Treveccan | Summer 2021

Treveccan THE MAGAZINE OF TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

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Growth is gaining momentum at Trevecca

GROWTH Signs of progress are everywhere at Trevecca these days, and construction projects behind temporary fencing are only the beginning.

Academic offerings are advancing with the new School of STEM; organizational leadership is secure and growing; athletic programs are reaching new heights; and our sense of community is being strengthened at every opportunity.

But there’s still more to come. Hang on to your hardhat, enjoy the scenery and pray about how you might help facilitate the growth, because TNU has big plans for the future.

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04 President’s Imprint: Value Proposition 05 Why STEM? 06 Meet the Dean 10 School of STEM Programs 11 Building Construction Update 12 Jernigan Renovation 15 Boone Contract Renewal 16 Athletics 20 New Pre-PA Pathway 21 Chaplain Devotion - Growth 22 Celebration of Life: Homer Adams 24 Trending Treveccans 25 Education 26 Prayer Requests 27 Friends Remembered 28 Memory Lane: Winston Best 30 Homecoming Schedule 32 Homecoming Award Honorees 36 Upcoming Events 37 Theatre Schedule

ON THE COVER President Dan Boone takes an active role in helping initiate a landmark project, the complete renovation of Trevecca’s Jernigan Student Center.

Treveccan Vol. 91 No. 3 Fall 2021 President Dan Boone (’74)

Vice President for University Engagement Peggy Cooning (’20)

Associate VP of Marketing & Communications Mollie Yoder

Managing Editor Brian Bennett

Graphic Designer Carla Miles

Photographers Nick Eagles (’12), Lee Weng (’20)

Contributors Steven Hoskins (’86), Andrew Preston (’18, ‘20), Blake Stewart (’18, ’21), Jeffrey Frame, Russell Best

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PRESIDENT’S IMPRINT

THE TREVECCA VALUE PROPOSITION Recently, The Gates Foundation released a report on the value of higher education. This report suggests that economic earnings are the primary indicator of the value of a college education. In other words, you should choose a college that demonstrates with data that you will become wealthy following your graduation from their halls of learning.

This, the report says, is what makes college a valuable experience.

I beg to differ. While the capacity to earn a living is a significant factor in the college experience, it is not the only factor. I would certainly not value the life of a wealthy Wall Street investor over the life of a moderate-income, small-town public school teacher. One may fill a personal bank account, but the other is changing the future of a child for the better. If the value of college is judged primarily on the basis of income, we have succumbed to worship of the almighty dollar as the definition of human success.

I would also suggest that the problems facing our nation today call for something other than income-earning power. We need racial sensitivity toward one another, a commitment to truth in the public square, emotional maturity in social media spaces, political power used in service of the common good, the capacity to forgive and to love our enemies, and moral courage. People formed to chase money are rarely delving into these things.

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Lest you think I write these convictions from a defensive posture, Trevecca is ranked #147 in the nation among all universities in the social mobility of our graduates. Among the private universities, Trevecca ranks #53. For comparison, Vanderbilt is #291, Lipscomb #328, and Belmont #348 in the social mobility of their Pell-eligible students. In another source, GradReports awarded Trevecca the second-highest salary score in the state for its bachelor’s degree programs, second only to Vanderbilt University. Our graduates demonstrate strong earning power comparable with the best alumni in the nation. They often rise quickly in the companies they serve and in the professions they practice.

Why are our graduates displaying this level of earning power? I have a suspicion that the community they experience at Trevecca teaches them to build cultures of respect, hard work, and human dignity. They do not believe they are privileged, but that they are responsible. They know how to work with diverse friends and reconcile with their enemies. They approach their work with character. They treat people with dignity. Maybe this is why the world they work in values and promotes them.

If I were a parent helping my child decide on a college, I’d look deeper than brand pizazz. I’d find a place that forms them for meaningful life and helps them grow as people - and has the data to prove it. That’s the value proposition of Trevecca Nazarene University.

WHY STEM? Tom Middendorf (’99), Trevecca Provost There are several reasons why adding a School of STEM makes sense for Trevecca’s shortand long-term success - and why now is the right time to introduce it.

The most obvious reason is student demand: there is a growing interest among students to major in STEM disciplines, and it’s shown in the growth of our STEM-related programs over the past few years. Grouping science, technology, engineering and mathematics together has instantly created the second largest school for undergraduate programs at Trevecca, and our school already has an emerging reputation for producing excellent graduates in the STEM fields.

Equally important to the overall interest in these fields is the need for innovation and creativity among STEM programs. From the local level to a global scale, solving complex problems now requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Housing Trevecca’s dynamic scientists, engineers, biologists, technologists, mathematicians, health care professionals, and others under one roof creates a unique, cutting-edge laboratory of sorts. I’m excited about the new majors that will result from these interactions and collaborations!

Our location is another factor. There may not be a place on the planet that’s more in need of innovations in STEM than Nashville, Tennessee. This area is already known as the health services capital of the United States, and it is quickly evolving into a technology and engineering hub in the South with the arrival of companies like Amazon, Oracle and others.

Finally, we have a passionate conviction to graduate committed Christians to work in hospitals, laboratories, clinics and classrooms. Trevecca is a place where faith influences our understanding of science and the world around us. Even the physical layout of our campus reflects this concept; the Greathouse Science Building, where our STEM programs reside, sits next to McClurkan Hall, home of the Millard Reed School of Theology & Christian Ministry. We’re reminded often that faith and science work together to produce a missional Christian worldview for leadership and service, and the School of STEM helps us to be even more intentional in that direction.

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MEET THE DEAN Stephen Silliman, School of STEM

Trevecca recently welcomed accomplished professor of engineering and environmental studies Stephen Silliman, Ph.D., as dean of the new School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Silliman’s decorated career in academics, research and volunteerism has included tenures of instruction and leadership at Gonzaga and Notre Dame, as well as involvement in hydrology projects that have assisted low-income populations in Haiti and Benin, West Africa.

Here’s a recent Q&A to help you get to know the new dean of STEM.

Your varied experience and instruction in multiple disciplines would seem to make you uniquely qualified for your new role as dean of the School of STEM. Can you describe your work in and familiarity with each of those areas?

I have been blessed with the opportunity to not only pursue academic projects across multiple STEM disciplines, but also to work closely with experts in other areas of STEM. I was originally educated as a civil/environmental engineer, and my graduate work was in the interrelated fields of hydrology (the study of water in the environment), mathematics, probability, and geoscience, involving both laboratory and field experiences. In my career, my most extensive personal experience in the STEM disciplines has involved the physics, chemistry and biological characteristics of water in its multiple environments. But teaching and research have also allowed me to work with fellow faculty, external colleagues and students who’ve represented disciplines ranging from engineering, math and chemistry to biology and the health sciences.

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In addition to that exposure, my work in Benin has helped me fully appreciate and respect the contributions of medical professionals. I also believe the STEM disciplines are most effective when integrated with the related disciplines of business, education and the social sciences.

From your perspective, how are the areas of study in STEM connected, and how is it helpful to have them grouped together?

I look at the STEM disciplines as expressions of tools that God has provided to us to help us explore His creation. In that sense, it’s fairly easy to see how they’re connected. Bringing those academic areas, students and faculty together provides opportunities for conversation and learning across these disciplines, including: • Teaching common tool sets (like the use of foundational math or the scientific method) • Exploring similarities and contrasts • Encouraging cross-disciplinary understanding and experiences • Seeking collaboration in teaching/learning models and use of facilities • Perhaps most importantly, focusing the strengths of the faculty and students on identifying opportunity to develop unique strengths of Trevecca Nazarene University At the same time, I think it’s very important to recognize the connections beyond STEM, to areas more commonly associated with the arts and humanities. Truly, the link among STEM disciplines and business, humanities and education is critical to sustainability in human efforts.

How has your faith influenced your career, research and work in the field?

Whether I was conscious of it at the time or just recognized it later, faith has impacted virtually all of my personal and professional life. It’s most strongly influenced my work by providing me with the confidence and dedication to focus my career on my students: to contribute (in collaboration with my fellow faculty) to greater excellence in their educational experiences, and to encourage them to live their lives to the fullest that God has to offer them. It has been a very rewarding career!

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What are some of the goals and outcomes of your charitable work in Haiti and West Africa?

These are very much evolving over time. My work in Haiti originally focused on what I could personally do to help the rural people of Haiti, starting with a team that traveled there to finance and complete repairs on village water wells through Lifewater International.

It wasn’t long before my motivation expanded to providing an “immersion experience” for my students in the U.S. The idea was that these experiences could give students insights into their own ability to meet critical needs for people in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).

As the work progressed, I realized that long-term solutions to water resource challenges in LMICs would be found in the people of those countries. This led to a series of programs in Benin (West Africa) and elsewhere, and gave me a new perspective. I now see myself (and my students) working within the context of close friendships/collaborations in a way that recognizes both common needs and individuals’ talents, strengths and insights.

I’ve also come to view these efforts not as charitable work, but a work of passion that is pursued with some of the most creative, intelligent, and innovative people I have ever met – my colleagues in Benin as well as Malawi and Uganda.

Through recent support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, I hope that the near future will allow me to contribute to an interesting new project. It examines how best to support higher education institutions in LMICs so that they, in turn, can support needs in both current development and future leadership.

As a child, what did you see yourself doing for a career?

That’s probably too long ago to say with any confidence! I remember on a few occasions thinking about the priesthood. My older brother pursued chemical engineering, and given our close relationship and my respect for his talents, I think this did have significant influence on me (I actually started in chemical engineering as an undergraduate). In college, I gave very serious thought to veterinary medicine, but an organic chemistry course closed that particular avenue for me (and opened other doors, but that’s a story for another time).

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What is your approach for putting the school of STEM on a path for long-term success?

Some of my first steps will be to focus on empowering leadership among the faculty, staff and students; to develop close relationships with alumni who have an interest in advancing the program; to build relationships with outside organizations interested in the programs and graduates; to identify goals for the school and individual programs; and to establish a close working relationship with the office of development so we can determine the critical needs and resources required to move the School of STEM forward.

What is your goal for students who choose a degree program in the STEM school?

That must be driven by the faculty, staff, students, alumni and external organizations interested in advancing the School of STEM. But some starting points for discussion would include: • Seeking educational opportunities for students that consider the STEM disciplines and faith life together; • Creating future leaders in STEM and STEM education through experiences provided by the school; • Encouraging students (and faculty) to consider working locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to have positive impact; • Encouraging students to contribute to high-end research at the undergraduate and/or graduate level; and • Integrating educational experiences across STEM as well as other disciplines.

Outside of campus, what did you look forward to most about living in Nashville?

Two of my boys had spent time in Nashville and very much enjoyed the area, so my wife and I have looked forward to several aspects of life in Music City – one of the biggest attractions being the proximity to the Christian music community (and the music community in general).

We love the outdoors, so we also look forward to visiting places like Radnor Lake and hiking in the mountains in East Tennessee.

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SCHOOL OF STEM: DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS Disciplines related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics aren’t new to Trevecca’s array of academic offerings - TNU is home to the first Physician Assistant program in Tennessee, to offer one example - but establishing the STEM school did involve the realignment of some departments and courses of study.

Here is a rundown of the program components of the School of STEM along with notes on related changes for other areas.

DEPARTMENT PREVIOUS LOCATION SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

School of Arts & Social Sciences

Areas of Study: Mathematics; Applied Physics; Biology; Chemistry; General Science; Physics; Nursing; Pre-Physician Assistant; and related education degrees

EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE

School of Arts & Social Sciences

Areas of Study: Exercise/Personal Training;Exercise Science; Nutrition; Pre-Athletic Training; Pre-Physical Therapy; and Pre-Occupational Therapy

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN

Skinner School of Business

Areas of Study: Information Technology; Information Systems; Graphic Design; and Computer Science

In addition to these changes, the sport management degree programs have moved from the School of Arts & Social Sciences to the Skinner School of Business.

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GROWTH ON DISPLAY: STEM EXPANSION PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE

The future’s coming into focus on Trevecca’s campus these days.

CLASSROOM TECH THAT PROMOTES COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

As construction continues on the four-story health sciences addition to the Greathouse Science Building, the newlyerected framework offers the first tangible outline of the 33,000-square-foot structure that will be utilized for classrooms, faculty offices, labs and other purposes. The new wing will help support the continued growth of Trevecca’s physician assistant program - the first one in Tennessee, established in 1976 - and related programs such as biology and exercise science.

The STEM expansion to the health sciences building at Trevecca doesn’t just add more space – it adds smarter functionality. Thanks to state of the art technology, the new wing’s classrooms have been designed with active learning strategies and collaboration in mind.

Learning spaces will allow for maximum flexibility and alternating pedagogical styles and are better equipped than traditional classrooms to meet the needs of today’s students.

Construction at the corner of Dunning and Alumni Drives began this spring, and the expansion is scheduled for completion in early 2022.

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GROWTH ON THE THE NEXT PHASE OF CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS

JERNIGAN DINING ROOM

REVAMPING JERNIGAN

RESIDENCE HALL

Watch the video using the QR code at right to see President Boone’s special role in the demolition that helped get the project started.

SCAN ME

A complete renovation of Jernigan Student Center is underway as of this summer. When this comprehensive upgrade is finished, our campus hub will be ready to accommodate Trevecca’s continued growth for years to come thanks to improvements such as expanded student dining space, open student lounge areas and new student government office suites.

ADDING RESIDENCE SPACE

RESIDENCE HALL COMMON SPACE

With increased enrollment comes the need for additional space for traditional students to live on campus, and this spring the Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new residence hall for students. Located across from the Jackson Center for Music & Worship Arts, the modern seven-story building will enhance the southern gateway of Trevecca’s campus.

With space to house more than 300 students, the building will feature some apartment-style units with full kitchens and lounges; a fitness room and fitness studio; a gaming room; a multipurpose room; a café and marketplace; a central laundry; and an outdoor courtyard.

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HORIZON

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S C A N H E R E to see a rundown of our campus improvement projects, with more illustrations of our future facilities. We’re thankful for the donor support that allows for growth and development on the Hill!

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Board of Trustees Extends Contract of President Dan Boone The Trevecca Nazarene University Board of Trustees unanimously voted in May to extend the contract of Dan Boone, lengthening his term as president by four years.

leaders every day,” said former Board of Trustees Chairman Dwight Gunter. “We are thankful for his passion, vision, integrity and commitment.”

A Trevecca graduate, Boone earned his bachelor’s Boone was named Trevecca’s president in 2005. degree in religion from TNU in 1974. He has also During his tenure, he has overseen tremendous earned a master’s in divinity from the Nazarene growth in the student population, degree programs Theological Seminary in Kansas City, and a doctorate and facilities. Annual enrollment has nearly doubled in ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary over the past 16 years to about 4,000 students, with in Chicago. graduate program enrollment growing from 850 Prior to joining Trevecca, Boone had pastored to nearly 1,900 students over that span. Progress Nazarene churches for more than 36 years. His in academic programs has included the addition service in ministry began in his early teens and of the school’s first Ph.D. program; the formation included 14 years as senior pastor at College Church and development of the School of Graduate and of the Nazarene in Bourbonnais, Illinois, just before Continuing Studies; the introduction of a Doctor his tenure began at Trevecca. He also previously of Business Administration degree; and the recent pastored Trevecca Community Church located on establishment of a School of STEM. Upcoming or Trevecca’s campus. in-progress capital projects include a 33,000-squarefoot health sciences expansion of the school’s STEM Boone serves on the board of directors of the Council building, a full renovation of the Jernigan Student for Christian Colleges & Universities. He served on Center, the addition of a new residence hall, and the Church of the Nazarene Court of Appeals from a golf facility. Trevecca recently concluded a five- 2005-2017, is an alumnus of Leadership Nashville, year comprehensive giving campaign that brought and is a past chairman of both the Tennessee more than $84.3 million in total contributions and Independent Colleges and Universities Association estate commitments, including significant growth in and the Great Midwest Athletic C onference scholarship endowments.

President’s Council. He currently serves as chairman

“Dr. Boone has helped raise the bar at Trevecca during his 16 years here, and he truly embodies the qualities of servant leadership you’d look for at a Christian institution that’s developing servant

for ReThink Forward, the board of Tennessee’s first state-approved charter school. Boone has also authored more than 20 faith-based books and curriculum for two modular study courses.

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Dream Season on the Diamond

The 2021 Trevecca baseball season will not soon be forgotten. In perhaps the most unique season of college baseball on record, the Trojans produced a flurry of firsts.

On March 5, nearly a year to the day after COVID-19 halted their 2020 campaign, the Trojans handed Southern Indiana an 11-2 opening day defeat. They rolled on from there in impressive fashion, eventually securing titles in both the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) regular season and the conference tournament.

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Despite losing 11 players due to a single positive COVID test just before the G-MAC tournament (their first real pandemic-related obstacle of the season), the Trojans swept through the bracket handily, securing their first ever automatic bid to the Division II NCAA regional tournament.

Winning the G-MAC tournament was hardly a first for Trevecca. Since helping establish the league as a charter member back in 2012, Trevecca has now won six regular season and four tournament championships.

“Going to the College World Series, it’s something both as a coach and player you dream about; that’s your goal,” Sain “We were fortunate all year to have not lost any players or said. “It’s what you work for and talk about every year. Being any games on our end to COVID,” head coach Chase Sain able to do that and make it happen was unbelievable. For said. “Going to conference, we got one positive case and our team, our players, it was really special.” due to contract tracing, had to leave 11 guys at home. The hardest part was there were a few seniors who didn’t get to The College World Series appearance was even more than experience their final conference tournament.” a historic first for Trevecca, given expectations before the season.

What’s new to the Hill, however, was the hoisting of both the school’s and the G-MAC’s first ever Midwest Regional “To go from the #5 team in the conference in preseason to trophy. the #8 team in the country when it was all said and done was pretty special,” senior outfielder Ethan Harrison said. “It was “The whole message going into the postseason was ‘we the most unbelievable experience. I wish we could’ve won have to work hard every day to play one game a day’,” Sain one, but only one team gets to win their last game.” said. “We were fortunate enough to do that all throughout the conference tournament and up until the regional Trevecca finished 36-13, with a 23-5 mark in the G-MAC. championship. That mindset helped us to stay consistent.”

“I’m so happy for our players and coaches and everyone who Trevecca won the regional by defeating Davenport had a chance to experience this,” Sain said. “It let people University 11-9, and in doing so punched their ticket to the know we have another school in Nashville and that Trevecca 2021 Division II NCAA College World Series, another first. can compete. It’s a special place.”

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PHOTO COURTESY OF GREG RUFF

Recapping a special spring for Trojan sports And that’s a wrap. Finally.

IN THE CIRCLE

After COVID-19 caused nearly all of Trevecca’s athletic teams to compete in the spring semester, the Trojans were busy on the field and the court in early 2021. The athletic season officially ended on June 7 with the baseball team’s historic College World Series tournament appearance, the program’s first ever.

The Trevecca softball team won the G-MAC regular season title, but fell just short in the tournament championship game with a loss to Ohio Dominican.

ON THE LINKS Trevecca men’s golf won a record seventh Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament title and qualified for the program’s second straight NCAA Midwest Regional this spring.

Prior to the team’s NCAA regional bid, the Trojans won the G-MAC tournament in part due to the efforts of senior Ryan Rozic. Rozic was the tournament medalist with a three-day score of 210.

Rozic was supported by fellow senior Blain Turner, who this season set the school record for career par-or-better rounds with 47. For the second time in his career, Turner won G-MAC Golfer of the Year and helped the Trojans to a school best three tournament wins.

David Head is now the winningest coach in school history with 11 victories, and he coached the Trojans to a program best 11 team rounds of par-or-better during their campaign.

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The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) preseason #10 Trojans collected a 27-14 overall record, finishing with a 14-4 mark in G-MAC competition.

Led by NFCA All-America third team selection, MaKray Odom, the Trojans blasted 21 home runs while hitting .324 as a team in 2021.

2021 PLAYER ACCOLADES BASEBALL FIRST TEAM ALL-G-MAC

SECOND TEAM ALL-G-MAC

G-MAC COACH OF THE YEAR MEN’S GOLF G-MAC COACH OF THE YEAR

G-MAC GOLFER OF THE YEAR

G-MAC ALL-CONFERENCE

MEN’S SOCCER SECOND TEAM ALL-G-MAC WOMEN’S GOLF G-MAC ALL-CONFERENCE WOMEN’S FIRST TEAM ALL-G-MAC SOCCER SOFTBALL G-MAC CO-COACH

OF THE YEAR

FIRST TEAM ALL-G-MAC

VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM ALL-G-MAC

SECOND TEAM ALL-G-MAC

Braden Odom Jay Benard Tiger Cox Ethan Harrison Chase Sain David Head Blain Turner Blain Turner Ryan Rozic Jonah Manning Devin Speight Carlos Bravo Madalyn Hembree Makena Schlosser Ben Tyree MaKray Odom Carly Sperlich Lenna Robinson Raygn Hall Malone Thrift Austyn Baldwin Ellie Buffler

TRACY ROY BECOMES FIRST STUDENT ACCEPTED THROUGH NEW

Pre-PA Pathway “My professors have taught me a lot, and everyone here really cares about your well being,” she said. “I know if I stay here for graduate school I’ll learn everything I These are a few of the intangibles that helped Tracy need to be successful in my career. And I’ll continue to Roy become the first successful applicant in Trevecca be a well-rounded person, which is important.”

Nazarene University’s Pre-PA Pathway, a new initiative that allows TNU undergrads to earn the early assurance Roy had her sights on the Physician Assistant program of a seat in Trevecca’s esteemed Physician Assistant when she decided to enroll at Trevecca, although the graduate program. possibility of earning early assurance wasn’t an option

WORK ETHIC. FAITH. COMPASSION. MOTIVATION.

until recently. Now that she has a guaranteed seat as a If the past two years are any indication, those same PA graduate student if things go as planned, she has intangibles will help her navigate life as a graduate even more incentive to succeed. student and then begin a successful career in the medical field.

“As the first student to have this opportunity, I want to represent Trevecca well and set the bar high.”

But that’s all in the future. For now, Roy is hard at work in her classes - she’s a double major in biology and With all her intangibles, Roy is well on her way to those chemistry - and in sports, as a women’s soccer player. goals.

She also finds time to work as a teacher’s assistant and Trevecca’s Physician Assistant program is part of the to tutor fellow students in chemistry. new School of STEM at the University. PA students Having recently completed her second year at Trevecca, like Roy will soon receive training and instruction in Roy is driven by a few factors. One is a genuine interest a new facility, as Trevecca recently broke ground on in her future field of study. As a child, she watched her a 33,000-square-foot health sciences expansion of the sister struggle with, then adjust to and manage, Type school’s STEM building. The PA program, established 1 diabetes. in 1976 as the first of its kind in Tennessee, will occupy a large portion of that new space.

“Seeing my sister go from sick to healthy when I was younger made me want to get into the medical field,” The new Pre-PA Pathway gives Trevecca undergraduates Roy said. “I knew someday I’d like to have that kind of an opportunity to earn a guaranteed seat in the storied impact on people.”

Physician Assistant program.

As for deciding how she’ll get there, Roy has another source of motivation, the same one that led her to complete her Pre-PA Pathway application: a positive experience at Trevecca, and in the science department especially.

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GROUNDED IN THE SPIRIT CHAPLAIN ERIK GERN AND

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

1 CORINTHIANS 3:6-7

Over the past year at Trevecca, I’ve been blessed with a front row seat to see members of our community working hard, not just to get through a school year impacted by the pandemic, but to grow through it. At every level of the University, people selflessly served beyond their own roles to plant, water and cultivate this community we all love. It was a wonder to watch and an honor to play a small role in it.

It’s a joy to serve together with people who are working hard toward a common goal, especially one that is connected to Kingdom of God work.

But in this time, I’ve also been graciously reminded of the limits of our role in creating and sustaining anything of eternal value. Our efforts alone are not enough. We can put in the work, plant the seeds, do the watering, but the ultimate results of what we cultivate are not, finally, up to us.

Part of the beauty of Paul’s statement to the Corinthian church is that he recognizes his place in a much larger story, one where the combination of human efforts is transformed into something greater by the power of God’s Spirit. He is simply one part in a line of people God is calling to do good work. Not only does this free Paul to engage fully in the work he is uniquely called to do, but it allows him to keep the spotlight where it belongs – on the God who makes things grow.

There’s a good chance, in this season of your life, that God is giving you Kingdom work to do. If that’s the case (and I’m certain it is!), then I want to invite you to give yourself wholeheartedly to that work. Make your investments. Plant your seeds. Cultivate what’s in front of you. Take joy in the work God has called you to.

Then trust God to do the growing.

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A G E N T LE M A N OF T H E FI N E ST QUA LI T Y:

Remembering Former President Homer Adams

Homer J. Adams, Ph.D. (’47), the ninth president of Trevecca Nazarene University (1979-1991), passed away earlier this year. At 99 years of age, Adams died in the peace of Christ and the presence of family in the early hours of May 25.

Born July 2, 1921, in Covington County, Alabama, Adams became a Christian at an early age and followed the Lord Jesus Christ all his days. His own testimony recorded, “Jesus is my Savior, my constant companion in life. He teaches me, corrects and strengthens me, and guides my life. It is a blessed privilege to serve Him.” The story of Adams and his family is steeped in Trevecca’s history.

His parents came from Alabama to study with Trevecca’s founder, Reverend J.O. McClurkan, in 1913. A member of the family has attended the school in every decade since.

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Adams himself arrived in fall of 1939, riding a train from Florida to attend Trevecca High School. Following graduation, he attended classes as a college student from 1940-1943. After a few years serving with the U.S. Navy, during which he also married the love of his life, Beatrice Brakefield of Birmingham, Alabama. Adams returned to Trevecca College and graduated in the class of 1947. His senior picture in the Darda described him as a “gentleman of the finest quality” who sang second tenor in the college quartet, read much, was quick-witted and possessed “a smile that was always accompanied by his unthinkable vocabulary.”

Those traits remained throughout his life.

Adams earned a master’s and a doctoral degree in history at Peabody College, where he attended through 1953. He was the first Trevecca graduate to earn a Ph.D. During his time at Peabody, he also served as principal at Trevecca High School and taught social studies there.

Center was constructed, as were the Tarter Student Activity Center and the Martin Building. The Marks Guest House and the McClurkan Building were renovated. Upon Adams’ retirement as Trevecca’s president, the college named one of its three original buildings the “Homer J. Adams Administration Building” in honor of his achievements and service to the school.

A lifelong Nazarene, Adams was an active member of the Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene on campus throughout his adult life. He served on the church’s board, was a member of district and denominational boards for the Church of the Nazarene, and was a long-term member of the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene that guides the church’s work internationally.

Adams’ love for Trevecca and his work documenting history continued during his retirement years. He was named university historian and wrote several books and historical Adams was named to the Trevecca College faculty as a Trevecca pamphlets, most notably Trevecca Folklore and professor of history in 1954, and quickly assumed duties as Tradition (1999). He also mentored the Trevecca presidents dean of the faculty under Trevecca President A.B. Mackey. who succeeded him.

Adams served in that role for a decade. During those years, “While his earned degree is in history, Dr. Adams possessed Beatrice worked to support his studies, and the couple’s a high familiarity with common sense,” said Dan Boone, children were born.

Trevecca’s current president. “He was a leader grounded Adams taught history at Trevecca from 1964-1966; joined in God, gracious among people, and wise in guiding an the history faculty of Middle Tennessee State University; and institution. He always seemed to know what it was like to later served as dean of DeKalb College in Atlanta while also walk in my shoes.” serving as a member of the Trevecca In addition to his many accomplishments Board of Trustees. and gifts, Adams’ legacy of love for and When Adams served as Trevecca’s generosity to Trevecca lives on. Along ninth president f rom 1979-1991, with his wife, he established the Homer achievement and advancement were and Bea Adams Scholarship in 2001 to hallmarks of his administration. He assist students attending Trevecca. In quickly secured the school’s future and 2018, TNU recognized the couple by reputation by leading a campaign to pay off short-term debts. establishing the Adams League of Loyal Donors, a society Contributions grew significantly during his tenure. The honoring those who have given to the school for at least five educational reputation of Trevecca was also strengthened consecutive years. and new buildings brought new life to the campus. Master’s Love for Christ and his church, family loyalty, distinguished programs in education and religion were established. An achievements and sacrificial giving marked the life of Homer innovative management and human relations degree J. Adams, Ph.D., and it was a life well lived. completion program was launched. The Jernigan Student

“...a leader grounded in God, gracious among people”

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TRENDING TREVECCANS Alumni and other members of the Trevecca family are accomplishing great things. Here are some recent achievements and recognitions of note: Adam Crews (’12) was named director of sales at Chattanooga Shooting Supplies, Inc.

Ruth Jacks (’95) was named head of commercial banking data & transformation at Wells Fargo.

Greg Davis (’20) was promoted to captain and head of the Special Victims Division of the Metro Nashville Police Department.

Roman Lay (current Ed.D. student) was named to the International Literacy Association’s 2021 ‘30 Under 30’ list.

Darlene Estes-DelRe (’95) joined Teachstone as director of strategic partnerships.

Virginia McMath (’15) was named project manager of the TRIO/SSS program at Parkland College.

Keli Green (’17) was named vice president of quality and risk management at Hendersonville Hospital.

Burley Nelson (’04) was inducted into 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee.

Chris Harris (’16) helped develop a new product called Clearstep for remote treatment of eating disorders.

Dewayne Rischer (’19) published a book titled Lessons That I Learned from My Father & Brother.

Rhonda Hatfield (current DBA student) is the chief nursing officer at Chicago Memorial Hospital.

Vanessa Hickman (adjunct professor) was inducted into the Nashville Technology Council’s hall of fame.

Christy Rose (’11) published a case study in the JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants.

Jennifer Pitoscia Ryon (’06) was named chief operating officer at Prime Health Services.

Reba Kunselman (’79) has been promoted to executive financial officer at New Covenant Fellowship Church.

A number of alumni from Trevecca’s leadership and education degree programs have earned principal positions this fall. You can read about them here.

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New Principals

Have alumni news to share?

To submit updates about special accomplishments by members of the Trevecca community, send an email to bwbennett2@trevecca.edu. We look forward to sharing your news!

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VAUGHN HELPING TENNESSEE’S STUDENTS WITH COVID RECOVERY Even as new challenges related to COVID-19 “My goal is to make sure opportunities exist variants arose to start the 2021-2022 school for kids to have equal opportunities in the year, state leaders continued an effort that realm of education, so every kid in Tennessee they’d started preparing for when the virus has the opportunity to thrive.” first began to spread: minimizing academic Vaughn, a 2014 graduate of Trevecca’s Doctor fallout from the pandemic. of Education in leadership program, has Trevecca graduate Joey Vaughn (’14) has played dedicated his entire career to education. a big role in those efforts. The Manchester He attended elementary, middle and high City Schools director last year was appointed school in the Manchester school system

by Gov. Bill Lee to the Education Recovery and has served there as a teacher, coach, and Innovation Commission. Formed by principal and now the top administrator. the Tennessee General Assembly, that body’s Equipped with a love for learning, Vaughn purpose is to look at the short- and long- still takes his passion for knowledge into term effects of COVID-19 on K-12 and the classroom each day, working to bring the higher education in Tennessee. best opportunities available to his students, their families and the faculty that work Vaughn, the only public K-12 educator alongside him. serving on the commission, says the impact of COVID-19 on the state’s schools has been “I had a lot of people invest in me as a student substantial. From decreasing enrollment and teacher, so I strive every day to do the numbers at the collegiate level to concerns same for my students,” said Vaughn. “I about social and emotional well-being at learned early in my career that parents want lower levels, the effects on students have been what’s best for their children, so it’s my duty impactful across the state. to give every child the best opportunity available. I love to go to school and do that Vaughn’s mission in this special role is to every day.” make sure every child in Tennessee still has the chance to excel.

As part of the special commission, he’s now using that passion to bring positive change to “It’s an incredible honor to be part of this students—not just in his district, but across group and have the opportunity to represent the state.

K-12 education in our state,” said Vaughn.

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Prayer Guide TOM MID DENDORF

Trevecca has always been a praying community, and our rich history is full of examples where God answered the prayers of faithful followers of Christ. As we settle into a new academic year, I invite you to join me in praying for the following areas:

Pray for revival among our employees and students for this fall! Specifically pray that the spirit of Christ will be alive on our campus.

Pray for Steve Silliman, the new dean of STEM, and his wife, Julie, as they begin a new journey at Trevecca after moving across the country. Pray for peace and comfort as they transition into the Trevecca community.

Pray for the newest members of our faculty as they get better acquainted with colleagues and students.

Additionally, pray for the entire faculty as they seek to mentor students in both faith and discipline.

Pray for the new students (freshmen and transfers) as they settle in and establish new routines and habits. Pray for them to have a sense of belonging to this Christian community. Specifically pray that they grow in their faith and calling.

There is a lot of construction on campus which may cause some inconveniences. Pray that our builders meet the target deadlines.

Pray for our adult students as they balance coursework with the challenges and obligations of other aspects of their busy lives.

Pray for our leadership team as we steward the gifts of Trevecca to our surrounding communities and

the world.

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Friends Remembered Trevecca is proud to honor the memory of these members of the TNU community who passed away in recent months.

Homer Adams (’47, former TNU president) J. Mark Barnes (’65, former Board of Trustees member) Rebecca Brewington (’77) Timothy Copeland (’98) Barbara Gill (’56) James Hearn (friend of TNU) James Hodge (’76) James Johnson (friend of TNU) Linda Kindrick (’90) Eugene King (’62) Kathy Langford (alumna) Karen Lawson (’88) David Long (parent) Robert Long (friend of TNU) Maria Melton (’18 and adjunct faculty) Kenneth Nance (alumnus) Howard Oliver (friend of TNU) Gloria Pennell (mother of Jennifer Pennell Tilley - ‘95) Jo Ann Poole (’62 and former employee) George Privett (’51, former dean of students, former Alumni Relations executive director) Donald Pyles (’58) Ray Richards (former TNU chief financial officer) Paul Schurman (’56) J. Paul Wiggs (’54)

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Memory Lane

BEST BLAZED A TRAIL OF INSPIRATION AT TR EV ECCA AND BEYOND

Winston Best (’66) was born August 2, 1937, in St. George, Barbados. He was the youngest of Garfield and Edith Best’s five children. A studious, scholarly young man, he graduated as valedictorian at a Nazarene Bible college in Trinidad, West Indies.

After pastoring several churches in Barbados, he decided to continue his educational journey in the United States. He was in his early 20s when he landed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it was there that he met his future wife, Deloris Hatcher. Following a chance meeting with a school administrator from Trevecca, Best moved to Nashville and pioneered desegregation at the University, becoming the first Black student to attend and graduate at TNU. After graduating, he proposed to Deloris and she joined him in Tennessee. Best accepted his first pastorate in the U.S. at Community Church of the Nazarene in Nashville, where he served for almost three years. The couple eventually relocated to Pasadena, California, where Best received the call to pastor Bethel Nazarene Church. It was during this time that he began his career in education, teaching sixth grade at Longfellow Elementary School.

Teaching became a passion for Best, and he loved working with young people.

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After earning a master’s degree in education and administrative credentials, Best was offered a vice principal position at Jefferson Middle School in Indio, California. Jefferson was special to Best, and he would later become principal of the school. Never leaving his call to ministry behind, he also served as an associate pastor at First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Indio, continually preaching the gospel.

Through the remainder of his 36 years in education, Best worked as an assistant superintendent in a few different California school districts, closing out his career in the state’s seventh largest district. He had broken the color barrier in many of the positions he held. At each stop, he continued his pastoral duties in dynamic African American churches, serving the Lord in both of his callings.

In retirement, the Bests moved back to Palm Desert to be close to their grandchildren. That didn’t slow Best’s call to serve the Lord, as he continued to be faithful in preaching and counseling for churches.

Best touched the lives of many people and inspired all who knew him. His humility, humor, integrity and love of Christ set him apart. He was always

willing to help those around him. His guidance and leadership made him a mentor to many in education, including his daughter. As a pastor he shepherded many in the ministry, including his son.

He is a true hero who loved the Lord in all he did, leaving a legacy of having run the race well.

Best went home to be with the Lord in April 2019.

In 2020, Trevecca honored his pivotal role in TNU history by bestowing to him a Mackey Leadership Award (see page 33), which will be accepted by friend H. Lamar Smith at Homecoming 2021.

Mr. Best was one of my mentors. I will be forever grateful for having this wonderful man in my life to provide career advice and counsel.

Winston Best was a kind, genuine and caring soul who changed the course of my career and life. We met in the early 1990s at a church in Palmdale.

One day he started up a conversation with me after Sunday School and I told him I was struggling to find meaningful work. At the time he was a top administrator in the Palmdale School District. He told me to apply; I got a job.

JERILYN KING-BROWN, FRIEND I first met Brother Best at the first Barbados Nazarene Youth camp, where he was the camp director. He was a friend and mentor through my formative years as a new Christian.

EDSON SARGEANT, FRIEND Mr. Best was one of several administrators who encouraged me to pursue a career as a teacher.

He had a heart of gold, and always had a smile for everyone.

JOSIE CIMATU, COWORKER We all knew him as “Mr. Best” when he worked as assistant superintendent of human resources. He knew his job and he did it in an exemplary manner; but most importantly, through all the administrative hierarchy, one could always see that he was a good man, a good human being.

DEBORAH JACOBS WALLACE, COWORKER I had an idea, but no idea, how many people loved my father. Many may not know the extent of his kindness. I was adopted in 1969. He adopted a child without any recourse. He loved, raised and disciplined me (with love) the only way he knew how. I pray he is with his mother and father now, and they’re praising him for all of the kindness and love he spread here on earth. I miss him so much and am prepared to join them in heaven one sweet day!

LEZLEY BEST, DAUGHTER

Winston touched so many lives, and that’s why we all stayed as the old Jefferson family all these years!

Winston Best came to Trevecca as the first Black student. I was drawn to him and determined to be his friend. He would often have lunch with me in our home near campus. One of the things I remember him saying was,“I am grateful to Dr. William Greathouse for giving me a chance.” He successfully paved the way for others who would follow him.

SANDI A. SPRANKLE, COWORKER

H. LAMAR SMITH, FRIEND

JOE CHURNSIDE, TEACHER

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Schedule of Events

Below is a tentative outline of your opportunities to connect, catch up and celebrate at Homecoming on the Hill this year, but we invite you to check online for the latest information. Scan this code for updates, details and ticket information or go to trevecca.edu/homecomingregistration.

Thursday, November 4 7 P.M. Freaky Friday Theatre Production

Friday, November 5

Sunday, November 7

10 A.M. Founder’s Day Chapel* 11 A.M. Self-guided Prayer Walk* 11:30 A.M. Founder’s Day Luncheon 1 P.M. Department of Music Showcase*

8 A.M.

President’s Prayer Breakfast

Attend the church of your choice

2 P.M.

Freaky Friday Theatre Production

3 P.M. Trevecca Heritage Celebration* 5 P.M. Homecoming Family Dinner 7 P.M. Town & Country Showcase

2021 Homecoming Reunion Schedule

7 P.M. Freaky Friday Theatre Production

These are some of the classes and groups who’ll have a chance to reconnect at special gatherings during this year’s homecoming weekend.

9 P.M. Trojan Madness Bonfire*

Saturday, November 6 11 A.M. Homecoming Parade and Street Fair* 1 P.M. Women’s Volleyball Game vs.

Kentucky Wesleyan College 3 P.M. Freaky Friday Theatre Production, Benson Auditorium 4 P.M. Women’s Basketball Game vs.

Berea College

1970/1971 1980/1981 1990/1991 2000/2001 2010/2011

5:30 P.M. Trojan Tailgate Dinner

Scan the QR code above for details about class reunions.

7 P.M. Men’s Basketball Game vs.

Fisk University 7 P.M. Freaky Friday Theatre Production *Free event

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Honorees

H OMECOMING 2 0 2 1:

The opportunity to recognize outstanding alumni and friends through the presentation of awards is a special part of Trevecca’s homecoming tradition. In living out the ideals of faith, service and leadership, each of our 2021 recipients has made a true and lasting impact on their communities that’s worthy of recognition. Please join us in celebrating our 2021 Homecoming award winners!

T-AWARD, MIN IST RY Presented to a Trevecca alumnus/alumna in a ministry profession who has exhibited a life of devotion to service and ministering to others.

JEFFREY JOHNSON Using diverse ministries and taking advantage of all the technological tools at his disposal, Johnson (’85) is demonstrating effective servant leadership for the Nazarene denomination in South Texas. He has helped achieve growth in his district in part by guiding a ministry to reach nontraditional Christians.

Johnson has served for eight years on the board of trustees at Southern Nazarene University.

He is a member of the USA/Canada District Superintendents advisory committee and chairman of the USA/Canada Region Course of Study Consortium for Ministerial Preparation.

T-AWARD, MI N I STRY

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“M​y time at Trevecca reinforced the primary need for a right relationship with Christ and others, and each local Church of the Nazarene, each community and the South Texas District have been filled with opportunities to encounter people who have impacted my life. Those relationships have made me better, taught me more about my own need for the grace of God, and given me amazing places to live out my calling.”

T-AWARD, L AYPER S O N Presented to a Trevecca alumnus/alumna not in a ministry profession who has exhibited a life of devotion to service and ministering to others.

E. TRACY SPAUR A dentist by trade, Spaur (’77) has been involved in teaching, preaching and small group leadership at Richmond Southside Church in Virginia for more than 40 years. He has represented his district in several capacities at the regional and national levels, and has served on the Church of the Nazarene General Board. He’s also been recognized with a Distinguished Service Award and Virginia District Servant of the Year honors.

“Trevecca provided an ideal environment for discovering my adolescent self while deepening my spiritual life. I remember especially the impact of the Bob Harrington crusade on teaching me to live on ‘the fun side’ of my salvation. And one of the best gifts that Trevecca provided for me was the opportunity to meet my future wife, Valerie Vos. We have lifelong friends from our days at Trevecca.

T-AWARD, L AY PE R S ON

“My most significant ministry has been to raise my three daughters to become strong in their Christian faith. Each one is a graduate of Trevecca.” – Tracy Spaur

MACK EY L EADE R S HI P AWA R D S Presented to Trevecca alumni who have excelled in leadership.

WINSTON BEST (posthumous) Arleigh Winston Best’s (’66) arrival at Trevecca in 1964 proved a groundbreaking moment at TNU. Upon enrollment, he became the school’s first student of color. His presence established integration at Trevecca, paving the way for a student population that’s steadily progressed in diversity in the decades since.

A true servant leader, Best’s life was impactful well beyond his milestone achievement at Trevecca. Soon after graduating in 1966 with a bachelor’s degree in educational psychology, he relocated to California, where his career in education progressed from teaching to leadership and administration. In many of those positions, too, he broke the color barrier at his school or district.

M AC K EY L E A D ER SH I P

Best had become a pastor in his native Barbados even before coming to the U.S. to study, and he continued to pastor churches during each step of his professional career. He passed away in 2019.

“Winston was a man of great character and dignity. He was a true role model for so many of us because of his strong Christian principles that were wrapped tightly in kindness and understanding.” – Glenerson and Cynthia Saul, Friends of Winston Best

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MACK EY L EADE R S HI P AWA R D S Presented to Trevecca alumni who have excelled in leadership.

BRAD KELLE Since earning a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry from Trevecca and later a master’s and doctorate from Emory University, Kelle (’95) has dedicated his professional life to faithful leadership. A professor of Old Testament at Point Loma Nazarene University for the past 18 years, he has served as a teacher in his home church; as an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene; as a writer of books and church curriculum; and as a biblical speaker throughout the Southwest.

MAC K E Y L E A D ER SH I P

His writing has focused particularly on veterans, blending the study of the Bible with the consideration of trauma, PTSD, and moral injury.

“Trevecca instilled in me a global vision of God’s redemptive work in the world that moves beyond divisions of race, gender, ethnicity, and more. I gained a passion for the importance of serious academic scholarship and the critical study of the Bible and theology.

“As a university professor myself, I am now privileged to try to help my own students experience the life-giving engagement with study and scripture that I received as a gift from Trevecca.” – Brad Kelle

MACK EY L EADE R S HI P AWA R D S Presented to Trevecca alumni who have excelled in leadership.

DAN MOORE The founder and CEO of Radiation Business Solutions (RBS) in Joelton, Moore (’91) has focused much of his career on radiation oncology, and through that work he has helped establish cancer centers in underserved areas. He’s also involved in philanthropic work to help provide financial assistance to retired ministers and missionaries.

Moore’s Trevecca roots run deep. In fact, these words introduce his personal online biography.

MAC K E Y L E A D ER SH I P

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“Esse Quam Videri was the motto of the university where I earned both a business and math degree. The phrase means ‘to be rather than to seem.’ When it is all said and done, business is about doing what you say you will do.”

MCCLURK AN AWA R D Presented to a non-alumnus/alumna whose life reflects Trevecca’s values.

RUTH COX Cox’s service as a career educator and administrator has exemplified the integration of faith and learning. A masterful teacher at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels, she came to Tennessee from Florida in 2000 to serve as Trevecca’s director of teacher education.

She has served as chair of the Tennessee Association for Colleges of Teacher Education and as a state evaluator for school accreditation. In the community, she volunteers as a board member for House2Home Nashville, an organization that helps individuals transitioning from homelessness to housing.

Now a member of Nashville First Church of the Nazarene, Cox served on her district’s Nazarene advisory board and the board of the City Mission prior to moving to Tennessee.

M CCLUR KA N

“Servant leadership has been a core principle in my life. The effort to exemplify Christ’s command to serve others is part of my personal mission statement: ‘To nurture and encourage others to see their potential and to exemplify Christ in all that is done.’”

FIRST CHAP T ER AWA R D Presented to a recent Trevecca alumnus/alumna who has begun a distinguished professional career.

KRISTIN BLEDSOE Trevecca has been at the heart of Bledsoe’s (’06, ’08, ’18) academic and professional careers since she arrived on campus as an undergraduate student. Today, she holds three degrees from TNU and serves as the associate director of the online Ed.D. program. She is not only an accomplished professional and a strong advocate for Trevecca, but a living example of the effectiveness of Trevecca’s leadership programs.

Having successfully transitioned from a career as an elementary teacher and principal, Bledsoe worked her way up to assistant director in the Office of Financial Services at Trevecca before earning her Ed.D. and moving into her current role.

F I RST CH A P TE R

“With every degree and every role, I have had this wonderful community surround me, inspire me, guide me, lift me up and give me a place to call home. This community taught me that in leadership and service, it is always essential to lead by example.

“The support I received here made me believe I could do the impossible, and I owe so much of my personal and professional success to Trevecca.” – Kristin Bledsoe

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10/1

Martin-Meliton Piano Duo Concert

10/15

Songwriter’s Night

10/16

Experience Trevecca Day

10/21

Choral Concert

1 1 /4 - 7

Trevecca Theatre Fall Show

1 1 / 5 - 7 Homecoming 11/5

Department of Music Showcase

11/12

McClurkan Day

11/13

Experience Trevecca Day

Trevecca Theatre Season 180°, 2021-2022 S eason 180° is all ab out trading places. About walking in someone else’s shoes for a while (or longer). It’s a transposition of contrasting lives, leading its protagonists to experience, as never before, the jarring realities of the opposing point of view. Get ready to set foot into a fresh season where characters’ lives are flipped and understanding is opened!

FREAKY FRIDAY Oct. 29 - Nov. 7 Based on the book that’s sold over one million copies, this energetic, musical-comedy stage adaptation may just be the best incarnation yet of the celebrated story about a mom and her daughter whose roles (and bodies!) are mysteriously switched and who, in the process, learn how empathy and understanding should really work. In the end, Freaky Friday is more than a teenage, sci-fi, body-swap thriller.

It’s a broader story for everyone about why it’s important to recognize our differences while also finding helpful common ground.

THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER Feb. 17-27 Stories of role reversal, doppelgängers and mistaken identities are as old as Ancient Greek and Roman comedies.

Shakespeare’s comedies relied heavily on these devices. So it should be no surprise to us that legendary humorist Mark Twain would put his own famous twist on this age-old idea which, in turn, has fueled assorted imitations in literature, film and television over the past century. Ideal for the whole family, this playful, reimagined classic begins to upend what we think we know about the world and each other!

LIFE IS A DREAM March 17-27 On the heels of Shakespeare, during the Spanish Golden Age, Calderón brilliantly captured some of the most profound questions of life through his stories onstage. We’ll inaugurate the spring with one of Calderón’s most wellknown and frequently anthologized works—a stunning, perception-shifting tale that’s been translated by scores of writers over the years. Experience the

very best this work has to offer in a beautiful rendition by recent Pulitzer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz, who edits and transforms the dialogue into something rich and immensely accessible for modern audiences using a language as strikingly beautiful as the original Spanish text. And bring tissues!

MOSAIC April 28-30 We wrap Season 180° with Trevecca’s annual staged reading of original, 10-minute, one-act plays featuring original student scripts performed by student actors. This year’s unique medley of stories will lean into our seasonal theme in creative ways. Join us in support of our emerging playwrights and their always thoughtful and frequently humorous work!

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FALL 2021

AN EDUCATION WITH

EARNING POWER New graduates from Trevecca’s undergraduate programs begin their careers with some real advantages – including a financial edge.

Students receiving a bachelor’s degree from Trevecca are earning among the highest average first-year salaries of all Tennessee schools*, second only to Vanderbilt University.

Outstanding earning potential: one more reason a Trevecca education is not only a great value, but a great investment.

*Source: ​​GradReports 2021 Best Colleges in the U.S.