Avila University - Anthem Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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RESIDENT ASSISTANT — lifts buildings and walks under them — kicks locomotives off the track — catches speeding bullets with their teeth and eats them — freezes water with a single glance — THEY ARE GOD!!! 2 1. Gary Mitchell, representing the United States, and Gary Matson, representing Canada, shake hands before entering R.A. summit meeting. Film at eleven, 2. Lisa Balch, Rebekkah Montes and Sharon O’Reilly attempt lip- synching. Sing it girls. “We’re R.A.’s oh yes, we are. We’re R.A.’s, oh how bizzare!” 3. Hey, it’s the little rascals. Featuring: Lisa Balch, Sharon O’Reilly, Linda Bleyenberg, Beth Maren, Patrick Wood, Gary Mitchell, and Gary Matson as the Beaver. 18

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Avila’s Chapter in Who’s Who WHO ' S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES has furthered the aims of higher education y rewarding and recognizing individual academic excellence on a national level. With the support of prominent educational institutions n all sections of the country, this program is today a true reflection of the caliber of the American college student. Stephen Gerard Thornhill — Resident Hall Assistant; Reci- pient of the Bobby Witcher Memorial Scholarship; Elected President of the Bobby Witcher Society (Avila Chapter); Member in Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society, Department Senator to Avila College Student Government. ■ a 1 Christopher B. Raders — Avila College, Marian Centre Manager; Roach Cadillac-Jaguar-Sterling, Auxiliary Manager; Business Senator to the Avila College Student Government; Recipient of the Illinois Labor Department Award of Excellence; Outstanding Student Award, Highland Community College (Stevenson Area Career Center); Coor- dinator of Student Placement Office, Highland Community College. Stanley Joseph Roth — Eucharistic Minister; Men’s Varsity Basketball Team; Summer Orientation Leader; recipient of the Avila College President’s Scholarship; Graduate of Respiratory school. Ardeis Myers Scott — Natural Allied Health Sciences and Math (NAHSM) Senator to Avila College Student Govern- ment; Member of Avila Medical Society, V.P.-85, Pres.-86; New Student Orientation Leader; Outstanding Junior Chemist Honoree; Honorary Fraternity for cumulative G.P.A. of 3.6; Accepted to K.U. and St. Louis University Medical Schools. 17

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PRAYER OF A RESIDENT ASSISTANT Slow me down Lord. Stretch my heart to broaden my love to include the unlovable. Help me to dare, to care, to risk being hurt by reaching to the limit to touch another of Your creatures without guarantee of love returned of appreciation, or a “Thank You.” Motivate me Lord. Don’t let me waste my life. Help me to find purpose in all that happens, to under- stand Your will, to use my gifts: My brain to learn Your Word, to apply the teachings, to comprehend my studies. My mouth, not only to witness (that too), but also to ask someone how their day was. My ears, not only to hear out a crying girl who failed a test, broke up with her boyfriend, or “lost” a loved one to death, but also to listen to jokes and funny experiences. My spirit to laugh with friends, to share in disappointments and sorrows. My eyes to cry with another, to express Your love. My hands to hold another’s hand, to wipe away our tears, to clap for joy. My arms to hug a friend, to carry books for someone who’s beat from a hard day. My feet to celebrate life by dancing, skipping, running. To go “the extra mile” for a friend or enemy. My heart, stretched by Your sacrifice, to make room for Your sake, to bring Your heavenly love down to earth. To You and yours I give my love, Lord. Amen. Sue Plekker, R.A. at Calvin College 2 1. Look, it’s Beth Maren, Avila’s lovely Residential Coordinator, and her happy- go-lucky assistant, Patrick Wood, doing their impression of “Twisted Sister.” 2. She’s adorable. She’s single. She has been an R.A. for three consecutive years. She’s Linda Bleyenberg. 19