Ray Sebastian Retires

Ray Sebastian,manager ofprintingservices, came towork forthe ministry in1973. He has seen the growth of Liberty from a small preacher's school,named Lynchburg BaptistCollege, toawell-known liberal arts university.

As theUniversity has grown,sohasthe qualityofwork produced by theprintshop. Sebastian estimates that they have made about 14.6 million impressions over the years.

He has printed everything from those dreaded tests thatourprofessorsmake upto the well-read Liberty Way. Also,they produce office supplies such as memo pads, time cards and 500-page, spiral-bound books.

At first, the shop only printed in black and white. Now theyhavetheequipmentto use many different colors ofink to suitthe needs ofthe customer.

The biggest challenge Sebastian feels is working with people who don'tknow what they want. First, they need to relay what they need, and then the staff must show them theiroptionsand helpthem choosethe bestonefortheparticularjob.Itsoundseasy enough, but when dealing with people who do notunderstand thelanguage,limitations, and the process of making thousands of copies from a rough sketch,it can be difficult.

Sebastian always triestopleasethe customer; however,what heenjoysthemost,he says, is"ajobwell done,ajob the customer is pleased with."

Looking back over the years, Sebastian said, "What Istrove to accomplish wasto supply all the printed materials they needed,and I feellikewe didthat."

Denise Pugh