Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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Teaching Transformational Grammar Dr. Phillips lectures to the Linguistics class on the terms of the different grammars. Photo by A. Denney Pages Of Pleasure When she can take time out from her b usy schedule, Dr. Phillips enjoys reading novels such as The North and South . Photo by A. Denney Tea Time Treasures Dr. Phillips spends the afternoon at the annual President ' s Christmas Tea. Photo by G. Wickersham 10 DEDICATION

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Lifestyle Advice Simply Put: ir«MMDrf 19 How you get an education is one thing; how you use it is an- other. Not only does she radiate this personal concept in her lifestyle, but Dr. Lottie Phillips ' past has been based on this philosophy proving that taking education seriously, for more than its face value, can take you wherever you want to go. With a down-to-earth consis- tency and self-governed liberal Christian perspective she be- comes not a perfect ideal, but a real and substantial role mod- el on the Olivet campus. I feel that she can easily re- late her vast knowledge to the students through honesty and personal experience, said se- nior English major John Lynn, who has had Dr. Phillips for sev- eral courses during his college career. Stimulating the student ' s thinking and making him want to learn is Dr. Phillips ' special ability, sophomore Shelly Com- stock said. From the beginning. Dr. Phillips has been one to meet challenge after challenge. Her first challenge involved the continuation of education. At age 15 she had to forfeit the completion of her secondary ed- ucation to allow three younger siblings to attend; she was the fourth of seven children. During the lapse of time be- fore returning to school she dug into her great love of evangel- ical work, which she began in 1945 and has continued to the present. Early on Dr. Phillips felt a strong call to the ministry and she and her brother began at- tending various churches play- ing the piano at revivals. Once back into the education- al flow, she finished her latter two years of high school and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in theology in 1951 at Trevec- ca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee. While at TNC Dr. Phil- lips was active in the Phi Delta Lambda Society and was elected to Who ' s Who. While taking a temporary leave from full-time ministerial service to rest her voice, she transferred to a specialization of English at Ball State University in order to get a teaching certificate. She began to teach in 1954 in the public school system at both the junior and se- nior high levels. During this time Dr. Phillips also became an Or- dained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene and completed her mas- ter ' s studies in English, also earned from Ball State. In 1965 Dean Willis Snowbarger called to request her consideration in coming to Olivet as an English professor, which she accepted, bringing her and Martha Trent, roommates since 1953, from their home in Muncie, Indiana, to Kan- kakee. In 1970 Dr. Phillips began grad- uate work at Ball State toward her doctorate, but a slight break in her health prevented her from imme- diately finishing her studies, al- though she continued to teach at ONU during these seven years. She received her Ph.D. in English from Southeastern University in Louisiana in 1980. Many of Dr. Phillips ' extracurric- ular activities remain within the realm of education. She returns each summer to Trevecca for week-long workshops for teacher education. She continues to speak at seminars directed in both the areas of religion and education, at revivals, banquets, L.I.F.T. groups, and educations meetings at local, state, and national levels. She has held such honorable po- sitions as Chairman of the English Department from 1971-78, was chosen for Outstanding Educators of the Midwest, and was Olivet ' s Outstanding Educator in 1973. Currently balancing a full load at Olivet and involved in the grad- uate program, she is also the Chairman of the General Educa- tion Committee at ONU. Among her finest accomplish- ments are the earning of each of her degrees, a B.A. in theology, an M.A. in English, and Ph.D. in Eng- lish, the publication of her Methods text, and the respect she has gained campus-wide from the stu- dents. Maintaining the worth and dig- nity of every individual is my phi- losophy of education, Phillips her- self declares, and her philosophy of life is hardly separable. She has built her life from molding influ- ences and formed priorities to de- sign a good life. Loving people and loving to teach are not just a job to Dr. Lottie TPhiUips, but something she is good at and incorporates into every area of her life. Dr. Phillips is re- aDy interested in the student both academically and personally, and let ' s them know that, stated Rhonda Rundberg. Her prime mo- tive is to seek what is most ben- eficial for each class as a whole. Kindness, compassion, dedica- tion, and commitment are her char- acteristic attributes and standards to be taken note of by aU. Meeting the challenges with her spunky good-naturedness and go-getter attitude, she sets a challenge for all her students, while giving them the best advice they can ever receive in college or life later on. Simply put, Get on with it! By Jessieca Exum DEDICATION 1 1