Treveccan | Fall 2018

Treveccan THE MAGAZINE OF TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

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TREVECCA LEGEND A retrospective honoring Ray Thrasher, ’64.

34 HOMECOMING 2018 Everything you need to know to plan your trip!

Celebrating Alumni who embody Trevecca’s mission and values

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“Trevecca has shown me what it’s like to live in a community of Christ. It is like the support and love of a home church, except surrounding you in a constant way. My professors have given me a new understanding of the music industry and business from a Christian perspective.”

NOAH TAYLOR 2 0 1 8 G R A D U AT E , M U S I C B U S I N E S S M A J O R

More than 300 Trevecca students, like Noah, benefit from endowed scholarships each year. These scholarships help make pursuing a quality Christian education in an authentic, caring community possible. Your gift—whether large or small—can help students like Noah write the next chapter of their stories.

Make your gift today at give.trevecca.edu.

Contents FOREWORD President’s Imprint

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From the Hill

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In Your Own Words

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FOCUS

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Carry High Her Banner

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My Trevecca Story

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Academic Rigor

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F E AT U R E S

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Legend, Library & Legacy 16 Ray Thrasher’s (’64) Trevecca legacy is larger than life. Librarian, loyal Trevecca fan and campus legend, Ray has left her mark on the University in more ways than one.

It Runs in the Family 20 Bailey Basham (’17) shares the story of two sets of siblings who are tackling their doctoral programs together.

Sons & Daughters She’ll Be Proud Of 22 Built on core values of mentorship, faith, leadership and service, Trevecca seeks to make a difference in the world. Meet eight alumni who embody those values.

EPILOGUE Campaign News

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Athletics News

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Alumni News

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Postscript

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Homecoming Special Section

Treveccan Vol. 88 No. 4 Fall 2018

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President

Dan Boone, ’74

V.P. for External Relations Peg Cooning

Associate V.P. of Marketing & Communications Matt Toy

Graphic Designers Jamie Ascher Stephens Hiland, ’15 Nick Kerhoulas Lydia Massey

Contributors

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With Honors 37 Get to know this year’s alumni award winners, who we’ll celebrate during Founder’s Day Chapel on Nov. 1.

Glory Days 41

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2018 marks 50 years of intercollegiate athletics at Trevecca. Take a walk down memory lane as we explore some of the most significant moments in Trevecca athletics history.

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From the fall musical—family favorite Seussical—to reunions and our annual parade, street fair and market, Homecoming Weekend 2018 is packed full of fun.

Mandy Crow

Contact Information:

You’ll find everything you need to know about Homecoming 2018 is this special section. Make a point to join us Nov. 1-3 as we come home to the Hill!

Homecoming Schedule

Managing Editor

Bailey Basham, ’17 Nancy Dunlap, ’67 Michael Johnson, ’82 Princess Jones, ’18 Olivia Kelley, ’17 Greg Ruff, ’87, MOL ’13 Jenny Sowers Anne Twining, ’74 Jonathan Wright, ’13

HOMECOMING TRADITIONS

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PRESIDENT’S IMPRINT

The Poverty of Individualism Of all the changes occurring in our culture, perhaps the most devastating is how we view our self.

No one can tell us what to do. We have little sense of belonging to others in a responsible way.

Once upon a time, we identified by the family that birthed us, the tribe that nurtured us, and the people whose faith we shared. For instance, the apostle Paul in the letter to the Philippians identified as “a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews, a Pharisee.” My label would be “a member of the Mississippi Boone clan, son of Algie and Ruth, alumnus of Trevecca, lifelong Nazarene.”

Christianity crucifies this self-isolated, self-centered way of life by baptizing us into the death of Jesus and raising us into a new identity.

This does not erase our roots but rather connects them into the family tree and narrative of Jesus. It is good for us to live with responsible connections to others. They have the right to expect certain behaviors of us, and we of them.

In other words, we distinguished our self by who we were connected to. Not anymore.

Now we identify our self by how we are different, separate and distinctive from others. We make our own music, chart our own course and seek to stand out in the crowd. We self-differentiate during college, seek to climb higher than our fellow workers during our careers, and assemble our isolated religious beliefs from the theological salad bar of our preference. We are radical individuals.

When we sing the Trevecca alma mater, we dare imagine ourselves as “sons and daughters she’ll be proud of.” The longer I live, the deeper my gratitude for the people who shaped me on the Hill. Their ways still speak to me. Their words echo in my mind, and their expectations of me matter. You’ll find the same in the alumni stories in this issue.

Given the choice between belonging to an imperfect people of Christ who have occupied the Trevecca hill and being a radical individual making my mark on the world, I prefer the richness of roots to the poverty of individualism.

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100 WORDS ON FINDING YOUR FOOTING “The wise man built his house upon the rock,” the old children’s Sunday School song proclaims, and it’s a truth we can’t ignore. Foundation matters. The footing, the bedrock, the base of a building matters. It’s what keeps a building standing for centuries, and, often, it’s the only thing that remains when the winds and storms of life ravage. That’s why foundation matters in our lives, too. The things we build our lives on shape and form our futures and keep us standing when life falls apart.

Trevecca is a place where lives are shaped, and those foundations are built and deepened. It’s a place we come home to each fall, but a foundation we take with us wherever we go.

CAMPUS NEWS

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Introductions, Please

Trevecca’s Office of External Relations recently celebrated the success of the Build a Bridge Scholarship summer giving campaign. “The goal of this summertime giving campaign was to help students that were experiencing family financial crisis,” said Peg Cooning, vice president for external relations. “We invited donors to help bridge that gap with a gift to the Build a Bridge Scholarship.” The campaign ran from June until Aug. 17 and garnered $56,150 in donations, surpassing the $50,000 goal. The fund helped 10 students return to campus for the fall semester, with several more scholarships expected to be awarded.

To learn more or to donate, visit trevecca.edu/give.

New Name, Same Place

To start the 2018-2019 academic year, Trevecca has welcomed a number of new full-time faculty members home to the Hill.

They include: School of Arts and Sciences • Dr. Judy Brown, assistant professor, biology • Dr. Allison Buzard, assistant professor and director of social work program • Dr. David Wu, professor, engineering Skinner School of Business and Technology • Dr. Charlotte Houke, professor, business • Dr. Philip Rickard, professor, accounting and strategy

The University announced a new campus unit on August 22: the Center for Student Development. The newly created center combines the work of the former Center for Leadership, Calling and Service, Office of the Chaplain, student development and residential life, among others. The consolidation will streamline the work and provide a better benefit to students, Trevecca officials say. Jessica Dykes, Trevecca’s new associate vice president and dean of student development, will lead the center. “At Trevecca, we’re dedicated to the holistic development of our students—developing them spiritually, academically, physically and socially,” Dykes said. “This is a beautiful marriage of student development and our other student services available on campus.” Learn more about the center and its role on campus at trevecca.edu/StudentDevelopment.

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School of Graduate and Continuing Studies • Dr. Patrick Osborne, assistant professor, leadership studies • Dr. Shawn Thomas, regional dean, Atlanta campus Physician Assistant Program • Faye Hodgin, assistant professor, physician assistant program • Laura Kigweba, assistant professor, physician assistant program Other • Lanette Strickland, assistant librarian, Waggoner Library • Maia Zaykova, support specialist, Center for Innovative Instruction

MAKE A DIFFERENCE “Being in this internship allowed me to stay focused on what’s happening and what’s affecting other people that I’ll be helping. I feel like [the internship is about] learning where the problem is coming from in order to be able to do something.”

—Berenice Oliva, reflecting on her summer internship in Washington, D.C. in Rep. Jim Cooper’s office. Read more at trevecca.edu/Berenice.

Winner’s Circle Sliman, a Trevecca nursing student, received a Credo Award after completing the seven-week Vanderbilt Experience: Student Nurse Internship Program (VESNIP). Sliman, a senior, received the award in the acute care track. The Credo Award acknowledges individuals who display excellent performance and communication, respect, commitment and other behaviors that the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) professionals uphold. The summer program recognized one student for each of the seven individual tracks. Read more at trevecca.edu/Educator and trevecca.edu/Sliman.

Summer may have meant a break in classes and start dates but not from honors. Trevecca faculty members Dr. Suzie Harris, Dr. Connie Smith and student Chloe Sliman were each recognized for their achievements this summer.

Harris, dean of the School of Education, and Smith received the “Friend of the Educator” award at the annual Leader U conference.

The award, which was given by the Professional Educators of Tennessee, a member-owned teachers association dedicated to quality education and the rights of teaching professionals in the state, recognizes individuals who have made an impact on and displayed outstanding involvement in the field of education.

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“I was completely shocked to hear my own name called,” Harris said. “My sincerest hope and prayer is that I have and continue to make a difference.”

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KNOW-HOW

Tips for Making Homecoming Weekend Awesome Homecoming 2018 is just a few weeks away, and you don’t want to miss a moment! This traditional celebration of all things Trevecca is one of the highlights of the fall semester, so we asked Michael Johnson (’82), director of alumni and church engagement, to help us help you celebrate the weekend in style. Here are a few of his tips to make Homecoming 2018 the best one yet!

1 . M A K E A P O I N T T O B E T H E R E .

Put November 1-3, 2018, on your calendar and show up for all or part of this terrific annual Trevecca family reunion. Homecoming is a great time to reconnect with old friends, celebrate your favorite university and see how Trevecca has changed since you were a student. Trevecca was your home for a few years, so make plans to visit the Hill this November!

2 . P L A N A H E A D .

Scan the schedule for all the different events you want to attend. There are so many things going on throughout the weekend, but Saturday is particularly loaded with the parade and street fair, men’s and women’s basketball games, Seussical—this year’s fall musical—and many more!

Want to take a closer look at the schedule? Check out page 35.

3 . C H E C K I N W I T H Y O U R C L A S S M AT E S .

Homecoming is a chance to reconnect with alumni from your graduation year as well as all the friends you made in other class years, too. Tell them you’re coming and that you want to see them here.

4 . C O M M E M O R AT E T R E V E C C A M I L E S T O N E S .

This year’s Homecoming Weekend will have many highlights, but none bigger than the celebration of 50 years of intercollegiate athletics at Trevecca. Have a few photos from Trevecca sporting events when you were in school, like the 1987 men’s basketball team’s legendary run or just a memorable game? Share those with us! We’re giving away some prizes for best school spirit photos for each decade.

5 . M A K E S O M E M U S I C I N M U S I C C I T Y !

The Friday night Trevecca Town and Country Showcase event features a variety of great music performed by current and former Trevecca students as well as stories and memories from Trevecca alumni. Submit your great story about how Trevecca had an impact on your life to me at mjohnson@trevecca.edu, and it might become a part of the show.

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In Your Own Words Current Trevecca students share a few thoughts on community and feeling welcome at Trevecca.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS

S E N I O R , C O M M U N I C AT I O N S ST U D I E S M A J O R “The sense of community right off the bat was very welcoming, and I felt right at home. Trevecca has given me the chance to apply myself in different groups who have helped me grow into a well-rounded person.

CHRISTIAN MACK

J U N I O R , H I STO R Y A N D E N G L I S H M A J O R “Trevecca has been the only place I’ve encountered in my life so far that I have been completely welcomed into; the people have loved me with a wholehearted fierceness that I have just never experienced. I think a home is a place where I am invested in, and Trevecca has been that for me.”

BROCK DAVIS

J U N I O R , B I O LO GY M A J O R “The community of Trevecca is something that is woven into the very campus itself. It can be felt right from the moment you step on to this Hill. I have experienced this community through the meaningful interactions and relationships I have fostered with my fellow students and through my professors who have helped guide me in my academic and personal life. Everyone at Trevecca truly cares about each person individually and seeks to live together as one body. This community is truly one that builds bridges, not walls.”

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CARRY HIGH HER BANNER

“Service Day got me out into my new home, my new community, and it made me love it as much as I love Trevecca.”

—TREVECCA FRESHMAN SARAH WADLES, REFLECTING ON C I T Y L I N K S E R V I C E D AY Some 450 of Trevecca’s newest traditional undergraduate students kicked off the academic year by serving the city of Nashville. Students, mentors and leaders cleaned, organized and helped out at 18 service sites around the city. Read more at trevecca.edu/CityLINK2018.

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MY TREVECCA STORY

ReadyReminders

BY PRINCESS JONES, ’18 The first time I stepped foot in Nashville, Tenn., was when I walked onto Trevecca’s campus. I was a transfer student nine hours away from home, embarking on a new journey with God and education as He led me to Trevecca. I remember walking past the bell tower and feeling excited and scared.

At that moment I had no idea that my two years at Trevecca would cultivate tremendous spiritual, personal and educational growth.

Years from now when Trevecca pops in my head, my first thought will be, That’s the place where I began to fall in love with God. Christ culture is very apparent on the campus, and I’m so thankful for the morning chapels, Bible studies and worship nights with friends and classmates. As a Christian, it made a difference having an environment that spoke and lived the truth. I read in an article once that 70 percent of Christian students who go to college desert their faith. Fortunately, I did not become another statistic. Being at Trevecca kept me from straying too far from the Father. When I began to stray, I just ended up right back in the middle of the school, facing the Jesus statue.

During my first welcome week at Trevecca, I recalled seeing Dr. Dan Boone walking around casually talking to people. My thought was, What college has their president engaging with students on this level?

That’s when I knew I was in a place that cared about their students.

Many of my professors poured into me—JoEllen WerkingWeedman, Dr. Lena Hegi Welch and Dr. Jeffrey Wells being the most memorable. Being a student can be overwhelming at times, but professors encouraging you will make a world of difference.

Majoring in journalism, I spent a lot of time with Ms. Weedman. She came in class blazing, full of energy and ready to teach. There were many times I wanted to give up, but Ms. Weedman would pull me to the side and tell me that I had what it took to be a great journalist.

Today, I’m in New York City studying journalism from amazing journalists who have worked and work in prestigious newsrooms.

Sometimes when I’m on my balcony looking at the Statue of Liberty, I get scared. However, those are the times I think back to how I felt passing Trevecca’s bell tower.

It’s then I remember I learned and conquered once, and I know I will do it again.

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My Trevecca Story is a place for you to share your memories of Trevecca, as well as big realizations and special moments you experienced on campus. Submit your essay for consideration to Mandy Crow, 333 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37210-2877 or at Treveccan@Trevecca.edu. Please limit yourself to 700 words and include your name, class year, address, email address and phone number.

“Being a husband, father, full‐time employee and minister, it was important for me to find a school that would fit my busy schedule. I hope to become a leader in service to the community, and I’ve already begun to apply the education I have learned to my career responsibilities.”

‐ Danai Chinoda, 2018 graduate Bachelor’s in management and human relations

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ACADEMIC RIGOR

Making the Grade

Five years ago, as part of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) introduced by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Trevecca chose to invest and focus on undergraduate research. This led to a culture of academic research on campus that resulted in projects, such as a student-written opera and a student-produced documentary. We recently sat down with Dr. Sam Green, director of undergraduate research, to discuss what undergraduate research looks like at Trevecca today and why it is important.

Why is undergraduate research an important part of Trevecca’s culture?

When we began the QEP five years ago, the decision was made to focus on undergraduate research. It is not something that’s brand new to the University, but the emphasis was to show our accrediting body, SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), the importance we were going to put on it. [Research allows] students to explore topics of interest to them in addition to the classroom setting. Students are not only discovering what they’re passionate about but they are also blowing it up. It’s like their academic pursuits are being put on steroids. They are able to pursue learning in fresh and very exciting ways.

Why is undergraduate research an important part of Trevecca’s culture?

I think, more than anything, it is inspirational.

It also builds confidence. What I love about research is you go into it not having a clue what the final outcome is going to be. To me, the return on investment gives you a broader and greater understanding of not just what research is about but what the world is about.

Are there research opportunities for all majors? What does that look like?

The answer is yes. In addition to FLARE (Faculty-Led Academic Research Experience), we have the 499 [a research course known by its course number]. I like to refer to that as student-driven research. It is associated with what students desire to research independently. Everybody has ideas, and now there are channels for students to explore those ideas in an academic way.

BY OLIVIA KELLEY

Legend, Library & Legacy H O N O R I N G R AY T H R A S H E R

BY MANDY CROW

In the picture, she stands beaming on the front steps of Waggoner Library, a red blazer atop her dress, presumably to ward off any cool breezes that might blow through on that early fall morning.

It was Homecoming Weekend in 2000, and Ray Thrasher had just participated in the dedication of the newly completed Waggoner Library. In many ways, the morning ceremony was symbolic of Ray’s dedication and tenacity. All those years of work had led to this moment, and it seemed right to simply soak it in.

Maybe that’s why, after all the years and the memories, it’s the accomplishment she’s yet to forget.

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THE LEGEND You don’t become a campus legend like Ray Thrasher without a story.

Before Ray was the dedicated librarian, the champion whose tenacity resulted in Waggoner Library becoming a reality or even “the Squirrel Lady,” she was simply E. Ray Kohser, a Trevecca student.

The oldest of three sisters and the daughter of a Nazarene pastor, Ray was born in her grandmother’s house on Squirrel Hill outside Pittsburgh, Pa., something stepdaughter Jeanne Thrasher Sugg (’65), reflects on with a laugh.

“She has fed squirrels on Trevecca’s campus for years,” Sugg said. “So she came by it honestly, evidently.”

Ray arrived at Trevecca as a freshman in the fall of 1959. With the exception of a few months teaching at a private school in Alabama, she would spend the next 60 years on the campus, both as an employee and one of the University’s most loyal supporters.

University records paint a picture of Ray as an active student, serving as the photographer of the University’s student newspaper, the TrevEchoes, her junior year and the business manager as a senior. The 1964 graduate sang in the choir, served as a student worker in the library—then housed in the Mackey Building—and earned a TNU Merit Award for sportsmanship at the close of her junior year.

You don’t become a campus legend like Ray Thrasher without a story.

After graduation and her brief stint teaching in Alabama, Ray returned to Nashville and Trevecca. She enrolled at Peabody College, pursuing a master’s degree in library science, and began working as a technical services librarian in Trevecca’s Mackey Library.

“A technical services librarian orders books and processes them and makes sure they get out on the shelf,” explains Jeanne, a librarian herself.

By 1966, Ray had become a full-time librarian at then Trevecca College, working under the leadership of Lyla Mackey, the wife of former Trevecca president A.B. Mackey. It was through this relationship that Thrasher would meet C.R. Thrasher, Lyla Mackey’s brother and a retired Church of the Nazarene pastor and district superintendent.

After a tragic car accident in 1967 that left him a widower, C.R. retired from the ministry and moved to Trevecca Towers, which allowed him to be closer to his sister. He served as an assistant pastor at then College Hill Church of the Nazarene—now Trevecca Community Church—and a chaplain at Trevecca Towers.

Ray and C.R. married in 1969, continuing to live at Trevecca Towers.

Apartment 1408 remained Ray’s home, even after her husband’s death in 2005, until she moved to an assisted living and memory care facility in Hermitage, Tenn., earlier this year.

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THE LIBRARY In 1984, Ray was named director of library services at Trevecca, after serving under Mackey and Johnny J. Wheelbarger. Prilla Speer, who worked with Ray in the library for a number of years, recalls her as a determined, dedicated librarian who fought to ensure Trevecca’s library was a top-of-the-line resource for students.

“She was the director at the cusp of a lot of changes in libraries,” Speer says. “She approached that with a lot of confidence. She had the ability to communicate our needs effectively, and it translated into opportunities for the library to grow and be what it needed to be for the Trevecca community.”

Under Ray’s leadership, Mackey Library staff took important steps to give students access—physically as well as virtually—to a vast number of library collections and holdings, both public and collegiate.

As technology began to transform the way students accessed information, Ray and her library staff worked to ensure students had the resources they needed.

“She was forward thinking in that respect,” Speer remembers. “She was cutting edge in cataloging. She was never complacent about processes, digitizing our collection and technology.”

Speer was fresh out of college when she began working at Mackey Library and says Ray helped her to better understand what it meant to be a professional librarian. A member of a number of professional

organizations, including the Tennessee Library Association and American Library Association, Ray would often bring Speer along to professional meetings and conferences.

“Ray knew everyone in the library world,” Speer said. “Here I was a nobody in the library world, and she’d take me with her to conferences, and she took me along to dinners. It was just sort of normal for Ray.” For most of Ray’s tenure at Trevecca, the library had been located in the Mackey Building. As Ray saw other universities building new libraries better designed to meet the technological research needs of modern students, she became convinced Trevecca needed to do more than renovate the library.

And according to John Chilton’s work, A Vine of God’s Own Planting, one of several volumes published to commemorate the University’s centennial in 2001, that truth also soon became clear to the Board of Trustees and campus leaders. In the late 1990s, a consultant found that Mackey Library would be “inadequate and unable to be reconfigured for new technology.”

Ray had been convinced of the need earlier, but now she had the data necessary to support her position. And support it she did, working with consultants, taking members of the President’s Cabinet and other officials to visit area libraries and continually bringing her case before then Trevecca President Millard Reed.

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For more than a decade, Ray passionately championed the need for a new library, urging Trevecca leaders to give it top priority among several campus projects outlined in the University’s long-term development plan.

“She was her own cheerleader,” Sugg recalls. “And she was very good at being a cheerleader to the board members. A lot of them were people we had gone to school with and she felt comfortable approaching them and asking for their support for building [the library].”

Ray’s passionate persistence paid off. In April 1999, the University broke ground on Waggoner Library, made possible by a generous gift from Don and Zelma Waggoner. The building was completed on schedule and dedicated during Homecoming Weekend, 2000.

“It is a gorgeous, gorgeous library,” Sugg said, “one that Nashville— the whole town—can celebrate.”

Ray continued to serve as the library director until 2001, when she stepped down to spend more time with C.R., whose health was failing.

She worked as a technical services librarian until her retirement in 2009. In recognition for her years of service, Trevecca’s Board of Trustees awarded Ray emeritus status.

THE LEGACY For nearly a decade after her retirement, Ray continued to live in her Trevecca Towers apartment, only recently moving away from the Hill. She walked the campus every morning and fed the squirrels, a tradition she’d begun in the Mackey Library days, cranking open the windows to her office and sprinkling peanuts on the sills from a fivepound bag she kept in her office.

A lifelong sports fan, Ray attended as many Trevecca games as she could, usually wearing purple. She’d visit the coaches and sometimes pray with teams on the buses before they left on trips.

Her dedication hasn’t gone unnoticed. A volleyball scholarship was created in her honor. Last winter, students, athletes and fans alike celebrated Ray during a men’s basketball game, thanking her for her dedication to Trevecca sports.

“Athletics was one of her biggest joys,” says Brenda Patterson, professor of exercise and sport science and dear friend of Ray’s. “She is probably our number one fan, and she was there at every game usually wearing something purple.”

A devoted grandmother, Ray was deeply proud of her grandchildren.

Her grandson, James Sugg recalled that pride in a letter he wrote honoring Ray upon her retirement. “[When] we would come to visit family in Nashville,” Sugg wrote, “Ray would always want to find a time for us, the kids, to come over the library. It was never just a simple ‘hello’ visit, but one that always began with the intriguing ‘I want to show you something.’ Then there was the trek through the library itself, popping our heads into all the [offices], the introductions, the stories, the bragging.”

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In May, Ray moved away from Trevecca’s campus for the first time in 49 years, and her absence has given the campus community time to reflect on her legacy. Waggoner Library, of course, figures prominently into that, but Ray’s legacy goes even deeper.

It’s the story of a woman who found a home her and, in return, gave every bit of herself back to Trevecca.

“Her whole life was centered on Trevecca,” Sugg says. “She has given her whole life to Trevecca—her money, her time, her profession.

[Trevecca] has been her whole life.”

It’s a legacy of devotion, passion, tenacity and perseverance. And, above all, love.

“Ray fell in love with Trevecca when she came here as a student, and it’s never changed,” Patterson says. “No one loves this university more than Ray Thrasher. Ray bleeds purple.”

By Bailey Basham, ’17

Sibling rivalry can be a powerful motivator.

Competing to earn the highest grades, working to be the best at little league or even hustling to sell the most cookies in the Girl Scouts troop are all on the table for brothers and sisters.

And for two sets of siblings at Trevecca studying in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, the sibling rivalry is very much alive and well.

Sisters Ashley Perry and Amber Conway and siblings Seneca and Sidney-Anthony McPhee just finished their first semester in the Doctorate of Education in leadership and professional practice program (Ed.D.).

TWO SETS OF TREVECCA SIBLINGS MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ED.D. PROGRAM

THE SISTERS Amber Conway, who studied at Trevecca for her master’s degree, said she beat her sister, Ashley Perry, to the program. That’s because Conway started looking at Trevecca for her doctorate before her sister did. Having already studied at Trevecca, Conway says she knew what to expect.

“I was actually looking at the program before Ashley because I knew the type of school Trevecca was. I was debating whether I was ready or not ready, and I decided I just needed to do it because no time was the right time,” she said. “Ashley was going back and forth trying to decide, and I told her about Trevecca.”

Perry remembers things a little differently.

“I kind of thought we decided together, interestingly enough,” she said, with a laugh. “Of course, Amber graduated from there, but I had decided to put into my vision and goals at the beginning of the year that I was going to step out on faith and try to apply. I was like, ‘Lord, if you want me to do this then everything will flow smoothly,’ and it did.”

THE SIBLINGS For the McPhees, the process of deciding on Trevecca was similar.

“It’s funny because I didn’t realize he applied to the program,” Seneca said. “He was a little secretive about it. I was interested in it and mentioned it casually to my parents and to him, and he had asked me about it, but I didn’t know he applied until a couple months later.

He told me and said he got accepted, and it was really exciting. I kind of joke with him now about not telling me he was applying.”

Sidney-Anthony says that was all part of the plan.

“I just thought it would be funny to show up the same day and her not know I was going to be there. We talked about it, and I thought it would be funny to go sit by her in class without saying anything,” he joked.

SIBLING RIVALRY “I am older than she is, so this is our first time being in classes together. There is plenty of friendly competition. She always says she got her master’s before I did, and she’s always checking to see what our grades are. And that’s kind of one of the things I really enjoy about being in the cohort model—just having the support of the

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other students and having that accountability partner as well. Seneca and I will send text messages reminding each other of assignments, and we’ll kind of bounce some ideas off each other. It’s been good.”

Conway said that friendly competition has been good for her and Perry as well.

“Being in school with family just allows you to have an accountability partner just in case you forget an assignment or something,” she said. And it’s nice to know you always have someone to go eat your breakfast and lunch with, too.”

Perry agreed.

“Of course the support is wonderful, and I love the fact that we can work in the program together, but having totally different backgrounds—she’s higher-ed and I’m K-6—and learning about what she is trying to do and supporting her is great. She can stay on me about certain stuff, and I can stay on her and motivate her. And we can compete with GPA to keep each other accountable. I count her as my best friend,” Perry said.

Perry earned her undergraduate degree from a larger state school, and she said, on top of the recommendation from her sister, the intimacy of Trevecca’s campus and the small class sizes are what drew her in.

“It’s hard to not just feel like a number at bigger schools, and at Trevecca, you’re actually able to have access to the professors,” she said. “We’re just very blessed that we were accepted together. That’s a huge blessing.”

Family Goals Sidney-Anthony said that his ultimate goal is to be a change-maker for students navigating their education journeys because he remembers struggling through parts of his own. He didn’t know of the help his college offered, and he wants to change that for the students he’s working with now. And after just one semester, he is already noticing the benefits of being in the program.

“I’ve already been able to implement some of the things we’ve been learning,” he said. “Taking StrengthsFinder and understanding my own strengths has made me able to see the strengths in the people I work with and put people in positions that allow them to use their own strengths.”

Seneca said her ultimate goal is similar to her brother’s in that way.

“I’m a learner. I always have been, and I constantly want to get more knowledge. I always tell my students that knowledge is power, and I just want to learn more about how to be a better leader,” Seneca said. “My ultimate goal is to take whatever I learn and transfer [that] to someone else. I don’t know how that’s going to happen but I’m walking on faith and loving what I do.”

Bailey Basham is a recent Trevecca graduate and currently works as a freelance journalist. She loves writing, browsing Pinterest for new recipes to try and spending time with her dogs Ruthie (after the candy bar) and Pico (last name, de Gallo).

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“Being in school with family just allows you to have an accountability”

CELEBRATING ALUMNI WHO EMBODY T R E V E C C A’S M I S S I O N A N D VA LU E S Since Trevecca was founded in 1901, the University’s mission has been centered on preparing graduates for leadership and service. As business leaders, pastors, teachers, professors and more, our graduates continue to embody the mission and values of the University in the work they do.

Meet a few of them on the next few pages as we profile alumni from each of Trevecca’s schools.

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SCHOOL OF MUSIC & WORSHIP ARTS CLASS OF 2016

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5 QUESTIONS WITH RACHAEL Can you tell us about a college experience that shaped your life or career?

I would say my very first voice lesson here with Shiloah Fenn. She wanted to get a feel for what my voice was like, and I started playing a song by United Pursuit and my voice was shaking. She just started encouraging me after that, and she spoke a lot of truth into my life. I think, in that moment, I just built trust with one of my professors and with someone who eventually just became such a great friend to me with what I’m doing now. She really called out the artist in me when I didn’t see that in myself. I think it’s so important to be able to have people like that [in your life].

What does success look like to you?

Rachael Nemiroff grew up singing and loving music. However, it wasn’t until she transferred to Trevecca that she decided to pursue music as a career. She started recording YouTube covers and got involved with the student-run record label.

Since graduating in 2016, Nemiroff has been writing and working with artists to create new music. She released her first single, “Circles,” in May 2018. Shortly after, in June, she released, “You Say.” Nemiroff is nannying part-time while she pursues her musical career but hopes to make music her full-time job within the next year.

Being able to do what I love every day, being able to support myself and do music. I’d like to be touring more full-time, so that’s something that I’m looking forward to be doing in the next year. And also, [success is] just really being able to connect with people through music. If I’m able to release songs that take even just the slightest burden off someone—whatever they’re going through—that’s the goal. Whether they’re a believer or not, I want these songs to be able to help people with whatever they’re going through.

How has a mentor had an impact on you?

Mentors are so important, and I’ve been very grateful to have a couple in my life that have just called out things in me that I wasn’t able to see in myself during that time. Seeing how they’ve impacted me, I’ve wanted to do that with other young girls. When I’m traveling, a lot of them will come up to me after shows and ask me questions about life and teenage stuff and also really hard things—things about their faith. It’s been an honor to get to have the opportunity to mentor them in that way.

Trevecca’s mission is centered on leadership and service. How have those things become important in your life?

It’s important to serve other people. That’s what I’ve been learning, especially in this industry and just in life in general. Even though I am busy and I have a lot that’s going on right now, I don’t ever want to forget to love people in the process of the journey that I’m on. I want to make sure I’m looking to my left and to my right and really seeing people and being sincere and asking them how they’re doing because this life is so much bigger. I want the music that I create to serve others with wherever they’re at in life.

How do you hope to make a difference in the world?

I want to continue to make music that helps people through whatever they’re going through and lets them know they’re not alone in their situation. If that can pull people in closer to God, then that’s awesome.

Eventually, I’d like to start a nonprofit. I have a really big heart for the homeless community. I’d love for a portion of my merch to eventually go back into helping these people not just with a meal, but in really discipling them and bringing them in and connecting with them. —

By Olivia Kelley

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SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES When Ben Moore arrived at Trevecca in 2009, he planned to major in computer engineering, but quickly found his niche and his calling in biology. After graduating, he started pharmacy school, earning his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Lipscomb University in 2017. He’s currently completing a master’s in health care informatics while completing his pharmacy residency. Moore hopes to serve others as an informatics pharmacist, using data, information and computer science to provide the best healthcare possible to patients. Moore is married to Ashley Bradshaw Moore (’14), and recently celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Maven.

CLASS OF 2013

5 QUESTIONS WITH BEN Can you tell us about a college experience that shaped your life or career?

I was an RA in Benson Hall for three years, and I think that the relationships and fellowship I experienced just grew over those three years. The mentorship from Daniel Jetton (’10), the RD, and all those friendships I made during that time—I’m still involved in the lives of so many of those guys and even some of my residents over the years. I don’t think I would have been able to make those connections without Trevecca.

That’s something I value the most—the deep fellowship and friendship we made.

What does success look like for you?

I think success is holistic, so being able to work in a job that I’m passionate about, being able to make a difference not only in the work that I do, but [also with] the people I work with. Then ultimately, still having a healthy family life, really putting family first and

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investing in them. Not just career success, but life success—making a difference every day and knowing that I’m making a difference for God and in my job, too.

How has a mentor had an impact on you?

I think one of the biggest mentors I had at Trevecca was Daniel Jetton. I still meet with him quite a bit. He graduated a few years before me and has been very successful and, through our friendship, has been able to give me life advice. I think everyone needs mentors. I have work mentors, life mentors. We can learn from other people, their mistakes and successes. My advice to someone who doesn’t have a mentor is to find someone quickly.

Trevecca’s mission is centered on leadership and service. How have you seen those ideals become important in your own life or career?

At Trevecca, they always said “To be, rather

than to seem.” Especially in healthcare, people can figure out if you’re not genuine. I had to learn really fast not to put up too many walls and just be myself and truly show that I care about the patients who walk through the doors of our hospital. When people realize and see that genuineness, they respect that.

How do you hope to make a difference in the world?

I want people to say that I was a person who cared about other people and was very intentional about making a difference. Of course, I love pharmacy, so I hope to help the patients in the hospitals I work for to know the basics about medication and medication use. That’s a scary topic, so I want to make that experience the best it can be for the people who walk in the hospital or clinic.

At the end of my life, I want people to say, “That was a man who put God and his family first and really cared about other people.”

—By Mandy Crow

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Kimber Halliburton was a fourth grade teacher at J.E. Moss Elementary when her assistant principal suggested she go back to school for her master’s. She enrolled inclasses at Trevecca and never looked back. Halliburton spent 28 years working for Metro Nashville Public Schools, 13 in special education. In 2016, she became the director of schools for Washington County Public Schools. Just recently, she accepted the job of superintendent of Madison County Schools in Madison, Miss. Halliburton lives in Madison with her husband, Frank. Together, they have three children—Noble, Raegan, and Olivia.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

5 QUESTIONS WITH KIMBER Can you tell us about a college experience that shaped your life or career?

My father passed away near the end of my sophomore year.

It dramatically changed my life. My dad was my number one supporter emotionally and financially. I found myself navigating college without his advice, and he was the only one in our family who had a college degree. I began working two jobs and tutoring a middle school student in math once a week to pay for college expenses. I moved out of my apartment away from my dearest friends and into the dorm. I believe that experience helped me better understand what some of the students I serve encounter in terms of barriers they face and have to overcome.

What does success look like to you?

Success to me is having healthy relationships. For me, personally, it is raising great children who give back to their community and follow Christ.

How has a mentor had an impact on you?

Dr. Jesse Register has been a terrific mentor for me in this new role of superintendent. I am now in my third year, but his advice has been right on target with the issues one often faces in this role. Everyone needs a quality mentor who will be a support and also a critical friend and I can rely on him in that capacity.

Trevecca’s mission is centered on leadership and service. How have those things become important in your life?

Leadership should be a service to others. My philosophy is that if you are not serving, you are not leading. Helping principals become better in their performance, building capacity in them gives me a great deal of personal and professional satisfaction. I believe it is my role to build capacity in principals so they, in turn, can build capacity in their teachers. Teachers serve students directly; by building their skill sets, students benefit and grow.

How do you hope to make a difference in the world?

I believe my calling is to serve children and their families.

Every child deserves a quality teacher in a quality school and district. My job is to work with the community to build a first class educational system so that every student achieves and receives their best outcome. —By Olivia Kelley

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After graduating from Trevecca in 1984, Chris Koon landed a job at Big Eight accounting firm Deloitte & Touche as a senior auditor. From there, he went on to work at Willis Corroon Corporation as a senior accountant and eventually as a controller. He now serves as the chief financial officer at Capitol Christian Music Group and has been there for 22 years. Koon said he hopes to be a good leader by practicing servant leadership in his life every day.

Koon has been married to his college sweetheart, Debbie Koon (’84), for 29 years. Together, they have two daughters, Kristin (’16) and Meredith (’19).

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5 QUESTIONS WITH CHRIS

For me, it was in my freshman year. I tried out and walked on to the basketball team that year. I was really only an average player from a skills perspective, but I was a hard worker.

I worked hard in the off-season between my freshman and sophomore year. I had big plans to show off all that progress from the off-season work, and I came down with shin splints and could not participate at all, and I didn’t make the team. I look back on that now, and I see how God used that situation to point me in a new direction. I hit my grades hard; I graduated with honors; I was able to land a job with a Big Eight accounting firm. [That] opened doors to get the next two jobs and the job I have now. Without that experience, I probably wouldn’t have qualified for the job and the role that I’m in right now.

What does success look like to you?

CLASS OF 1984

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Tell us about a college experience that shaped your life or career.

In a nutshell, helping others achieve their goals. At work, part of that is providing the right infrastructure and implementing strategies to help the artists tell their stories through music and video. At home, it’s listening to my girls and helping them grow in all the areas that you do with your children.

Helping them feel loved, secure, confident in both who they are and whose they are, and helping them learn how to be successful in all that they’re choosing to do. Most of all, it is being happily married to my best friend.

Success is maintaining that relationship, because through all the craziness of life, Debbie is at the center of that. We get to share those experiences and having a healthy relationship, respectful and loving, is about as much as I could hope for.

How has a mentor had an impact on you?

My accounting professors, Gerald Skinner and Morris Stocks (’77), both helped me learn and love the profession of accounting.

They helped prepare me for that first interview at the Big Eight accounting firm, which typically did not recruit from smaller colleges, so that helped me get started. My dad’s always been a mentor for me. He knows how to read people and he’s always helped me navigate life in all areas just how a father would, and I’ve appreciated his counsel. My current boss, our CEO, has also been a big mentor for me the past couple of years. He’s challenging me constantly to keep things simple and to remember that we’re in the people business.

Trevecca’s mission is centered on leadership and service. How have those things become important in your life?

It’s the servant leadership which has helped me progress through my career. I’ve always been very solutions-oriented. I’ve been very focused on helping people and being willing to serve and do the hard work has helped me partner with people to get things done.

Through that, I think God has blessed me to have many opportunities to meet different people and help me get to where I am now.

How do you hope to make a difference in the world?

Professionally, I want to make sure my company remains successful and effective as we serve the artist community, who are trying to share the message of Christ through both music and video. On a personal basis, I want to invest in my family and my small group of a few people to have deep relationships that are meaningful and just journey through life’s ups and downs together and support each other. —By Olivia Kelley

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CL ASSES OF 2003 AND 2002

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Brannon and Gloria met during Trevecca’s freshmen orientation, but their Trevecca experiences followed different paths. Brannon’s freshman year was interrupted when his band signed a record deal and hit the road. Gloria took a more traditional route, working toward a bachelor’s in music with a minor in music business. Brannon eventually returned to Trevecca, and the pair married in 2001. After graduation, Brannon wanted to find a way to combine his love of theology, literature, music and the arts, a desire that led the couple to Scotland, where Brannon completed two degrees—including a doctorate—at the University of Glasgow, and Gloria took

classes at Nazarene Bible College. They returned to the United States in 2007, and served as the worship leaders for Xenia Church of the Nazarene in Xenia, Ohio. The parents of three children, the couple currently lives in Marion, Ind. Brannon is an associate professor of practical theology and worship at Wesley Seminary, while Gloria works as a department assistant at Wesley Seminary and is the co-founder of In a Pinch, Inc., a nonprofit focused on supporting foster parents and their children. Both help to lead worship at Marion’s First Church of the Nazarene.

5 QUESTIONS WITH BRANNON AND GLORIA Tell us about a college experience that shaped your life or career.

BH: My freshman year, I was focused on becoming a Christian rock star. I was in a band that had signed a record deal during my second semester of college and began working on our first album. Around that time, I was taking Intro to Christian Thought with Steve Hoskins, and at the bottom of one of my papers, next to the grade, he wrote the question: To what do you intend to give your life? This question led to a conversation where he pressed me on whether the church really needs rock stars. While I didn’t change paths right away—indeed, I left school for a time, toured heavily for a couple years, made a second album—I see this moment as pivotal in my own life trajectory toward a deeper commitment to serving the church as a pastor and now as an educator as well, training pastors to lead the church in the work of ministry.

GH: I started waving my arms trying to direct my church choir at 18 months old (my mom was the director), and so from a time before I can remember, I have been involved in music. But the musical experiences I had at TNU were quite formative. Leading worship and sharing the gospel in churches around the Southeast as a part of one of the PR/ministry groups absolutely shaped my calling.

What does success look like to you?

BH: Success looks like the broken-risen Body of Christ, being torn up and given away for the life of the world. (Needless to say, this looks like abject failure by the world’s standards.)

GH: For me, right here and now, success looks like a life shaped by the constant prayer, “God, I trust you. Help me to trust you more.”

How has a mentor had an impact on you?

we met regularly at Sam & Zoe’s for coffee, where we would discuss the poetry or novels we were reading, as well as politics and culture and faith. His relational investment in me was immense, and we have maintained our friendship now into its third decade. Rob was also the most significant figure in my journey toward graduate studies in literature, theology and the arts at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

GH: By asking hard questions and sticking around while I fumble through the answers—however long it takes!

Trevecca’s mission is centered on leadership and service. How have those things become important in your life?

BH: It seems to me that, for Christians, leadership is service— humbling and emptying oneself (Phil 2:7-8) to serve others, following the example of Jesus. How do we measure Christian leadership? Not by how many followers we have or the accolades we receive, but by how faithfully we are following after Jesus.

GH: There is no leadership without service. It’s authentic or it’s meaningless. How can we follow Jesus and not serve others?

How do you hope to make a difference in the world?

BH: By helping people sing better songs.

GH: One person at a time. To share hope, to share a meal, to share a bag of necessities with someone in need.

THE MORE YOU KNOW

Check out a more in-depth discussion with Brannon and Gloria at trevecca.edu/Hancock.

BH: I was an English lit major as an undergrad, and Rob Blann became a mentor to me in that program. Outside of the classroom,

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SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY & CHRISTIAN MINISTRY CLASSES OF 2000 AND 2005

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With his acceptance to medical school, Jason Daye felt his future was falling into place according to plan, but God’s call on his life changed everything. “My call was as much a call away from medicine as it was a call to ministry,” Daye recalls.

“I came to a decision point with God: You will choose to do your own thing or follow the call I have for your life. I knew I had to relinquish control to God, which honestly was a challenge for me. I tried to negotiate with God, but ultimately knew I had to surrender my ambitions and follow His lead.” Daye chose

to embrace God’s call, which led him to a master’s degree in theology and a ministry path he never expected, first as a youth minister, then as a lead pastor, and now through his work with Outreach, Inc., where he serves as the vice president of mobilization. In his role, Daye oversees national ministry initiatives, mentors and encourages church leaders and serves as the host of the ChurchLeaders podcast. He and his wife, Monica (’98), live in Colorado Springs, Colo., and are the parents of six children.

5 QUESTIONS WITH JASON Can you tell us about a college experience that shaped your life or career?

Trevecca’s mission is centered on leadership and service. How have those things become important in your life?

Taking Pentateuch with Dr. Tim Green. It was the first class I took with him, and it just blew my mind about Scripture and how rich and real it was. It just took me to a whole other place and made me hungry for more, which is why I took many more religion classes when I wasn’t even thinking about doing anything in ministry.

Leading my family and serving my family have always been very important to me. One of the things I pray about the most and strive to be for Monica and the kids is an example of someone who is leading as I’m following Jesus. In ministry, business, the marketplace and even in my relationships with others, I have this sense of urgency because I know my life is finite, and yet there are a lot of people who are far from God, a lot of people living in brokenness. That urgency compels me to serve and lead. If we feel that we’re called to share the hope of Jesus with the world and help those who are broken to find wholeness in Christ, then I think naturally we need to lead and to serve—we must take action.

What does success look like to you?

For me, success is honoring God in my life daily, in everything— my attitude, what I’m doing, my work, my life, the way I’m treating Monica and my kids. For me every day, I’m submitting myself to the Spirit and praying that I might honor God. At the end of my life, if my friends and family can look back and say, “Jason honored God,” then I think that’s success.

How has mentoring had an impact on your life?

When I started in the ministry, I didn’t really know anything about mentoring, it just wasn’t on my radar. But there was this group of young guys that I really poured into and I enjoyed it, not knowing that I was mentoring at the time. For me it was more discipling. Many of them are in the ministry now and we still have conversations— praying for them, celebrating with them, just trying to encourage them. Over the years I have had the privilege to mentor many ministers, and in my present role, I have the opportunity to really coach a lot of pastors, hear what’s going on in individual churches, to talk about ways to approach outreach ministry, to connect with your community, to develop growth tracks, to create a preaching calendar, just whatever it is that I’ve learned over the years or someone taught me. I just want to keep passing that along.

How do you hope to make a difference in the world?

Personally, I hope that in my encounters with different people, that those who are far from God, those who are caught up in other belief systems or have a negative view of the church—that my encounters with them would lead them to consider the hope and truth of Jesus.

I also pray that God would use me to encourage pastors, ministry leaders and churches to thoughtfully and intentionally share the hope of Christ, that we can reach more people, inviting them to experience the wholeness that comes through Jesus and leading them into the life of a devoted disciple-making disciple.. —By Mandy Crow

T H E R E ST O F T H E STO RY Want to know more about Jason’s story? Visit trevecca.edu/JasonDaye to learn more!

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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE & CONTINUING STUDIES CLASS OF 2014

5 QUESTIONS WITH LAURA Can you tell us about a college experience that shaped your life or career?

When I started [my degree,] I was the executive vice president of Heritage South Community Credit Union, and I knew that my CEO would be retiring at some point in the next few years. He announced his retirement a few months ago, and I was chosen as the next CEO to lead our credit union. I can truly say that without my Trevecca degree, I would not have been chosen or even considered for this position.

What does success look like to you?

Laura Parham was in her late 40s when she decided it was time to get her bachelor’s degree. The mother of two had just sent her youngest son to college and knew that to advance in her career, she needed a bachelor’s degree. That led her to Motlow State Community College’s Adult College Express (ACE) program. After finishing her associate degree, she began working on her bachelor’s through Trevecca’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies’ off-site program at Motlow, graduating in 2014. Parham currently serves as the chief executive officer of Heritage South Community Credit Union in Shelbyville, Tenn., where she has worked for 34 years, holding a number of positions.

I think that changes, especially as I advance in age and my career, but at this point, success to me in my career is that I’m able to develop future leaders here. I’ve been here for 34 years and nursed this credit union since it was a baby, from just two employees to more than 80.

It is very important to me that it continues to be successful, and my success will be shaping future leaders and ensuring that we are still here for a long time to come.

How has mentoring had an impact on your life?

I’ve definitely had three or four mentors who have not only shaped my career but also the path that our business has taken through the years. I’ve also mentored numerous people through the years and that will be my focus over the next 10-12 years. Developing our talent and our staff is probably my biggest passion. At this point, my job is to help our people help our members.

Trevecca’s mission is centered on leadership and service. How have those things become important in your life?

Service comes naturally to me because of what we do as a credit union. We’re totally and completely about service. As far as leadership, I understand the importance of serving my staff so that they can do their job. Because of my faith and my values, I place a high importance on servant leadership. I tell our folks here all the time, when they’re struggling with making a decision, “As long as we do the right thing, the right thing will happen.” They repeat that back to me. In my opinion, servant leadership is the only way to lead and do so successfully.

How do you hope to make a difference in the world?

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People can make a difference every single day of their lives. I hope that people can say I raised my children to be good citizens, good people, kind people, people who take care of others. As you do that, it gets passed down from generation to generation. I want to treat people in a way that they want to go out and treat other people in that way. One of the things I try to do here is emphasis to just “be your best self.” If I can teach people to do that and encourage people to do that, then I’ve made a difference. —By Mandy Crow

TreveccaTraditions

November 1-3 trevecca.edu/homecoming

Homecoming 2018 will be full of moments you don’t want to miss—from Founder’s Day chapel to the Town and Country Showcase, basketball games and our annual parade, street fair and market. Over the next few pages, join us as we celebrate all the things that will make this year’s Homecoming special. Make your plans now to come home to the Hill!

Homecoming 2018 Schedule NOVEMBER 1 4 p.m.

Homecoming Service Project

Trevecca Towers 1, Dining Hall Join with fellow Trevecca alumni to throw a Homecoming party for the residents of Trevecca Towers. Alumni should arrive at 3 p.m. to help set up, then fellowship with residents from 4-6 p.m.

7 p.m.

Seussical*

Benson Auditorium

NOVEMBER 2 10 a.m.

7 p.m.

The Courts, Trevecca Community Church

The Courts, Trevecca Community Church

Founder’s Day Chapel

1 p.m.

Departmental Open Houses

3 p.m.

30th Anniversary of Grace, Faith and Holiness: A Conversation with Dr. H. Ray Dunning Wakefield Auditorium

4:30 p.m.

Dedication of Dunning Drive and Wynkoop Way Wakefield Auditorium

5 p.m.

Family Dinner*

Boone Convocation Center

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Town and Country Showcase* Seussical*

Benson Auditorium

9 p.m.

Trojan Madness Bonfire & Pep Rally

NOVEMBER 3 8 a.m.

11 a.m.

Trevecca Community Church Take part in an obstacle-filled fun run benefitting KidPower.

Register at crossbridgeinc.org/thechallenge.

The Quad

The Challenge

9 a.m.

Music and Worship Leaders Reunion Wakefield Auditorium Dr. David Diehl, contact

Attorneys and Alumni Reunion Boone Business Building, Room 102/104

1958 Reunion*

President’s Dining Room, Jernigan Student Center Wes Eby and Robert Perry, chairpersons

1968 Reunion*

Zelma Waggoner Performance Hall, Jackson Center Carole Stalcup Schrope and Marla Moore Streit, chairpersons

2008 Reunion

Parade & Street Fair

1:30 p.m.

Women’s basketball game v.

Covenant College* Trojan Fieldhouse

3 p.m.

Seussical*

Benson Auditorium

4 p.m.

Men’s basketball game v. Covenant College* Trojan Fieldhouse

6 p.m.

50 Years of Intercollegiate Athletics Celebration

Tent adjacent to Trojan Fieldhouse

7 p.m.

Reunion Tent on Quad Brian Johnson, chairperson

Seussical*

9:30 a.m.

REGISTER NOW!

Hardy Alumni Center Lobby Mike & Jackie Runyan, chairpersons

Visit trevecca.edu/homecoming for the most up-to-date Homecoming information or to register. Events marked with an asterisk (*) require a ticket or payment.

1973 Reunion*

Benson Auditorium

1983 Reunion*

Bud Robinson Building, Fireside Room Teresa Hunt Reid, chairperson

10 a.m.

1978 Reunion*

Waggoner Library Rotunda Steve Pennington, chairperson

10:30 a.m.

1998 Reunion*

trevecca.edu/homecoming

Reunion Tent on Quad Jenn Wyatt Neeley, chairperson

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Each year at Homecoming, the Trevecca Alumni Association honors graduates and others whose careers and lives exemplify the values of the University. Read on to get to know this year’s recipients.

MICHAEL BOYD BLANKENSHIP

DENNIS MOORE

T-AWARD, MINISTERIAL

T-AWARD, LAYPERSON

Michael Boyd Blankenship currently serves as the senior pastor of Summerville Church of the Nazarene in Summerville, S.C. His duties include preaching and teaching, but he considers leadership development and vision casting to be crucial components of his work.

For more than 30 years, Dennis Moore served as the Southern Florida District Missions (NMI) president, in addition to his nearly four decade career in the Palm Beach County government, where he served stints as the director of both the consumer affairs division and the county animal shelter. He currently serves as the president of Lake Worth Towers, Inc., which provides senior adult housing.

He has served on the Lake Worth Towers, Inc., board since 1978 and is currently a member of Trevecca’s Board of Trustees.

Education • Bachelor’s degree in religion and speech communications, Trevecca Nazarene University • Master’s degree in divinity, Nazarene Theological Seminary How did your Trevecca experience shape you?

Many years ago the Trevecca community believed in me more than I believed in myself and it helped me to develop a skill set and sensitivity for ministry. The truth is that [all] of us are ministers. I hope I can pass on that kind of desire to help bring out the best in others as this community did for me.

What are some highlights of your life so far?

My relationship with Jesus. My relationships with all of my family.

It’s neat to be a husband, dad and now granddad to five wonderful kids. I am overwhelmed to think that God called me to be a pastor/ minister. [It is]amazing and humbling. God has given me a chance to preach and live out the gospel. I love to see God do miracles in a life, a family, a church, a school … I am blessed beyond measure.

The T-Award recognizes Trevecca alumni who have devoted their lives to serving and ministering to others. The honor is presented each year to one minister and one layperson.

Education • Bachelor’s degree in communications, Trevecca Nazarene University • Master’s degree in communications, Illinois State University • Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Trevecca Nazarene University Did anyone at Trevecca have a positive influence on your life?

In terms of Trevecca staff or professors, it would be both Drs. Paul and Beverly Cleckner. Both of these professors had a profound impact on the direction of my life professionally and personally.

Paul introduced me to interpersonal communications, which tremendously impacted my life in all contact and interactions with individuals and groups at work, church and community.

He encouraged me to pursue an advanced degree. Beverly was an educator’s educator who literally oozed creativity, always demonstrating how it can have a huge influence on people.

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YOLANDA TAYLOR-STATOM Yolanda Taylor-Statom currently serves as the assistant principal at Ruby Major Elementary School in the Metro Nashville Public School system. She began her education career as a classroom teacher, then, after earning her master’s degree in library science at Trevecca, became a reading specialist. She also earned a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) from the University in 2012, the same year the Greater Nashville Alliance of Black School Educators named her Teacher of the Year.

Statom currently serves as the research chair for Trevecca’s online specialist in education program.

What does this recognition mean to you?

I am a first generation college student and the first in my family to obtain a doctoral degree. I come from a family of hard workers who always believed that aside from faith in God, education was the key to success. Although my parents did not have the many opportunities afforded me, they always pushed me beyond what I thought I could do. My family shares in this accomplishment alongside me.

RONALD DA VERA BARREDO

JEANNE THRASHER SUGG

Ronald Da Vera Barredo has served as the chair and a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Tennessee State University. He currently serves on the boards of several professional organizations, including the Foreign Credentialing Commission in Physical Therapy, the Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy and the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

Jeanne Thrasher Sugg spent 20 years as a state librarian and archivist with the Tennessee State Library and Archives, including five as the director. Before launching her caree, Sugg spent nearly a decade serving as a library coordinator for the Arabian American Oil Company in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. She previously served at public, school and college libraries in Tennessee, Florida and Puerto Rico.

Education • Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy, University of the Philippines • Master’s degree in organizational management, Trevecca Nazarene University • Doctorate of Education, leadership and professional practice, Trevecca Nazarene University • Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

When you think about your career, what stands out to you?

God’s hand has been in every move our family has made—about 10 if I count correctly. There has always been a library position that has caused me to stretch my boundaries, both professionally and personally.

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What does this recognition mean to you?

I am overwhelmed with the opportunity to be honored with the Mackey Leadership Award. It is personal, poignant and very humbling.

The Mackey Leadership Award is presented to Trevecca alumni who have excelled in leadership.

MCCLURKAN AWARD BILL KNOWLES

The McClurkan Award is presented to those whose lives and service reflect Trevecca’s values but who did not graduate from the University.

William Finley Knowles Sr. has served as the Hamilton County, Tenn., clerk for 44 years. Prior to that, Knowles served as deputy City Court clerk and is a past chairman of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court Commission. In 2006, the County Officials Association of Tennessee (COAT) elected him as the Outstanding Official of the Year. While in office, Knowles’ initiatives, such as renewing vehicle registrations through the mail and online, led to advancements across the state.

Thinking about your career, what would be some highlights or moments you are proud of?

Having received the votes of Hamilton County citizens to serve in public office. I completed 44 years last August and was reelected in 2018 to another four-year term. It’s the longest tenure of an elected official in the history of Hamilton County. To God be the glory!

Who from Trevecca has had an impact on your life?

Rev. W.M. Tidwell, one of Trevecca’s first graduates and pastor of Chattanooga First Nazarene for 42 years, had a big impact on my life.

FIRST CHAPTER AWARD STEPHEN BEARDEN

The First Chapter Award is presented to a young alumnus who has distinguished him- or herself in a chosen career.

Stephen Bearden currently serves as the associate chief financial officer of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.

In addition to overseeing the finance department, Bearden works with hospital administrators and service line leaders on business plan development and expense management. Prior to that, Bearden spent nearly a decade in various roles at Healthcare Corporation of America (HCA), including internal audit director.

Education • Bachelor’s degrees in business administration, accounting and business management and music, Trevecca Nazarene University • Master’s degree in business administration, Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business What are some of your favorite memories of Trevecca?

I always enjoyed the close relationships with the professors. It was very cool to have small classes where the professors know all the students. I had a few professors who invested significant time outside of class mentoring me. Secondly, I loved all the music going on at Trevecca. Whether it was Covenant Choir trips, Choral Union, school plays or simply an impromptu worship time in the residence halls, I enjoyed being surrounded by the musical life at Trevecca.

Want to know more about the 2018 alumni award winners?

Visit Trevecca.edu/2018AlumniAwards.

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Glory Days

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DEFINING MOMENTS IN TREVECCA ATHLETICS

Athletics have long been woven into the fabric of Trevecca, from the days of Alpha, Beta and Delta to today’s men’s and women’s team. This year, Trevecca will mark the fiftieth anniversary of intercollegiate sports.

To celebrate, join us on the next few pages as we explore some of the biggest moments in Trevecca’s intercollegiate athletic history.

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1968

Trevecca’s first intercollegiate athletics team The formation of the 1968-1969 men’s basketball team marked a new era in Trevecca athletics. While intramural sports would remain, Trevecca was ready to face off against rival colleges and universities. Elmer Heaberlin (’54) served as the first Trevecca Trojans coach, but stepped down before the season began. Bill Boner coached the remainder of the season and stayed on to coach the next year. Players included: Jerry Clay, Mike Sexton, Al Boatman, Dennis Snodgrass, Gary Smith, Dennis Fink, Clyde Spencer, Byron Bush, Frank Ruckman, Dan Litton and Ted Martin. Don Dunlap served as the business manager alongside managers Bill Brumfield and Albert Hardy.

2008

Trevecca’s women’s basketball team plays in the NAIA national championship game.

Though the team came up short in their run for the title, the moment marked the first time a Trevecca team had advanced to a championship game. Vanguard University defeated the Gary Van Atta-coached Trevecca team 72-59.

1978

Ron Bargatze takes the helm of the Trevecca men’s basketball team.

A Nashville-area native, Bargatze had been a local sports star in his own right. He came to Trevecca after various coaching positions at Belmont University, Tennessee Tech and Vanderbilt University. After coaching one year, he moved on to Austin Peay State University. “Ron Bargatze was only here one year,” said Greg Ruff, Trevecca’s sports information director, “but he changed the mentality of everything in athletics. He believed we could compete and set us on that course.”

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2014

Trevecca achieves NCAA Division II status.

In July 2014, the National Collegiate Athletic Association notified Trevecca’s president, Dr. Dan Boone, that the University had been approved for full and active Division II membership. The notification came after a lengthy review process and a three-year transition from NAIA.

1987

T revecca men’s basketball team plays in NAIA National Championship tournament.

The 1987 men’s basketball team was the first Trevecca team to reach a national championship tournament.

The Trojans advanced to the Elite 8, falling to Georgetown College, 81-66. Players included Avery Patton, Charles Brooks, Anthony Gonzalez, Reggie Tiller, Lane Price, Sandy McClain, Mac Heaberlin, Scott Hiser, Stacy Mason, Antonio Terry and Lon Hadwin.

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1972

Alan Smith is hired.

Alan Smith first came to Trevecca to launch the men’s and women’s tennis teams. In 1998, Smith became the University’s athletic director, serving until his retirement in 2007. “When Smith came on, it had been years since we had won a conference championship,” Ruff says. “Smith’s hires revolutionized several programs and led to a run of championships for about a decade, fueling our move to NCAA Division II.”

2017

Alexa Rippy becomes first Trevecca golfer to advance to NCAA championships.

In May 2017, Alexa Rippy became the first Trevecca golfer to advance to a national championship in the NCAA Division II era. Rippy finished 46th in the championship tournament, closing her collegiate career. She was also named the 2016-2017 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a four-year Great Midwest Academic All-Conference team selection.

2004

The Ernie Reynolds era of Trevecca softball begins.

Ernie Reynolds served as the head coach of Trevecca’s softball team for four years. When Reynolds stepped down in June 2008, he was the winningest coach in program history. During the 2007-2008 campaign, the team won the conference as well as the region and advanced to the final round of the 2008 national championship tournament.

2015

and beyond: Trevecca’s track/cross country team makes history.

During the 2015-2016 season, Caroline Hampton became the first athlete ever to represent Trevecca and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference at an NCAA National Championship. She finished 54th out of 247 athletes. In 2016, Trevecca athlete Logan Rodgers became the first member of the University’s track program to compete in the NCAA Division II Indoor Nationals. Rodgers qualified for the men’s 5,000 meter run and finished 15th.

2014

and beyond: Trevecca softball and volleyball teams advance to NCAA Division II regionals.

Trevecca’s softball and volleyball teams made their mark soon after the University entered the NCAA Division II ranks. In back-to-back seasons, Trevecca’s softball team made it to the Division II Midwest Regionals, playing in the finals in 2015 and making it to the championship in 2016. The volleyball team made the Division II Midwest Regional during the 2015-2016 campaign. “In addition to Alex (Rippy), Caroline (Hampton), and Logan (Rodgers) reaching the D2 Nationals, softball and volleyball reaching regionals as a team let us know we belonged competitively in the D2 ranks,” Ruff says. “Softball winning games (two different years) and advancing to the regional finals, just a win away from going to Nationals—that was special.”

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leading by faith A PLACE TO GROW, LEAD AND BELIEVE For Trevecca junior Leah Hoffman, playing soccer hasn’t just been about growing as an athlete. It’s also been about learning what it means to be a godly woman.

“At Trevecca, I’ve seen so much faithfulness and grace from God,” Hoffman says.

“It started with my coaches, who have really modeled what it is like to be a strong Christian woman.”

The Chattanooga, Tenn., native was initially recruited to Trevecca by then head coach of the women’s soccer team, Mark Foster. Her older sister had played soccer at Trevecca under Foster, so Trevecca wasn’t unfamiliar to Hoffman. She looked into a few schools, but Trevecca felt like home.

“I was looking for a Christian school, and this was the door that was open,” she says. “I just felt a peace and a strong desire or calling to be here.”

As a soccer player, Hoffman says some of the people at Trevecca who have had the biggest impact on her are women’s soccer head coach Kelsey Fenix and her coaching staff.

“Our coaches make it really clear that Jesus is the center and the most important thing,” Hoffman says. “Everything else are gifts we can use to glorify God. They love us and want to see us grow in faith, which is more important than winning or losing.”

Hoffman says her Trevecca experience has allowed her to grow as an athlete and leader as well as learn more about herself.

“I’ve learned my strengths and weaknesses, how I relate to people,” she says.

“I’ve had so many leadership roles and opportunities to step up, and I feel like I see that modeled in the athletic department. They’re not just telling us what it will be like [to be leaders] one day in the future, but allowing us to lead now.”

More than that, Hoffman’s Trevecca experience has helped her to grow in her faith through the influence of the coaching staff and experiences like the team’s mission trip to Colombia last spring.

“Seeing my coaches live out their faith makes me want that kind of faith,” she says. “Seeing their joy and freedom—it’s a lot of the reason I was baptized on our trip to Colombia.”

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YOUR GENEROSITY IS HELPING MAKE OUR CAMPAIGN GOALS A REALITY Campaign Goal: Expanding athletic facilities to better serve NCAA Division II athletic programs and a growing student body.

Reality: During the 2018-2019 season, Trevecca will commemorate 50 years of intercollegiate athletics at the University. At Trevecca, athletics is about more than developing athletes; the program is centered on three priorities: Christian, Scholar, Athlete. The golden anniversary will be the highlight of this year’s Homecoming celebration, with a array of events planned to highlight the accomplishments of the athletics department over the past five decades. To mark the occasion and help the work of the athletics department to continue, the Office of External Relations is challenging alumni and former Trevecca athletes to celebrate by donating toward this goal.

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ATHLETICSNEWS GOAL-SETTING Trevecca men’s soccer players look on as the Bellarmine University goalie protects against a goal. Trevecca won the Sept. 1 match 2-1, in their first ever meeting. In the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Coaches’ Poll, the Trevecca men’s soccer team was projected to finish eighth in the conference. Coach Danny Leavy believes his team will exceed expectations. “We’re definitely better than that,” Leavy said. “I think we’ll surprise some teams this year, and I think it’s realistic for us to end the regular season in the top four.”

PRESEASON PICKS Great Midwest preseason coaches’ polls have also been released for several other fall sports: • Trevecca’s volleyball team is projected to finish seventh in the Great Midwest’s Western Division.

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• The Trevecca women’s soccer team is ranked sixth, behind Ohio Valley, Ursuline and Cedarville University, among others. Coach Kelsey Fenix says the team is still finding their identity, but thinks the season could be exciting for fans. “I know we’re going to be a hard-working and encouraging team, and I look forward to seeing what we can do on the field,” she said.

• The Trevecca women’s cross country teams received the highest ranking in the preason polls—fifth—while the men are projected to finish tenth. Head coach Austin Selby, in his sixth season at Trevecca, says his mix of veterans and talented newcomers should lead to an exciting season. “I hope (the ranking) motivates the guys,” Selby said. “We should really finish fourth or fifth on the guys’ side. The women’s team is down on numbers this year.

Really, our focus there is to get faster at each meet.”

Alumni News ALUMNI CONNECTIONS 1960S Eugene (’62) and Peggy King (’63) recently visited Smoky Mountain National Park, where they showed their support for Trevecca. Gene served as an Army chaplain and pastor, and Peggy as a teacher and librarian before retiring to Dandridge, Tenn., in East Tennessee.

1970S Melissa Hudson Wells ( ’76) has been elected president and twoyear international director for 2018-2019 of the Tennessee Chapter 32 of the International Right of Way Association. She is employed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and is also a realtor (Crye-Leike).

Karl Payton, Ed.D. (BA ’76) has been elected by the North/East Texas District to a three-year term on the Board of Trustees of Southern Nazarene University. Payton is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and has pastored churches in Tennessee and Texas.

He serves at LeTourneau University, a private non-denominational Christian school in Longview, Texas, where he is a tenured professor of communication studies and associate vice president for accreditation and quality assurance.

1980S Finley (’82) and Lori (’84) Knowles have accepted positions as executive director and director of customer experience at Camp Garner Creek in Dickson, Tenn. Camp Garner Creek is owned by the MidSouth District of the Church of the Nazarene.

Dr. Stephen Perry (’87) was recently named interim dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. He continues to serve in a dual role as director of graduate programs in communication and a professor in the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent. In April 2018, Perry received Regent’s Outstanding Faculty Award for Scholarship.

1990S Brian Niece (’98, ’06) has released a new book, Something Beyond Nothing? The God We Don’t Yet Know. Taking cues from the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, Niece’s book is a mix of storytelling, theological analysis, poetic meditation, philosophical investigation, drama and biblical interpretation. In the book, Niece explores how, what and why we question as believers. Niece is a Ph.D. candidate in the humanities and lives in Jacksonville, Fla., with his wife, Heather Strickland Niece (’99), and three children.

2000S Rick Lee James (’00) is featured on a new 15-artist compilation album released by Noisetrade on July 10. The Escape to the Lake 2018 Artist Sampler is available for download and streaming free of charge.

Rick currently serves as the worship leader at First Church of the Nazarene in Springfield, Ohio.

Michael Leach (’03 MMFT) was recently promoted to deputy commissioner of child programs for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. In this role, Leach supervises the day-to-day operations of approximately 2,000 DCS staff.

2019 Alumni Cruise February 18-23, 2019

Eugene (’62) and Peggy King (’63)

This 5-night Western Caribbean cruise is scheduled to sail out of Tampa and visit Key West, Fla. and Cozumel, Mexico with two additional days at sea.

Cruise fares start at $612 per person.

Call Cruise Planners at 610622-1324 or visit trevecca.edu/ alumnicruise for all the details and to register!

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ALUMNI WE WILL MISS

Douglas Wesley Hendon (’54) of Ocala, Florida, June 24, 2018.

Doug served in the U.S. Navy from 1941-1947. His ship escorted the USS Hornet and Lt. Col Jimmy Doolittle on the Tokyo bombing raid.

His ship later sank in battle, and Doug spent 7 ½ hours in the water before being rescued. He served as a minister in the Church of the Nazarene for 67 years, pastoring churches in Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and Missouri. (1) Justine Anne Rushing Knight (’58) of Oklahoma City, Okla., July 22, 2018. Justine earned a master’s degree in family relations from Oklahoma University and was the author of numerous articles for church publications as well as the book Ready, Willing and Available: How God Uses Ordinary People to Accomplish His Purposes (Foundry Publishing, 2000). She was well loved and known by her family and friends for her generosity and irreverent sense of humor. (2) Gary Scales (’63) of Sheffield, Ala., March 11, 2018. Gary was a member of the city council of Sheffield after first being appointed in 2005 and winning his first two races unopposed. He won re-election over his challenger in 2016. Described as a “great guy,” Gary enjoyed telling jokes. He was a talented singer and was involved in the music program at Sheffield First Church of the Nazarene. (3)

for several Nashville labs and Nashville General Hospital at Meharry Medical College. In the late 1980s, he was introduced to the company A.L. Williams & Associates, which developed into Primerica. He was with this company for 30 years and eventually became a regional vice president. Vision, determination and humor were hallmarks of Kerry’s life. He never met a stranger and was loved by all. (8) Robbie McCaskell Machon (’94) of Nashville, Tenn., August 28.

2018. Robbie was known for her huge smile, quick wit, godly wisdom and unconditional love for others. She had a true passion to serve and make a difference in other’s lives. As a physician assistant, Robbie had a heart to serve her patients to meet their needs. (9) (2)

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Ted Hoskins (’67) of Camden, Tenn., August 20, 2018. Ted was a financial adviser and CEO of Hoskins Advisory Group and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Camden. (4) Mark Dougharty (’73) of Memphis, Tenn., July 31, 2018. Mark began a career with New England Life Insurance in 1975 and became the general agent of the Memphis office, serving until 1996. In October 1996, Mark felt called to ministry and began serving as a minister at Bellevue Baptist Church, where he served for 11 years, proclaiming God’s Word boldly. He enjoyed his family, running, playing guitar and golf and was an avid water skier. (5) Mark Liner (’73) of York, S.C., June 2018. Mark enjoyed singing, performing with the Trevedores as a student at Trevecca. He later sang with a gospel quartet, the Envoys.

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Cindy Wright Dodrill (’74 and ’96) of Kingston Springs, Tenn., August 1, 2018. Cindy was a teacher who loved her family and her church. She and her husband, Mike, served churches in Germany when he was in the military. (6) Anthony Batton (’76) of Chapel Hill, N.C., June 25, 2018. Andy had retired as a nurse from the University of North Carolina Hospital. He enjoyed playing drums and was involved in mission trips with his church.

Timothy John Templeton (’80) of Huntsville, Ala., July 25, 2018.

Tim was born in Burlington, Vt., and moved to Hendersonville, N.C., when he was three years old. He was a teacher at Central Middle School in Madison County, Ala., for 26 years. (7) Kerry Roberts (’81 and ’83) of Brentwood, Tenn., July 9, 2918.

Kerry was born in Tobago and moved to Jacksonville, Fla., in the mid-1970s. He began his career as a medical technologist, working

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S H A R E YO U R N E W S W I T H U S !

From career achievements to new baby announcements, we want to celebrate with you. We also want to remember treasured Trevecca family members who have passed away, yet left their mark on our hearts. Share your news with us by emailing Treveccan@Trevecca.edu or mailing the information to Mandy Crow, Treveccan editor, at 333 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37210-2877.

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FALL 2018

Calendar of Events Don’t miss a moment of fall at Trevecca. Check out this list of upcoming events and activities you won’t want to miss!

OCTOBER Oct. 12: Fall Commercial Choral Concert, Zelma Waggoner Performance Hall, 7 p.m.

Oct 19: Fall Celebration of Music and Inspiration, Trevecca, 9 a.m.

Oct. 20: Women and Men’s Soccer v. Ohio Dominican, Trevecca, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 27: Volleyball v. University of Findlay, Trojan Fieldhouse, 1 p.m.

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Oct. 30: Halloween Wind Ensemble Concert, the Quad, 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER Nov. 1-3: Homecoming 2018, Trevecca Nov. 2: Expo of Sound Festival, Jackson Center for Music and Worship Arts, 1 p.m.

Nov. 9: Jenny and Tyler Album Release Concert, Zelma Waggoner Performance Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 17: Women’s basketball v. Alabama-Huntsville, Trojan Fieldhouse, 2 p.m.

Nov. 19: Lab Bands Concert, Zelma Waggoner Performance Hall, 7 p.m.

Nov. 26: Campus Tree Lighting, The Great Lawn, TBA Nov. 28 & 30: Trojan Idol, Boone Convocation Center, 7 p.m.