Baptist College at Charleston - Cutlass Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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Sm' Ann Waitt and Shand Keels celebrate the culmination of their Cam lrick shows her diploma to her fiancee and a family education while waiting for the ceremony. member after the ceremonies. Pam Nobles proudly displays her diploma after the service. 'I Shannon Gray and Joey Burnett celebrate. Bur- nett is a second genera- tion BCC graduate. 1 2 Graduation

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Spring semester 1987 was filled with exciting projects and newly established programs. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Col- leges and Schools approved the graduate program in education. The Commission's approval was further proof that Baptist College has entered a new phase of excel- lence. The Air Force ROTC program received national attention when they were ranked second in the na- tion in recruitment. The unit's quo- A spirited game of volleyball is the perfect release at exam time for tired students. DE T0 SPRING ta for 1986 was 17 prospective cadets. However, 38 names were submitted. Academic Appetizers, the first Baptist College cookbook, was published by the Women's Auxiliary Advisory Council. Profits from the sale of the cookbooks were used for the ongoing refur- bishing of various interiors on campus and to enhance the Mattie Lee Francess Scholarship Fund. The third annual Christian Music Festival featured the nationally re- nowned TRUTH and Farrell 81 Far- rell. The campus Gospel Choir gave their first public performance during the Festival. The campus united in the spring to raise approximately S950 for the Make-A-Wish foundation. Dan- ny Nicholson and the Heart of Love Band, Sigma Kappa Alpha and Tau Kappa Alpha spearheaded the fund raising drive. Newly established programs, Missionary in Residence and Pas- tor in Residence, were announced for the fall semester. 'lnll Vi H' P-'51-e!,'?i' . C Q yi . ,-.-.' x - V, gy --w,,,. ,. -.-- 7' ' 1' -.LL--'l ,-- ' V' xx-l'g:..M', .q--'41-eg... nj.:-1:1 r Q, ' -n?'..-qw -3?-url' -,jf,a1ff.14-.v . ' g ,. . N, ,- N: L , . .v-F -I-Aix' BF, -- ,iv ' ix, ' . . 3 . , H4 ' A .-ilu.-1' ' 145,72 5 .l -Ya' , 'mf - 'J U 'ie-v ff' .... ' ' -1-' -- -, 1--, J- . 'T', ' --..-H . I 3 A r N , . fly .464 . I 5 .fm .1 gf' l events for students. Campus-wide barbeques in Buccaneer Park are popular spring Maggie Rice, Cynthia Glover, Tim Rice and Shane Thrailkill pre- pare to take a carriage ride in downtown Charleston. Spring 11

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.!s 'V 5. q . N i Dr. June Scobee accepts an honorary doctorate in humanities Kyle McWhorter anxiously waits in her place in from Dr. Jairy C. Hunter. line to march in with the other graduates. ARE TO DREAM Graduation is over, the Com- mencement programs are now being put in scrapbooks, but this is only the beginning of life and chal- lenge. As the door closes behind the departing seniors, a window is opened. A world most promising awaits the graduating seniors. Dr. June Scobee delivered the commencement address. Her knowledge of life and her strength are enough to make us realize that nothing is impossible. Dr. Scobee is a graduate of Baptist College. Her late husband, Francis R. Sco- bee was the space shuttle com- mander in the tragic accident of January 1986. Dr. Scobee spoke of the risks one should take to grab hold of your dreams. She said without risks, there would be no adven- ture, and without adventure, no betterment. Dr. Scobee, who received a de- gree in English in 1970, received an honorary doctorate in human- ities from Baptist College. At the end of her speech, Dr. Scobee received a standing ova- tion. ln today's world, it is wonderful to see people ambitiously striving for knowledge. The 206 graduates were challenged to strive for the best in themselves. Dr. Scobee was the first woman and first graduate to speak at a BCC commencement. Dr. Scobee and Rev. P. Cooper Patrick, pastor of Overbrook Bap- tist Church in Greenville, received honorary doctorate degrees. Graduation 1 3