Athletics
Smith Chosen to Represent the SAC at NCAA Workshop from several departments including the Sport Science Institute, championships, academic and membership affairs, and governance. The South Atlantic Conference has selected three head coaches to represent the SAC at this year’s NCAA DII Identity Workshop for Coaches. The other two coaches were Bart Lundy, head coach of Queens University Men’s Basketball and Caitlyn Corace, head coach of Catawba College Women’s Lacrosse. Mars Hill Head Volleyball Coach Mike Smith was selected by the South Atlantic Conference to represent the league at the NCAA Division II Identity for Coaches Workshop to be held in June. The Division II Identity Workshop will be held June 7-9, 2022, in Indianapolis. A wide range of topics will be covered that directly impact the coaches on Division II campuses. The coaches in attendance will have an opportunity to learn more about the NCAA
“What an honor to be selected by The South Atlantic Conference to represent them and Mars Hill University at the NCAA II Identity Workshop,” Smith said. “Spending time learning at the NCAA from their many departments and meeting new colleagues from all over the country is a great opportunity. Enhancing my personal and professional development will allow me continued growth in my profession. I am grateful for this opportunity and will make the most of it.”
Class Notes Mars Hill, the Magazine of Mars Hill University welcomes your personal snapshots when you send in news of weddings, babies, accomplishments, etc. Send your news and photos to alumni@mhu.edu, or Alumni Office, P.O. Box 6792, Mars Hill, N.C. 28754. 1950s
Maj. Gen. James Dozier ’51 has written a book titled Finding My Pole Star. The book is a memoir of Dozier’s 35-year military career, including his 1981 kidnapping and 42-day captivity by Red Brigade terrorists in Verona, Italy. His subsequent rescue by a special operations team was front-page news around the world. Max Burgin ’54, a member of the MHU Board of Trustees, is the subject of a book written by Pat Jobe and Mattie Lackey titled, It’s About Jesus, It’s Not About Max Burgin: stories from an extraordinary career as an army chaplain, Baptist preacher, and friend to so many. The book was published in 2021 and is available on amazon.
John Luther Stancil, Sr. ’68 married Heather Presley on October 17, 2021. The couple resides in Lakeland, Fla. 1970s
Kay Huffman Gregory ’73 published an updated and expanded family memoir in August 2021, which is based on writing by her paternal grandmother. The book is titled Isma: Memoir of a Catawba Valley Family. Gregory was a member of the Mars Hill University English faculty
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Dr. Jerry C. Davis ’65 will transition to the role of chancellor for the College of the Ozarks, effective June 1, 2022. He has been president of the college since 1988, after having served as president of Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, for eleven years. His tenure of 44 years in the college presidency is among the longest in the United States.
Dr. Jerry Davis ’65
John ’68 and Heather Stancil
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