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Shaped By This Place Event 4
Athletes Shine at Star Lunches 13
A MESSAGE FROM ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT
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St. Andrews Beyond the Lake
This alumni magazine, “St. Andrews by the Lake” is put together every other month by Ellen Thompson, our Director of Alumni Relations. It is very informative, and I encourage you to not only read it, but also contribute to it with updates on your lives of vocation, avocation, community/civic service, spiritual life, travel, play and more wherever you now call home. You will forever be one of the St. Andrews family, remembered and friended by many fellow alums who share the unique St. Andrews experience with you. So, I want to encourage you to take St. Andrews “beyond the lake”. Let’s all do a better job of being stewards of St. Andrews – actively living our lives as St. Androids beyond the college campus and community that so profoundly molded us into much of who we are today.
What are some ways you can do that?
Well, you know I have to mention that supporting the University financially is of critical importance to its very continued existence. So start giving if you haven’t been donated, and keep giving if you already do. However, supporting St. Andrews “beyond the lake” can be much more than that. Find ways to share your St. Andrews experience with more people in your community, workplace, church and schools. There are always high school juniors and seniors where you live searching for a college that is the right fit. It might be St. Andrews – so make sure they (and their parents) know about it. Engage the St. Andrews alumni base in and around where you live. Sponsor or attend a St. Andrews Gathering in your area. I will be attending the Atlanta Area Gathering on October 18th, and can’t wait. Use social media to “talk up” St. Andrews. Send Ellen more alumni news and updates to post on the SA Alumni Facebook page. We have great stories to tell—let’s share them. It boils down to this. Help St. Andrews “by the Lake” by taking St. Andrews “beyond the Lake”. You will be amazed at what can and will happen when you do.
Mackay Asbury ‘75 President, Alumni Council
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ST. ANDREWS
Honor Roll of Donors
Sacrificing
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By Julia O’Grady
Growing up in Okayama, Japan, Sayaka Kaneyasu always dreamed of attending university in the United States. But as the second of four children—to an airport employee and a truck driver— she knew she would have to pay her own way. So, she rose at 4:30 AM to serve breakfast every morning and on the weekends— scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, fish, udon and soba noodles, before attending classes at Kobe University. After a few years of setting aside a portion of her paycheck, Sayaka had raised enough money to attend St. Andrews, for the 2015-2016 academic year. She fills her days with communication classes, guitar, and speaking English with
friends. She loves the food here, especially the hamburgers, pizza, and french fries. Sayaka, along with ten other Japanese students, appreciates the interactivity at St. Andrews. She perks up with the question “how are you?” or “what is going on?” She appreciates faculty who encourage her to share her opinion, a practice that she never experienced in Japan. The opportunity to speak freely as a student was what motivated her to leave her home of rivers, mountains, and rice fields for the Sandhills of North Carolina. She hopes to travel to Washington, DC and volunteer with children before she travels the 10,000 miles back home.
As Mackay reminds us in his letter, giving financially to St. Andrews is critical. We want to express our deep gratitude to the alumni, individuals and organizations who have given generously to the University during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2015. Hopefully you will find your name by clicking here: Donor List.
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On September 14, 21 alumni descended on the St. Andrews campus to participate in an event called “Shaped by This Place.” They represented every decade St. Andrews has been in operation, and represented alumni from the Class of 1966 through this past May, 2015. With faculty and student mentors as their guides, they joined the current students in the Senior SAGE Seminar in the morning. The students have been reading David Brooks’ book The Road to Character, and asking themselves how they have changed during their 4 years here. The alumni were able to share stories about their St. Andrews experience and the role it played in the paths their lives took. In the afternoon, alumni met with the SAGE: First Year Experience Class. They had read the book by Joe Ingle ’68 published by the St. Andrews Press called Rock the Boat. (It was our good fortune to have Joe on campus with us that day, too.) This short book details the culture of SA in the late 1960s, and describes the beginnings of “The Wall” at St. Andrews as a place for student expression. The first year students had learned some history and significance of various places on campus (the Mosaic, the Celtic Rock, the Bell Tower, etc.) and visiting alumni were invited to tell how St. Andrews – the campus, friendships, classes, and events—shaped the meaning, purpose and direction of their own lives. As Billy Howard ‘77 said, “The compass for my adult life, and for my ability to see the world from myriad perspectives, was set at St. Andrews University and thinking about this topic has been a great reminder of the power the teachers, staff, fellow students, administrators and, not least, beautiful campus had on me.”
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Joe Ingle ‘68
In the spring of 1968, with social ferment gathering on the campus and throughout the country, a happening occurred at St. Andrews. Two students, armed with paint and brushes, stole out into the night. They were on a stealth mission, keeping invisible so as not to be seen by the campus policeman, “Jet” Jackson… The students painted a wall which was clearly visible as one walked across the causeway over the lake from the academic side of
campus. Whatever message that was painted there would be clear to all. By painting successfully and anonymously that spring night, the students transformed a wall into The Wall. It became an immediate hit and subsequent student graffiti focused on the war, civil rights, student rights, birthdays, and the potpourri of life at St. Andrews, a tradition that continues even today.
Photos by Rooney Coman
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Melissa Cole Tufts ’76 added that in terms of St. Andrews and the “power of place” this campus provided access to outdoor contemplation. “We spent A LOT OF TIME outside.” She added that “The College did an incredible job of incorporating academic and intimate social interaction; that is, friendships and educational decisions were so interconnected, it was impossible to separate our intellectual life from pure fun and escapade. I’m not sure how intentional this was, but I find it impossible to separate my educational experience from the deeply emotional experience I had with the friends (both students and faculty) here.” Here is the group that participated that day, culminating with a late afternoon panel discussion with faculty, staff, students and alumni: Tom Beason ’66, Carolyn Roberts Clifton ’66, Joe Ingle ’68, Dan Beerman ’69, Stevie Daniels ’74, John Robinson ’74, Tom Patterson ’74, Melissa Cole Tufts ’76, Lisa Tillson Bailey ’77, Billy Howard ’77, Lee Barnhardt Hatling ’78, Celeste Tillson ’78, Susan Russell ’79, Jennifer Woodward ’91, Rebecca Harvard Barnes ’92, Gary Brazzell ’93, Heather Jenkins Brazzell ’93, Laurie Nederveen ’93, William McLean ’94, Megan Harvey ’10 and Bekah Webster ’15. We hope this sort of event will become a tradition at St. Andrews, as in the past few weeks, alumni and students have been communicating with each other about the future of St. Andrews and how they will shape St. Andrews’ story in the future.
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THIS PLACE shape you? Send your stories to thompsonje@sa.edu
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SAU Calendar
For a complete list of events visit www.sa.edu/events
October 29 Tower Club Reception, Belk Main Room at 6 PM.
November 3
January 18, 2016 MLK Day of Service and Program at 6 PM - Avinger.
October 14 Joe Ingle ‘68 discussed and signed his newest book Slouching Toward Tyranny: Mass Incarceration, Death Sentences and Racism in the Ronald H. Bayes Writers’ Forum Lounge in Orange Hall at 7 PM. Vickie Covington ‘68 read from her memoir, From Where I Sit at the Writers’ Forum at 8 PM in the Ronald H. Bayes Lounge in Orange Hall.
Lois Lowry
John Knesel
Lois Lowry Tracy Feldman
Ann Phillips
Reaching for the Sun: How Plants Work
John King
Alumni Weekend at St. Andrews: Save the date!
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HOLY BIBLE
Joel Rosenberg
Doug Glass
Mahatma Gandhi
Harper Lee
Killing for Profit
Julian Rademeyer
Laura Kellam
Sinclair Lewis
ThompsonCannino, Cotton, Torneo
ghost boy
Martin Pistorius
Allen Dotson
The Politics of Indignation
Uncle Tungsten
Richard King
Oliver Sacks
malala yousafzai
Jennifer Gianico
Never The The Will Let Me Eyre of Go Affair God Leslie Weatherhead
I AM MALALA
Kazuo Ishiguro
Jasper Fforde
Paula Hawkins
Jim Putnam
Agriculture and the
Rock Confederacy with Wings
Karen Russell Hillerman
Bonnie Draper
Harold Abelson
The Girl on the Train
R.D. Hurt Norman Boggs
Building the H-Bomb
Killing Jesus
Bill O’Reilly
Kenneth Ford
Jim Lankford
Five in the Cane Field D.S. Frazier
Ashley’s War
by Deborah Blum
Oliver Sacks
April 15-17, 2016
The Poisoner’s Handbook
Rick Bragg
Alumni Council Meeting at St. Andrews.
The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
SONS
February 19-20, 2016
Swamplandia!
Jerry Lee Lewis His Own Story
Susan MacNeal
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Picking Cotton
Gary Rivlin
Joe Harris
F. Scott Fitzgerald
New Obsession: The Maggie Hope Mystery Series
Arrowsmith
ANNE RICE
Robert Heinlein
The Copper Scroll
Katrina After the Flood
Science Olympiad Competition
Zoom in to view or find on Facebook Go Set A Watchman
Ted Wojtasik
PRINCE LESTAT
Walter Flomer
isaac asimov
Ray Bradbury
MESSENGER
Robert Bloch
Dandelion Wine
On the Move: A Life
Lori
Darlene Unrue
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
Tender is the Night
David Herr
Anne Tyler
(collection of short stories)
David Brooks
March 12, 2016
nightfall
Alex Rosenberg
A Spool of Blue Thread
Colin Dexter
The Selected Letters of Katherine Anne Porter
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Alumni Council Meeting at St. Andrews.
Student town-hall meeting at 7 PM in the Ronald H. Bayes Lounge in Orange Hall.
The Road to Character
Fortner/Ragan Award Ceremony
October 23-24
October 16
The Girl from Kraków
Equestrian Open House (Audition Weekend) Atlanta Alumni Get-Together at the home of Corinne and Bruce Taylor ‘74. Email alumni@sa.edu for more information.
October 15
Death is Now My Neighbor
March 3, 2016
October 16-17
Don’t miss out!
McNair Lecture Series. Dinner 6 PM Lecture 7 PM. rsvp@sa.edu. Limited seating.
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
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Celebrate Poetry Collected Poems of Ronald H. Bayes
By Tom Patterson ‘74
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Admirers of Ronald H. Bayes poetry traveled to Laurinburg from as far away as New Mexico in September to attend a landmark event in the literary life of St. Andrews' longtime writer-in-residence, who strongly influenced generations of St. Andrews students. Having just published Bayes' Collected Poems--his definitive book and its most important publication to date--St. Andrews University Press hosted the September 17 reading and book-signing in a public room at Scotia Village, the retirement community where Bayes lives, just a short walk from the St. Andrews campus. An audience of 50 or more gathered there in the early evening for about an hour of public talk, including comments about Bayes and his work in addition to the main event, the author's own reading of several poems from the book. (Photo of Ron somewhere in this article!) “The Collected Poems of Ronald H. Bayes” is immediately impressive just by virtue of its size--685 pages in a 10-by-7-inch format, by far the biggest book St. Andrews University Press has ever taken on, in addition to its other distinctions. Also striking is the simple cover design--a digitally created, black-on-blue mountain landscape recalling the traditional art of Bayes' beloved Japan and reminiscent of North Carolina's Blue Ridge. It's particularly appropriate that the book has been published
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by the press that Bayes founded at St. Andrews in the late 1960s, soon after he arrived to become the school's Writer in Residence. Highlighting the program preliminaries was writer Joseph Bathanti's reading of his superb introductory essay for the book. Bathanti collaborated with Ted Wojtasik, St. Andrews professor of English and Creative Writing, to gather and edit these poems--ostensibly every poem Bayes ever published or completed to his satisfaction. The process took an entire year, according to Wojtasik. A Pennsylvanian by birth and upbringing, Bathanti is a former North Carolina poet laureate who has lived in North Carolina for 30 years and currently serves as professor of Creative Writing and writer-in-residence at Appalachian State University's Watauga Residential College in Boone, N.C. In his essay he recalls his first meeting with Bayes and his first visit to St. Andrews 30 years ago, after he accepted Bayes' invitation to read on campus at the Writers’ Forum. Bathanti writes that he soon came to think of St. Andrews and Bayes as "synonymous with writing in North Carolina." “In these poems Ron Bayes, with the characteristic wit and aplomb of the Mandarin, lays claim to the entire world in all its ineffability,” Bathanti continues.” Of North Carolina poets, he has remained for the last half-century the most linguistically inventive and experimental. His stature in that realm looms well beyond our state's borders.” Bathanti was joined by Bayes himself, who sat comfortably alongside the podium to deliver inspired readings of five poems from the book: “The Casketmaker,” “For a Friend Who Walked Girders,” “The Pelicans,” “Late Night @ Bojangles” and “Well I Lost.” Among those attending the
event were members of the current St. Andrews community, neighbors also living at Scotia Village and several of Bayes' former students, some of whom traveled considerable distances for the occasion, including Todd Davis ‘71, Lynda and Craig Smith ‘71 (who came from Santa Fe, New Mexico), John “Jomo” Williamson ‘74 and myself. Former professors Dick Prust and Tom Hefferman were on hand, as well as current faculty and local alums Beth Copeland ’73, Phil Rech ’73, Bonnie Glenn ‘93, Laura Molinario ’92 and Rod Riley ‘93. Following Bayes' reading he moved to a nearby table where he sat for about an hour talking with attendees and inscribing copies of his book that they purchased. By the time he finished, the evening's available stock of books had sold out. However, copies of “The Collected Poems of Ronald H. Bayes” can be ordered directly from Amazon.com.
Find a video excerpt from the Ron Bayes reading at www.facebook.com/StAndrewsUniversity
“The Collection of Poems by Ronald H. Bayes” can be purchased at
Ron Bayes reading from his favorite poem:
Some things stand out because they should. Because they must.
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Dog Days of Summer
Thank you for your participation in our Alumni Facebook page contest. Here are your winners!
Winner Whistler, sporting a Trae Bow from Leslie Leaf ‘96 Runner Up Kenai from Gerry and Clyde Hicks
Max Man from Amy Tripson
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Other great entries: Gracie from Bob Thames
Gretel from Kellam Parks
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Junior, Leandro Custodio, a Business major, had four offers when choosing a University, but after “talking with faculty and coaches, St. Andrews was the place (he) liked most.” Being a native of Campinas, Brazil, Custodio was in search of “a foreign country to develop (himself ), meet diverse people and learn a new language.” Speaking fluent English and earning a summer internship at an internationally recognized company, Dow Chemical, his goals are being accomplished. While at Dow, Custodio worked in the Agri-Science division. Since the 1950s, Dow’s agricultural business has been discovering, developing and bringing sustainable solutions to market for the growing world. They are committed to helping farmers increase their crop productivity through higher yields, better varieties, and targeted weed, insect, and disease control. Their products and services balance the needs of
Student Interns at Dow Chemical boosting agricultural productivity while preserving the environment. Working with six departments, Custodio was tasked with creating a Strategic Deployment Plan to consolidate information from the areas of soybean and corn platforms. His first step was to talk with each department, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Regulatory, Finance, and Research and Development to set a plan. Plans included departmental goals, budgets and marketing efforts. After coordinating and getting approval for the plans, he presented them to each department. The last step was the implementation of the plans which would cover the next two quarters. Custodio received a lot of guidance from his co-workers at Dow, but he too relied on much of what he had learned from his business classes at St. Andrews. “My education surpassed my expectations in helping me succeed at a company like Dow,” expressed Custodio. The second project for
Custodio was working with the Sales department in developing a Franchising Territorial Improvement Plan. This plan created a statistical base which could be used to determine the potential of franchising a territory. Prior to the development of this grading system Custodio said, “it was like going where the wind blows.” Having a statistical base eliminates the guesswork and allows for a measurable means of choosing a franchising territory where seeds could be sold. Thinking about his future, Custodio knows he developed a good network during his internship. He enjoyed “being around people that passed (him) knowledge every day.” Custodio is already planning another internship with Dow next summer. In addition to advancing in academics, Custodio is also advancing on the field as goalkeeper on the men’s soccer team. He was recently named the Appalachian Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. OCTOBER 2015
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Photograph from 1971 Yearbook Bill also served for many years on the St. Andrews Board of Trustees during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Bet Gatlin Wilson was first place winner in the Intermediate Class for Digital Color Images awarded this past August by the Piedmont Photography Club.
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Ames Arnold and Rick Morgan celebrated their 65th birthdays in early August at Ames’ home in Richmond. In addition to
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Richmond friends and neighbors, nine St. Androids from as far as Pittsburgh, Louisville, Charlottesville and Virginia Beach came to drink, make music and make merry. St. Andrews folks who came to raise a glass or three included John Lawson ‘71, Stephen Wesley ’71, John “Jomo” Williamson ‘74, Sandi Vakos ’76, Bob Blumenstein ‘75, Bob “Moondog” Bryant ’73, Jay Jessup ‘73, Randy von Unwerth ’75, and Jeff Brigg ‘75. Belated birthday wishes to both Ames and Rick!
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus George Melton has written a new book about the diplomatic history of Anglo-French naval relations. “From Versailles to Mers El-Kebir” was published by the Naval Institute Press.
William “Bill” Moseley has joined the national employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. in its Jacksonville, FL office. Bill’s practice will focus on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. Previously, he served as the Director of Legal Services at Jacksonville Transportation Authority.
The St. Andrews University Press is pleased to announce the 8th issue of the Digital & Print Chapbook Series, “Twelve Poems,” by Joseph Bathanti, the 7th Poet Laureate of North Carolina (2010-2012).
Athletes Shine at Star Lunches Every Friday, St. Andrews student-athletes eat lunch with star students at Covington Street Elementary School. The weekly event is organized by student-teacher Kirsten Farley. Farley, a senior at St. Andrews and education major is conducting her student teaching at Covington Street with Mrs. Currie in kindergarten. Between lesson planning, teaching, and bus duty, Farley was asked to organize the star lunches where students with a special achievement get to eat lunch with someone from the community. She immediately knew who she wanted for role models, St. Andrews student-athletes. With help from Dr. Liz Hernandez, assistant dean of students, athletes arrive around 11 a.m. every Friday for almost a two hour lunch rotating students from first through fifth grades. Prior to entering the cafeteria hangs a shiny bulletin board listing all of the star students and their achievements for the week. Mrs. Clark wrote that “Collin Williams is a star student because he helped a kindergarten student up after he fell.” Mrs. Hicks finds that “Nataya Scott is a star student because she has such a positive attitude about her work.” The list of accomplishments varies for this diverse group of about twenty kids. After going through the lunch line, star students join four athletes from the women’s basketball team, freshman Cassidy Chipman, and seniors Alana Artis, Eboni Surgick, and Alexis Redd on stage at
the front of the cafeteria. At first, the table is filled with awkward gazes, but it does not take long for the young stars to warm up to the athletes through the familiar conversation of basketball. “It’s cool that they see us as a reward,” revealed Redd. “We are trying to make a connection early that college is a goal for them,” explains Principal Kristen Broadbelt. “It’s easy for the kids to connect with student-athletes through sports.” Asking first graders if they want to go to college receives a lot of head nods and shoulder shrugs. Haley Odom, a first grader, was “having fun talking to the girls.” However, she wants to be a teacher when she grows up so college would be in her future. Surgick hopes by participating in star lunches that it will encourage the kids “to stay in
school and get a great education to pursue their dreams.” Farley will continue to organize the star lunches during her student-teaching stint. She hopes it not only helps the students, but brings a sense of community involvement to promote education. “It’s never too early to reach out to kids about college.” Find more images on www.facebook.com/StAndrewsUniversity
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In Memoriam Catherine McDuffie McDonald ‘44 died on January 19, 2015, in Carthage, NC. Sallie Ward ‘49 died in Greensboro, NC. Rosa Watson Cooper ‘51 died on September 4, 2015 in Greensboro, NC. Susan Jane Myers ‘74 died on May 13, 2015 at her home in Mechanicsburg, PA. Tonya Reaves Young ‘78 died on October 7, 2015, in Winston-Salem after a 2-year battle with cancer.
St. Andrews by the Lake is a publication of the Alumni and Communications Offices of St. Andrews. We welcome your feedback and ideas for future issues. To contact the Alumni Office, call Ellen Thompson at 910-277-5665 or email thompsonje@sa.edu.
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