Carole Schrope

James Wandling

Lisa R. Hathcock

Jeff McGranahan &

Don D. Schrope II &

Todd Welch &

Nicolet C. Henderson

Susan R. McGranahan

Abigail D. Schrope

Rebecca R. Welch

Jamie L. Hess

Bradley Meinck &

Michael D. Scott &

W. Melvin Welch &

Tina L. Hoots

Lee Ann Brown-Meinck

Barbara J. Scott

Joyce W. Welch

Mark B. Hosny &

Inez Milby*

Chuck Seaman &

Marvin R. Wells &

Penny L. Hosny

Craig P. Moore

Peggi Seaman

Joy Wells

Bob L. House

Jason T. Moore

Brian S. Sims &

Lindi R. Wells Martsolf &

Troy A. Jett &

Mary C. Moore-Smith

Susan M. Sims

Nathan J. Martsolf

Jessica A. Jett

Gary B. Morsch

Harold I. Smith

Dan K. Whetstone &

Michael T. Johnson &

Delores Murray

L. Alan Smith &

Diane Whetstone

Sarah B. Johnson

Gregory S. Nash &

Carolyn Smith

James A. Whitby &

Ronald V. Jones &

Denise Nash

Peggy A. Smith

Holly M. Whitby

Amy R. Mix-Jones

Wendel L. Nixon &

Dennis R. Snodgrass &

Randall P. White &

William R. Jones

Judy C. Nixon

Karen C. Snodgrass

Karen R. White

Marilyn B. Jordan

Bruce E. Oldham &

Robert E. Snodgrass &

Meghan B. Woodham

George F. Kersey Jr.

Peggy L. Oldham

Joyce Snodgrass

Lee Woolery &

Brad C. Kinnison

Ignacio Orozco Bravo

Caleb R. Soles &

Alice L. Woolery

Ray G. Klinger &

Kent B. Pelton &

Erin M. Soles

Doreen E. Yager

Dee Klinger

Kathleen Pelton

Jonathan D. Steenbergen &

Anonymous donors

Jim D. Knight &

Steve Pennington

Ruth B. Steenbergen

Beverly G. Knight

Kyle Poole &

Deborah E. Story

Jule B. Poole

*Deceased

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2024-25 FISCAL YEAR

FINANCIALS O PER AT I N G R EVE NU E S

OPERATI N G EXPEN SES

NET TUITION AND FEES $42,382,519

58.2%

INSTRUCTIONAL $25,466,602

34.9%

AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES $12,234,348

16.8%

STUDENT SERVICES $15,541,031

21.3%

AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES $14,648,802

20.1%

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT $12,006,570

16.5%

ACADEMIC SUPPORT $4,881,019

6.7%

TOTAL $72,544,024

99.5%

NET INCOME $327,948

0.5%

NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS $6,611,254

9.1%

CONTRIBUTIONS & GRANTS $4,917,191

6.7%

INVESTMENT INCOME $3,469,582

4.8%

DENOMINATIONAL SUPPORT $2,204,570

3.0%

OTHER SOURCES $1,052,508

1.4%

TOTAL $72,871,972

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100.0%

E N D OWM EN T GR OWTH ’19-’20

$31,549,000

’20-’21

$41,289,000

’21-’22

$41,847,000

’22-’23 ’23-’24

$64,304,000

$72,103,000

’24-’25 $77,378,000

GIF T D ESIGNATION S N E T TU I T I O N & FE E S ’19-’20

$46,805,000

’20-’21 $44,294,000 ’21-’22

$41,426,000

’22-’23

$40,396,000

’23-’24

$41,051,000

’24-’25

$42,383,000

TOTAL N ET A SSE TS (EQU ITY ) ’19-’20

$90,195,000

’20-’21

$108,535,000

’21-’22

$112,320,000

’22-’23 ’23-’24

$126,230,000 $135,786,000

’24-’25 $139,186,000

EDUCATIONAL BUDGET $2,207,346

37.6%

CURRENT SCHOLARSHIPS $2,029,220

34.6%

CURRENT PROGRAMS $589,555

10.1%

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS $457,902

7.8%

FACILITIES $227,578

3.9%

ANNUAL FUND $164,590

2.8%

IN KIND $144,502

2.5%

LIFE GIFTS $30,000

0.5%

OTHER ENDOWED $14,210

0.2%

TOTAL $5,864,903

100%

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ADAMS LEAGUE OF LOYAL DONORS The Adams League, named in honor of former president Homer Adams and his wife, Beatrice, recognizes donors who have made a gift of any size to Trevecca for five or more consecutive years.†

45 or more years

Joanna H. Blackwell

Jimmy L. Hodge &

James W. Brooks Jr. &

Roger W. Costa &

Randy L. Carden &

Teresa L. Hodge

Carol T. Brooks

Carole G. Costa

Judy Carden

Michael T. Johnson &

David B. Caldwell &

W. Melvin Welch &

Larry D. Dennis &

Sarah B. Johnson

Sherry L. Caldwell

Joyce W. Welch

Debbie Dennis

Marilyn B. Jordan

Fred Cawthorne III &

Dennis E. Fink &

Randall L. Kinnersley &

Stephanie L. Cawthorne

40–44 years

Marilyn Fink

Ruth T. Kinnersley

John F. Chilton Jr. &

J. Dwight Ragsdale

Jeff McGranahan &

Jim D. Knight &

Sara C. Chilton

Susan R. McGranahan

Beverly G. Knight

Hal Conditt &

35-39 years

Dennis L. Moore &

Ronald K. McCormack &

Amy L. Conditt

Harold L. Bridges

Wendy B. Moore

Karla McCormack

J. Doug Lepter &

Helen K. Cummings

Bruce E. Oldham &

Inez J. Phillips

Peggy J. Cooning

Steve A. Harris &

Peggy L. Oldham

Jim G. Quiggins &

Pam Costa

Jan K. Harris

David Purtee &

Streater Spencer-Quiggins

Kenneth L. Couchman &

Rena H. Irwin

Beth Purtee

Jim N. Tokarski &

Jennifer Couchman

Ed H. Whittington

Chuck Seaman &

Donna Tokarski

Leroy E. Cullen &

Peggi Seaman

30-34 years

Marilyn J. Cullen

15-19 years

Charles A. Davis Jr. &

James E. Agee Jr. &

Yvonne Davis

Don Dunlap &

20-24 years

Nancy E. Dunlap

Dan L. Boone &

Brenda P. Agee

Victor Davis &

Harold McCue

Denise Boone

Bob M. Aldrich &

Lafonda R. Davis

Steve M. Pusey &

Tom Cooper

Shirley C. Aldrich

David J. Diehl &

Gail V. Pusey

Gary Coulter &

William D. Amburn &

Tina P. Diehl

William J. Strickland Sr.

Phyllis B. Coulter

Melanie Amburn

John R. Dunn Jr. &

Jeff W. Swink &

Keith C. Dance &

Stephen H. Bariteau &

Susan R. Dunn

Esther C. Swink

Valerie L. Dance

Karin L. Bariteau

Don F. Elder &

Todd Welch &

Wes Eby &

Randy Berkner &

Sharon Elder

Rebecca R. Welch

Roberta A. Eby

Debbie L. Berkner

David Ferraez &

Marvin R. Wells &

J.C. Elliott Sr. &

Mark D. Berry &

Ginger Ferraez

Joy Wells

Joyce Elliott

Deborah L. Berry

Ben Fowler &

Toby W. Williams &

Art Foster &

Mike B. Blankenship &

Andrea J. Fowler

Pat Williams*

Nanette M. Foster

Susan E. Blankenship

Ronald W. Goodman Jr.

Patrick L. Griggs &

Vernon L. Bonham &

Donna J. Gray

25-29 years

Michelle R. Griggs

Charline P. Bonham

D. Moody Gunter &

Barnie Bivens &

Dwight M. Gunter II &

Jim L. Brackett &

Nina G. Gunter

Carla H. Bivens

Karan B. Gunter

Janice Brackett

Dale L. Harris &

Elaine R. Brooks

Suzie B. Harris

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† As of June 30, 2025

Steven L. Headrick &

Fran E. Spruill

Don W. Dunnington &

Rebecca A. Lovell

Becky Headrick

Deborah E. Story

Jane A. Dunnington

James F. Mahan &

Rick Hill &

Samuel K. Stueckle &

Tim W. Eades &

Carol R. Mahan

Becky F. Hill

Sharon L. Stueckle

Kimberly D. Eades

Rick P. Mann &

Jansen R. Holt &

Ty J. Tabernik

Michael T. Easley &

Cheri Mann

Ruth Ann Holt

Albert L. Truesdale Jr. &

Leslie A. Easley

William N. McDaniel Sr. &

Steve T. Hoskins &

Esther L. Truesdale

Bill L. Elkins &

Barbara McDaniel

Stephanie R. Hoskins

Don E. Twining &

Mary Beth Elkins

David E. Miller II

Michael D. Jackson &

Anne Twining

Mark M. Elliott &

John R. Miller &

Cheryl A. Jackson

Frank T. Twohig &

Roseann Elliott

Melinda W. Miller

Jerry R. Jared &

Doris A. Twohig

James B. Essary &

Paul R. Montemuro

Leslie L. Jared

Kevin M. Ulmet &

Reba J. Essary

Doris S. Moses

Michael A. Karounos &

Karen M. Ulmet

E. LeBron Fairbanks &

Jonathan H. Mowry &

Betsy M. Karounos

Steve Welch &

Anne Fairbanks

Kathy Mowry

Dale Killingsworth &

Lena Hegi Welch

Pamela H. Farmer

Delores Murray

Ruthie B. Killingsworth

Daniel Wyland &

Curtis Funke &

Brad F. Neff &

Mitch Lockhart &

Lucinda D. Wyland

Sheroma Funke

Margaret G. Neff

Troy Grant &

Ernest A. Norris &

Christy L. Grant

Brandee P. Norris

Olivia R. Lockhart Greg D. Mason &

10-14 years

Elaine Mason

Phil Arington &

Donald B. Hastings &

Scott Parker &

Michael C. McAdory &

Lanora Arington

B.K. Hastings

Rachel A. Parker

Melinda M. McAdory

Erbin C. Baumgardner &

Winston J. Hatcliff &

John D. Parrish &

Brent McMillian &

Ruth A. Baumgardner

Debby F. Hatcliff

Heather Parrish

Marcy McMillian

Daniel W. Bradshaw Sr. &

Blake Hathcock &

Alice E. Patterson

James D. Means &

Robbie Bradshaw

Lisa R. Hathcock

Audrey S. Poff

Susan R. Means

Bill Brown &

Jim T. Hiatt &

Wendell L. Poole

Thomas L. Middendorf &

Jennifer R. Brown

Judy K. Hiatt

Brian L. Powell &

Jessica L. Middendorf

Dwain Butler &

Donald W. Hicks &

Heather Powell

Sara J. Molton

Beth Butler

Marquita L. Hicks

Kevin G. Reed &

Gary B. Morsch

J. Edward Campbell &

Gary L. Holt &

Chelsie A. Reed

Mark Myers*

Brenda T. Campbell

Edith A. Holt

Julie D. Rigsby

Shaun P. Newman &

Emma J. Campbell

Scott Jenkins &

Madeline C. Roberts

Lisa K. Newman

Jim Cardell &

Suzanne W. Jenkins

Larry E. Rodgers &

Wendel L. Nixon &

Dyris K. Cardell

Brian T. Johnson &

Linda F. Rodgers

Judy C. Nixon

Alfred B. Cawthorne II &

Ashley Johnson

Daniel W. Rucker &

John K. Paul &

Beverly A. Cawthorne

M. Chad Johnson &

Kristin L. Rucker

Deborah Paul

Patricia D. Cook

Amy F. Johnson

Elizabeth L. Rushing

Greg P. Runyan &

Aaron M. Crum &

Tim Knight &

Steve A. Sexton &

Ginny A. Runyan

Abby B. Crum

Sandy Knight

Pam Sexton

Jesse C. Sims &

Ron D. Dewitt &

Mark A. Lindstrom &

Queen E. Simmons

Beverly S. Sims

Judy Dewitt

Kelly M. Lindstrom

Kevin J. Simons &

David R. Smith &

Sarah C. Dunn

Patricia D. Long

Meghan L. Simons

Janice E. Lovell

*Deceased

Becky Smith

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Carolyn Smith

Danny D. Baker &

David L. Bynum &

Samuel A. Flores &

Clifton T. Smith &

Karen Baker

Chigger J. Bynum

Candy Flores

Rachel Smith

Don Ballard II &

James R. Cameron

Miller M. Folk

Jim Smith &

Jamie A. Ballard

Kaye Camp

Katrina J. Ford

Sharon K. Smith

Ron L. Bargatze &

Jim R. Cantrell &

Jan R. Forman &

Peggy A. Smith

Wendy R. Bargatze

Cheryl Cantrell

Eugenia L. Forman

Ray E. Smith &

Ron V. Barredo &

Nathan L. Carden &

James L. Forth &

Nellie Smith

Maria Adora Barredo

Kameron C. Carden

Deborah E. Forth

Caleb W. Spencer

Jonathan D. Bartling &

Nancy S. Chamberlain

Dana M. Franchetti

Marcella C. Staples

Melinda Bartling

J.B. Chapman &

Jonathan R. Gaertner &

Morris H. Stocks Jr. &

Joseph E. Bell Jr. &

Katrina L. Chapman

Michelle D. Gaertner

Cynthia A. Stocks

Teresa A. Smith-Bell

Matthew Cole &

Timothy R. Gaines &

James Sweat &

Brad Bellomy &

Kara L. Cole

Shawna S. Gaines

Deborah A. Sweat

Krista W. Bellomy

Harper Cooning-Fields

Todd P. Gary &

Mike Tardif &

Brian W. Bennett &

Jenny B. Copeland

Frances L. Gary

Patricia C. Tardif

Rebecca Bennett

Chris R. Cotton &

Erik R. Gernand &

Melvin L. Taylor &

Karen S. Bimber &

Shelley E. Cotton

Ashley D. Gernand

Rosalind Taylor

Jack Bimber

Mike Cowart

Jim Geuy &

Michael N. Taylor &

Craig Bishop &

Virgel D. Crisp &

Teresa L. Geuy

Tandy M. Taylor

Joan Bishop

Annice Crisp

John G. Gillespie &

Doris J. Walden

Ben B. Bledsoe &

Debbie Crowe

Celeste Gillespie

Robert W. Walker &

Kristin S. Bledsoe

Jay Crutchfield &

Glen J. Gosa &

Margaret H. Walker

Amy Boone &

Kelli Crutchfield

Judy Gosa

Brian Walkup &

Matthew Mund

Hunter D. Cummings &

Jim Grant &

Tracy L. Walkup

Frank Bostick

Courtney Cummings

Glenda Grant

Howard T. Wall III &

Mark A. Bowles &

Larry Cummings &

Tim M. Green

Kimberly K. Wall

Melanie Bowles

Trish Cummings

Taylor R. Gregory

Ming Wang &

Kevin F. Brennan &

Huey J. Davis III &

Aaron Harden &

Anle Wang

Melinda K. Brennan

Chelsea A. Davis

Tammy Harden

James A. Whitby &

Brian S. Brenneman,

Lee Davis &

Matthew B. Hastings &

Holly M. Whitby

Jennifer Brenneman,

Doris Davis

Keri A. Hastings

M.L. White* &

Beckett Brenneman &

Don E. Diehl &

Todd Havican &

Barbara A. White

Sam Brenneman

Diann E. Diehl

Robin M. Barall-Havican

Timothy Whiteside &

J. Walter Brown &

Marshall Duke

Holly V. Hayse

Cindi Whiteside

Rhonda Brown

Jessica D. Dykes

Jamie L. Hess

Brian E. Wilson &

Heather M. Bryant

Ethan Edsall

Kenneth R. Higginbotham &

Joan M. Wilson

Joseph Buffler &

Hunter A. Elliott

Norma Higginbotham

5–9 years

Michele Buffler

Cheryl H. Ellis

David R. Hill &

David L. Burbrink &

Douglas J. Farley &

Jamie A. Hill

Martha Allred

Robin L. Burbrink

Becky Farley

Matthew M. Huddleston

Lindsay E. Aranha

Tommy Byler

Anna L. Fitzgerald &

Harold Hughes &

Riley S. Peters

Teresa Hughes

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Nathaniel J. Hyde &

Mariano Monzu &

Philip K. Rickard &

Yolanda Taylor-Statom &

Susan C. Hyde

Lorena Lopardo

Connie Rickard

Lelan Statom

Rob B. Irwin &

Erich M. Moody

Iwana G. Ridgill

Brodrick R. Thomas &

Pam J. Irwin

Cliff E. Moore &

Oileen V. Roberts

Lauren C. Thomas

Lynn M. Jewell &

Eda B. Cako-Moore

Andrea L. Robinson

Matthew W. Thrasher

Jacque Jewell

Emily J. Moore

Greg S. Ruff &

Jonathan E. Trees &

Bill D. Johnson &

Sherri R. Moore &

Amy Ruff

Kara D. Trees

Kellye Johnson

Mark Moore

Carmen R. Russell &

Brad J. Turner &

Carolyn C. Johnson

Gabriel S. Morris Sr.

Kyle Russell

Rebecca A. Turner

Eric G. Johnson &

Matthew L. Mullins &

Kailee S. Russell

David Twillie &

Casey R. Johnson

Keely R. Mullins

David M. Sanders

Joy V. Twillie

Ronald K. Jones &

Jean Muse

Dale W. Schaeffer &

Adam N. Twining &

Sharon C. Jones

Don Myers Jr. &

Steph Schaeffer

Christy Twining

Scott Kendrick &

Debbie G. Myers

Gerron S. Showalter &

Steve Underwood &

Lynn Lassiter-Kendrick

Bubba Norris III &

Jennifer D. Showalter

Melody K. Underwood

Bill L. Kerns &

Mindy S. Norris

Brian S. Sims &

S. Paul Vann Jr. &

Shirley Kerns

Katherine A. O’Connell

Susan M. Sims

Jennie D. Vann

Ewa Kowal

Dawn C. Olson &

Kathryn A. Sinn &

Timothy L. Welch &

Jacob L. Lagesse &

Brian Olson

John Sinn

Angela S. Chapman-Welch

Bella Lagesse

Michelle L. O’Rourke &

Bobby Smith &

Tony L. White &

Colton R. Lassiter &

Michael O’Rourke

Rondy Smith

Sylvia White

Victoria L. Lassiter

Roy Philip &

David D. Snodgrass &

Geraldine P. Wight

Ruth M. Lavender

Jooly M. Philip

Casey Snodgrass

Freddy Williams &

Phillip D. Ledford

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Bill Sorrells &

Judi Williams

Jennifer L. Lemmon

Kendell Poole &

Sheila G. Sorrells

Joel D. Williams &

Matthew J. Litton

Tammy Poole

E. Tracy Spaur &

Lisa J. Williams

Ryan W. Longnecker &

Kyle Poole &

Valerie G. Spaur

Beau C. Wilson &

Joy B. Longnecker

Julie B. Poole

Ann Spear

Kimmi K. Wilson

Chuck Magsig &

Jerry P. Pruitt II &

Stephen Speer &

Charlie W. Wilson Jr. &

Jennie Magsig

Kylie F. Pruitt

Prilla M. Speer

Paula S. Wilson

Joshua L. Marlowe &

Jeremy R. Quick &

Joseph D. Storey &

Anita W. Windus &

Meg Marlowe

Michelle R. Quick

Pamela D. Storey

Dave Windus

Becky Martin

W. Gerald Quick

Gary W. Streit &

Paul P. Winkler &

Charles Martinez &

R.C. Mathews Contractor,

Marla M. Streit

Deborah Winkler

Erin Martinez

LLC

Ira M. Strickland III &

Joshua C. Winskie &

Sue A. May &

Brady W. Ray

Beverly G. Strickland

Jennifer A. Kingery

Thomas May

Paul W. Reed &

Mark Strickland &

Lee Woolery &

Corlis A. McGee

Lisa T. Reed

Lanette Strickland

Alice L. Woolery

Michael V. McGhee &

Carol K. Reid

David Taylor &

Leonard Yoder &

Megan E. McGhee

John A. Reigard &

Elayne B. Taylor

Mollie E. Yoder

Louis A. Mills

Rachelle L. Reigard

Matt A. Taylor &

Robert A. Young &

Tommy W. Mitchell &

Mark A. Rhodes

Charly L. Taylor

Kristin Young

Teresa Mitchell

*Deceased

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TREVECCA SOCIETY MEMBERS The Trevecca Society is composed of individuals and organizations that annually commit gift support totaling $1,000 or more in a fiscal year. Members support the University in many ways, including scholarships, facility projects, student mission trips, athletics, academic endeavors and unrestricted gifts.

PLATINUM LEVEL $10,000 or above

Ronald K. Jones &

Donald York Jr. &

Daniel A. Jetton &

Sharon C. Jones

Gayle York

Erika R. Jetton

James E. Agee Jr. &

Ruth M. Lavender

Anonymous donors

Rebecca L. King

Brenda P. Agee

Ryan W. Longnecker &

Phil Arington &

Joy B. Longnecker

GOLD LEVEL $5,000-9,999

Lanora Arington

Chuck Mashburn &

Randolph Bell

Matthew McDonnough &

David W. Blue &

Geri A. Mashburn

Ronald L. Billow &

Shelly McDonnough

Dana Blue

Gary B. Morsch

Margaret D. Billow

Michelle L. O’Rourke &

Mary Jo Cagle &

Matthew L. Mullins &

David L. Bynum &

Michael O’Rourke

Randy Mashburn

Keely R. Mullins

Chigger J. Bynum

Bill P. Prevost* &

Robert L. Cullen Jr.

Steve M. Pusey &

Randy L. Carden &

Michelle M. Prevost

Keith C. Dance &

Gail V. Pusey

Judy Carden

Morris H. Stocks Jr. &

Valerie L. Dance

W. Gerald Quick

Alfred B. Cawthorne II &

Cynthia A. Stocks

David N. Faircloth

Paul W. Reed &

Beverly A. Cawthorne

Don R. York &

David Ferraez &

Lisa T. Reed

Robert A. Clemmer &

Betty J. York

Ginger Ferraez

Richard Rosenjack &

Carrie M. Clemmer

Anonymous donors

Jonathan Hage &

Stephanie Stocks Rosenjack

Roger W. Costa &

Sherry Hage

Peggy A. Smith

Carole G. Costa

SILVER LEVEL $1,000-4,999

Steve A. Harris &

Donald F. Waggoner &

Gary Coulter &

Bob M. Aldrich &

Jan K. Harris

Elaine Waggoner

Phyllis B. Coulter

Shirley C. Aldrich

Mac V. Heaberlin &

Robert W. Walker &

Helen K. Cummings

Martha Allred

Rhonda J. Heaberlin

Margaret H. Walker

John R. Dunn Jr. &

William D. Amburn &

Buddy Helton &

W. Melvin Welch &

Susan R. Dunn

Melanie Amburn

Anita Helton

Joyce W. Welch

J.D. Ehrsam &

Joshua K. Andrews &

Thomas H. Henderson &

Ed H. Whittington

Michelle Ehrsam

Emily N. Andrews

Jane J. Henderson

Joel D. Williams &

J.C. Elliott Sr. &

Danny D. Baker &

Blake Houchin &

Lisa J. Williams

Joyce Elliott

Karen Baker

Jennifer L. Houchin

Paul P. Winkler &

Brad Helton

Ron L. Bargatze &

Estate of Patricia T.

Deborah Winkler

Travis Hull &

Wendy R. Bargatze

Angela Hull

Stephen H. Bariteau &

Hutchens

Jimmy Matlock & Dean Matlock

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Randy Berkner &

David B. Caldwell &

Val Dikhtyar &

Moody Gunter &

Debbie L. Berkner

Sherry L. Caldwell

Liya Dikhtyar

Nina G. Gunter

Mark D. Berry &

Jim Cardell &

Don Dunlap &

Dennis K. Hage &

Deborah L. Berry

Dyris K. Cardell

Nancy E. Dunlap

Ann B. Hage

Barnie Bivens &

John F. Chilton Jr. &

Sarah C. Dunn

Jerramy Hainline

Carla H. Bivens

Sara C. Chilton

Don W. Dunnington &

Dale L. Harris &

Joanna H. Blackwell

Scott D. Coen &

Jane A. Dunnington

Suzie B. Harris

Ben B. Bledsoe &

Kristi D. Coen

Cheryl H. Ellis

Will A. Harvey

Kristin S. Bledsoe

Patrick J. Conger

James B. Essary &

Donald B. Hastings &

Vernon L. Bonham &

Patricia D. Cook

Reba J. Essary

B.K. Hastings

Charline P. Bonham

Tom L. Cook &

Gary E. Farmer &

Blake Hathcock &

Dan L. Boone &

Sharon Cook

Angela S. Farmer

Lisa R. Hathcock

Denise Boone

J. Doug Lepter &

Pamela H. Farmer

Randal L. Heisey &

Joseph F. Brackett

Peggy J. Cooning

Leslie A. Farthing &

Julie V. Heisey

Daniel W. Bradshaw Sr. &

Harper L. Cooning-Fields

Carol E. Farthing

David Helton &

Robbie Bradshaw

Tom Cooper

Dennis E. Fink &

Sharon R. Helton

Patrick Brakefield &

Samuel E. Cosby &

Marilyn Fink

Greg Herman

Stephanie Brakefield

Elvira Cosby

Samuel A. Flores &

Katrina Herman

Kevin F. Brennan &

Mike Cowart

Candy Flores

Jim T. Hiatt &

Melinda K. Brennan

Virgel D. Crisp &

Jan R. Forman &

Judy K. Hiatt

Brian S. Brenneman,

Annice Crisp

Eugenia L. Forman

Donald W. Hicks &

Jennifer Brenneman,

Aaron M. Crum &

James L. Forth &

Marquita L. Hicks

Beckett Brenneman &

Abby B. Crum

Deborah E. Forth

Kenneth R. Higginbotham &

Sam Brenneman

Russell Davenport &

Art Foster &

Norma Higginbotham

Harold L. Bridges

Shannon Davenport

Nanette M. Foster

Steven K. Hill &

Elaine R. Brooks

Charles A. Davis Jr. &

Julie Fuqua

Heather Hill

James W. Brooks Jr. &

Yvonne Davis

John G. Gillespie &

Raymond S. Hiser

Carol T. Brooks

Lee Davis &

Celeste Gillespie

Gary L. Holt &

Heather Brown

Doris Davis

Ronald W. Goodman Jr.

Edith A. Holt

J. Walter Brown &

Bernard Decker

Scott Gordon &

Laura Honeyman

Rhonda Brown

Larry D. Dennis &

Shannon T. Gordon

Steve T. Hoskins &

Wendell D. Brown &

Debbie Dennis

Troy Grant &

Stephanie R. Hoskins

Christie Brown

David J. Diehl &

Christy L. Grant

David A. Howe

David L. Burbrink &

Tina P. Diehl

Donna J. Gray

Harold K. Hughes &

Robin L. Burbrink

Anthony V. Dikhtyar

Tim M. Green

Teresa E. Hughes

Tommy D. Byler

Maya V. Dikhtyar

Dwight M. Gunter II &

Rena H. Irwin

Karan B. Gunter

*Deceased

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TREVECCA SOCIETY MEMBERS Continued

Rob B. Irwin &

Rebecca A. Lovell

Jonathan H. Mowry &

Philip K. Rickard &

Pam J. Irwin

Melanie Lowe

Kathy Mowry

Connie Rickard

Michael D. Jackson &

Chuck Magsig &

Troy L. Munn &

N. Greg Rickey &

Cheryl A. Jackson

Jennie Magsig

Kelli S. Munn

Karen T. Rickey

Scott Jenkins &

Rick P. Mann &

Delores Murray

Jana K. Roberts &

Suzanne W. Jenkins

Cheri Mann

Don R. Myers Jr. &

Anthony Roberts

Marlene R. Jernigan

Bill N. McDaniel Sr. &

Debbie G. Myers

Jackie Robertson

Lynn M. Jewell &

Barbara McDaniel

Ed Nash &

Larry E. Rodgers &

Jacque Jewell

Herbert M. McMillian Jr. &

Judy Nash

Linda F. Rodgers

Bill D. Johnson &

Dianna R. McMillian

Shaun P. Newman &

Greg S. Ruff &

Kellye Johnson

James D. Means &

Lisa K. Newman

Amy Ruff

M. Chad Johnson &

Susan R. Means

Wendel L. Nixon &

Greg P. Runyan &

Amy F. Johnson

Mary Ann Meiners

Judy C. Nixon

Ginny A. Runyan

Michael T. Johnson &

Chris Merritt

Bruce E. Oldham &

David R. Saldana &

Sarah B. Johnson

Thomas L. Middendorf &

Peggy L. Oldham

Emily H. Saldana

Duane Jones &

Jessica L. Middendorf

Stanley T. Pietkiewicz

Dale Schaeffer &

Faye Crawford-Jones

David E. Miller II

Ronda L. Pitts

Steph Schaeffer

Scott Kendrick &

John R. Miller &

Kyle Poole &

Chuck Seaman &

Lynn Lassiter-Kendrick

Melinda W. Miller

Julie B. Poole

Peggi Seaman

Bill L. Kerns &

Carolyn Minton

John R. Porter &

Michael R. Shea &

Shirley Kerns

Tommy W. Mitchell &

Karen E. Jones-Porter

Lanita J. Shea

Dale Killingsworth &

Teresa Mitchell

Phillip L. Potter &

Andrew Shepard-Smith &

Ruthie B. Killingsworth

Amitava Mitra &

Shelly H. Potter

Vanessa Shepard-Smith

Randall L. Kinnersley &

Keesh-Lu Mitra

Brian L. Powell &

Julie Silliman

Ruth T. Kinnersley

Paul Mock &

Heather Powell

Geneva J. Silvernail

Jim D. Knight &

Karen D. Mock

Martha Pulliam

Clifton T. Smith &

Beverly G. Knight

Paul R. Montemuro

Reese B. Quick

Rachel Smith

Tim Knight &

Mariano Monzu &

J. Dwight Ragsdale

Darrell Smith

Sandy Knight

Lorena Lopardo

Michael Reese &

David R. Smith &

John E. Krumm Jr.

Dennis L. Moore &

Rebecca Reese

Becky Smith

David M. Lennon &

Wendy B. Moore

John A. Reigard &

Jim Smith &

Pam Lennon

Sam H. Moran

Rachelle L. Reigard

Sharon K. Smith

Patricia D. Long

Thomas Morris &

Michelle Reynolds

Mark Smith &

Janice E. Lovell

Millie J. Morris

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Dena B. Smith

David D. Snodgrass &

G. Neil Tyler &

Casey Snodgrass

Chris J. Tyler

Jon E. Sparks &

Jared R. Usrey

Teresa F. Sparks

James G. Van Hook

Ann Spear

Gerry Vance

Bob A. Spear &

Marc A. Vann &

Trisha W. Spear

Sheree Vann

Marcella C. Staples

S. Paul Vann Jr. &

Joseph D. Storey &

Jennie D. Vann

Pamela D. Storey

Guy A. Victor &

Deborah E. Story

Deborah Victor

Gary W. Streit &

Howard T. Wall III &

Marla M. Streit

Kimberly K. Wall

Ira M. Strickland III &

ORGANIZATION DONORS

Empower Annuity

PLATINUM LEVEL $10,000 and above

First Baptist Church Mt.

Church of the Nazarene Foundation Duke Corporate Fidelity Charitable Idezi Group, LLC Jones Legacy Group Sodexo Operations, LLC

Insurance Company of America Juliet GHA Technologies, Inc. Halltown Baptist Church The John and Celeste Gillespie Family Foundation The Nancy M. & Victor S. Johnson Jr. Foundation, Inc. Nashville Predators

Steve Welch &

GOLD LEVEL $5,000-$9,999

Beverly G. Strickland

Lena Hegi Welch

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

OUTFRONT Media

James Sweat &

Timothy L. Welch &

Caterpillar Foundation

Pollock Printing

Deborah A. Sweat

Angela S. Chapman-Welch

The Columbus Foundation

Prisma

Baylor B. Swindell

Dudley West

Community Foundation of

Purity Foundation, Inc.

Jeff W. Swink &

James A. Whitby &

Middle Tennessee

Republic Bank

Esther C. Swink

Holly M. Whitby

Delta Air Lines Foundation

Roberts Toyota of Columbia,

Jeffrey S. Sykes &

Irmgard L. Williams

Eaton Corporation

Tenn.

Dinah H. Sykes

Toby W. Williams

National Christian

Three Boot, LLC

Mike Tardif &

Robert A. Young &

Foundation

Vanguard Charitable

Patricia C. Tardif

Kristin Young

R3 Contractors, LLC

WKRN

Brodrick R. Thomas &

Anonymous donors

R.C. Mathews Contractor, LLC

Lauren C. Thomas Brad Thomason

Rebecca A. Turner

YOUNG ALUMNI TREVECCA SOCIETY (Annual gifts totaling $500-999 from graduates of the past five years)

William Tuttle &

Hunter A. Elliott

Linda Thompson Brad J. Turner &

Foundation

Schwab Charitable Fund SILVER LEVEL $1,000-$4,999 American Solutions for Business

Gwen Tuttle

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Frank T. Twohig &

Earl Swensson Associates

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU to the hundreds of Nazarene churches on the Southeast Field. Through their generous members, more than $2 million in support is given to Trevecca Nazarene University annually.

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Friends Remembered

PLEASE JOIN US IN HONORING THE MEMORY OF THESE MEMBERS OF THE TREVECCA COMMUNITY WHO PASSED AWAY IN RECENT MONTHS.

Milton E. Akey (’70)

Jim A. Growden (alumnus)

Jim W. Reed (’97)

Jack Archer (’51)

Shirley Jean Hanner (’91)

Richard P. Reed (’66)

Erwin L. Bailey Sr. (friend)

Brenda S. Hardin (’90)

Shirley K. Riley (’58)

Mariellyn Barnum (’61)

Rod H. Harrison (alumnus)

George Ritter (friend)

Kathleen Adele Basford (’64)

Everett Timothy Hartsfield (’76)

James R. Robert (alumnus)

Gwenave Bell (friend)

James Hathcock (alumnus)

Hollis Hutchinson Robinson Jr. (’65)

Alfred Dave Boone (’50)

Wilma L. Hearn (’52)

Mark D. Sartin (’83)

Ron Craig Brubaker (’96)

Sharon Hodnett (friend)

James Howard Sexton (’65)

Ramona Kathleen Bruey (’99)

James G. Kimos (friend)

Rosaleen A. Siders (’48)

Mary Ada Burke-Kimball (’97)

Helen Charlene Leeper (’60)

Stephen E. Silliman (faculty member)

Ruth E. Butler (friend)

Orval Dean Lejeune (’61)

David Simmons (’06)

Mary Kathryn Cagle (alumna)

Rudy Allen Lindsey (’79)

Sharon Norrick Simmons (’63)

David Leon Carter (’92)

Ted Joseph Lovelace (’71)

Denzil Ray Smith (’60)

Jimmie L. Chapman (friend)

Ralph Manning (alumnus)

Michael Spalding (friend)

Jennifer Lynn Cherry (former

Theodore E. Martin (’65)

Norma Spear (’56)

Joan B. McBryant (’50)

Morris Stevens (friend)

Sue J. Coltharp (’79)

Joyce Roslyn McCrory (’56)

Floyd E. Strasbaugh (friend)

Tom Copeland (friend)

Norma Jean McRae (’66)

Donald L. Talbert (’03)

Peggy A. Croft (’80)

Gladys Smith Menzies (’87)

Marvin E. Tanner (friend)

Fred M. Cunningham (’64)

Honey Vee Michael (’76)

Tab Steven Taylor (’82)

Linda W. Darsey (alumna)

Inez Milby (friend)

Lynda Cheryl Thompson (’66)

Carl V. Dennis (alumnus)

Robin Letitia McGhee Moss (’19)

Otis Thompson (’69)

Jean Densford (’60)

Mark William Myers (former

Margaret J. Tucker (friend)

faculty member)

Steven Brian Dial (’11)

employee)

Betty M. Tyndall (former employee)

Karen S. Disbro (’76)

Mike Myers (’99)

Hazelteen Moore Vernon (’91)

Pat Diane Dunlap (’74)

Sarah Anne Nelson (’99)

Billie K. Watson (alumna)

Ruth Ellen Ellison (’73)

Dennis Orner (’65)

M.L. White (former employee)

Sidney E. Gholson (friend)

Cathy L. Owens (former employee)

Mary Anne Whitley (’70)

William M. Golden (’07)

Timothy J. Parrish (’05)

Judi Williams (friend)

John David Gouldener (’89)

Leroy D. Powers (friend)

Pat Williams (friend)

John M. Grant (’57)

William P. Prevost (friend)

Mert Winkle (friend)

Eric Lee Growden (’98)

Alfred N. Raby (friend)

Sharon Denise Wise (’97)

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2025 ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS EACH YEAR AT HOMECOMING, THE TREVECCA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORS GRADUATES AND OTHERS WHOSE LIVES EXEMPLIFY THE VALUES OF THE UNIVERSITY. HERE ARE THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENTS.

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The McClurkan Award

IS PRESENTED TO THOSE WHOSE LIVES AND SERVICE REFLECT TREVECCA’S VALUES BUT WHO DID NOT GRADUATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY. THIS YEAR’S AWARD WAS GIVEN POSTHUMOUSLY.

STEVE SILLIMAN Stephen Silliman enjoyed a career of teaching, research and service that spanned more than 35 years. Before arriving at Trevecca in 2021 to serve as the first dean of the School of STEM, he worked for significant periods at the University of Notre Dame and Gonzaga University.

Silliman passed away in late March from pancreatic cancer.

During Trevecca’s inaugural nurse pinning ceremony in May, the University honored his memory by presenting the first Steve Silliman Nursing Excellence Award. A scholarship has been established in his name as well.

A civil engineer and hydrogeologist, he spent much of his career collaborating internationally with students and colleagues to help provide groundwater resources for people in Haiti, Benin and East Africa. His work provided numerous opportunities to seek a reflection of God's creation in the people, nature and geology that he encountered.

“Steve enjoyed being part of a God-centered community at Trevecca,” said his wife, Julie. “He always loved teaching and watching students grow in knowledge and confidence. He was dedicated to his job and fortunate to be able to draw on a wealth of past experience to help create positive outcomes for programs, students and the University.”

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The Generational Impact Award IS GIVEN TO A CURRENT OR FORMER TREVECCA EMPLOYEE WHO HAS IMPACTED STUDENTS FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES.

LENA WELCH Lena Welch (’81, ’05, ’24) came to Trevecca in 1977 as a quiet and reserved student. The tight-knit community she experienced on campus helped her come out of her shell, as did participating in University theatre productions. She went on not only to find her own voice, but has spent her 37-year career helping other students find theirs, too.

Welch serves as the dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, associate provost of traditional undergraduate programs and a professor of communication studies. Since joining Trevecca’s faculty in 1988, she has coached the speech team, taught a variety of communication classes and led the way in helping Trevecca complete its first Quality

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Enhancement Plan (QEP), a project that established the University’s undergraduate research program.

Known for her leadership, mentoring skills and dedication to advocating for students, Welch’s perspective on teaching is intertwined with her determination to help young adults know themselves and their purpose.

“I firmly believe every student needs to find what’s most important to them and what they need to share with those around them,” she said. “That may be in a speech class, but it can also be in a writing, music or science class. It’s discovering how to confidently communicate the message they believe will most benefit others.”

The T-Award, Ministry

IS PRESENTED TO A TREVECCA ALUMNUS/ALUMNA IN A MINISTRY PROFESSION WHO HAS EXHIBITED A LIFE OF DEVOTION TO SERVICE AND MINISTERING TO OTHERS.

LAMAR COURTNEY For Lamar Courtney (’20, ’22), Trevecca has been a place regularly visited his neighborhood and shared Bible stories. of belonging since he first visited campus for Top Nazarene “We had nothing to offer but we were loved into the Talent (TNT) as an eighth grader. After wrestling with a call Kingdom of God by a missional church,” he said. “I am to ministry throughout his high school years, he surrendered a Christian, a Nazarene and a pastor because of people to God’s direction and enrolled at Trevecca, launching a lifewho were driven by the Great Commission.” long journey in ministry. He earned two degrees from the University and credits Trevecca with providing not just an Now, Courtney continues to pour into others the same way, educational experience, but a family and a home. helping lead people into lives of faith, service and love.

Courtney serves as senior pastor at United Church of the “Trevecca wasn’t just a place for me to learn and prepare. It Nazarene in Orlando, Florida. His passion for ministry was a family that I gained. I have seen the Church in action was shaped by his own experience as a “bus ministry kid,” and it has motivated me to serve and love as many as possible where he witnessed firsthand the love and commitment of into the Kingdom the way I was.” the local church through a mobile outreach ministry that

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The T-Award, Layperson

RECOGNIZES A TREVECCA ALUMNUS/ALUMNA WHO IS DEVOTED TO SERVING AND MINISTERING TO OTHERS IN A NON-MINISTERIAL ROLE.

DEAN DIEHL From leading as an executive at a Fortune 100 music company to teaching at Trevecca throughout the past 15 years, Dean Diehl (’87, ’19) has made serving others a priority in his professional life and in his community. Diehl is a professor of music business and entrepreneurship in Trevecca’s Skinner School of Business.

Diehl has a Trevecca heritage that goes beyond his instructor role. His father joined the University’s administrative team when he was a young child; his grandparents both worked on campus in the ’80s; he himself worked on the grounds crew and in the cafeteria during high school; and during his undergraduate years at Trevecca he met his wife, Judy. Their four daughters have all attended Trevecca as well.

Through his church, he’s served as a Sunday school superintendent, church board secretary, worship band director, “Trevecca taught me how to think, study, research, ask good small group leader, curriculum writer and chair of multiple questions and communicate well—in other words, I learned committees. He also authored a book to serve as a resource how to learn and express myself,” he said. “This place is for his church. simply part of my life and always has been. I can’t imagine being anywhere else.”

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The First Chapter Award

IS PRESENTED TO A RECENT TREVECCA ALUMNUS/ALUMNA WHO HAS BEGUN A DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL CAREER.

CODY BALLARD After earning his bachelor’s degree in physics, Cody Ballard (’11) charted an impressive path in quantum technology. He went on to earn his Ph.D. in physics at the University of Maryland and began his career with Northrop Grumman, an aerospace company and government contractor in metropolitan Washington, D.C. Ballard progressed from experimental design to overseeing modeling, fabrication and testing. He now serves as chief technical lead working on the development of an entire technology library. He has integrated expertise, leadership and strategic planning to grow into a leader skilled at

managing people, technology and diverse interests, embodying Trevecca’s commitment to excellence and service.

“The grounding in faith I received at Trevecca was extremely important,” he said. “Getting to learn complex subjects like math and physics from professors who cared deeply about the connection between science and faith prepared me for entering a world where religion and science do not always see eye to eye. Having that foundation has helped me maintain my focus on what’s most important as a physicist and as a Christian.”

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The Mackey Leadership Awards ARE PRESENTED TO TREVECCA ALUMNI WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN LEADERSHIP.

TRACEL LOCKHART Tracel Lockhart (’23) began her career as a therapist for children and adolescents with autism. After a professional mentor pushed her to expand her skill set in healthcare technology, she worked for several tech companies to help providers implement electronic medical and health record systems.

That’s when she noticed an unmet need. Providers were paying a premium for software systems yet struggling to implement them and train their staffs. Lockhart started a software operation management firm, Evia Solutions, in 2016 to support providers in organizing data efficiently so they can meet compliance and regulation standards, file insurance and complete billing.

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serves as an adjunct faculty member in Trevecca’s Master of Arts in organizational leadership (MOL) program and a dissertation advisor in the Ed.D. program.

Today, Evia Solutions manages a diverse client base, serving the two largest mental and behavioral government entities in Louisiana as well as health organizations in Tennessee, Illinois and Maryland.

“The best part of my work is that moment when I see clients take a deep breath or exhale in relief. Most of them come to us at a crossroads because they’re at risk of having to close their doors. It’s rewarding to give them hope and set them back on a path toward success so they can care for patients and bring healing to their communities.”

RYAN JOLLEY At Trevecca, Ryan Jolley (’16, ’21) earned a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry before completing an MBA. He also worked on campus, and was involved in founding Trevecca’s student employment program and its first coffee shop.

His time at the University sharpened his skill set and his understanding of vocation outside of the church. Applying his faith, knowledge and personal experience with Stargardt disease, which causes vision loss, he recently stepped into a leadership role as an accessibility coordinator for Tennessee State Parks.

Jolley is leading the charge to make outdoor spaces accessible for people regardless of age or disability. His team is

investing in innovative projects like all-terrain wheelchairs, educational programming and trails with guide ropes to make Tennessee parks a model for accessibility nationwide.

Jolley approaches his job as Kingdom work: ensuring that everyone, regardless of ability, can experience the outdoors.

“At Trevecca, you learn the hard skills. You learn the competencies and the knowledge,” he said. “But I think it’s the character development and the rootedness in values Trevecca taught that shaped me to pursue my calling. I learned who I was in the context of my faith and then how to carry that out and lead and serve.”

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The Mackey Leadership Award IS PRESENTED TO TREVECCA ALUMNI WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN LEADERSHIP.

DANIEL JETTON A former resident assistant, resident director and leadership development coordinator at Trevecca, Daniel Jetton (’10) has always sought to lead in ways that empower others. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in religion, he eventually returned to the University as an adjunct professor to teach a first-year leadership course, helping freshmen explore calling, character and servant leadership and mentoring students just as others once mentored him.

“Trevecca became a place where I truly belonged,” he said of his time on campus. “I didn’t just find a school—I found a home. I came to Trevecca unsure of who I was or what I was capable of achieving. I was met by people who believed in me and saw things in me that I didn’t yet see in myself.”

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Today, Jetton serves as a senior executive at Growve, a multimillion-dollar wellness platform where he oversees several top health brands and manages international sales across the company’s portfolio. His teams support more than 50 nonprofits and work with more than 15 million clients worldwide.

Inspired by Trevecca mentors like Tim Green and Matt Spraker, his team’s core value—“Healthy Things Grow”— directs its purpose. “When people feel safe, seen and valued, it changes how they engage,” he said. “We’ve built a team that genuinely enjoys the journey together.”

A CA L L TO

Intercultural Humility

IN THE BEAUTIFULLY DIVERSE KINGDOM OF GOD, FACULTY MEMBER KATHY MOWRY SHARES HOW WE REALLY DO BELONG TOGETHER.

Trevecca has changed dramatically since I was a student in the 1980s. At that point, most people looked like me—with the exception of a couple of international students. Sadly, I didn’t get to know any of them well.

I grew in many areas as a disciple of Jesus during my time on campus, but learning how to be interculturally competent was not one of those. It would take years before I was fully awakened to this vital area of Christian formation.

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The development of intercultural competency in the lives of Jesus’ disciples can be traced back to the books of Luke and Acts. Luke’s gospel shows Jesus constantly crossing barriers and leading his disciples out of their comfort zones. Jesus always drew the circle wide enough to include those whom others excluded.

After Jesus’ death and resurrection, the disciples must have been aware that following Jesus would never mean staying comfortable with the familiar.

Still, it took them by surprise when they had to make cultural adjustments or learn cultural humility.

In Acts 10, Peter had to receive a rooftop vision three times before he was ready for the knock on the door that would take him into a different world where Gentiles were already hearing directly from God. If Peter had learned one thing growing up, it had been not to consume forbidden foods or eat in the home of a Gentile. He had no imagination that he might have to change these cultural habits to follow Jesus.

Yet the vision he received in Acts 10:15 was unmistakeable: “And the voice clearly said, ‘Do not call unclean what I have called clean.’”

For the early disciples, learning intercultural competence was a huge part of waking up to their new calling.

Years after I graduated from Trevecca, I was working at First Church of the Nazarene in Los Angeles when I experienced what I refer to as my own rooftop vision. In the spring of 1992, the city went up in flames after a not-guilty verdict was issued in the Rodney King case. We had all seen the video of violence and injustice based on race. We all knew it was wrong, but someone was calling it acceptable.

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I watched as angry crowds, hurt by a blatant disregard for their humanity, began to march through the city. Ash floated in the air. The smell of smoke wouldn’t leave our clothes for days.

Our pastoral staff set out to walk the blocks of our neighborhood. There was much to see and even more to hear. I needed to learn to listen to the experience of those different from me. I needed to sit beside them in the rubble of their storefronts and hear their stories. I needed to work beside them for the healing of our city.

Discipleship in those days became about more than me and Jesus; discipleship also meant developing intercultural humility, becoming a listener and becoming aware of my limited understanding of the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom includes those of every culture group. Discipleship means practicing holy ways of relating to and honoring those who sit with us at the Savior’s table.

And so, in that weekend following the riots, our local church practiced what the Kingdom of God looks like as we gathered four different language-based congregations to worship together on Sunday. There, in the middle of a city with ash, fear and hatred still in the air, we proclaimed that we lived by a different story.

“The Kingdom of God includes those of every culture group.

Discipleship means practicing holy ways of relating to and honoring those who sit with us at the Savior’s table.”

In recent years, Trevecca has become a place where we cannot help but interact with people from different cultures. Individuals from various religious traditions sit together in classes about the Christian faith. Students and faculty make regular runs to a Somalian coffee shop or a Guatemalan food truck.

Dozens of international students bring vast richness to the campus with their cultures and traditions.

Many commuter students are recent immigrants and refugees. Clubs on campus celebrate groups such as African American students, Spanish-speaking business majors and Arabic-speaking Orthodox Christians.

These changes open the door for all our students to become interculturally competent. This isn’t a political agenda, but a form of Christian discipleship. At a time when society is lessening its commitment to embracing the richness of cultural differences, Trevecca is heading the other direction. As the diversity of our student population continues to increase, Trevecca has an opportunity to proclaim by our actions that we live with a redeemed imagination.

And so this year, you will find students, faculty and staff who are not only investing in the development of their own intercultural competency but also coming to see this as a vital part of Christian formation. Book groups across campus are becoming places to build relationships and to dialogue about cultural issues.

Students, faculty and staff are beginning to take the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) so they can identify needed areas of personal growth.

We’ve also introduced a new program called the Kindom Fellows, a cohort of 12 students chosen for a yearlong fellowship on intercultural competency.

Composed of students from nine cultures, the fellows are working to embody what the Kingdom of God looks like as they share life and learn from each other.

Developing intercultural competence is not easy. If we slide in any direction, it will never be toward cultural humility. Yet, we embrace this work because it reflects a true and beautiful picture of Christian community. We are a people who imagine and embody a different Kingdom. We really do belong together.

Kathy Mowry (’85) is the J. P. Elizer chair of Christian ministry; a professor of intercultural studies and Christian education; and director of the Master of Arts in church and community degree program.

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