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Award for The Names of the Holy Spirit. The Gold Medallion is given annually fortheBook of the Year.

ThisyearDr. Townshas alsowritten Principles by Which I Live and was general editor of Practical Encyclopedia of Church Growth and Evangelism.

Dr. Sandra Matthesis one professor who completed a doctoral program recently She completed her Ph.D.in musictheoryfromHorida StateUniversity in April 1995.

Dr. Matthes and her husband, Dr. Lloyd Matthes, have been professors atLibertyfor 15 years.

Dr. Ralph Linstra, a second-year professor in the Health Sciences Department,is involved with creating and promoting a health curriculum for public school systems.

He has been a consultant for Children's Health Market since November.The program stresses family values such as abstinence and substance abuse. Dr. Linstraisoneof20trainers nationwide.

Communication s professorDr. SteveTroxel was awarded Advisor of the Yearfor 1995. Hesaid that his method of advising students is to answer the students' questions and to make sure they're asking the right questions.

Dr. Gary Habermas,a religionprofessor,isnot a newcomer to book publication. Thisyearhehas written another book, Historical Jesus, which analyzesthe lifeofChrist from historical and biblical sources

Dr. Habermas also coeditedabookrecentlyand planstowritetwo orthree more this year.

Dr. Elmer Towns,who has been teaching Bibleclassesat LU since 1971, takes a rideina bumper carat Putt-Putt on Timberlake Road. He proves that even professors need a break every once inawhile

Dr. Paul Muller,a professorin the English Department, completed hisdoctoral work at Louisiana State Universityin December. He has been teaching at LU forfiveyears.

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Clubsprovidestudents a means of escape from the dailyroutineofclasses and standard recreation. Some students chooseto joinaclubrelatingtotheir major,whileothersprefer doing something completely different with opportunities to meet new people.

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Members of Circle K International, thelargest collegiate service organization, are involved at Liberty and in the Lynchburg community. Red CrossBloodmobiles, HabitatforHumanity and Adopt-a-Highway are some of the projects in which the club members participate.

Members alsominister to the community by visitingnursinghomes to play Bingo with the