Treveccan THE MAGAZINE OF TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
The Heart Still Beats President’s Report 2021
In times of crisis, we discover who we really are. At Trevecca, our mission statement and tagline have proven to be more than bold declarations. We are a Christian community providing education for leadership and service. We are academically rigorous and unapologetically Christian, with a heart for our community and compassion for our world. We are the heart of this city, literally and figuratively. And, even in 2021, the heart still beats. The core values that have sustained Trevecca since J.O. McClurkan founded the University still anchor us. Creativity, community and commitment still shape our decisions and determine our actions. The God who has been faithful to us throughout our 119-year history still holds us together. The heart of Trevecca still beats, strong and clear.
The heart still beats
COMPASSION IN CRISIS
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Compassion in Crisis 8 Tracing the Pandemic 10
CREATIVITY 12 Back Home to the Hill
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Tracking the Virus 16 A Helping Hand 17 An Interview with Dr. Tom Middendorf
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Homecoming Goes Virtual 20 Trevecca Society Recognition
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COMMUNITY 25 Christian Community 26 Creating Community in Crisis
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Building Community 32 Adams League of Loyal Donors Recognition
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COMMITMENT 38 Committed to the Future
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Committed to Students 42 A Note from the President
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Trevecca Legacy Partners Recognition
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Financials 46
Treveccan Vol. 91 No. 1 President’s report 2021 President Dr. Dan Boone, ’74
VP for External Relations Peggy Cooning, MOL ’20
Associate VP of Marketing and Communications Mollie Yoder
Managing Editor Mandy Crow
Graphic Designer Nick Kerhoulas, MBA ’20
Contributors Nick Eagles, ’12; Dr. Andrea Fowler, ’99, Ed.D. ’19; Emily Powers; Jennifer Siao; Jenny Sowers, MBA ’20; Anne Twining, ’74; Linden White
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“In a crisis, be aware of the danger—but recognize the opportunity.” —John F. Kennedy
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C O M PA S S I O N I N
CRISIS
FOR THE PAST 119 YEARS, Trevecca
Nazarene
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challenges. Yet, despite it all, the heart of Nashville still beats. Because of God’s grace, wise leadership, hard-working employees and the continued support of churches and donors, Trevecca continues to shape servant leaders who make a difference in the world. While 2020 may have felt like a year of crisis and chaos, Trevecca met crises head-on and sent 1,148 new servant leaders into the world to calm the chaos through their vocations and callings.
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COMPASSION IN CRISIS In the early morning hours of March 3, 2020, tornadoes tore through Nashville and surrounding cities, leaving devastation in their wake. By that afternoon, the Trevecca community had gathered for prayer. In the days that followed, Trevecca students, faculty and staff responded by praying, giving and serving those directly affected by the storms. On April 16, rather than participating in the previously planned Trevecca Giving Day, donors contributed more than $35,000 to the Student Emergency Fund as part of Trevecca Gives Back Day. The fund helped support students and families affected by the tornadoes as well as COVID-19 and other economic or financial strains.
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HEADLINES
TORNADOES KILL 25 IN TENNESSEE, SHREDDING BUILDINGS IN NASHVILLE AREA The New York Times, March 3, 2020
24 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH TENNESSEE AND DESTROYED NUMEROUS HOMES CNN, March 4, 2020
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Tracing the Pandemic
covid-19
WHEN THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR BEGAN, the term COVID-19 hadn’t yet been coined. By March 2020, the virus had changed the course of Trevecca’s Spring 2020 semester and transformed life as we knew it.
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DEC. 31 Health authorities in Wuhan, China, began treating dozens of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause.
MAR. 13 President Donald Trump declared a national emergency.
APR. 26 The global death toll surpassed 200,000.
AUG. 17 Fall 2020 semester began.
JAN. 20 The United States reported its first confirmed case of the virus.
JAN. 30 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency.
FEB. 11 The disease caused by the virus was named COVID-19.
MAR. 17 Trevecca announced that all classes would move to a fully online, remote learning model for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
MAR. 22 Nashville Mayor John Cooper and the Metro Nashville Health Department issued a “safer at home” order. Many Trevecca employees began working from their homes.
MAR. 30 Tennessee governor, Bill Lee, announced a state-wide “safer at home” order on March 30. The order closed non-essential businesses throughout the state while directing Tennesseans to stay home as much as possible to help flatten the curve.
MAY 16 Trevecca hosted the University’s first virtual Conferral Ceremony. During the online event, Dr. Dan Boone conferred degrees on graduates who completed programs during the 20192020 academic year.
MAY 18 Trevecca officials continued to meet several times a week, working to outline campus protocols and plan for the 2020-2021 academic year.
JUNE 1 Trevecca announced the Back Home to the Hill plan, outlining an innovative approach to the semester as well as health and safety protocols for the academic year.
OCT. 1 Nashville moved to a modified Phase 3 in the city’s Roadmap for Reopening Plan.
NOV. 2-7 Trevecca hosted the University’s first virtual Homecoming event.
NOV. 23 Fall 2020 semester concluded.
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CREATIVITY
Rather than responding to crisis with fear, Trevecca officials met the challenges of 2020 with creativity. From developing a plan to welcome students, faculty and staff back home to the Hill to creating resources to equip educators during the pandemic, Trevecca officials sought out inventive responses that fit the unique needs and community focus of the University.
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“Creativity takes courage.” —Henri Matisse”
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When Trevecca officials announced the Back Home to the Hill Plan on July 8, the announcement was the culmination of months of thoughtful planning and careful consideration. A task force made up of faculty, staff and administrators led by Dr. Tom Middendorf, University provost, had been meeting since early March to determine Trevecca’s response to the global pandemic. The centerpiece of the Back Home to the Hill Plan is the Trevecca Community Commitment, which challenges students and faculty/staff alike to take actions that protect themselves, show love to their neighbors and care for the Trevecca community. Students, faculty and staff were invited to sign the commitment and share on social media why they were choosing to do so. This creative, Trevecca-centric approach led to the #ProtectTheHill campaign on social media and a banner in the Quad detailing specific ways students could live out the aspects of the commitment and care for those around them. The Back Home to the Hill Plan also detailed an innovative approach to the semester: the split semester strategy. By dividing each semester into two halves, students and faculty members had to handle only half their course loads at a time. The approach also allowed officials to reallocate classroom spaces and lower the risk of exposure for faculty, staff and students, helping the University avoid large campus outbreaks that plagued other institutions throughout the fall and early winter.
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TRACKING THE VIRUS
Across campus, a primary goal throughout the 2019-2020 academic year became keeping the campus healthy. With the help of key leaders in the Trevecca Clinic, Student Development, Marketing and Communications, Athletics and others, Trevecca’s COVID-19 Task Force began to develop campus protocols for tracking the virus, including requiring self-screenings for all students coming to campus and daily health screenings for employees, creating the Trevecca COVID Care Team, establishing contact tracing protocols, developing a COVID-19 Dashboard to keep students and staff informed of current cases on campus and more.
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A Helping Hand When the pandemic brought in-person instruction to a halt, K-12 educators across the country found themselves working overtime to convert teaching plans to fit remote instruction models. Seeing the need, Trevecca officials began working to develop resources to help teachers and parents alike navigate online learning environments. That resulted in two partnerships with the Tennessee Department of Education: a professional development course on remote instruction offered to all educators in the state and Bridging the Distance: Family Remote Learning, a resource specially designed to help families navigate remote learning and better understand the common tools and programs used by educators.
A Conversation with Patrick Osborne EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS How do you think the resources Trevecca created in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Education displayed creativity on the part of the University? It all started with a willingness to serve—for us and the Tennessee Department of Education, who was an amazing partner with this. We wanted just to be who we are, welcomed the opportunity, and were grateful for it. We saw a genuine humanitarian need, had the means to meet that need, and did so with a Christian work ethic.
Will professional development opportunities and creative community partnerships like this be a part of the University’s work in the future? Absolutely. The values of
we aim to meet them where they are with the tools we have. And if we don’t have the tools, we’ll go make them. We have all kinds of smart people here. They’re natural problem-solvers.
Why is it important that Trevecca continue to build opportunities to connect with other organizations and meet needs in our community in the future? At its core, it’s staying true to our mission. Yes, we look to adapt, evolve and create a brighter future—but that ambition is tempered with the knowledge and respect of those who have come before us. It’s a privilege to do this kind of work. We have many of these opportunities as we stand on the shoulders of the giants, and just like them, we’ll be fearless in that pursuit!
both are so closely aligned and intertwined. We can’t control the needs, only how we respond to them. As long as there are needs,
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Dr. Tom Middendorf In 2020, Dr. Tom Middendorf, University provost, found himself helping to lead faculty members and students through the transition to virtual and hybrid learning modalities. In addition, Middendorf also led Trevecca’s COVID-19 Task Force, a group of Trevecca faculty members, administrators and staff who have been meeting regularly since early March 2020, in guiding the University through the global pandemic.
Trevecca deeply values community, quality education and our Christian faith. How have you seen the Trevecca community dig into these values during the pandemic? Christian community is a strength at Trevecca, and we have been challenged to think about what it means to love our neighbors in the middle of a pandemic. Relationships, presence, worship, eating together, living with one another, learning from one another and playing together—all of these things are beautiful aspects of our community. We are learning to think less of ourselves and are developing a deeper sense of others amid this crisis. Loving our neighbor requires that we sacrifice some of the things we want to do for the sake of others. What have you seen or experienced at Trevecca during this time that has brought you hope? I have a deeper sense of connection to the history of God’s work at Trevecca. Our past is full of stories about how He worked through the people of this community to overcome tremendous obstacles. Humbly, as leaders, we play a small part in the overall story of God’s work at Trevecca. My hope comes from understanding that He is here, with us now, to work through this community’s current members through this difficult time. Nothing gives me more hope in the future than this revelation. How do you think navigating this crisis has made the University stronger? Crisis reveals character, and I have witnessed the resiliency of the Trevecca community. Our employees have made sacrifices—our faculty have worked tirelessly to completely revamp their curriculum while meeting the needs of both in-person and remote students. Our staff personnel have volunteered to take on more work to assist with the COVID-19 response, and our students have responded with grace in difficult circumstances. I am proud of the way our entire community rallied together to model who we say we are—we are a Christian community providing education for leadership and service. Our community, while doing things differently for a bit, will be much stronger because we did this together. 19
Virtual When COVID-19 and local guidelines made holding a large on-campus event like Homecoming impossible, the Office of Alumni and Church Engagement quickly took steps to move the honored tradition to a new format: virtual. Trevecca officials invited alumni and friends into the fun, creating a Watch Party Kit and encouraging alumni to create virtual reunions and socially distanced gatherings wherever they live. Segments of the Town and Country Showcase premiered each night on Facebook, and familiar Homecoming traditions, such as the annual McClurkan Graveside Pilgrimage, Founder’s Day Chapel and MOSAIC (virtual one-act plays written and performed by Trevecca students) were included in the virtual offerings. Alumni and friends may not have been able to come home to the Hill in 2020, but they got the opportunity to celebrate the traditions and values of the University no matter where they were.
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COMMUNITY
At Trevecca, community is at the core of who we are and everything we do. This commitment calls us to care for those on and around our campus as well as make a lasting difference in our world.
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” —Coretta Scott King
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A Christian Community At Trevecca, the word Christian isn’t just an adjective. We are a Christian university because our deeply held beliefs inform and shape every aspect of who we are as an institution. When a global pandemic—and the local guidelines created in response to that pandemic—changed the ways we have traditionally gathered as a community for worship, the Office of the Chaplain responded with creativity and a deep desire to find new ways to foster connection and community.
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A Conversation with Erik Gernand UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN How did restrictions and guidelines, including a local limit of 25 people, shape your planning process? Our average attendance is 650-800 people in a chapel, so the restrictions made [gathering in person] impossible. We probably worked on about 15 different ideas over the course of the summer of what we could do. We knew how valuable that gathering time was for the University, so we did everything we could to make something [in-person] work. We decided to go fully online with chapel and spiritual life, and I’m honestly glad we did because we were under the 25 person limit for the entire Fall 2020 semester. How have you and your team worked to create community through virtual and inperson experiences this year? We ended up creating a brand new online experience not only for chapel but for Spiritual Life in general. We’ve got chapels twice a week on our YouTube channel and those are set as premiere events, so students will jump into the chat as those appear on Tuesday mornings. We are doing in-person small groups this semester. Some meet virtually on Zoom or Microsoft Teams; a lot of them meet in person. They are prayer groups,
discipleship groups, accountability groups, Bible study groups—all sorts of different things. I’ve been encouraging students, even though we can’t meet in big crowds, to be extra intentional about the small groups and communities. I know that has happened even beyond those official groups. There is always an organic level of suite mates, resident assistants pulling people together or athletic teams that have their own groups that aren’t advertised. In a time when so many people have felt disconnected, why is it important for the Trevecca community to gather together in worship, even in nontraditional ways? It’s easy to be exhausted by screens right now. But even for me, when I’m putting these chapel services together and I listen to the voices of students contributing to chapel and professors welcoming us to chapel, it reminds me that I still belong to a wider community of Christ followers. Even though corporate worship looks so different, it’s a reminder that we’re not alone. We still belong to a community, and we have work to do together. Communal worship helps ground us in that reality.
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Creating community in crisis
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In the middle of a global pandemic, Trevecca graduates around the world sought ways to create connection and meet the needs of those around them. Whatever their calling, profession or sphere of influence, Trevecca alumni sought to live out the values of the University that helped to shape them. Here are a few of their stories.
ON THE FRONT LINES On April 1, 2020, Amy Jean (’11) was one of only six passengers on a plane headed for New York City, three of whom—like Jean—were health care professionals seeking to serve during the city’s COVID-19 crisis. Jean, a graduate of Trevecca’s physician assistant program, had recently been temporarily laid off from her job at a Nashville orthopedic clinic when most elective surgeries were put on hold to reserve personal protective gear, ventilators and other medical items needed to fight the virus. With time on her hands and skills that could be put to use, Jean looked for ways to serve. A few short days after connecting with a contractor that sends emergency medical professionals to areas of great need, Jean was on her way to New York.
their [cases] and were trying to take care of triple the amount of people with the same number of staff.” In the worst weeks of the crisis, Jean says the hospital had to use whatever space they could to treat COVID patients, even using a floor that had been under renovation prior to the pandemic. “By the time we left, numbers were better,” she recalls. “But the first few weeks, if we went one shift without someone on our team losing a patient, it was a good night.” For Jean, the decision to head into the front lines of the crisis was fueled by her faith. “Yes, there was an element of fear, but He hasn’t given us a spirit of fear,” Jean says. “As Christians, our obligation to the world is to serve and this was a big way I [could serve].”
“No one was going toward the pandemic, but we were,” she says. “I worked the night shift at Harlem Hospital for five weeks, basically functioning as a hospitalist.”
While her Trevecca medical training prepared her well for the crisis, Jean says it also prepared her well for ministry and service.
From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night, Jean was part of a team of medical professionals working to manage patient care.
“[At Trevecca] it was reinforced that my job can be a ministry in and of itself,” she says. “The normal everyday person working in the hospital or a store has just as much opportunity to impact people—and that’s what Trevecca taught me.”
“We did rounds two times per night,” Jean recalls. “It really was as bad as you think it was. At Harlem Hospital, their intake normally hovers around 100-115 people. When we got there in April, it was around 330. So they had tripled
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events organized and led by lay members Joey Brummett Jr. (‘99) and his wife, Alex. “I feel like God knew that people were so tired of being isolated,” Regina says. “He gave us the opportunity to provide that opportunity to people and their children.” During the pandemic, Regina, a licensed clinical social worker, launched a private therapy practice, Freedom Mental Health Services, where she offers sessions via teletherapy as well as in person. She also developed Freedom Night, a ministry of Anthem Church that provides support groups to the community. Both the ministry and the practice are growing, Regina says. “So many people are struggling with isolation, anxiety and depression,” she says. “We have five community support groups now and will be adding more in 2021. These peerfacilitated groups address COVID-19 issues and more. We want to bridge hurting people to Christ—providing an experience where they can know the God who loves them and find freedom from a past that haunts them.”
Steve (’89) and Regina Rhoades (’92) had been at Anthem Church (formerly First Church of the Nazarene) in Ft. Meyers, Florida, barely three months before COVID-19 forced the congregation to meet virtually. But rather than focus on what the church couldn’t do, the Anthem church congregation focused on what they could do. Guided by the four pillars of the church—Know God, Find freedom, Discover purpose and Make a difference—church members began to seek out specific ways they could invest in their community. “We believe the future of our church is to focus on how to get the church out to the people,” Steve says. “We established a community-first initiative at the outset of the pandemic that sent us out into the community. We began to do grocery and pharmacy pickups and deliveries. That led to a relationship with a nursing home that is right behind our church, where we began to do birthday parties and anniversary parties and serve as a liaison between families and their loved ones whom they weren’t able to visit.” Local guidelines allowed Anthem to host outdoor events, so the church members organized food truck nights for the neighborhood and hosted the area’s only Fourth of July fireworks display and fall festival, community bridge
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“The church is called to give itself away in the community that it serves,” Steve says. “Our Community First, Church Second Initiative is about addressing the needs of the community above our own. It’s all about fulfilling the mission of Jesus: navigating the uncharted waters of an ever changing culture in search of people who are drowning without the hope and knowledge of the Savior.” Since reopening, Anthem Church has seen roughly 80 percent of its congregation return. However, almost onethird of Anthem Church’s in-person attendance is new to the church. Recently, a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor allowed the congregation to pay off the church’s mortgage and invest even more time, energy and resources in the community that God has called them to serve through innovative partnerships with an early learning center, wedding/event center and more.
DOING THE LORD’S WORK Be mindful and present. Really be where your feet are. That’s the reminder Trevecca graduate Kayla Felker (’18) has often returned to during the COVID-19 pandemic. A nurse at a Nashville psychiatric hospital, Felker has felt the weight of balancing the duties of her job, the challenges of social distancing and health protocols and the need to personally engage with her patients. “I am often the charge nurse on my unit, so not only am I providing patient care, but I have tons of other tasks that are expected of me daily,” Felker says. “This year has made me much more aware of the need to be fully present when I am sitting in front of someone who is sharing really vulnerable parts of his or her life.” At Trevecca, Felker double majored in psychology and nursing, accepting a job in the hospital’s nurse residency program before she even graduated. For the past two years, she’s worked with patients who deal with chronic mental illness and often struggle with homelessness. At times, the precautions and protocols required to lessen the spread of the virus have made Felker’s work a bit more difficult. “Many of the patients on my unit experience homelessness,” she says. “It’s definitely been a challenge finding placements for patients. After leaving the hospital, a lot of our patients live in group homes or homeless shelters, and there’s been limited capacity due to COVID.” Even when facing challenges, Felker is committed to approaching her patients with compassion and her work with integrity, qualities she says her Trevecca education helped shape. “I really value my Trevecca education,” she says. “It is an educational institution for leadership and service—and the very first credo statement at [my hospital] is that we make those who we care for our highest priority.” For Felker, her work can’t be separated from her faith. “I think Trevecca really helped instill core values in that the work I do is a really sacred thing,” she says. “I can’t compartmentalize the work that I do [from my faith].”
While the pandemic has presented challenges, Felker says the crisis has also given her time for self-reflection. “It’s super important to me to experience purpose in the work that we do,” she says. “Throughout this year, there has been a lot of time to be self-reflective, and I’ve decided to pursue graduate school as my next step.” Felker is deeply committed to living out her faith through how she does her work. “Even on a hard day, we can be reminded that the work we do really is the Lord’s work,” she says. “And that centers me and gives me courage and strength to do it again the next day.” 31
Community isn’t just a place. It’s a sense of fellowship, identity and family. At Trevecca, we seek to instill in our students a deep sense of community as they live and learn on this Hill. More than that, though, we seek to nurture within their hearts a deep sense of community in the world. This academic year, we launched two innovative efforts to do just that: the Center for Community Arts Innovation and the Center for African American Worship Studies.
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BUILDING COMMUNITY “We come alongside the visions people have and help them solve the problems to make that dream a reality. Most training [in the arts] is about technique … not about how to be entrepreneurial, how to troubleshoot, to work with an advisory board, how to form a 501(c)3.” —Tim Sharp, director of Trevecca’s Center for Community Arts Innovation. The Center for Community Arts Innovation, based in the School of Music and Worship Arts, equips people with big community arts dreams—everything from creating community choirs and theater groups to arts ministries in prisons, homeless shelters and more—with the business and management tools they need to make those dreams a reality. “The Center for African American Worship Studies is a tangible way to connect and resource worship leaders, particularly those within the Black church. Our vision for this Center is to support congregations, through the equipping of dynamic, gifted and talented students for spiritual leadership and service in Black church congregations within multiple denominational contexts around the world.” —Dr. Stephen Newby, director of Trevecca’s Center for African American Worship Studies The Center for African American Worship Studies seeks to provide educational resources for worship leaders within the Black church community. In addition, the Center offers workshops and webinars hosted by Black church leaders, online bootcamp events, on-campus intensives and more.
14 SESSIONS COMBINED | 325 PARTICIPANTS
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40 OR MORE YEARS
Lynn D. Clapp
Marilyn B. Jordan
Homer J. & Beatrice Adams
Larry D. & Debbie Dennis
Randall L. & Ruth T. Kinnersley
Roger W. & Carole G. Costa
Dennis E. & Marilyn Fink
Jim D. & Beverly G. Knight
W. Melvin & Joyce W. Welch
Jeff & Susan R. McGranahan
Chuck & Geri A. Mashburn
Dennis L. & Wendy B. Moore
Ronald K. & Karla McCormack
Bruce E. & Peggy L. Oldham
Inez J. Phillips
David & Beth Purtee
Arnold Price
Henry M. & Gail Rybczyk
Jim G. Quiggins & Streater O. Spencer-Quiggins
35-39 YEARS J. Dwight Ragsdale
30-34 YEARS Harold L. & Joyce Bridges Helen K. Cummings Steve A. & Jan K. Harris Don F. & Rena H. Irwin
Chuck & Peggi Seaman Dennis R. & Karen C. Snodgrass John B. & Marilyn J. Stark John E. & Anne W. Stieber Clark & Brenda Wright
Ed H. & Patsy J. Whittington
25-29 YEARS Don & Nancy E. Dunlap Lee & Carol A. Eby Porter King Harry V. & Sandy W. Lawrence David M. & Pam Lennon Harold & Ginny A. McCue Steve M. & Gail V. Pusey William J. Strickland Sr. Jeff W. & Esther C. Swink Todd & Rebecca R. Welch Marvin R. & Joy Wells Toby W. & Pat Williams
20-24 YEARS Barnie & Carla H. Bivens Joanna H. Blackwell Raymond & Earline M. Bowman Randy L. & Judy Carden 34 TREVECCAN
Roy E. & Betty L. Rogers Elbert & Dianne S. Smith Roy L. & Katherine K. Thompson Gregory L. Tinker Jim N. & Donna Tokarski
15-19 YEARS Dan L. & Denise Boone
Kenneth W. & Susan J. Whitmire Darrell L. & Sheryl P. Wright
L. Morgan Clements Dean & Angie Cole Tom & Connie W. Cooper Cornerstone Financial Credit Union Gary & Phyllis B. Coulter Keith C. & Valerie L. Dance Wes & Roberta A. Eby J. C. Elliott Sr. & Joyce Elliott Art & Nanette M. Foster Sidney E. & Crystal Gholson Patrick L. & Michelle R. Griggs Dwayne M. & LeighAnn S. Gunter Dwight M. Gunter II & Karan B. Gunter
10-14 YEARS James E. Agee Jr. & Brenda P. Agee Bob M. & Shirley C. Aldrich William D. & Melanie Amburn Phillip & Mary K. Ashworth Paula Atkins Barney S. Baggott James A. & Judith E. Baker Stephen H. & Karin L. Bariteau Randy & Debbie L. Berkner Mark D. & Deborah L. Berry Mike B. & Susan E. Blankenship Vernon L. & Charline P. Bonham
Rick & Annette Harvey
Terry R. & Mary Boone
Jimmy L. & Teresa L. Hodge
Philip D. & Sharon C. Bowles
Michael T. & Sarah B. Johnson
Jim L. & Janice Brackett
Talmadge & Genell Johnson
G. Willar & Darlene M. Brinkman
Adams League of Loyal Donors James W. & Elaine R. Brooks
Ronald W. Goodman Jr.
James D. & Susan R. Means
James W. Brooks Jr. & Carol T. Brooks
Donna J. Gray
Mary Ann Meiners
Moody & Nina G. Gunter
Thomas L. & Jessica L. Middendorf
Dale L. & Suzie B. Harris
Paul & Karen D. Mock
Steven L. & Becky Headrick
William F. & Sara J. Molton
Rick & Becky F. Hill
Gary B. & Vickie Morsch
Roxana Hinton
Matthew C. & Kim Murdock
Jansen R. & Ruth Ann Holt
Mark Myers & Karen Starr
Steve T. & Stephanie R. Hoskins
Shaun P. & Lisa K. Newman
Larry L. & Kathy M. Huggins
Wendel L. & Judy C. Nixon
James T. Ivey Jr. & Cynthia G. Ivey
Brenda J. Patterson
Michael D. & Cheryl A. Jackson
John K. & Deborah Paul
Jerry R. & Leslie L. Jared
Phillip L. & Shelly H. Potter
Marie Jenkins
Ernest L. & Pamela S. Rivers
Jeffrey T. & Julie L. Johnson
Clyde A. & Vonne A. Rodgers
Michael A. & Betsy M. Karounos
Greg P. & Ginny A. Runyan
Dale & Ruthie B. Killingsworth
Jesse C. & Beverly S. Sims
Donald R. & Rebecca L. King
David R. & Becky Smith
Larry W. & Joy Knight
Fran E. Spruill
Robert D. & Willie B. Lambert
Katharine M. Steele
Ralph G. Leverett
Deborah E. Story
Jeffrey C. & Ronda J. Lilienthal
Greg W. & Charity Story
Phyllis A. Lobb
Samuel K. & Sharon L. Stueckle
Mitch & Olivia R. Lockhart
Ralph E. & Sue Swallows
Greg D. & Elaine Mason
Ty J. Tabernik
Michael C. & Melinda M. McAdory
Albert L. Truesdale Jr. & Esther L. Truesdale
Robert L. & Doris D. Brown David B. & Sherry L. Caldwell Bryan & Julette B. Carter Fred Cawthorne III & Stephanie L. Cawthorne John F. Chilton Jr. & Sara C. Chilton Patricia A. Chrisman Beverly Cleckner-Thorman Hal & Amy L. Conditt Doug Lepter & Peggy J. Cooning Pam Costa Kenneth L. & Jennifer Couchman Leroy E. & Marilyn J. Cullen Charles A. Davis Jr. & Yvonne Davis Victor & Lafonda R. Davis David J. & Tina P. Diehl Lora H. Donoho John R. Dunn Jr. & Susan R. Dunn Don F. & Sharon Elder David & Ginger Ferraez Herschel K. & Phyllis Flannery Larry D. & Linda Foster Ben & Andrea J. Fowler T. R. & Sheila Gill Michael S. & Elizabeth R. Golden
Brent & Marcy McMillian
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The Adams League, named in honor of former Trevecca president,Dr. Homer Adams, and his wife, Beatrice, recognizes donors who have made a gift of any size to Trevecca for five or more consecutive years. Some of the members of the League have made a gift annually to Trevecca for more than 40 years!
Don E. & Anne Twining
Dwain & Beth Butler
James B. & Reba J. Essary
Frank T. & Doris A. Twohig
L.E. & Mary E. Butler
E. Lebron & Anne Fairbanks
Kevin M. & Karen M. Ulmet
Emma J. Campbell
Jeff & Sheila A. Falvo
Steve Welch & Lena Hegi Welch
J. Edward & Brenda T. Campbell
Pamela H. Farmer
Jean West
Jim & Dyris K. Cardell
Tammy F. Finger
Dan K. & Diane Whetstone
Carl’s Collision Center
William H. & Lynn B. Fly
Eddie & Vicki A. White
Alfred B. Cawthorne II & Beverly A. Cawthorne
Curtis & Sheroma Funke
Daniel & Lucinda D. Wyland Anonymous donors
Scott Chitwood Jerry & Joy O. Clay
5-9 YEARS
James & Wanda L. Claybrooks
Phil & Lanora Arington
Patricia D. Cook
Spencer Baggott II & April B. Baggott
Ruth Y. Cox
Marion D. Bailey
Mandy M. Crow
Richard & Deloris Ball
Aaron M. & Abby B. Crum
Erbin C. & Ruth A. Baumgardner
Jack & Tillie W. Dell
Robert M. & Christy L. Behnke
Ron D. & Judy Dewitt
Pam J. Bernards
Dickson Civitan Club
Tish Thomas Boes
Dean M. & Judy Diehl
Daniel W. Bradshaw Sr. & Robbie Bradshaw
Sarah C. Dunn
Lamar & Vicki L. Brantley
Tim W. & Kimberly D. Eades
Shane Brock
Michael T. & Leslie A. Easley
Bill & Jennifer R. Brown
Bill L. & Mary Beth Elkins
Walton L. Brown
Mark M. & Roseann Elliott
Betty M. Browning
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Don W. & Jane A. Dunnington
Ramon F. & Brenda S. Gonzalez Troy & Christy L. Grant Bruce Haddix Donald B. & B.K. Hastings Winston J. & Debby F. Hatcliff Blake & Lisa R. Hathcock Jeffrey & Lori A. Hawkins Jim T. & Judy K. Hiatt Donald W. & Marquita L. Hicks Stephens & Jasmine I. Hiland Lynn & Robin J. Holmes Gary L. & Edith A. Holt Hope Plus Products, LLC Scott & Suzanne W. Jenkins Brian T. & Ashley Johnson M. Chad & Amy F. Johnson Samuel D. & Sabrina L. Jones Stephen C. & Mary Keller
Randy S. & Kiersten Kinder
Robert E. & Peggy J. Perry
Steve & Jean Sparks
Dave & Lila H. Kirkwood
Roy W. Philemon III & Donna J. Philemon
Caleb W. Spencer
Tim & Sandy Knight Dennis L. & Cathy A. Kolb Nancy L. Leigh
Jerry K. & Rebecca A. Pierce Audrey S. Poff
Matt & Jessica D. Spraker Marcella C. Staples
Wendell L. & Jo Ann H. Poole
Morris H. Stocks Jr. & Cynthia A. Stocks
Brian L. & Heather Powell
Jack K. & Edna Stone
Gregory A. & Jeannie M. Pressley
James & Deborah A. Sweat
Timothy L. & Karen B. Pullin
Mike & Patricia C. Tardif
Barbara J. Quick
Melvin L. & Rosalind Taylor
Susan G. Ragsdale & Peter F. Bobo
Michael N. & Tandy M. Taylor
Richard P. & Carolyn Reed
Tim Taylor
Kevin G. & Chelsie A. Reed
Tennsco Corp.
Julie D. Rigsby
Tracey J. Thomison-Duke
David E. Miller II
Madeline C. Roberts
Mel B. & Cheryl H. Thompson
John R. & Melinda W. Miller
Larry E. & Linda F. Rodgers
Reice Ann Towns
Herbert C. & Tammy E. Modesitt
Daniel W. & Kristin L. Rucker
Matt J. & Melissa M. Toy
Paul R. Montemuro
Elizabeth L. Rushing
James G. Van Hook
Carter G. & Pam Moore
Paul W. & Evangeline Schaper
Marc A. & Sheree Vann
Joe & Doris S. Moses
Regis R. & Roxie O. Schmalz
Doris J. Walden
George & Sharon Mowry
Don D. & Carole Schrope
Robert W. & Margaret H. Walker
Jonathan H. & Kathy Mowry
Steve A. & Pam Sexton
Brian & Tracy L. Walkup
Gary B. & Lynda Mullinax
Randy & Karen M. Shaw
Delores Murray
Michael R. & Lanita J. Shea
Howard T. Wall III & Kimberly K. Wall
Harold D. Murray Sr. & LaVera Murray
Queen E. Simmons
Mark A. & Kelly M. Lindstrom Robert D. & Patricia D. Long Janice E. Lovell Rebecca A. Lovell Rebecca S. Lyon James F. & Carol R. Mahan Rick P. & Cheri Mann William N. McDaniel Sr. & Barbara McDaniel
Brad F. & Margaret G. Neff Bill & Valerie Nichols Ernest A. & Brandee P. Norris Scott & Rachel A. Parker John D. & Heather Parrish Alice E. Patterson Greg W. & Etta C. Patterson Robert C. & Carrie P. Peery
Kevin J. & Meghan L. Simons C. Harold Smith Carolyn Smith Clifton T. Smith Jim & Sharon K. Smith Kenneth M. & Brenda S. Smith Peggy A. Smith Ray E. & Nellie Smith Mark & Lauren R. Snodgrass
Mike J. & Sara G. Wall Wang Vision Institute PLLC James A. & Holly M. Whitby M.L. & Barbara A. White Timothy & Cindi Whiteside Paulette Whitten Aaron & Leasa D. Williams Irmgard L. Williams Brian E. & Joan M. Wilson Glandal D. & Nancy Withrow 37
“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.” —Peter F. Drucker
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COMMITMENT
IN A YEAR OF CHALLENGES and crises, Trevecca has remained committed to our core values. We are unapologetically Christian. We are a Christian university providing education for leadership and service. We are creative in the face of crisis, a community bound together in love and a university committed to carrying those values forward long into the future.
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Committed to the Future Rather than focusing on the challenges Trevecca has faced in the 20192020 academic year, we’ve chosen to lift our eyes to the horizon and focus on the future. In 2021, we’ll start construction of a four-story health sciences addition to the Greathouse Science Building. This 33,000-square-foot addition will provide classroom, lab and office spaces to our physician assistant, exercise science and other health science-related programs. “Our PA program is well known throughout the state and even the country,” says Dr. Tom Middendorf, University provost. “The health sciences wing will give us space and facilities to grow that program while also allowing us to advance our footprint in health sciences fields in a city where the health care industry generates more than $92 billion in revenue and more than 570,000 jobs.” With an eye to the future, we’ll also restructure the schools within the University in 2021, creating greater opportunities for synergy, collaboration and innovation among related disciplines. On July 1, Trevecca will establish the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and the School of Arts and Social Sciences. This realignment will create greater pathways of collaboration and innovation among faculty members as well as vibrant educational experiences for students. As a Christian university, Trevecca is proving that we are still the heart of Nashville by taking decisive actions designed to make a difference in our city as well as in our world. “The brokenness of our world revealed through the current crises in health care and mental health existed long before the pandemic,” Middendorf says. “At Trevecca, it is an act of obedience—we are committed to preparing Christians for leadership and service in the areas of need.”
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Committed to Students W
hile the pandemic may have made gathering sizes smaller, creating space for students to gather has always been an important part of nurturing community on our campus. The Jernigan Student Center, home to the cafeteria, bookstore, student government offices and more, has been a vital part of that commitment since its construction and dedication in 1984. In 2021, we’ll continue to invest in that commitment to students with a full renovation of the Jernigan Student Center. The project is designed to increase seating capacity in the cafeteria, create additional kitchen functionality and space, offer a new dining concept downstairs and provide more space for students to gather upstairs. “Community is at the core of who we are and everything we do at Trevecca,” says Dr. Dan Boone, University president. “On this Hill, students find mentors and lifelong friends, discover their callings and develop their gifts and talents to make a difference in our world. So much of that is forged in community, when we are together. Creating the space and opportunity to build community on this campus is foundational to our success and our future.” The renovation project will be completed in phases beginning in May 2021.
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TREVECCA
tough
The city of Nashville loves its professional football team, the Tennessee Titans. I know writing about them disenfranchises the interest of Trevecca friends and alumni all around the world who bleed a different color. The Titans’ head coach, Mike Vrabel, is a tough-minded leader who wants to brand the team in his image. Across Nashville you will see yard signs that say Tennessee Tough with the Titans logo in the background. One of the reasons this tagline has struck a chord is that Nashville has gone through a damaging and deadly tornado, racial unrest, political upheaval, economic downturn and COVID-19 ... all within the past 12 months. As a university in the heart of Nashville, Trevecca has felt the collective pain and entered the healing work. In this report, you have read about our efforts to serve our city and our world. But it strikes me that devastating challenges are not new to this University. During my Founder’s Day Homecoming address last November, I recounted the story of Dr. A.B. Mackey being within seven cents of a decision to go home to Kentucky and give up on the possibility of a future for Trevecca. There are stories of other times when we had to relocate the college to survive or to find wood and coal for heating. During those days, faculty and administrators went without salaries. Students survived on meager cafeteria meals. Yet even in the most difficult or darkest days, Trevecca has experienced the provision of God—and we are experiencing the same today. I hope that throughout this report, you have been reminded of that fact. We are Trevecca Tough because He sustains and blesses us.
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A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Trevecca Legacy Partners are individuals who have included Trevecca in their estate plans or through a life gift, such as a charitable gift annuity. These ultimate gifts help ensure Trevecca will continue to impact the lives of students through a transforming educational experience. If you have included or would like to include Trevecca in your estate plan and are not on this list, please contact Don Hastings at 615-248-1436 or dbhastings@trevecca.edu.
Trevecca Legacy Partners
Homer J. & Beatrice Adams
Lora H. Donoho
Ray G. & Dee Klinger
Paul W. & Evangeline Schaper
Bob M. & Shirley C. Aldrich
Don & Nancy E. Dunlap
Lee D. & Meg Knapp
Sammie C. Schell
Glenn & Helen Barnett
Don W. & Jane A. Dunnington
Jim D. & Beverly G. Knight
Chuck & Peggi Seaman
Larry W. & Joy Knight
Eileen Skinner
Finley & Lori M. Knowles
Harold I. Smith
Janice E. Lovell
L. Alan & Carolyn Smith
Ronald K. & Karla McCormack
Robert E. & Joyce Snodgrass
Randy & Debbie L. Berkner Mark D. & Deborah L. Berry Dan L. & Denise Boone Larry & Sharon K. Buess Cliff E. Moore Jr. & Edlira B. Cako-Moore John F. Chilton Jr. & Sara C. Chilton
Dennis E. & Marilyn Fink Larry D. & Linda Foster Charlie & Beverly J. Franklin Todd P. Gary Hilton H. & Christine Gillespie
Harold & Ginny A. McCue
John G. & Celeste Gillespie
Bradley Meinck & Lee Ann Brown-Meinck
Patricia D. Cook
Ronald W. Goodman Jr.
Inez Milby
Peggy J. Cooning
Troy & Christy L. Grant
Mary C. Moore-Smith
Roger W. & Carole G. Costa
Gary & Karen Harper
Gary B. & Vickie Morsch
Marline M. Couey
Carlton F. Harvey
Delores Murray
Kuhrman K. & Royece Cox
Donald B. & B.K. Hastings
Roy T. Nix
Norman R. & Zilpha Cox
Blake & Lisa R. Hathcock
Wendel L. & Judy C. Nixon
Helen K. Cummings
Jimmy L. & Teresa L. Hodge
Bruce E. & Peggy L. Oldham
Charles A. Davis Jr. & Yvonne Davis
James R. Johnson
Martha Paschall
Michael T. & Sarah B. Johnson
Steve M. & Gail V. Pusey
Doreen B. Davis Huey J. Davis III & Chelsea A. Davis
George F. Kersey Jr.
Lester C. Sprang Deborah E. Story Gary W. & Marla M. Streit Jeff W. & Esther C. Swink Shannon G. Talley Houston E. & Martha G. Thompson James G. Van Hook Donald F. & Zelma Waggoner W. Melvin & Joyce W. Welch James A. & Holly M. Whitby Randall P. & Karen R. White Anonymous donors
Earl M. & Lillian Rash Rick & Sharon B. Reynolds
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Financials
OPERATING REVENUES Net Tuition and Fees $46,805,168 77.5% Auxiliary Enterprises $7,027,920 11.6% Denominational Support $1,891,160 3.1% Contributions $905,189 1.5% Grant Income $303,957 0.5% Investment Income $668,855 1.1% Other Sources $535,569 0.9% Net Assets Released from Restrictions $2,253,444 3.7% Total $60,391,262 100.0%
OPERATING EXPENSES Instructional and Academic Support $20,102,488 33.3% Student Services $12,377,313 20.5% Auxiliary Enterprises $4,234,203 7.0% Institutional Support $10,495,201 17.4% Depreciation $3,851,717 6.4% Facilities $4,799,463 7.9% Interest Expense $889,748 1.5% Tuition Remission $1,407,253 2.3% Total $58,157,386 96.3%
GIFT DESIGNATIONS Denominational Support $1,891,160 43% Annual Fund $106,432 2% Current Scholarships and Programs $1,780,120 40% Endowed Scholarship and Funds $387,443 9% Facilities $274,916 6% Total Giving $4,442,144 100%
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ENDOWMENT GROWTH 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20
$24,364,000 $27,334,000 $29,119,000 $32,237,000 $31,549,000
NET TUITION & FEES 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20
$31,029,000 $37,416,000 $41,881,000 $44,491,000 $46,805,000
TOTAL NET ASSETS (EQUITY) 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20
$69,754,000 $74,536,000 $79,483,000 $86,751,000 $90,195,000
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2021
President’s Report 2021